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The only thing that could be changed was that Ed chose to eat the cookies first, and when he finally wanted to drink the soup, the others were almost unable to hold on and revealed their weaknesses.
However, Ed himself handed the biscuits to Jiang Kehan. This knight, who had been hypocritical all his life, ultimately died because of his own caution and hypocrisy.
Jiang Kehan's eyes showed some hesitation. She looked at the gemstone in the wooden box, as if she had grasped something, but she was still not sure.
Hopefully it won't be what I think, otherwise... Jiang Kehan felt a little numb and worried; her guess wasn't very pleasant.
Ironically, she didn't know whether she should stop him or not. (II) 13V9tumor32
A soft laugh seemed to be heard here, and the surrounding trees swayed and rustled.
The thief didn't linger too long. It was dangerous for him to spend the night alone, so he decided to hurry and get to the nearest town before it got dark.
He found a map on the butler Hall, then took a few more loaves of bread and prepared to leave.
As for the horses and other human corpses, he wasn't a big shot, no one would remember him, so they'd just leave them there.
Before leaving, however, he took the knight's sword that Ed had placed in the carriage, his eyes reflecting the red of the flames, and stabbed everyone in the body. Only after confirming that everyone else was dead did he coldly wipe the blood off his body and change his clothes.
It's all mine, it can only be mine, this gem... He felt a little cold, not knowing if it was because it was getting dark, or because it was the first time he had ever personally killed someone.
But as soon as he saw the wooden box in his hand, his eyes softened, and he had no other concerns.
Jiang Kehan's lips twitched slightly. The other party's obsessive attitude had not actually been swayed by Solita. In other words, from the moment she murmured, Solita had returned to being a normal gem.
She saw it all clearly; the thief was simply a pervert.
However, since Solita had taken the initiative to murmur, it meant that she knew the thief's personality, and perhaps this was also part of the silent film.
But what is the intention?
After the thief left, Jiang Kehan did not rush to follow. Instead, she casually waved her hand, and all the corpses except Ed and Hall were covered with soil and gently rested in the ground.
"Ah, rest in peace. Although I don't know how long you've been dead..." Her gaze hesitated, and she tapped the tip of her umbrella on the ground.
Then a gentle breeze blew by, and some slender branches fell, sticking straight up near them, swaying, enough to grow into new big trees.
She watched as everything returned to calm before slowly following the thief.
The nearest town is quite large, and the two-meter-high wall is its weapon to scare people away. It is enough to keep out wild animals, but it is still powerless against people, so two more guards have been added to the gate.
The thief was dressed in ill-fitting aristocratic attire, exuding the air of a nouveau riche. Coupled with the valuable-looking wooden box in his hand, the guards didn't dare to ask any questions when they arrived in town and let him in.
Once inside, the thief clung tightly to the wooden box, glancing around furtively. In his eyes, it seemed everyone wanted to steal his box.
"No, I need to find a safe place to stay, my gem..."
He was no longer willing to take greater risks to go elsewhere; he just wanted to buy a house here and then guard his jewels.
So, taking advantage of the clothes, the thief easily found a house that suited his taste, and most importantly, the house had a basement.
After the money was distributed, the family, who were originally unwilling to sell the house, quickly packed their belongings and left their so-called home.
"Haha, finally safe." The thief locked the door, went into the basement, and opened the wooden box.
A green gem floated on the handkerchief, seemingly inviting him to touch it, but the thief only glanced at it before immediately closing the door.
"I need to hide it well, but where should I put it?" Having been a thief for a long time, the thief deeply understands that the best place is the most inconspicuous one.
So he dug a pit and hid the wooden box, only taking it out to look at it occasionally.
"Tell me, what is his purpose in doing this?" Jiang Kehan sat on the stone platform, swinging her legs casually, and used her magic to awaken Solita.
She was testing the waters of her inner suspicions, and Solita made no attempt to hide anything.
"He's just used to being a thief, so he sees everyone as a thief and plans to outlive everyone else before slowly researching so-called immortality."
Solita's tone was somewhat nostalgic.
"At least, he's just locked up, isn't he?"
Jiang Kehan's face fell, confirming her worst suspicions, and she fell into hesitation.
What Solitaire showed her was never what is called humanity, but the tragedy of being a gem.
Upon seeing the gemstone fall into the flames, Jiang Kehan had a pretty good idea of the theme of the mime performance.
What appears to be a choice for immortality is actually suffering, a suffering unique to gemstones...
In the struggle for the gem that represents immortality, no one has ever cared about the gem itself, nor has anyone ever shown any compassion for the soul of Solijulin q. si liu $VII Bata.
This is probably the real reason why the other party has gone mad.
Jiang Kehan was in a bit of a dilemma, unsure whether to let the other person experience that desolation and sorrow that originated from the soul again, or to forcibly stop the silent drama that might further deepen the other person's "condition".
How can you touch someone's wounds without experiencing their suffering yourself?
If Jiang Kehan wants to completely pull Solita out of her pain and madness, she must watch this silent film.
The only thing holding Jiang Kehan back was herself; she didn't know what she could do for Solita after seeing her wounds.
Not everyone has enough confidence to pull others out of suffering, nor can everyone bear the fate of others.
But Solita made the choice for her.
"As a spectator, just watch, watch my destruction, enjoy the fate of an object, heh heh..."
Her voice became boisterous, trembling uncontrollably—a trembling of excitement.
"If you want to interfere, I don't mind fighting you."
"Madman..." Jiang Kehan jumped down from the stone platform, but there was little anger in her eyes, only uncontrollable sympathy.
I hope I can hold you in my arms, rather than witness your death.
You... are about to become a witch!
Chapter 110 Loss and Betrayal
The turning point in the silent film didn't keep Jiang Kehan waiting long.
Solita didn't really want to stay there forever, and then the accident happened.
Three days later, as the thief buried the wooden box in the ground with satisfaction, a piece of cheese, no bigger than a thumb, fell out of his pocket and stuck to the box.
But for the large rat, the smell was strong enough.
Jiang Kehan squatted there, using her magic to see through the soil.
Smelling the scent, the large rat quickly located the wooden box and dug deeper into it.
The rat's sharp claws and teeth can even break through stone walls, making the traps that thieves painstakingly set up seem as fragile as a wallet in the eyes of a thief.
It's practically an open and blatant temptation!
Its teeth tore through the cheese and the wooden box. The noise from the box startled it, and it quickly grabbed the cheese and darted to the side.
However, this little bit of cheese was not enough for it. Seeing that the wooden box did not move, it simply approached again, sniffed it curiously, and then pawed at it with its paws.
The thief deliberately chose a wooden box that, while ornate, was not very sturdy. So, the rat looked at the gems inside and shook its head in a human-like manner, wondering what use they were.
But the gemstone miraculously floated up and hovered above its head.
Seeing that it couldn't get the rat off, the large rat simply gave up and went back to searching for food.
Jiang Kehan got up and followed, her eyes filled with thought.
"Since each scene represents an experience, what details lie behind it? Could it be a rescue..."
"That's not right. If they were really rescued, there wouldn't be so many problems."
She sighed softly, unsure of what to say. The other person's misfortune had already occurred, leaving her no chance to undo it.
"Hopefully, I can find a way to salvage this," Jiang Kehan thought helplessly.
But was that all the suffering she had endured? She seriously doubted it. To drive a witch mad was even more absurd than killing her, even though Solita hadn't fully become a witch yet.
……
The giant rat had traveled a long way, and its most familiar dining hall was the kitchen of a tavern, where the most common things were sewage and grease floating on the ground. These were the reasons why it was able to grow so big.
It hid in the corner, licking the sewage and grease on the ground with small sips, showing no fear of the people inside.
They lack the patience to catch mice; this is a "truth" they've proven through experimentation.
But their lack of patience doesn't mean the person hiring them lacks patience.
A dirty hand reached out, catching the rat off guard. It only realized what was happening when the hand grabbed it and began to struggle.
Fortunately, its large size wasn't for nothing, and the other party's hands were so slender that you could even see the bones, that it managed to escape.
But that hand grasped something else; the gem still exerted a repulsive force, but it couldn't escape from the other's grasp.
As the hand was withdrawn, it became clear that the owner of the hand was actually a girl even younger than Dave, with many scars and dirt on her small face, as if she had just crawled out of the ground.
"Little Tammy, did you catch the mouse?" the chef's voice came.
Little Tammy looked at the gem in her hand, somewhat flustered. The value of this thing was beyond her comprehension, but she had only ever seen nobles with such things, so it must be very expensive!
"It's worth at least 3 coppers," Little Tammy said to the chef, secretly covering the gem with his tattered clothes.
"No, you've fattened the rats up too much, how am I supposed to catch them!"
The chef said calmly, "Since we can't catch it, you won't get the bread you want."
Little Tammy couldn't help but puff out her cheeks, but feeling the repulsive force of the gemstone, she simply went along with the chef's words.
"If I don't have it, I don't have it. Who cares? I'm leaving!"
She kept her head down, trying not to let the chef see her expression, but she was too malnourished to be like the chef who was well-fed and plump.
It easily slipped past the chef and ran into the street.
She dared not linger on the street, holding her breath as she ran towards her little base, leaving behind a slight stench.
Jiang Kehan felt a shiver run through her heart; she seemed to know what was about to happen.
Only after little Tammy returned to a small thatched hut leaning against a corner of the city wall did he dare to take out the gem and examine it closely. This time, Solita remained silent.
But the more little Tammy looked at it, the more reluctant she became, and she carefully hugged the gem to her chest.
"Three copper coins will only last a few days. Why don't I keep this gem for myself?"
She rummaged through the corner and found a small cloth bag with a hole in it. She tore off a piece of the flimsy cloth from her own body and wrapped it around herself.
"Sigh, how about I give you a name, 'Beautiful Stone'?" Little Ta looked at the gemstone, pondering, as the concept of a gemstone didn't exist in her mind.
"I'll call you Little Green then, hehe, I can write the character for 'green'." She said this with a hint of pride.