When he got home, Lu Ye's mother was cooking. When she saw him, she suddenly had a look of disbelief.
"Mom, what's for dinner?"
Lu Ye sat down casually, took a bayberry from the basin, and handed one to Ghost Stone.
"Oh, just some side dishes." Liang Fang dusted her apron and sat down next to Lu Ye. "How's school?"
"Pretty good. Where's Dad?"
"He went to the mountain behind your uncle to pick fruit. He'll be back soon."
Liang Fang had already seen Ghost Stone chewing on the bayberry, but she didn't intend to ask anything. She just looked at Ghost Stone with a kind face.
"Your sprite?"
"Yeah, I just tamed it."
"Let it eat more. It's so thin."
Lu Ye looked at Ghost Stone, who had been raised by him to be fat and strong, and couldn't help but scratch his head.
While they were chatting, Lu Ye's father rushed in with a big sack on his shoulder. His eyes suddenly lit up.
"Oh, Little Lu is back!"
"Dad, how many fruits did you pick …"
Lu Yong, whose hair was gray, smiled and said, "Not much. I just picked a little from your uncle."
Lu Ye's father was originally a teacher, but because he couldn't adapt to the fast pace of the city, he returned to the village and became a village official.
He raised a Snake-Bear at home, and the potted plants in the yard seemed to be taken care of by a walking grass.
Occasionally, he would tease his neighbor's Little York, and from time to time, he would go to the river to catch the King Carp. This kind of life was interesting.
Seeing Ghost Stone grinning, the Snake-Bear widened its black eyes and shrank behind Lu Yong in fear.
Lu Ye's father kicked the Snake-Bear and smiled. "Don't be afraid. Go up and say hello!"
Ghost Stone made a boxer's appearance and waved its fists at the Snake-Bear.
However, the Shadow Fist couldn't do any damage to ordinary elementals, so Lu Ye let the two sprites play on the side.
"How long will you be staying this time?"
"I'll be back in two days. I still have exams to take."
"Your uncle said you were on TV. What's the Bogaman Cup? What's that?"
"Ah, it's just a fanbase match. You don't have to worry about it."
After chatting with his father for half a day, Lu Ye finally understood that the forest at the back of the mountain was now mainly used to grow fruits.
After all, the profits from the fruit trees were huge and the sales were good. However, they would always attract some wild elves, which gave Lu Yong, the village official, a headache.
"You came at the right time today. Go up the mountain with your uncle tonight."
Lu Yong sucked on his pipe. "Let's take a look at the new batch of saplings, lest they get eaten up by the wild elves."
Lu Ye asked curiously, "Are all the sprites on the mountain so fierce?"
"That's right. Many saplings have been bitten to death." Lu Yong was a little distressed.
"I've always advised your uncle not to set traps and cages. If this goes on, we really have no choice but to set them!"
Lu Ye nodded. "I'll go take a look tonight."
With Ghost Stone's strength, it was not a problem to deal with a group of wild elves.
After all, this place was not far from the county. If there were really powerful wild elves, the Association would have sent people to deal with them long ago.
As the sun set, smoke curled up from the kitchen.
Lu Ye's mother kept putting food into Ghost Stone's bowl, making Lu Ye feel like he had fallen out of favor.
After dinner, Lu Ye led the Snake-Bear out to digest the food. He also took Ghost Stone to bully the children.
However, these children had grown up in fear. Soon, they got along well with Ghost Stone.
"Brother Lu, don't steal my swing!"
"Ah ah, I want to play on the seesaw too. Brother Lu, come down first!"
Lu Ye led the Snake-Bear and visited house to house. He took a lot of fruits and snacks, which he handed to Ghost Stone to take care of.
Lu Ye ate melon seeds until night time, his mouth never stopped.
The life of a village tyrant was simple and unadorned.
And boring.
"Caw —"
Many Dark Crows could be seen in the village. These elves were rare in the city, but they appeared in groups in the countryside in the evening.
Logically speaking, Dark Crows were beneficial birds, while the popular Bobo was harmful.
However, these were all differentiated by people's likes and dislikes.
For nature, this was not accurate.
As the sky gradually darkened, Uncle found Lu Ye and went up the mountain with him.
"Your dad told you everything, right?" Uncle laughed. "It's been hard on you. It's rare for you to come home, and you still have to guard the forest at night."
"It's not a problem. I'm used to staying up late anyway," Lu Ye also replied with a smile.
Behind the uncle was an aardwolf that bared its fangs and barked nervously at Ghost Stone.
Ghost Stone did not have any self-awareness. He pulled the corners of his mouth with his fingers and made a face crazily.
The sky gradually darkened, and the dense forest was pitch black, without the slightest bit of light.
Uncle turned on the flashlight and let the aardwolf scout ahead.
"Little Lu, follow closely. Uncle buried a lot of traps and cages nearby," Uncle muttered.
"I know you scholars think that this might be too cruel … But there's no other way. If we can't catch the thief, Uncle will starve."
The fruit forest was the livelihood of many families in the village, but it was plagued by wild elves.
Lu Ye had not investigated it, so he had no right to speak. He just silently followed behind.
The sound of partridges and low growls could be heard in the forest.
Their field of vision suddenly widened. In the sparse fruit forest, several saplings had already suffered.
"Damn it, it's like this again!" Uncle was so angry that he stomped his feet. Suddenly, he saw a black shadow flash through the bushes.
"Aardwolf, chase it!"
"Awoo!!"
[Spirit Vision Authentication — 61, Authentication successful!]
The sky was too dark. Lu Ye could barely make out the black shadow, but it was just a black ball. He could not tell what kind of elf it was.
The aardwolf suddenly plunged into the bushes. Lu Ye also shouted, "Ghost Stone, follow it. Strange Light!"
Although there was a possibility of accidentally injuring the aardwolf, under such circumstances, the Strange Light was the best choice.
Ghost Stone smiled nastily and flew into the bushes. The bewitching light suddenly illuminated the whole fruit forest, making it as bright as day.
Lu Ye narrowed his eyes, but heard a sharp cry from the bushes.
Uncle waved his fist. "That brat stepped on a trap!"
The two of them quickly moved forward. They saw a row of dripping blood spreading along the broken cage.
Uncle's expression became very strange. "It can even bite through this! This guy's teeth must be very sharp! "
"This elf's size can't be too big." Lu Ye frowned. "Uncle, you stay here first. Ghost Stone and I will chase it."
If they could not catch this thief tonight, Lu Ye would not be able to sleep peacefully in the village!
"Ah? Little Lu, be careful! "
"It's okay. I'm in the top four of the competition after all!"
There was only the rustling sound of cicadas. A few fat green caterpillars fell from the trees, hissing and spitting out thick silk.
Lu Ye felt a chill, but he still ordered Ghost Stone. "Use a substitute to open a path and follow me in."
Ghost Stone nodded.
A cloud of black fog spread into the depths of the forest, and the familiar scream rang out again.
Lu Ye cautiously advanced along the path, crunching the dead branches under his feet.
Thanks to the [Eagle Eye] effect of [Spirit Vision], the rows of bloody green footprints gradually disappeared.
The last trace of blood was on the thick trunk of the camphor tree.
Lu Ye raised his head.
A sharp cry rang out, and a black shadow jumped down from the treetops.
"Ghost Stone, hold on!"
Lu Ye crouched behind Ghost Stone, and the thick black fog enveloped Lu Ye. A barrier rose, and blue sparks flew!
"Strange light!" Lu Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "Misfortune never comes alone!"
A large amount of black fog spread out from Ghost Stone's body, and as it bloomed with a demonic light, the black fog seemed to have a mind of its own and extended toward the black shadow.
However, the sprite easily broke through the black fog and pounced at Ghost Stone!
"It's ineffective? It's actually a normal sprite! "
Lu Ye cursed. "Ghost Stone, hold on!"
This was the "bite" of an evil sprite. With Ghost Stone's weak and small body, it might just die.
"Spray a mouthful of gas at it!"
Ghost Stone sprayed a mouthful of thick fog at the black shadow that was close at hand, causing it to choke.
"Don't burn the side, use the will-o '-the-wisp!"
The will-o '-the-wisp's temperature wasn't high, and it wasn't as hot as the nearby ancient trees, but it was enough to ignite the thick poisonous gas.
"Boo —!"
With a mournful cry, a blue will-o '-the-wisp suddenly bloomed in the dark night, and then disappeared.
Thud!
The black shadow fell heavily to the ground, and it let out a hoarse cry.
Lu Ye held a tree branch and carefully walked forward.
"Crack —"
Lu Ye used the tree branch to brush aside its hair, but it was bitten off in the next second.
It was also at this moment that the system's sprite illustration book successfully identified it.
Lu Ye looked at the illustration book in confusion.
He then compared it with the black ball with thick hair and scorched marks.
Lu Ye said in disbelief:
"Ibu?!"
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