"Huh? He actually found you?" The owl standing on the spire opened one eye, looked down, and said in a surprised tone.
This is a bit of a breakthrough in its understanding of swamp monsters.
Mei Li in the room had just put down the fairy language book and was about to take a rest when she suddenly saw a few small birds flying in through the window and rushing towards her. They hit her and turned into light feathers that fell into the quilt.
Mei Li: “!!”
She touched the feathers, and suddenly realized something. She threw back the quilt, rushed to the window, and pushed it open.
A tall and thin figure stood at the foot of the tower, looking up.
It's a swamp monster!
He really came!
Mei Li's eyes suddenly became sore, and the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up. She felt a huge surprise and a sense of relief that everything had settled.
The swamp monster seemed happy to see her, clinging to the tower wall with his hands stretched out.
Unfortunately, although he was very tall, he still couldn't reach Mei Li in this room on the high tower. Mei Li saw him trying in vain to reach out to her, stepped on the window frame, and almost jumped down without caring about anything.
Fortunately, I remembered in time that I could die from falling from this height, so I stopped and just leaned out, almost hanging myself by the window.
"Cute!" she called him.
The swamp monster couldn't speak, so it couldn't even respond to her. It just stretched out its hand and looked at her silently.
Mei Li became anxious. He looked back around the house, but couldn't find a rope to hang himself down. He ran to the door and tried the fairy language he had learned in the past few days.
She memorized many sentences, but when Mrs. Frizzle was around, she never dared to use them and always pretended that she had not learned them.
Now with her hands on the door, she closed her eyes and recited a sentence, tilting her ear to listen to the sound of the door lock turning outside.
Success!
She pulled the door open with force, not forgetting to lock the door with the big lock - if she met someone blocking her way, she would just take action and no one could stop her.
When she ran out along the long staircase and the gate, the manor was still quiet and no one was woken up to stop her.
She ran smoothly into the garden and saw the swamp monster still clinging to the tower wall.
"Puchi." She laughed, dropped the lock in her hand, ran over and grabbed his hand.
The scent of moist rain and green grass instantly rushed into her nose, and she returned to the spring forest with continuous rain, the lakeside with bright sunshine and blooming wild flowers, and the tranquil thatched hut in the winter marsh.
This familiar smell made her feel extremely at ease, as if she had returned home.
She thought she had no home, but now she realized that the smell of home had already become evident here.
The swamp monster was much taller than she was. When she grabbed his hand and called him cute, he bent down and moved closer to her, looking at her with his unblinking gray eyes, and even took the initiative to put his face close to her neck.
This was a habit he developed in the winter, he liked to be close to her.
Mei Li hugged his wet hair and looked at his twisted body that was not like that of a normal person. She did not feel afraid, but her heart was filled with pity and inexplicable excitement.
"You've come such a long way..."
"You actually came to see me... I thought you wouldn't come..."
During the time she was brought here, she had been thinking about him all the time, and was also worried that he would be alone like before, and that no one would see or care about him anymore.
She was absolutely sure that she loved him, just like a human loves another human, or a bird loves another bird.
"Can you understand?" Mei Li hugged the gray head in front of her tightly and exhaled, "You probably don't understand."
but.
She held up the swamp monster's face and kissed his wet gray lips, smiling widely. "Even if you don't understand, you already love me."
He had already loved him in his own way.
It started when the raspberry bush growing on his body bore fruit.
Her eyes were so gentle, but they contained a leaden haze that indicated that it was about to rain, and the rain hidden in them was almost about to drip down. The swamp monster raised his hand and touched her face, then took out the lantern he had been carrying all the way and carefully placed it in front of Mei Li.
Mei Li then noticed that he was carrying a lantern. He remembered that he had left the lantern in the wilderness several times in the past and he was the one who returned it. He smiled while holding the lantern.
"You're here, why bring a gift?" She joked, then slowly stopped smiling and touched the lamp. "You must have brought it from home."
It's been burned there.
"I don't know if I can still accompany you back." Mei Li thought of this and smiled bitterly.
Frizzle is a very powerful witch. Even if she has learned a little bit of magic, she will never be able to defeat Frizzle.
As for the swamp monster, she learned from the owl that the witch could not kill the swamp monster completely, but the swamp monster was also unable to resist powerful magic and it would melt.
Mei Li could almost foresee that when Fresne came back, the swamp monster would be melted again for her, and then when he reassembled again, perhaps the soul in this body would no longer be hers, but Fresne.
She was almost mad at the thought of the swamp monster not being able to recognize her and staying with Frizzle like this, or being driven away by Frizzle pitifully.
All the fairy languages that she had secretly learned during this period surged in her mind. She didn't even think about how to struggle to survive. She just thought that even if she died, she would not let Fresse get this body!
No one can snatch her little mud!
She was thinking about the tragic ending of a lose-lose situation when suddenly her body jolted and the swamp monster picked her up.
He held her feet with his hands, and Mei Li was forced to stand on his hands, holding on to his head to steady her body.
The swamp monster carried her and walked outside the manor, in the direction he came from.
He was a confused monster who had no idea of the complicated emotions in Mei Li's heart. He only felt that his "love" was unhappy, so he wanted to take her back.
Back to the days when the sun is shining and the flowers are blooming.
Return to happiness.
As they were about to leave the manor, the owl that had watched the reunion from beginning to end flew out from the shadows and said, "Poor little Merry, you must know that you can't leave this manor. From the moment you entered, you are trapped here."
Mei Li: "Because of the magic circle that Furis left in the manor?"
Owl: "Yes, so you can't leave unless you also learn magic circle magic, but that's difficult."
Mei Li hugged the swamp monster's neck and looked at the fountain at the entrance of the manor. His expression changed unpredictably. Finally, he buried his face in the swamp monster's shoulder without saying a word.
The owl was still nagging her to stop, but the swamp monster had already stepped foot at the gate of the manor. When Mei Li in his arms was about to leave the manor, a bright blue light seeped out from the ground, blocking their way, and like a net, it tried to stick Mei Li.
This is a magic circle similar to Mrs. Peg's, but the sources of the fairies they borrowed magic power from are different, so the appearances they show are also different.
Mei Li lay on the swamp monster's shoulder, raised his hands, and recited those awkward sentences in an unskillful manner.
The same bright blue light floated over from not far away and landed on her palm. Although it was not much, it was like a small bubble that actually repelled Mrs. Frizzle's magic circle.
The owl was startled and made a surprised "uh-" sound.
This is a magic circle from the Forest Witch family. How and when did this little girl learn it? !
What a clever little girl! Mr. Pollard likes the clever little witch the most.
As the light in her hand grew brighter and brighter, almost sending half of her body flying, a whistle suddenly came from the shadows of the bushes next to her.
"This is such a touching cross-species love. I can't help but applaud your courage. However, in order to prevent Fresse from coming back and getting angry, I have to stop you."
Alex stepped out from the shadows, the sapphire necklace hanging from her wrist swaying slightly.
"Mr. Pollard, why don't you come over and help stop them? Do you want to betray Fres?" Alex stretched out his arm and reminded with a smile.
The owl flew to his arm and laughed dryly: "How could that be? I was just too surprised for a moment. Who would have thought that she could already use this magic?"
Alex: "Yes, it's amazing. When Furis comes back she will be happy to know. Her new body also has excellent magical talents."
As he spoke, the sapphire necklace was already emitting a silver light. Mei Li sensed danger and instantly gave up what he was doing. He turned over and jumped off the swamp monster, retreating into the manor.
The silver light covered the bright blue light of the manor, and an extra layer of electric arc appeared on the surface.
"If you try to go out again, you will be attacked." Alex took his hand back and bowed as a gentleman. "You can continue to try to escape. However, if you are hit by this magic, your whole body will be paralyzed and you will be unable to move for several days."
The swamp monster had already walked out of the bright blue circle, but when he realized Mei Li was still inside, he turned around and walked back.
Mei Li held his hand, feeling somewhat guilty, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I really can't leave with you."
Alex stood aside with his arms folded, watching, stroking his chin and asking the owl on his shoulder, "Today I found out that there are actually people who fall in love with monsters. This is so... exciting. So she rejected me for this swamp monster?"
Owl: "Obviously."
Alex looked at the scary swamp monster carefully. "It... What's so good about it? Is it that it's particularly good in that aspect?"
He said, making an obscene gesture, "Is it really possible for humans and swamp monsters to be together? I really want to see it."
Mei Li, who had failed to escape, looked at Alex and immediately frowned, revealing the expression of a stepmother who hated her stepson. She said impatiently, "You stay up late at night and come to ruin other people's good things. Don't you think you are annoying? Please stay away from us!"
Alex was stunned by her righteous words, "Hey, it was you who wanted to escape secretly and violated Furis's rules. I caught you, so what's your reaction? Aren't you afraid to beg for mercy?"
Mei Li has become much more irritable since he was captured here, and he is even more irritable now. He sneered, "Will you let me go if I beg for mercy? Am I going to die if I don't run?"
After that, he walked past them and pulled the swamp monster towards the manor.
The owl suddenly remembered something, "Oh, by the way, wherever the swamp monster stays for a long time, the place will become a swamp."
Alex was startled as he looked at the backs of Meili and the swamp monster.
…My beautiful estate?!
He became excited and waved the sapphire necklace in his hand, "No, we have to drive this swamp monster away!"
The owl was embarrassed: "But, the swamp monster can't be driven away."