They shake hands.

"I'll clean it up for you now."

Carl cut his own hair with hedge shears, and Edward made him a coat from a leftover army tent.

The camera switched to show the middle school brass band marching and playing in the street, arousing everyone's emotions. All the good citizens of Ashton gathered together to see Edward and Carl off. Several people who had appeared before were missing.

tears.

The mayor loudly spoke to the crowd: "Edward Bloom, Ashton's darling, our hearts are very heavy to see you leaving. Please take this "key to the city" with you, and remember that at any time, as long as

If you want to come back, all our doors will be open for you."

Edward lowered his head slightly, and the mayor hung the key around his neck. Edward and Carl set off amidst cheers, waving goodbye to everyone as they walked.

In the background, Don Price was hiding in a corner smoking. Edward was gone, but he didn't feel sad. He stamped out the cigarette butts, hoping to trample Edward to death.

Many citizens took to the streets to hug Edward or shake hands with him.

Edward's voiceover came: "The afternoon I left Ashton, it seemed like everyone wanted to give me advice."

Different people: "Find yourself a good girl! Never trust a Kentucky man! Don't be too uppity, Edward Bloom!"

Edward's voiceover sounded again: "But there is one person whose advice I value most."

The crowd parted, and he found the old woman from the swamp standing in front of him.

The crowd gradually became quiet as if a spell had been cast on them. The old woman motioned for Edward to lean over and whispered something in his ear.

Edward's voiceover tells everyone what she said: "She said the biggest fish in the river grew so big because it had never been caught."

This advice confused Edward.

Edward thanked the old woman: "Okay. Thank you!"

Edward and Carl walked on. The old woman shuffled away, knowing that her advice would be ignored.

Carl asked: "What did she say?"

Edward shook his head: "I don't understand."

The next shot was taken from the road, showing Edward and Carl walking out of Ashton, each carrying a duffel bag.

Edward's voiceover sounded: "There are two roads outside Ashton, one is a newly built asphalt road, and the other is a dirt road. People no longer take that old dirt road. It is said that it is haunted."

Edward and Carl came to a fork in the road. The new road was on the left, and the dirt road went straight ahead. There were warning signs at the intersection of the dirt road to remind pedestrians to pay attention to the danger and not to take this road.

"Since I don't plan to go back to Ashton again, I wanted to take this opportunity to see what's on the dirt road."

Carl watched the dirt road warily.

Carl asked: "Do you know anyone who has walked this road?"

Edward: "The poet North Winslow passed by. He was going to Paris, France. He must have fallen in love with Paris, because there was no news from him after that. You take that new road, and I'll take it from here. Let's

Meet at the other end of the road."

Karl was a little suspicious: "You can't run away, can you?"

Edward: "Don't worry, you are holding my luggage bag."

Carl cheered up, even though he had to pick up an extra bag.

There are overgrown vegetation on the dirt road, but it doesn't make people feel creepy. The sun is still bright and the birds are still singing.

Edward fiddled with the "key to the city" and whistled.

The road gradually narrowed and became more and more bumpy. Dots of sunlight filtered in through the thick canopy of trees, and particles in the air could be seen dancing in the sunlight. Edward was still whistling.

Turning around the intersection, Edward's voice lowered, and he saw that the path was covered with thick, thorny vines. He stopped and realized that the birds had stopped singing, and the forest was deathly silent.

He looked back at the way he had come. It would have been easy to turn back. But Edward resisted the temptation and moved on.

He carefully stepped over the thorns, but his trousers were torn by the sharp thorns.

Edward was sweating profusely and had scars all over his body. He kept driving away all kinds of mosquitoes, and finally had to use his hat to swat them. At this moment, a croaking crow swooped down and snatched it from Edward's hand.

hat.

Edward couldn't help but swear!

He picked up a stone and threw it at the crow. The crow missed it, but hit a honeycomb, and swarms of bees flew out buzzing.

Edward ran away in a hurry, and every step was still full of danger.

Edward was bruised, bruised, bitten, and was covered in bruises and bruises.

A tattered warning sign fell to the ground. He picked it up and read the words on it:

Warning! Jumping spiders ahead!

Of course, he had already seen that the road ahead was covered with cobwebs, thick enough to keep out the rain.

"Sometimes, a rational man will suppress his pride and admit that he has made a serious mistake. However, I have never been a rational person."

Edward threw away the warning sign and headed towards the spider web.

“I recall what I learned in Sunday school at church: The harder things are, the greater the rewards.”

Edward walked out of the forest and wiped the cobwebs and spiders off his body. A spider stuck to his sleeve and he had to jump a few times to shake it off. He always had a tingling feeling on his body and always felt that there were still spiders.

Stick to the body.

A flat gravel road appeared under his feet again. Ahead was a town smaller than Ashton with only one main street. There were wires extending from the woods. Dozens of pairs of shoes were hung on the wires.

, the laces of each pair of shoes are tied together.
Chapter completed!