The Forbidden Magic Laws of a Fallen Princess

But at that moment, I seemed to hear a sound in the distance.

"Ta-ta-ta..." That's right, that's the sound of straw sandals rubbing against the ground.

Then, a little boy slowly walked out of the jungle.

When they saw what was happening in front of us, for some reason, the hoes in their hands fell to the ground with a "thud," and their faces showed a look of considerable terror.

"Gone...how could they all be gone!"

He rushed over in a panic and looked around at the Kun Gu grass, which had been burned to ashes.

"So you guys destroyed them all?"

The little boy clenched his fists and looked at us angrily.

"Uh...this little boy looks like he's been consuming the Kun Gu Grass for a long time...look at his skin."

Indeed, her skin was different from that of ordinary children; her body was pale, and her lips were also white.

If the effects of the Kun Gu Grass poison that Wen Ya and Mi Er described are true, then it proves that he was indeed poisoned by it.

"kid……"

At this moment, Wenya stepped forward to explain to him.

But the little boy was very unhappy and quickly slapped her hand away.

"You bunch of bad people, you burned down the food in our village! I hate you!"

At this moment, he roared at us.

"What? Food from the village?"

Hearing this, my heart skipped a beat.

Does that mean these villagers eat these Kun Gu grasses every day...? That would be terrifying!

"Little friend, does that mean the people in your village have always been eating these Kun Gu herbs?"

I quickly stepped forward, stretched out my hands, knelt on one knee, and placed them on his shoulders.

"Eh... yeah, that's right..."

However, for some reason, his eyes turned red, but something was definitely wrong.

But we can't worry about that now; we need to find out what's going on.

"So... are there any people in your village who are weak and bedridden, or even have a persistent high fever?"

Actually, I was just learning this on the spot, so I quickly asked.

"Oh? How did you know, sister?"

Upon hearing this, the little boy's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise.

"As expected, what you ate was poisonous. So, Wenya, Mi'er, do you have an antidote for this slow-acting poison?"

"Ah... well, the antidote requires several things. I don't know if there are any in the village, but they should be easy to find."

Wenya thought for a moment and then spoke.

"In that case, little friend, could you take us to see your village?"

Honestly, I'm starting to panic a bit, because I'm really afraid that someone might die from eating some kind of herb called "Gu Cao" that they don't even know the name of.

So now the priority is to save them.

"Okay... I'll lead the way for you."

As he spoke, the little boy picked up the hoe that had just fallen to the ground, turned towards the forest not far away, and began to run faster into it.

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Deeply Poisoned Villagers and the Impoverished Village

The little boy's name is Ruwa, and he lives in a small valley deep in the forest ahead.

I never imagined that there would be a small human village in this remote valley...

According to Ruwa, all of their villagers originally came from a very remote village on the eastern border, but suddenly they were hit by torrential rain and floods, which destroyed everything in the village.

Because the village was too far and too remote from the eastern border, the lord of the eastern border did not intend to take responsibility for the village.

Furthermore, they directly expelled the village chief and the villagers who were negotiating, leaving them all with no choice but to wander around for more than thirty years.

They eventually settled in this place.

However, the surrounding illusions are harsh, with virtually nothing to eat, and there are quite a few monsters and wild beasts.

The only advantage was that a kind of grass called "Grandma Grass" grew around them, emitting a smell that monsters and wild beasts hated. The reason they were safe from being attacked was actually due to its miraculous effects.

And so we listened as we walked toward the small village.

Unfortunately, we arrived at the village too late.

All they saw were corpses being carried out by villagers, who were as pale and weak as the little boy Ruva, and piled up, ready to be burned.

Perhaps they viewed it as a plague, which is why they gathered together.

It seems the villagers are still unaware of the truth.

"Village Chief Pinocchio, I'm back."

At this moment, Ruwa shouted loudly to an old man in the distance.

"Oh, Ruva, you're back. Hmm? Didn't I tell you to go pick vegetables? Why did you come back empty-handed?"

The village chief, Pinocchio, was very puzzled and frowned as he asked.

"I'm sorry, Village Chief, all the food has been burned..."

Ruva lowered his head and said apologetically.

"What?! The food's burned! How are we supposed to survive? Who did this?!"

When Chief Pinocho heard this, he initially frowned in surprise, but then he instantly became so angry that his beard stood on end.

It seems that this grass is truly the only vegetable that their tribe can eat.

Furthermore, given their current physical condition, hunting is simply impossible for them.

Because she was simply too weak.

"Yes...it's these older sisters, but they said that the herb we've been eating is called Kun Gu Grass, which contains chronic toxins."

"Chronic toxins?"

As he spoke, the village chief Pinocchio paused to think for a moment, then turned away.

"In that case, let's talk in my room."

Left with no other choice, we were invited into the village chief Pinochet's room.

We then told the village chief Pinocchio everything, and although he listened, he looked slightly disappointed.

"And they described the symptoms of the disease in our village in great detail, so... I still intend to believe them."

At this moment, Ruva's head began to droop lower and lower, as if he were feeling a little guilty and unsure how Village Chief Pinocchio would handle the situation.

He probably hoped that this wouldn't implicate him and get him punished.

Otherwise, if you don't manage to dig up any vegetables, you'll also get some kind of punishment, which would be a double loss for the business.

"I see. But children, by doing this, you've essentially cut off our path to survival!"

Upon hearing this, the village chief put down his wooden shovel and knelt down on both knees.

Indeed, everyone here is a moderate to severe case of poisoning by the Kun Gu Grass, and they are all emaciated and pale all over, looking as if they haven't eaten meat or proper food for a long time.

And they did indeed plant crops... but the harvest didn't look very good.

So they were truly starving and freezing.

"Alas, my children, I truly regret what I did back then. In a fit of anger, I led the villagers away from the eastern border. Now, of the hundreds of villagers we had, only a little over twenty remain..."

"It's alright, sir. How about we go and find you some food?"

Without saying a word, Wenya immediately accepted this hidden quest.

Ha, this hasn't even been approved by me, the mistress of the harem.

"Oh, really?! But even if you help us gather food, we still won't be able to survive. Look, the people in our village are probably all severely poisoned, as you said. Some have already died. What do you think?"

Actually, I understand his mind very well. He also hopes that we can help him find a breakthrough. As the saying goes, food is essential for life. If you don't eat, you'll be hungry.

They probably don't even know how long it's been since they've had a full meal.

"Sister Ivy, can I help them?"

"Do you have any idea?"

I looked at Wenya with some doubt, because I didn't have any particularly good ideas either.

But perhaps Mi'er and Wenya, who have always had close contact with nature and grew up in nature, might be able to find a solution.

Anyway... I'll just watch this time and hope they don't do anything too outrageous.

"First of all, you can have this, Village Chief Pinocchio."