In the silent room, the old man's hoarse voice seemed extremely harsh. The huge grief and anger were integrated into the shouting, as if they were about to cry blood in the next second, and it was so shocking that it was difficult to recover for a while.
"grandfather!"
Lily suddenly panicked, and her whole body almost fell on the old man - I don't know whether it was because of his over-excited emotions or the content of his words. The white-haired old man choked and coughed a few times, as if he had exhausted all his strength and fell back to his original position.
The little girl hurriedly fed her grandfather a glass of water, which gradually calmed down the seriously ill man's heaving chest.
The old man lay on his back on the old mat, his eyes half-opened and his lips moving slightly.
He hummed a song softly.
"Where the dark sun rises and sets,"
“The distance where flying snow and dust cover everything——”
"The Son of God praises the boundless wind and snow,"
“The sons of men sing of the barren sun.”
"That's the shining ice field on the horizon."
"That's the ice field where the sacred tree takes root and grows."
"There, where the black sun rises and sets..."
The singing gradually died down, and the desolate melody melted into the sound of the wind howling outside the wooden house. The old man closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
The siblings from the South were still stunned and speechless for a moment. And when Xiaoye met Lily's unconcealed panic gaze, everything she saw in Snow Wind Villa flashed through her mind like a fleeting glimpse.
She recalled the solemn assembly, the butler's dark robes, the applause and the people's adoring eyes. Finally, she said, "Perhaps you know that adventurers are happy to remain silent."
Lily's expression was shocked. She looked at the foreigners in white robes hesitantly and cautiously, her expression gradually relaxed, and finally turned into a lingering tiredness.
"Thank you for your hospitality. Today we will explore the ice field northwest of the villa." The adventurer said gently, "If there is anything I can do to help you, please feel free to tell me."
The Terashima siblings seemed to understand Xiaoye's intention immediately. My sister put on a serious face and said in a businesslike tone: "Of course, regarding the corresponding remuneration, we will consider your family situation and decide accordingly."
The younger brother then answered in a tacit understanding: "We will stay at Fengxue Villa for more than a week, and you can pay us in installments before we leave."
After turning the illusory favor into a contract maintained by money, Lily seemed relieved.
She bit her lip and carefully confirmed that her grandfather had indeed fallen into a coma, then she sat upright.
"I do have something to ask of you fellow adventurers." The little girl had a serious face, and she seemed to have become somewhat responsible as an adult. "At the end of the ice sheet, in the dangerous forest of monsters, there are "Holy Monsters" growing all over the mountains and plains. Tree". Its leaves are used medicinally—and were the most important medicine that cured my grandfather. "
"Can you please gather the leaves of the sacred tree, dry them with flames and give them to me?"
After leaving the girl Lily's home, the three of them stopped for a while in an uninhabited shelter.
After briefly recording what she saw today on the yellowed paper, Xiaoye closed the notebook provided by the Himi family for adventurers and looked at her temporary teammates.
"Tell me your opinion?"
The Nanguo siblings have obviously been waiting for this sentence for a long time. Lijiu immediately said seriously after hearing this, "The current amount of information is not enough to deduce the specific incident, but there is one thing we can be sure of -"
Long Xing said firmly: "According to what the third elder said, killing the 'Warcraft' is not necessarily the correct way to clear the level."
Xiaoye nodded, "I agree with you."
Regardless of the many doubts in Snow Mountain Villa, just the old man's words and Lily's reaction can prove that in the not-so-distant past, the Himi family once coexisted friendly with the monsters.
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaoye saw Lijiu and Long Xing looking at her with sparkling eyes, their mature and steady skin falling off in less than three seconds.
"Well, boss, are we very smart?"
"The cooperation when talking to Lily just now was also flawless, wasn't it?"
Xiao Ye hesitated for a moment, really not wanting to really say the "boss" type of compliment, so in the end she just uttered one word concisely.
"right."
The Terashima siblings obviously didn't care whether the eldest brother was eloquent or taciturn, and proactively continued to report their testimonials, "Besides, I think the song Lily's grandfather sang must be an important clue, but unfortunately I can't guess it at all. Unexpected..."
"I have memorized the lyrics, and it's not too late to explore them later." Xiaoye raised the notebook in her hand, "Let's go to our last stop first."
"Got the order!!"
Before leaving the villa and heading to the vast ice fields, there was one more place they had to explore.
——The tallest and most eye-catching building next to the assembly square, the Elder's Mansion.
Even the dullest contestants know that the residence of the leader of Snow Mountain Villa must be one of the most important and clue-dense places in the entire Villa. Xiaoye was still far away when she saw the crowd around the Elder's Mansion. At least twenty or thirty contestants had gathered here, dragging people in the mansion around, trying to get some information.
Seeing this, the Terashima siblings were not willing to be outdone. They darted into the crowd and used the Southern people's talent for socializing, and soon found out a lot of information.
According to the servants at the Elder's Mansion, the head of the Himi family is away from home all year round, and the three elders who are in charge of matters in the villa are personally selected by the head of the family. Among them, the eldest elder is old and the second elder is bedridden. Most of the work is taken care of by the third elder.
Xiaoye and his party visited the residences and offices of the three elders - not to get any useful information right away, but at least to get a clear look at the important NPCs first.
The third elder who was in charge of the actual affairs of the villa looked very busy. The whole table was piled with various kraft paper rolls. He really didn't look like he had time to chat with the adventurers. The second elder who was sick was resting in the inner room - I heard that this elder was once the strongest warrior of the Himi family. Even when he was ill, he was very vigilant and did not allow anyone to come near his room except for a few servants. . As a result, the only person who could talk to him was the great elder who was sitting leisurely in the courtyard.
The white-haired old man seemed to be in good health. He was drinking tea and welcoming visitors with a smile. Trainers who want to collect information have already lined up at the door.
Lijiu and Long Xing hurriedly queued up to the end of the line and looked forward - each adventurer team was given a few minutes to talk to the great elder alone. They saw that the people who came out of the room were all majestic and high-spirited. The reaction of wanting to have a big fight immediately after knowing the shocking secret is very curious.
Soon, Xiaoye and the others were led into the courtyard planted with cedars by the servants.
The kind-faced old man leaned on the recliner and greeted a few people to sit down without any pretense. He looked more like the grandpa next door than the aloof elder magician.
"Children, is there anything I can do to help you?" the elder asked with a smile.
"Hello, respected elder." Xiaoye bowed to the white-haired old man before taking her seat, "I am Adventurer Beidou."
The Terashima siblings followed Xiaoye to salute in a dignified manner, concentrating on playing the role of little followers. Seeing that the siblings who were deeply involved in the drama had no intention of speaking first, Xiaoye had no choice but to shake her head secretly, and then looked at the old man in front of her.
“As adventurers, we naturally come to better serve our employers.”
The young man in a white cloak spoke calmly.
"We know that many people in Snow Wind Villa have different worries. If we can do our part for you and your people, I believe that our trip will not lose the grace of our ancestors who dared to explore unknown lands."
She spoke very carefully, hiding the hint of temptation in a few scattered words. But the great elder still seemed to have captured the true meaning of the words - his smile did not change, but what he said made everyone look surprised.
"Since you have this heart, I will speak frankly." The white-haired old man said calmly, "Morton, the third elder, has gone too far. In order to gain recognition among the human race, The place where he lives proves that he is not an alien, and he even did not hesitate to cut off the relationship between the Himi family and the monsters and kill his own mother clan. "
Night:"……"
Lijiu: "..."
Long Xing: "..."
While the three people looked like they were shutting down due to the overwhelming amount of information, the elder continued without changing his expression: "Although we are not related by blood, I watched Morton grow up with my own eyes. To me, he is no different from my biological brother— —Therefore, I believe that family affection and justice still remain in his heart."
"..."
"All adventurers, please go to the ice field and look for a snow witch wearing a pendant with the Himi family crest. At this point, only Morton's mother can bring back his frozen emotions."
"..."
"What? Adventurers, aren't you willing to accept my commission?"
"……no……"
"That's great. Children, the future of Snow Mountain Villa is entrusted to you."
Until they walked out of the courtyard, the three of them still had dazed expressions on their faces. Although I was mentally prepared to learn some big secret... But it would be too explosive. Can the live broadcast really be broadcast? ?
"Boss, what do you think..."
Before Long Xing could finish his confused words, Xiao Ye said, "There are some doubts about his words, so come with me."
The siblings from Nanguo followed Xiaoye in a daze into a deserted alley - and then almost screamed in surprise.
Xiaoye held them one by one in one hand and flew straight up the wall, jumping like a flame chicken as lightly and skillfully as possible to avoid the sight of people on the ground. The unlucky siblings were so overwhelmed by the feeling of weightlessness that they had no idea how the "boss", who was shorter than them, could drag the two of them while still being as light as a swallow. For a moment, they could only focus on trying to keep their mouths shut to prevent He accidentally let out a scream and was taken out of the elder's mansion as an assassin.
After finally settling down, the two looked around with trepidation and found that they were squatting on a low wall behind the courtyard. The cedar blockage made it difficult for the servants to notice this side, but through the needles, they could clearly see the appearance of the great elder and the contestant talking to him.
Xiaoye made a silent gesture to the two of them, then pricked up her ears.
"So, what can I do for you?" the adventurer asked.
"Thank you for your kindness, son." The great elder smiled kindly, "To tell you the truth, Morton and my compatriots, we will always stand on the same front. Although the clan members currently stand with me and Morton Here, but Relf, the second elder of the Himi family, is a war hero in the past and has unimaginable appeal. Once he recovers and tries to regain power, it will be difficult for us to be our enemy. I hope you can Help me find out who is the person who tempted Ralph to seize power and what is his purpose..."
Night:"?"
Lijiu: "??"
Long Xing: "????"
The Terashima siblings didn't know for a moment whether they should suspect that they had lost their memory or had auditory hallucinations. They were so confused by the contradictory statements made by the elder that they gave up thinking completely. Xiaoye tried her best to listen for a while, and after receiving five different versions - but all equally outrageous - of "the love and hatred between the three elders", she finally couldn't bear it anymore and dragged her sister and brother off.
She found a servant who was sweeping the floor, chatted for a while, and tentatively asked: "It may be a bit presumptuous for me to say this suddenly... but I see that the first elder is in good health, why don't you share some work with the third elder?"
The servant suddenly showed an awkward yet polite smile.
"Sir Adventurer, you may not know something. Our first elder... is not in a good mental state." The servant tapped his temple and said politely, "The third elder is worried about leaving the work to him. Just... The day before yesterday, the great elder ordered me to prepare a suit of skirt that fits him..."
Night:"……"
Lijiu: "..."
Long Xing: "..."
After the servant walked away, Long Xing turned his head with an indifferent expression, "Boss, let's go to the ice field to fight monsters as soon as possible. Listening to the crazy words of the old fool here has no meaning except wasting your life."
The contestants didn't know that the barrage in the live broadcast room was already filled with laughter, and the long string of "hahahaha" even covered people's faces. Some people enthusiastically summarized all the Great Elder’s speeches in the comment area, trying to count how many different kinds of nonsense he could say in seven days; and there were contestants who believed the Great Elder’s nonsense and excitedly ran in the wrong direction. It has become a fixed point of laughter today.
For example, the young trainer who got too involved in the drama and rushed into the third elder's office angrily, yelling, "You are so ungrateful that you want to kill the first elder, who is your father?" - the third elder who inexplicably had a father had an extremely expression on his face. It was so exciting that the viewers burst into laughter and quickly took screenshots and captions to make emoticons to express their inner ecstasy.
Of course, Xiaoye and his party, who were temporarily away from the place where the laughter happened, were not able to watch the farce. After completing the first comprehensive exploration of Fengxue Villa, the three of them walked along the winding stone road towards the outside of the Villa.
When the stone pillars, wooden houses and noisy voices receded, the suddenly bright scenery suddenly came into view. Even though they had expected it, they still stopped unconsciously at the exit of the valley, shocked by what they saw.
The sky is far away and the earth is vast.
——It is the boundless mysterious ice field covered by the vast white snow.
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small theater:
——After the game——
Netizens suffering from dark circles: The statistical results are out! During the entire competition, the Great Elder told a total of 1,836 completely different stories!
Audience in the live broadcast room: in awe.jpg
The contestant who was so deceived that he felt dizzy: in awe.jpg
Although they were not deceived, the contestants’ world view was still impacted: in awe.jpg
