North Journey

Shaking off the thoughts that came to mind for a moment, Simon gritted his teeth, and without saying a word, he led Shi Yan to the room where the necklace was located.

His sister, he knew, would never be the kind of person who was greedy for jewelry.Jenny would be ecstatic for a pearl flower he bought while saving food and clothing, but she would also turn her head and replace the pearl flower with a piece of braised pork, and hide it at the bottom of his rice bowl, and then watch him bite into it. Surprised, he pursed his lips and smiled happily.

Even in poverty, he and Jenny never compromised or pleaded for a better life.Jenny never took the initiative to ask for anything from him or her mother, let alone accept other people's charity and unreasonable gifts.Because of his incompetence, she went out to work for others at a young age. Because of her background and poverty, she was belittled and bullied by others, but she never really betrayed her personality because of this.

So, who exactly wanted to harm Jenny?

Their house is small and simple, and it is said to be another room, but in fact it is simply separated by wooden boards in the middle.

In just a few steps, the two of them and one wolf had arrived at the hut where Simon's mother originally lived.

After Simon pointed out the location of the necklace, Shi Yan stopped him from approaching. Although from the current point of view, the poison above should be transmitted through contact, and he is fully sure that he can get rid of the poison, but before he is completely sure, he still can't It should be touched by ordinary people.

However, after he stopped Simon, a certain wolf stopped him.

Well, to be precise, he jumped over before he walked over, and then slapped the ruby.

"Crack-"

A clear voice appeared in the room.

Ming Qi, who wanted to claim credit, looked at the cracks on the ruby ​​in embarrassment, turned his head stiffly, and secretly glanced at Ah Shi's expression.

Hey, I never thought that this thing would be so fragile, what should I do QAQ

Ah Shi raised his hand to his lips, as if pressing down the smile that was about to emerge.

"Can you see what kind of poison is on it?"

Knowing that Ming Qi was worried about him and didn't want him to test the poison himself, Ah Shi decided not to tell him that he only planned to use witchcraft to test the poison.

"...It's a snake vine."

Ming Qi replied in a low voice, and it fell into Simon's ears. He felt that this little wolf was really psychic, as if he was really answering Lord Sauron's question.And I don't know if it's his illusion or what, but there seems to be a bit of flattery in the little white wolf's daunting dark golden pupils.

Wait... Simon shook his head, realizing that he suddenly seemed to have forgotten something.I thought about it, but found nothing.Continuing to look at the necklace, he only saw the little wolf cub that Lord Sauron had been holding in his arms before, staring at him with its pair of brown eyes.

"My lord, it..." Will it be all right?

From the short time they got along, Simon could also see that Lord Sauron attached great importance to this little wolf cub.It doesn't matter if the ruby ​​is damaged, but he doesn't want the adult's pet to be hurt because of their relationship, and he doesn't want the adult to resent them because of it.

Shi Yan took a few steps forward, hugged Ming Qi, stroked his body, which was dazzlingly white in his eyes, but gray-black in the eyes of others, and shook his head lightly.

"It's okay."

Not to mention Ming Qi's special system, the snake vine itself is not a kind of poison.

Shi Yan picked up the necklace and confirmed that there would be no threat, so Ming Qi no longer obstructed him, but nestled in Shi Yan's arms, looking at Simon thoughtfully.

He was not mistaken about Simon's reaction at that moment.However, met the qualified person so early?Although it is said that Ah Shi should always have a few servants by his side, he hasn't lived enough for two people yet.

He stretched out a paw to rest on Shi Yan's shoulder to relieve the burden on his hand, and then stared at Simon quietly with his eyes.

Simon saw that something was wrong all over his body, but he didn't dare to move. He was afraid of offending the adult's pet, so he stood there stiffly.

As for Ming Qi's small movements, Shi Yan naturally saw in his eyes, there was a slight smile in his eyes, but he didn't do anything or say anything to stop him, he just pretended that he didn't see anything, and concentrated on studying the thing in his hand. That ruby ​​necklace.

I don't know if the Great Witch Massa had a premonition back then. Although Carrera, who was in charge of leading the Wu Shenwei to welcome the next big witch, was not the most powerful among the witches, she was definitely the most knowledgeable.

Regarding the education of the great witch, although he, as a witch, can't give too much guidance in terms of strength, the strange things and anecdotes about the entire continent in his mind can make the time trapped in Saiga City happy. Benefited a lot.

No one knows how many places Carrera has traveled, how many books she has read, how many perils and surprises she has experienced, and how many legends she has heard that are only passed on from ear to ear.However, judging from the important anecdotes and anecdotes that have been personally verified by him when he was teaching, and some strange knowledge that others may have never heard of, it can be seen that it is definitely beyond the reach of those who work behind closed doors.

The snake vine was mentioned by Mr. Carrera inadvertently when talking about the customs of southern Xinjiang.

This is a vine that grows in the humid dense forests of the south. It is named for its snake-like shape.The snake vine itself is non-toxic, but because the vine is tough and hidden among other weeds and undergrowth, it is lurking on the ground. When walking in the forest, if one is not paying attention, it is easy to be tripped by it. When a snake vine is planted, it is always pulled out to prevent future injuries.

However, I don't know when, a legend began to spread among some tribes in southern Xinjiang.It is said that the snake vine originally got its name not because of its resemblance to a snake, but because it lived in symbiosis with a poisonous snake called the Heiman snake.It was only after some accidents happened that the entire group of Heiman snakes disappeared, and today's snake vines turned into this seemingly harmless appearance.However, the friendship between Heiman snake and snake vine is still there.Just take out the juice of the snake vine, smear it on the utensils and give it to the person you want to curse, and the Heiman snake will crawl out following the breath of the snake vine at night, no matter how far away, it will kill the people who are contaminated with the snake vine juice. People are poisoned to death in their sleep.

When rumors like this were rampant in southern Xinjiang, many tragedies happened, and countless people believed the legend of the Heiman snake and the snake vine.Therefore, the more people believed, the more people died.It wasn't until several witches from the Temple of Witches who happened to be traveling in southern Xinjiang found out the murderer who spread rumors under the guise of legends and secretly murdered the whole thing.

However, unlike the external rhetoric to appease the hearts of the people, in the story told by Mr. Carrera to Shi Yu, the Heiman snake does not exist, but there is a race in southern Xinjiang that calls itself the Heiman.They have the innate ability to curse, and because of this ability, they are feared by other races, but because of this ability, they also caused the genocide to be exterminated.And the medium used by this race to cast the curse is the snake vine that seems to be common in southern Xinjiang, and can even be seen everywhere.

The murderer at that time discovered the survivors of the Heiman tribe by accident and knew their abilities, so he could create so many murders without anyone noticing.

And those survivors of the Heiman tribe who were controlled and coerced were escorted to the Temple of the Witch God after that incident ended.After communicating and negotiating with them, the Massa witch gave them some necessary daily necessities, and then helped them arrange the status of ordinary people, and at the same time sent people to thoroughly investigate the murderer who destroyed the Heiman tribe.It's a pity that the genocide happened more than 80 years ago, and many clues have disappeared in the long river of history.If the ancestors of these Heiman tribes hadn't survived by luck, the world would have forgotten that there was such a race in southern Xinjiang.

It's just... why did the curse of the snake and vine appear beside an ordinary girl in Versailles?Not to mention that Nanjiang and Vanset City are almost exactly at the two ends of the mainland. It is not so easy to find people who can cast this curse.

Or, is this matter still related to the current ruler of the Witch Temple?Then, those survivors of the Heiman tribe who were rescued earlier...

Wu Li felt the remaining power on the ruby. Obviously, the curse was not fully completed, so Jenny was able to support his arrival, and the death of Simon and Jenny's mother was presumably due to their poor health, so they continued to work together. The half-formed curse could not survive.

There was also that young master Hodge who left threats but did not come to check the results.

Subtle water vapor overflowed from Shi Yan's fingertips, covering the entire ruby.When the water vapor dissipated, the cracks photographed by Ming Qi before had disappeared without a trace.I couldn't see it before, but when I look at this ruby ​​now, I will find that the gemstone is much brighter than before.

Throwing the necklace that cleared the curse power and snake vine juice to Simon, Shi Yan supported Ming Qi who had been in a weird posture with both hands, and rubbed his head casually.

"Simon, recently... Has anything happened to the City Lord's Mansion?"

Simon frantically took the necklace, thinking that it was the thing that killed his mother and kept Jenny in bed for so long, and wanted to destroy it.But the adults didn't say what to do with it, and he didn't dare to make decisions on his own, lest he accidentally hurt others.While struggling, when he heard Shi Yan's question, he shook his head dully, then opened his mouth as if remembering something, but didn't say anything.

Shi Yan didn't force it, he hugged Ming Qi and walked outside the house.Since it was the curse of the Heiman tribe, he had to go to see Jenny's situation again.

"Wait, my lord..."

Seeing that Shi Yan's figure was about to disappear at the door, Simon suddenly panicked, as if he was about to lose a crucial opportunity.

"My lord, that day I saw a witch who was said to have gone to the imperial capital to participate in the ceremony to appear at the back door of the City Lord's Mansion."

Even if there is resentment against the witch because of the mother and sister, the belief that the Temple of the Witch has been rooted in the hearts of the people for more than 600 years since the great witch of Ornanca is not so easily shaken.This kind of allusion to the witch seems to be plotting, even Simon dare not say it to strangers.However, for some reason, when he saw Lord Sauron's eyes that seemed to be able to accommodate everything, he subconsciously said this.

The author has something to say:

Well, I'm back_(:зゝ∠)_

I will do another report this week, and the Shura field will be over in the middle of the period, so the visual inspection can return to normal and update until mid-December. At the end of December, the final Shura field will probably be opened again ==

It's been off for so long...my fault.The little angels who have been waiting for the update have worked hard ORZ

Finally, everyone who tells you that you can let yourself go in college is a liar!If I had known this semester would be so busy, I would not have applied for so many external exams QAQ