mtlumby2d Chapter 195 It smells so good, can I drink your blood?
Chapter 195 It smells so good, can I drink your blood?
“This is the third time we’ve passed through here, Miss Aurora. Are you sure this is the way?” Massimo, the furniture store owner, stopped the carriage and asked.
Lin Shuwan frowned, trying hard to recall, then pointed in another direction and said, "I know, it's over there!"
At Massimo's glance, his son Blanc immediately jumped down from another carriage carrying furniture, ran to a tree stump, looked at it, and ran back, saying, "There are markings over there; we've passed by them before."
"Um, let me think about it some more..."
Lin Shuwan unconsciously gnawed on her knuckles, her other hand pointing erratically in all directions. "Is that this way? No, no, it should be this way? But that doesn't seem right either, could it be over there..."
……
Five hours ago
Having received a large bag of gold coins, Lin Shuwan rummaged through the house and found a large black umbrella before leaving Tronos's residence with great interest.
Avendel was a small town near the border of the Kaladia dynasty, so there weren't many goods traded in the town.
The clothes and accessories were scarce, and the styles were outdated, dating back several years.
Lin Shuwan had no choice but to pick and choose a few dresses with decent fabric and feel, leaving her request for a custom order and five gold coins, agreeing to come back to pick them up in ten days.
She had been disappointed with her choice of clothing and accessories, but the home furnishings here brought her an unexpected delight.
A pure copper onyx coat rack, a handcrafted crystal wine set from the Corner of Abundance, a French-style chaise lounge, gilded crystal glasses, a three-piece walnut sofa set, a mahogany dressing table, a copper-bodied enamel table screen…
The only furniture store in town had so many furniture styles that suited her taste.
Moreover, the price doesn't seem too expensive; she can get everything she likes for just sixty gold coins, plus home delivery.
Lin Shuwan, who had never actually bought anything with gold coins before, readily spent all the remaining gold coins in her bag.
As for the final payment for the clothes and accessories.
No rush, we still have Tronos.
Well, this doesn't count as her disturbing you.
Massimo, the home furnishing store owner, took the bag, weighed it in his palm, and smiled happily.
No one knew where this noble lady came from, but she was carrying a strange, large black umbrella. She was incredibly generous and bought up all the slow-moving goods in his shop.
This bag of gold coins is enough to buy a fairly large shop in Evandel.
Although it's considered a slow-moving product, its quality is impeccable.
However, Evandel is a small town with few people and is surrounded by the Misty Forest, so every household makes some small wooden gadgets.
Items like screens and sofas, which are flashy but impractical, don't sell well here.
Massimo's father hadn't offended a minor nobleman and was forced to move the family here, leaving them with some savings.
With these savings, he acquired three or four shops, as selling furniture alone was not enough to make a living here.
When the store came into Massimo's hands, it was more like a general store than a home furnishing store, mainly selling necessities needed by the Evander people.
However, these pieces of furniture are regularly wiped down and maintained.
After all, it cost a lot of money to buy it, so it would be a waste to throw it away. Fortunately, it keeps well.
Who knows, one day we might run into a big, fat sheep who will buy them all.
He actually kept waiting for me.
Lin Shuwan and Massimo smiled with satisfaction, each feeling that they had gotten a great deal.
After the purchase, the shop owner also kindly offered to deliver the goods to my door.
However, after the carriage entered the woods, it circled around for a long time but still couldn't find Tronos's house.
This led to the conversation described above.
“I heard…” Massimo’s son, Blanc, leaned close to his father, his voice trembling slightly, and whispered, “There’s a demon living in this forest that devours a person’s soul every now and then.”
Massimo didn't react for a moment: "What demon?"
“It’s that…” Blank glanced at Lin Shuwan discreetly, stammering slightly.
“Do you remember Charlie? Just last month, one day, he suddenly seemed to have lost his mind, bought a lot of food, and then sent it into the Misty Forest.”
Blank swallowed hard and continued, "I greeted him that day, but he acted like he didn't recognize me at all, and only knew to take the things into the Misty Forest."
"He didn't return to normal until the next day, but he told everyone he met that he had received a bag of money..." Blank rubbed his thumb and forefinger together, making a money gesture.
"Everyone says that this money was used for trading, and that his soul is no longer whole."
“And do you remember, before, every month a man completely wrapped in black cloth would come to our town from the Misty Forest to buy things. He never spoke to anyone, and he would use gestures to get what he needed. But he didn’t come last month, and Charlie went into the Misty Forest instead. Father, what do you say…”
Upon hearing this, Massimo broke out in a cold sweat.
She lives in the Misty Forest, with excessively pale skin and an icy body temperature (as I felt when I helped her onto the carriage), and still carries a black umbrella.
Could she be the demon incarnate from the Misty Forest, luring the father and son in to devour their souls?
"Hmm? Why are you all silent? Have you finished speaking?" Lin Shuwan was simply curious about what Blank hadn't finished saying.
But to Massimo and his son, it sounded like, "Well said, your time is up, now it's my turn to enjoy your souls."
Just imagining that scene sent chills down their spines, and cold sweat poured down their backs.
Massimo trembled violently, barely managing to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth: "I... I suddenly remembered, there's still... there's still a huge piece of furniture I haven't taken. I'll go back and get it, okay?"
"Aren't they all here?" Lin Shuwan glanced at the two carriages with a puzzled look.
"I missed one thing." Sweat was dripping from his forehead and getting into his eyes, but Massimo didn't dare wipe it away.
"Alright, go get it then. Blank stays with me." Lin Shuwan leaned back on the cushion and said casually.
"Huh? Huh? Me...me...I'm staying?" Blank's mind went blank for a moment, and he froze on the spot.
For a moment, Massimo thought he should just walk away and save his life.
Seeing the fear and helplessness in her son's eyes, she gritted her teeth and said, "Miss Aurora, the piece of furniture that was missed is really too big. I need Blank's help."
"Then hurry back, I don't want to stay here alone for too long either." Lin Shuwan waved her hand.
Massimo and his son ran home at their fastest speed ever, as if they had just received a pardon.
Go back, and when you get back, bury that bag of gold coins!
Once Massimo and his son left, the Misty Forest seemed rather empty and gloomy.
After wandering in the woods for too long, the sky grew dark.
Moonlight filtered through the uneven leaves, dappling the muddy ground.
The branches swayed in the night wind, and the shadows on the ground seemed to come alive, silently wriggling in the darkness.
Even the faintest sounds became exceptionally clear, and the occasional rustling sound seemed like the mournful howl of the underworld, cutting through the silence of the night.
Thinking of the demonic rumors that Blank had mentioned, Lin Shuwan suddenly felt a little scared, and her breathing became rapid.
She carefully squeezed herself into the gaps between several large pieces of furniture, leaning against the wooden screen, as if she had finally felt a little more at ease.
But as time went by and Massimo and his son did not return, she became even more anxious.
When fear overwhelmed her, she began to scream in despair, "Tronos, Troonos, Troonos, Troonos..."
"Crench, crunch."
It was the sound of footsteps on dry leaves.
Upon hearing the voice, Lin Shuwan buried her head in her knees in fear, shrinking even smaller: "You, you don't come any closer, don't come any closer, don't eat me, don't eat me, I don't taste good at all."
He paused, and Tronos's helpless voice came through: "It's me."
Lin Shuwan, her eyes red and swollen with tears, looked up and suddenly threw herself into his arms: "Waaah, you scared me to death! Why did it take you so long to get here?"
At this moment, he used his speed and strength to the fullest.
Tronos tried to pry her off, but failed. He said coldly, "Let go."