Chapter Forty-Eight: A Father's Gift
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Lingye glanced at Kalmi and smiled slightly.
Luo Qi frowned, why, even the city lord had a bad impression of Lingye?
"Lord of the City, she ......" Luo Qi was just about to speak, and Kalmi suddenly looked at him.
"Could it be that you brought her to the City Lord's Mansion?"
"Well, yes, she is...... My friend. Luo Qi pursed her lips and said.
Kalmi frowned, glanced at the spirit leaf, let out a long breath, then turned his head, and left the place amid the rhythmic sound of horses' hooves.
"Shhhh......h ā
Ling Ye turned his head, tilted his head at Luo Qi and smiled innocently, and said, "Then do you also have an opinion on me?" ā
"Not yet." Luo Qi shrugged.
"Then it'll be fine." Lingye said with a smile.
"Okay, don't worry about that, let's go back quickly, didn't the bearded man say that there is something else?" Scarlet looked at the two of them and smiled slightly.
In the evening, in the back garden of the City Lord's Mansion, a small banquet was held to welcome the City Lord Camille back, and at the same time to send a belated celebration to Luo Qi.
"This time I went to Wangcheng, mainly to discuss the border defense in the north, and Canoda is not very far from the border, so I have to participate." "But, Rogie, I've had the good fortune of meeting your father this time. ā
Fortunate enough? Luo Qi was stunned, Camille, as the lord of the city, enjoyed the title of baron in the kingdom, and saw Luo Qi's father actually use the word luck, and in his eyes seemed to be full of reverence for Luo Qi's father.
What is the identity of his father? Luo Qi was once again confused.
"When I came back, he asked me to bring you something, saying that it would be very helpful to you, and that he wanted you to take it."
Luo Qi was silent, what would he have for himself? After so many years, he ......
didn't continue to think about it, because Luo Qi knew that it was all useless.
At Camille's signal, the servant on the side brought over a sealed black box, which seemed to be made of a special material.
Camille took the box and opened it, only to see that he took out something that looked like a glass jar from the black box, and in the transparent container, a dark blue flame was beating slowly.
"This is ......" Luo Qi frowned, staring at the heart-beating flames.
"Blue Dragon's Heart Fire, a tinder." Camille said, "This is a magical substance that exists in the world, and it has the ability to transform the magical properties in your body, and your father knows that you are a fire attribute magic, so let me bring this to you." ā
Luo Qi stretched out his hand and lightly touched the transparent container, only to see the flames tumbling, changing different shapes, but as if they had their own consciousness, as if trying to escape from it.
"He ......," Luo Qi paused, and said slowly, "Does he want to make it up to me?" ā
Camille was stunned for a moment.
"What did he think when he left us? Thinking about when to compensate me with a little substance? Luo Qi said, a helpless smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Luo Qi, your father has a hard time, and he has to leave you." Camille said with a frown.
"Originally, I didn't hate him, but now, it's different, what does he do with this thing? Let me improve my strength? If I can't improve my strength, will he not recognize me as a son? ā
Camille was silent, and let out a heavy exhale through his nose, blowing his beard for a while.
"Brother......" Tini bit her lip and looked at Luo Qi with a complicated gaze.
"He left, why didn't he take Tini with him? She is still so young, let me take care of it, is he relieved? Does he really care if we live or die? After he was gone, there was never a word from him! He is like this now! What is the meaning! The more Luo Qi spoke, the more excited he became, and he slammed the table.
The lively dining table suddenly became solemn.
Liuli and the others looked at Luo Qi, but they didn't dare to talk to him, and they didn't know whether to comfort him.
"Ahem." Luo Qi coughed, sniffed hard, pressed his hands to his face, and took a few deep breaths.
"I'm sorry, I lost my temper, sorry." Luo Qi said, stood up, and bowed slightly to Camille to apologize.
"Uh-huh." Camille cleared her throat and said, "I can understand your feelings, but why don't you take it when your father brought this to you?" It doesn't hurt you to do any harm. ā
"I just want to prove to him that even without his help, I can become stronger, and I can go to the imperial capital, stand in the imperial city, and stand in front of him." Luo Qi lowered his eyelids, and although his voice was low, it had the unshakable power of a rock.
Camille smiled and said, "I know you're good, and so does your father. As he spoke, he pulled out a brown envelope from his close-fitting pocket.
"Your father, too, is guilty, let me bring this letter to you." With that, Camille handed the envelope to Roach.
Luo Qi's face changed, his eyes stared at the envelope for a long time, and finally he trembled and stretched out his hand and took it.
Tini jumped out of her chair and ran past Roach, sticking her head over to see what was written.
Luo Qi tore open the envelope and shook off the letter paper, and the first line of words met Luo Qi's eyes.
"I'm so sorry, my dear Lotchy, and Tiny."
Luo Qi frowned slightly and continued to look down.
"It's been three years since I left you, I haven't seen you in the past three years, I haven't written to you, it's my fault, it's my irresponsibility, I don't want to justify anything, if you hate me, I don't complain.
But please don't resent your mother, she also has a reason to leave, it is related to your life, and it is also related to the safety of our country, so we will leave quietly, because our identity cannot be known to you for the time being, this, I am sorry, as a father, I still have to hide something from my son and daughter, but you will understand in the future, you will understand the reason for all this.
I was a warrior and fought for my country, and at that time, I chose the country, and so did your mother, because at that time, a war almost broke out because of our family, and I didn't want to speak of how noble I was, because I chose to be a warrior, not my father, and it shattered our family, and your mother, and I, didn't want such a thing to happen, but sometimes, God didn't fulfill people's wishes.
How are you doing? I hope you can accept my greetings, it doesn't matter if you treat me as a stranger, I just hope you are doing well, how are you getting along with Tiny? I'm proud to hear that you're now a fighter, but I hope you don't push yourself too hard.
I have been in the palace, in this cold palace, I have been longing for the life I once had, simple and simple, with you and your mother by my side, how wonderful it is, every time I think of this, I feel sad, the choice between the two paths, it really makes me feel like I am tortured by life and death, but what I hope now is that you can be well, even if you spend your life in peace, as long as you are happy, I will be satisfied......"
For the rest, Luo Qi didn't look any further, because Tini beside her couldn't cry anymore.
"Your father, there are his hardships, there are reasons why he can't tell you the truth, I am an outsider, and I also understand that it has not been easy for you and your sister to have lived in the past few years, but I hope that you can forgive your father, after all, he can't help himself." Camille whispered.
Locky held Tini in her arms, and Tinny whimpered softly, tears wetting Roach's shirt.
Luo Qi silently lowered his head, unable to see the expression on his face, his left hand trembled, and the letter was tightly pinched by him.
"Luo Qi ......" Looking at Luo Qi's appearance, Liuli called him softly.
Suddenly, Luo Qi took a sharp breath, then coughed and gasped, and a tear rolled down Luo Qi's face.
Liuli and Scarlet looked at Luo Qi with complicated eyes, they had been with Luo Qi for so long, no matter how seriously injured they were, even on the verge of death, Luo Qi had never been afraid, and she had never cried, and now, this boy who seemed to not know what grief and despair was, was now crying silently.
However, a tear passed, Luo Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and raised his head, there was no sadness on his face, and there was even a little smile.
"I took the tinder." Luo Qi said.
"Figured it out?" Camille said with a smile.
Luo Qi gently patted Tiny's petite and slender back and said, "Originally, I just wanted to go to the royal city, meet my father, and ask the reason, but now, my purpose is different. ā
Luo Qi smiled slightly: "I want to win the first place in the kingdom's exchange conference, I want to prove to my father that I will not live an ordinary life, I will catch up with him, and then surpass him." ā
"Well, with backbone, I like people like you." Camille laughed, "I believe you, you're the most optimistic of all the newcomers I've ever had. ā
Luo Qi picked up the transparent jar and stared at the dancing blue flames.