Nobody knew what day it was, but the Castellan Mansion was brightly lit with lanterns and colored banners.
Lin Li and Kevin alighted from the carriage, and soon a servant came forward to greet them. The servant respectfully took the invitations from the two men's hands, and eagerly welcomed them into the mansion.
Outside the sumptuously decorated banquet hall was a garden full of exotic flowers and plants. The banquet had not yet begun, and there were still many guests lingering in the garden. When the two of them passed through the garden, it was inevitable that they would attract a curious gaze.
Although Kevin was honest and low-key, he was, after all, Gerian's nephew. On top of that, he had been a well-known magic genius in Jarrosus City since he was young. There was no lack of sharp-eyed people among the guests present. They had only taken a few steps when many people recognized him.
Now that the Guild of Magic was like the sun in the sky, who in Jarrosus City did not want to build a relationship with them? At the sight of Gerian's nephew, how could the group of guests hold back?
In the blink of an eye, Kevin was surrounded by a group of guests.
"Mage Kevin, don't you recognize me? I'm your Uncle Rode, the Rode who came to the Guild of Magic more than a decade ago. I even carried you then. I didn't expect you to grow so tall after not seeing you for more than a decade … "A rotund merchant looked at Kevin, his eyes full of kindness and gratification.
Lin Li almost burst out laughing when he heard this. Why did fat people like to be someone's uncle these days?
"Oh, oh … So it's Uncle Rode. It's been a long time …"
"Big Brother Kevin, why haven't you come to find me for so long …" Kevin was politely answering the fat merchant, but he did not expect a coquettish voice to come from behind him. Shocked, he turned around and saw a rich lady in her thirties squeezing her full breasts into his body.
"When did I look for you!" Kevin was scared out of his wits when he heard this.
The group of guests did not care whether he was scared or not. It was not easy to have a chance to build a relationship with the Guild of Magic. All they wanted was to squeeze in with all their might, just to speak a few more words with Gerian's nephew.
As for a certain someone who was hiding at the side and watching the joke, he was directly ignored by everyone.
Ever since he entered the Guild of Magic, Lin Li had rarely appeared in front of others. In addition, he was wearing a wrinkled and old Robe of Wrath. Just looking at him made people feel that he was poor and downtrodden. Even if he followed Kevin into the garden, the guests only saw him as Kevin's follower. It was too late to curry favor with the master now. Who would have the time to make friends with a follower?
"Excuse me, excuse me …" The chubby uncle had only said a few words when he was pushed to the side by a moment of carelessness. How could he take it lying down? He quickly used the advantage of his body to push Lin Li aside, and went up to Kevin. "Mage Kevin, how about having a meal together after the banquet? It just so happens that Uncle Rode has a business deal to discuss with the Guild of Magic! "
For a moment, Kevin's head was full of bumps. He wanted to run away, but he realized that he was surrounded by people in front and behind him. There was not even a gap. Moreover, he did not dare to move, afraid that he would touch something he should not touch. For example, the auntie who had just called him "Big Brother Kevin" …
"Big Brother Kevin! You must ask her for the first dance at the banquet … "The auntie kept squeezing herself on him, making Kevin's hair stand on end. He was regretting it so much that his intestines were turning green. Why did he agree to attend this banquet …
"Little brother, how about doing me a favor?" Lin Li was hiding at the side, gloating, but he did not expect someone to quietly come over.
"What's the matter?" Lin Li was slightly stunned. When he turned around, he saw a thin, tall, middle-aged man in his forties taking out a few gold coins from his pocket.
"A small token." Before Lin Li could understand, the thin, tall, middle-aged man had already stuffed the gold coins into his hand. After that, he patted him on the shoulder affectionately. "Little brother, you entered the Guild of Magic at such a young age and followed Mage Kevin. You will definitely have a promising future!"
"Thank you for your kind words." Lin Li scratched his head, somewhat understanding what this guy wanted to do.
"If I'm not wrong, little brother should be Mage Kevin's assistant, right?" Originally, he wanted to say apprentice, but when he saw the Robe of Wrath on Lin Li, he swallowed his words. With the financial resources of the Guild of Magic, how could Kevin's apprentice be dressed so shabbily?
"Yes, yes … Something like that …"
"Promising!" The middle-aged man raised his thumb again and took out a letter from his pocket. "At the banquet later, can you do me a favor and give this to Mage Kevin? Just say that my daughter admires him very much and hopes to invite him to our house as a guest some other day."
"Ah!" Lin Li took the letter, dumbfounded. The envelope was an ambiguous pink color with a bright red lipstick print on the bottom right …
"Little brother, don't worry. That's nothing. When it's done, I'll definitely reward you handsomely!" The middle-aged man's face was glowing, and he called Lin Li "little brother" very affectionately.
The middle-aged man's mysterious thanks made Lin Li's heart a little unsettled. He was still secretly speculating that Kevin might have gotten into some romantic debt outside but dared not tell Gerian, and now Gerian had come knocking on his door …
"Castellan Isaac is here!" Just as he was letting his imagination run wild, he heard a commotion outside the garden.
Lin Li looked up and saw Gerian's nephew walking into the garden. Behind him were the two powerhouses' attendants.
As the castellan of a city, the number of people who wanted to curry favor with Isaac was no less than those who wanted to curry favor with the Guild of Magic. At this time, when he walked into the garden, a group of guests also surrounded him like stars surrounding the moon, but Isaac did not show the slightest panic. With a perfect smile on his face, he chatted with the guests as he walked toward the banquet hall. Along the way, no one was left out.
"Greetings, Castellan." The appearance of the castellan allowed Kevin, who was in dire straits, to heave a sigh of relief.
Taking advantage of the crowd of guests surrounding Isaac, Kevin finally found an excuse to escape. As soon as he was out of the crowd, he saw Lin Li laughing at his misfortune. Kevin was instantly infuriated. "Felic, you're too unkind …"
"You should be thanking me." As Lin Li spoke, he took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it over. "Look, if I hadn't been hiding outside, how would I have had the chance to help you receive a love letter?"
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