PFC Chapter 150 Folk Tales
Chapter 150 Folk Tales
——Another witch's curse. Lilith and Catherine looked at each other helplessly. They had heard the word "witch" as many times today as they had heard in the whole of last year.
"Don't take it lightly, young lady." Adams saw their eye contact and thought that these outsiders were young and ignorant, and they treated these words as some horrible nursery rhyme that was not presentable, so he emphasized it again.
"We've already been to the woods today, but we didn't see any witches..." Lilith said slowly, "Who knows if you guys are just telling lies to scare us."
"Look at me," he said with a wry smile, "Anyone who has seen me will know that the witch's curse is real and should not go deep into the woods of the valley."
"We rescued a lady today." Catherine said, "She met with some misfortune, and everyone said it was a witch's curse. Does this town have any grudge against witches? Why did you do this..."
"Do you really have to know, miss?" Adams turned around and stood on tiptoe to tidy up the debris on the table. Lilith stretched her head to take a look and saw that it was all cracked walnut shells.
"I've been very interested in folklore and weird stories lately, and I want to compile a travelogue. This is why we came to this remote and cold place. Otherwise, wouldn't the streets of Highgarden be busy enough during the Festival of Lights?" Lilith said in a proud tone, imitating Angel's usual arrogant look. She lied without hesitation, and the other honest children looked at her in surprise. Fortunately, Adams had his back to the crowd so he didn't notice.
As expected, it was the curiosity of a child. Adams sighed and paused in cleaning the walnut shells into the bag. "If you really want to know, it's not a secret that cannot be told. Maybe no one in this town knows this better than me."
He turned around slowly, and his thick tail rubbed against the ground, making a sound. Only then did Lilith understand why the floor of this house was covered with scratches.
"I am the beginning of all curses..." He pulled over a special low chair that he usually used, climbed up, and with his hind legs barely touching the ground, he began to tell his story.
“My grandfather was the leader of the fire station.”
"No wonder they can afford such a big house." Lucas said sourly. The life of the rich second generation is really easy.
“This is indeed the house of our fathers… It is said that the outpost was really just an outpost back then. We guarded this rich valley and lived on its generous gifts.
Later, as more and more people came, the outpost was expanded and formed a village. Later, the villagers hoped to build a Church of Light locally, but the church could only be built on a scale larger than a town. My father persuaded the nearby villages and scattered residents to join us. Due to the mountainous obstacles outside, everyone thought that the best plan was to develop into the flat valley to the west.
At that time, there was a woman who disagreed, thinking that we were disturbing the creatures in the forest and squeezing their living environment..."
Catherine stopped looking at the house and turned to listen carefully.
"Because she doesn't agree with your expansion into the forest, she is a witch?" Lilith frowned.
"No, please be patient, ma'am." Adams was not angry and his tone remained calm.
"She was a bit crazy and did whatever she wanted. Her husband often apologized to the neighbors for this, but no one paid attention. But when the town was built, a disease suddenly broke out in the city... Many people in the town were infected, even my grandfather was not immune. However, the woman and her family were still fine...
The town began to get suspicious and discovered that the woman would go to the forest, dig some grass and boil it into soup to wash her family."
A woman who knows some herbology... Lilith took out a pen and paper to write it down, and motioned for Mr. Adams to continue.
"At that time, the town was in a state of panic. The residents were confused and terrified. They watched their loved ones become strange and their spirits became weak. But fortunately, the construction of the town was always going on, especially the progress of the church construction was not affected. Not long after the disease raged, the pastor sent by the Church of Light to the local area arrived in the town, and the townspeople flocked to pray for the help of light.
After listening to everyone's narration, the priest concluded that the woman was the culprit who spread the disease and was an evil witch hiding in the human settlement.
"What kind of disease is it?" Catherine asked carefully, not wanting to miss any details. How could she not know that witches also had the ability to spread diseases?
"I didn't experience it myself, but I heard from my mother that, at first, large and small rashes began to appear on people's bodies. Then, people began to lose strength and could not do physical work, and their hair began to fall out. Slowly, the rashes turned into blisters and began to fester. Some people's limbs were disabled and their faces began to twist and deform. It was very horrible." Adams recounted what he remembered.
"It sounds like leprosy..." Jaina whispered to Lilith secretly.
Lilith was shocked. She suddenly thought that one of the ways leprosy is transmitted is through armadillos. She quickly took down her hands that were touching other people's homes and performed a great cleansing spell on herself.
The sudden surge of elemental energy brought up wind in the room for no reason. The already dark and eerie atmosphere became even more frightening because of this strange wind. Bobby had completely forgotten that he was the guardian. He hugged Ian and Sean tightly, letting the two good brothers sandwich him in the middle, seeking a little sense of security.
"Dang Cang——"
A crisp sound hit the ceiling above their heads, and then there was a rolling sound, as if something spherical fell to the ground and then slowly rolled away. The wooden house had no sound insulation. Adams, who was a little confused by the sudden wind, was diverted and looked up at the ceiling with everyone else.
"Who is it?!" Bobby became even more frightened, his voice became shrill. There was actually someone else in this spooky house!
"Don't be afraid, sir." Adams came back to his senses, looked at Bobby's appearance, and quickly comforted him, "It must be my wife. She is very timid. Please speak softly and don't scare her."
This time Bobby was really scared. He looked at Adams in front of him, who had a sharp long beak and black eyes, and looked like an armadillo. Just as he was about to open his mouth, Sean pinched him hard. He quickly lowered his head to hide his shocked expression.
Catherine remembered the dangling curtains she had seen outside the house before. It seemed that she was not mistaken. There was indeed someone at the window on the second floor.
Lilith was actually surprised for a moment when she heard this, but it would be too rude to show it, so she quickly straightened her face and got back to business, "And then, Mr. Adams, how did the church deal with this witch?"
"Of course, according to the tradition of the church, he was burned at the stake."
Catherine's nails dug into the flesh.