As Fanny's tears turned into laughter, several men felt relieved and the atmosphere became lighter. Wei'en asked about the pursuit of the royal mage just now. Vincent narrated the process. Wei'en listened.

Finally, he was surprised and said: "It turns out to be Carter."

Vincent nodded, and Wei En asked curiously: "Isn't he the bishop of the church? How come he became a mage of the royal family again?"

Vincent remained silent and did not answer. Cheney interjected: "Is it possible that Carter is just an assassin waiting for revenge? There is someone else who is the real royal mage."

"This is unlikely." Vincent shook his head and said, "The reason why Carter was knocked off the cliff by me was because the crow was shot by Shasilan. The death of the crow obviously caused great harm to him."

"That's right." Xia Shilan nodded and agreed: "Low-level summoning mages cannot be summoned directly. They must rely on some kind of spiritual object to complete the summoning. Once the mage and the spiritual object establish a spiritual connection, it means that each other has to bear the consequences of the other.

s damage."

Cheney said: "No wonder. So, there is no doubt that Carter is the royal mage who has been chasing us. But, he is obviously a bishop of the church, how can he know the royal summoning spell?"

Everyone fell silent and stared at the flames of the bonfire silently. No one made a sound. After a while, Fanny whispered: "Dad, I'm sleepy."

Vincent was startled, frowned and said, "Wait a moment, I'll find you a place to sleep."

Wei En raised his head and said, "Let's sleep in the car with Xiao Te. The space in the car is big enough, and Fanny can just make a bunk on the floor." After that, he stood up and said, "Let's go, Fanny, go to sleep with uncle.

"

Wei En took Fanny into the carriage, and Cheney said: "Summerland, Carter's matter has been settled, what are your plans?"

Xia Shilan muttered: "I'm here anyway. I want to go with you to find the royal mage. Maybe we can do something."

Cheney nodded, and Shasilan suddenly frowned: "By the way, Carter is dead. Have you found any medicine from him?"

"He has fallen off the cliff. It's too dark. We plan to look for his body during the day tomorrow."

Xia Shilan nodded and said: "That's okay, the dead can't escape anyway. I hope that guy has medicine on him, so that Mr. Short will not be in danger."

Vincent listened and sighed inwardly. If Fanny's dream was really a sign, I'm afraid things would not become that simple.

Cheney looked at Vincent and hesitated to speak. Vincent noticed his look and said, "Cheney, what do you want to say?"

"Hmm. Vincent, how come your wife is from the royal family? Is it because of her that you left the army in the first place?"

Vincent did not answer. After a long time, he slowly said: "If it were you, what would you do?"

Cheney was stunned by the question. After a long while, he smiled bitterly and said: "I understand what you mean. Alas, I'm just sorry. With your talent and background... His Highness the Prince was angry for a long time when you left the army."

Vincent let out a long sigh, looked up and stared at the night sky, and said leisurely: "For her, whatever I do is worth it."

Cheney looked at his expression, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and stopped talking. Shasilan said lightly: "You guys should rest early, I'll be on guard."

"Okay. Let's take turns every two hours. You can call me when the time comes." Vincent stood up.

Wei En spread the quilt for Fanny, and Fanny got into the quilt and fell asleep quickly. Wei En sat aside and moved his eyes to Xiao Te's face.

Suddenly, Xiao Te let out a soft groan and seemed to wake up. Wei En hurriedly came closer and whispered: "What's wrong?"

"Is it night again?" The car was dark and there was no light. Wei'en couldn't see Xiao Te's face, but from her voice, he could hear her fatigue and suffering: "Yes." Wei'en replied.

road.

"Alas." Xiao Te sighed softly.

Wei En suppressed the sadness in his heart and asked: "Do you want to drink water?"

"No need." Since being poisoned, Xiao Te not only eats very little, but is also afraid of light and water. He spends most of the day in a coma and only wakes up for a while late at night.

Wei En forced a smile, but could not speak. The two fell into silence. After a long time, Xiao Te suddenly said: "You already know?"

"what do you know?"

"My identity."

"Oh. Xiaote, I'm sorry, that day I..."

"Nothing." Xiao Te whispered: "Wei En, actually, my name is not Christ, my real name is Christina, and my elders call me Xiao Na."

"Xiao Na, Xiao Na, this name is so nice. Can I call you Xiao Na from now on?" Wei En said with a smile.

"If there is a future, then you can call me."

Listening to Xiao Te's feeble answer, Wei En felt a tearing pain in his heart: "Xiao Na, you will be fine. Trust me, you will be fine."

"I believe you, dear Wei En." Xiao Te's answer was plain and quiet.

After Wei En heard this, his heart suddenly felt sour: "Xiao Na..." He could not continue because his voice was choked with sobs.

"Don't be sad, I feel good when you are by my side. Wei En, do you know what Christina means?" Xiaona asked.

"What?"

"The meaning of Christina is, the follower of the saint (Christ)." After saying that, she stretched out her left hand, fumbled gently, and finally held it with Wei En's hand.

Wei En sat beside Xiao Te's bed, holding her hand tightly, tears finally sliding down silently: Tomorrow, tomorrow we may be able to find an antidote to save you, Xiao Te, you have to persevere.

Early the next morning, Vincent and Cheney set out to find Carter's body. Two hours later, they returned to the campsite with a look of loss on their faces.

Wei En looked at it, his heart sank, he stepped forward and asked, "How is it?"

Vincent shook his head, and Cheney said: "Carter has been smashed into a rotten persimmon. We have looked for it, and this is the only thing on his body." He spread his hands and showed a black hexagon.

Metal objects with strange patterns engraved on them.

"What is this?" Wei En asked with a frown.

"It seems to be a token." Vincent replied.

"Then what should we do?"

"Continue to move forward according to the original plan."

The convoy continued to move forward. There was no sunshine in the gloomy sky, but luckily, there was no snow. In the afternoon, the convoy walked along a winding and narrow mountain road for a long time. Suddenly, Vincent reined in the horse and pointed ahead:

"Turn around the mountain col ahead and we'll be there."

Standing at the entrance of the valley, facing the scene in front of him, Wei En could not believe his eyes.

In front of him, a sea of ​​flowers bloomed thickly at his feet. Although he didn't know what kind of flowers they were, they were extremely bright and fragrant. The flowers were not high, and they were all knee-high, but they stretched in every corner of the valley.

In an inch of land, in the entire valley, there is nothing else but them.

The cold wind blows, and the flowers hang down their delicate heads. Although the wind is still cold, along with the faint fragrance, it makes people feel a hint of winter warmth. The mountain walls on all sides are as steep as a knife and an axe, cutting this place

A sea of ​​flowers surrounded it, and in the center of the sea of ​​flowers, there were a few huge rocks standing vaguely. Everyone lined up and stared at the scenery in front of them quietly. Even Fanny opened her eyes wide and pressed her lips tightly.

Mouth. If it weren't for the gloomy sky above, everyone would almost think they had arrived in a dream paradise.

Wei En was stunned for a long time, glanced at Vincent, and found that he also had an expression of disbelief on his face, and asked strangely: "What's wrong, Vincent?"

Vincent shook his head to indicate that it was okay, and Wei En continued: "Then what are you surprised about?"

"You know, when I come to visit the tomb every year, there are no flowers here, just a field of green plants. Unexpectedly, in winter, they bloom instead."

"They are a flower species unique to the royal family. They are called spring sunflowers. The colder the weather, the more colorful flowers they will bloom." Xia Silan said solemnly.

When Wei En heard this, he became energetic: "Since it is the flower of the royal family, it seems that we have come to the right place."

Xia Shilan nodded slightly, and Vincent looked solemn: "Let's go."

Cheney looked ahead at a path that passed through the sea of ​​flowers and reached the Stonehenge in the center, and asked: "What should I do, young master? The carriage is also coming in?"

Wei En said: "I will carry her."

Wei En got into the carriage and told Xiao Te everyone's arrangements. When Xiao Te heard this, she immediately looked embarrassed, but she was so weak that it was very difficult for her to even walk at the moment, so she had to let Wei En put on a thick black robe for her.

, wrapped her tightly from head to toe, and then Wei En carried her off the carriage.

Everyone followed Vincent along a path and slowly walked towards the stone formation in the middle of the sea of ​​flowers. If Wei En hadn't been carrying the injured Xiao Te on his back, this place would be a breathtaking, dazzling and wonderful place.

landscape.

The petals and green leaves on both sides of the path passed by everyone, and in the bursts of sweet fragrance, the hard work along the way seemed to be worth the effort. Wei En followed behind everyone, walking while paying attention to the Xiao on his back.

Describe the scenery in front of you.

Xiao Te lay on Wei En's back and sighed: "It would be great if I could see these scenery with my own eyes. What a pity."

Wei En smiled and said: "Don't worry, when you get better, you can look at it however you want."

Xiao Te sighed softly and did not answer. Wei En felt pity in his heart: "Xiao Te, you will definitely be fine. When the time comes, I will sit with you in this sea of ​​flowers, smell the fragrance of flowers, and count the stars in the night sky."

"Really?" There was a hint of joy in Xiao Te's voice.

"Of course. A manly man keeps his word."

Xiao Te slowly put his face on Wei En's back, hugged his arms tightly and said, "Thank you, Wei En."

Finally, they came to the center of the sea of ​​flowers, next to the boulder.

Wei En looked up and saw five towering boulders evenly spaced around a rectangular stone platform. The boulders were sharp at the top and thick at the bottom. Traces of weathering were left everywhere on the rough surface, and a few carvings could be faintly seen.

Everyone walked up the stone steps and came to the side of the stone platform. Xia Silan looked around and saw that except for the falling petals, there was no other debris on the ground around him. His eyes fell on the stone platform and he suddenly said "Hmm"

A voice said: "The platform is engraved with royal characters."

Vincent shouted loudly: "Can't read!"

Shasilan glanced at Vincent strangely and closed her mouth. Wei En looked carefully and found that the stone platform was covered with strange patterns, which were exactly the same as the ones he saw last time at the Saramento Castle, and said
To be continued...