Not for a while.

He arrives at a small bungalow outside Hamlet's academy, which is now being tended by the schoolgirl lover he is keeping, Trithia.

She was doing some simple spell experiments to pass the boring time, and when she saw Chen Xuyuan coming here, she brought refreshments, and the two began to chat.

In fact, he came to see the old Professor Hamlet a lot, and they became familiar with each other.

He saw that there was sadness between the other party's eyebrows, and his mood was low, so he asked thoughtfully, "Have you been depressed lately?

Trithia suddenly said with a gloomy expression: "Master Chen Xuyuan, when my family came to see me from out of town recently, they found out that I was a couple with Hamlet, so they had a big fight. My parents said they wanted to cut ties with me because they said they had such a daughter and they felt ashamed as soon as they walked out the door. Now I feel like the people on the street are looking at me in a strange way, and I feel a lot of pressure. What do you say I should do?"

Chen Xuyuan thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "Then let me ask you, if it is not Hamlet who keeps you, but a young, handsome, and wealthy high-level wizard, such as the genius wizard Clement, will others give you so much psychological pressure?" Answer me honestly. ”

Trithia was stunned for a moment, and replied with some hesitation: "Maybe it won't be so big." ”

Chen Xuyuan asked step by step: "So~ will you still have a little bit of joy in your heart~ to be favored by a high-powered successful person? ”

Trithia was now in a state of confusion, so she replied honestly: "Maybe~~ Maybe there will be." ”

Chen Xuyuan chased after you fiercely: "If those people look at you with strange eyes at this time, do you think they will feel ashamed? Or will they feel a little proud? proud that their daughter is favored by a young talent?"

Seeing that Trithia was a little at a loss, Chen Xuyuan still urged sharply: "Don't hide it!

Trithia sighed and said helplessly: "Maybe~~ I don't know." ”

Chen Xuyuan slapped his face and said with a smile: "Look, in fact, the real knot between you and your family is not 'being taken care of by others', but 'being raised by an old man'! You think Hamlet is too old! Otherwise, if it is such a Clement, you will not feel ashamed! Your family will feel honored. ”

Seeing that Trithia was a little frightened, Chen Xuyuan comforted: "Okay, okay, I will keep this matter secret for you." ”

Trithia suddenly lowered her head and asked in a low voice that seemed to have no face, "Do you think that a woman like me is very cheap?"

The voice became lower and lower, and at the end of the word "cheap", it hummed faintly like a flying insect flapping its wings.

Chen Xuyuan said slowly: "If you look at it purely by secular ethical standards, it is indeed inferior! But if you think about it, if you are supported by a young talent, others will change from contempt to envy and envy, is this a correct concept? And I think marriage and support are the same fair trades." That's why I don't usually use worldly criteria for evaluation, because that's not necessarily the right one. ”

Trithia was stunned: "Don't use secular evaluation standards?"

Chen Xuyuan nodded and said, "Yes." The secular standards are the remnants of countless people's ideologies and needs after fierce confrontations~ the parts that are in line with local social stability and community interests, and have become recognized ethical standards. But even the customs and standards are different from place to place, some places do not see others fall in love freely, and even like to enforce the so-called clan rules, dipping the cheater in the pig pen, and in other places, everyone is proud of having a lover, and if there is no lover, they will be regarded as unattractive fools. “

He continued to explain: "These are some kind of floating rules that gradually change over time and people's perceptions. I can't do it accurately. In other words, it's 'someone else's standard for the moment,' not my principle. And I don't live for others, so why should I be completely subordinated to other people's standards? I am not a slave of all people, and I do not need to obey the will of all people in everything!"

Seeing that Tricia didn't seem to understand, he continued: "Your life is yours, not someone else's. The will of others can be referenced, but it should not be blindly followed. Because other people's wills are also diverse, if you blindly follow them one by one in order to gain respect, you will find that you are simply unable to meet so many seemingly 'reasonable' and 'unreasonable' demands, and even feel that every step you take is wrong! In the end, you will become a slave under other people's ideology. ”

Trithia exhaled deeply, as if she had realized.

Just then, Hamlet's voice came from outside: "Trithia, my little darling, I'm late for today. ”

Hamlet hugs Trithia warmly, but today, Trithia's expression is a little unnatural, but after the two sides face each other, the other party has regained his smile with the woman's acting skills.

This unusual look is fleeting, and Hamlet has no intention of noticing it, because he is already a little tired today.

Chen Xuyuan saw this, and then asked Hamlet with a smile: "What are you busy with today?

Hamlet sat down and took a breath and said, "Not a single gold coin." The people who had to run around to help arrange the celebration were even more tiring than studying eighth-order spells. ”

He took the tea from Trithea, and after reluctantly touching her elastic silky little hands, he continued: "Clement, the son of the Supreme Wizard Griff, will be back the day after tomorrow. It just so happened that the Duke of Bartholomew said today that he was going to hold a engagement reception, and some wizards were invited over to the banquet. There was a shortage of people in the Wizarding Academy, so I asked to help with it. ”

Chen Xuyuan also took the tea and asked curiously, "What kind of big man is that Clement?" I see that the streets outside are lit up like a grand festival. Even if the king comes, it may not be such glory. ”

Hamlet sneered, "What is a king? The king of a big country will give him some courtesy when he comes, but the king of a small country will not be a fart! As for Clement, he is a rare magic genius, he is 34 years old today, but he has already mastered 2 eighth-order spells, which is several times stronger than my old bone. “

"The High Wizard Griff, ready to train him to be his successor, sent him to the High School of Witchcraft of the Cartel Federation to study spells. Many have speculated that the High Wizard intends to break away from the Syndicate. But they have a long history and a huge power, and they are not something that a colonial company and wizard city like ours, which have been established for less than a few hundred years, can contend with, and must find an ally. So, this return may bring news of the cartel federation and even some important people. ”

Chen Xuyuan slowly sipped the tea and asked, "Since such an important person is coming back, why don't those wizards seriously prepare for the celebration in their own city, but instead go to the duke to join in the fun at such an urgent juncture?" Is it approved by Wizard Cruise?"