Chapter 245: Shopping
Touching a wall at Lilith's place, Lelouch touched his nose and looked at Lilith, who didn't have the slightest ideal method for himself, Lelouch was ready to go back and continue to deal with his own affairs, but at the moment when Lelouch turned around, Lilith suddenly spoke:
"Come down with me for a walk today!"
Lilith's tone was like a command, but Lelouch was inexplicably happy:
"Okay, okay, where are you going?"
...
The bustling downtown area, with the recuperation of the empire established by Lelouch in recent years, as the heart of the entire human empire, the White City has experienced leapfrog development, the lower city, that is, the outermost urban area, which covers the widest area, occupies almost half of the area of the White City, and it is also the most densely populated area, and the population density here is the absolute first in the whole Middle-earth.
Countless people shuttle through the wide streets, and on the two main roads that are barely maintained in the middle, there are all kinds of vehicles without the slightest spacing, most of these vehicles are box-shaped cars, and there are two or one horses in front of them.
The clothing of the crowd has changed dramatically compared to the past, with the large-scale cultivation of cotton, the popularity of high-quality and cheap clothing in a large area, and the style is generally slim and simple under the leadership of Lelouch, the overall style can be understood as a combination of modern and fantasy monk's clothes, with a clear Middle-earth style.
The streets are flanked by countless shops, countless merchants selling all kinds of goods, almost every shop is full of shoppers, and the jingle of gold coins seems to be incessant.
At this time, Lelouch was wearing a black slim monk's uniform, the whole dress was extraordinarily simple, but he was dressed upright, which made Lelouxiu look extraordinarily energetic, twenty-five or sixteen years old is the most handsome stage of a person's life, both young and immature, and middle-aged maturity and stability, coupled with a clean and heroic face, Lelouxiu can be said to be a well-deserved 'handsome guy in Middle Earth'.
Lelouch received many young women's eyes along the way, even if next to him stood the veiled Lilith, who was as bold and enthusiastic as the women of Middle-earth.
Lelouch never thought that the 'below' in Lilith's mouth would actually be the lower part of the White City, to be honest, as the lord of the White City, Lelouch has rarely been active in the area outside the White Tower, if it weren't for Lilith's proposal today, Lelouch might not be able to appreciate the bustling scenery of the White City, Lelouch looked at this bustling street, his face was full of pride and self-satisfaction, anyone who saw his own success in creating, he couldn't help but be proud.
Fortunately, in this era, there are only oil paintings, and Leluxiu's portrait of the face will be more or less different, coupled with the change of clothing, no one recognized Lelouch along the way, except for a large number of secret guards scattered around the crowd and two streets, except for the two hundred holy guard knights circling in the name of patrol, no one in the entire street knows Leluxiu's true identity, and this also makes Lelouch a rare experience of civilian life.
"This, I want!"
Lelouche's addiction was awakened by Lilith's cold tone, he looked at Lilith, Lilith stopped in front of a candy stand, her eyes stared at the various candies on it, Lelouch suddenly felt a little funny, I didn't expect Lilith to like candy:
"Want that?"
"This!"
Lelouch was slightly stunned, because Lilith pointed directly at the entire stall.
Aside from the boss who was standing in his stall counting the money, Lelouch followed behind Lilith speechlessly, Lilith was carrying a large bag of candy in her hand, she had one in her mouth and one in her hand, Lelouch found out for the first time that Lilith actually had something she liked.
"Sister, sister, how do you sell this candy? Can I buy a piece?"
A little girl suddenly stopped in front of Lilith, maybe Lilith was holding too much candy in her hand, the little girl thought that Lilith was selling candy, in the face of the little girl's inquiry, Lilith's face still maintained an indifferent expression, and then took out the smallest piece from her candy bag:
"Give!"
After rejecting the girl's money, Lilith watched the little girl leave, or rather witnessed the little girl take away the smallest piece of candy, Lelouch for some reason, suddenly felt a coldness implanted in his heart, this is the kind of pain and hatred when his beloved things are snatched away, well, it may be more appropriate to say that it is resentment directly.
For some reason, seeing Lilith's indifferent expression and the actual mood fluctuations in her eyes, Lelouch felt that at this moment, his heart was like an electric shock, and at this moment Lelouch understood something:
"I'm in love!"
Lilith watched the little girl completely squeeze into the crowd before retracting her gaze, and then tightened the candy bag in her hand unobtrusively, looking at Lilith's performance, Lelouch suddenly said:
"Why don't we buy some more!"
"Well, then!"
After Lilith finished speaking, the little nose asked in the air, and then suddenly turned a street, standing in front of a street full of candy, Lelouch looked at Lilith who was standing at the entrance of the street like a soldier in full gear, and suddenly felt a great chill.
"I want this!"
Lilith points to the whole street!
The residents of the White City saw a picture that he will never forget today, seeing at least two hundred knights of the Holy Guard walking towards the White Tower with various candy bags, and outside the knight holding the candy, there are many knights on guard, they are carefully guarding the knight in the middle, oh no, it is candy, the expression of the knight of the Holy Guard is extremely serious, with obvious murderous aura in his eyes, their state means that they will not hesitate to kill anyone who dares to approach the candy.
This is not an ordinary candy, this is a candy that His Majesty Miko personally sent to them, from the moment Miko-sama took these candies, these candies are no longer ordinary, this is a holy relic used by His Majesty Miko!
Lilith looked at the merchants who had fallen into a carnival all over the street, and looked at the little candy that looked similar to the one in her bag, and finally her expression relaxed, although her face was still indifferent, but there were obviously a lot more vivid colors in her eyes, and Lelouch felt as if she was discovering a cold world, under which ice and snow was a beautiful world full of sunshine and dazzling land.
Lilith, perhaps receiving Lelouch's sincerity, turned her head to look at Lelouch:
"Let's have dinner today!"
"Okay!"
Lelouch happily agreed, Lilith walked outside without looking back, at this time the sky was getting dark, the orange sun of the setting sun shone in the white city, Lilith skillfully shuttled through the streets, Lelouch looked at Lilith who led the way in front, looking at the familiar state, Lelouch suddenly found that this was definitely not the first time Lilith came to the lower city.
Lilith finally stopped in front of an ordinary hotel, and she walked in without thinking, and Lelouch, who was following him, finally confirmed that Lilith had definitely left the White Tower more than once after hearing the shopkeeper's greeting.
"Miss, you are here again, I guess you should be here these days, and I have reserved a table for you. ”
Lilith nodded slightly from the shopkeeper's words, and she walked towards the store:
"Do a little more today, I've got someone with me!"
Lilith's words made the boss's expression stunned for a moment, and then a clear smile appeared, for some reason, Lelouch always felt that the boss's smile was some, uh, meaningful, and Lilith After saying that she brought someone, the atmosphere of the whole hotel became a little different in an instant, almost everyone put their eyes on Lelouxiu, Lelouch just felt these eyes slightly, and instantly sighed, I didn't expect that I had so many 'love rivals'!
After Lelouch understood, he naturally followed Lilith to sit by the window, the scenery here is good, just facing a green lake outside the house, and the dinner with a hint of cool lake moisture blows from the window, with fresh air, which makes people extra comfortable.
The shopkeeper quickly came up with the food, but looking at the large number of dishes that kept being delivered, Lelouch was a little surprised, because the number was too much, and the dishes quickly filled the entire table, and after the last dish was put down, the whole table could no longer have any place to put food, Lelouch thought that this was finally over, but the shopkeeper said:
"Miss, it's still the old rule, I'll let the kitchen prepare the remaining half first, and I'll wait for you to go up slowly, you eat first!"
Lelouch was really shocked at this time, Lilith glanced at Lelouxiu, and then grabbed a large piece of roast lamb leg with her hand without hesitation, opened her mouth wide and bit it down, her white slender hand grabbed the greasy leg of lamb, and her left hand was not idle, holding a bottle of cold beer, and fell directly to her mouth, and the big gulp actually drank a large bunch of beer in one go, Lelouch really found it hard to believe that Lilith's slender body could hold such a large beer.
Lelouch can still eat now, he was completely stunned to watch Lilith play unilaterally, the other people in the store seemed to have been used to it for a long time, they didn't react to it at all, Lelouch just watched Lilith pour the table full of meals into his stomach one after another, and the boss was also very careful to send all kinds of food like a stream, ensuring that the whole table was always full of food.
The meal took a long time, and as Lilith put the last slice of meat into her mouth, and then used a full bunch of cold beer to send it to her stomach, she nodded with satisfaction.
After Lilith finished eating, the boss appeared directly in front of Lelouch and stretched out his hand very naturally:
"This guest, a total of two gold coins, thank you for your care, thank you for your care!"
The boss's face bloomed with a smile, two gold coins are equivalent to a thousand yuan, and this meal will earn a thousand yuan, can you not be happy? Lu Luxiu was a little speechless and ready to take out the money, but at this moment, his hands were hollowed out.
"Uh, boss, can you, owe it first?"
Boss: "..."
The diners did not look at Lelouch, but invariably looked at Lilith, their faces were full of doubts, Lelouch only found out at this time that almost all of them were men, and all of them were rich and powerful men, judging from their clothes, they were all rich and noble, at this time their eyes looked at Lilith, and the expressions on their faces directly revealed a common message:
"Why are you looking for people like this?"
Lelouch also touched his nose a little embarrassed, he wanted to say something more, but at this time, a young man suddenly walked in at the door, this young man was a few years younger than Lelouxiu, his face was full of rebelliousness, behind him, followed by five or six retinues, all of whom were carrying swords.
"Beautiful young lady, I'm really sorry, I'm late, please let me come anyway for today's meal!"
The young man first politely gave a gentlemanly salute, and then continued:
"In addition, I have already told my father, my father went back to intercede with my uncle, and I am willing to abandon the wife I don't love for you and marry you!"
"Uh-a-cough~"
Lelouch couldn't help but cough violently when he heard the last sentence, the young man only found out about Lelouxiu's existence at this time, he glanced at the boss suspiciously, and then looked at the food on Lilith's table, and instantly understood what was going on, and he became extremely angry for a moment:
"Didn't I say hello, this young lady's bill, can only let me buy it?"
The boss waved his hand helplessly, and then pointed to Lelouch to step aside, and began to settle accounts on the table, chair and bench of the ceremony.
Lelouch couldn't stand behind anymore at this time, he said directly:
"Well, no need, me and Li... Well, this young lady is more likely, and the food money is not expensive, so I just give it casually!"
"Li??? Miss Yuan, your name is Li!"
The young man first expressed his affection for Lilith, and then suddenly looked at Lelouch with undisguised anger and jealousy in his eyes, why should this person know Lilith's name before himself?
"Actually, this gentleman doesn't seem to have brought any money!"
The boss interjected at an inopportune time, which made the young man stunned for a moment, and then laughed:
"It turned out that the toad wanted to eat swan meat, and the master will let you know what the sky is high and the earth is thick today, give me a call!"
Eh, there's something wrong with the script, it's not a duel?
Looking at the five or six sturdy entourages that pounced on him, Lelouch just stood in place, watching the five or six people rush over, and then, dozens of men in black suddenly appeared in the store, and the five or six men were sent flying out almost in the blink of an eye, and around the roof, these men in black were holding pistols at everyone in the store.
(End of chapter)