146 Momentary Failure (M)
The blue sky and white clouds, the spring breeze is pleasant, no matter how you look at it, it is a good weather for travel, but Adrian's face is gloomy like the eve of a storm. The woman in front of him was his eldest daughter, Katarina, the young man at the feet of the aristocratic man, and the blacksmith who secretly befriended his eldest daughter.
As for the pale noble youth, it was Viscount Sofra.
Caterina was the mistress of Viscount Sofra, and many nobles knew about her affair with the poor blacksmith, but Viscount Sovra did not. Recently, he always felt that other people always looked at him a little strangely, and after a long time, he felt more and more that something was wrong, so he asked his subordinates to check it, and it turned out that something really came out of the check, so there was this scene in front of him.
Viscount Sofra looked at a group of people coming in the distance, and his sharp eyes recognized Adrian at once.
With a sneer, Saurav stomped on the young man under his feet, and then said to Katerina, who was begging in front of his eyes, "You can be considered my woman no matter what you say...... I won't embarrass you too much, but your father is hard to say, his character and the way he behaves, and more precisely, the way you Bechedo men behave, all of us know very well. ”
Hearing this, Caterina's body trembled, and she looked back to see her father, who had a dark face, walking quickly, and his already pale face turned a miserable blue.
All of Bechedo's children feared their father, though Adrian gave their dear mother to a nobleman to vent his desires, which led to his mother's death. They were angry and resentful. But Adrian has always led by example, always putting the interests of his family first, not caring about his reputation or even his safety.
For such fathers. Their feelings are mixed, and they can be summed up in two words: awe.
It didn't take long for Adrian to walk up to the three of them, and Caterina looked at her father, who looked like black charcoal, and was about to say something, when she received a resounding slap in the face.
The little blacksmith, who had been trampled under his feet, saw his woman being knocked to the ground and screamed. Hands on the ground, struggling to get up. The muscles in his arms bulged high and were covered with tangled veins, apparently with a lot of strength. But even so. Soraf, who was pale and looked weak, still easily trampled him to the ground.
The nobles who have practiced vindictiveness, no matter how weak they are, are not something that ordinary people can compete with.
"How dare you move!" Sofra stepped the little blacksmith's face directly into the sand; Then he looked at someone who had just walked over with a playful expression: "Yo." Isn't this Old Bechedo, Gui'an. ”
Adrian quickly glanced at the eldest daughter who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth, and then pulled a smile with difficulty on his black face that was about to drip ink: "Viscount Sofra, why are you here?" ”
"Didn't you knowingly ask?" Sofra laughed playfully. A mouthful of white teeth reflected the bright light of the eyes in the sunlight: "I used to have a good impression of your Bechedo family, but now this has happened...... Lord Adrian. What do you think you should do? ”
Adrian frowned: "Commoners seduce noble women and commit adultery. It is a felony, and besides, he is a member of my family, and it is an even more serious crime, and I hope that your Excellency will leave this blacksmith to me to deal with. After the family trial, I will kill him to wash away the shame of my family. ”
"Father, don't ...... No. Caterina quickly crawled over, holding Adrian's big feet, and wailed and pleaded. She knew that her father had always been the same...... If he really had murderous intentions towards the little blacksmith, then the latter's nine lives were not enough.
"Get out of here, you corrupt beast." Adrian tried to kick his daughter aside, but Catrien's calf was held tightly by Katrin's face, and he couldn't use any force.
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Sofra watched with a smirk, as if watching a comedy, and after a moment he said, "Your Excellency Adrian is really just, a model of nobility...... It's just that I want to have a reluctant request, after your public trial, can I see this little blacksmith executed with my own eyes? ”
Adrian's eyes closed for a moment, then opened, still unfazed: "I'm going to stone the blacksmith here...... The scene will be very bloody, Your Excellency Soraf, your status is noble, if you are there in person, will it damage your identity? ”
Upon hearing that it was stoning, Caterina screamed, let go of Adrian's calf, and fainted to the ground. And the little blacksmith seemed to accept his fate, and no longer struggled.
"It doesn't matter, I'm sloppy, I don't even think Caterina is dirty, what is it to kill someone."
Adrian's eyelids jumped, but he didn't speak.
Sofra stomped the blacksmith under his feet and continued: "Lord Adrian, I remember that we said in our private agreement that if you let Caterina stay with me for three months, I will give you the drawing. But you didn't tell me that Caterina secretly had dealings with other men, and if she was a nobleman, she was a pariah...... I feel sick at the thought of sharing a hole with an inferior person, Lord Adrian, how do you say you should compensate me? ”
Adrian's face was expressionless: "This is indeed something wrong with our family...... In that case, how about I ask Lux to apologize to Your Excellency? ”
"Qingyin huā?" Sofra laughed: "It's better to be free." Your youngest daughter seems to be called ...... Ruth. I've heard that she's still a virgin, so why don't you let her come and apologize to me! ”
Adrian, who had a black face, laughed when he heard this: "Sofra didn't attend the dinner party organized by the Soul Thinkers Association!" Then I don't think I asked about last night today! The youngest daughter, Ruth, is now the maid of His Excellency Chen Xiansong. So I can only express my deep regrets. ”
There is a soul contemplative in Yuanmu City, named Chen Xiansong, which is something that everyone knows. Sofra laughed, "Your Excellency is not joking, the thread of the soul contemplator is not so easy to match. ”
Sofra is the second son in the clan, and last night's banquet was attended by his brother on behalf of the family. In addition, last night, his mind was focused on the matter in front of him, so he got up early to 'catch the rapist' and didn't inquire about what happened last night.
Adrian's smile looked more relaxed.
Looking at Adrian's calm smile, Sofra felt that something seemed to be a little wrong. At this time, Chen Xiansong slowly walked in front of the four of them. Since he was only dressed today in ordinary aristocratic attire, he did not wear the robe of the Soul Contemplative, which symbolized his status. In addition, Sofra did not attend the banquet, so the latter did not guess Chen Xiansong's identity at the moment.
Sovra glanced at Chen Xiansong, and then her eyes fell on Bai Min's body...... After a few seconds, his expression became disheveled, and then he appeared uneasy, and he saw the blacksmith at his feet, and hurriedly put his feet away. After arranging his clothes and taking a few breaths, he bent down and saluted Bai Min: "Beautiful lady, can I have the honor to know your name?" ”
Bai Min ignored him. Didn't even look at it.
If he had met a woman who ignored him before, Sofra would definitely be angry, and if the other person had a higher status than him, he would still be angry, but he would hide this emotion in his heart. Wait for an opportunity to retaliate in the future. But Bai Min ignored him, he was lost and inferior, but he didn't even have the heart to complain...... Because he felt that he saw the goddess who had fallen into the mortal world.
So instead of getting angry, he took two steps back. He seemed very uneasy, as if he felt that he had annoyed the other party by his rude behavior.
Adrian sees Sofra lost. But there was no anger, and the pity in his eyes flashed.
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Without the shackles of Sofra. The little blacksmith got up and ran to Caterina's side, trying to help, but seeing Adrian's gaze shifting, he didn't dare to move anymore. He was the apprentice in charge of casting metal in the jewelry workshop, and Caterina was in charge of monitoring the progress of the jewelry workshop.
It's just that there is no impermeable wall in the world, and it didn't take long for Adrian to know about their affairs, and many nobles also knew about it, and now, Sofra also knew about it.
Adrian stared at the little blacksmith, "You go back to your own house now, and wait for the stoning to be executed." If you dare to run away, your whole family will not want to live, and your father, younger brothers and sisters will not be left behind. ”
The little blacksmith's face was full of woodenness, and he didn't see much fear, he just asked, "Caterina will be fine, right?" ”
Adrian looked at him again, "Mind your own business first." ”
Chen Xiansong heard the conversation between the two and was a little curious: "What is the stone punishment?" ”
Adrian hesitated for a moment, then explained, "It is to throw the sinner into a large pit and then slowly smash him to death with a stone the size of half a fist to wash away the sins from his body." ”
Chen Xiansong frowned and said, "It's too cruel." ”
Adrian's eyes flashed with a gleam: "Since Your Excellency has spoken, then I will spare this blacksmith for the time being and deal with it as appropriate." ”
Chen Xiansong was wearing a mask made for him by Bai Min, and his voice was distorted, and it was difficult for Adrian to understand.
Although Adrian still had a poker face, Chen Xiansong seemed to be able to feel a happy emotion quietly rising in the other party, and he seemed to have realized something, and glanced at Adrian with deep meaning. Someone's hairs stood on end as if his soul had been prying eyes, and it wasn't until Chen Xiansong looked away that he relaxed, but even so, his head was full of sweat.
Frances stayed behind Chen Xiansong, she was so happy when she heard that she was going to go out on an 'outing', she was bouncing all the way, and now she watched with interest what was happening in front of her. Girl, and she is also literate, she has read a lot of 'romance' novels that circulate among the aristocracy.
The content is generally poor but talented commoners, who fall in love with aristocratic girls, and they are separated by a male nobleman in love, and the male commoners are framed and exiled to other places...... After several twists and turns, he found that he actually had the talent of a soul thinker, and he took revenge with the power of thunder after the most reluctance, and finally snatched the noble girl back, and lived a life of sexual happiness ever since.
Aristocratic men generally don't like to read such stories, or rather, they only like to watch a short paragraph at the end. But women especially like it, especially girls who have not yet been in love, and they have innocent and beautiful fantasies about this kind of plot, and as for the last bit of content, they are all enlightenment reading.
The scene in front of him, in the eyes of the little guy, almost coincides with the plot of the book, and if the blacksmith who sits on the ground has the talent of a soul thinker, then it will be a novel. So the little one's pupils turned lilac without anyone noticing, and he kept staring at the little blacksmith with curiosity, as if hoping to see something.
Just looking at it for a while, the little guy could only see the woodenness and numbness in the blacksmith's eyes...... In her little heart, the teacher's eyes are the most beautiful, shining with the luster of wisdom and kindness, like the brightest star at dawn, and those eyes are the characteristics that a soul thinker should have.
Immediately she lost interest.
Chen Xiansong continued to walk forward. Adrian took a step down and whispered to the little blacksmith, "Take Carter back, then go back to your own house, wait, don't do anything, understand?" ”
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The blacksmith nodded his head, and Adrian snorted, hurrying after him.
Sofra stood behind, looking at Bai Min's back, lost his soul, as if he wanted to catch up, but he didn't dare.
Soon a few people arrived outside the workshop, the strong metal smell made people feel uncomfortable in their throats, even Adrian, who often came here to inspect and was used to smelling the smell here, felt a little uncomfortable, Chen Xiansong had a mask, it was okay, Bai Min did not have any abnormalities at all, the strange thing was the little guy, he did not have any uncomfortable reaction to such an environment.
Chen Xiansong was a little careless and didn't notice this, but Bai Min noticed it. Frances's slightly bulging chest completely stopped rising and falling, as if she didn't need to breathe, but Bai Min only had a direct reaction to dangerous creatures, and she didn't breathe for several hours, cyborgs could do it, and she didn't think there was anything unusual about this ability, she lacked the brain to think independently, and she wouldn't think too much for the time being.
Because of the presence of the 'big man', Chen Xiansong, the workshop has completely stopped working, and everyone has been ordered to come out to meet him.
In total, there were about forty workshop workers, in two teams. No one dared to look at Chen Xiansong, all of them bent over, lowered their heads, and did not dare to come out of the atmosphere.
The first impression of Chen Xiansong in the workshop was 'chaos'. Wastewater, garbage...... There was even a smell of urine in the air. The arrangement of the furnaces, casting tables, cutting tables, etc., was completely spontaneous, without any regularity, perhaps for the sake of secrecy, there were no windows in the workshop at all, and the light inside was extremely dim, and the workers could only rely on the oil lamps and the dim light emitted by the furnace to carry out their work.
As a result, the oxygen content inside was significantly lower than that outside, and as soon as he entered, Chen Xiansong felt that he couldn't breathe.
Looking at such a scene, the corners of Chen Xiansong's mouth twitched, and he said to himself: "There are so many things that can be improved, I don't know where to start." (To be continued......)