The jolting of the carriage made Liszt drowsy.
From Sea Crab City, they bumped their way to Red Stone City. After spending the night in Red Stone City, they waited until dawn. After a two-hour drive, they finally saw the Longtaro Castle standing halfway up the mountain.
The Longtaro Castle was almost four times the size of Tulip Castle. It had an arrow tower that was one or two hundred meters tall. Because it was located halfway up the mountain, the castle was almost integrated with the mountain range.
Liszt had visited Neuschwanstein Castle in Europe when he was on his hometown Earth.
The majesty of Neuschwanstein Castle was similar to that of Tulip Castle, except that it did not have the steep terrain of Tulip Castle, which was backed by a cliff. But compared to the Longtaro Castle in front of them, Neuschwanstein Castle appeared small. Just the Longtaro Castle alone had an imposing manner comparable to the White City in "The Lord of the Rings."
Below the castle was a city.
The carriage did not need to pass through the city. It directly followed a slightly steep mountain road towards the castle. Halfway through the journey, the Knight Squad of the Longtaro Castle discovered and welcomed them. Learning that they were relatives of the Tulip family, the Knight Squad immediately escorted the carriage to the castle.
The Knight Squad rushed up the mountain to notify them in advance.
Therefore, when the carriage arrived at the castle gate, the heir of the Longtaro Castle, the cousin of the three siblings, Meopal Longtaro, was already waiting with the servants.
"Levis, Li Weiwei, Liszt." Meopal was a talented man with an elegant demeanor. His sapphire-like eyes were particularly beautiful. "I received the letter and knew that you were coming. I have been waiting for a long time. Did everything go well on the road?"
Liszt had to admit.
This cousin, whether in appearance or temperament, was very outstanding, equally matched with him. Standing together, they looked more like a pair of brothers than Levis.
"Cousin Meopal, everything went well."
"Cousin, you have become more beautiful than last year."
"Thank you for your praise, cousin, but compared to your beautiful face, I feel that you are mocking me." Li Weiwei looked at Meopal and said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Meopal laughed. "This isn't something I can refuse. What do you say, Liszt?" The latter half of his sentence was directed at Liszt.
Liszt smiled.
He finally confirmed that Li Weiwei had bullied him for so many years because she was jealous of his looks. "Cousin is right."
"Haha, sure enough, heroes have the same point of view. Let's go into the castle. Father is away in charge of this season's tax collection, so he hasn't returned yet. Grandpa is recuperating. He's very happy to hear that you've come. "
"How is Grandpa?"
Meopal sighed: "Grandfather's illness is a complication caused by the relapse of an old injury, sometimes good, sometimes bad. The Grand Duke has already dispatched an imperial physician to treat Grandfather, I believe he will get better."
…
In the gorgeous bedroom, on the bed sat the master of Red Crab Island, one of the seven marquises of the grand duchy, the former captain of the court fleet, and the most distinguished person in Longtaro Castle.
Merlin Longtaro.
This was an old man over seventy years of age, with a pale, wrinkled face. Although he still had the dignity of living like a prince for a long time, he could no longer hide the weakness of old age and illness.
Even the Sky Knight, who could soar in the sky in the past, could not withstand the carving of the knife of time.
His sapphire blue eyes had already turned white, not to mention his white hair.
He was quietly leaning against the headboard with a short tea table placed on top of the quilt. He was using a quill dipped in ink to strenuously write on a thick bast paper.
The age spots on his face were particularly conspicuous.
"Master, Young Master Merlin has already brought the three Young Masters and Young Ladies of the Tulip Family into the castle." The butler, who was almost as old as Marquis Merlin, could not bear to disturb him and spoke in a particularly light tone.
Marquis Merlin's quill slightly paused before continuing to write without raising his head: "Melissa's children, then let them come and visit this old man with half a foot in the grave."
"Master, you are only temporarily ill and will soon recover. You said that you would live to be a hundred years old and outlive the neighboring Marquis Wallace."
"Haha, I also threatened the Grand Duke's Sapphire Dragon that I would kill it if it did not let me become the Dragon Lord. However, it was of no use. This time, I will definitely lose to that old fart. "Marquis Merlin laughed heartily, quickly finished writing the last few words, and put down the quill.
The servant waiting on the side immediately took the tea table away.
The old butler supported the marquis, leaned against the headboard, and sat steadily. Then, he leaned over and adjusted the red bow tie on the marquis' chest.
A servant brought in a bronze mirror.
The other servants served the marquis one after another, some with water, some with towels, and some with hairpins.
The marquis carefully groomed his image, quickly returning to his dignified appearance from that of an old man with one foot in the grave. Then, he waited.
When he heard the familiar footsteps outside the door, his turbid eyes could not help but emit a glimmer of brilliance.
He quickly hid it.
Meopal, along with the three siblings, had already entered the bedroom.
Levis took the lead and quickly walked to the bedside with Li Weiwei and Liszt. He performed the etiquette of a junior to Marquis Merlin: "Grandfather, Li Weiwei, Liszt, and I have come to visit you. Father also entrusted me to bring you his sincere greetings, hoping that you will recover immediately and restore the graceful bearing of the Longtaro Castle's master."
"Your father is considerate." The marquis nodded lightly, "Was the journey smooth?"
"It was smooth."
"That's good. Since you have come to visit grandfather, then stay in the Longtaro Castle for a few more days."
"Yes, grandfather."
The marquis' gaze passed Levis and Li Weiwei before landing on Liszt. There was a look of nostalgia in his eyes: "Liszt, you have come of age."
"Yes, this year's 9th of March is my coming of age ceremony."
"I heard that your father enfeoffed you as Baron, which town is it in?"
"Flower Town."
"Hmm, not even a viscount. It seems that Leewilliam is a failure as a count." Marquis Merlin gave a very impolite evaluation. His tone once again became emotional, "I did not witness your coming of age ceremony. Melissa will definitely blame me. Seeing you is like seeing Melissa standing in front of me."
Meopal echoed: "Grandfather, cousin Liszt is really too similar to Aunt Melissa. When I saw Aunt Melissa when I was a child, I felt that the Longtaro Flower was the most dazzling flower in the grand duchy."
"I can no longer remember what mother looked like. I can only admire her from the portrait in Tulip Castle." Said Liszt. His predecessor really did not have any memories of his mother.
When Liszt was two years old, Melissa had already died. What memories could a two-year-old have?
There were portraits of Melissa in the castle, but he did not often see them. Moreover, even if there were portraits, they were highly distorted, making it difficult to display the graceful bearing of the real person.
It was a pity.
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