After everyone left, only the Delacour family was left. Although it was already late at night, the events tonight were too twists and turns and terrifying, so no one felt sleepy.
Rolf welcomed them into the room and asked the house elf to deliver a hot supper. The few of them sat around the fireplace and chatted about tonight's events.
Gabrielle hugged Fleur's arm and nuzzled her like a kitten:
"Sister, you actually went to Luo Fu's room to teach him French while I was sleeping?
You two secretly study and make progress every night without taking me with you...how cunning!"
Fleur sounded strange, her face turned red, she tapped Gabrielle's head with her crooked finger, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, it's nothing!"
"Hey, didn't you just say it in front of everyone?" Gabrielle said a little aggrievedly: "You won't admit it now?"
"I was helping Rolf out of the siege. Didn't you see that he was being made difficult by Skander?"
"So, you are lying?" Gabrielle's eyes widened and she shouted angrily: "You clearly told me that children cannot lie, and those who lie will be captured by ghouls... and you actually lied to yourself."
This sentence itself is a lie, and besides, she is no longer a child... Fleur secretly cursed.
But of course she couldn't say that, so she coughed and said:
"Gabriel, this is called a white lie, do you understand? My intention is good... You don't want to see Rolf arrested as an arsonist, do you?"
"Is that so?" The little girl's eyes twitched as she thought thoughtfully, "Then can I also tell 'white lies' in the future?"
"Can't!"
"Why?" Gabrielle puffed up her cheeks and said dissatisfied: "My starting point is also good."
"What's the starting point?" Fleur revealed the thoughts in the girl's little mind: "Is it similar to the starting point of 'I lied because I didn't want to make my parents angry'?"
"..."
Gabrielle was ruthlessly exposed, snorted angrily, made a face, turned to Mrs. Delacour and complained:
"Mom, look at sister...she is lying. Confiscate her pocket money this month and give it to me."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh at Gabrielle's request. Mrs. Delacour held her little daughter in her arms and touched her head lovingly.
"Gabriel, lies are sometimes justified." Luof looked at the girl and assured:
"When your sister lied for me, that lie saved me and many innocent lives."
The blush on Fleur's cheeks had not faded yet, but now it was even thicker. She was a little embarrassed, was she really as great as Luo Fu said? How could she not know.
Luofu sat on the chair and recounted everything he saw and heard at the circus tonight, including the captured mermaid Myrcella.
"The Mysterious Circus is a magical cave where countless deformed species and magical creatures are imprisoned. After rescuing Myrcella, I was about to let them go, but Skander discovered it.
I ended up having to burn his tent down."
Luo Fu spoke lightly, but after everyone listened, their agitated and complicated emotions could not calm down for a long time.
Who would have thought that it was really this boy who rode a fire dragon and burned Skander's mysterious circus?
But considering that earlier, he had ridden a horse-shaped water monster to fight against Cabronosaurus, it doesn't seem so hard to accept.
"Did you raise that fire dragon?" Furong asked curiously.
"It's actually a fire dragon egg owned by a keykeeper at Hogwarts." Rolf explained:
"After he hatched, there was no way to raise him in the school, so I had no choice but to help him..."
Fleur's eyes twitched. Is a keykeeper at Hogwarts so secretive?
No wonder Hogwarts’ education ranking is higher than Beauxbatons’... Their teaching philosophy is advanced!
"Rolf, where do you keep your fire dragon?" Gabrielle asked.
"Keep it in my box." Luofu winked and said playfully:
"My box only looks small, but it's actually a little bigger inside than outside."
"..."
Everyone was speechless. Raising a fire dragon might not be a big problem.
"Traceless Stretching Spell." Mrs. Delacour, who was drinking tea, smiled at her daughters and said:
"I entered Newt's box back then. It was bigger than the forest where Veela lived. I was still young at the time, but I still remember it vividly... It was such a wonderful trip."
Bigger than a forest?
Now not only Sister Fleur, but also Mr. Delacour was a little unimaginable.
What was being carried was a box, it was clearly midsummer!
"Mom, did you see the fire dragon?" Gabrielle asked.
"It's not just the fire dragon." Mrs. Delacour supported her chin with one hand and looked at the box next to the boy, with a look of nostalgia on her face that remained unchanged.
"There are also thunderbirds in the Americas, poisonous horned beasts in Africa, and Zaowu in Asia... I was only seven years old at the time, and my biggest wish was to own a box like that."
"Rolf, can I go into the box and take a look?" Gabrielle asked expectantly.
"Of course." Luo Fu smiled and said, "But it's very big inside and it takes a long time to visit. It's too late today... let's do it tomorrow.
Besides, I still have unfinished things to do tonight."
"whats the matter?"
"The guy who caught Myrcella and sold her to Skander... She knew that Skander was caught and would definitely run away tonight." The corners of Rolf's lips raised and he said softly:
"I'm waiting for her."
…
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The wood in the fireplace is burning brightly.
Helen sat by the fireplace and poured a glass of whiskey, feeling that the alcohol was as sour as her mood.
"Skander is such a fool!" the witch looked at the flames and cursed gloomily.
They just completed the mermaid deal tonight, and Skander was caught soon after. The guy might have betrayed her in order to reduce his crimes.
Helen had no doubt about this. After all, there was no friendship between them, only transactions. If it were her, she would abandon anyone as long as she could save her life.
Helen stared at the firelight reflected on the rim of the wine glass, and she whispered: "You must escape tonight."
Even if you are floating on the sea, it is better than fearing in your own room. Your destiny is in your own hands!
The witch waved her magic wand, and the clothes and jewelry scattered in the room flew into a small handbag under the influence of magic.
After packing her luggage, Helen wrapped herself in a black robe made of mouse skin. She stood behind the door and listened quietly for a while through the magic lock.
After making sure no one was around, she removed the magic lock she installed, carefully opened the door, and walked along the dark corridor toward the deck.
"Are you leaving now?" A voice suddenly sounded from the corner. "Mrs. Helen, you haven't reached the end of this trip yet, so it's not good to leave like this, isn't it?"
Helen was startled. She turned around, raised her wand and cast a spell, but the light hit the wall and made a crackling sound.
Helen didn't have time to take a closer look. She strode forward, but the voice reappeared in her ears again, like a ghost.
"I missed it, madam. Your technique is a bit rough and I'm not very interested in it. It seems you have to go back and practice."
"Who are you? What do you want to do?!" Helen said angrily.
"I am a hunter with no emotions, completing a hunt." A figure in Miaohu appeared at the end of the corridor, and the man smiled and said:
"The hunt must of course end with the blood of the prey..."