105. The banquet of victory
"I'm sorry, I didn't think so." After thinking about it for a while, Xia Zuo decided to be more direct, probably not very tactful.
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, and Rebecca was in a trance for a while...
"I don't have that idea... Mean, don't you like me? Rebecca asked after taking a deep breath to reconfirm.
"I don't have a relationship with Rebecca, but I think you're a good girl," "Disliking" may cause a "nasty" misunderstanding to the other party, Xia Zuo felt, "Besides, this 'country' is not where I plan to live for a long time... I always wanted to go back to my hometown. β
"Thatβ" Rebecca wanted to ask where that place was, but hesitated, because even knowing where it was was meaningless.
"Hmm...," Rebecca turned away, not letting Xia Zuo see what she was doing at the moment, "Sorry to disturb you, Your Excellency Xia Zuo, I shouldn't have said this... Let's go back..."
"There won't be any disturbances," Xia Zuo was a little confused, "Honestly, it did surprise me... But there's nothing wrong with saying what you want to say. β
"Hmmm......"
On the way back to Liv Village, Natsuzuo walked in front and Rebecca walked behind him, keeping a distance.
This was not what Rebecca requested, but unconsciously walked like thisβfor Xia Zuo. Probably the other party didn't want to let himself look at her back.
Rebecca's footsteps behind him were very gentle, it should be fine, Xia Zuo thought to himself, confess...... Maybe it's a common occurrence in another world? As the Italian love story goes, Rebecca may not take it to heart.
The setting sun pushed the shadows of the two people out of the woods to the ground.
There was a long silence.
"Rebecca just said she liked it, I'm curious, what do you like about me?" The atmosphere was too cold if he was silent, and he was about to arrive in the village, Xia Zuo spoke.
Rebecca didn't respond, except for the footsteps that weren't close or far, Xia Zuo felt that she might not want to answer... Will it still go to my heart?
ββ¦β¦ Your Excellency Xia Zuo is very brave," Rebecca replied slowly, in a calm tone, but with confidence, "to be able to face the goblins I fear, that is something I could not have imagined before. β
"Is it..."Xia Zuo wanted to say, there were still many warriors who could fight with goblins, but the other party continued to wait before he finished speaking.
"Your Excellency Xia Zuo is very knowledgeable and mysterious..."
"It was also very helpful, both as I saw it with my own eyes and as I heard it from the villagers..."
"In the past, I refuted you, but you still worked tirelessly to collect drug materials and save my father..."
"Brought the news of the Goblin invasion to Liv Village so that we can prepare in advance..."
"I used a lot of labor to make profits, and I only changed my equipment in Uncle Holf's shop, and then I also made armor and weapons for the villagers for free..."
"During the temporary loss of strength of the village chief, he stepped forward and protected the village many times..."
"Maybe I felt guilty about you at first, because when I first met you, I thought you were the one who infiltrated the Northern Standy Kingdom..."
"Then I am attracted to your heart and behavior, and slowly find that I like you......"
Xia Zuo listened quietly, and Rebecca elaborated a lot.
She seemed to be finished.
"I'm sorry, I want to ask some of my own questions..."After a pause, Xia Zuo said, "We've only known each other for four days in total, and I think it's a very short time, so short that Rebecca doesn't know me well, and my real appearance may not be as good as you say... Not to mention all of what I did, a large part of it was in exchange for interests, and the final credit was written by the village chief in a letter to the king... And aren't you more grateful for my thoughts? β
"I do have a great debt of gratitude to you, Your Excellency," Rebecca replied suddenly, as if a little annoyed, "but there is also a favorite element in it, I can tell it, please believe me... Indeed, as you say, four days is too short... But what happened in these four days gives me enough motivation to get closer to you, and I will regret your departure, which is the most direct thought. β
"I'm sorry... I couldn't empathize. β
"Your Excellency Xia Zuo shouldn't have said that, it's just my own assertion and wishful thinking..."
Silence then accompanied the two and they arrived at the village a few minutes later.
Long before entering the brand-new door frame, Xia Zuo and Rebecca heard the toasts and laughter.
It's dark.
On both sides of the wide main road after entering the village, the poles are lit up one by one, and the scene in the village is brightly lit.
In the middle of the road, two rows of long tables stretched all the way to the end, because it had to accommodate 200 cavalry and about 60 villagers.
The table was filled with smoked fish, meat, soup, bread, cheese... And everyone's favorite β wine with honey.
Soldiers and villagers collide with each other and spill wine on the table.
"Ah~ Your Excellency Xia Zuo, and Rebecca who returned together." A drunken villager walked over, grabbed Xia Zuo's shoulders, and dragged him towards the center of the banquet.
It wasn't a nice smell, despite the sweet honey smell...
Xia Zuo didn't repel much at first, otherwise it would trigger "Auto Dodge".
Rebecca casually found a vacant seat to sit down, and when the girls in the village saw this, they picked up their own food and wine, sat down beside Rebecca, and talked about something with her enthusiastically, looking at Xia Zuo who was dragged away from time to time, showing curiosity.
Xia Zuo came to the end of the last long table, where Rodney and the village chief were seated.
"Welcome back, Your Excellency." The village chief nodded slightly and raised his glass.
"Haha, isn't that going to work?" Not far away, Jenny said to Rupert, who was already lying on the table beside her.
Rupert covered his mouth and raised his other hand to shake it in begging for mercy.
"It's really not like that, it's obvious that you're the one who challenged me."
...
"It's just in time, Xia Zuo, your wine has been sitting for a long time." Rodney gestured to a row of wine glasses on the table next to him, all filled with the still bubbling tea-red liquid.
Not long ago, "emmmm" was still thinking about going to the bar without pouring a thousand glasses without going to the toilet, and the actual scene application came?
"I have to have a toast with you, too~ Guest!" Horf was so enchanted by his footsteps that he almost bumped into Natsuzo.
"Xia Zuo, Xia Zuo, Xia Zuo, Xia Zuo......" the villagers shouted in unison, and the wooden cups rang synchronously on the tabletop, shaking the plates of the dishes slightly displaced.
With great hospitality, Xia Zuo picked up a cup, which looked bigger than a large glass of regular beer... Grunt and drink it all.
I don't know how they are made, the wine has a lot of bubbles... But it didn't cause him to burp - the gas that broke down in his stomach was no different from what he had eaten, and there was no need to expel it anymore.
"It's delicious..."Xia Zuo glared in surprise, and wiped the corners of his mouth with his cuffs. I didn't expect a wine that didn't look very attractive in color to be so delicious.
"Haha, that's good, how about drinking your self-punishment before clinking glasses?" Rodney suggested.
So he raised another glass, the size of the cup was enough to cover his face, and his vision was black for a moment before he could finish a glass of wine.
β¦β¦
Putting the wine glass down, Xia Zuo saw the light of day again - this was the last glass.
The morning light sprinkled on the scene of the banquet with cups and plates.
At this moment, the night has passed, and those lying on the table and on the ground are all snoring up and down, snoring one after another, and falling into a deep sleep.
Only Xia Zuo sat at the table alone, without the slightest hint of drunkenness and sleepiness, surrounded by empty wine glasses, and even a few empty wine barrels... It was directly picked up by the villagers when they were in the mood, and it was also drunk by Xia Zuo without sparing.