Looking across the colorful rose garden in front of him and looking at the burly figure in the distance, Lei Xiao couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his curious face.
Surrounded by the castle guards and maids, the leader was at least two meters tall and looked extremely strong, just like a hill, slowly moving towards him.
"This is the person whose body shape is closest to that of a Japanese knotweed that I have ever seen."
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Lei Xiao continued to observe.
The person who came was wearing a very eye-catching huge red and rose-colored robe, which was obviously tailor-made.
The most eye-catching thing is the appearance and form of the visitor.
This is a middle-aged man with a face that is three points more rugged than a Japanese knotweed. He has a faint smile on his clean-shaven square cheeks and a delicate red rose in his mouth.
Moreover, the standard cat walk, which is comparable to that of a top model, is even more enchanting and makes Lei Xiao's eyes ache.
It had to be said that the strange and strong man in front of him was indeed far beyond his expectations.
"Good guy, this strong man should be the legendary Rose Marquis Double Flower, right? Originally, I thought he was a royal lady with long legs."
Seeing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly while being surprised, and thought to himself in his heart.
At this time, Lei Xiao first looked at the serious-faced Hezhuang next to him, and then at the burly man approaching enchantingly, and couldn't help but reveal a look that made him laugh or cry.
Although the body shapes of the two are very similar, the gap between them is a bit too huge.
"...The most important thing is that neither the title of Rose Marquis nor the name Shuanghua has anything to do with this rough and burly man like a hill."
Pouring his lips slightly, Lei Xiao continued to think: "I think I finally understand why Ariel is quite afraid of this person."
Thinking of this with laughter in his heart, Lei Xiao's eyes moved and fell on Ariel beside him.
I saw the fifth princess of Leng Yan, also slightly curling her lips, looking helpless with goosebumps all over the floor.
In a short time, a group of people, led by the enchanting strong man, had arrived in front of the pavilion where Lei Xiao and others were.
"I didn't expect it to be Her Royal Highness the Princess. Your Majesty, I would like to meet Her Royal Highness and welcome Her Royal Highness to Blue Cold Castle."
When Ariel came closer, a low bass with a hint of yin and yang in it sounded, and the enchanting and strong man immediately led all the soldiers and servants to kneel down on one knee and saluted Ariel.
However, judging from the swift action of his kneeling on the ground and then automatically getting up, it is obviously not a sign of respect.
At the same time, Lei Xiao immediately felt a strong aroma coming to his face.
While the other party was talking, the delicate rose was still suspended in the air, which was quite magical.
"Shuanghuaqing's movements are quite swift."
Having said this with a pun, Ariel nodded slightly and responded with a slight frown on her eyebrows.
"Haha, as a subordinate loyal to the Leng Yan royal family, naturally we cannot keep Her Royal Highness the Princess waiting."
With a faint smile, the extremely tall Marquis Rose took out an orchid finger and took off the red rose in his mouth.
Then he elegantly handed it to Ariel, and still said in a weird tone: "I haven't seen you for many years. Her princess's beauty has really become more and more outstanding. Even her strength has been upgraded to the level of a fourth-level powerhouse."
, it really makes me feel happy."
"This princess has recently become allergic to pollen."
Avoiding the roses offered by the other party, Ariel's brows almost knitted together, and she politely changed the topic and said: "I've long heard that Blue Cold Castle has outstanding people, and the wine it brews is even better than Leng Yan's.
, when I meet this princess today, she is indeed worthy of her reputation."
"Haha, Your Highness Princess, you have given me the prize. Blue Cold Castle is just a corner of the eastern region of Leng Yan. There is nothing worth bragging about. I only want to concentrate on brewing wine and farming, and have nothing else."
He smoothly inserted the roses on the lapel of his robe. His eyes fell on Bert and Ju Bai beside him. He smiled and said, "Both generals of the kingdom, you are well."
"Your Excellency, the Marquis, you are welcome."
On the other side, Bert and Jubai nodded slightly and exchanged brief greetings with each other.
"These are..."
Immediately afterwards, Rose Marquis glanced at Lei Xiao, Hu Zhan, Hong Ye and Bai Wei with his seemingly unintentional but extremely sharp gaze, and then asked again.
"This is the guest minister who assists my princess. His name is Chensha."
After focusing on introducing Lei Xiao, Ariel nodded slightly and continued: "As for the other three, they are all my princess's guards."
"I see."
With a veiled and scrutinizing gaze, he paused for a moment on the bodies of Huzhang and Hongye again. The Rose Marquis faced Lei Xiao again, holding the orchid and saying with a smile: "Your Excellency, you are really young and promising."
"Your Excellency, the City Lord, has given me the reward. It's just that Your Highness the Princess has a keen eye for gold and discovered this piece of jade."
Waving his hand slightly, Lei Xiao also responded with a smile and said: "We are here unexpectedly. If I have caused any inconvenience, please forgive me, the Lord of the City."
At this moment, Lei Xiao understood clearly.
This Marquis de Rose, who seems to behave in an unusual and eccentric way, is actually a man of unusual intelligence and profound knowledge.
Judging from the words "His subordinates only want to concentrate on making wine and farming, and want nothing else", the other party has obviously guessed the purpose of his visit.
"Haha, Your Excellency Keqing is too polite. If that's the case, then please come to my city lord's mansion so that I, a small city lord in the countryside, can express my friendship as a landlord."
Having said this, Rose Marquis smiled faintly, then twisted his waist, which was thicker than a big tree trunk, and walked in the front with an enchanting cat walk.
Just like that, under the guidance of Marquis Rose.
Lei Xiao and his group of seven people moved forward in this vast garden full of roses.
It didn't take long before we walked straight into the giant rose-colored castle standing not far away.
Entering the hall of the castle and stepping on the soft red carpet, the first thing that caught Lei Xiao's eyes was a magnificent and luxurious scene with glittering gold everywhere.
In the middle of the hall, there is also a colorful portrait of the Rose Marquis, painted with magic paint, holding an orchid finger, which is quite eye-catching.
At the same time, a rich smell mixed with the fragrance of flowers and wine entered Lei Xiao's nose.
"As expected of Lan Leng Castle, which has considerable financial resources. Compared with this place, even the City Lord's Mansion in Fanyin City is much inferior."
Looking at the magnificent castle hall in front of him, Lei Xiao couldn't help but raised his eyebrows slightly and thought to himself.
Next, continue forward along the spacious castle corridor that is elegantly decorated and studded with light crystal stones.
After walking for about a minute or two, the group turned into an extremely spacious reception room.
When the group of people sat down, the Marquis of Rose was seen asking the maids on standby to serve tea, and asked Ariel: "I wonder what your highness is doing when you come to Blue Cold Castle?"
"Nothing, I just passed by here and took a rest."
Ariel shrugged slightly and said calmly with a calm expression.
"Your Majesty, it seems that is not the case."
Playing with the red rose that he had taken off his clothes, the Marquis of Rose smiled and said, "If I guess correctly, Her Royal Highness the Princess intends to aspire for the throne of Leng Yan like the other three princes, right?"
At this time, although Rose Marquis still lowered his head, an increasingly intense smile appeared on his rough face.
Then she said in a shocking tone: "The purpose of coming to Lan Leng Castle is to recruit your subordinates to join the gang, right?"
"You...what did you do?!"
After hearing the other party directly telling her the true purpose of coming here, Ariel, who was unprepared, immediately became a little at a loss, and subconsciously looked at Lei Xiao, who still had an indifferent expression.
The latter immediately took over the conversation and said calmly: "Your Majesty the City Lord, where do you start with these words? With the strength of Her Royal Highness, it is not easy to protect yourself in this troubled world, so how can you aspire to the throne?
"
"Your Excellency, guest minister, is too modest."
I saw the Rose Marquis leaning on the table next to him with one elbow, supporting his huge head, looking lazily.
He then turned to Lei Xiao and said, "It might be like this if you didn't have the assistance of Your Excellency Ke Qing, but now, the situation is completely different."
"May I ask Your Excellency the City Lord, what do you mean by this? Your Excellency the City Lord is a little too high-minded, right?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and a look of interest appeared on his face.
I have to say that this Rose Marquis is obviously much more witty than I just expected.
"Your Excellency, guest, there is no need to be too modest."
Putting down the delicate roses he was playing with in his hands, the Rose Marquis looked directly into Lei Xiao's dark eyes with a rather sharp gaze, smiled and said: "Your Excellency and Her Royal Highness Princess, about repelling the Holy Night Army on the border battlefield yesterday,
I have already heard about it."
After a pause, the Rose Marquis continued leisurely: "The ability to completely defeat the Holy Night Army, which is several times more powerful, with thirty thousand defenders with low morale, is enough to prove that Your Excellency, Guest Minister, is by no means an ordinary person."
"Your Excellency, City Lord, the great victory in this battle was mainly due to the fact that Her Royal Highness the Princess personally boosted morale at the front line, and the bloody battles of the three Kingdom generals, Burt, Ju Bai, and Bai Lao, while I was just assisting from the side.
That’s all.”
Meeting the sharp gaze cast by Rose Marquis, Lei Xiao still had that indifferent expression and waved his hands slightly.
"The role played by Her Royal Highness the Princess and the three kingdom generals in this battle cannot be ignored, but if my prediction is correct, it is you, guest minister, who played the decisive role on the battlefield!"
I saw the Rose Marquis lifting his huge head from the palm that he had previously held, and said seriously.
"Oh? How can you see it?"
Continuing to maintain a faint smile, Lei Xiao said gently.
"Very simple addition and subtraction."
Instructing the maids who had just brought the tea to temporarily avoid them, Marquis Rose first raised a finger and said: "First, judging from the situation before the border battlefield.
Our 30,000 defenders are already trapped in three fortresses including the Mountain Fortress. Facing the menacing Holy Night army, they have no ability to counterattack."
Immediately afterwards, Marquis Rose stretched out a second finger and continued: "Secondly, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Burt, Orange and White, the two kingdom generals, although their own strength is not outstanding, they also have strong appeal.
But relying on the above two points alone, it is far from being able to repel the powerful Holy Night Army. In the face of the absolutely superior enemy power, these are naturally not worth mentioning. Moreover, the enemy's main general
, or the Red Devil, the famous general of the Moon Palace of the Holy Night Kingdom who is known for his cunning and caution."
Having said this, Rose Marquis crossed his legs so enchantingly that he clenched the two fingers he just extended into fists as big as sandbags and continued: "So, the situation is self-evident.
Although I still don’t know the specific process of this battle, I am sure that it was precisely because of the appearance of Your Excellency Ke Qing that the situation of the battle was completely reversed!"
After pondering for a while, Marquis Rose added: "In addition, according to the intelligence returned, there are active figures of our fifth-level strongmen on the battlefield, but they are not the White Knight and Mr. Wu who are loyal to the royal family."
"And if Her Royal Highness the Princess has a mysterious fifth-level powerhouse by her side, she will not leave the royal capital. In addition, the Kongqing Town where the princess is currently staying also has a fifth-level powerhouse.
rumors..."
Taking a deep breath, Rose Marquis couldn't help but look at Lei Xiao with a touch of respect.
Then he slowly said: "Thus, if I am not mistaken, your true identity is the newly appointed Lord of Kong Qing City, right? And beside you, there is a powerful fifth-level strongman.
Who!"
As soon as Rose Marquis said this, all the subordinates, including Ariel, couldn't help but feel moved and began to exchange glances with each other, while Lei Xiao still had a calm expression.uuReading www.uukanshu.com
Prior to this, Lei Xiao had naturally expected that his apparent identity as the princess' guest minister and the second level Lord of Kongqing City would soon be guessed.
However, what surprised Lei Xiao the most was that Marquis Rose analyzed his intention to help Ariel seize the throne.
It is conceivable that if the three princes knew this now, the inevitable war would probably come early.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao simply didn't hide it.
He first signaled the tiger stick to use his breath to completely isolate the room from the outside world, then nodded slightly and said: "Yes, I am the new Lord of Kongqing City!"
"Is that true?"
Feeling the sudden and powerful pressure, Marquis Rose swallowed involuntarily, setting off huge waves in his heart.
Even he who had worked in the royal capital for a period of time had never experienced being able to come into contact with a fifth-level powerhouse at the national level at such a close distance!
After a moment of calm, the Rose Marquis regained his energy and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, guest minister, I forgive you for speaking frankly. Even so, I still will not choose to join your camp!"