Chapter Eighty-Five: Sauvignon Blanc Breaks the Bowels
Being matched by Ning Rongrong like this, Qian Lingxue and Leng Xiyue, two people who had no connection on the surface, also had a reasonable connection, after all, the guests of the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Sect, as the crown prince, naturally had a reason to contact him.
So, after asking a few passers-by what happened, Qian Lingxue sent someone to chase down the suspect who made trouble, and then invited Leng Xiyue: "This young lady, tonight I will hold a banquet in Duke Linsen's castle to entertain the nobles who are willing to come here for development, I wonder if Miss is interested in coming and joining us in this business?"
"Okay, but can I bring a few companions?" As she spoke, Leng Xiyue introduced Tianmeng and Xuanwu beside her: "Tianmeng, the seventy-first level control system soul saint, is my brother; Xuanwu, the thirty-second level defense soul venerable, is a reliable descendant of my brother's family."
"Hello, His Royal Highness the Prince." Tianmeng just nodded slightly, and didn't say much, and Xuanwu didn't say anything.
"Absolutely." Qian Lingxue looked at Tianmeng and couldn't help but be a little shocked.
The young man in front of him, who looks like he is in his twenties, is actually a soul saint powerhouse? That's a little too striking.
But if you think about it carefully, it's normal, maybe it's a skill in rejuvenation, maybe your real age is forty or fifty.
"That's good, Tianmeng still has an apprentice in Star Dou Town, and after we meet him, we will definitely go to the banquet."
Leng Xiyue is naturally looking for Oscar, and now that there is such an opportunity for him to meet Ning Rongrong early, of course she doesn't mind letting this pair meet first and leave a good impression.
But... It's hard to say who will chase whom this time.
Qian Lingxue asked the attendant on the side to hand Leng Xiyue an invitation, and then left on the grounds that she was busy with official business.
Being able to see Qianrenxue here, Leng Xiyue is not excited, but after the dead of night, the two will be able to meet, and now there is no hurry.
After finding Oscar according to the location of the two legionnaires in the spirit net, Leng Xiyue changed a decent dress for him and Xuanwu, and also changed into a beautiful dress, but Tianmeng has always been very particular about her clothes and has a high taste, so she doesn't need to worry about it.
After changing their costumes, the four of them went to the Duke's Castle in the middle of Star Dou Town.
The owner of this castle is naturally the Contra who established Star Dou Town, in order to let the people here have a legal identity, he accepted the canonization of the Heaven Dou Empire and became a duke, with the power to establish an army and the ownership of the land around Star Dou Town.
Now this duke is still alive, but he is already dying and has disappeared from the public's view for nearly two years, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't post an obituary and hold a funeral, I'm afraid many people would have died this spiritual pillar of Star Dou Town.
Coming to the gate of the castle, Leng Xiyue handed an invitation to the waiter at the door.
"Hello, I was invited by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come to the banquet, and these are my friends."
The waiter glanced at it and hurriedly bowed, "Distinguished guest, please come with me."
Following the waiter into the gate of the castle, he saw many soul beasts and horses parked at the door, and the level was not low, only a famous family could afford such a car. ….
"Ladies and gentlemen, the banquet has not officially started yet, please take a few distinguished guests around first, and when the banquet begins, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will send someone to invite you guests." Inside the castle in the center, the waiter said.
Leng Xiyue glanced at it and found that there were really a lot of guests, about one or two hundred.
The people who can get a piece of the story in Star Dou Town are all nobles with names and surnames in the entire empire, and some small families are all from the older generation to participate, and forces like the Seven Treasure Liuli Sect or lower ones are sending juniors and a housekeeper as an opportunity to exercise, so those middle-aged and elderly people have to revolve around these juniors.
After all, in front of several major sects, most of the rest can be counted as minor nobles, and their sizes vary greatly.
Leng Xiyue looked at this scene and felt that her scalp was numb, she was not a person who liked to socialize, and she didn't like this kind of occasion.
However, looking at the curious eyes of Oscar and Xuanwu on the side, it was cold
Xiyue said to Tianmeng, "Tianmeng, you take them here to see the world, it's not bad to get used to this rotten upper-class social life, I'll go outside and walk around."
Tianmeng didn't like this kind of occasion either, but since Leng Xiyue had spoken, he could only nod: "Well, okay."
After separating from the three of them, Leng Xiyue went out and walked around the garden outside.
It is said that it is a garden, but in fact, there are not too many changes, it seems that after the castle was built, a part of the forest was intercepted, and then the fence and moat were built outside, and some flowers and plants were planted, and the tall trees that did not know how long they had grown were completely unchanged, and the roads were built around these trees.
It seems that the owner of this castle really likes the environment of the Star Dou Great Forest.
By the way, Qianrenxue seems to have mentioned it before, and the owner here seems to be called... Lin Sen? That seems to be quite reasonable~
While complaining secretly, Leng Xiyue took a walk in this forest path, I have to say that although she had been in the forest for a long time before, when she calmed down and felt the vicissitudes of life from these ancient trees, as well as the pure air, an impetuous heart seemed to be purified and settled down.
After walking a few hundred steps, Leng Xiyue suddenly found that there was a bench under a peach tree not far away, and an old man was sitting on it to take a nap, and the hustle and bustle of the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with him.
The old man was dressed simply, and he was a little unkempt, and there was not a single servant around him, so Leng Xiyue speculated that this was probably a gardener or something, resting here.
At this time, it was the alternating season of winter and spring, the cold wind was cold and biting, and Leng Xiyue couldn't help but worry a little about the old man's body, after all, they were all begging for food, if it froze, it was estimated that no one would raise the family.
When he got closer, he put on a dress for the old man, and then Leng Xiyue didn't bother, and prepared to continue shopping.
He had barely taken a few steps when a voice came from behind him, "Please stay, little girl."
"Old man, are you awake? Aren't you afraid of getting sick when you sleep in a place like this?"
Hearing Leng Xiyue's words, the old man was slightly stunned, and then he smiled: "Haha, a handful of old bones, anyway, it is not long to die, it is better to die under these trees than to die in bed, it is also a beautiful conversation." ….
"These trees are like brothers and sisters to me, so I don't think Xiaoyou can understand them at all, right? Haha."
Hearing this, Leng Xiyue suddenly understood that the unattractive old man in front of him was probably the owner here, Duke Lin Sen.
But why is it that at such an important banquet tonight, instead of presiding over it as the host, Old Man Lin also wants to blow a cold wind here to sleep?
To be honest, with Leng Xiyue's knowledge, she still doesn't pay much attention to a Contra-level character, but the old man in front of her looks very pitiful, not to mention the children and descendants, not even his own loyal servants, a person in the depths of this garden, like a lonely old man, Leng Xiyue has a lot of good feelings all of a sudden.
"I can understand that many people have a unique hobby, and I have seen many people collect calligraphy and paintings, insect specimens, medals, and coins from history, and they will not hesitate to break their fortunes for it."
"And I think, old man, you should be more than that, you should have a unique affection for this forest, right?"
"You're right." Lin Sen nodded, then raised his head, as if he had fallen into some kind of long-ago memory: "Compared to animals, it is difficult for plants to give birth to spiritual intelligence, even if they can really become plant-based soul beasts, most of them have no ability to move, in this forest, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult to grow, and the most popular thing for humans is these soul beasts that cannot move and have great weakness, and they can be hunted as soul rings at will."
"At the same time, other soul beasts also like to eat these plant-based soul beasts with a certain degree of cultivation as nourishment to improve themselves, even if they are well hidden, there is a risk of being affected by the fight and dying directly."
Leng Xiyue knew that plant-based soul beasts were indeed extremely rare, and it was clear that plants were much faster than animals in terms of reproduction and growth, but the proportion of the entire forest might not even reach five percent.
There are not many existences like the Blue Silver Emperor
, after all, it is everywhere, as long as one or two plants remain in a range, it can ensure immortality, and other plant-based soul beasts... At most, it is a grass, a flower, a tree, a vine, and if it dies, it is really dead, and the higher the quality of the plant, the more miserable it will be if it becomes a soul beast.
Before Leng Xiyue could reply, Lin Sen continued, "My martial soul is a pink flower named Acacia Broken Gut Red... This flower is extremely magical, and its functions are also endless, as a martial spirit, as long as the user has enough obsession, it can make the cultivation grow rapidly."
"In the same way, if there is no obsession, then the cultivation should also stagnate, and therefore, I have become a Contra at the age of sixty."
"As a plant-based martial spirit, I can sense the thoughts of plant-based soul beasts and communicate with them, and I have used this ability to get to know many plant-based soul beasts, and I am also shocked by their tenacious vitality... Of course, most of them die quickly due to accidents."
"Later, I met a peach blossom demon, which is the peach tree behind me, relying on the characteristics of camouflage to live to a hundred years, becoming a rare century-old soul beast of this generation, and at the same time has its own thinking and will, there are not many soul beasts that can have thinking consciousness this year."
"And then... I happened to be spotted by me who was passing by."
"At that time, I wasn't even a soul master, because the Acacia Broken Gut Red was not activated, I could only come to this forest aimlessly to seek opportunities, and then I was chased by a monkey for decades and fled around, and was rescued by this peach blossom demon by chance..."
"After talking to her, I was moved by this indomitable girl, even if her body was just a tree that could not be moved, but she was still aggressive, and before I knew it, my lovesick heart blossomed."
"Since then, I have been young and frivolous, and as long as I am strong enough, I will build a fortress here, protect her, and give her a place to live in peace and without fear, even if my life span is not more than 100 years at most."
"Every year I come here to see her, and she welcomes me very much, and every year when we meet, she is as happy as a child and gives me the peaches she bears."
Speaking of this, Lin Sen had a smile on his face, smiling and smiling, but two lines of tears suddenly flowed: "But I came a step too late after all, when I prepared enough resources and manpower to come here to enclose land and build a city, I could only see her wreckage..."
"There is no enemy, and it is even very clear that a human-faced demon spider that has exceeded a thousand years and a leopard with similar cultivation are fighting here, not only breaking her waist, but also polluting the ground with violent toxins, poisoning her roots until they completely wither, and there is no chance to come back to life."
Leng Xiyue listened, and this visual sense came up instantly.
There are no magnificent waves, and there are no thousands of difficulties and dangers, both the beginning and the ending are very peaceful, and the peaceful encounter is not thrilling at all.
But it is precisely this flat story that sounds particularly moving, more touching than the original legend about lovesickness.
[To tell the truth, I've been using @
Consciousness is not the same, can it still be considered resurrection? I'm afraid that the old man in front of me won't have the experience to cultivate a relationship with a new peach blossom demon again.
"Old man, the festival mourns and changes..." can't save the peach blossom demon, and Leng Xiyue has no choice but to comfort.
Who knows, Lin Sen suddenly smiled: "What's the mourning, although the Peach Blossom Demon is dead, the one I planted with her seeds is just an ordinary tree, but you see, the other plants around here are extremely thick, how can I be unhappy living in such an environment?" ….
"Our hunters in Star Dou Town are all brave and good at fighting, and with their group of people hunting those warlike soul beasts, this forest area can be regarded as resting..."
"It's a pity that it won't be long before someone cuts nine out of ten." Leng Xiyue said secretly in her heart.
The land is so fertile that it stands to reason that it is possible to preserve the most precious forest area after the expansion of the Star Dou Wall, and use its unique advantages to attract people to develop crops or carry out sustainable logging, so that such a large forest area can feed hundreds of thousands of people.
The original old hunters can also be transferred to become forest rangers to protect the forest land from being dug by bandits, so that they can continue to live in Star Dou Town and not leave their hometowns to other places.
But the nobles are all profit-seeking, who cares if you, the people, live or die? Buy the ownership of the land, cut down all the ancient trees, send them out to sell for money, and then rent them to the local Diao people as agricultural land, and it won't be long before this side should be renamed the Star Dou Great Plains.
The old man loves this forest so much, he definitely won't let those nobles mess around... But he is already dying, so no one cares what he thinks, now divide the cake first, and when the Star Wall is built, people will almost die, and then they will not do what they want.
Looking at the old man in front of him who was very nostalgic and didn't seem to have much of a city mansion, Leng Xiyue didn't want to tell him these things, if he told him, but the other party was powerless to change, this was undoubtedly a kind of despair, it was better to have such expectations until he died, and it could be regarded as a perfect end to the life of this Duke of Linsen.
At this moment, a bell suddenly rang from the main hall in the distance.
"Hehe, it seems that His Royal Highness the Prince's banquet is about to start, Xiaoyou, let's go."
Leng Xiyue looked at Lin Sen, but found that there was a playful expression on the other party's face.
He didn't say much, just picked up the crutch he had put aside and walked slowly towards his castle.
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