The two teams were getting closer and closer, and when the distance between the two teams was about 500 meters, Hughes and Nalco raised their arms almost at the same time, and the cavalry, which was still charging at high speed one moment, began to slow down en masse the next. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info When everyone came to Theseus less than twenty meters, the horses of the cavalry were already advancing in small steps.

"Is this really your guard?" Karn asked, grim, as if he couldn't believe it.

Hughes smiled and nodded slightly. He shook the reins slightly, dismounted from his horse with the oncoming Nalco, and gave him a big hug.

"Young Master, welcome home!" Nalco patted Hughes on the back vigorously.

"Are my parents okay? I haven't seen them for over a year, and I miss them?" said Hughes, and the corners of his eyes moistened slightly.

"My lord and lady are very nice, I just miss you very much. This time you sent a letter saying that you were coming back, and Madame has not slept well for a few days, and she is waiting for the day when she will see you in person. Nalco replied with a smile. When he said this, his heart was also full of emotion. Not only the viscounts, but also himself during this time of separation, would think of Huus from time to time, and smile unconsciously at that moment.

"Hehe," Hugh smirked for a moment, then suddenly reacted, with his companions waiting behind him. He raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes, then turned to introduce his friends to Nalco, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Knight of Nalco, the major of the kingdom, and the chief of the guard of my family, and he has come to meet us. ”

"Young ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Viscount and his wife, I would like to extend my most sincere welcome to you. The Viscount and the Lady are ready for a welcome banquet at the castle and are eagerly awaiting your visit. Nalco saluted the members of the Tempest. Although he already had a noble status, the knight was still the lowest noble class. To this group of young masters and young ladies with a lot of background, Nalco cautiously expressed his humility.

"I have met Lord Nalco and thank the Viscounts for their warm hospitality. Karn took the lead, and the members of the Tempest returned the salute to Nalco. After this move, the attitude of the two parties immediately softened and became more enthusiastic. In the eyes of Xius, he was very proud. Both family and friends gave each other enough face, and as an intermediary, he enjoyed the friendly atmosphere the most.

"Well, let's talk more at the castle, Nalco, give us six horses, our horses are too tired to do so. Hughes commanded with a smile. Nalco immediately arranged for six sturdy horses to be relinquished from the cavalry behind him. After the Xius and the others changed horses, they regained their speed, and the group galloped towards Shining City.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the street in front of the castle gate, the members of the Stormgroup had already seen the castle gate open, and two aristocratic couples in costumed clothes were standing there smiling and watching. Behind them, rows of servants also stood neatly, quietly waiting for the guests to arrive.

Out of respect for the viscounts, without waiting for Hughes to speak, Karn and the others took the lead in slowing down, dismounted at a distance of 50 meters from the castle, and then walked over.

Pushing back his excitement, Hughes stood aside with tears in his eyes, introducing his friends to his family, his voice trembling slightly. His mother, Lady Betty, had red eyes, though Karn and the others saluted the viscounts one after another, and even kissed Lady Betty. But Xius clearly felt that his mother's eyes were actually on him all the time, and he was not far away for a moment.

When the etiquette was over, and everyone began to laugh with each other, Hughes finally couldn't help it, and he threw himself into his mother's arms, and before he could say anything, tears flowed down his eyes, and he couldn't cry silently. At the same time, the sparkle in Mrs. Betty's eyes also fluttered, choking and calling her son's name. This happy cry and hug infected almost all the maids, and they kept bowing their heads and wiping their tears. Even Mays and Bonnie had red eyes, and the two hugged each other tightly.

The usually stern Viscount Gale did not say a word at this time, he just watched quietly for a while, and then turned around and invited the friends of Hus to go into the castle to rest and wash.

Hughes couldn't care about his friends at this time, he just wanted to hug his mother tightly and breathe in the sweet smell that only a mother can bring to her children's peace of mind. He didn't care that the dress in front of his mother was already soaked with tears and snot. To hell with the appearance, demeanor and so on, only the mother's loving soft call is the child's favorite natural sound.

Mother and son hugged like this, I don't know how long it took, when Xius suddenly felt soreness in his legs, he raised his head suddenly, and what greeted him was still his mother's gentle gaze.

Xius hurriedly let go of his mother, took his mother's hand instead, and apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry Mom, I miss you so much, you must be tired of standing, let's go home quickly." ”

Mrs. Betty's beauty bloomed in full bloom at this moment, and she gently cupped her son's face, and smiled and comforted her in the softest tone: "Silly child, do you need to say sorry to your mother? ”

Hughes smiled happily, took his mother's arm, and walked slowly into the castle together.

The son and his mother reunited after a long time, and this afternoon, of course, there was endless words. Although Lady Betty hadn't bathed Hughes for a long time. But this time, she insisted on helping Hughes wash his hands, face, hair, and bath with her own hands, and she meticulously did all the work of the personal maid, not allowing any maid to interfere, and ignoring her son Hughes's shame and resistance.

"You really don't have to. Hughes sat naked in the tub, the warm water reaching to his chest, and the steaming heat made his face red. His mother's behavior of helping him take a bath made him quite unnatural. Because he was fifteen years old and almost sixteen years old, hard training and good nutrition had made him basically have the physique of an adult man. If he asked his mother to help him take a bath by himself, he was really unhappy. So, even though he had been forced into the water by Mrs. Betty, he kept trying to persuade his mother to leave the bathroom.

Perhaps annoyed by the persuasion, Mrs. Betty slapped her son's thick back and said angrily, "Why, I can't do what Cynthia can do? Who is your real mother?"

Xius immediately lost his temper, and honestly buried his head, not daring to say another word. Indeed, a year and a half ago, Mrs. Cynthia had bathed him herself, and more than once.

"Look, why don't you speak, is it more comfortable for her to help you bathe than I do for you?Why do you keep your face sad?" Mrs. Betty was even more angry when she saw that her son did not speak, and she did not know what to think. She rubbed it a few times, and then asked, "Talking, if you don't speak, you admit that she is really better than me is to you?"

Hughes almost wanted to sink his head to the bottom of the water and never come out again. The mother was obviously jealous that he was too good to the mother in the royal capital, and she was very dissatisfied in her heart. He knew that at such times, no matter what he answered, his mother would find something new wrong. And the more you say, the more you get wrong. At this time, there are only two ways to solve this trouble, one is to make the mother turn her anger into joy, and the other is to resist and not speak. Mother waited for a while, and naturally she would not mention it again. In the former, Xius felt that he was not at that level. So he had to choose the latter. Honestly nestled there waiting for the mother to serve and punish.

Lady Betty was a well-known and intelligent person among the ladies of Shining City, how could she not see her son's little tricks. However, she also knew that she was a little emotionally out of control, so after slapping Xius hard, she began to scrub gently again.

Hughes, whose face was buried in his chest, grinned in pain, but he was happy in his heart: the matter was finally over.

In Shining City, as a landlord, Hughes of course had to entertain his friends carefully. In this regard, Mrs. Betty was very well prepared. The members of the Storm Troupe were full of praise for their accommodation and welcome dinner in the coming months, especially some of the region's food and performances, which won high praise from the members.

However, given that the members of the Storm Regiment had been on the road for 23 consecutive days and were physically and energetically exhausted, the entire dinner was deliberately limited to two hours. Two hours later, everyone went back to rest under the persuasion of their wife.

The next morning, around 10 a.m., Hughes woke up from his dream. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw his mother sitting on the couch across the bed, smiling at him. That kind of gentle and caring eyes made Xiusi's heart seem to be stuffed into a small sun, warm.

"Good morning, Mom. Hughes greeted Lady Betty with a grin as he stretched out his bare arms. His other hand pulled the edge of the quilt so tightly that he didn't even show his neck.

"Good morning, the sun is about to rise in the middle of the sky, Hughes, it's not early at all, get up, you have to greet your friends." As she spoke, Mrs. Betty went to the closet, took out a new set of clothes, both inside and out, and came to the bedside of Hughes.

"I'll just do it myself, Mom. Seeing that his mother was about to serve him again, Hughes hurriedly shouted, and grabbed the quilt with both hands.

Madame Betty feigned anger and slapped Theseus across the covers, then turned back to the couch with a grunt.

Hughes hurriedly took his underwear into the quilt and put it on three times and two times, then lifted the quilt and began to put on his outer clothes slowly.

The suit was the right size, and when Hughes put it on, he spun around in front of the dressing mirror and nodded in satisfaction. He turned back to Mrs. Betty and thanked him, "Thank you, Mom. ”

Mrs. Betty, who had been looking at her son, was not as calm as her expression at this time. Gratified, moved, happy, proud...... There was also a little sadness, and a lot of emotions were churning in her heart.

She has been secretly sighing: her son has grown up unconsciously, as if yesterday he was a naughty child, and he was only up to his chest. Only one night later, when I saw him again this morning, he had transformed into a handsome man, almost a line taller than himself.

This sudden change in impression could not help but make Mrs. Betty sigh in the bottom of her heart, and she could not let go of it for a while.

"Mother?" said Hughes, who had been in a daze as if she hadn't heard, walked over and put his arm on her shoulders and asked softly.

"Ah~, I'm fine, Hughes, it's just that I remembered something for a while. Okay, take off your jacket and wash up, and then I'll call your classmates for lunch in person. It seemed that except for the two girls in the blue and white dresses, no one else had gotten up yet. Looks like you're all really exhausted. Mrs. Betty patted the back of her son's hand lovingly, signaling to reassure him, and smiled and commanded.

"Hehe, the name of the blue dress is Mei Si, she is the guardian sage of the water system, you should see the white dress, she is a priest of the Bright Redemption Church, and she is also a good friend of Mei Si, her name is Andrea, and the naughty girl in the red dress, her name is Bonnie, her grandfather is an elder of the Sage Guild of God of War City, and her status is very high. As for the two men, the one who looked strong and steady was called Karn, with a strong background, and was probably the son of the Marquis's family. Another very clever one is called Allen, he is different, he is from the Isaac Empire, and the family should be very strong. Actually, these friends of mine don't seem to have low status, except for Andrea, everyone else should be the great nobles of the kingdom. Mom, remind people to pay attention to their attitudes, anyway, it doesn't hurt to be a little more respectful. Hughes smiled and gave Mrs. Betty a brief introduction to the Tornado.

Lady Betty's beautiful eyes flashed brightly, and the more she listened, the more she smiled, and when her son finished speaking, she was so happy that she hung her son's nose and said happily: "Yes, Theseus, it seems that you have learned a lot in the royal capital." ”

Xius scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly: "It's also interesting to say, hehe, we only became good friends after a conflict. They're all nice people, and it's not just because of my background that I've made friends with them. ”

"You've done a great job, beyond my expectations, hehe. Making friends is the first priority, if you make friends with power and wealth, then you can only make friends with interests, and the interests in your friendship are greater than the feelings, this kind of friends are not reliable. When Mrs. Betty had finished speaking, she nudged Theseus and motioned for him to hurry and wash up. The conversation between the mother and son took a lot of time. Keeping guests waiting for a long time is not what a strict family should do.

By the time Theseus appeared in Karn's room, dressed up, the rest of the Windband had already gathered. Everyone's complexion is very good, and the color of the wind and dust caused by the rush for days is gone, and one by one they have returned to the spirit of the noble young master and young lady.

"Hehe, everyone is up, is it possible that I am the last to get up among the few people?" Hughes was stunned for a moment, and then smiled embarrassedly.

"I just got together, and I was a guest at a friend's house, so I can't let you call us for lunch, that's too rude, hehe. Karn replied with a smile.

Mei Si smiled and answered: "Actually, it's about the same, fortunately, there is a guy like Xiusi at the bottom, and it finally didn't make us lose face." This made everyone laugh.

Everyone's mood was very relaxed, and after so many days of hurrying, they finally relaxed completely today. This feeling of relaxation makes them very enjoyable. In fact, they all thought about the current situation of the other adventure groups that received this mission, and if there were no special circumstances like theseus in the other groups, then they would really suffer from this trip. How could it be as comfortable as a few of them? So, Karn's gratitude to the Hughes family was indeed heartfelt.

"Hehe, it's good if you like it, Guangyao City is a remote place, and the conditions are always not as satisfactory as Wang Du, please understand this. Hughes said modestly with a smile. (To be continued.) )