Chapter 24: Bless the New Generation
If you don't pay attention, you can hear all the sounds within a radius of 100 miles, and you can sense everything around you without opening your eyes. Joshua, who had already mastered the Life Force Vision, could not have done it easier to monitor the every move of everyone in a city in real time as long as he wanted to, but he basically wouldn't do it because it was unnecessary.
But now, the warrior's gaze penetrated the wooden walls and the heavy magic circle of the cedar castle, and looked at a corner of Sequoia City, Joshua quietly watched the scene in the distance, and then exhaled a breath and showed a pure smile: "What a coincidence. β
Getting up, opening the door, the casual legendary powerhouse left the luxurious VIP room with his two somewhat overwhelmed arms siblings, and left the castle on the giant redwood tree before all the maids and attendants, and even the two elven legends reacted, and he flew silently in mid-air, and then landed in the corner of a city he had been looking at before.
This is a well-known hotel in Sequoia City, with white garlands and colorful flags planted in the doorway as proof that a wedding is taking place here, and the sound of revelry rings on the other side of the street, and the sound of soft music comes from the depths of the hotel.
"Hey, there's a wedding today?"
Hotaru didn't care about her master's sudden actions, the silver-haired girl had long been accustomed to Joshua's casualness, she looked at the garland outside the hotel, and said nonchalantly: "It's really a coincidence, it seems that everyone thinks today is a happy day." β
"Yes, it does."
Standing at the door of the hotel, Joshua's eyes narrowed slightly, he muttered for a moment, and then strode into the hotel - the end of the door was as indifferent as if they couldn't see the warrior's figure at all, and all their sensory organs were disturbed by some wonderful force, and they couldn't focus their attention and gaze on where Joshua was.
The warrior strode into the hotel, the music clearer, and the cheerful sound of the crowd came in waves, and you could hear the loud blessings of the dwarves and the elegant singing of the elves, compared to this ordinary wedding banquet that took place in a corner of the city, the wedding in the cedar castle that went down in history seemed rather deserted.
"Boss, I'll toast you!"
It was the drunken voice of a certain dwarf, and it was possible to hear the clergy's characteristic vocal voice in his accent, and it was difficult to imagine a priest getting drunk and calling someone 'boss', but since it was a dwarf and a wedding, it didn't seem strange.
"Okay, okay, how much have I drunk...... Hiccup, you guys stop me! Pour me wine like this, I, I'm going to take a pay cut! β
The already drunken human voice sounded, and it was easy to know that this drunken fellow was one of the protagonists of the wedding, and you could also hear that beside him, a rather gentle human female voice was politely toasting her husband: "Alright, Chris, he has to work tomorrow, and besides, are you going to let me sleep with a drunk all night?" I'm going to get angry if I go on like this. β
"Alas, that's all said, then listen to my sister-in-law."
With the female voice speaking, the other people who were coaxing also quieted down, and it can be seen that the bride is quite prestigious in this group of people on weekdays. Immediately afterwards, accompanied by the sound of knocking footsteps, the bride could be heard supporting the groom who was almost unable to walk normally to retreat into the stage, and the guests on the scene enjoyed the sumptuous wedding banquet.
- Master, what are you doing here?
The Shenji siblings were quite confused at this time, they were not surprised that Joshua left Hill's wedding banquet halfway, because the warrior had no reason to continue to stay, and the next elf internal meeting would not be able to pay attention to him, the legendary powerhouse of the empire, but even so, he would not run to the corner of Sequoia City to attend an ordinary person's wedding.
However, before the two of them could open their mouths to ask questions, Joshua stepped forward again, and this time, he appeared directly in the preparation room behind the scenes.
At this time, in the room, the bride with blonde hair and white gauze is holding a cup of sobering tea with a gentle face, planning to feed it to the groom who has some eyes open, because as an alchemist, he usually almost never touches alcohol and interferes with his nerves, so the groom has basically no resistance to wine, just drinking a few glasses of wine coaxed by his friends is already delirious and unable to speak.
But even so, the bride did not show any impatience, she gently pressed the groom's right hand waving wildly, and then gently poured tea into the other party's mouth, without the slightest impatience. But just as the bride had just finished feeding the sobering tea and let the groom fall asleep, and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she noticed Joshua and his party suddenly appearing at the entrance of the room.
"Ahh You, who are you? How did it suddenly appear here? β
Although she was a little panicked at first, the bride's subsequent reaction could be called calm, she quietly stood in front of the groom, and then said in the gentler tone possible: "You are on the wrong path, right?" It's okay, it's the exit over there, the banquet is still going on, and there will be a performance by the elf orchestra in the hotel later. β
It was a one-way road leading to the preparation room, how could it be wrong, but the bride knew that this was not the time to panic and scream, so she planned to test the other party's intention with words first, and paralyze the other party as much as possible.
"Is it Chris's wife? Rest assured, I have no ill will. β
Waving his hand slightly, indicating that he was not evil, Joshua nodded appreciatively to the unknown but rather brave blonde woman, and then he looked at Chris, who seemed to be asleep, and did not continue to speak.
(Was Chris's former acquaintance?) Is it the kind that can't show up normally...... οΌ
The bride was quite apprehensive at first, but after seeing that Joshua did not do anything else, she slowly relieved, after all, as Chris's wife, although she didn't know Chris's true identity, she also knew that the other party was involved in a clan dispute with a big nobleman, so he ran from the Northern Empire to the Far South.
She is a merchant girl that Chris met while selling potions, and her parents died young, and she is staying at her aunt's house. Although she didn't know the true identity of her lover at the beginning, she was still willing to cross half the world with him to the territory of the Far South Elves, and it turned out that her choice was not wrong, although Chris is not a rich man now, but as a well-known pharmacist, he can also be called a person, enough for the two to live a happy life.
"You're pregnant."
Suddenly, Joshua spoke, and the moment this sentence was spoken, the bride was shocked, she looked at her lower abdomen in surprise, subconsciously touched it, and turned her head to look at the sleeping Chris, and involuntarily showed a happy expression - although she didn't know why the man in front of her, who made her instinctively dare not look directly, could tell the fact that she was pregnant so conclusively, but the bride was willing to believe it.
"It's really fainted, hum, the amount of alcohol is really bad, it's a shame for the family, my cheap uncle was able to drink a few barrels with his cheap dad when he was young, and he couldn't even compare to the maid."
With a sneer, Joshua stepped forward towards Chris, not paying attention to the bride who was alerted again, his eyes were always on his cousinβof course, occasionally glancing at the bride's belly. The warrior was silent for a long time, then let out a chuckle, "But it's not bad, it might be perfect for you." β
The bride wanted to stop Joshua from approaching, but there was a gentle force that prevented her from approaching the warrior, and after sighing, Joshua looked at the blonde lady with a little light freckles on her face. She was not stunningly beautiful, but she was delicate and lovely, and the lady with a cramped and uneasy look saw that she could not stop any of Joshua's actions, so she gave up her secret obstruction, and asked directly in a wary tone, "You...... Who is it, is there anything going on with my husband? β
Although he didn't have any extraordinary strength on his body, in the Mycrove Continent, anyone knew the magic of magic fighting qi and holy light, and the bride couldn't judge Joshua's strength or weakness, but she knew that the person in front of her should be a big man who could never be matched by the adventurer team called her husband, and there was absolutely no chance of winning the head-on conflict.
But she still dared to stand up and face it, instead of cowering and shivering and being an ostrich.
"Nothing...... It's just that he is a little dissatisfied with him, and the birth of the family bloodline actually intends to conceal it, which is really a bit excessive. β
Instead of staring at Chris, who had fainted drunk, Joshua turned his eyes to the bride who was frowning and contemplating, and he asked, "Madam, what's your name?" β
"Me? My name is Sophie...... But now, it's Sophie Chris. β
Although she was a little nervous at the beginning, but later on, Sophie's words were full of soft love, and through Joshua's previous actions and answers, she had already seen that although Joshua acted strangely and his strength was unknown, he did not have malicious intentions, and it seemed that he was ...... Or a relative of Chris's previous family. So Sophie asked again with curiosity: "Excuse me, sir, do you have anything to do with my husband and me?" Could it be ...... Is there any trouble on the family's side before? β
"No trouble, as for things, there was no one, but now there is."
Looking down, Joshua looked at Sophie's lower abdomen, he sighed slightly, and then showed a faint smile: "You can treat me as an uninvited mysterious person, I don't think I will appear in front of you again - as for the purpose, this time I came to give you blessings." β
"Listen, you weak man who abandoned his family without permission, who kept his name incognito and neglected his bloodline responsibilities, you are not much less guilty than your father, at least he dares to stand up and fight for power with me, and you just want to escape."
Stretching out his hand, in the center of his palm, there was a silver light flashing, Joshua didn't care about Sophie, who was nervous, his palm was aimed at the bride's lower abdomen, and the warrior said in a slight voice that no one could hear except himself: "But even so...... The little one who hasn't been born yet. β
"The mission of the Radcliffe family has been completed in my hands, you don't need to be a destined warrior, nor do you need to be born with the mission of eradicating chaos, you just need to be a healthy person, and then choose your own path in the future."
"Bless you, new generation."
The silver glow flickered, and it sank into her lower abdomen in Sophie's surprised gaze, and she naturally didn't feel anything, but she felt that her originally tired body was suddenly full of vitality.
Retracting his hand, Joshua bent down and patted the sleeping Chris on the shoulder, and then, as he had appeared, under the wide-eyed gaze of Sophie, he disappeared into the room with Hotaru and Rin in an instant, as if he had never been there.
Those who live for war don't really know what blessings are.
But at least, he can make people who want to live in peace be able to live in peace.
This may be the greatest blessing.