The night was dark, and the sound of "click-click" footsteps kept ringing on the dim mountain road. This was the sound made by the soles of shoes stepping on the gravel. No one spoke along the way. In the quiet night, you could hear your own heartbeat.

Luo Xiu's brows were furrowed, and his tense expression showed that he was anxious, his breathing was disordered, and his legs were running fast. Luo Xiu wished he could turn into a golden crow and fly back to the village! Now he is really worried about Grandpa John and his younger brother.

safety;

After traveling all night, they finally saw the familiar hilltop in front of the village. As long as they turned around the hill, they could see the village.

The sky became brighter little by little, and Luo Xiu and his companions speeded up their pace in unison, trotting towards the village.

With their destination in sight, the group eagerly turned around the mountain wall and looked in the direction of the village to confirm their thoughts.

Looking up, everyone was shocked by the sight in front of them. The village was still there, with smoke and burning houses everywhere. Some surviving villagers were crying and calling for their parents or children, including a dozen people wearing white robes.

The mage and the knight carrying a huge cross sword are treating the injured. Obviously, everyone's worries have become a reality!

"-No! Grandpa John! Rhodes! Where are you!!?" Luo Xiu ran over crazily and kept shouting

"Grandpa! Brother! Where are you!"

Luo Xiu ran back to the cabin. It seemed that the cabin had collapsed, and the roof was still burning with wisps of residual fire. The charred wooden cabin seemed to be ruthlessly telling Luo Xiu something...

Luo Xiu's eyes were red and bloodshot. Regardless of the broken wood and charcoal fire that had not yet been burned, Luo Xiu quickly dragged the smoking horizontal logs outside with his bare hands.

The skin on my hands was torn apart due to the high temperature, and the burnt flesh was unbearable to look at.

a crossbar

Another crossbar

Luo Xiu kept cleaning up and looking for...

The collapsed wooden house and the huge crossbar were quickly cleared out, and the last burning crossbar was thrown away. The charred hands had become numb, and the fingers were shaking uncontrollably. There was no time to care about the disobedient fingers, Luo Xiu

Start searching carefully

The first time! He still found nothing...

The second time! He cleaned up all the debris, but still couldn’t find it...

The third time! After cleaning most of the time, finally...! Luo Xiu knelt in front of a burnt corpse, his shoulders trembling, tears rolling down silently, his trembling hands gently touching the familiar figure, Luo Xiu

The world seems to have suddenly collapsed!

"——Grandpa!!!——Ah! Ah! Ah... Wuwuwu!"

Crying crazily, Luo Xiu could no longer think. All that was left to him was grief! Heart-breaking! Heart-breaking!!

for a long time……

"By the way, there is a younger brother! There is also a younger brother that I haven't found yet!"

Luo Xiu casually touched a handful of tears with his sleeves, and searched faster.

Luo Xiu searched very carefully this time, but his brother was nowhere to be found. As long as he was not found, it meant there was still hope!

After simply placing his grandfather's body, Luo Xiu quickly ran among the survivors. Looking for anyone, he asked if they had seen any trace of his brother. However, after experiencing such a disaster, everyone seemed to be in a daze, and no one answered him.

question

His throat could only produce a hoarse sound, and Luo Xiu looked anxiously at the crowd.

"Hey! Everyone! Has anyone seen my brother?" Luo Xiu stood in the open space and shouted.

Behind him, Luo Xiu felt someone tugging at the corner of his clothes.

"I just saw him, at the man in white clothes..." came the weak voice of a little boy

"Really! Thank you!" Luo Xiu was overjoyed

Sure enough, after asking several people in white robes, Luo Xiu found his brother Rhodes among the injured.

Rhodes, who had empty eyes, slowly regained his energy when he saw Luo Xiu. His young arms hugged Luo Xiu tightly and he was in pain.

"Woooooo..., brother! Grandpa is gone! No more! Wuwuwu..."

Listening to his brother's choked cries, Luo Xiu's whole heart was twitching, but he couldn't cry! He had to be a pillar of support for his brother! He had to be stronger!

"It's okay. It's all over. My brother is here," Luo Xiu comforted him slowly.

A middle-aged mage walked up to the two of them

"Child, don't be sad. I am the pastor of the Holy See of Light. Our Lord will punish these sinners! Unfortunately, we didn't come in time. We only had time to save some people and let the Dark Church run away..." the mage said regretfully.

"No, I really appreciate you and your companions for saving my brother! I will remember this kindness." Luo Xiu thanked him quickly

The mage didn't pay attention to Luo Xiu's thanks. He just smiled and nodded as if he was used to it, and then turned around and ordered his subordinates.

"Now that the treatment is almost done, let's sort it out and go after the heretics of the Dark Church!" the middle-aged mage ordered with enjoyment.

"Yes, sir!"

Everyone took the order, and after a set pattern of praising the great God of Light and the gorgeous holy light, a dozen people in white clothes hurriedly left.

The villagers extinguished the burning flames, and few intact bodies were left in the dilapidated houses. Luo Xiu took his younger brother and found a place on the slope at the foot of the mountain. The two worked together to bury old John on the hillside.

In front of the simple low grave, Luo Xiu lifted rocks one by one and pressed them on the soil to make the burial place as solid as possible. He didn't want his grandfather to be disturbed anymore. He would come back and bury his grandfather again when he was able.

Sitting in front of the low grave, Luo Xiu was silent for a long time

Rhodes was tired of crying and fell asleep leaning against Luo Xiu. Luo Xiu was very confused now.

"Am I only going to bring misfortune to the people around me? Why is Xiaoya like this, and so is Grandpa! Revenge!? When can I, who is weak now, take revenge..."

On a night as cold as water, Luo Xiu put his coat on his younger brother, and he sat quietly all night without moving again, staring blankly at his grandfather's tombstone.

In the early morning, a thin mist enveloped the earth, and Luo Xiu's hair was covered with dewdrops. A drop of dew hung down from his temples, waking Luo Xiu up from his trance.

Lowering his head, his sleeping brother was slowly shedding tears. Maybe he was dreaming about his grandpa...

Luo Xiu reached out and stroked his brother's hair, carefully wiping away his tears, and his heart became firm and no longer confused.

When little Rhodes woke up, Luo Xiu put his hand on his brother's shoulder and said seriously

"Brother! I plan to leave here and go to the outside world. You have two choices. One is to stay here temporarily. I believe that the Dark Church will not come again after coming once. The people in the village can also take care of you. When my brother is here,

I'll come back to pick you up after I've reached a certain level of strength." Luo Xiu paused.

"The second is to follow my brother to leave the village and leave the familiar hometown. Now my brother does not have enough strength, so it will be very dangerous to follow him. It will even be difficult to eat! I really don't want you to starve and suffer with your brother..."

"I want to follow my brother!" Little Rhodes answered without any hesitation.

"Then... okay, I promise, as long as my brother is here, I won't let you get hurt!"

Now that he had made up his mind, Luo Xiu led little Rhodes to kneel in front of his grandfather's grave, kowtowed a few times and left. The two returned to the destroyed cabin. Luo Xiu picked up a few pieces of clothing and utensils that were still intact in the ruins.

Wrap it up with a piece of cloth, find some dried meat and some edible things behind the wooden house and bring it with you;

Now that the two of them have nothing, these utensils are also precious resources for the two brothers. Before leaving, Luo Xiu and his brother said goodbye to the surviving villagers in the village one by one, and took a last good look at the village, as if to remember something.
Chapter completed!