WTYTIAAN Chapter 36
by VolareThe chestnut-haired youth didn’t notice the little schemes in Yan Yunqing’s heart and thanked them very sincerely, “Thank you so much. I was just thinking that my injuries today are a bit serious. If I were to face a demon later, it would be a bit difficult.”
The chestnut-haired youth bowed to Yan Yunqing and Lillian. Yan Yunqing resisted the urge to step back and accepted the young man’s bow. “It’s nothing, we just happened to see it.”
The chestnut-haired youth straightened up again. “But it’s very dangerous here. You’d better leave quickly.”
He blinked his eyes, “I just heard you mention Sunset Village. Are you travelers who have come to Sunset Village to settle down temporarily?”
“More or less,” Yan Yunqing replied.
The chestnut-haired youth nodded, “Then you should quickly go back to the village. Don’t worry about the demons. I’ll be watching here. I won’t let the demons enter the village, so don’t worry.”
Having said that, the chestnut-haired youth once again gave Yan Yunqing a bright and cheerful smile, which made people couldn’t help but smile along with him.
What a bright and cheerful big boy.
Yan Yunqing was silent for a moment, did not agree to the chestnut-haired youth’s suggestion, but asked: “Are you the one who has been guarding this village? Are you the guardian of this village?”
The chestnut-haired youth was stunned for a moment, scratching his somewhat messy curly hair, “Eh? Yes, yes… After all, I’m a child who grew up in the village. It’s my duty to protect the village. I can’t be called a guardian.”
Lillian seemed to realize something and looked at Yan Yunqing, her eyes revealing a questioning look.
Yan Yunqing nodded lightly, affirming Lillian’s guess.
“Let me reintroduce myself.” Yan Yunqing showed goodwill, “My name is Yan Yunqing, a traveler passing by here. This is Lillian, a partner traveling with me.”
“Eh? Oh!” The chestnut-haired youth quickly understood what Yan Yunqing meant and also introduced himself, “My name is Henry Avar, a swordsman. Nice to meet you, Yan, Lillian.”
As expected.
This is the one who died six years ago… Henry Avar.
The son of old Jason, the blacksmith, a guard of the Sunset Village patrol, and a childhood sweetheart who grew up with Karenna.
Having seen this Henry in Karenna’s dungeon, Yan Yunqing was not surprised at all, or rather, he had already guessed that he would see him here.
“I’m also very glad to meet you, Henry.” Yan Yunqing nodded to Henry, “Let’s go, are you going to fight demons? We’ll go with you.”
“Huh? No, no!” Henry waved his hands quickly when he heard this, “That won’t do. Demons are very dangerous. You don’t have experience fighting demons, and you can easily get injured in battle.”
“You have experience, and isn’t this how you ended up?” Yan Yunqing glanced meaningfully at his newly bandaged arm.
Henry embarrassedly hid his injured arm behind him and retorted with some stuttering, “This… this is different.”
“There’s no need to say more, you should put on your clothes first.” Yan Yunqing shook his head, “Don’t worry, my companion and I are both very strong and won’t be a burden to you.”
“But…” Henry obediently put on his clothes, listening to Yan Yunqing’s words with a troubled expression, “Alright… but you must follow me closely, this forest is very dangerous.”
Is that so? Is the danger the forest itself, or the source of those demons in the forest?
“Let’s go,” Yan Yunqing said.
Two people and one elf embarked on the journey to explore the forest.
Henry pulled out a long sword from his waist. That sword was different from the one in Yan Yunqing’s backpack. It looked similar to the fine iron swords mass-produced in old Jason’s blacksmith shop.
Yan Yunqing did not take out Henry’s long sword, but instead took out that rough magic staff again, casually throwing a few small fireballs, which burned the thorns blocking their path to ashes.
Henry looked at the magic staff in Yan Yunqing’s hand in surprise and praised, “I didn’t expect you to be a mage. Your magic is so powerful. Now I believe you have enough strength to face the demons.”
The corner of Yan Yunqing’s mouth had just risen a little when he heard Henry ask in a confused voice, “But why were you being chased by two grimace earthworms before? Could it be that those two grimace earthworms were much higher level than you?”
Yan Yunqing: …
Lillian chuckled again and started laughing to herself.
As expected, to tell one lie, you have to use countless lies to cover it up.
Yan Yunqing forced out an awkward but polite smile and explained dryly, “Oh, it’s mainly because those two grimace earthworms looked too disgusting, and I was accidentally frightened.”
Hearing this, Henry actually nodded in agreement, “You’re right, the appearance of these demons is indeed very scary, but demons all look similar. If you are going to fight demons next, you have to get used to their terrifying appearance as soon as possible.”
Yan Yunqing: … He actually believed it? What kind of simple-minded person is this? As expected of a bright and cheerful big boy!
“… Okay, I will get used to it as soon as possible.”
Lillian: “Pfft—”
The two walked for a while and encountered demons again. This time there were more demons, and they were all Lv.15, a full six of them.
Henry was very vigilant, wielding the fine iron sword and maneuvering around the demons. Currently, in their temporary team, Henry was the only front-line fighter, so it was natural for him to go up, while Yan Yunqing and Lillian were launching magic skills from behind in secret.
Henry’s ability to attract aggro as a front-line tank was very good. He was pulling the aggro of six demons and was not at a disadvantage. Every move hit the demons’ weak points, causing the demons to wail from time to time.
Yan Yunqing observed from behind, adding a timely strike to make Henry’s fighting more smooth, while Lillian had even less to do – she didn’t want to give Henry, who suddenly joined the team, any enhancement buffs.
For some reason, Lillian disliked Henry from the moment they met. Perhaps she instinctively hated this kind of smiling and attention-seeking guy. (Henry: …? Ah, me?)
He didn’t even bother to dress properly when they first met! Shameless!
Fortunately, Henry didn’t know what Lillian was slandering him in her heart. If he knew, he would definitely widen his eyes again, revealing a confused and helpless expression.
Yan Yunqing cooperated with Henry to kill two demons, leaving four. Henry’s movements were obviously a little sluggish. The situation of almost being one against six caused his stamina to be severely depleted, and he was now really a bit overwhelmed.
Sure enough, in the next moment, Henry was scratched hard by one of the demons because he didn’t dodge in time, and his sleeve was instantly stained red.
Seeing this, Yan Yunqing shouted, “Lillian.”
Lillian reluctantly muttered, “He’s already undead, what’s the point of healing…”
However, she still waved the magic staff in her hand, avoiding the light-based healing magic that would harm the undead, and used the gentler water-based healing magic, “Humph, the effect of water-based healing magic is not as good as light-based magic. Let him suffer first, this is the consequence of daring to be distracted in battle.”
Yan Yunqing: … What’s going on again?
A little confused, but Yan Yunqing sensitively avoided topics that might lead to a dramatic scene. He coughed lightly and praised, “As expected of Lillian, she is so proficient in both light-based healing magic and water-based healing magic.”
Lillian snorted, her chin held high. If the elf race also grew tails, Lillian’s tail would definitely be wagging like a propeller at this moment.
It seemed that Lillian was very receptive to such praise, so he could try it more often in the future.
Yan Yunqing secretly noted this point.
Having received treatment, Henry quickly cheered up again and cooperated with Yan Yunqing to finish off the remaining four demons.
At this moment, Henry looked a little more disheveled than when they first met. His curly chestnut hair was still mixed with leaves that he didn’t know where they came from, and there were several cuts on his face. The clothes that were barely able to cover his body were also tattered.
In contrast, Yan Yunqing was calm and composed, and casually straightened out his clothes that were a little messy from running. He looked refreshed and energetic, not at all like someone who had just fought a big battle.
Lillian was even more leisurely. She was actually sitting on Yan Yunqing’s head, taking out a small fruit from somewhere and gnawing on it.
Henry looked at himself and then at Yan Yunqing. The first sentence he said was actually, “That’s great, you guys weren’t injured.”
Yan Yunqing’s hand that was straightening his sleeves stopped, and Lillian’s action of gnawing on the fruit also froze for a second.
Oops, his conscience was faintly aching.
Henry’s expression was too sincere, like him, like a warm little sun radiating warmth at all times, making it impossible for people to feel dissatisfied with him.
Even Lillian, who had been vaguely disliking him, was a little embarrassed.
“Cough cough…” Yan Yunqing made a fist with his right hand, pressed it against the tip of his nose, and coughed lightly to ease the embarrassment, “This is thanks to you. If you hadn’t been rushing to the front, we wouldn’t have been able to cast magic so comfortably.”
“As a result, you got injured again.”
Henry smiled heartily, “It’s okay, this is what I should do, I’m used to it!”
“Besides, this elf lady, um, Lillian? Didn’t she already heal me? Thanks to Lillian’s healing magic, I feel very good now, and I can still fight ten more demons!”
Yan Yunqing: “… There’s no need, it’s too tiring to fight so many demons.”
Henry nodded in agreement, “That’s right, it’s better not to encounter demons so quickly on the next journey.”
Yan Yunqing’s eyes flashed, pretending to bring it up casually, “Speaking of which, I don’t seem to have asked, where are you going? You seem to always have a goal.”
From the time Henry agreed to let Yan Yunqing follow, he seemed to have a very clear goal, and he was moving towards that destination. If Yan Yunqing was not mistaken, that place should be the ultimate origin of his mission this time.
[Sunset – Lingering Shadow of the Curse]
“Huh?” Henry looked at Yan Yunqing strangely, “I thought you knew, the place we are going to is – the center of Sunset Forest, that’s where these demons are born.”
“Well, there are more and more demons, we have to get there before the sun goes down. The demons at night will be even more terrifying, I don’t think you want to face a pile of unknown demons in a pitch-black environment.”
Henry shrugged, “Let’s go faster, we have to go full speed ahead.”
Yan Yunqing had a little understanding in his heart. So, it was in the center of the forest.