Chapter 21: Magic and Roots
Early in the morning, in the backyard of the temple.
Knight Egger lay in the hut on the north side, and he slept a lot of time these days, because he was so weak that almost every day the monks fed him one bite at a time, and after drinking the medicine, he began to fall asleep.
Last night the monks had begun to add some meat to him, some finely chopped chicken breasts, and today he felt much better, barely able to lift his hands, much better than when he had been unable to move his whole body.
Because the wound is well treated, there is no suppuration and inflammation in the past few days, and according to this state, I may be able to try to get out of bed and walk in a few days.
The cavalry regiment would communicate with him every day during his brief waking hours, and the cavalry and archers of the Red Eagle Wings had disappeared without a trace, and it was not known whether the group was now in the Carroston area or had sneaked back to Karna.
Pato's injuries recovered much faster than Egger's, and he had returned to the cavalry regiment's camp, but he was not yet able to go on a mission and could not exercise vigorously on horseback for the time being.
Egger had been wondering where the rumors had leaked that the people of Red Eagle Wings had infiltrated Carroston to such an extent.
This ambush dealt a big blow to Egg, killing six comrades-in-arms who had been together for many years, and each of these six was a sixth-order elite-level cavalryman. And he died in his own territory, which made Egger feel even more angry and powerless, and the most sad thing for Egger was that he was not able to attend the funeral of the six cavalrymen.
Viscount Orin came once yesterday and exchanged information with Iger about the Chamber of Commerce and the ambush, and the two briefly exchanged views on the layout of the border city defenses.
Before Orin left, Egger asked him to see a Li Xuan, but Orin didn't agree, just said to give it a try.
The more painful a person is, the deeper the memory, and Egger's impression of Li Xuan is very deep. As soon as he woke up, he immediately opened his mouth to let the monks cut off the arrows, sawed off the arrows, and immediately asked the monks to pull out the arrows after a simple explanation, and then continued to perform "healing techniques" on themselves, the whole process was like purgatory, if it wasn't for Li Xuan's emphasis on staying awake, whether he could survive it was really hard to say.
An indifferent and powerful high-level magician, Egger left such an impression on Li Xuan in his heart.
Olin said that his illness was also cured by Li Xuan, and Li Xuan cut more than a dozen knives on him during the treatment. Because Orin didn't have a scar on his body, I thought it was Orin joking at the time, but now I think it's probably true.
As Iger pondered, the door was gently pushed open, and a young monk walked in, holding a wooden tray with a kettle and a bowl of porridge on it.
The young monk laid the tray on the table, walked over and nodded to Egg, then laboriously helped him to his feet and leaned him against the head of the bed, and then took a long cloth strap from under Egg's arm to secure him to the head of the bed.
"Thanks, sorry for your trouble. Iger said to him after the monk had fixed him.
The young monk didn't speak, just nodded politely to him, and brought the kettle over to feed Egg.
"I can do it myself. Iger forced his hand up, grabbed the kettle and said to him.
"Yes, Lord Egger. The young monk spoke.
Egg took the kettle and drank it in small sips, the water was warm, from the mouth down the throat into the stomach little by little, Egg felt a little stronger.
After drinking some hot water, Iger took the bowl and slowly ate it spoonful, and the porridge was much thicker and more than yesterday's, and there were some finely minced chicken breasts in it, much more than last night.
After eating the porridge, the fatigue gradually came up, Iger closed his eyes and rested, the monk did not untie the cloth belt that held Egger in place, left the kettle, and left the wooden house with the tray for the bowls.
The monk went out to the door, and a cavalryman came in and said to Egger, "Lord Egger, I have found it." ”
After breakfast, Vivien took Li Xuan for a stroll through the gardens of the castle.
"Teacher, when are you going to teach me magic?" asked Vivien, looking at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan looked at her with a smile, pointed to a white plane tree not far away and asked her, do you know to ask her: "Do you know why the tree grows so tall and will not be easily blown down by the wind and overturned by the rain?"
"Well, I think about it, because trees have roots, and the roots get into the ground and grab the land, so they don't get blown down by the wind. Vivien said slowly, thinking.
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, smiled and said, "You are right, the reason why trees are not blown down by the wind is because there are countless tree roots firmly grasping the earth under the ground. But do you know why the tree doesn't get blown down easily when the roots grab the ground?"
Wei Wei'an thought about it and said, "Is it because the wind is not strong enough?"
Li Xuan nodded.
"Teacher, but what does this have to do with learning magic?" Vivien asked.
"What if this tree has no roots?" Li Xuan said, looking at the white plane tree.
"It's impossible without roots, teacher, how can this tree grow without roots?" Vivien pursed, her tone starting to be a little irritated.
Li Xuan looked at her expression and patiently said to her, "Now you want to learn magic, just like a tree without roots. Remember what I told you when I went back to Carroston? Everybody's perception of the elements is different, but first, be able to perceive the elements. Some people are born with the ability to perceive the elements, although such people are rare, and more rely on special props and special potions to perceive. ”
"You need a meditation house and a waking liquid to learn magic, Vivien, after you have built a meditation house and equipped it with the waking liquid, the time is ripe for you to learn magic. Be patient, your father, Viscount Orin, is already preparing. After speaking, Li Xuan stopped talking.
Wei Wei'an nodded obediently.
Li Xuan looked at the many vegetation in the garden, winter has not yet passed, the flowers and plants in the garden have not yet bloomed, and the green branches and buds have not yet stretched their bodies.
The small manor in the east of the city, under the strong promotion of Orin in the past few days, the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce entrusted by Baron Feilin have come to the castle several times and signed several agreements with Li Xuan related to the change of the legal owner of the manor. Now it is necessary to wait for Baron Philin to send a statement on the transfer of the legal owner of the last manor, and this manor really belongs to Li Xuan.
The fact that he is about to have a manor has made Li Xuan feel very good these days, and the state of the whole person is also very kind, which makes the already handsome appearance even more extraordinary, and many young maids can't help but raise their eyes and peek in the past few days.
Most people in the castle were speculating about the identity of this mysterious young and unusually handsome man, and many people speculated that Li Xuan might be a member of the imperial royal family, and they analyzed it very well.
For example, Miss Vivien followed and served throughout the whole process, you must know that this is a treatment that even Viscount Orin has not enjoyed, and for example, Viscount Orin's restrained and humble words and deeds in front of Li Xuan, this kind of humility, all the servants in the castle, no one has ever seen.
Several servants who vaguely knew Li Xuan's identity had been sternly warned and did not dare to talk about it to the outside world.
"Your Excellency Li Xuan!" Orin shouted not far away and walked quickly.
"Viscount Orin. Li Xuan greeted politely.
Orin looked at Vivian beside Li Xuan, and replied a little helplessly: "Knight Egger has been awake for two days, and his body has recovered a lot, and he told me yesterday that he wanted to see you. However, his injuries are not completely healed, and he is still unable to move, so I hope you can come over. ”
"Uncle Egger is recovering, teacher, can you take me? I want to see Uncle Egger too. As soon as Vivian heard Egg's name, she said excitedly without waiting for Li Xuan's reaction.
Li Xuan looked at her, nodded with a smile and said, "Okay." ”
That's great news. Vivien said with a happy face.
Olin, who was ignored, smiled, looked at Li Xuan and said, "Your Excellency Li Xuan, then I'll go and prepare the carriage, when will we leave?"
Glancing at the sky in the east, the rising sun was still three points orange and red, Li Xuan said: "Let's go now, it's good to go out for a walk in the morning." ”
After speaking, the three of them walked to the door together.