Chapter 19: Prelude to the Dinner Party
The town is not big, and there is naturally no need for a carriage to go to the Baron's Palace, so Chen Hansheng, Kalanda, and Glade took two escorts, Chang Yujie and Jose, and walked to the tallest house in the town.
Chang Yujie, like Wang Zifeng, was a warrior who had obtained low-level Dou Qi in Qin Mu and Kalanda's Dou Qi School. He was originally a military training non-commissioned officer, and his long-term training made him the best of the first batch of Douqi Awakening Cadets. Jose turned out to be a mercenary warrior under Kalanda, and he just awakened his fighting spirit last year, but his rich mercenary experience gave him a very good combat strength.
For Chen Hansheng, it was the most elite force in his hands that went deep into the tiger's den today.
The Baron's Court is a small three-story castle with a blue-gray rock faΓ§ade with no ornamentation on it, all straight lines, the top of the castle is covered with battlements for archery, and there is even a trebuchet on the platform on the second floor. The master's martial style is vividly expressed. If there were more towers, a thicker outer wall, and a moat, it would be a real fortress.
Chen Hansheng walked to the door of the Baron's Mansion and touched the storage ring on his hand, this rare item was only distributed because he wanted to open up a party, and the good things prepared for everyone in the castle were hidden inside. And in Chang Yujie's arms beside him, there was only one space bag.
Seeing the butler Robin coming out from inside, Chen Hansheng stabilized his emotions, made the proper behavior of the Mage Tower's representative, and looked at the other party with a calm expression.
"Welcome to the Baron's Palace. Please come with me. Robin said.
The five followed Robin into the courtyard and through a garden to the main entrance of the small castle, guarded by warriors along the way.
Entering the castle, Robin said to Chen Hansheng, "We have prepared food for your guards in the side hall. They can dine with the soldiers of our family. β
Chen Hansheng gave Chang Yujie a look, and the latter and Jose followed one of the guards.
Then, Robin brought Chen Hansheng and the three into the main hall. I saw a rectangular hall with a platform set up in front of it. There are two rows of long tables under the table, horizontal and vertical. There were already quite a few guests here, most of them dressed in military uniforms, talking in groups. Seeing the three of them enter the hall, most of them stopped talking and looked at them. One of them, a tall middle-aged man, walked over and gave a knightly salute, "This is Mr. Chen, right? β
"Lord O'Farrell, we have finally met. Chen Hansheng returned the salute and introduced, "These two are my deputies, Kalanda and Glade. β
After everyone greeted each other, the baron said, "I heard that Mr. Chen has a lot of things to talk to me about, and today is a good opportunity. After the ceremony and dinner, we can have a good chat. β
"Of course. I am always waiting for His Excellency O'Farrell. Chen Hansheng said.
"The people who are here today are all the nobles around you, and you can get closer to each other. In my opinion, being friendly as a neighbor is the most important thing. The baron beckoned, and came three young men with very similar faces, all of them tall and strong, the largest looking to be twenty-seven or eighteen, and the younger one in his early twenties. "This is my second, third and fourth sons, Akleh, Israel and Hahn. Both Akle and Israel served in the King's Northern Legion, and Hahn stayed with me. My eldest son works as an officer with the Duke of Greenwood, learning how to manage a territory. The fifth son was a knightly attendant to the duke's heir, Huletta. β
The baron commanded, "Akle, you accompany Mr. Chen for a walk and get to know those people from the surrounding area." You are the oldest, and you are familiar with the nobles, and your brothers and I still have some preparations to do. β
After the baron took his two sons and took his leave, Aclay was left alone. He waited for the baron to go away, glanced at the three of them, and said with a smile, "You hid Doris?"
Chen Hansheng's eyes were over, he didn't expect this Aklee to mention this matter here, isn't he afraid of an ugly scene?
"Mr. Aclay, Doris lives with us, but I want to ask you what happened to Erin?"
"Oh, it turned out that Mr. Chen took Doris. That girl is also a rare beauty. Acre praised it.
"No, I don't have anything to do with her, they're my townspeople now, and I'm going to prevent anything from happening to their family. Chen Hansheng said.
"Well, that's right. Looks like I still have a chance to pursue Doris?"
"Pursuing Doris as you did Erin?" said Calanda as she could not take it anymore, and sneered as she sneered.
"This beautiful young lady. You must have misunderstood something, I never pursued Erin, and Doris was more to my taste than hers. I was just concerned about the good things, and I was trying to remind her that someone else had a crush on her. If it were me, I would cherish every woman I ever touched, and I would let her fall to that point. There was a hint of disdain between Akle's words.
"It's not you, it's your brother, and you can't fool anyone by saying that Irene's stolen nonsense. Kalanda said.
Aclay spread his hands: "I can only say that some young people are too irritable, but this is also something that cannot be helped, it will be good after more experience." As for Irene, all I can say is that fate doesn't favor her. β
Chen Hansheng was really disgusted by these understatements, and when he saw that Kalanda's face was red, he was afraid that the anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable, and he diverted the topic and said: "It seems that there is a chance, I still have to ask Mr. Aclay about the situation at that time." But let's focus on the ceremony first. β
"Of course, that's exactly what my father wanted me to do. You see, the one over there wearing blue armor with a long sword is my brother-in-law, Baron Suarez, the one wearing black armor is Sir Paragus, the representative of Greenwood City, and wearing the red mage robes is the mage from the Tower of the Red Lotus, Lord Pera, who is a disciple of Lord Susana......"
After introducing the people present, Aclay pointed to the platform in front of him and said, "In a moment, Her Excellency Susana of the Red Lotus Tower will hold a ceremony here to take my sister Jenny as an apprentice in magic. By the way, Her Excellency Susana is also a great beauty. β
As soon as he finished speaking, a female magician in a red robe, leading a little girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, entered the hall through the side door.
Aclay said, "It seems that the ceremony is about to begin." β