[ONE PIECE] I don't know love when I'm young

Ace climbed the rope ladder and let Collinsian down, letting her land first.

She stepped on the ground, which was a bit wet and limp because of the proximity to the sea, but she was trembling unceasingly. If it wasn't for Ace supporting her, she wouldn't even be able to stand still, and her calves were trembling.

"Go... inside..."

The island was urging her, Ace simply carried her on his back, the ground was so hard to walk, Collins couldn't stop crying, buried his face on his shoulder, and wet his clothes.

The island where time stands still, the legendary eye of the sea, isolated from the world, the navy has searched for it for many years but has not found it...

But Ace really can't see anything special here. There is neither a waterfall in the sky like a fairyland, nor is it full of gold. How did it get the name "Eye of the Sea"? !

The deeper the island goes, the more shady it becomes. The roots of the trees are all over the ground. Although a giant tree can be seen from a long distance, no one thought that the so-called island where time stands still is a tree!

Collinsen insisted on getting down and walking on her own. Her perception seemed to have recovered a lot. The vitality here was so gentle, like being in a mother's arms, with an unprecedented sense of security.

She couldn't wait to run forward, nimbly avoiding all the huge tree roots sticking out of the ground, Ace couldn't even keep up with her speed.

Ace climbed over several human-high tree roots, Collinsen turned her back to him, she was standing by a brown wall, no, it was a tree, that huge tree stretched out beyond the horizon, he suddenly remembered The former waste terminal and the city wall of Gaocheng bumped into his eyes so abruptly.

"Ace..." Collinsian turned around slowly, and the dappled sunlight shone on her body.

Her eyes lit up, facing him clearly, Ace felt that the whole world was lit up, and she could see again.

"I found it, it is calling me, Divine Tree."

The palm was pressed against the bark, and a pound of life force rushed in, submerging her like a tsunami, swimming through every part of her body.

"who!"

An angry voice sounded.

Those are her people, the residents of the island. Collins opened his mouth, what did he say?Said that I am from here, I was lost before, and now I am back?

Ace felt that the people on the island where time stood still were very ordinary. The old man was just an ordinary old man, with neither wings nor horns on his head.

"Who are you, how dare you come here!" The old man frantically held up his crutches as if he was about to hit him.

"It made me come."

Collinsen looked up at the sacred tree. It was so tall that he couldn't see the end.

"What nonsense! Who do you think you are!"

"Ow!" Ace interrupted them, "It dropped apples!"

So this is an apple tree?Try it, it's not sweet.

Ace was really chased and beaten by the old man, and Collins couldn't help holding it, "Did I see you? Why can I hear your voice?"

Huh?Why did you drop another apple?

Pick it up and eat it, Collins, smash it, it's really not sweet.

Corinthian and Ace did not resist, and were escorted back to the village by the old man.

Angrily, the old man said that the two of them broke into the forbidden area, disturbed the sleep of the sacred tree, and even ate the fruit.

Ace turned his head in disdain, it didn't fall by itself, it was just an apple!

It doesn't matter if Corinthian is forcibly tied up. Looking at everyone's green eyes, she is consummated and finally returned home...

"Hey, don't you think she looks a lot like that grown-up?" A fat woman said uncertainly.

"Stop joking, isn't Ms. Wells...Huh?!"

Suddenly I have a bad feeling, is this going to start the recognition mode? !

"What you say is indeed very similar, exactly the same as Lady Wells at that time, but...their family... 17 years ago..."

"This child is most likely Verdan!"

"Let go of them first!"

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Just like that, they were untied in a daze, and they were taken to the ancestral hall. The old man pointed to a scroll on the far side, and he said it was her mother, Wells.

Looking at the yellowed scroll is like looking at herself, is that really her mother?It's very similar to her, just like looking in a mirror, but her mother is so pure, how can she be worthy, how can she be her daughter!

Touching the numbers under the corners of her eyes, she was wounded and branded like an animal. She really came back here and even saw her mother. Is this a dream?Can you not wake up?

The old man said let him burn incense and purify his body to pay homage to all the God Whisperers.

Collins turned his head, and Ace motioned her to hurry up, he was waiting here.

This is a very cumbersome task. Girls around her age want to help her take a bath. She is not used to it. Let them go out and wait, and what is even more afraid of being seen by them are the scars all over her body. How could she have such a thing? Qualified to pay homage to the predecessors.

The girls combed her hair, tied it in a bun, put cinnabar on her forehead, and dressed in the same clothes as the one in the painting.

When she stepped into the ancestral hall, her eyebrows were like paint, her lips were bloody, and the ancient totem of their family was painted on her forehead. Ace glanced at her like a person in a painting. If it weren't for the numbers under her eyes, he could hardly recognize them.

Bending, bowing, offering incense.

A man named Kong Wu came out from the side door and stood in front of the picture scroll. He was not angry. He must be the patriarch. "Son, you will inherit your mother's position as the God Whisperer!" Seriously, no rejection was allowed.

For a moment, there were mixed feelings in my heart. She is a sinner, she has never been expected so much, how can she take on this important task.

"I reject."

The cold voice was like ice beads falling off a jade plate.

"I am not qualified, nor can I inherit." Collinsen knelt down slowly and kowtowed to the 26 God Whisperers one by one, "Thank you for allowing me to come back to worship my mother, please let me stay here, I can stay?"

The patriarch watched Wells grow up, she was so happy, like a tireless lark, she inherited the God Whisperer when she was about the same age as the child in front of her, her daughter was exactly the same as her, but completely different, so young How could a child like him have such a deep sadness, the despair in his eyes can't be melted away...

That's all, "Go and rest first." The patriarch helped her up, "I don't even remember where home is, so I'll take you back to have a look, and your friends should come with me."

Home?This is her home?I have been looking forward to it for many years, and my home is right in front of me. A tree house is the root of the sacred tree.

The patriarch gave her the key, and Collinsen suddenly felt that the palm of his hand was so hot that he couldn't hold it. The key couldn't fit in the keyhole. Ace stuck it from behind, wrapped her trembling hand with one hand, and held the door with the other. With a creak, the door opened.

No one has lived in it for a long time, the furniture is covered with dust, and the air is damp, but all the furnishings here show the care of the hostess, soft cushions, light green tablecloths, wide-mouthed vases, every bit of it It is very warm, this is home, no matter how many years have passed, when I come back again, I feel at ease, as if I have never left.

Collinsen walked into the room lightly, isn't it?

"They made this for you." The patriarch stroked her hair with rough palms, "She has arranged a lot for you, but she is always afraid that it will not be enough. That girl is usually very careless, and she almost died of excitement as a first-time mother. "

"This is me..." I can't call my mother, never did.

The wooden baby rocker was obviously made by a novice, the paint was not evenly painted, and there was a single bed in the corner, beautifully carved, with gentle and smooth lines.

"Your father made this for you." The patriarch said, "Your father is a very honest man. Your mother loves to bully him, but he loves you very much."

Collins En stroked the wooden bed, it turned out that she was once loved deeply...

The author has something to say: I finally went back~~Apple Tree-~~