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"How did you do that?" Catherine had let go of Pannis's arm, and the two of them stood next to the dance floor. The negotiation with Prince Nicholas just now was just a small episode, and there was no excesses, so it did not attract too many people's attention, and as soon as the prince left, the ball immediately returned to its original atmosphere. The two gathered around the dance floor like normal guests, the only difference was that they didn't talk to any other guests.

"Do what?" asked Pannis, confused.

"A couple of Nicholas's bodyguards. Catherine raised her chin at the gate, "How did you shake your fingers to force them back?" ”

"Hah, that's it. It's just a bluff with skills. Pannis smiled: "The skill of the assassin, sacrifice to attack, no one will want to open the shield and hard-hit, and people in their right mind will block or dodge." I just put the ability in a critical state before it was cast, so that the opponent would think that I was going to cast the skill on him, when in fact it wasn't cast at all. The higher the opponent's rank, the stronger the perception ability, and the easier it is to be fooled. ”

"But they're bodyguards. Catherine said incomprehensibly, "Even if you scare them with your skills, they shouldn't all step away and leave the employer in danger." ”

"Because there are three of them. Pannis shrugged his shoulders and replied leisurely, "I made each of them feel like I was using his skills alone, and the employer had two other people around to protect him very safely, so of course they would choose to back down and dodge." By the time they found out that all three of them had actually retreated, it was too late. ”

"Cunning. Catherine commented affirmatively: "However, don't talk about Nicholas's bronze step, I am right next to you, and I don't feel the fluctuations in the energy on your body when you cast skills." ”

"Control. Pannis pricked up a finger that others could not see, but Catherine, who was proficient in Dou Qi, could easily find that on the tips of Pannis's fingers, the Dou Qi condensed into an invisible spike: "Some people can only use Dou Qi to condense into a rough stick, and some people can use Dou Qi to condense into tiny spikes, but if your control is fine enough, it can be like this." ”

In Catherine's energy perception, the thorns of the fighting spirit on Pannis's fingertips began to lengthen, swirling and twisting and weaving through the fingertips, and finally weaving into a blooming rose condensed by the fighting spirit, such control was simply beyond the imagination of normal professionals.

"Beautiful flowers, for the beautiful lady. Pannis grinned and put his finger in front of Catherine.

Catherine angrily opened Pannis's hand and broke up the flower that could only be seen but not touched: "No sincerity, next time I can take it." ”

"Then let's change this. Pannis smiled and took two glasses of red wine from the table, handed one to Catherine, and shook the glass gently with four fingers: "Well, 3578 Mackinway, your grandfather Snape will really enjoy it." ”

"McKinway?" Catherine leaned closer to her glass in surprise and sniffed it carefully, "I thought it was Calis's wine, but it was actually McKinway's wine? ”

"Well, it's McKinway. Pannis nodded: "The taste of Calis wine is very close to it, but it still smells a little more fruity, and it tastes a little more sweet, this is the difference." ”

Catherine was not in a hurry to drink, she raised her glass to the light, let the fantasy fill her mind, and whispered: "578, almost one hundred and twenty years, more than five times older than my age, I wonder what kind of person will make this wine." ”

"In 578, it was the best year of Mackinway's 300 years of quality and yield. Pannis shook his glass, staring at the swirling liquid in the glass, as if he had returned to the vintage of the grapes. That year, Nelly, who was a fanatical lover of wine, couldn't control the ** in her heart, and ran into the village of McGinway deep in the mountains with Pennis, and spent seven months completing all the steps from picking and stemming to squeezing and fermentation to the final sedimentation and barrel change, and made ten barrels of wine by herself. Nelly, who has no experience in winemaking, can imagine the taste of the wine made by herself, but every time Pannis smells the aroma of McKinway's wine again, he always thinks of the smell of the ten barrels of wine, and always thinks of the smile on the face of the girl who stepped and jumped on the vat of grapes barefoot, and the smile that came from the heart, pure as a child. The smile is like the taste of the ten barrels of wine, green, but full of sincerity and happiness.

Catherine didn't know what Pannis was thinking, but when she saw Pannis's misty gaze, she gently patted Pannis's arm with a gentle smile to comfort her. Catherine's comfort woke up the intoxicated Pannis, who smiled self-deprecatingly, shook his head and drove away the face in the illusion in front of him, as well as the pinprick pain and remorse in his heart, stretched out his hand and gently collided with the wine glass in Catherine's hand, took a slight sip of the wine in the glass, and let the aroma of the wine beat and bloom between his lips.

"The best red wine. Pannis tilted his head and gently exhaled a breath of wine, "I have to repeat, your grandfather Snape really enjoys it." ”

"Well, I do enjoy it. ”

Pannis and Catherine smiled at each other, and turned back unsurprisingly, only to see a balding white-bearded old man standing behind them with a wine glass.

"Hello, Mr. Snape. Pannis gently raised his glass in respect: "It's an honor to meet you." ”

Snape nodded to Pannith and said to Catherine, "Can you lend your boyfriend a few minutes, little Catherine?" ”

Catherine rolled her eyes with a smile: "Take it and use it." ”

"It's callous. Pannis sighed sadly and made a gesture to Snape, "Sir, please lead the way." ”

"Catherine is a good boy. Snape walked back to the villa with Pannis, walked into the study on the second floor, and gently closed the door, "Did you say, Master Kyle?"

Pannis sat on a soft chair by the wall, put the wine glass on the coffee table in front of him, touched his chin and said with a smile, "I think I should talk to Odin tomorrow." ”

"Hahahaha. Snape laughed, "It wasn't Odin telling me. ”

Pannis tilted his head and thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, I understand, tomorrow I'll go and dismantle the little liar's crook's den." ”

"The little liar has become an old liar. Snape smiled and said, "I arrived three days ago, and I met Master Christo the day before yesterday, and I heard him talk about you, and I really wanted to meet you, but I didn't expect you to come here today." ”

"I didn't come on my own initiative. Pannis grinned, "I was forcibly brought here by your little Catherine." ”

"Haha, I understand, I understand. Snape looked at Pannith with a strange look in his eyes: "However, Catherine's past has been very difficult, and I hope you can take care of her more in the future." ”

"I know. Pannis nodded, "She told me." ”

"Told you?" Snape repeated in surprise, and then suddenly realized, "Yes, I must tell you, you are your own man." ”

"I have a strange question though. "I can tell from her that not only do you not need them to pay your debts, but you have been kind and sincere to three generations of her family," Pannis asked. In that case, why don't you just forgive their debts and free them from the pressure of debt?"

"What do you think?" Snape smiled slyly, "What do you think I am?"

"I came up with a reason, the stronger the pressure, the more you can train a person, and if you want Catherine to grow up quickly, you have to let her withstand enough pressure. Pannis pondered and said, "The fact is that under pressure, Catherine is already a high-level professional of the Golden Order at such a young age. ”

"That's one thing. Snape nodded, "But the most critical problem is that I can't beat three generations of their family." ”

"Huh?" Pannis was stunned: "What is the reason for this?"

Snape smiled helplessly, "I never wanted them to pay it back, especially after the death of my best friend, and I didn't want his descendants to inherit the debt." But I've told them many times for three generations that this debt is void, but no matter how many times I say it, none of the three of them agreed, and everyone insisted on paying off the debt. If it were possible, I would rather go bankrupt than hope that my best friend would live, and that his son and granddaughter would live happily, but no matter what I say, they insist on paying it back, and even Catherine's father once burst into my house and threw a thousand magic stone coins and ran, which was 10 million gold coins, and threw them on the ground so casually, and I couldn't beat them and couldn't catch up with them, what do you think I can do. So, this debt is not what I carry on them, it is what they carry themselves. ”

Pannis also smiled wryly: "This is really like her character." ”

"yes, so I can't really stop them. Snape suddenly smiled mysteriously, "However, I have a way to deal with it. ”

Pannis asked curiously, "What?"

Snape triumphantly showed off like a child: "Actually, they have repaid me for three generations, and I have not touched a single copper coin, and I intend to give it to little Catherine as an inheritance after she has paid off her debts, or before I die." Hehe, then she didn't have a chance to say no more. ”

"Tsk. Pannis said in admiration: "There is a granddaughter with a firm idea, it really hurts you." ”

"Yes, I don't have a few years of time, and she is the one who can't be relieved the most. Snape looked at Pannis's gaze and turned strange again, "But now it's okay, I can rest assured." ”

Pannis seemed to feel that something was wrong, frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Snape didn't answer, but continued: "Every time I saw her in the past, I always urged her, and every time she seemed impatient, I didn't expect her to give me a big surprise this time, hahahaha." ”

"Surprise her?" Pannis seemed to finally understand, thinking of some of Catherine's actions before, with a cold sweat on his forehead: "You don't mean to say ......"

"Of course. Snape smiled very happily: "As an elder, how can you not be in a hurry, now you are finally relieved, Catherine will ask you in the future." ”

"Haha, haha, haha. Pannis smiled dryly: "I always feel that you have a little misunderstanding somewhere. ”