After the panic of the day, with the return of Noyin, the Duke's Palace finally returned to its former calm after nightfall.

However, if you look at it from another point of view, it may not be regarded as "restoring peace" - in the face of the despicable framing of the prime minister's faction, the second lady fell into an unprecedented crisis, bravely rushed into the heraldic courtyard of the forbidden land of the royal capital, and under the heavy obstruction of the elite gendarmerie, thwarted the conspiracy of the prime minister's faction, and rescued the second lady from safety and sound, the heroic deeds of the black prince are becoming the hottest topic in the Duke's Mansion at the moment.

The servants competed to praise the courage of the Qilin to level the hundreds of gendarmes by himself, and the maids were moved by the Qilin's affection for the second lady to break into the dragon pool and enter the tiger's den. As for the guards who almost got into trouble with Kirin when they first met, while sweating coldly in their hearts, they boasted to their colleagues triumphantly, "From the first time I saw Childe, I knew that he was a terrible character." It can be said that almost the entire ducal palace is immersed in the warm atmosphere of the birth of heroes.

(Oh, it's been a long time since it's been this lively...... ）

Looking at the smiling faces of the servants he met along the way, the Duke couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. If he remembers correctly, since the two daughters ran away from home one after another, the house has never been so lively. The Duke's Palace, which had always been deserted, seemed to suddenly come to life tonight, and the cheerful atmosphere that could be seen everywhere moved the Duke to tears.

(In terms of results, maybe thanks to the Katos guy...... But then again, stealing chickens is not a recipe for rice, and the Prime Minister's Mansion should be a gloomy cloud, right?I wonder if that guy is so angry that he jumps to his feet?) Thinking of this, the Duke couldn't help but cast a mixed smug and malicious gaze in the direction of the political enemy's mansion.

(Having said that, it's not without losses on our side, although the girl is fine, but the prospective son-in-law is ...... Recalling the appearance of the unicorn after being beaten, the duke couldn't help but feel angry in his heart. (Those bastard guys! were so ruthless that they were punished with fifty torture sticks, and even a prospective son-in-law couldn't get out of bed for a while...... Hmm, but then again, it would not be a good thing if the prospective son-in-law could recuperate in the mansion with peace of mind, so there would be an opportunity to match them, but the problem was on the side of the girl Noyin...... ）

The Duke was annoyed as he walked towards the backyard where the Kirin was, and gradually quieted down along the way. This is because after the doctor treated the wound of the Kirin, he gave the instruction to "let the patient recuperate quietly", so the other idlers were all kicked out of the backyard, and the tearful little princess took care of the Kirin herself.

Not long after walking in the empty backyard, the duke saw the figure of the second daughter under the pillars of the courtyard. After returning from the heraldic courtyard, Nuo Yin changed into the uniform of Bai Xiang Chang and put on the costume of a princess, and at this time she was quietly leaning against the pillar, closing her eyes and contemplating. Compared with the usual impression of heroism, Nuoyin at this time is more feminine and feminine.

(Oops...... The Duke blinked. (Is it so soon......?) ）

If he remembered correctly, since he became the head of Baixiang, he had hardly seen his daughter's male daughter dressed up. Although it was not excluded that there was an element of busy business, the Duke still regarded these slight changes as a good omen, and wanted to take the opportunity to probe his daughter's tone.

"Hmm, it's been a long time since I've seen such a beautiful moonlight......"

Beginning with this sentence, the Duke came out of the darkness as if he admired the moonlight.

“...... Father?" Hearing the duke's voice, Noin opened his eyes and looked at him.

"Noin, what are you doing here?" the Duke pretended to be his daughter.

"I'm thinking about things......" Noin replied to the Duke lightly. "It's getting late, haven't you slept yet?"

"I'm here to see ...... Uh-huh! Almost leaking his mouth, the Duke couldn't help but sweat.

"Oh......" Noin's gaze suddenly became sinister. "In this way, it was actually my father's idea for the Kirin to go to the heraldic courtyard today, right?"

“...... What do you think?" The Duke's eyes widened in horror.

"Isn't it?" Noin stared at him tightly.

"Of course not! absolutely not!" the Duke shook his head like a rattle. "It's not that you don't know what kind of friendship my little brother has with me, how could I do something to frame him!"

"Then, why don't you stop the Kirin?" Noyin's expression softened a little, but he still didn't believe it. "I heard Rachel say that her father was there at the time, and you can completely convince Kirin. ”

"You're overestimating your father, second girl. The Duke continued to shake his head. "When a man really makes up his mind, there is nothing in the world that can stop him. Don't you fail to see the tragic situation of those gendarmes who seem to have been ravaged by the tyrannosaurus? Think about it, even if my father rushes forward with the danger of this old bone being torn apart, do you think I can hinder the little brother a little?"

What the duke said made sense, and Noyin couldn't blame his father, so he lowered his head and sighed lightly.

"By the way, have you already been to see the Kirin?" the Duke seized the moment to change the subject.

“...... Not yet. Noin shook her head. "The doctor said his injuries were fine, but ......"

I don't know what to think, Nuo Yin looked up at the moon in the night sky, and suddenly said, "Why, men do it like this?"

For this sudden sentence, the duke was stunned at first, and then looked at Noyin's gaze, and naturally thought of the person who disappeared into the sky.

Although the man was silent, he was extremely intelligent, and always handled almost everything with a calm expression, and if he had been allowed to do this incident, he would not have been a wolf like Kirin, right? Without saying a word, he simply abandoned his wife and duties, and his cold and rough behavior tore out indelible scars in the hearts of many people, but as the biggest victim, Noyin was the one who complained the least.

"Girl, you better go and see your little brother......" the Duke looked at his daughter with pity, and persuaded him earnestly. "I know what you're worried about, but what my father wants to tell you is that the little brother, although a little clumsy, is completely different from his overly clever brother, and you should trust him more. ”

The Duke's words gave Noin a confused expression, and then closed his eyes and fell into deep thought. It took a few minutes before she nodded slightly.

“...... You're right, father. ”

........................

The unicorn lay on the bed with his back to the sky, and the hot labor pain from behind him made him grin.

A few hours earlier, he had been punished with fifty sticks as a punishment for trespassing in the heraldic court. Fifty torture sticks are enough to kill a weaker person, and Kirin's body is far stronger than that of ordinary people. Fifty torture sticks made his back skin open, but it was only the pain of the flesh, not at all to hurt the muscles and bones, although the people in the Duke's Mansion were panicked by this, but Qilin himself did not take this injury very seriously. In fact, instead of resenting those gendarmes for being vicious, Qilin regretted the fact that he didn't practice well in the first place.

（...... Well, if I had known that there would be this day, I should have worked Qi training...... Kirin thought regretfully.

Basically, the Great Wilderness martial arts he practiced were divided into two types: "force" and "qi". Among them, "force" is to train muscles and bones to obtain extraordinary strength, because martial arts based on "force" must rely on the ground to fully wield destructive power, so it is also called "earth strength". Unlike "force", "qi" is a combination of ubiquitous natural qi to strengthen the body, so it is also called "heavenly energy".

If you practice "Heavenly Strength" to a certain level, you can use the flow of breath in your body to make your muscles become as hard as steel, and if you further combine "Heavenly Strength" and "Earth Strength", you can even use the vibration of your breath to transfer the blow of your body to the ground under your feet. For a martial artist who has reached this realm, the fifty torture stick is simply an itching thing. Because the unicorn took the route of pure "strength", with his fierce and unwavering "earth strength", he could easily level the gendarmerie, but when he was subjected to the fifty torture sticks, the lack of "earth strength" in the foundation was immediately revealed.

（...... Forget it, the anti-heaven Nuoyin is also safe and sound, even if this fight is a lesson for himself, let's start practicing "Tianjin" in the future...... ）

The unicorn told sù that he should take it as a warning, but then he couldn't help but show a sad face.

(However, no matter how hard you practice "Heavenly Strength" and "Earth Strength", you can only be strong on the ground...... If you want to deal with the air thieves in the sky, you really need weapons that can gallop in the sky. ）

Thinking of this, the unicorn could not recuperate in peace, so he got up from the bed, put on his coat casually, and went to the courtyard outside.

At this time, it was late at night, everyone in the Duke's Palace had rested, and the huge courtyard was quiet, only the cold moonlight sprinkled on the grass and trees in the courtyard, and the faint sound of insects came out from the swaying silver grass, making the courtyard at night seem quiet and profound.

The unicorn looked up at the bright moon in the sky and couldn't help but stretch out his hands. He thought that if he could fly above the clouds in the air and bask in the unobstructed moonlight, it should be a refreshing thing, right?

"Huh?" The unicorn looking up at the moonlight suddenly showed a surprised expression, and he turned his head to look around, concentrating on the faint sound mixed with the sound of insects.

“...... Clear is water...... Moonlight ......"

Along with the night breeze, there was a gentle chanting. The voice was a familiar female voice, and the tune was a hometown ballad, and Qilin's heart jumped with joy.

He followed the direction of the night wind, and the voice grew clearer and clearer.

"Shake all the weight, let my unicorn rush...... Clear and clear water, dance the neon clothes in my hands......"

"Flying green clouds, the moonlight is shining...... Standing majestically in the mountains, galloping in the sky......"

Over and over again, in the silence of the night, only the soft voice echoed in the courtyard. The Kirin effortlessly found the owner of the voice, but when he looked up, he couldn't call out her name.

A majestic boulder stands on the edge of the pond in the courtyard, and the bright moonlight shines on the gray stone wall, making the stone wall glow like jade.

The man was sitting on the top of the boulder, the bright moon in the night sky reflected in the green jade eyes, and the song that the unicorn had heard before was gently flowing out of the red lips.

The singing voice was soft and clear, like a clear spring washing the soul, Qilin only felt that his body was extremely comfortable, and at the same time, there was an indescribable tenderness in his heart.

"Noin!"

At the end of the song, he finally couldn't help but call out the man's name.

“...... Kirin?" The man lowered his head and looked at him with surprise.

"This is the ballad of the unicorn, how can you sing it?" asked the unicorn in a voice that couldn't hold back his excitement.

Noin didn't answer his question right away, but patted the open space next to him and invited him.

“...... Do you want to come up and sit down? Kirin, the scenery up here is not bad. ”

Kirin certainly had no reason to refuse, and while he was climbing the boulder, Noin had been following his movements with a gentle gaze.

“...... It seems that the injury is no longer in the way?" said Noyin to the Kirin, who was sitting next to him.

"Of course, in the cultivation of fighting monsters, this kind of injury is simply commonplace. Lin Lin sat on the edge of the boulder, swinging his legs leisurely. While answering Noin.

“...... He was raised to be so strong...... "Noin looked at Kirin with an indescribable look of pity or pity. After a while, she casually handed the cowhide kettle next to her to Qilin.

"Drink?"

"It's ...... Wine?" Qilin looked at the kettle handed over by Nuo Yin in surprise.

“...... Well, even I sometimes want to drink. Noin replied with a wry smile and urged the Kirin with her eyes. "Taste it, Kirin, this is no ordinary wine. ”

"Not ordinary wine?" Qilin became intrigued by this sentence, unscrewed the lid and took a sip, but frowned on the spot.

“...... Sweet and bitter mixed together, very strange taste, what kind of wine is this?"

"It's the ration of the Air Force, the cocoa wine that the pilots drink. Although most people are not used to drinking it, I do like the taste. Noin took the kettle back from the Kirin and took a big sip with her head up.

Qilin looked at the appearance of Nuo Yin looking up and drinking, and the feeling of flamboyance and boldness mixed together, which made his heartbeat suddenly speed up a lot.

"Well, this is a drink for air pilots?"

"Yes. The temperature in the sky is much lower than on the ground, and although it doesn't matter if the airship is at a low altitude, the high altitude of the airship is quite cold, and it takes a lot of body to drive the air. Cocoa liquor can quickly replenish calories to the body, and at the same time, it also has the effect of strengthening essence, which is a convenient supplement for pilots who fly air rides. Noin shook the flask, then looked at the Kirin seriously, confirming to him.

"How's that?Kirin, do you think you can get used to it?"

When he really understood the true meaning of Nuoyin's words, Qilin was so excited that he couldn't breathe for a while.

“...... Noin, I want to be a pilot. He didn't go around in circles at all, and said directly to Noyin.

"I've already asked Uncle what a Lost Soul is, and I know why you stopped me. However, I couldn't give up, and I wanted to become a pilot who flew an air ride. ”

"......" Nuo Yin didn't answer, just listened in silence as Kirin continued.

"I want to fly in that vast sky, and I want to have the power to fight against the air thieves, so the air ride is essential, so I want to become a pilot who drives the air horse in battle. There was an unshakable determination in Kirin's voice, and a sincere heart that could not be doubted. "By 'soulless', you're the ones who have forgotten their souls in the sky, right? For me, the land where I want to stay most is the place where I want to stay the most, and I won't ...... He will never abandon the earth and run to the sky like Thochen. ”

After saying everything he wanted to say in one go, Kirin waited for Noin's answer.

Under his gaze, Noin closed her eyes and said nothing. Although she didn't speak, you could see her eyes and face trembling slightly, and it was clear that her heart was in a fierce battle.

The reason why the unicorn wants to fly is legitimate and precious. Whether it is the desire to protect the earth, or the yearning and enthusiasm for the sky, it is something she cannot deny. Fearing that the unicorn will become a lost soul and not want him to spread its wings and fly is like a bird that is afraid of flying away and destroying its wings, which is a cruel and brutal thing.

Noin had little doubt that the Kirin had a pair of wings that were stronger, bigger, and more cherished than anyone else. And these wings may be the wings of hope that can bring some light to the chaotic land that is constantly strife. Is it really appropriate to veto such a beautiful future, even if it is for the sake of Kirin?

The answer, of course, is no.

“...... Speaking of which, Kirin. After a long silence, as if suddenly remembered, Noyin opened his mouth and asked Kirin. "The song I sang just now, you call it 'The Ballad of the Unicorn'?"

"Uh, yes, its name is 'The Ballad of the Qilin', and it is a song that has been circulated in the Great Wilderness Village for a long time. Kirin replied to Noyin. "Did Chechen teach you?"

“...... Well, the man would often hum this song when he was homesick, and after listening to it for a long time, I would sing it unconsciously, but I don't know its name......" Noin nodded lightly. "Was it called 'The Ballad of the Unicorn'...... In that case, your name is Kirin, and you got it from this ballad, right?"

"That's right. The Kirin puffed out his chest proudly. "This was given to me by the elders. ”

"I see, what a good name, Qilin ......" Nuo Yin looked at the Qilin with a gentle gaze, and after a long while, he spoke again: "Chechen once talked about you, and he said that in the mythology of the Great Wilderness, the Qilin is a kind of divine beast that gallops for nine days and brings peace and tranquility to the world. He said that his younger brother was born under the Big Dipper, and he was destined to do something earth-shattering in the future, so 'Qilin' was a name given to him by God. ”

"Tho Chen, he said that about me?" Qilin looked quite embarrassed.

"yes, with a look of pride...... Noin chuckled and shook his head.

"I don't know, he never told me. Kirin shook his head. He and Che Chen's parents died when they were young, and he was basically raised by the elders, and Che Chen left the Great Wilderness Village seven years ago, before that, Kirin did not have enough time to get to know the elder brother.

"The man was very shy, but he never missed what he said......" Noin murmured. "Ten thousand swaying, galloping for nine days...... That's the real Kirin......"

Noin closed her eyes and muttered for a moment, then finally made up her mind and called the name of the Kirin.

"Kirin, you...... Can you make an appointment with me?"

"What's the matter?"

"Promise me, even if it's a 'Lost Soul', but absolutely...... Definitely don't say goodbye like Chechen, okay?"

"In other words......" Kirin's eyes widened. "Noyin, did you agree with me to be a pilot?"

"If you decide to fly...... Noyin said as he looked at the Kirin, his cyan eyes filled with love, and nodded slightly.

"Then I'll give you wings. ”

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