Chapter 126: It Wasn't Me Who Did It

  Julia looked at the heavy bag of gold coins on the table, shook her head, and said in a low voice: "I'm just a woman, what can I do with so much money?" She raised her head to look at Xia Ya, and slowly said: "I appreciate your kindness, you are Kevin's comrade-in-arms, don't feel too guilty in your heart. On the battlefield, swords and knives have no eyes, he... it was just him... his fate was bad, these are all destined by heaven."

  Julia's eyes welled up with tears again.

  This time, without Xia Ya's consolation, she wiped away her tears by herself and got out of bed. She put on her shoes but didn't even glance at the gold coins on the table. Instead, she said in a low voice: "I'll thank Kevin for you all. You... don't have to worry too much about me, I can take care of myself..."

  Xia Ya was about to say something, but Duoduo suddenly walked behind Xia Ya and pulled him, then the magician surprisingly said: "In that case, Master Xia Ya, you can put your money away."

  Xia Ya was furious, glaring at Duoduo who was about to scold him, but Duoduo quickly gave Xia Ya a signal and said in a low voice: "Master, you took out so much money at once, 300 gold coins, which is a huge fortune even for an ordinary family of three! You give such a large sum of money to Mrs. Yulia alone, she's a widow with no children, don't you worry that it will bring some kind of disaster? What if someone envies her and plots against her in secret, wouldn't that lead to trouble?"

  Dorothy's words immediately reminded Xia Ya, and Xia Ya slapped her forehead: "Ah! I didn't think of that!"

  Such a helpless and dependent widow, if she were to suddenly obtain a large sum of wealth, would likely attract the envy of evil people and ultimately harm herself.

  Xia Ya thought of this and couldn't help but take another look at Duoduo: "You're quite clever, aren't you! Not bad, not bad!" As he spoke, he patted Duoduo's shoulder twice with force, causing Duoduo to hunch over in pain, almost falling over. He could only barely endure it and forced a smile on his face.

  Xia Ya hung her head in thought for a moment, then stood up and waved her hand, revealing a resolute expression: "Soite! You take two guards and pack up!"

  "Ah?" Soit hesitated for a moment.

  "Pack up! We can't leave Julia living here alone! Since I said I'd take care of her, it's only natural that we can't abandon her here! Pack up and let's move with her!"

  Suoyetnamun's face showed a hint of joy, and he immediately went out the door to the courtyard to shout at the waiting guards outside.

  Julia's face changed, looking at Xia Ya who was about to speak, Xia Ya had already waved her hand and came forward to support Julia, sitting down first, saying seriously: "Julia, I know you're a straightforward and good woman! The people of Rodoria are all good sorts, I know you don't want to give us trouble.

  I also know you have a strong personality... but I'd like you to think carefully and don't rush to refuse my kind intentions."

  He paused, and a sincere smile appeared on the face of the tortoise: "Kevin is my good brother, you think about it for me. If he died, and you won't accept my kindness, wouldn't I have to spend every day in unease? The condemnation of my conscience would make me sleepless every night! Even if it's just to make me feel a little better, please accept my kindness!"

  Julia hesitated for a moment, shaking her head and saying: "Sir... Ah, Mr. Xia..."

  "No, just call me Xia Ya! I'm Kevin's brother, don't be polite."

  "Alright, Xia Ya." Yulia smiled wryly and said in a low voice, "I know that although Kevin is in the Imperial Guard, the brothers of the Imperial Guard have slightly higher military pay, but it's still limited after all. If I let you take care of me, I'm afraid you'll also be burdened..."

  Xia Yahahaha smiled and pointed at the bag of gold coins on the table, but didn't say a word.

  Julia immediately understood: with a large bag of gold coins on the table, she would have no worries about food and clothing for decades to come. What was there to fear? However, she had a strong personality and didn't want to accept the fat man's kindness, so she wanted to refuse. Just then, Xia Ya spoke in a serious tone: "You are now pregnant. You have Kevin's only bloodline left in your belly! It would be weak of me to leave you alone, struggling to make ends meet, I worry that something unexpected might happen. With me taking care of you, at least you can relax a bit and not have to bear the heavy burden of household chores and livelihood - you're not just living for yourself now, you have to think about the child in your belly too. I know you are capable and can take care of yourself, but if you work too hard and hurt the child in your belly, what then? Even if you can get through it, after the child is born, you'll still need to spend money on food and clothing for them, and when they grow up, they'll need a good education to make something of themselves. You... Xia Ya hesitated for a moment before saying something a bit more serious: "You wouldn't want your child to grow up in this slum too, would you? With me taking care of you, I have some savings and I also earned some merits during the war, so I'll get a good military position. In the future, I can take good care of the child, at least let them receive an education, go to school, and have a good start in life."

  Xia Ya found the breakthrough very accurate, he used the child as an excuse, and Yulia indeed hesitated for a while, gradually becoming somewhat shaken. However, she was strong-willed by nature and didn't want to be indebted to others, especially not causing trouble for Xia Ya, always feeling uneasy in her heart.

  Xia Ya didn't care about these things, and sternly ordered Yulia to hurry up and pack her belongings. The tranquil guards lent by Rouru were also military personnel, and seeing Xia Ya take such good care of the widow of his deceased comrade, they couldn't help but reveal admiring expressions and worked with extra vigor. By the time Yulia wanted to speak, Soite had already almost finished moving all the household items, and even arranged for a horse carriage to be rented from the street.

  "Alright." Julia looked at herself and couldn't refuse, sighed, and said in a low voice: "It's just like this, after I die in the future, Kevin will probably scold me..."

  It wasn't until Julia was packing up that she struggled a bit, this was her and Kevin's home after all, years of life had left many memories behind, and there were things that she just couldn't bear to throw away, picking up one thing and then another, leaving Xia Ya feeling somewhat helpless beside her.

  "Uh... Yulia, anyway this house isn't for sale, so you can leave your stuff here and come back to visit or stay for a few days whenever you're free. Your things won't get lost if they're left here..."

  After several hours of busy work, the sky was almost dark, and only then did they finish moving everything. They hitched up the horses, loaded the carts with household goods, and Yulia sat on top, surrounded by a group of mounted guards, as Shaya left this old residence.

  On the way back on horseback, Shaya occasionally turned his head to look at Julia in the carriage behind him. He felt that a big thing had been done and finally breathed a sigh of relief. In secret, he vowed to take good care of the widow of the bald man, so as not to betray brotherly love. And for Julia's unborn child, even if it meant risking his own life, he would make sure the child grew up with no worries.

  Thinking of this, he called out to Duoduo Luo again. Duoduo Luo's horseback riding skills had become much more proficient now, and he rode his horse to Xia Ya's side, walking alongside him. Xia Ya smiled and said: "You did well today, you deserve a reward! What do you want as your prize?"

  Duoduo smiled and immediately showed a hint of embarrassment: "That... sir, can I ask you for something?"

  "Speak!" Xia Ya was in a great mood, and with a swift wave of his hand.

  "Many years ago, when I was in the Imperial City, I had to leave because of a debt I owed. I left some trouble behind at the Mages' Guild of the Church, and even my identity as a mage was in jeopardy. I'd like to borrow some money from you to repay that debt and restore my reputation..."

  Xia Ya smiled: "Do you really attach so much importance to your identity as a magician?"

  After spending a long time together, Xia Ya also believed in Duoduo Luo's previous words and knew that he was indeed a magician, not a "conjurer", but...

  "Being a first-rate magician is nothing special. Now that you're following me, I'll find a way for you in the military in the future. You've also mastered that life spell now, so work hard and who knows, maybe you can even become an officer..."

  "No!" Doro's face stiffened, shaking his head resolutely: "I am a magician!" Xia Ya saw the persistence and determination in his eyes, which was completely different from his usual cunning laziness, and nodded silently, saying no more.

  Perhaps everyone, even in humble people, has a bit of their own persistence in their heart.

  Back at the residence, Xaya first settled Yulia in the small mansion that Rurul had lent to her. She let Yulia occupy her own master bedroom and spent the night herself in a small bed in the adjacent room next to Dororo and Soite. With the guards left by Rurul keeping watch, Xaya finally got some peace and quiet. She thought that if she could just hold on for a few more days, she would be able to receive the Ministry of War's commendation, get a new uniform, and obtain an imperial title from the Emperor, then she wouldn't have to deal with these disturbances anymore.

  It was at night, in a room, that he finally found the wooden box given by Kavi Hill that day, took out the heavy stone and looked at it carefully for a long time, only to feel that the outline of this stone was incredibly familiar. After thinking carefully for half a day, he finally remembered something.

  Quickly jumped off the bed and picked up the fire fork on the table.

  The end of the handle of this fire fork was originally a hollowed-out ring, as if a piece had been hollowed out at the end of the grip.

  This ring is not regular, and Xia had never noticed it for many years, thinking that the fire fork was too rough and shoddy when it was made, so it became like this. The function of this ring is nothing more than a ordinary family's fire fork, which is to thread a hemp rope at the end and hang it anywhere.

  With a clang! The stone was put into the ring, and it actually fit perfectly in, without any gaps at all! This made Xia Ya's heart skip a beat.

  Doubt suddenly rose up in his mind!

  This pitchfork was the old man's treasured keepsake, and this stone fits in it so perfectly, it's clear that they were originally meant to be a single entity! But... how did the stone end up in Cavishire's hands?!

  This Caville is an important figure in the Imperial City, and it seems that he is still the most trusted person by the Emperor... Could it be that Caville actually has a relationship with the old man?!

  With many doubts, Xia Ya took the fire fork and made a few gestures to the left and right. The stone was inlaid on the handle, extremely firm, and the several irregular diamonds on top were just like card slots that embedded the stone firmly inside, no matter how she swung or rotated it, the stone did not fall off.

  He casually picked up the fire tongs and lightly tapped them on the corner of the table in the room. The fire tongs were extremely sharp, and the corner of the table fell off silently, with a very smooth cut.

  But... this stone was inlaid, and yet the fire fork seemed as if nothing had changed at all...

  Xia Ya furrowed his brow for a moment, and his heart stirred. He closed his eyes, gripping the fire fork tightly. When he opened them again, a flash of red light darted across his pupils, and a fierce killing intent burst forth. His hand grasped the fire fork, his eyes fixed intently on the table in front of him...

  Xia Ya took a deep breath as usual and extended the crimson killing intent thread by thread into the fire fork... In an instant, something strange happened!

  The stone on the end of the fire fork suddenly seemed to have a faint red glow flashing on it, but the color of the red light was extremely dull and might not be noticed if one didn't look carefully.

  Then Xia felt that the palm of his hand holding the fire fork had clearly felt a strong suction force coming from the handle of the train, and under the traction of that force, the crimson killing intent he had just released was sucked in wildly! The strength of this suction was so strong that Xia only believed it for a moment, and all the crimson killing intent on his body had been sucked clean!! He only felt that the fire fork in his hand suddenly weighed ten times heavier, and with his strength, he couldn't help but feel a bit laborious holding it in his hand.

  But the crazy suction on the fire fork continued, Xia Ya only felt a blackness in front of her eyes, the crimson killing intent had been exhausted, she was breathing unsteadily, and there was a kind of powerlessness similar to when she burst out with "Dragon Pierce"! She was shocked in her heart, immediately knowing that something was wrong, on the fire fork, there was a faintly ominous premonition.

  Finally, the fire fork stabbed out at that table.

  BOOM!!!!!!

  This deafening sound was as if it had exploded directly in Xia Ya's brain, he only felt a buzzing in his consciousness, shaking himself dizzy and disoriented, thud, and sat down on the ground with a plop! The fire fork in his hand finally fell to the ground beside him!

  Xia Ya shook her head and waited for her spirit to return before looking forward again. The turtle was stunned!!!

  That table...

  That table... is gone!!!!!

  Originally, if it were in the past, Xia Ya would have easily split the table in two with a single spear thrust, or cut it into fragments without any hindrance.

  But now, this table in front of me has become...

  A layer of grayish-white wood powder all over the ground!!

  Shattered! This is not an exaggeration of shattered! But a real shattered!

  A good and sturdy wooden table turned into a pile of dust!!

  He couldn't help but grab a handful, and the wood shavings powder was like fine sand, which flowed slowly down from his fingers after being grasped.

  Xia Ya was completely stunned!

  "What the...?! What kind of power is this?!"

  But then, a huge sense of fatigue came over him, as if all his energy had been completely exhausted in that one stab. Finally, Xia Ya's eyes turned black, and he fell backwards, his eyes tightly closed, and fainted...

  Just after Tu Bie fell into a coma, he did not see with his own eyes...

  Right in front of the table, in the direction where he had just thrust his fire fork, a faint crack suddenly appeared on the wall of the room in front of the table. It extended silently and quietly, and finally the soil and gravel on the wall fell to the ground, like fine sand!

  A round hole suddenly appeared on the wall! A thick wall was directly penetrated! A circular transparent cavity appeared on the wall! And the part that was hollowed out, all turned into powder!!

  The most bizarre thing is that the edge of the hollowed-out hole on the wall is smooth and flat, like a mirror with no seams or defects! It's as if it was carefully polished by a craftsman!!

  And yet such power occurred in silence! Thick stone walls were pierced, pierced fine powder, but not a sound was ever made!

  As soon as the sky brightened, Xia Ya turned over and got up. He had been lying on the ground for a night, and when he woke up, his hands and feet were icy cold. He let out a loud sneeze, moved his numb hands and feet around, shook his head, and only then remembered what had happened the night before. His eyes fell upon the round hole the size of a washbasin on the wall in front of him, and his mouth agape, he stared blankly for a good while.

  After a glance, he found that the location of the hollow was exactly in line with the wood shavings and powder on the table in front, and Tu Bao suddenly understood something.

  He picked up the pitchfork on the ground with a mix of shock and wild joy in his heart.

  Good stuff! Great stuff!!!

  Xia Ya was overjoyed in her heart and was about to jump up, but as soon as her body moved, her eyes suddenly went black. She only felt that her hands and feet were sore and soft, and her body was weak. After the joy, there was still a wave of fatigue coming up, as if she had not closed her eyes for several days and nights, and her spirit was also extremely exhausted.

  Huh? Didn't I just wake up a moment ago?

  He struggled to get up, swayed a few times, felt his way to the bedside and sat down, but after just these few movements, he was already panting heavily.

  The toad calmed down and focused its mind, feeling a sudden shock in its heart as it looked at the fire fork in its hand.

  "This... this power is too overwhelming! But... the consumption is also surprisingly tremendous, right?"

  He was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said in a low voice: "Hey! Dora, Dora! You say something quickly! What's going on?!"

  But in his mind, it had been a long time since he heard Dora's response. Shaya shouted a few more sentences, but still didn't hear Dora's voice.

  Xia Ya frowned, just about to say something, when at this moment, Duoduo Luo's voice came from outside the door.

  "Old man, are you up? I've brought you some water to wash your face."

  As he spoke, the magician pushed open the door with a respectful smile, but his eyes fell on the large hole in the wall and he was taken aback.

  "Huh?"

  "What are you looking at!" Xia Ya glared: "I couldn't sleep last night, so I made a hole in the wall to play with, what's wrong with that?"

  Duoduo immediately shuddered and quickly withdrew his gaze, holding a wooden basin and walking over to place it in front of Xia Ya.

  "Today, find a craftsman to come and block the wall for me."

  Duoduo didn't dare ask more questions and walked over to take a look at the hole on the wall, but as soon as his hand touched it...

  Suddenly, a faint crackling sound was heard, and the magician's heart skipped a beat as he cried out "Not good".

  Then came a loud "Boom"!!!!!

  On that wall, along the edge of the hollow, under the magician's casual touch, countless fine cracks appeared instantly, and the crazy echoes came down, instantly covering the entire wall. With a loud bang, the entire wall collapsed and shattered!!!

  One side of the wall suddenly collapsed and crumbled, immediately followed by a mournful cry from the house, with rumbling sounds that didn't stop. The walls on both sides and in the back also collapsed, and the roof fell to one side.

  Dust and dirt flew everywhere, instantly enveloping the two people in the room. Xia Ya and Duoduo were like two claymen, their entire bodies covered in a layer of grayish-white dust, with dusty hair and dirty faces.

  But in the room, the table, chairs, cabinets and beds were all intact, but the house had collapsed, and the two of them were suddenly exposed to the open air.

  At this moment, with such a big commotion, everyone else in the yard had already rushed over. They saw that Xia Ya's house was gone, and amidst the rubble, Xia Ya sat on a solitary bed, with Duo Duo staring blankly beside him, his hand still in the motion of touching the wall. Surrounding them were scattered rocks and broken tiles.

  Everyone was stunned!

  Finally, Duoduo cried out with a sad face, shouting loudly: "Master! Xia Ya master!!! This, this has nothing to do with me!!! I, I just touched it lightly, that's all!!!"

  Xia Ya sat on the bed with a stunned expression, her eyes wide open as she watched her house collapse. The cracks that appeared on the wall, how it shattered and collapsed, were all clearly visible to Tu Jie's eyes!

  He was shocked and suddenly became wildly excited!

  Struggling to stand up, standing in the ruins, looking around, excited and thrilled in his heart, he couldn't help but burst out laughing loudly.

  "Hahaha! Overturned! Overturned! Well done! Well done!! Hahaha!"

  He laughed a few more times, finally exhausted, with a thud, Xia Ya fell backwards and lost consciousness.

  All the guards beside him were stunned!

  What's wrong with this old man? The house collapsed and he laughed loudly like a madman, shouting "good"?

  Just as Xia Ya fainted, the crowd rushed over and lifted her out with all their might. Only that Duoduo was crying with a sad face, constantly explaining: "It wasn't me who did it, really not me who did it!!!"