Chapter 96 Leaves

Seeing the busy people around, Ye Zi didn't expect that one day she would be close to the secular town.

After entering the boundary of Border Town, the low brick bungalows appeared in front of her one after another like long-lost memories. It had been less than half a year since she escaped into the Impassable Mountain Range, but she felt that the scene in front of her was as strange as another world.

The month of demons has just passed, and after the townspeople have spent the winter of lack of food and clothing, their complexion and health should be very bad. Ye Zi remembers that the Mutual Aid Society once passed by the slums of Silver Light City in winter-there were starving and frozen corpses everywhere, The living people are also like walking dead, with numb expressions and slow movements.

But here, most of the people she saw were full of energy. Some were drying dried fish at the door of the house; some climbed on the roof to repair the damaged tiles; Smiling and walking towards the north of the town. In this case, the leaves will pull down the brim of their hats and try to avoid them as much as possible.

The location of the castle is very eye-catching, just on a high hillside in the southwest corner of the town. There are no plants around that can be used, and it is very difficult to sneak in silently. It's okay to hide in the trunk to avoid enemies, but it's too much noise for the tree to climb up and send itself in.

She is not a witch who is good at hiding her figure. After thinking twice, Ye Zi felt that instead of hiding, it would be better to enter the castle openly.

If Nightingale hadn't lied to her, there would be no problem even if she walked in through the main entrance.

If Nightingale had deceived her and the sisters of the Mutual Aid Society, she would be sure to escape from the pursuit of the two guards in front of the gate.

Of course, in the worst case, Nightingale completely betrayed everyone and relied on hunting witches to serve the prince, then she would die here in all likelihood. As the top fighting witches, few can escape Nightingale's pursuit. Even if they are as strong as Hakara, they are not sure of victory.

Leaf had prepared for the worst. If she fails to go back alive, Shujuan will take over the role of mentor and lead the sisters to go on—as for the destination and where they will end up, no one knows the answer.

She walked slowly up the hill, approaching the castle gate. The guard quickly noticed her, put his hand on the hilt of his sword, and shouted loudly: "This is the prince's palace, not the place where you should come, back away!" He paused, then added, "If there is something urgent Tell me, go straight to the left along this road and go to the city hall. There will be someone to receive you there."

Leaf took a deep breath and took off her hood. Unsurprisingly, she saw both of them showing surprised expressions at the same time, and before the other could recover, she said bluntly, "I am a witch."

The moment she said those words, she was almost ready for the guards to draw their swords. But the two guards just looked at each other, completely devoid of the hatred that ordinary people cannot hide when they hear about witches. One of them even asked with interest: "Witch, what do you want?"

Such a reaction made Ye Zi's heart beat suddenly faster. She suppressed the excitement that was about to burst out, and said in a tone as calm as possible: "I want to see Nightingale. Or Anna and Nana are also fine."

In the story of Nightingale, the witches were frequent visitors in the castle, and His Royal Highness did not imprison their freedom, and the guards guarding the castle turned a blind eye to them entering and leaving this place under the signal of the fourth prince... If what Nightingale said was true, It was impossible for the guards not to have heard their names.

The guard who asked loudly patted his partner on the shoulder, "You watch her here, and I will inform His Highness."

Ye Zi watched him walk into the gate and quickly disappeared into the garden.

What will be waiting for me, the welcome from the sisters, the rounding up of the guards, or the sharp blade from the shadows?

She found herself caught in a strange contradiction. She clearly wanted to believe in Nightingale, but the closer she got to the answer, the more afraid she would be disappointed. Could it be that Nightingale has changed her face here and is not called this name at all? Could it be that she made up Anna and Nanahua? or……

Time has never been so slow as it is now! Every heartbeat seemed to span a hundred years. During the long time, she quietly waited for her fate.

After an unknown amount of time, or just a short moment, she heard the voice of the nightingale—for a moment, she thought she had heard it wrong.

A familiar figure appeared from behind the door, pounced on her, and arrived almost at the same time as the sound. Then, she was embraced by a warm body.

"Leaf, welcome home!"

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"Here are my spare clothes, you can wear them first," Nightingale rummaged through the closet, "There is also a coat, shoes...well, take a set of nightgown and bath towel too."

"What are you in a hurry for?" Wendy smiled and shook her head, "When His Highness wakes up later, she will be settled naturally."

Looking at the busy nightingale, Ye Zi's eyes became warm again, she sniffed, bit her lips tightly, and wiped away the swirling tears. She was afraid that when she opened her mouth, tears would burst out of her eyes uncontrollably.

It turns out that Nightingale really didn't lie to herself, that there really exists a prince who is willing to treat witches kindly.

"Would you like to take a hot bath first? Are you exhausted from the camp?" Nightingale put the towel and clothes beside Ye Zi, "His Highness is taking a nap, when he wakes up, he will be very happy to see you. By the way, have you found the holy mountain? How are the other sisters doing?"

As soon as this sentence was asked, Ye Zi's vision suddenly became blurred. She couldn't bear it any longer, hugged Nightingale, and released all the pain that had been suppressed in her heart these days.

Crying until Nightingale's chest was completely soaked, Ye Zi gradually calmed down.

Then she recounted from beginning to end what happened to the sisters after the three left the mutual aid association. When talking about the death of many sisters in the wilderness, she felt that Nightingale was holding her hand and couldn't help but tighten it.

When Ye Zi finished speaking, Wendy's expression became extremely heavy, "I didn't expect that Hakara would bring the Mutual Assistance Society to a dead end. Of the forty-two sisters, only seven are left... I also have an inescapable responsibility. If I I can firmly stand by Nightingale's side..."

"It's not your fault," Nightingale said sadly, "No one can predict the future, the key is what to do next." She looked at Ye Zi, "You said there are six other sisters who survived, where are they? "

"They are all waiting for news from me at the entrance of the canyon. We have made an appointment. If I fail to go back, Scroll will lead them to leave this place, or go to the extreme south corner, or go to the other side of the strait..."

"Then we have to bring them back quickly," Nightingale said immediately, "I'm leaving now, Wendy, and the leaves will be taken care of by you."

"Wait, what if they don't believe you? Ye Zi also has to go and call Lightning. She should be practicing flying at the west end of the town at the moment. You can bring a few more horses to save the sisters from walking. Way." Wendy reminded carefully.

"But His Royal Highness... isn't he still sleeping?" Ye Zi was stunned, "Don't you need to ask him?"

"Don't worry," Nightingale comforted softly, "If His Highness finds out about this, I'm afraid it's too late to be happy."

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