"In the story, the king is undoubtedly a bad guy, but he is also a powerful person. He rules a country and can decide the life or death of others with just one word. And for such a powerful and dangerous existence, when he announced that he needed to marry a wife At that time, so many people applied for the job at the beginning. This is what I find most interesting..."
Xia Ye paused, then used a spoon to cut off a piece of stewed fish meat and poured it into his throat.
After swallowing the fish and the soup, she continued: "What did they think? Did the glory and wealth after becoming queen blind them? They actually took the initiative to approach such a powerful and unpredictable existence. ? Don’t say that the king is cruel by nature, even if he is a harmless person, due to his powerful power, it is also possible for the people around him to be decapitated for various inexplicable reasons. "
"Hmm..." Lilian somewhat understood what Xia Ye meant. She thought for a while and asked again: "But Shanruzod is not dead. Not only is he not dead, he has also successfully influenced the king."
"That's right." Xia Ye nodded her neck, "But the reason for this is not because she is kind enough, but because she has strong enough wisdom. Being strong does not necessarily mean being powerful in terms of force or power. The same goes for having superior wisdom. It is a kind of power. Therefore, Shanruzod is different from other people executed by the king. She is a powerful person, an existence that can be equal to the king in terms of strength. That is why she can protect herself from being Kill and eventually grow old together with the king.”
"..."
Lilian didn't ask any more questions. She was silent for a long time, then suddenly raised her head and stared at Xia Ye with her big blue eyes: "As expected...Sister Xia Ye has already guessed something, right?"
"It's just a vague guess." Xia Ye said calmly: "Since you first learned that I was a traveling witch, your attitude towards me has been like a different person, and you have become very...excited. And this is definitely not just... Out of respect for the Traveling Witch, I guess that the Traveling Witch must have some special meaning to you, right?"
"Sister Xia Ye is really keen." Lillian smiled sheepishly.
She hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Actually, I am the descendant of a traveling witch."
Xia Ye nodded her neck, indicating for her to continue.
"According to Mother, she laid my egg in the etheric sea. After laying the egg, she continued her journey with the egg, and soon came to Debsota.
"She temporarily lived in this city, and after I emerged from my shell, she continued to support me for two years..."
According to the common sense she had learned from Lilian before, and Xia Ye's own estimation, she knew that when the witch emerged from her shell, her physical and mental age was already approximately equal to that of a two or three-year-old human child.
In the next period of time, the witches will grow at an alarming rate. Two years after breaking out of their shells, they will grow into girls equivalent to twelve human years old.
Then, the witches' growth rate will slow down significantly until it completely stops, and their appearance will not change at all during the remaining long lifespan. As a result, most witches appear younger than their actual age.
"That was your happiest time?" Xia Ye guessed based on her past experience as a human being.
Unexpectedly, Lilian shook her head.
"Actually, I don't have much feeling about those two years." She said, "My mother is always very busy and doesn't have much time at home every day. In addition to giving me enough magic power to replenish and enough food to eat, There are dozens of sets of clothes that I can choose and wear at will, and she almost doesn’t care about me about other things.”
"Then do you hate her?"
"Of course not!" Lilian shook her head vigorously, "Actually, I... admire her very much. I think she must be very powerful, that's why she has to deal with so many things and meet so many people every day. Later, I heard others call her ' "Traveling Witch-sama', seeing everyone respect her, this feeling of admiration becomes even stronger."
"and after?"
"Later... when I was two years old, she suddenly handed me several deeds, saying that she had bought several houses in the middle and lower districts, which were enough to support my future life. At that time, I immediately understood her intention He meant it, so he asked: "Mother, are you going to leave me?" She nodded calmly.
"'I am a travel witch,' she said. 'I cannot stay in one place forever. In fact, Debsota is the city where I have stayed the longest. As for the reason - it is because I need to wait. You grow up.'
"'Then mother, can you take me with you?' I asked again at that time. But the other party simply refused: 'You are too weak, and it seems that you have no talent at present. If I take you, not only will you be able to go with me at any time, I may be killed by various dangers in the etheric sea, and it may even drag me down.'
"'Stay here, rent out the houses I left for you, and you can have a plain but stable life.'"
"After saying these words, my mother jumped on the broom and flew away without even thinking about it. From then on, I never saw her again, and I never heard any news about her. For her , I am just a small episode in her long journey.
"However, since she passed away, I have often thought about it - how great it would be if she could take me on a trip, so that I can go to different places, see different people and things, and even defeat all kinds of people like her. A dangerous enemy, instead of being stuck in this city forever and living the same life every day like now."
"Oh?" Xia Ye's tone brought a little smile: "If you want to go on an adventure outside, it shouldn't be impossible, right? You can also be a traveling witch like your mother, or go... hunt Whale? According to your previous introduction, whale hunting also requires entering the depths of the etheric sea."
Lilian snorted softly and said: "Sister Xia Ye clearly knows the answer, and she deliberately asked me this. I admit it - I am very timid, and like my mother said, I have no use for high-level witches." The talent of the contract, so don’t talk about becoming a traveling witch, I don’t even dare to try whaling.”
Xia Ye was amused by Lilian's "showing off", she let out a few laughs from her throat, and said: "I don't mean to make fun of you, but I just need to confirm this first to know whether my guess is correct. Now I can finally confirm what is the wish you have always wanted to make to me."
"..." Lilian did not answer, but looked at Xia Ye anxiously, as if waiting for her sentence.
"You want me to take you away, right?" Xia Ye said, "Take you to continue my journey, across the etheric sea, from one city to another, to satisfy you that you failed to learn from your mother. The regret there realized.”
