After a busy day, Wayne finally had a rare long vacation.
Trees that had lost their branches and leaves and became bare hurriedly passed by the carriage window, but the grass in the distance showed a faint green color.
Looking at the withered and yet vital scene in front of him, he felt much relieved.
Taking advantage of the vacation, I finally had time to fulfill my previous agreement with Chris and return to my former hometown, the small town of Pertonis.
Duke Elliot was very surprised when he first heard Chris make this request, but he did not object in the end.
"During this period, I happen to be planning to send someone to inspect the fiefdom under my family's name. You might as well go and have a look along the way. But be sure to pay attention to safety. I will arrange a separate team of people to protect you."
Chris was very happy to receive support from her father.
However, Wayne was not looking forward to this.
The Wenche family's fiefdom is far away from the economic center of the kingdom. Although the land is vast and rich in products, it is not very prosperous. The town where I was born is particularly remote, a typical poor rural village. Due to poor transportation conditions, many people live isolated from the outside world throughout their lives.
In that kind of place, a remote branch family that had no contact with the main family decades ago could also rely on the name of a noble to dominate.
Wayne didn't have the slightest fondness for those who once locked their younger selves in basements.
Glancing at Chris, who was sleeping deeply on his shoulder, and then turning to look at Xiaobai, who was occupying the row of seats opposite and also dozing off, Wayne shook his head. .
For some unknown reason, before he and Chrissy went out, the guy suddenly ran over with his little blanket in his mouth and pretended to be crazy. He took advantage of Chrissy's good mood and successfully got into the carriage.
At this moment, its belly was rising and falling with its breathing, and there was nothing special about it.
Wayne had a little doubt about its slightly unusual behavior.
Could it be that, because of some restriction, it cannot be too far away from myself or Chris?
"Wayne...is a big idiot..." Chris next to her suddenly muttered in a daze.
Wayne couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Even when I was asleep, I had to choreograph it in my dreams, but I endured the soreness in my arms and maintained the posture for so long.
He turned slightly to allow his right hand to move more easily, and then pinched the soft flesh on Chrissy's cheek.
Chrissy frowned and subconsciously rubbed herself into Wayne's arms in an attempt to get rid of his clutches, but she did not wake up.
The carriage gradually slowed down.
"Master Wayne." A knight wearing heroic armor approached the window.
"After crossing the river in front, we arrived at the Wenche family's fiefdom. There is a town not far ahead. According to the itinerary, the fiefdom's retainers will greet us outside the city."
Following his words, I saw a river like a silver ribbon shimmering in the bright sunlight, with an extremely wide steel bridge crossing the two banks.
"What a beautiful scenery." Wayne couldn't help but admired.
From a real-world war perspective, the river serves as a perfect barrier, and the town has unique defensive conditions.
It's just that in a magical world, so-called common sense is no longer such a reliable measure.
You don't even need a water magician to guide the water flow, it's easy to build a bridge with your own magic power.
Putting aside the inexplicable siege simulations that appeared in his mind, he motioned for the knights to continue moving forward.
The vibration of the wheel running over the fine gravel was very slight, and Wayne no longer gently woke up Chris by force: "Big lazy boy! We have arrived at our destination."
After his repeated calls, Chrissy finally opened her eyes sleepily.
"Wayne..." she said inexplicably emotionally, "I dreamed of you again just now."
Wayne smiled. "I know."
"You know?" Chris said in a surprised tone.
"I'll tell you a secret secretly. Remember not to tell others. In fact, I have a magical talent. I can hear other people's thoughts. Just now I heard you scolding me in your heart."
Listening to his serious nonsense, Chrissy's expression did not change.
"Then what do you think I'm thinking about now?"
"Well, you must be thinking...this routine is boring, why not discuss what to have for dinner later."
Chrissy's eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe it.
Seeing her reaction like this, Wayne couldn't help laughing out loud.
"What kind of mind-reading talent? I'm afraid only a fool like you would believe it!" He successfully put the idiot hat back on Chris's head.
"You——" Chris got angry and rushed towards Wayne with bared teeth and claws.
"Hey, hey, don't mess around in the carriage! Others are coming to greet us later, and it would be inappropriate to see us both dressed disheveled!"
Under Wayne's unfaithful advice, Chrissy finally gained the upper hand and reluctantly let him go.
"Wayne, you are becoming less and less cute as you grow older."
She said regretfully while adjusting her slightly messy makeup.
How wonderful it would be if he were still the soft-spoken little shota who can be made round or flat by himself.
"Your little cutie has expired. Please renew if you need service."
Wayne didn't mind this level of verbal attack, and skillfully took out a comb from her bag to retie her messy hair.
Chrissy didn't move.
After a while, Wayne stopped. "Okay, our ladylike and elegant Miss Chrissy is back."
He held up the mirror to Chris.
The girl's eyes in the mirror are like stars, bright and dazzling. The cheeks are slightly red, as if shy and timid.
After silently observing her appearance for a while, Chris asked softly: "Don't you want to know what I dreamed about you?"
"I don't want to, I guess it won't be a good thing." Wayne was very self-aware.
"Hmph, I have to tell you even if you don't want to hear it." Chris took the mirror from his hand, turned it face down and covered it back on the leather seat.
"I dreamed that you went to a place far, far away..."
Wayne waited quietly for the next step, but she just started and didn't say any follow-up words for a long time.
There was only a slight noise from the carriage, and the carriage was a little too quiet for a while.
She lowered her eyelids to avoid Wayne's sight, her thick eyelashes trembling, and Wayne could feel her uneasiness even if he didn't meet her eyes.
"Stupid." Wayne took her hand and intertwined their fingers with hers.
"You are so powerful. There is nothing in this world that you, Miss Chrissy, want to do but cannot do. Even if I go far away, can't you come to me?"
"What if I can't?"
"Well, then you just... miss me in the distant place, and then wait to see me again in the next life?"
After hearing these words, Chris could not wait to hammer him to the next life now.
