◎Powerful women seem to have lost all their magic. ◎
What Amber didn't know was that while she was drunk, the big white goose had gone from being a feast that everyone coveted to being something that everyone was avoiding.
Probably every morning early in the morning, people carrying buckets would see a round body occupying the ditch.
The snow-white wings were dimly reflected in the early morning dew. The big white goose had made itself beautiful and fairy-like. However, as soon as it noticed any movement, it immediately puffed up its fluffy chest, flapped its wings and rushed over, pecking and biting, and grabbing people's heads. The melon must be made into a bird's nest.
The menacing appearance is really scary. The cat familiars of various families have become the main victims. They are chased all over the streets by it from time to time. The witches are actually unable to do anything.
On the contrary, it was Dill. Without those eyes and ears to detect information, she was much cleaner. She was able to adjust her mood and became more and more fond of the big white goose.
The protector doesn't say anything, but the snow-white round body is stepping on a pair of small red palms, swaying and following behind the owner. Just looking at the way it walks is very healing; when you are in a bad mood, you can pick it up and pat it down. The feathers are thin and soft, and can also be used as pillows.
How could she not love a walking down fairy?
"This is my friend given to me by the Goddess, right? Turnip, you love this the most, right?"
Dill placed the washed green turnip leaves in a basket on the ground. When the big white goose saw this, it immediately became obedient, showing a meekness that was not seen in front of others.
Even the well-informed Amber was dumbfounded.
It is said that the Moon Goddess is the protector of the forest, and the forest animals are no doubt the existence of her people; the black cat shares His Highness's inspiration, and the white deer symbolizes the purity of the goddess. As for the big white goose... Amber before coming here is still there. I couldn't see anything, but now I can probably see something.
After all, apart from her powerful strength, the Moon Goddess is most famous for her moody temper; even the most devout believers violate taboos and directly transform into animals to eat dirt; let alone outsiders who intrude into her holy land. The Moon Goddess has a strong sense of territory. She is punished by meteors and can shoot accurately with one arrow.
Amber recalled the appearance of the big white goose protecting the master and the territory. Could that ruthlessness be regarded as a part of the true inheritance of the goddess?
"By the way, you call it turnip?"
"Not bad, right? Come hang out with me more."
Yes, a dill and a turnip, together they have the exact name of a dish: Girly Dill and Roasted Turnip White Goose, which made the werewolf next door greedy.
Amber saw a hint of self-abandonment happiness in the relieved smile of her young disciple.
The big witch couldn't stand it anymore and turned around to open the window and let everyone cool down.
Dill was just practicing "Witch Fire", a potion of courage that can ward off evil spirits in the dark. She followed the steps in ancient books step by step: dried sheep heart as the base, three drops of scorpion snake venom, and a small amount of devil's hair pepper. , clockwise for half an hour... Finally, dill unsurprisingly smelled the aroma of spicy mutton soup.
The girl immediately closed the doors and windows tightly, preparing to destroy the body and eliminate traces of the corpse, and that's what happened next.
"I can do the witch fire with my eyes closed, I just lack some inspiration."
Dill clarified seriously, but the fragrance that filled the room was really unconvincing. Amber's response was that Gurulu's stomach growled, so the two of them shared the pot of fragrant spicy soup, and Dill also used the remaining snake ingredients. Chop the meat into pieces and add to the soup to add flavor.
Amber Quan can be taken as a hangover soup. Needless to say, it is quite warm to the stomach. To a certain extent, it can really "exorcise" drunkards.
The master and apprentice enjoyed the spicy soup happily.
"After the prayer ceremony is ready, Perun will return to Junli River." Amber burped, then quickly shrank her shoulders, lowered her head and took several sips of the hot soup.
Dill remembered that she had spent many nights in the tavern, so she turned around and closed the window to prevent the careless woman from accidentally catching a cold.
Strictly speaking, the little witch who has not entered the Temple of the Goddess is not considered a favored one, but is only a maid of the favored one. Since she is learning other people's magic, she naturally has to serve their daily needs. Dill is just an apprentice, and there is no Not used to it at all.
In fact, Amber is a carefree person who relies on magic for everything and often needs Dill to look after her carefully.
"Would you like to prepare a farewell ceremony for Ms. Perron?"
Amber drank quickly and said vaguely: "How about you and Perun set off together."
Dill was pleasantly surprised. She had not left Miller Valley in her life, so she immediately responded: "Okay!"
She hurriedly put away the dishes and tabletops, and wrapped some scattered medicinal materials in brown paper and put them into her small medicine box—a suitcase made of East Coast drifters. She opened the rose gold lock on it. It's a medicine cabinet with layers of layers.
This was Dill's birthday gift a few years ago. God knows she originally wanted a backpack, but Amber is not good at sewing, but the final product still made Dill unable to put it down. It was originally a dilapidated oriental-style shrine. Amber made a major renovation of the shrine on the grounds that he wanted to purify the unknown divine power from above.
She repaired the delicate carvings on it and covered the damaged wood with black ink. She made a small door that could be opened in the middle. Under the door were hidden countless exquisite hidden cabinets and boxes; the wood inside was also Applying layers of special potion can prolong the preservation of herbs while hiding the scent of magic
The well-fed big white goose waddled after its owner. Dill picked it up and said along the soft white feathers:
"But I have to ask Lord Perun to wait until my prayer ceremony is over. I don't want His Majesty the Moon God to misunderstand that I ran away without a fight. In the end, Lord Perun is afraid that he will carry me there."
Amber stared at the girl's unaware face for a while. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"If you want to go, you can go with Perun tomorrow night. I will handle everything here and no one will know, including His Majesty the Moon Goddess."
After saying this with a sigh of relief, Amber pressed her aching head. God knows how many barrels of wine she drank before she gathered enough courage. But even so, she couldn't control her trembling tone.
"Madam, you..."
Dill finally realized something was wrong. The woman in front of her was holding her head tightly, her thick blond hair covering all her expressions. The turnip on the ground obviously doesn't know how to judge the situation. It treats the long hair hanging on the ground as ripe ears of rice, and its red beak pulls and pulls unceremoniously.
"Dill, a good harvest can replace fertility. Those three goddesses will like you. Under their protection, you can live a safe and happy life in Junli River."
The blue-eyed tabby cat on the window sill was listless. The powerful woman seemed to have lost all her magic. Now she was hunkering down with her thin body, and even a big white goose could bully her.
She is more scared than me. Dill was stunned by the thoughts that ran through her mind.
She recalled the women's haunting playfulness and pranks in the past few days, but in fact they were guarding her every step of the way. Several egg thieves fled, and no one dared to take a chance on Dill anymore.
When the egg breaks, not only is Dill's fantasy shattered, Amber's last hope is also dashed.
The familiar quickly noticed the change in its master. It screamed as if it had been stabbed in the butt, and quickly let go of Amber's hair. With a few puffs of its wings, it shook its big white buttocks and retracted aggrievedly under its master's skirt.
"I will never betray His Majesty the Moon God in my whole life."
I will never abandon you in my life. Dill found that her voice was trembling slightly.
Thinking of Amber's usual careless appearance, she tried to put on a relaxed smile and said: "If it weren't for the goddess, I would probably be living in a brothel in the port now, and maybe I would just be a slave who was beaten and scolded by my master. , no, maybe suffocated to death by being buried under the dirty fish from the beginning."
If it weren't for you, Amber, I would have rotted and died in this primitive and strange world.
You brought me into this world, so how can you just let me go?
Dill looked at this woman who was already equivalent to her mother. She had a lot to say, but her throat was dry and astringent. On the contrary, the feelings surging from her heart were constantly warming her body.
A burst of courage arises spontaneously.
She was once afraid and frightened, but she never thought of running away, just because Amber was here, her faith was here, and her home was here. Whenever fear choked her, that faith would pour courage back into her chilling chest.
The black-haired girl put her palms on her heart, bowed and saluted, and said in the name of God:
"My love and loyalty will always belong to Your Majesty the Moon Goddess. I will present the head of the wolf to Your Majesty and pray for her blessings."
God gave her courage, and in the name of God, the girl spoke out her unspeakable emotions.
So, you just need to wait for my triumphant return, teacher.
The girl's clear and clear voice was like a bucket of ice water, completely waking up Amber's drunken head.
His Majesty the Moon Goddess will like this child.
Memories flooded into my eyes like a tide.
The baby crying hard in the smelly fish had a pair of bright eyes on its dirty face, and its small mouth sucked the woman's finger with all its strength. It was a desperate desire to live. .
She pulled off her cloak and wrapped it around the baby's body, and said to the black-haired and dark-eyed businessman beside her: "I want this child."
The child of the Moon Goddess will like this.
She thought so at the time, even though a lot of things happened after that. Now, she looked at the girl and still thought so.
Amber opened her mouth, her beautiful eyes seemed to contain a thousand words, and then she stretched out her hand and said, "Did you know that your tongue is shining?"
Bang, the excited bubble burst. Dill immediately pressed her mouth and rushed to the half-broken glass mirror on the window sill. At the same time, the tabby cat on the stage jumped down, clapped its paws, and held down the eager Dabai. Goose.
Dill's "Witch Fire" was still half-assed. She frowned and looked at her glowing tongue through the lens, then looked over her shoulder and saw Amber swaying behind her with a smile; her tongue was obviously as orange as a strip. insect.
Huh? The sharp-eyed girl noticed what was exposed in the other person's arms.
Dill discovered that there was a bottle of wine hidden in the other person's arms. She cursed the drunkard in her heart and reached out to grab it, but Amber dodged it with a clever cat dodge.
"Oh, be careful, this is very precious!"
The wine bottle in the woman's hand was shining brilliantly, complementing the glass bell outside the house. A few lovely pink and green plums slowly sank to the bottom of the bottle, and naughty little bubbles popped up on the water. When Amber opened the bottle, the refreshing sigh brought Dill back to that long-ago summer, the bottle of plum sparkling wine that she didn't have time to drink, and the lingering snowflake ice.
"Perun's plum wine from the East Coast. She may have added some additional seasonings, but the taste shouldn't be much different."
Amber looked at Dill who was kissing and hugging the wine bottle, and couldn't help laughing. It was Pero who made the wine, but she personally went to the port to purchase the ingredients for the wine. She also put in a lot of effort and asked a few sea witches to help her transport the goods.
Originally, he was going to give this bottle of wine to the girl as a birthday gift, but now Amber has other ideas.
"This bottle of wine can be considered Perun's gift." She reminded the girl: "As for my gift, you can ask for whatever you want most from Miller Valley."
The most powerful spell she knows, the great witch Bertha's black panther familiar, and even Mida's beautiful silver hair blessed by the moonlight, as long as Dill opens her mouth, Amber can give it to the girl without hesitation. Fetched.
She turned back into the most powerful witch in Miller Valley.
Amber planned to give Dill a day and a half to think about it, but when the girl heard this, she said without hesitation:
"Can I have Lord Mida's Great Fable?"
When Amber heard the name in front of her, she was already going to get the razor. When she realized it, she couldn't believe it and asked, "That's it? You only want a box of games?"
Dill was a little embarrassed, but she really loved the set of exquisite porcelain cards. Thinking about how lonely she would be on the road alone, she simply brought the big fable and played with it when she had nothing to do. If she didn't have money, she could do a divination on the road. Stall; no matter how bad the gems are, you can still sell them for money.
You can't control your own magic, let alone weapons. The great fable of a box of jewelery is much more practical than other things. Dill was making plans in her mind, preparing to eat and drink enough to go on the road.
Of course, she did not intend to expose her shallow thoughts. The girl pressed her chest and said with a pious expression: "I think this is the will of the goddess. I hope I can embark on the journey in a calm and happy mood."
Looking at this little devil raised by her own hands, Amber responded with a big yawn.