Tonight, the city of Gudilesi was in turmoil.
The largest bounty in history had stirred up the entire underworld in the south. Experts from all walks of life were eager to take action. In addition, dwarves, elves, orcs, and some unknown race had sneaked into the city under the cover of the night. Everyone had different intentions. Coupled with the manpower that the temple and the Ferdinand family had left behind, the university town became unprecedentedly lively at night.
Even some passersby noticed the abnormality and went home early to close their doors. However, the Golden Rose was still bustling with people.
Especially when Lolo's carriage stopped on the side of the street, and the girl alighted from it, everyone's eyes widened.
Although most of the women present regarded her as an enemy, the moment they saw Lolo, they had to admit that she was indeed a beauty.
Perhaps only such a beauty was worthy of that almost perfect prince, the girls thought in their hearts. They felt an inexplicable sadness, but when they raised their heads again, that person's figure had already disappeared.
The waiter opened the door. The moment the light met the darkness, the Golden Rose fell completely silent.
However, to everyone's surprise, the calmest person in the entire restaurant was Mograine.
"You're here." The young master of the Ferdinand family only raised his head to take a glance before picking up the menu and calling the waiter at the side, "You can order now."
It was clearly the first time they met, but Mograine behaved as if he had known Lolo for many years.
"I know what you want to say. Don't be anxious. Since you're already here, sit for a while. Don't worry, there are so many people here, and I can't do anything to you. Well, if I remember correctly, you like the salmon and Lancas cheese from the west coast, right? Unfortunately, I left those salmon on the boats, which are still in the Ruby Islands. I did bring some Lancas cheese, but I've already given it to the kitchen. "
"How did you know?" Lolo was a little surprised. These two things were indeed her favorite foods in her childhood, but no one knew about it except for the old granny in charge of her daily life in the castle. Even the Scarlet Sword didn't notice such a trivial matter.
"I know more than you can imagine." Mograine smiled. "There's a scar on your right leg from when you spilled a cup of hot water when you were six years old. The little tabby cat you raised when you were eight escaped into the forest and disappeared. When you were nine, you secretly made a doll and put it beside your pillow because you missed your father …"
Luo Luo's heart sank. She did not expect the Temple to investigate her in such detail. Her life in the same year was slowly revealed by the Temple as if there were no secrets at all. Luo Luo had a thought that even she herself was afraid of. Could it be that her every move had fallen into the Temple's surveillance since then?
Mograine seemed to know what she was thinking and shook his head. "It has nothing to do with the Church. I found these things myself. Please forgive me for being presumptuous. I just want to know what kind of person my fiancée is."
"If you really understand me, then you should know that I will never agree to marry you," Luo Luo said in a low voice.
"Is because I's family," said. "If you knew me," he said. "Lancas".
"It's because I already have someone I like."
Mograine raised his eyebrows when he heard that, but he did not look too surprised. "As expected. Then there's no other way. If it were someone else, I would definitely not be convinced, but since it's that guy …"
The young master of the Ferdinand family shook his head and admitted straightforwardly, "I'm not as good as him." He paused for a moment before continuing, "But I have my strong points. There are some things that he can't give you, but I can give you."
"What things?" Luo Luo did not expect Mograine to seem to know someone from his words, but now was not the time to ask such questions.
"The cause of your mother's death. As long as you agree to our marriage and return to the North with me, I can tell you the truth about that incident."
Lolo was silent for a moment. "I refuse."
"Oh?" Mograine was a little surprised this time. "Based on my understanding of you, you should regard this as your ultimate goal. Isn't finding the truth more important to you than your life? If it were you two years ago, you would have agreed to my proposal."
"But now, I'm no longer alone," said the girl.
A waiter walked over with a barrel of red wine. "Sorry for disturbing you. This barrel of wine is a gift from the owner of our restaurant."
"Night of Roses? It's said that there are less than 300 barrels in the entire Dawn Continent. Count Nathan is quite generous. "Mograine sniffed the red wine in the glass.
However, the next moment, he suddenly reached out and knocked the glass in the girl's hand onto the floor.
Before Lolo could speak, Mograine said, "There's something wrong with this wine. Wait a moment." He stood up from his seat after saying that.
Before most of the people realized what had happened, Mograine had already rushed into the kitchen.
Lolo's heart was in her throat. She thought that Mograine had discovered someone's arrangement in the Golden Rose, but half a minute later, Mograine walked out of the kitchen with a dwarf's corpse in his hand.
The restaurant was in an uproar. It seemed that no one expected the young master of the Ferdinand Family to kill someone in front of so many people.
A middle-aged man who seemed to be the person in charge suddenly changed his expression. "Where … Where did this person come from? He's not from our restaurant."
"You'd better find someone to take a look at Count Nathan." Mograine took the napkin from the neck of a dumbfounded fat noble, wiped the blood on his hand, and sat back in front of Lolo.
"Gudilesi isn't very peaceful tonight, but as long as you're by my side, I can make sure you're safe."
If it were any other Tier 5 profession saying such words, others might think that they were arrogant. However, Mograine had proven with his actions that he wasn't bragging. The Dwarf he killed was a Tier 6 expert, yet the entire battle had only lasted a few dozen seconds. No one knew how he had done it.
But the next moment, the girl stood up without hesitation.
"I'm sorry. As the head of the Bretton Family, I refuse this marriage alliance. I'm officially canceling our engagement. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other."
"Are you sure you want to do this? I don't know what that guy said to you, but he's in a dangerous situation tonight. I'm afraid he can't even protect himself. No one can protect you except me. "Even though he had just canceled his engagement, Mograine was still calm as usual.
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