Chapter 9: The Leaf and the Bird
Mel didn't expect Sixteen Rock Seventeen to suddenly stop him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
He stopped, turned his head suspiciously, and saw the excited look on Sixteen Rocks and Seventeen's face, and the look of Sixteen Rocks and Fifteen desperately trying to say something.
Have they already made a decision?
Mel asked, turning around and clasping his arms around his chest.
"Is there something wrong?"
"Xiao Wu has something to tell you!"
"Oh?"
Mel turned his gaze to Sixteen Rock Fifteen, and the moment it coincided with Myer's gaze, Sixteen Rock Fifteen's brain immediately went blank.
"Say it."
"Huh?"
Sixteen Rock Fifteen swallowed a large mouthful of saliva, but his throat still felt like it was on fire. Her lips were dry, her cheeks were hot, and her breathing became rapid.
"I ...... I...... I want to ......"
Am I talking to Lord Byrons?
What should I say to Lord Byrons?
I don't know, I don't know, my brain is so messy!
ββ¦β¦ I...... I want ......"
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
Why is Lord Byron standing there?
My heart is so uncomfortable! I'm out of breath!
ββ¦β¦ Want...... Want to ...... forever Stay with Lord Byron forever......"
Hey?!!!
What did I just say?!
Spoken?! I actually said that kind of thing?!
Sixteen Yan Fifteen was half shocked to death by what he said, and almost passed out.
The girl's words surprised Maier a little. Whether she and Sixteen Rocks Seventeen stayed or left, it was all expected by him, but he didn't expect Sixteen Rocks and Seventeen to make such an explosive statement.
Forever...... Does she want to be loyal to me?
Maier thinks that it is enough for the maid to have Kiki, and there is no need for more. But Gray has said that the more people who are loyal to you, the better, and if a person wants to be loyal to you, unless he is hopelessly bad, you must not fail the determination and courage of the other person.
"I'm going to stay with Lord Byron forever!!"
At this moment, Sixteen Rocks and Seventeen raised their hands and expressed their loyalty to Mel in the words of their friend.
I'm just trying to get two trustworthy guys.
Mel scratched her cheeks in embarrassment, not knowing what to do with them.
"That...... I see what you mean, and I'm glad you chose to stay, but ...... But I'm just an ordinary merchant now, and I don't even have my own shop, are you sure you want to stay with me forever? Maybe at some point my father will call me back to the mountain, which is what he told me before I came down. If I am called back to the mountain by my father, will you also be willing to follow me? β
Kiki would have willingly followed him up the hill, for she had dripped her blood in the fire in front of Mel. This is a ritual of the Taeyong elf to show that he will give everything to his master.
But these two people are not necessarily, especially Sixteen Rock Seventeen, and Maier always feels that she is very unreliable. Mel could make them swear to the god of revelation that the Ira people would not break their oath, or they would be punished according to what they had said when they swore it. But he didn't want to do it, and he felt it was like coercing someone to be true to him.
Of course, if they had sworn willingly, Maier would not have rejected them.
"I would like to swear before the great god of the apocalypse! Follow Mel in this life? Lord Byrons left and right! Never betray! If I break my oath, I will be hit by five thunderbolts! β
Sixteen Rocks and Seventeen felt that as long as she could follow Maier, even if she went up to the mountain to live in seclusion, she would live a stable life, and she would not lose anything, so she swore without hesitation. After swearing an oath, she elbowed her friend who was almost unconscious, signaling her to swear as well.
ββ¦β¦ Alas? β
Sixteen Rock Fifteen finally came back to his senses, and he had no idea what had happened. Seeing his friend's stunned appearance, Sixteen Yan Seventeen hurried to her ear and whispered, "Swear." β
Swear?
She tilted her head in confusion, although she didn't know what the situation was now, she still swore to the god of enlightenment according to her friend's prompt.
"I ...... Will I swear before the great god of the apocalypse to follow Mel in this life? Lord Byron is right and will never betray. If I break my oath, ...... Only...... Huh?! Five thunderbolts?! β
The appearance of the two made Mel find amused. Sixteen Rocks and Fifteen were obviously fooled into swearing by Sixteen Rocks and Seventeen, and the oath even turned into a surprised question sentence in the end. But they have done their part, and it is impossible to say that they will not accept their allegiance.
"Well, I accept your allegiance." Maier sighed softly, "From now on, you will be my servants, just like Kiki. β
"Thank you, host!"
Sixteen Rocks and Seventeen followed Kiki's example, and stood up and bowed gracefully to Maier.
"Thank you...... Thank you host ......"
Sixteen Rocks and Fifteen also bowed like a friend, but her movements looked much more clumsy.
Not...... How did it come to this?
Sixteen Rocks and Fifteen couldn't figure out how he said that sentence unintentionally, and why he inexplicably turned her and Sixteen Rocks Seventeen into Maier's maids.
Maier waited for his new maids to finish fetching water, and returned with them to the canopy. He told Kiki about it, and Kiki was a little upset when she found out about it, but she didn't show it, just a lot colder in her attitude towards Sixteen Rocks Fifteen and Sixteen Rocks Seventeen.
When it was time to set off, Maier and his party said goodbye to the rabbit and drove the carriage back to the path. Since the cargo compartment was full, Sixteen Rock Fifteen and Sixteen Rock Seventeen were new arrivals, and it was not easy to sit with Myer, so they had to walk next to the carriage.
"Little Wu, don't you think the two of us are missing something?"
On the way back to Liangyue City, Sixteen Rocks and Seventeen asked in a low voice. Sixteen Rocks and Fifteen checked the animal skin bag he had brought with him, and there was nothing missing in it.
"Huh? That's a lot. β
"That's not what I mean." Sixteen Rocks Seventeen glanced at Kiki, who was sitting next to Maier, "We're new here, and if we don't have a car, we won't have a car." The owner named Kiki when he picked her up, but what about the two of us? Until now, it can only be called Sixteen Rock Seventeen and Sixteen Rock Fifteen, which is not fair! β
Whether it's Sixteen Rocks Fifteen or Sixteen Rocks Seventeen, it's just a code name, and even they don't think of it as a name, and it's normal to want a new name.
But this time they have wronged Maier, and when Maier picks up Kiki, she doesn't even have a code name, because Taeyong Fairy has no name. He named her "Kiki" for convenienceβwhich, by the way, was actually very poorly named, and "Kiki" was actually the name of a little female cat of the Byrens family, which Myer had to use because he really didn't know what to name Kiki.
"Hmm...... The host must have had his intentions when he didn't name us......"
"No, no! Didn't you notice? That guy named Kiki has been giving us a look on our faces since we were both loyal to our master, and I think it must be herβ"
Myr noticed that the girls were whispering, and asked casually.
"What are you two muttering about?"
"Nope! No, no, no...... It's nothing! β
Sixteen Rocks and Fifteen Because of their weak hearts, even the rhythm of walking has changed. Swing your left hand when you step on your left foot, and swing your right hand when you step on your right foot, which is called "turning around" according to ordinary people.
"Poof...... Really not? β
When Maier saw Sixteen Rocks and Fifteen, he knew there was something going on, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He turned his gaze to Sixteen Rock Seventeen, who vaguely avoided his gaze, but met it again after a few seconds.
"Yes!"
Her face was resolute as if she had given up something important, which made Mel curious about what they were talking about.
Could it be that they are speaking ill of me?
Mel smiled and shook his head, he thought it shouldn't be possible.
"Report to the master! Xiao Wu and I don't have official names yet! I feel the need to ask you to give us an official name! β
Sixteen Yan Seventeen's words made Qiqi frown, she glanced at her unhappily, only to find that the other party was looking at her as if showing off, which made her even more angry.
"Oh, don't you say I forgot, it's true."
Mel scratched at her hair in embarrassment. He knew he didn't have a talent for naming, but he didn't want his men to think that they couldn't even give a name, so he could only pretend to be thinking, and search his surroundings with his eyes to see if there were any suitable objects to use as names.
Stone? No way.
Grass? No way.
Rotten wood? Not even more.
Tree? These two are girls, how can they use such names!
Moss? Belch...... Am I being too rude to them?
At this moment, Mel suddenly saw a bird holding a leaf. It stood on the branches, jumping from side to side, and it looked like Sixteen Rocks and Seventeen.
A flash of inspiration crossed Meyer's mind, and two names came to mind.
"Ahem...... In that case, I'll give you a new name. β
He paused in a pretended gesture, and the expectant gaze of Sixteen Rock Fifteen and the excited gaze of Sixteen Rock Seventeen made him a little embarrassed, so he stopped selling Guan Zi and said to the two.
"Sixteen Rocks and Fifteen, I see that you are quiet, and you will be called 'Xiaoye' in the future. As for Sixteen Rocks and Seventeen, you are as lively as a bird, and you will be called a 'little bird' from now on. β
And just like that, the girls got a new name.