Volume 2 The Northward Journey of the Ilmen Chapter 24 The Count of Onein
"Your Highness, you have misunderstood. Chi Yan said with some embarrassment. He knew what Alwyn was alluding to.
"What is the misunderstanding, I didn't name who it is, what are you nervous about. Alvin smiled and said, "Even if it doesn't have anything to do with the Count's wife, it must have something to do with his family." β
Alwyn finished speaking and glanced at Chi Xuan.
Chi Yan lowered his head and was silent for a while, then hesitated: "This... How to say, Your Highness, you may not know that the Marquis of Eru and the Count of Onein are brothers-in-law, that is, the wives of the two of them are sisters. β
"Huh, and then?"
"In fact, there are three sisters, the eldest sister is married to the Marquis of Eru, the second sister is married to the Earl of Onein in the city, and the youngest is married to the quartermaster of our Duchy of Bur, Baron Kore. β
"Oh ... Alwyn glanced at Chi Gong meaningfully, and he already knew in his heart which one the other party had a relationship with in the past.
From what Fang Cai said, it was learned that the Marquis of Eru's family had lived in Newfando for a long time, so the Marquise could be excluded. Judging from the fact that he denied that he had any connection with the family of the Counts of Onein, he should not be a countess. The only one who thinks about it is the lady of Baron Correy.
After all, according to Alwin's guess last time, the identity of Chi Xuan's former lover is definitely not ordinary.
"That Baron Kore's wife must also happen to live in Zantz City, right?" Alven asked knowingly, smiling and narrow.
Relax lowered his head in embarrassment. He didn't know why he had to confess these things to Alwin, as if the nobleman from the south in front of him had some special charm that could make him reveal his heart freely.
In other words, he vaguely felt in his heart that telling Alvin about this would help Alvin a lot, although he didn't know what Alvin planned to do in the future. This can be regarded as a manifestation of Chi's desire to follow Alwin. Of course, these things should be held in my heart all the time, and it is uncomfortable to be tight, and it is also an urgent inner appeal to find someone to talk to.
"In this peaceful season, being a quartermaster shouldn't have much oil and water, right?" Alwin was afraid that he would be embarrassed, so he changed the topic.
"Not necessarily. "I've heard that Baron Kore has been busy lately. β
Hearing this, Alvin couldn't help but laugh out loud, nodding his head and teasing the relaxed "I heard", and the words changed: "But what really is the matter, I saw that Rusty this morning, and he still dares to run to this Zantz City?"
"Maybe it's not time for the two sides to do it yet. Chi Yan groaned.
"Since Count Onein and Marquis Eru have a brother-in-law, wouldn't the Philodius family have no chance of winning?" Alvin asked.
"Not necessarily. Chi Yan said.
"What do you mean ... Looney's power should not be underestimated?" Elwin smiled playfully and gestured with one hand in a gesture of stacking gold coins.
"That old barrel is no ordinary man. Received a lot of gossip that he had contacted a lot of mercenaries. Chi Yan said.
When the two talked about it, the food they ordered was finally delivered.
Alvin looked at the plates of food that were served, the fire vine snail was full of fat, and the orange honey roasted chicken juice was flowing, which was quite annoying to watch. He couldn't help but swallow his saliva, after all, he had been busy all morning, and he was really hungry until now.
He glanced at Onian next to him, and said that the food looked and smelled quite good, but he didn't expect this kind of food to be present in this place
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Even though Alwin and O'Ann were accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and the sea, when their tongues tasted this delicious stimulation, they couldn't help but stare at their eyes, revealing a rather surprised look.
"How's it going, Your Highness? Looking at the expressions on the faces of the two people at the same table, Chi Yan asked with a smug face.
"Also... It's really good. Alvin swallowed the roast chicken in his mouth and immediately complimented.
The meat is plump, and after eating a few bites, you will naturally feel greasy, and this is when pepper-smoked olive vegetables come in handy. The pepper-scented olive cabbage has been shriveled and scorched by the smoke, and it looks very unpleasant, but after eating it and chewing it for a while, the greasy feeling between the lips and teeth is sucked away.
From the bottom of my heart, this guy still knows how to eat, Alvin thought to himself.
"I have to say, this northern principality, large and small, all kinds of churches, is really in chaos. After a while, Alvin said this sentence without saltiness.
Earlier, he didn't want to talk about it, which would be a disguised admission that he came from the south. This is actually a verbal technique, and of course, it is also an emphasis on identity. There are some things that he can say if he wants to, rather than being asked.
O'Ann didn't listen to anything, and continued to elegantly savor the food on the plate.
He paused for a moment, glanced at Alwin, and carefully understood what he meant.
"Tell me about this Count of Aunein in the city, what kind of person is he?" Alvin asked, turning his face to look at Chi Ying.
"At the moment, he is a representative of the old aristocracy in the Duchy of Burr. Chi Yan said, and then his tone changed, "In fact, this person is not enterprising, has no ambitions, and looks lenient and benevolent on the surface, but in fact he is full of deep disdain for the common people. β
Listening to Chi Xuan's tone, it seemed that he had a very good opinion of this Count of Onein. I think there should be some kind of festival in it.
"Oh, what about his wool?" Alvin quipped.
Chi Yan thought about it for a while, and immediately understood the stalk of this "wool big cloud", and said with a smile: "The earl's family is quite solid, not yet, not yet." β
Alvin was just joking, he naturally knew in his heart that as a noble leader, he must still have a family background.
"Alas, this world, where it really goes, is not peaceful. Alwyn thought of what Chi Yan had said, and the two sides had not yet made a move, so he sighed, and glanced at Onian by the way.
"You're trying to say that the two of us areβtwo scourges?" asked Oneen, wiping the corners of her mouth and looking up at Alwin, with a smile.
Alvin smiled and looked away, raising the corners of his mouth and "huh".
Chi Yan was a little confused at this time, and he didn't know what these two were talking about.
After a good meal, Alvin wisely placed a large stack of gold coins on the corner of the table and went out with Onieen. He knew that Chi Yan had been living in a tight situation lately, so he put some more in there, and of course, the waitress's tip was also in it.
Naturally, Chi Yan had something to talk to the waitress, but he didn't come out. Anyway, he knew where to find Alvin these days.
Alvin took advantage of the journey to the Cathedral of the Holy Fei and began to ponder the intentions of the Elder of Ria repeatedly. He felt that what O'Nien said was very reasonable, and here Ya Ke would not introduce people to him for no reason.
However, Alvin never intended to change his mind, and here he is talking about the painting of the dome. After all, he didn't have the consciousness of those painters who served the aristocracy, even if he said "Looney is supreme",
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But you can still do it spontaneously.
How can a powerful person not know how to "break his eyebrows and bend his waist to deal with the powerful"? It's just that he feels from the bottom of his heart that if there really is such a god as the universal deity, then he doesn't want to see his own painting like this.
It can be seen that people like Alvin are really quite complex and contradictory in their hearts. He can express his disdain for the contents of the "Ecumenical Commandments", but he does the work of church painting with great responsibility.
Even though he denied the existence of the gods in his heart, he racked his brains to think about how to perfectly interpret the teachings of the universal religion with pictures.
Over the next few days, Alvin immersed himself in his work, sometimes to the point of forgetting to eat or sleep. This is a miserable wait outside the church.
However, since the first day, Ornien has not accompanied Alvin to church. Because from that time she saw the "Rusty Philody", she knew that her beauty might cause unnecessary trouble for Alwin. Especially now that the two of them haven't gained a foothold in the north.
For example, Alwyn would often smile and say that going out with her was a kind of swagger, and although O'Ann was coaxed by Elwin, she could also hear that he was faintly worried about what he said.
Therefore, a sensible red face is a confidant, and a woman who loves to swagger is a curse.
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It had only passed, and before the agreed half-moon had arrived, Alvin had completed the dome painting at a speed that was impossible for ordinary people to achieve. Being able to complete such a large-format painting in such a short period of time, still with a badly injured hand, it seems that Alvin did have a talent that distinguishes him from ordinary painters.
Even if Onien wanted to live in seclusion, our great painter still dragged her to see his masterpieces in vain.
Onian looked at the huge dome painting on her head, which was indeed a "work of gods and ghosts", which made people like her who were used to seeing the master's work a little confused.
It depicts an old and strong man holding a half-naked woman with one arm, and the woman is wearing a blood-colored silk scarf. The woman's eyes when she looked at the man were filled with fear, mockery, and a desperate sense of belonging that fell in love. This infinitely amplifies the audience's conjecture about the relationship between the two. Previously, it was said that this man could not tell whether he was old or strong, because this man had a strong physique, but there were "ravines and ravines" between his neck, and his face was that of a teenager, but his forehead was deeply textured and his temples were white.
What is puzzling is that there is an endless silence in the man's eyes, and it can even be said to be terrible indifference. You can't tell what kind of emotions he has for the woman in front of him, there may be a trace of waves in the deep lake of the abyss, and there can also be a flood of fierce beasts hidden, which will swallow up the person in front of him.
You could say that the man was trying to strangle the woman, but on closer inspection, it doesn't seem to be the case.
His arm that was holding the woman's throat, Alwin had carved the details very carefully, rough and powerful, and the meridians were exposed. But when it comes to the tiger's mouth joint that is stuck in the woman's jade neck, it can't be seen really, because the projection of the man's jaw just hits here, and this deliberately blurred technique makes people more and more confused, and it is difficult to judge whether the hand is making effort or not. Even if you look closely, the arc of the tiger's mouth opens outwards intentionally or unintentionally.
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