At the same time, the Holy Kingdom of Great Britain.
After a long day of hard work, King Arthur finally returned to his palace.
But he never expected that the bedroom would be filled with the sound of children's hip-hop.
Wang frowned, and just as he was doubting, he happened to pass through the door of the palace and came to the room.
Arthur saw his Queen Greenville playing with a child, and that child was none other than Lianyin's son, Husky the Dogman.
The child was lying on the king's high-end red carpet, drawing with crayons. Of course, most of the colors were not applied correctly to the paper, but gorgeously stained Arthur's beloved carpet.
The most hateful thing is that Queen Greenville is sitting aside, smiling sweetly, instructing the children to draw, and occasionally adding a few strokes. She doesn't seem to care at all about the ruined precious carpet!
"Xiao Ha? Why are you here?" The king turned to his queen and asked: "---Why is he here?"
Queen Greenville put down the crayon in her hand, coaxed Xiao Ha, and asked the child to continue drawing. Then she turned to King Arthur and said: "Don't be nervous. Today I visited the prime minister's office, and his assistant Lianyin was not there."
I was worried about finding a suitable nanny for my child. So I volunteered and took Xiao Ha to the bedroom to look after her for a while."
The King of Knights couldn't help but protest: "This, is this okay? Greenville, this is our bedroom..."
"Yes, and there is a large group of servants serving the two of us. Hundreds of people serving two people, what a serious waste of labor! And you always come back late at night, so the servants basically don't have to serve you. Let a group of people panic with idleness
What’s the problem with taking care of one more child?”
"That's not the point...this is the king's palace---" King Arthur whispered.
But the queen asked back: "So?"
The King of Knights' voice became even softer: "So--well, it's not good to always let idle people come in and out, right?"
"Lianyin is not an outsider, she is the assistant of Prime Minister Merlin!" Greenwell continued to make false claims, "Since she is not an outsider, neither is her child. What's the problem with letting Xiao Ha come to play? Besides,
He is just a child---"
(That’s why I’m so scared.)
Arthur has noticed a replaced vase in the corner of the hall. The original one was probably broken by some naughty kid.
"By the way, Xiaoha, you seem to have forgotten something?" The queen gently stroked the child's head and said in a sweet and gentle voice.
"Oh, by the way." Xiao Ha looked up at King Arthur, the little guy's face was still stained with the color of crayon: "Uncle, wow! We meet again!"
The King of Knights was about to get angry, but when he saw the dog-man boy's furry and funny face, his anger immediately subsided.
Wang knelt down, half-kneeling in front of the child, and tried his best to put on a friendly face: "Hello, Xiaoha. Look how dirty you are playing. Go and wash it quickly. When will your mother come to pick you up?"
The child looked at the King of Knights with his watery sky-blue eyes: "Mommy said, I have a big plan to complete today, and it may take me all night. She will come and take me home as soon as she finishes it."
Arthur then remembered that the Icelandic volcano had erupted and 200,000 Icelandic citizens were about to be moved to Tabernacle to escape the disaster. Merlin must be extremely busy*.
(*Note: In a country with a constitutional monarchy, the king does not handle government affairs and only exists as a symbol of national power. Government affairs are reviewed by the prime minister and approved by the Round Table Council.)
At this pace, let alone an all-nighter, the work would probably take several days and nights to finish, right?
"That's it--" The King of Knights didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed, "Then you can stay and have fun."
"Hey, okay, Uncle Wang." The child smiled innocently.
"Okay, it's very late." Queen Greenville looked at the giant clock in the hall. It was already eight o'clock in the evening. "Come on, Xiaoha, let's go take a bath. You dirty puppy
, it’s time to take a good wash."
"Oh, okay wow--" the child yelled obediently and dropped the crayon in his hand.
"Then, you---" The King of Knights was about to say that you guys are good to go, but a strange feeling suddenly appeared in his heart and he stopped immediately.
"No, let's wait ---" He took the dog-man boy's hand and said, "Xiaoha, let me ask you again, how old are you?"
"Eight years old." The child replied cheerfully.
"Eight years old? Hmm." The King of Knights thought for a moment. It is said that orcs mature very early, especially in a certain part. An eight-year-old child can be comparable to an adult. As the queen, Greenville took this child with her.
There is definitely something wrong with taking a shower.
"What's the matter, Arthur?" Greenville didn't seem to know about this.
"It's nothing." The King of Knights approached the dog-man boy and said, "Xiaoha, you are eight years old and a big boy. Wouldn't it be better to take a bath with the girls again? Come, uncle, take a bath with you."
"That's... okay, wow!" The child agreed without thinking too much.
"Arthur, can you handle it?" Greenville asked uneasily, "This child is really [active] and it will be difficult to cope without enough energy... You know."
"Leave it to me." The King of Knights pulled the dog boy's furry little paw: "Come on, Xiaoha. Go take a bath."
Arthur would rather work harder than let his queen be taken advantage of by another man. Even if the man is an eight-year-old child.
But he will soon regret it.
"Yo ho!" the kid yelled and jumped into the bath with a plop. The rising water splashed Arthur's face.
While the King of Knights was wiping the water from his face in depression, the little guy actually started swimming in the bathtub, paddling, paddling, paddling, splashing water everywhere.
Oh my god, why is this kid so energetic? Isn't he tired?
"Xiao, Xiaoha?" Arthur used his hands to block the hot water that kept pouring towards him, and said, "Can you please stop for a moment? Just calm down and take your time in the bath. This is not a swimming pool."
"...Oh, okay woof." The dog-man boy was told this and finally calmed down: "But, it's so boring woof. Xiaoha wants a toy! Why aren't there any little yellow ducks in the bathhouse?"
(This kid is really troublesome.)
"That kind of thing is just for children. Uncle doesn't have children at home, so I'm sorry." Arthur explained: "On the other hand, uncle wants you to see something? I guarantee you will find it interesting. Come here."
"What?" The child swam over curiously and came up to Arthur.
"Watch carefully." King Arthur stretched out his hands and breathed lightly in his palms. The dragon flame solidified in his palms, wrapped in the barrier, and instantly turned into a small, but very bright fireball.
This is a low-temperature dragon flame that King Arthur almost no longer uses. It has almost no heat and no lethality, but it is very efficient at converting it into light. With such a low temperature, it can emit a very dazzling light.
"Wow, it's so beautiful!" The children immediately became excited when they saw the fire. Children are particularly obsessed with dazzling things like dazzling firecrackers.
He immediately stood in awe of Arthur and looked at the King of Knights with almost admiration: "Is uncle a magician? He's so awesome!"
"Hey, this isn't over yet, it's up to me." Arthur became more and more proud and blew into the fireball again. The fireball began to change color. The dragon flame fireball, which was originally glowing white, immediately turned pink.
The child's eyes lit up when he saw it: "Ha, ha! The color has changed! It's so disgusting!"
"It's not over yet." Arthur gently pushed the fireball out, and the fireball just floated on the water. It did not go out because it touched the water, but rippled with the water waves.
"It can also float! It's invincible!"
While Xiao Ha was surprised, Arthur had already released dozens of dragon flame fireballs, letting them float with the waves and spread all over the entire bath.
The king's royal bath is thirty feet square, which can be said to be exaggeratedly large. When it is filled with hot water, and there are dozens of fireballs of different colors floating on the water, that kind of scene is rare in the world.
The smoke is lingering, the light and shadow are intertwined, the colors are colorful, and it is a riot of purple and red. The beautiful scenery of water and fire makes Xiao Ha calm down.
"Now," King Arthur said with a smile, "can you calm down and enjoy it? Stop swimming around."
"Okay, okay. Xiaoha will be good." Although this child is naughty and active, he knows how to appreciate beauty. Even if this is beauty improvised by King Arthur, beauty is still beauty.
"Xiao Ha." The King of Knights soaked his body in the hot water as much as possible, leaving only his head exposed: "You are really a strange child. I always feel that I have seen you somewhere before, a long time ago."
"Really? I don't have much impression of uncle." The dog-man boy also squatted next to the King of Knights, much more honest.
The King of Knights asked casually: "Your mother is Lianyin, then who is your father?"
"Dabi? Dabi is... uh..." The child hesitated and couldn't answer: "Dabi is dadby!"
That's like no answer. Sure enough, he just can't communicate normally with a child. Maybe he can't even repeat his father's name correctly?
"I'm asking you," Arthur asked with a try mentality: "What is your father's name? Or, what does your mother call your father?"
"Oh, I know this!" The child immediately shouted happily: "Mommy calls Dad a waste dog! Dad's name is a waste dog!"
"What?" Arthur was stunned. He tried to analyze all this, and then came up with a more reasonable explanation.
At the same time, he also felt a faint sadness for the child in front of him: "No, Xiaoha, your father's name is not trash. No matter what kind of person he is, no matter what he has done, he is your father. You are not allowed to call him
He is trash."
"Why woof? Mommy is the one who keeps calling daddy that way. Is mommy lying?"
"No, this is..." King Arthur suddenly became serious: "Your mother is right. There are... very complicated reasons for this, [adult things]. You will understand it when you grow up."
"Really?" Xiao Ha looked confused: "Then mommy left daddy because of [adult matters]?"
"Maybe." The King of Knights replied in a low voice, not very confident.
"Is it also because of [adult matters] that Dad doesn't see me anymore? Isn't it because Dad doesn't love me anymore?"
"No, no. Your father must still love you. Definitely."
There is no parent who does not love their children. Even if they can never see each other again, they will still miss their children from afar.
"Then...okay." Without any reason, the dog-man boy started crying: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Where is daddy?"
The King of Knights was at a loss: "This question... I can't answer you."
He could only watch the child cry. The child's mood changed very quickly. He was laughing just now, and now he was suddenly crying loudly. The child's cry echoed in the bathroom, which embarrassed Wang for a while.
"Arthur?!" Greenville's voice sounded outside the bathroom. She seemed to have heard Xiao Ha's cry and rushed over to check what was going on. "Is everything okay? Why is Xiao Ha crying?"
"It's okay! Everything is under my control!" Arthur shouted quickly: "Xiao Ha just hit his head and cried in pain! He will be fine soon!"
The dog boy was still crying, but he looked at King Arthur with doubtful eyes.
"Then...Okay. Don't wash for too long, or you may catch a cold." Greenville backed away doubtfully.
"Uncle lied." The dog-man boy whispered, still sobbing as he spoke. Thanks to Arthur's lie, Xiao Ha's attention was diverted.
"This is a white lie." The King of Knights sent away his queen, and then said to the dog-man boy: "Do you want auntie to know that you are crying because you miss your father?"
"Well... I don't want to." The child has stopped crying, although there are still a few sobs occasionally.
"That's good. Xiaoha is a man, and men shouldn't cry casually, do you understand?"
"Okay, okay, Xiaoha understands." Children are simply easy to deceive.
The King of Knights breathed a sigh of relief. Just now he thought it would be out of control.
"Okay, we've had enough washing, let's dry ourselves off and get dressed, okay?"
"Hmm..." The dog-man boy seemed to want something else.
What a difficult child to serve. Wang, who was used to being served by others, suddenly had to serve such a child. He felt extremely tired.
"Is there anything else you want?"
"...Little, Xiaoha wants to be hugged by uncle." The kid blushed and said, "Uncle smells like Daddy...Daddy used to take a bath with Xiaoha, and they always left with Xiaoha in his arms."
The bark."
In short, this kid just wants to find someone to act like a spoiled brat to.
"Really?" Arthur also vaguely remembered that the child had said the same thing. Does Arthur smell like Xiao Ha's father?
There was no other way. Wang picked up the child. The eight-year-old canine boy was actually very light. He was really like a puppy. He was fluffy, warm, and soft. But after he picked him up, Arthur felt that the child was getting more and more...