The day when I was forcibly bound by an NPC

With fear and disgust, the uncle quickly told him how this devilish mage used forbidden spells and conducted evil experiments in their village.

It is said that he once made a lot of ghosts roam the village screaming, and the children were too scared to go out during that time.

Jiang Zhaonian thought of the ice sculptures in the mage's yard, and thought that the experiment he did was quite terrifying.

The uncle said that the village is full of ice, which is the result of the mage using forbidden techniques.

Jiang Zhaonian looked at the thick layer of ice that seemed to envelop the whole world, his eyes gradually changed.But it was different from what the woodcutter thought, Jiang Zhaonian thought, then his magic is really powerful.

The uncle shook his head and sighed, saying that at the beginning, the mage was arresting people everywhere in the village and doing magic experiments on them, causing panic.Afterwards, everyone discussed it and sent the best gift to the mage, so the mage stopped messing around and replaced it with one of us every year.

Jiang Zhaonian did not speak.When the uncle saw this, he thought he was afraid, so he comforted him that he didn't have to worry. If he was lucky, the mage would ask someone to beat him up, and he wouldn't do anything terrible.

If you are unlucky enough to encounter a mage who wants to practice his spells with someone, usually the patience will pass.

Whatever you hear and see at the mage, just pretend that you haven’t discovered it, and you can come back safely once the winter is over.

Jiang Zhaonian said, "Is it that simple?"

The uncle thought for a while and said nervously, "But, you must never go to the mage's attic!"

Jiang Zhaonian said: "Oh? Why, what is there in the attic?"

The uncle showed a scared look: "I don't know, no one has ever gone in. But as soon as someone goes up to the attic, the mage will get angry, very, very angry, it's terrible! His biggest secret must be hidden there."

Jiang Zhaonian's expression was noncommittal.

When the uncle saw it, he felt that it was necessary to add more information: "I heard that there is a way to kill a mage hidden in the attic!"

Jiang Zhaonian couldn't help raising his eyes: "How could he casually put such an important secret in the attic?"

The uncle was discouraged, and waved his hand: "Forget it, who knows? Let's not talk about it. Even if we get the method, so what, can we honest farmers kill an evil mage who can use forbidden spells? "

Jiang Zhaonian said: "But I don't think everyone is an honest farmer."

The uncle laughed dryly: "Anyway, young man, you can remember, listen less and watch less, reduce the sense of presence, bear with anything and let it go... Don't go to the attic!"

Jiang Zhaonian said in his heart that you are so emphatic that you really mean that I must go and see it?

On the face, he said: "Okay, I get it."

Uncle Woodcutter saw that he had a bad look on his face, he was afraid that Jiang Zhaonian would bring up the topic of people deceiving him again, so he said: "Then do your best, I'll go first!" and then disappeared.

Jiang Zhaonian: ...

He pulled up the scissors from the ground, squinted at the direction the woodcutter left, then turned around and continued to search for the stream.

This time he found it without any trouble.

Going up along the direction of the stream, the trees gradually become scarcer, the stream becomes wider, and weeds on both sides of the river are covered with gravel.

Soon, Jiang Zhaonian found his target—sparse sunflowers blooming on the shore, they don't matter the season, as long as there is sunshine, they can grow.

The book says that sunflowers are generally only used for its flower discs, so when collecting, only the flowers are often taken, leaving the stems and leaves for them to continue to grow.

But Jiang Zhaonian looked at the huge flowers that were at least five or six meters high in front of him, and vaguely felt that the reason why people don't pick the stems and leaves is absolutely simple and rude, not as official as the book said...

Jiang Zhaonian knew that the sunflower would be relatively large, but he really didn't expect it to be so big before departure, which brought him a little trouble.If he had known this would happen, he would have come out with an axe.

But garden shears can also be used.

Jiang Zhaonian swung the scissors and hit the flower stem hard, the ice shell wrapped outside broke and fell all over the ground.

He bent the flower branch from the root and stepped on it, pressing it all the way to the place close to the flower. He opened the gardening shears and squeezed it hard. With a "click", the golden flower fell.

Jiang Zhaonian let go of his feet, and the bare flower branches rebounded and stood up again, vainly embracing the warm winter sun with his bald head.

The flower stems are very thick and the ice shell is very hard. Whether it is breaking the ice or picking flowers, it takes a lot of physical strength.

Even though the workload was not much, after collecting ten sunflowers, Jiang Zhaonian's palms were left with red marks from the handles of the scissors.

He let out a sigh of relief and rubbed his hands, looking at the direction of the return journey, hesitantly drank some milk.

...I am almost on the verge of having a psychological shadow on milk.

Jiang Zhaonian put away his things, pushed the cart and walked back.He vaguely felt that pushing the cart was much easier than yesterday, and when he opened the panel, his physical strength had indeed improved.

On the way back, the not-so-bright sunlight gradually dimmed, and snow began to fall in the forest, and a layer of light white soon accumulated on the transparent ice shell.

The snow was thick and the road was even more difficult to walk. Jiang Zhaonian quickened his pace and went back to the gate of the small courtyard smoothly...but was blocked by a sudden accident.

At the gate of the yard, a black tiger-striped kitten ran out from nowhere, pawing and pulling at the gate with its paws, trying to open the door with its head.

How could the closed door be so easy to open, the kitten couldn't push it, and meowed anxiously.

But now, it seemed to hear the movement behind it, stopped its movements, turned around and saw Jiang Zhaonian who just came back.

As soon as the kitten's eyes lit up, it ran towards Jiang Zhaonian.

"do not come!"

Five steps away, Jiang Zhaonian, whose whole body was stiff, let out a scream, threw away the cart and took a big step backwards.

He he he has a secret... He is afraid of cats! !

The little black cat didn't hit anyone, and seemed to have some doubts in its expression. It squatted on the spot, flicked its tail twice, got up gracefully, and walked slowly towards Jiang Zhaonian.

"Stop—" Jiang Zhaonian kept retreating.

Seeing this, the kitten narrowed its eyes, walked half a circle around him, arched its body, and aimed at Jiang Zhaonian!

"Go away!" Jiang Zhaonian opened his eyes wide, dodged again and again, and slammed into the door.

He gasped slightly, his eyes were solemn, his hands were propped behind his back, and he suddenly touched the doorknob.Seeing that the cat missed a hit and was about to pounce again, Jiang Zhaonian opened the door with his backhand and retreated into the yard.

The kitten's eyes lit up and jumped into the door.

"Hey, I warn you! Don't come over—"

There was a flutter of chickens and dogs jumping and crackling, and the mage finally came out with a sullen expression.

"what are you doing?"

"Yes, a cat ran in!"

"Tsk, why are you afraid of everything?" The mage frowned and walked towards the kitten, suddenly remembered something, and smiled maliciously, "It really is a little mouse, no wonder it likes you so much."

Seeing the cat rushing towards Jiang Zhaonian again, the mage stopped it mercifully: "Xiao Hei, come to me."

Sure enough, the kitten stopped, turned around and walked to the mage, rubbing his calf gently.

Jiang Zhaonian breathed a sigh of relief, and hid far away at the door, leaning on the door frame: "Is it your cat?"

"No," the mage looked up at him, "it's just the nearby guests who occasionally come to me to seek shelter in the snow."

guest?His status is higher than that of a slave like me... Jiang Zhaonian complained silently.

He watched the mage gently scratch the cat's chin, and the little black cat narrowed its eyes comfortably, and suddenly remembered something, and hurried outside to take back the trolley.

Jiang Zhaonian took down the bottle of milk that he hadn't drank a few sips, walked three steps away from the mage and the cat, stretched his arms hard, and put the milk on the ground.

"I think the guest must be hungry."

The mage looked up at Jiang Zhaonian, said nothing, picked up the little black cat in one hand, and the milk in the other, and walked into the house.

Jiang Zhaonian heaved a sigh of relief, he solved two problems at once, and the plan went through.

He turned around and went to pack up the things he brought back.

When returning the cart to its place, it almost bumped into the ice sculpture in the corner, the surface was covered with a thin layer of snow, so Jiang Zhaonian couldn't find it in the first place.

After seeing it clearly, he was a little speechless.Isn't it a very important prop, why are you still throwing it here?

But after thinking about it, since the ice sculpture has not been repaired, he has plenty of time for tasks, so he doesn't care what to do.

Jiang Zhaonian went in and out to work, and from the corner of his eye, he looked at the sorcerer who was taking care of the kitten, and couldn't help but hear the words the woodcutter said to him before.

Jiang Zhaonian looked a little suspicious, and glanced at the mage again.

Although his temper is a bit capricious, most of the time his cold face is a bit psychologically stressful, and sometimes it is a bit scary... But Mr. Mage will always show a gentle side inadvertently, and he can't do it anyway. Draw an equal sign between Mr. Mage and the devil in the mouth of the woodcutter.

Jiang Zhaonian quietly glanced at the attic from the corner of his eyes.

So what is the true face of such a mysterious and contradictory mage, and what is the secret that he is guarding against... what is it?