In the end, it was Brandon who broke the silence first, he pushed the window of the car, poked his head out and asked Shen Zui, "Where did this horse come from?"

Shen Zui laughed at him in his heart, with a cold expression on his face, and replied unhurriedly: "A friend sent it." ”

Brandon understands that he is not a sociable person, and that there are only a handful of people who can be called friends in the past ten years of life, and only a handful of people who have sent such a batch of high-quality horses, so he thinks that this answer is not very credible.

So he reminded Shen Zui: "According to the laws of Kyushu, taking something that others have not declared to give up is regarded as theft, and it will be punished with twenty rods." ”

Shen Zui almost didn't laugh, he couldn't help but laugh, and said: "According to the laws of Kyushu, if you falsely accuse others, you will also be punished, and you will be punished with ten palms." ”

Brandon said: "I don't know what to do, say it in advance, if you get into a lawsuit, I don't have enough money to protect you." ”

"Am I a person who is greedy for enjoyment, you don't know in your heart?"

"You're not greedy for enjoyment, but you love to take advantage. ”

"I didn't want this horse at all, it was given to me by someone else. As for who the person who sent the horse, you don't have to ask, and I won't tell if you ask. Shen drunk pretended to be mysterious.

"Who rarely knows. Brandon was upset and didn't ask more questions for the sake of face.

The two of them walked nearly twenty miles south out of the city before they saw the sign leading to Yanji Lake, and after following the instructions for another five miles, the originally muddy path became wide and smooth. Two rows of tall plane trees on the side of the road hang eye-catching warning signs: You will enter private property, and if you visit without a valid reason, you will do so at your own risk.

At the end of the road, they saw the Flame Chicken Lake, a freshwater lake named after its shape similar to the outline of the Flame Chicken, which covers an area of 1,000 hectares and has an island in the middle of the lake, where the famous Seven Star Tower Castle is located.

A stone bridge leads from the shore to the island and is the only way to get in and out of the castle. Kerosene lamps and purple flags are erected on the stone bridge every ten steps, and the golden three-legged bird in the center of the banner has its wings stretched out and raises its proud head, as if to show off the status and identity of the owner of the castle.

The castle is composed of seven spired towers, all of which are seven-story brick towers, corresponding to the direction of the Big Dipper, so it is called the Seven Star Tower. The towers are connected by brick walls that form the façade of the castle.

Facing the location of the stone bridge, there are two iron gates. Outside the door stood four samurai with swords, one of whom shouted at them, "Please get off the carriage, dismount, and verify the invitation." ”

Brandon stepped out of the carriage, took out the invitation sealed with wax, and reported to his door: "Brandon Antois, the son of Count Louis Antois, the chief financial planner of the royal family, is my entourage and a citizen of the Great Western Kingdom. ”

The samurai unsealed the invitation, read the text on it, raised the torch and looked at the two of them carefully.

"Search. He said to another samurai.

The warrior motioned for Brandon to raise his hands, and then touched them up and down, left and right, back and forth, and after confirming that there was no problem, he did the same to Shen Zui.

"Clean. ”

"Please, have fun. ”

The samurai pushed open the heavy iron gates, and within the high walls was a circular labyrinthine garden, the center of which was a glass palace, which was now brightly lit.

They were greeted by two robed maids, their faces smeared with thick powder, their expressions stiff and without the slightest beauty, and they looked terrible.

They bowed half-curtsy at the same time and said, "Good two sons." ”

The two returned the favor.

A maid said, "The dinner is about to begin, and we will bring the two of you to the table." ”

With that, they each took their children's arms and walked in two different directions.

Brandon hurriedly asked, "Why are we going to different places?"

The maid who took her by her replied, "Yes, you are not of different status, so you cannot be at the same table." ”

Brandon listened to her explanation, crying and laughing, his wishful thinking was in vain, and he drunk his house in vain.

Shen Zui shrugged at him and said, "It seems that you can only do it yourself." ”

It was clear that the place Brandon was going was the glass palace.

Another maid led Shen Zui to the northernmost star tower, following the circular staircase in the tower, the maid led her all the way to the top floor, she pushed open the door for Shen Zui and saluted away.

Shen Zui walked into the room and saw three familiar faces: the slightly chubby Zhu Xie Chixin, the dark-skinned Hypnos, and the tall Nurli.

Zhu Xie said in a loud voice: "The 'most special person' has arrived, everyone is welcome." He applauded in a pretended exaggerated manner.

Hypnos sat upright on the couch and glanced at him with his peripheral vision.

Nurli was more enthusiastic, and he handed over a glass of sparkling wine.

Shen Zui hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I won't." ”

Zhu Xie rolled his eyes and said: "When it comes to drinking, there is only one way to drink and what you can't, how can there be a saying that you can or can't." The marquilla wine treasured by the Marquis of Hongliu is not uncommon for ordinary people to have a chance to taste in their lifetime, and you are not rare. Is it stupid or ignorant, it seems to be about the same. ”

Shen Zui listened to his words with thorns, most likely because he felt that he had fallen into the ranks of the royal family and a commoner as both candidates, and he was dissatisfied. So Shen Zui greeted him with a smile: "What His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince said is that I get drunk when I get drunk, and I go crazy when I get drunk, and I am afraid that I will hurt you by mistake." ”

Zhu Xie muttered strangely in his heart: "I really answered your name." ”

Hypnos stood up, smoothed the folds of his tunic gracefully, and said, "When all are gathered, let's go." ”

Shen Zui found that he was always the one who was in it but wandered away, he looked at Nurli suspiciously and asked, "Where are you going?"

Nurli was stunned by his question, and asked him, "Didn't you read the letter?"

"Letter, what letter?" asked a drunken face.

"Test mission letter, each of us got it, don't you?"

Shen Zui shook his head, and thought about it, could it be because he and Brandon had changed residences, and the letter was sent to the original address?" ”

"Oh, just come back with four rabbit deer and make breakfast tomorrow for those who are at the dinner today. ”

Hypnos added: "Bare hands, it is to fight with bare hands, not to mention that it seems to be very easy. ”

"Nurli, I'll pay you ten gold coins, and mine will help me get it, how about it?" Zhu Xie Chixin said, judging from his reminder, hunting was a bit difficult for him.

"Money, I'm not short of money. Nuerri said, "I heard that the gold silk soft armor made by the craftsmen of your Anmo royal family is good. ”

Zhu Xie said with a smile: "In a word, it will be delivered to the door within three days." ”

"Then just let Nurli fight back by himself, what is the point of this test. "Hypnos's father was a soldier, and his education from an early age must have been clear-eyed.

"People have their own strengths, and I think the purpose of the test is to know how to use those strengths to accomplish tasks in the right situations. "Zhu Xie's heart is also reasonable.

"Alright, alright. Don't talk about this uselessness. Nuerli was already on the sidelines, a little impatient, "Let's go first, after we get to the northern suburbs, we will talk about how to do it depending on the situation." ”

The northern suburbs? Shen was drunk and wondered. They are now located in the south of the city, and it will take at least half a day to get up and go to the northern suburbs, even if they hit the rabbit deer soon, how can they come back by tossing and returning until tomorrow, and what breakfast to talk about.

"Why don't you go to the northern suburbs for a short time? He asked Nurli as he went downstairs.

"Hey, I heard that Lord Hongliuhou was afraid that small animals would eat his gardening, so he kept a few hunting rats in captivity, and the animals in the nearby forest were frightened and ran to the north. By the way, you're not afraid of heights, are you?"

"No, why do you ask this? ”

"It's definitely too late to ride back and forth, so we'll have to sit on this. Nuerli pointed to a behemoth in the clearing not far away.