Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Two minutes later, the nun appeared at his door. "My lord, let's go." She lowered her head, the shadow of her hood covering her eyes.

"it is good."

So they came to the gate of Fasnat.Haiwen saw the smiling cat wandering in the corridor, and the smiling ranger saw him coming, so he walked up quickly and said, "My lord, that guy is in a lot of pain, you..." After saying this, the smiling cat's eyes became terrified When he got up, he looked at Laya and Gerritta, unable to speak—sadness and despair can be transmitted through expressions, and the smiling cat must have felt something.

Haiwen said: "Master Cat, I ask you something."

"You say."

"If Fasnat struggles for a while, you have to hold him down for me."

The smiley cat's face twitched, and then the smile disappeared. "Yes, my lord."

At this moment, Hyacinth and Violet came over from the stairs, and then Estherite poked her head out from the opposite room, and immediately the other people in the corridor also stopped, watching this side.There were more and more people, but the atmosphere was still terrifyingly quiet.Hai Wen said: "Everyone who is idle, please retreat."

After saying this, he came to the door of Fassnut's ward, holding the doorknob in his hand, hesitating in front of the door.There was a painful low groan in the ward. In Haiwen's impression, Fasnat would never make such a sound—he seemed to be invincible.

Haven pushed open the door.

The ward was filled with the bitter smell of herbs and the greasy sweet smell. Fasnat was lying down, his hair was stuck to the pillow with sweat, his face was flushed, and his eyes were dimly looking ahead. "Lord Haiwen." He sat up as he spoke, and the sheets slipped off. The boy's skin was fair and smooth, like a girl, but his muscles were stronger than any warrior.

Haven stood in front of him, his upper and lower lips seemed to be glued together, and his expression was as tangled as that of Gerrit just now.I am the leader, he thought, I am the leader here, and I must shoulder the responsibility.

"Fasnat." He said, "I'm here to tell you about your illness, I hope you can..." His words were forced back by the boy's cold blue eyes.

"My lord, are you here to sentence me to death?"

"Your life is not in danger, Fasnat." Heiwen said as he walked forward, while others were poking their heads at the door, and no one dared to come in.Someone was whispering, and the smiley cat was growling to keep people quiet.

Fassnut looked away, he glanced at his necrotic right hand, then at his suppurated left hand, and then looked at Haven.Haiwen also stared at his left hand and said, "Fasnat, you have also seen that your condition is very serious, we must save your life."

"What's the price?"

"We must amputate your necrotic hand."

"Which hand?"

"Two."

"Oh." That was all he said.

Fassnut was breathing heavily, his chest rising and falling; Haiwen didn't dare to breathe loudly, and cold sweat broke out on his face.The people outside the door also fell silent, there seemed to be someone sobbing softly, Haiwen didn't know who it was.

Fassnut still didn't speak, he didn't open his mouth, and Haven didn't dare to say a word.He cried, got angry, even went crazy, whatever.Only silence, Haiwen can't see him like this.He felt that he should say something to break the suffocating silence, but at this moment Fasnat spoke—the boy raised his head, he looked at Haven with a heartbreaking gaze, and his voice was hoarse said:

"Why don't you cut off my head too?"

Haiwen's eyes were wet all of a sudden, and then someone cried out behind him.Haiwen endured the pain in his heart, and said to him: "Fasnat, none of us want to see you die, everyone wants you to live."

"Then what's the point of my life, Lord Haven?"

"Living itself is meaning, Fasnat."

Fassnut seemed lost in thought.Haiwen didn't know how he would digest this pain, but in all fairness, Haiwen couldn't do it by himself.After about 2 minutes, Fassnet nodded his head and said, "Let's do it." He lay back on the bed gently and closed his eyes.

Haiwen pondered for a while, and immediately called the doctors to come into the room.

After Laya walked into the room, she bowed deeply to Fasnat, and then called Gerrit and two followers of the White Clothes Order to come in and help.Then Hai Wen dispersed the crowd, he walked out, Master Cat followed, and the two sat down at the bottom of a quiet staircase, neither of them spoke.

At this moment, Hai Wen only wished to have two cigarettes at hand.

"Master Cat, I want to ask you..."

"Don't ask." The smiling cat said directly, "I have no idea."

"I haven't said what I'm going to ask."

"I know what you're going to ask." said the smiling cat.

Haven's Solitude, III

Haven's Solitude III

"You know?" Haven asked Smiley Cat.

The smiling cat nodded, and said, "I know. You want to ask me how I got there in the first place, don't you?"

Haiwen nodded and remained silent.

The smiling cat said: "I was able to carry it because I knew that sooner or later I would recover - I just lost too much blood, so I had to eat more meat. There will be a day when he can stand up. But he is different, this arm will be gone if it is gone, no matter how much meat you eat, it will not grow back."

Yes, the arm is gone.Haven thought to himself, but I don't want to watch Fasnat sink like this, he is too young, and he should have more exciting stories in the future.

But what shall I do?Do we want to encourage him to abandon martial arts and follow literature?Fassnut is smart, which is fine, but would he be willing?

How about finding him a girl?It would be better if he got married and had a family?But that doesn't solve the fundamental problem either.

After much deliberation, Haiwen couldn't come up with a good solution. "Is there really no way?" He muttered to himself.

At this time, the smiley cat smiled wryly, and said, "My lord, this kind of thing can only be digested by Fasnat himself, and other people's concern is useless. Besides, no one cares about him."

"How could it be?" Hewen asked.

The smiling face cat said: "How many people really care about Fasnat? People keep him at a respectful distance. He is a monster living in the crowd."

Haiwen shook his head and said, "Many people care about him."

Smiley Cat said: "Most people just look at him with curious eyes. They will talk about this guy behind his back. I have heard a lot of criticisms, and they all come from people you can't think of. Fassnut didn't talk to anyone. People have said his true life experience, everything is a mystery. However, the unknown will bring fear—my lord, everyone is afraid of Fassnut, how can anyone really care about him?"

"I'm not afraid of him. So is King Kong, and so are you."

The smiley cat's expression became very sad, "But he would think so. You all saw his perfect side, but no one noticed that Fasnat was autistic. He had too much self-esteem, and he was sensitive. "Say no more, he likes to live alone, and his heart is full of hatred for fierce demons. Such a person cannot accept other people's concern. In his opinion, people all over the world are looking at him with curious eyes. The power of the fierce demon made him and also killed him."

Hearing this, Hai Wen stood up from the steps, and the smiling cat also got up.Haven said: "No matter what, I will not give up on him, I owe him too much."

"Me too, my lord," said the smiling cat.

After that, Hewen returned to the office. It didn't take long for Laya to inform him that the operation was very successful. Now Fasnat is still sleeping, and Gerrit has a slightly larger dose of medicine. It is estimated that he will have to sleep until tomorrow.

Haiwen also felt that he should sleep until tomorrow—for some reason, he felt very tired today, and all work became boring.

So he lay down on the table to take a nap, and the afternoon sun was kind of conscientious, shining on him warmly, which made him feel a little relieved.He lay on the ground in a daze for a while, and suddenly felt someone behind him, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Israet covering him with a single piece of clothing.

"Sorry my lord, did I wake you up?" Isrit said to him.

Haiwen shook his head, he rubbed his eyes, feeling that his eyes were swollen and itchy.Isrit exclaimed, and said, "Your eyes are full of blood."

"Well, I'm afraid it's because I slept on my stomach."

"I'll go get you some potion."

"No, just get me a basin of water."

So Yisrit brought cool well water to her.The ancient well in Xiongbao is the clear spring of Xiongshan Mountain. It is very clean and has a sweet taste, so you can drink it directly without boiling it.He washed his face with this water and felt refreshed.Islet wiped his face as usual, helped him straighten his collar, and served him considerately.

"Israit." Haven held Yisruite's hand, his lover's hand was cold from the well water, "When are you leaving?"

"Within a week, my lord." She whispered. "Yesterday, the school's lorewalkers arrived. They will stay in the black pine forest outside Bear Mountain for a week, so I have to leave here before they leave."

"Then when will you come back?" It wasn't the first time he asked this question.

"About a year." It was not the first time that Estherite answered.

Haiwen nodded silently and stopped asking.After all, this matter has long been decided, and it is meaningless to ask more.Then Estelle took her leave and left with a washbasin in her hand.It was almost dusk at this moment, Hai Wen decided to go for a walk outside to refresh his mind, and then continue to work at night.

In the courtyard of Bear Castle, there are daffodils, hyacinths, and a red flower that Haiwen can't name.At first, Hyacinth was managing the flower beds, but only Hyacinth was growing well in the flower beds managed by Hyacinth. Hyacinth said that she only cared about whether the hyacinths were growing well, and she was always indifferent to other flowers. Later, Violet contracted this place, She saved the flowers, and also the garden.

Violet can do everything well. Haiwen always feels that such a woman should go to the academy city in the north, or practice various magic. It is a waste of talent for her to stay here to water the flowers.

He was walking in the room thinking about various trivial matters in this way, and suddenly he saw Gerrit sitting alone in the shadow of a pine tree.The witch turned her back to Haven, and Haven saw her shoulders shaking—is she crying?

"Gerette!" he called, stepping up.

The witch trembled in fright, but she still turned her back to Haven.She must be crying.

So Haiwen came to her front and said, "Lord Gerrit, would you like to talk to me?"

Geralte said, "No, I refuse." After she finished speaking, she made a gesture of crossing her fingers.Haven saw that her eye circles were red.

"Have you ever cried?"

"I do not have."

"Your eyes are red."

Gerrit raised her head, "You too, my lord."

"I just didn't sleep well," Haven said.

"Then I didn't sleep well either. In my dream, I was chased eight streets by four naked men with hairy chests."

Her bad jokes couldn't make Haiwen laugh. "Gerette, it's not your fault that things have turned out like this."

"My lord, if you don't know the situation, don't come to comfort me."

"What's the matter?" Haven asked.

"I..." Ge Lite gritted her teeth, she stood up, looked at the rough bark, and then clenched her fists hard.

"My lord, I lied to you." The witch said something that surprised Hai Wen.

Haven's Solitude, IV

Haven's Solitude, IV

"What do you mean?" Haven asked her.

Gelieta's expression became very complicated in an instant. She seemed to be trying to maintain the calmness of the forest witch, but the look of wanting to cry without tears was just distressing.

"I lied to you, last time... last time about old Ramon."

Old Ramon?Haiwen thought of the old man who died on the road.It was already a year ago, and later the little Ramon moved the old Ramon's grave back to Bear Mountain, and asked the witch doctor to find a place with good geomantic omen to bury him... Is there any explanation for this matter?

"He died of a high fever, which has nothing to do with you." Haven said.

The witch bit her lower lip, "My lord, I can't get rid of old Ramon's death, because the medicine I gave him was faulty."

There was something wrong in the witch's mind.Haiwen persuaded her, "No, Gellette, don't think about it, he's just too old to survive that illness."

"No, it's my fault!"

The witch yelled out in a screaming voice, she even yelled brokenly, and the passers-by looked here, and Haven signaled them to leave with his eyes.Then Geralte said:

"My lord, do you still remember that when you asked me for a medicine to treat people to drink?"

She was talking about me poisoning Mayor Mustang. "I remember, what's wrong?"

"I tried it myself before I gave you the medicine."

"Of course I remember, after all, the forest witch dares to act bravely." Haiwen laughed.

But Gerald didn't laugh, "But that time old Ramon, I forgot—no, it's not that I forgot, it was because we were too busy, because I was too tired, or because..." She was irritable Scratching her hair, she rubbed her beautiful curly hair into a chicken coop, "Only that time I didn't do it! I didn't try the medicine myself."

Haiwen said anxiously: "That can't be said to be your fault! You were just negligent once."

Gelette shook her head in pain, and said, "But I tried it later, and I tried that medicine myself once."

Haiwen's expression froze.Gerrit continued: "Do you remember that when I first came to Bear Mountain, I was sick for a while?"

Haiwen suddenly remembered that time.He remembered that Gerrit locked herself in the room and said that she would perform gong to cure her illness. "That's..." Hai Wen didn't know what to say.

"I took that medicine." Gelieta held the bark tightly with her hands, she remained motionless, as if she wanted to merge with the tree, "I took it, and then I got sick. I thought the medicine The ratio is correct, and it can cure old Ramon's cold syndrome, but I was very wrong. Not to mention that the old man would die if he took the medicine, even I had a high fever for three days after taking it. If I didn't take a lot of it later Emetics and laxatives, I could be poisoned with that stuff. My lord, I never thought I could be poisoned."

Geralte began to cry again as she spoke.Haven didn't know how to comfort her—she was cheerful and humorous, but she was also slender and more vulnerable than anyone else.

Haven tried to say: "But this is in the past, Gerrit, even in my time, when doctors made mistakes, medical accidents were not uncommon. As long as you try your best, no one will blame you— —After all, in that situation, we have to do something, we can’t let old Ramon just wait for death. Doing is better than not doing.”

Gellette shook her head and said, "It doesn't make any difference, I just feel that I poisoned a kind and innocent old man to death."

"You must not think like this." Hai Wenyu said earnestly, "It's all over."

"Not yet for me." Gerrit walked out of the shadow of the pine trees, and she came to the edge of the castle courtyard, looking through the low battlements at the distant mountains.Haiwen also followed her to the edge of the city wall. He saw the black pine forest spreading out like an ink painting, and the happy singing of birds came from afar.

The wind was blowing on his face, and his eyes seemed to be swollen and cool.

"The forest is calling, my lord," Geralte said to him.

Hai Wen suddenly turned his head and asked her, "What do you mean? Do you want to leave too?"

Zhe Lite nodded and said, "I want to leave with Isrit, and I want to go to the south with her to find academic knowledge."