Chapter 16: The King of Stories
At night, Meiyi lay in bed, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep.
He promised to come and see Serena tomorrow morning, but he didn't know the crux of the matter, and it wouldn't be of any use if he went. What's more, she hates herself so much, and it will backfire if she doesn't do it.
He simply stood up and walked to the balcony outside the room, looking at the stars. The bright starlight in the garden in front of the room reflected everything so quietly and beautifully.
There are no student dormitories in the college, because all the students are either rich or expensive, and they do not want to live in the college and be constrained. After seeing Luo Luoqi's letter of recommendation, Dean Xilu learned about Meiyi's special situation, so he packed up a small building with miscellaneous items for him to live in.
He sat on the balcony and read "Silent Night Thoughts" softly. A simple poem of the Enlightenment Tang Dynasty, but now it makes people feel extremely sad and burst into tears. He couldn't help but think of his parents, his sister, and his sister in this world in his previous life.
Just as he was sad to shed tears, a voice sounded downstairs: "Meiyi, you haven't slept yet." Got time? Is it OK to go for a walk with the teacher? β
Mei Yi saw that it was Teacher Kritia, agreed, hurriedly put on her clothes, and walked downstairs with Teacher Kritia, walking around the empty campus with Teacher Kritia.
Teacher Kritia chatted casually with Mei Yi, and suddenly said, "Mei Yi, do you know what it means to be a psychic master?" β
"More wealth, more status, more power?"
Teacher Kritia said quietly, "It is true for us who come from civilian backgrounds. But what about a child like Serena? The Duchess treated her as her own, and she lacked nothing. She can't become a psychic and it doesn't compromise her wealth, status, and power.
Mei Yi thought for a while and said, "I don't know about others, but I really know Serena." She doesn't like to be controlled and wants to be free. By the way, being a psychic means having the freedom to do with yourself as you please! That's the most important thing! β
Speaking of this, his face changed, and he hurriedly asked, "Teacher Kritia, do you mean that Serena can't become a psychist?" How so? Her psychic control is so good. You said it yourself! β
Teacher Krithia smiled and said, "You are really very smart and sharp. I promised to keep it a secret for her, but I can't care so much now. She secretly learned spiritual magic before the age of fifteen, and she consumed the blood of spiritual arts, and her potential was almost exhausted, and she felt that it would drag you down, and she was disheartened......"
Mei Yi was stunned for a moment.
He finally understood why Serena had been depressed all this time.
Why was Serena, who had always been very defensive, so easily tricked by Istin.
She is such a proud person, she must feel faceless, right?
Thinking of this, Mei Yi had no intention of chatting anymore. He hurriedly said goodbye to the teacher, climbed over the wall and ran out of the campus, ran towards the Green House restaurant run by Liuxi's parents, lent the bully, and under the leadership of the bully, ran towards the Duke's Mansion on the outskirts of the city.
After running and stopping for about five hours, and her whole body was about to fall apart, Mei Yi ran to the door of the Duke's Palace. What he didn't know was that the entrance to the Duke's Palace was heavily guarded at night.
Flynn, the deputy captain of the knight's guard with a broadsword, was so shocked that his eyes were about to fall when he saw that someone dared to break into the Duke's palace at night, and he couldn't help but arrest him and throw him into prison.
There is providence in the dark. The Duchess, who had gone out to participate in the event, happened to come back and saw this scene, and was busy letting people go. Mei Yi breathlessly said what happened, but hid the matter of Eastin.
The Duchess couldn't hold back her tears when she heard this, and led Meiyi to the small lakeside building where Serena and the second princess livedβthe place where he had been kicked into the lake.
The Duchess went in and looked, and said that Serena was asleep. Mei Yi was relieved at this time. When he saw that it was almost dawn, he said, "Auntie, go and rest." I'll just sit here for a while, and I'll go when it's dawn to see Serena. β
After daybreak, the Duchess knocked on Serena's door with Meiyi, but no one answered. She gently pushed the door open, and the maid had already dressed Serena neatly. She sat on her bed with a blank stare, unresponsive to the Duchess and Mei Yi as they entered.
Mei Yi smiled slightly: "Team leader, you promised to teach me to condense the spirit son, but you broke your promise." β
Serena's face was expressionless, staring blankly at a painting hanging on the opposite wall. In the painting, she looks childish, wearing armor and holding a sword almost as tall as her, standing next to Esther, who is two ends taller than her.
The Duchess said that it was painted by the painter on Serena's twelfth birthday.
Mei Yi pulled a chair, sat down next to Serena, and whispered, "Team leader, I know that you don't want to hear anything you say. Well, I'll tell you a story. You keep saying I'm a big fool, but I'm really good at telling stories. β
"Before Sister Esther left, she suddenly said to me, Meiyi, do you know how to tell a story? My mother used to tell me about it when I was a child, and I really wanted to hear it again. I said yes, and told her about a "Fisherman and Goldfish" by Pushkin, you don't need to know who he is. β
"Once upon a time there was a fisherman and his wife who lived in poverty. One day, the fisherman went out to sea and caught a talking goldfish...... The goldfish didn't say a word, just swiped its tail in the water and swam out into the sea. The palace became the original mud shed, and the throne where the fisherman's wife sat became a broken bench. Prosperity returns to loneliness. β
The Duchess didn't want to disturb the two of them, but the story told by Mei Yi was so interesting that she also sat next to her with a stool and listened to Mei Yi's story quietly.
After telling a story, she was surprised to find that there seemed to be some sparkle in Serena's eyes.
After telling the story, Mei Yi said softly, "Serena, you know what? When I was a child, I also thought that there was such a goldfish, and I thought to myself, I will definitely not be so greedy, and I am not satisfied with being an emperor. However, as I grew older, I learned that there is no end to human desires. β
"The second story is 'The Emperor and New Clothes' by Hans Christian Andersen. Once upon a time, there was an emperor who was particularly stinking and beautiful, and had to change his clothes every hour. People always refer to him and say 'the king is in the dressing room'...... One child said, 'But he really didn't have anything on.' ββ
"The third story is 'Warriors and Dragons.' Once upon a time, there was a place where a black dragon lived, hoarded countless jewels, and countless brave men went to crusade without success...... The warrior who slays the dragon holds the jewels of the valley, grows scales on his body, and grows two horns on his head, turning into an evil dragon to meet the next warrior. β
The room burst into exclamations and sighs. There were more and more people in the room. The maids stayed in Serena's room under the pretext of tidying up the room, listening to Meiyi's story. The Duchess had no time to care for them.
"The fourth story is Cinderella......"
"The fifth story is Snow White......"
"The sixth story is 'The Fisherman and the Devil'......"
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Mei Yi told forty-eight stories in one breath, and the Duchess, the noblewomen who came to visit the Duchess, Serena's female companions, the female officials and maids in the Duke's mansion almost filled the room.
They forgot to drink water, forgot to eat, forgot to have afternoon tea. Their eyes were all focused on Mei Yi, marveling at how this human man could tell so many fascinating stories.
These stories are so much more exciting than the stories of bullshit riders who take risks, find treasures, and get beautiful people home.
When Mei Yi stopped to drink water, they whispered, and they realized that this human man had told so many stories for the sake of Serena, the little knight of the Duke of Bo's mansion, and they were all a little jealous. The aristocratic lady who was about the same age as Mei Yi could drip water in her eyes when she looked at Mei Yi.
A noble lady couldn't help asking, "You have told so many stories about princes and princesses, which princess do you like the most?" β
Mei Yi said like a dream: "Team leader, this is also the last story I want to tell you "Wild Swan". Duchess, the name of the protagonist of this story is Elisa, and if she shares the same name as a member of your family, it is purely coincidental and in no way offensive. β