Hemu Town, also called 'Ximu Town' or 'Hewang Village', is a small village and town that the river in the Ilintana Lake Basin passes through. It is built on the mountains and rivers, with a beautiful environment, outstanding people and simple folk customs... …
Maybe it's because of the narrow terrain, or maybe it's because there's a ready-made lumberyard and sawmill here, and there's just too much high-quality and cheap wood? Therefore, in addition to their own houses, the villagers living in Hemu Town even used wooden trestles to cross the river and built their houses on a small island in the center of the river that was not too large, directly blocking the land route here. and waterways are two major transportation thoroughfares.
However, blocking the waterway will not have a big impact on the trade routes in this place, because it is not realistic to connect ships to this river. At most, the lumberyards just use the water flow to lower rafts and transport wood, and because of the skyline The severe cold in the province can only be exploited reluctantly during a few months of the year.
Although the waterway utilization rate in Hemu Town is not high, it does not affect the important role of its land transportation!
Because its geographical location is still very advantageous, it is the only place to pass by Snowman City in the north and Fokreis and Helgen in the south. Therefore, on weekdays, business is bustling and there are many business travelers from the north and south passing by. As a matter of course, there are blacksmith shops, B&Bs, lumberyards, taverns, grocery stores and other shops as well as bustling streets to supply the normal consumption, repair and daily needs of business travelers.
However, what is very surprising is that although Hemu Town belongs to the territory of Xueman City in principle, and is also an important transportation road and military location connecting the north and south, there is no city wall at all, not even a fence, and it is even more... There are no soldiers sent by the lord to garrison, there is just a gatehouse made of huge pebbles and wood picked up from the river...
Of course, Anne didn't care about these things. She didn't want to ask about these messy things, let alone care about them!
Because, at this time, she was wandering around this small town, waving the unique but substantial gold coins in her hand to buy some good things she liked to eat from the villagers who opened shops. .
As for Larov and the other party's little follower, the guy who seemed to be called 'Zagenburg' ran to the sawmill to find an aunt named 'Gerdo', and had disappeared a long time ago.
It is said that that aunt is the sister of that Larov, and the sawmill here in Hemu Town is opened by her. Therefore, the two guys who finally escaped from the burned Helgen now take it for granted. Want to defect to the other party?
As for what they were going to do next, or how long they wanted to stay here, Anne didn't ask at all. Anyway, she had no intention of continuing to follow them, because she now knew that along the north road, there was a big The city is called Snowrun City, and if you go back to the south, it is Falkreath, and even Hafengar, Yar Border, Whiteland Territory, Winterhold, Eastland, Rift Valley, Snowrun Territory, Falk She had learned a little bit about the Risland and the Richland from the mouth of Ralof. She could wander and play around in Skyrim without any worries at all. matter.
But that's for the future, now Annie is wandering here...
She kind of fell in love with this poetic, gloomy, quaint little place where the river flowed through the town!
Especially the river water is very clear and cold. Even the fish and shrimp swimming in it are clearly visible. They look delicious just by looking at them... and the birds in the sky are even more amazing, they are so fat and big. , anyway, she just likes this small town full of exotic flavors.
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"Uh huh huh~!"
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Obviously, Annie can also see that the lumberyard in Hemu Town has indeed provided huge help to the construction of this town!
Isn’t this?
After wandering around for a while, she soon discovered that this peaceful and quiet Hemu Town, which looked more like a village than a town, was actually filled with houses made of thick logs and thick planks. The most that can be done is that the roof is not only nailed with wooden boards, but also covered with a layer of waterproof thatch? And if it were anywhere else, it would definitely not be so luxurious!
Take Helgen for example. There are more stone and wood structures in that place, because the stone there is more affordable than the wood here in Hemu Town! Of course, it is meaningless to talk about Helgen now. That place has long been burned to ashes by the giant dragon Alduin, and now there is only a broken eaves and broken walls.
"uh-huh?!"
(*⊙~⊙) choked
"..."
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"Hey! You guys, what do you want to do by pretending to be so ferocious? Do you want to scare the children?"
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But it's a pity that facts have proven that no matter how simple the folk customs are, there will always be some black sheep, isn't it? While Annie was squandering gold coins and wandering around Riverwood, she was inevitably targeted by a group of local bullies!
As we all know, due to the folks in the village, village bullies or unemployed vagrants generally will not easily bully the locals. After all, who among the people living in the same village are not related to each other?
Therefore, Larov, who came here occasionally and was known by many people, and Zagenbao, who followed Larov and seemed not to be trifled with, also had no intention of being deliberately made trouble by the village bullies... But , the situation of a little girl who came to Hemu Town and wandered around the village alone was different, especially when someone saw that she seemed to have a lot of gold coins in her hand?
And maybe this is the reason why little Annie was surrounded by these bad guys?
"..."
"Little girl, you came to Hemu Town alone? Where is your family?!"
After looking at each other with his companions, the leader, who looked like a bald man with short hair and a two-handed sword on his back, stepped forward, stretched out his hand and blocked Annie's path. He lowered his head and looked at her up and down.
"My family?"
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"Of course not here! They are in the Voodoo Land, so far away from here. You will never find that place anyway!"
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Of course, Anne probably knew the purpose of these bad guys asking her questions, so when she answered, she also mocked them without any politeness at all.
"snort!"
"Who is your Larov who came today? We saw it, and you came to our Hemu Town one after another with him..."
The leader of the village bully asked with some fear.
Obviously, whether it is Larov or the other party's Larov's sister, the female carpenter, they can't afford to offend them. Therefore, if this little girl who looks very rich has anything to do with those two guys, Maybe they can just let each other go and the golden things in each other's pockets today.
"Larov?"
Σ(⊙▽⊙`)?
"Oh! Are you talking about the guy carrying a bow and arrow who just sneaked into the village? I don't seem to be familiar with them..."
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Yes, Anne was very sure that she was not very familiar with Larov and the guy called Zagenburg. At most, she only asked for directions, met twice, and exchanged a few words with each other. Anyway, she definitely didn't bother to have anything to do with the two unlucky guys who almost had their heads chopped off by those ferocious soldiers of the empire.
'...'
'...'
Hearing this, the village bully leader and his associates looked at each other silently, and then they silently surrounded the little girl, vaguely blocking the villagers passing by in Hemu Town from looking here. Sight.
In fact, it is completely unnecessary for them to do this, because everyone here knows what kind of moral character these second-rate idiots who have nothing to do all day long have. No one will be surprised by their behavior, and no one will do anything for a strange little person. Girls get nosy and come into conflict with them.
"Eh? What do you want to do?!"
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Although anyone could see that they must have no good intentions towards these strange uncles, little Annie still pretended to be timid and asked carefully.
"Hello, little girl!"
"That's right, Hemu Town is now under our control. If you want to stay here or pass through Hemu Town, you have to pay us a sum of money first!"
Although it is clear that they want to steal the other party's money, the leader of the village bully feels that if the other party can honestly pay a protection fee, they may not embarrass the other party too much? Anyway, the traders who passed by and traveled between the north and the south, those who did not bring guards or had insufficient guards, all paid them a sum of money honestly.
And if it hadn't been because the Imperial Army recently came to Skyrim and started fighting with Ulfric Stormcloak's people, resulting in fewer business trips, how could they now be reduced to needing to blackmail children in order to continue to maintain their lives? What does it look like?
For them who have long been accustomed to things like extortion, collecting tolls, extortion and robbery, it is really very, very difficult to suddenly have fewer customers and have no money to drink and eat meat. It’s so hard!
"??"
∑(??△｀)? !
"You are talking nonsense! This place in Hemu Town does not belong to your family. Why do they have to pay you?"
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Obviously, Anne has always hated this kind of guy who just wanted to block the road and collect his money without any legitimate reason or name, so she flatly rejected him.
And she still remembered that a long time ago, a guy named Shane Knox also wanted to block the road and steal her money, and then she gave her a beating. After beating him, he was convinced by her and has been there ever since. Serve as her housekeeper in the Land of Fire and manage the place she first conquered for her?
(???)
(￢??￢.)
(Tibbers said that he does not agree with the 'chaotic' memory of his little master! Because he still remembers it very clearly. It was obviously a bad little master who ran to block other people's way. He wanted to collect money from that fire demon, but when the other fire demon was not happy, he beat him up and occupied the entire land of flames...
Well, it doesn’t dare to recall it anymore, because a certain hateful little hand has moved to its neck at some point and is holding it tightly. If it continues to vomit, something will definitely happen. Not a good thing. )
"Stop talking!"
"This place is under our control. If you want to stay here, you must pay! We only need fifty Septins!"
'! ! '
'What are you doing? '
'But boss, are you sure she has that much money in her little pocket? '
'this……'
At this time, when the village bully had just finished speaking, another guy with a sinister look came over and whispered these two words in the other person's ear in a voice that Anne could barely hear.
"..."
"Okay! Little guy, I changed my mind, and I won't make things difficult for you! Take out all the gold coins in your pockets. We will only take the part we should take, and then you can travel freely in Hemu Town. There’s no stopping you! If anyone dares to make things difficult for you, just give us our name!”
After hesitating for a while, I felt that what my men said seemed reasonable. I felt that it was indeed impossible to hide so much money in the pocket of the other party's beautiful little skirt, and it was indeed impossible for a little girl to carry so much money. He had gold coins on him, so he quickly changed his decision: he just planned to take most of the gold coins from the other party.
"That's it..."
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"But I don't have the kind of Septim you are talking about..."
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"I have a lot of gold coins in my pocket, but I don't want to give them to you bad guys!"
(°ー°〃)
Anne is doing this for the good of these people, because if she really takes out all the gold coins, she will definitely crush these bad guys who are weak and weak!
'Cut the nonsense! '
'Get out if you don't pay! Go back to your south! '
'Okay, boss! Stop pretending to be nice, we haven't been open for a few days, do you want to go fishing for soup again? '
'that is! '
'Just rob her and leave her two dollars for traveling expenses home. Who dared her to run around alone in this dangerous world? '
'well said! Just now Hilde said he saw a dragon. Could this world not be dangerous? '
'Hahaha……'
'He wasn't the first to say he saw a dragon. Everyone thought he was crazy. Swann had already had enough of him! '
'alright! '
'Hurry up, let her pay the money, and then tell her to get out...'
'? ? '
'Little guy, are you sure you want to resist? ! '
The village bullies who were just about to take action soon discovered that a certain little girl was blinking at them with her beautiful big blue eyes, and silently picked up a piece of wood from the pile of wood nearby. A wooden stick. It seems that he wants to fight with so many adults?
"..."
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Anne didn't say anything. She felt that sometimes using magic directly was a bit too cruel. The power was not easy to control. If you were not careful, it would be burned to ashes. So, it was better to use a wooden stick?
Anyway, the last time she was on Reach, when she fought with those elites, her fighting skills had become stronger and more proficient, so now that she has another chance, she can do it again. Some practice.
'...'
'quick! Get her! Collect the money quickly and let her go! ! '
Seeing that there were more and more villagers watching around, some people started to point fingers at a few of them. They felt that it would not be a good idea to continue talking here, and they were also afraid that some people would jump out and interfere with the villagers' business. After the bullies exchanged glances, they pounced directly on the little girl.
And then……
Snapped! !
'Wow~! '
Boom! !
'Uh-huh~! '
puff! !
'? ? '
Bang! !
'Well……'
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'! ! '
'No! Stop, stop fighting! Sister-in-law, please forgive me...'
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Boom! !
'Well! '
'...'
Dealing with such a group of guys didn't waste much time for Annie. When the villagers screamed and pointed in this direction, the group of local village tyrants, including a certain one who knelt on the ground and planned to beg for mercy, The leader had already been beaten with several sticks that dazzled Anne. His face was bruised and swollen, and he fainted and lay motionless on the ground.
"Really!"
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"You guys, you want to rob such a cute girl, why are you so shameless?!"
ε=(??ˇεˇ????))) Bah!
After dealing with these unscrupulous village bullies, Annie threw away the wooden stick that was stained with unknown blood, clapped her hands, and spat under the disbelieving eyes of the villagers. Then he turned around and left with his head held high.
"!!"
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"What are you two guys doing sneakily hiding here? Do you want to scare people?!"
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Ignoring the onlookers and pointing fingers of the villagers, and also ignoring the satiated villains who wanted to pay attention to the coins in Queen Anne's pocket, Anne turned around and walked into the nearby restaurant after tidying them up. A small alleyway, and was successfully surprised by two guys who didn't know when they were hiding here.
Of course, what Anne didn't know was that her performance just now also shocked the other party!
"Taros on top..."
"Little guy, are you sure you are really a mage?"
Before, he was telling his sister at the sawmill about his escape from Helgen and the sudden appearance of the dragon and Ulfric. Then, when he heard the little boy Flo in the village, Dana said that there was a strange little girl here who was being made trouble by bullies. Although he didn't think that the girl would need his help as a mage, Ralof still rushed over as soon as possible and was able to see the girl. A fact that surprised him beyond measure.
That little girl who kept saying that she was a mage, and was indeed a magician, actually used a wooden stick to beat down the thugs who had been blackmailing passing businessmen in Hemu Town? If he hadn't seen this kind of thing with his own eyes, I'm afraid he wouldn't believe it anyway, right?
You must know that although those villains are not very strong, if it were Larov, surrounded by so many people in the middle, he would be beaten down if he was not careful!
"yes!"
(*??︶??*)
"I'm a melee mage. I learned it from an old guy named Gandalf!"
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"You may not know, but that Gandalf is so fierce! He is obviously a white-robed wizard, but apart from learning a light spell to prevent being attacked by enemies when walking at night, he spends all his time training his endurance and strength. Come on! I’ve also practiced all those skills such as one-handed sword, two-handed sword, whirlwind dance, beheading, armor breaking, etc. to the highest level. It’s amazing!”
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(…)
(￢??￢.)
'...'
'...'
"Are you kidding? How could there be such a mage in this world?!"
After looking at each other with his new companion, Ralof shook his head in confusion.
For Ralof, who had seen the ferocious appearance of the empire's battle mages attacking with all their strength in the ambush at Blackwater Fork and the battle against the dragon in Helgen, a barrage of rockets and fireballs. He knows better than anyone what a powerful mage looks like.
"Maybe……"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
Anne didn't pay much attention to the other party, but turned around and left. Anyway, she was not familiar with the other party, so there was no need to talk so much nonsense or explain too clearly to the other party.
She plans to rest here one night and then leave here early tomorrow morning. As for Larov and Zagenburg, she won't have much interaction with them! Otherwise, she would not have refused their invitation before and refused to be a guest in the sawmill that smelled of wood.
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At night, the Sleeping Giant Inn in Hemu Town...
What is different from the drunkards, mercenaries, businessmen and idlers in the town who are bragging, making loud noises, and even drunken guys fighting is that a certain little girl is enjoying herself Sitting on the high stool in front of the counter, he kept chatting with Ogna, who was collecting money and selling things at the inn counter.
'Hahaha! '
'Little guy, are you a mage? Do not make jokes! It's better for a little guy like you to go home quickly. Although I heard about what you did during the day, believe me, a guy with thin skin and tender flesh like you will be eaten sooner or later! '
'Did you see the Khajiit wearing a green cloak outside when you came in? '
'His name is Barron Dahl. He welcomes travelers like you who are alone. You'd better stay away from him! '
"Uh-huh……"
(*????╰╯`??)
"Is that so?"
(???????????????)??~
Obviously, Anne didn't quite believe what this Ogna said, because she knew that the tiger man was from a caravan, and he was doing business seriously, so how could he eat people?
"But, he is really a mage, and he is a very powerful one!"
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'Just don't blow yourself up like this! '
'but……'
'I have heard that there is an academy in Winterfort to the north of Windhelm City and east of Morningstar City that specializes in teaching spells. What if those guys who are learning evil spells haven't blown themselves up? '
'Yes……'
'Anyway, if you really want to go to that place and learn from the lord's mage, you'd better be careful? '
Seeing that a cute little guy gave him so many gold coins and those wonderful gold galleons, Ogna couldn't help but say a few more words, comparing his past experiences from those mercenaries, businessmen, and all kinds of people. All the valuable information I heard from various weirdos was revealed.
'correct! '
'Little guy, remember to lock the doors and windows when you go to bed at night. The shop at Lukan, Hemu Town Trading Company, was stolen by thieves one night. The guy who broke in through the door has not yet been found! '
'Although, the thief took almost nothing? '
As he spoke, Ogna at the counter wiped the cup with the messy rag-like cloth, shaking his head and saying.
'Do you want another rabbit? '
'This time, I promise to bake it even more deliciously than the last one. It's definitely the kind you've never tasted before! '
Then, he thought about it and continued to ask, pointing to the few hares hanging behind him that were already a little stiff after being beaten back by the hunters.
"It's better not to give it up, it doesn't taste good at all..."
(lll￢▽￢)
Those dead rabbits have been hanging there for who knows how long. They are not fresh at all. Annie will not be fooled and buy a second one! You know, the one she just bought with money has been eaten by the former gladiator with red marks on his face and a beard next to him, and now the Skyrim Food Traveler Gore.
'my friend! '
'Your Excellency Little Master Anne, really, if you have the chance, maybe you should try the three-tusked walrus! Trust me, no one will ever get tired of a delicious bowl of walrus stew! '
'It's so delicious that people can't imagine and refuse...'
'Put the chewy meat into the pot, throw in a little minced garlic, add tomatoes and lavender, and then fill the pot with sea water, and it will quickly melt into a pot of pure deliciousness! '
'I've eaten all kinds of meat from Summerset to Thorstdam, but there's really nothing like a bowl of fresh three-tusk walrus soup...'
Skyline food traveler Gore, who was treated to a feast by a little guy for nothing, was trying his best to recommend what he thought was the most delicious thing to a little guy who liked delicious food as much as he did.
"Is it really that delicious?!"
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There is no doubt that Annie was a little moved by the other person's words. She was considering whether to give up the sightseeing route she originally decided on and actually go to the place where the other person said that she could eat the meat of "three-tusked walrus". visit?
'Three-tusked walrus? '
'O great Talos...'
'Little guy, I advise you not to listen to him! You will definitely regret it if you try it once! Because chewing it will definitely not feel better than chewing a piece of sawdust from our Hemu Town! '
'! ! '
'Ogna, you don't understand! Your horizons are only as big as Hemu Town, and you won’t understand how many delicious foods there are in this world! '
'Maybe you're right, Gore...'
'But you have to know that the people I come into contact with here every day are no less than those you have seen and killed! '
'No……'
'You won't understand! '
'I understand very well! '
'you do not! '
'...'
"Hello!"
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"You'd better stop arguing! Uncle Ogna, the chicken I just asked you to help roast should be almost ready, right? Serve it quickly, I'm hungry now!!"
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'oh! '
'certainly! It should be good by this time...'
After taking a look at the two men, Brown and Delphine, who had gone crazy after drinking some wine and were still fighting over trivial matters, Ogna sighed and shook his head, and soon Turning around, he helped a little guy bring a roasted old hen to the counter through the kitchen window behind the counter.
"!!"
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"I'm starting!!"
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In this way, little Annie listened to the argument between Organa and Gore, listened to the melody of the bard Swann's "la la la la la - la la la la~" and looked at the drunkard Brown. After the boxing match with Delphine and the roar of the boss lady Delphine, I just started eating by myself.
Until a group of angry villagers rushed into the Sleeping Giant Inn, saw something they shouldn't have seen at a glance, and then surrounded Anne.
"??"
∑(??△｀)? !
"Why are you looking at people like that?!"
ヾ(??????｀??)ノ
Annie expressed her confusion, because she really didn't seem to provoke these people. In addition to wandering around for a day, she had seen enough of the scenery of Hemu Town and studied the rich food sources in the sky, underground and water here. Apart from the small animals, such as the beautiful orange-yellow bird, the mud crabs by the river, and the pheasants and wolves outside the village, there really is nothing more to do...
(…)
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(Maybe...but Tibbs doesn't want to remind his poor little master about such insignificant issues.)
'...'
'W-what are you eating? ! '
A fierce-looking villager stepped forward and looked at the counter in front of a little girl. After looking at the contents of the girl's plate, his face became a little surprised and uncertain.
"Of course it's roast chicken!"
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'! ! '
'Roast-roast chicken? Where did the chicken come from? '
The fierce villagers asked quickly.
Because he didn't remember that his family had sold any chickens to the 'Sleeping Giant' Inn today! In fact, they have quickly stopped selling chickens... And here in Hemu Town, a village with a small population and more like a village than a town, his family is the only one who raises chickens!
So, now the question is, what happened to the half-eaten roast chicken in front of a certain little girl? !
"Of course they were caught in the mountains!"
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"What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
(￣～￣)Chew!
'...'
'Caught in the mountains? '
'You lied, that's my chicken! One of my chickens is missing today! ! '
Yes, in the past, when it got dark, their chickens would return to the chicken coop on their own. But today, for some reason, one of them was missing, and it seemed like it was still alive. Let's look for it. Do they smell roasted chicken here? So, they followed the smell and came in to take a look, and they found it!
"??"
(*⊙~⊙) choked
"Your family? Do you have any evidence?!"
ψ(￣～￣)Chew!
Blinking, Annie quickly stuffed the last piece of meat into her mouth and chewed it along with the tender bones.
She didn't believe that it was raised by the other party, because she had indeed caught it in the woods outside. How could a seemingly ordinary pheasant be raised by the other party by such a coincidence? So, unsaid, she was sure that these guys must have seen her having money, so they came to cause trouble again?
Sure enough, the saying that bad people come out of poor mountains is really true. Just like during the day, these guys from Riverwood Town actually found a new reason to come to see her, Lady Queen Anne. Trouble, she won't do what they want!
'you! '
'Look, I found this in the kitchen! '
'What a hair! '
'! ! '
'That's right! It's the one I keep at home! ! '
"ah?"
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'You thief! '
'This chicken is an old hen that I keep at home to lay eggs and hatch chicks! Now that you eat it, the basket of eggs in my house will definitely not hatch! '
'Without eggs, there will be no chickens; without chickens, there will be no eggs...'
"All right……"
(lll￢▽￢)
Anne understood that these people were really just troublemakers, and they were really just looking for trouble! She swore that she really caught him in the wild. How could it be so coincidental that it belonged to the other party? Anyway, she will definitely not admit it!
"..."
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Therefore, a small flame quickly flashed in Annie's hand, and then the hands of the unruly man holding a hand of chicken feathers burned instantly. After the other party exclaimed and shook his hand, the most important evidence was already there Burnt to coke...
But Anne controlled it very well, she just destroyed important evidence.
it's good now!
She had eaten all the roasted chicken, and burned the feathers, leaving only the bones on the ground. She wanted to see, why did these unscrupulous people say that the chicken belonged to her?
(…)
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(Tibbers was a little speechless. He didn’t know why his bad little master did this. After all, it was just a chicken. Even if it was really raised by the other party, the compensation would only be one gold coin. As for that? ?)
'...'
'you……'
'Get her! Catch her! That thief! ! '
"!!"
!? (??''????)??
"You are the thieves. I really caught you on the mountain outside the village!!"
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'Get her! ! '
'! ! '
'There she is! '
'stop! '
'Get her! ! '
