Chapter 118 117: [Forgotten Box Garden] Sunset

Author: I really want to eat meat 597

Chapter 118 117: [Forgotten Box Garden] Sunset

"...The story ends here."

In the small, dim room with the doors and windows closed, Iselin spoke calmly.

But Susanna couldn't be so calm. Her heart was pounding, her eyelids were trembling uncontrollably, and even her body was shaking involuntarily.

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

If I can’t sleep tonight, I’m afraid I’m going to turn into her…

"Susan, are you okay?"

Yiselin's concerned voice startled Susanna, who was still immersed in her thoughts and extremely worried. Her whole body trembled suddenly, and she said "Ah", and then Yiselin was also startled.

After a brief moment of shock, Iselin immediately reacted:

"I'm sorry, today's story is too scary... I have been preparing for this for a long time, and I may have tried too hard..."

Susanna finally came back to her senses as Iselin muttered self-blame. She smiled awkwardly, looked at Iselin who looked guilty, and shook her head repeatedly:

"It's okay...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 scary atmosphere..."

"You just said horror...so you are actually scared, right?" Iselin 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 I need time to calm down!!"

Susanna was stubborn. She felt that it would be too embarrassing if she acted timid at this time - she was obviously the one who asked the other party to tell the story, how could she have stage fright? And she didn't want Israel to blame herself...

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

Looking at this girl whose emotions were written on her face, Iselin sighed helplessly and depressedly, and muttered in a low voice:

"Okay, okay, if you're not afraid, that's okay - I won't tell you this kind of story next time."

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

Just as Susanna continued to show off, there was a gentle knock on the door, followed by Rowling's questioning voice:

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

"Oh, I'm coming right away!"

Susanna hurriedly agreed and jumped up from the ground. Just as she was about to open the door, she heard Rowling continue speaking worriedly:

"...But Miss Elena hasn't come back yet. Do you know where she has gone?"

Susanna was stunned for a moment, then she strode to the door, opened the door suddenly, and saw Rowling standing at the door, and the dazzling sunset with rich orange light.

While she was listening to this long horror story, the time had passed from afternoon to evening without her realizing it. In about an hour or so, the sun would set.

Norson Village has a strict rule of "no going out after dark". Generally speaking, Elena will not play outside until this time.

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

time.

She must have accidentally overplayed it. In any case, under this strong orange afterglow, Elena will definitely realize that it is getting late, and then she will go home.

Thinking about this, Susanna just glanced at the corridor dyed orange by the sunset, and then turned her gaze back to Rowling. Seeing the worry on her face, she explained with a smile:

"Elena went to play with the children in the village today. She should be on her way back by now. Don't worry."

But just as she said this, for some reason, Susanna felt that trance again.

It's just that this "trance" seems different. While she doesn't know who she is, where she is, or what she is doing, Susanna vaguely feels that there is someone in her heart who is different from her at this moment.

Completely opposite thoughts:

Go find your sister, go find your sister quickly, children can easily get into trouble.

But...she is a child too? She just went to the village to play, what could happen?

"How strange..."

Susanna couldn't help but lowered her head and muttered, and at the same time heard Bryn's anxious and uneasy voice:

"Then please, you two, please have your meal first. I'll go to the village to find the second young lady."

After hearing this, Susanna looked up and looked at Brynn. She was standing in the backlight in the corridor under the sunset, which made the worried look on her face look even more intense.

In this atmosphere, even Susanna, who had always been carefree, became a little worried. She turned to look at Iselin behind her and said awkwardly:

"Iselin, why don't you eat first? Brynn and I will go look for -"

"No, Miss, I don't need to trouble you with this matter. It's enough for me to do it myself - you can just wait at home."

The maid Brynn interrupted Susanna's words in a rare moment, and then hurried downstairs and ran out of the cabin.

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-time friend.

But Brynn knew it, so she took this act of killing first and telling the story later without getting the permission of the eldest lady.

At this moment, the young woman who lifted up her skirt and ran at full speed was filled with worry. Although the sunset outside was still dazzling, judging by the distance between here and the village, she actually didn't have much time left for her——

The second young lady must be found as soon as possible. If anything happens to that girl, she, who is just a maid, cannot bear the responsibility.

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You are absolutely not allowed to go out at night, and you are definitely not allowed to do strange things.

Looking at Bryn's back running out the door, Susanna naturally thought of this warning she had heard since she was a child.

Ever since she could remember, and even before that, she and her sister had been told this matter repeatedly by the adults around them, and they had repeatedly heard them explain the reasons:

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

If the person is merely contaminated with evil breath, the priest will use exorcism to purify the person.

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

The witch will disrupt the peace of the village, and the witch will affect a person's character, making her/him 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

will be sentenced to death.

Burning, hanging, or even poisoning and beheading... Which type of punishment will be implemented will be chosen by the possessed person's nearest relatives or the informer.

This is a complex rule, and it is also the strongest rule. Whether it is an adult or a child, an ordinary villager or a highly respected village chief, as long as everyone lives here, they all use this rule equally - even if Susanna and her family are not

If you believe in religion, you must abide by the ancient rules of this village.

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