Mistbound Chronicles: Lumian's Legacy Novel Chapter 7

After leaving the old tavern, Lumian stood on the rammed earth road, hesitating where to go.

The morning sun shines down, with a slight chill.

At this moment, Raymond Clegg came over from the side:

"I was just going to find you."

"What's the matter?" Lumian returned to normal and asked deliberately.

Raymond looked surprised:

"Have you forgotten? Today we are going to find an old man who is about the same age as my grandfather and is still alive to ask about wizard legends."

Lumian raised his hand to hold his head, with a look of pain on his face:

"Really? Why don't I remember, or are you hallucinating?"

Raymond was shocked and scared. He was about to recall the details and confirm whether what happened yesterday was his imagination, when he suddenly saw a smile on Lumian's face.

"You bastard, you are playing a prank again!" Raymond couldn't help but cursed.

"The scolding is really weak." Lumian sighed, "Awa is better than you at scolding."

Ava Lizie is a beautiful girl from Kordu Village, now a "goose shepherd".

Her father, Guillaume Lizier, was a shoemaker who was good at making leather shoes using the leather provided by the shepherds, and was famous in several surrounding villages.

"Ava..." Raymond's expression changed.

He then looked at Lumian:

"Ava is our friend, right?"

"Yes." Lumian nodded with a smile.

The three of them, plus Guillaume of the Berry family and Ava's cousin Azema Lizier, are young people who often play together.

"Why not let Ava also participate in our investigation of the truth of the legend?" Raymond suggested, "You know, his father always said, 'Why do women have to be given a piece of property when they get married? How many good families have fallen into ruin like this? ', this makes her very uneasy. If she can get some treasures or rewards during the investigation, she should be relieved."

"I heard similar words from the male heads of several families in the village, including the parish priest. They wish their brothers would always be at home and would not go out alone to start a family even if they get married. Then they need to be given the property they deserve." Lumi An glanced at Raymond with a smile and said casually, "So many families tend to let one of their children become a shepherd, so that he will hardly get married and have a certain income to support himself most of the time. Own."

Raymond's face gradually darkened.

He really hasn't thought about this problem.

This is also the reason why he likes to hang out with Lumian. Although most people in the village say that this guy has a bad personality and likes to lie and play pranks, his knowledge really exceeds that of everyone his age. Unlike himself, he doesn't know much. , I was confused all day long and could only follow the arrangements of my family.

It's good to know... Lumian secretly thought and brought the topic back on track:

"It's too late now. We have to hurry up and ask people. We'll go find Ava tomorrow. Well, we can also involve little Guillaume and Azema later. In addition to the potential for harvest, this is also an interesting activity. It can exercise our abilities."

"Let little Guillaume and Azema also join?" Raymond was a little reluctant.

The more people share the reward, the less you get.

And the most important thing is, that way, he won't be able to find a chance to please Ava.

Lumian looked at this guy with a bit more kindness and compassion in his eyes:

Silly boy, do you think Ava can like you? She has high eyebrows and just wants to marry into a good family. She obviously has a certain fondness for me, a "bad guy", but she can control herself...

In the common saying in the Daliege area, "high eyebrows" means having high vision and looking down on ordinary people.

"My sister said that there is strength in numbers." Lumian explained simply, "Who are the elderly people who need to visit?"

"You didn't go investigate?" Raymond asked in surprise.

How could I have the energy to ask about the "Scepter" card... Lumian smiled and said:

"Of course I investigated. Now I want to test your ability to collect intelligence."

Raymond had no doubts:

"There are nine old people still alive in the village who are about the same age as my grandfather, or a little older. They are..."

Six women, three men, ladies really live longer... After listening quietly, Lumian thought for a while and said:

"You don't need to visit the last two, they are from other villages and got married here.

"Uh... let's ask Naroka first. She is the oldest and was probably an adult when the wizard thing happened."

Naroka's real name is not this, this is her honorific.

In Reston Province, married women with prominent family backgrounds or who are actual heads of family have the right to obtain the title "Madam". Specifically, they add an "a" to the end of their name to indicate a woman, and at the same time add "Na" in front of their name, that is, It means "madam" or "hostess".

Mrs. Pualis, on the one hand, her family has been in decline for a long time, and on the other hand, she has to obey the administrator Beost's words at home, so she cannot be called "na" and "a", and can only be called "ma'am" alone.

Naroka's husband died young and she took on the responsibility of the entire family. Even after her two sons grew up, got married, and had children, and she herself grew old, she still controlled the family's financial power.

This phenomenon is quite rare in Kordu Village. In most cases, men are the dominant ones. In a family without a father, once the child reaches adulthood, he will naturally take back the power to manage the entire family from the mother.

"Okay." Raymond had no doubts.

After walking around several buildings, Lumian saw four old women sitting in front of a two-story house, basking in the sun and chatting casually.

At the same time, they were sitting very close and catching lice from each other's bodies, looking quite leisurely.

In the countryside of the Republic of Intis, catching lice is an entertainment activity that brings people closer together and shows intimacy.

"Ask now?" Raymond hesitated.

He was afraid that the two of them pursuing the truth of the legend would become known.

"Wait a moment." Lumian nodded heavily.

As far as he knew, many rumors in the village were generated and spread through such gatherings.

After a while, the other three old women left one after another because they still had work to do at home.

"Good morning, Naroka." Lumian walked over immediately.

Naroka has gray hair and slightly cloudy eyes. She is wearing a dark dress made of coarse cloth. Her hands seem to be covered with a layer of chicken skin, and her face has obvious patches.

"When will Aurore come out to party? Many people in the village miss her." Naroka looked at Lumian and asked with a smile.

A lot of men, right? Lumian entered the state of you say yours and I say mine, and said with a curious look on his face:

"Naroka, I heard that you have seen a real wizard? The one who couldn't pull the coffin with nine oxen."

Naroka's expression changed slightly:

"Who told you?"

"His grandfather came back and told him at night." Lumian started to talk nonsense.

Naroka was stunned:

"Can the soul really go home..."

"My father told me. Grandpa told me when he was still alive." Raymond couldn't see Lumian lying to the old man.

Naroka was a little disappointed, and after a while she said:

"Until the man died, none of us knew he was a wizard. He acted perfectly normal."

Just like you don't know that Aurore is a wizard... Lumian replied in his heart.

"Until he suddenly died and the owl flew..." Naroka fell into memories.

What she said next is basically consistent with the legend.

Lumian further said:

"Where did the wizard live at that time?"

Naroka glanced at him:

"This is where you and Aurore live now.

"After the wizard was buried, the curate and a few people took away valuables and burned the house. For twenty or thirty years, no one dared to go near it. Later, this incident was gradually forgotten. Later, Aurore came, bought the land and rebuilt the house."

Is this our home? Lumian was shocked.

This answer was completely beyond his expectation!

In an instant, he thought of some issues that he usually ignored:

Given Aurore's ability to make money and her hidden extraordinary abilities, why would she settle in a rural area like Kordu Village?

Whether it is Bigor, the provincial capital, Suchit, the textile center, or Trier, the capital, they are all better choices. Even if you want to choose a place with a good environment and good air, there are certain areas in major cities to choose from.

Aurore once said that the best way to hide is to hide in a big city... Lumian's thoughts were spinning and he could not calm down.

He only found out today that the land Aurore chose to build the house on once belonged to a wizard...

"Where is that wizard buried?" Raymond next to him couldn't help but ask.

There is no hope for the property in the house. The only thing left to do is to see if there is anything special about the wizard's body.

Naroka said funnyly:

"Such a big thing will definitely alarm the priest.

"At that time, everyone used nine oxen to pull the coffin to the cemetery next to the church. The priest held a ceremony and purified it. Finally, the body was burned to ashes and a hole was dug to bury it."

"That's it..." Raymond couldn't hide his disappointment.

"What do you want to do by asking these questions?" Naroka looked at his expression for a while and asked.

Lumian laughed and said the truth, which was more like a lie:

"Want to find the wizard's treasure."

"Young people should not always fantasize." Naroka warned.

"Okay." Lumian behaved very well.

He and Raymond said goodbye to Naroka and took the road to the village square.

"It's hopeless, Lumian, it's hopeless." After walking around a building, Raymond spoke in frustration.

"Indeed, everything that should be burned has been burned, and everything that should be taken away has been taken away for decades." Lumian nodded.

Because the dream thing presented an opportunity, he was definitely not that disappointed.

Raymond agreed:

"Yes, that owl is the only one in the whole legend that has not been destroyed."

"Owl..." Lumian's eyes lit up and he cast his gaze towards the mountains and forests outside the village.

Raymond shuddered and quickly added:

"But after so many years, it must have died long ago."

He is very afraid of coming into contact with evil creatures like owls.

In southern Intis, owls, nightingales, and crows are considered ominous, evil, and creatures that work for the devil, often taking away human souls or bringing misfortune.