"Hey, who was talking just now?" Xino looked at everyone in confusion, but only a pair of eyes with complicated meanings responded to her. Alice even let out a sound mixed with surprise, hesitation, confusion and confusion after being stunned for a long time.
The incredible scream startled Blaze, who was scratching the tree trunk with his claws out of boredom. He turned around and glared at the guy fiercely.
But the talented player no longer had time to care about the opinions of a naughty kitten. In her mind, there was a sound effect similar to a task prompt, and a ding sounded: the main mission has been triggered!
The next moment, everyone's eyes were filled with flowers, as if a whirlwind had swept through the forest, causing fallen leaves and dust to fly up, blocking their sight. When Xino came back to his senses, he found that Alice was standing in front of him, with both hands vigorously shaking.
Pressing her shoulder, she called out affectionately: "Miss Xino~~~"
Xino shuddered violently. Her sudden enthusiastic attitude made the heir of the Goldstaff family a little bit intolerable. At the same time, she felt that this guy's fingers were secretly sliding around on her shoulders. She was very restless.
So she struggled tentatively, but the opponent's hand was unexpectedly strong and she couldn't break free for a while. She could only ask helplessly: "Uh, Miss Alice, where is this?"
"No need to say more!" Alice interrupted her and said affectionately: "This is a fateful encounter, Miss Xino! So——"
She smiled evilly, with two rows of neat white teeth shining brightly in the dim forest, replacing the effect of sunlight: "Please come with me!"
"Eh?"
Xino's eyes widened slightly, and her snow-white pony tail swung unconsciously, like the mane of a galloping horse.
What is this, an invitation to elope?
Xino has seen similar scenes in many knightly literature, the loyal knight who protects the master and the noble lover, the love that is not recognized by secular etiquette, the pain of being in love but not being able to be together, and finally decided to abandon everything,
Escape with your sweetheart until no one can stop them from falling in love to the end of the world... But the question is what are the two girls? And don't you think the speed of making a private decision is a bit hasty? Even if it is love at first sight, it is too fast.
Bar!?
Blaze also reacted and was so angry that he jumped up and down and screamed, as if to say: I have an opinion!
"Ahem!"
Ringer had to step in to interrupt the farce. After giving Alice a warning look, he explained to Xino: "What she means is that she hopes you will go to Cloud Whale Sky Island as a guest now. This guy's
I'm a bit impatient and can't bear to wait for even a moment, so please forgive me."
"I see."
Xino smiled slightly and didn't know if he believed this explanation, but Ringer felt that he probably didn't. After all, Alice's attitude changed only after the sound of the game console sounded. The heir to the Goldstaff family was not a fool, so naturally
I wouldn't ignore such details. The reason why I didn't mention it clearly is probably because I was thinking about the guests. He is really a very polite and well-educated person - even more so when compared with someone else.
She calmly took a step back (after being warned by Ringer, Alice was finally willing to let go), and the meaning in her smile changed from thinking to apologizing: "I'm sorry, although I really want to agree to Miss Alice's invitation.
But my daily work is not finished yet. After I clean up the roads in the forest, I will go to the Cloud Whale Sky Island as you call it."
daily work?
Everyone's eyes fell on the big broom in unison. After glaring at each other, the outspoken Alice said directly: "Why don't you just leave this kind of thing to the servants? Why do you need to do it yourself?"
Woolen cloth?"
The Gustave family used to be a great noble. After entering the republican era, their reputation among the White City government and the people was not bad. They even had the money to redeem a large area of Lother Forest. Don't they have the money to hire a few maids and gardeners?
Yes, let them clean the road? Why do you want Miss Heiress to go into battle with a broom in person? Isn't this too shabby?
However, she quickly thought of something, and a look of realization appeared on her face: "Could it be that the Gustave family's protection of aliens is a secret and cannot be known to outsiders, so that's why?"
For example, if the Night Watch and the Scales of Order find out, it will probably not end well.
Xino smiled and nodded: "This is one reason."
Alice wondered: "What about the other side?"
"On the other hand, it's because the Gustave family really doesn't have any servants to use." Xino gave an unexpected answer. She turned back and glanced towards the foot of the mountain and said, "Since you are from the sky,
, you must have seen the manor at the foot of the mountain when you landed. Its name is Chardonnay, which is the ancestral property of the Costafer family. It was built by the first generation ancestors. It has since been repaired and rebuilt many times, but it has generally remained the same.
It maintains its original style. When the ancestors of Hibberton gave up the family business and chose to join the republican cause of the Holy Lady, the only thing they did not give up was this manor. But now, Chatoli Manor is no longer popular, and only I live there.
It’s just my grandfather and an old housekeeper who served him. The rest of the maids, servants, gardeners and other servants have already been dismissed by me.”
"Why?" Alice couldn't help but ask. Others also had this doubt.
Even if it is to protect the secret of the Forest of Loser, there is no need to send all the servants away. The Goldstaff family has been passed down for at least a thousand years, how can it be possible that they can't even find a few trustworthy servants? Why bother, according to Hope
According to Nuo, the time when the Gustave family bought back the Forest of Loser was during her grandfather or father's generation, but the decision to dismiss the servants was made by Xinuo himself. In other words, this matter was related to
The Forest of Lothar actually has nothing to do with it.
Could it be that Xino wants to learn the hard work spirit of his ancestors when they started their business, and does everything by himself, so he doesn't need servants to serve him?
Xino smiled and said nothing, just walked over and picked up his broom. As soon as everyone saw this reaction, they knew that there must be something unspeakable, and Xino didn't want to answer. Considering the identity of the guest, it was inconvenient to talk, so they put away their small words.
A small curiosity is just regarded as a little quirk of the heir of a big family, just like Princess Bemang likes to stay up late, and Princess Haiqi likes to tease others. Alice is the only one who has a spirit of inquiry and wants to get to the bottom of it unyieldingly, but she is
Ringer stretched out his hand to stop her, and at the same time gave Saint Xalia a look. The shepherd girl understood the situation and walked up to cover Alice's mouth and pulled her away.
"That's what happened." After Xino picked up the broom, he turned around and said to everyone: "I still have to continue cleaning the road. You may wish to wait for a while, or you can go to the town at the foot of the mountain for a walk. After my daily work is completed,
, I will go to the Cloud Whale Sky Island to visit, I hope you won’t think I’m too intrusive when the time comes.”
"No." Ringer said, "Please let us help, Miss Xino."
Xino was stunned for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, but Ringer then added: "Just think of it as an apology for the rudeness before."
When the girl heard the words, she glanced at Linger subconsciously, and the snow-white ponytail on the back of her head flicked slightly. After a while, a sincere and joyful smile bloomed on her face. The moment she smiled, the whole forest seemed to
Having the sunshine again: "Then I'll leave it to you."