Chapter 25 Everyday Life
The sword is one, and there is nothing else besides the sword...... and so on, it is the state that Shi Ji is in under the guidance of Dugu Feng, which is the preliminary communication between heaven and earth, and the innate martial arts after the sympathy of heaven and man. It is also the direction of all Shi Ji's next cultivation efforts.
It's just that if Shi Ji is allowed to practice and comprehend by herself, with her perceptual talent, I am afraid that no matter how hard she tries, it will be difficult to reach this layer, so Dugufeng simply directly guided her into this state with her spirit, although it is a bit of a seedling, but it doesn't matter.
"Your Excellency!"
At this moment, with a slight sound, a soft shout came from outside the door.
Shi Ji looked in the direction of the shout, but suddenly found that the doors, windows and walls that had originally obstructed her vision had become a thin grid in this world composed of pure light and shadow, which could no longer block her vision.
Outside the door at this time, there were two waiting maids, in the world of shadows, they were in different forms. One was brightly colored, with a sharp light like a cold sword flowing on her body, and the other was only a faint outline, no shadows, no points of light, only the hollow outline of her clothes, and she could not see any reflection in this world of light and shadow at all.
"Come in, Milano, Lifar." Dugu Feng said so, motioning for the maid outside the door to come in.
Shi Ji retreated from the strange perspective of the unity of man and weapon, just in time to see the bedroom door gently pushed open, and the first to come in was a maid with beautiful silver-white long hair, she was Dugufeng's personal attendant, her moonlight-like smooth skin and a pair of distinctive pointed ears, revealing her racial identity.
Of course Shi Ji knew her, her name was Milano, and she was the most common moon elf on the continent, a poor man who lived in the Western Soils, but her home was breached by a group of vicious orc bandits. It is said that when her sister arrived and killed the bandits, there was only one elf left in the poor group, Miranor, who took her in because she was homeless. It is said that she has many memories of falling off a cliff and breaking her head, and even the name Milano was chosen by her.
And perhaps it was the irritation of her people dying in front of her one by one, Mirano was silent, and she would not utter any cry even in the fiercest of battles, her man, like the sword, was accustomed to killing in silence.
Behind Mirano was a maid in formal suit, with a delicate face, a high nose, thin lips that were not bloody, and a pale blue hair that hung down softly, covering her neck that was a little too fair.
Shi Ji also knows her, her name is Lifar-Silvermoon, and she is a somewhat strange vampire. It is said that she was originally a druid who practiced on the side of the Misty Forest, but while exploring the Troll Roaring Forest, she accidentally broke into the tomb of a wizard hidden in the Troll Mountains. He was captured by the Grand Arcanist Grand Lich of the Nether era, who had been living in seclusion in the Wizard's Tomb, and turned into a vampire as an experiment.
She, like Milano, is a victim of her sister's rescue from the evil bad guys. However, unlike Milano, who has always been her sister's squire and followed her sister to participate in the battle, Lifar's personality is open-minded, she is at ease with her encounters, and she likes a peaceful life, so she is left in the territory and has always existed as her sister's housekeeper.
"My lord, breakfast is ready, the guests are all in place, please wash up quickly!" As soon as Lifa walked in, she dutifully acted as a travel butler, urging her host to prepare as soon as possible and not to be rude to her guests.
But Milano didn't say a word, walked in directly, and wiped Dugufeng's body like a real maid.
The water in the bathtub had completely cooled down, and Dugufeng stood up from the water, letting drops of crystal water slide off her skin.
"Ah, sister, I'll help you too!"
Seeing Milano's movements, Shi Ji was not willing to be lonely and joined in the fun.
"Forget it, don't make a mess."
Dugu Feng flicked his fingers again, bounced Shi Ji away, and at the same time, after letting Mirano wipe the water droplets, he walked out of the barrel directly, stepped barefoot on the soft carpet, and walked to the huge dressing mirror.
Dugufeng's delicate body is flawless, bathed in the early morning sun, with a faint golden halo, exuding a goddess-like sense of sacredness.
"Lifar, what seems to be something I need to deal with today!" Dugu Feng asked his housekeeper like this.
"Your Highness, you are so beautiful!"
As if she had just recovered from the shock of Dugu Feng's delicate body full of divine beauty, Lifarer couldn't help but sigh and praise.
However, after the compliment, Lifar's face quickly straightened, she took out a small notebook, took it in her hand and said seriously: "Your Excellency, today is the day you have set to rest, according to the schedule, today you should go to the hall and have breakfast with the guests and your followers, after breakfast, you have an hour to deal with the affairs of the territory, although the internal affairs officers take care of the affairs of the territory very well, but I suggest that you still spend a little time dealing with government affairs...... After taking care of the affairs, you need to instruct your knights and followers on the martial arts, each of them has been waiting for half a month, and has already accumulated a lot of questions in their heads. In addition to this, you may have to make a tour of your realm, knowing that there has not been a banquet since you became an earl, and the people of your realm are eager to meet your lord......"
"Alright, I got it!"
Listening to Lifar's list of the tedious things that need to be done today one after another, Dugu Feng nodded slightly and said, "I will handle the government affairs, and after instructing the knights in martial arts, I will patrol the territory with you, as for holding a banquet or something, forget it." I don't have time to waste on these boring things. ”
After speaking, Dugu Feng glanced at Shi Ji again, and suddenly smiled: "Of course, you can also hold a banquet in the name of Shi Ji, even if I don't show up, those people must be very honored to be able to meet another princess of the Silver Shield family." ”
"Okay, if necessary, I'll consider holding a banquet in the name of Shiki-sama." Lifar nodded, and wrote it down earnestly.
"Ahh
Hearing her sister's assignment, Shi Ji suddenly became unhappy, and pouted: "Sister, you are as bad as your father, you have to be used as a vase...... Hum! ”
"Shi Ji, be good! Wouldn't you like to help your sister with her work? Dugufeng changed into a light and comfortable dress under Milano's service, and coaxed Shi Ji like a child and said: "Because Shi Ji is very capable, capable in all senses, so my sister needs your help very much!" ”
"Hmph, liar, I don't believe it every time I say that!" Shi Ji pursed her lips and turned her head away like an angry child, but the slightly curved corners of her mouth and upturned chin betrayed her mood.
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When Dugu Feng hadn't come down yet, Luo Lei, who had just been lucky enough to become the lord's attendant, was very diligent in the restaurant, she obviously didn't realize the change in her identity, she was diligent by nature, and naturally joined the work of the maid.
Of course, she didn't do anything wrong. In the life of ordinary aristocratic families, the squires of nobles and knights, although their status was higher than that of servants, they also had to do the work themselves. In addition to training their combat skills and fighting with nobles and knights, they were also responsible for brushing horses, cleaning stables, maintaining equipment, tidying up storehouses, patrolling and standing guard, and so on. Therefore, Xiao Lolei helped so diligently, and no one said that she did something wrong.
Dugufeng's villa is not much different from most manors, just for the comfort and convenience of living, and the building is more generous. And because it has just been built, the walls and pillars of the villa have not yet had time to leave traces of age, and the walls and railings here are still brand new and snow-white.
Lolei was an ordinary peasant child, and she had never seen such a beautiful house, and walking between the white marble columns and marble walls, she only felt as if she had stepped into a snowy palace.
Lori was cautiously busy, the dining room was very large, and the guests had not yet arrived, only a few maids were busy in it. Most of them were between twelve and fifteen years old, and they wore either a wide skirt of a maid trimmed with lace, or a bow tied with a bow, and wore a strange garment that exposed their arms and armpits.
Under the kind guidance of Aunt Green, she got along very happily with these maids. From their conversation, Lorei knew that they were different from herself, and that most of them were slaves who had been rescued when the lord was cleaning up the robbers. Moreover, it was only in the lord's villa that she learned that among the lord's servants, there were not only ordinary humans, but also some beautiful elves with wings, and some cute halfling girls. They were all wretched people whom the lord had rescued from the most odious and abominable slave traders.
As the maids were busy, the whole dining room was quickly set up. The large bronze chandelier above the dining room is polished and shiny. The sofas that had been placed around the living room, as well as the thick cashmere blanket that had been laid on the sofas, were moved and moved to other places that could not be seen.
A long dining table is placed in the center of the dining room, as the morning sun rises and the sunlight shines through the windowsill and gently spills into the room, illuminating the entire dining room. Therefore, the original gold candlesticks do not need to be placed on the dining table, but are hung directly on the walls on the left and right sides like decorations.
As the restaurant gets ready, the enticing aroma of food wafts through the kitchen. At this time, there was a noisy sound outside the door, and the guests walked in one after another, men and women, old and young, and at once occupied more than half of the table that was enough for more than thirty to eat.
Lori ran around to help, looking at the lord's guests with great curiosity. Because among the lord's guests, in addition to the knights of the earl who wore the silver shield and phoenix badge, there were also some races that Lolei had only heard of but had never seen before.
For example, sitting next to the elegant lady Vilia Rolland were a man and a woman, two drow elves with dark skin as dark as night and eyes that were charming violet.