Chapter 4219: Mother

"Oh!"

In the sound of rain on Tuesday morning, Xia De opened his eyes abruptly on the bed in his bedroom. Vanessa, who was woken up by him on the side, although still sleepy, still asked gently:

"Had a nightmare, right?"

"No..."

Xia De just wanted to deny it, but worried that Vanessa would ask him what he dreamed of, so he changed his words:

"Yes, had a nightmare, but it's fine, I've been having nightmares often recently."

"Poor Xia De."

Vanessa directly hugged Xia De's head in her arms. Xia De really didn't want to tell the girls in the house what he dreamed of; even an Outlander had times when he felt embarrassed.

Once they knew the content of the dream, they would definitely tease about this matter for a long time.

Winnie had already gotten up early to prepare breakfast for everyone, and Vanessa also went to help after washing up; she was not a witch like Galinna who had to learn to cook only now.

Danniste went to see that dragon egg. This night of sleeping with Little Mia, this egg was very quiet. According to Winnie, even Little Mia had a slight breathing sound when she was asleep, and this egg really didn't move at all all night.

However, this was not because this egg was scared by Little Mia. After Danniste hugged it up early in the morning, she could vaguely perceive the sleepiness and satisfaction of the life about to be born in the egg through the ability of telepathy.

"Then, Winnie, I will trouble you to take care of the teacher for this period of time, I will come over every night."

At the breakfast table, Danniste said while holding Winnie's hand, and the crystal-clear maid Miss agreed with a smile. Taking care of an egg that didn't even need to eat or drink was even simpler than taking care of Little Mia.

After breakfast, Danniste left in a hurry. She still had many things to handle in the Academy. Vanessa also left after urging Xia De that he could go to Moon Bay to find Xilis at any time; she was very satisfied with last night.

After bidding farewell to Winnie, Xia De also left Tobesk from the basement. Arcadia City today was still gloomy weather, and the dampness in the air was heavy, looking like it was going to rain again.

Although it was still early, Weigao was not at home. After saying hello to Ajielina, Xia De sat down in the study to continue studying Ms. Feilianna's "Source of Fire Secret Art."

At 10:30 in the morning, Mr. Bernhardt's letter was sent to the Fragrant Mansion. After reading the content of the letter, Xia De set off in a hurry to the Gray Rock Pass fortress, so only Ajielina was left in the Fragrant Mansion.

The little princess's life in this scholar city was busy but fulfilling. In her heart, she was thinking about the time for the three people who contacted the Gray Glove intelligence network to give feedback, and was also troubled by the learning tasks recently arranged by Weigao that gradually began to have difficulty.

There was still an hour until lunch. Ajielina was actually very worried that Xia De would not return at noon. And then the pattering rain outside the window made her feel a bit homesick. However, the longing for her parents and sister didn't last long; after all, Princess Lei Qianya and Duoluoqian would come to this side to visit her at any time, and "Mother" would come to this side at noon to pick her up.

Thus, Ajielina calculated the time, left the magic practice field in the underground palace at 11:00 this morning, returned to her room to change her clothes, and then obediently waited for "Mother's" arrival.

Weigao was not at home, but the housekeeper Miss Luolin was still in the house, and Miss Luolin also smiled and said to Ajielina:

"Your Highness, the time for your mother to come and pick you up is 11:30, it's still ten minutes away."

Ajielina sat in the dining room expectantly looking at the door leading to the foyer:

"Haven't seen Mother for a long time, I really miss her. It's a pity that it's raining outside again, don't know what kind of itinerary Mother has arranged."

At 11:30 noon, the knocking sound of dong dong dong~ sounded. After the maid opened the door, what she saw was a tall female figure nearly two meters tall, wearing a black robe and a hood, but still able to see that her figure was quite good.

The other party's face was completely hidden under the hood, only able to see a pale chin. She looked like she had just finished attending a funeral and returned. Even though the maid opened the door, she didn't enter the building that had been set up with dense investigation rituals by the witches.

"Mother!"

Ajielina ran toward the door with a smile on her face, and that tall figure then reached out from outside the door to embrace Ajielina who was hugging her.

Miss Luolin smiled and came to send Ajielina off. The housekeeper was very polite and greeted the tall black-robed female figure. After urging Ajielina to remember to return for dinner, only then did she watch the black carriage carrying Ajielina and "Mother" drive down the gentle slope together.

"Ajielina's mother is really gentle~"

Even though that tall figure hadn't opened her mouth at all since she appeared, looking at the carriage leaving, Miss Luolin still praised lightly.

"But why did Mother only take Ajielina away, and didn't take me away?"

She felt sad for this, and then instinctively felt a slight wrongness in her heart. She was a high-ring witch follower, her inspiration and mental strength were naturally much higher than Ajielina's. Although Miss Luolin couldn't figure out where the wonderful sense of incongruity that appeared at this moment came from the first time, she still recorded this matter, planning to ask Xia De or Weigao for advice after they returned.

And the black carriage that left was traveling through the city in the rain. This carriage was not only black on the outside, but the inside was also completely opaque, and there were not even carriage windows. Although Ajielina felt that the all-metal carriage compartment was very strange, she didn't get to the bottom of it. When sitting opposite that tall "Mother," she also excitedly told "Mother" about the harvest she had recently learned under Weigao.

Although she didn't get the praise of that silent tall figure, being able to share her growth with Mother, Ajielina was already very happy.

The carriage moved all the way from the Upper City toward the foot of the mountain. This strange black carriage obviously had a very strange appearance, but everyone in the whole city seemed unable to see it.

Because there were no windows in the carriage, Ajielina didn't know where the carriage was heading. But when the carriage stopped and the carriage door opened, and "Mother" held Ajielina's hand and walked out of the carriage, what Ajielina saw was an abandoned orphanage in the rain.

This place was probably located in the desolate area between the Outer City and the Gray Rock Pass. The carriage stopped in front of the rusted wrought-iron gate of the orphanage. The iron gate had long been twisted and deformed, the carved iron bars were covered with thick and mottled dark red rust, and the gaps in the door hinges were stuffed with rotten black-brown withered leaves and slippery moss.

The fence gate opened silently. The moment Ajielina was led by "Mother" holding her hand into the orphanage courtyard, the musty smell rushing toward her face mixed with the smell of rotten wood, rotten leaves, and dust blocked her chest dully, making the little princess couldn't help but cough twice.

The two of them were drenched in the rain, walking all the way toward the building in the orphanage. Ajielina was very puzzled why she was shivering a bit. However, her attention was quickly transferred to her feet. The bluestone slabs paved on the ground had loosened and cracked, some slabs had broken and collapsed, forming pits of varying depths below. If one accidentally stepped on the wrong slab, one would be splashed with a foot of stagnant water.

Although she vaguely felt that something was wrong here, Ajielina finally walked past the old stone fountain in the center of the courtyard, stepped onto the low steps in front of the four-story brick building standing at the end of the courtyard, and walked into the gate of the dangerous building whose walls were largely blackened.

The musty smell in the room made Ajielina feel even more suffocated. Stepping into the interior of the dim building, she only felt a dizziness in her head. She didn't quite remember what happened next. She only vaguely remembered that she was led by "Mother" holding her hand to a room deep in the second floor of the building, and then Mother left.

And when Ajielina came back to her senses, she found herself leaning against the moldy wall, sitting in a corner covered with spider webs. This room was very large, like a children's activity room in an orphanage. Apart from Ajielina, there were more than a dozen other children in this room.

The door of the room was tightly closed, the windows were sealed with a few wooden boards, and the dim daylight outside the window was very stingy, only willing to probe in a little. A small part of the children were like Ajielina just now, leaning against the wall as if asleep, while the awake children were all sitting quietly on the ground, blankly saying nothing.

Looking at the scene in front of her, the strong sense of incongruity made Ajielina feel a swelling pain in her head, but she soon realized that everyone was waiting here for "Mother's" call, this was just the final wait before returning to Mother's embrace.

"Yes, my brothers and sisters were originally many."

Ajielina thought in her heart, but still felt it was wrong for herself to sit on such a dirty place.

Thus she stood up cautiously, and then discovered that most of the children here were under ten years old. The few children who looked older were only thirteen or fourteen years old. The eighteen-year-old little princess was actually the oldest person here.

"Are these all my younger brothers and sisters?"

Ajielina thought in her heart, not caring about the red butterfly that flew from nowhere and landed on her shoulder. She was a bit puzzled why these younger brothers and sisters were dressed so strangely, some wearing patched clothes, some wearing noble costumes, and some even wearing thin pajamas:

"It's already almost twelve o'clock noon, and there are actually people who just got up? Really, children can't be so lazy."

She wanted to exert her power as an "older sister," but in her heart she immediately worried about being reprimanded by "Mother," so she didn't go to think about why everyone's clothing was so strange.

Seeing that other children were waiting very quietly to be called by "Mother," Ajielina, who subconsciously felt that she should do something, then took the initiative to ask about their situation. ===== CHAPTER 4220 =====