Chapter 70: Silence
A rumor that had been suppressed resurfaced and intensified like adding fuel to the fire!
When Ian walked out of the halls of the Apothecary's Guild with a nonchalant face, his personal information was shaken out by a "conspirator" and a group of "good causes" in just an hour. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info only half a day passed, and the entire Holy White City learned a "sensational" news.
Martina Cromwell, the leader of the Red Lotus Templar Starfire Knights, declared that she would participate in the potion contest and claimed to defeat all opponents and win the contest, forcing the Imperial Apothecary Guild to issue him an official apothecary certificate.
Suddenly, the apprentice-level event that no one cared about was completely boiling at this moment.
Captain Martina's little lover.
Sin Apothecary.
Manifesto of hubris and ignorance.
When these three elements were mixed together, the huge howl that burst out instantly attracted a lot of attention.
The people at the bottom are waiting to see a long-lost drama with all kinds of thoughts, the high-level leaders of the Pharmacy Society are smiling with banter and "pity" waiting to enjoy the clown's performance, and what is even more incredible is that a large group of idle ladies and ladies who have nothing to do all day long have been stirred up by a rumor that has resurfaced, and with all kinds of strange reveries, they are excited to see if the sinner boy who is rumored to be the love of Lady Sun is really as handsome and dashing as rumored.
So, when the night passed, when the sun rose the next day, everyone was horrified to find that the surging crowd had flooded the small venue of the potion competition, so that the local guard captain hurriedly mobilized a large number of manpower, which barely guaranteed the order in the venue and avoided the occurrence of stampede congestion.
Martina and Olivia sat on a separate platform, speechless as they watched the "guests" who kept pouring into the venue. There were some low-ranking nobles among the bustling crowd in the audience, and some of the young ladies who obviously had no common sense even wore festive costumes for the celebration. In the eyes of the knight, as long as any footprint was imprinted on the long skirt that had almost been dragged to the ground, then the group of elegant ladies in front of her would fall like dominoes......
"I just can't understand what they're thinking. ”
Miss Knight couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion. She already knows the power of rumors. In a sense, the reason why she was able to get such an independent stand, in addition to her being a high-ranking member of the Red Lotus Temple, was not unrelated to a rumor that made her laugh and cry.
"They had just been bored for a long time, and had heard some wonderful rumors, so they came over to see the excitement. Orivia, dressed as a maid, chuckled. There weren't many opportunities to flirt with Miss Knight, and she didn't want to let go of it.
"Martina, why don't you just fake it. Ian may be a few years younger than you, but in my opinion, he's a real fit for you. ”
"Orivia, you're not going to be interested in teasing me right now. Miss Knight's face showed an annoyed look, she couldn't bear such a joke as she had always been serious: "There will be no possibility between me and Lord Ian, and I will be angry if you make such a joke again." ”
"I know, I know. Miss Merchant nodded disappointedly, and then asked in a low voice with interest: "But after checking for so long, we haven't found any useful news, and we have no other way than to quietly wait for the other party to jump out on their own, right?"
"Don't be in a hurry, Martina. She turned her head and smiled meaningfully: "It's because you're so serious that you haven't been able to marry yourself off at this age." ”
"I'm not going to get married. The knight shook her head firmly, then looked into Orivia's eyes, and said earnestly, "I swore to you. ”
"I don't remember taking this vow. Seeing her best friend replying to her seriously, Miss Merchant suddenly felt a little headache. She hopes that her best friend can have a good home, instead of being tied to her forever. But at the moment, he obviously couldn't really convince the other party, so he had to cry and laugh and shake his head, and reluctantly changed the topic.
"Let's change the subject, Martina. Do you think Ian can win today?"
She looked at the venue under the stands. While they were chatting just now, the host of the contest had finished his long speech, and the next part was the entry of the contestants. Everyone's eyes have turned to the dark entrance between the venue and the preparation area, waiting for the protagonist of this comedy to appear. Martina, seeing that her "maid" had changed the subject, also restrained her emotions and replied without hesitation: "I think he will win." ”
"Why?" asked Orivia, curiously, "The level of swordsmanship is not equal to the level of pharmacy, and being able to become the strongest does not mean that you can reach the top in all fields. He has quite a few opponents, and each of them is a disciple carefully cultivated by those masters, so why can you be sure that he will win?"
"Intuition!"
"Intuition?"
"I don't know anything about pharmacy, so I have to rely on intuition. ”
"That's really a 'sincere' answer. Orivia looked down and laughed. At this moment, a violent commotion suddenly sounded in the venue. The host of the event has just read out the names of the attendees, and as the protagonist of the farce and the role of the clown, Ian Christian will be the first to enter the venue for "watching".
The two ladies stopped talking, and Qi Qi turned his gaze to the entrance of the contestants, while the other "guests" had already craned their necks and even stood up from the stands.
Sinners are synonymous with humility and filth in the eyes of many in this room. They usually wore the titles of worker, squire, slave, and had a choking stench on their bodies, black dirt that could be rubbed out with a casual wipe of their hands, and they always looked like they were bowing down. There are too many people who want to know why such a person would spread pink rumors with Captain Martina, and there are also too many people who want to see this ignorant man who speaks wildly and shows a restrained and frightened look at the eyes of everyone.
However, they are doomed to disappointment.
With the slight sound of footsteps, it was neither a filthy slave nor a groveling squire who stepped out of the shadows. There was no choking stench on his body, and his skin was so white that the noble ladies bit their lips.
It was a handsome young man dressed in a black robe, and many people noticed that he had been keeping his eyes closed since he walked out of the entrance. They viciously wondered if the handsome young man, who was so jealous that they would stumble on the ascending steps, but until the other party had completed the last staircase, such a "happy" scene still did not happen.
The boy walked to the center of the hall step by step, but in the eyes of everyone in the stands, he seemed to be walking step by step to the center of the world. They laugh at themselves for having such a ridiculous idea, but at the same time they find that they can no longer make mockery and sarcasm no matter what.
He is the eternal silence of the night, and his arrival robs all the voices of this world.
When he looked up in the center of all things and opened his black eyes, the world vaguely saw his prostrated figure in the reflection of the pupils.