Chapter 16: Homecoming
"Sister, are you alright?" Seeing Laura lying on the ground in a very bad condition, the three members of the personal guard immediately rushed forward and were very concerned.
"Acting Master? Who wins? One of the protégés couldn't see the last scene obscured by the flames of light with wide eyes, so he had to ask the referee for help, and the other protégés also looked at the Claus butler expectantly.
"Needless to say, it must be my sister's victory, can't I even get up if I don't see him?" The trio slowly lifted Laura up, and the most radical of them, Koloai, looked at Lane with disdain.
"Cough, cough, I lost, and in the end, it wasn't Li En who deliberately withdrew the knife, I just, cough, cough." Laura's personality will definitely face failure head-on and will not run away, so even if she is in a bad physical condition at the moment, she will endure the discomfort and tell the truth.
"That's right, it's Young Master Lien's victory, a few of you, don't touch Lien's body, wait for him to wake up by himself, and now he is using Dongfang's internal strength to heal his injuries." Butler Klaus was well-informed, and his eyes were like torches, and he stopped the few people who were about to help Lane up.
Soon, Li En adjusted his internal qi, woke up from his meditation, and saw that the three members of the personal guard were revitalizing Laura's blood and breathing under the guidance of Klaus's butler. Gathering what little internal qi he had left, he walked up to Laura's side, and held Laura's hand in the murderous gaze of the three guards, and crossed an internal breath. Although the final confrontation was with all his might, it was not a fight for his life, so looking at his weak posture, it was actually a breath disorder caused by the impact of Li En's internal qi. At this stage, Laura has not yet gathered the unique fighting spirit of Sisemlia, so she was taken advantage of by Li En, and the chess was one move short. Laura, who was nourished by Lien's internal qi, quickly smoothed out her chaotic exhalation, and her face gradually became ruddy.
"Thanks, Riene, I'm much better." Although it is still a little out of strength, Laura's normal speech has no effect, this is the magic of Dongfang internal strength. Dou Qi and Internal Strength, the mysterious power of the two major human bodies in the Semulia Continent, Dou Qi is a person who exercises his body to a certain extent and gathers the excess energy in his body in the whole body and explodes instantly, thus producing various magical effects, compared with the internal strength that everyone can practice, the threshold is higher. However, although it is not difficult to get started with internal strength, the requirements for qualifications, understanding, experience, and time are very harsh when practicing to a high level, and the audience is smaller than the fighting spirit that naturally increases according to the improvement of strength. In general, they have their own strengths, but Li En, who has internal strength, is very advantageous to Laura, who is not yet vindictive.
"Young Master Li En's internal cultivation is not bad, and he has reached the realm of internal qi release at a young age." Butler Klaus glanced at Lane appreciatively, "It seems that this time you and the eldest lady join forces, and the old man is about to retreat." ”
"Master Klaus is too modest, and he obviously has no flaws." From the time Rie met Butler Klaus to the present, the butler has not shown a trace of gaps in walking, serving tea, pouring water, or saluting.
"That nasty person, can you let go of my sister's hand?" Selia said softly, staring at the hands of the two with a blackened smile.
"Ahh Laura's hand retracted as if electrocuted, and her awe-inspiring posture turned into the tenderness of her little daughter, her face flushed, and she skimmed her face. This huge contrast is cute, but Li En's heart is numb and he can't turn his eyes away, and a strange feeling between the two slowly sprouts.
Dawn stayed in Raygram for three days, and the old rules were beaten from top to bottom, and the resentment of being hung and beaten for most of the year was successfully released here, which was extremely refreshing. After challenging all the protégés of the first pass, he teamed up with Laura to challenge the Klaus butler, and everyone guessed that although it was much better than the last time, he was still beaten with weapons, although it was not a fiasco, at least it was a complete defeat.
There are less than two weeks left before the Chinese New Year, no matter how much Li En cherishes the scenery and human affection of Regram, after all, he can't afford to miss his family's hometown, this trip to Regram completely exceeded Li En's expectations, the only regret is that he can't ask the swordsmith of light for a word or two, it is said that His Excellency the Viscount will not be able to return in a week. On this misty morning, the send-off more than half a year ago was staged again.
"Laura, and the three of you, when I saw you, I thought of the Holy Maiden and her Iron Cavalry, this book is a novel I wrote based on the information you provided me last time, although it has not been officially released, if you don't dislike it" Lane took out one of the three trial copies of "The Turbulent Empire" and gave it to Laura.
"Thank you, Lane, I'm so happy, I'll read it carefully." Laura hugged her chest like a treasure, smiling brightly.
"I underestimated you, I didn't think you still had this hand, but if we see something in the middle that tarnishes Lord Liana's name, hum." Cindy shook her fist as a threat.
"Oh, it's pretty good to look at the cover, it seems to be recognized by a good publishing house, Cross Bell's? If it goes on sale, you can buy a copy of the collection. Selia looked at the bold emperor and the heroic saint on the cover, but she was quite satisfied.
"Although you have successfully refreshed my impression of you, my sister, I will defend you to the death." Kuloai said with a firm look at the portrait of the saint wistfully.
"Well, Laura pleases you." Li En touched Kuloai's head with his hand, smiled gently, turned around and waved, "Laura, we'll see you next year, I hope there will be a more exciting battle then." ”
"Ah, he actually attacked Kuloai, sister, he is really a nasty person." The first to react is Cindy, who protects Kuroai while exposing Lee's atrocities to Laura.
In the noisy early morning, Lane boarded the first train to Baryahat and disappeared into the town that left so many memories.
December is the coldest time of the year, and the northernmost region of the empire, the Yumir region, is even colder. The trails are covered in a thick layer of snow, and the only trails that connect the outside world to Youmir are a cable car and a slope that can only be used for sledding and snowboarding.
The scenery of the northern country, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting, Taizu's poems are still very appropriate here in another world. The cold wind was blowing in his face, and it was bitterly cold, but Li En's heart was hot, and he had been away from his hometown for more than half a year, and he didn't want to wait for a second at this time. Looking at the winding snow track, I took a deep breath, or the mellow air is the most comfortable.
Counting the eight-leaf heirs including the Sword Immortal, the one who is the best at light power is Arios, who is the least good at internal strength, and Riene's other receipt in Cross Bell for most of the year is the obvious improvement of light power. This time on the snow, not to mention stepping on the snow without a trace, the footprints are also extremely shallow, and the speed is extremely fast, you can imagine what kind of existence Arios made Li Engan bow down, the future Sword Saint of the Wind, worthy of the name.
The closer you get to Youmer, the warmer and more humid the air becomes, because Yomir has abundant geothermal resources and hot springs. In the center of the town, a foot bath is built for everyone with the help of a spring, and the heat rises all year round, so the temperature in the town is more than 10 degrees different from the surrounding area, which is very comfortable.
Rien stood at the entrance to the town of Youmer, looking at the familiar streets and houses, wiped his twitching nose, packed up his clothes that had been a little disheveled by the strenuous exercise, and walked into the town with a smile on his face. For more than half a year, I have been to Regram, to Crossbell, to Calvard, to countless people, countless landscapes, after all, I am not as relieved as this snow-covered scene.
"Rien is back!" The first to discover Lai is Lee's childhood sweetheart's older sister, a probationary nun of the church, who is helping the townspeople decorate their New Year's celebrations. Then, like a ripple caused by a pebble thrown into a quiet pond, it soon spread throughout the town, and the originally quiet town became completely noisy.
"Rian, welcome back." "Lane, you kid is finally willing to come back." "Wow, Brother Lien, gifts, gifts, did you bring gifts?" "Arrogant guy, who would worry about you." "I'm obviously worried, just say it." "Oh oh oh, Ryne, tell me if there's anything interesting."
A greeting full of smiles, words full of emotion, and eyes full of concern, it turns out that unconsciously, I already have so many precious and irreplaceable treasures. It's great to be in this world, it's great to be in Umir, it's great to be Rian Schwarzer.
The three familiar figures at the door of the house gradually became clear, the heroic and burly man trembled slightly, the gentle and tranquil woman couldn't cry, and the beautiful and refined girl had already rushed over. hugged his sister's soft body and showed a tearful smile to his parents: "Dad, Mom, Elyse, I'm back." ”