Travel through the city of orcs

"I want to go to the main city in two days to see my father." That night, Claude turned sideways and reported to Cheng Chi, who had just laid down on the bed and was about to sleep.

"To the main city?" Cheng Chi didn't know why Claude suddenly brought up this matter.

"Yeah." Claude nodded, stepped forward and put his arms around Cheng Chi's shoulders, buried his face in Cheng Chi's neck, and murmured, "I've always felt uneasy in my heart for the past two days. Something is wrong."

"Eh?" Cheng Chi was stunned for a moment, and wanted to face Claude sideways, but his stomach was uncomfortable, so he reached out and patted the hand that Claude was holding on his shoulder, and turned his head to him, "What's the matter?" ?”

"I don't know," Claude said sullenly, still maintaining that posture, "It's just that sometimes I feel flustered for no reason, and I always feel as if something is about to happen..."

Following Claude's words, Cheng Chi realized that Aubrey's body was not in good shape, so he took Claude's hand and kissed it comfortingly, "Then go and have a look, but I think it's better to get along with Aubrey before going." Mr. Sam and Mr. Wilbur would like to say hello, after all, Dad is not an ordinary person, maybe there is something to pay attention to."

"I know." Claude responded,

"When the time comes, I will prepare some dried meat ahead of time and you can bring it to Dad. The ones I took away last time must have been eaten." Cheng Chi thought for a while and said, "Don't be afraid, There are so many people in the main city who take care of Dad, if there is anything, Mr Sam and Mr Wilbur will tell us even if Adair and Mr Jeff don't tell us. Don't worry, okay?"

Claude nodded, agreeing.

The next day, Cheng Chi and Claude invited Sam's family and Wilbur's family to eat hot pot under the banner of a New Year's party.

After Aubrey's arrival, the relationship between Claude and Sam and Wilbur's family became closer, so the two families happily agreed to the invitation of the "husband and wife".

Because of the arrival of two big families, the small home of Cheng Chi and Claude is very lively. Because Cheng Chi is now the key protection object, the cooking is left to Claude, and Al Daddy and Jerome also drove the two males to the kitchen to help Claude on the grounds that "Claude can go to the kitchen, why can't you?" The two females chatted with Cheng Chi.

And Ian and Jerome, who have always played very well, are running around with glutinous rice balls, laughing and laughing, and only be honest when Sam and Wilbur snort because they are playing too out of line. But it didn't take long before they started fighting again.

After the soup base was ready, everyone sat down and started eating.

"Wow, I didn't expect that food can be so delicious just by blanching it with water!" Al followed Cheng Chi's instructions, put the food in the soup base and boiled it, dipped it in the sauce, and then ate it. After eating, his eyes widened Said with a look of surprise.

"Yeah, after dipping the sauce in this configuration, it tastes very fragrant and delicious in your mouth. Ah Chi, you really would think that such a simple method can make such delicious food." Jerome's Daddy Brandy couldn't help but praise too.

"Simple? It's not easy," said Jerome's father, Gordon, who was rushed by his partner to help in the kitchen. "Don't look at just dipping the food in the soup so lightly and delicately." , I just found out that the soup used to boil the food was cooked by Claude early in the morning, and the sauce used for dipping was also made of several ingredients. I'm dizzy looking at it."

"Really?" After hearing Gordon's explanation, Al and Brandy turned to ask Claude who was smiling and warming Cheng Chi's food.

"It's not that exaggerated. Anyway, when boiling the soup, just pay attention to the time and don't boil the water. In fact, don't wait around to do anything. Just mix the sauce and so on. Then Just prepare the food, it's not as troublesome as you think." Claude said with a smile.

"Hey, Claude can't do it now," Rupert joked when he saw Claude's 'competent cook'. , I went to eat at his house before, and I have never eaten food cooked in any other way than barbecue. Now, Claude has become a patient person who does not bother to boil a pot of soup all morning. But I have to say that it is our Achi's credit, and now because of Achi, Claude has become a careful and patient male!"

Rupert's words made everyone at the dinner table laugh. Everyone looked at the intimate couple with joking eyes. Although Claude was helpless at his best friend's joke, he just smiled helplessly. He didn't make any excuses, and Cheng Chi has long been used to the greasy relationship with Claude, but he still glanced at Al who was laughing with the big guys with his eyes, and then looked at Ruburt seriously Te said, "Isn't this the same with Al? When Al had a baby before, you couldn't wait to hang around him all the time, asking for his health and caring. At that time, Al was annoying and you didn't even think I'm tired, I haven't seen that kind of caring."

After being told by Cheng Chi, Rupert also remembered the exciting time of being a "dad-to-be", smiled and didn't say much.

Seeing Rupert's deflated look, everyone laughed again.

When there are many people eating, it will be lively, and the food seems to be particularly delicious. Everyone talks and laughs and eats a meal. The atmosphere is very harmonious and happy.

During the period, Al saw that Ian was always around Clarence, who was still a baby, so he teased him, "Ian, you like little brother so much, why don't you come to my house, so that you can be with Clarence every day?" Let's play together."

Hearing what Al said, Ian withdrew his gaze from Clarence, shaking his head like a rattle, "Ian doesn't want it."

"Why not?" Al made a strange expression, "Don't Ian like Brother Clarence?"

"Ian likes brother Clarence, but Ian is going to have a brother of his own soon." Ian glanced at Cheng Chi's swollen belly and said seriously, "Ian wants to accompany his brother and sleep with him , play with him, eat with him, I'm so busy, I don't have time to be with Brother Clarence."

"Oh, we went so far from Ian's thought, but he is such a good brother!" Al was amused by Ian, couldn't help reaching out and rubbing his little head, and praised with a smile.

And Jerome, who was sitting beside Ian, quietly pulled Ryan's sleeve, and whispered to him, "Then you will play with your brother from now on, will you play with me?"

"Well," Ian thought about Jerome's question seriously, and replied, "Maybe, if I'm busy, I won't have time to play with you."

Jerome, who got this answer, looked a little disappointed, he began to feel a little jealous of Cheng Chi's unborn baby, and after thinking for a while, he said to Ian, "Then can I take care of your little brother with you? Then you can take care of the baby and play with me."

Ian considered Jerome's proposal and nodded, "Okay."

"That's good," Jerome was happy again when his proposal was approved. He stretched out his little hand and said to Ian, "Look, don't go back on your word."

"Hmm." Ian stretched out his little finger and hooked up with Jerome.

The parents smiled kindly when they saw the two children looking like adults.

When everyone sat chatting together in twos and threes after the meal, Claude told Sam and Wilbur his plans.

Hearing that Claude wanted to go to the main city to visit Aubrey, the two who received the news from Adair exchanged a secret look, and then Sam said first, "Claude, I think you are going to go to the city lord now, right?" What an opportune time."

"Why?" Claude, who didn't expect to be stopped, looked at the old man with some incomprehension.

"It's like this," Wilbur said from the side, "the main city is different from ours. Winter is always the busiest time, because the leaders of all tribes have to rush to the main city to participate in the winter banquet. Gatherings, large and small, run through the entire winter of the nobles in the main city. And the city lord has to attend many such events. As you know, you need to communicate with those leaders, so it is not appropriate for you to go at this time... ..."

Wilbur didn't finish his sentence, but Claude already understood the meaning of it. Aubrey would be very busy in winter, and if his identity was discovered by those nobles who gathered in the main city, it would not be a big deal. little trouble.

After sorting out the powerful relationship, Claude raised his head and looked at the two old men again, nodded and said, "I see, I didn't think clearly at the time, but fortunately I asked you, otherwise I would really cause trouble Come."

"It's okay," Sam saw that Claude had dismissed his thoughts and patted his arm with a smile, "You don't know much about these things, it's good to go to see the Santo, I think the Santo will be very happy for you to visit him .Maybe you can pick a time in the spring to go to the main city?"

"Well, I will consider it." Claude nodded, expressing his acceptance of Sam's opinion.

After dinner, everyone sat and chatted for a while, and then got up to say goodbye. When the two families were about to say goodbye at the fork in the road, Sam and Wilbur looked at each other. They were all present, but they still didn't say anything, they just pretended to say hello and left after nothing happened.

Winter is a time to stay at home and store fat. Since Cheng Chi discovered that Claude is also a talent in cooking, he began to dictate the operation of Claude to cook those things that Cheng Chi wanted to eat but found it troublesome. I don't want to toss about the dishes, and I am very happy to eat and drink.

Compared with the happiness and peace of Pato Town, the atmosphere of Roatan City, which should have been lively and extraordinary, is extremely heavy and tense this winter.

The city lord, Aubrey, hasn't gotten up since the last time he fell down. Except for the occasional brief waking up a few times, the rest of the time he fell into a coma.

Regarding this situation, the nobles in the city behaved differently, and they couldn't bear to ask the servants to inquire about the news, and some of them acted as if nothing happened.Generally speaking, the obvious actions are some small nobles, and those big families are all calm and calm. As for the undercurrents, only those wealthy families are clear in their hearts.

"Is dad okay now?" Warren approached Aubrey's bedroom from the door and asked Adair, who was sitting by the bed.

"It's still the same, nothing special changed," Adair glanced at Aubrey who was still in a coma, frowned and shook his head, then looked at Warren again, "Have you finished handling the matter? dinner?"

"It's already been used, how about you?" Warren nodded and asked back.

"I haven't, I'll go later, I'm not too hungry yet." Adair shook his head.

"Go and eat something first. Dad, I'll watch over here. Don't your body collapse. I really can't handle it by myself." Warren walked to Adair and persuaded him.

Adair thought for a while, nodded and warned Warren before leaving with some concern.

The servants stood outside the door waiting to be dispatched, so only Warren and Aubrey were left in the room.

Warren looked at the old man with gray face and sunken cheeks, who was no longer as majestic and powerful as before. He sighed softly, stretched out his hand to hold his father's hand, and stared at the mattress in a daze.

Since Aubrey passed out last time, Warren has taken over the affairs that Aubrey has to deal with. Warren, who is so busy going around every day, is rarely able to take a breath. Now he understands that the position of the city owner is far less relaxed than he thought. Cozy.And Adair and Jeff did obey Aubrey's request to guide and give advice to Warren when he was handling government affairs. Even so, Warren would sometimes find it very difficult.

Aubrey fell, which made Warren feel uncomfortable for the first time. Suddenly, Warren realized that Aubrey would not always be there to watch him. --die.

Death—Warren understood the horror of this word for the first time. He began to learn to deal with those tedious affairs seriously. Maybe he would not admit it himself, but Warren could not deny that he was learning so hard now. These, in fact, are in my heart. Will Aubrey be happier when he wakes up and see what he has done? Will he feel better when he is happy?

Warren knew that he still had resentment towards his father, but he also couldn't accept his father's departure. Such ambivalence always made Warren entangled.

Suddenly, a slight touch brought Warren back to his senses, and he turned to meet Aubrey's eyes that had opened at some point.

Warren was taken aback by Aubrey's sudden waking up, and then asked again, "Are you awake? Is there something wrong? I'll call the doctor..."

"No need..." Aubrey reached out to hold Warren's hand who was about to get up, and his voice was a little hoarse after he hadn't spoken for many days, "I'm fine, you can sit with me for a while."

Some hesitant Warren saw Aubrey's persistent eyes, sat down again according to his father's request, and stretched out his hand to tuck Aubrey's mattress. It was the first time Warren asked Aubrey in such a peaceful voice. Bree, "Are you hungry? Want something to eat?"

Aubrey looked at his son who was sitting on the edge of the bed and his posture became more obedient, and smiled slightly, "Pour me a glass of water, I'm a little thirsty."

Warren nodded after hearing this, got up and poured Aubrey a cup of tea prepared by the doctor and helped him to drink it.

Aubrey, who slowly drank a cup of tea with a light medicinal aroma, seemed to be in better spirits. He looked at Warren and asked, "Is this period of time okay? Sometimes when I'm awake If you're not here, it's been a long time since we've seen each other."

"Well," hearing Aubrey's inquiry, whose face seemed to be getting better but whose voice was still weak, Warren somehow felt that his throat was a little congested. He replied, "I'm fine. Uncle Adair and Uncle Jeff are teaching me how to deal with business. I'm very busy, so I can't always be by your bedside."

"It's okay," Aubrey seemed pleased to hear Warren's answer, and he reached out and squeezed Warren hard, "Adair and Jeff told me you're doing well, it's good, I'm happy , I know you will mature slowly." Aubrey said, looking at the contours of Warren's face, "You have grown so big in the blink of an eye, I have a lot of dreams when I fall asleep, in the dream I dreamed about many things about you when you were a child. You bit a hole in my long robe. It's really naughty. However, that naughty child has grown up and matured now, and can help Dad share things, I'm really happy..."

"Dad..." Warren listened to Aubrey rambling about his childhood. Although Aubrey seemed to be in good spirits at this time, a great fear rose in Warren's heart. He interrupted Aubrey, "You'll be fine, really."

Aubrey, who was interrupted, saw a trace of fear on Warren's face, and he gently shook Warren's hand again comfortingly, "Well, maybe, don't worry," Aubrey then asked Said, "Is there anything I can't handle in dealing with the affairs of the city during this period of time?"

"Yes, there are many," Warren, who originally wanted to make Aubrey happy, changed his words, "So you need to get better soon, and I still have a lot of things that I won't do. When you get better, take your time." Taught me."

Looking at Warren, who has not shown any dependence on himself for many years, Aubrey chuckled, "You are already an adult male, why are you still acting like a child who hasn't grown up? Don't worry, there are Adair and Jeff's on your side, and they're all going to help you."

Warren blushed slightly after being told by Aubrey. He thought for a while and said, "Two days ago, Claude said he wanted to see you, but he was persuaded by others, so he didn't come."

Aubrey was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, and then there was a hint of relief and a hint of worry in his eyes, he turned his head and said to Warren, "Well, don't let Claude come, he can't do anything if he comes, it's just in vain Don’t worry, let’s talk about it when I recover.”

"Yeah." Warren didn't know why he said something about Claude impulsively, and when he got such an answer from Aubrey, he just hummed and didn't say any more.

Aubrey didn't seem to notice the change in Warren's tone, and just continued, "If you don't understand anything, you can go to Adair and Jeff. They are your trusted elders. Others, or Be more thoughtful, remember to leave three points in everything you do and say, think about it..."

Warren listened to Aubrey kept telling himself, but his heart became more and more sad. He reached out and put Aubrey's hand into the mattress, "Dad, stop talking, rest for a while, later Uncle Adair will come and let the doctor look at it."

"Hmm..." Aubrey probably felt that he was a little tired after talking so much, so he nodded and let Warren tuck himself in.

Warren saw that Aubrey squinted his eyes and seemed to be falling asleep, so he stood up quietly and prepared to ask someone to ask Adair to call the doctor, but before Warren could turn around, Aubrey stretched out his hand to hold Warren .

"What's up, Dad?" Warren asked, looking down at Aubrey, who opened his eyes again.

"Claude, let him continue to live like that, don't need to do anything special, okay?" Aubrey looked at Warren and said.

"Yeah." Seeing the pleading look in Aubrey's eyes, Warren pursed his lips and nodded in agreement.

After getting Warren's answer, Aubrey smiled with satisfaction and closed his eyes again to fall asleep.

Warren stood aside and looked at Aubrey, who was breathing heavily, for a long time before turning around and going outside to order someone to find Adair.

"The castellan is awake?" Adair, who got the news and rushed over with a doctor, asked Warren who was standing at the door looking up at the moonlight.

"Well, I just woke up. I fell asleep again after talking for a while. I think Dad is in good spirits this time." Warren nodded and explained while leading Adair and the doctor inside.

"That's good." Hearing what Warren said, Adair's frowning brows eased a little, and he turned to the doctor and said, "Go to the doctor again and see if the Santo's health is getting better."

"Yes." The male orc carrying the box nodded, and walked over Adair and Warren towards Aubrey's bed.

When the male orc touched Aubrey's hand, his expression changed.

"How is Dad?" Warren asked Adair after a few words to the doctor whose back was turned to him.

"Young master, the city master—" the male orc turned to look at Warren, and said, "Leave."

"What?" Although the room was warm, Warren felt like falling into an ice cave.

"Claude, what's the matter?" Cheng Chi was awakened by Claude who suddenly sat up from the bed, rubbing his eyes and asked.

Claude, who was covered in cold sweat, breathed rapidly and subconsciously reached out and grabbed the clothes on his chest, unable to say a word.