28 Noin's Gift
Perhaps thanks to the usual practice, the recovery power of the Qilin's body is far superior to that of ordinary people. After a full night's recuperation, by the time the sun rose the next day, he was able to get out of bed and move around on his own.
Qilin came to the courtyard outside the room, intending to see if his body had recovered to move freely. However, after all, fifty torture sticks were a heavy punishment that hurt the muscles and bones, and he had just made a gesture, and the tingling pain from his back made him have to give up his plan to exercise in the morning. Qilin sighed and relaxed, but he didn't want to go back to his room to rest like this, anyway, the air in the early morning was good, even if he couldn't exercise in the morning, it was not bad to take a casual walk.
With this in mind, the Kirin walked casually in the courtyard. The Duke's Palace was as quiet as usual in the early morning, and he hadn't gone far enough before a grand exclamation sounded behind him.
"Ahh
"Huh?" Kirin looked back and saw Charlotte running towards her in a panic, so he chuckled and greeted, "Good morning, Charlotte, did you wake up early?"
Probably for him to bring breakfast, the little lady carried a rattan food basket in her hand. The food basket is covered with a clean white cloth, and through the gap in the cloth, you can see that the basket contains rich food such as bread and milk. The aroma of food wafted out of the basket, and Kirin suddenly felt the emptiness in his stomach, and while he stared at the basket, Charlotte stared at him with a very serious gaze.
"Brother Kirin, you can't get up! The doctor said you should recuperate quietly in bed!"
"Don't listen to the Mongolian doctor, this injury is nothing. Kirin took out a honey loaf from the basket with a swift movement, and swallowed it in two bites. "Secretly tell you that eating more and moving more is the key to recuperating from injuries. ”
"Is that so......" Charlotte's eyes showed stern suspicion.
"Of course so, if you don't believe me. Kirin waved his hand as if nothing was right, and then took out another loaf of bread from the basket.
"But then again, these breads seem to be a little softer, and they don't have any chewiness......"
"Of course, these are meant for patients...... So you can't eat it, Brother Kirin!" Charlotte pouted in displeasure and hid the food basket behind her back.
"Hey, I'm a patient, right?" said Kirin with a wry smile.
"How can there be a patient like you who is alive and kicking around? I was so badly injured yesterday, but today I am alive...... People still want to have the opportunity to take care of you, but they don't know how to be considerate at all......," Charlotte muttered, as if she was quite dissatisfied with the unicorn's appearance.
"What did you say?"
"I didn't ...... Nothing!" Charlotte tilted her head. "Since Brother Kirin is fine, I will bring back these 'for the patient' breakfast. ”
The little lady deliberately emphasized in a dissatisfied tone that if she "prepared for the patient", even if Kirin was sluggish, she should have guessed what she was expecting. I saw the unicorn show a suddenly realized expression, and then covered his mouth with his hand, and let out a mechanical coughing sound. "Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem, it hurts, my chest hurts, I must have recovered from internal injuries, and I really shouldn't be reckless...... Charlotte, can you help me to rest in the gazebo over there? Ahem, ahem, I'm so tired and hungry that I can't stand up......"
"I can't help you...... Come on, I'll help you over, Brother Kirin!" Compared to the mechanical tone that Qilin deliberately pretended, the little lady's voice was full of vitality.
...... So, with Charlotte's "support", the unicorn came to the gazebo to sit down and rest. He happily enjoyed a nutritious breakfast of honey bread, fresh fruit, and milk, while listening to the little lady talk about the lively scene in the Duke's palace last night. Kirin couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard that the guards and servants were secretly betting on him and the chief of the gendarmerie who would be more powerful on both sides, and that he would have the upper hand in the odds.
"Well, that guy isn't an ordinary character, if there was a real fight at that time, I wouldn't have the confidence to settle him empty-handed......" After saying this, Kirin suddenly asked if he could join the gamble. Because although he lived in the Duke's Palace, he had no good food and clothing, but because the travel expenses to the royal capital were almost spent, Qilin still wanted to take the opportunity to earn some money to spend.
"This, although Charlotte is listening to others, but if Brother Kirin wants to participate...... I guess not?" said Charlotte apologetically.
"That's right, that's cheating......" Kirin smiled bitterly, and after sweeping away the food in the basket, he asked as if he remembered, "Speaking of which, do you know where Noyin is? ”
Speaking of which, last night he told Noyin about his decision to become an airrider, and Noyin made it clear that he supported it. So Kirin wanted to discuss with Nuo Yin what he needed to do to become a pilot in the sky. Since the price of an air ride is basically astronomical for him, the most certain way for Qilin to think of is to enter the Air Force Academy for further study, and then strive to become Wang **'s pilot. However, this calculation suffered an unexpected blow from the beginning.
"My sister isn't here. Charlotte shook her head and smiled mysteriously.
"My sister went to the base early this morning, saying that the military affairs accumulated yesterday have not been dealt with, and she will probably not come back before the evening. ”
"Is that so......" Kirin looked disappointed on the spot.
"Hmph......" Seeing his depressed look, Charlotte laughed as if she was very happy.
Under the puzzled gaze of the unicorn, the little lady took something out of her pocket and shook it triumphantly in front of him.
"Brother Qilin, look at what this is?"
“...... Keys?"
The Kirin blinked. In Charlotte's hand was a rather old bronze key.
"That's right, this is the key that Sister Nuo Yin gave me when she left in the morning. Charlotte shook the key in her hand and smiled softly, "Do you want to guess what kind of key it is?"
“...... The Duke's Palace is so big, where do you want me to guess?" Qilin protested, but his mind began to recall the experience when Charlotte took him to the Duke's Palace the other day.
Considering Noin's serious nature, she would never act meaninglessly, and when Kirin began to think about the meaning of her handing over the key to Charlotte, the scene that came to her mind suddenly froze somewhere.
"Could it be ......" Qilin was so excited that he couldn't breathe for a while. "Is that the hangar?"
“...... That's amazing, Brother Kirin. Charlotte's eyes widened in surprise, she had originally wanted to sell Guan Zi said.
"Really, really the hangar?" Qilin looked even more excited than she did.
"Well, Sister Noyin gave me the key and asked me to take you to see it when you 'healed'. Speaking of this, Charlotte tilted her head and seriously confirmed to Kirin.
"Brother Qilin, are your injuries healed?"
"Of course! It's out of the way for a long time!" the unicorn put on the spot, and the tiger threw a few punches.
Look at the sound of Huo Huo's fist style, and the appearance of a dragon and a tiger, where is there any sign of injury?
........................
Speaking of hangars, naturally, when Kirin and Charlotte shook the Duke's Mansion the day before, they saw the hangar with a locked gate on the tarmac.
When the two of them came to the hangar again, it was still the same: two heavy iron doors were locked tightly, as if they had not been opened for hundreds of years, and half of the iron doors were covered by some kind of climbing plant. An iron lock peeked through the gap between the branches and leaves of the plant, locking the two doors tightly. I don't know how long it took to be blown by the wind and rain, and the iron lock was covered with rust, and the unicorn looked at the key in his hand, and couldn't help but wonder if it could still use its original function.
With a little doubt and anxiety, the unicorn tore off the branches and leaves blocking the iron lock, swept away the rust on the surface of the iron lock, and then inserted the key into it, and carefully twisted it.
With the sound of "click", the iron lock unexpectedly opened. Qilin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then pressed his hands on the iron door, trying to take advantage of the momentum to push the iron door open, but the iron door did not move.
The iron gate is a structure that slides to both sides and is fixed to the track on the ground with pulleys. The unicorn looked down and checked the slide rail of the iron gate, only to see that the line of the slide rail was covered by dense vegetation, and in addition to the slide rail, even the pulley of the iron gate was also wrapped with a lot of branches, together with the climbing plants attached to the iron gate, forming a quite strong natural "seal", tightly guarding this dusty door for many years, so that visitors were not allowed to enter the door.
"Speaking of which, it's the season for plants to grow luxuriantly......" Charlotte looked at the "seal" on the door in distress, and said, "Otherwise, Charlotte asked everyone to help, right?"
“...... No, you step back a bit. Kirin pressed his hand against the door, adjusting his breathing as he moved his steps.
He wanted to push the door open with the technique of "Earth Strength", but because "Earth Strength" must be supported by the solid ground under his feet, and in order to avoid pulling the injury behind him, he had to find a position that suited his strength.
"Okay, that's it......" Qilin adjusted his posture and suddenly strengthened his hands. "Drink!"
With a muffled sound, the iron door that was entwined with countless branches slid open to both sides with a violent momentum at the same time. The pulleys of the iron gate crushed countless branches on the track along the way, and all the climbing plants attached to the gate were torn off. The two iron doors hit the end of the baffle until they stopped, and there was a dull crashing sound. The air was filled with the smell of plant juice, mixed with the dust that had been shaken down, forming an old smell like the moisture of the cellar, and the little lady next to her could not help but sneeze cutely.
But this voice did not reach Qilin's ears, and it should be said that the moment the iron door opened, he could not see anything else in his eyes.
――I didn't think about that possibility, but when the dream scene turned into reality and appeared in front of me, Kirin was shocked like never before.
- There was nothing else parked in the hangar, it was the empty ride of his dreams.
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