boy and bone

At the back door of the tavern, the ferret had already changed into the attire of a waiter and was busy in the alcohol-smelling environment.As usual, he carried the sacks and walked towards the dark garbage alley. He stacked the sacks neatly at the entrance of the alley as usual, but this time he took a careful look into the depths of the alley. It was empty and there was nothing special about it. place.

He laughed to himself, if he were to tell others now that he once picked up a naked boy in this stinky alley, no one would believe him.

The boy's departure also took away the ferret's small savings.Afterwards, he really regretted it, and now he is thinking about whether to advance a few months' salary to the tavern owner, otherwise he will not even be able to pay the tuition fees.

The ferret, who secretly thought hard about his own livelihood, walked to the main entrance of the tavern habitually. He was about to push the door and enter, but was stopped by a call

"Hey! Stop."

Not far away, a group of patrols were walking quickly towards the tavern.

The ferret looked at the sky, it was not noon, and it was not night. It was not meal time, and the patrol team should be performing official duties. Why did they come to the tavern in the leisure time? The ferret greeted them with puzzled eyes.

"This, paste it." The captain of the patrol ordered the waiter standing at the entrance of the tavern.

The ferret took a look: "A reward list from the public?"

The tavern where the ferret is located also has the business of issuing rewards. The reward list is not unusual. What is strange is that the reward is stamped with the public stamp of the Ishakel clan, which means that the clan bears the cost and is paid by the clan. A bounty issued in the name of the clan.The major clans generally don't easily issue rewards. They have their own knights. Unless it is a very serious accident and the situation cannot be dealt with by a group, it is not a last resort. In order to preserve their honor, the clan must will call upon external forces.

"Something happened at the seaside. Two days ago, a monster appeared out of nowhere and ran into the foggy forest. Many people were killed nearby. If you see people who come to drink and eat with you, remember to remind them not to go to the beach recently. " said the patrol captain.

"Monster? What kind of monster?" Ferret was puzzled when the clan was asked to offer a reward.

"We don't know either." The captain said vaguely.

The other members of the patrol team usually come to the tavern and are familiar with the ferrets, so they said a few more words: "According to preliminary detection, it should be a cursed monster. It is not clear what class it is. We will report to the police Yes, but the Clan Knights have been sent away because of other tasks, so the higher authorities approved that we can apply for assistance from other Clan Knights, and we can also recruit black cavalry and loose cavalry to handle this matter. The more people the better.”

"Curse?" the ferret was surprised.

"It's not confirmed yet, so don't say anything." The patrol captain scolded, he was in control of the situation, he didn't want the rumors of the 'curse' to intensify and make people panic.

Others in the patrol team couldn't help but secretly said: "A lot of people have already died in that forest. Could it be a wild boar if it's not a monster..."

"Don't owe me." The captain stopped him sharply, and said to the ferret: "This reward list is posted, and a large number of outsiders will come to stay in the past few days. Knights or black knights, you have to treat them well, remember. .”

The ferret nodded, his eyes caught the reward amount marked on the reward list at a glance, and he silently had an idea in his heart.

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The scorching sun was fierce, and the high-pitched cries of seagulls echoed in every street in Fujindu.

A young man lifts a pale boy into a wheelchair in front of a store next to the street

"Try it, how about it." Man stared at Rhea, who was cheered up, and the hot sun shone on Rhea's face, which still made people unable to see the warmth.

Rhea had limited mobility, and this stubborn boy didn't want to sit in the carriage, so he had no choice but to temporarily buy a wheelchair for him on the side of the road, so that he could freely feel the sunshine outside.

"Yeah." Rhea saw that Man Guilanzhi fulfilled his wish, so she stopped tossing. To be honest, Rhea's physical condition is only lingering, and even his occasional willful behavior seems to be torn out. Empty all his vitality.

Rhea looked at the corner of this small coastal town, and it seemed that there was the smell of salty waves everywhere: "Is this the place full of school?"

"Well, isn't it all the same? When you've seen enough, go home quickly." Man urged.

"It's very good here. I heard that the most famous scenery in Fujindu is Fujinwu Forest. Is it true?" Rhea's expression was full of untouchable yearning.

"You will be disappointed if you see it. It's just a coastal forest, a gathering place for mosquitoes and water fleas." Man disliked the overly strong sunlight, he felt unbearably stuffy after a few activities in the bright sun outside. Seeing that Rhea, who was in a wheelchair, was very satisfied with the newly purchased means of transportation, she said, "You wait for me here, and I'll go back inside and pay the bill."

"Ah."

"Don't walk around, you can try to move this mechanical chair yourself to get used to it."

"Yeah." Rhea lowered her head slightly.

He watched Man's figure enter the store, he saw Man from the window discussing something with the shopkeeper, Rhea turned her eyes back to himself, his legs had long been unable to exert strength, and recently even his fingers had become swollen A little numb, unable to control.

At this time, a group of playful children ran from the end of the street, who seemed to be younger than him. They passed him, leaving only a trace of sweat and joy.Rhea's dimming eyes showed a little envy. He tried to twist the mechanical wheels on both sides of the wheelchair, but the heavy and brand-new mechanical wheels were very slow. Rhea couldn't control the direction well, and he was originally located on the high ground of the street. , the wheelchair carried him disobediently and slid down the high slope of the street.

The virtual wind blew past his ears, and he felt an unprecedented sense of weightlessness.

Just when he was terrified, suddenly, he bumped into something, and the wheelchair stopped steadily.

Rhea stabilized her mind that had been suspended just now, and turned her head to look, and there was a young man standing behind him, a young man who looked about the same age as him.

At this time, Gray was holding an unfolded map in both hands. Fortunately, he reacted quickly just now. He raised his legs and feet against something that suddenly rushed towards him. Gray stepped on the back of the chair. He wondered why a seat Can roll so fast.

"Thank you." Rhea thanked.

It was only when Gray heard the sound that he realized that there was a child sitting on the chair. Gray pushed the rotating chair to the side of the street lamppost, and by relying on it, the wheelchair would not continue to slip backwards.

Gray couldn't understand what the child said, so he continued walking down the street without paying any attention.

However, the magic bone under Grai's clothes seemed to sense it. It poked out a finger from Grai's loose clothes and looked back at the person who just passed by, but it slowly shrank back because it was getting farther and farther away. .

"Rui Ya!" Man Yi went out of the store and was shocked when he found that there was no boy on the street.

Rhea, who was going downhill in the street, heard Man's call, and he waved his arms in response to Man in a wheelchair.

Seeing that the boy was unharmed, he walked quickly, the words of reproach had reached his lips and turned back, and he could only say with a slight complaint: "Why did you run down?"

"I..." Rui Yafang wanted to explain.

But Man interrupted: "Come out with you, it really scares me. You have seen enough, we will take you home tomorrow."

"No, I haven't seen the legendary Floating Gold and Mist Forest." After a pause, Rhea turned her face, and said sadly: "I'm going to die, Brother Man."

"Okay." I couldn't stand the boy's self-harming look, and he was helpless: "You told your father in the letter how many days to go back, and we will go back in a few days. We can't delay even a day, you know."

"I wrote in the letter for seven days." Rhea's cheeks flushed with joy, and Rhea's innocent face suddenly became distorted and painful.

Knowing something was wrong, he took out the small clay pot from his arms, supported Rhea's head that was already dripping with cold sweat, and slowly introduced the thick potion inside into Rhea's mouth.

"You look like this, An Sheng can go back to the hotel to raise it." The harsh words couldn't hide his inner worry.

After Rhea drank the potion, her consciousness became drowsy. Even so, he still did not forget to ask: "I... sleep for a while, just for a while. Wake up... let's go... to the fog forest..."