The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 16 Family members have to pay wages too
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Matthew pushed open the door and looked out.

Outside the fence gate.

A petite figure stood.

No moon tonight.

Matthew could only vaguely see that the other party was wearing a small dark red cloak, and he was looking around anxiously.

"Sif?"

The mage's fire was lit, and Matthew walked over and saw a small fair face.

It was the girl he rescued from the magician camp a few days ago.

I don't know if it was because of the running, Sif's face was flushed, and there was a faint mist in his eyes.

"Hush! Matthew, I sneaked out!"

Sif's voice trembled slightly:
"Uh, can you let me in?"

Matthew opened the door smoothly: "Of course, but will it be bad if you do this?"

What he was referring to was that Sif was kidnapped just once, and her safety affected countless nerves in the Lord's Mansion. If she sneaked out at this moment and was discovered, there would be a lot of fanfare.

"Don't worry, I'm not an ignorant rebellious girl."

Sif took off the hood of the cloak while walking inside: "I sneaked out after the maids fell asleep, and there is a mirror image of mine in the bedroom as a cover, and I won't leave for too long , I’m already very sorry for making everyone so worried last time.”

Matthew nodded.

He led the girl into the door and sat down in the living room.

"Do you want coffee? Or milk." Peggy was not there, so Matthew could only greet him.

Sif smiled: "Milk, I won't be able to sleep if I drink coffee at night. I haven't been able to sleep well these days."

After a while.

The girl held the steaming milk and blew gently.

Matthew sat in front of her in silence.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

"Ha, it's so hot..."

Sif took a sip of the milk and stuck out her tongue again.

"I came here specifically to thank you, Matthew."

Matthew watched each other calmly.

Sif put down the milk and said with some amusement: "Please, you don't think everyone will believe the ghost story that Brad made up, do you? At least I know that my savior is not some illusory big shot in White Rock City, but you .”

Matthew thought for a while: "Were you sober at that time?"

Sif blushed and nodded: "From beginning to end, it's just that the magician let me smell a kind of medicinal powder. My consciousness is always clear, but I can't control my body."

Speaking of it.

She let out a long breath, with a look of fear on her face: "Seriously, Matthew, if it weren't for you, I really don't know what would have happened later. You saved my life, but I didn't know how to thank you."

"These days they locked me up at home, but I couldn't sleep all night. Every time I close my eyes, the face of that magician will appear in front of my eyes. Only when I think of you, my heart will be clear It will be a little more peaceful."

Matthew listened quietly to Sif's talk.

Being kidnapped can easily become a person's nightmare, and someone with a weak mentality might have already collapsed.

But Sif is markedly different.

She just whispered for a while, then put on a youthful smile again:

"I really didn't expect you to be so powerful! If other girls in the school find out, I'm afraid you will receive twice as many love letters as in previous years during the coming Spring Festival!"

Matthew said calmly, "But I'm a necromancer."

"What's wrong with the necromancer?!" Sif said a little excitedly: "Beanna is an idiot! She likes you so much, but she is at a loss when she hears that you used to be a necromancer. Not every dead Spirit mages are big villains!"

Matthew looked at her unexpectedly: "Beanna?"

Sif subconsciously covered her mouth with half of her palm, and said embarrassingly under Matthew's gaze:
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"Okay well, I admit that I encouraged her to confess to you-but what's wrong with that? She likes you very much!
She has a diary at home, and at least 90% of the contents are related to you. She even wrote down the color of the socks you wear to class every day!
In my opinion, this is what love looks like!

Of course I would encourage her to express her feelings at the time of parting - I just didn't expect her to care about worldly opinions, what a disappointment! "

……

Matthew rubbed his temples.

He is not good at evaluating the love outlook of adolescent girls.

So he could only change the subject and say:

"So, other people also know that the Necromancer is me?"

Sif's head suddenly shook like a rattle:
"I didn't tell anyone! Everyone else believed Brad's nonsense, and so did my father, he's a big idiot..."

However, the voice did not fall.

In the corner of the living room, the brass bell strung on the hemp rope rang again.

"Who will come to you in the middle of the night?"

Sif held a half glass of milk and followed Matthew, poking around.

next second.

Her little face turned pale:

"It's my father!"

"What a pity, Matthew, where can I hide?"

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"My lord? I don't know what you can do for a late night visit?"

Inside the fence, Matthew asked politely.

He didn't open the door. First, he was not familiar with the lord. Second, after all, his daughter was in his room, so he might not be able to tell in the middle of the night.

"Is this how you entertain guests?"

Rhaegar Blood Banner said angrily.

Matthew noticed that he was also wearing a dark red cloak, the material was similar to the one on Sif, but the size was significantly larger.

The darkness behind him was empty, and there was no entourage following him.

"Don't look, it's just me."

Rhaegar urged impatiently:

"Go in and talk."

Matthew had to open the door and lead him into the living room.

"Coffee or milk?"

he asks.

"No, I won't stay here for long."

Rhaegar's tone was very blunt.

Matthew nodded and naturally sat down opposite him.

"Listen Matthew! The necromancer I hate the most in my life! But my upbringing doesn't allow me to turn a blind eye to my daughter's savior."

Rega gritted his teeth and said:
"That's why I came here specially to thank you—thank you for saving my daughter!"

Matthew spread his hands: "So Brad..."

Lei Jia said hesitantly: "Who would believe the nonsense he made up!? The necromancer in Baiyan City happened to pass by to fight against injustice? He happened to have a relationship with him? Even a third-rate bard would not dare to write this script! "

Matthew rubbed his temples, a little speechless.

Seeing Matthew's constipated expression, Rhaegar seemed to feel better:
"Don't blame Brad, I watched that kid grow up, he is not a liar by nature! But you can rest assured that there are no more than five people in the town who really know the inside story of this matter. Although they don't know Why should a powerful necromancer like you hide in my territory in a low-key manner, but we will keep it secret for you."

Matthew looked directly at Rhaegar: "What I'm curious about is, even if you can see that Brad is lying, why are you sure it must be me? Maybe he really knows someone important?"

Rega sneered, and then said seriously: "I saw your back that day. Our Blood Banner family has a certain purgatory blood, so we also have some unknown abilities—in short, I can be sure that it is you."

Matthew nodded.

In fact, he didn't want to keep it secret, but acted as low-key as possible based on the principle that more things are worse than less things, and it's okay if others find out.

"Okay Matthew, don't talk nonsense, you can ask me a request, and I will satisfy you to the best of my ability."

Rhaegar stared at Matthew with bad eyes:
"I don't owe a Necromancer any favors!"

After thinking for a while, Matthew simply brought up his desire to plant trees on the land in the northwest.

Although Liz has helped him get this done.

But Matthew is a fastidious man.

After all, that piece of land is Rhaegar's private land. In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, he still needs to confirm with the lord if he has the chance.

"Just planting trees?"

Rhaegar frowned.

Matthew looked at him frankly: "Occasionally, a few people will be buried."

Rega's eyes flashed deep disgust: "It really is an annoying necromancer!"

"But Sif's life isn't so worthless. I'll give you that piece of land! From then on, we'll settle the matter!"

Matthew was a little surprised.

Don't wait for him to speak.

Regalho stood up suddenly:
"Remember, Necromancer, I don't owe you anything in the future."

"Also, I want to give you a piece of advice, stay away from my daughter!"

After finishing speaking, he gave Matthew a vicious look, and then went out the door on his own.

boom!
He closed the door hard.

The footsteps went away.

after a long time.

Sif's little head poked out from the kitchen.

She looked at Matthew with a sad face:

"Bad, Matthew, you don't really want to alienate me, do you?"

Matthew looked at her amusedly:
"He said it to you on purpose, don't make it difficult for him."

Sif looked surprised.

So Matthew led her to the window.

Beyond the fence lit by magefire.

The middle-aged man in the dark red cloak was still standing at the door.

"He's waiting for you. Maybe he's been guarding you in secret since you came back from an accident. His eyes are bloodshot, and he probably hasn't closed his eyes for the past few days."

Matthew said softly:

"He was a good father."

Sif's eyes turned red instantly.

She pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "I know, I always knew... After his mother left, he was sad for a long time. I'm sorry Matthew, he didn't target you."

Matthew smiled, indicating that he didn't care.

Sif was silent for a while, then waved her small fist in front of her chest: "I will find a way to help him break the knot, I know my father is a good man, but I don't want to alienate you because of this, Matthew, you can understand me mean?"

The girl looked up at Matthew, her eyelashes fluttered slightly and her eyes were bright.

Matthew didn't speak.

Right now.

A voice came from the direction of the kitchen:
"You can try to find a stepmother for yourself. People say that only a new love can dilute the hurt of an old love. This is not unreasonable."

Sif looked in surprise at the skeleton tauren that appeared out of nowhere.

"Matthew, is this your summon?"

Sif asked softly.

Matthew noticed that there was more curiosity than fear in her eyes.

So he introduced:

"This is Peggy, well, she's my family."

Peggy was overjoyed at first when she heard the words.

Then she turned her face down:
"Thank you Matthew, but I have to remind you that the family also pays wages!"

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A week later.

Deep in the oak forest.

In a newly built cabin.

Matthew sat by the wooden bed to check the latest work.

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"No pain, double harvest: accumulatively obtained 83 points of strengthening experience, can be strengthened 8 times

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Please choose the skeleton you want to strengthen! "

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　Thanks to the book friend [Earth's Dirty Demon King] for becoming the first hall master of this book!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)