The old man put down the scissors in his hand, looked up at the two people outside the door, and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Lolo nodded and took out a rolled tarpaulin from her backpack. She opened it and revealed the two pieces of broken sword inside. "Excuse me, can you help me recast this sword?"
The old man raised his eyebrows as if he was a little surprised, but then he shook his head and said, "Where did you get the news? I stopped recasting swords a long time ago …"
Halfway through his sentence, the old man glanced at the small elven words on the sword and suddenly stopped. He said in a surprised tone, "It's you? You saved Lulu's people in Ryan? "
"We just helped out a little," Luo Bu said.
"You're too kind. It's all my fault. I spoiled the child too much since she was young, and that's why she developed such a personality. Her father and I are fine here, but she'll get into trouble sooner or later when she goes out. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid those kids would have suffered a lot in Ryan." The old man was very enthusiastic after learning who the two people were. "I've heard about your story from the child. You're here for the sword, right? Come in, and we'll talk."
The old man opened the door and led the two into the living room. He then went to boil some hot water, brewed a pot of rose tea, and cut some fruits before sitting down on the sofa opposite the two.
"Lulu would be very happy if she knew you're here, but I don't know where she went with those kids from the Storm Group. I think they'll only be back after sunset." The old man poured them some flower tea.
Lolo took the flower tea and smelled the fragrance of roses. She thanked the old man.
The small building was not big, but the decorations inside were very exquisite. It was obvious that the family lived a good life, but now there was only the old man in the house.
The old man seemed to know what the two were thinking. When he saw Lolo notice the portrait on the wall, he took the initiative to explain, "Oh, that's my husband. He passed away five years ago. I have a son who works in the city council now. He always has a straight face and does everything meticulously. That's probably why he divorced me. Sigh, that idiot doesn't know that women need to be coaxed, and men need to be sweet … Also, I have a granddaughter. You've already met her in Ryan."
The old man paused. "Because only the three of us live here, we didn't hire any servants. I usually trim the flowers and tidy the house, so I have something to do."
"Judging from your accent, you seem to be someone from the Sacred Alliance."
The old man's eyes revealed a look of nostalgia. "Yes, I lived there for a period of time when I was young. Later, I followed my husband to Armored Rock City and settled here."
The future Supreme Magus suddenly had an idea. "Forgive me for asking, but which city in the Sacred Alliance did you live in, and when did you leave?"
"When I was young, I lived with my father in Port Sethevia. I left there probably … Hmm, let me think, when I was eleven. I still remember the sunset at the pier, the sunset falling into the sea, the returning fishing boats, and the fishermen singing fishing songs …" The old man seemed to be lost in his memories. "My father disappeared when I was seven. Before he disappeared, he often went out and didn't come home for months. Back then, it was the uncle next door who took care of me."
"When it was time for dinner, I would knock on the door next door. Sometimes, he was afraid that I would be hungry when he was not at home, so he would take me with him when he went out for business. I would sit by the side obediently and play with the toys I brought with me. After he finished chatting with the other people, we would go to a small restaurant nearby and have a hot dinner … No one else knew about this relationship except for us. In the end, my father left in a hurry as usual and didn't say anything. I thought he would disappear for a period of time like the previous few times, but it turned out to be the last time I saw him."
The old man sighed. "After my father disappeared, I panicked. Although I was used to him leaving from time to time, I never thought that he would completely disappear from my life. During my most difficult time, the uncle next door stayed by my side. It was also then that I realized that I couldn't leave him anymore. However, according to the laws of the Sacred Alliance, once my father disappeared for a period of time, my custody would automatically be transferred to another relative. However, my father never brought me to meet his distant cousins. I didn't want to live with strangers, nor did I want to be separated from him, so I threatened him with suicide. That guy was good at everything except for being too soft-hearted. So, he found a way to fake the identity of my distant uncle and adopted me."
"Worried that we would be discovered by others, we sold our property and took a four-month carriage ride to Armored Rock City. Here, no one knew us, and we could start a new life. On my seventeenth birthday, I got him drunk, and he somehow became my husband. We've been together for thirty-seven years, and we've had our fair share of quarrels and conflicts. But now that I think about it, every day seems to be a happy one. Well, meeting him was the happiest thing that ever happened to me."
The old man stretched out his wrinkled hand and caressed the portrait on the wall. The man in the portrait was smiling shyly. The old man's eyes were gentle as he said, "Sorry, I've talked too much about myself. I'm getting old, and I can't help but become long-winded."
Lolo and Rob exchanged glances. They already knew the old man's identity.
She was the daughter of Constantine, the best weaponsmith in the Dawn Continent — Silver. Perhaps only she could reforge the Elven sword that had been shattered into pieces.
When Constantine handed Starfall over to Rob, he asked the latter to help him find his daughter, whom he had not seen for 50 years. According to the address given by Constantine, Rob went to Port Sethevia and White Raven Town, but he failed to find Silver. After that, he asked Genie to investigate the adopter named Sinclair, but to no avail.
Now it seemed that they had been looking in the wrong direction from the beginning. The person who had taken Silver away was right in front of them, just a wall away from her.
Seeing the two of them looking at each other, the old man was puzzled. "Have we met before?" But she quickly denied it. "No, impossible. You two are too young. When I left Sethevia, you two weren't even born yet."
Rob still remembered Constantine's request. If they found Silver and found that he was doing well, they should not reveal any information about him.
So, the future Supreme Magus Your Honor just smiled. "Do you still hate your father who left without saying goodbye?"
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