Chosen Son

After it gradually darkened, people on the street also dispersed, the owner of the tavern hung a lantern in front of the house door, and then closed the door, seeing Gu Fan looking at him with some doubts, he shrugged, Explained: "The rest lamp, in order to prevent the wandering souls on the street from straying into the land of the living."

Gu Fan was agitated by the words "wandering soul", and then he thought that he didn't know what it was, so he was relieved, and saw the boss propping his hands on the bar, staring at him with piercing eyes: " Tell me, who are you? I was wondering just now. Although there are many people who come to Wangcheng, you are the first one to say that you want to decipher fate. The rest lamp is something that newborn children know. You don't even know, who are you?"

Gu Fan subconsciously moved to the side first, and when he moved, the boss followed suit until he moved to the edge. This is the first time I have come to Wangcheng, boss, you may..."

"Who are you bluffing? There are not a hundred or eighty people who come to my tavern every day to drink. I have seen all kinds of foreigners in strange clothes, you?" Don't compare yourself to other warriors because of your stature."

"I was born weak, and I haven't been out much. This time, I sneaked out without telling my family." Gu Fan smiled apologetically, "It's true that I don't know much, so don't take offense."

The man put the cleaned glass on the table with a bang: "Come on, I've never seen you so ignorant, why didn't you say you came from the sea."

Gu Fan: "..."

"Actually, I really came from the sea," he said.

boss:"......"

He actually liked this young man very much, at first sight.If I have to say a reason, it is probably because of his unique and strange temperament.As he said, many people come to his tavern every day. Everyone wears various clothes and has various hair colors. They talk loudly and happily, bringing vitality and vitality to the tavern.This young man is different, although he also wears the clothes here, but he is out of tune with the clothes on his body, and even the whole tavern. He is shy, vigilant, and has a longing light in his eyes. He still doesn't understand what it is. But this is very unsirno, the people of Srno are complacent about the status quo, so they are helpless when disaster strikes.

So he took the initiative to keep him when he was looking for a cheap place, and wanted to know his real details, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

If it is a rare foreigner in a hundred years...

"Unexpected, reasonable." The boss looked at him thoughtfully, "Young man, are you really from the outside world? You know, apart from the records in the history books, there are currently no people from the outside world here. The only one alive is the queen witch of the palace, do you know witchcraft?"

"What kind of witchcraft?" Gu Fan asked.

"Predict the future." The boss's expression became a little awed, "She can accurately predict what is going to happen. With her, Sirno has gained stability for so long. The last rebellion was caused by her one month in advance. Only when the divination comes out, can the palace take precautionary measures in time. His Majesty the King will believe everything she says."

"Is that so? It's really miraculous." Gu Fan was stunned and replied.

At first, he thought that the so-called witchcraft was just a trick of pretending to be a ghost, but judging from the description of the boss, it seemed to be true.

"So this catastrophe was also predicted by her? Did she say when the disaster would come?"

"Of course, the witch's predictions are always accurate." The boss moved a stool, slowly moved out from the bar, took two small cups and poured a little brandy, and handed one of the cups to him, which looked like I want to have a long talk with him, "Three years, three years later, the sea will rise, the earth will be overturned, the kingship will be destroyed, and the whole of Srno will cease to exist. And there are only three things that can appease the wrath of God, that is, living in the ice A strange pet in a cave, the most beautiful dress in the world, and the unknown."

"The first one is easy to say." Gu Fan twitched the corners of his mouth, "The latter two... are too general. What is the definition of "most beautiful"? There is also the unknown. Say there's any difference?"

"Now I believe that you are a person from the sea, and you dare to question Mrs. Witch." The boss glanced at him.

It's over, I said the wrong thing again.

It was only at this time that Gu Fan realized how much better it is to have original memory and world view than to have black eyes, especially in such a closed country.

Fortunately, the boss may be well-informed and accepting, so he didn't take out any small daggers, but enthusiastically talked to him about science as if he had discovered a new world.

"Young man, you can just tell me this, but don't go out and say it everywhere, especially in the palace, or you will be arrested and executed immediately. You may not know it if you are new, this witch My lord was originally classified as a liar who pretended to be a ghost, and she was noticed for the first time because of one thing. Now His Majesty the King once raised a puppy named Bobby, and he loved it very much, but this puppy One day she disappeared, and the whole kingdom searched up and down for three days without any clue, but on that day, she appeared in front of the king with Bobby in his hand. The king was overjoyed, and immediately rewarded her and the palace. Banquet, at the banquet, the king asked her how to find Poppy, she said she got it by divination, which caused everyone to be shocked. At this time, including His Majesty, they didn't really believe it, and then she predicted the Queen's passed away."

For some reason, Gu Fan's heart skipped a beat: "Is it possible that the queen has some hidden disease?"

The boss shook his head: "No, the queen has always been in good health, this is something that the whole of Srno knows, besides, even if the queen has a hidden disease, wouldn't His Majesty know the inside story, but since that time, His Majesty has treated the witch Your Excellency respects her very much, and passed down the order that she is the messenger of God, and no one should disobey her words."

"Although the order was given in this way, the lord witch doesn't often speak. She is like a dumb girl on weekdays. She just lives in the inner palace, and she is quite close to Her Royal Highness. On weekdays, everyone just pays respect, but in fact, there is no chance to see her. A few days ago, she suddenly met His Majesty and prophesied a catastrophe, which caused a sensation in the whole country. It is said that the catastrophe was caused by His Majesty's heavy murder, which aroused the wrath of God. Now His Majesty is planning to sacrifice, Confess your mistakes."

"So Your Majesty... did you really commit any murder?"

"Alas." The boss sighed, "The current His Majesty is a rare and good king. Under his leadership, Sirno can be said to be thriving and peaceful. It is settled, but there is no way to do it. Foreigners rebelled, so they must be suppressed. Once suppressed, people will die. This matter is not understood by everyone, but since it is the order of the witch, it must be suppressed. To execute. No, His Majesty is searching for warriors to find exotic pets, which seems to be the easiest to obtain among the three things, but no one has been able to complete it so far."

Speaking of this, his eyes seemed to be a little red, so he raised his head and took a sip of wine. The clear liquid flowed down his beard, leaving dark marks on the small wooden table.

"Young man, don't look at Sirno's peaceful appearance now, but there is a fear hidden in everyone's heart. People who love this land come here in an endless stream. Now, I only look forward to Someone can completely solve this disaster and let Sierno live a carefree life again. You just said that you have a solution, and now I want to ask you again, but is it true?"

Gu Fan didn't prepare his speech in advance, and after hearing such a long series of stories all of a sudden, he couldn't sort out his thoughts for a while, so he said apologetically, "Sorry, I deceived you."

Seeing that the hopeful expression on the boss's face dimmed instantly, he quickly added: "But I came here for this matter, and I won't leave if I can't solve it."

The boss put down his wine glass and looked at him suspiciously: "You are a foreigner, why did you come here for this matter?"

"Take it as a call from the gods." Gu Fan hesitated for a moment, but decided to follow the local saying, "Mr. I came to this place with some kind of instructions, but I can’t tell you this kind of instructions, sorry.”

Probably set a precedent for witches. People here are very accepting of such mysterious things. After hearing this, the boss considerately did not continue to ask. Instead, hope was rekindled in his eyes, and he sighed: "I knew it, You will not appear on this land for no reason, maybe you really are another way to crack it."

He glanced at the wall clock on the wall, and found that the time had passed silently to ten o'clock in the evening, so he drank the last sip of wine on the table, stood up and said, "Young man, I will lead you to the upstairs room." Let’s rest in an empty room. Although my tavern is small, the rooms are definitely well-equipped, exquisite and warm. I’m sure you’ll want to live here. By the way, when do you plan to go to the palace?”

Gu Fan followed him and stood up, thought for a while, and said, "Tomorrow morning, I want to meet that legendary witch first."

I don't know why, even though the boss described her as miraculous, he still vaguely felt that there was something wrong in it.