Lord of the Continent [Western Fantasy]

"I've already bought a house, and I'm going to move in tomorrow morning." The old housekeeper said calmly, "Now I'm going to report to you and say goodbye at the same time."

"What?!" Xi Xiumi was dumbfounded, and said in surprise: "Tomorrow? Why are you in such a hurry? Where did you move? Whose house did you buy? Why don't you wait for me to deal with it, grandpa housekeeper?"

"My lord, you don't need to worry." The old housekeeper said, "You are too busy these days, I don't want you to worry about such trivial matters. A few days ago, there happened to be a suitable house that was urgently on sale, so I bought it. It's not too late for you to say."

Xi Xiumi was taken aback, thinking that she has been busy with witch hunts and auctions recently, and has no time to deal with the old butler's retirement and pension matters. She wanted to talk to him in detail after finishing her work, but unexpectedly this old man did everything silently. guilt.

"I'm sorry, grandpa housekeeper." Xi Xiumi whispered, "I was negligent, I wanted to talk to you about this in a few days."

"Oh no, Lord Earl." The butler hurriedly said, "Don't think so. It's still my fault. It's really that this house doesn't wait for anyone, so I decided to buy it on my own."

"Where's the house?" Xi Xiumi asked.

The old butler replied: "Xuefu Town, not far from Xinghe City, on Daniel Street."

Xuefu Town belongs to Xinghe City. It is a beautiful and rich town. Starting from the manor, it takes half a day to get there by horse-drawn carriage. , is also very convenient.

"Is the money enough?" Xi Xiumi asked again, "If not, I can pay you an additional retirement fee."

"Thank you, sir, for your kindness, but I really don't need it anymore." The old butler said, "I signed a lifetime contract with your father, and he paid me a lot of money. Lots of perks."

"The former owner of this house was a mage. It is said that there was a heresy in it, so he would deal with it at a low price. When I heard the news, I immediately contacted the agent and paid for it. The price is really good. Buy it There is a lot of money left after it is over, enough for the rest of my life."

"A heresy incident?" Xi Xiumi worried: "Since there was an accident, why did the butler grandpa choose that place? It's too unsafe. Why don't you return the house and I'll help you choose a suitable place."

"My lord, I really don't need it." The old housekeeper said, "I did a survey before I bought it. I asked the priest of the church to go to the scene to see it. There is no heresy, not even a trace of negative emotions. It is a very clean building. Old house."

"The priest told me that the original owner, that is, the sorcerer, seemed to have some mental problems due to improper practice. He probably had hallucinations, so he insisted that his house was haunted by heretics."

"The location of that house is very good. I like the layout and orientation very much. It is spacious and comfortable, and the yard is also very large. I plan to hire two servants to take care of it on a daily basis. I will take care of myself in peace, plant flowers and chat with the servants , you can rest assured."

Hearing this, Xixiumi finally felt at ease. In any case, no matter how corrupt the Church of Light is, it is not a problem to do such a small thing.

But he didn't know that it was true that the old housekeeper had invited the priest to inspect the house, but the priest didn't say it so easily. He only said that it seemed safe now, but he could feel that something unclean had visited in the past.

But the old housekeeper couldn't tell the young master these words, because he had no choice but to go to this house to retire.

Due to the poverty of his native family, he left his hometown when he was young, traveled to several places, and finally came to Xinghe City to make a living.

Fortunately, I met Xixiumi's parents and became their lifelong housekeeper. With a solid income, I sent a lot of gold coins to my younger siblings.

Now the younger siblings are not too young, and they are already full of children and grandchildren. He is a loner and a lousy old man. If he returns to his hometown, out of kindness, his younger siblings will definitely take care of him for the elderly, but he does not want to interfere in the lives of his relatives. After all, those younger generations Never met him.

Only the blood relationship is still there, and the family relationship has long been as weak as a glass of clear water.

So he had to choose a suitable place and spend the rest of his life quietly alone.

But he was already used to living in Xinghe City, and he didn't want to leave here, so he settled for the next best thing and bought this so-called "haunted house" at a low price. Anyway, he was doing well and didn't care about it.

What's more, he can be closer to the little master, maybe he can see him once in a while, after all, he watched the little master grow up, and his affection for Xixiumi even surpasses his own relatives.

At dinner, Xixiumi thought that the old butler was leaving tomorrow, so he felt unspeakably melancholy, so he took him to have dinner with her, and the old butler readily agreed.

One old and one young chatted while eating, and the old butler was not as serious as before. He smiled and told Xi Xiumi a lot of interesting things about his childhood.

"The Earl was very cute when he was a child, and the Earl and Madam both liked you very much."

"For a while, the adults liked to let me carry it on my back, stroll in the garden, and see the horses in the stable."

"My lord..."

The old butler squinted his eyes and talked about those old things, as if he had returned to the good old days, his eyes were full of nostalgia and nostalgia.

Although these were all the past between the old butler and the original body, Xi Xiumi didn't remember it, as if he was listening to another person's story, but he really felt the deep love the old butler had for the little earl.

"Grandpa housekeeper, take care of yourself." Finally Xi Xiumi said, "I will visit you when I have time."

"Okay, Lord Earl." The old housekeeper said softly with moist eyes.

The next morning, several pieces of luggage of the old butler were placed at the gate of the manor. Xixiumi ordered four knights to escort him to the new house. The old butler hurriedly refused. , the old butler had no choice but to agree.

Before setting off, Hersius and the old butler chatted happily, and the two watched the old butler get into the carriage, slowly drove away from the manor, and finally disappeared from Xi Xiumi's sight.

"The housekeeper actually praised you just now." Xi Xiumi was puzzled, "He didn't like you before, how did you manage to make him like you?"

"Want to know? My lord count?" Hersius joked.

Xi Xiumi hummed, and Hersius explained: "I just gave him a few folk remedies about health preservation. He tried it before and it seemed to be very effective, so he looked at me differently."

"It's that simple?" Xi Xiumi doubted.

"Yes, my lord." Hersius said with a smile, "It's that simple, don't worry about it anymore."

Having just bid farewell to the old housekeeper, Xi Xiumi was filled with a touch of sadness in his heart. He didn't want to go to the study immediately, so he turned away the guards who followed him, leaving only Hersius, and the two walked aimlessly in the manor.

"The old butler will live alone from now on." Xi Xiumi said with a little sadness, "I don't know if he will be lonely."

"He will always adapt." Hersius said, "After all, this is his own choice."

"Why do people get old?" Xi Xiumi asked.

Hersius thought for a while and replied: "Birth, old age, sickness and death, this is a cycle of life."

Xixiumi pondered for a long time when he heard the words, he thought that although he was considered an intern god, he was still an ordinary human being in essence, and he would also face the problem of aging.

But angels are different. They have a nearly eternal life. This fellow Hersius may always be as handsome as he is now.

Thinking of this, he said quietly: "One day I will grow old too, before that, you can leave with the Palace of Dreams."

Hersius asked in astonishment: "Why do you say that? Where do you want me to go?"

"I..." Xi Xiumi paused and said in a low voice, "I don't want you to see me old, ugly."

Hersius stopped, faced the young man, looked into his eyes, and said seriously, "Xi Xiumi, look at me."

Xi Xiumi looked at him and saw the gentle and focused eyes of the angel.

"I will not let you grow old, and I will not go anywhere." Hersius said solemnly, "Dream Hall and I will always be by your side until the moment you say you don't need me anymore."

Xixiumi was terrified, and said at a loss: "How can it be possible not to grow old? Anyone can grow old."

Hersius was silent for a moment, and then his appearance began to change rapidly.

His long silver hair turned gray and white, dry and dull, deep wrinkles appeared on his face, his red eyes lost their luster, and he looked like an old man.

The angel smiled, crow's feet piled up at the corners of his eyes, and said softly: "If that's the case, I will grow old with you, and then accompany you into the cycle of death."

"There is nothing to be afraid of, my lord. After all, I will never leave you unless you let me go."

Xi Xiumi blushed slightly, embarrassed and embarrassed, looked around, made sure that no one was around, and hurriedly said: "Okay, you change back to me quickly, how do you explain it when someone finds out?"

"Yes, my lord." Said Hersius restored to his original appearance.

Sihumi was a little dissatisfied with the angel's misconduct, glared at him, and walked forward on his own, Hersius followed in a few steps.

"My lord, would you like to go to the stables and see the horses?"

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Hmm... I remembered that the old butler said last night that when you were young, you liked to let him look at the horse behind your back."

"I don't even remember."

"Then I'll look behind you, okay?"

"No, I'm not a child!"

"Okay, my lord is now an adult."

"No! It's still a few months away!"

"Okay, then it's still a child, so do you want to carry you there?"

"You are disgusting, Hersius, and you are not allowed to speak from now on."

"Good sir, as long as you say, I am willing to carry out immediately."

The autumn sun was shining brightly, and the time in the manor was peaceful and beautiful. Sishoumi held hands with the corner of her mouth slightly, and walked quietly side by side with Hersius, slowly strolling towards the back garden.