Chapter 4169: Apple Orchard

The church's female warlocks understood the meaning of this ancient kingdom princess, but the pendant she held was also brought out from the 【Skin-Object Hall】. Even after multiple inspections, it couldn't be given away easily.

"The pendant needs to be inspected again. If there is no problem, you can use it as a gift."

That princess with an ordinary appearance nodded again, seriously remembering Viga's face:

"Sorry for the disturbance. I will mail the pendant to you later. Please continue your date; I want to go to the Candlekeep Library next."

Viga, of course, wouldn't keep her, said a few more polite words, and watched the church's carriage drive away before saying to Xia De:

"Speaking of which, this person also looks quite pitiful. I heard she didn't enter the 【Skin-Object Hall】 voluntarily. Like the other girl who was rescued with her, they were both plotted against and cheated in as goods."

"After experiencing that hellish world and returning, in the blink of an eye, it has already been...?"

Xia De also watched the carriage go far away:

"It's like having a nightmare, and only after waking up with great difficulty did she find it was a dream of six hundred years. Truly a pitiful person. How does the church plan to arrange her in the future?"

"Let her live in the Dawn Church and become a nun of the local church. Although she is stained with whisper elements, the elements are not strong. She will most likely be able to awaken and become a ring-warlock in the future. At that time, she will live in the church as a special observation object, and only after accumulating enough merit to prove her reliability will she be allowed to live locally at will."

"Of course, if she doesn't become a ring-warlock, the church doesn't mind letting her live in the church for a lifetime."

Viga replied, moved her gaze back, and hugged Xia De's arm again:

"Really, the atmosphere was clearly very good just now, but after being disturbed by them, now we have to start all over again."

Xia De heard the grievance in her tone. Compared to other Great Witches, Viga was exceptionally fond of acting like a spoiled child:

"No need to start all over again. Remember? You haven't had your 'treatment' today yet."

Xia De pointed to his neck, and Viga then asked half-shyly and half-guiltily:

"Here?"

"Of course, anyway, there won't be anyone else to disturb us. You see, Miss Luo Lin and the others have already arranged the rest area on the lawn."

Viga then nodded shyly:

"Well then, now is indeed very suitable."

She looked up at her maids, and the maid ladies understood and scattered, on one hand not disturbing the masters' good deeds, and on the other hand preventing other "atmosphere destroyers" from appearing.

Xia De sat down on the mat placed on the picnic cloth, and Viga curled into his arms like Little Mia. Viga's height actually reached the average level of witches, but she could always make herself look petite when in Xia De's arms.

"When I treat, you actually have nothing to do and are bored, right?"

Viga looked into his eyes and asked softly, then pulled Xia De's hand to a certain position. This action was exactly the same as Eve's action last night:

"This is a... reward for you."

She said in a low voice:

"And let you have something to do."

After saying this, she didn't give Xia De time to refuse, bit lightly on Xia De's neck, and used the miracle taught by the impostors.

Although she was no longer completely addicted to it like the first time, Xia De could still feel her trembling with some excitement. And after Xia De moved slightly, the cat-like sound Viga made directly caused the earlobes of the housekeeper and maid ladies who were facing away from the two to turn red.

"It doesn't matter."

Viga reminded in a low voice:

"Don't worry too much about the strength. Compared to you biting my neck, any of your actions are acceptable to me."

Then she bit Xia De's neck again, and the hot air sprayed from her nasal cavity made Xia De feel his neck was itchy.

The two hugged together and only separated after a long time. This, of course, wasn't because Viga sucked more blood than usual this time; in fact, later on, she wasn't treating herself at all, just simply... kissing Xia De's neck.

She could feel Xia De's changes, and Xia De could also understand her state from the changes in Viga's body temperature. It was just that this was outdoors, and the Outsider would absolutely not do anything more excessive, so even if Viga herself expressed some willingness, it was directly rejected by Xia De.

This instead made Viga even more satisfied with Xia De.

"Laura, come over and help me tidy up my hair."

It took a long time for Miss Luo Lin to hear her master's voice, which was full of energy but a bit soft. And when she adjusted her breathing frequency and turned to walk toward Xia De and Viga, she clearly felt that her master should tidy up her clothes first.

However, Viga didn't care about these things. Her mood at this moment was very good, and she even threw the small interlude of someone coming just now to the back of her mind.

"When we left, we told Megan we would go back at 11:30. There is still more than an hour left."

Her eyes were shining as she looked at Xia De, and Xia De then asked:

"Then, should we continue to look at the scenery here, or go see other places?"

"Our family has a forest farm nearby, and the apple orchard in the forest farm is also quite good."

She said, and seeing Xia De stand up, she hurriedly held his hand and told him not to be so anxious:

"Let me slow down for a while; I'm a bit... weak in the legs."

She said embarrassedly, and then made an action wanting Xia De to hold her.

Miss Luo Lin remained silent behind Viga during this period, tidying up her hair, thinking in her heart that her master didn't look like twenty-five years old now, but rather like a little girl of fifteen or sixteen.

Although the Astley family didn't have a title, they had many industries locally. The perfume and spice business only grew in Viga's generation. Before that, this declining family actually had many sources of income.

The rent from apartments and storefronts in the city was just the most insignificant income in the huge family business. What truly supported the reputation and wealth of this family were the large tracts of farmland, forest land, and pastures scattered in the mountains and fields around the city.

The apple orchard Viga spoke of was not in the crowded streets of the Lower City, nor did it need to go around to the Outer City at the foot of the mountain; it was also located on the mountains that this city relied on.

Continuing westward from the Upper City, walking along the neatly paved stone road, after passing the opera house that was still being repaired, and walking a little further, one could be considered to have officially left the city area.

The road gradually narrowed, the brick road surface turned into a soft dirt road, and after walking a gentle slope toward the mountain, the view suddenly opened up.

Large tracts of apple trees spread out layer by layer along the mountain, the leaves on the treetops fully stretched in the sun, and the fresh and translucent emerald green made people feel very happy. The air had a clear and sweet grassy and woody scent, mixed with a little residual nectar fragrance, and the moist smell of soil warmed by the sun; this was indeed the feeling of spring.

In the late spring season now, small apples could already be seen on the branches. Those small apples were only the size of fingertips, and one could tell they must be very sour, but Ellie would probably like this place very much.

The distance here from the edge of the Upper City was actually not far, and it was indeed a good place for an outing. And the height here was even higher than the Candlekeep Library at the highest point of the city, so the view was extremely open, so looking downward, one could also see part of the roofs of the Upper City from afar.

"Do you like this place?"

Viga asked. The servant managing the apple orchard had already come out to welcome them, but was stopped by Miss Luo Lin, letting the other party do their own work.

A group of people walked among the apple trees, and Xia De looked up at the small apples on the treetops:

"Of course I like it. Viga, you wouldn't have come here to climb trees when you were a child, right?"

Viga shook her head:

"Don't think of me as a very naughty child. My health wasn't particularly good when I was a child. Going to the cliff behind the manor to look at the scenery was already the limit; how could I run so far to climb trees here?"

She looked at the scenery of the apple orchard:

"However, there are memories of my father and mother here. I have read the diary left by my father. In the spring of the first year after they were married, my father often brought my mother here for an outing."

"My father also left a sketch he drew of my mother. Unfortunately, because it wasn't kept well when I was a child, the picture is already very blurry."

Xia De took the initiative to hold Viga's hand:

"Sounds like your father and mother were quite loving?"

Viga didn't nod:

"I used to think so too. Although my mother was a ring-warlock, she enjoyed the taste of love like an ordinary person. When reading my father's diary, I even felt she was like an innocent sixteen-year-old girl who had just come of age."

Viga sighed and coughed lightly a few times:

"But having learned so much about my mother recently, knowing that she belonged to the 【Truth Society】 before meeting my father, had... given birth to my sister with her own clone wearing skin-objects, and had done so many terrible human alchemy experiments, I feel I can't see my mother clearly anymore."

"I really can't imagine that a mother with such a complex past could still enjoy love and marriage like an ordinary woman."

She leaned on Xia De while walking through the apple orchard, and Xia De reached out and put his arm around her shoulder:

"Then take these doubts and incomprehension and wait for the day we find your mother. You can ask her face to face, and then you will know her true thoughts."

"But maybe I don't want to know the truth."

Viga said softly, and Xia De didn't try to persuade her; he understood Viga's complex state of mind.

However, after seeing two pieces of scenery in a row, Xia De thought that if Peggy Lemay really left other clues for Viga, it was possible she would leave the clues in places where she and Viga's father had deep memories.

These places wouldn't easily attract the attention of others besides Viga, and if Viga really looked for them, she could also easily detect the clues.