I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

When the sun rose, Pei Xiang said goodbye to his friends in the willow forest, and returned to Rose Town with a basket of fruits and flowers presented by everyone.

The fat owner of the hotel caught a glimpse of Pei Xiang's return, and greeted him with a smile:

"Amy, did you share Mrs. Anna's apple pie with your best friend? How was it?"

Pei Xiang nodded seriously, made a "great" gesture, and pointed to the fresh and plump fruits and fragrant and delicate flowers in the basket, his eyes were full of warmth.

"Oh, these are thank-you gifts from your friend?"

The fat boss took a look, and then said in surprise:

"Oh, is there any lolo fruit in this season? And it's so juicy and ruddy. It's really rare. Amy, your good friend is not stingy. After eating your apple pie, he gave you so much deliciousness in return. Rare fruit, haha, and beautiful flowers. It’s so good, so good, haha, no wonder you are willing to give each other rare apple pies, who doesn’t like generous and friendly friends?”

Pei Xiang smiled, and proudly patted the full basket. Obviously, the little girl liked to hear the hotel owner warmly praise her and her friends.

She winked playfully at the fat boss, then took out a bunch of dark purple bell flowers symbolizing good luck from the bouquet, fastened them on the neckline of the fat boss, and took out two red Luoluo fruits to give to each other.

"You're welcome," Pei Xiang gestured, "May you be favored by the goddess of luck today."

"Oh, thank you for your gift and blessing, generous and beautiful Miss Amy."

The hotel owner was a fat man with nimble movements. He hopped on one leg when he touched his heels, and made a funny and exaggerated thank you gift, and then sniffed the fragrance of the bell flower intoxicated.

Pei Xiang frowned, she waved her hand at the fat boss, and then walked lightly back to the small room upstairs.

After washing, the young girl who had been busy all day and night got into the soft and fragrant quilt, and fell into a sweet and sound sleep almost as soon as she touched the pillow.

In the evening of the next day, Pei Xiang dressed up and participated in a judging meeting in the magic world with great interest.She got acquainted with several magical creatures with different personalities, and also came into close contact with many exquisite and lovely flower elves, grass elves and tree elves.

Seeing these delicate and cute people dancing and singing in the night sky, innocent and free, Pei Xiang was also infected with their simple happiness, with real ease and softness in his eyes.

She subconsciously touched her pocket, where there was a precious magic seed that could grow elves.

Pei Xiang was secretly looking forward to, if the witch Maggie hadn't lied to him, he would get such a happy and sweet little guy in the near future.

She or he may like to hide in the hair of the contract partner, and sing sweet and melodious songs with their cheeks in the evening sunset; or they are willing to sit obediently in the lace folds of the neckline, biting their fingers and looking curiously at this Fantastic and huge world...

"Meow, Amy, are you in a daze? Meow, the trial is really boring."

Pei Xiang came back to his senses and found that it was already the temporary adjournment time of the trial conference. D'Artagnan, who was sitting on the high platform before, was standing behind her with two glasses of rainbow wine.

"D'Artagnan, I need to ask you something." Pei Xiang communicated with D'Artagnan in a small notebook.

"I am willing to help you, my friend." D'Artagnan sat down beside Pei Xiang and handed her a drink, "Try it, this is a specialty of the Rainbow Canyon, seven colors and seven flavors, I Green ones are my favorite."

Pei Xiang shook the wine glass to let the green part float to the top, then took a big sip, and felt that it was a bit like mint-flavored sparkling wine.

Putting down the wine glass, she showed the written record written in advance to General Black Cat, which mentioned the magic seed given to her by the witch and the fact that she encountered a curse from a powerful wizard.

While d'Artagnan was reading the text in the notebook, Pei Xiang shook the wine glass again, took a small sip of the red part, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was cherry-flavored wine.So, she looked curiously at the remaining five colors in the glass, guessing what kind of wine they were.

D'Artagnan, who was sitting next to Pei Xiang, showed a serious expression after reading Pei Xiang's records.

"Trouble?" Pei Xiang asked with his eyes.

"Meow, I have to meet Maggie in person. Amy, witches are very cunning. They may not lie to you, but they will conceal part of the truth, and even deliberately mislead you."

Pei Xiang bent his lips and thanked silently.

"Meow, Amy, don't always thank me, we are good friends meow."

"Well, then I will wait for your specific news, my dear d'Artagnan."

D'Artagnan wagged his tail. He made an agreement with Pei Xiang that he would pay a special visit to Pei Xiang's residence on Wednesday's rest day and talk to her about the magic seeds and the wizard's curse.

"Meow, don't plant that seed yet, let's make a decision after we meet on Wednesday."

Pei Xiang nodded slightly, expressing that he had taken down his friend's advice.

On Wednesday afternoon, in the hotel room, in front of the oval tea table covered with a small floral tablecloth, a snow-white cotton candy fell into the clear black tea soup.

"Three pieces of soft candy from the hot oasis, double the amount of shell cups of local Yehua milk, plus the special bay black tea that I exchanged with a foreign tree elf, meow, this is an elegant and perfect afternoon tea .”

D'Artagnan, wearing a new hat, said cheerfully and contentedly while stirring the drink in his glass.

Pei Xiang shook his head slightly, pointed at the small cake in the shape of a butterfly and a plate of marmalade biscuits in the shape of a whale in the center of the tea table, and smiled.

D'Artagnan's ears moved, and he immediately said in agreement:

"You're right, Amy, these cute little desserts are absolutely indispensable for a perfect afternoon tea. By the way, where is the seed that Maggie gave you? Show me."

Pei Xiang got up and went to the window to fetch a small blue iron box, gently opened the lid, revealing the green magic seeds inside that were as emerald as jade.

"On the day of the trial, meow, after you told me this, I went to Maggie's." D'Artagnan couldn't help pushing the round green seed with his paw, watching it grow on the small iron Rolling around in the box, her eyes also moved back and forth, "Meow, Maggie didn't lie to you, this is indeed a special magic seed that can contract elves."

Pei Xiang raised his eyebrows slightly, waiting for a turning point that would inevitably appear.

Sure enough, d'Artagnan continued to say:

"However, what Maggie didn't make clear is that this seed is too old. It has been 1000 years now, and the vitality in the seed must have dissipated. Therefore, the possibility that you can successfully grow elves is only half."

Pei Xiang showed a clear face, and she wrote and asked:

"If I fail, will the witch Maggie fulfill her promise to you?"

D'Artagnan sighed:

"Of course. Because Maggie really doesn't have the ability to make a potion that can cure you. Giving you this old seed is the only way she can think of. Regardless of whether the seed can grow elves, she has tried her best." .

"Meow~ To be honest, I think the chances of you growing an elf are very small. Otherwise, Maggie and her teacher wouldn't have resisted the temptation not to plant this seed, probably out of fear of disappointment."

Pei Xiang's eyes rolled slightly, and she made a few gestures quickly, expressing that she would plant this magic seed and take good care of it.

"Meow, the result is likely to disappoint you. If the seeds don't bloom, there will be no elves, not even the weak ones that can only cry." d'Artagnan reminded earnestly Pei Xiang.

"The process of patiently waiting for a seed to germinate and bloom is wonderful in itself. I like this wonderful feeling full of hope and unknown. This kind of beauty is different from the joy of harvesting fruit, and each has its own fun." Pei Xiang wrote down his thoughts on the paper.

"Meow~ Well, I understand you. I thought the same way when I was catching fish and butterflies. Whether I can catch them or not, I just want to be happy. Meow~ Amy, you are indeed a good friend of this general, and you are also full of happiness." Philosophical wisdom."

Pei Xiang nodded reservedly, fully agreeing with his friend's accurate evaluation.

Seeing that his friend could think about it, General d'Artagnan curled his beard, and then swallowed a piece of cake with satisfaction.

Pei Xiang also sat upright again, drank tea gracefully, and quietly tasted the desserts on the table.

After a while, d'Artagnan, who was very satisfied, spoke again:

"Maggie said that you have been cursed by a powerful wizard. It was a terrible and evil wizard. She was a little scared. She also said that even if her teacher was still alive, she could not undo the curse on you, and even Will be like her, very worried about retaliation for provoking the other party. Meow, I know Maggie didn't lie about this matter, so, Amy, you really provoked a very powerful guy."

Pei Xiang hummed helplessly, and she asked d'Artagnan with her eyes, which wizards on this continent are more powerful than the red-haired Maggie and her teacher.

D'Artagnan shook his head regretfully, and replied in a serious tone:

"According to my knowledge, Maggie is already a very good witch, better than ordinary witches. Her teacher is even better. She has always been a guest of many kingdoms. Even many stubborn priests who are hostile to wizards will not treat her well." Her teacher is rude, to be honest, everyone really doesn't like to provoke a vengeful witch meow~"

Pei Xiang's eyes rolled, and he thought that if he couldn't find a more powerful wizard, maybe he should solve the problem in a different direction.

The relationship between the Holy See and wizards has never been peaceful. Maybe the archbishops just have a way to restrain the sea witch?

However, her body is not an ordinary human being, but a little mermaid who lost her fish tail, and is of the blood of the sea clan.If you rush to ask for help, you may not be able to gain the goodwill and trust of the Holy See, but it is very likely to cause more trouble and danger.

D'Artagnan saw that Pei Xiang kept his eyes down thinking about things, neither eating nor drinking, so he thought she was lost and sad.

He stretched out his paw and scratched his ear, a little embarrassed.Because he really didn't know a witch who was more powerful than Maggie. At least in terms of brewing potions, Maggie was better than many of her peers.

"Meow~ drink more hot tea."

D'Artagnan said dryly that he was a straight boy, and he would only comfort a sad girl in this way.

Pei Xiang was slightly startled, then nodded with a suppressed smile, and took a big mouthful of warm black tea.

"By the way, meow," d'Artagnan who ate another piece of cake in depression suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and said loudly: "Amy, I think that He Qiu, the warrior who defeated the Great Demon King, can help you."

A trace of doubt flashed in Pei Xiang's eyes: "Isn't He Qiu a human hero thousands of years ago? How can he help me?"

D'Artagnan quickly explained his genius idea:

"Amy, Amy, no matter how powerful and evil the wizard who cast the curse on you is, the other party's strength is definitely not as good as the Great Demon King. And He Qiu can defeat the Great Demon King, which means that he is very powerful, and he must have a The mystical power that restrains evil and darkness.

"My friend, as long as you can get the help of the hero He Qiu, the curse on you will be lifted. Of course, meow, everyone doesn't know where He Qiu went, and he probably won't survive now meow, you sure I can't see him in person. However, Heqiu wasn't born that powerful, he has to learn skills before defeating the Great Demon King."

Pei Xiang vaguely understood D'Artagnan's thoughts, and she wrote in her notebook:

"D'Artagnan, do you suggest that I try my luck at the place where the hero He Qiu grew up and studied? Or, um, to find the reason why He Qiu was able to defeat the Great Demon King? In this way, maybe the curse on me can be lifted? "

D'Artagnan "meowed" twice, shaking his beard to show that he meant it.

Pei Xiang pondered and wrote: "D'Artagnan, for so many years, there must be many people trying to find out the reason for Heqiu's success, but we have never heard of anyone who has done it. Besides, it has been 1000 years, the truth Most of them have been lost in time, leaving only grotesque legends, and the chance of finding the truth is too slim."

D'Artagnan grunted softly, put down the dessert and black tea in his hand, got up and paced back and forth on the carpet:

"Besides this, I can't think of any other way, meow. Anyway, in this kingdom, there should be no more powerful wizard than Maggie, and then, meow, neither the neighboring country nor the neighboring country's neighboring country.

"The dwarves in Sunset Valley are very powerful, but they only know how to drink, fight and forge, and they are not proficient in potions and curses at all.

"Meow, the two most powerful beings I have ever heard of are the warrior Heqiu and the great devil Esfar, but meow, they are very old, old guys, maybe they are useless at all, meow ~"

Pei Xiang was thoughtful. She only treated the two thousand-year-old beings as legends and didn't think too much about them. However, D'Artagnan's suggestion gave her a new way of thinking.

In fact... She can not only find the past of the human hero Heqiu, but also ask the mermaid princesses to help her find out the story of the lord of the sea clan.

——Most of the sea people are long-lived races. For human civilization, a thousand years will seem very long, but for some sea people, it is probably the story of the previous generation or two.

"D'Artagnan, do you know the story of He Qiu and the Demon King? I mean...the one that is more real. I have heard many versions, and they are all absurd and bizarre. Some stories even have no logic at all. I don't know what to believe. Which version."

D'Artagnan raised his beard confidently, and said with his head held high:

"You know, my friend, I have always been full of admiration for the human hero He Qiu. It was his heroic feat that saved me from the tragic future of having to be submerged in water from birth, and allowed me to enjoy it to the fullest The freedom to run and jump in the woods and wilderness. Therefore, I always pay special attention to his stories, and I have pieced together part of the truth from the stories of many bards, and investigated some of the past of He Qiu."

Pei Xiang looked expectant, and leaned slightly to listen quietly.

D'Artagnan jumped onto the window sill, he always thought it would be more convincing to speak from a high place.

"Heqiu's hometown is located in the far south, it is a place called Bolai Kingdom, flowers are blooming all year round, the weather is always warm, meow, honey is very sweet, the water surface will never freeze, and the fish are always warm. It is fat and rich, and there are many delicious shrimps, oysters, scallops and conchs... Cough, such a beautiful and rich place raised He Qiu and the girl Alice whom he had a crush on.

"However, the dark shadow of evil and terror has been hanging over that paradise, because a powerful and ruthless demon king, the Lord of the Sea Clan, wants to turn the fertile land into a vast ocean. He is no longer satisfied with ruling the vast He wants to turn all land creatures into his servants and subjects, and he especially hates humans.

"It is said that as long as there are white and tender children near the sea, he will lure them with beautiful conch and shells, and let them walk into the warm and gentle sea without knowing it. Then, before the children's relatives find out, Order the waves to pick up those poor children so they can never return to dry land."

Pei Xiang blinked, always feeling that the lord of the sea clan was taking the blame for nature's shipwreck. However, it has been 1000 years, who knows what the truth was back then?

——After all, eating children is also one of the regular skills of the devil kings.

D'Artagnan spoke deeply about the horror of the Great Demon King Asfar for a while, and then he talked about the story of the warrior Hercule.

"The Great Demon King sent envoys ashore to threaten the king of the Burleigh Kingdom. If they don't give him the most beautiful and purest girl in the country as a sacrifice, he will immediately wave his scepter and launch a tsunami, destroying the Burleigh Kingdom near the sea. All drowned.

"So, every three years, the king of the Bole Kingdom had to choose a young girl, and then sent someone to send her to the sea. That year, the poor girl who was chosen happened to be Alice, the sweetheart of the warrior He Qiu..."

After hearing the story, Pei Xiang can almost guess the next plot development.

It's nothing more than the warrior who couldn't bear the innocent death of the girl he had a crush on, and decided to save his sweetheart from the terrible and ugly devil.

Immediately afterwards, the handsome warrior will go through all kinds of hardships and obstacles, face severe tests one after another, and never flinch under the threat of blood and fire.In the end, justice will always triumph over evil.

As a result, the resolute warrior and the beautiful and kind girl reunited safely, but the evil villain, the big devil, is bound to fail.

She had just finished thinking this way, when d'Artagnan said in an excited tone:

"In order to save the beautiful Alice, and not to cause other innocent girls in Burleigh to panic all day long, Heqiu made up his mind to defeat the Demon King, and for this, he was ready to sacrifice himself.

"On a stormy night, Heqiu resolutely took a bottle of mysterious potion given to him by the archbishop. After a painful struggle and a complete transformation, he became a more lovely and pure girl than Alice.

"Then, the warrior who was determined to save his sweetheart rushed to the bottom of the sea without hesitation, and announced loudly outside a gorgeous and exquisite palace that she was the most beautiful and kind girl in the Kingdom of Burley, with an ordinary appearance and a savage temper. Alice is not worthy of being a sacrifice to the Lord of the Sea Clan."

Pei Xiang paused while she was eating snacks, and she silently stared at General Black Cat:

"……and then?"

D'Artagnan uttered a heavy sigh characteristic of cats and cats:

"Our hero was too young at that time to know that fate would always set up tests in unexpected places. It is said that he ran to the wrong place, and the palace was not the palace of the great devil Asfar. It was, but it was the appearance The residence of the ordinary and savage witch Alice."