Swamp Thing leaves his swamp and takes a road never traveled before - following two little birds.
The two little birds moved nimbly, circling around the swamp monster's head like carrots hanging from a donkey, keeping the swamp monster moving forward.
On the way, passing by the inn where the knights had stayed, the swamp monster seemed to sense something and deviated slightly from the route. It walked to the front of the inn and raised its head to look at the window on the second floor.
A sculpture-like gray face flashed past the window. The traveler who was staying in the hotel saw the face in the window while half asleep and half awake. He woke up with a start, but when he looked carefully, it seemed that he was seeing things wrong. It was not until the next morning that he saw two muddy palm prints on the window that were much larger than ordinary palms, and he screamed in fear.
Along the way, the inexplicable quagmires, muddy handprints in front of the windows, etc., left behind many sensational horror legends.
Whenever the two competent guide birds saw the swamp monster stray from the route, they would step forward to remind him, peck his hair and face, and lead him back to the right path. Occasionally, because he walked too slowly and lost the guidance of the two birds, he would stand there looking around in a daze, and the two birds would fly back to pick up the big clay figure that was left behind.
The swamp monster was still trudging along the road, and Mei Li had already been completely locked up in the study by Mrs. Frizzle because of her poor academic performance.
She immersed herself in learning the fairy language day and night and was not allowed to leave the manor. She had no idea what was happening outside. She did not see Mrs. Frizzle coming to check on her homework that day, so she tentatively asked the servant who came to deliver meals.
"Where's Mrs. Frith?"
Just like before, the servant didn't say a word, collected the things and left in a hurry.
At Mrs. Ferris's request, all the servants in the manor would not speak to her. Only the owner of the manor, Mrs. Ferris, Alex, and an owl would talk to her.
Mei Li: Haha, psychological warfare.
Unable to get an answer from the servant, she opened the window and grabbed the owl that was napping on the windowsill.
"Mrs. Frizzle isn't at the manor today?"
The owl raised its eyelids, yawned, and answered casually, "Mrs. Frizzle and Alex went to inspect the territory and will be back in the evening."
This place is called Senhai Territory, and Mrs. Furis is the lady of the lord. Alex is the nephew of the deceased lord and the successor of Senhai Territory. However, he has not yet taken office. According to the will left by his uncle, he needs to get married at the age of 22 before he can officially inherit Senhai Territory.
Nowadays, Alex only leads the knights of the Forest Sea Territory to do things like cleaning out exiled thieves.
The Senhai Territory is not a large place, but the environment is unique and disasters rarely occur. Apart from occasionally cleaning up exiled thieves, Alex spends his days hunting and playing, living like a stupid son of a landlord.
Mei Li also thought about escaping with the help of Alex, but found that this guy had the intention but not the courage. When he saw Fresce, he became as obedient as a little chicken and could not be relied on at all.
Seeing that all the escape routes were blocked, Mrs. Frizzle's eyes became more and more urgent, and Mei Li couldn't help getting anxious.
The feeling of having a knife hanging over your head, not knowing when it will fall, is so unbearable.
When she heard that Mrs. Frizzle was going out for a day, she was moved.
After she moved for a few seconds, the owl saw through her thoughts, coughed and said softly, "You'd better not think about running away, little girl. Although Madam Frizzle has left, you can't escape from this manor at all."
Mei Li pursed her lips, slammed the window shut, and locked herself in the study. She scratched her hair hard, leaned on the table against the book of fairy language, vented silently for a while, and then continued to pick up the book and read and write.
Only magic can fight magic.
So, learn! Learn the hell out of it!
Even if she can't escape in the end, she will struggle hard before she dies. Hu Furis's face is covered in blood!
Mei Li learned to have a ferocious look on his face. After a day's walk outside, Mrs. Frizzle returned to the manor at dusk, changed out of her going-out clothes, and sat by the window, reciting a sentence silently.
Many green goblins flew in from the garden outside on the wind, surrounded her and whispered in her ears.
"She didn't try to escape today!"
"She didn't learn how to use magic today either, what an idiot!"
"She asked where Furis had gone!"
"She was reading in the study and she even secretly went to sleep!"
Mrs. Frith listened to the reports of these spies quietly and was quite satisfied. She went out for a day today to give Mary a chance to escape, but she didn't even try to escape. It seemed that she had become more docile.
As she thought about it, she took out a wax letter from the drawer.
The wax was stamped with iris flowers, the mark of the Lake Witch.
The letter slipped out of her hand, and the ribbon untied itself. The words inside twisted into a thumb-sized woman in a black dress. The woman made of words stood on the purple calamus-patterned letter, bowed gracefully to her, and said, "We sincerely invite you, the forest witch Noita Sen Fris, to attend the witch gathering."
The invitation to the witches' gathering was delivered by a messenger yesterday.
Such a witch gathering is held every few years. As the only remaining witch in the forest witch lineage, Fris must represent her family to attend the witch gathering. But at this juncture... She has already decided to start the ceremony in the next few days.
She thought about it all night yesterday and finally decided to let Meili live a few more days and deal with her after attending the witches' gathering. However, during the seven days she was away, she had to let this thoughtful girl behave herself.
Although she behaved well today, she was still worried.
Mrs. Frith summoned the owl.
"Bole, I'm about to go to a witches' coven."
The owl nodded. "Yes, Mrs. Frizzle, I will accompany you right away. Where will the witches' gathering be held this year?"
Mrs. Frith: "No, you don't go. You stay here and look after Mary until I come back. I want to see her staying well in the manor."
The owl's tone was quite regretful. "Mrs. Frizzle, it's a pity that I can't go with you. You must remember to bring back some more goblin wine from the gathering."
At dawn, Mei Li was still sleeping, and Mrs. Frizzle was standing in the garden of the manor in a green dress.
"Alex, I will be back in seven days. You need to take care of the territory and the manor."
"Of course!" Alex held Furis's hand and kissed it like a knight, his eyes full of affection. "I will definitely take good care of the territory and the manor for you. I just hope you can come back as soon as possible and don't let me miss you for too long."
Fris turned to face the forest and began to chant sentences that sounded as light as a song.
The sound echoed in the air, as if countless tiny voices were repeating and singing.
Many green branches emitting faint light flew out of the forest. The branches broken off from different branches entangled with each other and turned into a white unicorn.
Mrs. Frizzle rode on the unicorn and gently touched the letter on the unicorn's horn. The letter turned into a purple ribbon, guiding her in the direction.
The white unicorn stepped on the wind and followed the guidance of the purple ribbon, quietly and quickly moving away from the manor and into the lush forest in the distance.
"Why is Mrs. Frizzle not here again today?" Mei Li asked while catching the owl.
The owl skillfully broke free from her hand and complained, "Little girl, stop plucking my feathers secretly."
Mei Li was not ashamed at all. She stuffed the feather in her hand into her purse and smiled at it. "Don't say that. I just caught it by accident and didn't want to waste it. Tell me, where did Furis go today?"
"Going to attend the witches' coven." Alex's voice came from the door.
Mei Li looked back and saw that the little chicken that had been well-behaved and obedient under Fres's eyes had grown into a big rooster again, exuding a coquettish breath. He leaned against the study door and winked at her.
"Hey, how are you studying? The weather is so nice, it's too boring to stay here and study. Why don't you go sit in the garden?"
Mei Li looked him up and down for a while, and was sure that Mrs. Frizzle was probably far away, otherwise he would not dare to come and flirt with her.
As the owl shouted, "It will be bad if Mrs. Ferris finds out that you took her out," Alex waved his hands and said, "I'm not leaving the manor, I'm just in the garden."
The two of them were walking in the garden, and there was no one else around. Alex quickly revealed his true nature and asked her, "Fris will be gone for seven days. You will probably be dead by the time she comes back. Why don't you take this time to have a relationship with me?"
Mei Li: "The witches' meeting will last for seven days? Do you know where it will be held?"
Alex: "Don't worry, we'll do it quietly, and Furis won't know!"
Mei Li: "I heard that you have been with Madam Furis for ten years. Have you met other witches?"
Alex: "Actually I'm not the hooligan you think I am. I just feel sorry for the poor girl."
Mei Li: "Mrs. Furis is gone. Is there any barrier or magic left in the manor that can restrict me?"
The two of them spoke different words, and none of them matched each other. They stared at each other for a while, then covered their foreheads and took a breath.
A walk in the garden ended in a bad mood.
Alex was really unable to deal with this tough nut of hers, so he went to find other fun things to do. Mei Li turned around and went to the pond in the garden, rolling up her sleeves and digging mud out of it.
The servants watched her from afar, and one of them ran over to stop her. He didn't say anything, but just wanted to force La Meili to come up.
Mei Li avoided her and continued to dig in the mud, saying loudly: "I want to play in the mud, what's your business!"
Without Mrs. Frith, she perked up.
There are no swamps near the Senhai Territory, and there is not even a mud puddle in the manor. When Madam Frizzle was here, Mei Li couldn't even go to the garden. Now he finally found an opportunity and directly scooped a basin of mud and brought it back to the room.
Seeing her staring at the basin of slime, Owl couldn't help but advise, "Look again, swamp monsters can't grow out of it."
Mei Li: "Is it not okay for me to think of someone when I see something?"
Mei Li: "This shabby place in Senhai Territory doesn't even have a swamp. If a swamp monster really comes here, there will be no place to live!"
Owl: "... You'd better worry about being discovered by Mrs. Frizzle instead of worrying about that. Although she can't kill the swamp monster, she can control your life."
"I'm going to die sooner or later, so why should I be afraid!" Mei Li said, his tone softened, and he looked at the owl sincerely, "Mr. Owl, I think you're a good bird, so why don't you help me meet the swamp monster? I promise to just meet once and do nothing else!"
The owl said nothing and closed one eye.
Mei Li looked at it for a while, and suddenly realized that it was turning a blind eye!
Although she wanted to see the swamp monster and released little birds transformed from feathers one by one, Mei Li was not sure that the swamp monster would really come all the way here to find her. After all, he was such a homebody and would often stay in seclusion in the wilderness swamps, and his living place had always been fixed.
Will he really come
Can she see him again before being killed by Furis
If he doesn't come, I hope the birds can find him and stay with him for a while.
Mei Li sat on the bed hugging the quilt, feeling melancholy while learning the fairy language by himself. The swamp monster had already walked through the road by the sea and arrived in front of the manor. The five little birds that found him one after another circled around his head, causing him to look left and right frequently.
When he reached the manor, the birds seemed to be returning to their nests. They left his side and flew towards a half-open window.
This time, the swamp monster no longer needed their guidance and walked straight to the bottom of the tower.