Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

The Beggar and the Slave King, XV

The Beggar and the Slave King, XV

Haiwen sat down and had dinner with everyone.Haiwen had given an order to his subordinates to be thrifty, not extravagant and indulgent, and to set an example for the people, so this dinner was not considered luxurious.However, the dishes are quite rich: macaroni with cured meat, fried chick dish, stewed pheasant, matsutake soup, sour grape cold cuts, yellow orange milk cake... These are mostly local materials, some mountain delicacies.These things don't cost much, but they do take some work.

Hai Wen asked, "Who prepared the dinner?"

Mirsalu said: "I made these two dishes, and the others were made by the chef of the castle. The ingredients were found by Uncle Cat."

Haiwen was pleasantly surprised and relieved. He asked, "You already know how to cook? When did you learn it?"

"Well, I learned it when I was in Mustang Town. Tang Deen taught me some."

Haiwen nodded, and said, "Oh, then let me have a taste of your skills."

This is the beginning of the dinner. We are all our own people here, and we don’t pay too much attention to the meal. We didn’t share meals before, it’s a combined meal system.Everyone has a knife and fork, and some use chopsticks.There used to be an oriental Hakka king in the Gulf, so some oriental customs have been left behind.

Halfway through eating, Hai Wen subconsciously opened the topic.He asked Razor, saying, "Have you been out these days, and have you heard anything about the war in the North?"

Razor replied: "There are some, but they are all rumors, so don't believe them all."

"Choose something reliable and talk about it."

Razor put down the tableware, pondered for a while, and said: "People say that the little trident is a god descending from the earth, and it will definitely capture Eagle Head City. Some people also say that the Sea God Cult summoned fierce demons to help out. Oh, this matter is probably real."

At this time, Natway echoed: "Yes, it's true! The two of us saw the cage cart transporting fierce demons on Bear Mountain. I think the people of the Poseidon Cult must have gained some kind of power. Otherwise, this group of mobs, take Why hit the northerners?"

Haiwen nodded solemnly, and said, "Do you think the little trident can win?"

Razor replied, "I think so."

Knightway said: "Even if you don't win or lose, the worst is a new duke. The internal conflicts in the north are too heavy."

Haven stared at the red-haired girl and thought: She looks the same age as Mirsalu, but how can she speak like an adult?

At this moment, Mirsalu suddenly said: "But I think..." Haiwen looked at her subconsciously, the eyes of father and daughter met, Mier immediately lowered his head, and said, "It's okay, I mean... I think I should do it again. Go get a jug of juice."

"Go." Haven said.

Mirsalu came back soon after leaving the table. During this time, Haven was discussing the war in the north with Razor and Netway.Netway looks very young, but she is very knowledgeable and seems to know everything.

"You are Nat's friend, so I will tell you my suggestion. But this is my personal opinion, please consider it yourself." Knightway's impeccable way of speaking is basically an adult, "I think Now you can’t go to fight Bear Mountain, you can even pretend to be an alliance with the little trident, it’s best to help him fight the northerners. Because once the little trident takes down Eagle Head City, his palace and his ruling group will inevitably be transferred to Eagle Head City, in this way, there will be no one in the Golden Sand Castle, and the bay area will be empty. This is a perfect opportunity. At this time, you can unite with the nobles of the River Bend to deal with him. The nobles of the River Bend have always Oppose the little trident, and their ancestors were all loyal to the ancestor King Chauvin III, you have a battle robe, you can go to form an alliance with them."

Haiwen nodded, and said: "Strategically, Xiongshan City cannot be attacked, but we..." When he said this, the smiling cat suddenly coughed heavily.

Haiwen looked at him, and saw Master Cat fiddling with a table knife in his hand, and said, "I don't think we should talk about these things." He tapped the plate lightly with the table knife, with a serious face, "My lord, this is A dinner with friends and family, not a meeting.” He glanced at Mirsalu as he spoke, and Haven followed his gaze, only to see that little Mir was tinkering with the leftovers on the plate with a fork, with a stiff expression on his face, unable to get in talk.

"Master Cat, you are right." Haven took a sip of the red wine, put down the glass lightly, and then asked Razor and Nateway with his eyes. The former nodded silently, while the latter smiled and said, "I am I shouldn't have said these things, after all, I'm just... a harmless little girl. I don't understand politics, so I was talking nonsense before." She raised her eyebrows, and the razor gave her a blank look.

Haven thought for a while and said, "Mir, I have something important that I haven't told you yet."

Mirsalu looked up, "What?"

"The razor before... that is, Fasnat, he met your mother."

"Mom?" Mirsalu's eyes lit up, and she stood up excitedly, "Mom! Isrit! Where is she? When will she come back?"

"She still has some things to do, but we are trying to get in touch with her." Haven didn't say anything about Islet's birth, because Razor didn't see the child either.This woman had a very high chance of miscarriage during childbirth, and Estherite had a thin pelvis, so it was very likely... Thinking of this, Hewen felt a chill, and was very worried.

"Then I can write to her later?"

"Yeah, it's finally done." Haiwen sighed, thinking to himself: It would be great if nothing happened to Xiongshan. If that happened, Isriette would definitely send me a letter.It's good now, she thinks I'm dead, and I'm alone with the child outside... Will she cry?She will definitely cry, she looks strong, but in fact, her feelings are vulnerable to everyone, and she will cry every day.Ah, she is not as good as Hyacinth in this regard, that little girl has a big heart, and she can cry at most.Damn, I lost Hyacinth too, and Violet too, where the hell are all these people?

"When will Mommy come back? Then I will prepare some gifts for her!" Mirsalu asked him.

Haiwen couldn't answer this question, so he had to change the subject, "What do you want to give her?" Haiwen showed a kind fatherly smile.

"Well... I haven't figured it out yet," Mirsalu said.

Haiwen said: "You can prepare her what you are best at, what do you know?" After saying this, Haiwen was quite ashamed, and he thought to himself: I don't even know what my daughter can do.What will she do?She seemed to be studying with Violet before, would she be a female celebrity?Can write?Can read scriptures?Perhaps Hyacinth also taught her to sing and dance?

Mirsalu glanced at the smiling cat, and the two looked at each other and smiled. When Hai Wen was wondering, Little Mier suddenly said, "That's it!" She turned her wrist, and a small knife appeared out of nowhere.

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The Beggar and the Slave King, XVI

The Beggar and the Slave King, XVI

Haiwen was taken aback, "This..."

It was a short-handled dagger, with a cold light and a very sharp edge.However, Mirsalu twirled the small knife at her fingertips like a juggler, and the dagger moved between the five fingers of her right hand. The fingertips and the blade were like a pair of intimate dance partners, dancing a dangerous and beautiful dance.In the end, she opened her palm, and the dagger stood up in her palm, spun three times, and was finally grabbed by her like a curtain call.

"I'm just going to show this to Mom!" Mirsalu said.

"She will be pleasantly surprised." You will definitely scare her to death, Haiwen thought to himself, with Isrit's protective temper, seeing her daughter playing with this thing, you can't... you can't put the smiling cat's beard Pulled out?

"Smiling Ranger!" Hai Wen also came back to his senses, "You taught this all?"

The smiling cat smiled and said, "Ah, my lord, don't you know? I didn't tell you before, but I'm teaching her swordsmanship."

"I thought you just taught some...something...self-defense." Haiwen gestured twice, "It's like you taught me."

"Like what I taught you? Hahahaha!" Smiley Cat slapped the table and burst into laughter, "Damn it, you are not as intelligent as a fish in swordsmanship! What I teach you are the most common and basic things."

Haiwen frowned, "You rascally cat!"

The smiling cat waved his hand, and said seriously: "My lord! Let me tell you, Mirsalu Ambside, she is different from you, she is a good seed. I have given all my skills to her this year, That move just now was..." He coughed dryly, "Hidden knife in the sleeve."

Knife in sleeve? "You fucking..." Haiwen shook his head, "I'm embarrassed to scold you for being here, you bastard, what did you teach? Are you not afraid that she will hurt yourself with such a dangerous move?"

"There are more dangerous ones, I didn't dare to show you." Mirsa shrugged, showing off a bit in his words.Haiwen glared at her, and reprimanded her in a low voice: "Don't interrupt!" Mirsalu repeated the movement of shrugging her shoulders, and then turned her wrist again, and the knife disappeared.

Razor watched from the other side, and couldn't help laughing: "Don't tell me, she's really good at using knives."

Hearing Razor's praise, Mirsalu's mouth immediately turned up. She tugged on Haiwen's sleeve and said, "Dad, did you hear that?"

Haiwen waved his hand at Razor angrily, "Don't make trouble with me!" Razor laughed a few times and stopped talking.

Haiwen then said to Smiley Cat: "I haven't finished asking, Smiley Ranger, what do you want her to do by passing on all your skills to her?

The smiling cat laughed and said, "What does she like to do!"

"You fucking..." Haiwen clenched his fists angrily, "Do you want her to fight? Or do you want her to be a mercenary? Do you think it's appropriate?"

Smiley Cat frowned and said, "It's not very good, it's too dangerous."

"That's right!" Haiwen almost yelled, "You know the danger and still teach her?"

"But she wants to learn."

"Teach me if you want to learn? Why don't you teach me more?"

"You're fucking stupid!" Master Mao slapped the table angrily, and the knife and fork vibrated.

Haven was so angry that Mirsalu grabbed his arm and said, "Dad, can't I learn this?"

Haiwen was stunned, and said: "It's not that you can't learn it, it's...you learn this, um...it's useless if you learn it. You can't use it."

"Why can't I use it?" Mirsalu's gaze was firm, which reminded Haven of how she looked when Isrit left. "You said that people have the right to freely choose their own destiny. You have always taught me that way." mine!"

At that moment, Hai Wen felt the sadness of the head of the writer. "Choose your fate" sounds nice, but when it really happened to him, he still couldn't control his emotions as a father. "But I..." He gritted his teeth, "I didn't think you would go... No, I mean, I think it would be great for you to learn singing and dancing from Hyacinth, or let your mother teach you some herbal medicine, Let Aunt Gerrita teach you... oh, Gerrita forget it."

Mirsalu shook her head, "It's useless to learn singing and dancing, I'm not talented enough in herbalism and witchcraft, and I can't memorize a single word of aristocratic etiquette and book knowledge. Only this!" She picked up seven knives, each of which was a different size, and they were all held between her fingers.She turned to face the wall, and threw the knives skillfully. Five of the seven knives pierced into the cracks in the brick wall and stuck firmly on it.The remaining two fell off, and Mir clicked his tongue in displeasure.

Haiwen glanced at the wall and thought: This ability is already amazing.Aim at the cracks of the bricks, five out of seven, powerful, fast and accurate enough.

But this kind of ability may not be able to save her life, it is better than a razor that lost her hands on the battlefield, and her master Smiley Cat almost died many times.I can't let her take risks.

Hai Wenyu said to her earnestly: "Your mother learned witchcraft and hasn't returned yet. It's because of luck that I can contact her. Maybe I won't be able to see her again if I'm not lucky! I don't want to repeat the same mistakes, I'm just you Daughter, Mir!"

"I won't fail to come back. I have a whole body of skills. I will be even stronger in the future, and I will be even stronger than him!" Mirsalu pointed to the smiling cat, who folded his arms and smiled without saying a word.

Hai Wen said to her: "So what? Skill is skill, and fighting is fighting. When you face real people, the skills in the training ground are not easy to use! Mirsalu, can you still go to the battlefield to kill people? "In the end, Haiwen couldn't control his emotions, so he said it out loud.

Yet Mirsalu was louder and higher than he was.

"I've killed it!" said her daughter.

Mirsalu's voice came down like a thunderbolt. The voice echoed in the hall, and no one spoke for a long time.Haiwen looked at her in surprise, and said, "You...you just said..."

Mirsalu lowered her head and said, "When Tang De'en took me out of prison, a knight chased us. I killed him when he was off guard."

"You..." Haiwen didn't know how to answer, when he was at a loss, the smiling cat suddenly shouted: "Okay!" Then he clapped his hands.Razor on the opposite side slapped the table with his prosthetic limb and said, "Good job." Natway also applauded, saying, "Little sister, have courage!"

Haven realized that Mirsalu had already gone down this path—there was no turning back for her.

Haiwen nodded and said, "Okay, let me ask you, why do you want to learn swordsmanship? What do you want to do?"

"I want to be like my mother," she said.

King of beggars and slaves, seventeen

King of beggars and slaves, seventeen

"Do you want to be... like Esriette?"

"Yes, I also want to be like her!" Mirsalu said loudly, "I don't want to be a useless noble lady, I don't want to embroider and weave, I don't want to dance and sing, and I don't want to marry early! What I don't want is to lose to other girls!" She looked at Netway.

"Hey?" Netway was stunned for a moment, and then quickly waved her hands: "No, no, no, don't be angry with me! I'm not a child, I'm much bigger than a razor..."

"Shut up!" said Razor.

Haven realizes he needs to let go.He didn't control Mirsalu much before, how can he restrain her as a father now?Don't care when it's time to manage, but hold on to your daughter when you can't control it?He won't do it.

"Let me confirm again, do you really think so? You may face war, blood and death in the future. If you repent now, there is still time."

Mirsalu smiled and shook her head, saying, "I like it now."

"You could die from it."

"Then I don't regret it."

At this time, the smiling cat interjected, "I won't let that happen. As long as I'm still alive, I won't let her have trouble."

Haiwen nodded solemnly, and said, "Then, Mirsalu, from now on you must work harder on your cultivation skills."

"Yes, Dad!" She hugged Haven.

"Interesting," across the table, Razor propped his face on his prosthetic limb, showing a subtle smile, "Mir, go out after dinner, and let me see what you're capable of."

The dishes on the table were almost eaten, and the rest were cold, so Hai Wen ordered his servants to remove the dishes, and everyone sat for a while before going outside.

Haven is also very curious to what extent Mirsalu has learned.

They came to an open space in the backyard of Pinewood Castle. The ground was covered with neat green bricks and there were almost no weeds. It was a good place.Razor stood on the ground and stomped his feet, and said, "Just here." He asked Mirsalu, "Mir, what have you learned?"

Mirsalu glanced at the smiling cat, and then said: "Hidden knife technique, flying knife technique, bare-handed capture, cat walking technique, ranger sword technique and Murphys sword technique."

I have learned a lot, Haiwen thought to himself, Master Cat only taught me a little swordsmanship, could it be that I am really so stupid?

Razor nodded and said, "I've seen Tibetan knives and flying knives before, but I don't know how to catch them. I'm not as good at swordsmanship as Smiley Cat. Show me the footwork."

"Okay." After saying this, Mirsalu froze for a moment, and said, "How can I show you? Are you coming to fight me?"

Razor asked: "Should there be dodging arrows and hidden weapons in your footwork? I'll just look at you. Lord Haven, please get me some blunt knives for cutting cakes."

So Haiwen asked the kitchen to fetch a basket of knives.These knives are not sharpened and cannot cut through human skin.Razor nodded and said: "Mir, I will throw these knives at you in a while, you have to try to dodge."

"it is good!"

Hai Wen quickly said, "Don't hurt her!"

Razor replied, "The knife is blunt, and I will be careful."

Haiwen stared at the razor, thinking: His hands are prosthetics, stiff and inconvenient, how can he throw a throwing knife?At this moment, Razor stared suddenly, and all the table knives flew out of thin air.The smiling cat on the side yelled: "Fuck, are you kidding me? You can even do this?"

Razor didn't get distracted from answering Smiley Cat. With a tense face, he said to Mirsalu, "Get ready!" After saying this, the flying knife surrounded Mirsalu.Dozens of throwing knives hovered around her, enveloping her like a big net.Hai Wen shouted: "Who can hide from you doing this?"

"If you can't avoid it, it proves that she has no ability to go outside." Razor's tone became serious, "Mirsalu! You have to treat this knife as a real knife. If you don't plant it, you will bleed and get hurt. If you If you get stabbed in the vitals, you will die."

"Deadly?" she asked.