Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 129 Someone Once Treated Me Like This Too

Elena's lips curved slightly upward, revealing a gentle smile:

"Although I can't see, I can tell that your voice is very gentle."

She paused:

“Your footsteps were heavy, as if telling me that someone was coming. I know you are a good person.”

Lu Mingfei was slightly taken aback.

For some reason, he thought of Rodrik, the kind Little Red Riding Hood, who also had beautiful blonde hair.

“I happen to be going to Moen City,” he heard himself say. “I can deliver a message for you, or... bring your father out.”

Irena shook her head and took out a letter from her bosom. The contents of the letter seemed to be written inside a fine silk handkerchief stained with blood.

"Please. Could you please deliver this letter to my father who is staying in the city? Even if it means being branded as a coward who abandoned the city, I hope my father will leave that city."

...I hope my father survives.

Lu Mingfei looked at the slightly bloodstained letter in his hand. He didn't know what the blind girl had used to write the letter, but he could see a daughter's deep concern for her father.

Perhaps, in her world, her father is her everything.

"It sounds like your father doesn't want to leave."

Lu Mingfei said softly.

Elena gave a soft "hmm":
“My father is a very stubborn man. But after reading the letter, he will definitely change his mind.”

Lu Mingfei sighed almost imperceptibly, thinking to himself, "I hope so. If your father really refuses to leave, there's nothing I can do. I can't exactly knock him unconscious and carry him out, can I?"

However, leaving such a frail, blind girl alone in the border region is simply impossible. What a terrible father!
Why be so stubborn?
But then again, what would a normal father do?

A sudden pang of sadness welled up in Lu Mingfei's heart.

He thought of his parents in another world, who were almost entirely absent from his childhood. At least his mother had written him a letter, but what about his father?
There's practically no such person.

So, who played the role of father in his life?
uncle?

Lu Mingfei scoffed.

This absurd idea made him laugh.

Neither his father nor his mother left any trace of that in his life.
Lu Mingfei's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a gentle breeze.

He subconsciously rubbed the hilt of the sword in his hand—to guard against unexpected situations, he had hung a large sword, scabbard and all, at his side.

An unexpected figure came to mind.

The old man who taught him swordsmanship, guided him to the Dragon's Feast, and told him how to survive in the borderlands.

He recalled the footprints that had been kicked in his backside, the angry scoldings that expressed his disappointment, and the silent concern and occasional expressions of praise.

He became the closest person to the concept of "father" in his memory.

“Lord Lu Mingfei,” Elena’s voice pulled him back to reality, “Are you still there?”

"Ah, yes, I am."

Lu Mingfei snapped out of his daze and answered subconsciously. He realized that his hand was unconsciously resting on the hilt of his sword.

He cleared his throat:

“I was thinking that your father is a lot like an old stubborn man I know.”

Elena tilted her head slightly, her pale golden hair fluttering in the wind.

“That old man, he’s always talking about glory, creed, and responsibility,” Lu Mingfei’s tone softened involuntarily. “But when I talk to him about mission, he scolds me for being trapped in my own cocoon.”

Irene's fingertips gently tightened around her skirt:

“My father was the same way. He wouldn’t let me stay with him and sent many people to escort me. But the servants were furious, and those who escaped with him were attacked by them and all disappeared.” Lu Mingfei suddenly understood something.

He crouched down, looking Elena in the eye:
“Listen, I will make your father understand—protecting his daughter is also a knight’s responsibility. I will bring him out, in the name of the Storm Knight.”

After Lu Mingfei finished speaking, he found it all laughable.

A knight? What kind of knight is he? He's just a coward, wearing the empty title of a knightly order.

To dare to say such things so shamelessly once you reach the border, Lu Mingfei, you're such a good-for-nothing.
But when Lu Mingfei saw the sudden radiance on Elena's face, a surge of warmth seemed to well up in his heart.

In this messed-up world, someone has to do it, right? If he doesn't go, who will?
Some promises are not made because of the ability to make them, but because someone has to keep them.

"I will bring him back, it's a promise."

He heard himself repeating this in his mind.

Lu Mingfei was about to mount his horse when he suddenly stopped.

"etc."

He scratched his head:
"Are you just going to stay here all by yourself?"

Elena slightly raised her head, her face, covered by a cloth strip, turning towards the source of the sound:

"I want to wait here for news from my father."

Lu Mingfei immediately frowned.

He looked around.

What's the difference between leaving a blind little girl in such a desolate place and sending her to her death?
"No, no," he waved his hands repeatedly, even though the other person couldn't see him. "This place is too dangerous. How about you come with me to the vicinity of Moen City first?"

Elena gently shook her head:
"I can't walk fast, I'll slow you down."

Lu Mingfei looked at the blood-stained letter in his hand, then at the girl who insisted on staying where she was, and instantly felt that this girl was like an old general with flags planted all over the stage.

If this were a game, and Lu Mingfei were the producer, he would definitely have someone kill the NPCs the moment the protagonist turned to leave!

Lu Mingfei turned around, patted Torret's horn, and whispered:

"Hey, could you give her a ride?"

Torret is a highly intelligent and spirited horse, more like Lu Mingfei's travel companion than a tool. It often saves Lu Mingfei's life during raids, but also frequently goes on strike for various reasons.

It never liked anyone other than Lu Mingfei and Melina touching it, and Lu Mingfei respected that.

Therefore, he needs to ask Torret's opinion.

Toret snorted and pawed at the ground impatiently with his forelegs.

"Just for a short while," Lu Mingfei said, clasping his hands together. "Please, please, look how pitiful she is. If we encounter enemies, I'll clear the way ahead. You just need to carry her."

The spirit horse tilted its head to examine the girl, then suddenly leaned in and sniffed her hair. The girl was startled by the unexpected contact, but quickly regained her smile and carefully stroked the mane on its neck.

"Is this your partner?"

Elena said softly:
"It smells nice."

Torret nudged Irene with delight, expressing his approval and gesturing for her to come up quickly.

Lu Mingfei chuckled, slightly displeased, and said:
"Why aren't you being as polite to me?"

He helped Elena onto the horse, then sat down himself. After checking the equipment, they prepared to set off.

The girl gripped the edge of his armor and suddenly asked softly:
"Sir, why are you so kind to strangers?"

Lu Mingfei paused in his steps.

"Perhaps it's because," his voice drifted on the wind, "that someone else once did the same to me."

(End of this chapter)