Liya was wearing a black dress and held Victor's arm lightly with one hand.
Walking slowly along the red carpet, he nodded gracefully and elegantly to the nobles on both sides.
As soon as the nobles on both sides saw Liya and Victor, their eyes immediately focused on them.
Some even put down their wine glasses and bowed respectfully to them.
However, there are still some people who can't help but want to come up and say hello when they see Liya.
However, when they saw Victor's expression as calm as a lake, they couldn't help but retract their hands of greeting.
Even the steps he had just taken were quickly taken back.
All of them lowered their heads, not daring to step forward easily.
Liya walked gracefully while looking left and right.
Seeing the awed reactions of the nobles, she felt quite satisfied.
Before, no matter what kind of banquet it was, there were always those hypocritical nobles who came to her to say hello and propose a toast with the purpose of currying favor.
Although Liya was helpless about their overtures, she could always cope with them.
However, facing their toasts, this made Liya, who was too drunk, quite embarrassed.
She didn't want to talk to these dirty nobles while drunk.
Therefore, she always had to explain to them one by one that she did not know how to drink.
She understands the attitude of these nobles. After all, the Cravenna family is very different today.
It is undeniable that the surname Cravenna became extremely influential because of Victor.
Whenever Liya went out and was recognized by some nobles, she would always be pestered for a while.
Liya also knows this.
After all, they didn't dare to approach Victor directly, so they could only show their kindness to her.
And Liya is a businessman who wants to ensure the family's reputation and interests.
So much so that when these nobles greeted her, they had to respond politely.
This resulted in Victor barely having to do anything when she and Victor attended the banquet.
Just show up easily and disappear mysteriously.
On the contrary, she, not the head of the family, was extremely busy.
The more Liya thought about it, the angrier she became, and she wished she could teach Victor a lesson right away.
At this time, Victor, who was holding Liya's arm, gradually felt a little uncomfortable.
He was not used to the feeling of the nobles around him focusing on him.
Victor frowned, tried to pull out his arm, and then sat in a quiet place for a while.
However, perhaps feeling Victor's movements, Liya held his arm and pressed a little harder:
"Don't move."
"I helped you out today, shouldn't you reward your sister?"
After hearing this, Victor fell silent.
After all, Gwen was really put off by Liya's few excuses.
Considering that Gwen wasn't pestering him about the 'wedding', he seemed to really have to thank Liya.
At the same time, Liya's voice next to her was as gentle as a mosquito:
"I still don't mind you wearing that old trench coat to such a big party."
Victor did not respond to Liya.
He knew that even if he responded, Liya would always have countless reasons to block his mouth.
Fortunately, Liya didn't complain too much about his clothing.
However, while making sure there were not many people around, she moved her body a little closer to Victor.
A gentle voice sounded in his ears:
"Tell me the truth, do you not want to marry Gwen?"
Liya paused for a moment, looked around to make sure no one could hear her, and then continued in a low voice:
"If you don't want to, I can help you..."
"As my fiancée, Gwen can solve a lot of troubles for me."
"As a marriage partner, she is also the most suitable candidate for me."
Victor responded to Liya calmly, forcing Liya to hold back what she just said in the middle of her sentence.
At this time, he also reacted, lowered his head, looked at Liya beside him, and asked with some doubts:
"Well, what did you just say?"
"...No, it's nothing."
Liya flipped her hair slightly, avoiding Victor's gaze and looking to the other side.
Victor didn't pay too much attention to Liya's reaction. He raised his head again and continued:
"If you want to get married, now is not the time."
"At least until the princess ascends the throne."
When Liya heard this, she slowly raised her head and glanced at him with a strange look:
"you sure?"
She won't mention the others for now.
If this princess really becomes the queen, I'm afraid Victor's marriage will be difficult.
As a bystander, Liya saw the relationship between the princess and Victor very clearly.
The princess' dependence on Victor seems to have gone beyond the teacher-student relationship.
After all, as her teacher, the princess is not that dependent on Gwen.
Just when Liya was about to say something, her eyes were immediately attracted by a touch of gold.
Liya couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and looked over curiously.
It's the eldest prince.
The eldest prince was wearing a new white dress, with golden lines on the edges of his trousers, and a golden silk collar draped over his shoulders, making him look extremely noble.
He held a golden staff in his hand, the top of which was inlaid with brilliant diamonds.
In this splendid banquet hall, it looks more elegant and noble.
At this time, he was chatting with the nobles around him, holding a wine glass and looking calm.
This person who is called the "perfect hero" can remain perfect no matter where he is and at all times.
only……
When she saw the eldest prince, Liya's face darkened.
She couldn't say she liked the prince.
Feeling a line of sight coming from behind, the eldest prince turned around.
Turning around, he saw Victor's figure.
So, he nodded gracefully to the nobles around him and said politely:
"excuse me."
When the nobles saw the eldest prince taking the initiative to walk towards Victor, their expressions couldn't help but change, and doubts arose in their hearts.
what's the situation?
Why did the eldest prince get together with Victor?
When the eldest prince walked up to Victor and Liya, he raised his wine glass as a sign of courtesy:
"Count Victor, and..."
When his eyes followed Victor and landed on Liya, he was slightly stunned, and then showed an awkward smile:
"Uh...Miss Leah."
If he didn't see clearly just now, he thought the person holding Victor's arm was the female companion brought by Victor.
However, the eldest prince quickly recovered his attitude, bowed lightly to Liya, and then showed a kind smile:
"Long time no see, you are still very beautiful today."
However, Liya just smiled and did not reply.
When the eldest prince saw this, he was immediately speechless.
Laughed awkwardly a few times.
Damn it, it seems that Miss Liya still holds a grudge against him.
It's all Jace's fault for insisting on finding trouble for him in the first place.
Fortunately, he didn't come for Liya.
After reluctantly laughing, the eldest prince looked at Victor again:
"Count Victor, everyone should be almost here."
"Aren't the elves here yet?"
This is also a question that others are wondering about. Why haven't the elves come yet?
After all, this banquet was prepared for the elves. If they hadn't arrived yet, the banquet would have lost its meaning.
Victor looked at him and responded calmly:
"Do you know why they are called elves?"
The eldest prince raised his eyebrows slightly, with doubt in his eyes.
"Elves represent nature, and similarly, they are close to nature."
His words revealed some profound meaning:
"Do you think the elf would feel at home in such a gorgeous and complicated banquet hall?"
After hearing Victor's words, the eldest prince looked around.
The place is magnificent, nobles come and go, and false compliments are endless.
He fell into deep thought and realized the meaning of Victor's words.
These wine dinners and music halls can only be regarded as the standard features of their upper-class human society.
But as Victor said, the elves... don't seem to be used to human banquets.
After all, this is the first time they have invited elves to the empire for a banquet. Who knows what the elves like?
The eldest prince straightened his body, looked at Victor solemnly, and asked him seriously:
“So how do we proceed?.
"Just a little tweaking."
Adjustment?
How can they adjust in such a short period of time?
The next second, the windbreaker behind Victor was covered by a stream of flowing emerald green light.
"Watch it."
"I'll only teach you once."
In the eldest prince's confused eyes, everything around him suddenly changed.
In the splendid banquet hall, rapidly growing saplings suddenly rose from the ground.
These brown saplings are growing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The slender trunk quickly became thicker, and lush leaves spread out from the branches, intricately intertwined.
In the midst of these rising woods, blossoming buds began to rise.
When all the leaves are fully unfolded and swaying gently, countless flower buds bloom.
Colorful and colorful, the air is filled with fragrance.
When seeing this scene, the surrounding nobles couldn't help but froze in confusion.
What happened? Isn’t it winter?
And then, among the thousands of flowers, a figure dressed in white slowly walked out, meeting the shocked eyes of all the nobles.
Kokot walked lightly, followed by the soft white clouds.
In the silver light under the scattered leaves, her white dress looked particularly dazzling and charming.
With every step she took, the earth seemed to grow more prosperous beneath her feet.
Even though it was winter, the scene around the banquet hall looked like everything was growing in spring.
Green leaves are hanging in the air and petals are flying.
At the same time, Liya let go of Victor's arm.
Standing aside, folding his arms, watching the scene in front of him with interest.
Lipoot, who was chatting happily with the nobles, turned around when he felt the changes happening around the banquet hall.
His golden eyes passed through the dense forest and landed on Kokot.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and murmured:
"This is...the Elf Queen?"
The pure natural atmosphere surrounded Kokot. With an elegant and kind smile, she walked step by step in front of Victor.
She raised her head, staring straight at Victor with her sparkling, spiritual eyes.
As if enjoying the attention and admiration from everyone, a playful light flashed in her eyes.
Kokot spoke softly, with an unconcealable joy in his tone:
"Victor."
"Do I look good today?"
Just as Victor was about to answer, he saw Kokot reaching out a hand and covering his mouth lightly.
Then, she faced Victor again and stretched out the back of her hand.
Just like a queen facing the knight who protects her.
The movements are elegant, yet appear quite bold.
Her eyes flashed with anticipation, and her tone sounded both commanding and requesting:
"Squat down and kiss me."
