Yinmao

After spending a fiery summer with bright sunshine every day, the atmosphere of Roatan City in autumn has become heavy—because Aubrey, the city lord who has ruled the orc kingdom for more than 20 years, fell ill.

This news was like a bomb, which first surprised the people in the city, both civilians and nobles.Then quickly, like a pair of invisible hands, covered those voices, everyone's expressions became so subtle, and even the walking steps became much lighter, as if they were afraid that if they made a louder voice, they would be disturbed. It disturbed the Lord City Lord who was lingering on the sick bed.

And all of this, even though Arthur protected Kevin very well, Kevin still noticed something from the tense and subtle atmosphere around him.

"Recently, nothing?" Kevin asked hesitantly as he leaned against Arthur, who was sleepy and waited until the early morning for many days.

"Recently? It's been very good recently, why do you ask that?" Arthur knew what he wanted to ask from Kevin's expression, but he still wanted to tease Kevin out of bad humor.

"That's right, it's the city lord..." Kevin wanted to say but didn't know what to say, so he had to vaguely mention it, and then looked worriedly at the smiling Arthur, "You won't be affected?"

Obviously, the worry in Kevin's eyes made Arthur feel very useful. He put his arms around Kevin and lowered his head to kiss his hair, "Of course not, you have to have confidence in your partner."

"Hmm." Hearing what Arthur said, Kevin's uneasy heart calmed down. He put his arms around Arthur's waist obediently, and asked in a low voice, "How is the condition of the city lord?"

"Hey, why didn't I find out that my little baby cares so much about the city lord?" Arthur teased Kevin, "Are you also an admirer of the city lord?"

"What?" Kevin found that Arthur couldn't say three serious words to him properly, so he raised his head and gave Arthur a blank look, "I think the city lord is very nice, he was very nice to me when we held the ceremony last time." Kind!"

"Ah," Arthur nodded with a smile, "That's right, it seems that the city lord has a good impression of you, and asked about you at a few banquets. It seems that my little Kevin is really cute. .”

"I'm serious with you," Kevin said, losing his temper when Arthur made him lose his temper. "Can't you talk nicely?"

"Okay, okay." Seeing that his baby was about to blow up, Arthur quickly raised his hands in surrender, "Let's talk, talk."

"How is the city lord's condition now?" Seeing that Arthur was finally honest, Kevin asked again.

"It should be about the same as before. It hasn't improved much, but it hasn't gotten worse." Arthur thought for a while and said, "Actually, those of us who are subordinates didn't get a chance to visit after the city lord fell ill. It is deduced from the city lord's usual medication and the situation in the palace, although it is not completely accurate, it is almost the same."

"I hope he gets better soon," Kevin whispered.

"With your blessing and the blessings of so many people who love the city lord, I think he should get better soon," Arthur patted Kevin, who was bowing his head, and comforted him.

"Well," Kevin nodded, thought for a while and said, "Are you so busy now because the Santo is sick?"

"Why, do you think I spend too little time with you?" Arthur asked with a smile after hearing what Kevin said.

"No," Kevin shook his head and said seriously, "It's just that you always come back in the middle of the night recently, and when I wake up in the morning, you're gone again. I'm afraid you'll be exhausted after being so busy."

Looking at Kevin with a serious and distressed face, Arthur finally felt a little tired from seeing too much intrigue recently, and he hugged Kevin tightly to his face, "As long as there is With you here, I won't feel tired."

"Nonsense," Kevin blushed as he felt the skin-to-skin contact with Arthur.

"Of course you can, it's just that you don't know it." Arthur looked at Kevin who was shy again, and his mood became better.

"I'm not joking with you, I'm serious," Kevin suppressed his shyness, took Arthur's hand and shook it with his own, and said softly, "I know you've been very busy recently, but you should also pay attention to your body Ah, you should rest more if you have time, and don’t skip eating when it’s time to eat. I heard that the city lord fell down because he was too tired,” Kevin put his face on Arthur’s chest On the table, listening to Arthur's steady and regular heartbeat, he said slowly, "I hope you will be healthy and I will be healthy, so that we can live together for a long time, okay?"

A few short words softened Arthur's whole expression. What kind of intrigue, what kind of power struggle, what kind of intrigue, Arthur felt at this moment, those things were not as good as Kevin's sincerity towards him , he raised his hand to caress Kevin's soft black hair, and replied, "Okay."

Perhaps the reason why the wish seems so beautiful is that it is too rarely realized. Until winter, whether it is Kevin's wish for the recovery of the old castellan's health or his wish for Arthur to be less busy, none of them came true. .

The old city lord's physical condition was ups and downs, but on the whole, it was slowly getting worse.And Arthur is busier than in autumn. He used to come back to rest at night, but now, he often doesn't see Kevin for several days. Faced with such a situation, Kevin feels faintly uneasy, but Despite his uneasiness, Kevin still tried his best not to show it, doing what he should do every day as usual, and trying not to cause trouble for Arthur.

On this day, Kevin had dinner with Lawrence and Heller as usual, and when he helped the two elders pack up the kitchen and prepared to leave, Lawrence stopped Kevin.

"Dad, is there anything else?" Kevin didn't understand why Lawrence called him to stop him, so he stopped and turned around and asked.

"Ah, that's right. Do you still remember when I said that I would go to your and Arthur's cabin in the forest with you Daddy to play for a while?" Lawrence asked with a smile in his Santa Claus-friendly manner.

"Of course, Dad." Kevin nodded.

"You Daddy and I have decided to go to the cabin for vacation tomorrow." Lawrence said his and Heller's decision.

"Oh, that's good, Dad." Kevin was stunned for a moment, although he didn't know why Lawrence suddenly thought of going to the cabin for a while, but he nodded enthusiastically, "How about I send someone to clean up in advance tomorrow morning Come on, Arthur and I haven't been there for a long time, it's inevitable that there will be dust in it..."

Before Kevin could finish his sentence, Lawrence waved his hand and said, "Ah, then you don't have to worry about it. I mentioned it to Arthur two days ago. He has already sent someone to clean it up. Today I will tell you the main things. I hope you can stay in the log cabin with us two old people for a few days."

"Me?" Kevin pointed at himself, with a puzzled face, "Dad, didn't you two go together, why did you think of asking me to go too?"

"Because you Daddy and I are getting old, we always need a young man to take care of us in the forest, and if we leave, Arthur is busy now and won't go home all day, so we will leave you alone in the manor Don’t you want to suffocate to death, why don’t you just follow us to the cabin for a while.” Lawrence crackled and found a lot of reasons, and then blinked his eyes like coaxing a child and said, “Dad will find something for you in the forest I guarantee you haven’t seen it, I guarantee you won’t put it down once you see it, how about it, go?”

Looking at Lawrence, who was winking and trying to coax him to go to the cabin with them, Kevin was a little dumbfounded. He opened his mouth to say something, when Heller came over and took Kevin's hand, "It seems that we have never We've been out together, so let's take this opportunity to relax together for a couple of days, so come on, boy."

Facing Heller, who he never objected to any of his opinions and requests, and seeing the undeniable look in his eyes, Kevin suddenly felt a chill, as if he had figured out something, Kevin nodded, "Well, then I'll go back and pack the things I'm going to bring tomorrow."

"Okay." Seeing that Kevin agreed, Heller seemed very satisfied. He patted Kevin and said, "Go, I will have my attendant call you tomorrow."

"Okay," Kevin nodded and said goodbye, "Then I'll go first, goodbye Dad, Daddy."

"Goodbye." Lawrence and Heller both said.

Watching Kevin walking towards the main house under the escort of the guards through the window, Lawrence pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Hey, dear, why does little Kevin always listen to you more than me? It's so unfair!"

Heller glanced at the back of Kevin who was getting smaller and smaller, and smiled, "Because you don't look like an elder."

"What, my name is affinity, do you understand affinity?" Lawrence was still messing around.

Heller didn't answer his words, but just poured a cup of hot tea and put it in his hands, and said, "Kevin is a smart kid."

"Oh? How do you say it?" Lawrence was attracted by Heller's words.

"I think, just now, he must have understood the current situation, so he agreed to go to the forest with us." Kevin said softly.

After hearing this, Lawrence thought about it and nodded, "I think so too. He is always so responsive but keeps a low profile." Lawrence said with some regret on his face, "Honey, tell me, our Is the old friend really saying goodbye to us?"

Hearing Lawrence talking about this, Heller put away the smile on his face, looked down at the ripples in the cup, and said slowly, "None of us can hide from birth, old age, sickness and death. Perhaps it is best for him to leave. Liberation."

"Maybe," Lawrence smiled, "Looking back now, those scenes of getting together and fighting seem like yesterday, but in a blink of an eye, those who left will leave, and those who are old are getting old. Those innocent years are gone again. I can't go back, control, suppression, obedience, undercurrents. After so many years, I almost forgot that I used to call Aubrey brothers and sisters, and I almost forgot to drink and chat with Felix. It’s dawn. Heller, tell me, does Felix really want to go all the way to the dark?”

"I don't know." Although Heller did not come to a conclusion, his expression affirmed Lawrence's opinion from the side, "Perhaps, it has been too long, until those worldly things blinded his eyes and gnawed at him. In my heart, I think, if he is so obsessed with it, he will follow Aubrey soon."

"Hey..." Hearing what Heller said, Lawrence sighed, with a very complicated expression on his face.

Early in the morning, Kevin was taken by Lawrence and Heller to the cabin in the forest, and Arthur, who had just returned to the manor, looked at the backs of several carriages going away, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. The people I cared about have already left for the safest place, and now I can let go of my hands and feet to face those stormy storms and stormy seas.

"Master, the guards are ready." When the carriage was completely out of his sight, a serious voice came from behind Arthur.

"I see." Arthur turned around and looked at Krell in military uniform, and nodded his head slightly, "Get ready to go now."

"Yes." Krell made a standard military salute.

Leading Krell out of the room, Arthur walked up to Abu who was waiting outside the door, reached out and patted his shoulder, "Here, I'll leave it to you."

"Master, please rest assured, this subordinate will definitely live up to the great trust of the master." Abu's face of honesty and honesty in the past was gone, and his face was full of fear.

"Well," Arthur nodded, "Nat, I have already sent someone to Kevin, you don't have to worry."

Hearing what Arthur said, a trace of gratitude flashed in Abu's eyes, and he lowered his head heavily, "Thank you, master."

"Okay, let's go." Arthur patted Abu on the shoulder again, then waved.

After a while, the most elite saber-toothed tiger guards of the White Tiger Clan were assembled. Like Krell, Arthur also put on a military uniform. He rode on the horse and said to his subordinates who stood neatly in front of him with firm expressions, " Our task this time is to find the 'swallow grass' for the city lord that can restore the health of the city lord, I hope everyone will go all out to complete the task as soon as possible to restore the city lord to health as soon as possible."

"Yes!" The guards replied loudly with unchanged expressions.

"Okay," Arthur was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, turned around and put his horse's belly on his stomach, raised his hand and said, "Let's go!"

Immediately there was the sound of uniform running on the ground, and the residents of Rodan City watched in awe as the strongest army in the city, led by Arthur, embarked on a journey to find good medicine for the city lord.

"I hope they can find the swallow grass smoothly," the commoner who watched them leave murmured, "then the city lord can recover quickly."

"Yes," another commoner also added, "May the gods bless General Arthur to find a good medicine as soon as possible, and may the city lord recover soon."

This kind of blessing quickly aroused a lot of echoes, and no one noticed that a few orcs with cunning expressions quietly left the crowd to catch up with the saber-toothed tiger guards.

At night, those orcs reappeared in the main city, looked around and entered a magnificent manor.

"Did you really see that Arthur and his escort were headed towards Irian Town?" a gorgeously dressed orc with a noble status sitting above asked.

"Of course, my respected master," the orc knelt on the ground with a humble expression, and saluted, "Your subordinates can be sure that they are indeed going in that direction. Just in case, I have left a few subordinates behind. Continue to follow Arthur and his guards, and I believe that the updated news will reach you early tomorrow morning."

"Well," the superior orc seemed to be nodding in satisfaction, but then his face changed as he changed the subject, "Have you followed Arthur for so long, and he and his men haven't found you? I see that Arthur and his men He's not such a careless person, could it be that he deliberately pretended not to see you to confuse you?"

"Oh, master, you can rest assured about this," the orc said hastily, "My subordinates and I have kept a sufficient distance from Arthur and his party, and the situation you mentioned does not exist."

After repeated assurances from the orc below, the noble orc finally nodded and said, "Then, I will wait for your good news, and I will not treat you badly."

"Oh, my generous and wise master, the fulfillment of your wish is the best reward for me." The orc's eyes lit up when he heard the excitement, but his expression was still so humble.

"Okay, you go down, and report to me anytime you have any news." The noble orc was very satisfied with the other party's attitude, and waved his hand.

"Yes, master." Seeing this, the orc immediately got up and left with a bow.

At this time, the noble orc was the only one left in the room. He looked down at the several pieces of information sent up, and the arc of the corner of his mouth became wider and wider. He stroked his finger with the power ring with his hand. He said to himself, "Soon, soon, soon you will have your new partner..."