After lunch, Chen Xing rested for a while and drank some tea. During this period, Jian Yue Canglian and her father took a walk in the yard, saying goodbye to their daughter.
At two-thirty in the afternoon, because the two places were far apart from each other - as far as the carriage was concerned, Mitsuki Tsushima took his wife and children to see him off at the door until the carriage disappeared on the dirt road. After another two hours of horse carriage riding, Chen Xing returned to the Deer Hunter Hotel with soreness in his back and legs.
"Lord Baron, your heroic appearance that day has always been in my mind and cannot be forgotten."
As soon as he entered the hotel door, a middle-aged fat man in luxurious clothes came up to him. He seemed to have been waiting for a long time. His face was full of smiles and he said compliments as soon as he came up.
"Who are you……"
Chen Xing didn't know the other person, but it was always hard to reject someone when he was greeted with a smile. He is not a beautiful woman and does not need to show restraint. Modesty and courtesy are the correct way to interact between men, so he adopts a "hesitant" approach, which looks a bit like "he didn't think of it for a moment."
The waiter next to him bowed and introduced, "This is our boss, Mr. Mavis."
"Don't you dare..." the middle-aged fat man quickly corrected the waiter, "In front of adults, I am just a little boss, just call me Mavis."
"Hello, hello." The other party was polite, and Chen Xing was also polite. As the saying goes, when everyone gathers more firewood, respecting each other is the last word. Chen Xing stretched out his hand and shook the other person's hand, "You are so humble. Thank you for your care these days."
"It should be, it should be." Mavis nodded and said, then faced the waiter, straightened his face, and reprimanded, "This is the most distinguished guest in our store. How can you charge the regular fee? Go tell the front desk. All the Baron’s expenses are halved!”
"Yes." The waiter immediately turned around and ran to the front desk.
"Mr. Mavis, you're welcome." Chen Xing said.
"This is what it should be. If Lord Baron comes to stay at the hotel in the future, the fee will be halved." Mavis said boldly. Then, the two complimented each other a few more times. Although it sounds polite and even a bit hypocritical, after all, the two of them have never interacted before, so it can be regarded as the most basic social etiquette. As the saying goes, once makes you familiar again, this is how most partners get to know each other.
When Chen Xing came back from outside, Mavis naturally didn't bother him for too long. He quickly took Chen Xing to the elevator himself and wished him a pleasant night.
"Lord Baron, your reputation is getting higher and higher." Old K praised in the elevator. For a respectable nobleman, reputation is undoubtedly the most important aspect.
"Hmm..." Chen Xing nodded thoughtfully, not very interested. For some reason, he always felt that something was wrong, but couldn't remember it for a while.
After getting out of the elevator and walking on the quiet corridor, Chen Xing suddenly woke up and felt a strong sense of crisis.
Recalling Mizuki Tsushima's attitude towards him, as well as the hotel owner Mavis's attitude towards him just now, all pointed to one thing - everyone thought he was Trilis's man.
But is he really from Triris?
the answer is negative.
What's more important is that the other party is the third princess, Ryan Malan's legal wife, not the queen of Ice Blue City.
The entire aristocratic circle knew that Ryan was gay. Triris was a widow, lonely in purgatory, and heartbroken. Now that she had rescued a man, who would everyone think he was?
A perfect pretty boy!
If this is true, then it's easy to say, but the problem is that he and Trilis have nothing to do with each other. Triris will not really protect him as a pretty boy, and it is not yet time for her to fall out with the Malan royal family. In order to clear up the relationship, he may be the victim!
Thinking of this, he shuddered from head to toe.
"Boss, boss, yes, we have a distinguished guest."
Unconsciously, Chen Xing arrived at the door of the room. Lao Ji, who opened the door, saw it was him and immediately said excitedly.
On the balcony of the living room, a tall and thin old man in black robes looked at the scenery outside the balcony with his hands behind his back. Hearing the sound, the old man turned around slowly. His face was thin and gaunt, but his eyes were bright and clear, as if he could see through people's hearts.
"I am Abel from Neuss, and the Lord wants to meet you." The old man said. The voice was low and hoarse, but full of irresistible power.
No one felt that he exuded the aura of a strong man, but no one dared to question his power. This was the most terrifying thing.
Nois is a kingdom in the Western Continent, the mother country of Trilis. The old man in black robe in front of her was naturally the confidant she brought from Neuss.
"ah……"
Chen Xing was so surprised that he opened his mouth and forgot to close it for a long time. What, Triris wants to meet him? What the hell is going on? Why is it developing completely contrary to common sense?
A dull tingling sensation on the scalp indicates danger. A huge sense of crisis enveloped his heart, but did he dare to say "no"?
"Thanks to the care of the third prince, I don't know..." Chen Xing adopted the strategy just now, using hesitation to express that he did not understand the purpose of summoning him.
"Do you have the right to choose?" Abel asked in a calm tone, as if he was talking about basic common sense.
"This..." Chen Xing hesitated. The other party's intention was very clear. No matter what reason Triris summoned him for, he had to go or not. The choice was not in his hands.
Not to mention that he is a little baron, even if his status is ten times higher, he still has to go.
"Why, if you dare to scheme against others, you don't dare to face it?" Abel asked.
Chen Xing pretended to be stupid, looked confused, and didn't answer.
Abel snorted coldly, "When the king sees blood, who is the king?"
After being told the truth by Abel, Chen Xing could no longer pretend, so he had to ask, "Now?"
He put up the banner "Behold Blood before the King" just to attract Trilis' attention. Because Triris believes that she is the king, or in other words, she needs to secretly announce to everyone that she is the future king, so this slogan has magical power for her.
"You have fifteen minutes to prepare." Abel said, then turned around and continued to look at the scenery outside.
Chen Xing was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly took action, brushing his teeth, washing his face, taking a shower, and changing into new clothes. According to rumors from her previous life, Cuillis had a deep mysophobia, and any odor might cause her displeasure. For a bloody, cruel, moody, and extremely powerful psychopath and sadist, it is likely to be a capital offense.
It is said that one of her maids accidentally farted while she was dining, so she was fed honey, disembowelled, and thrown into a nest of red ants, where she screamed in agony for three days and nights.
Of course, in his previous life, he mostly moved north of the Ambergris River, which was Aaliyah's territory, so there was a possibility of deliberately slandering her. But no matter what, the Bloody Queen's evil reputation is known to the world and is not a secret.
Therefore, Chen Xing must do every detail he can to avoid tragic death on the spot to the greatest extent possible.
Fifteen minutes later, Chen Xing finished cleaning up and followed Abel to the door of the hotel.
A luxuriously decorated carriage was parked in front of the hotel. The body was more than twice the size of an ordinary carriage, with a black wooden carriage, gold wheels, and a red velvet roof.
There is an unwritten rule in Ice Blue City. Commoners and minor nobles ride in two-horsed carts, big nobles ride in four-horsed carts, royal families ride in six-horsed carts, and kings ride in eight-horsed carts. The carriage in front of me was pulled by six strong draft horses and was obviously exclusive to the royal family.
Chen Xing was a little flattered and didn't dare to get in the car. It wasn't until Abel waved that he climbed up cautiously. The interior of the carriage is extremely luxurious, and many of the materials are unheard of and unseen. He sat cautiously on an unknown soft animal fur, not daring to move for fear of staining the place.
"Snapped!"
With the crack of the riding whip in the air and the sound of horse hooves, the carriage gradually accelerated and left the hotel.
Abel looked out the car window without saying a word, as if he could never see enough of the scenery of the Ice Blue City.
Chen Xing was not in the mood to look at the scenery now. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "I wonder how the scenery in Neuss compares to here?"
Abel was obviously stunned for a moment and turned to look at Chen Xing. After a long silence, a smile appeared on the old face.
"Young man, you are very smart. You want to know the purpose of the Lord summoning you. To be honest, I don't know either, and I guess..." Abel looked out the window, as if sighing, "Not even she herself Know……"
Chen Xing wisely did not ask again, because others had already made it very clear, and there was no point in asking again.
After a while, the carriage stopped several times, as if someone came up to ask, and then moved away again. Chen Xing didn't look outside, but he knew he had entered the palace.
Although he has never been here, he has read in a magazine in his last life that the Ice Blue City Palace covers a very large area and consists of a main palace, eleven side palaces, twenty-nine towers, and seventy-three city wall towers. .
There are dozens of gardens, large and small, and a Dream Corridor connects the various palaces and gardens together. Water flows all year round, and birds are singing and flowers are fragrant.
Through the narrow car window, you can see the sculptures and bright flowers lined up outside.
"Young man, you seem to be very nervous." Perhaps in order to ease the atmosphere, Abel, who had been closing his eyes to rest since he entered the palace, suddenly said.
Chen Xing nodded. No need to ask, anyone would be nervous if a young baron went to meet the future queen.
"Looking at you on the field that day, you didn't look like a nervous person." Abel said half-jokingly.
"Haha..." Chen Xing smiled dryly. How can it be the same? He had made up his mind that day that Cuillis would come out to suppress his political opponents and gain some reputation along the way. And today, who can come to the rescue? Who in the world has the ability to come to his rescue?
If Triris really wanted to kill him, it would probably only be possible if the old king came in person. But they are neither relatives nor friends, and there is no necessary connection of interests, so the probability of saving him is zero.
"Don't worry, maybe it's not as bad as you think, nor as good as you think. Just treat it with a normal heart." Abel comforted. He is Trilis' butler. He has watched Trilis grow up and has been serving her. He can be regarded as half of her father.
In this world, no one understands the loneliness behind strength and the loneliness under the scenery better than him. Apart from him, Triris had almost no friends she could talk to. It's always cold at high places, and the king is always lonely. He sincerely hoped that there would be a man who could enter Trilis' heart and awaken her awareness of emotions.
Her heart has never been opened to anyone, even him, he only plays the role of father and servant, always lingering outside the door of her heart.
And the young man in front of her miraculously caused a slight fluctuation in her frozen heart. This was unprecedented and she had no need or need to lie to him. No matter how many princes, nobles, young talents, and legendary strong men, in her eyes, they are just passing clouds without causing a single ripple.
Even though the other party's status was a little lower and his strength was a little lower, let alone a little baron, even if he was a gangster on the street, he still hoped that the other party could succeed. But then again, this might just be wishful thinking on his part.
But anyway, it’s always good to give it a try.
Anyway...
Nothing to lose.
Thinking this way, he gave the other party a meaningful look.
Suddenly, Chen Xing felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."
Horse hooves echoed on the quiet path. After an unknown amount of time, the car stopped and a magnificent palace appeared outside the car window.
The dark stones, towering spires, and colorful glass seem a bit out of place with this dreamy castle.
Chen Xing followed Abel out of the car to the circular square in front of the palace. A towering arched double wooden door came into view. The willow nails on it were extremely large, each one the size of a fist. There were thick iron bars across the door, which were simple and heavy.
There was a gap in the door, and a trace of firelight shone through the gap.
As soon as he got close to the palace, Chen Xing felt a sharp pain in his head, one after another, clear and strong.
This was the sense of danger that had brought him back from the brink of death countless times, telling him that there was a wild beast lurking behind this door. His thoughts are changing every second, unpredictable, moody, and completely irregular. It is precisely because of this that the tingling sensation appears in a wavy line.
The decision between one second before and the next second is completely different, like a life and death game of pulling petals to count odd-evens, or a revolver/pistol playing Russian Roulette with your temples against your temples.
If he had the choice, he really wanted to turn around and run away. This feeling is so terrible that I can't judge my next move.
In the spiritual sea, huge waves surged into the sky. The wolf spirit's hair stood on end and it let out a shuddering howl.
While thinking, Abel made a "please" gesture towards him. He knew he couldn't put it off, so he gritted his teeth and walked towards the door.
It’s a blessing, not a curse, it’s a curse that cannot be avoided!
