Dust of History Chapter 19: Xiaoyi

Xiaoyi lay on the bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

The beds in the hotel are all roughly made of wood to form a large frame, and it is enough to spread a few planks and put some hay on it. And there is actually a layer of linen on this bed, a piece of cotton cloth can be used as a quilt, and a pillow made of hay, which is already the most high-end facility in this hotel.

The feeling of sleeping on this is of course very different from that of lying on a bed covered with goose down and fine cotton in the Duke's mansion, but Xiaoyi doesn't care about this. have been. No matter what kind of place it is, it is much better than the duke's mansion, which has to deal with etiquette and entertainment in gorgeous and cumbersome clothes.

The Duke of Mrak is not a hereditary title. The Duke was born in a local gentry family. He was awarded the title because of his outstanding military exploits in the war between the Empire and the southern countries twenty years ago, and then he climbed to his current position step by step by relying on his outstanding ability and means. Xiaoyi didn't grow up immersed in prosperity and wealth like other children of wealthy families, and her father's hard-working experience and careful education methods in the early years cultivated her independent character. She doesn't have the ambition of her father at all, and her mature personality makes her particularly tired of the nihilistic and corrupt life of the nobles in the upper class. She prefers to use her energy in some specific and practical places. In order to get rid of that boring princess status, she simply went to work in the pharmacy affiliated to the Magic Academy. She often goes around to explore and take risks, and the satisfaction of discovering new things that no one has discovered before makes her feel very fulfilled.

She was upset when her father fixed the marriage for her. Under her father's strict teaching, she seldom thinks about things like love, let alone getting married, and the rules of a wealthy family like Erni's are very strict. She also hated the fiancé who only had the word 'power' in his eyes, but she didn't resist. She knew very well that this was just a very common political marriage among aristocratic families, and she also knew that this marriage was very important to her father. And she has always been a very understanding and sensible daughter, and she loves her father very much.

So before her wedding day, she set out to travel and adventure across the mainland on the pretext of helping the pharmacy to collect herbs and study their medicinal properties. She wants to live a truly free life in this last time that belongs to her, so she even plans to go on an adventure trip to the most dangerous area in the mainland. 'It's fine if you die', she sometimes thinks a little bit self-destructively.

It turned out that she almost died in Lizard Swamp. When she knew that her injury was so serious that she could only lie on the bed waiting to die, she didn't feel sad when she saw her father who was a little bit at a loss and her fiancé who was still indifferent. But when she saw that person firmly said that she must find a way to save her again, she suddenly became completely weak, and felt that even if she died like this, it was worth it.

When she woke up from the dying long-term coma, she found that she had miraculously fully recovered, and it was only from her father that she learned that the man had really found a magical medicine for her. She knew that the wedding was not far away, and her father would never allow her to go out alone again, but she wanted to see him strongly. This is just a very simple and strong desire. She ran out again quietly by herself, and finally found him in Bracada, and it seemed logical that she came to this strange city together with him.

She is having a great time these days, and she has never been so happy. Everything here is so novel, there are endless strange scenes every day, and everything looks vibrant and orderly, as if you have come to a free new world. What's more important is to have him by my side.

He can tell from the clues on the ground that some wild beast passed here half a day ago, and he can also judge what kind of weather will be when and what kind of weather will be from the smell of the wind and the clouds in the sky. He also knows how to make red smoke bark is a good condiment, how to make it can make people have diarrhea, what kind of earth mushroom can make people laugh to death, and how to burn the dog's **** to taste, Knowing that one-eyed lizards actually have good taste that doesn't match their appearance... Never get tired of these novel topics.

He is a very simple person. It is as ignorant as if suddenly jumped into this world from the isolated forest. He doesn't know literature or poetry, and he doesn't believe in gods. He doesn't understand many questions that seem to be common sense. Sometimes he shows a childlike innocence, but as long as he needs it, he can show the most sophisticated wit and waves at any time. Deep without surprise. As if they had a tacit understanding, they never mentioned the matter of him saving her before. After a day or two, the two got along without the slightest estrangement, and their speech and behavior were as natural as they had been together for many years. Even the old thief felt that they were indeed 'lover'.

Although it is very natural to get along with each other, as time goes by, the intimacy between each other can be felt increasing day by day. It wasn't until yesterday that they snuggled together that she was sure that she liked him very much, and he liked her too. A feeling that was more intoxicating than all the fine wines in the world, and sweeter than all the honeys immediately surrounded her completely. She was completely intoxicated by it.

But today she knows that she will leave here tomorrow and go back to the empire.

Father, marriage, fiancé, life in the capital, and responsibilities, which had been almost completely forgotten, all came to cover up and kill her as if they had been discussed and ambushed a long time ago, smashing her into a mess. Before starting this journey, she still had mental preparations to go back, but then the new environment and new mood made her quickly forget these things.

But forgetting, does not mean that these things do not exist. The feeling of flying down when suddenly discovering these corners in the cloud of happiness is even more unexpected.

For the first time in her life, she had the idea of ​​completely abandoning her father and family responsibilities. But this idea just passed by in a flash, but was immediately extinguished by himself in a hurry. His mother died early, and his father gave birth to her and raised her. Even when he was busy with official duties and entertainment, he never neglected to educate her. She loved her father very much, knew very well how important this marriage was to him, and as a daughter, it was her duty to do so.

But the desire to continue living in such a carefree and sweet way grew and spread in her heart. She did not make any concessions with a strong sense of responsibility and heavy fatherly love, and finally she was unable to make her own choice. So she made a decision that seemed utterly absurd: tell him about it and let him decide. If he didn't want to go back by himself, then he would really forget everything and travel with him all over the mainland.

But when he heard that she was going to get married when she went back, he just let out an oh and closed his eyes in the pile of hay as usual. She was very sad, and she shed tears quietly after blowing out the lamp.

Lying on the bed, she couldn't fall asleep no matter what, and she knew from his breathing that he didn't fall asleep either. Her heart almost jumped out of her throat when she heard the sound of the hay and he stood up and came quietly.

But he just walked out the door quietly past the bed, and then the sound gradually faded away, as if he had walked out of the hotel.

She didn't even have the strength to be curious, she slowly sat up from the bed, sat in front of the window and stared at the starry sky outside in a daze.

The beauty of the starry sky on the plateau can never be imagined by those who have never seen it. Only when the viewer knows that no matter the vicissitudes of the world, the beauty will last forever, the viewer can realize the insignificance of human beings, so all the sorrows have a reason to be endured.

I don't know how long I watched it, but suddenly there was a loud noise, a huge spark exploded in the distant sky, and the brilliance emitted illuminated the entire city of Oufu. At that moment, even the starry sky paled.

She is not a sentimental person. But when she saw this huge and beautiful flame, she suddenly felt that it was a human life.

Compared to the eternal starry sky, this is nothing but a blink of an eye. But in the blink of an eye it is the most beautiful thing.

Because it is short, it is beautiful. I don't know whether it is the beauty created in a short time or the beauty is destined to be short-lived. Thinking of her life during this short period of time, she shed tears again unconsciously.

This kind of beautiful and sad language is what my sister usually likes to talk about. She often teaches her that these are just neurotic and idle people moaning and complaining for fun. But unexpectedly, I felt these things at this time.

The loud noise woke up the whole city of Oufu. The orcs all came out of the house and looked towards the place where the sound came from. But it didn't take long for half-orcs to start lighting torches to tell the orcs that it was just a magic experiment by the city lord, it was no big deal, and everyone could go back to sleep.

When the commotion in the city gradually subsided, the half-orc owner of the hotel brought another half-orc and a werewolf to the thieves' room for questioning, and then quickly found her.

"My lord, I have something important to ask you to go." The half-orc said respectfully.

The werewolf took her on his shoulders and ran towards the place where the flames had just emanated. The wind was blowing so hard that she couldn't keep her eyes open.

She didn't like the smell of the werewolf, it reminded her of what happened in the Lizard Swamp, full of death and fear, she faintly felt a very ominous premonition.

When they came to the place where the explosion happened, many orcs were in front of a stone house, and the place was completely illuminated by torches. An old human with silver beard and hair was waiting for her there.

"Mr. Sedros, why are you here?" She knew this old man, and this old man named Sedros had lived in her house for a while when she was a child. He and his father are good friends, he is a great and famous scholar and adventurer, and she also learned magic under his guidance.

When Sedros saw her, his face became heavier in surprise, he nodded without saying a word, and led her to the stone house. Only now did she discover that the roof of the house was completely gone, leaving only four walls.

As she approached the door of the stone house, she smelled a strong smell of blood, and she immediately stood still. This smell coincided with the ominous feeling in her heart, and she subconsciously started to back away.

It's not that she has never seen corpses and **** Miss Jiao, but for some reason, her stomach is already shrinking. She wants to throw up.

"Miss Mrak, come here." Sedros beckoned.

She took a deep breath to calm down, but the smell of blood became stronger in her nose, as if it penetrated deeper into her body.

Standing in place for a while, she finally calmed down a bit, and she walked into the stone house without a roof.

The blood on the ground has solidified, occupying a large area of ​​the ground. There was a bed in the corner, and there was a man covered in blood lying on the bed. The head and face of that man was completely covered with blood, but she could still recognize him. The heart almost jumped out of the throat of the man.

Her feet went limp at once, as if the tendons inside had been pulled out suddenly.

Sedros quickly reached out to support her. He didn't need to ask anymore, he knew what was going on when he saw her reaction.

But she immediately regained her footing with all her strength, and after a few steps, she jumped to the bed and stretched out her hand to the person on the bed to use recovery magic. She couldn't bear to cut off her hand so that the magic power could be released without hindrance.

There is a hollow in his forehead, which makes his face look deformed. One hand was almost nailed to his own chest~IndoMTL.com~The palm and the clothes there were sunken into the muscles, and the blood oozing had already coagulated the bones, muscles and clothes together.

She wanted to feel his pulse, but found that his other hand had been squeezed hard like a baked sweet potato. The finely shattered bones spread to the skin, the blood had already congealed, and in some places the skin and muscles were completely indistinguishable from each other.

His blood was already on her hands, and tears were falling down her face. She was shaking violently all over her body, and her hands were shaking even more. She didn't know where to cast her meager tears. Healing mana. She gritted her teeth hard to keep herself from crying.

Finally she summoned up all her courage to feel for his pulse. Fortunately, although it is very weak, there are still signs of life fluctuating.

"I've already used healing spells, but he was seriously injured, and the damage caused by fighting spirit made the spells ineffective. He was completely supported by his own vitality." Sedros was beside him explain.

"How could this happen..." She finally cried out.

Sedros was silent for a while, and said a perfunctory answer in a very heavy tone: "It's just a misunderstanding."