northernbook Chapter 233: Travelers
Chapter 233: Travelers
"I actually admire your ability to take action..." Lilith said slowly, with one hand on her waist, looking at Lucas who got up from the ground.
"But I also marvel at your stupidity."
This time, Lucas finally raised his head and looked at Lilith with a depressed look.
"Is it shameful to do business with me?" Lilith was speechless. Didn't she always want to make a little money from her?
"No! I never thought about it!" Lucas defended hastily.
"Or do you want your sister to live the same life as you?" Lilith asked again.
"of course not!"
"Who are you showing your humble and arrogant attitude to?" Lilith frowned. "Even if it's as you said, you didn't know before and it was your family who made the decision on their own, so what?"
Lucas was stunned.
"When I was doing business with Catherine Lulu and the others, they were never like you—"
"That's different, Lilith." Lucas whispered, "They also helped you. They also participated in the development of your medicinal wine, didn't they? Sean told me about it. But I, but I didn't do anything..."
"Tsk, I can see that you believe in the creed of working for pay, which is nothing wrong. But everyone will encounter difficulties sometimes, and helping each other between friends is normal interpersonal communication. You act like you owe me something, which is really annoying!"
"Yeah, sorry." Lucas blushed.
"I don't actually want to care about your broken self-esteem, but don't think that you are inferior just because you have received a favor. I don't have any intention of recruiting loyal servants. There is no need for us to do this between classmates." Lilith looked resistive.
Lucas opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to say anything. In fact, he had even thought of the oath of allegiance...
"So, what you should say is not sorry, but thank you!" she corrected.
Lucas stared at Lilith for a long while.
"Thank you..." He finally spoke with a nasal tone, "Thank you, Lilith."
"That's good enough." Having successfully cared for the students' mental health, Vice President Lilith was very satisfied with her work. She turned around and went to the cafeteria to find Catherine to show off her work results.
"Lilith!" Lucas caught up with her, his face finally showing some life, and asked tentatively, "You, do you still have that shell you always held in your hand?"
"That..." Lilith thought for a moment and turned her fingers. The pink and blue shell that Uncle Haimin gave her on the roadside appeared in her hand. There was a hole on it that Teacher Simon had drilled for her. However, she was busy with her studies later and no longer had the heart to make jewelry.
Lucas took it, pulled out a thin rope from his body, and passed it through the shell. He walked parallel to Lilith while flipping his fingers quickly.
“In fact, although shells can be found everywhere in the sea, we don’t easily take them as gifts. They represent a kind of affirmation and will only be given to one’s benefactors, those noble people…” Lucas lowered his head, as if he had focused all his attention on the shells.
"So when I first saw you, I knew you must be a good person, Lilith. I... I'm really sorry..."
Lilith was a little surprised, she didn't know that shells had this meaning as a thank you gift. She looked at Lucas' busy hands and said nothing.
"Logically, I should give you a shell to express my gratitude. But I don't have that thing. I haven't even seen the sea..." A beautiful, neatly symmetrical knot was quickly formed in his hands, tying the beautiful shell in it.
"Powder blue is a lucky color, Lilith." Lucas picked up the knot, examined it carefully, and handed it to Lilith.
"This knot also represents a blessing of luck. I can only use this to express my gratitude." After several years of running around, his pockets were still empty.
"Not bad." Lilith didn't mind the shabby gift at all. She took it with a smile and held it up to admire. "You didn't hide any dirty words in it, did you? What are those rope secrets?"
"How is this possible!" Lucas was so angry that he almost jumped up. The moment he took the knot from Lilith, the stone that had been pressing on his heart for many days seemed to finally slide down, and he finally had the strength to speak loudly.
"Hmph, it's better not." Lilith shook the ring and took it back. "Then, see you next year!"
"…See you next year."
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"So, you want to stay here for a few more days before going back? Go home before Hanukkah begins?" Leila put down the spoon, her heroic eyebrows frowned again, and she wanted to lose her temper, but in front of the princess, she restrained herself a little.
"Yes, yes, yes! I have a lot of things to do in my winery, and some of them must be handled by me personally. But don't worry, as soon as I finish my work, I will go to Dragonfang Castle immediately!" Lilith promised solemnly.
Leila didn't say anything. She looked at Lilith with suspicion and her face was full of unhappiness.
"Lilith's winery is indeed busy, and she and I have some cooperation to discuss." Catherine was secretly urged by Lilith under the table, and finally she mercifully spoke up for Lilith.
"...Okay." Leila finally gave in reluctantly. "I also want Grandpa to take us to climb the mountains and hunt... Then I'll go with you--"
“No need!” Lilith shouted hurriedly, “Melissa must miss you very much! You have to go back early and stay with her for a few more days for me.”
There was nothing going on at her winery. She just wanted to stay here for a few more days to reduce the awkward time she had to spend with cheap Lao Deng. If Leila didn't leave, wouldn't that be exposed?
Leila pouted her lips high, until Lilith prepared a hot pot for her the night before she left, and chatted with her in bed for most of the night, and finally coaxed this proud little girl into happily stepping into the portal.
"Huh..." Lilith couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. "Finally I don't have to take care of the kids anymore."
"Don't be too proud too soon." Catherine smiled gently and said goodbye to the classmates who passed by them one by one. "It seems that you have two sisters like this." You will be obedient when you arrive at Dragon Tooth Castle.
"Wow, vicious woman!" Lilith screamed in anger, but Catherine ignored her, waved her hand, and disappeared behind the portal. She was going to her own battlefield.
……
"Miss, aren't you going back yet?" Bella blinked her eyes - the employees and the boss of their workshop had already had three meals together.
"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer." On the eighth day of the holiday, Lilith said perfunctorily.
"Miss, aren't you going back yet?" Bella asked in confusion. Their year-end bonuses and dividends had already been distributed.
"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer." On the tenth day of the holiday, Lilith fooled again.
"Miss, aren't you going home yet?" Bella was carrying her luggage, preparing to go to Highgarden to celebrate the festival with a few sisters. The workshop was quiet, the workers had all gone home for the holiday, the stove that had not been turned off for a year finally went out, and the small building slowly became colder.
"Wait longer - eh? Is Hanukkah coming soon?" Lilith, who ate and slept every day, finally realized that there seemed to be no excuse this time. If she didn't leave, Bella would definitely not feel at ease letting her stay here alone.
"Yes, I'll be back right away." Lilith sighed, and finally accompanied Bella to lock the winery.
"Oh dear, you're so late." The fat lady guarding the gate was still dutifully guarding the teleportation hall, immersed in reading a romance novel. She was very surprised to see a student coming at this time.
"Where are we going?" She skillfully pulled out the compass next to her, ready to adjust the coordinates.
"Well...Ironforge Wetlands." She had heard Leila mention that Ironforge Wetlands was right next to Dragonfang Castle and she used to go there to play.
I accidentally sent the wrong coordinates and got lost, so it took me two more days. That's reasonable, right? Lilith laughed, intoxicated by her own cleverness.
After a dizzying moment, she appeared in an ink painting.
On the vast wetlands, the snow was like soft cotton wool, evenly spread on the ground, gently smoothing out all the ups and downs and wrinkles. The lush grass in the past was now covered with snow, with only a few yellow tips occasionally showing, swaying in the wind.
"Uh, this is east—" Lilith looked at the sun in the sky, trying to identify the direction, "Then Dragon Fang Castle is in—"
She turned her head and looked to the south, then her eyes widened in surprise.
Dragon Tooth Castle looks so strange!
Dragon Tooth Castle is located at a very high altitude. It is a military fortress built on a mountain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, even if Lilith is in the wetlands, she can still see the majestic and ancient building from afar. However, the style of this castle is very different from other castles she has seen.
On the mountain wall adjacent to the castle, huge stone pillars stood tall, as if holding up the sky, and then stretched out horizontally, pressing down on the castle. It was unknown whether it was a natural formation or a unique landscape specially set up when building the fortress. Lilith looked at the peculiar landform and marveled at it.
"Like a tree branch..." She muttered after admiring it for a long time, and slowly walked towards the direction of Dragon Tooth Castle.
There were almost no pedestrians on the road at this time. Most people had already returned to their families. They sat in front of the fire, chatting with their loved ones about the year's harvest and looking forward to a better life in the coming year.
——If only someone could talk, Lilith hugged her fur cloak tightly and recalled the Spring Festival Gala skits over and over in her mind to resist the loneliness on this deserted road.
After rehearsing in her mind for the second time "how many steps it takes to put an elephant in the refrigerator", she finally heard another sound of footsteps other than her own.
"Wow, hello!" Lilith stopped and looked in the direction of the voice in surprise. Great, she finally had company!
It was a tall figure with a hood, and in this cold winter day, he was only wearing a single layer of clothing. After hearing Lilith's greeting, he looked up and smiled at the person in front of him, revealing his canine teeth.
"hello."