15. It's scary
"Young Master, Young Master!"
Sleeping Hughes was dreaming. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the dream, he was tall and radiant, standing proudly in the clouds, looking down on the vast earth below with a majestic gaze, and his heart was filled with a slight joy.
Countless people prayed sincerely in the temple where his statue was sculpted, and countless silver faith powers, light and deep, converged in mid-air, forming a torrent of faith like the Yangtze River, with endless joy and reverence flowing into the brilliant golden divine light gathered behind his head.
His strength continued to increase, and the divine body that supported him continued to rise, getting closer and closer to the stars at the extreme of the sky. Even, he could already see the star-shrouded universe, and the world under his feet was gradually revealing its true shape in his eyes.
Finally, when the whole world began to chant for him, and countless beings offered their beliefs and blessings to him, his divinity was also blazing to the extreme, reaching the last step of qualitative change, and the divine light emanating from his body had even touched the boundary between the sky and the universe.
"Under the witness of the world and the universe, I, Hughes Horton, will reap the recognition and joy of the world, and will receive the respect and faith of the living beings, and from this moment on, I will stand at the zenith, incarnate the stars, and exercise the authority of the world, and perform the duties of the gods, and henceforth my way will walk on the earth as I walk in the heavens, and my light will envelop the heavens and the earth and bathe all the peoples, and my will will be the will of the heavens and the earth, and shall not be disobeyed, so that the heavens and the earth and the universe shall bear witness that I am now elevated to the god of knights, and will live forever in the sea of stars unless the world is destroyed. ”
The proclamation of the gods was like a thunderclap that shook the sky, rolling over the continent, and all living beings were prostrate on the ground at this moment, knocking on the ground with their foreheads, and chanting in unison with devotion: "Divine grace is like the sea~!
"Young master, young master, get up quickly, otherwise Madame will be angry!" And at this moment, a voice that was more penetrating than the voices of the gods and the peoples, and the thunder that overshadowed the heavens and the earth smoothly reached the ears of Xius, although at this time he was already the god of the world.
"Who would dare to interrupt the delight of the gods!" Enraged, the god Shusi jerked up from his throne above the zenith, and turned to look behind him, trying to find the sinners who interfered with his canonization.
"Who dares to interrupt the joy of the gods!" At the same time, Hughus, who was crawling crookedly on top of the big bed in the room, jumped up violently, and shouted angrily as soon as he opened his eyes, not even feeling the saliva that was attached to his mouth.
"Young Master, ...... you" A little maid shrank to the side in horror and stared at Xius.
"It's you!uh...... What is going on, how am I here? I should be in heaven...... Uh, alas, it turned out to be a dream, it's really boring!" Theseus finally saw the surrounding situation clearly at this moment, and was stunned for a moment, and the blush immediately climbed onto his face, and he muttered a few words very unwillingly.
"Hey, Shirley, it's you, didn't scare you, the young master had a dream just now, and the action was a little bigger, don't be afraid!"
Seeing that Shao seemed to be back to normal, Lei Li slowly leaned over, but looking at her dodging appearance, it was obvious that the roar of Xius just now scared her a lot, her eyes were full of tears, and her little hands kept tugging at the corners of her clothes.
"It's okay, young master, but you were really scary just now!" Shirley had a smile on her face, pouting, and looked very aggrieved.
Xius also felt the coldness at the corner of his mouth at this time, and felt ashamed for a while, so he quickly covered up and wiped his saliva away, and then forced a smile to Shirley: "It's okay, don't be afraid, it's just a dream, by the way, why did you come and wake me up, didn't my father say that he wouldn't train this morning?"
As soon as she heard this, Shirley was even more aggrieved, and she stretched out her hand and pointed behind Xius: "Young master, it's noon now, Madam asked me to invite you to dinner!"
Turning around, the sun was really shining brightly in the middle of the sky outside, and Theseus was dumbfounded, "Ah~" and ran out of the door after a strange scream.
"It's miserable, I missed the time to eat, and I want to be scolded by my mother again!" while running and scolding himself, Xius looked frustrated, the joy of last night's successful breakthrough and this morning's dream of becoming a god had long since disappeared at this time, and all that was left in his mind was the angry expression of his mother, Lady Betty.
"Copy the aristocratic dining etiquette a hundred times, oh my God, God of War, save me!" After a wail, Hughes ran faster!
"Young Master, your clothes are still ......" Just when Xius had already run around the corner of the corridor, the petite and weak little maid rushed out of the door and shouted at the young master's back. However, she only shouted half a sentence before she reluctantly stopped, shaking her head sympathetically at the already empty hallway.
At the north end of a ten-metre-long wooden table in the middle of the dining room, Viscount Gale and his wife, Lady Betty, sat as guests of honour, and a large part of the table in front of them was already served, in addition to the aromatic roast meats, bread, desserts, red wine, and after-dinner soups also occupied a large part of the table in front of them.
The aroma wafted, and Viscount Gale sniffled, and his throat rolled a little, but after seeing that Madame was still sitting patiently, Gale still suppressed the strong hunger in his abdomen, and still held on.
However, the husband and wife were connected, and his small movements had already been seen by Mrs. Betty, she looked at her husband with a smile, her eyes flashed with tenderness like water, and said softly: "Today is my son's big day, let's wait a while." ”
Gail's face flushed slightly, and he nodded awkwardly.
At that moment, the door of the dining room was slammed open from the outside, and a muffled sound echoed through the room, and Gail and Betty turned their heads dissatisfiedly at the same time.
"I'm sorry, dear father and mother, I'm late!" as soon as he entered the door, he was met by his mother's disgruntled gaze, and his heartbeat immediately stopped, and his face was so bitter that he could twist juice.
Betty saw that it was her son who came, and half of her dissatisfaction immediately disappeared.
When she didn't see anyone, she thought it was the reckless behavior of some daredevils in the castle, and was about to reprimand her, but she didn't expect it to be her son. As for why her son was so reckless, she understood in her heart that it was nothing more than because she got up late and was afraid that she would be punished by herself for missing the meal.
Betty was secretly happy in her heart: these father and son are really the same, they are both afraid of writing and afraid to death, and a small copy can make them afraid of this!
At this time, Xius had already approached the dinner table, Betty's eyes suddenly fixed on her son's body, and then, even Gail's gaze stopped fixed on her son, frowning her eyebrows, which made Xiusi, who was just about to sit down, another heartbeat, sitting or standing, her knees were half-bent and stopped there, very hard.
"What's... What's the matter?" said Hughes, carefully observing his parents' expressions, cautiously probing.
Gail, who was on the throne, looked at his wife's frowning and sad expression, and didn't know what she was thinking, it was himself, and when he saw that his son was still wearing the dirty and torn clothes from last night, he couldn't help but feel a pang of distress in his heart.
The son was so tired that he fell asleep on the bed before he could even change his clothes!
Mrs. Betty quickly turned her head away and wiped the corners of her eyes, and then turned again, already with a smiling expression, she took her son's hand, gently pulled him to sit down, and then commanded the maid beside her, "Go and fetch a basin and a towel." ”
When Hughes heard this, he immediately looked down, his dusty, tattered pants, his black hands, and then his upper body, the original white shirt was mixed with yellow and black, and there was no white exposed.
Now, he also understood what was going on, and couldn't help but smile at his parents embarrassedly: "Sorry, I forgot to change it!"
At this time, the maid brought the basin over, and she also had a look, so she immediately reached out to help the young master wash it. However, this action was stopped by Mrs. Betty. And in the eyes of Hughes in surprise, warmth, and gratitude, Madame Betty took her son's hand herself, dipped it in water, and gently scrubbed it.
The Viscount Gale next to him raised his eyebrows and muttered something quietly, but was glared at angrily by his wife, who turned his head when he heard the voice.
"Thank you, mother!" said Hughes, who was so excited that he didn't want to let go of his mother's hand, but wanted to crawl on his mother's lap and shed tears of joy.
He had resented his parents' harshness more than once, but after walking between life and death, he relived his parents' deep love again. At the same time, he also deeply felt that while his son was strictly trained, the heart of the parents was also uncomfortable, even more uncomfortable than himself!
Releasing her long-suppressed feelings a little, Betty finally suppressed her feelings of pity, she patted the back of her son's hand, smiled and said: "Although you are very tired, you still shouldn't appear in the restaurant like this, but, because of special reasons, I will not punish you for copying the principles of aristocratic etiquette this time, but I will not take it as an example!"
"Yes, Mother!" Hughes agreed with a blushing face.
"Alright, let's start eating!" said Viscount Gael, with a flash of relief in his eyes, and ordered the meal to be served in a gentle voice that rarely appeared. The maids were like butterflies wearing flowers, and the silver plates in their hands appeared on the table as quickly as flowing water. Soon, just the table near the viscount was not enough, and the dishes continued to be delivered.
"Mother, what day is it, it's too rich!" said Hughes, counting the dishes, and asked in surprise, with a lot of joy in his voice. Many of the dishes on the table are his favorite, but they are rarely eaten on weekdays. Because the mother who is a good housekeeper does not provide indefinite supplies on weekdays.
For example, the golden and fragrant roasted devil's paw in front of Xius costs twenty gold coins for the ingredients alone! It is not a delicacy that can be eaten every day at all, and even, in Xiusi's memory, he can only eat it on important festivals every year.
Lady Betty listened to her son's question, looked at her husband and smiled happily: "As long as Theseus likes it, today is a big day, come, let's toast you to become a real junior swordsman!"
Looking at his father and mother who stood up at the same time, Xius's eyes turned red, and he finally couldn't hold back his agitated mood anymore, choked up and raised his glass: "Thank you, my beloved father and mother!
The family ate so happily at this meal that it was far more than usual meals, so much so that Huce's father, Gail, had to leave first, and later his mother, Lady Betty, had to pack up and dress for the appointment at the invitation of the other noblewomen.
In the end, Xius was the only one left in the huge dining room who was still eating, but at this moment, Xius did not feel that the big room was empty at all, because just the warmth of his parents caring for his son had filled his heart.
Having eaten and drunk, Hughes burped back to his room and found his little maid Shirley boiling bath water for him, sweating profusely.
Xius smiled: "Why are you only burning now, little girl Shirley, you are lazy again." ”
Shirley turned around in fright, and when she saw that it was the young master, she immediately pursed her lips and said aggrievedly: "Young master, this is the second time to boil water, I didn't know you could eat it for so long." ”
"Uh......" Theseus was a little embarrassed by this sentence, so he had to change the subject: "Oh, that's good, by the way, Shirley, did I yell and say something strange when I went to bed last night?"
Shirley's face became very strange when she heard this, and a trace of confusion and horror flashed in her eyes, and she hesitated and didn't know what to say.
Xius's heart sank when he saw Shirley's face, he was jokingly changing the topic before asking, but he didn't expect his close maid to react like this, obviously, a joke really happened.
This is not a joke, all the dreams he had last night were about the gods, and it also involved the god of light, and if some disrespectful words were spread out because of this, then he would not be able to eat and walk around.
Hughes's mind raced, trying to remember what he might have done last night, to see if he had any impressions. At the same time, he smiled very gently and comforted the maid Shirley: "Hehe, what did I say to make you afraid, look at the way you look now! It's just a dream and a dream, even if he is complaining about his father, he must not blame him." ”
Xius's clever question obviously worked, and the little maid's face looked much better, and she replied to Xius in a slush: "The young master has said a lot, but... However, many words are not suitable for those who believe in the god of light, or they may provoke punishment. ”
Xiusi's face changed, and he secretly scolded himself in his heart: "Sure enough, I got carried away, but fortunately, only Shirley knew that if she was drunk outside and talked nonsense like this, she would lose her life!"
"Hehe, that's really a fight, I'll go to the temple to confess!" but ......" Hughes smiled, while observing the little maid's expression carefully, and asked, "However, I don't think I'm going to say something too presumptuous, at most I'll just be scolded, right?"
The little maid was affected by Xiusi's relaxed expression, tilted her head and thought about it for a while, and finally smiled, and replied briskly: "It should be so, hehe, you are just dreaming of cultivating into a great god, although the Bright Sect says that mortal things cannot become gods, but I don't think this is a blasphemy against the Sect!"
Shirley smiled patronically, but didn't notice that with her words, Theseus's forehead was already dripping with sweat.
"Uh...... It turns out that my dream talk is this, I am really ashamed, but I have such a mood because of my reverence for the great god of light, and it doesn't mean anything else, hehe!" Xius pretended to smile embarrassedly, still keeping an eye on the slightest change in expression on the little maid's face. It wasn't until she found that she had indeed completely relaxed, and estimated that the little girl had thrown the matter behind her head, that she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Shirley grinned and pulled Xiusi to the bathroom: "Young master, go and wash up, you look dirty and smelly now, if Steward Raul sees it, he will discipline me again." ”