Chapter 1471: Breakfast, Gifts, and the Cemetery

The little princess and Luvia stared at each other for a moment. Angelina finally reacted, put down her newspaper, stood up, and asked in a gentle, ladylike voice:

"Excuse me, are you Miss Luvia Anate? Good morning. I arrived with my sister last night, and I am staying in the guest room downstairs with the maids."

The seventeen-year-old little princess was wearing a blue dress this morning. Although the color did not quite match her fiery red hair, the style was quite nice, and the red bow hanging from the lace decoration on her chest made her look less mature than her actual age.

"Yes, I am Luvia Anate."

Luvia raised an eyebrow. While the little princess was sizing up the travel-worn Luvia, Luvia was also sizing up yet another princess of the Cavendish family:

"May I ask, is Xia De home?"

Angelina subconsciously looked toward the bedroom, only then remembering the current situation. Although she did not know the actual relationship between Xia De and the female oracle her sister often mentioned, seeing that she could directly open the downstairs door, she guessed the relationship was certainly not ordinary.

"Not up yet? That is truly rare."

Saying this, Luvia walked straight toward the bedroom. Angelina wanted to stop her, but seeing that the cat on the table did not meow, she followed silently.

Luvia dared to push the door open and enter the room, and Little Mia dared to slip in through the door crack, but the little princess, hindered by her sister's dignity, did not dare to enter just like that, so she could only secretly peek inside from the doorway.

The curtains were drawn tight, and the gas lamp was not turned on, so the bedroom was quite dim.

"Oh, my god! Xia De, what have you done? Quick, quick, stop the bleeding for him! Have you gone crazy?"

After a flurry of chaos, Xia De smeared the soil from the flowerpot on the windowsill on the wound. The spell "Active Soil" easily healed the wound. Then he asked for a cup of water, processed it with "Satiating Food," and poured the liquid emitting blasphemous silver light on the wound. This time, even the scar disappeared.

"Very good, very good."

After the panic, the Duchess behind the desk covered her forehead, looking like she had been frightened... She was indeed frightened:

"Although those knights in stories who crave glory never hesitate to sacrifice themselves for princesses, queens, or other beautiful female characters, we don't need to do this."

"Hmm... because everything today is too much like a bridge in a knight novel."

Xia De said, and Galina closed her eyes and nodded:

"Your task is completed, but I think I need to rest. This is too stimulating for me. Tifa, you represent me, go and get his reward for Hamilton of Rejied. I keep my word. Knight, wait here, after a wonderful adventure, you should rest."

Hearing her say this, Xia De knew that the matter was not over yet. So he sat on the sofa in the study and looked around for his cat.

Half of the maids left with Galina, and half of the maids left with Tifa to get Xia De's reward.

But for a long time, when the black-haired maid lady came back, her hands were empty.

She said to Xia De regretfully:

"Knight, that gift, I'm afraid you have to get it yourself. After all, that is a treasure exclusive to you."

Xia De nodded and stood up, following Tifa out of the room. He followed the maid lady to the third floor. Very strangely, he didn't meet anyone along the way, as if in just a few dozen minutes, this mansion had become completely empty.

After coming to the third floor, Tifa walked toward the master bedroom of the manor. Xia De slowed down his pace subconsciously, and the maid lady, who had long guessed he would do this, turned around and said again:

"Isn't it reasonable for the Duchess's most precious treasure to be placed in the bedroom?"

"If I remember correctly, when you got the magic potion for me last time, you also said this."

Xia De pointed out, and then saw Tifa wink at him:

"Xia De, do you really not know what we are going to do?"

Xia De looked at that tightly closed door. If he hadn't realized it before coming to the manor, he had long understood it now.

"You are hesitating."

Tifa said, and without giving Xia De a chance to interrupt, she looked at him with black eyes:

"Think carefully, Xia De, since she has made up her mind, are you hesitating to move forward instead?"

She didn't give Xia De a chance to speak at all, and directly held his hand and continued to walk forward. There was a smile on her face because she didn't feel any force in the opposite direction at all.

Xia De followed Tifa into the master bedroom, and then found that the curtains were drawn tight, but red silk was hung all over the room, making the room like a maze made of silk cloth. Not a single gas lamp in the room was turned on. The light source was those red dwarf candles standing on the ground, which made Xia De very worried about fire prevention.

The special candles burned with a strange fragrance, and the incense burner on the table by the wall made the smell in this pink maze-like room even more breathless.

Tifa, with a smile, led Xia De through layers of red curtains and crossed red candles in the increasingly thick smell. Finally, they came to the bed. The large soft bed was surrounded by thin gauze curtains. Through the curtains, one could see the graceful body lying on its side on the bed.

"Knight, look, the reward for you is here."

Tifa said with a smile.

"Hmm..."

"I really don't know if you are really stupid or pretending to be stupid."

"Pure unicorn hair, without any other silk threads mixed in. It was a young beast, and because the hair was offered voluntarily, the blessing effect is even better."

Galina Cavendish looked at the man standing by the bed, and those golden eyes were startlingly bright at this moment:

"In this manor, is there anything more precious than me? I thought that when you heard the reward content in the morning, you could think of what is happening now."

She sat up straight, lifted the thin gauze curtain, and saw Xia De standing in the background of red silk and dotted candles.

She saw the expression she hoped to see on that face, but also saw the serious expression that shouldn't have appeared at this moment, like an angel judging a mortal:

"I hope you can think clearly, rather than because of what others did."

Xia De rarely showed such a serious expression in front of her, but at this moment, this not only didn't make her angry, but made her feel as if a flame was burning in her chest.

Her face was blushing, and the temperature of her cheeks was also rising. Especially, thinking that the young man in front of her was a "God-favored one" who had truly carried the power of the holy Silver Moon Ancient God:

"I know what you mean, but this is my own idea. I originally had many concerns, yes, many."

Golden eyes stared at Xia De's eyes, and she could see Xia De's thoughts at this moment:

"But from the current situation, if I don't act again, maybe even Angelina will laugh at me in the future."

"What does this have to do with Princess Angelina..."

"Don't interrupt me, Xia De."

Her voice was very gentle, and the emotion in her eyes was even gentler. It was too hot here. Although Xia De restrained himself to be calm, he could still feel his heavy breathing.

"Originally, I still couldn't make up my mind, so I chose to let fate decide whether doing so was right. I gave you five tests, if you can achieve them, it means fate also allows me to do so."

Xia De opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

"Tifa and the others know me very well, she probably gave you a hint, you only need to find three items, and I will assume you have passed. The Holy Grail consumes time, this determines whether you value this matter; the crown tests your skills as a ring mage, examining whether you are smart enough and know how to use power; your heart represents your feelings for me..."

This was her truest thought, and as the curtain was completely lifted, Xia De also saw her attire at this moment. The red dress was actually a thin pajama. Because of the side-sitting posture, the legs pressed underneath were thin stockings that were like skin itself:

"As for the fountain of endless fine wine, it was my childhood dream. The dream actually also has 'never-extinguishing fire' and 'unicorn', but I know you have these."

Fire refers to "Primordial Fire," and unicorns Xia De can borrow from the Academy.

"And the Philosopher's Stone is the treasure that I think even you would absolutely never be able to find. So, you only need to bring three items, and you have passed my test."

Crown represents power, fine wine represents dreams, Holy Grail represents holiness, Philosopher's Stone represents wealth, and the last one is your feelings. This is not a ritual in mysticism, but a ritual I chose for myself... a ritual of heart and emotion, this can be considered a unique, um, marriage proposal method. My marriage proposal to you."

The expression on Xia De's face moved for a moment, and the witch said with a smile:

"Look at your appearance, moved by me? Or sad because of guilt? Xia De, Xia De, if you are always like this, you will be played with in the palms of the Cavendish family girls for a lifetime."

Actually, it's not just five items. About an hour ago, the black-haired maid lady said gently that she was willing to become an extra sixth test to test the knight's means for the Duchess in advance. Of course, these things are not suitable to think about now.

Galina Cavendish reached out to Xia De:

"You unexpectedly, perfectly completed all my tests, even better than I thought. So, fate is also catering to me, and fate doesn't want to disobey Galina Cavendish's intention. I don't need to hesitate anymore, my soul tells me what I hope to do. And now, I need your answer."

She looked at him, and he was looking at her:

"If you are ready, I will not retreat. Although I know that I am walking further and further on the wrong path, at least facing you, I will not retreat. This is also my wish."

The smile in the golden eyes became more obvious, she straightened her body slightly, and the fabric on her legs rubbed against each other as she got up:

"I like to hear you say this, I have always liked it... Xia De Sulun Hamilton, please look into my eyes."

The two continued to stare at each other, and the red-haired witch asked:

"In the future, when there is no one else around, can you call me by my name directly?"

"I think you can, Galina."

A smile appeared on the red lips specially painted with lipstick:

"In the midsummer of 1853, when I first met you at the Lucky Southern Cross Club, I didn't expect such a day."

Her hand stretched out toward the outside of the bed, and then hooked Xia De's hand:

"I don't need any subtlety, tell me now, do you like me?"

"Of course, not just the witch's appearance, but also your soul. In this boring era, it is very difficult for me to find a soul that is the same as mine and so interesting."

Xia De said very seriously. Compared to the Outlander's hometown, the steam era is boring regardless of customs or fashion. But the soul of the witch Galina Cavendish is really interesting. Witches have never been bound by the era: