At twilight, an ivory house appeared somewhat abruptly in a clearing on the outskirts of Falan City.

It is shrouded in a hidden barrier, so it cannot be seen by ordinary people.

The room is small and extremely simplely furnished, divided into a bedroom and a study by a curtain.

Although Mu Yan was sitting on the sofa with a book in his hand, he couldn't read it at all...... After all, there was the sound of changing clothes in my ears, and I could see a curvy and seductive silhouette through the curtain.

After a few minutes like a century, Surya opened the curtain and said with a red face, "Okay, okay, is it good?" ”

The girl was dressed in a dark red evening dress, her long hair was coiled high behind her head, revealing her slender neck, and her usual sharpness was restrained, and she looked charming and moving because of the flush on her face at this time.

"Of course, I can't even let you wear it out when I see it, so I should take it home and take it to a sneak peek." Mu Yan smiled and stepped forward to drape his coat over her shoulders.

The gown would show off the shoulders and most of the collarbones, and it would look cold, but our scholars had apparently forgotten that a swordsman close to legendary level didn't need protection from the cold.

In fact, the legendary swordsman himself has forgotten.

"By the way, I found someone to make the clothes from memory, is it still appropriate to wear?"

"Hmm...... Except for a little tightness in the chest...... It's all suitable. Surya said softly, her voice getting quieter.

"Hmm...... You're welcome. ”

Mu Yan couldn't help but glance at it, the dress could only cover most of the round, and some of the full milk flesh was exposed, and the crystal pendant happened to fall between the deep ravines...... He hurriedly touched his nose to force himself to calm down.

Surya has only been here for half a day this time, and she has no time to think about the mess......

"Let's go, the carriage is ready outside the house."

"Hmm."

……

The entrance to the Imperial City is located on the northeast side of the Square of Truth, because today is a special day - the birthday of Lawrence II, and the magic lights in the square are also lit up, which looks brilliant from a distance, illuminating half of the night sky.

There are fifteen statues in the square, and it is interesting to note that apart from a few of the priests and judges who died on the way to "exterminate heresy", the other mages happened to be on the backlit side, looking so lonely on this brightly lit night.

Of course, no one cared about this, and people were more curious about how many funny things and jokes would be after the dinner, after all, that Lawrence II was a notoriously "childish temper".

Although the supreme ruler of Jialan is the Council of Six, and the six families that have been inherited to this day have hardly shaken His Majesty the Emperor's face, as one of the three emperors in the Plain of Horses, Lawrence II still has some right to speak.

Less, of course, and limited pitiful.

For example, he can change the national emblem and flag of Jialan, change his name, change the main color of the celebration, etc......

That's all.

And since many years ago, when more than half of the parliamentary families passed a decision to make the Pope the hand of the king, His Majesty the Emperor has one more person to consult.

But even so, he still represents the Jialan Empire on his bright face, and the title of the empire is not just a circle of land and self-style, there are 11 royal counties in Jialan, and there are dozens of dukedoms below, and there are hundreds of counts. A small county could support hundreds of thousands of people, which was the total population of a city-state in the distant past, before the Morning Star was formed.

Therefore, when people mention the three kings of the Muma Plain, they will always count this insignificant emperor, and because of this, this gives the parliamentary family a transcendent status.

The king of the Morning Star, the king of Turing, is on a par with the king of Jialan, but the real speaker of Jialan is the Council of Six, which is equivalent to the Council of Six above all kings...... It has to be said that it was this kind of status that the mages pursued when they betrayed Morning Star.

Mage, there are not many things to pursue other than magic, and fame and status happen to be among them.

Therefore, in order to protect this emperor and highlight his status, the imperial city of Falan City is not weaker than either Turing and Morning Star in terms of momentum. And because of the mage, this imperial city is superior in magical defense, and to a certain extent, it can be said that it is immune to all spell attacks.

Today the carriages were parked outside the city gates, and the Clark and Perez families came to offer their blessings on behalf of the Council of Six, but of course the Duke of Gaine and Duke Frank themselves did not come.

As for the other families and organizations, they are not as positive as these six, and they have done enough work in preparing gifts just because they have received invitations. For example, last year's Horn of Kane gave away that magic carpet.

Although Mu Yan memorized etiquette well, gift-giving is an unspoken rule, and it is not in the palace etiquette regulations at all. By the time he realized it, he was already waiting at the door.

However, he did not panic at all, and there were still more than two dozen fresh shark fins lying in the ring, and it was a big deal to take one out and make up for the king......

Before the dinner began, the guests gathered in the courtyard to greet and talk, the newcomers trembling for fear of making a laugh if they said the wrong thing, while the familiar ones looked back and forth at the other guests, looking for prey.

To put it bluntly, any aristocratic dinner party is a sorority, and the lone beautiful lady is often surrounded by several men, and of course, even with a male partner, if the two are not intimate enough, they will be quickly surrounded.

For veterans, the relationship between the two can be judged from the distance between the two, for example, some ladies just gently hold the arm of their male partner, and there is a few centimeters between the two of them. As for the other ......

For example, Sulia, the girl hugged Mu Yan with one arm behind her chest, like an old hen guarding her calf. Not to mention men, even women don't dare to step forward when they fall in love with Mu Yan.

What makes our blonde female swordsman so nervous is nothing more than a dazzled woman in front of us.

Sullia rarely attended balls, the closest being when she was twelve, and it was at the ball where Charles III announced her engagement to the Third Prince, and she instinctively resented the occasion.

But despite this, after receiving Mu Yan's tentative request, she still rushed here as soon as possible.

"Don't be nervous, there are not many people here who know me......" Mu Yan felt a soft thing on his arm, and he couldn't help but feel relieved, so he was relieved: "I don't even know why I was invited." ”

"Hmph......" The girl wrinkled her nose and said suddenly: "'Strangeness is the source of stimulation, and stimulation is the fertile soil of desire'." ”

Mu Yan was stunned when he heard this, and he turned his head mechanically.

"Mia, what do you usually read, my dear? If I'm not mistaken, this is the comment at the end of the first volume of Baron Marcus's "Milk Love", "The Wild Lily That Swept the Sky." ”

"How do you know?" The girl exclaimed, "Have you seen it too?" ”

"Ha, my reading volume ......" Mu Yan smiled confidently.

In fact, not only had he read it, but he also knew that this sentence was written by Principal Wynne. When he was young, this guy was also good at "smelling women", and Marcus could literally wear a pair of pants - just not as promiscuous as the latter.

The two were busy flirting when an exclamation suddenly sounded in their ears.

"Mr. Mu Yan?"

Mu Yan raised his head and couldn't help laughing when he saw the person coming.

"Miss Lina? Pander to...... Ah Yin? How are you two ......?"

It was Idriel and Amacer, the latter was constipated, especially after seeing Mu Yan, he couldn't wait to find a crack to get into.

Just as Amath didn't know that Mu Yan had received an invitation from the royal family, Mu Yan didn't know if Amasure would go to the dinner with him behind his back or with Miss Lina......

At the same time, he didn't know that Amacer almost didn't hesitate to agree after being invited by Lina, and then fell into deep remorse.

What about keeping your distance?

If you say yes, don't act rashly?

What's going on......

So the elf's mood became more and more delicate, and he was ashamed to speak up about it.

So it was a little embarrassing at this time.

"So how can you two ......" Mu Yan reacted quickly: "Oh, I understand, Ah Yin is playing the flower messenger?" ”

Lina smiled, not caring about his teasing, but instead set her eyes on Surya.

She felt that the woman in front of her was familiar......

A year ago, she and Soulia faced each other in the Thorn Flower Challenge, and watched each other suddenly disappear without a trace. But I've only seen that side......

And the girl's hair at that time was not so long, and she hadn't shown such a bright smile on her face for a long time, so her whole temperament was different, so Lina didn't recognize it.

"Hello, my name is Susie." Sulia stepped forward generously, she didn't think that the other party must remember her, so she simply used a pseudonym.

"Hello, Miss Susie, these are ...... of you."

"I'm his fiancée."

Su Lia tightened Mu Yan's arm again, said sweetly, talking about his fiancée, but he looked like a newlywed little wife.

"......I see," Lina pursed her lips and smiled, "No wonder Teacher Mu Yan usually never participates in any dance parties, and even ignores the accosting of female students, now it seems that this is normal." ”

And voila! What does it mean to be able to speak!

Mu Yan really can't wait to record this paragraph and show it to Teacher Zha and Glazer a hundred times, a hundred times!

The four of them exchanged a few more pleasantries until all the guests arrived, and they were guided by the waiter to the banquet hall.

During the exchange, Mu Yan learned that today's dinner would not have been so luxurious, which was probably the "childish temper" of Lawrence II. The emperor is fifty-five years old this year, and he should have passed the age of wayward nonsense, but he always used such and such pranks to express his dissatisfaction with the status quo.

Thankfully, these were just pranks, and had no bad effect other than making the Tower and the Council feel that he was immature.

Even, to some extent, it's a benign effect.

Waiters carry trays back and forth, long tables are covered with bright red tablecloths, and all kinds of exquisite food are displayed on them, showing royal luxury.

- But few people did it.

This is also an inexplicable unspoken rule, the guests have eaten in advance, and the food at the dinner is just decoration, after all, no one likes to communicate with a guy with a mouth full of food, which is detrimental to appearance. Women's makeup is also at the same level as food, with a maximum of one or two pieces of preserved fruit and small pastries that are easy to put in their mouths, and greasy turkey and meat are kept away.

But there is always an accident in things, such as Mu Yan and Sulia hiding in the corner, relying on his perception to frequently take food. He always captures the moment when the least number of people pay attention to him, and coldly cuts a large piece of meat from the roast suckling pig next to him and hands it to Surya next to him.

As a mage, he doesn't need to eat much food or sleep, but these normal rhythms act like tranquilizers that calm his mood and regulate his life, so they haven't been discarded. Surya is different, the stronger the body, the more vigorous the basal metabolism, although energy intake can offset part of the appetite, but if you eat it with an open belly, it will be like a bottomless pit.

In other words, Surya eats an amazing amount of food, and her appetite is related to her emotions, so she is so happy today, how can she eat more?

What's more, the cuisine of the Jialan royal family is really good.

Not long after the two of them were secretly eating, Mu Yan was surprised to find that at the end of the other end of the long table, there was also a guy who was secretly eating, with an equally amazing hand speed, so fast that he could pull out the phantom......

And judging from his shoulder badge, the identity of this goods is not simple.

It was a symbol of royalty.

The moment the perception swept over the other party's shoulder, the person seemed to be aware of it, raised his head violently, and happened to be looking at Mu Yan together.

The two glanced at each other from afar, and the latter showed a surprised look and waved at Mu Yan.

Strange, do we know each other?

Mu Yan didn't know why, but he also waved his hand, and then the guy simply walked over.

"Hello, Mr. Mu Yan. This beautiful lady is ......"

"My fiancée, sir." Mu Yan stood in front of him quietly and smiled: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of us...... Acquaintance? ”

This benevolent brother was not annoyed, patted Mu Yan's shoulder, and said enthusiastically: "We are about to meet, Mr. Mu Yan, I am your number one fan, I have purchased every issue of "Bignius", what you said at the hearing, those news in the newspaper, it is simply too interesting!" ”

actually gained a fan......

Mu Yan couldn't laugh or cry.

"I don't know what Your Excellency calls ......"

"Philo, you can just call me Philo. It's a prince who doesn't have much reputation. Philo smiled.

"Oh......" Mu Yan nodded, and couldn't help blurting out: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince......"

At the mention of this title, he suddenly wanted to laugh.

I really have a relationship with the third prince.

"I'm so honored that you've heard of it." Philo smiled.

Jialan's prince has never had any role to speak of, after all, the emperor's role is like that. And this third prince is even worse than his two elder brothers.

But Mu Yan remembered that a player once said that in the 20th year of dusk, he found a grave in the backyard of Yuexi Manor in the suburbs, which read:

"Fallo's body rests here, and his soul sleeps in the depths of the sea."

It was Desmond Miles, the founder of the Brotherhood.

At that time, the research about this person continued for a while, and then it could not be stopped due to the lack of various information.

The two exchanged a few words, and His Royal Highness Fei Luo smiled and said, "Do you know why you were invited?" ”

"Oh?" Mu Yan raised his eyebrows, "There is still a story here?" ”

"Of course!" Philo suddenly became excited, looked around, and after making sure that no one was aware, he lowered his voice and said: "After reading the story of "A Song of Frost and Fire", I was shocked, and showed it to my father for the first time, and then guess what? ”

"How?"

"He found out that the queen and the chief of the guards of the royal guard were really cheating!"

“…… What the? ”

"That's right, as it says in the story - although they are not brother and sister, they are really fornicating! And I don't know if I also watched that story, and tried in vain to reproduce the scene at the end of the first chapter, and I happened to be caught by my father! ”

Mu Yan was stunned, he didn't expect this book to have this function......