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Chapter 118 117: [Forgotten Garden] At sunset

"...the story ends here."

In the dim small room with all the doors and windows closed, Etherine spoke plainly.

But Suzanne couldn't be so bland.Her heart was pounding, her eyelids trembled uncontrollably, and even her body trembled involuntarily.

She regretted not going to the village with Elena to play - her sister was right, these stories were indeed scary.

If I can't sleep tonight, I'm afraid I will become her...

"Susan, are you all right?"

Iselyn's concerned voice startled Susannah, who was still immersed in her thoughts and extremely disturbed in her heart.She shuddered all over, said "ah", and then startled Iseline too.

After a brief moment of shock, Estherine immediately reacted:
"I'm sorry, isn't today's story too scary... This is something I've prepared for a long time, maybe it's a little too hard..."

Amid Estherine's self-blaming whispers, Susannah finally came back to her senses slowly.She smiled awkwardly, looked at the guilt-ridden Iselin, and shook her head again and again:

"It's all right... It's just that today's story is a bit long, and you told it very well, so I couldn't get out of that horrible atmosphere..."

"You said horror just now... so you are actually very scared, right?" Estherine keenly grasped the contradictions in the other party's words.

"No! I'm not afraid... It's just that today's story is too exciting, so it takes time to slow down!!"

Susannah grimaced.She felt that it would be too embarrassing if she put on a cowardly look at this time - she was the one who asked the other party to tell the story, how could she be stage fright?And she didn't want Etherine to blame herself...

But even so, her reactions are enough to explain the problem.

Looking at the girl who had already written her emotions on her face, Estherine sighed helplessly and muttered in a low voice:

"Okay, okay, don't be afraid, it's okay—I won't tell you this kind of story next time."

"Huh??! No, actually, I'm just a little... a little scared! I even want to continue listening—"

Just as Suzanne continued to be brave, there was a light knock on the door, followed by Rowling's inquiry:

"Miss Suzanne, are you there? Dinner is ready..."

"Oh, I'm coming!"

Susannah hurriedly agreed, while jumping up from the ground. Just as she was about to open the door, Rowling continued worryingly:

"... But Miss Elena hasn't come back yet, do you know where she went?"

Suzanne froze for a moment, then rushed to the door with big strides, opened the door suddenly, and saw Rowling standing at the door, and the dazzling afterglow of the sunset with a rich orange light.

While she was listening to this lengthy horror story, the time had passed from afternoon to evening unknowingly, and in about an hour or so, the sun was about to set.

Knowlson Village has a strict "no going out after dark" rule.Generally speaking, Elena wouldn't play outside until this time.

She has a good sense of time. Even though their home is far away from the village, Elena will always come back early. Even if a friend persuades her to play for a while, she will firmly refuse and will never delay dinner time.

Probably overplayed it by accident.In any case, with this strong orange afterglow, Elena will surely realize that it is getting late and then go home.

Thinking of this, Susannah just glanced at the corridor dyed orange by the setting sun, then turned her gaze back to Rowling.Seeing that the other party's face was full of worry, she explained with a smile:
"Eileen went to play with the children in the village today, and she should be on her way back now, so don't worry."

But just as she was saying this, for some reason, Susannah felt that trance again.

It's just that the "trance" seems to be different this time.While not knowing who she is, where she is, or what she is doing, Susanna faintly feels that she has a completely opposite thought in her heart:
Go find your sister, go find your sister quickly, children are prone to accidents.

But... is she a child too?It's just going to the village to play, what can happen?

"really weird……"

Susanna couldn't help lowering her head and muttering something, and at the same time heard Brin's anxious and uneasy voice:

"Then trouble you two to eat first, I will go to the village to find the second lady."

Hearing this, Susannah looked up at Brin. In the corridor lit by the sunset, she was standing in the backlight, which made the worried expression on her face look even stronger.

In this atmosphere, even Suzanne, who has always been carefree, became a little worried.She turned her head to look at Estherine behind her, and said in embarrassment:

"Estherine, why don't you eat first? I'll go find it with Bryn—"

"No, miss, you don't need to trouble you about this matter, I can do it by myself-you just need to wait at home."

The maid, Brin, interrupted Suzanne's words directly, and then hurried downstairs and ran out of the wooden house.

This innocent girl who is only 12 years old does not realize that it is very dangerous to have only one outsider in the family—even if this outsider is her long-standing friend.

But Brin knew that, so she took this kind of behavior without the eldest lady's permission.

At this moment, the young woman who raised her skirt and ran at full speed was full of worries.Although the sunset outside is still very dazzling, but considering the distance between here and the village, there is actually not much time left for her——

Miss Er must be found as soon as possible, in case something happens to that girl, she is just a maid and cannot bear the responsibility.

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Never go out at night, and never do strange things.

Seeing the back of Brin running out of the door, Susannah naturally remembered the warning she had heard since she was a child.

Ever since she could remember, even earlier, she and her sister had been repeatedly told about this by the adults around them, and they had repeatedly heard them explain the reason:

Night is an ominous time.After night falls, people who are still wandering outdoors will be targeted by the evil witch, not only will they be contaminated with evil breath, they may even be directly possessed by the witch.

If it is only contaminated with evil breath, the priest will use the method of exorcism to purify the person.

But if you are possessed by a witch, it is irreversible.

The witch will disturb the peace of the village, and the witch will affect the character of the person, making her/he become vicious and hate humans, and then use all means to kill innocent people—once someone is found to be "possessed by a witch", that person will be killed. will be punished with death.

Burning, hanging, or even poisoning and gouging out... Which kind of criminal law to implement will be chosen by the closest relatives of the possessed person or the informant.

These are the complex rules, and the toughest rules.Whether they are adults or children, ordinary villagers or respected village chiefs, as long as they live here, they all use this rule equally—even if Suzanne and her family don’t believe in religion, they still have to abide by the rules of this village since ancient times .

Because...they have nowhere to go but here.

(End of this chapter)