latelenovela Chapter 253: The Duke made a brilliant appearance and ran away again
Chapter 253: The Duke made a brilliant appearance and ran away again
The ship that Link's father was on was a sailing ship belonging to the Kingdom Knights. It was probably because his mother Fiorina heard that her husband was coming back and sent someone to pick him up.
Lieyan is a legendary hunter, so his wife is naturally no ordinary person. She belongs to the overseas Kingdom of Xiru and is a senior civil servant of that country.
The Kingdom Knights, a direct army of the Kingdom of Xiru, are a hunter corps responsible for guarding the kingdom and monitoring the movements of dangerous ancient dragons.
Fiorina is one of the leaders of several knight orders.
Twenty years ago, an extremely dangerous ancient dragon, [Mark of Erosion that Devours the Earth - Abyss Dragon] crawled out of the Abyss Hell and was killed by Lieyan and Fioraina. In the process of fighting with it, the two sparked love and gave birth to a son.
That is Link.
Fioraina, who was originally a high-ranking knight of the kingdom, was promoted to captain because of her achievements in defeating the Dark Dragon and was responsible for guarding an area.
Since the areas guarded were mostly areas inhabited by high-risk monsters, Link was placed in the Flame Village.
Out of chivalry and in order to train her son's abilities, Fiorina did not provide much help during Link's growth.
The long-distance ship soon arrived at the pier of Yanhuo Village and docked at the shore.
A sturdy black-haired hound jumped off the bow first. After jumping a few times, it seemed to smell the scent on Link that was somewhat similar to flames. It ran in front of him, constantly twitching its nose and rubbing against his body.
"Okay, Lin Ya, come back and don't scare him."
A calm and reliable male voice sounded, calling back the Fanghound that was running back and forth around Link. Link looked up, and his eyes met the man's. A wonderful feeling of mutual understanding rose from the bottom of his heart.
That's probably what's called blood ties.
The father and son looked at each other quietly. Finally, Lieyan took two steps forward and patted Link on the shoulder.
"Yes, he is very handsome, just like me when I was young. He is worthy of being my son."
Hearing this, Link grinned and called out "Father."
Link had no resistance to calling his father father. After all, he was the one who gave him life in this life. Even though they had never met, they would occasionally write letters to each other, so there was not much sense of strangeness between them.
"By the way, isn't Fiorina here yet?"
Lieyan swept his eyes across the crowd, and with a smile on his face he nodded and greeted each familiar villager one by one before he asked.
"Not yet, you got here first, let's wait a little longer."
It was Manjusri who spoke. After all, she was the current village chief, and even Huoya could not snatch her right to speak at this time.
"Haha, is that so? Then let's wait a little longer."
Smiling and patting Link's shoulder again, Lieyan took his son's hand, walked into the crowd, and greeted the fellow villagers he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Sister Huoya, Sister Shuiyun, thank you for taking care of Link all these years. You have worked hard."
When Link heard that his father called the dragon sisters "sisters" just like he did, the expression on his face almost collapsed.
Oh no, my dad suddenly demoted me to a younger brother.
"Alright, stop calling us sister. You're calling us old the way you are now."
Huoya raised her hand with an unpleasant look on her face and patted Lieyan, asking him to change his name.
Yes, seeing a handsome middle-aged man calling a 28-year-old girl "sister" does feel a bit disconnected. Hearing this, Lieyan raised his hand and scratched his head.
That posture was exactly the same as when Link was lectured by Huoya.
All I can say is that they are indeed father and son.
"coming."
Just as Lieyan was about to continue talking to everyone about Link's story in the village, he suddenly looked up and looked into the sky.
"Ok?"
Seeing this, everyone looked up and found a black spot in the clear sky in the distance.
The black spot flew closer and closer, and soon revealed its true appearance.
That's a dragon.
Its scales gleamed with a cold metallic luster in the sunlight, as if it were a finely crafted silver armor. Each scale was like a sharp blade, emitting the chill of death.
Its wings are an elegant red, like a gorgeous cloak dancing in the wind.
A beautiful figure jumped off its back, and after a brief stay, it flapped its wings and left without looking back.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. In order to save time, I asked an old friend to give me a ride."
The figure landed lightly on the ground, unloaded the potential energy of falling, stood up and greeted everyone.
"Mother."
"Fiolaina."
That’s right, the person who came riding on a dragon was Link’s mother, Flame’s wife, and the leader of the Kingdom’s Knights, Fiorina.
Perhaps because of her high position, her face is well maintained and she looks almost less than 30 years old.
If she stands together with Huoya and Shuiyun, she would probably be mistaken for their elder sister.
She was wearing a proper set of knight's armor, with a one-handed sword hanging from her waist and a kite-shaped shield on her arm. She didn't look like someone who was coming to reunite with her family.
She looks more like a Valkyrie ready to go to war.
"Phew, you scared me. I was almost reaching for my weapon."
Lieyan patted his chest and looked in the direction where the dragon had just left with lingering fear.
That dragon had caused him and Fiorina a lot of trouble back then. If it weren't for his superior skills, Link probably wouldn't have been born.
"Ha, I've dealt with it a lot in the years since you left. Over time, we became friends."
The beautiful female knight came to the side of Link and Lieyan, and after a brief hesitation, she raised her hands and hugged them both in her arms.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
"Ah."
"Ah."
Smelling the reassuring scent of his mother, Link nodded slightly.
Behind the three people, the villagers of Yanhuo Village quietly watched the scene of the family of three reuniting, and no one said a word.
Huoya even raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes with a touched look on her face.
"Okay, stop standing here, let's go home."
Patting the father and son on the shoulders, Fiorina took their hands and walked towards the cottage in the village under the gaze of the villagers.
There is still some time before tonight's banquet starts, so they give this time to the family of three so that they can have a good chat about family matters.
"Huh, this place is still the same as it was back then, nothing has changed."
Returning to his old nest, Lieyan looked around the familiar house and smiled.
"Well, come to think of it, you and I have only lived here for a few days. Compared to this home, we have spent more time together in Elgard."
Thinking of the past when they were young, Fiorina suddenly smiled bitterly.
The time they spent together back then was not at all as peaceful as it is now.
From the first encounter when hunting the Daimyo Shield Crab, to the Three Marquises of the Royal Domain, the Nether Abyss Dragon, the Grudge Thundering Tiger Dragon, and the original form of the Duke Silver Dragon.
There are also a large number of monstrous monsters.
The two of them defeated countless dangerous monsters and ancient dragons together before they came together.
It can be said that the bloody fight between these monsters became the magpie bridge connecting the two people.
Rather than being romantic, it has more of a bloody vibe.
After settling the Elgard incident, not long after the two got married, Lieyan was transferred to the New World by the Hunter's Guild, while Fioraina was unable to leave due to her duties as the Knight Leader.
As a result, the two lived apart for more than ten years.
"Okay, let's not think about those unhappy things. Today we are a family reunion and talk about some happy things."
Link interrupted his parents' recollections. He had long been tired of hearing their bloody love story from his mother, and his father had often mentioned these things in his letters, so he knew a lot about their emotional history.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, let's not talk about those unhappy things, let's talk about something happy, such as... son, have you found a partner?"
As soon as Lieyan spoke, he hit Link hard, causing his smiling face to fall.
Shit, I’ve already arrived in another world, why am I still encountering the topic of parents urging me to get married?
Also, Sister Huoya asked me about this a few days ago, and you are asking me again, is this some ghost story from another world?
"Yes, if you get married soon, Link, and give us a grandson or granddaughter, I will resign from my position as leader and come to the Flame Village to take care of your child."
"That's right, I will retire from the hunting business and live a happy retirement life."
Just like that, Lieyan and Fiolaina began a heated discussion about finding a partner for Link.
He didn't consider the thoughts of the client at all.
(I couldn't find the name of the kingdom Fiorina belonged to, so I had to make it up)
(Throughout the history of Monster Hunter Ancient Dragons, there is no one more shameful than the fat man underground Dark Abyss Dragon, whose corpse has been guarded by the Duke for hundreds of years and dared not come out of the spring)
I don't have any manuscripts saved, sad, I'll take a day off tomorrow