One day a few years ago, in the suburbs of Djerkhala, Rhodok. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The town of Rudi, no different from the other mountain towns of Rhodok, barely added some luster to the taxes of the village by selling furs, herbs and other mountain goods in exchange for dinars, and some of them also lived in seclusion with one or two old craftsmen. However, it is such an ordinary small mountain village, but it is the last refuge of the hardcore family of the president of the Republic of Rhodoc, and now the Kunhas family.

"Old sister, have you changed your clothes?" said Kunias, dressed in armor, standing at the top of the stairs and shouting to his sister's room on the second floor.

"Good morning!" Timoth sighed, shouting equally loudly. At this time, she was taking care of her hair. Due to years of neglect, her hair is now very disheveled and quite difficult to manage.

"Then hurry up, time waits for no one!"

"Brother, what are you talking about," my sister shouted downstairs dissatisfied, "If you think I'm slow, I'll go first, it doesn't matter if I go or not anyway!"

"How can it," Cunhas hurriedly reassured, "after all, it is the king's birthday party, and every lord will bring his ladies, so this must not be neglected." ”

"Just the damn Mediterranean?" Timoth pouted, "that old immortal killed his father, and you still ran to celebrate his birthday and wish him a long life? ”

"To be honest, I don't want to, so let's go to another kingdom, or go to the speaker. ”

"Are you pumping your brain?" Timoth screamed, "in this situation, which king would be willing to take us in this big trouble?

Cunhas spread his hands, "Isn't it cannon fodder here?"

"This is different, in Rhodok, there is still a territory for us to survive, and in other places, we only have those personal soldiers as bargaining chips, once those people die, they may also be *** used as bargaining chips with Griffos, have you ever considered these things?"

"So," Cunhas said helplessly to his sister, "whether you're going or not." ”

"Go. Timoth gritted his teeth.

"Isn't this it, what an awkward fuss. The young lord pursed his lips and continued to persuade, "Don't worry, all the young heroes of Rhodok will participate in this banquet, and maybe you can find a future brother-in-law." ”

"Brother-in-law?" Timoth snorted coldly, "Even if I want to marry, someone must dare to marry." How many of those idiots from Lord Rhodoc's family would dare to disobey Griffows and propose to me?"

"Hehe, you don't know about this," Cunhas showed a playful smile, "This birthday party is not only attended by vassals, it is said that the bosses of first-class trading houses such as Roden Ross and Falling Star Ridge will be present, especially Roden Roth, who is said to be the youngest big businessman in the whole continent." ”

"Youngest, hum, you still believe in the merchant's boast," Timoth laughed sarcastically, "in the eyes of those mercenary fellows, as long as the hair is not gray, it is considered young, even if the hair is gray, dyed with dye, and rejuvenated." Looking at the size of Roden Rose, I dare say their boss is at least forty years old, and he's still a fat man with a big belly and even walking!"

"Alright, old girl, don't complain," Cunhas said helplessly, "Have you done it well!" "Come on, wait a minute!"

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Sure enough, it was as boring as I imagined. Timoth sighed and looked at the warriors in the arena in front of him. That's right, it's the repertoire of every major banquet, the athletic conference. Theoretically speaking, this kind of bloodless fighting is probably only liked by noble sons and noble girls who stay at home all the year round, and generals like themselves who don't like violence, and battle-hardened generals probably find it very boring... No, his brother may be an exception. Obviously, he is more fierce than anyone else on the battlefield, but he can still watch it with relish when he arrives here, and the way he dances and cheers for the warriors he supports looks really stupid, if he doesn't want to brush King Griffos, it is estimated that he will personally go to the end of the fight.

Alas, this old brother is really not worry-free. Timoth shook his head, covered his mouth with a fan, yawned lightly, and watched the game again boredly. To be honest, in fact, there are many eldest ladies who don't like violence, and they sit together in twos and threes, chatting about the makeup and clothing that have been fashionable recently, or talking about some gossip between the king and the vassals, such as who and who gave their husbands green, and so on. However, these topics are also not interested in her, and even find them more boring than the fights off the court that have no killing intent at all.

Hawkers, even if she's interested, probably no one wants to talk to her, just look at the vacuum around her, and the eyes of those noble ladies looking at rats. Even if some ignorant sons came to talk to him, and after asking him clearly that he was the sister of the lord of Kunias, he immediately found an excuse and left. A bunch of cowards. Timoth mentally labeled them as such.

"Next, it will be the last match of the day, between the boss of Roden Ross, the great merchant Mu, against the son of Lord Kerslida, Darien! The winner will receive a prize of up to 5,000 dinars and the right to enter the castle to have dinner with His Majesty Griffos!"

Roddon Rose?

The familiar name lifted Timoth's spirits. It's really strange that Roddon Rose's boss actually reached the finals, and it won't be that he paid people to release water.

"Next, please come in with the green side, Roden Ross's Mu!" With a loud roar, the musicians on both sides of the stands played a passionate march, and the gate on one side of the field was lifted, and a samurai in a green robe walked in with a sword and bowed slightly to the stands.

"On the other side, on the blue side, Darien of the House of Klida!" and to the same music, the heir of the lord also walked into the arena in a dashing manner, bowed in all four directions, took off his helmet, and gave the ladies a flying kiss. This caused a scream in the stands, and Timoth, pouting in disgust, looked like he wanted to vomit.

In the presence of His Majesty the King, the duel soon began. With a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, Dalian slowly circled in the direction of Mu, who unhurriedly carried the shield to his back, holding the hilt of the sword with both hands, waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

Just when the two of them were only a few steps away, Darian suddenly launched a charge, but Mu's reaction was faster, he turned around, dodged the impact of the shield, and then took advantage of the blind spot created by the enemy's shield to turn to his side. At this time, when Darian discovered the enemy's position, it was too late, and before he had time to react, he was kicked in the crook of the leg, and the whole person fell to the ground with a shield attached.

Mu didn't give him a chance to struggle, and immediately pressed Dalian, who was about to struggle to get up, with his knees, and then stuck the wooden sword in his hand into the side of his neck.

Seeing this, the referee immediately signaled to the loud voice, who shouted the final result of the match, "The winner, Mr. Mu of Roden Ross, he will receive a huge prize of 5,000 dinars, as well as the honor of having dinner with His Majesty the King!"

Yo, I didn't expect this guy's swordsmanship to be so sophisticated. Timoth was a little surprised, he thought he was a fat old man.

And Mu in the audience also stood up after hearing the result, and at the same time, he also stretched out his hand to the loser, pulled him up, and took off his hat together to bow to the audience. This graceful act drew applause from the stands.

When Mu got up again, Timoth also saw his face. Is... Unexpectedly young... Although the expression on his face is a little elusive, it is also quite attractive, and the wind and frost of the years have not left many marks on his face, and he looks like he is in his early twenties, a little younger than her brother. It is... The two funny whiskers on his lips are really a bit of a.

However, when he met Graves and received the bounty and bouquet from him, Timoth saw him salute respectfully and a flattering smile on his unpredictable face, and the otherwise good image suddenly fell to the bottom. She shook her head self-deprecatingly, sure enough, even the so-called young talents would inevitably bow to the powerful. Hehe, after all, the world is theirs.

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Mu changed his armor in the lounge, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand and being a little distracted. This bouquet of roses, only the middle one is the most gorgeous, the most brilliant, and the one next to it as an accessory is much darker, not only in size, but also in flower shape.

Of course he knew this flower, but it was better to say that his childhood memories were filled with this flower. This is the best rose in the whole continent, the result of Grandpa's life's work, from Anatolia in Ross Ridge. Mu picked one of the outstandings from the bouquet and threw the rest into the corner. Anatolia was a perfect rose in her own right, even if it was a little flawed, but it was another kind of beauty, and Mu remembered that his grandfather once proudly boasted to him that extravagant, intricate decoration like Rhodok was a defilement of this flower.

He straightened his gown, tucked the last rose to his chest, and walked out of the lounge.

When he arrived at the castle hall, he immediately attracted everyone's attention, especially the noble ladies, whose eyes simply began to glow golden. This is another part of the banquet, the champion of the tournament will give roses to the woman in the middle of the banquet, this is one of the best ways to court, if the woman is more passionate, there will be a wonderful story that night.

Of course, you can also choose not to send it, but in this way, it will be like saying that all of you are scum and I can't look down on any of them, and it will offend all the women present.

Therefore, Mu is very embarrassed, he doesn't want to have anything to do with any noble girl, to be honest, it's a big trouble to mess with these vases, such as stalking or something, and the same stalking "love rival".

He scratched his head in annoyance, simply picked a random flower and gave it away, and then left with a symbolic chat. So, he walked over to the empty Timoth beside him, and handed over the roses.

Timoth was stunned for a moment, then pointed to himself and said, "Do you know who I am?"

"I don't know. ”

She smiled sarcastically, "I'm the sister of Lord Kunias, Timoth. ”

"Oh, I'm glad I will. ”

Mu said this, and did not withdraw the hand that handed the rose.

Timoth was a little surprised, "Even so, you're still going to give me roses?"

"Why not?"

"Are you sure you know my Lord of Gocunhas?"

"You know, the descendants of the former Speaker's most die-hard supporters. ”

"Then you're not bold. ”

Mu Wenyan smiled lightly, "If you can't tolerate even a rose, how can Griffos be the king?"

She playfully took the rose, then pointed to the lords of Rhodok who were quietly observing this side, and sneered, "They don't dare." ”

"But it's not," Mu also glanced over there, "They are vassals with Griffos, and they have to rely on Haraus to live, so naturally they have to be careful." And I, with him, can be regarded as a cooperative relationship, so there is no need to tremble like them. ”

"Cooperation?" Timoth immediately comprehended the meaning of this sentence, and was surprised again, "You mean, you intend to treat His Majesty as an equal?

"This is not the exclamation of a republican, Ms. Timoth. Mu looked at Timoth, and there was a hint of joking in his tone, "Isn't this what you're trying your best for?"

"But we shamefully failed. Timoth shook his head, "After all, the aristocratic system is a system formed over thousands of years, and the authority of the king is not as simple as you think. ”

"The king rules the country not by some vague authority. Mu was a little unimpressed by Timoth's words, "It's real power, wealth and popularity." As long as he was comparable in these respects, it would not be difficult to talk to the king on an equal footing. ”

"You underestimate the king too much. Rose swirled in her hand, "The king has the support of the entire aristocratic system behind him, even if you can reach the same height in these aspects, what can you do, can you kill all the nobles?"

"I don't need to be an enemy of all the nobles," Mu slyed smiled, "If His Majesty's treasury is in my hands, do you think I can be on an equal footing with him?"

"Your heart is too big. Timoth's eyes narrowed, sniffing at the roses. But compared to the delicate scent of roses, she began to feel that this man was a little arrogant, "As long as there are nobles, you can't control the king's property, and they won't allow you to do that." ”

"Not necessarily," Mu's smile brightened, "What if the economy of the entire kingdom is in my hands?"

"Is this a joke?", Timot blurted out, but soon she felt that the man's tone was a little playful, but there didn't seem to be a joke at all, so she asked a little suspiciously, "You... Can you do it?"

"Who knows?" Mu shrugged and bowed slightly to Timoth, "I still have something to talk to the others, so I won't accompany you, I wish you a good night." ”

"Hey?" Timoth didn't react for a while, and was slightly stunned, and Mu, at this time, had already walked into the center of the venue and started talking to the others. Timoth looked at his back, furrowed her eyebrows, pretending to be mysterious, daring, and beyond her control, and she immediately labeled the arrogant man with these labels. But... Why, in the deepest part of her heart, her intuition told her that this man might be able to do it. She sniffed the roses in her hand and couldn't help but feel a little distracted.

Until his elder brother came to her with a glass of wine, saw her hesitant, and patted her shoulder comfortingly, "Alas, life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, not everyone can find your beauty in those vulgar powders." ”

The corners of Timoth's mouth curved into a subtle arc, and he casually inserted the rose in his hand into his brother's cup.

"Brother, your wish to find a brother-in-law may come true. ”

"Poof!" Kunhas squirted out a sip of wine, "what are you talking about?"

"Who knows?" said Timoth, turning deftly, leaving his brother with a bright smile.