Volume 4: The Confrontation between Light and Darkness: One Hundred and Fifty, Moonlight Boy
As night falls, a full moon hangs in the sky, and its faint silver light shines on the earth.
The sound of a woman gasping for breath could be heard in the distance. A middle-aged woman dragged her young daughter and stumbled across the fields, looking back as she ran. The little girl accidentally fell down and broke her knee. She was so painful that she couldn't help but cry out. However, her mother covered her mouth and scolded her in a frightened voice: "Don't make a sound! You don't want to die?!"
The little girl's nose was red and twitching, and tears kept pouring out. Seeing that the woman was worried, she had no choice but to pick up her daughter and run. However, after running for so long, she was already exhausted. Her speed gradually slowed down and her steps became smaller and smaller.
Behind her, a huge black shadow was approaching. When she turned around to see it, she was so frightened that she tried her best to escape. However, the black shadow was getting closer and closer, and after a while, it was revealed in the moonlight. It emerged from its body shape, opened its big mouth with sharp teeth, and rushed towards them with a roar. The woman screamed and ran away. Seeing that she could no longer escape, she hugged her daughter tightly and closed her eyes in despair.
But the expected pain did not come, and the monster's roar increased in volume. A gust of wind blew past her face, followed by several small stones. She opened her eyes curiously to see what happened, but she saw I don't know when a person stood in front of me, facing the monster head on. The long sword in his hand exuded a faint white light. He waved it twice and forced the monster back a few steps.
The monster glared at the man unwillingly, and used its long tail to sweep the stones scattered on the ground around it, intending to cause harm to him without getting close to the man, but the man was unmoved and forced it away. Ten meters later, he jumped up and charged towards its head with his sword.
The man and the monster fought for several times, and the man finally found an opportunity to take advantage of the monster's inability to move, and thrust his sword into its left eye. It howled loudly in pain, and the sound frightened people's hearts. Then, the man turned his wrist and thrust the sword into its eye a little more, and stirred it hard, causing the monster to tremble. He collapsed to the ground and could no longer move.
The man pulled out the long sword, and black blood emerged from the monster's head and flowed all over the floor, even covering the long sword. The man threw the sword casually, throwing a red fireball over, and the monster's body burst into flames. After a while, it was reduced to ashes. He came back to find the mother and daughter. He smiled at them and said, "It's okay. Are you injured?"
The woman looked at him blankly and cried for a long time. The younger daughter also cried. She quickly wiped her tears and thanked the man: "You must be a messenger sent by God. If you hadn't saved us, we would have been eaten by that monster..." She suddenly said Thinking of the miserable fellow villagers: "Almost our entire village was killed by them. Only a few families escaped. My husband and eldest son were separated along the way. Now... I don't know if they were killed by them... "The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this possibility was very high, and she couldn't help but feel sad. Crying bitterly.
The man hurriedly comforted: "Maybe they have escaped? I have many companions rescuing people nearby, and maybe I just saved them. You can take your children with me first, and I will take you to meet other people."
The woman cried and nodded. Just have somewhere to go now. She really didn't know what to do next. All property was destroyed. The whereabouts of family and friends are unknown. She and her youngest daughter were alone. Can you really survive
The man scratched his hair. Some troubles. I saw the little girl shivering from the cold. He quickly took out a coat and put it on her body. Checked her wounds. Simply applied some medicine. He hugged her again. He said to the woman: "Let's go, auntie. My horse is right in front."
The woman nodded and followed him. Deeper and shallower. Walking crookedly. The man supported her again. Let her take advantage of it. She felt embarrassed to be so close to a man. But getting closer. By moonlight. She found that he was just a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. He didn't even take off his childish look on his face. He is about the same age as his nephew. Only then did he throw away his reserve. Help him move forward.
We walked about two to three hundred meters. She saw a big black horse tied to the edge of the bushes in front of her. The young man helped her onto the horse. Then he gave the little girl to her to hold. Then pull up the reins. An ice sword appeared in his hand. In his mouth, he chanted the exorcism prayer of the Light God Sect. Walk all the way east.
It was quiet all around. In the night. Only the moonlight accompanied them. The sound of horse hooves trampled on the ground. Make a crisp sound. The woman was originally worried that it would attract monsters. But only a few roars were heard occasionally. But there wasn't even a shadow of a monster. I was relieved.
She was in a daze. I feel as if I am dreaming. But the warm little body of her daughter in her arms told her. This is true. He lowered his head and looked at the young man walking in front. Such a delicate and thin appearance. But it has such great power. Don’t know who he is? The sword in his hand. It seemed to appear out of thin air. In the darkness, it is as bright as the moon in the sky. The songs he sings are so beautiful. He can sing better than the monks in the temple in the city.
She suddenly asked out of nowhere: "Are you the messenger of the Moon God?"
The young man paused, stopped singing, turned around and smiled: "Why do you think so? I'm just an ordinary person."
But the woman looked suspicious: "You must be. If you are not a messenger of God, how can you use moonlight as a weapon? I clearly saw no one in the field, but you suddenly appeared in front of us, you must be... "
The young man didn't want to argue with her. In fact, he had seen this kind of thing a lot. He turned to look at the little girl and saw that she was looking at him curiously with her big eyes open. He smiled at her and touched her body for a long time. , then he found an orange candy bar, blew on it, and handed it over: "This is my favorite thing to eat. Do you want to try it? When you finish eating, go to a safe place."
The little girl timidly stretched out her hand, then retracted it, glanced at her mother secretly, and seeing that she had no objection, she reached out and carefully took it, put it into her mouth, and immediately became happy, tilting her head and smiling sweetly at the boy. Said: "Thank you, big brother."
The young man touched her little face, wiped off some dust for her, then turned back and led the horse away, reciting the prayer again.
They waited until dawn before they saw a small forest on the roadside ahead, with faint shadows of people moving inside. The woman was a little scared and hugged her daughter tightly. The little girl felt pain and called out "Mom." Someone heard the sound and came out of the woods. Among them was a man in his forties with a bloody cloth wrapped around his right palm. He staggered closer and took a look, then shouted excitedly: "Wife! Children! Oh, my God. God of Light! You are still alive!"
The woman also recognized that it was her husband. She rolled off the horse with her daughter in her arms while trembling, and ran over. The couple hugged each other and cried, and then a **-year-old boy ran out of the woods with a bandage wrapped around his head. Thick gauze, when he saw them, he cried and rushed to call his mother and sister. The whole family held their heads and cried. Rejoice in this reunion for the rest of my life.
When the young man saw this scene, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he quietly led the horse around them. Went into the woods.
The forest was full of refugees like the family just now. There were seventy or eighty of them. Many of them were injured and were lying on the ground to rest or talking softly with their families. The young man passed through them and came to a clearing in the forest. There were about ten horses tied up here, and a group of familiar people sat along the roots of the trees. They all fell asleep from exhaustion.
The young man smiled. Then he walked up to a man whose head was covered with black cloth and slapped him with his palm: "Hey! Be careful of suffocating yourself to death!"
The man was startled and pulled back the black cloth. When he saw it was him, he cursed angrily in a low voice: "Minte! I didn't sleep all night! Don't disturb me!"
The young man Mint was still smiling and pushed him: "Alex, there is no room here, lend me some."
The young magician Alex looked around, then moved out a small piece of land with a dark face. Continue to sleep with your head covered. Minte sat next to him, spread out his hands and feet, exhaled, smacked his lips, and felt a little dry. He took out the water bag from the ring, only to find that all the water bags were empty, and then pushed his companion next to him: " I’m out of water, lend me some.”
Alex tossed aside a water bag. But not even a single face was shown. Mint didn't care either. He drank half the bag of water in big gulps before stuffing it back to him. He fell asleep leaning against the tree trunk.
A gust of cold wind blew, and he shrank his hands and feet. It's autumn now. The days of running around all day like now have lasted for a whole month. I don't know when it will end
He was confused and didn't know how long he slept before he was woken up by someone shaking him: "Minte, wake up, Minte?"
When he woke up, he found that he was wearing a black cloak, but his friend beside him was missing. It was his boss Faith who woke him up, so he asked doubtfully: "What's wrong? Are you leaving?"
"Not yet." Faith smiled and pointed behind him, "The family of the mother and daughter you rescued want to thank you no matter what, and I can't stop them."
Minte frowned and looked at the family of four behind him, all of whom looked at him with gratitude. He could only nod and smile, and then turned to Faith with a straight face: "Uncle, if everyone can thank you like this, thank you all the time." , we don’t have time to save people.”
"Okay, okay." Faith smiled, "I just think it's interesting. That lady seems to think of you as an angel, Moonlight Minte? That's a good nickname."
Minte glared at him angrily and saw that Alex beside him had packed up his belongings and was putting on his leggings again. He also packed up his belongings and asked Faith again: "I'm almost done resting. What's next?" Where is the location?”
"It's Xiaofang Village and Tiemo Village in the southwest. These two places are close to the west. Both have a population of less than a hundred. I don't know how many people can escape. You and Alex go first. We will send these people away and then go Answer." Faith looked at him worriedly, "Is it okay? You only rested for three hours."
"No problem, I'm in good health." Minte took out a bottle of physical supplements and drank it, then threw another bottle to Alex, who drank it silently and threw the bottle back. After confirming the location and time with Faith, the two rode on the road.
The two men controlled the horses and galloped forward. Minte ran behind, looking at Alex in front of him, feeling that things in this world are really wonderful, just like what grandpa said, a person cannot be judged by his appearance.
When I first met this young magician, I thought he was a very proud man, talented and powerful, but very arrogant, with a poisonous mouth and a bad temper. Although his clothes were simple, the materials were very expensive. , he also takes care of himself cleanly every day and sprays on perfume (although the smell is very light). Like the eldest son of a noble family, he looks like a gentle and weak person. Apart from having stronger magic power, there is really nothing different from ordinary magicians.
When the Demon Realm declared war, the Security Agency was ordered to go abroad to rescue civilians attacked by the Demonic Beasts. Alex unexpectedly volunteered. Everyone in the Security Bureau was surprised. However, everyone was not very optimistic about him. They just thought that his magic might be able to help, so they let him join. But after more than a month, everyone looked at him with admiration.
Now Alex can no longer spray perfume, and his expensive robes have become tattered. He has a look of disgust on his face, but he still wears them. I drank plain water and ate dry food every day without complaining at all, which was surprising. He is actually very good at it. He can dodge the attack of a monster on his own without anyone else's protection, knock it down and burn it to death. Minte has partnered with him to save people several times and has regarded him as his partner. Unfortunately, he is not interested in joining the Security Agency and has never told him about his family background.
Faith once privately analyzed the special sewing technique of the robe Alex wore. It is definitely produced by "Flower and Silk", a famous store in Ito for 300 years, and those who can afford to wear the clothes of this store are without exception the aristocrats and rich people. But the clothes were no longer new, and he lived a very simple life. If he was not a child of a declining noble family, he must be a young master who ran away from home, and the latter was more likely.
Minte looked carefully at Alex, who was walking side by side, and wondered which family he was a young master from? Alex was shocked by what he saw and glared at him: "What are you thinking about?! Be careful of getting hit on the head by a branch!"
Minte quickly changed the subject: "No. I just wanted to know what happened to Mallory and the others. Have you heard back from the people sent to Noga to discuss the alliance?"
Unfortunately, the reality was destined to disappoint him. At this moment in the Dinomengka Palace, the envoys sent by East were blocked in the front palace and could not see the king.
Na Zhengshi said unhappily: "Are you feeling unwell again today?! Since His Majesty the King is ill, please appoint a negotiator! We have been here for ten days and time is running out. We can't waste any more. !”
Minister Nuojia, who stopped them, said slowly and calmly: "It's such a big deal like the alliance between the two countries. How can we randomly appoint a representative? We are currently discussing the candidate for this representative, and I believe it will be determined soon. Please envoy Just wait two more days.”
Just as he angrily turned around and left with his entourage, the minister had a proud smile on his face. A richly dressed aristocratic young man walked out of the door next to him: "How is it? Are they going back?"
"Of course, don't worry, Your Majesty, they won't be able to see His Majesty, and His Majesty won't know about them." The minister looked worried, "However, they claimed that they came because of the letter of war from the Demon Realm, and they were not allowed to see them. Your Majesty, is it really possible?"
"What are you afraid of?!" The noble young man looked arrogant, "What Demon Realm? It's just a few big bugs. Useless guys like Jada can kill them easily. What do we have to be afraid of?! Now we We have successfully put that Jeda guy under house arrest. We only need to wait for my uncle to issue a formal order to drive him away! By then, I will be the new crown prince, and I will never treat anyone who has helped me badly. Don’t you think the palace guard chief Is your position too low? How about I give you a fief and the title of viscount?"
The minister immediately beamed: "You are so generous, Lord Luther, no, His Highness Luther..."
They were only focused on flattering and flattering, but they didn't notice the figure flashing outside the door. The figure avoided the attendants in the front palace and came to the flower bed outside the palace. He quickly followed the entourage of the East delegation and returned to his residence. Then he stepped forward and told the envoy what he had just heard.
His face darkened: "It's too much! What do they think the Demon Realm is?! What do they think we are?! Ridiculous and shameful guys! When the monsters come over, the higher their status, the more unlucky they will be. Look at them What will we do then?" The attendant next to him gave him a disapproving look: "Your Excellency, please pay attention to your words, this is the Noga Palace."
The envoy had no choice but to restrain his anger: "So, Mr. Chulov, what do you think we should do?"
"Now we should first ask for instructions from the people at home, and at the same time inquire from other ministers. If the Duke of Jedda can regain his freedom, he should be of help to us." Goodwin Chulov looked at the person who was trying to find out the information. The person said, "Please report it quickly and let your Mallory think of a countermeasure."
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