Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Challenge
The second day of the harvest festival is the most important part of the harvest festival, the prayer ceremony, which is to pray for the blessing of the goddess of harvest and the harvest next year. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The prayer ceremony is held in the Harvest Goddess Hall located in the south of Silverstone City, and is presided over by the high priest of the Goddess Temple, and this celebration is also the most solemn and sacred ceremony, and there is no room for sloppiness.
Early in the morning, Miss Winnie came to Leo's residence, and in the name of the friendship of the landlord, she once again asked Leo to go to the temple of the goddess of harvest to observe the ceremony.
Leo had thought that Miss Winnie had prepared early enough, but he didn't expect that their carriage would only march to the periphery of the temple of the goddess, and the road would be tightly blocked by the believers in Silverstone City and the surrounding area, and the wide streets would be crowded with people going to the temple to pray, not to mention the carriage, it would be difficult for people to squeeze through.
Seeing this, the coachman had no choice but to inform Miss Winnie that the carriage was really impassable, and he had to walk to the temple of the goddess. But fortunately, the goddess hall is already not far away, and the magnificent building of the goddess hall can be faintly seen through the crowd.
Leo jumped out of the carriage, raised his hand to take Miss Winnie's hand, helped Miss Winnie out of the carriage, and then did not let go of Miss Winnie's delicate and silky hand, but directly held it with his backhand, and led Miss Winnie to the crowd. The first time he had the courage to hold a girl's hand, Leo's heart was so nervous that he didn't notice that Miss Winnie's face was also blushing.
The originally wide road was crowded with people who went to the temple of the goddess to watch the ceremony, and there were even more devout believers who worshiped all the way to the front, and the crowds of people were crowded one after another, and it was difficult to find a gap.
Leo leaned sideways, wrapping one hand around Miss Winnie to keep her from being squeezed, and pulling the crowd with the other, trying to find a gap in the crowd and struggled to move forward.
Those who had been pushed away by Leo turned their heads and glared at the young man, and when they saw the aristocratic attire of Leo and Miss Winnie, they twisted back in a daze, muttering that they didn't know what to say.
Finally breaking through the crowd, Leo was already sweating on his forehead when he led Miss Winnie up the steps of the temple of the goddess. Miss Winnie changed her usual rudeness and willfulness, took out a white handkerchief from her bosom, and carefully stepped forward to wipe Leo's sweat. This scene happened to be watched by Paul and others who were standing in front of the door of the temple of the goddess waiting to enter.
Standing on the high steps of the temple of the goddess, watching the girl he liked wiping the sweat of other men with affection, the jealousy in Paul's heart almost burned his reason, if it were not in front of the temple of the goddess of harvest, if it was not the most solemn sacrificial celebration today, Paul would probably have to draw his sword and stab this damned man in pair.
When Leo turned his head and saw Paul's eyes in front of the temple that were staring at him, the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, and with a smile full of victors, he once again took Miss Winnie's slender hand and walked up the temple steps hand in hand with her, and even Leo deliberately raised his eyebrows at Paul, secretly giving him a smug and provocative look
Paul's teeth were clucking, and the back of his hand holding the hilt of the sword at his waist with his backhand was already full of green muscles, and Viscount Rubin, who was beside him, noticed something wrong with his son, and frowned and reprimanded: "Paul, this is the Temple of the Goddess of Harvest, pay attention to your manners!"
While turning his head to reprimand Paul, Viscount Rubin also saw a pair of beautiful people coming hand in hand at the bottom of the steps. Viscount Rubin sighed secretly, although from the bottom of his heart he was more in favor of Paul's pursuit of Miss Winnie, and had a positive attitude towards the marriage between the Milne family and the Brontë family, but the affection between young people could not be forced after all. Viscount Rubin's eyes when he looked at Paul were also full of regret and understanding, but unfortunately Viscount Rubin didn't expect that his look of pity and sympathy made Paul go crazy with grievance.
Born in the Milne family, which has the longest history in Northern Xinjiang, and his father is the high-ranking consul of Silverstone, Paul has been above the top since he was a child, and has always regarded himself as the leader of the younger generation of Silverstone, and he is determined to get Miss Winnie, the most beautiful of the aristocratic girls, but he didn't expect that this most delicate flower in Silverstone City would be taken by the country lord he looked down on, how could Paul bear it?
"Leo!" Seeing Leo and Miss Winnie walking hand in hand, Paul could no longer suppress the jealousy in his heart, and no longer cared about the occasion at this time, he came out of the crowd and stopped Leo, ignoring any aristocratic etiquette, even omitting the title of baron, and calling Leo's name, this rudeness made the nobles waiting in front of the temple look sideways.
Viscount Rubin saw Paul coming out of the crowd, and wanted to grab him but he was empty, so he could only watch him rush out, and when he heard Paul's roar, Viscount Rubin secretly screamed that it was not good, at such an important moment, in front of all the nobles of Silverstone, I am afraid that not only will it lose the face of the Milne family, but if it has an impact on the sacrificial celebration, then the matter will be a big deal.
Paul, who had been burned out by jealousy, didn't think much about it at all, he stared at the damned country lord with his eyes, drew his sword from his waist with his backhand, and shouted to Leo amid the exclamations of the crowd: "I will duel you!"
On the eve of the start of the sacred sacrificial celebration, in front of the sacred Harvest Goddess Temple, the long sword was unsheathed and spat out wild words, which was already a blasphemous act, not to mention the nobles in front of the temple, even the believers of the Harvest Goddess who bowed down at the foot of the steps have spoken out to reprimand the bold Paul.
There was no turning back when he opened the bow, and even if Paul had realized that he had made a big mistake, it would be difficult to turn back, so he could only stare at Leo and wait for Leo's answer.
"In this kind of place, on this occasion, it's not appropriate to talk about this issue, right?!" Leo didn't pay attention to Paul's request for a duel, but calmly walked up to him, reached out and patted Paul's shoulder like an elder, and said in a loud voice: "Change time and place, I will be honored to accept your challenge." ”
Leo's calm and calm handling method was not despised for refusing to challenge on the spot, but was praised by the nobles and believers present, and it also highlighted Paul's naivety and impulsiveness. Miss Winnie, who was closely following Leo, also looked at Leo with admiration, and was even more fond of him.
Refused by Leo to accept the duel, Paul opened his mouth to say something more, but was rushed in front of him by Viscount Rubin, raised his hand and slapped him back.
"Isn't it enough to be embarrassed?" In front of everyone's eyes, Viscount Rubin tried his best to lower his voice and said to Paul: "If there is any grievance, settle it afterwards!"
Although this matter is Paul's fault, Viscount Rubin is also unconsciously full of disgust for the initiator, Leo who aroused Paul's jealousy.