Oops, I became the witch's substitute

The female knight frowned slightly, feeling a sense of disobedience: "You seem... No, you are not an ordinary person, right?"

Feilin said calmly, "Guest, you have to pay extra for asking these questions. I just have a good family background, but in the end I didn't inherit anything, so I had to start working to make a living. This kind of thing is not uncommon, right?"

The female knight nodded stiffly: "Indeed, then, let me see some delicious food with a strong personal style. There are seven of us in total, and we will eat now."

Fili snapped his fingers, and his fake clone could easily complete small tasks such as cooking. As long as it was not attacked, it would be difficult to tell whether it was real or fake. In fact, even if it was attacked, it could still bleed and roll around to act like a corpse.

However, this female knight seemed to find something strange. Filin didn't like people with strong intuition.

Although the news of the extermination of the ghost gradually spread, the inn's business was still affected and locals rarely patronized it. However, on the first day, the delicious food from the kitchen drifted onto the street, attracting curious foodies.

The female knight and her followers ate meat and drank wine with big mouthfuls. Why did they easily conquer their taste buds? It was the advantage of the secret seasoning.

There was smoke and fire in the kitchen, and it looked lively outside. The female knight thought a battle had taken place. After a while, a fragrance filled the air, quickly stimulating everyone's taste buds.

No matter the reserved female knight or her squire, they couldn't help but look at each other. Even before they even saw the dishes, their brains had already started eating.

The sumptuous stir-fried dishes were served and the tableware was carefully laid out. The girls could no longer wait.

The knights and squires nodded in agreement, and everyone came to a common conclusion.

“It’s really delicious!”

"Pay attention to image, order, and chivalry!"

When we first met, the female knight seemed very steady. Now, after drinking a little, she was a little dizzy. She took off her helmet and put it aside: "Manager, are there other meat dishes on the menu? I'll give you another one, and three beers. I also want to ask you something."

Feilin came over quickly and gradually found that the female knight was gradually losing her reserve: "I'm glad you like it. You are the only customers of our store today. So, what's the matter?"

The female knight picked up the beer and patted her belly lightly, feeling satisfied. "Do you know the news about Witch Miriam? I heard that this country strongly supports witches, but I couldn't find any witches after I came here. I have something I need to ask a witch to solve. Do you know anyone?"

Feilin spread his hands: "Sorry, I haven't been here long, I don't know other witches."

The female knight was a little regretful: "Is that so? Then we have to visit the Miriam royal family first and see if we can find other witches."

It seems that he needs help from the witch, but Filin doesn't plan to ask, nor is he in a hurry to promote himself.

He also noticed that Miriam's witch was too mysterious. Before coming, he thought witches were everywhere, but after coming, he found that witches were still rare creatures. Since everyone knew the existence of witches, but not everyone had seen a witch, it was as if someone was deliberately spreading the rumors about witches.

But the whole family acknowledges that there is a witch in this place, so it should be true, right?

Chapter 007 Wild Little Dragon Girl

What happened in the inn was transmitted to Fili through magic, and the fact that the witch's whereabouts were erratic made her confused.

Even the family believed that there were a large number of witches active in the area, but the visitors could not find a single witch, let alone a female knight. During the time that Filin had been running the inn, he had not heard any news about any witches.

In Miriam, even children believe in the existence of witches, adults and adventurers also believe in the existence of witches, but why can't they find them?

On the surface, the witches here seem to be hiding, lurking in the corridors between reality and illusion, maintaining their mysticism. They only fight the star beasts when necessary, and occasionally invent some magical products to bring convenience to the country, in order to increase their presence.

It seems that a long investigation is necessary, and we may not even be able to find the witch's hair in a short period of time.

They don't look like good kids who would get rid of harm to the people. At least the rock dragon is still wreaking havoc in this village.

Following the footprints she had discovered before, Fili had walked twelve kilometers in this direction and found that the footprints were becoming clearer and clearer. It seemed that she was lucky enough to find the target with the first footprint she discovered.

Just as she was about to return the same way, a breeze blew through the forest, bringing with it the fragrance of green grass and leaves, mixed with the subtle smell of blood.

Fili suddenly stopped moving, slowly crouched down and hid in the bushes. The grass and branches brushed against her magic robe without making any sound. She was clearly there, but her presence suddenly disappeared. It was not because she was invisible, but that people who saw her would naturally ignore her.

Exploring forward, Fili followed the footprints and pushed aside the bushes. She began to see many broken tree trunks, some of which were stained with blood. Continuing forward, the bloody footprints were clearly visible, but the footprints belonging to the Rock Dragon were gradually shrinking and gradually turning into the footprints of a human woman.

"...Hand-blood?" Fili whispered, turning the dagger in her hand, holding it in the backhand, and calmly observing the surroundings. She found a crack in the rock in front of her, in which lay a little girl.

The little girl had short black hair with some red highlights on it. She had no obvious dragon-like features and was wearing a rag shirt that belonged to a slave. She was holding a strange stone tightly in her hand, and the hand holding the stone was still bleeding.

This stone glows slightly and has considerable magical power. When you get close to it, you can seem to sense the heartbeat of the Asian dragon.

Dragon Stone.

This is a very rare thing. Through some mysterious method, the dragon's essence is extracted, and its soul is materialized and turned into stone. The person who holds the dragon stone can control the dragon to do anything. It is an extremely cruel act of slavery and is severely resisted by the dragon clan.

Since the process of making dragonstone is irreversible, dragons regard it as a taboo and will abandon any of their own kind who are enslaved by dragonstone as a disgrace.

However, this girl's situation is a bit special. The Rock Dragon is not a high-level dragon, and the consumables for making dragon stones are enough to buy a hundred Rock Dragons.

"Oh my God! If this idea is true, then this child is a baby dragon. The information from the adventurer captain and the association is wrong." Fili held her forehead with the back of her hand. She was really convinced.

However, the person was still saved. Fili slowly approached the little dragon girl, took out a bunch of bottles and jars and placed them beside her, then took out a pair of gloves and put them on, lifted the little dragon girl's most seriously injured arm, took out the tourniquet from her waist and tied it around her arm, then brewed the magic of water to initially clean the little dragon girl's wound.

"Woo..." Xiao Long Niang trembled in her coma, obviously in pain.

Fili hurriedly took out two bottles of magic potion, one with anesthetic effect and the other with healing effect, and used them together to wash the little dragon girl's wound. She first washed the area around the wound, and then repeatedly washed the wound itself. When she found stone fragments in the wound, she slowly approached it with a magic dagger, used a small range of gravity magic to suck up the fragments, and finally bandaged it.

After treating the most serious area, the bleeding in other places was not serious. Fili quickly checked whether there were any broken bones on the little dragon girl's body, and then continued to treat other wounds.

There were many serious wounds on the dragon girl's body, and Fili treated them one by one in the same way.

Magic is not omnipotent. Fili, who is good at deception magic, is not very proficient in healing magic. She usually stimulates the body's potential to heal quickly, but this kind of treatment is a death warrant for dying people, so she can only use ordinary methods.

Time passed minute by minute, the sun set, and it was past the gathering time, but in the end, Dragon Lady was wrapped up like a dumpling.

During this period, Fili was always alert to her surroundings. She would run away at the slightest sign of trouble. Fortunately, things went smoothly. There were various empty bottles piled up at her feet. There were about thirty bottles in total. It was hard to imagine where they were usually hidden.

Finally, after feeding the dragon lady a bottle of strength recovery potion, Fili wiped the sweat from her head, used magic to clean up the traces at the scene, picked up the dragon lady and prepared to return to the village.

Her idea was simple. Although she didn't know what kind of trouble she would get into, she didn't care about anything else under the protection of her family. Now there was only a dying person lying in front of her. She thought he must be so cute and adorable that she couldn't just sit there and watch.

On the way back, Fili found that the dragon girl in her arms woke up and opened her eyes. She also lowered her head and their eyes met.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of the Dragon Lady, she was a beautiful witch, while in the eyes of Fili, she was a mummy with a slit in its eye.

Fili's first reaction was this: "Such pure and clear eyes, this girl must be hiding many secrets, um...how can I use her? First pretend to be a kind person and take care of her, slowly get these secrets, and then turn you into an employee of the hotel. Yeah, repaying a favor, I am so shameless and cold-blooded, well, create 20 years of value for me first!"

But Xiao Longniang's words made her feel better: "It's mom...she's saved..."

After saying that, she closed her eyes again.

Fili stopped, stunned, then shook her head, and just regarded the mumbling just now as the little dragon girl's blurred consciousness.

No, no, no, no, I must have heard it wrong, otherwise I would have broken out in a cold sweat.

No matter how you think about it, it's a misunderstanding, huh.

Anyway, the only people she could help within her power were those around her, so she just saved them. Saving a life has a purpose. It's so hard in another world, do you really think he is a charity organization?

In the village, when Fili came back, she found many men patrolling with pitchforks, and soon she saw the adventurer team again.

The healer in the team had a look of relief: "Ahhhhh~~ Lady Witch, where have you been for so long? We were so worried. And who is this child...?"

Fili smiled apologetically. "I followed the Rock Dragon's footprints and found it. It was a bit far from the village. I found the attacked girl and there was still hope for rescue. So it took some time. But if everything goes well, the Rock Dragon has been seriously injured by me. Even if it escapes, it won't live long. What's going on in the village?"

Sanyi Erbayi Temple Yisanjiu

The village is not small, with more than a dozen households on both sides of the river. When torches are lit at night, it feels like the mountains and plains are full of people.

The healer said, "The captain thought you were missing and was preparing to mobilize the residents to look for you. Anyway, it's great that you're back. If you really killed the Rock Dragon as you said, then our mission is over."

Fili had a headache. "It's hard to say. Because I was saving people, I didn't pay attention to the rock dragon. They are just like moose. Even if they are fatally injured, they can still run very far. The distance is definitely beyond your imagination. Then they fall in an inconspicuous corner. It may be difficult to bring back the spoils."

The healer was a little disappointed. "Is that so? Then it's not a crusade, but an expulsion. Let's go find the captain first. If we expel the monster, we won't get any reward for the time being. We probably have to wait a few months until the village is sure that there is no more attack from the Rock Dragon."

Fili nodded, and immediately went to find the captain of the adventurers, repeated the lie she had prepared, and used her identity as a witch to cover up the flaws and settle the matter.

Finally, the village chief believed Fili's words and entertained everyone with heroic standards for expelling the Rock Dragon, and even gave up a room for the little dragon girl to rest.

Fili always believed that deception was not omnipotent and that lies needed more lies to cover them up, so in the middle of the night, she sneaked out again and patrolled around the village to investigate whether there were any other traces of Rock Dragons. After confirming that there were none, she felt relieved.

After all, this is Fili's debut battle, and this sign cannot have any stains.

After eating and drinking, the residents sang and danced around the campfire. The captain of the adventurer also joined in. Others who were too reserved drank on the other side.

Fili did not refuse the drinks offered by the villagers, but she would maintain her image, creating a sense of nobility even when holding a wooden wine glass.

Her family just loves to pretend.

The scout in the team was very envious. He envied the power, the efficiency, and the magic. He wanted to show off today: "Thanks to the witch, you solved the problem as soon as you arrived. The magic is really powerful. I'm so envious."

Fili expressed encouragement: "I think you have talent, too. Magic resonates in your body."

The scout has a heart for learning: "Hey, I have worked hard and saved money for tuition. Although I can't reach the level of a witch, I want to become a mage, even if it's a low-level mage."

Fili looked confused. "Why do I have to save up for tuition? I don't know much about the local situation, but in neighboring countries where magic is prevalent, if you have talent you can get three years of free education, and if you pass the exam you can get a loan to go to school. I think it won't be difficult for you to become a magician."

The scout was surprised: "Really? There is such a good thing?"

Fili shook her head. "It's not a good thing. It's just an opportunity. Student loans are a lot of money. It will take years to pay it off after you become a mage. Let me ask someone to write a recommendation letter for you, and you can get some discounts. But it's not free."

The scout quickly put down his glass, stood up straight, and said seriously: "My name is Cole, I'm a scout, I have some ability to get information here, is there anything I can help with?"

Fili held the wine glass in both hands. She did not answer immediately, nor did she refuse. Instead, she pretended to think about it. During the time she was thinking, she saw that Cole was uneasy. Then she answered: "Well, I want to know the information about Miriam's other witches. Can you find out?"

Cole was slightly stunned. He thought about it carefully and gave Fili an affirmative answer: "Yes."

Why is that possible? Feili was a little confused, but there was no better way, so she just cast this line and waited for the net to be closed.

Late at night, Fili returned to the room with brisk steps. Today's busy day was rewarding. First of all, she rescued a mysterious dragon girl. What a poor child. She just escaped from the wolf's den and broke into the capitalist's hotel.

But then, the sound coming from the room made her stunned.

"Mommy mommy!"

On the bed, Dragon Lady was sitting, looking like a silly mummy. Her voice was also very young. Theoretically, she was only one or two years younger than the real Filin, but her way of speaking was a little childish. She stared into Fili's eyes and shouted "Mom".

"What did you call me?"

Fili pointed at herself.

"Mom! Here you go!"

The dragon lady happily held up the dragon stone, as if she was giving it to Fili for safekeeping, and smiled innocently.

Uh, no no no no no, the nature of the problem becomes complicated at this moment.

Chapter 008 Little Dragon Lady is not afraid of wind and rain

Dragon Stone is a forbidden product, but it is a good thing.

But what's the point of controlling the weakest Rock Dragon?

The reason why the village was attacked is still not fully understood?

More importantly, Fili is not the mother. This is just a false disguise. The real situation is that she should be called dad.

No, why did he subconsciously feel a sense of belonging? Feilin had no connection with this child. He just wanted to use this opportunity to turn Xiao Longniang into a clerk.

Hiring local people costs money, but hiring a little dragon lady probably only requires providing food and accommodation.

Thinking of this, Fili showed an embarrassed sweat, and went to the bedside and pointed at her face: "I'm not your mother, why do you call me mother?"

In fact, it is not difficult to guess that the dragon girl suddenly appeared in the wild where there was no village or shop nearby. She was either a drop from the sky or she ran away from the laboratory. Fili was very sure about the dark side of human beings.

It looks like Xiaolongniang's brain and cerebellum are not fully developed now, and her memory is probably damaged. Her personality is now like that of a baby bird. Whoever treats her well is her father or mother.

It's just a little kid.

But Xiao Long Niang pointed at Feili's hair and said, "Mom's hair is black, and most of my hair is black too."

Fili smiled and said, "I'm sorry. What about you? Do you still remember what happened before?"

Little Dragon Lady shook her head and raised the Dragon Stone again: "Mom, put it away quickly, there are bad guys!"

Fili sat next to the little dragon lady: "Do you know what this dragon stone means to you?"

Xiao Long Niang said she knew: "But it's okay to leave it to mom."

Fili stroked her hair and said, "You're so sweet, but I can't accept it because I'm not your mother. Don't look like an abandoned puppy. Let me make sure you know where you were before you fell asleep."

The little dragon lady made a pitiful whimpering sound, and put her hands on her temples, shaking her head and tail. "I was in a round house, and suddenly I was rolling and rolling, and kept bumping, as if I was put into a pot. I felt very uncomfortable, but my mother gave me the dragon stone."

Fili clapped her hands gently, "Yes, who is the mother who gave you the Dragon Stone?"

Xiao Longniang was slightly stunned, her eyes gradually changed from innocent to profound, and her emotions began to become unstable.

There was an uneasy echo of magic in the air.