The west coast of the San Lorenzo Empire stretches for thousands of miles as the territory of the Duke of Rose, and this ancient family has occupied this coastline for hundreds of years, and although it is surprisingly scarce, the heirs of this ancient family are outstanding enough, so that no one can shake their position even if the country in which this land is located is subverted and rebuilt.

The ocean near the Dukedom of the Rose unexpectedly chased the gold rush for nearly a hundred years, and was gradually occupied by pirates, so since the establishment of the governor of the seven seas, it seems that the governor is all members of this family, and sometimes the duke is also the duke.

The Seven Seas are vast, and there are many merchant ships coming and going, even if there are pirates to rob them, but the relatively convenient distance still makes many merchants who cross the ocean choose to transit or set sail in the port of Padre, so this place is quite prosperous. People from all over the world on the wharf, using a variety of languages, come and go to carry boxes of goods, not far away, the stretch of coastline has a beautiful arc given by God, the white sand under the sun is glowing, from far to near, the sea water presents a variety of deep and shallow blue colors, like a piece of crystal clear jade, the sun shines vertically into the water, you can clearly see the swimming fish and corals at the bottom of the water.

When a neatly arranged fleet of black hulls and red sails appeared in the sea not far away, the people in the harbor were suddenly silent, and they saw that in the direction of the fleet, the merchant ships docked or heading towards the harbor gave way one after another, and they quietly avoided aside, and after a few rounds of salutes, the fleet sailed away in an orderly manner, and the merchant ships in the harbor returned to their usual busy appearance.

Since the little count hanged more than 400 pirates and their families three years ago, while being hostile to many pirates, ordinary civilians have also begun to fear this very beautiful young man, even if his actions have greatly ensured the safety of the people along the coast, but the people who have been protected from pirates for many years have long forgotten the blood and suffering of the past, and they still whisper to call him "Count Blood" behind their backs.

Hidden in the crowd were two very outstanding young men, even though they were both dressed in the coarse cloth clothes worn by country peasants.

The man has curly black hair, a scarlet turban, handsome eyebrows, a high nose, and more importantly, he has a pair of dark green eyes, like the lake where the fairies in the legendary lake live, there is a mysterious magnificence.

The girl next to him, her hair wrapped in a flaxen-colored turban, only a few strands hanging from her ears were as colorful as gold in the sun, and she also had a pair of green eyes, but they were lively and translucent, revealing a sense of aura.

"He actually went straight to sea?" Through the telescope made of brass, she saw the young man standing on the bow of the boat with a black cat on the head of the ship, the girl opened her mouth in surprise, and after absorbing the memory of the original owner, Caroline naturally paid more attention to the original owner's fiancé, but she didn't expect that person to go directly to sea without using the original owner's brother Duke Rose to block the dock.

"At least that way we can get out." The tall and tall man glanced around with a wary gaze, and then said a little teasingly, "Maybe he doesn't care as much about you as he seems to be." ”

"Humph! So what? Caroline sneered, after escaping from York Manor, the male and female protagonists did not fall in love with each other as in the original plot, on the contrary, due to the lack of common enemies, the two were wary of each other and it was difficult to reach a consensus.

"Sometimes I wonder if you're really Caroline Fiona de Yorke?" Rey's dark green eyes concealed a deep hesitation, the woman in front of her was capable and even tough, it had been several days since she escaped from the manor, they gave up the carriage and walked all the way by foot and hitchhiking, and even mixed among the peasant families in the countryside, there were no gorgeous clothes, no beautiful jewelry, no sweet food, no comfortable beds, and they didn't even dare to spend too much money, such a day was an absolute disaster for the pampered eldest lady, but the woman in front of her accepted it without complaint, And obviously adapted very well, and even when they spent the night in the wild, this woman's behavior was really not like the pearl held in the palm of the palm by the Duke of York, if the former Caroline was a tulip pampered in the flower garden by the gardener, then the woman in front of her was a wild rose in the wilderness, with amazing vitality.

"Are you really Edward?" The blonde girl turned to look at her companion and sneered, in the memory of the original owner, the tutor was a gentle and considerate gentleman, born in a down-and-out aristocratic family, but the neat skills of the person in front of her were not inferior even to the top mercenaries she had fought before, not to mention that this person fled all the way, this person's familiarity with the customs and customs made it doubtful whether he had personally wandered in these places, and the process of dealing with people in the dark world, maybe this thing itself is a person from the dark world, and it is not a low status.

"Of course I'm Edward." Rey gave a mocking smile and changed the subject, "Since the little earl is not going to hunt you down now, should we just go our separate ways here?" ”

"You think I want to follow you all the way?" A cold light flashed in Caroline's eyes, she really didn't like to go with this man, although for the time being, their partner was not bad, but this man really gave her a feeling that it was too dangerous, since they couldn't let down their guard against each other, it was better to separate, presumably no one could think of a girl as delicate as the original owner daring to survive alone.

In the evening, the port of Padre is brightly lit, and the sailors who have been busy all day choose to drink a glass of barley wine and barbecue in the tavern, flirt with the dancers and singers who shuttle through the crowd, or share the experience of the voyage with each other, or go to the charming proprietress to predict the luck of the next voyage.

"Hey, Yvette, what's the weather like lately, are you ready to go fishing?" Rey approached the bar, ordered a large glass of brandy, and then smiled and sat down to say hello to the hostess, who could tell they were familiar.

"Why are you here?" Yvette was a beautiful gypsy girl with long black seaweed-curled hair, a long dark purple silk dress, a beautiful headdress made of feathers, and a neck and hands adorned with ornaments, the colorful gems that shone in a variety of striking sheen in the light of the fire.

"Why can't I be here?" Rey approached her with a wine glass, and the two of them looked very ambiguous in their intimate movements, "The little count's fiancée has run away, is there anything wrong with him attacking the Patilos Islands (one of the pirates' lair) in a rage?" ”

"But there are so many brothers up there!" The woman stretched out her hand and slowly brushed Rey's eyebrows, and from the outside, they looked like a long-lost couple.

"A traitor is not a brother!" Rey smiled and held the woman's messy hand on him, lowered his head slightly and smiled softly in the woman's ear, "Elizabeth, think about your mother, don't forget, how your father treated your mother and daughter, do you also want to betray me?" ”

"Wang, his subordinates won't!" The faint scent of the man's body was completely different from that of the scruffy sailors in the tavern, and the woman looked up at his deep blue eyes, full of obsession and admiration.

"Have you had a ship out to sea lately? I need to follow the little count to Patillos. "There were wandering violinists around the fire and playing a cheerful tune, and the drunk sailors dancing to the beat.

It was at this moment that a woman in a fiery red gauze dress attracted attention.

She wore a veil, only revealing a pair of turquoise eyes, the gauze skirt on her body was Aegean style, she danced to the tune, the whole person was like a soft and boneless snake, with the more and more rapid tune as if you could see the spirit snake fighting to survive!

The crowd fell silent, the dancers watched intently, the sailors remembered that they had fought the waves on the sea to survive, and the violinists remembered that they had wandered around to play the most beautiful music...... Almost everyone present was infected by such an energetic, even aggressive, dance.

“*！” Rey cursed in a low voice, he had planned to take advantage of the lively crowd to discuss things with Yvette, but they were quiet at this time, and they were not too independent, especially when they found that the dancing woman turned out to be Caroline, who had just separated during the day today, he had taught her for four years, how could he not know that the always dignified and gentle Duchess would dance gypsies in addition to the waltz at the banquet!

After the dance, the girl in red disappeared with the scattered coins before everyone came to their senses.

Clapping her hands and signaling the waiter to serve wine to everyone, the proprietress turned around and hung her hands around Rey's neck, her bright red nails stained by cardamom lined with white jade-like hands became more and more charming: "Do you know her?" ”

"Caroline Fiona de York." Rey frowned and pulled the woman's soft arms off, "Is it that too much time has passed that has made you presumptuous?" ”

"You're still the same incomprehensible!" Yvette blinked, reluctantly withdrawing her hands, "We've got a ship coming out of port after midnight, maybe you don't mind a little disguise." ”

"I'll get to the port at the crossroads, you remember to tell a few people to follow Caroline, don't let her ruin our plans!" The quilt was full of strong brandy, and the man slipped out the back door of the tavern without paying attention.