The little girl, Lori, held a wooden bowl in both hands and carefully brought out a bowl of fragrant corn soup from the kitchen.Seeing this, Silas quickly took it and placed the corn soup on the side of the bed."
What are you doing, I didn't give you a drink.Hum!
”The little girl Lori looked away and pretended to be angry.But she didn't leave, but secretly looked at Silas with a look of anticipation.Silas's heart warmed, so he picked up the wooden bowl and took a sip slowly."
It's sweet, the corn is fresh and sweet."
Silas finished the bowl of corn soup and gave the little girl a thumbs up.The little girl, Lori, grinned when she saw Silas's heartfelt praise and jumped out to play in the garden.The girl's cheerful laughter woke up the sleepy old man in the rocking chair, who took out a cigarette paper from his bosom, tore off a small piece, put in some sun-dried mint leaves and black tea leaves, rolled it into a simple cigarette roll, and smoked it."
Ahem, it's good to be young."
The old man took a puff of tea cigarette and said to himself.Silas walked out of the room and greeted the old man in the rocking chair, "Hello grandpa." ”"Strangers, if you are well-cultivated, you should go."
The old man got up from his rocking chair."
Thank you, old man, I'm Silas, and I've only been able to bother you for a few days."
Silas said apologetically.He felt guilty in his heart, he didn't expect the other party to be so sincere, but he got into the village by lying.The old man picked up his cane and walked out of the garden slowly, he glanced back at Silas and motioned for Silas to follow.Silas immediately strode after the old man."
Young man, you weren't robbed by bandits, were you?
The bandits will not be merciful enough to spare your life. ”The old man exposed Silas's lies with a single sentence."
Don't hide it from grandpa, you're right, the wounds on my body are not from the bandits, they are some more hateful beasts than the bandits."
Silas said through gritted teeth."
Tell me about it.The old man is old, and there is nothing he has not experienced. ”The old man casually pinched off the homemade cigarette roll and said.Silas told him all about what had happened to him and he was confident that the old man would not be turned against him.The old man listened to Silas's story quietly, and in addition to perceiving the unwillingness and grief revealed in Silas's language, he also wanted to become stronger.When Silas had finished, the old man patted him on the shoulder and said, "Forget about those things as a dream."
The monsters of the Fulst family are not something you can afford to provoke. ”Silas was a little stunned, the old man actually had an attitude not to let him become stronger, but to let him give up.Silas was puzzled by this, and he immediately asked, "Why do you call the Furst family monsters?"
Is it so hard to challenge success?
”"When the Furst family was not a marquis, he became famous by fighting in the Battle of Lamp Mountain.It was the time of Charles III.Now he still looks like a middle-aged man, don't you think it's strange?
”The old man shook his head and said."
I don't quite understand what you mean, old man, can you be more detailed?"
Silas asked humbly."
It was a battle nearly two hundred years ago.Now you get it?
”The old man looked at Silas with a solemn expression and said, "Two hundred years have passed, and the Marquis of Hohen is still alive.People thought that only the descendants inherited his name, but only a few people understood the truth of the matter.Unfortunately, I was one of them. ”Silas gasped, and he realized that the monster in the old man's mouth might be a real monster, and no human could live for two hundred years.The old man sighed, and he continued the topic just now, "Do you know the result of the battle of Baideng Mountain, and the bloody hands?
”Silas had only heard of the destruction of the bloody hands in the battle of Baideng Mountain, but he did not know the details, so he asked, "Isn't it a man and a sword who slaughtered the bloody hands?"
”"After a sword, there was not a drop of blood present, so the corpses present were like dried corpses.Unfortunately, we are called Baideng Village here, hey, it is the descendant of the blood hand. ”The old man sighed and said, "His swordsmanship is extraordinary, he killed all the men with only one sword, but spared all the women, children, old and weak.We know his story best. ”The wind was blowing quietly, but the summer wind gave Silas a creepy feeling, a chill that pierced through the bones."
That Marquis of Hohen is not an existence that worldly forces can knock down, give up."
The old man reluctantly persuaded Silas that he didn't want the young man to die in vain.Silas didn't want to give up, so he fell into deep thought, and after a moment, he asked, "According to your words, worldly power, that means you have something to do with otherworldly power?"
Or is it the corresponding information and clues?
”"Hey, I'm talking too much, come on, I'll take you around."
The old man waved his hand, indicating that he didn't want to go on, so he changed the topic.The old man took Silas around the village and then returned to his lodgings.Silas didn't immediately look down to ask.—————— "Excuse me, Miss Etinna, I wonder how you slept last night?"
”The butler Abel politely knocked on the door and woke up Atina, "It's breakfast time in a while, please get up and wash up now." ”"Good day, Mr.
Abel.I'll get up now. ”Atina rubbed her eyes and stretched, showing off her wonderful figure.Although these soft mattresses were comfortable to sleep on, Etina did not sleep well last night, and she had a grotesque dream.In the dream, there is a pitch-black room with five shriveled corpses hanging from the room, but judging by the clothes and slender hair before death, it is clear that all five corpses are women.The five corpses were placed in each corner of the six-pointed star magic array, and the remaining corner was still empty, and in this six-pointed star magic array, there was a wooden coffin with fine workmanship.The blood-red wooden coffin had a cross carved into it, but the coffin was not completely closed, and the lid was slightly tilted upward.In that leaking gap, Atina saw the Bluebearded Marquis of Hohen.This strange dream made Atina feel uneasy, and she thought of what the little maid had said inadvertently."
I heard that the Marquis had five ladies in the past, but the five ladies disappeared later."
This phrase haunted Atina like a spell, reminding her that "it's not safe here. ”The two maids walked up to Atina and said, "Miss Atina, please come with us and wash up." ”Atina saw the familiar face, the older maid, and asked, "It's nice to see you again, but what about that cute little maid?"
”The old maid's face changed slightly, and she said humbly, "There is something in her house, and she left last night. ”