Green, Evelin and others who had been informed in advance had been waiting in the living room for a long time.
Caitlin and the other three were obviously stunned when they saw Green and the others. The reason they were stunned was that among the three young women around Green, two of them had bulging stomachs that were already quite big.
This scene made the four people hesitate about their original decision.
However, since they were already here, the proper etiquette was necessary. Several people had a good grasp of etiquette, and after some polite exchanges, Green took the lead in opening the topic.
"I heard that one of the four guests is my grandson Lin Xingchen. I don't know if it's true or false."
"Your Excellency the Duke, we know a friend named Lin, who asked us to come to Maple Leaf Territory to find Duke Green. If you don't have a second grandson named Lin, we would probably be looking for you." Colliver didn't know if he was too nervous, and his words were a little incoherent.
"I can guarantee that there won't be another person named Lin in the entire Maple Leaf Territory." Green smiled and personally poured tea for the four people.
Several people quickly picked up the teacups and drank. Although they had warm clothes on along the way, they were still very cold.
"The one I know is a man with silver-white hair and elven blood." Caitlin thought for a while before speaking.
"That can't be wrong. I wonder where my husband is now. What news did he ask you to bring?" Upon hearing such news, Evelin could no longer suppress her emotions.
"I wonder what this sister-in-law's name is?"
"You can just call me Evelyn, this is Avril and Anna."
“That’s not wrong, everything is correct. Before delivering the message, the four of us would like to apologize to Mr. Green and his three brothers and sisters.
We are very sorry that Lin encountered some accidents because of us." After saying that, the four of them stood up and saluted.
“What happened to him? Is he in any danger?” Evelin almost cried if Linda hadn’t been there to comfort her.
"Evelyn, be strong. They haven't told you what happened to Lin Xingchen yet. Don't scare yourself." Green looked at Evelyn and shook his head. After all, he was still young and not as steady as the other two.
"Please tell me the relevant things here." Although the old man sat there as steady as a rock, his hand holding the teacup betrayed his mood.
"Please listen to me from the beginning. The story may be a bit long." As he said that, he briefly recounted how he and Lin Shijia were teleported to the Misty Mountains.
"Just like that, in order to deal with the undead Lin, he alone burst out with super strong magic power, and won us the opportunity to use the teleportation scroll."
"Do you remember which cave it is? If possible, please take me there to find it." Green's voice was already trembling, but as the head of the family, he could not afford to panic.
"I know what His Excellency the Duke is thinking. After we escaped from the tomb, we returned to it. Lin is our friend, and we don't have the habit of abandoning our friends." Caitlin told Green directly that there was no need to look for them anymore.
"We are very glad that we didn't see any bad scenes, and Lin also escaped from the tomb." Caitlin breathed a sigh of relief when she said this, after all, he was a ninth-level necromancer.
"That's good. I knew nothing would go wrong with his abilities." Avril patted Anna's hand beside her, not knowing whether she was comforting herself or her.
"Thank you very much for the news you brought back. Since you are friends with Lin, you are our most distinguished guests. You must have been tired on the journey. Please go to the guest room to rest. We will arrange a dinner to entertain you tomorrow." Green smiled and began to arrange things for Caitlin and others.
"By the way, Grandpa Green, I wonder if you have a son named Kahn!" Colliver endured it for a long time, and asked this question for some unknown reason before leaving.
Hearing this, Green's good mood was somewhat lost: "Does the guest also know about this? Did Little Xingchen tell you?"
"Grandpa Green, I'm so sorry. I don't know whether I should tell you or not, but I think it's really rude to hide something from an elder."
"I wonder what Mr. Colliver wants to tell me!"
He nodded at Caitlin, and Caitlin helplessly took out another thing that had given her a headache on this trip.
"I wonder if Grandpa Green recognizes this ring." Then he handed it to Green.
Green picked up the ring and looked at it with Arnold beside him. Until Arnold started crying, Green could no longer hold back his emotions.
"Sir, please tell me the details." At this time, Green was already suppressing his grief, hoping to hear some good news to disprove his own guess.
"I'm so sorry, Grandpa Green. We can talk about it tomorrow if you need anything." Caitlin still cared a lot about the old man's health, although Green and Arnold didn't look like grandfathers at all now.
"It's okay, I can still bear it."
"This ring and these three letters were sent to us by a ghost who calls himself Kahn Star." Caitlin spoke in a low voice, for fear of scaring the old man.
Reaching out his trembling right hand, Caitlin found the letter in her hand and Green said, "I'm very sorry. It may be because I'm old. I was a little out of control when I heard the news that I had a child. Please take a rest first and I will chat with you tomorrow." After that, he and Arnold went straight to the study.
Linda naturally understood the meaning of this, and ordered the servants to take Caitlin and the other three to the guest room to rest.
As soon as Green and Arnold returned to the study, they could no longer control themselves, and grief filled the entire study.
Green, who was always calm in front of others, burst into tears in pain, and Arnold was so sad that he couldn't control his emotions.
Outside the study, Linda led Evelin and the other two to stand at the door, and whispered to them, "Wait a few minutes and then you three go knock on the door. Remember to knock the door open and don't let the two old men be too sad." As she spoke, Linda wiped away her tears.
"Mom, is it really okay for us to go in?" Evelyn, Anna and Avril, remember to stay calm at all times and never affect your children. These two children will be the future of our Star Clan, so remember this.
"Go! Knock on the door and comfort the old man. His sadness will be diluted with your presence." After saying that, he left the seats for the three people.
"Let me do it!" Avril knocked on the door again and again. It took about ten minutes for Arnold to come and open the door of the study.
"Grandpa Arnold, we want to see you." Eve looked at Arnold's red eyes and said carefully.
"Come in! Just be careful, the master has calmed down." Then he welcomed the three women in.
Seeing Green sitting at the desk, I looked at him worriedly for several days.
“Don’t worry! Children, I’m fine. Although I’m a little sad, I have been prepared for this a long time ago. You two, especially Anna and Evelyn, must be strong when the time comes.
“I will find a way to deal with Lin’s issue. You don’t have to worry about it today. I will be able to bring him back soon.
Avril, don't be sad even though you are not pregnant. When Lin comes back, she will definitely give me a great-grandson. Go back and have a rest. Grandpa is fine." Green said with his usual confident smile on his face.
The three of them walked out of the study and returned to Avril's room together. Ever since Lin Xingchen went out to travel, all the affairs of Maple Leaf Territory were originally handled by the three women.
As Evelyn and Anna showed signs of pregnancy, all these matters were left to Avril to manage.
Similarly, Avril lived up to the trust of everyone in the Duke's Castle and handled all the affairs of the territory very well, so she was highly respected by Charles and others.
"Don't think too much. Remember to eat well, drink well and rest well every day. The biggest help to Lin is to give birth to the baby safely." Knowing what they were thinking, Avril explained the matter directly to save them from being sad.
"Sister Avril, I'm a little worried that something might really happen to Lin." As she spoke, tears began to flow.
"Evelyn, you've been going to be a mother for a long time, how come you're still so ignorant! You also know about our family's affairs. Now the death of Kahn's father has been confirmed, and no one knows where Lin is going. If something happens to you and the child again, what will you do if you call grandpa?" Evelyn scolded Evelyn with a critical tone on her face.
"We are all worried about Lin. If you are really worried about him, then don't think too much. You know that with his abilities, he will be able to live a comfortable life no matter where he is.
Evelin is good...Don't cry, be strong, otherwise the baby won't grow up." Evelin first reprimanded her righteously, then comforted her gently, and finally coaxed Evelin like a child, fearing that she would be upset.
They all sent Evelyn to Linda's room, thinking that as a mother, she naturally had a good way to comfort her daughter.
Marv returned to the room and looked at Anna's moist eyes lying on her bed, and she also tried hard to hold back her tears.
"Avril, I want to sleep with you tonight! Is that okay?"
"Of course, you can sleep as long as you want."
The two people lying on the bed were pressed tightly together. Avril hugged Anna tightly as if she wanted to give her courage to her.
"Avril, can you help me cry? I'm so sad but I don't dare to cry."
When Avril heard this, tears immediately flowed down her cheeks: “Why are you crying, you idiot? Lin hates others crying the most, so you, me, and Evelin are not allowed to cry. Go to bed early and help me work together tomorrow.”
As they talked, the two of them closed their eyes and rested. Many people did not sleep well that night.