The war came so suddenly that the king urgently summoned Auston and General Howard. After the secret conversation, there was news from the palace that the king would send a cavalry regiment led by General Howard as the vanguard, with a total of 20 troops, in three days. Head to the northern front.

Auston's birthday was just the day before departure, and a small family banquet was held at home, both to celebrate his 20th birthday and as a farewell party.

At the banquet, everyone scrambled to toast him. Oston couldn't drink when he set off tomorrow morning, so he drank tea instead of wine one by one. No matter whether these people were sincere or not, at least they were still a family at this time.

Leon watched coldly from the side, speaking in a neutral tone: "Second brother hasn't made his triumphant return yet, so it's too early for everyone to compliment you like this?"

Auston pretended not to hear it, and his expression was not affected at all. The old duke glanced at his elder son warningly, beckoning him to speak less, then turned to his younger son, and asked, "Have you seen your sister in the palace today?" ?”

Alston nodded: "I see."

"How is she now?"

"Very good, the little prince is also very good, he looks more and more like her." When mentioning his sister, Auston obviously talked too much.

The old duke nodded in relief, with a sad expression on his face: "Then I can rest assured. Seeing that you have all grown up, your mother will be very happy if she is still around."

The banquet was over, and Oston returned to the room. His luggage had been packed and neatly stacked beside the bed. He would go to the barracks in a while.

He habitually counted the things he needed to bring again. When he counted the medicines with him, he found a small bottle. He would give him a bottle before, and he was very distressed when he saw her injured hand because of grinding the medicine. He told her that there was a military doctor in the team, so it would not be so troublesome, but Catherine insisted every time, saying that she would be a memorial to him. No matter what he thinks about, if he wants to remember that there are still people waiting at home, he must come back alive.

Thinking of Catherine, he couldn't help thinking of Edward, wondering if he was doing well now.

Auston sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the medicine bottle in a daze, with a melancholy expression.

Suddenly, the window rang.

Auston raised his eyes, he didn't know what to think, and his expression was a little strange. He walked to the window, stroked the closed window sash, and opened the window with a little force.

There was a chuckle, followed by a tight wrist, which was held by another cool hand.

Yu Fu looked at the astonished person, and smiled: "Are you surprised?"

Austin frowned: "What are you doing here?"

Yu Fu was almost suspended in mid-air, resting one hand on the window sill, resting his chin on the other hand, staring straight at Auston, his brows and eyes were full of cunning and cunning: "Come to give a birthday present."

Seeing him like this, Auston's heart thumped violently, his lips were dry: "What gift?"

Yu Fu glanced behind him and raised his eyebrows: "Aren't guests allowed in?"

Alston was a little nervous for some reason, and licked the dry lips, but still turned slightly to make room.

Yu Fu put his hands on the window sill, turned over in an extremely light posture, and when he landed, the hem of his coat swayed with the wind, drawing an elegant arc in the air. He looked around the room and praised: "The room is nice. .”

Alston folded his arms and leaned against the side table, blocking the books on the table with his body, "So what about the presents?"

Yu Fu laughed, and slowly took out an exquisite box from his coat pocket, motioning for Auston to take it.

It was a dark red velvet gift box, the size of a palm. After receiving it, Auston glanced at Yu Fu and opened it.

It's the sterling silver cross necklace.

Auston took out the necklace, raised one corner of his lips, and smiled half-smile: "A gift? I thought it was a return to the original owner."

"Really?" Yu Fu smiled, and slowly approached him, "Then what about this?"

He took off the ring on his hand, and put the red rose ring on the necklace in Oston's hand. When the ruby ​​collided with the silver cross, there was a crisp sound.

"This rose pattern..." Auston felt strangely familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, and asked hesitantly, "Could it be that you..."

"My real name is Eden Lancaster." Yu Fu said with a smile.

Auston had heard of this name before when he first joined the army, and seniors in the army would occasionally mention it when chatting, but he couldn't remember exactly what he was talking about because it was too old.

"Why did you give me this?" Alston was puzzled.

Yu Fu blinked and jokingly said, "God of War's good luck, I would like to lend you."

"God of War?" Auston laughed, as if he didn't believe it, raised his eyelids to look at him, and raised the corners of his mouth: "Then can it help me win the battle?"

"No."

"Make me invulnerable?"

"also can not."

Auston found it interesting, "What can it do?"

Yu Fu smiled and narrowed his eyes, no matter what he looked like he was talking nonsense, he leaned into his ear with a sexy and ambiguous voice: "Maybe when you are in danger, hold it and call my name, in case I can listen Here we go."

Looking at his beautiful side face, Auston's breathing stopped for a moment, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

He saw an open Garden of Eden, with flowers in the future, and colorful snakes hovering in the treetops, bewitching him with sweet apples, and tempting him to commit an incurable sin.

No, it can't be like this.

Auston took a step back, lowered his eyes, and said indifferently, "Thank you for your gift, the time is coming, I have to go back to the barracks to prepare, please go back early."

Yu Fu was not worried about his almost evasive behavior, but just looked at him meaningfully: "Then wish the viscount a triumphant return in advance."

People have been gone for a long time, but Auston is still standing in front of the window, holding the necklace tightly.

……

In the early morning of the next day, the solemn and solemn expedition ceremony was successfully completed under the auspices of the king and the archbishop. When it was time for the army to depart, almost all the people in the city went out to see them off. Two 10,000+ troops set off with great blessings from the city residents. , but no one could have imagined that this battle would last for three years.

Three years later.

Auston sat in front of the dying bonfire, looking intently at the necklace in his palm, the silver cross and the red rose leaning on each other, inseparable.

Tomorrow is the final decisive battle, and you can go back after the end, he thought.

The war that was originally thought to be at most half a year has been dragged on for three years. In the past three years, he has hardly returned to Witlands. At most, he passed by once or twice between the wars. Woke up, he hadn't seen that person for a long time.

Someone next to him added dry wood to the bonfire, and the dying fire gradually ignited, and the flickering firelight illuminated half of his handsome face, which seemed to have lost a lot of weight, but the edges and corners became sharper and sharper, and his eyebrows and eyes became more mature and stable.

He finally remembered the legend about Eden Lancaster. The man in the rumors was amazingly talented. He joined the army when he was young and became a top knight early. However, the story about the young duke ended here in a hurry, and there has been no follow-up since then. Some say that he died of the Black Death, and some say that he was secretly executed for rebellion. Exactly so has long been untestable.

When Auston recalled the appearance of that man, it was always difficult to overlap the person in his memory with the vigorous young duke in the legend. In his eyes, Eden was noble and self-confident, handsome and dangerous, cunning and fickle. People who are often forced out of proportion.

He didn't know what he had gone through to become what he is today. He only knew that the man's words, deeds, frowns and smiles had been etched deeply and vividly in his mind for more than 1000 days and nights in the past three years.

The more you avoid, the more you reject, the more you can't restrain yourself from wanting to understand, and gradually become a distorted obsession.

So much so that in the past days, he used his relationship to make people secretly pay attention to Eden, and sent him a letter every once in a while, morbidly participating in that person's life through other people's eyes——

Eden has opened several new shops... Eden bought a new manor and planted red roses in it... Eden has been worrying about children's education during this period, and has changed several tutors, planning to send his daughter Go to the best aristocratic school... Eden seems to be getting closer to Simon from the Governor's Mansion, and Simon specially brought him gifts this time when he came back...

Alston felt as if he was suffering from a strange disease, and the cure was an addictive poison. While he was dying, he was also unable to extricate himself from the poison, which eroded his heart a thousand times. It was full of holes, and every hole had to be filled by the man named Eden.

He never thought that he would miss someone so much that he would go crazy, but fortunately, it was finally coming to an end.

The bonfire went dark again, the people next to him were dozing off, and slowly let go of their hands holding the dry wood. Oston picked up the firewood and threw it into the fire. He was about to close his eyes and rest for a while, when he heard a crackling sound Roaring: "The enemy sneak attack ahead of time! Quick!"

The news of the victory spread to every corner of Witlands, the king was overjoyed, the whole country was celebrating, and the city was full of lights and festoons, preparing for the triumphant return of the army.

At night, Yu Fu sat by Lilith's bed and told her bedtime stories.

"...The little mermaid's sisters traded their beautiful long hair for a knife with the sea witch, and told the little mermaid that as long as she stabs the sharp knife into the prince's heart and let the blood flow to her leg, she can turn back into a mermaid Go back to the sea, otherwise when the sun rises from the sea the next day, she will turn into sea foam, but the little mermaid looked at the sleeping prince and princess, and finally chose to sacrifice herself..."

After Yu Fu finished speaking, he lowered his head and found that Lilith was still staring at him with round eyes. He couldn't help wondering, she should be asleep at this time.

"What's wrong?" he asked softly.

Lilith was silent for a while, and frowned delicately: "I don't like this story."

"Ok?"

"The little mermaid is not pitiful at all, why didn't she just tell the prince that she loves him?"

"Uh... Maybe she can't speak?"

Lilith is very serious: "But there are many ways to express love? You have to say it if you like it, so that others can know. This is what you taught me, Eden."

Yu Fu was really shocked, Lilith was only ten years old, but her thinking was much more mature than her peers!While I couldn't help having a headache, I couldn't help but sigh that children's education is indeed the top of the three mountains that overwhelm parents!

Lilith continued, looking like a little grown-up: "If I were The Little Mermaid, I would tell the prince that I love him, that I saved him and came for him." What she didn't say was, or she would choose Kill the prince, instead of turning into sea foam alone and miserable.

Yu Fu forgot how he comforted Lilith to sleep in the end, because his mind was really messed up. As soon as he left her room, his face became serious. Lilith was just at the age of ignorance, but even if she was a child with no taboo, occasionally Some of the words and deeds shown are really not like what a child should have. He has never been a parent, so he is not proficient in educating children. Shouldn't he consider hiring an education expert?

Lilith is ten years old, and she will be a girl in two years. As a man, even if he is a father, he shouldn't be too close. She loves him, but she can't overcome the bedtime story, as long as she doesn't tell it for a while, she will have nightmares and can't fall asleep, crying and knocking on his door.

Yu Fu was disturbed by the education problem, but also reflected on his own problems, tossed and turned all night and didn't sleep well.

The next morning, when she finally fell asleep, Tracy knocked on the door.

"Master, the triumphant army has arrived ahead of schedule."

The author has something to say: Note: The story of The Little Mermaid is selected from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Daughter of the Sea".

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