Frilian: Starting by inheriting the title of the Southern Hero

Chapter 29 The Magic of Forgetting Unhappy Things

The bottom of the well remained deathly silent.

After a while, a rustling sound came from behind.

A wooden plank disguised as a stone was pushed aside, revealing a dark hole.

An elderly man with a full head of white hair shakily poked his head out. Upon seeing that they were human, he called out to the others below, "They are adventurers. Everyone can come out now."

Immediately afterwards, more and more villagers climbed out of the cellar.

Dozens of people gathered in the square, looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground. Some wept bitterly, while others knelt on the ground and prayed to the goddess.

The old village chief wiped away his tears, walked up to the Southern Hero, and said, "Thank you both. If it weren't for you, our entire village might have perished today!"

"...We...we really don't know how to repay you..."

It was just a small favor.

The brave man of the south said.

"Our benefactors, please rest in the village for a while. We must treat you both well."

The old village chief said.

"There's no need for hospitality; you have important matters to attend to, such as rebuilding the village."

The Hero of the South declined, "However, I've heard that your village has a magic that can make people forget their unhappiness. I wonder if that could be considered as payment for defeating the demons this time?"

"That's a trick our village has used to coax children for generations. How can such a little magic compare to the life-saving grace you've shown us?"

"For me, this is the best reward."

"The Hero of the South smiled elegantly."

The old village chief couldn't refuse, so he had the child, who looked like a grandchild, fetch a tattered parchment scroll.

The Southern Warrior took the parchment scroll, glanced through it briefly, and then carefully tucked it into his robes.

Thanks.

After disposing of the body and calming the villagers down, it was completely dark.

Because the winemaker had been hiding in the cellar for too long and his hands and feet were weak, the cider was never actually made.

The two ate a simple meal of brown rice and pickled vegetables at the village chief's house and rested for the night.

……

The morning mist had not yet dissipated when the two had already left the village and were walking up the mountain path they had come from.

As the sun climbed directly overhead, the monument to the goddess came into view.

The Southern Warrior stopped and stepped aside to make way for Lynn, saying, "It's about time. Go back to your time."

Lynn nodded, walked to the stone tablet, and recalled the spell "Fiarator" that Frilian had recited.

"Lynn".

The Hero of the South suddenly spoke again.

"No matter what unpleasant things happen along the way, you must reach the Land of Souls."

Lynn turned around and looked at Nan Yong's serious expression, slightly surprised, and said, "Then just tell me, will I be able to get back smoothly after I get there?"

"Don't keep asking the same questions."

The Southern Hero wore an enigmatic smile.

"Can't you just give me a straight answer?"

Lynn wanted to ask more questions.

But the Southern Hero had already turned around, waved his hand with his back to him, and said, "Don't always think about the destination; learn to enjoy the journey."

After saying that, he started walking down the mountain.

"It wouldn't have been a problem if you had told me in advance."

Lynn pursed his lips, slapped his palm on the stone tablet, and read out "Fiarator".

hum!

The world collapsed and reassembled before my eyes, and the sound of the wind in my ears became sharp.

When the view became clear again, the once intact stone tablet had become incomplete.

"Mr. Lynn?"

Laofen's voice came through.

Lynn turned her head and saw Laofen sitting on the ground rubbing her ankle, while Allie stood with her hands on her hips, shouting that she was hungry.

"How's it going? Any discoveries?"

Laopen curiously leaned closer.

"no."

Lynn withdrew his hand, stood up, and said, "Let's go to the Imperial Village of Flor."

……

Eighty-three years ago, on the plateau where the Goddess Monument stood.

The Southern Hero paused slightly as he heard the wind disappear behind him.

He didn't turn around.

Because he knew that there was no one behind him.

The young man from the future has returned to his battlefield.

"The land where souls rest..."

The Hero of the South looked slightly worried, glanced at the magic scroll in his hand, and said:

"Let's go to Gil Village."

……

In the thirtieth year of the Xin Dynasty, in the Kruru region of the Empire.

At this time, Frilian and the others were still staying in Viize and would not leave until next year.

Three days had passed since they left the Goddess Monument, and Lynn and his companions stayed temporarily at an inn in town.

"Over here, over here!"

Ellie grabbed Laofen's sleeve and plunged into a clothing store.

Half an hour later, the two of them had two paper bags in their hands.

With half a donut dangling from her mouth, Laofen asked indistinctly, "Shouldn't we bring something for Lynn?"

"What should I bring?"

Ellie held up a lace apron to her waist, swayed her hips in the reflection of the shop window, and said, "That guy doesn't seem to like anything."

"Oh, right."

Laofen swallowed the donut. "I haven't seen him since I woke up this morning. Do you know where he went?"

"Someone did tell me they were going to the nearby forest to find a few monsters to practice against."

Ellie threw the apron back on the shelf. "Come on, there's a bathhouse up ahead. I'm going to take a nice bath."

……

"Krul Baths".

The huge wooden signboard was faintly visible in the steam.

The two paid, received their name tags and towels, and went into the changing room.

Ellie untied her chest binder, let out a long sigh, and stretched.

Her ribs were clearly visible, and her flat figure appeared particularly thin in the steam.

"It's still more comfortable to take it off."

She turned around, ready to call Laoffen into the water, but immediately froze.

Laofen was facing away from her, undressing her hair. As the hairband slipped off, her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, covering her smooth back.

The girl turned around.

Full and upright.

Ellie looked down at herself, then looked up at Laofen.

silence.

"What's wrong?"

Laofen held the wooden basin, somewhat uncomfortably covering it in front of her chest.

"Did all the food you eat end up there?"

Ellie was a little jealous.

"No way!"

Laofen's cheeks flushed red. She quickly squatted down and immersed her entire body in the milky white hot spring, leaving only her shameful and indignant eyes visible.

"Let me check."

Ellie slipped into the water like an eel, paddling along the water, and approached Laofen with a wicked grin.

"Don't do anything reckless."

Laofen cautiously shrank back against the pool wall.

"Let me touch it, I want to share in the good fortune, maybe it will help me grow a bit more."

Ellie stretched out her two wicked claws and scrambled in the air.

"Don't come any closer!"

"Coming!"

Whoosh!

Water splashed everywhere.

Laofen quickly used "High Speed ​​Movement" to dodge and weave with Ellie.

Five minutes later.

"Too cunning, they actually used magic."

Ellie leaned wearily against the pool wall. "Could you share some more tips?"

Laofen hugged her chest, curled up in the water and blew bubbles, "Eat more."

"I ate quite a lot too."

Ellie grabbed a wet towel and covered her face, her tone suddenly becoming heavy:

"Laopen".

"Um?"

"The day before I left Vieiser, Uncle Kraft told me something about Lynn."

Ellie pulled the towel off her face and sat up straight.

Her wet purple hair clung to her cheeks, and her usual silly demeanor had subsided considerably.

"Is it related to Mr. Lynn?"

"right."

Ellie scooped up a handful of water, watching the droplets slip through her fingers.

"The uncle said that Lynn will encounter a big problem sooner or later, one that might not be solvable by force."

"So what can we do?"

Laofen asked.

"The uncle said that when Lynn couldn't hold on any longer, he should be kicked awake, haha!"

Ellie laughed, revealing a small canine tooth, but quickly her expression turned melancholic. "Unfortunately, I'm just a burden now."

Having spent this time together, Ellie has come to know her own limitations, so she keeps quiet about the Red Mirror Dragon.

Back in the village, I used to be full of confidence, chasing chickens, ducks, and geese all over the place with a wooden sword.

It seems that as long as you draw your sword, you can overcome all obstacles, just like Simmel in the storybook.

But once they got outside, they discovered that the world was ridiculously large and the monsters were ridiculously powerful.

Even that Raofen who only seems to eat, moves as fast as lightning.

It seems that, apart from having a loud voice, I am truly useless.

"Was it really the right decision for me to travel?"

……

At this moment, in the forest twenty kilometers outside the city of Krul.

boom!

A giant pine tree, as thick as three people could hug, snapped in half and collapsed with a crash, startling a flock of birds into flight.

Lynn stood shirtless in a messy open space.

Sweat streamed down his muscles, pooling and dripping from his chin.

At my feet lay the corpses of three monstrous bears, all killed with a single blow.

The sword mark precisely severed the cervical vertebrae, even the degree to which the skin and flesh were rolled up was exactly the same.

"Transmit the intention of the strike."

The words of the Southern Hero echoed in his ears.

Lynn closed his eyes, sensing the flow of the wind, the contraction of his muscles, and the vibration of the sword blade.

The next second, Lynn swiftly swung his sword.

laugh.

Ten meters away, several pine trees were cut in half.

"Phew! Still not enough distance."

Lynn sheathed his sword, grabbed his shirt from the ground, and casually wiped the sweat off his body.

Gollum~

My stomach let out a protesting roar.

"Let's go back."

Lynn looked up at the sky.

Those two guys have probably eaten their way through Krul's food street.

So he casually put on his clothes and walked towards the city gate.

"The one in front."

A male voice came from behind.

Lynn stopped and turned around, only to see a man walking quickly towards her.

He was around thirty years old, wearing a faded leather armor and a broadsword hanging at his waist.

His hair was an unusual flaxen color, and he had some bluish stubble on his chin.

He looked somewhat down on his luck, but his posture was very upright.

"What's up?"

Lynn sized up the other person.

"I guess I had something to do."

The man smiled. "My name is Eleanor, and I'm a wandering swordsman. I was just passing through the forest when I saw you practicing your swordplay."

"so?"

Lynn put his hands in his pockets.

I want to hire you.

Elaine got straight to the point.

"Not interested."

Lynn turned and left.

"I want to explore the Alto Ruins."

Eleanor caught up and said, "That's a nearby labyrinth ruin. It's said to be the workshop of a great sage from a thousand years ago, and it contains many ancient magical artifacts."

"so?"

Lynn stopped in her tracks, her brows furrowing slightly.

"I want to go in and get something, but I can't handle the guard golems inside by myself."

"Not interested."

Lynn shrugged and continued walking.

You shouldn't gamble with your life unless you have a clear understanding of the level of danger.

"I have been preparing for this for twenty years."

Elaine still didn't give up. "There are magical tools inside that can remove the petrification curse. I need to use them to remove the petrification curse from my teammates who were petrified twenty years ago."

Upon hearing this, Lynn paused, then asked, "Can't the monk's goddess magic be dispelled?"

"No, I've already tried that."

Elaine shook her head.

Lynn sighed helplessly and asked:

"And the payment?"

"Except for the magical artifact I'm looking for, everything else is yours."

"That sounds very tempting."

"You agreed?"

Elaine asked with a smile.

Lynn touched his chin.

The team was short of money, and those two girls had been too idle lately, especially Ellie, who did nothing but eat and sleep. If this continued, they would turn into pigs before they became heroes.

Taking them for a stroll in the maze is fine, as long as they don't go too deep, it should be okay. If it's too dangerous, we can always just come back.

"I have two more companions," Lynn said.

"How strong are they?"

"A mage who can fight a little, can move at high speed, and can easily help people escape; and there's another one..."

Lynn paused for a moment, then said, "The captain who's in charge of cheering."

Elaine paused for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Alright, the more the merrier. Meet at the south gate tomorrow morning."

……

Back in the hotel room.

Lynn briefly explained Elaine's request to Laofen and Ellie, and the three of them unanimously agreed to go.