The sparse traffic at noon meant that Gwen and Kravdia were home in record time.

Gwen burst out of the gate and ran into the courtyard, her eyes scanning the rows of halls and rooms frantically. Her grandmother promised her to keep walking, following leisurely.

"In the training hall, Mrs. Gwen," an alias servant with a broom pointed to the training hall. Gwen tried to recall the cleaner's name, but couldn't, so she turned her attention to the gym and purposefully walked forward to find her relative.

As she approached the floor-to-ceiling twin doors, she realized that the ripples of infinite mana emanating from within, were as familiar to her as she was herself. Gwen carefully opened the heavy oak doors and slid them aside.

Happily, she saw the anticipation of a young man who looked a lot like a teenage Maya summoning a stream of salt from the thin air. In addition to her brother, there were two other people, one was her grandfather, who seemed stoic and stern, and the other was the grinning of Richard at her door.

"Richard!"

Gwen was overwhelmed by an irrepressible emotion. Ignoring her grandfather's unhappy countenance, she ran towards Richard and threw herself at him with open arms. He grabbed her by the waist and they met in mid-air, Gwen hugging Richard tightly around his neck and hugging each other.

"Oh my God, it's nice to see a familiar face!" she said triumphantly, feeling the tension of the last few days disappearing from her body.

Gwen then turned to Percy and hugged him in the same way, pushing her brother onto her like a stuffed animal.

"Percy, Percy, Percy, how I miss you!" she said cheerfully, tossing his hair and kissing him on the forehead in a hasty manner.

Percy clearly did not expect his calm sister to cause such an unsolicited outburst of familiarity and emotion. He grunted under the threat of suffocation, then felt his face turn crimson from the public expression of love.

Gwen tries to get them together, but Percy refuses. He was in the midst of a fragile teenage period, and people were equally disgusted and loved by people with their affection and attention.

Kravdia then walked in through the doorway, her presence as radiant as ever.

"Grandma!" Percy robotically walked towards Gwen's Pabria, then bowed from his waist like a dart. "Nice to finally see you. ”

"Again, let's look at you," Claudia replied with a kind attitude. "Heads up, dear. ”

Percy did just that, his dark eyes, inherited from his grandfather, studying his grandmother, whom he had only now seen for the first time. Like Gwen, her apparent youth seems to catch Percy off guard. After all, the grandfather looked like an old veteran with gray hair, and here there is a grandmother who looks less than forty years old.

"You have so many seas. Clavdia measured Percy and found that he was as good as she liked. "Honey, we will have a lot of time together in the future. You can go back to Guo. ”

"Yes, ma'am," Percy replied stiffly, and returned to the center of the room, where Mr. Guo addressed him.

"This boy has potential," Guo said with satisfaction. "He showed a strong affinity for salt, and I suspect he should be a transformer or an evok, both of which should be done well. ”

"Of course. Kravdia shot her husband with a knowing look. "I also have Gwen's number. We'll talk about that later. ”

Gwen watched her grandparents interact with vested interests, but her main focus was on her brother and cousin, who eventually united.

"How's the trip here? Did you bring the former R teleportation array?"

"Oh yes, it's unpleasant," Richard admitted. "It felt as if someone had put their hand in my intestines and jerked my appendix. We threw up as soon as we got to Percy. Spectacular stuff. ”

"Richard! Percy had a liver on his face.

"Well, you look good, little one!" Gwen squeezed her brother's shoulder. "You've grown taller!"

"I want to be taller than you," Percy replied angrily. Much shorter than his own female compatriots is always embarrassing. If Gwen is taller than him every time they go out, how can he maintain his manhood. What if she wears high heels?

"I think you're out of luck there," interjected Richard in a humorous tone. "Maybe wake up as a shapeshifter? ”

Percy glared at Richard.

Gwen smiled and gently slapped Richard on the arm.

"Stop. ”

"Ah, this kid doesn't have any movement," Richard smiled too, pretending to nurse his arm.

"How's your family?" Gwen asked.

"With Suliya, help, wait for us to get some donation points together. ”

"Really?" Gwen frowned.

"yes, I don't lie to you. Well, I've promised my parents that I'm going to get them out as soon as I can, and I guess the fact that your parents are in a Tier 1 city right now excites them. After all, Kwan always has a complex of beating your mother in life," Richard added.

"Percy, how is Mommy?" Gwen turned to her brother. "How does she feel about all this?"

Percy carefully chose the next sentence.

"Mom said she was going to tell you that she never wanted to see you again, she didn't want to talk to you anymore, she didn't want to do it for the rest of her life. ”

"Oh?" Despite the previous speculation, Gwen felt a little tingling, albeit only slightly. After overcoming Gwen's previous trauma under Helena's history of abuse, she now has more compassion for her former mother than anything else.

"Yes, I was there," Richard affirmed, frankly. "She's angry, oh my gosh. The screams she let out. I thought my ears were going to bleed. She could also become a new resonant frequency to ward off magical beasts. ”

"It makes me feel so much better, Richard. "I'm relieved to know that," Gwen replied sarcastically, unsure whether Richard's realistic dose improved or reduced her situation.

"Percy, tell Gwen how you feel about it all. Richard patted her brother's arm for the truth. ”

Percy brushed Richard's intrusive finger away.

"How could I be happy to know that you took your mother away?" Percy grimaced as she spread her hands outward.

Richard sighed.

"He hadn't slept all night, he was fucking elated, yelling that he was going to a first-tier city, fate had it, things like that. He looked at Percy with a frown. "He's probably fourteen now, but he's just as little a kid as they are. ”

Percy blushed crimson at his white little lie.

"What are they talking about?" Next to them, Guo Meimei was very unhappy that she couldn't understand Richard's English. He didn't speak the language of the Commonwealth and wasn't too happy, because this Gwen's cousin was clearly criticizing his new, cherished grandson.

Kravdia glanced at her husband and saw his unhappy expression.

"Richard, come here," she said in fluent English.

"Ma'am?" said Richard politely.

Claudia found a cream-colored gem from the air.

"Put this on," she ordered, handing the stone to Richard.

Richard took the stone with both hands and bowed expertly. He thanked Kravdia impeccably, and then adjusted the stone without surprise.

"I've fallen in love with this young man. Cravdia gave Richard once with his eyes. "Mr. Huang, where did you train?"

"Please, as long as Richard is okay, even Dick. ”

Percy chuckled.

"All right, Richard. ”

"I trained at Prince, ma'am, in Sydney. ”

"A larger public school in the Federation? We also have a branch in Shanghai, although it is much smaller than their European branch. Have you finished your studies?"

"Yes, ma'am. I was on sabbatical, in lieu of military service, as a resident doctor at the academy. Before the incident, I had been waiting to be transferred to Europe. ”

"Oh, that's unfortunate. Clavdia patted Richard on the cheek and saw that his cold face was still amiable and polite, without any obvious emotion. "What are your plans now?"

"Gwen is my plan now. Richard looked at Gwen and smiled toothy. "I'm going to go to college with her and be her deputy. ”

"What are you?!" Gwen muttered. "No, Richard, your career is more important than mine!"

Richard affirmed, "I absolutely want to." "Not to mention, I have already discussed my future at length with Lord Schultz. ”

"You ......"

"He hinted at a possible apprenticeship," Richard replied, but had no intention of hiding the shocking news. "Although we are not very compatible, I must say. As long as he allows me to serve his interests, I will be satisfied, and vice versa. The Magician's plans in Sydney will span decades and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. ”

"Richard!" Gwen felt joy fill her heart. It's too much. How could her cousin have such confidence in her? She was happy and happy, but at the same time it made her feel very stressed. If she fails now, she herself will fail. Gwen felt the announcement send some wayward butterflies flying into her stomach, and felt the burden on her shoulders grow heavier.

"A great prospect," Claudia applauded Richard. "I bless you. ”

"Thank you, Grandma Song. Richard, like a European aristocrat, bowed generously.

"Oh my God, I'm back again," Gwen's Pabria blushed with joy. "I hadn't seen anyone perform that kind of bow in so many years as a kid. ”

"You must be the prettiest so far," Richard continued, without even breathing, and even now, in the midst of the brilliant roses and eternal blooms, your pomp has not been affected. ”

"I see, I also like 17th-century poetry," "Is it Luminov that Kravdia applauds Richard?"

"Wiesen's second translation," replied Richard.

Next to them, Guo coughed uncomfortably.

Oh, my God. Gwen marveled at Richard. What a great Babushka killer!

"Did they get their IDs?" asked Guo, who nodded in response.

"Tomorrow. ”

They were interrupted by a servant who was waiting patiently at the door of the training hall.

"Master, the table is set. ”

Claudia turned to her husband and grandchildren.

"Okay, shall we take a break for lunch? I'm sure you kids are starving to death after all this walk. ”

Richard politely said, "I'm really hungry and willing to take it." ”。 "You're so good. ”

Gwen blinked, once again impressed by Richard's upper-class training, something she had lacked in her life. Even under Henry, the course was canceled due to training. Her master had also started a commoner life herself, Alesia was very fond of bringing down high society, and Gunther hated sophistry.

Kravdia seemed very happy that after all these years, someone in her family finally spoke her language. She took Richard's arm and kept talking to him in a low tone, which made Guo Meimei's face sometimes dissatisfied and sometimes annoyed.

"Hmph!" Guo exhaled two streams of air from his nostrils.

"Are you alright, Grandpa?" Percy asked cautiously, beware of his grandfather's growing anger.

"I'm fine, grandson. Guo's face immediately changed to a kind expression. The effect was so amazing that Gwen felt as if she was watching a transformer change her face.

"Are you hungry? There will be the best ingredients, just for you! We need to make up for all these years of daily diet! I have also prepared some herbal baths to help you master the mana channel. We're going to your grandmother's clinic for a check-up too... ”

"I'm looking forward to it, Grandpa," Percy said in Guo's pour.

"Call me Ye Ye," Guo said with a happy smile in his own world. It's hard to believe that just a minute ago, he was still angry.

Yay! Percy pursed her lips, ready to utter a gush of compliments.

"Hehe!aha!haha!ha!" Guo Meimei laughed heartily.

To Gwen's shock, their grandfather laughed. The man was laughing! She didn't think he could express such human emotion. He kept staring at her as if she were a strange decorative part of the house, a thorn in the side that could not be eliminated.

There was a strange desolation in her heart, but Gwen knew not to be greedy. She gets a second chance to meet her family, and now Richard and Percy are back too. Know moderation in everything.

"So, what is this Hengsha Island?" asked Richard when he entered the public hall, where another banquet awaited them. The young magician was a very attentive listener.

Gwen tells him about their travel plans, briefly explaining who Mina and Tao are, but sadly, he can't figure out what the meeting on the island will be.

"Pabloa," Ricard announced suddenly. "Where is Hengsha Island, where is it, can I accompany Gwen there?"

"It was a gathering of great families, mostly children from lineage families," Claudia patiently explained in her gentle and gentle voice. "As a parody of a college competition, clans form teams to compete for goals. Sometimes there are even some dungeons from distant magic or half-human races that you can explore. The purpose of this is to get to know your peers and give those household names a chance to pick talented candidates for the future. ”

"Ah, a half-blood?" Richard immediately read between the lines.

Gwen's dumplings stop in mid-air. It suddenly makes a lot of sense! Is it too late to refuse to go?

"You can think of it that way," Kravdia admitted. "Although no one is going to push anything. It's a very informal thing. Mostly young egos, duels with each other, and so on. However, since you mentioned this. ”

The two of them looked at Gwen, who squirmed under their gaze.

"Gwen," Klavdia asked solemnly. "Did they teach you sex education at your frontier school?"

Richard interjected with a wise observation.

"Since you mentioned it, I don't think her school would offer that kind of curriculum," he added immediately. "I don't think Moyer will talk to you, right?"

Gwen's face was like a stoic apple, but she remained indifferent.

Gwen sighed to herself at her grandmother's teasing of her so ruthlessly. She didn't blush from her lack of experience. She blushed because she was teased like a virgin, even though she was thirty years old. She cursed Richard's bluntness. Damn Richard!

Gwen chose the path of Zen. Sometimes, the best thing to do is to say nothing.

"Well, take care of her Richard. I'll let Jun know you're coming. ”

"I won't disappoint you and Gwen. Richard smiled charmingly at Kravdia, showing teeth that were charming enough, but gentle and youthful. "Except Gwen, Pabria, you're my favorite person, and I'm serious. ”

"What a lovely young man," Kravdia muttered happily to make sure you were settled in, both of you in the trainer's room. ”

Gwen turned her attention to the mana-rich dumplings.

Richard - What a terrible young man!

After lunch, Gwen asked Richard to tell her about the comings and goings of the previous week or so, and that she had gone to Singapore for the first time and then secretly went to Shanghai. She asks Percy if she will join them as well, but Guo Meimei drags his heir away, eager to begin indoctrination of the newest member of the Song family.

For a bit of privacy, the two retreated to the courtyard of the hidden training hall.

"First of all, how are you?" said Gwen, starting with a question that had been brewing for a while.

"Sulya is doing well right now and has been busy with refugee affairs. Richard, as usual, seemed to read her mind, and he gathered his old comrades, and they expanded the camp to neighboring places, and their master decided to move to other cities in Australia while the shield in Sydney was restored. Tess and Mel are busy taking care of the kids, so I guess they're busy too. ”

"Where is Mom now?"

"She went to her husband's house. The main branch of Hu Maker is in Shanghai. ”