Chapter 155

Just as Dorovai could no longer bear it and wanted to open her mouth to tell the witch in front of her to shut up, the emerald gemstone on her ear clip bloomed with a faint fluorescence.

A small black-haired figure was gradually projected out.

Seeing the arrival of the liege she had been looking forward to for a long time, a look of joy inevitably appeared on the girl's pretty face, but she soon realized that the pale witch was still by her side and it was not suitable to talk to the liege.

So Dorovai quickly restrained her expression and signaled to the liege with her eyes.

Following the girl's gaze, Xia Mingyu soon discovered the woman beside her.

The woman was in a white dress and barefoot, seemingly stepping on the snow, but in fact, she was slightly suspended, always keeping an inch away from the snow.

She had a slender figure, skin as pale as snow, and faint cyan veins could be vaguely seen spreading under her skin like ice cracks. Her ivory-white long hair hung down to her lower back, and there was almost no black on her whole body, as if she were a human form condensed from snowflakes.

Beautiful, eerie—that was Xia Mingyu's first impression of this woman.

And now, this woman who looked like a snow woman from a Japanese ghost story was staring at him with curiosity... Wait!

She can see me?!

Before Xia Mingyu could fall into shock because of this discovery, he felt a pair of cold, large hands attack, and his body was dragged over.

"Ara ara, I really didn't expect that in this era, I could still see a fairy. It's really as cute as described in the books!"

The Pale Witch used her fair arms to hold the doll-sized Xia Mingyu tightly in front of her chest, happily kneading his face.

The touch was not bad.

No, now is not the time to think about this. What she just mentioned was a fairy?

In a vast white field of vision, Xia Mingyu tried hard to recall the knowledge he had read about fairies.

Fairies: humanoid, small in size, living in the dream world, their bodies existing between reality and illusion, the darlings of the God of Night and Sweet Dreams. The most excellent fairies even become messengers of the gods.

They live by absorbing the dreams of living beings, their personalities are mostly innocent and romantic, and they possess various wonderful abilities, such as the Salt Fairy, who can produce salt; the Sword Fairy, who can summon hundreds or thousands of long swords to attack; the Gold Fairy, who can turn stones into gold...

The fairy race was widely active in the Age of Gods. In myths and legends, they are the guides, companions, and friends of heroes... and even wives and daughters.

Under some extremely rare probability, a fairy will sign a contract with an intelligent being, allowing the other party to use the fairy's abilities, thus giving birth to an extremely rare profession—Fairy User.

A Fairy User who signs a contract with a combat-type fairy, such as a Sword Fairy, can easily achieve cross-rank combat at a low rank, which is not an exaggeration to call an invincible profession in the early stages.

However, since the Great Cataclysm, the fairy race has disappeared, and there are few rumors of their sightings.

After recalling this, Xia Mingyu understood a little why the woman in front of him would treat him as a fairy.

Because he, whose consciousness only came here under the Starfire Connection ability, could also be said to have a body existing between reality and illusion in a sense.

"Witch, let go of the Liege... let go of him immediately!"

Seeing that the Liege was being grabbed by the Pale Witch and wantonly desecrated, Dorovai turned red with anger.

The girl drew her Lionheart Sword, and surging emerald-green mana erupted from her body, the sharp tip of the sword pointing firmly at the witch's head.

It was just that because the Liege was controlled in front of the witch's chest, she hesitated to launch an attack.

"Don't be so angry. I didn't intend to do anything to such a cute child."

Ignoring the long sword inches away from her, the witch moved the fairy in her arms away from her chest, held him in the air with both hands, and observed him with a serious expression.

"How can you see me?" Xia Mingyu said in a deep voice.

"Wow, it really can speak human language like it says in the books!"

The witch let go of the hands holding Xia Mingyu and clapped her hands in surprise.

Taking this opportunity, Xia Mingyu hurriedly floated back to Dorovai's side. The girl hugged Xia Mingyu tightly just like the witch had done earlier, staring vigilantly at the woman opposite who had a joyful expression.

"Although it is difficult for ordinary people to see and touch fairies, for people with strong spirits or high ranks, they are no different from normal living beings."

"Even, if you try to fill your body with mana, even ordinary people can see you."

Looking at the doll-sized black-haired fairy in the girl's arms, Dorothy said with a smile.

"Little fairy, I answered one of your questions. According to common sense, shouldn't you also answer one of my questions?"

Before Xia Mingyu could think for long, Dorothy spoke again.

From Dorovai's behavior of facing a great enemy and the fact that she hadn't launched an attack since he was kidnapped, Xia Mingyu could roughly guess that the woman in front of him, whom the girl called a witch, must have terrifying strength.

"Okay."

Therefore, he chose to follow his heart.

"What kind of ability do you have as a fairy?" Dorothy asked softly.

Xia Mingyu was silent. He wasn't a fairy at all; how could he possess those wonderful abilities in the legends?

However, this silence made Dorothy associate it with more, and even a crazy guess emerged in her mind.

Black hair and black eyes—even in myths and legends, this appearance of a fairy had never appeared before; he should be a fairy with brand-new abilities.

Black... could it be that he is a fairy with the ability of the night?

If that's the case, even among all fairies, he must be one of the most powerful fairies!

If that were true, no matter what despicable means she had to use, she would definitely snatch this fairy and sign a contract with him.

"I am a Food Fairy."

Seeing that the witch's eyes opposite were becoming more and more scorching, as if she were about to eat him, Xia Mingyu, realizing that the other party had misunderstood, racked his brains to make up an ability.

To corroborate his words, he also took the opportunity to open the connection space.

A light green light hole appeared, and a bag of wheat fell onto the snow.

Dorothy walked over, reached out, and grabbed a handful of the golden wheat in the bag, and a look of disappointment immediately appeared on her snow-white pretty face.

Although the fact that a Food Fairy could produce food was indeed rare, it was of little use to her, and in a sense, it might even cause some obstacles to her goal.

"What a cute child. I am the Pale Witch Dorothy. Please take care of me in the future."

After suppressing the feeling of disappointment in her heart, a smile bloomed on the witch's face again. She walked to Xia Mingyu, lifted her skirt, and introduced herself elegantly.

Dorothy... it sounded a bit familiar; perhaps it was a coincidence of names. After all, in this world, there could even be several Williams in one village, Xia Mingyu thought secretly.

On the snow, the three of them were walking forward step by step, but only two sets of footprints were left behind.

"Dorovai, who exactly is she?"

"The Pale Witch, she used to be with the Impaler and the Lord of the Northern Region..."

"Where are we going now?"

"I don't know. I'm just walking randomly because taking her back is too dangerous."

Xia Mingyu and Dorovai whispered to each other, while the witch walking not far in front was secretly eavesdropping on their whispers.

Hiss!

After learning how terrifying the woman in front of him was, Xia Mingyu couldn't help but gasp.

Known as the pillar of the country, a Radiant Moon Rank powerhouse capable of influencing the balance of a war single-handedly... this was the first time he had encountered a powerhouse of this level in reality. Even Tamerlane, the strongest in the Starfire Hall at present, only had Crescent Rank.

And being able to escape from the pincer attack of two powerful Radiant Moon powerhouses, the Lord of the Northern Region and the Impaler, the Pale Witch's strength should be among the best even in the Radiant Moon Rank. Even the Crimson Fire in his prime might not be her opponent.

No wonder the girl who had just chopped Lucas into meat skewers could endure until now without chopping her.

Step.

Just then, the witch in front suddenly stopped her pace.

Along with her, the two people behind also stopped, hugging each other and looking at her vigilantly.

"There seems to be a village ahead. Do you want to go and take a look together?"

The witch turned around, opened her snow-white arms, and invited them with a flowery smile.

"Okay."

"No problem."

Xia Mingyu and Dorovai looked at each other and silently agreed.

It just so happened that they also wanted to help the villages along the way; it was definitely not because they didn't dare to refuse.

Under the lead-gray sky were dilapidated wooden houses.

And the children leaning against the corners of the walls at the doorways had sunken eye sockets, and their ribs were clearly countable under their thin linen clothes.

Villagers who were nothing but skin and bones with hollow eyes could be seen everywhere on the road.

It seemed that because making sound also required energy, the village was so quiet that one could hear the sound of shoes stepping on the snow.

Unsurprisingly, just like the villages the two had encountered earlier, this village had also fallen into a famine.

After stepping into the village, Dorovai and the Pale Witch, who were well-dressed and full of energy, immediately received the attention of all the villagers, but their eyes clearly carried vigilance and fear.

It wasn't until Dorovai poured out bags of wheat from the light hole and boiled a large pot of wheat porridge, signaling the villagers to come and eat, that they lined up in a long queue, trembling with excitement.

Everyone drank several bowls of porridge, and even the children drank until their bellies were bulging before they finally stopped.

Under the long-lost aroma of food, this dilapidated village regained its vitality.

"Thank you, respected knight. I am the village chief, Matthew. On behalf of everyone here, I express my deep gratitude to you. May the gods bless you on your triumphant journey."

The village chief here was a thin old man with a gray beard. He leaned on a cane and thanked Dorovai very solemnly.

"Can you allow me to stay here for one night?"

Because she had already completed her oath and didn't need to rush, the girl who had been traveling day and night for several days decided to have a good sleep tonight.

"Quick, clear out the best house in the village for the two distinguished guests," the village chief ordered immediately.

In the wooden house room.

The girl with ice-blue long hair sat on the bed, while the doll-sized black-haired young man floated in mid-air, his lips moving as he said something.

"You mean, you need me to help you collect Ice Crystal Flowers?" Dorovai said thoughtfully.

"Yes." Xia Mingyu yawned while spreading his palms to reveal a crystal-clear flower that looked like it was made of frost.

This was something he had picked up while on the road, intending to put it into the connection space and take it back for Youde to see how much medicinal property could be retained.

"It's too late. I should go back to sleep. You should also rest early, Dorovai." Xia Mingyu rubbed his eyes, feeling that his eyelids were almost unable to lift.

It seemed that because he exhausted his mana to produce food every day, he had been listless for the past few days and was sleepy all day, let alone now in the middle of the night.

"Good night, Your Highness."

After saying good night to each other, Xia Mingyu's small body turned into a torch and gradually disappeared in the room.

"Your Highness... if I could sleep with you, that would be too happy."

After Xia Mingyu left, the girl looked at the empty room and muttered unconsciously.

Subsequently, she was so ashamed of her blasphemous thoughts that she buried her head in the pillow and gradually fell into a dream while lying on her stomach.

In the room next door.

The Pale Witch, recognized as the most dangerous person in the entire Northern Region, was currently pressing her ear tightly against the wooden wall like a lecherous uncle, eavesdropping on the conversation next door.

It wasn't until she could only hear the girl's even breathing of deep sleep that she moved her ear away, still wanting more.

"That Food Fairy needs Ice Crystal Flowers, and Dorovai calls him Your Highness. Could he be a prince of the fairy race?"

Dorothy silently analyzed the information she had eavesdropped on, but compared to these, what she cared about most was...

"Your Highness, if I could sleep with you, that would be too happy~"

The witch held her face and imitated the sweet, cloying tone she had heard earlier.

"The illicit love between a girl and a fairy prince across species is really romantic." A motherly smile appeared on Dorothy's pretty face, but then her expression became resentful again.

"Sigh, it's a pity that my only husband is a dead piece of wood who doesn't even know how to wait for me when I'm walking during my unclean period, nor does he know how to hold me."

The witch sighed, and thinking that the guy already had a new wife, she was even more furious.

So much so that under her anger, with this village as the center, a blizzard blew for several miles around for no reason.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, goose-feather snow drifted down, burying the dreams of the night.

In the middle of the night.

Tap, tap.

Hearing footsteps on the bed, Dorovai woke up from her sleep with a start and subconsciously picked up the Lionheart Sword placed at the head of the bed.

Knock, knock.

The wooden door was knocked.

It was just not the door of her room, but the door of the room where the witch lived.

Dorovai silently put down the sword, covered herself with the quilt again, and closed her eyes to sleep.

Just kidding, she, a small Crescent Rank, would not worry about the safety of a Radiant Moon Rank witch.

Besides, the most terrifying person in the entire Northern Region lived next door to her; the truly dangerous person was clearly her.

Outside the wooden house.

"You are the great Pale Witch, aren't you?" Village Chief Matthew asked respectfully.

After Dorothy nodded slightly to acknowledge her identity, the thin old man bent his knees without hesitation and knelt deeply before the witch.

"Witch, please grant 'redemption' to everyone in our village," Matthew begged with an almost pious expression.

"You should know what my 'redemption' is like, right?" The witch asked again.

"Of course, there is a redeemer in our village. Because he once returned to the village, we learned about your 'redemption' from his mouth."

Mentioning that redeemer, a look of deep envy appeared on the old man's weathered face.

"But haven't you already received food?" The witch asked, slightly puzzled.

"We are extremely grateful for the kind knight's good deed, but the food she left behind is only enough for us to eat for half a month at most, and there will be vicious soldiers and bandits coming to loot it. Before long, we will return to the previous situation," Matthew said with a bitter smile.

"We don't want to go hungry anymore," the old village chief said with a face full of sadness.

"... Has everyone in the village gathered?"

The witch was silent for a moment and suddenly spoke.

"They are all gathered in the open space at the entrance of the village, not even leaving out the newborn babies!" Matthew answered immediately.

"Then let's go. I will grant 'redemption' to all of you."

The witch walked straight out, while the old village chief followed, leaning on his cane with an excited expression.

He knew that from now on, no one in the village would ever go hungry again!

(End of chapter)