The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

Chapter 134 Leo is too kind-hearted

"Sir—please, please wait a moment." The little beggar, Wei An, ran over quickly, even tripping and falling in the process.

Leo stopped in his tracks.

Pluto frowned, feeling it wasn't worth wasting time on a little beggar, and urged, "Sir, it's time to go back; the banquet at Moonlight Castle is about to begin."

Leo nodded in understanding.

But he still turned around and looked at the little beggar who had crawled back to him: "Little Wei'an, is there anything else?"

"Vian hasn't yet asked... what is your name, sir?" The little beggar Vian was filthy, except for his bright eyes. "I have no way to repay your life-saving grace, sir. I hope to pray to the Holy Light for you every day."

Such speech.

It's not something a small beggar could possess.

Leo doesn't like trouble, but since it's the Sun Mark that's guiding him through the language of flowers, he's happy to accept it. He said, "My name is Leo Fluorescent Mushroom, little Vian. ​​I don't need you to repay me. Just live well, that's all I ask of you."

"Lord Leo, you are such a kind person!" The little beggar Vian was so moved that he shed tears, which he quickly wiped away.

Then, mustering his courage, he asked, "Lord Leo, do you still need a squire? I am actually a trainee knight!"

"Apprentice Knight, you?"

"Yes, Lord Leo, I really am a trainee knight. I was originally ready to be promoted to a full knight, but I contracted a strange illness and my Holy Light Aura has been unable to awaken for a long time—" Little Vian said.

He even picked up a twig from the ground and practiced a set of basic sword techniques in a rather authentic manner.

Bruto whispered in his ear, "Sir, this little beggar has received formal training and has a very solid foundation in swordsmanship."

Are you sure you're from a commoner background?

"Yes, yes!" Little Vian nodded vigorously. "My father hoped I could become a knight and sent me to the Knight Academy—but after my father passed away, I couldn't afford the tuition and was kicked out."

Seeing that Leo was already interested.

Little Vian quickly pressed his advantage: "Lord Leo, since it was the Holy Light that guided you to save me, please give me another chance, let me—let me follow you. I will be very, very loyal to you."

"Pluto, what do you think?"

"My lord, if you had met him in the Firefly Wilderness, I would have advised you to take him in. But this is Moonlight Lake, and you will soon be returning. The journey is long, and it would be too much to carry a child on the road—" Pluto advised.

In his view, there were many suspicious things about this little beggar.

I don't know the details.

They are clearly not as trustworthy as the children in my own territory. It's better to avoid trouble and there's no need to be overly kind.

Kolio, however, knew that this little Vian was merely sealed away; she was actually a duke's daughter from a foreign land. Having a duke's daughter as a follower seemed quite interesting, especially with the added benefit of having a flower language to accompany her.

Even if his identity is revealed in the future and a foreign duke comes looking for him, Leo is not afraid. This is the Kingdom of White Rose.

Unless the Dragon Knight descends, what does Leo have to fear?

"Hua Yu has never harmed me. Since that's the case, why shouldn't I give her a chance? Besides, I also want to know who helped her seal in this child's body, and what kind of extraordinary power that is."

After thinking it through, Leo sighed and said with feigned helplessness, "I only saved you as a matter of convenience—well, it's fate that we met. Pledge your allegiance to me and come back to my territory with me. I'll give you a meal."

"Thank you, Lord Leo!" the little beggar quickly kowtowed.

Then, as he was about to kneel down to perform the follower's ceremony, he suddenly remembered something and feigned ignorance, asking, "Lord Leo, how shall I pledge my allegiance?"

Seeing this, Pluto said coldly, "Kneel on one knee and repeat after me—"

Under Pluto's guidance, the follower ritual was quickly completed, and the little beggar Vian was transformed into Leo's knight squire.

I followed Leo back to Moonlight Castle.

Since the other party was concealing her identity, Leo didn't expose her. He simply assumed she was a knight's squire he had picked up on the roadside, handed her over to Pluto to take her to live in the knight's dormitory, and then stopped asking questions.

"Young Master Leo, the master requests your presence." As soon as Leo returned to the castle, he was summoned to the study by the old butler.

Upon entering the study, I discovered that Mr. and Mrs. Neander, Mr. and Mrs. Lisa, Uncle Hemingway, and Mrs. Holly were all there.

"Leo, did you have a good time in Lake City?" Count Hayden asked gently.

Leo answered honestly, "I had a great time. I ate a lot of snacks and bought some local specialties to take back with me."

Earl Hayden continued, "Has anything new happened?"

Leo paused, guessing that Earl Hayden probably already knew about his taking a little beggar as a follower.

After all, this is Moonlight Castle, and everything is under the watchful eyes of Earl Hayden.

He nodded: "I rescued a little beggar who had fainted on the road. I didn't expect to be pestered by him. I saw that he had some knightly talent, so I took him in as my follower and prepared to give him some food."

Earl Hayden smiled and affirmed, "This is a chivalrous virtue: compassion, compassion for the weak."

Hemingway's uncle also laughed and said, "Leo is too kind-hearted."

Seeing this, Neander and Lisa immediately chimed in, praising, "Leo has always been kind-hearted and can't bear to see the poor suffer."

Upon hearing this, Leo calmly replied, "It was just a coincidence, and I was simply doing a good deed. I'm usually too lazy to meddle in other people's business. There are too many poor people on my territory and in my manor; I can't possibly manage them all even if I wanted to."

"That's right." Earl Hayden nodded. "Compassion is a virtue, but excessive compassion is an overabundance of sympathy, which is not a good thing."

I praised Leo for a while.

Finally getting to the point, Earl Hayden's tone suddenly became serious: "Neander, go back and tell your father that the king has decided to launch a war against the border kingdoms, attacking them west of the Bow Mountains."

Neant looked excited.

Earl Hayden continued, "If things go smoothly, we will declare war on the border kingdoms in early November after the weather turns cold and the autumn harvest is completed. At that time, the war will be commanded by Prince Hendler, the governor of the Northwest Territory who is stationed in Hill City, and he will assemble ten knightly orders to launch an attack."

"Only ten knightly orders?" Neant said instinctively, feeling that the scale was far too small.

Earl Hayden said calmly, "The Glowing Mushroom Knights are among them. Regardless of the scale of the war, this is the first time in nearly twenty years that the kingdom has fought a foreign war. Go back and tell your father to be fully prepared and to fight as quickly as possible, because delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances."

"Yes, Grandpa, I understand!" Neander replied loudly.

"After tonight, you should all go back first thing tomorrow morning and take this message to your father, telling him that this is Heather's last legacy." Earl Hayden's face was expressionless. "From now on, I will only acknowledge you three siblings, and I will not acknowledge any Linard."

Neant, Lisa, and the others immediately became serious, and much of their excitement dissipated in an instant.

This is severing the private relationship between the Evening Primrose family and the Glowing Mushroom family.

Fortunately, Earl Hayden also recognized the three siblings.

As everyone took their leave, Leo also prepared to depart, but was stopped by Earl Hayden: "Let your older brother and sister go back. Leo, would you like to stay a few more days, keep your grandfather company, and get closer to Hex and the others?"

Leo has not yet responded.

Neander turned around and readily agreed, "Grandpa, Leo would definitely like to stay and keep you company!"

Without waiting for Leo's response, he spoke in an elder brother's tone, ordering, "Leo, stay with Grandpa and take care of him for Lisa and me. I will look after your territory and your knight squad."