There was still no response in the darkness. Ming Na took a few deep breaths and said loudly: "Come out quickly, or I will attack with magic if you don't come out!" This was half a scare and half an encouragement. Her magic power was mediocre. If she really used it, The magic used to attack can only last four or five moves.
But the words obviously had an effect. Clear footsteps came from the dark corridor, and then, a familiar face appeared in the light: "Little Miss Minna? Are you in there?"
"Corbin?" Minna was slightly relieved to see that she was an acquaintance, but she was immediately confused again, "Why are you here? Aren't you on the ship?"
At this time, Corbin had already entered the stone room where the crystal magic mirror was: "I saw that you guys haven't come back, and I was a little worried, so I came over to take a look. Huh? Where is the noble master?"
Ming Na was about to tell the truth when she suddenly remembered her grandfather's instructions and changed her words: "He...he went on an adventure and is not here..." But thinking that her grandfather was already in another world and didn't know what happened, she couldn't help but The circles under his eyes turned red, and tears welled up again. Looking at the crystal mirror, it was still dark and there was no reaction.
Will grandpa really come back? She couldn't help but feel panicked.
"Has the noble lord left? What should we do?" Corbin asked, and took out a handkerchief to wipe Minna's tears. When he saw that the handkerchief was stained, he took it back to his arms in embarrassment.
"We... let's go back to Uncle Yutan's house first..." Mingna looked at the mirror a few more times, but in her heart she still wanted to stay and wait for news from her grandfather, "Let's wait a while before leaving. I... I want to stay a little longer... "
"Little miss, it's almost evening now. If we don't go down the mountain, it will get dark and the road will be difficult to walk. If we wait until dawn tomorrow, we will not be able to catch the low tide at dawn." Corbin urged in a low voice, "If you If you are tired, rest after going down the mountain. It is not hard to go down the mountain. Staying here...isn't it scary? This place is full of dead people's bones...Some people say that this place is haunted at night, and there are even will-o'-the-wisps."
"Haunted?" Ming Na's eyes lit up, could it be...but she quickly overturned this idea in her mind. Grandpa once said that the so-called will-o’-wisps are actually caused by a component in the bones of dead people burning in the air, and those strange sounds are actually the sounds made by the wind blowing into rock caves. This phenomenon also occurs in the desert. Grandpa has long said that these are other people’s superstitions.
So, should she wait any longer? Ming Na looked at the mirror again, hesitating and refusing to move.
"Little miss, let's go." Corbin seemed a little anxious, looked around a few times, and urged, "The noble master is not here, so what's the use of you staying? Didn't he ask you to go back first? He must have his own Planning on it?"
These words reminded Ming Na that grandpa didn't know when he would come back. When he came back, he could go down the mountain and cross the sea on his own. It didn't matter even if he didn't wait for him. He has been traveling alone on the mainland for many years, and nothing can trouble him. Moreover, he has been here before... Thinking this in her heart, Ming Na felt a little calmer. Although she was still very reluctant to give up, she still moved her feet. Go outside.
She mentioned the magic lamp placed by the door, but she saw Corbin staring thoughtfully in the direction of the mirror, and she felt nervous: "Co, Corbin, let's go!" Wouldn't he discover the secret of the mirror
Corbin responded, turned around and said with a smile: "You go first, and I will follow you, so you won't be afraid." After that, he looked around at the ground to make sure nothing had been dropped.
Ming Na thought about it and walked out first. There is a different feeling when someone is with you than when you are alone. Mingna feels that even though the corridor is darker than before and the magic lamp in her hand is not as bright as before, the fear in her heart is greatly reduced. When I walked into the stone chamber of the coffin, I was no longer afraid.
But Corbin seemed to linger in the stone room for a while before coming out. Minna asked him why he took so long. He only said that he thought the mirror was beautiful and took a few more glances. Minna was worried that he would find that the mirror was connected to another world, so she hurriedly pulled him out of the cave.
Outside the cave, the sun was setting. Ming Na looked at the rocks and trees in the dusk, and suddenly she felt like she was in another world. Her grandfather was no longer around. She didn't know if he could come back, or when he would come back. From now on, she would be the only one left. Yet
Corbin urged in a low voice. She suddenly woke up and hurriedly extinguished the magic lamp. Just as she was about to put it into her bracelet out of habit, she remembered that her bracelet had been taken away by her grandfather. The ring that now contains things must bleed when used. , and also recite the incantation. How could she conveniently do this in front of Corbyn? I had no choice but to hold the lamp and move down the mountain step by step.
Going down the mountain is indeed much easier than going up the mountain. She only needs to follow the path that her grandfather cleared when going up the mountain and slide as she goes. Corbin's movements were also very flexible, and he even walked faster than Minna along the way. It only took two or three hours for the two of them to reach the foot of the mountain.
It was already dark at this time, and with the dim moonlight, Mingna could vaguely see that the sea was rising in tide. The black sea water poured up the stone steps, washing away the already weak surface. Looking around, there is no trace of a road at all.
Ming Na felt a little hungry and it was inconvenient to get food, so she had better go back to the ship as soon as possible. After thinking about it, she said to Corbin: "Corbin, the road back to the island is only exposed during low tide, but it is also exposed during high tide, right? Then... the water on that road is shallower than other places. ? It should be okay for us to wade back through the water, right?"
Corbin shook his head and said: "No, the sea level at high tide is nearly two meters higher than at low tide, and it's night now. I can't see the direction clearly, and I don't know where the whirlpool is. It's too dangerous to walk back. Even if I'm like this Adults can go, but you, a child, will definitely be flooded, so let’s wait until tomorrow.”
Minna was a little discouraged, touched her belly, looked at the ring on her finger, and considered whether to borrow a knife from Corbin to cut her hand (she had no weapons). At this time, Corbin said: "Are you hungry? I didn't bring any food, but you should be able to find food near here, but there is no fresh water."
Ming Na turned to look at him in surprise: "Can you find something to eat? Fresh water is no problem, I can use magic to make it!" This is what she is most proficient in.
Corbin was a little surprised: "That's great, come with me." He turned and walked east of the Holy Mountain, and Minna followed closely.
Not long after, they came to a rocky beach. Under the illumination of the magic lamp, they could see a small natural inlet near the sea, enclosing four to five square meters of shallow sea water. The gravel extended into the water. A few small shrimps and fish were swept in by the waves, but they were blocked in the bay by the circle of gravel.
Ming Na shouted, put down the magic lamp and rushed forward, catching a few small fish and carrying them with the hem of her clothes, but she didn't know what to do. Corbin moved two stones over, scrubbed the surface of the stones with sea water several times, and said: "Change some fresh water out and put it in here." Mingna then discovered that the surfaces of the two stones were slightly stained. Sunken, immediately understood Corbin's intention, hurriedly did as he said, and put the caught fish into the water.
"But what should we cook with?" Minna asked. Although grandpa mentioned that there were people in his world who used stones to make pots, she had never tried it
Corbin found some hay and dry branches from the side of the mountain. In autumn and winter, there are quite a lot of dead branches and dry grass on the mountains. Those far away from the sea are not damp, which is a good material for lighting fires. However, when Corbin took out the flint from his body, he was troubled... His flint was damp. He didn't know when it got wet, and he couldn't make fire at all.
Ming Na looked at the flint, then at the hay, clenched her fist and said, "I'll do it!" Although she couldn't cast a fireball, it was not a problem to get some small sparks. The withered grass was very dry, and a small spark could burn it.
This is also true. Minna looked at the pile of dead branches that was getting more and more burning. She couldn't help but cheered and helped Corbin carefully move the fire to the edge of the stone "pot". Corbin groped a few more times under the rocks on the beach, fished out a few scallops, pried open the shells, added water, and put them on the fire to cook.
The aroma gradually spreads. The water in the stone "pot" dried up quickly, but the small fish and shrimp were also cooked. The salt grains left after the seawater evaporated on the surface of the stone were not unpalatable, and the scallop meat was even more delicious.
As Ming Na ate, she couldn't help but think of the days when she traveled with her grandfather. At that time, they often looked for ingredients and tools on the spot in the wild like this. Grandpa would also use techniques she had never seen before to make various delicacies, making her so full every time that she could hardly walk.
But now, the person cooking for her by her side is not her grandfather, and her grandfather has long since abandoned her and all his relatives in this world, and returned to his original world.
Thinking of this, she felt it was hard to swallow. She reluctantly swallowed, but shed tears.
Corbin looked up and saw it, and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong? Is the food delicious?" He was a little sad. Such meals were already rare delicacies for their family. Whether it was fish, shrimp or scallops, they would eat it once Whatever is caught is sold directly, and the family only eats seaweed, wild vegetables and thick batter. If he couldn't find other food, he wouldn't be so extravagant. Unfortunately, the noble lady still couldn't get used to it.
Mingna didn't know that he had misunderstood her, so she just shook her head randomly, wiped away her tears, and continued to eat the shellfish.
After filling his stomach, Corbin went to bed early next to a big rock on the rocky beach. He also advised Minna to go to bed early so that she could recharge her batteries. Ming Na lay down on the gravel, unable to sleep comfortably. She looked up at the stars in the sky and recalled the past time with her grandfather. After an unknown amount of time, she closed her eyes in a daze.
Before dawn, she was woken up by the cold sea breeze. She shrank her body like a shrimp and moved towards the big rock where Corbin slept, trying to find a place to block the wind. Vaguely, she caught a glimpse of Corbin holding something in his hand. He was tossing it over and over again. His face didn't look very good, so she asked, "Corbin, what are you holding?"
Corbin hadn't noticed that she had woken up before, and was startled by her words: "No, it's nothing..." But Mingna had already seen clearly what was in his hand. It was a gray stone in the shape of a diamond. The image looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.
So she asked: "What are you doing with a stone?" Corbin's face darkened: "Nothing, I just picked it up and looked at it." After saying that, he looked at the stone again and threw it away, with a hint of unwillingness on his face. .
Ming Na was a little uneasy: "Corbin?"
"It's nothing, it's really nothing." Corbin wiped his face randomly and stood up, "It's almost time, let's go back."
When they returned to the sea channel, the ebb tide had begun for a while, and the channel was clearly in front of them. Minna looked back at the top of the Holy Mountain a few more times before leaving the island at Corbin's urging.
As the sun rose, they returned to the boat. The two crew members waiting on the boat were surprised to see that they were the only ones back, and kept asking where the gentleman was.
Minna held the magic lamp in both hands, lowered her head and said, "Grandpa has set off for an adventure and asked me to go back to Uncle Yutan's house with you."
Both crew members had bad expressions, Ruel just responded, and the other one returned to the wheelhouse with a dark face, without even saying hello to Corbin. Ruhr coughed lightly and forced a smile: "Are you tired? Let's go back to the cabin to rest. We are going back." As he said this, he winked at Corbin, who nodded slightly.
Mingna didn't notice the interaction between them, so she went back to her room by herself, lay in bed in a daze, and cried again. It wasn't until the afternoon that she went to the crew activity room to find something to eat.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw Corbin and the unknown crew member sitting opposite each other with big eyes and small eyes, as if they had just finished arguing. She asked in confusion: "What happened?"
"It's okay!" Corbin replied quickly, glanced at the companion, and smiled at Minna, "Are you hungry? I'll get you some bread." After that, he got up and went to the storage room next door. The crew member also smiled at Ming Na and left the activity room. Ming Na was confused, is it really okay
Early the next morning, they returned to the dock in Kamega City. After receiving the news, Yutan rushed over and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Mingna: "Why are you so bold?! You actually chased your grandfather?! What if you encounter danger in the sea? What if you can't climb up? What about the boat?! You kid is really..." He pointed at Ming Na and was speechless for a while, then sighed for a long time: "Forget it, you are Xiao's granddaughter, of course you are better than ordinary children, and neither am I. So I can blame you again, but you better not do such dangerous things in the future. If something happens, your grandpa will definitely blame me for not taking good care of you."
Ming Na's eyes turned red when she heard that, she lowered her head and said obediently: "I won't dare to do it anymore, I'm sorry." After a pause, she said again: "Grandpa is angry with me. He has gone to take risks elsewhere now, so why not?" He refused to take me... He said he asked me to come back to you..." She thought about this several times on the way, but she still blushed a little when she said it now.
Youtan was startled and said with a wry smile: "Your grandfather still has the same temper. Whatever he wants to do, he has to do it immediately. In fact, he could have sent you home first... Forget it, since he entrusted you to me, I You can't live up to his trust. You stay at my house for a few days, and I will arrange a boat to take you home."
Minna bowed to him: "Thank you, Uncle Yutan." Yutan waved his hand nonchalantly and asked her to follow him. At the same time, he ordered his men to pay the crew members as a reward for escorting Minna back. He also specifically instructed each person to add one more silver coin.
Back at Yutan's house, Sibylla had been waiting for a long time: "Dad, you clearly said you wanted to take me out to play, why did it take you so long to come back?" Yutan hurriedly stepped forward to coax his daughter, and promised to buy her something. A little bird made of colorful shells coaxed Sibylla into submission. Ming Na felt bored and yawned a little.
Yutan noticed it immediately: "Mingna, are you sleepy? Go back to your room and rest first. You haven't had breakfast yet, right? I'll ask someone to send it to you."
Ming Na nodded, said goodbye to his father and daughter, and then turned and walked to the room where she was temporarily staying.
At this time, a burst of rapid footsteps came from outside the door. The first mate whom I had seen a few days ago broke into the hall and shouted to Yutan with an anxious face: "Boss! Our ship at sea was blocked. The goods have been buckled!”
Youtan was suddenly startled and quickly asked: "What's going on? How did you get detained?!"
The first mate handed over a letter: "Everyone on our ship was rushed to the boat and finally returned to the Port of Mater. This is the letter they brought back, saying it was written to you by those who arrested the ship. "
Yutan grabbed the letter and opened it. His face turned white and blue, then turned black and his hands were trembling slightly: "It's too much... It's too much! Why do they do this?!"
Sibylla asked repeatedly: "What's wrong? What happened? Dad? Dad?!"
But Yutan put away the letter and ordered the housekeeper: "Send the young lady back to her room and let the wet nurse take care of her." His eyes drifted in the direction of Minna for some reason.
(I want to return to the 4K Party!