After the Legend

Chapter 25: Phantom Town

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At this time, wolf howls came from the direction of the light ahead, and the horse moved uneasily and knelt down on its front legs. Xiao Tianjian was stunned for a moment, became even more nervous, and quickly jumped to the ground. Ming Na had a bad premonition and subconsciously grabbed the mane of the horse's back, staring straight ahead.

The outline of some large animal gradually appeared in the mist. At first, Xiao Tianjian was nervously on guard, but when he discovered that the animal would emit silver light, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. "Qiao, is that you? I'm Xiao Tianjian." He shouted loudly.

The light points on both sides no longer moved forward, but the four points in the middle continued to move forward. Two giant wolves emitting silver light appeared in front of them, each with a person riding on its back, holding a long weapon. . Ming Na took a closer look and saw that they were a man and a woman. They were both as beautiful as Keith, but much slender in stature. They both had beautiful long silver hair. The young man among them even had loose hair. With a faint light.

"There is no Joe here. He broke his leg long ago and is no longer a Silver Wolf warrior." The young man said coldly.

Xiao Tianjian obviously knew them: "Lucien! And Luvana! I didn't expect it to be you. It's been a long time. How have you been lately?" He secretly said that something was not good. This brother and sister had not been very good since before. Like him, that brother was even once his rival in love, and they would never look good on him.

His premonition came true. The female elf Luvana looked at him as if she were looking at a pile of mud: "It's you? What are you doing here?" Her brother was also very cold: "Have you found a way to deal with the snowfield monsters? "

Xiao Tianjian felt a little unhappy. After leaving the Elf Forest, no one had treated him with this attitude for a long time: "I have indeed found a secret weapon, but whether it is useful depends on whether you can control it."

"Then go see Her Majesty the Queen. Let's try it right away." The male elf Lucien turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Xiao Tianjian: "I have been walking in the wilderness for several days. Can you let me rest first?" For a moment? I have a child here. She breathed in the mist and is a little uncomfortable." He was almost annoyed.

Lucien glanced at Ming Na in his arms. Ming Na felt a little cold at his sight and couldn't help but shrink back. Luvana asked contemptuously: "Who is she?"

"One of my juniors, her parents asked me to take care of her. I was in a hurry, so I brought her here." Xiao Tianjian said without blushing, "Find us a bed, she also needs to drink some detoxification soup." .”

The two elf brothers and sisters looked at each other. The younger sister shook her head, signaling for them to follow, and then rode away on the wolf with her older brother. The horse Xiao Tianjian was riding was intimidated by the power of the silver wolf and could not get up at all. He had no choice but to pick up his granddaughter and walk.

As he got closer, he discovered that the remaining light spots were also the eyes of silver wolves. There were seven or eight in total, each controlled by a strong elf, and several of them were his old acquaintances. After greeting them one by one, he secretly wondered. When he left, only half-elf Joe would ride a silver wolf. Real elves never liked to deal with silver wolves. Why did they all ride them twenty years later? Is this giant beast coming? Moreover, this location should be some distance away from the forest. Why are the elves on guard here

It seems that in the twenty years since he left, the Elf Forest has undergone many changes.

Minna lay in her grandfather's arms, still a little dizzy, but gradually she woke up. Looking up, they had walked out of the fog of the wasteland and arrived at the edge of a forest.

Everything in front of me is green, the ground is full of bright flowers, the crisp chirping of birds can be heard from the treetops, and the fresh air is refreshing. Ming Na suddenly became excited and looked around at the surrounding scenery.

At this time, the only elves traveling with them were Lucien and another male elf, while Luvana and the other elves stayed at the border of the wasteland to continue their vigilance mission. Xiao Tianjian tried to talk to the two travelers along the way, but only the male elf occasionally answered a few words.

Seeing that the group of them walked along the edge of the forest for a long time without going deep, Xiao Tianjian couldn't help but ask: "Where are we going?" Lucien ignored him, but the male elf kindly replied: "Let's go Phantom Town.”

Mingna asked her grandfather in a low voice: "Where is that place?" Xiao Tianjian said: "It is a town where half-elves live together." This was what he proposed to the Elf Queen back then, to allocate a piece of land for all the half-elves to live together to prevent them from living outside. , but when he left, the town had not yet begun construction, so he only heard about it from people in the Adventurer's Guild. The Elf Forest is forbidden to humans. If human adventurers or mercenaries want to get something from the Elf Forest, they can only get it from the residents of this half-elf town.

Just as they were thinking, a small town appeared in front of them. It is said to be a small town, but in fact there are only about twenty wooden houses of different sizes. Some are just bungalows, some are built on trees, and some are two-story buildings. The largest one, located in the center of the town, is made entirely of native wood, with vines hanging down from the roof. There was a wooden pole erected next to the house, and a signboard was hung on it, with the word "guesthouse" written in big letters.

Lucien stopped and said coldly: "I will report to Her Majesty the Queen." Then he took the male elf away. Xiao Tianjian looked at the inn, sighed, and walked over with his granddaughter in his arms.

The owner of the inn came out to greet him and was shocked when he saw him: "Oh my God, Xiao! It's you? Are you back?!"

Xiao Tianjian also recognized him: "Old Qiao, long time no see." He immediately found that his old friend was holding a cane on his hand and was limping when he walked: "Your leg..."

Qiao waved his hands carelessly: "It's been many years. It can't be cured. Actually, it's nothing. I opened this store and lived a very leisurely life." He noticed Ming Na in Xiao Tianjian's arms, her expression was a little strange: "You Daughter?"

"Of course not." Xiao Tianjian said this without any guilt. "I will take care of her for her parents for a while. Don't talk so much. Let's have some detoxification soup first. The child has inhaled some poisonous mist." After that, he gave it to his granddaughter. Introducing an old friend: "This is Uncle Qiao."

Ming Na obediently called her uncle, and Qiao responded with a smile, then led them into the store.

The store is not small, two or three times as big as the living room in Qidun's home. It is also connected to the kitchen, with only a long table in the middle, which is made of half a large tree trunk cut vertically. There are five or six large tree stump tables sparsely placed in the hall. The annual rings are clearly visible on the table tops and they feel a little rough. There are benches around them, which are also made of wooden boards. No nails are used, but they are tied with vines. .

Other furniture is also made of wood and has not been polished; the bark and knots are retained on the tree trunks used as pillars; a tree with several branches is used as a clothes hanger, and one of the branches even has a Green leaves came out.

The walls inside the house are covered with thin creeping plants, winding around the window frames, and hanging down are several bunches of small fruits, some red, some purple, and the grains are crystal clear and cute.

Ming Na was itching to see it and wanted to get closer to take a closer look, so she struggled to get off the ground. After taking two steps, her legs became weak. Xiao Tianjian hurriedly picked her up and sat down at the long table. When he saw Qiao bringing a plate of soup, he urged his granddaughter to drink it quickly.

The soup was served on a wooden plate. It was very fragrant and had a strong herbal flavor. Ming Na's stomach growled because of it, and she quickly took the wooden spoon and started eating. Unexpectedly, she regretted it as soon as she took the soup into her mouth. The soup was tasteless and had a pins and needles feeling when it hit the tongue. She was about to vomit, but Xiao Tianjian forcefully forced her to drink it. By the time she finished the plate of soup, her tongue was numb and swollen, as if it filled her entire mouth.

"Are you waiting for me to fall to the ground (what is this)?" she asked inarticulately.

Xiao Tianjian replied: "Detoxification soup, drink it, have a sleep, and you will get better."

But she is not feeling well at all now, she can't even speak, and...she also feels very sleepy...

Ming Na's eyelids drooped quickly, probably due to the side effects of the detoxification soup. In a daze, she only heard her grandfather asking Uncle Qiao for a guest room, and then carrying herself upstairs. Not long after, she was placed on a bed.

I don't know what kind of cushion the bed is made of. It is moderately soft and hard. The fabrics used for the sheets, pillows and quilts are a little rough, but they feel very comfortable to the touch. Minna rubbed her pillow and vaguely heard someone calling her grandfather to see the queen, then she fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already the next morning. She felt that her whole body was full of energy and her energy was as good as ever. Stretching, he climbed out of bed, opened the window next to the bed, and a burst of fresh air suddenly poured into the room. The sun is shining outside, reflecting the flowers, trees, and leaves. Looking down from the second floor, people in the town pass by in twos and threes. It looks no different from an ordinary town. The only difference is that most of the people's faces are very beautiful.

After looking at it for a while, it wasn't until she heard the sound of someone moving downstairs that Mingna looked back and looked at the room she was in.

Just like the hall downstairs, all the furniture and furnishings in the guest room are made of wood, and the floor is made of tree trunks of the same size. She slept on a four-poster bed last night. The bedposts were four unpeeled tree trunks, about the width of a bowl. The sheets and quilt are made of coarse linen. When you open the sheets, you will find a rattan mattress underneath. No wonder it is neither soft nor hard when you sleep on it.

Grandpa is not in the room. I don’t know if he has not come back yet or if he has gone out again. She rolled out of bed and saw her clean clothes on the rattan box at the end of the bed. She knew they must have been left by her grandfather. She quickly changed out of the dirty clothes on her body, thinking that it would be nice if she could take a shower.

Her stomach growled again, and she looked around for her shoes, planning to go downstairs to find something to eat. At this time, her head was suddenly hit by something, which caused severe pain. She quickly raised her head and looked around, and found that what hit her was a small pine cone. There was a rustling sound outside the window. She rushed to the window and saw a very beautiful little boy climbing on a tree not far from the window, holding a few pine cones suspiciously in his hand. His ears were pointed and he was obviously an elf, or at least a half-elf.

She immediately judged that this was the person (elf?) who attacked her, and asked: "Who are you? Why did you hit me?"

The boy looked to be six or seven years old, and glanced at Ming Na: "Idiot, I have something to ask you, who is going to hit you?"

Have something to ask her? Ming Na was puzzled: "What do you want to ask me?"

The boy peered into the room, hesitated for a moment, and then lowered his voice: "Are you human? Did you follow a man? Is...is his name Xiao?"