"A bit sweet, like juice." Arnold smacked his lips and gave an evaluation.
"Don't worry, there will be enough potion in the future." Looking at Arnold's intoxicated expression, Downton's eyes twitched, and he thought of how he felt when he first got the potion.
This poor world cannot afford to be hurt!
"Come out!" Arnold was still yelling, and Jackson next to him directly pulled the trigger and fired a crossbow arrow.
Ah, a horrified cry suddenly sounded!
"Damn it, I told you not to move or scream. Look, have you been discovered now?" A tender and childlike voice broke the silence of the night.
Just as Arnold was about to follow the sound and pounce on him, Downton held him back.
"I know it!" Facing the barbarian's puzzled gaze, Downton explained that the shout was too familiar to him, it was Hutao's beaten goblin pet.
"Master, I didn't mean it, I was bitten by a bug!" Before the unlucky goblin could finish speaking, his voice turned into a howl.
"Let you quibble, let you question Master Hutao!"
Little Hutao was very angry and pressed down the goblin and gave him a good beating.
"Master, I was wrong. If you hit me again, I will die." The goblin cried, and then like a rabbit being chased by a violent bear, he jumped out of the grass. However, after running a few steps, the rope tied around his neck fell.
Suddenly it tensed up and fell to the ground.
Just like fishing, the unlucky goblin was dragged back.
"No!" The goblin waved his hands wildly, grabbing the surrounding weeds and even grabbing the ravines on the ground. Unfortunately, it was to no avail, and he was eventually submerged in the grass.
"You actually dare to escape?"
Following the little Loli's questioning, there was another burst of screams.
"Little Walnut, don't hit it, it's going to die." Downton smiled and shook his head.
The swaying mugwort suddenly became quiet. Only the goblin's moaning was left, but it soon turned into a stammer, apparently because the little loli covered her mouth.
Arnold poked Downton's waist and pointed to the wormwood in the ten o'clock direction. Under the moonlight, they were lying in a wavy shape. There was also a small mountain-like cowhide backpack that was moving slowly.
That’s the little Lolita making a strategic shift!
"Stop hiding, I've already seen you." Downton couldn't help laughing. He could imagine the cute look of the little loli lying on the ground with her butt sticking out and running away.
"The plan failed, it's too abominable." Little Walnut stood up angrily, holding the rope in one hand to lead the goblin, and a handful of wormwood in the other hand, holding it on his head as a cover.
"How did you get here? The one who was following us just now, was it you?" Downton frowned and couldn't help but blame, "It's so dangerous to walk alone at night, you have to learn to take care of yourself.
"
"Hehe!" Although she was scolded, Little Hutao smiled happily. She liked the feeling of being cared for.
Arnold and his cronies were stunned because they saw a little lolita who was only seven or eight years old walking out carrying a ridiculously large backpack, and behind her, she was holding a goblin.
The goblin was injured and couldn't walk fast, so she dragged him to the ground and forcefully pulled him over.
Hiss, even Arnold gasped when he saw the unlucky goblin's face scraping against the ground and occasionally hitting the stone.
Downton knelt down and patted the dust off Hu Tao's body. There were sweat stains on the little Loli's body that had not yet dried, which made him feel a little distressed. "You came with us?"
Hutao nodded.
"Why?" Arnold was confused.
"When I left a week ago, I met a group of robbers. They said they were going to rob the Dagger Mine. I remembered that you were there, so I returned to Chenwu Town and was about to go to the mine to remind you. I didn't expect to bump into you.
So I followed." Hu Tao didn't say that she was planning to repay Downton and help him "get through the difficulties."
"Why don't you just come out? Do you have to follow me?" The confidants felt that this little loli was not normal, especially when they saw such a big bag on her back, she must have special blood.
Hutao lowered his head and drew circles on the ground with his toes.
"You want to protect me secretly? When the robbers show up, you suddenly jump out, give them a surprise attack, and kill them all?" Downton thought for a moment and guessed an answer based on Hu Tao's character.
"Well, well, that was the original plan. It's great, isn't it? It's great, isn't it? This is a tactic I came up with on my own!" Hutao was very excited, showing off like a treasure, but then her face fell down, feeling very disappointed.
, "It's a pity that it failed and was ruined by this fool."
The little Loli got angry again. She pulled the rope and pulled the pet gnome who was hiding far away, and punched and kicked her again.
"Let him go!" Downton touched the little Loli's head and warned her, "Don't do this again. This tactic will not succeed."
"Why?" Hutao tilted his head, looking stunned.
"Because you are alone, when you attack unexpectedly, the troops you bring are not enough to shake the enemy's morale." Tang Dun thought to himself that if a little loli came out, the enemy might laugh out loud.
"What should we do? I'm the only one here?" Hutao crossed his fingers and counted the number, "Including it, there are only two. It seems I have to catch some more goblins."
Poof, poof, the cronies couldn't hold it back any longer and laughed. Even Arnold's mouth split open and he scratched his scalp with a smile.
"This little loli is naturally stupid, right? With the poor fighting power of the goblins, even if there are a thousand of them, it will be in vain." The confidants did not mean any harm, they just teased casually.
"You look down on the goblin? Abagon, bite him!" Hutao was arrogant. Although she often beat up the unlucky goblin, she did not allow others to look down on Abagong.
Haha, when they heard that the name of this skinny goblin was Abagong, a group of people burst into laughter again.
Abagong had no choice but to have a similar experience, so he lay down on the ground, barked like a dog, and bared his teeth at his cronies.
"Okay, stop laughing, go dig a hole and bury the body." Downton was very grateful for Hu Tao's thoughts, "How have you been lately? Have you eaten?"
"It's miserable." Abagong interjected, pointing to his bony chest, "I'm so hungry that I'm like a piece of skin!"
This green-skinned goblin, less than one meter tall, still leads a miserable life as always. He is beaten every day after dinner. The owner of Hutao wants to be beaten when he is in a good mood, but even more when he is in a bad mood. He is only wearing a pair of clothes.
Linen pants with obvious bruises and blood stains.
"Hmph, those children you ate will never be beaten or scolded by their father or mother." Hutao kicked Abagon again. "What's wrong with eating? Do you have to eat people?"
Abagong curled his lips and couldn't express his sorrow. In their opinion, humans are almost the same as turkeys, so why can't they eat them?
Downton took out a piece of bread from his backpack and threw it to Abagon.
Abagong burst into tears of gratitude.
After handling all the trivial matters, it was already late at night when Downton led the people back to the Dagger Mine.
"Sleep here for today. I will arrange a dormitory for you tomorrow." Downton opened the door. After walking in, he threw his backpack on the bed. "Would you like to take a shower? The bathroom has hot water available around the clock."
Hu Tao grabbed the strap of her backpack and stood at the door, looking at the neatly cleaned room. She was about to take a step, but stopped again and looked down.
Little Lolita's clothes were shabby and covered with dust and stains. She was worried about dirtying Downton's house.
"There is also a balcony and a bathroom, as well as a kitchen. Master Downton, it seems that you have a very high status!" After Abagong craned his neck to take a longing look, he couldn't wait to run to the dormitory, but he didn't take a few steps.
Hu Tao pulled the belt hard.
Uh, Abagong screamed, and as the rope stretched straight, his whole body fell backwards and fell to the floor, and he was dragged out again.
"What's wrong?" Downton was puzzled.
"She is worried about dirtying your room." Abagong joked and explained that he used to follow the little master and sleep in the open every day, either in the wild or next to the trash can in the town. He has not slept for more than half a year.
A warm bed would be weird if it wasn't dirty.
Of course, the time I stayed at Downton's house was an exception.
The little Loli's cheeks turned red with embarrassment. She disliked the goblin's talkativeness and kicked it.
"Haha, I was worried that you didn't want to live here." Downton waved, "Come in, take a bath, have a hearty late-night snack, and then have a good sleep. What's the matter with fatigue and worries?
They will all fly away."
Hutao nodded, patted the dust on his clothes, and stepped in, but was stuck.
The hill-shaped backpack was too big. Hutao obviously didn't find the reason. He grabbed the straps of the bag without knowing why and began to rush hard.
boom!
The door frame was shaken a little when the backpack hit it.
The little loli stepped hard and pulled the straps of her backpack open, and then finally, overwhelmed by the load, it snapped with a snap.
Hutao lost his balance, rushed forward a few steps, and fell to the ground, but before he could hit the ground, he fell into a warm embrace.
"Be careful." Downton patted the little Loli's head, helped her bring the backpack in, and closed the door, "Should you wash it yourself, or should I help you?"
"Myself!" Hu Tao deliberately looked around and raised her voice loudly to hide her emotions. However, from the red neck and cheeks, it could still be seen that she felt that her rash behavior just now was embarrassing.
"Well, I'm going to make a midnight snack." There wasn't much time left before dawn, so Downton gave up on practicing and preparing potions.
The little Loli took out a new set of clothes from her backpack. After walking a few steps, she thought of Abagong again and ran over quickly, dragging it into the corridor.
"Stay here, if you dare to run away, I will break your legs." Loli tied the rope to the door handle and warned.
Abagong looked respectful until Hutao left, then he looked sad, but he soon started laughing again, because the little Loli's head showed up through the crack in the door again.
"Watch your behavior and don't embarrass Mr. Hutao, or you will still break a leg." Hutao glared at Abagon, and then threw out a large piece of smoked ham, two pieces of bread, and a bottle of butter.
Downton was leaning against the kitchen counter, stirring the meat porridge with one hand and flipping through the potions illustration with the other. Hearing the noise outside, he couldn't help laughing. In fact, the little Lolita was very kind. She beat Abagong, even though it was for punishment.
But I still clicked until it was over, otherwise it would have been tortured to death. (To be continued...)
