Chapter 690
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The monster on the mountain had kidnapped the boy's mother.
Feng Ma, who was sitting at home, cried about this. About a year ago, when he and his mother went up the mountain to cut grass, a monster with bulging eyes attacked them.
He was very scared. To protect him, his mother pushed him into the grass and rolled down the mountain. Along the way, he hit his head on something and fainted. When he woke up, he was already back in the village. No matter what he said, the villagers did not believe him. They searched the mountain for a few days, but they did not find his mother or the monster with the bull-like head.
Feng Ma's father searched the mountain for a long time, and he only came back late at night. After a month, he gave up. But Feng Ma did not give up. He learned how to write at his grandmother's place and wrote a letter. He used the price of five eggs to ask a grandfather who was rushing to the city to do business to help him send it to the Adventurer's Guild.
Boiling tea poured out from the charcoal kettle. The boy held the large kettle with both hands and carefully poured tea for Reina. Reina sat quietly in the house and looked around. The wooden house was very simple, and the two rooms were separated by a broken curtain. There was no kitchen, so they dug a hole in the middle of the living room and placed some stones around it to make a bonfire. Then, they hung the most valuable thing in the house, the large black pot, and some ugly dishes inside.
"So, your mission is to find the monster or to find your mother."
Reina took a sip of the tea. She was not afraid of the heat, but the bitter taste of the tea made her frown slightly.
"Both of them."
The boy answered honestly. After he put down the kettle, he took out a pair of tongs. They were two blackened bamboo sticks. He used them to pick up a black stone and placed the kettle on the empty space to heat it up. His movements were very practiced.
Reina put the cup on the ground. She placed her hands on her thighs and looked up at Feng Ma.
"This will cost more."
She said the boy's second worst fear. He lowered his head and continued with his work, trying to hide the lack of confidence on his face.
"How much?"
"100 Dragon Coins. If converted to Guild Coins, that's around 1,700 Yuan."
Hearing this price, the young man's face turned bitter. The muscles on his cheeks tightened. He must be clenching his teeth to prevent his tears from falling.
He couldn't afford the price. Lena could tell at a glance that their family had nothing. They didn't have anything of value. Other than the farm tools and the big pot by the door, they didn't have anything of value.
"I … I can't take it out now, but!"
As he spoke, he choked up and couldn't say anything for a while. Feng Ma immediately turned around and wiped away his tears. He strode over to a cabinet that was made up of two wooden planks. He crouched on the ground and reached his hand into the cabinet. Then, he lifted up a small stone brick and took out a cloth ball from within. After opening it, there was a pile of worthless copper coins inside.
"This is the money I saved up. I will definitely return the rest to you. I beg you ….. I beg you to believe me."
He held his hands in front of him and knelt on the ground. Reina looked at him with a complicated gaze. If she rejected him now, this youth would probably break down.
Suddenly her ears moved. Footsteps could be heard and then someone pushed open the half open wooden door. Reina turned around and saw a farmer. His face was covered in stubble. He was holding a hoe in one hand and the other hand was on the wooden door. He was panting as he scanned the room.
He saw Reina, but his eyes immediately fell on Feng Ma.
"Feng Ma! Why did you come home! Why didn't you go to school! "
The man suddenly shouted. His voice was very loud as he angrily threw away the hoe. He picked up the bamboo by the door and walked towards Feng Ma. Feng Ma immediately raised his head and shouted as he retreated, "Father! She, she came to help us find mother. The Adventurers Guild! "
Before he finished speaking, his thigh was fiercely whipped. It was very painful and he jumped up, but his father grabbed his arm and he couldn't escape.
"Speak! Speak! How many times have I said it! Your mother is no longer here! You are! You're just annoying me! "
Feng Ma's father shouted as he whipped his son. The latter's eyes were filled with large tears, but his mouth was tightly clenched. He didn't make a sound and just stood there like a block of wood.
The crisp sound of the whipping was accompanied by deafening curses. No one liked this kind of environment.
Reina sat on the side and slightly knit her brows.
"Go! Go back to school. Only when you learn how to read can you leave this mountain and work in the city. Do you understand? "
Feng Ma's father also gritted his teeth. His face was red with anger, but he didn't continue to whip his son. Instead, he looked at him for a few seconds and then his expression softened. Perhaps it was a guilty expression, but Reina wasn't sure.
He bent down and picked up the copper coins on the ground one by one and put them in his left hand.
"I'm sorry, Sir Adventurer. I'm really sorry. My son has caused you trouble. His mother's death was too big a blow to him. He couldn't accept it, so he made up a mess of stories. It's all my fault."
The father and son were very similar. When they spoke, they didn't dare to look at her eyes. He kept his head down and picked up the coins. His tone was also very low.
"It's fine. I'm just passing by. Moreover, I'm not an adventurer."
Reina said as she secretly glanced at the youth in the corner. He looked at her with a gaze close to despair and shook his head.
"Thank you for the tea. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."
"Ai, I'm sorry for causing you trouble. Take care."
The man let out a sigh of relief. Reina walked towards the door. Suddenly, Feng Ma's trembling and hoarse voice came from behind her.
"I'm not lying."
This was a sentence he said with all his strength, but it was still very soft. It was probably the kind that couldn't be heard clearly outside the house.
His father turned around and glared at him, but didn't scold him.
Reina paused for a moment, but then she still stepped out of the door. Feng Ma looked at her back in despair as she left his house. He closed his eyes and let his tears fall. His father turned around and looked down at him. He swallowed his saliva and revealed a guilty expression. He said in a low voice, "Stay at home today."
After saying this, he put the money in the ragged bag on the ground. He took the hoe and left the house, closing the wooden door behind him.
He walked out of the door and watched the white haired woman leave. She walked towards the village and left without looking back.
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