Chapter Ninety-Three: The Manor
"You... You... You..."
Wood pointed to Atticas across from him and said several times in a row, and pointed to the paladin's arm still trembling a little.
"Yo!"
Atticas turned his head to look at Wood on the side, with a smile on his face, as if he had seen an old friend he had known for a long time.
"It's been a long time, I don't know if you're good or not, but I didn't expect your men to go back more and more. β
"It's... This..."
When Wood heard Atticaus's words, his ruddy face turned pale, and he couldn't even say a complete sentence.
"What's this?" Atticas narrowed his eyes and said, "Is it because you haven't seen me for too long and can't speak with excitement?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
After hearing Atticas's words, Wood's face was full of smiles, and he quickly nodded and said.
The guards who spoke out just now also noticed that something was wrong with the situation at this time, and when they saw that their captain's face was so bad, they knew that they and the others seemed to have hit the iron plate this time.
"What the hell is going on?" said Wood, with a wry smile.
"What's going on?" Atticas snorted coldly, "When is it time that there are guards in Shodrea, they can do whatever they want to do with women." β
"What... What..."Wood wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
The civilians on the side were already stunned, and they didn't expect that the usually iron-faced and selfless Eagle of the Capital would have such a side.
At this time, the tall man faced the paladin opposite, like a mouse seeing a cat, completely devoid of his usual arrogance.
The guards on the side also saw that something was wrong, and came to Wood's side and whispered a few words in his ear, telling his captain about the situation.
And the more Wood listened, the more frightened he became, and finally he glared at the guard beside him fiercely with an angry face, and at the same time his eyes were full of warning.
The guards on the side also knew that they and the others were doing something wrong, and they knew that they were at a loss, so they shrunk their necks and retreated, not daring to speak.
"Any idea what's going on?"
Atticas tossed his steel sword and looked at Wood across his shoulders with his hands.
"Got it. Wood raised his voice and replied, "You're doing the right thing! I'll take care of the rest myself, and this black sheep will never stay in the city defense army again." β
The young paladin nodded in satisfaction when he saw the captain's discerning gaze.
"Very good, I still believe you in this, this farce should be over, what should you do. β
"Yes!"
Wood straightened his upper body and said loudly, and then commanded his guards to restore order in the streets and continue to drive the escort team forward.
When the surrounding people were driven away by the guards, they still looked back at the two people in the field, as if they wanted to see some grievances and hatreds between the two.
However, these guards obviously didn't want to give them this opportunity, especially when they were still embarrassed, and wished that the farther away the gang was, the better.
The small shop on the side quietly closed the door when it saw that something was wrong, and observed the situation on the street outside through the window.
Two other guards lifted aside the mortally wounded unconscious man, who looked at him with obvious pity in their eyes.
This person usually does this kind of thing behind the captain's back and does this kind of thing, but he didn't expect to be seen by a big man today, and he was injured like this.
At the same time, they were secretly glad that they didn't usually act too much, otherwise they would have to be with this person on the ground.
While the guards were going about their business, Wood had already stepped up behind Atticas and bowed his head respectfully.
"What did these people do?"
Atticas looked in the direction of the escort and asked without looking back.
"Someone in their family secretly believes in demons. And in private, he plotted a blood sacrifice to want the demon to come. Wood patiently explained to Atticaus.
"Demon Cultists!" Atticus sighed, "Has there been a lot of this lately?"
"That's a lot," Wood hesitated for a moment, "especially in the past two days, the activities of these bed bugs have been frequent again. β
"Huh?" Atticaus's face was a little surprised, "How dare they be so rampant in Shodraea?"
"Actuallyβ" Wood whispered in Atticaus' ear.
The more Atticus listened, the more frightened he became, and finally his whole face was full of anger, and he slammed his fist on the wall next to him.
The force of this punch was so great that it directly hit the surrounding walls to tremble slightly, and a puff of dust fell.
However, the consequence of such a great force was that there was a crisp sound from the paladin's entire right hand, and bright red blood was flowing from the surface of the fist.
This action frightened Wood, who was on the side, and quickly took out a small bottle of alchemical potion from his bosom and sprinkled it on Atticaus's wound.
The wound healed almost as quickly as the naked eye could see.
However, Atticas on the side was not in the mood to pay attention to the efficacy of this bottle of potion, but said with a fierce face:
"Take me back quickly!"
......
Zhao Xi and the others had already taken Buffy's carriage through the layers of streets, and finally came to an area full of manors.
At last the carriage slowly stopped in front of a manor with extraordinary bearing, and outside the gate of the manor, a silver-haired old man dressed in a butler's costume and a kind of male and female servant were already waiting outside the manor.
Looking at the huge manor from the outside, the courtyard in front of it was almost full of flowers that Zhao Xi couldn't name, especially at the main entrance, where a huge fountain was spewing out a silver column several meters high.
Behind the fountain is a long stone-paved road, which ends in a three-storey building.
Just looking at the size of this building, it is no smaller than a small courtyard house, maybe even more.
As for more buildings, Zhao Xi couldn't see it clearly outside the door, and could only see a few of the most obvious scenes through here.
Looking at this luxurious manor, his newly raised desire to get rich was instantly blown away.
He didn't know how much the manor would cost, but he knew that he might not be able to afford the huge fountain made of white boulders in front of him.
Dorothy on the side was even more shocked, it should be said that this girl had an incredible look from the time she entered the city.
She has never been out of the town, she can be regarded as more knowledgeable today, she has only heard the name of Shyderea from stories before, and today is the specific way to see the city.
In the beginning, the streets were several times more prosperous than the town where she lived, not to mention the current luxurious manor area.
"This house is as big as our town square. Dorothy sighed inwardly.
As for Cornelia, she was still cold, as if nothing could make her expression change.
Just when Zhao Xi and the three sighed, Buffy on the side had already gotten out of the car and stood firmly on the ground with his feet.
After two days of cultivation, the spirit of this slightly chubby businessman has recovered most of it, and it is estimated that it will be completely recovered in two more days.
And these servants in front of the manor saw Buffy get out of the car, and under the leadership of the old butler, they greeted in unison.
Although Buffy was not surprised, he was startled by Zhao Xi in the car and the mercenaries around him.
"Alright, alright. Buffy waved his hand and said, "I don't have to get this kind of thing every time, don't I like it very much, do you get it for dinner? β
"Master, it's already being prepared in the kitchen. The old butler looked up and said, "Today's main dish is T-bone steak, okay?"
"Yes, you can just look at the arrangement. Buffy nodded and said, "It's an important guest, understand?"
"Nice hosts. The old butler nodded and said.
Then he began to direct the servants behind him to help remove the luggage and belongings, while he stood respectfully behind Buffy.
As soon as Zhao Xi and the three of them came down, they were taken over by the maid on the side, and seeing the enthusiastic and meticulous appearance of the other side, Zhao Xi was not embarrassed to refuse.
Although the maid on the side felt some curiosity about the three young men in linen clothes, her good professionalism made her resist gossip and concentrate on her work.
"How's it going? My manor is okay?"
Buffy's voice attracted Zhao Xi's attention, and he saw the old businessman slowly walking to Zhao Xi's side, with a smile on his face.
"Very good, Mr. Buffy. β
This is not a polite remark, but Zhao Xi really gave a very good example, but his current identity is not an ordinary person, but after the aristocracy, he forcibly gave his evaluation with a straight face.
"Hahaha!"
Buffy was also very happy after hearing Zhao Xi's praise, and walked to Zhao Xi's side and said:
"What a polite young man, but a manor of my level is not comparable to your old nobles, and the manor is not worth mentioning in front of the castle, is it?"
After speaking, the old businessman also winked at Zhao Xi, as if he wanted to hear his answer.
After the old housekeeper on the side heard that Zhao Xi was actually from an old nobleman, he couldn't help but look at this young man a few more times.
He didn't feel any aristocratic temperament in this young man, at most he was more relaxed than ordinary commoners.
However, the old housekeeper also believes in his master's ability to see people, since the director said yes, then it must be, but he hasn't seen it yet.
Zhao Xi naturally didn't know that the old housekeeper had thought so much, but said with a smile: "It's really good." β
"Not bad!
Buffy burst into laughter again, took Zhao Xi's arm and slowly walked into this luxurious manor, and the old butler was also following them step by step.
Dorothy and Cornelia on the side also took a step forward and followed after seeing Zhao Xi start to continue walking.