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Be gentle, Latis.
He said this to himself, then gave a man-eating smile and gently hugged the tree trunk with both hands.
Pfft!
Latis casually tossed the large tree he was holding to the ground, smiled as he looked at the girl who had been jolted back to her feet and was looking up in terror, and asked in what he thought was a gentle tone:
"Little sister, are you a villager from Cugen Village? Shall we take you home with us?"
In the dim light of the night, Latis's smile was like that of a vengeful demon. The girl's eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
……
When she woke up again, Ge Ying found herself lying on the back of a small horse made of leaves. She groggily propped herself up and suddenly saw the entrance to Cugen Village right in front of her.
"Going is back! Going is alive!" she shouted excitedly. However, when she saw Latis walking casually beside her, his head in his hands, her face instantly changed, and she screamed:
"Help!"
"Help me! Help me!"
Latis stared blankly at Going, who had been howling for two minutes without anyone paying any attention to him. After hesitating for a moment, he asked;
"Little sister, is this your home? Did we put you in the wrong village?"
"This is my home!" Ge Ying stopped howling and shouted angrily, tears welling in her eyes.
"You foul-mouthed scoundrel, let me go home!"
Latis stared silently at Going. In the increasingly awkward atmosphere, she lowered her head and realized that she was not tied up.
"Ha, haha..." Ge Ying chuckled twice, jumped off the small horse, moved a few steps silently, and then stopped.
Latis, watching as the girl's toes nearly wore a hole through the ground, finally couldn't help but ask:
"Any thing else?"
"Yes!" Ge Ying immediately turned around and called out. Seeing everyone staring at her, she subconsciously lowered her voice and stammered:
"You foul-mouthed wolf... Ptooey, ptooey, brothers and sisters, are you here to stay in the village?"
She lowered her head and continued in a voice barely audible:
"If there's nowhere to stay at the tavern, you can come to my house. It's right there, on the hilltop south of the village..."
Ge Ying exhaled a breath of sweat, as if she had exerted all her strength to say those words. She lifted her dirty clothes to wipe her sweat, not caring at all that her wheat-colored skin was exposed. There were several old claw marks on her firm abdomen, deep and long, looking as if they had almost torn her in two.
Then, she put down her clothes, her face covered in mud like a big, messy cat, and without realizing anything was wrong, she shouted loudly:
"Anyway... anyway, thank you! Stinky-mouthed wolf brother!"
Then, she turned around as if fleeing and staggered away.
Latis shrugged and was about to enter the village when he suddenly saw Artemis and the robin exchange a glance and nod. They said seriously:
“Those are the claw marks of a sixth-ringed monster, a griffin.”
Chapter 50 My hidden treasures are all unsheathed!! (Two-in-one)
"What? So Ge Ying's screams just now were really because she was in danger?"
The middle-aged man with disheveled hair slammed his wine glass on the table, stood up with a flushed face, sighed, and slowly sat down, saying:
"I thought she was just trying to trick us into coming out again! Dude, to tell you the truth, last time my wife and I were making love, she yelled at the village entrance, which drew us all out, but nothing happened!"
He shook his head, a bitter expression on his face, and said in a low voice:
"Since then, I don't know if she disturbed some part of my body, but my duration has decreased significantly, and my wife seems to have entered menopause. She used to come home very early every day and pester me to go to bed and fight, but now she comes home late and doesn't fight anymore. She has a damp smell on her body, as if she took care of herself... Sigh, she's like a different person during menopause."
Latis exchanged a subtle glance with Ateliers, silently thinking to himself:
"Sir, this isn't a menopausal issue at all!"
"Ahem." Latis shook the uncle's hand sincerely, then lowered his head and said:
"La expressed his regret at hearing such a story. In short, thank you for sharing your heartfelt words, and I hope you go far and fast on your future journey."
Before the middle-aged man could reply, he pulled Artemis away from the tavern with a sorrowful expression and they stood together in an inconspicuous alley.
"It's a pity that Yashutia and the robin insisted on staying in the alchemy hut and refused to come out. They really missed out on a lot of advanced life lessons."
Latis yawned, leaned against the wall behind him, and whispered:
"That's why they say men are more reliable. Look at our Ate, strong, tough, and handsome. He's only a tiny bit less than me, but he's still pretty good! Ate, what did you find out just now?"
Artemis smiled faintly, tacitly acknowledging his praise. She felt more comfortable around her older brother than with the girls. She thought for a moment, then whispered to Latis:
"Before coming to see you, brother, I inquired about the monsters near Cough Root Village. Surprisingly, there are even more monsters here than I imagined! Besides the Forest Wolves and Know-It-All Birds that chase Go Ying, there are also common monsters like Ghost Snakes, Ventriloquist Worms, Spotted Sparrows, and Chaotic Butterflies, which were already widely distributed before. It seems that the monster ecosystem has really gradually recovered after the establishment of the Magic Network..."
Artemis sighed reluctantly, then quickly brushed aside her discomfort and continued:
"Most people in the tavern didn't seem to care much about Ge Ying's attitude. They said the girl often lied, and the worst time even angered the village chief, who drove her from her residence near the village entrance to a small hill in the south of the village. Since then, they have been much more peaceful."
"It's about the same on my end," Latis said, scratching his head.
"Some people really dislike Going. They say the trouble Going has caused them has drastically changed their lives. There are young people who have become sheep-tailed, old men who have suddenly gone crazy with boki, and people who have developed a monster fetish... uh..."
"What are all these things?! They don't seem to have anything to do with that child at all!"
Artemis couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, then, under Latis's surprised gaze, explained with a touch of embarrassment:
“Don’t look at me like that. I just think they’re being unreasonable. I asked about Ge Ying’s family situation. She lost her parents when she was young, and the children in the village didn’t want to play with her. Her only friends seemed to be a few members of the Warriors’ Round-the-World Tour, but the tour only passes through Coughroot Village once every few months or even once every year or two. For her, this village must be very cold and heartless.”
Latis scratched his head, squatted down, and said:
"What an unlucky girl, but I heard that the warriors' journey will pass through here in the next couple of days, she should be in a good mood now."
"Huh?" Ateliers' eyes widened. "Big brother, how did you know?"
"Haha, otherwise how could I be the eldest brother..."
"Shh!" Ateliers nimbly approached Latis, leaned down, and pressed her index finger to his lips, whispering:
"Plant Guardians!"
The weeds in the corner grew silently and rapidly, forming a narrow box that enveloped the two of them. The weeds, which were executing a defensive command, changed to a color similar to the base of the wall. Then the entire weed box sank slightly until it was no longer noticeable.
"what's the situation?"
Seeing Atelier remove her gloved fingers with an apologetic look, Latis breathed a sigh of relief and gently mouthed the question.
Ateliers pointed outside, then carefully tightened the box of weeds again, bent over and gently rested her head on Latis's shoulder, her pointed ears twitching slightly as she listened intently to the sounds outside.
"That idiot is back again?"
"Yes, my parents said that two sorcerers saved her. She was so lucky!"
"What a waste of the stimulant we sprayed on her clothes!"
"Chris, could you go back and talk to the village chief about giving her a mission to the eastern forest? I saw on the magic network that someone said the area near Dragonhorn Territory has been quite chaotic lately, and she might just die there."
“I can give it a try, but my grandfather has been suspicious of me lately. He keeps lecturing me not to waste my time bullying little girls. That old man, he has no idea what kind of treasure the Ge Ying family might be hiding!”
The boys' voices were mundane and boring as they talked about sinful things, but Latis's attention was unconsciously drifting away.
"White teeth, red bean-white teeth."
He sniffed again at the faint herbal scent emanating from Artemis and couldn't help but swallow.
Her soft, silvery-white hair draped gently over his face, tickling him. Latis looked up at the half-elf's fair and slender chin and suddenly felt that her body was incredibly light. At this moment, she was resting her hands on his shoulders and half-sitting on his knees, yet she felt no weight at all.
"Hey, I say! Isn't this scene a little too ambiguous?"
He mentally shouted a few sarcastic remarks, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Heh, a mere inner demon, so easily overcome by me. Latis, you truly are a man among men, your will as strong as a brave bull!"
Just as Latis was about to say something to the half-elf who was listening attentively, he suddenly heard a loud curse coming from outside.
"Damn it, it's all those two meddlesome mages' fault! I curse them to be forever locked away from the goddess of magic's favor!"
boom!
The sound of a furious kick against the wall came from behind, startling Ateliers. Her ears twitched, and she involuntarily shrank back, then slid off Latis's knee in a flash.
……
Latis stared at the blue eyes so close to his face and the still trembling pointed ears. His pupils dilated instantly, and he shrank back sharply.
Artemis hadn't even realized the change in posture before she subconsciously shifted her position.
"Ah!!! What a classic straddling-my-boyfriend position!!! Hey, don't let your heart race!"
Latis took a deep breath, his face tense, and pulled his legs back, saying:
"Ate, are you alright?"
"Huh?" Ateliers met Latis's gaze, then noticed the distance between them. She blushed slightly, then quickly composed herself and said:
"I'm fine, brother. Did you hear what they were saying just now?"
"You're okay, but I'm not!"
Latis cried out inwardly, on the verge of tears. As Ateliers' body relaxed, she gradually lowered herself, pressing herself tightly against him.
Beneath Ateliers's heavy robes, her supple body was now terrifyingly clear to Latis. He desperately tried to control his spear, frantically reciting the Great Compassion Mantra in his mind, and said in a deep voice:
"Well, what happened?"
"Is such that."
Perhaps because the duck-sitting posture was not very elegant, Atelier Futh couldn't help but want to tighten her legs.
But due to the limited space, she tried for a while but gave up, and could only continue speaking helplessly:
“Brother, I originally planned to search for monsters tonight and try to inscribe more spells to increase the success rate of our exploration of the magical ruins tomorrow. I heard that Go Ying is very familiar with the forest, so I was thinking of asking her to be my guide and also to ask if she needs any help. I'm also considering whether to tell her about what we heard today, things that are important to her…”
Artemis's soft voice echoed in Latis's mind. He didn't have time to listen carefully and could only answer with a dazed look:
"Hmm...okay...oh..."
However, at this moment, a tornado was destroying the parking lot in Latis's mind, accompanied by a series of crackling sounds. He started playing Mahjong in his mind:
"Beibei, what is this thing?"
"You played your hand too softly; I've already played all my trump cards!"