Blooming Tower of the West Wind

The door of the mage tower is a complicated magic circle. After Hipper stepped on it tentatively, she really heard a noise inside after a while. She could almost imagine how her little beast rolled and crawled all the way from the top of the mage tower. fell down.

It's not that no mage fell to his death in the mage tower...

The inside suddenly fell silent, she heard a low cough, and then the door opened.Her students wore linen trousers and a linen waistcoat, and their white shirts had their sleeves half down and unbuttoned.

She is familiar with Theron's habits. She doesn't like to wear mage robes when she is working. She always takes them off and puts them aside. Sometimes she rolls up the sleeves, and often forgets to button the buttons when she puts them down.

The emblem of the water element on the cufflinks was a gift from Hipper on her "birthday" in a certain year.

When Theron saw her, there was a moment of astonishment, her beautiful green eyes widened, her mouth was slightly opened, as if she saw some monster.Hipper couldn't help lowering her head, she thought her students would be overjoyed, but she didn't.

"Theron."

She seemed to be very surprised, and asked softly, "Teacher, why is it you?"

"Did you date someone else? Did I bother you?"

"No, no..." She stretched out her hand and pinched the cuff of her wide mage robe, "I just didn't expect it, I'm glad to meet you... Are you alone?"

Hipper smiled and asked, "Who do you want to see?"

"Hektra."

The water column suddenly sprayed out from the air, and the huge body of the water lord squeezed out from the gap in the space. It adjusted the gold bracelet on its hand and covered its forehead with its hand. Unfortunately, the sunlight still penetrated its hand and penetrated again. Leaving its body, a shimmering shadow rippled on the ground.

"Beautiful lady, it's so hot today."

Theron smiled and invited Hipper and her water lord into the house.The bottom floor of the mage tower is the reception room. Theron asked Hipper to sit down and asked, "Why are you here? What's the matter?"

She vaguely hoped that Hipper was missing her, as she was thinking of him—crazy.

But Hipper just said, "Come and see your mage's tower, every teacher should do it - it's great, it's a good place, a good tower...it'll...it's going to get you so far..."

She looked around, subconsciously chanting a few words she always talked about: good, smart, excellent, and talented.She has never been stingy with words of praise to Theron, but Theron knows that she is no longer satisfied with these few words.

She wants "unique" and "irreplaceable".

Lun Ning, the butler of Yongning Lake, appeared from the void, adjusted the golden bracelet on his hand, and brought a complete set of tea sets. The teapot contained red tea that had already been brewed. He poured tea for Hipper, and then stood back. behind Theron.

The two water elementals silently exchanged a helpless look.

Hipper took a sip of his tea, then frowned.

Theron, who had been paying attention to her, said immediately: "If you don't like it, I'll change it to the milk tea you usually drink right away. Wait a minute."

Hipper squeezed her hand, motioning her not to get up.

"It's delicious, what's in it?"

"Black tea, honey, dried lemon."

Hipper nodded. "The kind you'd drink at home—I mean, you're at Aymecortes."

"Yes."

Under Theron's gaze, Hipper drank all the tea in the teacup. She drank as slowly as possible to enjoy Theron's gaze, but the teacup was so small—she had to say : "Won't you show me around the top?"

"Of course! If you wish, I shall be more than happy."

She led the way, up the long stairs of the mage's tower.

The expensive part of the mage tower is that many key components need to use materials with time and space spells, so that the space can be folded in the middle of the slender mage tower, but Theron's mage tower is still empty, with only a stone wall from bottom to top, There are celestial orbs hanging in the middle of the stairs, they are floated by mana, and they run according to certain rules. Only the top three floors of the mage tower have rooms, and the top is Theron's bedroom. When he opened the door, Hipper noticed A sense of familiarity.

Not only because this bedroom was exactly the same as her own in Aymecortes-whoever called Theron had seen this bedroom-but also because the bedroom had a master's smell, exactly the same as Theron's.

Hipper stood at the door for a while, breathing in the familiar breath carefully in a voice that Theron was sure would not hear.

"Teacher..." Theron's voice sounded cautious, "I hope you don't mind, I arranged the bedroom just like yours."

"Oh, no, of course not. Basically, everyone will follow what the teacher taught. After all, we are mages, not architects."

The two fell silent subtly, and Theron motioned her to go down one floor.

She was leading the way when she heard Hipper's voice from behind, "Theron."

"Yes, teacher."

"You don't need...you don't need to call me 'you' anymore. In terms of law, you have officially become a mage, and you are no longer an apprentice. You are on an equal footing with all mages in the world."

"But...you are my teacher, and this will never change." Theron stood at the door of her study, holding the doorknob.But Hipper suddenly pinched the doorknob together with her hand, preventing her from pushing the door.

She was slightly taller than Hipper now—perhaps because of the shoes—and Hipper tilted her head slightly, her gray eyes fixed on her.The two were a little too close, and for whatever reason, Theron felt flattered and couldn't resist leaning towards the door.

"Since you say that, you should listen to me. My teacher taught me this way."

"But, but I will always be your—"

"I order you," Hipper raised her voice slightly, her voice was still undeniable, and the stern voice caused a familiar stabbing pain on Theron's collarbone, "you must not call me 'you'."

"I...I listen, listen to you." The contract between the Warcraft and the buyer is still in force, and she has not been able to cancel the contract after she became a mage. She is still Hipper's Warcraft, and she still cannot resist Hipper's order.What she didn't expect was that the problem of appellation was so serious that Hipper would use this contract.

After hearing this, Theron nodded, patted her on the shoulder lightly, and comforted her: "Only this is the only thing I insist on. I promise I won't abuse this contract in the future. This time... can you forgive me?"

"But I am..."

Hipper still didn't let go of her hand, and said calmly: "You are a mage like me. If you don't approve, I will use the contract to make you approve. If you approve, I can't use the contract."

Such a beautiful paradox that Theron can only say: "I forgive you."

Hipper nodded, motioning for her to open the door.

Theron turned the doorknob, but froze for a moment.During the period when she moved here, she lived in a very degenerate way. She spent most of the day drinking tea on the terrace and watching the scenery in a daze.

Their society is facing disbandment: Luna's application is finally received by the mage she wants to apprentice, Jane's apprenticeship is getting more and more, Caroline and Sweese are busy with exams, and Ms. Sloat's house ——that is, their base, facing demolition.

The equipment and tools are still piled up in the studio, in an unopened state.

Hipper glanced at her, seemingly not angry, and just said, "Concentrate on your work and don't lose your mind. Basically...I don't really agree with some mages who put the mage tower in a place with too beautiful scenery."

Her eyes fell on Yongning Lake outside the window.The surface of the lake is calm and waveless, and the blue and clear water is like a gemstone of good color. The lake is so transparent that even the dead trees sunk in it can be seen clearly. Groups of fish swim in it, and the fir trees by the lake become trees. Every time the wind blows, I seem to be able to hear them whispering.

Yongning Lake is really an appropriate name.

Aime Cortes is located near the crack in the space where the elements are gushing out, and there is no grass in the surrounding area due to the violent power of the elements. Every day is either a storm or exposure to the sun. There is nothing outside except the chaos that looks like the beginning of the world. In such a harsh environment Under the circumstances, whoever lives in it can only concentrate on learning.

Theron quietly defended himself in his heart: It's not because he only cares about enjoying the scenery and has no intention of working, but because he misses...you.

They came out of the study, and Hipper asked, "What is this floor?"

"Uh... the living room."

In the living room, unlike the study room, where the space bending spell works, the entire living room is about three quarters the size of the cross-section of the mage tower. There is a set of sofas in the middle, and high and low cabinets are placed against the wall. , a lighting crystal hangs in mid-air.The kitchen was separated from the corner, and Hipper turned around and found a toilet with an equally good view behind a wall.

She sat down in the middle of the sofa, and her disciple followed her. "Theron, your mage tower is great."

"It's crude, I know."

Hipper said softly: "It reminds me of when Ayme Cortes was just built. My mage's tower used to be very simple, and you still have... There is still a long time to perfect it. It is your home , your business, your place of residence...you should manage it well."

"Yes...Okay." Theron responded casually, "Oh, you...would you like to sit on the terrace?"

She pointed out to the patio.

Hipper was very curious, and she also had a terrace, but she either stayed in the study or went to and from her various collection rooms, so it was almost deserted.

Theron's terrace is different, with a group of rattan chairs near the outside and some plants growing along the walls.In the middle of the terrace, there was actually a canvas recliner. There was a small table on one side of the recliner. There was a stack of books on it that was not neatly piled up. It seemed that it was definitely not used to weigh down this light and fluffy table.

"I think... I know where you stay most often."

Theron blushed.However, the cold wind blew past, slightly blowing away the heat on her face.

"Theron," Hipper's voice was as quiet as ever, but her small movements of pinching her fingers revealed a little uneasiness in her, and she asked tentatively: "Would you like—well—I mean if you are free , would you like to come back and stay for a few days?"

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