"I would venture to ask, grandpa, how old are you this year."
Rias was still surprised.
Spending almost all of your life in one place.
Well It's not like I haven't heard such a story before.
Just like the Great Wall Guards, they will live in the North for most of their lives.
They can only leave if they want to in their later years, but usually most people will not choose to leave at that time.
I have lived in a place all my life, and there is nothing more familiar than here.
It would be better for a few old people to meet up for a drink than to aimlessly search for the family that has long lost contact.
But that's different too.
At least it's a place where there are a lot of people living in a town and almost no one comes here.
Hearing Rias' question, the old man burst out laughing.
Wang Chu found that he didn't have many teeth left.
No wonder he couldn't eat meat.
There is a lot of food hanging in this room, but most of it is vegetables, and there are some special plant branches.
Wang Chu doesn't know what they are, they look like some kind of rhizomes.
Of course there are fruits, also roasted and dried.
"After all, I'm almost eighty years old this year."
Eighty years old, he has stayed in this place for sixty years, which means that the other party came to live here when he was a teenager.
There was a hunting bow hanging on the wall against the bed, which proved Wang Chu's previous suspicion.
The other party was indeed a hunter before.
It is very difficult to survive in a place like this just by eating some vegetables and fruits.
When you were young, you probably hunted everywhere, and you didn't eat fruits and vegetables until you were old and couldn't eat anymore.
"Eighty years old, then you have been here since you were a teenager."
Rias put down the bowl in her hand.
I want to chat with him more.
After all, I have only met someone after walking for so many days.
It can be seen that this old man has not spoken to anyone for a long time.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m old or because my language ability has deteriorated.
I can’t enunciate clearly, but I like talking to the two of them very much.
Usually at this time, Wang Chu would crawl out alone and look around at the surrounding environment.
A dilapidated old cabin.
Nothing special.
The cleaning was extremely clean, and it could be seen that the old man was still used to maintaining a tidy life even at this age, which was different from the many careless hunters he had encountered before.
Even the girl Chrystia, who is also a hunter, is not so clean-minded.
"Drink more.
It's cold here and there's still some in the pot.
I'll pour it for you."
The old man was very hospitable.
"No, that's enough for us."
"It doesn't matter, there's still a lot here.
I usually have to drink this pot for many days.
You guys came just in time.
When you're almost full, go back.
This is not a place for little girls like you to come.
It's too desolate and extremely cold."
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The old man continued.
Rias took a deep breath.
She didn't want to hide it at this time.
She originally wanted to continue walking.
It would be nice to meet a family and get any news.
"Actually, grandpa.
We are going to the Elf Forest.
Do you know how far it is?"
Clang.
I heard the bowl falling from the old man's hand in the Elf Forest.
"That place is too dangerous.
You can't go there.
It's best not to go there.
You should go back as soon as you finish eating."
The voice rose a bit.
It made the two of them even more curious.
"Why can't you go?
The Elf Forest is not as dangerous as you said."
Anwenna said dissatisfied.
But it was these words that caused the old man to turn his head suddenly.
"You, you are an elf" Wang Chu didn't expect that Anwenna's disguise, which had never been seen through, would be recognized by the other party as soon as she opened her mouth.
Accent But Anwenna doesn't have any accent.
Even though it has been smoothed out by herself over the past year, she speaks no differently from Rias now.
"You are really an elf" the old man confirmed again.
"Yes, I am."
Taking off the hood, a pair of long ears popped out instantly.
Wang Chu noticed the old man's eyes at this time.
It's a complicated feeling, regretful, sad or lamenting that I can't understand it.
He just slowly bent down and picked up the wooden bowl on the ground.
This time he served himself another bowl and slowly sat down.
"Grandpa, have you ever seen an elf?"
"I've seen it."
"when"
"Very early."
The other party's answer was simple.
He didn't pay attention to Rias's inquiry at all.
He sat alone in front of the fireplace and looked at the burning stove.
"Because I heard the same words, even the tone of voice was exactly the same."
It was a long-standing story, probably more than sixty years ago.
Even though it had been such a long time, the old man was still full of joy when he told it.
The story of a farmer hunter, the story of a wilderness hunter.
The young hunter, who was born into an ordinary farmer's family, has been hunting in this deserted place in order to survive since the day he was able to pick up a longbow.
A piece of beast skin can be bought for a lot of money, and of course diners who like to pickle their offal will also buy it.
He heard that further west was the country of beasts, where there were more valuable prey.
For this reason, the young hunter continued westward without fear.
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After walking for several days, I finally saw the legendary forest and saw more prey.
But at this moment, the young hunter met an opponent, a girl.
He swore he had never seen a girl with such a beautiful face.
She forbids him from hunting, and the two got into a fight over the matter.
"She should have let me go.
Later, I learned about the abilities of elves.
If she really wanted to kill me, I might not be alive now."
As with all bard stories, sometimes reality happens.
The two often quarreled and quarreled, but eventually came together.
But how could a farmer bring an elf back to the town, and the same elf couldn't leave the forest.
So they found a way, a compromise between the two of them.
Live in remote places closest to humans and forests.
After saying that, the old man stood up slowly.
"This is where she lived."
No wonder.
Wang Chu looked around.
These unusual wooden furniture and exquisitely carved supplies were beyond the reach of a human hunter.
It turns out it was the elves who did it.
"Then, why did she leave in the end."
Although the old man never said it, anyone with a discerning eye could see it.
Elves don't die first, and now she's not here either.
"Because she said she wanted to go back and have a look."
The old man just looked out the window and did not continue talking.
Anwenna wanted to ask, but Rias stopped her and shook her head.
The two drank several more bowls of soup and ate some dried fruits.
Because it wasn't dark, she would rest whenever she was tired.
Even if there was a sudden strong wind outside, Rias did not choose to leave immediately, but rested in the house for the night.
The carpet is just big enough to sleep on.
Anwenna, who was probably tired in the past few days and hadn't slept, also lay down.
Elves don't need to cover themselves with quilts when sleeping, but when Anwenna woke up the next day.
There is still an extra layer of quilt on the body
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