[comprehensive] not human

"Why do you say that?" After a moment of silence, Yan Bai asked.

In the shadows, Artoria seemed to smile: "I don't know, it's just my intuition."

Yan Bai couldn't help but want to laugh: "I thought I was the one in charge of prophecy."

"The prophecy of Archmage Merlin is famous across the continent, red dragon and white dragon, England and Wales, tell me, did you really see the future at that time?" Artoria rarely showed interest in this, as if all children heard it Her eyes twinkled the same way her parents would ask if it was true after telling bedtime stories.

"It is true, my lord."

"So this is a gift from your other half of the blood?" Artoria suddenly remembered something, and showed an embarrassed expression again, "Sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned it."

"...Shouldn't mention anything, I'm a half-nightmare." Yan Bai really wanted to laugh this time, thinking about it, he really didn't tell anyone his real identity, so it's no wonder they refer to the rumors spread by Alice and think he's real. He was a human female and the offspring of a nightmare, the lie repeated thousands of times became the truth, coupled with his acquiescence, everyone thought that Master Merlin's magic power came from the frightening monster in the legend.

And why did he acquiesce? Perhaps it was because he didn't want people to know that he was the son of the Elf King, and he didn't want his parents' past to become a romantic affair among the people. Let alone him, the elf king can't guarantee what his mouth will look like in the end.

"So is that true? You can see the future?" Artoria thoughtfully skipped the topic of the half-nightmare, and re-provoked the previous relatively safe question.

"It's true. I think the biggest lesson I've learned over the years is that what I firmly believe is not necessarily the truth." Yan Bai thought for a while and added, "Probably because I was really too arrogant before." I think that I have experienced so much, so what I believe must be correct, but I have completely forgotten the simple truth that no one is always right.

"Fortunately, you are no longer what you used to be." Artoria laughed and patted Yan Bai's shoulder, "Anyone in your position would be arrogant, don't worry my friend, I will always Overseeing you, just like you overseeing me."

Yan Bai knew that she was worthy of his status and magical ability, but he thought of another meaning for this sentence, anyone who has experienced so much like him will become arrogant, then the one who has the same experience as him, after countless dreams, now What about the girl who may have stayed in the dream forever?Has she ever been arrogant?Do you feel like you are the right one?

"Your Majesty, the Queen is looking for you." The maid's words interrupted Yan Bai's thoughts, and he winked at Artoria after regaining consciousness: "Go, you really can't be separated for a moment."

Arturia smiled shyly, acquiesced to this sentence, stood up and was about to leave, but Yan Bai grabbed her sleeves the moment she stepped forward: "Remember, don't hurt the one you love, and don't be hurt by someone you love." They hurt."

She opened her mouth to say something, but found that her sleeves had been let go, Yan Bai smiled at her: "Go quickly."

The maid over there hurriedly lifted her skirt and saluted "Your Majesty" again, Artoria could only nod at Yanbai, and left with the maid.

After the two of them disappeared from the corner of the corridor, and the whole courtyard became himself again, Yan Bai sighed.He sat quietly on the stone steps, watching the dancing fireflies, and recalled the elf forest in Avalon. If possible, he really wanted to go back and have a look...

The rustling sound of cloth rubbing woke him up, and Yan Bai straightened up only to realize that he had fallen asleep leaning against the stone pillar unknowingly.The surrounding palace lanterns have been turned off, and the fireflies have disappeared. The moon tonight is blocked by thick dark clouds, so there is no moonlight. The entire courtyard is pitch black, only the black shadows of the plants bent into various poses watching him silently.

The rubbing sound of cloth material sounded again, which proved that it was not the sound in his dream.Yan Bai rubbed his temples and propped himself up to stand up, but he stopped when he heard a name - "Vivian".

The voice is also very familiar, it must be the blond knight at the ball, Yan Bai maintained his half-up position and thought quietly, then slowly straightened up.

"Case, do you have anything to say to me? It's so late, I should go back, thank you for sending me here, I can walk the rest of the way by myself." Vivienne's sweet voice is also like Like honey, it can attract all kinds of bewitched bees and butterflies.

"Vivienne...I..." The man's voice was a little uneasy, but more firm. He made up his mind after a bit of hesitation, and told Vivienne in a straight voice, "I'm in love with you."

Yan Bai's hand holding the stone pillar in the corridor tightened instantly, so hard that he was about to crush the marble pillar, he held his breath and waited for Vivian's answer together with Case.

"Thank you, Case." Vivienne's voice was steady, "But, I'm sorry."

"Vivian? But...why?" Case sounded surprised and unwilling, he asked.

"I have someone I love, so I'm sorry, Case." Vivienne's skirt rustled again, she walked out from behind the laurel tree, and walked along the path in the courtyard to her room without any regrets The back of the stinging eyes of the suitor.

"Who is it? Who is Vivienne?" Case didn't care to lower his voice, let go of his voice and stood on the spot and asked loudly, "Who is the person you fell in love with? Do I know him? Could it be Master Merlin?"

Hearing his name, Yan Bai was stunned, but unfortunately Vivienne refused to answer this question, instead of stopping, he quickened his pace and quickly disappeared into the night, leaving the Caesar knight standing there for a long time before falling down. head away.

Yan Bai hesitated for a moment, followed Vivian's route and came to her window quietly.He saw the yellow light from the stone window overhead, pass through the embroidered curtains, and shine into the courtyard, illuminating a small patch of bushes and roses.The warm air at night is filled with the sweet fragrance of flowers, Yan Bai just stood silently under the window sill, watching the candles in the room go out, and still watching for a long time...

The next day, according to the agreement, Yan Bai took Vivian to visit Baicheng.Along the way, Vivienne was in high spirits, chattering non-stop, running around like a child, Yan Bai had to hold her back several times to prevent her from being hit by a carriage full of flowers and fruits, or by a pot of flowers. Sewage splashed all over him, the former on the King's Road, the latter in the alleys of the slums.Yan Bai himself rarely set foot in this place, no matter how prosperous a place is, there is poverty, the brighter the place, the darker the shadows, the gravel road on the ground is full of potholes, filled with gray-black water, from time to time, the water from the houses on both sides There's also a new barrel of liquid added to them.The houses next to them are all cobbled together with broken boards and strips of cloth, leaving only a narrow narrow passage in the middle where two people walk side by side. The people around looked at them silently as if they were watching monsters.

Vivian, who was still very excited before, became more and more silent after walking for a while. She looked around with a heavy expression.Yan Bai was a little worried, so he asked in a low voice, "Are you all right?"

Vivienne shook her head and whispered in his ear, "It's just sad. It turns out that there are places like this in Baicheng. I thought it was only like this in our country. I didn't expect it to be so rich and powerful like England."

Yan Bai was silent for a while, and told her softly: "It will gradually get better."

As soon as he finished speaking, a four or five-year-old child suddenly rushed out from the side. His whole body was covered with jet-black stains, his hair was tangled and messy, and there were only two pieces of cloth covering his buttocks. scar.He threw himself into the puddle in front of Vivian, and the splashed sewage directly wetted the skirt of the latter's long skirt.

Vivienne didn't care about the skirt, so she quickly knelt down and helped the child up and asked softly, "Are you all right?"

The other party glanced at her, shook his head, his brown eyes were full of panic and fear, and the other people watching Yan Bai and Vivian also had a commotion because of this sudden incident.Vivian took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wanted to wipe the child's face. As soon as she raised her hand, the child jumped up and ran into the wooden door on the left.The water splashed by him when he was running directly splashed onto Vivienne's face this time, Yan Bai noticed that Vivienne, who was still concerned just now, suddenly changed his face, let out a small exclamation, glanced at him, and quickly wiped his face with a handkerchief the skin there.

Yan Bai frowned slightly, helped her hold her arm, and almost walked out of the slum with Vivian in his arms.Vivian stumbled along the way, and if it wasn't for Yan Bai's support, she would have fallen countless times. She wiped that spot on her face desperately, and didn't stop until her skin turned red and was almost torn.

Yan Bai had no choice but to pull down her hand, snatched the handkerchief in the palm of his hand, summoned a spell of clear water to wet it, and pressed the spot gently and slowly. In fact, there was no stain at all, only Vivian wiped it off by himself. red.

"Okay." Yan Bai put down his hands, only to realize that he and Vivienne were too close, so he quickly took a step back, averting his eyes and not daring to look at her again.Vivienne didn't speak for a while, and the two fell into an awkward silence.

"Master Merlin, Miss Vivienne, I didn't expect to meet you here." Fortunately, someone broke the weird atmosphere, a chubby nobleman and a few of his attendants from across the street greeted Yanbai happily .He quickly looked at Yan Bai and Vivian beside him with the venomous eyes trained in the court, and the smile on his face deepened: "Oh, so Miss Vivian is your disciple of Master Merlin, no wonder I said her It has a different vibe about it.”

Vivienne finally stopped showing panic. She smiled again and bowed slightly to the nobleman: "Hello, my lord. I'm sorry that I don't have a disciple who is honored to be an archmage."

The nobleman showed a surprised expression that he didn't know if it was true or not. He quickly glanced at Yanbai, not daring to meet his eyes and only focused on Vivienne: "Really? That's really surprising, we all thought you were A disciple of the Archmage. After all, Master Merlin has never been so kind to others." He winked at Vivienne and said with a smile.

Yan Bai didn't care to listen to the greetings between the two, still wondering why Vivienne reacted so badly just now, this was the first time he saw her lose her composure.

"Okay, okay, I won't bother you anymore, I wish you a happy stay in Baicheng, Miss Vivian." The nobleman seemed to see the information he wanted to see, and he began to leave contentedly, and we went back and forth with Vivian again. After a few words, he respectfully bid farewell to Yanbai.

It wasn't until his chubby figure got farther and farther away that Vivienne let out a long sigh of relief, and stuck out her tongue at Yanbai: "The nobles in England are much better than our country, and I almost couldn't resist talking like that."

Yan Bai smiled at her: "If you don't want to deal with them, then you don't have to, it's fine."

Vivienne also smiled, without affirming or denying it, but turned to another topic: "Does everyone regard me as your disciple?"

Before Yan Bai could answer her, suddenly a crow descended from the sky, landed on his shoulder, and yelled at him, Yan Bai's face suddenly became more serious, and he turned to look at the court attendant who was running towards him from a distance.

"Mage...Master, hurry back to the castle!" He struggled through the crowd, ran to Yan Bai and gasped out of breath, "A big event has happened!"