Evetrona's old stories

Yuqie's wish is about to come true - but he also admits that he is a little apprehensive about this upcoming reunion.

The next morning, the master and his servant left Boyun Manor and set off from Yutong City, riding on horseback along the railway line to the southern province of Ikerin.

The central part of Klicking is different from Lomingo. There are no glaciers and snow-capped mountains here. After passing the sword-shaped ridge south of the Musk Rabbit Mountain in Yard County, you will see an endless wilderness. A century ago, this place was called the Mochesk Plain, and in an even longer era, it was called Shatter’s Jolian.The white horse seemed to feel the mood of its owner. It galloped and neighed lowly, as if it had finally gained freedom—this white horse had been with Yuqie for twelve or three years, and now it has passed its prime age safely.

On the stone bridge of Benlong Castle, Yuqie saw the beautiful symbol he was looking forward to as he wished—she was wearing a head of blond hair like the sun, walking in the sky with the dragon—just like the first time he saw her, this scene was full of inexplicable dreams and miracles.

If this story is a story that belongs only to Yuche Erlo, then-it is a good choice to end with this scene, but it is obvious that the story is far from over.

The time has come to dusk, and the story returns to the duel between a knight of Shengfengyue and a knight of Zhanlongyuan.

Tet Rogg wiped the sweat from his cheek and parried a fierce head blow from his opponent.The sun was about to set, and the exchanges between the two sides had not stopped. The two fought from the open space into the forest, and then from the ramp back to the stone bridge under the city gate.There was a group of juniors watching from the sidelines, and Tet Rog was unable to break through the opponent's defense, which made the already impatient Knight Shengfengyue even more unbearable.

"You have to pay attention!" Taitrog jumped two steps back and raised the sword in his hand - he planned to use sword skills to end the fight as soon as possible.

The knight's long sword under the blessing of the spell emitted a faint red light. He took a stance, only looking at the opponent not far away but did not step forward.

Obviously, he was inviting Yuqie to the "next" competition.

So, Yuqie also recited the spell—he nodded to Tetrogg, indicating that he was ready.Then the two collided again, and a new round of contest began.

Although Tetrog was competitive, he was calm and unflappable when using the sword. In the beginning, neither of them let the edge of the blessed sword collide with each other, but evaluated each other's level through constant testing: magic and martial arts were very different, and the level of knowledge and experience of a warrior was reflected in the uneven level of sword skills.

After using the sword skills, the speed of the fight between the two has increased to another level. Obviously, the purpose of Tetrog's use of sword skills is to force Yuqie to switch tactics-under such an attack intensity, the side that focuses on defense will only more and more into a passive situation.

The red and white lights intertwined, and the sharp sword wind cut the air and the ground. Judging from this situation, the two seemed to be fighting to the death instead of exchanging ideas, which inevitably worried the spectators.

In order to avoid affecting others, the two did not use extended or divergent attacks, and only relied on the collision of swords to compete, but even so, the stone bridge was still chopped into pieces by the overflowing force.Yuqie jumped into the air and slashed at the knight's head. Tetrogg held his long sword horizontally and blocked the blow from the half Xuemo. He felt that the opponent hanging in the air was still exerting force and pressed down, so he followed suit.With his strength, Yuqie leaned the center of gravity of his body forward. He curled up his back forcefully, flipped lightly from the top of the knight's head in a head-to-foot posture, and landed on the ground behind Tetrogg.After that, the two went back and forth for a few moves, and Yuqie kept retreating until he reached the open space at the end of the stone bridge—finally, he dodged the opponent's blow and sheathed his sword.

Seeing his appearance, Tet Rog also stopped attacking. With one hand behind his waist, he put the sword on the ground in front of him with the other, with his chest straight.Both of them were sweating profusely and panting.

"If we keep fighting like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to tell the winner until tomorrow." Yuqie suggested to him, "Why don't we just stop? Just treat it as Your Excellency winning."

Tetrogg laughed with his head up, but gasped again after laughing, and said, "I didn't have any advantage over you, so I won? It doesn't make sense... you might as well suffer a bit—" Even if it is a draw, Your Excellency Yuqie, we have time to continue the contest."

"I will accompany you." Yuqie agreed with a smile.

Tet Rog swaggered away with his sword in his hand, singing contentedly:

"Mount Enbaita, the nest of the eagle, the ambition soars to the clouds, and the blue sky is so vast!"

Eve has also heard this song, it is the song "Destroy Enbaita Mountain".The man walked along the moat to the east path, and his figure faded away with the singing: "If you hide sharp claws, they will teach you to hunt; if you grow plump feathers, they will help you soar—to explore the world and the world. things, to see how vast the world is..."

Spectators rushed into the open space, staring blankly at the distant figure. Suddenly, there was a loud noise not far away, as if something had fallen into the river—people followed the source of the sound to look , and found that the stone bridge not far away was actually missing a part.

"Brute force." An older defender looked at the section of the stone bridge and said angrily.

"If you want to split this stone without hurting the sword edge, it may be difficult to do it with just brute force." Yuqie said good things for his opponent just now.

"Whether it's brute force or not, anyway, Tet Rog is definitely going to enter the dark room again this time—but you've got some tricks, and you're from Zhanlongyuan." The guard straightened his collar with a smile, and he turned back Standing up, he shouted to his companions: "It's getting late, let the students go back...lead them to the east gate, and find someone to lower the suspension bridge!"

Yuqie returned to Eve and Loge, he swaggered like a victor.

"You are so powerful." Eve was a little surprised. She guessed that Tetrogg must not be able to beat him, otherwise, she would not accept his proposal and go back honestly.

"The most difficult thing is not to win, but to do the right thing at the right time—what do you think?" Yuqie said while pushing up the hem of his clothes.He half-kneeled on the ground, and made an oath of allegiance to Eve—he used the faltering tone of the northerners, and said a high-sounding oath, talking about justice and loyalty, and the content was enough to make the listener dizzy.

On the way, Yuqie had already memorized these words by heart.

After he finished speaking, he looked up at her with a smile.The girl was a little overwhelmed by the knight's actions, she turned sideways and asked the tall man next to her cautiously: "Then, what should I do now?"

The tall young man smiled and explained the situation to her.

Because of Di Geng's matter, Eve was still a little unhappy, but she couldn't blame Yuqie—the man's eyes always had a strong yearning, like a firm-willed believer, so she was always reluctant to meet his eyes for some inexplicable reason.

As night fell, Eve stretched out her right hand and put it lightly on his shoulder, which was regarded as her acceptance of him.

"You should pat him on the shoulder with your hand to mention this follower, and never forget the oath you made." ——That's what Luo Ge said to her just now.

[173] The white horse that guides the way (Part [-])

In late August, the cold winds lingering in the western hills met the hot summer of Ikerin Province for the first time, and a heavy rain came here unexpectedly.

Just after nightfall, with thunder rolling, Xilinya knocked on the door of Eve and Elvira's apartment.In the room, the two girls hadn't fallen asleep yet, so the three of them sat in the living room and chatted.

Dandelion was lying on Elvira's lap, purring incessantly.They talked about the students in the same grade, the homework they previewed, and some recent events. Recently, Xilinya asked the most about Yuqie. Recently, Yuqie appeared by Eve's side from time to time.

"What have you guys been talking about recently?" Xilinya asked her, "You said he was by your side voluntarily, so what does he think about you...?"

"Who knows." Eve shook her head, as if she didn't want to talk about this person.

Because of Di Geng and Lin Xin's departure, coupled with Yuqie's previous experience, Eve seemed a little indifferent to this knight from Luoming - perhaps because she was sullen, or because she didn't trust him very much. In short, she had some psychological rejection of him.

"Yuqie is always by your side, but in the end he is always talking to others, but you haven't said much to each other—is it embarrassing because others are around?" Xilinya was troubled as always, "This is also quite interesting... By the way, he hasn't married yet, right?"

"Probably not yet." Eve said, "But I haven't asked him, so I'm not sure."

"Then what did you ask him?"

"It's nothing, just ask about the situation at Nanfen, and about the things about Zhanlongyuan and Luo Ming..." Eve turned her head and looked towards the window.She didn't know much about Wenzina, and with the fiefdom, she couldn't help being curious. Originally, she wanted to ask Luo Ge, but after staying in Benlong Castle for one night, Luo Ge left and returned. Eve preferred to talk to this tall man, but now that Luo Ge was gone, she could only ask Yuqie.

The conversation between Eve and Yuqie was almost limited to when she spoke first. Yuqie never took the initiative to talk, and Yuqie even looked at Eve's face before talking to others. Under normal circumstances, he would only respond to the other party's greetings or questions after she nodded in agreement.Whenever this happens, there will always be a helpless and innocent expression on the girl's face—but what Eve doesn't know is that Yuqie often takes pleasure in it.

In the first few days, Eve was embarrassed by this—as if overnight, she had become the most independent person in Benlong Castle; what made her feel even more awkward was the way the two of them got along with each other now: they rarely communicated in language, which could be regarded as an obstacle in Eve's eyes, but in the eyes of others, it was easy to mistake it for a stable tacit relationship.

"I have a guess..." Xilinya pointed her fingers at the table to attract the attention of the two audience members, "Yuqie's purpose for coming here may not be pure. Maybe he is a nobleman in disguise. In the name of coming to protect you, he sticks to you justifiably...Maybe your family also let him come here with the same idea."

"It's absolutely impossible." Eve answered confidently this time.

"How is it impossible? I think he looks like a classical aristocrat—behaves well, is gentle and humble, and has a northern aristocratic accent when he speaks... He speaks Klitsin very well, but he just can hear a different feeling."

Elvira nodded emphatically, and she also believed that Xilinya's inference was well-founded.

"If the knight of Zhanlongyuan is considered a nobleman, then he can barely be considered." Eve had no choice but to follow her words, she thought to herself - she should try not to speak ill of this robber to others, so as not to jump over the wall in a hurry after the other party is exposed.

"You have met before, I saw you standing in front of him that day, looking very anxious... You must know each other." Xilinya stared at her face, as if warning her: Don't try to prevaricate this matter.

"Let's get acquainted."

"How did you know each other?"

Eve glanced at her, "I won't tell you."

So, Xilinya picked up the dandelion and pretended to throw it on Eve's face, and the dandelion also stretched cooperatively, stretching out its claws.

"Stop making trouble, it's all hair." Eve moved the chair back a little.

"Was it the time to go to Luo Town?" Xilinya asked her, "You said that Princess Ye Wenli wanted to see you at that time, was Yu Qie there? Did you talk at that time?"

"No, don't guess."

"Haven't you guys talked before?" Xilinya asked curiously.

"That's not what it means...I mean, he wasn't there at the time."

"Then when did you meet? Earlier? Or later?"

"Um--"

At this time, a light flashed outside the window for a moment, and the girls were attracted by the light, and all turned their heads to look at the dark window.After a while, rapid thunder rang through the sky, and the sound of rain became louder. Avra ​​closed the window with the gap, and the atmosphere became silent.

"That Pulong..." Eve came back to her senses, and took this opportunity to change the subject, "You don't seem to have visited him recently—did you lose interest in him?"

In the last month, Eve would call Xilinya every time she sparred with this knight, which was considered fulfillment of her previous promise.Xilinya was very active at the beginning. Every time during the break in the duel, she always asked Pu Long to ask questions. After returning, she would also actively ask Eve about the time of the next duel in order to prepare for her clothes and diet. However, the enthusiasm came and went quickly. For some reason, Xilinya lost interest in Pu Long almost instantly.Of course, it wasn't because of Yuqie, because this incident happened before Yuqie came. Moreover, Xilinya said to Eve a few days ago: "In terms of appearance alone, Yuqie is a perfect man... and I am a woman with a bottom line." At that time, Eve understood what she said and laughed secretly, but did not explain anything to her.

"This person?" Xilinya shrugged. "Actually, I can't blame him... You know, I'm a bit of a clean freak—he has a smell. I tried to bear it, but in the end I still couldn't accept it."

"It smells, what kind of smell?" Eve didn't smell anything on Pu Long's body.

"A musty smell..." Xilinya said in a low voice. Under the flickering candlelight, her tone seemed a little mysterious: "To be more precise, when he exhaled, it seemed to have a mixture of ammonia and musty smell." Seeing Eve's expression of disbelief, Xilinya added: "The smell is very weak, and most people may not be able to smell it, but I am very sensitive to this smell, it is definitely not an illusion."

Eve was indeed a little surprised. She was surprised by Xilinya's keenness—a few days ago, Yuqie watched her duel with Pu Long. After the duel, he said to Eve with regret: "It's a pity that Pu Long's martial arts...I'm afraid he won't live long."

After Yuqie's explanation, Eve learned that Pulong's illness was not as simple as it seemed on the surface—his lungs had developed serious lesions, and other internal organs seemed to have been damaged to varying degrees.Pulong himself probably knew about it, but he never mentioned it to Eve.Now, in addition to dealing with some things that Luo Tilan gave him, Pulong also spent a lot of time on Eve - these two things seem to be very important to him now.Different from Eve's other swordsmanship teachers-Roz focuses on the foundation, Mao Qi values ​​survival, Chongge focuses on application, Baililin focuses on systematization, and Pu Long encourages her to use skills boldly and apply them in actual combat through repeated sparring.

"He is very good at teaching people." Yuqie commented: "Genius is divided into two types - some people can quickly become stronger purely by hard work, and they can use their abilities proficiently but don't need to understand the truth; Others are good at interpretation and reflection, so they can master the tricks of learning. Pulong belongs to the latter, and his experience can be described and shared with others.”

It's a pity...Pu Long is doomed to stop here, and fate seems to have abandoned him.

"I didn't expect your nose to be so sensitive." Eve said, "But it's unavoidable...Pu Long's health is indeed in poor condition, and you know it."

"Don't mention him." Eve's admiration made Xilinya a little proud. She didn't want to talk about Pulong, so she started to talk about her gifted nose: "I like flowers mainly because I like to smell them... Different smells. As long as I put a fresh flower in the room, I can always smell its fragrance—even the same flower smells differently when it is fresh and when it is withered.”

"So amazing? Then what flower smell do you prefer?" Eve asked her, "Is it a lily?"

"I can't say... Jasmine and rose may be better. I like a lighter taste. Lily is actually good, and it's better than the smell in the carriage." She turned her head and said to Elvira, "Girl, I still suggest that you don't always hold dandelions in your arms."

Elvira raised her head and looked at her with some doubts.

"I can't tell now whether you have more of its scent or it has more of your scent."

"Oh...it's nothing bad." Elvira whispered.

"Let's talk about the others—I can always smell a medicinal fragrance from Yuqie, maybe he has herbs on him?" Xilinya asked Eve.

"Maybe." Eve touched the tip of her nose - everyone around her was full of curiosity about Yuqie, but she was the only one who was not interested in Yuqie.

"And you, Eve." Xilinya narrowed her eyes and smiled maliciously, "Don't you want to know what you smell like?"

"what?"

"I won't tell you." Xilinya waited for her to say this, "Unless you tell me first how you and Yuqie met."

Eve looked at her, silent.

"Just kidding... In fact, I can't describe the smell on you - it smells like some kind of plant, with a hint of sweetness, and if you smell it closely, it makes you want to drool." She kept staring at the other person's face when she spoke.Seeing the embarrassment and vigilance on Eve's face, Xilinya laughed, and she continued: "I'm talking about coffee—did you secretly drink something good behind our backs?"

"Can you smell this?" Eve's eyes widened. Now she had to believe that Xilinya's sense of smell was indeed different from ordinary people. "It's not that I went to drink coffee. I went to Mrs. Hyde's yesterday—because it's been cloudy these days... and I was arrested as a coolie, shaking beans for half an afternoon."

"Being a coolie? Shaking beans?"

"Hey...it happened that my master was there too. Nadraorola brought her a cup of coffee at that time. She tasted it and said 'too wasteful', and then drove me and Gorgon to bake beans—it's the kind of small drum with a handle that is placed on an open flame. You have to keep an eye on the temperature and shake it with your hands."

"Haha..." Xilinya laughed when she heard this, "I always think that everyone around you is very interesting, and so is your master."

"Interesting? Someday I'll bring some raw beans back for you to experience... It's smoky, there's no smell of coffee, it's almost like the scene of a fire, it's full of burnt smell."

"Then it's better to avoid it." The rich daughter covered her mouth and smiled.

"Coffee...what does it taste like?" Elvira asked the two of them.

After her cold question, the smile on Xilinya's face suddenly froze.

Eve hurriedly said, "Next time, I'll bring you some more from Nadraorola. I really learned a little bit about how to make coffee yesterday..."

Coffee has not been a popular drink for a long time, and in most of Klicking's cafes, people are still using metal filters and filter cloths for filtering—today, coffee lovers have not yet connected coffee and blotting paper, two seemingly unrelated things.

Obviously, the coffee industry still has a lot of room for development in terms of production and production, and people like Elvira who have never drank coffee are not uncommon in contemporary times.

"I'm a little sleepy, I'm going to bed." Seeing that it was getting late, Eve said to Xilinya, "You should go back to rest earlier."

On the side, Avril drooped her eyelids and couldn't hold on any longer, but Dandelion was full of sleep in her arms—it jumped onto the table, sat down with its tail crossed, and was washing its face with its wet paws .

"In this weather...do you want to sleep together?" Xilinya asked her.

"Huh?" Eve managed to pull herself together.

"How can good friends never sleep together, don't you think?"

"The time I got sick wasn't..."

"How can I count that time-you were sick at the time, do you think I can sleep?"

Seeing that Xilinya was so serious, Eve felt a little guilty.

"Another day, my room is a bit messy." Eve said perfunctorily, "And I'm really...too sleepy." She yawned as she spoke.

Xilinya watched Eve slowly walk back to the bedroom and locked the door.

"Good night—" Xilinya shouted towards the door.

"Good night, come back quickly..." Soon, the girl's response sounded from inside.

Xilinya sighed, with a helpless smile on her face.She stood up, picked up the pillow behind her, and left with a sad face.

A few days later, Huo Lien sent someone to look for Eve, saying that someone from the Logos Courtyard had come to see her.

The meeting place was in Hepned's reception room. Eve hurried over after receiving the news, and Yuqie was also with her at the time.

"Can he...can you come in?" Before entering the door, Eve asked Hepned, with a tentative smile on her face—she barely spoke to the old man.

"Miss Eve, he belongs to you, you can make your own decisions." Hepned replied with a smile.The old man walked right past Eve, and he left the room, seemingly not intending to participate in the conversation between them.

Eve watched Hepned leave.She waved to Yuqie who was behind her, and led the new follower into the door.

There were only two people from Logos Academy, and they had just met half a year ago—it was Ologin and the young mage in the supervising team.