Along the way, Jenina kept secretly sending Qiu Bo to Shi Xun and looking for topics, but the other party just ignored them and was not moved at all, but Jack, who was sitting in the front row, couldn't listen to it, as a senior dick, he naturally didn't understand Jenina's thoughts, so he asked: "I said Commander, you and Miss Jenina...... Is this awkward? ”

"Of course not!" Jennia hugged Shi Xun and said, "The commander didn't have an awkward relationship with me, he was just shy!" ”

"Come on, the commander is here, how can I see a little girl like you being shy!?"

"You know what?" Jennina said with disgust, "The commander is not a guy in his seventies or eighties, but he is in his prime, and he is in the middle of his life!" ”

When Jenina said this, she didn't forget to lean her head on Shi Xun's shoulder, Shi Xun tried to avoid it, because he knew that if Jack, a big mouth, knew that Jennia was interesting to him, it was inevitable that Phelps would know, if this was the case, all his efforts so far would most likely come to naught, because he would offend not only Phelps alone, but the entire family behind it.

"Listen." Shi Xun lowered his voice and said to Jenina, "Regarding this matter, I want to wait until the birthday party is over to think about it, everything is not absolute." ”

Jennina is also a smart person, and she immediately understood after hearing this, Shi Xun's meaning was clearly saying that he didn't dislike her, but in order to consider the overall situation, he could only put it aside for the time being. She was even more naïve to think that the other party actually really liked her, and while she was happy in her heart, she also kept a distance from Shi Xun, in order not to make it difficult for the other party.

It was getting dark, and the two cars slowly drove into the villa area on the outskirts of the city, where all the wealthy of New Haven gathered, and the largest of them, the castle-like building and garden, was the Taft family's estate, and it would be humbling to say that it was a villa of this size.

I saw that outside the gate of the manor, luxury cars were queuing up to enter, and there were many men in sunglasses and suits standing at the door checking everyone's identity, very carefully, so the passing speed was very slow, and there was already a long queue behind them, and Shi Xun and their cars were among them.

When it was their turn to be checked, one of the security guards looked inside the car and saw that the people sitting were all young people, and couldn't help but be suspicious, and asked, "Are you sure you're here for a birthday party?" ”

"yes, what's the problem!?" Jack said impatiently, and handed over his membership card as a member of the Skull and Bones Society.

The security guard took the two membership cards and looked at them and said, "I'm sorry, all the people invited today are old members, and this lady is ......?" He looked at Jennina beside Shi Xun.

Jack didn't know how to answer, but Shi Xun said: "She is my wife, I think the old members invited this time also brought their partners over, right?" ”

When Jennina heard Shi Xun say this, she nodded very happily.

"That's right, it's just that you're still newcomers, and you're not among the invitees."

The other party seemed to be about to drive them away, and at this time William came over, of course, because Shi Xun sent him a message in advance.

"Young Master." The security guard bowed respectfully to William.

"Let it go." William said to him, "They are my guests. ”

Shi Xun smiled and pointed to the car behind him with his thumb: "These people are too." ”

William glanced at Ponty's car, his brow furrowed, as if he was displeased, but he reluctantly agreed.

The private garden where the open-air party is held is already decorated with colorful lights and decorations dotted around every corner, with a long pastry buffet table piled high with delicious food and wine on one side, many outdoor tables and chairs on the other side, an elegantly arranged stage in front of the middle, and a large open space below for people to sing, dance and chat, and the whole environment is immersed in the melodious sound of classical music.

Ponty and Phelps also met their parents there, but Jack's father, who didn't come because he was on a business trip.

Although they saw their families, they did not take the initiative to greet them, and the other party was busy socializing and did not notice that their children were also in the crowd.

Shi Xun put the prepared gifts in the designated place next to the stage, and before the ceremony began, he followed William into the villa, and after coming to the basement, through the wine cellar, an arched stone door that looked quite heavy came into view, and the walls on both sides were equipped with retro copper sconces.

William pressed his finger to a certain position on the right wall lamp, and when he heard a "tick" sound, he pulled the wall lamp down, and the stone door slowly rose until it stopped after the "click" reached the top.

It turned out to be a large collection room, with many vertical booths of various sizes covered by glass covers, and inside were placed valuable antiques and artefacts.

"Are these your father's collections?" Shi Xun asked after walking in.

"Most of it is something left over from my ancestors." William said as he closed the stone door.

"You took me to see these things so easily, aren't you afraid that I have a plan?"

"Actually, it's not my father's birthday."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Because he has received reliable information, someone will come over today to do something wrong, and it is very likely that he is here for the Holy Sword."

"Didn't you say the Holy Sword wasn't here?"

"The holy sword is not there, but ......" he glanced at Shi Xun, "you come with me." ”

The two of them came to a display table at the front, on which was placed a long flat object, inlaid with various small red diamonds, and in the middle was a slightly larger blue-green gemstone, which shone brightly in the light of the spotlight, and it was an extraordinary thing at first sight.

Shi Xun stared at the whole thing for a while, and asked curiously, "What is this?" ”

"This is the scabbard of the Holy Sword." William replied, "It is said that my grandfather once bid on the black market auction, because it was only a scabbard, so there were not many people interested at the time, but it seems that the people of the Fantasy Company have been very obsessed with this recently, and to be honest, I don't understand what those guys want the scabbard to do, although this thing is old, and there are some gems and diamonds and other ornaments, but compared to many other collections, this is not very outstanding." ”

"So your father used his birthday as an excuse to find so many people to come over, just to protect this scabbard?"

"Yes, I heard Harriman say that you are the one who took it, right?"

"That's right."

"Then in that case...... William looked at Shi Xun's bracelet, "As their enemy, this may be a good opportunity for meritorious service." ”

"Huh." Shi Xun smiled helplessly, "I'm afraid those people are not simple minions of the Fantasy Realm Company, but top masters, I may not be able to handle it." ”