Evetrona's old stories

"I trust you completely." Asder smiled kindly at Gorgon, and then he said to Eve: "Miss Eve, Gorgon knows me well—you can talk more about it when I leave Talk, don't have any scruples."

After speaking, he hurried out the door.

[135] Under the fame (the twelfth)

If he hadn't heard the same answer from different people, Gorgon would not be willing to believe that Asder's life experience could be so legendary.

As Shi Lin said, many years ago, there were still 54 paladins in Shengfeng Mountain. They were named after the characteristics of animals, such as: dragon scales, scorpion tails, eagle claws...

At that time, Asder's father, Van Keen Nacreon, was known as the "Lion's Mane" knight.In the Paladin team, Fan Keyin's performance is not outstanding, and his friendship with Grand Duke Hyde is not deep.

In one operation, Fan Ke blocked a arrow because of Grand Duke Hyde.The arrow pierced the barrier, pierced his armor, and wounded his arm.Originally, Fan Keyin thought it was just a trivial matter, but unexpectedly, the arrowhead of this arrow was poisoned. Due to negligence, Fan Keyin died of the poison that night.

Since surrendering to Klikin, the Cavaliers of Mount Shengfeng have suffered far more casualties in battle than before.Perhaps because of the young age of Fan Keyin's death, Grand Duke Hyde was deeply touched by this incident.He was away fighting and had no time to think about it too much, so he wrote a letter ordering Huo Lien to handle Fan Keyin's affairs on his behalf.And it was not until he started to deal with this matter that Huo Lien discovered that Fan Keyin still had a posthumous child.

Fan Keyin's wife was taken to the inner castle to take good care of her. As for her husband's death in battle, how to tell the pregnant woman was a headache—it wasn't until this moment that Hollyen realized that he was impatient—he shouldn't alarm her too early.In this way, even if you want to hide it, it is unlikely.

The pregnant woman's belly is getting bigger day by day, but the doubts and melancholy in her heart can no longer be suppressed.She found Huo Lien, begged him on her knees with her belly out, begged him to tell her the truth.Seeing that he could no longer deceive her, Huo Lien could only tell her the truth in the end.As expected, even though the truth had been guessed, the other party fainted on the spot after hearing the news of Huo Lien's death.

In that era, what the death of her husband meant to a woman, there is no need to go into details.

Fan Keyin's pain lasted for several hours, until the moment of his death; but his wife, the pregnant woman, suffered no less pain in her heart than her husband—— Since she grew up, she has a strong sense of world-weariness, and it seems that as soon as the child is born, she is ready to seek death.

Perhaps because of emotional stimulation, she gave birth early.That night, the servants in the castle hurriedly went to ask for the midwife, but when the midwife opened the door, the poor woman was already dying.Her pale and skinny fingers grabbed the sheets, struggled, and slowly loosened, like a skinny spider that died in late autumn, stretching its slender limbs, gradually slipping down, and drooping under the edge of the bed.

There were cries of sympathizers in the room, and the midwife tore open the clothes of the deceased, and under the astonished eyes of the servants, carefully cut open her distended abdomen with a sharp scalpel.Her body was cold and her blood didn't flow very well.The midwife fished out a wrinkled mass of flesh from the layers of soggy and disgusting substance.It was placed on a clean white lining with an umbilical cord attached to it—it was a baby, a green, quiet, huddled dead thing, like a huge but withered rose.

The midwife sighed, wrapped the dead thing in a cloth, and placed it beside its crippled mother.

It is said that Van Kein's wife did not die in childbirth—they attribute her death to heart disease caused by long-term grief—perhaps the servants in the inner castle mistook her angina pectoris as a harbinger of onset.

Miracles always come at midnight and give people hope at dawn.The servants tidied up the remains of the deceased and took a rest in the next room for a while.A servant woke up from her sleep and told her companions that she heard a child crying in her dream.The women lighted an oil lamp--the slender hope that believers would believe--and they clustered together and got up to check in the next house.

The room where the dead were lying was as cold as a corpse cellar, and as silent as a snowy night.They held their breath and listened quietly, and they really heard a faint voice.

The baby who was thought to be dead came back to life, with dried filth hanging on his face, he was trembling, his mouth was open, and he let out almost no crying—but he had exhausted all his strength.

The little body wrapped in the interlining felt a little warm, and the servants cut off the dark gray umbilical cord to separate him from his mother, so that he really came into the world.

That night——the decisive midwife returned to her residence, but an accident occurred on the way. She stepped in the dark and fell into a ditch by the roadside.A sharp piece of gravel pierced her thigh, and the gash was deep and bleeding profusely.Suppressing the pain and dizziness, she managed to do emergency treatment for herself, and then passed out on the side of the road.Fortunately, the watchman found her in time, and she was rescued. However, due to hemorrhagic shock, she lost her eyesight and has not fully recovered until today.There was a lot of discussion about this, saying that the midwife was punished for saving people who shouldn't be saved.But she herself didn’t think so. She told others that what she was thinking at the time was: If the child could be saved, she would exchange her life for it—the time when the baby woke up coincided with the time of her accident, it was enough to prove that God responded to her request.The midwife didn't speak for herself—she just didn't want to let a newborn bear the innocent guilt of being judged as he grew up.

Sometimes, people always like to exaggerate, embellish the details, call the ordinary a miracle, and say that they have witnessed miracles.They said to others that they heard or sensed the guidance in the dark at that time, so they could create such a masterpiece——God fulfilled his unchangeable destiny through his hands.They say that man has no free will, man is a part of the vast nature and ether, and man's fate is determined by God.They think—in the eyes of these Zhengyu believers—the birth of a person always has some pessimistic elements. He is burdened with the gears of fate, and he must do something in this world before he can return to nature and the embrace of God.

As a result, the baby survived, and if the doctrine is true, then his existence must have far-reaching significance.Hollyn gave him a name—Aster.In the ancient Franto language, "Asder" stands for "late spring", "belated east wind", or "late bloomer".

Babies are fragile and extremely vulnerable to death. In those days, perhaps every shade tree buried a young body.Ms. Rojeka was still young when her son died, just two weeks old, just days before Asder was born.In the eyes of the servants, this is also part of the dark destiny, so Rojeka became Asder's nurse.

Rojeka regarded him as her own son, and she nurtured him; and he soothed her emotions, so that the pain in her chest was relieved.Two tragic souls got together and formed an imperfect circle. They temporarily forgot the pain of the past, and only immersed themselves in the joy and harmony of today.People looked at them, and the sympathy and compassion that had no place to express in their hearts finally found a home, and thus, the miracle returned to the ordinary and simple life.

Rojeka looked at the baby in her arms and felt the misfortune of fate.Tears dripped down her cheeks onto her chest, onto her fair and swollen skin.The young Asde was still ignorant, only relying on his instinct to desperately absorb sweet nutrients, swallowed them together with bitter tears, and grew up slowly.

A few years later, Huo Lien decided to adopt him as his adopted son, and took him into his own house from Luo Jieka.Not only Huo Lien, but other people in Shengfengyue also took good care of the orphan of this former colleague.They placed high hopes on him, taught him martial arts, and taught him knowledge so that he could grow up under good influence.When he was more than ten years old, he followed Huo Lien's two sons to hone outside, and when he was 16 years old, he was able to fight the enemy - when he fought, he was like a seasoned cavalryman.

Asde was born in the background of Shengfeng Mountain's decline, and his life experience is lamentable.Since he was born, he has received too many benefactors-the behavior of benefactors has continuously encouraged him and made him a person of noble character.In the eyes of everyone in Shengfengyue, it is really gratifying that Asde can thrive—he is like a seed of hope, the spiritual sustenance of many knights—he inherited Shengfengyue His will, his words and deeds can be described as exemplary.If one day, there is a need for someone to stand up and restore Shengfeng Mountain, it must be him.

"So, what else do we need to do?" Eve finally couldn't help asking after hearing Gorgon's words.

Gorgon always said that he did not speak Klitsin well, but that was not the case—he was eloquent and fluent when he spoke. A few words are nonsense.

"Although Ast's top position is expected - I mean 'maybe' yes - it is another matter to compete on the same stage. He needs to beat us two strong opponents. After that, his status It’s really invulnerable.” After Gorgon finished speaking, he changed his tone again, “Of course, this is my own guess, you can use it as a reference, but don’t take it seriously.”

"Then what do you think we should do?" Eve looked at him suspiciously. Up to now, she was still a little confused about Gorgon's intention in saying these words.

"Do your best." Gorgon raised his eyebrows. "After all, if you can beat him in the competition, then you will be in the position. To be honest, I think you have a great advantage. If you can manage your image, maybe many people will fall to your side.”

"You still understand this?" Eve's eyes widened.

"Hey, be careful with what you say." Ge Gongqing coughed twice, and even gave her a blank look, "It is true that I am from the grasslands, and I am a bumpkin in your eyes, but I am also good at learning."

"Sorry..." When she said this, Eve still couldn't help laughing, she always felt that Gorgon was deliberately acting funny just now.

"Again, you should know by now, what did Ast do after he left?"

"He went to Madame Rodek?"

"That's likely to be the case." Gorgon nodded, "To be honest, I didn't expect his reaction to be so big. You probably don't know him very well, but before today, I have had drinks with him several times, and he told me many things in person. His past is indeed a bit...unsatisfactory. As a man, I can roughly understand why he was hesitant to speak when he sat here just now, because he was afraid of seeing other people's sympathetic gazes—especially a young and beautiful lady like you—which would make him very embarrassed. Son. Asder has a straightforward personality, and sometimes people feel that he is still like a teenager in some respects—of course, this is a compliment. Maybe he doesn’t feel it himself, but let me say that he is very tired now, and those old knights only show him the sunny side of the castle, making him live like a dedicated saint, which is actually not good for him." When Gorgon spoke, he kept looking directly at her, "What do you think?"

"I don't know yet, I need to observe more." Eve replied.

Gorgon nodded and smiled, "Rojeka is Asder's half-mother. After Huo Lien adopted him as a adopted son, he and Rojeka still maintain a very close relationship. Rojeka asked you to wear this outfit to meet the old lady. She also wanted to let the old lady see a possibility——If you can bring the two of you together, I believe many people will be happy to see it. One of you is the hope of Sheng Fengyue today, and the other is the daughter of Grand Duke Hyde's beloved disciple..."

Eve was about to speak, but was interrupted by Gorgon raising his hand, "Of course, whether or not this matter can be accomplished depends on the consent of the person concerned. Asder once revealed to me that he has no plans to start a family within five years, and from my personal standpoint—" He smiled, "To be honest, I certainly don't want to see the two of you unite."

"I don't intend to."

"I can see that. So the three of us are on the same page, at least in this respect."

Gorgon poured her wine again, and the two drank a glass to each other.

Perhaps because of the difference in life experience, Eve always felt that Gorgon was thinking very jumpy when talking to her—it seemed to be honest, but it seemed to have other plans.

After a while, Asde came back, panting heavily, drank the glass of wine reserved for him, and then sat down.

"I talked to Ms. Rojeka, and she promised that she will not do those unnecessary things in the future." He turned to Eve and calmed himself down. "It is true that she did not do well in this matter. I apologize to you on her behalf."

"It's okay, Ms. Rojeka has also helped me a lot." Eve smiled, "She is also thinking about you, I understand."

"Thank you... I think Gorgon has probably explained the matter clearly." Asder breathed a sigh of relief, "I am very happy that the misunderstanding can be resolved so quickly. We should have a drink for it."

[136] Under the fame (the thirteenth)

After Asder came back, he seemed relieved. He took Gorgon and drank several glasses of wine until a drunken state appeared on his face.Originally, Gorgon considered that there was a lady here—he was afraid that Eve would get drunk, so he only poured her a half a glass every time he poured wine, but later, he saw that Eve was not at all drunk, and he just came here in the afternoon. Only then did I realize that I had underestimated others after all.

"If you don't get drunk, it means you don't know how to drink." He said to Eve, "When I was in prison..."

"When you were in prison?" Eve repeated his words with a smile, "Have you ever been in prison?"

"When I first came to Klikin, I didn't know much about the rules here. I went in once and was locked up for half a month." Gorgon rubbed his cheeks and shook his head with a smile. "As for why I went in, I don't want to talk about it. In fact, my uncle only had to say a word at that time, and they would let me out, but he didn't say anything—he thought I was ashamed, and asked me to reflect on it and build a memory. No, what I want to talk about is not this... I met some good friends in prison. It was very interesting. It was winter, and it happened to be New Year’s Day. Someone got a bottle of wine from somewhere and sold it in the prison. Someone gave him money, and he poured some for others.” He raised the glass in his hand, “A glass like this can probably fill the bottom of the glass. Then the interesting thing came. These friends didn’t intend to drink directly. Gong laughed, "I was thinking, oops—this group of people really know how to drink."

"Needless to mention these prisoners, it's actually the same in the Knights." Asde took over the words, "When we were marching before, when we ran out of alcohol, we had to mix it with water, or everyone took turns to drink it. My elder brother told me before that if a person wants to get drunk, he will definitely get drunk..."

Eve could tell that the two of them were indeed drunk at this time.

Gorgon always likes to talk about his past, whether it is good or bad, he has to explain it together like beans. Not only that, but he is also quite complacent when talking, as if as long as he has done something, there is nothing to be proud of; Asder is a very patient listener most of the time, but sometimes he will talk about things—he prefers to talk about other people—he will habitually talk about the people around him, and the two most mentioned are his two brothers, that is, the two of the Hollyn family. His older brother in his 20s.

The more they drank, the more intense the two chatted, and naturally, they left Eve aside.

Eve listened to the two alcoholics talking, and found it interesting at first, but after sitting for a long time, she felt a little tormented.Seeing that Gorgon was talking enthusiastically, she had another sudden thought, lowered her voice and tried to ask him: "Hey, do you still remember what you said to your two sons when I first came in?"

"What?" Gorgon raised his head, staring straight at Eve—he was already drunk, but he still tried to pretend to be sober.

"What do you mean by saying 'this won't work' to them?"

"What's wrong?" Gorgon asked.

"Think about it again?" Eve persuasively said, "They just ran out of the house at that time, and you hugged them."

So, Gorgon lowered his head, actually trying to remember—and he did remember.

"Oh, that." He covered his forehead, first laughed a few times, and then continued: "I told them before, if you see a young and beautiful girl, you should rush up...while you are still young Small. When they grow up and become sensible, they will come back and thank me."

"It's really you..." After listening to his explanation, Eve didn't know what to comment, so she smiled and toasted him, "It's really not easy for them to survive until now."

"They were doing trouble outside, and I was behind it... Seriously, why didn't I have such a father back then." He smacked his lips, "But it's not bad, I have good aptitude, and I realized it later. Ha ha."

"How can this work? If you keep doing this, you will definitely raise two little bastards." Ast couldn't stand it anymore.

"What are you afraid of? You don't break the law. Who cares like a child? I used to be like this." Gorgon said. Think, look, great heroes are sometimes young and inexperienced. If they know that you have been inferior to them, they will admire you more, don't you think?"

"I don't know. But at least there must be morality. The law is the bottom line, not the yardstick." Asde disapproved, and he straightened up at this moment, as if he had even woken up a little bit from the alcohol.

"Then life would be too boring." Gorgon sighed.He stood up unsteadily, dragged the chair to Asder's side, and put his arms around his shoulders with pity, "Young man, how can you live this life without your own thoughts and arrogance?"

Asde felt that he couldn't say anything about him, but he still didn't agree with him, and just shook his head silently.

"Hey, girl with blond hair, pour some more wine for our honest man, he needs to think about it." Gorgon patted Asder on the back and said to Eve.

Eve smiled and shook her head. She stood up and poured wine for the two alcoholics.

Gorgon chatted blankly with Asd Demon until the evening.During this period, Eve was bored and chatted with Gorgon's pregnant wife, Nadian.

Nadian is not a local, she is from the province of Atoz, and her parents are from the countryside.When she was young, she came to the Knight Academy to study, but they refused to accept her, but even so, Nadian did not leave the city of Benlong Castle—or, she knew that rejection was inevitable—at first, she was in Benlong She does some odd jobs in the city of Fort, or runs errands for her employer. She is smart and capable, and is willing to spend money to manage it, so gradually, she has some her own connections.The employer felt that she was reliable in her work, so he helped her get the access certificate of Benlongbao, so she could travel between Benlongbao and Benlongbao city to deliver letters or money for others.Later, when I became familiar with the road, I tried to be a guide for others. After a long time, I gained word of mouth and saved a considerable amount of savings.

When Gorgon first came to Benlongbao, he could not speak Klickin very well and could not communicate smoothly with the locals. After hearing about it, Nadian volunteered to be his guide—as an interpreter for him, and to deal with the problems in his life. Trifles, helping him buy a house for his wife and children.During the time in Longbao, Nadian helped Gorgon far more than his uncle.

After getting along with Gorgon a lot, Nadian developed love for him. She knew that he already had a family, but she didn't mind doing as the Romans did and blending into his big family—in fact, when she pursued Gorgon During the time of Gong, he had already established a "sister" friendship with the two sisters Barnova and Shatinova.

Eve didn't quite understand why she made such a decision and was willing to serve a husband with two other women.Based on the conditions at that time, Gorgon was actually not the best candidate for her to choose a husband.

"I'm satisfied to have the life I have now." After she finished talking about herself, she sighed to Eve, "I really envy you - background, conditions... all kinds of envy."

After the banquet, Asde planned to go back in a carriage with Eve, but Gorgon wanted to keep him overnight.

After leaving the courtyard, after Eve got into the car, Gorgon said to the coachman: "Okay, after you send this lady off, go back and rest." He waved his hand, "Your young master will live with me tonight...with me here, don't worry about him."

The coachman looked at Asder.

Ast was drunk at this time, tired and sleepy, he nodded to the coachman, and he agreed with Gorgon's arrangement.

"Take it easy, both of you." Sitting in the carriage, Eve said to the two of them.

"It's still early." Gorgon laughed loudly, "Okay, it's getting late, let's go home, let's meet again some other day." When we parted, Gorgon seemed a little excited, while Ast kept his head down, still drinking.Before leaving, Shatinova seemed to remember something, she hurried back to the house, and when she came back, she had two extra rolls in her hand, and she threw them into the carriage, which were two rolls of woolen handicrafts.The carriage started, and Eve waved to her hastily—thanks first, then goodbye.Under the setting sun, the woman was smiling at her, her cheeks were flushed, and she wondered if she could understand Eve's words.

As soon as the carriage left, Ast ran to the side of the road, leaning his shoulder against the low wall and throwing up.Gorgon patted him on the back, laughed at him and said, "It's a little bit close, you should practice more."

During this time period, most of the residents have already had their dinner, and the air is mixed with the smell of firewood smoke—a layer of misty green ash is deposited at the bottom of the purple-red sunset, and the night is coming soon.A big fish leaped out of the river, sank quickly, and made a crisp sound with its tail; the door of the neighbor's door slammed, and the curtain made of nutshells rubbed against the door panel, and the fat woman stepped on the slippers that didn't fit well. Water splashed into the ditches beside the street; wild dogs were barking in the woods behind them, maybe coyotes, and the daytime magpies stopped moving among the dense branches, but the proud rooster in the yard still tried to trample on them. on the back of the hen.

The fishermen living on the outskirts of the city have already gone to bed, and the apartment streets in the city have just turned on dim lights.The nights are cool and make people feel cold hands and feet.Gorgon had mostly sobered up, and he was in a better mood now.Asde was standing on the steps rinsing his mouth, his nose was choked just now, and he still feels a little uncomfortable now.

"It's getting dark, and the women—go back to their houses, and the men—go out to play." After Gorgon finished speaking, he laughed to himself. He turned to Asder and said, "I didn't expect it to rhyme."

"Gorgon, if it's not convenient for you, I can go at night..."

"Not here, let's go out tonight." Gorgon interrupted Asder, he put his arms around the young man's shoulders, and said mysteriously in his tone: "Go to the city, I will take you to see tonight .”

"I think it's better...forget it." Asder moved Gorgon's arm away, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

"It was only after I came here that I realized that you people in the city really know how to have fun—you're still living here... Okay, don't dawdle, let's go."

Gorgon couldn't help but push him out of the courtyard.

Downstairs in the women's dormitory of the Faculty of Philosophy, two students in training school uniforms were leaning against a stone flower bed and sitting on the blue floor tiles.From time to time, their eyes fell on the end of the southern slope—the two waited from afternoon to dusk, but still saw the person they were waiting for come back.

The college apartment was much quieter than the training center. From time to time, female students hurried past them, holding books in their arms, or carrying hot water bottles.Not long after, another little girl came over. She lowered her head and only glanced at them when she approached the flower bed. Her expression was indifferent, and her eyes immediately looked away.

Di Geng heaved a sigh of relief, and said to Lin Xin beside him, "Let's sit here, like two big sacks of potatoes."

Lin Xin nodded, feeling that what he said was vivid.

When they first arrived in the afternoon, the apartment manager of this building told them that Eve would be back soon, so they stood downstairs and waited for a while—but they waited and waited, but no one came back.At first, there were still two people talking and laughing, but then they sat on the ground together in silence until it got dark.

Di Geng didn't believe in evil at first, but at this time he finally couldn't sit still.He was about to talk to Lin Xin, but when he turned his head, he saw a pair of small shoes in front of him.

He jerked his head up.The owner of the shoes was a girl holding a bouquet, and the black skirt was blown by the wind, dangling in front of his eyes.

Out of politeness, Di Geng pulled Lin Xin and got up from the ground.

"Di Gen, Lin Xin." The girl called out their names, her chin lifted slightly, and there was a kind of playful arrogance in her eyes.

The two men looked at each other and nodded blankly at her.

"You're waiting for Eve, aren't you?" the girl said, "but she hasn't come back yet."

"Where did she go?" Seeing that this was an insider, Dicken became anxious again after he had just calmed down.

"It's probably because I'm going to do something... very important. Oh, what a coincidence that you guys came today."

"Oh." Di Geng nodded, his eyes stopped on the bouquet in the girl's hand.It was a small bouquet of yellow flowers mixed with coltsfoot, brassicas, dandelions, etc., all small yellow wildflowers, bound together by a pearly veil.

The girl turned her head and glanced at the ramp behind her. Di Geng and Lin Xin followed her gaze, but the road was empty and there was no one there.

The three of them stood downstairs, all of them silent for a while—it seemed that there was no topic to talk about.Di Geng scratched his eyebrows, he was using movements to cover up his embarrassment.

"Eve and I mentioned you." Suddenly, the girl said to him again.

Di Geng straightened up, his eyes widened, "What did she... say?"

"She said you—" The girl's eyes were full of smiles, as if she was deliberately teasing him, "She said that you are very fragile inside, and you always want to give up."

"Huh?" He never thought that the answer would be like this.

How unreasonable... Di Geng thought, his shoulders slumped.

"I have to admit that what she said does make sense."