Chapter 781: The Lord and the Holy Maiden of the Moon Temple (Part 1)
"Wind Chime Pavilion" is the most luxurious hotel in Kaili City, located in the most prosperous commercial center of Kaili City.
The guests received here are either prominent nobles of the kingdom or wealthy businessmen, which are beyond the reach of ordinary civilians.
In the spacious and bright lobby of the hotel, the scattered light crystal stones are shining brightly, making the golden hollow scroll patterns, hyacinth leaf decorations, scallop flower decorations and other gorgeous textures on the walls complement each other with the white and shiny marble floor tiles, revealing everywhere
With elegance and grandeur.
From time to time, you can see three or two aristocratic and wealthy businessmen in gorgeous clothes, holding goblets, chatting and laughing, looking leisurely and at ease.
No one noticed that as a breeze blew by, two slender figures had already passed through the lobby and walked towards the private room area upstairs in the hotel.
These two people are sisters Erza and Theresa.
Under Erza's guidance, Teresa soon arrived at an extremely luxurious box.
As soon as she entered the door of the luxury box, a refreshing aroma of butter entered Theresa's nose.
Twitching her nose slightly, Theresa looked attentively.
This is a banquet hall. Under the dazzling crystal tassel chandelier, a rectangular banquet table covered with off-white tablecloth is filled with a dazzling array of delicacies, which are still steaming.
And a group of figures exuding impressive aura were already seated in front of the long dining table, obviously waiting for their arrival.
Seeing this scene, although Theresa's indifferent white face was still expressionless, she couldn't help but be surprised in her heart.
Before heading here, she thought of more than a dozen possible negotiation scenarios, each of which was solemn and solemn, with extremely high confidentiality standards.
And such a swaggering setting of the negotiation venue in this public and luxurious place where people come and go was beyond her expectations.
After all, the main theme of the negotiation is a battle related to the life and death of the other party. I didn't expect that the other party would still have a grand banquet here when the sword was hanging over their heads!
While feeling surprised, Teresa continued to watch.
Sitting at the head of the dining table was a young man with a peaceful face. In his dark eyes, only a faint smile could be seen, without any hint of panic or sadness.
This kind of posture where the mountain is collapsing but the appearance remains unchanged is enough to show that this guy is definitely difficult to deal with.
The person Theresa was sizing up was naturally Lei Xiao, the lord.
Theresa was no stranger to Lei Xiao's appearance.
Just as Erza had guessed before, Theresa had been watching the battle secretly since the beginning of the territory attack and defense battle, but this was the first time for such close contact.
"Originally, I thought that the guest princess would look ugly when she saw me, or at least be flattering. I didn't expect that she would be so calm and composed. You know, I control this guy's life and death."
Looking at Lei Xiao's indifferent face, Teresa couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Could it be that this guy is still planning some conspiracy?"
While Theresa was thinking secretly in her heart.
I saw Erza already coming to Lei Xiao's side, saluting respectfully: "Lord, may I introduce you to my subordinate, this is my sister Theresa!"
"I am the eleventh Moon Palace Saint of the Holy Night Kingdom, that's all."
Teresa snorted coldly and said calmly: "Your Excellency, guest, you are already in a hurry, and you are still eating and drinking here. You are really in high spirits."
"No, I just didn't eat at noon, so I would like to take this opportunity to taste the traditional delicacies of the Holy Night Kingdom."
Lei Xiao still maintained a faint smile and raised his eyebrows in response.
While Teresa cast a veiled gaze, Lei Xiao was naturally observing the other party calmly.
After the door was completely closed, Theresa, standing at the door of the box, did not perform any illusion disguise, but revealed her original appearance as a dark elf.
Although the handsome and indifferent white face is almost carved from the same mold as Erza, showing the elf's elegance and charm, the tall and graceful figure forms a distinct contrast with the petite Erza.
Compared.
"I remember Erza said at the beginning that Teresa was her twin sister. From this, it is not difficult to see that these dark elf sisters are obviously different from the identical Nanxing Nanyue. They are a pair of fraternal twins, which can be regarded as different.
It’s very distinctive.”
While Lei Xiao was thinking this, he keenly noticed a hint of surprise in Theresa's eyes.
"It seems that this impromptu dinner party of mine really exceeded the other party's expectations."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and took a deep breath slowly.
Although he seemed calm on the surface, Lei Xiao's heart was already agitated.
You know, judging from the current situation, this indifferent and aloof dark elf woman in front of her has the power to control the life and death of the territory.
Even so, Lei Xiao clearly understood.
With almost no leverage, this was obviously an unequal negotiation.
If you show any more negative emotions such as fear, upset, etc., the other party will definitely take advantage of you and hand over your life and death decision-making power to the other party.
Instead of doing that, it is better to be calm and mysterious, and to act as an equal rather than a dwarf, leaving the other party puzzled, so as to gain more information from the other party.
Only in this way can it be possible to find a breakthrough in the negotiation and make it develop in a direction that is beneficial to you.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao did not show any compliment or flattery to the Saint of the Moon Palace who controlled half of the Holy Night. Instead, he raised his hand as a host would and said, "Just the right dish.
It has just been served and we are waiting to be seated in the main corner."
"Since Your Excellency Ke Qing invites you so sincerely, I will simply give this honor to Your Excellency Ke Qing."
Teresa raised her eyebrows. Naturally, she would not be easily disadvantaged. Instead, she sat down unceremoniously on the main seat directly opposite Lei Xiao, which was equal to the master's position.
It wasn't until she sat down that Theresa was quite surprised to find out.
The dishes in front of me are actually my favorite dishes. Although the cooking methods are different from those of the dark elves, I can still find a sense of familiarity in them.
"Your Majesty the Saint, these are specially selected by Erza for you. I hope they will suit your taste."
Lei Xiao signaled the subordinates around him to start eating, and smiled at Teresa: "The food will not be delicious when it is cold. Let's chat while eating."
"Little sister, I will never forget your taste. I am in a hurry this time. Next time, I will cook you a delicious meal from my hometown."
I saw Erza, who was the god's assistant, already sitting next to Teresa, and smiled.
"Next time? Is it in front of your tombstone?"
Teresa glanced at her sister, then smiled at Lei Xiao and said, "Your Excellency, guest, you are interested. I haven't eaten yet at noon, so it's better to be respectful than to obey."
After speaking, Teresa raised her knife and fork, forked a small piece of vanilla toast, and elegantly put it into her mouth. Her starry eyes moved, and her eyes fell on the other slender man sitting at the top with Lei Xiao.
On the figure.
It was a young woman with delicate appearance, wearing a set of pale golden robes, with a faint sense of grace all over her body. The elegance and luxury that inadvertently burst out from her movements were enough to show that she was of noble birth.
Especially the thick, slightly curly green hair on his head, which completely demonstrates the other person's identity.
"Leng Yan's fifth princess Ariel? Although I have seen her several times on the battlefield, the real person is obviously different from the unruly and willful little princess in the intelligence. Is it because she has grown up or is the intelligence itself wrong?
"
Looking at Ariel's slender face, Theresa nodded slightly.
Regarding this fifth princess of Leng Yan, the information he has in his hands is extremely limited, which also proves from the side that her threat is almost negligible.
But such a weak Princess Lengyan has now grown to the point where she can compete with those other Princes Lengyan.
Thinking of this, Teresa's starry eyes turned and looked at Lei Xiao next to her.
The answer to why this happens is self-evident.
As for whether the fifth princess, like Erza, also fell under this guy's command, Teresa was still a little unsure for the moment.
After all, since becoming the Saint of the Moon Palace, Teresa has met too many human dignitaries, including those arrogant princes and princesses of the Holy Night.
It would be a hundred times more difficult to make these royal members, who are inherently superior to others, to surrender than to kill them directly.
While chewing gracefully, Teresa glanced at a burly figure and another slender figure on the dining table, which were knotweed and red night.
Teresa, who had secretly watched the battle, was no stranger to these two fifth-level powerhouses under Lei Xiao.
However, although Theresa's own strength is only at level five and one star, she possesses many powerful trump cards given by the Queen of Dark Elf.
Coupled with his own agility as a shadow mage, even if he is defeated, he is still able to withstand the siege of several fifth-level powerhouses and easily leave the battlefield.
Just when Theresa was thinking about this in her heart, Lei Xiao also introduced Ariel and other subordinates appropriately.
It is worth mentioning that Jiang Li, as a hidden figure, still has not shown up.
After all, Lei Xiao already knew everything about the conversation between the dark elf sisters just now through recitation.
At the same time, Lei Xiao also ordered Erza to test it out and confirmed that the other party had not directly penetrated into the realm of death, so naturally it was impossible to know the existence of Jiang Li.
Thinking about it, if Teresa really entered the realm of death before, it is impossible for the Nightmare Knight to not notice anything.
It wasn't until Lei Xiao briefly introduced everyone, and Theresa nodded politely one by one, that she realized.
The plate in front of him was filled to the brim by Erza.
And the other person was still picking it up for himself, while muttering to himself: "Little sister, this is your favorite honey pudding. When you were a child, you often didn't brush your teeth after eating, but you got scolded a lot."
"You are mumbling nonsense. Believe it or not, I will sew your mouth shut with shadow arrows."
The corners of Theresa's mouth twitched involuntarily, and she had no choice but to continue her elegant meal.
After a while, seeing Erza getting more and more enthusiastic, Teresa reluctantly put down the tableware in her hands after glaring at the other party.
Originally, Teresa thought that Lei Xiao would get down to business immediately after putting on a show. After all, things were already going on.
However, until now, Lei Xiao was still eating very happily, as if this was just an ordinary party.
"What the hell is this guy up to?"
Due to Erza's interference, Teresa's initially domineering aura had unknowingly weakened a bit, and she was even a little anxious.
After a while, Teresa finally lost her composure and asked Lei Xiaofa with raised eyebrows: "Your Excellency, guest minister, did you and Princess Ariel come all the way to see me just for a meal?"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty Saint, the food in Holy Night Kingdom is so delicious that it made me reluctant to leave."
Hearing Teresa's dissatisfaction, Lei Xiao put down his knife and fork leisurely, picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, smiling and saying: "Let's talk about business now."
"Business? Isn't what your Excellency Ke Qing said a bit inaccurate?"
Theresa's tone was obviously a little more aggressive, and she hummed softly: "To be precise, it should be your life or death."
"It makes some sense."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows noncommittally, then smiled lightly and said: "However, since Your Excellency the Holy Lady has chosen to come, it means that there may be some improvement in this matter, right?"
Lei Xiao clearly understood, and could hear it from the conversation just now between the dark elf sisters.
As the Saint of the Moon Palace, Theresa obviously needs to ask herself one thing, perhaps that is the breakthrough point that will allow the opponent to delay the attack.
However, I don't know what the other person is referring to specifically, so I can only think of a way to get the other person to say it first, and then wait for the opportunity to act.
"A turning point? Maybe I was just on a whim. I was curious about what kind of rhetoric your Excellency, the guest minister, who once defeated my Holy General of the Moon Palace, could come up with to make me postpone the attack."
Teresa immediately understood Lei Xiao's intention and kicked the ball back: "Your Excellency, Guest Minister, has come all the way to see me. You can't possibly have nothing to say to me, right?"
"Your Majesty the Holy Lady has already mentioned this, so I will speak out."
Seeing that Theresa was dripping wet, Lei Xiao still kept a faint smile.
Since the other party is also prepared to test his tone first, he will try to challenge him.
At least you have to let the other party know that even if you kill yourself, the other party will never get any good results.
Thinking of this, the smile on Lei Xiao's face began to become meaningful, and he said leisurely: "Have you never thought about it, once I want to completely destroy the Holy Night Kingdom, the Holy Night Kingdom will not be far away from destruction?
?"
"It's a joke. If I march westward, it will only bring benefits to the Kingdom of Holy Night. How can it have anything to do with life and death?"
Teresa smiled disdainfully and snorted: "Your Excellency, please stop being alarmist here. Such baseless and childish threats have no effect on me!"
"Unfounded childish threats?"
The smile on Lei Xiao's face became more intense, and he tilted his chin and said: "Your Excellency, how about you think about it again?"
Teresa looked at Lei Xiao's playful eyes, her eyebrows knitted tightly together.
After a moment, she finally showed a look of enlightenment, stood up involuntarily and said: "Do you want to play dirty?"