In the days that followed, there was a funny painter missing from the Yorkshire church. Father Harrison was still helpless about Shen Jing's condition. shu and Mesago stayed in the church less and less time, but they still gave Father Harrison a lot of financial support.
Magenta took Shanshui's place and stayed next to his sister Shen Jing from morning to night. Simply frame the paintings left behind by the landscape and hang them on a relatively monotonous wall in the room. Although the same scenery is nearby, Deep View does not focus on the painting, but still turns his head to look at the nature outside the window.
Seeing the person she loved lose weight day by day and the painful moments increasing day by day, Magenta never complained to anyone. He just sat quietly by Shen Jing's bed, taking care of everything Shen Jing needed. Just quietly...
In fact, he is probably the only one who can stay like this. Anyone else who even takes a step through the door will be scolded. Even Father Harrison, who was responsible for treating patients, was not immune to such treatment.
Gradually, Shen Jing's condition made it impossible to get out of bed, and Magenta rarely left the room. The person responsible for delivering food and other things was a member of the Blue Shield Knights who was still in the Yorkser Church for some reason.
As a paladin, in addition to her usual practice, she travels between another deep scene room and other places. But every time she closed the wooden door, she would always stand in front of the door for a long time. It is a very scary thing to watch someone who looks exactly like you slowly dying. But now there is only a hint of envy and jealousy in the deep scene, because the care she received from the other person, the meticulous love and care, was something she had never received before. Not from the family, let alone from other men.
After thinking hard for a long time, he turned and left.
And the days passed like this day by day.
On this night, it was quite rare for shu to return to Yorkse Church to rest. Halfway through his sleep, a strange sound woke him up, and the window creaked loudly due to the wind. It seemed that the window was blown open by the wind, because I made sure it was closed before going to bed. Hmm~ The magenta sleeping in the next bed is also missing. It seems that the window may not have been blown open by the wind...
shu casually put on a windproof cloak and leaned out of the window. There was no magenta figure. Will he be on the roof again?
Driven by curiosity, shu jumped out of the window in one breath. The moment he landed, he squatted his feet to the limit to ease the momentum of his fall. He then kicked off and shot up into the air. The heavily armed rogues was sitting on the ridge of the roof.
After turning several times in the air, it landed on the roof gently and skillfully. Putting on his cloak again, shu slowly walked towards the rogues who lowered his head in thought. Wearing a ghost-faced prajna, it is impossible to see through his expression and heart. Although the cloak chameleon constantly changes color to match the environment, the cloak that is blown by the wind cannot hide the traces of rogues.
"magenta..."
no response.
"magenta."
He called again, but the rogues still didn't respond. With a little suspicion, shu approached the meditating rogues and revealed the ghost face.
"Hulu~"
…
Put the ghost mask back on the rogues's face. shu coughed lightly and kicked Magenta in the back of the head.
"Wow!"
"Dong dong dong dong~" Magenta, who almost rolled off the roof, made a noisy noise and clung to the eaves at the last moment. As he struggled to climb back to the roof, he noticed the presence of another person. "shu, it's you. How did I roll off the roof?"
"The wind must have been too strong. You must have been dozing off again. Who knows. I was trying to save you but was too late. Fortunately, you woke up on your own."
Looking at the smile that always appeared when playing pranks, Magenta touched the back of her head with a trace of suspicion. But he still climbed back to the roof, took off the Ghost Face Prajna and tied it behind his head again. Show your face, sit on the roof and look up at the bright moon. With the first bright moon, Aguo's figure is getting bigger and bigger, and the pace of spring is slowly approaching.
"Thinking about something?" shu asked as she sat next to Magenta. But the person being asked shook his head. "No. On the contrary, my mind is still blank. And it's very comfortable to be blank."
What a strange statement. shu smiled. "Really."
"It's the same these days. When I sit next to Sister Shen Jing, my mind goes blank and I just look at her quietly. I really hope it can continue like this. But it's unlikely. Sister Shen Jing's body is getting worse and worse. Getting weaker."
The two were silent for a while. The rogues who was a little different from the past spoke first: "Shan shui once said that because people's time is limited, they have to work hard. It would be great if there were no worries like this. God gave Sister Shen Jing too little time. "
Slide off the roof slightly. shu lay down and rested its head on the ridge. "Humans are very cheap creatures. No matter whether things are good or bad, as long as they are easily obtained, they will not understand the beauty in them."
Faced with shu's comment, Magenta was speechless and stared blankly at the man looking into the sky. Just listen to him continue: "Because we understand that time is limited, we know how to cherish it, and therefore it becomes precious. This is also the original value of us humans."
"Because it's cherished... so precious..." Magenta repeated shu's words. The man lying on the roof chuckled twice and continued: "For this most precious thing, people use different methods to pursue it. Maybe this is why desire is vilified."
"Why?" shu's words aroused Magenta's curiosity, which made him ask.
"Desire, or you like to use the word 'life goal' to embellish it. In order to achieve this goal, and because of the innate time limit, some people will choose to do it by any means, thus hurting and hindering other people. Maybe it is lifted With this level of restriction, human beings' greedy character will be restrained a lot. Because many things will eventually have a result as long as they are willing to wait. But we don't have the capital to wait. Life can only be fifty years at most, neither long nor short. ."
"As long as you become an immortal, won't you have these troubles?"
After hearing Magenta's murmur, shu responded with a smile: "I don't know, this is just my wishful thinking. Who knows what kind of qualitative changes will occur in my thoughts after becoming an immortal. I am not that kind of person. I It's just a human being who can live forty or fifty years at most like you. If you take good care of yourself, you can live longer. If you are unfortunate, you may say goodbye to this world tomorrow."
"shu, haven't you ever thought about becoming that kind of existence first, and then easily achieving your wishes?"
"Haha," shu stood up and looked at the rogues beside him with a smile. "Magenta, magenta, it took me fifty years to achieve the same goal, doesn't it prove that I am better than those who have to spend one hundred or two hundred years! Besides, once the thing is done, the rest You have to put your time aside to get moldy. Why do you need so many unnecessary things!"
The rogues, who had lowered his head and thought for a while, suddenly stood up. "Contradiction! Contradiction! What you said is inconsistent."
"Haha, there is no inconsistency." shu smiled and leaned close to Magenta. "I have clear goals and made clear plans. I don't care if I have enough time. Just work hard. Maybe I am a synonym for bad things and one of the culprits who vilify desire. Don't forget, I am Bad guy." After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the edge of the roof.
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"
"It's night, go to sleep. Magenta." The evil swordsman left an intriguing smile and climbed off the roof.
shu and Mesago left the church again, and their lives were still the same. Being able to stay quietly by Sister Shen Jing's side gave Pink Hong a sense of tranquility and satisfaction, and he also learned how to convey such a touch to another person. From being silent at first, Magenta could speak three or two sentences, and now Sister Shen Jing would occasionally respond to him with one or two words.
For Father Harrison, who came to help Shen Jing, it was a good improvement that he no longer had to be scolded, both for Shen Jing and the priest's own mood. But sometimes after Father Harrison stayed for a long time, he would still see the expelling looks from his patients.
However, due to the diligent research of the priest, the condition has improved slightly, and the ulcer has not continued to spread. However, the period of deep sleep has increased recently. Father Harrison could only give the worried Magenta his only expression and movement. Even though the medical records and diaries he had accumulated could almost reach his knees from the floor, it still didn't help.
The worried rogues simply made a floor in the deep-view room. Sometimes he would be awakened by moans in the middle of the night, and he would quickly get up and wipe the sweat from his thin face. Magenta seemed to have forgotten what to say when complaining, and just focused on taking care of others.
In the early morning, the female knight came to another room in the deep view as usual to change a basin of clean water for the patient. In order not to disturb anyone, she had become accustomed to entering a room without knocking first. Opening the door gently, Magenta's movements were different from usual. Today, he knelt beside the bed in the deep scene and prayed. There was no prayer in his mouth, but his sincerity came out naturally.
It reminded her of the day she officially became a knight. Fasting for a whole day, the only action is to kneel before the god you believe in, sincerely confess to Him, and ask for a promise to become a knight. The Mass for the promotion of knights who adhered to the ancient rituals.
But I just obeyed my parents' wishes and knelt for a day and a night. Looking at Magenta's appearance really made me feel guilty. If there really was a God, He wouldn't protect such an insincere follower. Then why did Holy Sword Gnarokk choose himself as his successor?
﹝Deep scene. ﹞
"Ah, yes!" When she suddenly returned to reality, she saw the rogues bringing a basin of water in front of her eyes and pointing behind her to signal her to be silent. Another deep scene is sleeping soundly.
How to describe the mood at this time? The person involved cannot explain it clearly, and neither can the bystander. The female knight just left a wry smile before taking the basin from Magenta's hand. Before leaving and closing the door, today's Shen Jing took one more look at the two people in the room. After closing the door, he took what should have been a heavy step without hesitation.
The well water was refreshing and cool, and the surrounding woods were sprouting green buds of rejuvenation. Although early spring has arrived following in the footsteps of J-Days, the chill is still there. Shen Jing breathed into his hands, rubbing them together to get rid of the slight chill. He picked up the basin and looked at a room on the second floor. Taking a deep breath, he gathered his energy and returned to the church. But a piece of paper pinned to the door caught her attention.
After pulling it off and looking at it, Shen Jing's expression changed from that of a woman back to that of a knight. Pushed open the door.
"Good morning, deep scene..."
Before Father Harrison finished his greeting, Shen Jing stuffed the notice originally nailed on the door into the priest's arms. "I'll go up and ask Magenta to come down." After saying this simply, he walked directly to the stairwell leading to the second floor.
Looking at the notice in his hand, Father Harrison fell into a bench nearby with a surprised expression. For a moment, the female knight and the rogues pushed open the wooden door of the stairwell with a different look of panic than before.
Magenta first took the notice from Father Harrison's hand, read it carefully and then handed it back to the female knight. "Please help me take care of Sister Shen Jing. I'll go to the town for a visit and then come back." After saying that, he immediately rushed back to the second floor. After a while, the sound of a cat's claws rapidly releasing an iron rope was clearly heard outside.
Putting the notice on the chair aside, Shen Jing got up and went upstairs to get the Holy Sword Gnarokk placed in the room. There is also...the lover who has to take care of the rogues temporarily.
The tattered and yellowed paper thrown on the ground was also a notice that shocked everyone, but it only had an exaggerated blood skull graffiti drawn on it, and several rows of neat handwriting were left on it:
To celebrate J-Days and the arrival of the new year
We will receive all your treasures in five days
or your life
Your Forever Nightmare Half String Orchestra
In the chapel, the rogues had just visited the town. He whispered to the female knight and priest who were also sitting in the chapel: "Every household in the town has received the same notice. I heard that this is indeed the style of the Banxian Group. Many people are already packing up their belongings. , ready to flee. Because I have never heard of any village or town that can survive safely from the Banxuan Tuan."
After hearing the news brought back by Magenta, the three of them thought hard. Father Harrison spoke first: "How about we give up here and flee to other places for a while."
Magenta, who had removed all her equipment and put it aside, looked at Father Harrison with a troubled expression. "But under the current circumstances, can you move Sister Shen Jing as you please?"
"It's definitely not good. Regardless of the psychological burden, even if there is a carriage to ride on, the bumps on the road will still cause a lot of damage." He shook his head helplessly. "But what's the best way?"
"There's no need to leave just yet." He held the Holy Sword Gnarokke resting beside his knees. "The nearest contact point of the Knights of the Blue Shield is only about one to two days away. If I hurry up, I am sure to bring some people back to resist the men of the Half String Group. Because our group has been looking for this group of bandits for a long time. , they will be willing to help. Before that, you just need to prepare for evacuation, just in case I can't bring people back."
"Knights of the Blue Shield?" Father Harrison was a little stunned by Shen Jing's opinion, but the confusion was soon resolved. "That's it. The armor you wore before had the golden Bull logo on it." Just when he was relieved, his expression became confused again. "That's a knightly order established based on tradition. You haven't been back for nearly half a winter, okay?"
"They will understand." Shen Jing said reassuring words, but her sideways expression did not bring reassurance. It was as if those words were used to convince myself.
After punching himself in the heart, Shen Jing stood up and went upstairs. When she returned to the chapel, she had put on the full-body armor with the golden bull shield logo. With a slight nod to say goodbye, she opened the door and left, stepping on her feet under the clear sky of early spring. Although her whole body was shrouded in sunlight, there seemed to be a layer of shadow floating around her.
The fourth day, tomorrow is the day that the Banxian Band is scheduled to come to harass. The paladin rode a white horse and slowly moved towards the Yorkser Church. The sky was getting darker, and the moon appeared in the sky. The vision in the deep scene is blurred, allowing the white horse under the seat to walk along the road. Thinking back to the dispute that almost got out of hand.
"What are you talking about!" Shen Jing, who put his helmet aside and wore the standard armor of the Knights of the Blue Shield, slapped the table hard and stood up to question the knight in front of him.
Wearing a cloak embroidered with swords and spears intertwined in front of a shield, the knight is the highest person in charge of this stronghold. Stopping the guard knights standing behind him from rushing forward to teach the rude low-ranking knights a lesson, he also showed a rather unhappy expression and said, "I told you, after gathering everyone nearby, there are only sixty riders. . The Banxian Group is bound to be wiped out, but with our current strength we cannot win a beautiful battle."
Pointing to the map of the outskirts of the town of Felanshen spread out on the table, the knight continued to explain: "We have been pursuing the Banxian Group for a long time, but we are always one step behind. This time, thanks to your intelligence, we can grasp Felanshen first. Information near Shen. But there is still too little time. According to the latest information returned, we still cannot determine the opponent's offensive route and actual combat strength. The opponent's think tank is too cunning. But I believe they have at least a hundred to two people. The strength of about a hundred people."
Using several black pawns in the chess piece as markers, the knight placed several positions on the map. "Because the terrain of the town is a plain joined by woods, there are too many roads that can accommodate more than one or two hundred people, and it is not a defensive stronghold at all. And these are the unknown adventures that have appeared near the town of Philanchen in the past two days. According to the location of the attacker, these people may be the leading soldiers of the Banxian Regiment. Regardless of whether it is true or false, attacking from any point will cause trouble to the defender. Not to mention the opponent's strategy of attacking in separate ways with superior strength. "
Take out a few white knights and place them on the map. "If we want to defend in the town, we must occupy at least eight to nine strongholds to achieve comprehensive defense. This risks spreading our forces, but it is a poor strategy to stick to it regardless."
Sweeping away all the Reversi pieces, the Knight points to a location outside the town. "The best way is to abandon the town. We will guard this high ground about one mile east of Philanthropy. After they have spent a lot of energy and return with too much complacency, we will launch a fatal attack. This will It is the easiest way for us, and it is also better for us to grasp the enemy's exact situation. And this is the strategy we will implement."
"What about the residents of Felanshen Town?" Shen Jing further asked loudly.
"Among the towns that have signed a joint defense agreement with our Blue Shield Knights, only the towns in the northwest and western continent are not included in this town!" However, this reason is not enough to satisfy Shen Jing. "Aren't these people's lives their lives?"
"Please pay attention to the political reality! On the premise of protecting the members who signed the joint defense agreement, it is necessary to eliminate the Banstring Group to prevent them from threatening the member towns. But we do not bear the responsibility to protect this town, and besides They may not follow our instructions. I don't want to cause us losses due to their uncooperation or cowardice. The arrangement I envisage is the best way for us."
What a selfish reason! Where have the noble chivalry gone? The deep scene shows an expression of dissatisfaction unreservedly on his face. "Captain Rossi? H? Is Sir Valentino near this stronghold? I hope to see him in person."