Chapter 38: Riddler, get out of Greece!
Under the shade of the tree, Lorne coughed slightly and winked at his accomplice next to him.
Medusa immediately understood, and using her body as a cover, she quickly hid the stolen goods in her hands.
This child is teachable!
Lorne nodded secretly, put his hand on Medusa's smart head and stroked it for a while, then turned his head and showed a subtle smile to the opposite side.
"Just now I was just joking with my sister."
"Any joke has a certain serious element to it."
The silver-haired girl in front of the stall spoke softly, her deep and penetrating eyes seemed to be able to see through the color of the soul beneath the skin.
Under the scrutiny of those purple eyes, Loen raised his arms angrily and posed a surrendered posture with a sad face.
"It seems that you are going to pursue this to the end? If I am taken to the temple to be punished for my inappropriate words, I will have nothing to say, but my sister is innocent. She is just a child who knows nothing!"
At this moment, as Loen slightly turned sideways, the little Medusa, who was pushed in front of him, raised her head with a confused look on her face.
"Humph, I just can't stand some people's sophistry and self-righteous cleverness that confuse right and wrong."
The silver-haired girl hummed softly, and the tense expression on her face gradually relaxed.
Lorne heard the obvious relaxation in the tone, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
This tactic of retreating to advance worked!
Then, he pulled up the little Medusa who was responsible for sharing the firepower, and prepared to escape smoothly.
"Thank you for your teachings. I will definitely behave properly next time!"
Loen made these assurances in a confident tone while quietly backing away.
Just now, at a distance of several dozen meters, he deliberately lowered his voice and whispered to little Medusa, but the silver-haired girl still heard the conversation.
Obviously, this is probably not an ordinary character.
Add to that her exquisitely embroidered dress with aristocratic patterns and the equally pampered-looking little maid behind her, and I'm afraid their status in the city of Knossos was not simple.
There's no need to get into such a big trouble just because of a little verbal dispute.
"etc……"
However, before Loen could escape, the silver-haired girl took the initiative to walk forward with her eyes slightly narrowed.
"Isn't it more than just your words that are inappropriate? Stealing tribute is a serious crime..."
Lorne's body stiffened and he turned his head away in embarrassment.
In the end, I still couldn't avoid the important issues.
As the atmosphere became a little subtle, little Medusa came out from behind Lorne, raised her head, and took the initiative to take the blame.
"I'm hungry!"
Loen pressed the restless head back, still maintaining a warm smile on his face.
"So, what are you going to do? Throw us into the temple to be tortured?"
"That's not the case..."
The silver-haired girl's eyes swept across the little head that was trying to pop out from behind Loen, a hint of tenderness appeared in her eyes, and then she looked at the other face quietly and snorted meaningfully.
"After all, that goddess is a 'merciful and generous' god. I am not qualified to blame her followers on her behalf..."
"Well, if there's nothing else..."
"What's the hurry?"
The silver-haired girl once again stopped the guy who wanted to run away at some point, her extremely thin lips slightly raised, and a subtle smile appeared on her cold face.
"Aren't you hungry?"
Looking at the smile on that face, Lorne instinctively sensed the danger. Just as he was about to speak, the silver-haired girl spoke first.
"How about this, there's a harvest festival going on right now, and the stall out front has prepared some puzzles. If you can solve at least three of them, I'll buy you the meal."
"Then just now..."
"I heard nothing and saw nothing."
The silver-haired girl spoke leisurely, and the conditions she offered were quite generous.
“It’s not fair!”
The unexpected answer made the silver-haired girl's expression freeze slightly.
Seeing this, Lorne shook his head and explained seriously.
"I mean, this doesn't seem fair to you."
"What's the meaning?"
"It was originally my words and actions that offended the gods worshipped by the Minoans. You are so tolerant that you don't care about it. How can I let you spend the money alone? This condition is really unreasonable."
Lorne answered seriously, then turned his head to look at the stall in the distance and suggested with a smile.
"How about this, we compete together to see who can answer more puzzles correctly, and the loser will buy the meal?"
"So, you want to compete with me?"
The silver-haired girl raised an eyebrow in amusement.
Lorne smiled and said nothing.
“It’s a rare festival, and it’s more interesting if we participate together and enjoy the process together.”
“That makes sense.”
The silver-haired girl glanced at the bustling and festive crowd on the street, and could not help but nodded slightly in agreement, then waved and invited them.
"Let's go, stranger."
Loen readily agreed, pulled Medusa aside, and followed behind with a smile, but in his heart he was secretly glad that he had successfully gotten away with it again.
In a game, there are winners and losers, rewards and punishments. This is an obvious truth.
According to the silver-haired girl, if he won, he could have a full meal and everyone would be happy.
But what if you lose?
His intuition told Loen that this price was very dangerous!
Therefore, he decisively controlled the outcome of the game within the range that he could bear.
If you win, it's a meal; if you lose, it's also just a meal.
It is definitely worth it to pay such a small price for that unknown and dangerous possibility.
"Here we are, when do we start?"
The murmur in his ear interrupted Loen's deep thoughts. He looked in the direction the silver-haired girl pointed, and two mahogany desks came into view.
A large brown-black pottery jar was placed on a table. The mouth of the jar was only wide enough for one hand to enter and exit. A dozen discarded pottery pieces engraved with puzzles were placed in the jar, waiting to be selected.
On another table were placed prizes such as fermented fruit, snacks, clay figurines, etc.
Seeing the dazzling array of snacks and toys, the eyes of the two little ones following behind them sparkled at the same time.
Having successfully downgraded the danger, Loen no longer had any worries. He smiled and nodded, and took the initiative to throw a few Athena coppers into the basket on the table, and then made a "please" gesture.
The silver-haired girl did not refuse. She reached out and took out a piece of pottery, and the first riddle came into everyone's sight.
"When you have me, you are willing to share me, but once you share me, I no longer exist. What is my name?"
"It's a secret."
Before everyone could think about it carefully, a calm murmur was heard. The silver-haired girl, who had only read it roughly, threw the pottery shard on the table and explained with a smile.
"Because a secret is something that can only be known by one person. Once it is shared, it is no longer a secret."
"You're right! That's right!"
The elderly stall owner laughed heartily, picked up a clay bird statue on another table and handed it over.
Behind the silver-haired girl, the blonde girl who had been staring at the thing eagerly took the prize with satisfaction.
The silver-haired girl placed her slender white fingers on the little follower's head and touched it. She turned her head and looked at Loen on the side with a smile.
"It's your turn."
Tsk tsk, what an inexplicable competitive spirit.
Luo En muttered to himself and took out the second question from the pottery jar.
"I am strong as a rock, but one word can destroy me. What am I?"
Then he smiled and answered calmly.
"silence!"
Silence is as solid as stone, but one word can break it.
Likewise, as the pottery shards fell, Medusa also got the small piece of butter cake she had been longing for, and began to eat it happily.
Not bad...
The silver-haired girl's eyes showed deep interest. She pointed at the pottery bottle and spoke in a deep voice.
"Together?"
Luo En smiled and nodded. Then, he and the silver-haired girl took out the third and fourth riddles one after another.
"I can bring tears to your eyes and raise the dead. I come into being in an instant and last a lifetime. What am I?"
"Often I took you away by night and brought you back by day. No one suffers for having me, but for not having me. What am I?"
When the two questions came into view, their eyes flashed and they spoke at the same time almost at the same time.
"--memory!"
"——Sleep!"
Their answers were accurate, yet each of them was solving a puzzle that belonged to the other.
Obviously, both of them planned to snatch the other's questions first and leave the other party with no way out.
The unexpected car crash made Lorne and the silver-haired girl stunned. They looked at each other dimly, and a strange atmosphere filled the air.
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