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At this moment, Oscar was sleeping soundly in the soft quilt.
Hunting soul rings these past few days was exhausting enough, and coupled with the series of events that happened in the past two days - joining the Barak Kingdom, being conferred the title of Viscount, and learning that his family would soon be reunited, all of these things made him feel uneasy.
Last night, lying on this soft bed which was a hundred times more comfortable than the old wooden bed at home, he was so excited that he could not fall asleep. He did not fall into a sleep until the second half of the night and was now sleeping soundly.
The servant who went to knock on the door quietly opened it and saw Oscar still sleeping with his head covered. He lowered his voice and called out:
"Your Excellency, wake up! Lord Tianxing is here."
Oscar responded in a daze, rubbed his eyes and sat up, turned his head to see the bright sun outside the window, and suddenly realized - he had overslept!
"Sir, Lord Tianxing has arrived and is waiting for you in the hall."
The servant whispered it again.
"oops!"
Oscar was now completely awake. He quickly threw off the quilt and got out of bed. He hurriedly put on his clothes, muttering to himself, "How could I oversleep?", and after a quick wash, he hurried to the hall.
As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Xue Tianxing sitting at the table drinking tea. Oscar hurriedly walked over and scratched his head a little embarrassedly:
"Your Highness, I'm sorry. I was too excited last night and didn't sleep well. I overslept this morning."
Xue Tianxing put down the teacup, smiled and waved his hand:
"Xiao Ao, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me Tianxing, not Your Highness. We're friends, there's no need to be so distant."
Hearing this, Oscar felt warm in his heart and his eyes became hot.
Oscar nodded vigorously, and secretly made up his mind:
I must practice well in the future and never let Tianxing down.
Just as Oscar was thinking about it, he heard Xue Tianxing say again:
"It's okay to oversleep out of excitement. But if you don't eat breakfast soon, you might not be able to get to the city gate in time to pick up your parents."
"Yes! My parents!"
Oscar suddenly remembered the important matter. Today was the day his parents came to Barak City!
Oscar didn't even bother to eat breakfast, and said anxiously:
"I don't want to eat anymore. I need to go pick up my parents first!"
Having said that, he turned and ran out the door.
Xue Tianxing looked at his hurried back, couldn't help but smile, and stood up and followed him.
The two soon arrived at the east gate of Barak City.
There were people coming and going at the city gate, including farmers carrying loads into the city and merchants driving horse-drawn carriages. It was a bustling scene.
Seeing that the sun was shining brightly, Xue Tianxing simply asked someone to bring two lounge chairs from a nearby teahouse and placed them under an old locust tree next to the city gate. He smiled and said to Oscar:
"There's no point in rushing. Sit here and wait. It's cool under the shade of the tree."
But how could Oscar sit still?
He had just wet his butt on the recliner when he stood up again, staring at the road outside the city like a vigilant little animal.
Whenever a carriage approached in the distance, he would take two steps forward, stand on tiptoe and look for a long time, confirming that it was not his own carriage, and then retreat angrily, muttering to himself:
"Why haven't you come yet... Did you take the wrong road?"
Xue Tianxing found it funny watching from the side, but did not urge him. He just slowly fanned himself and drank the cold tea handed to him by his followers.
About half an hour later, Oscar's eyes suddenly lit up, and he grabbed Xue Tianxing's arm and shouted:
"Here it comes! Tianxing, look!"
Xue Tianxing looked in the direction he pointed, and saw dust flying in the distance. Several carriages were slowly approaching. Next to the carriage in front were several people wearing the armor of royal guards - they were the guards sent by Xuezhe to pick up people.
Oscar could no longer hold back and ran towards the carriage without waiting for it to get closer.
The carriage stopped at the city gate. The driver lifted the curtain and a guard jumped out first. He bowed to Oscar and said:
"Your Excellency, the Viscount has brought the person to you."
Then, a couple got off the carriage.
The woman was wearing a coarse cloth dress that was washed white, her hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin, and her face showed a bit of restraint and uneasiness; the man was also wearing simple shorts, his hands were covered with calluses, but his back was straight, and his eyes were full of observation of the surroundings. It was obvious that he did not dare to relax all the way.
As soon as they stood firm, they saw Oscar running towards them. They were stunned at first, but then the uneasiness on their faces disappeared in an instant, replaced by deep joy and heartache.
"Ao-chan!"
The woman stepped forward quickly, grabbed Oscar's hand, her fingertips trembling, and said to Oscar:
"Is it really you? How did you suddenly become a viscount? You scared your parents!"
It turned out that yesterday the two were weeding on the ridge of the village field when suddenly a few men in armor came and said they were from the palace. They said that their son Oscar had become the viscount of the Barak Kingdom and wanted to take them to the capital to enjoy life.
The couple was stunned at the time - they only knew that their son was taken away by a dean named Flanders three years ago and went to an academy called Shrek to learn skills. How did he become a "Viscount" out of the blue?
Although he was puzzled, he did not dare to ask any more questions when he saw the swords on the waists of those people. He could only hurriedly pack a few sets of clothes and get on the carriage.
I had been feeling uneasy all the way to Barak City, and it was not until I saw Oscar that I was sure I was not dreaming.
Oscar took his parents' hands and told them everything that had happened in the past few days - how he hunted for spirit rings in the Star Dou Great Forest, how he was noticed by Xue Tianxing, and how he was named Viscount.
When he was excited, he couldn't help but show off his martial spirit. A sausage popped out from his fingertips, which surprised and amused his parents.
"Good boy, you've made it!"
Oscar's father patted his shoulder, his eyes reddening, "It's your fortune to be noticed by His Royal Highness the Prince. You must work hard in the future and don't let him down."
Xue Tianxing also walked over at this time and looked at the couple in front of him.
The two men looked like they were in their early thirties, with fine lines at the corners of their eyes and their skin darkened by years of wind and sun. However, Xue Tianxing knew in his heart that they were probably only twenty-four or twenty-five years old - when he was watching anime in his previous life, he remembered Oscar mentioning that his parents had him when they were fourteen years old.
When Oscar saw Xue Tianxing coming over, he quickly pulled his parents over to introduce them:
"Mom and Dad, this is His Highness Xue Tianxing! I'm where I am today thanks to His Highness's care!"
The couple finally reacted and hurriedly tried to salute Xue Tianxing, but Xue Tianxing quickly stepped forward to support them.
"Uncle and aunt, there's no need to be so polite. Come on, don't be polite."
"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you for still thinking of our little Ao!"
Oscar's mother said gratefully, still clutching the corner of Oscar's clothes tightly in her hand. It was obvious that she had not yet fully recovered from the shock of "her son becoming a viscount".
"Uncle and aunt, don't say that."
Xue Tianxing smiled and said:
"It's mainly because Xiao Ao himself is talented. His willingness to join the Barak Kingdom is a blessing to our kingdom."