Chapter Thirty-Eight: Unexpected Gentleness

  After being struck by a thunderbolt, Liú Yún felt refreshed all over. The gloomy emotions that had been weighing on his mind for so long seemed to have vanished suddenly.

  When he returned to the room, Liú Yún looked at the scene in front of him and was stunned for several minutes. The magic lamp in the room had already been lit by someone. On the table, a bowl of steaming hot midnight snack was placed; in front of the bed, a basin of washing water was put; on the bed, the quilt had already been spread out.

  Liú Yún had always been opposed to having servants, for a soldier who was used to doing everything himself, it was a breeding ground for lazy habits. But when he returned to his room at night and saw the scene in front of him, a warm current suddenly flowed through his body. In the Eagle Academy, there was only one person who could do this to him - Shuǐ Líng ér.

  "Is there no longer any resentment in your heart towards me?" In Liuyun's mind, all sorts of memories with Shuiling'er flooded in instantly, and he suddenly yearned for Shuiling'er to forget the hatred of the past.

  In high spirits, I started eating midnight snacks under the cloudy sky.

  "Can you forgive me?" Shui Ling'er's sweet voice floated into Liu Yun's ears.

  Liú yún turned his head and saw Shuǐ líng'er hugging a quilt, standing at the door and staring at him foolishly.

  "Shui Gu Niang, it's so late, haven't you gone to sleep yet?"

  "Can you forgive me?" Shuiling'er asked softly again.

  "Forgive you? Look at this house, I haven't even had time to thank you yet!" Liú Yún rubbed his nose and said with a smile.

  "That day, I said you were cold-blooded."

  Shuiling'er suddenly remembered Liuyun's icy expression at that time, and her heart sank.

  "Silly girl, how can I bear to blame you? What I've done, no one can understand anyway." Liú Yún sighed, and finally realized that Shuǐ Líng'ér, apart from being gentle as water, also had a weak heart that couldn't withstand even half a hurt.

  "That day, I was in a bad mood and I apologize to you. In the Beast Barracks training, I am indeed a cold-blooded person, but in the future, you will understand that it's for their own good."

  "As long as you don't blame me in your heart, that's all I need." Shuiling put the quilt on Liuyun's bed and carefully spread it out.

  "The weather has turned cold again, take care of your body."

  "Hmm. Your body is weak, you should also be careful."

  A woman's concern is the best comfort for a lonely man. If you have ever deeply hurt her, and she has buried the pain in her heart, yet still silently cares about you, that kind of feeling touches the soul.

  "This steaming bowl of midnight snack has warmed my heart, thank you!" Liú Yún gazed at Shuǐ Líng ér and suddenly said. At this moment, he really wanted to pull the girl in front of him into his arms.

  Shuiling's face turned red again, but this time she didn't avoid Liuyun's gaze.

  "If you like it, I'll make more for you in the future." Water Spirit finally finished this sentence with great effort.

  "I like it, of course I like it!" Liuxing hastily nodded.

  "It's late at night, you should get some rest."

  Shuiling hastily left Liuyun's room. The beauty had gone, but left behind a room full of faint scent and warmth.

  That night, Liú Yún got lost in Shuǐ Líng's gentle and soft demeanor for the first time.

  Xiao Ka has been feeling depressed these days. The reason is those pigeons that Liu Yun brought back.

  After catching the pigeons, Liú Yún decided to assign a special person in charge. After some consideration, it seemed that only Xiao Kǎ was relatively idle in this college, so the task fell on his head. The little magician strongly protested against this decision, but was overruled by two votes from Lǎo Kǎ and Liú Yún.

  "That damned head of his, he actually has a noble magician come to feed birds!"

  "Heavens! When did wizards become so worthless?!"

  "Lao Ka, this is blatant revenge! I despise you!"

  Xiao Ka sighed while adding water to the pigeon cage.

  "Normally playing with firebirds, beast camps playing human birds, now playing real birds, 'bird mage', indeed the name is not in vain!" Old Ka's toneless voice gave Little Ka an impulse to go wild.

  "Believe it or not, tonight I'll throw a firebird into your quilt and burn this old bird to death!"

  "Alright, you tell me the secret of that firebird and we'll study it together. Then I won't bother you with bird-rearing again." Old Ka said with a smile, ignoring his threat.

  "Oh, you want to learn how to raise birds too?" Xiaoka rolled her eyes and said with a scowl, "Even if I did teach you when you were my age, I wouldn't tell you now."

  Thanks to the "Firebird's" secret, Little Card got a lot of benefits from Old Card. So he vowed that before squeezing out all the value from Old Card's treasure, he would absolutely not reveal half a word to him. As for why Old Card was so eager to know this secret, he had no idea.

  "Lao Ka, Miss Huajie is preparing to return to Fengyu City. Can you make a list of the things I need and ask her to help me purchase some?"

  Liu Yun's voice interrupted the quarrel between Old Card and Little Card.

  "Everything is ready, take a look." Old Ka pulled out a note from his body and handed it over to Liú Yún.

  After finishing reading, Liuyun nodded his head in satisfaction.

  These days, he has been thinking about the problem of magic defense and constantly inquired about some material information from Huajian Tears. After careful consideration, he thinks his plan is feasible, so he thought of letting Huajian Tears help collect materials.

  Huā jiàng lèi left with the single written by Lǎo Kǎ and some ore. At the time of departure, Liú yún sent her to the pasture, where the horse carriage was already waiting.

  "The money for these things, I may still have to owe." Flowing Cloud said with difficulty as they parted ways.

  Thinking of the things she had entrusted to her, and having to owe a large sum of money again, Liuyun really wanted to sell herself for some cash. "It seems that after the beast camp training ends in a few days, I'll have to take everyone to the Magic Beast Forest for a good hunt. Crystal stones are all gold coins!"

  "Hmm. I'm your big creditor now. In the future, if you need something from me, don't think you can decline!"

  Watching Flowing Cloud's worried expression, Hua Chi couldn't help but laugh and her face lit up.

  "Miss, I'm serious. Since you said so, if there's anything I can help with in the future, I'll definitely do my best."

  Liu Yun thought to herself, "This time I've really sold myself out. Hopefully this girl won't cause any more trouble in the future."

  "If you call me Hong Er, I will forgive all your debts." Turning around to get on the horse carriage, Hua Hong suddenly turned back and smiled at Liang Yun.

  This stick hit him, and he was immediately dazed, seeing stars in his eyes. He stood still for a moment, then burst out laughing and said, "Those things are very important to me, please take extra care."

  "En. Everything will be as you wish." Huajing replied softly.

  The horse carriage slowly drove out of the pasture and gradually disappeared into the distance.

  When Liuyun turned back to the academy, the curtains of the carriage opened. A pair of bright eyes sparkled with two streams of autumn water, sprinkling on his body from afar.

  Imperial Capital, Imperial Palace.

  George sat in the room, looking somewhat anxious. A thin man stood respectfully in front of him.

  "Ling Feng, no matter what means you use, you must contact the Crown Prince within two months and ensure his safe return to the Imperial Capital." George asked in a low voice.

  "Yes, Your Majesty. I will exhaust all my strength to ensure the prince's safe return. If anything happens to the prince, I will take responsibility with my life." said Ling Feng.

  "Alright, you can go!"

  "Yes. I bid you farewell!"

  After Ling Feng left, the queen walked behind George and gently pressed his shoulders.

  "George, don't worry. My son, after all these years of careful training by me, is not someone who can be easily hurt by just anyone. Even if he encounters a true master, he will still be able to retreat unharmed."

  George IX grasped the Empress's hand and let out a deep sigh once more.

  "Lan Xue, it's not that I'm impatient, but my illness might not be able to hold on any longer. Although others don't know, I'm clear about my own body."

  "Don't talk nonsense. If you have something on your mind, how can I help?" The queen heard George's words and tears immediately flowed down her face.

  "Don't cry, you're crying like this, what's left of the former Mei Xuejian?" George hurriedly comforted the queen who was in tears.

  "My three children, except for one who got married, these two are ungrateful. One has been traveling for two years and still hasn't come back, now Na Ya has also left the capital, you're letting them do as they please." The empress wiped away her tears, thinking of her children outside, couldn't help but complain.

  "Children will grow up, they have their own lives. Going out to experience the storms is actually a good thing." George sighed, "I just have an ominous premonition that the empire has entered a season of turmoil and the continent will face great chaos. If my body really can't hold on, Shiyan must return to the imperial capital, or the empire will fall into chaos."

  But can Prince Shiyan really return safely?