Chapter 20: Last Year's Fenhua Festival
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After leaving the attic, Esenfan returned to his room, lying on the bed, looking up at the ceiling, his mind seemed to be ethereal like never before. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
This feeling is not very common, and if Esenfan thinks about some problems seriously, he will definitely be able to solve them well.
"Essenfan, Isevan......" A slightly impetuous voice sounded from outside, disturbing Isevan's quiet thoughts.
Esenfan rubbed his temples and when he got up, the door had been pushed open.
Maybe it was because he saw the quiet elegance of the blind girl, and when Esenfan saw Mei Ruo's arrogant appearance, he inadvertently compared them, and the result can be known from Esenfan's frowning brows.
Esenfan was indeed a little disgusted that this woman was bothering him at this time.
"What's the matter?" Esenfan took a sip of tea, rinsed himself, and put on his coat.
"Didn't you come to me last night...... Esenfan, why don't you do anything every day, do you think that if you win an academic championship, you can sleep comfortably every day. You must know that Prince Roger practices his sword every day before dawn...... "Mei Ruo began her count of Esenfan again, and always likes to compare Esenfan with the little prince Loger.
Esenfan felt that this woman really didn't remember her surname for a long time, she had been abused twice by that surname, and it didn't take long for her to dare to talk to herself in this tone.
However, Esenfan now doesn't even have the ** surname Mei Ruo, and the quiet face of the blind girl always comes to mind, as well as her expression when she listens intently to her reading.
"You seem to be more optimistic about that yin-yang person?" asked Esenfan indifferently.
Mei Ruo wanted to deny it, but felt that she didn't need to always give in to Esenfan like a little woman.
Mei Ruo's father worked for the royal family, and she herself often went in and out of the imperial city, and she was able to come into contact with the women of the royal family frequently, which made her think that she seemed to be stained with the luxury of the royal family, and always felt that she was superior.
Therefore, after thinking about it again, she felt that she still couldn't compromise with Esenfan, and said to Esenfan very unceremoniously at the moment: "It's not that I'm optimistic, but I have to admit that he is indeed better than you in all aspects, he is a prince, kind and gentle, and the most important thing is that he has always worked hard, although he may not be as good as you in literature, but he passed the assessment of the silver sword fighter when he was eighteen years old......"
Esenfan raised his eyebrows, this Mei Ruo is really big-chested, and he actually praised another man in front of another man.
"He's so good, why don't you go and seduce him, and keep coming to me. Esenfan said indifferently.
He ...... Doesn't he like Dai Xin'er......" When Dai Xin'er was spoken, Mei Ruo's eyes were a little dim, as if mentioning her name, her aura would cover everything about herself.
"Don't worry, Dai Xin'er won't marry her. Esenfan said with a smile. Of course, Dai Xin'er will not marry the little prince, that is the prospective daughter-in-law of Esenfan!
"Hmph, it's not up to you to marry or not, if you have half the ability of the little prince, maybe Dai Xin'er will take a fancy to you...... Esenfan, you and I see that you still don't want to miss Dai Xin'er, you and her are definitely impossible. Mei Ruo said dissatisfiedly.
"Why should I forget her? I have to defeat the man you said was several times stronger than me, so that I could get her. Esenfan said in a playful tone.
Mei Ruo suddenly laughed, this smile was obviously a laugh at Yi Senfan's telling a very childish joke.
"A year ago, on the Fenhua Festival, for Dai Xin'er, you went insanely to a life-and-death duel with the little prince, if it weren't for Madame Felin and the Duke interceding with Your Majesty, you would probably have died under Roger's sword, could it be that this year, you still want to ......" Mei Ruo said.
Esenfan hooked the corners of his mouth. The shame of a year ago, Esenfan has never forgotten.
"I ...... I don't mean to belittle you, I just want you to do what you can......" Mei Ruo quickly realized that she had said the wrong thing and corrected it slightly...... A year ago, the biggest disparity in the life-and-death duel of the Finnish Flower Festival, the protagonists were none other than Esenfan and Prince Loger.
In fact, everyone in the whole country knows about this matter, and the first scholar Esenfan challenged Prince Loger, who is known as the first young swordsman in the country of Finland, on the day of the Finnish Flower Festival, and it was still a duel of life and death!
A life-and-death duel means that someone must die in this battle, and Esenfan, who proposed this kind of duel, was even more unexpected by everyone, it can be said that everyone was stunned by Esenfan's amazing move, and even quickly burst into laughter.
However, Roger accepted this duel to the death, and a duel that could be said to be ridiculous was born, in the midst of this incomparably grand celebration.
At last year's Fenhua Festival, Ethan Fan was just an ordinary person who fought with Luo Jie, who had passed the Silver Sword Fighter assessment, and the results can be imagined!
Ethanfan was defeated without suspense, and according to the rules of a life-and-death duel, he must not die.
However, in the end, after the Duke of Faia and Filine personally interceded with His Majesty, the old king asked Roger to cancel the duel under the pretext of a celebratory feast and not a blood surname.
In fact, this incident has always become a laughing stock in the kingdom, and it can also be said to have become a shame for Esenfan.
Perhaps, after becoming a vampire, Ethan Fan will learn the swordsmanship that has been abandoned for more than ten years for the first time, precisely to wash away this shame one day in the future!
And before, in the training ground of the Warlock Academy, when Rose deliberately used that tone to mock Ethan Fan for practicing swords, Dai Xin'er, who knew Ethan Fan's sore spot at that time, would immediately scold Rose with a straight face.
In other words, Dai Xin'er will have feelings for Esenfan is also this life-and-death duel a year ago. Because on the day of the Finnish Flower Festival last year, the little prince Luo Jie announced his love for Dai Xin'er and was willing to marry him.
And not long after this matter was announced, Esenfan surprised everyone to propose the duel of life and death, regardless of anyone's obstruction and no one's comments.
Esenfan would behave so irrationally, and everyone naturally thought that Esenfan, the adopted son of the duke, was likely to have already developed a love for Dai Xin'er.
Therefore, although Esenfan failed miserably and even almost lost his surname, Dai Xin'er was indeed moved by Esenfan's behavior.
"Mei Ruo, when will you get rid of that rat-eyed problem? After Esenfan said this, he passed by Mei Ruo and didn't pay attention to Mei Ruo's chatter anymore.
Esenfan walked very fast, because he didn't want to like Mei Ruolao to walk around him, and at this time, Esenfan suddenly felt that the internal gap between women was actually very, very big.
The blind girl in the attic may not be much less than Mei Ruo in appearance, but that kind of indifferent as water and unworldly temperament makes Esenfan feel that compared with the impetuous Mei Ruo, one is in the sky and one is underground.
After walking out of the courtyard, Esenfan happened to meet Firin's personal maid again.
The little maid's face was flushed, as if frozen by the cold morning air.
"Young Master, Madame has prepared a dress for you to wear for the Fenhua Festival, let you try it and see if it fits. The little maid smiled and said to Esenfan.
"The clothes were delivered directly to my yard. "Isenfan is now a little "jealous" of Firin.
"Madame has something to say to you. The little maid said.
"Okay. Esenfan nodded helplessly.
He followed the little maid to the Duke's mansion, but on the way he happened to meet the Duke's eldest son, Hetan.
Hetan is also the master of the horse of the country of Finland, and his status is second only to the Duke of Fei Ai in the ducal palace. He usually lived in the Imperial City, dealing with those of the royal family, and rarely returned to the Duke's Palace.
"Oh, Esenfan, congratulations on winning the Ten Nations Tournament. After seeing that Esenfan was going to the Duke's mansion like himself, Hetan said a lukewarm word to Esenfan.
"Hehe, Hetan, I heard that you got a blood horse mount and your strength has increased greatly, so I have to congratulate you. Esenfan replied with a smile.
Hetan is a royal sky knight, and his spear skills can be said to be the only one among his peers, and he is also considered the top powerhouse of the younger generation in the country of Finland.
"It's okay, it's okay, oh, you were in the Warlock City some time ago, what happened to Xin'er, why did the knights disappear inexplicably, and the maid was also ......" Hetan asked.
Hetan doesn't care about his brother, but he spoils his only sister, and if any bastard dares to beat Dai Xin'er's idea, he will immediately remove one of this guy's legs, regardless of whether you are a member of the royal family or not.
Hetan is relatively close to the eldest prince Brian, and his approach to the first heir has also implicitly expressed the support of the Fiai family for the eldest prince. But the battle for the throne will always be elusive until the final coronation.
A year ago, at the Finnish Flower Festival, Stan frowned when the little prince expressed his admiration for Daisium. Regardless of whether Roger likes Dai Xin'er or not, he definitely has the intention of winning over the Fiai family.
After all, if the little prince marries Dai Xin'er, then the balance of the Fei Ai family will fall in favor of the little prince Loger...... Although he was dissatisfied with this incident, Hettan could not say anything on that occasion at that time. To Hetan's surprise, Esenfan, who had always been silent, would do such an astonishing act.
For a knight with a chivalrous spirit, Esenfan's behavior made Hetan have a little change in his opinion of Esenfan.
"When I encountered some strong monsters in the field, the right knight died protecting Dai Xin as a child, and the maid was also ......," Esenfan said perfunctorily.
Dai Xin'er encountered such a terrifying incident, if it was reported back to the family, the family would definitely invite Dai Xin'er back immediately, so Ethan Fan had already made a good deal with Dai Xin'er and did not tell the family about those things.
"Is there anything wrong with Xin'er?" asked Hetan, frowning.
"She's fine, she's fine, and she's learning third-order fire control with her mentor right now. Esenfan replied.
"Well, that's good......" Hetan nodded.
As he spoke, the Duke's main building had already arrived, and Hetan naturally went to find his father, while Esenfan was led by the maid to the side hall.
When he walked in, he saw several maids busy cutting something, but soon saw Filine who was ironing his dress herself.
"It's good to have someone......" Seeing that there were many maids around, Esenfan was also more relieved, if there was no one, he would always easily have the idea of sucking Filin's blood.
"Come here, come here, go change into this dress and see if it fits. When Filine saw Esenfan approaching, she immediately smiled gently.
"Sure fit...... Last year's was also made for me by your own hands...... "Isenfan replied.
"Not necessarily, you are a lot stronger this year, and you are no longer as weak as before. "Philin had already sensed the change in Esenfan.
Esenfan's physique has indeed become stronger, after all, in the past six months, he has spent a long time practicing swords almost every day.
"Come to the fitting room, and my aunt will change it for you. After Filine asked the servant to carefully put the clothes in the fitting room, she led Esenfan to the spacious fitting room.
Esenfan is really helpless, they are so old, Filene has to make a new dress for Esenfan every important festival. But it's nothing, it's just that he always has to put it on for Esenfan himself, which makes Esenfan feel like a baby who can't wear clothes...... Of course, a formal dress cannot be worn by itself, at least another person must stretch the clothes to ensure that the gorgeous and neat men's dress can be worn without any wrinkles.
"Stand still, don't move. "Fei Lin personally unbuttoned Esenfan's clothes, and this kind of intimate behavior can easily make Esenfan drink blood**, after all, there is no one else in the fitting room now.
"Just let the servants come. Esenfan was still worried that he wouldn't be able to control his blood drinking, so he spoke.
Filine didn't pay attention to it, waited for Esenfan to take off his shirt, and asked Esenfan to take off the underwear inside.
"Ah, it's really strong!" said Ethan Fan as she stood shirtless in front of Firin, who opened her mouth in surprise.
"Of course, there are workouts every day, hehe. Ethan Fan smiled dryly.
"It's good to have a little muscle, at least it looks safer. Philin smiled with relief, and her gaze quickly fell on Esenfan's right chest.
Esenfan noticed Firin's gaze and lowered his head to look at the scar engraved on his right chest...... The scar is very shallow, and there are even signs of being worn off, but if you look carefully, you can still see that this scar is printed with a blood dragon, and at the same time, there is a long sword similar to the body of the blood dragon pattern.
The reason why Filine wanted to personally wear Esenfan for serving Esenfan was not entirely to treat Esenfan as a little baby, but the blood seal on Esenfan's right chest that no one could see.
Feline's well-maintained hand had lightly touched this mark of Esenfan, and it seemed that she was caught in some kind of unbearable past...... "How much suffering you have endured for this mark, why did you have to carve it again when your mother scraped it off with her fingernails with tears in her eyes?" Philene said faintly.
Esenfan floated the corners of his mouth bitterly, and said: "Escape is not the way......
"Esenfan, your mother, like me, only wants you to live peacefully in this little twilight of the Ten Kingdoms, a mark of pride that we once had, but also a scar that cursed us all our lives. Feline's tone was worried.
"I know......" Esenfan just nodded in response, and subconsciously blocked his left chest with his left hand, lest Feline see the wound that pierced his heart.
Esenfan's body was able to heal itself, but if the heart was severely damaged, it healed and maintained a small wound pierced by a hairpin, which seemed to represent Esenfan's death mark.
"After the Fenhua Festival, we will let you and Xingya complete their engagement as soon as possible......" Fei Lin said in a soft tone.
Esenfan still nodded perfunctorily, then turned his back and cooperated with Fei Lin to help him put on the clothes inside.
"This year, no matter what happens, stop being impulsive...... "Filine softly dressed Esenfan, and then told Esenfan in a very deep voice.
It was a simple sentence, but Filin's words made Ethan Fan lose his mind, and suddenly recalled what Filyn said to herself angrily a year ago.
It was the only time Felene spoke to him in that angry tone, and Esenfan remembered it vividly, as if it was echoing in his ears at this moment.
"Roger is just a prince who is arrogant, and his satire of the king of the kingdom of Cham is only a satire of his own ignorance. ā
"For the absurd words of such an ignorant man, to throw away his own life, and to defend that senseless dignity like a reckless man......"
"You can survive, the sacrifice of many people has laid the foundation, and their flesh and blood have paved a way for you to survive......"
"And your contempt for your own life like this is complete contempt for those Zhanlong loyal souls who have given everything for you!"
Only Filine knew why Esenfan would come up with that duel to the death.
At that time, Esenfan saw Feline's anger for the first time, but this anger was full of concern for himself, and Esenfan suddenly realized a lot of things at that time............ Seeing that Esenfan was completely distracted, Fei Lin gently pushed his arm, and then said with a relieved smile: "Esenfan, have you listened to your aunt?" ā
Esenfan came back to his senses, stared at Firin's black pupils that were the same as his own, quickly hid his emotions, and said with a smile: "Listening...... Listening, oh, what did you just say......"
"When you are at the banquet, talk to Xingya more, although this matter has been basically decided, but the relationship between the two is still very important, you know?"
"Oh, yes, yes...... Ah, sure, it's so fast, I don't know at all......" Esenfan reacted immediately.
What are you kidding, the marriage event is so sloppy!!
"Now that you are the first scholar of the Finn Kingdom, the king will praise you on the day of the feast and personally marry you and Xingya. Feline said.
ā...... Your Majesty is really enthusiastic. Esenfan smiled wryly.
However, Esenfan doesn't think this year's festival will be peaceful...... At least it's definitely more interesting than last year's own absurdity, and of course this year it won't be ridiculous, but it will shock the audience.
(To be continued)