Wizard: I brought the wrong system...

Chapter 237 The Messenger

A gust of cold wind blew by, rustling the thin leaves and revealing a few glimpses of fair and delicate skin.

"Achoo!"

Bai Lu rubbed her jade-like nose without a care, and subconsciously wrapped her still-green leaf-covered clothes tighter around herself.

This scene, which should have been alluring, made Yaro frown and click his tongue.

They were wearing leaves and walking barefoot on the ground—keeping in mind that the temperature was only around zero degrees Celsius!

Gee!

It looks so cold!

"Okay, I'll head back now. It's too cold outside. I'll have my friends come pick me up." Bai Lu shrank her neck, her soft voice carrying a seductive tremor. Her comical yet pitiful appearance was truly unbearable to look at.

Yaro touched his thick clothes, a slight hesitation rising in his heart. He looked at the white deer with surprise and asked, "You're relying on those... cough cough, those deer to get through the winter?"

So you weren't unaware of the cold, but rather you've been hiding among the deer herd all this time?

Spending the winter huddled together with the silly roe deer?

The scene was so beautiful that Yaro could not even imagine it.

"Yeah, we're partners!" Bai Lu said as she squatted down again, curling up in her original spot once more.

It was the corner of a ruin, with a fallen beam on the side, forming a triangle with the corner. Countless thin vines climbed up the bottom of the beam, weaving a dense curtain—it certainly looked like an excellent place to shelter from the wind.

...Yeah, right!

Shouldn't a normal person's thought be to light a fire for warmth?

What kind of operation is it to squeeze a groove into a haystack?

Perhaps it was infected by the silly roe deer?

"Bai Lu... um, how about we go check out my new house?"

Yaro's original intention was that she had just confessed to him and was ruthlessly rejected, so how could he just stand by and watch her squat here in the cold wind?

Let her go to the castle to warm herself by the fire, and put on some thick clothes.

But the more he talked, the more something felt off, and he had a strange feeling that he was trying to trick a little girl into going home to see goldfish.

Everyone has a love for beauty, which is perfectly understandable.

But when a stunningly beautiful girl looks at him with admiration, and he says something that could easily be misunderstood.

Even though Yaro had an "old heart," he couldn't stop the surge of shame from welling up inside him.

But the words had already been spoken, and Bai Lu had turned to look at him. Ya Luo could only suppress his shyness and stammer as he continued, "I'll be staying here for the next few days... so if you need anything... you can come and find me directly."

The white deer crouched in the hay, shaking its head repeatedly, and said firmly, "No, that's a stone house. I don't like stone; it's too oppressive!"

Stone houses?

Yaro said, half-laughing and half-crying, "Isn't that corner of the wall you're leaning against made of stone?"

"That's different," Bai Lu raised his chin, his delicate face filled with pride, "A tree with its back to a rock grows incredibly strong, while a sapling growing on a rock can be blown down by even a gentle breeze. I am now a tree with its back to a rock!"

Big tree, small tree?

Yaro carefully examined the white deer, and seeing that her expression seemed genuine, he couldn't help but wonder, "Could this be the influence of plant genes on her personality?"

Bai Lu looked towards the castle, sniffed, and pouted, saying, "I don't like the people inside either; they smell awful."

"A smell?" Yaro turned around in surprise. "No, there isn't one. If there really was a smell, there's no way I wouldn't be able to smell it at all, right?"

Having mastered the Cat-Shaped Fist technique, her five senses were greatly amplified. Even if she couldn't compare to the extraordinary species "fairy," she shouldn't be able to smell the scent from dozens of meters away, while she herself had passed through the crowd multiple times without noticing anything.

"That kind of smell that doesn't have any odor, it's...it's..." Bai Lu frowned in thought, pondering for a long time. Then, noticing Ya Luo's puzzled expression out of the corner of her eye, her lake-like eyes brightened slightly, and she finally found the words to describe it. "It's that kind of smell I can only detect when you look into my eyes. You give me a feeling of clarity, but they are incredibly filthy!"

What do you smell when you look at eyes?

Fairies' talent for detecting lies?

The taste of lies?

No way! They're so far apart, and they haven't even interacted with Bai Lu. At most, they've just chatted with each other. How could there be such a strong sense of deception?

So... is it just random thoughts in my mind?

Of all evils, lust is the worst. Judge by actions, not intentions; if you judge by intentions, there are no good people in the world.

Since mortals' spiritual power is not condensed, if they have any bad thoughts and make eye contact with a fairy, the fairy, who has the ability to see through things, will notice them.

Although Yaro could understand, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy after hearing Bai Lu's words.

"So, the worst ability in the world is mind reading! With that ability, who can we trust in this world?"

Yaro understood, but he didn't try to persuade Bailu. Although this talent had some drawbacks, it was also the capital that fairies had to make a living. It was precisely because of this ability that they could live a carefree and happy life in the wild.

Glancing at the unsuspecting crowd in the distance, Yaro remained silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and forced a slight smile: "Since that's the case, I won't force you. If you don't want to go, then don't go."

After glancing at the trembling white deer, Yalu simply lit a fire in the corner and chatted idly with her while waiting for her 'partner' to arrive.

Bai Lu must have brought her "partners" with her. The two didn't have to wait long before a group of silly-looking deer ran to a nearby spot, lined up in an orderly fashion, and stopped, all staring at Ya Luo with their big, clear eyes.

"My friends are here!"

The white deer leaped and bounded joyfully towards the herd of elk, jumping onto the strongest one and rubbing its entire body against it. It then rubbed its face against the elk with adoration, letting out a long sigh of relief: "Finally—I'm alive!"

Goodbye, Aro!

The white deer came in a hurry and left gracefully.

While Yaro was still debating whether to give her a set of clothes, she had already collapsed onto the tall elk and followed the herd into the bushes.

Looking in the direction they had gone, Yaro shook his head with a self-deprecating smile.

"Wasn't Bai Lu dressed like this the first time I met her? She walked with me through the jungle for so long back then, and didn't seem uncomfortable at all. Why am I suddenly concerned about her now?"

Perhaps... there will always be a little more lingering feelings for a girl who has formally confessed her love to you?

How is this mentality any different from that of the mortals who are despised by the white deer?

When Yarrow returned to the castle, he learned of another piece of news.

—A messenger from Viscount Corey has arrived.

Why is it so lively today?

(End of this chapter)