Chapter XXIII: The Betrothal
What annoys Yang Lao and Nicole is that Adam and Simon are not familiar with each other, let alone have irreconcilable grudges, so the basic conditions for signing the death deed are not valid at all. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 However, the government still stamped the official seal on the death deed signed by Simon, and the joints of this can be understood by the two of them with a little thought.
The son of the general administration official is standing in front of him, do you still need to ask how the official seal came from?
What makes the two even more chilling is that the private seal of Gilbert's family also appears on the deed, which shows that someone in the family is behind the scenes! This person may be the new Baron Gilbert, it may be Lewin, who has a grudge against Wu Ming, or even Miss Carol who caused all this!
Although Adam's status in the family is not high, the family's cooperation with outsiders to bully their own people still makes Nicole and Yang's father extremely dissatisfied.
However, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and now that this death deed has officially come into effect, it is too late to protest.
The two of them are not worried about Wu Ming's life, although the death deed has a death word, but there are not many nobles who died in the duel because they signed the death deed. It's just that Wu Ming was defeated in front of the public, and the scene must be very embarrassing.
Seeing that the two of them were worried, Wu Ming put away his contemptuous attitude, he whispered to Nicole's ear, and asked softly, "What is this death contract?" Legal documents? ”
"As long as you don't sign it, young master, it's not an official legal document."
Nicole shook her head, roughly explaining the rules of the duel, and when she said the phrase "duel with the reputation of the nobility at stake", she subconsciously cast a worried look at Wu Ming.
"Since it's not a formal legal document, wouldn't my refusal to sign it invalidate the deed?"
Wu Ming was strange, how could such a verbal document make the two of them worry like this?
Yang Lao next to him sighed lightly: "Young master, you can't forget your aristocratic identity, the duel is gambling on the reputation of the nobles, you were defeated on the spot, and you only lost a little dignity." But if you take the initiative to avoid the war, then even your reputation will be lost, and you will not have any place in the aristocratic circle in the future. ”
"So serious?" Wu Ming was dumbfounded. How did he know that the duel culture has a long history in the aristocratic circle, and it is extremely sacred, coupled with the tradition that the nobles have valued honor since ancient times, once the death contract is valid, it will be the end of no war.
"Serious? It's a lot more serious than you think. ”
Young Master Yi on the side pulled the brim of his hat, and also took out a deed from his jacket pocket, and shook it in front of Wu Ming: "I still have a backup deed here, which is printed with the private seals of the two families, as well as my signature, and there is only one official government seal to take effect." ”
The corners of his mouth curled into an arc, and he threatened in a peculiar gloomy voice, "Even if you get lucky enough to pass the Simon level, this matter won't end here!" ”
"You are abusing your power!"
Seeing that there was a second deed, Nicole was so anxious that her cheeks were red, and she wanted to rush in front of the two of them and give him a bite! Yang Deshan, who had been silent, also had a dark old face at this time, and said in a hoarse voice: "You use the official seal of the government, and you are still so unscrupulous, aren't you afraid that we will sue the elders?" ”
"Sue the officer? Joke! Simon laughed insolently, "I know several elders of the Council of Elders, so you can go and tell you which elder will take care of you." ”
"You're ......!"
Yang Lao didn't expect this person to be so arrogant, and his shoulders trembled with anger.
"Ahem...... Old Yang, don't be angry, be careful of the liver fire. Wu Ming saw that Yang Lao shook like a sieve, hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and quickly patted him on the back, and the old man gradually calmed down.
"Excuse me...... Master George and Master Vernal, did you also bring the deed? Wu Ming thought for a moment and moved his gaze to the last two.
George's expression was a little strange, he usually had a good relationship with Adam, and it stands to reason that he shouldn't take advantage of others, but for some reason...... He still took out the deed that he had already prepared.
Vernal next to him smiled, and then happily took out the deed in black and white and showed it to Wu Ming.
"So, all four of you want to challenge me." As the saying goes, if you don't have a lot of debts, Wu Ming's brows stretched at this time, he thought about it, and felt that it would be better if this matter could be explained clearly, so he cleared his throat and said, "Whether you believe it or not, I didn't do anything too much to Miss Carol yesterday, and as for the marriage proposal, it was just a misunderstanding caused by my slip of the tongue." It may be that rumors are exaggerated in many places, after all, rumors are the least credible in small places......"
Wu Ming made a generous statement, saying it with great sincerity, and his heart could be seen, but the more he spoke, the more wrong the expressions of the four became. Simon, who likes Carol the most, has a black face, and his eyes are shining with a fierce light, as if he wants to choose someone to devour!
It wasn't until Wu Ming said "there is no attempt" that Simon finally couldn't bear it anymore, he was so angry that he jumped three feet high, pointed at Wu Ming's nose and scolded: "Let your mother's bullshit!" ”
Ha?
Everyone was stunned, and Wu Ming was even more of a monk who was confused, and he didn't know how he had offended this old-tempered young master, so that he jumped up and scolded people like this.
"Haha, good scolding." Young Master Yi gloated on the side.
Young Master Vernal still didn't speak, but George, this time he decisively echoed Simon, and said to Wu Ming with a disappointed face: "Adam, I misjudged you before, in order to avoid war, you can actually use such a clumsy excuse, really when we don't know anything?" ”
What kind of evasion, what excuses, what do you know?
Wu Ming couldn't help but roll his eyes, he really didn't know how to talk to these people, could it be that the IQ gap between himself and these residents of the other world was so big that he couldn't communicate?
At this time, Vernal, who had been carefully observing Wu Ming, saw that something was wrong, he clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention, and then said to Wu Ming with a smile: "Brother Adam, your family has sent wedding posts to the largest families in the town, you don't know about it, right?" ”
"Wedding post? What is the wedding post? Not only Adam, but the two Yang family were also at a loss when they heard the news.
"It's an engagement invitation." Young Master Vernal snorted.
"Engaged? Who is engaged to whom? Wu Ming had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Naturally...... Adam ...... and Miss Carol...... Betrothal...... ......"Young Master Vernal deliberately lowered the speed of his speech, so that Wu Ming and the others could listen to it truthfully.
Wu Ming's face was blank and silent.
Behind him, an old man and a young man instantly turned into a wood sculpture, standing motionless and dumbfounded.