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Chapter 390 "A Question That Can Make a Person Collapse"
(Author's note: After four days, I have finally recovered a bit of my former speed. I bow to the waiting readers.)
The banquet in the Duke's mansion was already prepared.
The old butler Mard was in charge of the preparations. Exquisite food, gorgeous banquet venue, and even the garden outside the castle was filled with golden tulips that symbolized the family's glory. All the attendants had put on new clothes, and the musicians from the family's office were playing a soft tune.
At this moment, because the host of the banquet, the Duke of the Tulip Family was not at home. Therefore, the future Duchess Vivian, who had already been confirmed as the hostess of the banquet, greeted the guests one by one.
However … …
Obviously, the shy silly girl was not used to this kind of role.
Tonight, Vivian wore a white evening dress that was custom-made for her. This kind of pure white evening dress, although it set off her innocent and pure temperament, unfortunately, it seemed that this little girl who was used to wearing the white robe of a great magician was very uncomfortable with this kind of dress that exposed both sides of her shoulders and her entire back.
Although there were two well-dressed female etiquette teachers standing behind her, quietly reminding the hostess that she should greet and salute every guest that came, it was a pity that this silly girl did not have the slightest bit of spirit at this moment … … In fact, it was as if all her talent and spirit were only reflected in her magical attainments.
Although the two walls of the banquet hall were burning with raging flames and the temperature in the room was very warm, from time to time Vivian could not help but want to reach out and pull the lapel under her shoulders … … Also, the tassels on the back of the dress seemed to be somewhat itchy when they swept across her body.
The two pitiful female etiquette teachers behind her could only cough in a low voice to stop the female magician's movements … … Because in this kind of banquet, if the hostess scratched her ears and cheeks, it was very impolite and undignified behavior.
Vivian had already greeted six guests at the entrance of the banquet hall … … Fortunately, with her status as the future Duchess, not every guest was qualified to be greeted by her. Unfortunately, Mr. Philip had already secretly told Vivian that there were still two important female guests that he had to personally greet to show respect.
Vivian not only felt that her shoulders and back were somewhat itchy, but even her ankles were somewhat faintly painful.
Du Wei … … He personally designed a female leather shoe with a very high heel. This was called "high heel shoe" by Du Wei. When worn, it really reflects a woman's charm. Vivian was lucky enough to be the first to try it on. Sure enough, after putting it on, the woman's body naturally leaned forward a little because of the high heels. Unknowingly, she would straighten her back and puff out her chest, showing off the charm of a woman's curves.
Unfortunately, if one wore these shoes for too long, it would be a little tiring.
Vivian was now suffering from this kind of pain, in her heart she couldn't help but want to bend down and take off this pair of shoes twenty times. But her cold shoulders and back, cold and itchy, such a revealing dress made her feel as if she was not used to it — … Unfortunately, she was the hostess tonight, almost half of the people's eyes were focused on her body.
(In the future, I will never wear this kind of dress again … …) Vivian made up her mind, but thinking back to the time when she tried it on for the first time, Du Wei looked at her with gentle and intoxicated eyes, this silly girl's heart was sweet, but she couldn't help but add in her heart (If I must wear it, then … … I will only wear it for him to see!)
Nodding, smiling, even if it was a stiff smile. When bowing, she also had to maintain the graceful bend of her neck like a swan … … This kind of action, in Vivian's opinion, was simply more difficult to learn than the most difficult magic spell to understand.
(I would rather recite the thunder summoning spell a hundred times, or copy the 《Mid-level Spell Collection》 a hundred times)
Beside her, there were two representatives of powerful aristocratic families from outside the Desa Province, who were constantly trying to get close to Vivian, trying to please this future Duchess. These two guys were buzzing noisily, Vivian was obviously already impatient, but she still maintained a smile on her face.
Sigh … … These two guys, in order to please me, they actually tried to find out what I like the most … … Want to give me a gift?
What I like the most, is the two of you disappear right now … …
However, for Du Wei, Vivian who was determined to be a good wife, still pulled herself together and worked hard to fulfill her "duty" as a wife.
Yes, for Du Wei … … I, I want to be a good wife!
At this time, the musicians outside played the music, indicating that the last distinguished guest had finally arrived.
Vivian took a deep breath, and signaled the two etiquette masters on both sides. After the two of them gently pushed open the door of the banquet hall, Vivian finally saw the target that she was waiting for.
Hmm … … Why are there three? Isn't there two?
Walking at the front was the future Regent's Princess Consort, Miss Dailey, who might also be the future Imperial Consort. This famous beauty from the south wore a sea blue dress, which made her temperament as dazzling as a sapphire. Her bright eyes flashed with a sparkling gaze.
When the door was pushed open, Miss Dailey's eyes were already locked on Vivian's body. Hmm, this is the fiancée of the Tulip Family's Grand Duke? That female magician?
Compared to those gloomy and eccentric magicians in her impression, this young girl was unexpectedly sweet. Although her body was a little stiff, it seemed that when she bowed, her movements were also a little out of shape, but that kind of pure and lovely appearance … … No wonder she won the love of the Tulip Family's Grand Duke.
Don't all female magicians wear pointy hats and look like witches?
Miss Dailey's eyes only swept over Vivian's body, and then immediately moved away. Staring at the hostess was very impolite.
But the people behind seemed to have forgotten etiquette.
Princess Louise was wearing a white evening dress. When she saw Vivian for the first time, she was stunned.
A thought suddenly appeared in her mind … … Is it because of this girl that Du Wei refused to marry me?
Her Royal Highness the Princess was wearing a white evening dress, and the gorgeous dress made her look full of a kind of wealth and splendor. On her head, she also wore a jeweled crown that symbolized her status as a princess. Although she hid her identity and came here today, the Princess decided to wear a jeweled crown before coming here, probably because she secretly compared herself to others in the hearts of women.
But when she saw Vivian, Princess Louise regretted it.
The girl in front of her was so inexperienced that it made people feel pity for her. She stood there with a shy and timid blush on her cheeks. Her eyes were as pure as a newborn deer, but her facial features were so delicate that no one could pick out a flaw. Her entire being was like a flower that was formed by nature.
As for herself … … The Princess immediately regretted it. Not only was her dress the same color as Vivian's, but its style was gorgeous. At this moment, when she stood in front of Vivian, it seemed to have degenerated into a kind of pretentious tackiness.
Even the priceless jewelry on her wrists and neck seemed to have become shackles, heavy and tacky at this moment.
But this future Duchess was simple and elegant like a crystal that had not been artificially carved … … Oh, what necklace was she wearing? Was it just an extremely simple necklace with a small and inconspicuous gem at the bottom?
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If it was said that Princess Louise was only stunned because of her comparative mentality as a woman, then the surprise of Luo Xue, the King of Elves, who was the Princess's male companion at tonight's banquet, far exceeded his expectations!
The King of Elves, who always seemed to be at ease, stood beside Princess Louise. Although his hand was still gently holding the Princess' hand, his eyes were already somewhat absent-minded as he stared at Vivian's face.
That gaze was as if he had seen something inconceivable. This gaze sized up Vivian from head to toe, and then from toe to head. Finally, Luo Xue's gaze stopped at the necklace on Vivian's neck.
This … … this stone, could it be … …
A five-colored stone?
Is it one of the strongest magic gems that can store magic power? The most precious treasure of a magician? How could she just casually hang it around her neck like this?
It should be known that on the continent where the sinners lived, resources were scarce, especially minerals. Even ordinary iron ore had to be carefully calculated and used sparingly. As a result, the sinners' huge army could not even equip themselves with basic weapons and armor. They had no choice but to conquer the divine mountain and excavate the divine mountain that was completely made of iron to forge weapons.
As for the gemstones and crystals used in magic, that was even more out of the question! Even among the elves, who were known for their magical abilities, only high-level elves had the right to wear magic crystals and such items.
But this human … … actually hung such a large five-colored stone around her neck?
Other than this gemstone, a trace of excitement that even he could not suppress and control flashed in the King of Elves' eyes … … No, perhaps it was not just excitement. There seemed to be something else faintly!
The atmosphere was a little tense for a moment.
What made the two court etiquette teachers behind Vivian break out in cold sweat was that the mistress of the house seemed to have forgotten all of her etiquette in an instant. She stared blankly at the two guests behind her as if she had also forgotten about all of her etiquette.
Vivian's shock was actually pardonable.
She did not forget her etiquette, but the problem was … …
Mr. Philip told her that one of the two female guests tonight was the future Princess Consort, Miss Daley, and the other was the current Prince Regent's younger sister, Princess Louise.
But the problem was … … Vivian had already recognized Miss Daley. After all, her blue eyes were a very obvious characteristic.
But …
But … …
Of the two behind her, which one was Princess Louise?
Don't blame Vivian for her confusion.
Because tonight, the appearance and attire of the King of Elves, Luo Xue, were indeed very easy to misunderstand.
The King of Elves, who was so beautiful that even women would be jealous of him, had the flawless beauty of the Elves. And the mysterious, luxurious, and delicate nature of the Elves perfectly combined to form a special charming temperament on him. Other than this bewitching appearance, the King of Elves' attire also seemed to make it difficult for people to distinguish his gender.
The long robe that the King of Elves wore was deliberately cut at the waist, showing his slender waist. The hem seemed to be very loose, looking somewhat like a skirt. Furthermore, the gorgeous patterns on it added a feminine beauty to it. In addition to his slightly slender and thin figure, it was a perfect combination with his temperament.
It really made Vivian confused.
Of the two "female guests" in front of her, which one was the princess? Which one should I bow to?
The two court etiquette teachers behind her were about to break down … … What surprised them was that it was not strange that Vivian, who was unfamiliar with etiquette, forgot to bow.
But why was Princess Louise stunned as well? This princess grew up in the royal family and received the strictest palace education since she was young!
Fortunately, it didn't take long for Vivian's rescue to arrive.
"Louise, oh, my dear Louise, I was really surprised to receive the news of your arrival today."
The voice came from behind Vivian, followed by Mrs. Lister with a charming smile. Easily grabbing hold of the princess's hand, this beautiful woman had a perfect smile on her face. Wearing a violet evening dress, her charm was the best set off.
With Mrs. Lister coming to the rescue, Vivian immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed to the princess. At the same time, she didn't forget to give the madam a grateful look.
"My dear Lan, I haven't seen you for a long time. The last time I saw you was two and a half years ago when I was riding in your manor in the north." The princess also came back to her senses and hid her smile. Then, she bowed to Vivian and said in a reserved tone, "Miss Vivian, you don't have to be so courteous. You are the future Grand Duchess, and now you have been conferred a title of nobility. You don't have to be so polite to me."
Mrs. Lister's expression didn't change, but she secretly glanced at Vivian. After receiving the look of gratitude from the princess, the madam secretly smiled.
But then, she couldn't smile anymore!
Because Elf King Luo Xue, who had just recovered from the shock of staring at Vivian, fell into an even greater shock when he saw Mrs. Lister coming over!!
The Elf King stared at Mrs. Lister with an undisguised gaze. His eyes flashed with disbelief, and even his breathing became a bit erratic.
Because of her beauty, Mrs. Lister has been stared at by countless men like this in her life. But this time, she also faintly felt a trace of strangeness. Because this person beside Princess Louise (forgive her, but even the smart Mrs. Lister couldn't identify Luo Xue's gender), the way he looked at her was definitely not like the greedy and surprised eyes of an ordinary man who coveted her beauty, nor was it like the jealous and envious eyes of a woman …
In this look, there's an extreme surprise ….. and even a trace of …..
Anger?!
This kind of look seems calm, but it's as if he can see through her eyes and directly see into her heart. What kind of look is this?!
Mrs. Lister's calm heart actually panicked for a moment. Quickly adjusting her breathing, she asked with a smile: "Louise, who is this companion of yours?"
"Oh, this is Mr. Luo Xue from the North. His identity is very mysterious, I'm also very curious about his origin." With just one understatement, Princess Louise revealed to Mrs. Lister that she herself doesn't know the exact origin of this Luo Xue.
At this moment, Luo Xue has completely calmed down. Gently taking a breath, the Elf King looked at Vivian with a smile like a blooming flower. Slightly lowering his head, he softly said: "Honorable Mistress, I hope my arrival is not presumptuous."
His soft voice has a trace of magnetism and is extremely pleasing to the ear. Vivian quickly used the etiquette teacher's teaching to return the salute and stiffly smiled back: "That would be my honor."
Then, the nervous silly girl finally remembered all the etiquette teachers taught her and quickly turned around to lead the guests into the banquet hall.
But at this time, Luo Xue has already quietly moved away from the princess's hand. Quietly slowing down his pace, he landed next to Mrs. Lister.
Gently exhaling, Luo Xue used a trace of pure elven magic to carefully channel his voice into the ears of Mrs. Lister.
His voice is still soft, but there's a trace of coldness in it. What surprised Mrs. Lister is that this elegant and beautiful Mr. Luo Xue is speaking a completely different language from the continent!
"# $^% ^&$^&^ … …"
A very short sentence fell into Mrs. Lister's ears. At first, she was stunned, then at a loss. Then a moment later, the expression on her face turned into shock and fear!
Undisguised fear!
"Don't let people see that you're a mixed blood elf!" Luo Xue's cold voice once again entered Mrs. Lister's ears.
Mrs. Lister's body trembled slightly and then immediately lowered her head, afraid that others would see her complexion. Only she herself knows that there's not a trace of blood on her face right now!
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Although the banquet was arranged very splendidly, but for Vivian, it was the most boring thing to do. Fortunately, she had the princess and Miss Daisy by her side, so others didn't dare to disturb her. The princess's identity was quickly recognized and immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. As the hostess, Vivian can finally relax a little and hide on the side.
At this time, to Vivian's surprise, Mrs. Lister left without her noticing. She originally wanted to thank the woman for her help earlier. But after sweeping her eyes across the entire banquet hall, she didn't find any trace of Mrs. Lister.
Miss Daisy is standing next to the princess, the two are cleverly dealing with a group of flatterers.
"Are you tired?"
A soft voice came from beside her. Vivian looked back and saw Luo Xue standing behind her. She didn't know when he quietly walked over, even Vivian didn't notice his approach.
"En … I'm fine." Vivian maintained a polite smile.
The lines of Luo Xue's face were very soft. A pair of sparkling gem-like eyes quietly looked at Vivian. Although his gaze was direct, it wasn't ostentatious.
"You are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen." Luo Xue smiled warmly and then indifferently said: "Honorable hostess, can you fulfill a small request of your guest?"
"Eh? Please speak. "Vivian paused for a moment.
"To be honest, I also feel that this kind of occasion is very boring." Luo Xue's smile was extremely appropriate, and even his voice seemed to have an extremely gentle rhythm. "In my opinion, you actually don't like this kind of occasion, do you?"
Vivian's heart had a good impression of this strange beauty, but she didn't know how to respond so she just smiled slightly.
"Just in time. I heard that this city was built in only three months. And this castle is the miracle of miracles. Can you show me around? " Luo Xue quietly winked at Vivian, then lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "Anyway, I think they won't be able to leave for a while. Let's quietly walk away for a while. No one will notice."
Although Vivian was somewhat unwilling, she remembered that today the etiquette teacher said to "try to fulfill the appropriate requests of the guests."
Showing the guests around one's home should be considered an "appropriate request."
Vivian nodded. Then the King of Elves smiled slightly and gently made a hand gesture, pointing to the side door closest to where they were standing. Vivian nodded.
They easily sneaked out of the hall, and not many people noticed their departure. After leaving the banquet hall, Luo Xue seemed to sigh with relief: "Alas, human life is really troublesome. Is this kind of banquet the favorite enjoyment of the nobles …"
"Ah?" Vivian seemed to be a little confused by this sentence.
Luo Xue raised his brows and immediately said, "I heard that the Duke of the Tulip Family was originally from an aristocratic family with military merits. I think there must be some rooms in this castle that specialize in displaying weapons. Can you take me there to have a look?"
"Weapons?" Vivian was stunned … This delicate and delicate person would also be interested in weapons?
But the guest's request was the host's honor. Vivian could only pull herself together and left the banquet hall with Luo Xue. They passed through the center of the castle and came to the door of a room on the other side.
Gently pushing the door open, Vivian stuck out her tongue: "This is the only weapons exhibition hall in the castle. Du Wei actually doesn't like martial arts. So … we don't have a lot of weapons collection. "
Walking into this room, the space inside was still very large. On a high metal shelf in the middle, there was a very astonishingly shaped spear! This long spear was emitting a faint black light. It was made of high-quality iron.
And it was very obvious that this extremely long spear was a replica. It was a one to one replica of the legendary Knight's spear, the "Spear of Longinus".
Many aristocratic families, even if they were just pretending to be cultured, would have such an item to show off. It was not rare.
But when Luo Xue saw it, a strange light flashed through his eyes.
He slowly walked over and even reached out his hand to slowly stroke the spear. When his slender fingers touched the spear, they were as gentle as a musician's fingers playing an organ.
After a long while, Luo Xue let out a long sigh. "The Spear of Longinus … the legendary strongest godly weapon of warriors, a true godly weapon … During the war of the gods ten thousand years ago, the most loyal and powerful legendary Saint Martial Artist of the goddess used this spear to defeat the enemy of the goddess, those … other gods. This is a divine spear covered in the blood of gods … "
Vivian blinked. Luo Xue's voice was very low, as if he was talking to himself. Vivian only heard a small part of what he said and did not understand what he meant.
Luo Xue came back to his senses and immediately let go of his hand. He turned around to look at the surrounding walls.
Du Wei's business shop in the empire had made a fortune by selling all kinds of high-end weapons, so naturally, there were a few exquisite masterpieces here. However, these things were far more beautiful than practical. They looked beautiful but were actually very fragile. For example, those armor with hollow patterns, it was hard to say how much true defensive power they had.
But … this style of wanting to be beautiful at the expense of life was very much in line with the taste of the elves. Luo Xue looked over one by one and was actually quite interested. He even commented on the flaws of a few pieces from time to time, and not from the perspective of weapons but from the perspective of works of art.
"If this carving was deeper, then the overall effect would be …"
After looking at seven or eight pieces of the collection, Luo Xue's gaze fell on a long sword in the middle of the wall in the room.
This was the tallest weapon rack in the room. On both sides stood two golden shields as tall as a person, carved with the image of a flaming tulip.
However, the sword in the middle seemed to be too mediocre compared to the magnificence of the sword.
The scabbard was made of top quality metal, and there was also good animal skin on it. However, it seemed to be from a long time ago, and there were some scratches on the metal scabbard. Even the animal skin, although well maintained, was also denuded.
On the sword hilt, there were lines of patterns to allow the person holding the sword to have more power to control the weapon …
This was no longer a collectible. It was more like a real weapon … But what was strange was that in this magnificent collection of weapons, only this real weapon didn't seem to be anything special.
This was just a very ordinary long sword.
Luo Xue seemed to be curious. He could not help but want to reach out and touch the sword hilt. He even wanted to pull it out and see what was so special about this sword — how could it be placed in the most important place in this room?
Just as his hand had not touched the sword hilt …
Behind him, at the door, a calm voice sounded with a trace of laziness.
"I'm very sorry, you cannot touch that sword."
Following this voice, a person slowly walked in.
Hearing this voice, the expression on Vivian's face changed from shock to infinite joy. She immediately turned around and stared at the person in disbelief. Then she finally cried out in surprise.
"Ah! Du Wei … you, you're back?! "
"Yes, I'm back." Du Wei's smile seemed to hide a trace of tiredness. He walked over, gently put his arm around his little fiancée's waist, and then looked directly at Luo Xue calmly.
Du Wei's eyes did not reveal any change in his thoughts. They were as deep as the ocean.
The two of them looked at each other.
"Hello, you must be the Duke of the Tulip Family. I'm Luo Xue," the King of Elves said slowly.
"Oh … … Before I came in, I already knew your name from my subordinates, honorable guest." Duwei nodded, but then, he suddenly asked a question straightforwardly.
"Uh … forgive me for being presumptuous." Du Wei scratched the back of his head without caring about his image and said with a smile, "This … what puzzles me is, are you a man or a woman?"
(Try to write a little more. Starting tomorrow, I'll recover as promised. I've rested well these four days. I've kept you waiting.
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I'm looking forward to the magnificent collision between Du Wei and the King of Elves.
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