Chapter 20: Crisis
Leon and Wittelle have arrived at the agreed restaurant.
Before entering the restaurant, Wittelier was timid.
"Forget it, Lord Leon, I'll go back first!" Wittelle said and walked back.
"Hey, it's all here, don't be afraid, I'm here!" Leon took Wittel's hand and led her upstairs.
Before I came to the private room that my mother had booked, there were already two guards guarding the door.
"Lord Leon, Madame has been waiting inside for a long time. The guard saluted Leon.
"Well, okay. Thank you very much. Leon took Wittelle and entered the private room.
"Mom, we're here!"
Ophelia sat at the table thinking about this incident, and when she heard Leon's voice, she instinctively reacted, "Oh, here it is!"
But when he saw Leon come in with Wittelle by the hand, he was shocked at first, then happy: the two of them were so close, could it be? Well, it can't be wrong!
"I've seen Lord Ophelia!" Wittelle saluted Ophelia nervously.
At this point, Ophelia began to scrutinize Vitalier.
A delicate face, fair skin, beautiful hair, and a perfect body, combined with a graceful and luxurious dress and respectful and humble manners. Ophelia can only describe it in two words: perfect!
Ophelia hurriedly got up, smiled and said to Wittel, "No need to be polite. Come, come, come to me. β
Vetelle looked at Leon, who nodded slightly.
"This kid, how pretty! Come, sit next to me. Ophelia smiled from ear to ear.
"Ma'am, how can this be!" said Wittel, flattered.
"This kid, what's not to do, I want you to be my daughter now!" Ophelia grabbed Vitrelle and forced her to sit beside her.
"Leon, come on, you sit here too! I haven't seen you for so long, we need to have a good talk. β
"Yes! β
After a while, the dishes are ready. Ophelia didn't care whether Wittelle liked it or not, and whether she finished eating it or not, she tried her best to pick up the dishes.
"Come, eat, eat more!" Ophelia was overjoyed.
"Thank you, ma'am, I'll do it myself. Wittelle finally breathed a sigh of relief, having thought that Leon's mother was a very strict person. But now it seems that his worries are completely unnecessary. Not only beautiful and generous, but also very easy-going. It's just that the eyes of yourself are a little weird, a bit like the feeling of picking cabbage for your own pig.
"Well, that's good, eat more, eat more, and so much, thank you for saving Leon. "Ophelia really sees it in her eyes and enjoys it in her heart.
"No, that's what I'm supposed to do. "Vitrelle is still very gentle and humble.
"The more I look at it, the more I like it!" Ophelia couldn't hide the joy in her heart.
"Thank you, Madame, for the compliment!"
It's a little strange how do two people who aren't on the same channel at all get together?
"Leon, do you have any clue about this incident?" After praising Wittelly, Ophelia's tone turned around and began to become serious.
"Not yet. "Although Leon felt that Prince Barron must have something to do with this time, it was best not to be an enemy of the royal family until he had solid evidence. Otherwise, it will be very detrimental to your family.
"Yes. But before the truth of time comes out this time, you have to be more careful, you know?" If something happens to Leon again, his heart can't stand it.
"Well, got it. Mom, why didn't Dad come?" Leon had eaten the delicacies on this table, and he had been hungry for the past few days.
"Uh. Ophelia hesitated, then continued: "Leon, even if I don't say it, you'll know right away. The Carson Empire has officially declared war on us, and two cities have been lost on the eastern border. Now, your dad is holding on to the last of the cities, the city of Pakabe. β
Leon was stunned, and the food slowly fell out of his mouth.
"What about reinforcements in the kingdom?" Leon asked Ophelia, putting down his food.
"I have received news from Lord Chirubi that the King has taken the advice of the Marquis of Grey and is not sending reinforcements. Ophelia looked very disappointed.
"Why?" Leon was amazed, in the face of a country's attack, he didn't even have the intention of organizing resistance!
"Because His Majesty is afraid of angering the Carson Empire and suffering greater retribution. β
"What does Daddy think?"
"He told me in his letter that Pakabe City is the last line of defense in the east and cannot be lost. So, now only he and our soldiers are holding on to the city of Pakabe. As she spoke, Ophelia's tears fell uncontrollably.
Lyons also knows what that means. If this continues, the defenders of Pakabe City will surely be wiped out. What made Leon even more angry was that they actually made his mother cry. You must know that in my memory, there has never been a mother who was sad and cried!
"Don't be sad, ma'am, there will be a way!" Vetliel quietly wiped away Ophelia's tears.
"Hehe, I'm so sorry to make you laugh. Ophelia smiled as she saw Vetelle comforting herself.
"No, ma'am. β
"Marquis Grey!" Leon gritted his teeth. He had heard his grandfather talk about the relationship between the two families before, although his family had never done anything to hurt the Pollitt family. But the Bethel family has always regarded the Franks as a thorn in the side.
"Well, today is a happy day, so let's not talk about that. Come, eat vegetables. Ophelia wiped away her tears and continued to serve Vetel.
Leon walked silently on the way back to the academy, Wittelle following behind, neither of them speaking.
Before returning to the dormitory, Leon stopped and said to Vitrelle, "Vitrelle, you go to Lia's side first, I'll come later." β
"Well, okay. Lord Leon. Vitrelle carried the food she had brought to her and walked towards her dormitory.
Shellia lay sideways on Leon's bed.
The stomach rumbled again. No way, almost nothing to eat today. And in the evening, I had some unpleasant things with Leon's friend, and I was embarrassed to go to him. However, that guy actually left himself here alone for a night!
"Knock knock!"
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, and Xue Diya suddenly became alert.
"Who?" asked Xue Tiya tentatively.
"I, Leon. β
Hearing Leon's voice, Xuedia breathed a sigh of relief. He said coldly: "The door is not locked." "Continue to lie in bed.
Leon pushed the door in, saw Xuedia lying on the bed with his back to him, and thought with a wry smile: Are you still angry?
"Is there anything wrong with coming to me so late, if you want to go back to your bed or sleep with me, I advise you to give up as soon as possible. Xuedia continued to lie down, not giving Leon a face.
"Yes, yes, that's a shame!" Leon said as he walked towards the bed.
Feeling Leon's footsteps getting closer and closer, Xuedia actually began to get nervous.
"You really don't think like that, do you?" she turned over and was stunned to see Leon on the table beside her bed with delicious dishes.
"I think you're almost hungry, so I'll bring something back to you. Leon sat down on the other side of the table.
"It seems that you have not broken your word. After all, Leon had promised her food, clothing, and lodging.
"Eat it, or it'll be cold." Leon handed the cutlery to Xuedia.
As a matter of course, she took the cutlery and began to enjoy the delicious food that Leon had brought back. But he never took off the cloak he wore on his head.
"I'm sorry today!"
"Why do you apologize?"
"Because Leah said something that upset you. But she didn't mean to, she didn't know you. β
"It turned out to be this. What, is she your girlfriend?" asked Xue Tia casually.
When Leon heard this, he began to be nervously speechless: "No, no, no, no, no. How is that possible!"
Now it was Xue Yuanya's turn to be stunned: This guy is too easy to understand, right?
"Even if she's your girlfriend, if she does something dangerous, I won't hesitate to kill her!" Phytia warns Leon, and the dangerous thing is, of course, revealing her identity.
"Don't worry, Liya won't. Leon said very firmly.
"Why are you so sure?"
"I believe in her. β
"Haha, just do you believe her? can you not be so naΓ―ve!"
"Yes, just like I believe in you!"
"Trust me, what do you believe me?"
"I believed from the beginning that you would save me. β
Xuedia was silent, did this guy believe me from that moment on? Xuedia remembered what she had said to Leon in the cave in order to break the last seal.
"However, if you dare to betray me, I will kill you immediately without hesitation!" Xue Tiya struggled to maintain her lonely and fragile heart.
"You won't!"
"Do you think I can't kill you?!" Xue Tia was enraged by Leon, though she felt that Leon could break the seal, at least above the 5th order. However, it was not difficult to kill him.
"No, you can kill me whenever you want. I can't fight back, like now. β
"What do you mean?" Xue Tiya had always felt strange, she hadn't felt his magic at all since he switched to mana deficiency syndrome.
"Because I don't have any power now! So, if you want to kill me, you can do it at any time. β
"This can't be!" said Xuedia began to panic.
"If you don't believe me, you can try to instill magic in me. "Leon and Xuedia seem to have reversed, and now it's Leon's turn to be extremely calm.
Xuedia infused a trace of magic into Leon's body. Suddenly, a huge wave of magic came out of Leon's body, and it was exactly the same as his own!
"How come?!" Xue Yuanya completely lost her composure, this kind of thing beyond common sense is not acceptable for a while.
"I found out not too long ago. I'm usually just an ordinary person, and I don't have any magic powers. Only after absorbing the magic power will the magic power of the same nature be generated, and this state will not last long. That's my secret. β
Xue Tiya was completely stunned, and it took a while to compose.
"Does anyone else know?"
"Nope. β
"Why do you want to tell me?"
"Because you are always afraid of the world, you don't trust anyone or anything. I don't know what happened to you in the past, but I don't want to see you alone in a strange world. At least, make me someone you can trust!" Leon gave Xuedia a big smile.
"Get out. Xuedia bowed her head.
"Huh?" Leon said, feeling super handsome, and put on a cool pose, completely unresponsive.
"Get out!" shouted Xuedia.
"Okay, okay, I'll go out immediately, don't be angry first. Let's go!' Leon was so frightened by Xuedia that he couldn't figure out why Xuedia had suddenly exploded.
When Leon closed the door, Xuedia couldn't control it anymore, and tears flowed down her cheeks.
When Lia saw Leon returning, she immediately asked, "How is the situation?"
"Well, there shouldn't be a problem. "Leon doesn't want to mess up with Leah.
"It's fine. β
"Well, that ......," Leon said with some embarrassment.
Ria saw Leon stumbling and thought he had something important.
"What's wrong?"
"It's just that I don't have a place to live tonight, and my dormitory is occupied by Xuediya. β
After saying that, the three of them were stunned. There is still this operation.
In the end, it was Liya who reacted first, blushing and saying, "Then let's sleep here tonight." β
"Great!" Leon blurted out, seeing Lea and Wittel's faces flushed to the root of his ears, he quickly explained: "I'll just sleep on my side, just sleep on my side!"
Leon lay in bed, tossing and turning and unable to sleep, thinking about his father.
In the end, Leon seemed to have made up his mind, and secretly thought, "Let's discuss it with my mother tomorrow." β