Chapter 974 Dark Flash

On an old tree whose branches had just sprouted new green, there was a young man with a withered face lying weakly on the crown of the tree, and two black raccoons were playing beside him. One of them jumped on his head, and the young man raised his hand and threw the naughty guy down: "Go away, I don't have the strength to talk to you. I don't know how the old man's business is doing. Everyone has passed this winter." It's not easy, it's hard to get a fat sheep, don't screw it up. Hey, hey, how can Abel screw up, unless the old man does something bad himself."

"I hope not." The young man casually picked a small green bud growing from a nearby branch, bit it between his lips, and immediately a faint bitter taste dissipated in his mouth, just like in this dark place. The taste of life here.

The light was gradually slanting to the west, and the temperature was gradually dropping. The young man tightened his patched cloak and was about to slip down the tree. Suddenly a black shadow flashed in his sight, "pig;pig; island;novel www.zhuzhu+ The young man looked at it, revealing a row of yellow teeth: "Daddy is back."

He turned around and yelled at the tree houses behind him, "Daddy and the others are back."

After shouting two or three times, old faces gradually appeared in seven or eight wooden houses. Their wrinkled faces cracked into smiles, revealing mouths with missing front teeth or even teeth that were only left with gums.

The withered boy slid down the old tree swiftly, with two black raccoons following behind him. The boy was wearing a pair of shoes that didn't fit well, and there was even a hole in his left foot, and the toes could be seen inside. The shoes left footprints on the soft mud, and the young man flew along a path to meet the returning team.

At a glance, he saw Father Birick walking in front, and beside him was Abel, whom he had admired since he was a child. Behind them are two tall horses, and the riders on the horses are a man and a woman. The male has very rare silvery gray hair, and the female is neutral in temperament and clothing, but when he saw that handsome face clearly, the boy almost forgot to breathe.

The boy shouted in his heart: This time the quality of the fat sheep is very high!

"It's not far ahead, Master Allen." Birick rubbed his hands and tried to squeeze out a simple and honest smile. It's a pity that he looks too fierce and evil, so it only looks funny.

"Just call me by my name, old man." Alan smiled.

Birik grinned and said, "How can that be? I have never seen a big man like you. I think those noble lords should be like you."

"That's how it is, but old man, no matter how much you flatter me, I won't turn around and leave, so you should lead the way with peace of mind. Also, there is a team behind us, with a number of about a hundred people. Probably It will arrive tomorrow, so how about asking someone to pick you up then?"

Birick's expression froze,

With a mournful face, he said, "Master Allen, our Dark Spears are nothing to fart here. The space is limited, and it really can't accommodate so many of you." The old man thought in his heart that there was only so much food left. If you want to stay for a day or two, that little food is not enough for a meal.

Allen seemed to know what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, old man, we have food for ourselves. It's just that we need a place to rest before going deep into the dark place, and I won't let you work in vain afterwards. "

Only then did Birik feel relieved.

There was already a young man running over there, shouting without hesitation: "Daddy, Abel. Our fat sheep looks very good."

Birik kicked Abel, and the latter rubbed his butt cursingly, went up to pull the boy and said, "Don't talk nonsense, we kicked the iron board this time."

"Iron plate?" The boy glanced at Allen, who smiled at him gently, and he grinned and said, "Why don't I look like it?"

Abel sighed and said, "I didn't look like it before, or I wouldn't have kicked it straight."

Allen rode through a tree gate, which were two old trees growing beside the road. Their crowns were naturally intertwined, forming a natural arch. Behind the tree door is an open space with several large wooden troughs for water storage, and seven or eight middle-aged women sitting beside them are washing and washing clothes. At the back is a stove made of stones, with a large pot on it, which seems to be cooking something. A simple wooden platform was set up next to it, on which a fat woman was stirring the iron pot with a large spoon.

Seeing Birick come back, the fat woman put her hands on her hips and shouted: "Birek, go and get some meat out, or everyone will only have soup tonight." Seeing Alan and the others again, she said in surprise : "So you brought back the fat sheep, why, do you want to slaughter them for the pot? Let me tell you first, I can't do this kind of rough work. But this kid and chick look delicate and tender, It's sure to taste better than those rotten meats you've been hiding like treasures."

Birik was terrified when he heard it, and quickly shouted: "Shut up, these few are our distinguished guests."

The fat woman snorted, obviously not believing it. Birick said to Allen: "Master Allen, there is something wrong with her, don't take it to heart." The old man gestured to his head.

Allen shook his head and got off his horse. Looking around, he saw that Darkspear's den of thieves was far more shabby than he had imagined. The tree houses built on the old trees don't look very solid, and the gang of thieves are old and small. It's more like a den of thieves than a small village. . Allen said softly: "Old man, it seems that you are not doing well in the dark place."

Birik smiled bitterly, but did not answer.

Next, Abel and his young companion took the horses from Allen and the others, and brought two carriages to the corner of the square. Allen asked Fares to take out the food and hand it over to Birik to make dinner ingredients. When Birik saw the smoked meat, dried and preserved fruits and vegetables, and bread sent by Fares, the corners of the old man's eyes were wet. He even forgot how long he hadn't eaten such a thing. Immediately sent all the brains to the woman in charge of cooking, and then secretly kept some. The fat woman also smiled when she saw so much food, and immediately called the women who did the laundry to help with the cooking.

Before it was time for dinner, Allen found a clean place on the square to sit down. The Dark Lance's camp was on a high slope, and from here, one could see a dark forest spreading forward. The sky far away is already filled with fiery red clouds, like clusters of still flames, dyeing the sky and the earth in the same color. Alan's body was also dyed red, and he pulled out a grass core that had just grown from the ground next to him, and rubbed it in his hand.

"Master Alan... You are not a caravan, are you?" Birik came over, glanced at Alan, wanted to sit down but dared not.

Glancing at the old man, Allen patted the side to indicate that Birick could sit down, and he tilted his head and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Birik sat down cross-legged, squinted his eyes and said: "It doesn't look like it, I've been here for some years. But all the caravans passing through the dark land are not disobedient, how can you be so obsessed like you?" Feel free to visit our kennel."

Allen smiled, and said without answering: "You dark spears don't look like bandits either, old and young. If you want combat power but no combat power, you want equipment and no equipment, you are too miserable Bar."

Birik muttered: "There is no way, we don't want to kill people, and we dare not kill people. We can only scare some small caravans with more people, and extort money is enough. Not many young boys can't survive , all ran away to join those big bosses who are ranked high, and we are left with some old men and stinky brats."

"In that case, why don't you leave here?"

Birik smiled wryly: "Where can we go? Master Allen, the reason why the big guy came to the dark place is that he can't live in his hometown. Whether he left voluntarily or was forced to leave, In short, we can’t go back. Everyone here works together, and we can barely survive. Once we leave, people here will most likely not survive.”

"At the end of the day, we're nothing more than a bunch of living ghosts."

At this time, someone called Birik's name, the old man patted his buttocks and stood up, and he turned to leave. Allen, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly said: "I heard that the deepest part of the sea can't even reach the sun. The depth of the sea is eternal darkness, but in the darkest place, there are some lives that can survive by themselves. Shine. Shine upon yourself and the darkness, they are the light in the darkness."

Without expressing anything specifically, Allen simply stated a fact. Birik was faintly moved when he heard that, the old man scratched his head, shook his head and left. Allen didn't look back, didn't hold back, everyone has their own way to go, and he can't expect everyone to go the same way as him. He still looked at the distant sky, and after a while he said to himself: "Will you be the light in the darkness?"

Then he turned his head to look at a big rock, a head behind the rock moved, and then Abel crawled out from behind the rock. The boy smiled all over his face and said, "Did your lord find me when you were on the road?"

Allen nodded.

Abel sighed and said, "I thought I hid it well enough."

"You hide well. In fact, you are very talented in concealment skills. How about it? Do you want to come with me? I have a friend who is a master in assassination concealment. If you let him train you, You'd make a good assassin."

"Really?" Abel's eyes lit up. This is undoubtedly a life-changing opportunity for the teenagers in the Dark Land. But the light in the young man's eyes dimmed quickly, and he smiled wryly, "I would like to be with Lord Alan, but I have important things to leave..."

"It's okay." Allen said softly: "That promise is valid for a long time. When you change your mind one day, you can come to me at any time. As long as I'm not dead."

Abel stared at him blankly. The young man couldn't imagine being as powerful as the man in front of him. Apart from time, there was nothing else that could kill him.

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