wizard

The rocky mountain is just a treasure trove, and the bandits mainly live in a village less than five kilometers away.

In order to plunder the fat sheep of He Ning, the robbers almost came out with all their nests. When Miya brought everyone to the village, only the women who were robbed by the robbers and the handicapped men remained in the village.

"Most of the women were snatched." Mia rode on a camel, pulling down the cloth scarf around her face, "There are girls from the tribe, and there are also dancers in the orchestra."

"those men,"

"They used to be herdsmen and merchants, but now," Miya paused, "they are all robbers."

"Do you have any people from your clan?"

"No." Mia shook her head, "I'm the only one left in Mills."

With a calm expression, there was unspeakable sadness in his tone.He Ning didn't ask any further questions, looking at the village surrounded by knights, how should he deal with the people here?

killed?

Or let it go?

"Master," Miya leaned over, "If you trust Miya, please leave this matter to me."

"Ah." He Ning looked at Mu Di subconsciously. In the final analysis, the knights did not follow his orders, and the city lord had the final say on how to deal with these people.

"Yes." Moody stood on Hei Li's back and nodded to He Ning.

Ever since they walked out of the rocky mountain, the atmosphere between the two has been a bit strange. In fact, it was only He Ning who felt embarrassed unilaterally.When encountering the situation that happened under the rocky mountain, it is difficult not to think about embarrassment.Even convincing yourself that it was an accident would still make you uncomfortable.

Mia jumped off the camel, and the long skirt would not hinder her agile movements in the slightest.Clutching the dagger at his waist, he walked towards the villagers gathered by the knights.

The women tensed their headscarves and panicked, the men clenched their fists fiercely.When the knights entered the village, many men took up weapons and resisted. The leader had already been killed, and the body fell not far away.

Many people recognized Miya, and the women had a glimmer of hope. Ever since they were taken captive by the bandits to the depths of the desert, they complained that they should not respond every day, that the land was not working well, that they worked hard every day and endured the insults of the bandits. Except for two or three dancers who are favored by the bandit leader, most of the people are living a miserable life, and only Miya will help them secretly.

The men looked at Miya vigilantly. They all knew that this woman was not simple. At first they thought she was the woman of the bandit leader, but after joining the group for a long time, they realized that every time they went out to rob, the bandit leader would take her with him.In terms of skill, scheming and killing ability, except for the bandit leader, almost no one is her opponent.

Now, all the robbers who went out to "work" disappeared without a trace, and only Miya came back with such a group of people. The men couldn't help guessing, could it be that Miya colluded with a bigger force and wanted to start anew?

There is a certain gap between the conclusions drawn and the facts, but the general direction is not wrong.

It is true that Miya brought someone back to eat black people, but it was not another group of more powerful robbers, but the fat sheep that had been targeted before.

Miya's movements were quick, and most of the women were picked out by her, leaving only three dancers in colorful gauze, heavy makeup, and gold ornaments staying in place.Among the men, only a hunchbacked old man with white hair and a young man with a broken arm were picked out.

"Master," Miya leaned back in front of He Ning, "These people can be your servants."

He Ning hadn't reacted yet when he heard Miya's words. The woman and two men who were picked out had already prostrated themselves on the ground. They believed that Miya would not harm themselves.

"Owner."

He Ning noticed that every woman wore bracelets similar to Miya's on their wrists or ankles. They were rough in workmanship and engraved with simple patterns. Another meaning, slave.

"Master, please accept us!"

He Ning didn't answer right away. He asked about the identities of the women like Miya, pondered for a moment, and said, "Do you want to go home?"

Come back home?

The women raised their heads, the numbness in their eyes was gone, replaced by shock and disbelief.Let them go home?

"You, are you telling the truth?"

"It's true." He Ning leaned on the hump and lowered his body slightly so that the women could see better, "I promise, do you want to go home?"

The women said no more, but trembled their lips and shed tears.

One, two... soon turned into wailing.

Yes, they wanted to go home, they dreamed of going back to the tent full of oil tea smell, and back to their kind mother.In the depths of the desert, they thought of the days in the tribe countless times, the young men riding on camels, waving long whips and grazing, and the girls singing and laughing together.The camellia in the tent was just half done, and the blanket weaved for the elders was almost finished... All of these disappeared and were destroyed with the arrival of the robbers.

In the dark night, the tent ignited a raging fire, helpless cries, angry screams, arrogant laughter, and panicked herds, which became their nightmare.

Nightmares begin in darkness and die in firelight.

The women cried loudly, grasping the yellow sand vigorously, venting their endless grievances and anger, their voices were hoarse from crying, their tears ran dry, and bright red blood slid across their cheeks.

He Ning didn't make a sound, but turned his head. The green lizard threw away the half-gnawed broken wood, walked over, and gave He Ning a push with its big head. Before He Ning could pat it, he suddenly sensed the danger, and opened his mouth suddenly yell.

Moody tapped his palm lightly with the whip as if nothing had happened.He Ning was startled by the green lizard's sudden roar.

"What's the matter?" He Ning turned his back to Mu Di, naturally he didn't see how the city lord threatened his buddies just now, "Does your back feel uncomfortable again?"

Just as the green lizard was about to approach, the sense of danger came again, and it instinctively shook its head and roared again.

He Ning's hands froze in the air, and the corners of his mouth twitched. What is this, rebellious period?He withdrew his hand and looked at the back of the green lizard. It seemed that he had grown up again. It should not be the sudden arrival of the rebellious period, but the physical discomfort.

The green lizard couldn't speak, felt aggrieved, shook his head and opened his mouth wide, which only deepened He Ning's misunderstanding.

"It's okay, bear with it, and it will be fine when the wings grow out." He Ning was convinced of the thoughts in his heart, and comforted his good buddy, "By then, you will be able to fly in the sky, and you can let my brother and I take a ride." How majestic is the windmill. Isn’t there a saying that when the sky is about to send a great mission to the people, you must first work hard on your heart and muscles... No, it seems inappropriate to apply it to your situation. That’s how hard it is to become steel... That's not right, anyway, bear with it, bro."

After He Ning comforted him, the green lizard became even more aggrieved, but he couldn't speak, so he could only find a place to draw circles.

Moody raised the corners of his mouth, in a pretty good mood.

He Ning got along with the green lizard and was used to talking to himself, so he didn't think it was strange. Mu Di and the knights didn't show any surprise, but Miya and the people in the robber village saw their jaws drop to the ground.

That's a young black lizard, right?Did they read it right?A young black lizard is squatting on the ground and drawing circles. Is this world fantasy?

Miya was the first to recover, coughing lightly, forgetting that the crying women also wiped away their tears, and said, "Master, we have no home."

Most of their tribes were slaughtered by bandits, and even if some tribesmen escaped by chance, they would not be able to go back.Having lived in the bandit's village for so long, the tribe may not be willing to accept them.Going back will only make the family more uncomfortable.

"Master, please allow us to follow you." The women raised their heads and lifted their veils, "We swear to the gods to be loyal to you."

"Master, please keep them." Miya said, "It is impossible for them to return to the tribe where they were born."

He Ning was quite helpless, and suddenly more than 30 people were brought back to the deserted city for resettlement?Does it fit?Or let Moody make a little accommodation and send it back to Pulan City?

"Bring it back to the City of Witches." Modi suddenly said, "You swear to the god to be loyal to him. Once you break your oath, you will surely fall into the hell of death."

The voice hadn't finished yet, and the miserable cry suddenly came to mind.All the robbers who stayed in place were beheaded by the knights, blood pooled into a stream, and screams were heard endlessly. This scene made the rest of the people understand one thing. He Ning may be kind, but someone will raise a long knife for him.

The women were silent like cicadas, and the two men left behind by Miya were shaking like chaff. He Ning wanted to say something, but the smell of blood rushed into his nose, which made him uneasy again, until he was pulled onto Hei Li's back by Moody , before taking a long breath.

Embarrassment or something, ambiguity or something, misunderstanding or something, all to die.

Grabbing the corner of the black turban to cover his mouth and nose, He Ning gritted his teeth. He must speed up. If he can't relieve the grievances of the 400-year-old witch as soon as possible, his future life will not be safe.

The dead robbers were dragged out of the village, and the carrion birds living on the rocky mountain had gathered, their hoarse calls echoed in the air, like a curse that could swallow people's hearts deep in the desert.

The women simply packed their bags, and the two men pulled out the camels left by the robbers in the village. There were more than 40 camels, all of which were snatched from the caravan and the tribe.

The old man has some connections with Miya's tribe. He is a skilled craftsman who is good at making weapons. The boy with a broken arm is the grandson of the old man. He has great strength and is the old craftsman's assistant when he forges iron.Because of this craft, even if they don't go out to work with the robbers, the grandparents and grandchildren can survive in this robber village.

"Is it iron?"

When the knights were disposing of the corpses, He Ning jumped off the camel, walked around the village, and found a deep well. River, no wonder there is no oasis nearby, and bandits can build villages here.

"This village was established by the ancestors of Mills." Mi Ya followed He Ning and said softly, "The ancestors of Mills fled into the desert with other tribes loyal to the Great Witch, and built this village after going through several twists and turns. "

"Other tribes?"

Miya took off the anklet, tapped it twice, split it in half, and took out two pieces of cloth from it.Due to the age, the handwriting has become blurred, so I can only guess while reading.

He Ning took the cloth and unfolded it. It recorded the tribes who hid together in the deep desert. Besides Mills, He Ning also saw a familiar name, Musu.

In the deserted city, Meria Musu, who reported to the temple, was the witch who died under the spear of Koni.

Mills is almost extinct, but there are still priestess inheritance. It can be seen that the so-called "no witches" was a lie from the beginning.

There are not many records on the cloth, and He Ning felt a little frustrated when he thought of the three remains in the underground secret room of the temple, and the witch who disappeared into the dark river with the stone platform.What tribe are they from?Are their clans still there?Or has it disappeared into the yellow sand all over the sky?

After a long time, He Ning didn't make a sound, and clenched the cloth in his hand. The memory he inherited from the great witch was very messy, and he knew very little about the Otiramus established by the witches after the death of the great witch. The source of the records on the cloth was Since 400 years ago, with the precedent of Musu, he is not sure whether the tribes above can still believe it.So far, only the Mills people have kept their promise unswervingly at the cost of extermination.

"How much do you know about Otiramus?"

"They are a group of traitors!" Mi Ya's expression was filled with hatred. For 400 years, what price did the Mills tribe pay to avoid the pursuit of Otiramus?This is a blood debt that cannot be settled, and it must be repaid with life!

From Miya's mouth, He Ning learned more about the Temple of Otiramus.

Since the great witch and the emperor fell one after another, the continent of Alan fell into years of war, and the imperial city was also burned in the flames of war, and the residents in the royal city were even less.

The witches declared that the fire was a crime committed by the royal family and ministers who were fighting for the throne, and that the gods punished them to be buried in the sea of ​​fire together.

On top of the burnt royal city, the priestesses built the Temple of Otiramus.

"Wait," He Ning interrupted Miya, "You mean, the temple of Otiramus was built on the royal city?"

"Yes."

"Didn't it say that the royal city was destroyed by the flames of war and buried by yellow sand?"

"This is a lie." Mia's expression did not seem to be fake, "I swear in the name of Mills, everything I said is true."

Combine the barbarians and pretenders to kill the great witch and the emperor's witch, and build the temple on the imperial city?

From this point of view, the priestesses of Otiramus probably have more ambition than just grabbing divine power, right?What role did the barbarians who participated at that time play, and what was their purpose?

He Ning's head started to hurt again, and he found himself facing a difficult problem, which was a hundred times more complicated than he imagined before.

Walking out of the village, the knights had already assembled, except for the yellow sand that was dyed dark brown, there was no trace of life in the village.

43 camels, 30 sheep, [-] cows, and more than [-] sacks of wheat seed, the trip was quite fruitful.But compared to the treasures under the rocky mountain, it's just a drop in the bucket.

The entrance to the rocky mountain has been re-sealed. There are carrion birds nesting here, and ordinary people dare not approach it at all.Two sand cats dragged three sand pythons and scavenging birds as neighbors. Now, even the nearby desert robbers may not dare to take a step closer.

The treasures were hundreds of times more than expected, and they couldn't be taken away immediately. They could only be transported out of the ground when Modi returned to Pulan City and sent more people.

After a short rest, the team set off again.

He Ning made up his mind to have a good talk with Modi after returning to the deserted city. If possible, he would like to stay.The city of witches has been buried under the yellow sand for 400 years, and it is time to see the sun again.

The treasures in the rocky mountains are enough to support the rebuilding of the entire city, and the half-moon lake outside the city and the seed cattle and sheep found from the bandit village can also keep himself and the people he took with him alive.

Besides, Modi suddenly brought him to the deserted city, not just for a day trip deep in the desert, right?

Before nightfall, the team finally reached an oasis, and there was still a day's journey to reach the deserted city.

With the addition of women, the knights only need to do security work, cook food, and even set up tents, and the women are quite proficient in doing so.

Slaughtered and peeled the clean triangle sheep and put them on the fire. Miya He Ning personally cooked a pot of soup with dried vegetables and fruits brought by the women. It tasted strange at first taste. Drink a few sips and get used to it. Astringent taste, more and more refreshing.

"This is silver grass." Seeing that He Ning wanted to drink more after drinking two bowls, Mu Di stopped him, "Drink less."

Barbecuing meat pancakes all day long, He Ning seldom eats vegetables once, and after two bowls, he feels nothing at all.Moody knew his appetite, so he would not say this for no reason.

"This is not good?"

"No." Moody sat cross-legged by the fire, resting his elbows on his cross-legged knees, propped his chin, and smiled meaningfully, "Silver grass is a kind of herbal medicine, it can be used for soup, but it's not suitable for many people. eat."

"Oh."

He Ning was noncommittal, looked at the half pot of mutton soup left, put down the bowl, "Do you want to drink it?"

"You want me to drink?"

Intuition told He Ning that Moody's tone was not right, could it be that this soup is really wrong?

When the two were talking, Mia had already backed away, and the green lizard and the black lizard were pulling a fat lamb, and they were eating happily.

Miya was not around, and no one could explain to He Ning what was wrong with this pot of soup. He could only watch Moody slowly scoop up a bowl of soup and put it into his mouth one bite at a time.

It is said that if you drink soup, you can drink soup, why are you staring at him?

Side dishes?

Thinking of this, He Ning shuddered Lingling.

Under the night, the cries of night owls and desert wolves sounded. He Ning lay in the tent, tossing and turning, as if a fire was burning inside his body.The back of the hand rubbed against the cheek, and it was hot. What's going on?

Turned over, uncomfortable.

Turned over again, still uncomfortable.

Sitting up all at once makes it even more uncomfortable.

Arms suddenly wrapped around his waist, and he was pulled back, falling back onto the blanket.In the darkness, a pair of golden eyes came into his eyes, the body temperature that did not belong to him covered his body, and the warm breath brushed his neck, causing a sharp pain, and he was bitten again.

He Ning raised his head, and his neck stretched out a fragile arc. The hotness in his body showed no sign of relief, but became more and more unbearable because of the tingling pain in his neck.

A flash of clarity flashed in his mind, he seemed to understand what was going on with that pot of soup...

In another tent, Miya was leaning against several herdsmen girls. Since being captured by robbers, the girls had rarely slept so peacefully.Miya didn't feel much sleepy, thinking about the obviously not strong body of the big witch, looking at the roof of the tent, determined to gather more herbs in the future.