You are as gentle and cool as the moon

Princess Aurora's carriage drove straight through the gate of Dragon City, and finally stopped in front of a magnificent mansion.

Xia Luoning's parents and her four bodyguards were waiting in front of the door.

Dear Lin got off the carriage and saw Mr. Shaggart unexpectedly.There was a flash of surprise in her eyes, and then she lowered her head and let out a gloomy breath.

Xia Luoning felt the change in her, and felt that she had changed back to the way she was when they first met.

"Father, mother, are you all right?"

Alice smiled and said, "We're all fine except for worrying about you."

Shaggart pointed at dear Lin: "A-Ning, is this kid the wizard we are looking for?"

"Yes, father." Xia Luoning brought the child to him and introduced, "Her name is dear Lin."

Lin dearly bowed her head and said, "Duke, madam, hello."

"Hey, you're good too." Alice bent down to look at her kindly, "What a delicate and lovely girl!"

Shaggart patted his wife on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Be careful of Ah Ning being jealous."

Xia Luoning smiled: "No, I like her very much too."

Alice held dear Lin's hand: "Come on, let's go in for dinner."

Lin Qin held Xia Luoning with the other hand, and looked at her with almond eyes.

"Sister, I want to sleep in the same room with you."

"...Okay." Xia Luoning gave her a gentle smile, and led her home with her mother.

Back in her room, Xia Luoning asked them about their situation while arranging their belongings.

Bai Fumei: "After you chased after that girl, we were soon at a disadvantage. They took the opportunity to escape, and we were still unable to catch up after a while, and were soon thrown off by their tricks."

Zhu Xiaoque: "We searched for you there for several days, but we didn't find out anything about your whereabouts, and we couldn't get close to the sea to recover the witch, so we unanimously decided to rush back to Dragon City to report to the Duke."

Mai Doudou: "We thought the wizard had been tied to the boat by the pirates, but we didn't expect that she could not only escape alone, but was willing to come back with the young lady."

Qiu Juzi: "Miss is safe and sound, and she brought a wizard back to treat the king. This mission has been successfully completed, and we are all very happy."

Xia Luoning: "Now that you are all safe and sound, I am relieved."

A quarter of an hour before dinner, Prince Castor and Princess Gilda both came to visit Xia Luoning and the little wizard.

Facing Su Yinran and Su Yintian, Lin Qin made a gesture of crossing his hands in front of his chest to show his respect.

Su Yinran also bowed her knees to salute her, while Su Yintian nodded with one hand on his heart.

Lin Qinai took the lead in sitting on the chair, watching the food and hinting that she wanted to start eating.

Xia Luoning smiled and said, "Prince and Princess, please sit down and have dinner."

Su Yinran sat down and asked, "Luo Ning, you didn't get hurt in this operation, did you? Did you suffer?"

Xia Luoning said softly: "I was injured by a captain of the pirate group, and I almost fell into the abyss and lost my life. Fortunately, wizard Lin came to rescue me in time, so I was able to live safely."

Both parents raised their glasses and said, "Wizard, we toast to you, thank you for saving our only child!"

Lin loves tea instead of wine: "You're welcome, my sister and I are destined to have a good relationship. I am very honored to be able to help her and be with her."

Su Yintian touched her cup: "Brother, thank you for bringing her back safely."

Dear Lin nodded.

Su Yinran: "I heard that the Pirate King has an only daughter, and the pirates are probably following his daughter as their leader."

Shaggart: "I don't think so. The Pirate King's nephew is also a very powerful figure. He has a lot of confidantes. If he wants to be a leader, he may be able to replace the Pirate King's daughter."

Alice: "Yes, as far as I know, the Pirates are currently leaderless, and there are as many people who support Ms. Xiao as they support Mr. Xiao."

Shaggart: "Unless Ms. Xiao can do something big and applauded quickly, it will be difficult for her to defeat Mr. Xiao and become the leader."

Su Yinran: "But no matter who they are, they may have to deal with the Duke and avenge the Pirate King."

Shaggart: "I'm not afraid of them. If the king still needs me to lead troops to suppress the bandits, I'm still obliged."

Su Yintian smiled and said: "Your Excellency the Duke was brave and fearless in that battle, and played a key positive role in our feat of killing the Pirate King. He is an example for our soldiers to learn from!"

Shaggart waved his hand: "It's everyone's credit, I don't dare to monopolize this honor!"

After dinner, Xia Luoning took Lin dear back to the room to take a bath.

The two tubs, one big and one small, were separated by a screen. The room was filled with mist, and the faces of the girls were lovely pink.

"Sister, we are all girls, why can't we hang out together?"

"Because my sister is shy."

"Okay, Xiao Ai will let you go." Qin Qin asked while playing in the water, "Are sister and princess good friends since childhood?"

Xia Luoning said gently: "The queen is my aunt, and the princess and I are cousins."

"You and the prince are cousins?"

"He was originally the king's nephew, but he became an orphan shortly after he was born. The king took pity on him and raised him as his own son, so he and I became cousins."

"Who is the number one crown prince?"

"The king favors sons over daughters, and may appoint a prince as prince."

"Isn't the princess still the crown prince?"

"She is not yet. She doesn't care whether she can be a king. She yearns for a freer life, doesn't have to worry about state affairs, and prefers to do emotional things."

"Oh." Lin Ai was bouncing up and down in the water and blowing bubbles.

Xia Luoning asked concerned: "Is Xiao Ai in a bad mood today?"

Lin Qinai said hesitantly: "I came to Dragon City for the first time, and I felt very strange and a little unaccustomed. I saw that my sister's attention was no longer on me, and there were many people competing with me to spend time with my sister and space, I'm a little unhappy."

Xia Luoning: "Sister will still focus on Xiao Ai in the future, but it will definitely be less than when she followed her all the way to Dragon City."

"This doesn't mean that my sister doesn't care about Xiao Ai as much as before, but that my sister has more things to pay attention to. This is unavoidable. Please understand and be considerate of Xiao Ai."

"If there is nothing important, I will try my best to be with Xiao Ai. I hope you can overcome the discomforts of diet and climate as soon as possible, and live a happy and worry-free life in Dragon City."

"Okay, Xiao Ai will try to get used to the life here." Lin loves to get up and get dressed.

Xia Luoning also left the tub: "Are you nervous when you go to the palace to treat the king tomorrow?"

"A little bit, will there be many people looking at me then?"

"Well... There are at least ten people. Don't be afraid, Xiao Ai, everyone is kind and good."

Lin dearly walks out of the bathroom: "Sister, I want to go back to my original clothes tomorrow."

Xia Luoning came to her and saw that she was holding the thin gray coat with a hood in her hand.

"Why doesn't Xiao Ai want to wear other clothes?"

"Because this dress gives me a sense of security."

Xia Luoning looked at her tenderly: "Okay, our little love can wear whatever he wants, don't worry if you have my sister here tomorrow."

Qin Qin nodded: "Sister, killing people is not a good thing, why are you so happy that Your Excellency the Duke killed the Pirate King?"

Xia Luoning took her to sit on the sofa, and explained: "Pirates have robbed houses and houses, and they have been rampant in the past ten years, which led to the king having to send troops to attack them."

"The Pirate King intensified, and sometimes he would come to land to rob the rich and give to the poor. Although most of the treasures he got were given to the poor, his behavior is still not advisable."

"The king's reputation has been damaged, and he hopes to make greater contributions to his political achievements, so he has successively sent generals including my father to subdue the pirates."

"The tug-of-war lasted for nearly three years, and the Pirate King has always refused to recruit peace. He would rather die than surrender. We have no choice but to use ruthless hands to exterminate them."

"At that time, the Pirate King came to the place where my father was lying in ambush from another battlefield, and wanted to go to the seaside to escape."

"My father didn't want to miss this opportunity to make meritorious deeds. He pursued the pirates fiercely, and finally caught the pirate king before he boarded the ship and left the shore."

"The Pirate King would rather die than surrender. He would rather commit suicide than go back with the officers and soldiers for trial."

"We are not happy that the Pirate King is gone, but we are happy that a thief leader and a wanted criminal have been dealt with, which has brought more stable days to the common people by the sea."

Lin Qin raised her eyes and stared at her: "Aren't you afraid that pirates will come to avenge the king?"

Xia Luoning lowered her eyes and said, "I'm really worried that those pirates will take revenge on my father indiscriminately, and even hate our family."

"In my opinion, what my father did was due to his duty. From a standpoint, he did nothing wrong and should not be specifically targeted by pirates."

"What's more, one of the people who killed the Pirate King was the Pirate King himself."

Dear Lin asked in a small voice: "If the pirate killed the king, how would you feel?"

Xia Luoning: "I love the king, and of course I don't want him to die. But I understand the pirate's desire for revenge, and I will do my best to defend the interests of the royal family."

Lin Ai's smile didn't reach the corners of her eyes.