The party continues.
He received invitations from noble ladies to spend the night together one after another, but Xu Yang rejected them all.
Xu Yang doesn't have much mental mysophobia, and no matter how much fun the nobles have with each other, they still look at people.
These young noble ladies may have experience, but it is also very limited. If he had the leisure, Xu Yang wouldn't mind giving them an unforgettable night, although Xu Yang didn't have the leisure most of the time.
After all, it is impossible for noble ladies to be as motivated as Evelea, who is always conducting academic research after work.
And as a mage who is obsessed with knowledge, Xu Yang is not easily fooled by lust, and he has been abstaining from sex for two full days now.
The only thing that surprised Xu Yang was that Xifu, the youngest daughter of Marquis Kaha, was also interested in him.
In fact, in the eyes of the nobles, the potential of the Eagle Lord is very high, not to mention that Xu Yang's opportunity to restore his title is imminent. If she can become a countess, it will be a good thing for Xifu herself and the entire family.
However, a natural-born political tool like Sif was not as open-minded as ordinary girls from noble families. At least Sif was not allowed to spend the night outside before confirming her marriage partner.
Sif has long, lush golden hair and clear blue eyes. Although she is over sixteen years old, she still looks like a little girl.
"Xu Yang, can I call you that?" Xifu blinked and asked shyly.
In communications between nobles, the heirs of those who are eligible for inheritance or who are in power are often called by their surnames to express respect for their status and family.
Due to various factors including Phil, most of the nobles in Gelfandor have recognized Xu Yang as the heir to the Cravenna family, so most of them called Xu Yang Cravenna along the way.
The first names are often used for friends who have lived together since childhood, or for engaged lovers, or for partners who are committed to each other in life and death, or comrades on the battlefield.
Sif asked this question, which to some extent was a bold and direct expression of love.
In fact, many aristocratic romances start like this. They fall in love at first sight because of the other person's appearance or conversation, and then gradually heat up after meeting again and again.
And Xu Yang's behavior of swimming like a dragon at the banquet is too attractive to most adolescent girls.
However, Xu Yang has no plans to marry into the Kaha family, as that would be too small a situation.
Moreover, Xu Yang didn't really want to fall in love with a little girl in adolescence who was full of fantasies about love. That would be too tiring.
So Xu Yang just smiled and politely declined, "Of course. In fact, I don't quite deserve this surname right now, and I also like my friends to call me by my name."
Haha, actually it’s not uncommon.
After hearing this, Sif waved her hands quickly, "No, no, that's not what I meant. In fact, I think it's cool that you dare to do this. You fight against monsters to regain the homeland of your ancestors, just like the protagonist in a legendary novel."
Handsomeness, of course, does not only refer to Xu Yang's ambition, but also to appearance, conversation and temperament.
Appearanceism is inevitable in any age or class, and the 40-point charm may be shaken even if you are a woman.
Xu Yang smiled politely, "Yes, I know."
…
Sif was heartbroken and returned to her seat in the corner with some disappointment. This was the first time that the girl had experienced the feeling of being rejected. Some of it was unclear and some could not be grasped.
"Miss Kaha, why are you drinking alone in the corner?"
If one invitation fails, there will be another soon. The time for the banquet is limited, and you need to queue up to talk to Sif. The young master in front of you has already been chatting with Sif more than once.
In fact, since Sif's 16th birthday, every banquet has been like this. It was novel at first, but then gradually became boring.
"Palemon, will you feel disappointed because of my rejection?"
The noble prince was obviously taken aback. This was completely different from the topic he had encountered before. Didn't he say before that he liked to discuss thrilling and legendary stories?
This question is wrong!
"Well, there are so many people pursuing Miss Kaha. It's normal to reject me. As long as Miss Kaha doesn't find the person she likes for a day, I will never give up."
Paramount's answer was quite satisfactory, leaving room for both front and back.
But Sif was not satisfied with this answer. If she really loved her, she would be extremely disappointed after being rejected, just like herself now.
But Paramount's words made Sif's eyes light up again, and she immediately jumped off the bench.
I wanted to look for Xu Yang again at the banquet, but I couldn't find him for a long time because Xu Yang had quietly arrived on the second floor.
Compared to Saint Shiliu who had been answering questions for many nobles on the first floor and tirelessly spreading the teachings of the Dawn, the princess of the kingdom who came with her was almost invisible at the banquet.
During the meal, Hedy sat in the second seat on the inside, just opposite Miltesa, and higher than Shiliu in terms of seating position. However, whether it was during the dinner or the current reception time, this princess was very marginal. .
Because of the status of the princess, most of the local nobles are a little far away from this status. In addition, the princess has not expressed her intention to come, so the nobles have almost no topics to talk about.
Therefore, Hetty has been sitting on the second floor with Miltesa since the reception started.
Xu Yang relied on the effect of "distant eyes" to keep watching the two people's conversation while chatting on the first floor, reading the general conversation between the two through their lips.
Her Royal Highness the Princess is very interested in the military deployment of Gryffindor, and is also very interested in the situation of the legendary lairs in the north. It seems that the news about the shapeshifters is correct.
The princess of the kingdom came to the border with Xi Liu, not just to accompany them for inspection, but perhaps to use the Church of Dawn as a shield.
…
After confirming that the important conversation between Hetty and Miltesa was over, Xu Yang quietly retreated from the crowd and walked up to the second floor through the side stairs.
There are several tables and chairs on the second floor, and several Earls and Marquises from Gelfendor are on them. People with insufficient status will not easily set foot on the second floor unless they have something important to do. Therefore, Xu Yang's arrival immediately caused a stir on the second floor. Attention everyone.
These people in high positions are not simple in terms of origin or achievements. Each of them is at the lowest level of the fourth level, including this princess who looks relatively young.
Being able to leave the royal capital to carry out some political tasks as a princess, Hetty is naturally not just a flower vase. This princess has become a fourth-level mage in her early thirties, and is probably the best among the royal family.
And almost none of the noble men recognized Xu Yang. After all, even the guard captain of the Verzant family only knew Ifreya, let alone these noble men.
Xu Yang walked straight to the table where Mirtesa and Princess Hedi were sitting, and the atmosphere on the second floor was a little audible for a while.
Fortunately, Mirtesa recognized Xu Yang quickly. Remembering that Xu Yang had made meritorious deeds before, she explained to Princess Heti.
"Oh, I have such a bad memory that I forgot to tell Her Highness the Princess that I recently found a good young man who helped me a lot some time ago."
Hetty's eyes lit up when she saw Miltesa rescuing Xu Yang, so she immediately answered, "Oh? Hetty is interested in this young man because he can help the general."
Xu Yang walked to the table and bowed slightly to the two of them. Miltesa nodded silently.
"This is it. The descendant of the Cravenna family has returned to the family's homeland and is now developing territory in Eagle Highlands.
Young people are still energetic. I really hope I can witness such a feat in my lifetime. "
The doubts between Hetty's eyebrows flashed and she looked at Xu Yang with a smile.
"It seems that the old general has great confidence in you. I also look forward to Cravenna returning to its former glory."
"Thank you, General and Her Royal Highness the Princess, for their expectations. Restoring my homeland is my lifelong ambition, and I am proud of it."
This sentence is not a lie in any sense, so Xu Yang doesn't have any burden in saying this.
"Hetty was wondering, who is the heir to the Cravenna family? Why did he appear so coincidentally? Is there any conspiracy involved?"
"Your handsome appearance has given Hetty a good impression. Hetty's vigilance towards you has increased, and Hetty's impression of you has become worse."
"Your refined temperament has given Hetty a good impression. Hetty's vigilance towards you has increased with me, and Hetty's impression of you has become worse."
"Your sincere answer gave Hetty a good impression...the impression became worse."
The young princess has a scheming mind that goes far beyond her appearance. The higher the status, the more such intelligence is needed.
Just this, the better the impression, the higher the vigilance, the worse the impression, what is the virtue...
In this case, Xu Yang swallowed his saliva and had to temporarily change his strategy and said to Miltesa:
"General, I have found some clues about the last attack. There are many implications behind it. Please make a decision, General."
Miltesa's expression suddenly became solemn. He knew that Xu Yang would not be the kind of person who wanted to show off his talent and flatter others. He dared to go straight to the second floor at the banquet to ask for credit. Xu Yang must have mastered important information.
Xu Yang handed the compiled intelligence envelope to Miltesa.
Mirtesa opened the envelope and took out the letter paper inside. There were five pieces of paper in total. Every time she looked at one, Mirtesa's eyes became more and more serious.
What Krulru investigated was an evil organization called the "Murder Club". They brought together all kinds of evil people, provided them with a place to stay, and then used these people to plan various murders.
This 'Murder Club' claims to have no target that cannot be killed, and it actually cooperates with many nobles.
Either to get rid of a rival or to cover up a certain scandal, the nobles needed a knife that was absolutely evil and would not be implicated, so the 'Murder Club' was able to survive.
And this time the 'Murder Club' was mobilized on a large scale, the target was Gelfondo, or rather the Holy Maiden of the Dawn, Shiliu... or this hidden princess.
The last page of the information was a list of all the names that Krulru could find in Gelfondo, and the top one among them naturally included Jory from the Redbud Chamber of Commerce.
Miltesa looked at the people on the list. In fact, several of them had been confirmed by Charlie, and less than half were on the suspicious list reported by Charlie recently.
The two lists have a high degree of overlap, which shows that the credibility of this information is also very high.
Mil's special expression was so gloomy that if the princess wasn't there, he would have smashed the table at this moment.
Seeing Mirtesa's expression, Heti also knew the seriousness of the problem.
"Hetty was surprised by your abilities and thought you would be a great talent. Hetty doubted your background and abilities and was deeply wary of you."
Xu Yang was speechless, while Miltesa handed the letter to Heti.
"Your Highness, please take a look."
Hetty took the letter, and her originally waiting eyes became serious.
As the great lord of Gelffindor, Miltesa is also in charge of Gelffindor's military power. He has no right to interfere in matters within the territory, especially this kind of important military information. Miltesa will definitely give him more than It's because of my identity.
But this matter is most likely related to myself.
After reading the information provided by Xu Yang, Hetty's face suddenly darkened.
Any conspiracy that may be against him or Xi Liu, isn't it just for him? Xi Liu is just a broken saint, so there is no need to target her like this!
Judging from Miltesa's expression, the authenticity of this information should be 100% certain. It would have been really scary if it hadn't been discovered in advance.
"Because of the uncovering of the conspiracy against Hetty, Hetty's favorability towards you has been greatly increased. Your intelligence capabilities have amazed Hetty, and Hetty's vigilance towards you has been greatly increased."
"Huh, if all this is true, it's really terrifying. They actually spent so much effort to deal with me. General, we must catch them all!"
Her Royal Highness the Princess gritted her teeth, her previous happy expression completely gone.
Mirtesa nodded lightly, "It was my fault for letting these villains become so arrogant. I resigned first. If I let these villains be arrogant for one more second, I will be guilty even more."
Hetty placed the letter in her hand and pondered for a moment.
"I asked...forget it, the general will make arrangements first. My purpose of coming to the north has been revealed. I'm afraid there is a traitor among the knights."
Mirtesa nodded. Heti planned to conquer the legendary monsters, and the combat power he brought should not be underestimated. Before leaving, he said to Xu Yang: "Klevenna, please come with me. If you can help with this deployment, It should be a lot easier.”
"Myrtesa is very grateful to you and decided to help you restore your title."
Xu Yang nodded and prepared to leave with Miltesa, but Heti suddenly stood up.
"Mr. Cravener, please wait a few minutes. In fact, I have something to tell you. Well, it won't take too long. The general will prepare first. I promise it won't be delayed."
Mirtesa nodded and left, while Heti waved to Xu Yang.
"There is no need to be so formal at the banquet. Please take a seat, Mr. Clevner."
Xu Yang nodded, wondering what this vigilant princess was paying attention to.
"Mr. Cravener should want to restore the title of his ancestors, right? According to the general, you should be the legal heir of the Cravenner family?"
Hetty sighed slightly.
"I'm sorry that I was a little too nervous for you, because I really didn't expect that the Craveners would appear again, and there were two of them at once."
Xu Yang wrinkled slightly every day. It seemed that this was the reason why the princess was wary of him, so Xu Yang said angrily:
"Has the princess seen other people claiming to be descendants of the Cravenna family?"
Although Xu Yang is from outside, he must not fall behind in terms of orthodox status. As the heir to the title of the Cravenna family, without Xu Yang's recognition, others cannot act in the name of Cravenna. It's a provocation.
"In fact, no one would have thought that after hundreds of years, the authentic Cravenna would appear again. But Mr. Cravenna can rest assured that the other person I mentioned did not appear out of thin air. At least he does have the charisma. Levine's blood."
"In terms of blood, you should probably be his brother, and he is very good, at least not much worse than you."
"This is a lie. Princess Hetty doesn't think you can be better than him. In fact, there are very few people in Cairns who are worthy of comparison with him."
Xu Yang shook his head and probably guessed the origin of this Klevenner bloodline. When the Eagle Territory was declining day by day, Klevenner struggled to support it, and a few of them finally chose to leave in order not to cut off the family's bloodline. Eagle collar.
So Xu Yang changed his expression to a more righteous expression, "When they left, they had already given up the surname Cravenna."
This is not what Xu Yang said himself, but the clan members who left Cravenna decided this way. In fact, this is not a secret.
After leaving their ancestral land and giving up the glory of their ancestors, they are naturally no longer qualified to enjoy the honor brought by Cravenna. The tribesmen who left changed their names and could no longer act in the name of Cravenna.
Hetty was choked by Xu Yang's words. It seemed that playing the emotional card was not applicable here in Cravenna.
"Hetty's opinion of you has dropped because of your stubbornness. Your stubbornness is very much in line with the stubbornness of a noble. Hetty has become less wary of you."
"That's true, but this person has been working under me for a long time, and has made some achievements during this period. I have long planned to give him a title with my personal rights, but he is very stubborn. Restoration of Cravenna's name.
So I brought him to the north to establish his merits. If he performed well enough, I planned to ask His Majesty to restore Cravenna, but I didn’t think about Cravenna’s orthodoxy...
That fake Qiao Li took advantage of your identity and must have known the news, intending to use it to provoke a fight between the two of you. "
"So Your Highness the Princess hopes that we can live in harmony?"
Hetty smiled slightly, "You are supposed to be a family, and your purpose is actually the same. Why do you have to be on opposite sides?"
"Your Highness the Princess wants me to restore his name as Cravenna after restoring his title?"
"That's right. After restoring his name, I will win him the title of Viscount based on Rhine's contribution. Your ancestors' long-cherished wish will be fulfilled."
Xu Yang stood up from his seat.
"Thank you for your kindness, Her Royal Highness, but Her Royal Highness may have misunderstood."
"But I refuse."
"My long-cherished wish, as well as that of the Cravenna family's ancestors, is to regain our homeland and preserve the glory left by our ancestors."
"In fact, I think it is the most correct choice for Her Royal Highness the Princess to give him a title as a royal, and this is the fulfillment of his ancestors' long-cherished wish."
Xu Yang bowed slightly.
"I'll take my leave now."
Hetty nodded slightly, looking closely at Xu Yang's leaving figure.
"Your opposition is as expected by Hetty. Your stereotype is completely consistent with Hetty's impression of the nobles. Hetty's impression of you has become worse. Hetty's vigilance against you has decreased. Hetty's impression of you has changed. good.
Your refusal is in Hetty's interest. Hetty's favorability towards you will increase. Hetty suspects that you are aware of her purpose. Hetty will become more wary of you. "
Xu Yang was speechless as he left. Xu Yang had already predicted Hetty's prediction when he had just had a brainstorm. This princess's mind was not quite right.
In layman's terms, ordinary people may never reach the reality of Princess Hetty's trust and goodwill.
Compared with the sudden appearance of the Cravenna heir, what needs to be more concerned about is that the fake Jory said that the princess was a flower in the greenhouse, and wanted to organize a crusade against legendary monsters out of curiosity, but according to this princess His character is obviously different from that of the fake Qiao Li.
