Walking out of the door of the Royal Hotel, the moment he heard the tinny ringing of the crystal doorbell on the door frame, Duke Swice Hepburn's whole body was filled with a sense of weakness. He felt like a little insect. Why?
I can't break away from the thick cocoon of "fate". The harder I try, the slimmer my hope becomes. In the end, I still have to bow to fate... The beautiful eyes are raised, and the pupils reflect everything before birth, the bustling streets, those
The strangers walking back and forth, although these are real, become meaningless at this moment.
It’s not because he had a misunderstanding with a rare friend that he thought so. Duke Swice was not that fragile yet. The person who made him feel so depressed was the golden-robed priest. For a long time, the Duke had a certain feeling for himself.
level of self-confidence, and never thought that there was anything in the Demon Alliance that I wanted to do but couldn't do. But today, I worked so hard to do something that was not very complicated, but the outcome of the matter was...
He hit him hard.
It turns out that I am so insignificant! As long as I slightly exceed other people's expectations and boundaries, I can't do even the smallest things.
"I - kill - your - entire - clan!" Suddenly, the officiant's toneless words echoed in his ears again. Duke Swice Hepburn never dreamed that one day someone would say to him
He said such words, but he could not refute or resist.
"Your Excellency the Duke." Seeing Duke Swice standing in a daze at the door, causing the door to be blocked, his loyal guard captain came over and reminded him softly: "Are we going back to the Duke's mansion now?"
"Why do you want to go back to the mansion?" Thinking of the farce in the Duke's Palace for the past few days, Swice walked towards the carriage and felt bored again. He ordered the guard captain, "If you don't go back to the Duke's Palace, just relax along the canal."
Seeing that the Duke was in a bad mood, the captain of the guard immediately ordered the three carriages to drive towards the canal.
After walking three times along the canal, Duke Swyth regretted that he had not made more friends, leaving him with no place to go when he needed someone to comfort him most. Sunset Plains did have a friend who had forgotten his years.
But it takes almost a month to go back and forth by carriage; there are two people in the imperial capital who can meet, but going now will only bring danger to them... Although I hate the current Duke's Mansion very much, I have to go back in the end, because it is his
Home is also the only place he can go in the imperial capital at present.
With a slight sway, the Duke's motorcade turned onto a deserted street near the side entrance of the palace, advancing along the long wall of the Duke's Palace covered with climbing plants - suddenly, the carriage leading the way was
The coachman shouted twice, and the carriage came to a sudden stop. The carriage of Duke Swyth behind him also stopped suddenly. The preoccupied Duke did not pay attention and almost hit the opposite carriage with his head.
As early as the coachman shouted, several guards sitting in three carriages broke out of the window and occupied key points around the Duke's carriage. Later, strong barbarian guards swarmed out and formed a perimeter with weapons in hand.
Protective Circle - The Duke of Swyth often encounters assassinations, and his guards are used to it, and the whole set of movements can be performed smoothly.
However, in the following time, no assassin showed up, which made people feel strange. The steady guard captain winked at a guard, and the guard nodded, held the sword tightly in his hand, and came to the front of the convoy.
, and looked at the carriage that caused all the trouble and almost hit the carriage in the way - it was an extremely ordinary carriage, with two horses snorting impatiently, but there was no one in the driver's seat.
"Be careful, there was someone on top, and he suddenly fell backwards twenty steps away. He must have been injured, or else it was a trap." The driver holding a crossbow warned in a low voice.
The guard calmed down, holding a knife in one hand and grabbing the wall of the carriage with the other, and climbed up carefully - there was indeed a man lying on his back on the driver's seat, but no matter how you looked at it, this man didn't look injured.
Wearing a black cloak, a black face covering, black gloves on his hands, and black leather boots on his feet, his whole body was leaning over the coachman's position in a weird posture... There was no blood around him, and his breathing was not
It's very stable, so it can be said accurately that this strangely dressed person must be asleep.
Being able to fall asleep in such a situation, not to mention how crazy this person is, this behavior itself constitutes a serious crime, worthy of a month in the Imperial City Prison and a fine. So the guard stretched out his hand to grab the black man
The person's collar. Just two "puff" sounds were heard. The unlucky guard flew backwards, and his burly body fell to the side of the road. After rolling several times, he sat up, with a mixture of pain and surprise on his face.
The expression on his face made him speechless for a moment.
The captain of the guard made a gesture, and several more guards flew over, some from top to bottom, some from bottom to top, and the position and timing were just right - they were the guards of Duke Swiss, not
Idiots who waste food!
"Puff" sounds were heard continuously, and several guards flew back one after another - faster than when they came, and their postures were much more graceful than when they came.
Seeing this situation, the guard captain handed over the command and personally led two people to surround him. As soon as he arrived in front of the carriage, he saw a man in black yawning and sitting up from his seat.
"Want to rob me? You have to think carefully." The man in black stretched and looked at the three people with indifferent eyes. "If you break your hands, you will break your feet. If you hit your head, you will be beaten."
pulpy……"
As soon as he heard this voice, the guard captain felt a little familiar. He looked at the man in black carefully and asked cautiously: "Are you... Mr. Crazy Wolf?"
"No, I'm just an ordinary passerby!" The man in black denied, and then began to pull the horse's reins, preparing to turn around.
"You're an ordinary passerby, don't you mind taking me for a ride?" The moment the man in black turned over and sat up from the coachman's seat, Duke Swice recognized someone, so he walked up to the man in black with a calm expression.
In front of the carriage, he reached out and held the door handle, "I don't want you to work in vain. I will pay you ten copper coins for the door from here to that side."
"I won't do it for ten gold coins." The man in black was unmoved, "This is a special car and we don't accept work from outsiders."
"That's nonsense. Do you still have any jobs that you don't want to take?" Duke Swice laughed out loud and opened the car door with a click. Unexpectedly, a bag in the car overturned, and half the bag of gold coins and jewelry fell down.
Submerged his feet...
"You..." He picked up a piece of jewelry and saw the family emblem on it. The smile on Duke Swice's face turned into a bitter smile, "You came to the imperial capital to rob? When did you change your career to become a robber?"
"No matter how poor I am, I haven't reached that stage yet, right?" Seeing that the matter had been revealed, the man in black no longer insisted on concealing his identity. He snorted coldly and then explained: "This time, my young master
I came here to collect debts."
"What kind of debts can you collect in the imperial capital? Is it possible that the famous Camp Mad Wolf Asa Gutai has also started to learn how to do business?" Seeing that there was really no place to sit, Duke Swice also climbed up to the front.
The coachman's seat was squeezed together with the men in black. As for the things on the ground, of course there were guards coming to clean them up.
"What kind of business are you doing? It's just that I showed great kindness on the dividing line last time and saved a lot of unfortunate nobles. This time I'm here to collect remuneration plus interest." The man in black finally made the carriage turn around and turned to the other side.
The Duke said: "I didn't expect that the nobles here are also divided into three, six or nine grades, so I collected a lot of burdens and was about to exchange for gold tickets. Who knew I met an idle person like you again..."
"How can you fall asleep while pulling such a carriage? I have to say that you rarely do." Duke Swice laughed, "Why do you want to turn around and run away when you see an acquaintance? Look at the things on your carriage, what are you collecting?
The act of debt cannot be inferior to robbery!"
"I am happy to sleep, what does it have to do with you?" The man in black grunted dissatisfiedly, and let the carriage drive slowly, "Collecting debts is also for living... I will send you to the door, no less than ten gold coins!"
Duke Sves nodded slightly, agreeing. The guard captain waved to the people behind him, asking them to follow.
"There is only one gate on this section of the road. When I passed that gate just now, I vaguely felt that there were many carriages." The man in black stepped on the reins absentmindedly, took off the wine bottle from his belt and took a sip, "I
Say, are you going there?"
"Where else could we go?" Duke Swice exhaled, "How have you been lately?"
"It's thrilling, exciting, and also sexy and weird." The man in black chuckled, "But I don't want to tell you."
"Sometimes, I also envy your lifestyle." Duke Swice replied with a wry smile, "At least you are free."
"Something's not right! You used to be very aggressive and fight back even if you were teased by me. Why are you so depressed now?" The man in black looked at the Duke again, "Does it mean that you will also be dumped? Don't worry, I
Is the person who will help you vent your anger a man or a woman?"
"It's not funny." Duke Swice shook his head and stared at the string of carriages in front of his house, "You will understand soon."
As soon as we drove to a position where we could see the gate, a shout suddenly came from in front of the palace gate, "Duke Swiss has returned to the house!" Then, a group of people who had been hiding earlier rushed towards the carriage where Duke Swiss was sitting.
Coming over, some people were holding pink letterheads in their hands, some were holding portraits of ladies, and some were holding strange things. The carriage was immediately surrounded...
"Your Excellency, this is a letter written by my young lady. Every word is sincere and every word is filled with blood and tears!"
"Your Excellency, my young lady is naturally beautiful and charming! Look at it! This is the love poem my young lady wrote last night thinking of you. Let me read it to you: Ah - wind! Blow it! I'm going to die.
…”
"Your Excellency, this is a self-portrait of my young lady dressed in men's clothing. She is heroic and graceful, and will definitely satisfy your elegant and unique aesthetic vision..."
"Your Excellency, this is the bra worn by my young lady, as well as other underwear. You will definitely like it..."
"Your Majesty Duke, I have both a young lady and a young master in my family. You can choose whatever you want..."
The defense line formed by the guards was attacked by this group of crazy people. Although some people were beaten black and blue by the guards, there were still people howling and crossing the defense line, trying to climb onto the carriage with hands and feet. Regarding the scene in front of him, Siwei was stunned.
Duke Si was calm, but the most nervous person was the man in black... The scene was too chaotic, and he would suffer a lot if someone stole things in troubled waters.
"Fuck your mother, what do you bitches want?" The man in black has never been a gentle and slow man. He immediately stood up and cursed angrily while slapping several people who wanted to climb onto the carriage.
Kick him down - he is not a guard, he doesn't have to take into account the identity of the other party when he kicks. Several people were kicked by him on the spot and fainted with blood on their faces.
The door of the palace opened, and another group of guards rushed out. While driving away the crowd, they dragged the carriage into the door. The man in black stood on the roof of the carriage and stepped on people, not even realizing that the carriage had entered the door.
"Ah! I'm finally done. I'm so tired. Now I have to eat three more bowls for dinner." The man in black returned to his seat and wiped the sweat from his head. "What are the origins of these scum?"
"Some down-and-out nobles came to ask for marriage. This situation has been going on for more than two months." Duke Swice replied indifferently, "But it is not serious."
"I'm just going to kill someone! Isn't this serious?" The man in black screamed strangely, "What is considered serious?"
Duke Swice did not answer, but just focused his gaze on the small square next to the door. The man in black turned his head and looked - there were more than thirty luxury carriages lined up. Just look at the dress and demeanor of the waiters beside the carriages.
I know this won't be owned by ordinary nobles.
"Not bad, not bad, very good, very good." The man in black laughed dryly, "Let's break up now! Let's get back together another day..."
"Can you walk out? Think about the consequences!" Duke Swice answered calmly, "I don't care. If it's not a specific person, you can marry anyone, but someone will be sad...
…”
"You mean...someone is sad about this?" The man in black looked at Duke Swice, "I forgot to ask you, where did the naughty Miss Senia go? Is she at your house?"
"How dare I let her live in my house at this time? If people knew that she was my friend, I'm afraid she would lose her life in less than a day." Duke Swice shook his head, his tone full of sadness.
"She lives in Ellie Fran's house. We haven't seen each other for a long time, and we haven't even passed the letter. Even if we meet by chance outside, we can only pretend that we don't know each other and avoid each other's eyes..."
"When did you become so cowardly?" The man in black seemed not to recognize Duke Swice, and his tone was even more dissatisfied, "Can't you be tougher? Or are you not a man?"
"I'm glad that you always treat me as a man, but there are many things that I can't do." Duke Swice's expression became more and more depressed, "How about you do me this favor? The conditions are up to you, and I will do my best.
With the friendship of the landlord, I will take you to visit the imperial capital."
"Okay, I don't have much business to accept," the man in black chuckled, "Let me think about the conditions first."
The captain of the guard stood quietly under the carriage, listening to his master bargaining with others. Based on his master's performance during this period, he knew that the Duke must be very happy when he is still in the mood to bargain... The Duke has a friend,
very nice.
After negotiating this deal, the man in black was also very satisfied. He rarely took off his everlasting black coat and put on the casual clothes that the Duke asked someone to bring. He also took off his black mask and black gloves.
.Although it was not the first time for the guard captain Tiantian to see the face of His Excellency Asa Gutai, he still felt that he was a mighty nobleman - for a soldier who has experienced life and death countless times to feel like this
, that is very difficult.
"Let's go this way! They should all be waiting in the living room." Seeing that Asa Gutai had prepared everything, Duke Swice raised his hand, "Let me introduce my family to you first..."
In the living room at this time, the mother of Duke Swice was smiling and dealing with more than thirty suitors. Although this kind of entertainment was familiar to her, it was tiring to deal with the lobbying of more than thirty people for a whole day.
After a while, until the announcement of Aiko's return came from outside the door, the suitors temporarily let her go and crowded to the door of the living room in a gesture of eager anticipation.
"Ah! The heroic Duke has finally returned home." A young nobleman in his twenties stepped out from the crowd and rushed to the front. He yelled and grabbed Siwei's hand, "I'll wait for you."
It’s been a day, brother Siwes, where have you been?”
Just when he was about to catch Siwes' hand, the young noble bumped into another person. While he was surprised, an extremely rude word came to his ears, "It's none of your business where others go."
"Who are you? How dare you say dirty words!" the young nobleman retorted angrily, "I am a count!"
"Step aside!" Mr. Asa Gutai raised his hand and pushed the aristocratic young man back several steps, "You are so ugly and you come out to pretend to be a noble... Are there any people who don't understand the rules like you?"
Seeing such a rude person, a group of people at the door were stunned on the spot, wondering how Duke Svis could be with such a person. But the elegant Duke Svis was smiling at this time, as if something
As if nothing had happened, he nodded frequently to everyone at the door.
"You bastard! You are so lawless!" The young nobleman who was pushed far away was filled with anger. He stretched out his hands to scratch in his arms, finally took out a white object, raised his hand and pointed towards Asa...
Gu Tai threw it over, "I want to challenge you!"
Seeing that the "hidden weapon" thrown by the opponent was flying slowly, Asa Gutai jumped away from the white object with his feet in a playful manner - turned around and saw the white object falling on the ground.
It turned out to be a glove.
The nobles standing at the door had seen everything, but they had never seen anyone avoid gloves with a challenging meaning. They were even more confused for a while. The young noble who threw the gloves became even more excited, and he gritted his teeth.
He found another glove in his arms, and after gesturing several times, he threw it towards Asa Gutai again.
Asa Gutai avoided it in the same way, although he was a little confused as to how the other party could use such a thing as a "hidden weapon". When he made this move, more than thirty nobles looked at it with strange eyes.
He, the young nobleman even had tears flashing in his eyes...
"Well..." Asa Gutai turned to look at Duke Sivis with an extremely innocent look, "What's the situation now?"
"This nobleman is challenging you according to tradition. I suggest you catch the gloves he throws in a handsome manner, because evading the challenge will be looked down upon by everyone, and will also be investigated and punished by the Demon Palace. Everyone will know that you are a
Coward." Duke Swice replied with a smile, "But now, it seems that he can't get the third glove, you have to find a way to clean up the situation."
"Of course I know it's a challenge, but I don't like others throwing things at me." Asa Gutai turned around and laughed, and said loudly to the young noble: "Don't think that challenging this young master is a matter of course.
It’s an easy thing, the challenge registration fee is 10,000 gold coins, and..."
"If you pay another ten thousand gold coins, I will lend you this glove." Mr. Asa Gutai took out his black gloves and said sincerely: "For an additional ten thousand gold coins, I will promise to catch this glove."