Whispering Poems

Chapter 729 Red Butterfly in the Forest
Back on the shore again, Xia De put on his shoes and socks, and the girl in the black skirt also sat on the rocks on the shore, and put on white stockings and the pair of black leather shoes.

Xia De squatted by the stream and washed his hands before picking up the night watchman again and carrying the [God's Gift Box] on his back.

The girl in the black skirt did not introduce her name, but asked curiously with her hands behind her back:
"Sir, may I ask what you came to the mountain for?"

Blue eyes looked at Xia De with a smile.

"I made an appointment with my friend to go to the mountain lake to see the scenery."

"But in the past two weeks, the Church of the Five Gods has blocked the road to the top of the mountain, and now it is impossible to go up there."

The top of the mountain is also an important place for a large-scale divine ceremony to reseal the narrow space between life and death. No matter what the church considers, it will not allow ordinary people to enter there in the near future.But Granny Cassandra must have considered this point, so Xia De is not worried that she will not be able to climb up:
"Then ma'am, what are you going into the mountain alone? Although the Mibao serial murder case was solved by a captain some time ago, it's better for a girl of your age not to go into the mountain alone."

"I was in the mountainous area to investigate the old villages in the Xikal mountainous area, preparing for my graduation thesis."

The girl in the black skirt raised the notebook in her hand, and the old villages in Mount Xikar refer to the small backwater villages scattered among the mountains before the city was established.However, with the advent of the steam age and the growing prosperity of Fort Midhill, most of the young people in the mountain villages moved to the cities below the mountains, so in just a few decades, most of the villages in the Sikar Mountains were abandoned:

"Is there a small mountain village near here?"

Xia De was very curious.

"Yes, sir, over there."

The girl in the black skirt pointed to the other side of the stream, but it was impossible to see whether there were mountain villages in the distance in the dense forest:

"I'm going to take a look, sir, are you willing to accept my employment and protect me temporarily?"

She smiled again and said to Xia De, her blue eyes were a little transparent in the sunlight.

"You trust me that much?"

"When you were carrying me just now, I noticed that you were carrying a gun, and there were two of them. If I guessed correctly, the item wrapped in cloth in your hand should be a long sword inserted into the scabbard. More The important thing is that you don't look like a bad guy, and a bad guy won't be as handsome as you."

"why?"

Xia De asked curiously, and the smile on the girl in the black skirt became even brighter:
"If you have this kind of appearance, it is very easy to make money. Where do you need to do bad things? Sir, I bet you are a detective."

"Yes, Shad Suren Hamilton."

Shad did not say "John Watson", but reported his real name. In fact, his real name was Shad:
"Ma'am, are you really a student of the History Department, not the Folklore Department?"

"Folklore and history are sometimes unclear at all."

When she turned around, the red butterfly pendant on her waist swayed. For a moment, the butterfly seemed to be alive, but in the blink of an eye, it returned to its normal appearance.

"Come with me, sir, there's a wooden bridge over this brook."

Xia De did not refuse, just followed behind the girl in black skirt, passed the wooden bridge upstream of the stream, which was actually a rotten plank, and came to the other side of the stream, farther away from the road up the mountain.

Walking into the jungle again, the sunlight at noon in late autumn was completely covered by the shade of the trees, and the temperature seemed to drop accordingly.The girl in the black skirt is a talkative person, leading the way ahead while asking Xia De various questions.

His identity, his family, his life, the difference between Fort Midhill and Tobesk, even asked about the box that Shad was carrying, and Shad still said "there is a seal of evil beasts here" to explain.

As for the girl in the black dress herself, she didn't say much.Just acknowledging that she also has a twin sister, and she is in the long wait for her return.

"You have a good relationship?"

"Yes, very nice. We swore to be together forever."

After walking for half an hour, there were still no traces of the small forest village ahead.The girl in the black skirt stopped in the open space of the forest, Xia De looked around suspiciously, but still did not see any trace of the village.

"Look."

The girl in the black dress suddenly stretched out her finger, pointing to the right front of the two of them.Xia De looked up and saw a fiery red butterfly swaying in the forest.Its body seems to be transparent, and it can leave red light spots around it when it moves.

When Xia De paid attention to the red butterfly, it flew deeper into the forest, as if attracting the two of them.

"That's it, there are often red butterflies like this near that small mountain village!"

The girl in the black skirt said, grabbed Xia De's hand and quickly chased after him.Xia De tried to break free a few times, but failed to break free, so he simply followed the girl in the black skirt and ran deeper into the forest after Hong Die.

Such reckless behavior is usually the beginning of a horror story.

The dense trees made the forest darker and darker, even a little gloomy.At the same time, more and more red butterflies gathered from all directions and appeared around them.Those red butterflies flew among the leaves and bushes, becoming the brightest light source nearby, adding some misty colors to the gloomy scene.

The concentration of whispering elements is becoming more and more terrifying as the two continue to move forward.The light dimmed, whispers whispered, and the wind swept by.But surrounded by red butterflies, Xia De didn't feel the slightest influence from the relics.

"Look, here it is."

When the two finally stopped, the surroundings were as dark as night, but swarms of red butterflies still surrounded them, shielding them from the wind and resisting the invasion of whispering elements.

In front of you is an old village in the mountains, which looks like it has been abandoned for a long time.The buildings that can be seen are mostly made of straw and mud, and the two houses at the entrance of the village have completely collapsed.The road into the village was almost covered by weeds, and as far as the whole village could be seen, except for the tower in the center, there were no buildings with more than two floors.

Not only that, Xia De could even see the black mist that shrouded the village, as well as the vaguely visible figure wandering in the village, probably such a picture would appear in horror stories.For Ring Warlock, this is obviously a location-type relic, a location-type relic attracted by the chaos of the four elements in the Fort Midhill area, just like the [Sin Mansion].

"There really is such a place in the mountains, it's not easy to find it."

Xia De looked at the girl in the black skirt, who was still smiling:
"Sir, my goal is here."

She held Xia De's hand and refused to let go. When she turned to look at him, her blue eyes seemed to be shining under the reflection of the surrounding red butterflies.

"Ma'am, are you sure you want to enter this place?"

Xia De asked with some hesitation:
"In the stories that people usually tell, the beginning of those tragedies is often the situation we are facing now. The deserted village in the mountains shrouded in black mist, the men and women who broke in by accident, the stories and tragedies hidden for hundreds of years, and the buried in the deserted village Secrets and horrors. If my friend the writer knew about this story, maybe there would be another good detective novel in no time."

　PS: Good news to announce that the 500 million old book "Master of the Paradox" whose author is not here has finally reached [-] orders a year after it was finished. Interested readers can take a look.

After the end of this volume, the author will update a linked chapter here, which will not have any impact on the main storyline. The story time point is the intermission after the end of the third volume and before the official introduction of the fourth volume.

　
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