Volume 1 Village Story Chapter 126 Goodbye Freya

  Frey stood in the middle of the group, quietly looking at me with a gaze that was somewhat excited and seemingly joyful, yet without any panic or shame, as if the person who had deceived me had nothing to do with her. Frey's eyes were clear and transparent, just like when we first learned magic together, calm and beautiful, with two pointed ears that may have been red due to excitement. It was said that when elves get excited, their ears turn bright red, even if there is no expression on their face, but as long as you see their ears turn red, it represents their excited emotions, so the elven proverb says: "Only the ears will not lie." I don't know if this saying is true, but at this moment, Frey's calm face and red ears became a striking contrast.

  "Freya, it's been a long time since I've seen you." I thought I would be furious with her, but when I saw her in person, the words that came out of my mouth were actually these.

  "Alec, you're here, I've missed you." Frey said bluntly.

  "Hmm, you really thought of her, didn't know who pretended to be dead to deceive him at first?" Xilu stabbed Freya with a sharp sentence on the side, Evan hurriedly pulled Xilu and signaled her not to talk too much.

  I stared at Freya without blinking for a moment, as if waiting for her answer, and also as if I hadn't heard Silu's question at all.

  Frey's face turned pale for a moment, then returned to normal. She looked at me calmly and said: "Alek, please believe me, I have my reasons. Deceiving you was unavoidable when I thought I was going to die. Later, I will find an opportunity to tell you."

  I looked at her, nodded and said: "I believe you, I also believe in myself. Now that you don't want to say it, I won't ask. We'll talk about the rest later. I believe you will tell me the answer when the time is right."

  Frey felt a bit relieved and nodded, saying: "Thank you, Alik."

  I shook my head and said, "Don't thank me, the most painful moment has already passed. You being alive is the best result for me in this world, everything else doesn't matter. Let's not talk about this anymore, let's set off."

  After saying that, Evan and Siluo and I ignored those elves and quietly mounted our horses, walking ahead on the road. On the way, Siluo was still dissatisfied with my attitude earlier and whispered to me: "I've never seen a man as weak as you, being deceived so badly, yet when we met, you didn't even dare say a harsh word. If it were me, I would have fought them already. They all gang up to deceive people, making vows and saying they have grievances, clearly just wanting to be saints, finding you troublesome, fabricating ridiculous excuses to get rid of you. These self-proclaimed noble elves are more cunning than humans."

  I smiled and shook my head, not arguing with her, but silently letting Xilu scold me. After all, this lovely girl was on my side psychologically. My completely non-confrontational attitude really made her angry, but I had my own views and reasons. I believed in Furei because I understood her. But what the reason was, even if I asked, probably wouldn't get an answer now. Why not just wait for that day when Furei would tell me herself?

  The sound of horseshoes came from behind, and when we turned our heads, it was Freya who had bid farewell to her brother and hurried up alone from behind us. The four of us rode on horseback, and for a while, it seemed awkwardly silent. Siluo didn't get along with Freya, and Freya wasn't good at opening her mouth to talk to any of the three of us.

  Evan finally broke the silence, saying: "Frey, Arick, what's our next move? There are two ways to get to the Beastman Empire from here. One way is to return to Darin Port and take a ship directly to the port city of Krim in the Beastman Empire. From there, it would take another month on foot to reach our destination, the capital of the Beastman Empire, Deriema. The other route is to travel overland through the Black Flame Swamp, cross the Krite Mountains into the grasslands, then head west for a month to reach Krim City, and from there, another month's journey would take us to Deriema."

  Fure looked at me and said, "I'll follow you guys wherever you go, it doesn't matter which road we take."

  "Brother, have you forgotten that this is the storm season? The sea is full of storms everywhere, where can we find a boat to go to Krim City? Even if there is one, we don't want to take the risk of being swallowed by the sea. Are you trying to live forever or something? Let's just take the land route, it may be far, but at least we won't die for no reason."

  I shrugged at Evan and said, "Evan, do we still need to choose?"

  Ivan smiled awkwardly and said: "I'm old, Alik, you decide."

  I spat and said: "I've seen shameless people, but I haven't seen anyone as shameless as you. Hurry up and leave, we might have to camp out tonight."

  ……

  As we set up camp on the edge of the forest, the sun had just dipped below the mountain slope, and the night sky was gradually descending. We sat around the bonfire, preparing dinner. Everything was in order, thanks to the storage ring sent by Teacher Anka, which brought great convenience to our trip. The tent and food were all ready, and there was nothing to worry about. I had also brought everything needed for cooking, as I had been traveling frequently lately. After everything was settled, I started roasting food for everyone. Freya loved the roasted fruit I made, while Xilu enjoyed my roasted fish. Aven didn't mind what he ate, and I even took out a pot from the bonfire to stew a rich potato beef soup. The campsite was filled with the aroma of food. Freya's mood also improved gradually, and it seemed that we had all forgotten about the unpleasantness in the morning. I too felt as if nothing had happened, and started chatting and laughing with Freya. Only Xilu still looked at Freya with disapproval, occasionally saying a few sharp words to provoke her. However, Freya didn't get angry, speaking calmly as if she hadn't taken Xilu's words to heart.

  The bonfire cast a reddish glow on everyone's face, Freya ladled out a bowl of soup for each person and handed them to us one by one. I and Evan smiled as we took it, saying thank you. Xilu hummed and still accepted it. Freya smiled and also ladled out a bowl for herself, put it in her mouth and lightly sipped a mouthful, saying: "It's really delicious, Yalick, since you left, I haven't had such good soup again, I really miss it..."

  I smiled and said: "Since I thought you were dead and left the village of elves, I haven't heard your enchanting singing voice again, Freya."

  Furei took another sip of the soup in her bowl and said, "Well, I'll sing a song for you right now."