Little Priest's Cat Diary

In order to avoid colliding with the Sea People's army retreating from north to south, Mia led the cavalry troop in a large circle to the east and headed north.

Beside him is a strange thief who escaped from the royal city occupied by the sea people, and an old blacksmith who was stolen from the city by this strange thief.

The gray-haired old man told Mia about his experience.

His tribe originally lived on a very remote island. There were not many people in the tribe, but everyone lived in harmony.

Although the materials on the island are poor, their clan has inherited a special iron-making technology that can produce good iron.They exchanged the refined weapons for supplies, and lived a good life.

But more than ten years ago, the Sea Nation discovered their island, attacked the island and wiped out their tribe, extorted iron-making techniques from their remaining tribesmen, and forced them to forge weapons for them.

According to the old man, the Sea People came from the northeast and killed all the way along the coastline.

Along the way, the Sea People destroyed many small and weak countries and small tribes, and the people in the cities they conquered, except for their slave labor and fertile women, were slaughtered by them.

For more than ten years, the old man appeared to be extremely docile on the surface, diligently forging weapons for the soldiers of the sea people, but he always firmly remembered the bloody feud of extermination in his heart.

This is the reason why he followed Shidir to escape from the royal city regardless of the danger of his life.

He was already very old, if he didn't seize this opportunity, he might never find a chance for revenge in the future.

So after meeting Hidir, he took a gamble and made a bet.

So, a certain strange thief stole people out so smoothly.

No, it can't be said to be smooth. Before meeting the cavalry unit led by Mia, he and the old blacksmith had been chased and killed by the pursuers sent by the sea people for three or four days.

So it is rare for him to show a bit of distress at this moment.

However, even in the embarrassment of escaping, in front of Mia, Xidir still has the same virtue as before.

"Such a big place can collide with each other, Isaiah, does this count as a mutual understanding between you and me?"

He said with a smile, blinking at Mia with a pair of fox eyes.

It's just that most of his face is gray at the moment, and he can't see the original handsome face at all.

So the extremely charming movements he made in the past, now give people an indescribable feeling.

Anyway, Mia suppressed her laughter so she couldn't laugh.

Faer, who was closely following Mia, stretched out his hand expressionlessly, and pointed to the face of Shidir who was still trying to seduce her.

Shidir looked at him inexplicably, and then raised his hand to touch his face.

When he lowered his head and saw the black dust in his hands, the corners of his mouth froze.

After the air was quiet for two seconds, he turned his horse's head nonchalantly, pretending not to see Faer's disgusted eyes, and calmly ran towards the distant river.

……

It was late at night, and a bright full moon hung high in the night sky.

The moon and stars are rare.

The moonlight was too bright, dimming the stars on the night sky.

The campsite for this night was halfway up the mountain, the night wind blew through the canopy of the trees, the branches and leaves shook and rustled.

The flames of the camp burned with a small crackle.

The camp was very quiet, except for the soldiers patrolling back and forth, everyone else had fallen asleep.

A certain young young priest hadn't rested yet. He sat by the fire after he had circled the camp just now, with his head raised, looking at the night sky.

The flames flushed his cheeks.

The red-haired phantom thief was lying on the grass beside the fire, with his hands behind his head, eyes closed, but not asleep, humming a strange tune out of tune.

The black-haired knight commander with a stern face stood quietly not far behind Mia, quietly, his whole body seemed to melt into the night.

The fire crackled and sparks exploded.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​going to Wangcheng to steal that kind of thing?"

"Listen to what you said, didn't you say that the Sea People's weapons are very powerful, so we can't beat them here? So let's go and have a look."

Stop humming that out-of-key tune, Sidir opened his eyes and said.

His words were understated.

That demeanor, that tone of voice, it seems that it is extremely easy and simple to go deep into the enemy's rear and snatch a person from the enemy's heavily guarded military construction site.

He gave Mia a sideways glance, the corners of his lips raised high.

"As I said, there's nothing I can't steal."

Although he didn't say it clearly, the eyes he looked at Mia were full of the meaning of "I'm so good, why don't you quickly flatter me".

Mia couldn't help laughing.

He smiled and said: "Well, after all, everyone knows that he is a thousand-faced monster. As long as he makes a move, he can do anything, even stealing people."

"...I always feel that your last sentence is a bit wrong."

"No, I'm just complimenting you."

"……real?"

"real."

The red-haired phantom thief narrowed his slender eyes, looking suspiciously at the smiling boy.

Mia lay her arms on her knees, resting her chin on her arms, and tilted her head to look at Shidir.

He said, "Thank you, Sidir."

Although he was waiting for Mia to praise him, but when Mia said "thank you" earnestly, he looked away a little uncomfortably.

"Thank you so much."

He still had his hands behind his head, one leg crossed over the other knee.

"Although I don't like royal families and nobles, heck, except you."

Coughing and adding the latter sentence, he turned his eyes away from looking at Mia, but just looked at the night sky above.

"But I'm also from Portoyas. No matter what, I can't just watch that sea nation from nowhere bully my country."

After a pause, he continued.

"Isaiah, you know, I have always looked down on those royal families and nobles, because I always feel that they will only lie on the people to suck blood."

"But even they could die for Portoyas." He said, staring at the bright full moon in the night sky, "I think I have to...do something, too."

"Otherwise, what right do I have to look down on them?"

Miya didn't answer.

He also raised his head, following Sidir's gaze to the sky.

The round moon hanging high above the night sky was unprecedentedly bright, covering all the stars.

Looking up, I can only see the full moon.

The moonlight like silver gauze poured down like water, reflecting into the youth's azure blue pupils, and the tiny spots of light at the bottom of the pupils seemed to be the ocean waves reflecting the moonlight.

crackle.

The burning fire made a small sound.

Mia thought for a while, stood up, and patted the dust off her body.

Shidir looked over and asked, "Going to rest?"

The young man shook his head.

He smiled slightly and said, "Go and sing."

"Gah?"

Hidir was dazed here, and Faer over there had already understood Mia's thoughts. He didn't say anything, but just stepped forward and put a windproof cloak on Mia.

Mia let Faer fasten the shoulder buttons of the cloak for herself, and then walked to the side.

"Hey, wait, what song are you singing in the middle of the night?"

"Did you eat too much tonight?"

"Hey—you bastard—"

Sidir, who propped up his upper body, yelled at Mia. Seeing that Mia just walked forward without paying attention to himself, he turned over and got up, muttering "what's wrong in the middle of the night?" chased after.

Their campsite was next to a small stream. In the dark, Mia and his party walked along the stream.

For safety's sake, Faer brought four or five guards with him.

The moonlight was astonishingly bright, illuminating the ground clearly, so there was no need to worry about not being able to see the road.

Sidir looked up at the full moon in the night, thinking in his heart, he had never seen such a bright moonlight, and it felt a little abnormally bright.

After walking not far, there is a high cliff on the side of the mountain.

The stream falls from the high cliff and hangs a slender cascade in the air.

This is a cliff facing south.

Mia stood here, looking into the distance.

South, that is the direction where the royal city of Portoyas is located.

The city that once symbolized the glory of Portoyas has now fallen into the hands of the invaders, and countless warriors who guarded it have been buried at its feet.

Including the crown prince who was born and raised in its arms, and finally slept in its arms forever.

Mia closed her eyes, the cool night breeze blew over his hair.

There is the sound of running water in the stream, and the rustling of branches and leaves when the wind passes by.

It's like the sound of that gentle-eyed young man sitting under the pavilion with his lyre in his arms a long time ago, playing along with the sound of the fountain.

Sidir, who was still wondering at first, looked at the young man standing on the high cliff looking south, and suddenly understood something.

He also subconsciously followed Mia's gaze to the south.

The city where he was not so long ago.

He suddenly remembered that when he sneaked into that city, he saw the thick blood stains left on the city wall.

Also, when the crown prince who fell from the sky fell to the ground, blood flowed from his body.

In a trance, Shidir heard a soft singing voice coming from the front.

It was a very silent song.

It is obviously very light, but it can penetrate people's hearts.

It is tender.

Like a streamer, it ripples in the air.

Like warm flowing water, it gently embraces you.

The boy stood on the high cliff, his outstretched hand seemed to catch the moonlight falling from the sky.

Light golden hair brushed against the corners of his soft eyes.

The stream flowed under his feet and fell over the edge of the high cliff ahead.

The singing came from around him.

The fine water splashed in the air, and was refracted by the moonlight to be crystal clear, like pearls scattered in the air.

While the woods were shaking, at an unknown time, a huge Baiyue deer appeared from the jungle and came here.

The huge horns on the top of its head are like white jade, shining brightly under the moonlight, as if radiating light.

It stood not far away, its eyes as dark as night stared at the front, as if it was quietly listening to the boy's singing.

【Requiem】

According to legend, it can appease the spirits of the dead and guide the lost souls to the underworld.

It was a song sung for the soldiers who died in battle in the distant royal city.

Sidir stood behind.

He saw the moonlight pouring down like water, covering the young man.

The boy's ethereal singing seems to be intertwined with the moonlight falling from the sky, as if resonating.

I can't tell the difference between singing and moonlight.

The whole world seemed to be at peace.

Quiet singing surrounds me.

He slowly closed his eyes, feeling as if his whole body had merged into the night.

He forgot his surroundings, everything, and even a little bit of his own existence.

Unprecedented peace.

Consciousness fell silent, sinking deeply...

Accompanied by the singing that surrounds the whole body, it seems that the whole soul is slowly falling into a peaceful dreamland.

This feeling is inexplicably familiar...

It's just like……

Yes……

…………

——like the way he stole the treasure to make everyone let down their vigilance and fall asleep!

With a shudder in his mind, Shidir suddenly opened his eyes.

The scene in front of him caused his pupils to contract sharply.

The boy stopped singing at some point.

The moonlight was still like water, pouring down on the boy from the sky.

He raised his head slightly, looking at the astonishingly bright full moon in the night sky.

The wind howled, blowing the cloak behind Mia and flying high.

The moonlight cast a path in front of the boy.

He seemed to be walking forward by moonlight.

Mia's expression was in a trance, and her eyes were somewhat hazy.

He looked at the night sky in a daze, and the falling moonlight danced in the cracks in his hair.

In the night, it seemed that an invisible hand was leading him forward.

He has reached the edge of the high cliff.

He has even stepped forward with one foot, stepping in mid-air, and in the next second--

Shidir felt like his heart almost stopped beating.

Too late to think about it.

In between breaths, he strode forward, drew out his long whip, and slammed it over.

The long whip spread out in the air with a swish.

Just when Mia, who had already stepped on the high cliff, was about to move her center of gravity forward, a long whip wrapped around Mia's waist.

Shidir yanked violently.

Mia, who was about to fall off the cliff, soared into the air and flew backwards.

Hidir hugged Mia who was dragged back by him, because he was too eager and overstretched, he fell backwards to the ground while holding Mia.

"Isaiah! What the hell are you doing—"

In a hurry and anger, Xidir opened his mouth and wanted to reprimand.

But when he looked up, he found that the boy in his arms had closed his eyes and lost consciousness.

"Isaiah?"

Sidir slapped Mia's face, trying to wake him up.

But Mia seemed to be very lethargic, and she didn't respond at all, nor did she show any sign of waking up.

Under his slapping, not even the eyelashes moved.

what happened?

Thinking of the boy walking towards the edge of the high cliff in a trance just now, Shidir felt more and more wrong.

Also, I was almost indulging in tranquility and lost my vigilance to the surrounding situation. This is really...

Wait, what about the others?

Hidir looked up and looked around, and was shocked to find that the four or five guards, including the black-haired knight commander who had been closely guarding Isaiah, had fallen asleep at this moment.

The moonlight was so bright that it seemed as if all the light fell on this high cliff.

They just stood under the moonlight, shrouded in the moonlight, with their eyes closed, falling into a coma.

The expressions on their faces who fell asleep standing up were unusually serene and peaceful.

An indescribable strange feeling surged in Shidir's heart.

He turned his head and looked in the direction of the cliff.

The full moon is in that direction.

I don't know if it's because it's closer to the sky on the mountainside, but the full moon is surprisingly big.

He had never seen such a huge and amazingly bright moon.

...The appearance of Isaiah walking towards the cliff just now...

Rather than saying that he was walking towards the cliff, it would be better to say that the boy was walking towards the full moon...

Hiddir covered her head with her hands.

No, no!

Probably because the scene at this moment was too strange and weird, which made his thoughts also become weird.

How can one go to the moon.

It is impossible to think.

pat.

pat pat pat.

The sound of the hooves was very light, but it was very clear on the silent high cliff at the moment.

The white moon deer, with its huge horns shining in the moonlight, walked over lightly. It lowered its head, and gently touched the sleeping teenager's cheek with the tip of its nose.

Its dark eyes reflected the shadow of the boy, and it called softly.

Siddir looked at it and frowned subconsciously.

He felt strange.

It seems that apart from breaking free from the sudden feeling of long sleep, the Bai Yuelu who came suddenly did not fall into a deep sleep.

Or should I say it wasn't affected at all.

Xidier knew that this White Moon Deer and Isaiah were used to being very close.

But this guy was clearly awake, but he stood quietly aside, watching Isaiah walk to the edge of the cliff without stopping him at all.

strangeness.

Obviously this deer is very human.

Seeing that Isiah is in danger, it's impossible for it to do nothing?

unless……

Suddenly, Shidir's heart beat violently.

Unless it feels no danger!

He lowered his head and his eyes fell on the face of the boy in his arms.

Little bits of moonlight dotted the young man's slender eyelashes, and bits of broken light slid across the fair skin.

The boy's brows that still had a bit of childishness stretched out, like a sleeping child nestled in his mother's arms.

That sleeping face, relaxed and peaceful.

He bathed in the moonlight, as if immersed in a sweet dream.