Chapter 2 Prologue

Under the starry sky on the plateau, travelers who failed to reach the next town gathered around several large fires to keep warm.The best way to get rid of the chill in the early spring night is of course mellow wine and anecdotes from their respective journeys.People gradually divided into groups after dinner.Except for the guards hired by the caravan to go to and from the periphery of the crowd to take care of them, everyone gathered together to talk according to their own interests. Beside the largest bonfire, a middle-aged man beamed and narrated, attracting many people. The man was a traveling apothecary, with a worldly air, a bombastic talker, and a knack for attracting attention.

"——When the last few escorts also fell, I was completely desperate. Everyone knows that it is almost impossible for any caravan attacked by the Hekers to survive. They not only want to rob property, but rather than rob property Come on, they prefer to kill! I hold my sword tightly. I know that I am going to die, but I don’t want to die in vain. I will kill at least ten times as many Hekers as myself before I die-but the last The time has finally come, and dozens of Hek people surrounded me..." At this point, he deliberately paused, looked around, and was satisfied to see pairs of reverent eyes.

The Heks are among the most dangerous foes for travelers on this continent, just as the Krakens and the Murlocs are to sea travelers.Most consider the Hecks to be close relatives of the Goblins, though others believe they are related to the Inner Mountain Dwarves.Because their appearance is like a mixture of the two.Short but stocky, with pointed ears, sharp teeth, and red eyes.Personality has the cunning of a goblin and the brutality of an inner mountain dwarf.The scariest thing about the Heks is their brutal nature.Not even the selfish and cunning goblins and the most tyrannical dwarves of the dwarves can compare with it.The Hek live by plundering, and they will brutally kill everyone in the attacked caravan or town after the raid.They have no compassion for old people, women or babies.Even brave swordsmen and brave half-orcs can hardly escape their poisonous hands.Not only are blacks born fighters, but it's hard to see "one" black.They are always dozens or even hundreds of them acting together to drive out all the creatures that fall into their eyes.So, if a traveler has been attacked by a Hek and survived, he is entitled to respect wherever he goes.

The middle-aged man deliberately stopped to drink a few sips of water before continuing. "... Just as I called out the name of my mother in the distant hometown and was about to accept my fate, the actions of the Black people suddenly stopped. Then I heard that roar—it was the first time I heard such a terrible roar after traveling all over the world for so long. The voice. I raised my head and saw my savior—a dragon knight." "what!!!" "Dragon Knight!" "how is this possible?" "..." Immediately, the crowd was filled with exclamations and disbelief.

A white-haired old man said with a sly voice and a smile typical of a wise man: "Young man, have you seen a dragon knight? Do you mean that you saw Prince Manghai of Tiancheng Kingdom and his Golden Dragon King? Or Did you see General Kui Yin of Hongchuan Kingdom and his sky dragon? Or did you meet the Gray Dragon Ranger Story Winter Morning? Then you are very lucky, we have not heard of the two great dragon knights leaving There is no news from their respective countries, and there is no news that the gray dragon ranger who went to help the dwarves of Jinxiang has returned from the distant mountains!"

The middle-aged man said calmly: "No, what I saw was not these three dragon knights—I had the honor to meet General Kuiyin and Gray Dragon Ranger—and the mount of that dragon knight is not the golden dragon." The old man said: "Then what you saw was Yanhua, the king of thieves? I really didn't expect the king of thieves to save people." There was a burst of laughter from the crowd. The old man said: "There are only a few dragon knights in our world. A thousand years ago, when dragons and humans were still very close, there were many dragon knights in the world, and almost every country had its own dragon knights." Flying Dragon Legion. There were many brave dragon riding heroes in that era, and their names have been handed down to this day. But after the dark age, after experiencing betrayal, death and division, the dragon race gradually moved away from humans. Until today, the dragon knights in our world have There are only a handful of them. Prince Manghai, General Kuiyin, Yanhua—unless you see another unknown and mysterious dragon knight besides them. But young people, it is impossible for a dragon knight not to You know. It's hard for Eragon to remain anonymous—harder than it is for me to believe your story."

The people laughed again, this time with more middle-aged sarcasm. The middle-aged man said loudly, somewhat annoyed: "I swear by the name of the god of medicine, Xiuci—if the companions who were rescued with me were here, they would also prove it for me—that young dragon knight not only saved my life , and commanded his two flying dragons to kill countless Heike people..." "Two flying dragons? Young man, put away your lies!" The old man laughed loudly, "Each dragon knight can only control one flying dragon in his lifetime, just like a flying dragon can only be ridden by one knight in his lifetime. Flying dragon Can't speak human language, but they have great spiritual power, they use spiritual methods to communicate with dragon knights. If a dragon knight dies or is seriously injured, and can't ride a dragon permanently, then his dragon It is free forever—it may return to Yunwu Mountain, the hometown of the dragon, or it may wander the world alone, but it will never allow anyone to ride it again. Similarly, if a dragon knight loses his A flying dragon means that his career as a dragon knight is over. It is impossible for two flying dragons to obey the command of the same dragon knight. The knight and the flying dragon are bound by powerful spiritual power and an ancient contract. A dragon rider or a dragon can violate such laws. Are you sure you saw a knight commanding two dragons?"

Some people in the crowd have vaguely heard of the ancient law between flying dragons and knights, while some are learning about it for the first time.But everyone nodded in conviction after listening to the old man's words.Now people's eyes on the middle-aged man are full of disdain and ridicule for a liar. The middle-aged man still wanted to say something to refute, but he couldn't think of a good reason for a while, so he could only take a few sips of wine. A little boy sitting next to his father was so bored that he was about to fall asleep because he couldn't understand what the adults were saying. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked up inadvertently, but saw something he had never seen before.

"Dad, what's that?" "Dad, it's about to fly away, look quickly!" Although the father was very impatient, he still glanced at the night sky in the direction his son pointed.It was just such a glance that he could no longer look away.Seeing him staring blankly at the sky with his mouth wide open, the people next to him also looked up.One person, two people... When only the middle-aged man was left by the fire still drinking with his head down, the people around him poked him to make him raise his head too. "Flying dragon, two flying dragons..." the middle-aged man himself said in disbelief.

A bright moon hangs high in the clear night sky, and the figures of two flying dragons are passing in front of the moon. Their graceful posture makes those who look at them hold their breath.In the moonlight, it could be seen that a knight was sitting on the dragon flying in front. At this time, other people around the fire also found the flying dragon in the sky, and the whole camp erupted. I don't know whether it was because they heard the noise of the crowd or were attracted by the fire on the ground. After wandering around in the sky for a few times, the two flying dragons landed towards the camp.As they approached, people could already tell that the knight on the dragon's back was a young man.

Almost all the travelers present saw a live dragon for the first time.The closer the two dragons get, the more people are amazed at their size and menace.When they finally hit the ground, even though they stopped several hundred paces away from the crowd, they still caused a tremor on the ground and exclamations from the people. Under the moonlight and firelight, people silently observed the two dragons. Among them, the slightly larger one was a green dragon with purple eyes, and its dark green scales shone faintly under the firelight.It stood there, looking at the crowd with calm eyes, and after a while, it turned its eyes to the wilderness in the distance.People who are swept by its eyes believe that the dragon is a creature with extraordinary intelligence and emotion.The slightly smaller one was a black dragon, from head to toe, including eyes, the color of night.Its expression was much gentler than that of the green dragon. After landing, it took a few steps towards the crowd, its eyes sparkling with curiosity.Every step he took made the people present tremble with fear.Then it stopped abruptly, and returned to the green dragon—and those present still believed long afterward that it had been sent back by silent orders from its knight.It glanced at the crowd again from the corner of its eye, then lay down beside the green dragon, shaking its tail leisurely.Every swing of the spiked dragon tail knocked up the weeds, dirt and gravel on the ground. A dragon knight jumped off the green dragon and walked towards the crowd. This is a young dragon knight, only twenty-two or three years old from the outside.He was wearing red and black light armor, without a helmet, his black hair was slightly disheveled by the wind, his handsome face had a pair of rare golden eyes, and there was an expression of indifference beyond his age.When he came in front of the crowd, they didn't even dare to breathe. "Excuse me, who is the owner of the caravan?" His voice was calm and gentle. No one answered his questions because he was not sure why he came. "I thought I might be able to get some travel stuff I wanted from you, so I wouldn't have to go to the next town. Do you have food, medicine, and tents for sale?" "Yes, yes." The owner of the caravan greeted him hurriedly, "Everything you want is here, please choose it yourself." The young dragon knight silently chose what he needed.Ignoring the merchant who thanked him for accepting gold coins several times more than the value of the goods, he walked silently towards his flying dragon. "Please wait a moment!" The middle-aged man plucked up his courage and shouted. He quickly ran to the dragon knight and bowed deeply. Dear fellow, may I ask you to listen to my humble request." The dragon knight glanced at the middle-aged man and said, "Yes, I still remember you—the last warrior who resisted in the caravan attacked by the Hekers. Do you have anything to say to me?" The middle-aged man bowed deeply again and said: "First of all, please let me thank you in person for saving your life. Secondly, can you give me your noble name so that I can praise your bravery and kindness in the future journey , so that my descendants will remember your kindness from generation to generation?" The young dragon knight stared at him for a moment, then suddenly showed a smile like sunshine.Such a smile not only wiped away his indifference, but also made his handsome face a little childlike innocence: "Haofeng. My name is Haofeng·Longxing." The young dragon knight stepped on the dragon again and left.Everyone noticed that when he left, he put the purchased goods on the back of the green dragon, and he took off on the black dragon. The people who stayed on the ground didn't commotion again until the dragons disappeared.They talked about the majesty of the flying dragons, the heroic posture of the young knights, and the ancient and noble surname "Dragon Walk". The white-haired old man whispered in surprise: "Golden eyes? He is not a human, at least not a pure-bred human. It is impossible for a human to have golden eyes. However, only a pure-bred human can become a dragon knight. The contract...why did there appear non-human dragon knights? Why did there appear to be dragon knights driving two flying dragons? His surname is 'Long Xing'? This is only the descendant of the Holy Hero King who has become a dragon knight. The surname you use! But the bloodline of the Holy Hero King should have been cut off a thousand years ago..." But now no one paid any attention to his words, and people flocked to the middle-aged man, wanting to hear more about Dragon Knight. In the distant sky, Haofeng Longxing and two flying dragons are flying towards Linhe Canyon. Those who are interested may notice that it is the direction of the tomb of King Shengming. There was a dead silence in the village at night. The elderly, women and children gathered in the hall of the village did not light their lamps, and they clung to each other tightly in the dark.The occasional cries of women or children were immediately stopped by others. The men of the village gathered at the entrance of the village, holding their weapons tightly, waiting for that moment to come. Amber is the only woman ready to fight.She silently looked at the expressions of the men around her who were waiting for battle, and finally her eyes rested on her father, the village chief.In just a few short days, my father's gray head was covered with white hair.The disaster came so suddenly that it almost broke the old man. The first sign of the matter was that a group of Ji'an tribe moved into the valley near the village.The Ji An tribe is a branch of goblins. They are not only ugly and hateful, but also famous for their brutality and cruelty.When they moved to the nearby valley, the villagers immediately talked about it.No one wants to be neighbors with a lonely person.Some people who are extremely disgusted with the dark people even suggested that instead of being neighbors with them, it would be better to move away—after the unfortunate incident happened, everyone regretted that they didn’t follow the advice of these people at the beginning—everyone discussed it for several days. No conclusion has been drawn. People have neither the power to drive away the lonely people, nor can they easily abandon the homeland where their ancestors have lived for generations.While everyone was talking about it, something happened. There is a lush orchard on the hillside outside the village, which is the treasure that the old man Dongsi has been tending for half his life.One morning, people found the old man's body in the orchard.The corpse was lying miserable under some ruined and disfigured fruit trees, all kinds of bite marks, scratches and marks of stones and sticks on the body.Around the corpse, there were footprints of the lonely people in disorder.It appears the old man was brutally murdered while trying to stop the Dark One from destroying his orchard.Seeing the venerable old man's tragic death, some young people in the village were outraged.They quietly lay in ambush in the orchard, killing several lonely people who came to the orchard the next day as if nothing had happened.Thus came the disaster.A few days later, the Dark Ones began attacking the village at night.They are not out to avenge their fellow men, but to kill them all.Because according to their habits, if they want to fully own this valley and creek, they must get rid of the original residents here. Amber sneaks a look at a man. It was a young man in the bluish-gray traveling suit of wanderers and a black cloak.His shoulder-length blond hair covered a long scar on his neck.There is always a calm smile on the handsome face, and when the blue eyes look at women, they seem to be gentle and want to melt the other party.At this time, he was leaning against a tree with half-closed eyes, humming a little tune.His sword hangs crookedly on his waist, which doesn't give people a feeling of tension at all. This man is not from the village, he appeared suddenly during the battle last night. Last night was already the third day of Zhan Dou.Every night, the lonely people come like a tide.Fortunately, the location of the village is very beneficial to the villagers. It is surrounded by mountains on two sides and surrounded by water on one side. The men only need to guard the entrance of the village to ensure the safety of the village.When the lonely people appeared far away, the villagers shot arrows to stop them, and when they approached, they fought hand-to-hand. It was not until dawn that the lonely people who were afraid of light retreated, and the villagers got a rest.However, at night, the brutal war will begin again.People in the village also thought about fleeing the village during the daytime, but found that several roads away from the village were blocked by giant trees and stones. It would not be enough for the whole village to work together for a day to make it clear again. Night soon fell again, and another night of nightmares passed.Although many lonely people were beheaded, the villagers also suffered heavy casualties.By the third night, everyone was exhausted physically and mentally.No matter how you resist, the final outcome is that everyone will die in the hands of the lonely people, right?People have more or less such ideas.Just when everyone was fighting with that thought in mind, that man suddenly appeared on the battlefield, bringing everyone a glimmer of hope. At that time, Huber's father lost his weapon and was surrounded by two lonely men. Huber and his brother tried desperately to rescue them, but they were blocked by the enemy and could not escape.At that moment, a figure fell from a nearby tree beside the village head.Amber saw the heads of two lonely men flying out, and behind the slowly falling enemy, she saw the young man.The young man joined the battle group without saying a word, and walked on the battlefield like the wind. Under his use, his silver long sword was like a flash of lightning, his moves were as light as a swallow, and his strength was as steady as a mountain. There was no sound of the enemy's screams, and the enemy's stumps and flesh flew up. The lonely people left countless corpses that day, but no one in the village died because of the young man's appearance. "I am a wandering swordsman, and 'Dihua' is my name." Faced with the gratitude and inquiries from the villagers, the young swordsman walked straight in front of Hu Po, bowed deeply and introduced himself, " If my actions can free a beautiful and brave young lady from tears and grief, it will be my greatest honor." He held Amber's hand and raised it to his lips for a soft kiss.Stared at by his pair of blue eyes, Amber couldn't help blushing and her heart beating.Everyone in the village noticed that he did not mention his surname, but out of politeness to their benefactor, they did not continue to ask. In this way, Dihua, who claimed to be a wandering swordsman, stayed in the village.All day long he drank and drank, chatted up girls, and captivated them with his tender eyes.When the night came again, Amber began to wonder if the land in front of her was the heroic warrior from last night. "Dihua, with you here we can definitely kill the enemy tonight!" A group of young people gathered around Dihua excitedly said. "Yes, if Dihua is here, he will definitely win." "It's all up to you!" Dihua still had the same lazy expression and said: "You really don't understand the lonely people. After yesterday's failure, there will be several times more enemies coming today. And fairies are always scheming, they It’s not certain what tricks will come out.” People who were full of confidence became nervous.The village head said anxiously: "Then what should we do? Should we think of some countermeasures? What do you think, Dihua?" "I don't know what countermeasures you guys want," Di Hua raised his eyebrows, and said nonchalantly, "If I can't win, I'll run away. Anyway, I think even if I can't win, it's okay to run away." "What!" People looked at each other, and couldn't believe their ears. Amber said angrily, "What about the people in the village? What about those old people and children?" Dihua blinked innocently and said, "That's your village and relatives, it has nothing to do with me." "Crack!" Hu Po slapped Di Hua on the face, "We still think of you as a hero, and pinned the hopes of the whole village on you. We never thought you were such a person!" Dihua still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were deep: "This is your home, right? It is your relatives who must be protected, right? You are all thinking of relying on others or giving up. What obligation do I have to do?" Your reliance!" "The Dark Man!" With the sound of an alarm, tonight's war has begun again.The villagers fought hard, but Dihua still leaned against the tree with his hands folded in front of his chest, as if he had nothing to do with himself. Amber gritted her teeth and tried her best to kill the enemies around her, and vented her anger towards Dihua on the enemies. "At least we must not let this guy watch the excitement!" Others in the village seemed to have the same idea as Amber, and fought extraordinarily heroically. A cold arrow was shot, and Hu Po slipped and fell to the ground in order to avoid it.A lonely man slashed at her with a knife, and Hu Po blocked the first blow, but another enemy's knife was about to hit her.The enemy holding the knife suddenly screamed, and a sword pierced through his back.Dihua kicked the corpse away, and stretched out his hand to Hu Po: "Come on, stand up. Didn't you do a good job! You can repel the enemy without anyone's strength!" He said the last sentence very loudly, obviously Not just for Amber alone. Di Hua joined the battle again, and Hu Po was filled with hope again. "The lonely man! The lonely man is in the village!!" Someone exclaimed. When everyone looked into the village, about thirty or forty lonely people had come to the middle of the village—the lonely people at the entrance of the village attracted the attention of the soldiers, and the other lonely people were hanging down along the cliff The ropes descended into the village, approaching the hall where the old men, women and children gathered. "Don't go there!" Dihua hurriedly stepped in front of the people who wanted to rush back to the village, "Let me come." He stood at the entrance of the village, raised his sword in front of his face, put his left hand on the sword and chanted loudly: "With the Holy Light King In the name of the name: Mukda Xi understands Aideyi... (mantra)" With his chanting, several bolts of lightning struck between the hall and the dark people continuously, forcing the dark people who had already reached the door of the hall to Back again and again.Dihua took the opportunity to jump several times in a row and stood at the entrance of the hall, separating the people in the hall from the lonely people. The fighting in the village became like this.The soldiers of the village gathered at the entrance of the village to resist the enemies outside the village, and the enemies of the village gathered in the center of the village, with Dihua standing in front of them, and behind him were the old and weak women and children of the village. Dihua raised his sword again: "Nation of darkness, in the name of the Holy King of Light, I command you to go back to your lair: Kamdamusdos... (spell)" A fire dragon flew out of his sword , rushed towards the lonely man.The magic of the fire system is what the light-phobic Lonely Man fears the most. The Lonely Man let out a shrill scream and began to flee.And the fire dragon rushed forward as if it was alive, dozens of lonely people were engulfed by the flames, and burned to ashes in an instant.Dihua pointed to a lonely man and said loudly: "Stop him, he is their king, if you destroy him, the village will not be attacked again!" The villagers surrounded the lonely man, and finally Kohaku killed him with an arrow. The rest of the lonely people have fled without a trace. The villagers looked at each other—the nightmare was finally over, and cheers were heard from all over the village. The village chief saluted Dihua respectfully and said, "Dear magic swordsman, we are all grateful to you, what can we do for you?" Dihua smiled and said, "A bed where you can rest until dawn." As soon as it was dawn, many villagers gathered outside the village head's house where Dihua was resting, and everyone was waiting to express their gratitude to this benefactor. The village chief hurriedly opened the door and came out, holding a letter in his hand: "He left and left this." "Dear fellow villagers, beautiful sister Amber: I think I'm still not suitable to accept your gratitude, so I'm leaving, you will miss me, right? By the way, I took some gold coins and other things from you as a reward for saving you. I thought you would be happy to give them to me, so I took them myself. That's it, see you in the future! I love you Dihua" "It's not good! It's not good!" Someone yelled and ran over, "All the gold coins that the village traded with the caravan last time are gone." "Our family's ancestral jade is also gone!" “My wife's jewellery~~” "My family's gold utensils~~" “Silver candlesticks in the temple~~” The villagers were in a mess, discussing one after another. "He's not a hero at all, he's just a thief!" "But he did save us!" "He also stole everything of value in the village!" ... The debate over whether Dihua was a hero or a thief lasted for several days, until one morning, a group of brave knights rushed into the village. "Who is the village chief, come out." Just as a few young men in full swing wanted to step forward to stop their unreasonable actions, several swords were already on their necks. "Look at this man, who has seen him?" The knight leading the team showed a portrait. "Dihua!" "It's Dihua." "Do you know him? Hand him over quickly! Otherwise, I will kill your whole village!" "Of course we know him! He stole all the valuables in our village!" A young man yelled, ignoring the sword on his neck. "It turns out that he is with you bandits and horse thieves!" The knight raised his whip and gave him a heavy whip, and asked, "Tell me, where did he go?" "We still want to know!" "Yes, he is a thief." The villagers clamored together. Amber boldly asked: "We also want to know where he went? May I ask who is he?" "His name is 'Dihua Ming' and he is a wanted criminal. If you know his whereabouts, you'd better tell them quickly, otherwise..." The village chief said cautiously: "He indeed stole a lot of property from our village and escaped. We really don't know his whereabouts. If we see him again, we will report it to the government immediately." The knights glanced at each other, then steered their horses out of the village. Amber watched the knights galloping away, and suddenly understood Dihua's intention of stealing items from the village: he knew that there were a large number of pursuers behind him, and he was afraid that they would be detrimental to the village after he left, and he knew that the villagers were very grateful to him. There will definitely be conflicts with the pursuers after he leaves, so he used that method to make the villagers resent him.In this way, the possible conflicts between the villagers and the pursuers will naturally disappear.Amber also suspected that Dihua was a thief for a moment, but now she and the villagers have changed this view because his name is "Dihua Ming".Even if he kills, sets fire, or does something else, he never steals to insult his own great name and lineage. Amber prayed for the safety of Hua Ming, not only because he was the benefactor of the village, but also because he was the last person in the world who inherited that man's lineage. After a period of time, the villagers successively found those jade and gold objects on the slopes where the sheep were herded, in the orchard, and in the fields, but the gold coins never appeared. Dihua Ming tossed the bag full of gold coins in his hand, looked at a group of knights speeding down the road down the mountain, shook his head with a smile, and chose the most rugged mountain road to walk in the opposite direction to them . Huoyu Yi held the harp in his arms and sang this ancient ballad aloud. The beautiful voice deeply attracted his partners and all kinds of creatures around him.Not only the animals surrounded him unknowingly, even the elf with transparent wings who always disliked strangers poked his head out from behind the leaves. Huoyu Yi is a young man full of health and vitality, when he smiles, he looks like the sun is shining brightly.His long light green hair fell to his waist, and under the cover of his hair, his ears were hidden in a pair of feathers-this, together with his otherworldly singing voice, showed people that he was not a pure-bred human being, but He is a half-orc half-breed of the Zhongyu family.The difference between him and the real Yuzu is that his eyes are black and he has no wings.Hybrids between humans and other races are often like this. Compared with humans, they have longer life spans and stronger abilities, so they are generally regarded as aliens by humans; compared to other races, these children who have inherited human blood There are often such and other defects: there are fatal injuries such as the descendants of the Yu family lacking wings, the descendants of the elves cannot communicate with nature, and so on.Most people think that mixed races are not going to be happy whether they grow up human or alien.However, such a view does not seem to be suitable for Huoyu Yi.Anyone who knew him will admit that this guy is literally the son of the word "happy."Cheerful, optimistic, and energetic, this kind of fire feather can easily infect the people around him, and there are always many people willing to surround him. The singing of Fire Feather Wing stopped, and a bird with beautiful feathers flew to his hand.A letter was tied to the bird's claw, and a flower that could not be named was pinned to the letter—it was a flower blessed by the elves, and it did not fade even after a long journey.Fire Feather Tsubasa pinned the flower to her chest, and began to read the letter with a sweet smile.His traveling companion, Shan Yi, knew that this was a letter from Huoyu Yi's relatives in the distant Qingyun Mountain, the habitat of the Yu tribe.During the days when I was traveling with Huo Yu Yi, such a letter would arrive every few days. The first time Shan Yi saw Fire Feather Wing, who claimed to be a troubadour, was in a caravan.In the caravan that has been marching in the desert for more than a month, even the mood of the people has turned into a sandy grayish yellow.All the people were on their way silently, except for one young man who sat on the top of the carriage full of goods and looked around calmly, as if he didn't pay attention to the scorching sun above his head at all.In the gloomy caravan, he seems to be the only one with colorful colors.When he began to pluck the harp and sing, the caravan finally got some life. Although Shan Yi was also moved by Huo Yu Yi's singing voice, he really became interested in him after the caravan was attacked by horse thieves. When the trace of the horse thief was found in the distance, the people in the caravan immediately entered a state of preparation. Fire Feather Wing stood up on the top of the carriage, and took the bow and arrow from his back.When the horse thief was still far out of the shooting range of the others, Huoyu Yi had already fired several arrows in succession.Every time he presses three or four arrows on the string at the same time and releases them casually, three or four enemies will fall to the ground in response.The enemy also tried to shoot back at him with arrows, but the distance was too far, and the arrows they shot couldn't reach Huoyu Yi at all.The companions in the caravan applauded Huoyu Yi loudly. A gust of hot wind from the wilderness blew past, raising Huo Yu Yi's long hair, Shan Yi saw the feathers on Huo Yu Yi's ears and suddenly realized: So this young man is a half-breed of the Yu clan. Because the Yu clan is used to fighting in the air, they are particularly good at using bows and arrows.It can be said that the fighters of the Yu clan are the strongest archers in the world.The bows and arrows of the Yu people have a longer range, stronger power, and more accurate hit rate than other peoples. Shan Yi watched Huo Yu Yi shoot his bow and arrow again and again, and couldn't help but secretly excited: "Maybe he's the one I'm looking for." Huoyu Yi couldn't help showing a sweet smile while looking at the letter.He actually read a simple letter for an hour, and he didn't know how many times he read it over and over again. Shan Yi couldn't help asking: "Is that your father's letter again?" "No, it's from my fiancée Xiaozhen." Huo Yu Yi smiled intoxicated. "fiancée?" "Yes, she is the most beautiful girl in our feathered family. She has a pair of rainbow-like wings, just like the goddess of dawn personally draped the rainbow on her shoulders; her face is as sweet as a fairy rose; her ..." Shan Yijing, who had known Huo Yu Yi for a while, knew very well that as soon as Huo Yu Yi talked about his hometown or relatives, he would chatter endlessly, so he hurriedly changed the subject and said: "Since your relatives They are all on Qingyun Mountain, and you have such a beautiful fiancée, why do you want to wander outside? I heard that the people of the Yu clan only like to wander in the sea of ​​clouds, and don’t they love to come to the mundane world?” "Flying in the sky, dying in the wind... But, I have something else to look for..." Huo Yu Yi waved to the sky as he said, a tit landed on his hand.He tied a letter to the chickadee's leg, said a few words in a language that humans could not understand, and the bird flew away. (Shan Yi has never been able to figure out why an ordinary mountain bird he found at random can help him send the letter to the destination for thousands of miles) "I'm looking for..." Huo Yu Yi, who is always cheerful and unrestrained For a moment, there was a hint of melancholy, "No," Huo Yu Yi habitually scratched his hair, and then showed such a bright smile, "I'm looking for excitement, seeing different people and things every day , go through different adventures... that's what I'm looking for." Shan Yi knew that Huo Yu Yi had concealed his true purpose, and for a moment he realized that this bright young man might not be as happy and innocent as he appeared on the outside.But it's not important, what Shan Yi needs is just the ability of Huo Yu Yi. The sun gradually rose, and the chirping of various birds and the sound of the fire feathers and wings reached Shan Yi's ears.These beautiful voices were in his ears at this time, but they made him feel unspeakably upset, "Stop singing, it's time for us to set off!" Fire Feather Wing shrugged, not taking his partner's restlessness before he acted: "Then let's go." He said and pointed to the destination. Huoyu Yi and Shan Yi stood on a steep cliff.At their feet is the Forest of Mind in eternal darkness. 随着朝阳的升起，阳光在山崖上一点点延伸，在迅速向深念森林退却的黑暗中，仿佛有什么不祥之物在蠕动着。可当黑暗退缩到山崖下的深念森林时，阳光的力量也就到此为止了，深念森林自古以来就被强大的黑魔法所包围，永远沉浸在黑暗之中，就连太阳的光辉对它也无能为力。 “那个洞口就在半山腰，等阳光把魔物们驱逐回深念森林后，我们就可以下去了。”单易一边把绳索系下去，一边对火羽·翼说。 单易是金阳国贵族的后代。他在家族的古老记录中发现了一份关于古代帝王宝藏的传说。单易的家族虽然有着贵族的头衔，但在现代已经完全衰败下来了。单易一直抱着重整家业的雄心壮志，他便把希望寄托在这些宝藏上。单易虽然几经波折找到了宝藏的所在，却因为保护那里的魔力过于强大，几次都无功而返。这一次得到了火羽·翼的帮助，他心中不由充满了信心。 火羽·翼则是在单易一提出这次冒险时就马上答应了，对他而言，冒险本身显然比财宝更有吸引力。 漆黑的洞中只有单易手上的火把在发着并不强的光芒。单易已经来过好几次了，对道路已经很熟悉，所以两人在黑暗中还是走的很快。一路上也遇到了几只藏在黑暗中的深念森林的魔物，但凭着火羽·翼和单易的身手，轻易就解决了。 两人来到一处宽阔的大厅中。 在火把微弱的光芒下，火羽·翼看到了数具尸骸，其中一具甚至还留着没有被魔物们吃尽的血肉。 “停下！”单易一把拉住欲向前走的火羽·翼，“看着。”他搬起一块石头向前抛去。 募然从空无一物的空中出现了数条火龙，一起向石头扑去。在耀眼的火光中，石头轻易的就被融成了一团青烟。 "see it?" 火羽·翼耸耸肩说：“如果速度快的话应该可以冲过去的。” “我试过了，如果是人快速冲过去火龙的速度就会加快，数目也会增加。”单易指着远出的石壁上，“你能不能看见那边的石壁上刻了什么？” 再火把的微光下常人只能看到几步之内的东西，火羽·翼却对着数百米外的石壁点点头：“能看到，一只龙。” “果然是真的，羽族果然是可以在黑暗中看到东西。” “那当然了，我们的目力可比人类强大几十倍。”火羽·翼很自得的说。 “那你看到龙头上镶嵌的宝石了吗？根据记载，只要按下那块宝石，就可以打开通路。” “要我用箭射它吗？”火羽·翼自信满满的问。 “对。不过你有把握吗？如果射不准的话，火龙就会向我们站的地方扑来，”他踢了一脚低上那具新鲜的骸骨，恨恨的说，“就会象这个笨蛋一样，自称是箭术高手，结果还是死在这里，还差一点害了我。” “他是你的伙伴？”火羽·翼有点诧异的问。 “一个笨蛋而已。” 火羽·翼不再说话，搭箭向远处社去。 当他的箭发出后，单易的心都提了起来。瞬间，洞里发生了变化。两侧的石壁上突然冒出了无数的火炬，把原本阴暗的洞照的一片光明。在前面，一扇石门缓缓打开，露出了后面耀眼夺目的各种珍宝。 单易欢呼一声，向前扑去。 单易背了无数的财物，火羽·翼却只拿了一些金币和几件别致的饰物而已。 单易很艰难的顺着绳索向上爬，跟在他后面的火羽·翼却十分轻松。突然，单易的一只手没有抓紧，整个人向下坠去，火羽·翼大叫：“小心！”急忙伸手去托他的脚。单易乘机一脚向火羽·翼头上踢去，同时用藏在手中的匕首割断了绳子。毫无防备的火羽·翼立即和断绳一起向脚下的深念森林坠去。 “哈哈哈哈！”单易大笑起来，“这里的宝藏虽然很多，可我还是不愿意和人分享啊。”他一边向上爬去一边说，“要恨就恨你是个混血儿吧。如果是真正的羽族，用自己的翅膀就飞上来了啊！哈哈哈哈哈！” 陷入狂喜中的单易根本没有发现，火羽·翼在坠落的过程中根本没有呼叫或者惊慌，他的嘴角挂着一抹微笑，张开双臂象要拥抱深念森林一样的落下仿佛很期待这样的事情发生。 在深念森林里，因为外来者的气味魔物们都蠢蠢而动。 火羽·翼坐在一棵树上，从那么高的地方落下他却丝毫没有受伤。他抓着自己的头发，自得其乐地笑了起来。 越来越多的魔物围在了火羽·翼栖身的树边，黑暗中只看到他们闪着幽光的眼睛。 “寻宝、背叛、深念森林……今天过的还真是刺激啊。”火羽·翼依旧在自言自语着，“要快点告诉小真这些冒险才行啊，可这里的魔鸟大概不能替我传信吧？” 一道刺眼的光芒忽然划破了深念森林永恒的黑暗……那是深念森林从未有过的，太阳的光辉。在黑暗的魔物逃窜躲避光芒的哀嚎声里，火羽·翼依旧带着他那灿烂的笑容，从栖身的树枝上站了起来…… 雷电交加的雨夜天空中，一只半狮鹫正顶着风雨飞行。 “小鸟，飞到云层上面去。”半狮鹫身上坐了两名乘客，其中的一人在风雨声中大声叫着，“冰儿，你怎么样？还支撑的住吗？要不要找个地方休息？” “我不要紧。千万不要停，他们很快就追来了。” 这两个人是两名少女，她们是一对姐妹。在前面指挥半狮鹫飞行的是姐姐白鸟·圣。在后面紧紧抱住她的腰的是妹妹冰鸟·圣。或许因为同父异母的缘故，这是一对从外表看来相差很多的姐妹。黑发黑眼，穿着男装的白鸟·圣显得英气勃勃，即使在这样的疾风骤雨中依旧神情镇定。在她的胸前有一枚六角型的徽章，显示着她是一名被黑川国王室认同的魔法骑士；银发蓝眼的冰鸟·圣有着精灵的气质，那种不属于凡尘的美丽是她看起来如同花瓣般柔弱，但她眼里的坚定却一点都不输给她的姐姐。她的手上带有刻着咒文和太阳神印记的手环，表明她是一名太阳神殿的神官。 半狮鹫升到了雨云的上面。虽然逃开了大雨的侵袭，风却更冷更大了，把本来已经湿透的衣服吹的紧紧贴在身上。白鸟·圣感到妹妹的身体不住的颤抖着，忙安慰她说：“就快到了，冰儿，再坚持一下。” “姐姐，前面有什么过来了。”感应力很强的冰鸟·圣叫起来。 这时她们骑的半狮鹫也感觉到了什么，颈部的羽毛都竖立起来，紧紧盯着前方。 “敌人吗？”白鸟·圣拔出长剑。 “不，姐姐，那是……飞龙！” 迎面飞来得正是年轻的龙骑士昊风·龙行和他的两只飞龙。 半狮鹫和飞龙在空中擦肩而过，双方的骑士都用好奇的目光看了对方几眼后，便向着各自的方向飞去了。 “黑龙……金眼的骑士，禁忌的黑龙……”白鸟·圣喃喃的自语。可现在不是对这些关心的时候，“小鸟，再飞快些，追兵快到了！只要穿过了这草原片就可以到达月光山了。”随着她的指挥，名字叫做“小鸟”的半狮鹫拼尽全力地扑动双翅，迎着寒风高速飞行。 白鸟·圣和冰鸟·圣却不知道，就是因为和昊风·龙行的偶遇，使她们在无意中摆脱了追兵——追赶他们姐妹的有翼魔人其实距离她们已经很近，却迎面遇上了昊风·龙行和他的两只飞龙。个性有些急噪的黑龙看到那一群黑暗中的魔物，想也没想就向对方扑了上去，昊风和绿龙也一样乐于杀戮这些魔物，于是从黑川国开始一直追赶白鸟·圣姐妹的大群有翼魔人就这样莫名其妙地死在了昊风·龙行和两只飞龙的手里，当昊风把剑从最后一只有翼魔人尸体上拔出来时，才隐约想到，这些魔物或许是在追赶刚刚半狮鹫背上的两名女子。 当半狮鹫穿破云层到达月光山上空时，风雨已经停歇了，整个月光山在蓝丝绒般的夜幕下被淡淡的云雾笼罩着，如同明月般的美丽和神秘。半狮鹫在山脚下着陆，展现在白鸟·圣和冰鸟·圣面前的是这个世界上最美丽的森林。 “月光山——精灵的家园。”冰鸟·圣喃喃的说。 冰鸟·圣来到森林的边缘，伸出手轻轻放在最近的树上说：“我是黑川国新侠亲王的女儿，太阳神的侍者冰鸟·圣；她是我的姐姐，黑川国魔法骑士团白鸟·圣将军。我们奉父命求见神圣魔法师，请尊贵的精灵们为我们引路。” 在她的话语说出之后，森林中传来了窃窃私语声：她们来见神圣魔法师；她们来见神圣魔法师；那个女神官有我们精灵的血统，她是谁的女儿？让她们回去吧，回去吧；谁去禀报女王？ 白鸟·圣和冰鸟·圣耐心的等待着。 过了一会，一名精灵男子从树丛中走出来。他站在远处向她们鞠躬行礼说：“月光山的精灵们欢迎勇敢的骑士和尊贵的神官的来临，但神圣魔法师不想见到任何精灵族以外的人，还是请你们回去吧。” 白鸟·圣踏前几步大声说：“请您禀告神圣魔法师，我们这次来冒昧的打扰，是为了'龙之眼'的事。” 精灵男子显然大吃一惊，向两人又行了一个礼，消失在树林中。森林里又开始了窃窃私语：龙之眼？她说了龙之眼？是那个“龙之眼”吗？ 不一会，那名精灵男子就匆匆的赶了回来。“两位请往这边来。我们的女王要见你们。” 她们跟在几名活泼的精灵女孩后面走进了森林。白鸟·圣注意到那个和他们说话的精灵男子没有跟过来，而是向另一个方向而去。他是不是去通知神圣魔法师了？这是不是表示我们有希望见到他？白鸟·圣心里惴惴不安的想。冰鸟·圣却如同在梦中一样茫然的走着，她身体里四分之一的精灵血统使她走在这精灵的故乡时如入梦境，许多她知道的不知道的往事和传说一起涌到她的心头。 月光山的森林里生长着各种植物，白鸟和冰鸟从未看到过如此美丽的植物，在这里即使只是一株最普通的小草也如此的迷人。各种鸟类、昆虫和无害的小动物们悠闲地往来，在精灵们的保护下它们不用惧怕任何伤害。然而这其中美丽的山林中最引人注目的，还是月光山的主人们——精灵。天使般的精灵孩童在嬉戏追逐；优雅的精灵男子和美丽的精灵女郎们正在河边跳舞；只有巴掌大的小花精们抖动着带有荧光的透明的羽翼，不停的在为各种花儿祝福。他们亲吻着花蕾，使它们即使在寒冬也不会凋谢。 最后她们来到了一棵大树下。银色枝干高耸入云，叶片如同绿翡翠般的大树，树枝间闪耀着光芒，就如同把天上的星星挂在了那里一般。仔细看去才会发现那是有很多的小花精藏在里面。他们把树的周围照的如同白昼。在树下，白鸟和冰鸟看到了被许多精灵们簇拥着的，精灵们的女王。 年轻的女王带着精美的王冠，坐在玫瑰编制的椅子上，气度高贵、风姿卓然，白鸟和冰鸟呆呆的望着她，甚至忘记了行礼和问候。 女王打量着白鸟和冰鸟，当她的目光落在冰鸟身上时，轻轻的闪过一丝疑问：“欢迎来到月光山，新侠·圣的女儿们。你们的父亲是精灵们的好朋友，我很高兴今天可以看到他长大成人的女儿。” 白鸟·圣深深的行礼说：“请女王陛下原谅我们打扰了你们的宁静。我们想求见神圣魔法师，希望能得到您的指点。” “弟弟已经很久不见任何人了。在有些事情想不通之前，他甚至连精灵们也不愿意见。”女王喃喃的说，“而且他也并不住在月光山。你说是有关'龙之眼'的事，可以先让我知道吗？” “龙之眼出现在黑川国了，陛下。”白鸟·圣大声说。 “不可能，龙之眼是龙族守护的宝物，没有人可以从飞龙们的保护下把它偷走的。” “陛下请看这个，”冰鸟·圣从胸口解下一件饰物，“这是黑川国太阳神庙的守护石。”她手中拿的守护石已经产生了龟裂，几乎就要破碎了。“半个月前，我们的神官长感到了前所未有的强大邪气袭来，当他试图查明邪气的来源时，用于施法的圣石破裂了。神官长于是带领了七名神官出去调查，可是只有其中一人在四天后身负重伤回到神殿，他只说了'龙之眼'三个字便与世长辞了。当时我们的副神官长立即动身去向王室禀报这件事，而我则回到家父的领地与我的父亲商议对策。当我再回到神殿时，那里已经被王室的军队包围了，皇家卫队捉走了所有的神官。我在姐姐白鸟——她是黑川国魔法骑士团的将军——帮助下潜入了王宫，在地下牢狱中发现了被石化的神官长，我知道那是只有强大的黑魔法才能做到的。难道'龙之眼'真的出现在黑川国了？于是我和父亲及姐姐商量过后，认为能够与'龙之眼'的力量对抗的，只有在两百年前曾消灭过黑暗魔法师鬼江的精灵族的神圣魔法师。所以我们才来到这里，希望得到精灵族女王陛下和神圣魔法师的帮助。” “能够毁坏太阳圣石的确实只有强大的黑魔法。如果真的是'龙之眼'的话，恐怕就连小弟也……”女王走到了冰鸟·圣面前看了她片刻，伸手拂着她的头发问，“你有我们精灵的血统是吗？” “是的陛下，”冰鸟·圣恭恭敬敬的回答，“我的母亲是人类和精灵的混血，我拥有四分之一的精灵血统。” 看到女王和冰鸟·圣站在一起，白鸟·圣忽然有一种奇怪的感觉：她们两个好相似啊。不仅是面容，也不仅是气质，这两个人站在一起，就是让白鸟·圣觉得她们很相似。 女王的声音有点焦急和迫切，“是雪苇吗？你的母亲是雪苇·远林吗？” “我的母亲名字是叫作雪苇·远林。”冰鸟·圣意识到了什么，凝视着女王的双眼说。 女王露出了动人的微笑，她吩咐手下带过一只有翼的独角兽说：“我带你们去见弟弟吧——他并不住在月光山上，他已经独自在迷途草原隐居了一百年了，除了我之外连精灵们他都不见，不过他一定会见你的，因为你是他的孪生姐姐雪苇·远林的女儿。”她的目光无比慈祥的看着冰鸟·圣，“我的名字叫月寻·远林，我是雪苇·远林和青水·远林同父异母的姐姐。你应该叫我阿姨。” “请问，陛下说的'弟弟'就是……”白鸟·圣不确定的问。 “那是你们说的神圣魔法师'青水·远林'的小名。” “国内的事交给我，你们去见神圣魔法师吧……放心，他有非见你们不可的原因。” 在飞往迷途草原的路上，白鸟·圣和冰鸟·圣才真正明白了父亲所说的话的原因。 迷途草原好象永远被白雾包围着，如果不是有月寻女王在前面带路，进入里面的人可能再也走不出去了。 在草原的中心，出现了一棵与月光山神树十分相似的大树。只是这里没有小精灵们的光芒，却有白纱般的云雾环绕着。树的一根横枝上坐着一名男子，他看起来与月寻·远林女王十分相象，可是更象冰鸟·圣的母亲雪苇：比起月寻·远林，他缺乏一些高贵，可更优雅飘逸，更不象这个世界上的生灵，仿佛随时会随着云雾消失一般。看到他用那样迷茫又略带忧伤的眼神看来时，白鸟·圣觉得自己的呼吸都要停止了。 “弟弟……” 他站起来打断了月寻·远林的话：“我已经知道了——风的精灵刚才告诉我你们来了。我已经恭候多时了！”他向白鸟·圣和冰鸟·圣笑着说：“欢迎来到迷途草原，我是青水·远林。”