The young-looking mage in the patrol team was named Xena, and he was the leader of the team.

As Rhodes had guessed, Xena was a mage and a poor man.

As a Demacian, having a talent for rune magic is an original sin - when she was five years old, she heard the sounds of plants for the first time, and she told the news to her father, who was dependent on her, in an attempt to share her joy.

"Daddy, Daddy, I heard the jujube tree at the door, he promised me that he would bear more sweet fruit this year, and I promised it to help him drive away a nest of wild mice under the tree, and we also hooked the ......"

But after getting the news, Zina's father not only did not have the slightest joy, but covered her mouth for the first time, and asked her not to tell others and never show this talent.

Although she didn't know why, the obedient Xena complied with her father's request.

As she grew older, she learned what a mage is, what a spell is, and the Demacian truth that "all spells are evil".

Little Zina is very aggrieved, she doesn't know what she is wrong - the children in the village will play the game of "destroy the evil wizard", and every time she will find an excuse to run away, and then go to her door and talk to the jujube tree.

Zina's father was a local mason, a typical Demacian man - strong, taciturn, and although he was a bachelor, he took good care of Xena, who got up early every day and stayed up late every day, and when he got home, his favorite thing to do and drink a glass of wine was when he got home.

Just one glass – not because he has good self-control, but because he only drinks one glass.

After a glass of wine, he would always happily say something—such as how he did today's work, when the next business would come......

If he can't say a word, he will fall asleep, and the wine will not be good.

And all along, the topic he said the most was "I made up for little Zina's dowry again, I don't know which young man is so happy." ”

Or "if that bastard boy is sorry for Xena, I'll hammer him" and other topics that make Xena ashamed and angry.

According to Zina's imagination, life should have been like this all the time, and she would grow up slowly, put on her wedding dress, take her father's dowry and love, and start a new family - and everything was ruined when the Demon Seeker appeared.

It was a routine patrol - the Demon Seekers of Demacia conducted a nationwide census on a ten-year basis to search for "evil magicians threatening Demacia".

This time, there were five people in the demon hunter team who came to Zina's village, and the leader of the team was a seasoned demon seeker from a nearby city, who noticed that the tree in front of Zina's house was abnormal.

The jujube tree is not a rare tree species in Demacia, but the one in front of Zina's house has grown too well because of Zina's unconscious care.

After the gray-robed demon seeker discovered the abnormality of the trees, he did not go to the grass to startle the snake immediately, but inquired about the news of Zina's family in the town.

Luckily, when the Demon Seeker asks about anything unusual with the Xena family, Xena's father is helping people build a wall - he learns about the Demon Seeker's suspicions, goes straight home, and tells Xena to leave.

"Go to the mountains." This was his father's advice to Zina at the time, "Take our family's guide and go deep into the mountains - ask your tree friends and they will help you!" ”

"What?" Xena apparently didn't understand the situation, "What is this for?" ”

"The Demon Seeker is here." Father looked at Zina, "They have found out about the problem with the jujube tree, sooner or later they will find out about you, you can only go outside and hide, I am a mason, there is a guide to leave-the guide is true, your craft should also be able to fool around." ”

"What about you?"

"I'm not a mage." Father smiled and touched Zina's head, "If you lose the guide, you will be fined, as long as they can't find accurate evidence, they can't ...... me like that"

Ignorant, Zina left the house and entered the mountains with a small package guided by the plants—but worried about her father, she did not go directly over the mountains to other provinces, but found a small tree house, and returned to the village at night.

Outside the village, she saw a red Zena's heart sinking from afar.

It's on fire - your own house is on fire!

Zina subconsciously wants to go home, and all she sees is the overturned jujube tree, the burning house, and ...... A dying father.

The Demon Seekers are theoretically not qualified to judge anyone other than magicians, but alas, they are adept at using their relatives as a threat by using all conditions to find traces of magicians if necessary.

Xena's father was hung from a flaming jujube tree, whipped to the point that it was shaky and crumbling under the licking of the flames.

Due to the special status of the demon seeker, although there were many onlookers, no one dared to help.

Xena rushed forward and tried to save her father, not thinking that this was a trap for herself.

The Demon Seeker easily grabbed Xena - just as they were about to shackle her with the Forbidden Stone, Xena's father broke free and hugged the guy holding the Forbidden Stone.

"Run—go find your friends in the forest, run!"

This sentence indirectly admitted his knowledge, and the demon seeker no longer kept his hand, an iron rod, a sharp blade, and Zina's father fell in front of her.

At this moment, Xena's mind went blank.

The twisted trees burst through the ground, and the Wood of the Universe entwined the Demon Seekers in place—and the next moment, the trees sprouted spikes as sharp as the jujube trees, nailing them all to the tree.

In full view, Zina took her father's body and left the village.

In the end, the Demon Seeker still caught Xena - Zina was supposed to be executed for murder, but at the time of the trial, Madame Bouvier volunteered to defend Xena, believing that it was the torture of the Demon Seeker that led to the tragedy, although in the end she did not exonerate Xena, but finally turned the hanging into life imprisonment.

In the Forbidden Prison, Xena spends ten years - although she still looks young.

When Silas escaped, Xena also left the Forbidden Prison - unlike many ambitious guys, Xena decided that Demacia needed more people like Madame Bouvier, so she chose to follow Silas to Irwindale and become the leader of a patrol team.

And now, after Zina saw Rod, she seemed to see her own father ten years ago.

"Don't worry." Xena stepped out of the warriors' protection and bent down in front of Anne, "Sister assures you, no one will hurt you in Irwindale - no one. ”

Please remember that the first domain name of this book is .. m.