The Divine Hunter

North of Hongshan Town.

The river washed the dark and ancient waterwheel, and the wheels turned slowly at a speed of twelve revolutions per minute. The "crunching" sound of wood rubbing was obscured by the sound of rushing water. The golden light is reflected under the brilliance.

Roy was burying his head in the knee-deep dandelions, purses, and dog's tail grass by the waterwheel.

"The first wish...I want to catch six butterflies, three blue butterflies, three monarch butterflies..."

Really a little girl.

Roy couldn't help shaking his head and sighed that a dignified witcher went to a wild mountain village to play with a girl and help her catch butterflies.

Even in Gao Wen's house, he never played such a childish game. If his brothers knew about it, he would not laugh out loud.

But this simple wish is a little boring, better than killing people and setting fires.

Roy turned on the witcher's senses and stared at the dense path with his eyes of different colors. Even if his skills were far superior to ordinary people, if he wanted to catch the butterfly, he had to have something to catch.

He wandered around here for a long time without seeing a single butterfly.

Not far behind him, Xuerui, a blonde with blue eyes and a pale yellow floral dress, was waving a butterfly net, her white face was dimpled, and she was happily fluttering butterflies in the grass.

From time to time there is a silver bell-like crisp laughter.

The sun shone on her calves and arms, revealing a large expanse of white, crystal-clear skin.

Roy glanced at her admiringly from time to time,

"Golden Eyes, over there!"

Xue Rui suddenly shouted, waving the butterfly net and pointing in front of Roy. The latter took a closer look and saw a palm-sized monarch butterfly with an orange body and black vertical bars on its wings, sitting in a thistle bush. Beating lively.

It was a little on the lilac flower, and it flew to another flower with a graceful gesture, as if to say hello to them.

Roy bent over and bent his knees, like a cat lurking in the grass, ready to launch a sneak attack, while Xuerui followed him carefully on tiptoe, the golden ponytail touched the back of his neck from time to time, exuding a Light and pleasant fragrance.

One step, two steps, three steps!

wow—

The butterfly is less than half a meter away.

The girl jumped forward like a rabbit, and with a wave of the butterfly net, the monarch butterfly escaped the net like the foam floating on the water was blown away by the strong wind.

Xuerui pouted sadly.

Then another net swung out from her side, so fast that it almost left an afterimage in mid-air.

The girl's eyes flashed.

Seeing the witcher with the butterfly in the net, winked at her.

"Haha, Brother Golden Eye, you are amazing!" Xuerui happily turned around, holding a cage, and carefully put the spoils in it.

The bright smile is like a child with a favorite toy.

"Shall we come next?"

"Um!"

I don't know how long it took.

The sun still shines in the sky.

The waterwheel by the stream went round and round.

The thistle bush was full of laughter.

Two figures, one big and one small, sat side by side under the waterwheel, the orange sunset light fell on their shoulders, they covered them with a golden coat, and their feet swayed gently in the river like fish tails. Soft and cool water waves.

"Thank you, golden-eyed brother, I haven't had such a good time in a long time." A few beads of sweat slid across Xuerui's clean cheeks, and she looked at the orange monarch butterflies and dark blue butterflies flying in the cage, beautiful eyes Curved into a crescent moon, which seems to be full of stars, "Look, they are so beautiful."

"Well," Roy admired the colorful butterflies, the colorful flowers under him, the more delicate faces of the people beside the cage, and the bottom of the stream under his feet, his heart became inexplicably calm, and smiled, "You haven't Tell me, why are you catching these butterflies and making them into specimens?"

"Don't you think this is very interesting?" Xuerui shook her head, her two little feet playfully poked the clear water, her feet were fair and well-proportioned, and her toes were as delicate as strings of pearls, like a suffocating artwork. "It's been a long time since no one accompany me to catch butterflies."

"How could it be?" Roy shook his head and questioned, "Ms. Caroline and the townspeople like you very much. I believe they are all happy to play with you here."

"It's not the same... It's very different," Xuerui's voice suddenly became smaller, and then she smiled sweetly at Roy, "Let's talk about these butterflies? Brother Golden Eyes, we caught them together, so you are also qualified. decide their fate."

"Oh," Roy stared deeply at Xuerui's face, shook his head and chuckled, "I have no opinion, they belong to you, and you decide."

"Then, we..." The girl lowered her face for a moment and said loudly, "How about letting them go? Let them be free, and free butterflies are the most beautiful!"

"good idea!"

...

"Second wish, Brother Golden Eye, let's play hide-and-seek... I'm hiding near the town, you catch me! If you catch me, I'll give you a surprise!" Xuerui watched the released butterfly disappear into the bushes , and smiled mysteriously at Roy, with a pleasing plea in his eyes, as if he was afraid of being rejected.

Roy glanced at the sunset on the horizon again, frowned, hesitated for a while, and nodded.

"Then we're done! Put your face against the banana tree first, count down a hundred seconds, speak louder, let me hear it!" Xuerui suddenly pressed against the witcher, grabbed his hand, and said Dao Jiao Han said, "Don't cheat! Otherwise, you will be punished."

She stood pretty behind Roy and blew at the blonde hair on the temples,

"I'm very good at hide-and-seek. If you really can't find me, try asking everyone in town!"

...

In Hongshan Town shrouded in the rays of the sun, Roy, who was standing on the street, stared at the ground in a daze. Countless colorful ribbons crossed in mid-air and poured into different houses. Find the breath that belongs to Xuerui.

The faint scent of her body still lingered in the witcher's nose.

However, in the town, her breath no longer existed, as if it had suddenly evaporated from the world.

This is extremely rare.

"I really hit a ghost, there is no way to cheat, can't I just search honestly..."

...

Where would a girl hide?

Roy walked around the entire Hongshan Town roughly for the first time, but did not find the girl's breath.

He rushed back to the end of the long street and the house at the foot of the mountain, but only saw Ms. Caroline.

"Is that child playing hide-and-seek with you?" Caroline in the kitchen folded her forehead hair and smiled reassuringly, "It seems that she likes you very much."

"Why do I feel like she's lonely? Don't you usually play with her?" Roy asked curiously, he really couldn't understand the meaning of Xuerui's two strange wishes, "Everyone in the town likes her so much, Wouldn't you refuse her invitation?"

"Actually, everyone didn't treat her well before, and no one wanted to get close to her except me."

"Why is that?" Roy asked. "Who would hate a girl as beautiful and lovely as her? How did the change happen?"

"It used to be a hard life in the town, and everyone often complained about the poverty..." Caroline's voice suddenly interrupted, a stiff look flashed on her face, and she suddenly smiled, "But then when Xuerui was playing in the forest Once they found a silver mine, the town's economic situation changed dramatically. Everyone stopped starving and became rich. They were grateful to Xuerui and began to love her."

Is the material satisfied and the spirit improved at the same time?

Roy thought.

"As for now, the town is full of people who can't be more familiar," Caroline still said with a smile, "She may find it more interesting to play with you, after all, it's not necessarily who wins or loses."

"Then do you know where she is hiding?" Roy asked in a low voice, slightly ashamed, stalking the expert and asking an ordinary person to cheat, "Or where does she usually go?"

"Go to the beach...Xue Rui likes to watch the sunset by herself."

...

To the west of Hongshan Town lies the lush and boundless forests, spectacular waterfalls that flow down from the cliffs and cliffs, and waterwheels.

On the right, after a small slope sloping down, there is a golden sandy beach, the sea is sparkling, and the water is clear.

The setting sun, which was about to fall into the horizon, rendered a half-circle of orange halo on the sea, and a large dazzling cloud of fire.

The sea and the sky, the changing colors complement each other.

On the beach, Roy saw an old man in a straw hat who was carrying a fishing rod and an empty wooden barrel. His body was reddened by the wind and the sun.

"Friend from outside, are you looking for Xiao Xuerui?" He grinned enthusiastically, showing a few yellow teeth, his wrinkled old face was like a blooming chrysanthemum,

"Have you seen her? Is she hiding by the sea?"

"The old man can't break the rules of the game and tell you the answer casually." The old man stroked his chin and goatee,

"Then why isn't it called casual?"

"I can give you a hint, how about we make a deal?"

"Um... I may not be able to fulfill your request."

"Just do your best."

"Okay then..." Roy sighed helplessly. People in this town are weird, but he doesn't feel any malice intuitively.

"Xue Rui has experienced a lot of bad things before, hiding her thoughts." The old man sighed, "I hope you can make her happy... If you can, please agree to all her requests."

"Painful past?" Roy asked without answering, "Can you tell me specifically?"

"If she is willing to tell you, you will naturally know." The old man was not fooled. "How about it, boy, do you agree to this deal?"

"I'll do everything I can to make her happy...but I can't guarantee it."

The old man touched his straw hat and was silent for a moment, "Well... that's okay, you remember, she likes beautiful and beautiful poems. If you really can't find her, you might as well try to recite one to lead her out!"

...

"Xue Rui! I saw you, haha, where are you running?!" The witcher shouted while standing on the edge of the empty beach, while frantically stepping on the wet mud, running back and forth.

However, for five full minutes, he was like a fool talking to himself, and no one answered him at all.

"Well, this little girl, who stays in the town all day long, should logically be ignorant of the world, so why isn't she fooled?"

Roy searched around the beach on the east side of the town for an unknown time, his physical strength was almost exhausted, and there was still no whereabouts of Xuerui.

"Could it be that these guys are all lying to me? They looked in the wrong direction from the beginning?"

Of course, he should have another way.

Roy's face was blushing and blushing, and he paced in place and turned around a few times.

Sighed.

"Hey, there's no acquaintance here anyway... Let's remake Dandelion's poem a little bit and have a "Sherui"."

Hope to impress that hidden girl.

"Cough, cough..."

Roy took a deep breath, held his head high, looked at the sea, and said,

"I walked down the beach

The old town remains the same

The sunset is beckoning to me

I see on the other side of the beach

Xue Rui is running towards me

Straws of blonde hair and cherry red lips…

stroking the warm sand beneath your feet…”

The cadence of poetry readings spread in the sand.

Less professional and less emotional.

However, the sound is loud and basically in line with the rhythm.

It floats to the sea.

"Strands of blond hair and cherry red lips,

Stroking the warm sand beneath your feet. "

...

"Puff puff..."

Roy suddenly felt his feet tremble, the sand suddenly separated, and a slender and petite body broke out of the sand.

With blond hair and blue eyes, her cheeks were flushed, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes.

The sand wetted her thin skirt, revealing a green curve, and suddenly her shoulders trembled, choked up,

"Xue Rui, sorry, did you wait too long?"

"No, I'm just..." The girl's eyes were full of tears, and Jingying couldn't help falling into her eyes, "I just didn't expect that someone could write a poem for me."

She stared at the witcher, her face moved,

"Thank you, golden-eyed brother, I have never been so happy in my life, am I as beautiful as the poems describe it?" she murmured in a low voice, "wisps of blond hair and red lips like Yin Tao..."

"Of course, there is no doubt that you are the most beautiful girl in Hongshan Town." Roy wondered if he had gone too far? Is Dandelion's poetry so powerful, he emphasized, "I like you as much as everyone in town."

"Can I remember him?"

"This is a poem for you, as you like."

The girl lowered her head excitedly, unable to speak for a long time.

For a moment, her beautiful ankles stepped into the shallow sea water on the beach, and she took a handful of sand to wash her body, making her skin even more creamy and beautiful.

However, the golden light reflected by the sea behind her made her back extremely lonely.

It hurts to be lonely.

Roy sighed, suddenly felt that something was wrong, and turned around to look-a few dozen meters away, many townspeople were standing in the wooden fence at the junction of the town and the beach, staring at the two with a smile, their faces full of relief, just It was like seeing the parents of a daughter who was about to get married.

However, their smiles, the curvature of the corners of their mouths, the crow's feet around their eyes... Every detail is surprisingly consistent.

Roy felt an extremely strange and uneasy feeling in his heart.

"You have fulfilled my two wishes, I am very satisfied, I don't know how to thank you." At this time, Xuerui's soft voice interrupted his reverie, "But now, it is time to start the third wish. , please follow me... the ruins at the foot of the mountain."

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