Chapter 337: The Village
"Strange atmosphere, kind of like a low-budget horror movie." Yi Huan muttered in a low voice, and Winnie nodded approvingly.
There is no internet on Neverland, but Yi Huan had stored a lot of supplies before the outbreak of the Blood Clan, and of course the DVDs were among them, although they could not be updated in real time, but Winnie had also seen a lot of movies.
Yi Huan has not found a way to return to the original world so far, and there is naturally no way to mention the innovation, and the things in reserve have already been read, and the past ten years is not a small number.
Pulling the reins, the two slowly walked out of the dense woods, the sound of the hooves of the flying horses obviously alarmed the village not far away, and the villagers who were still outside put down their things and ran home, the woman went to inform the man, and the man went to get the weapon.
Soon, the villagers with all kinds of tools or weapons in their hands gathered together, standing in a semicircle at the entrance of the village, and a middle-aged man who seemed to be the village chief was standing at the front, looking at Yi Hao, and at this time the two also rode to the village.
The strange winged horse caused the ragged villagers to whisper, and as they lowered their heads and exchanged ears, they clenched their weapons again, and the middle-aged man raised his voice and said in the voice of the Mikawas, "You are not welcome here, strange knight. ”
"We'll just stay overnight and we'll leave at dawn." Yi Huan had expected this kind of scene for a long time, as can be seen in the unfriendly attitude of this village.
In fact, this is the case in almost all villages, and it would have been better if it had been a peaceful era, and occasionally there would be hospitable villages to receive those travelers, but just after the war. Chaos and carnage have taken over here. No one dared to receive strangers. There was also no food to receive.
"That's not going to work either." The middle-aged man still didn't allow it, "You'd better get out of here quickly." ”
The surrounding villagers were on guard at the same time, their faces showing their readiness for battle.
However, Yi Huan was not dissatisfied, if the other party received the two calmly, Yi Huan would wonder if they had any intentions, after all, not everyone is a good person.
It is right that a village can be kept safe and secure by being wary, even though the fighting power of these villagers is almost negligible.
"I can pay. Gold coins, pay now. Yi Huan reached out and took out a handful of gold coins in his arms, took out two or three from them, and threw them at the feet of the middle-aged man.
The gold coin spun around the dirt a few times, collided with a small pebble and lay quietly on the ground, the raised head of Daron II shining golden in the light of the torches of the surrounding villagers, as if refracting the world.
"Let them stay, the war is over." A woman who looked like his wife standing behind the middle-aged man spoke, and behind them was a young girl with only her head exposed.
I don't know if it was his wife's words that moved the middle-aged man. Or the omnipotence of the gold coin has been verified again, he thought about it with some distress. Finally nodded in agreement, "Okay." He said, "But you will be leaving early tomorrow morning, Knight, welcome. ”
Seeing that the two sides had finally reached an agreement, the surrounding villagers all laid down their weapons, but they did not disperse in twos and threes, but still gathered here.
While Winnie and Yi Huan were dismounting, the middle-aged man's wife bent down to pick up the gold coin and put it in her arms, while the middle-aged man stepped forward to introduce the two of them, "My name is Leith, and I am the head of this village, a small place, without a name. ”
"Maybe I haven't had time to name it yet." Yi Huan looked at his surroundings and said, "Many of the houses seem to have been newly built, so it seems that you have just moved here, so it's not surprising. ”
The middle-aged man Lisi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Yi Huan to have such a keen observation, he smiled wryly, "That's right, we originally lived in the northwest of God's Eye Lake, and then Harrenhal has been mutinied, so we moved here. ”
Uninterested in their original or current names, he just said it casually, and Leith pointed to a house in the village and led the way, while the two followed him with their horses.
Scattered torches burned low in the village, and a dozen or so villagers gathered on both sides, at some point changed into expressionless faces, staring at the middle group, like watching the funeral procession.
Winnie shuddered, and Yi Huan saw the situation, but he didn't say anything, and still talked happily about something with Leith.
Tying Pegasus to the barn outside the house, the two followed Leith into the room.
"I beg your pardon, Your Excellency, we don't have enough food to feed your horses, but it's okay to entertain you with a supper." Once inside, Leith's wife was the first to speak.
They didn't ask about winged horses, probably thinking that they were a special animal of some place, after all, many people in this era would never leave their homes too far in their lives.
Continuing to light a half-burned candle, the dim light filled the room, a somewhat dilapidated table, a few simple houses, and some illegible food on the pots, which is not an exaggeration to describe the four walls of the house.
"We've brought our own dry food, so you don't have much to eat." Yi Huan smiled and took it out of his arms.
Leith's wife hurriedly shook her head, "Your Excellency has paid so much money, no matter how you say it, you have to entertain it." Then he didn't wait for the hustle and bustle to shirk again, and went to the side and got busy.
They found a stool and sat down, and then Leth said, "We have two sons, but unfortunately they both went with the Lannister army and never came back, so you can live in their house." ”
Yi Huan nodded, the location of the Riverlands was very unfortunate, once there was a war between the North and King's Landing, including the other surrounding lords, they would fight for the Riverlands, so the war never stopped.
The Riverlands have always been at war, and only port cities near the coast, such as Saltworks, have prospered because of their access to another continent.
Soon, the food was served, a soup made of the meat of some animals mixed with unknown plants that resembled carrots, and the wine peculiar to the riverland, which was sour and astringent, and only Leith was happy to drink it.
At the dinner table, Yi Huan and the Leth family got along very happily, although he used to be indifferent by nature, but at this time Yi Huan had recovered most of his soul, and he was not stupid.
After dinner, the two of them went into the room of the former son of the Leith family.
"Why do you insist on living in the village?" Lying on the bed, Winnie suddenly asked, "We didn't go back to the Red Castle every night when we used to be in Neverland. ”
As the night wore on, the village was silent, and sporadic whispering could be heard, moonlight shining down in front of the windows, and unknown insects chirping outside the house.
"Because there's something wrong here." Yi Huan lay there flat, "Do you feel it?" ”
Frowning slightly, Winnie seemed to think for a moment, "I felt this way, and I thought it was my delusion, so it's not my delusion that I've been groggy since dinner?" ”
"It doesn't seem so." Yi Huan chuckled, he had already heard the footsteps of many people gradually appearing outside the house, and some strange noises, "They were premeditated. ”
"What are these people for?" Winnie was a little puzzled, "They look like very ordinary people, in it for money?" ”
"Nope." Shaking his head, Yi Huan narrowed his eyes, "No, it's better to ask than what these people are for...... What the hell are these people. (To be continued......)