Chapter 512: The cramped viscount
The mountains are very green, the water is very green, my God, it is still familiar to Lin Qi since he was a child, there is a little blue in the white, and there is a touch of blush behind the white and blue. But the white clouds are still white clouds, and under the blowing of the mountain wind, the clouds lightly cross the twilight and drift leisurely into the distance. Along the mud that could barely be called a road, the convoy moved forward slowly. Lin Qi and his party walked slowly along with the convoy, helping Aris deal with some unexpected events from time to time - for example, if the wheels suddenly got stuck in a dirt pit and couldn't move, Lin Qi would ask the people to help those people push the cart out of the mud pit.
As for Alda, this guy was hanging at the back of the line, proudly showing off his muscles to a delicate girl. This delicate girl with long pale blonde hair is the one Alda has flirted with in the village.
Two hundred gold coins, and ten soybean-sized rubies that made Aris's eyes pop out, the maiden, who had the name of Arithe', was passed on to Arda by her parents. The so-called transfer, in fact, is that Alite was sold to Alda, as for being a maid or something else, following an earl lord is better than nesting in a small village, right?
There is also a small episode in this matter, Alda buys Alite with a 'heavy money', and a conceited and brave boy in the village resolutely applies to Alda for a duel for the sake of his sweetheart. Needless to say, the evil Count knocked the heroic boy unconscious with one punch, and the beautiful girl fell into the clutches of the Evil Count.
Lin Qi glanced back at Alda from time to time, this bastard who is in estrus all year round, he hooked up with Alice here, what should he do with her afterwards? This ordinary girl who doesn't even have any strength, if she follows Lin Qi and his party, it will be the biggest burden. Sighing lightly, Lin Qi could only rack his brains to plan a way back for Alithe. Although the heart has become like a stone in the Black Abyss Divine Prison, this is a matter of dividing the object. If Yun Jun suddenly killed him now, Lin Qi would not hesitate to abandon Alite and flee, just like he had abandoned Xiong Wanjin's loyal subordinates. But now that Yunjun is still venting his anger thousands of miles away, Alite is such a delicate and likable girl, Lin Qi can only do more for her. Perhaps, it seems, madness, should this be possible? What Lin Qi lacks now is a subordinate who can see people, Alice is such a delicate girl, and she is a pure human being, and her family background is also very innocent, of course she can see people very well.
As we walked from noon to evening, a small village was in sight on the hillside ahead.
A small river flows quietly through the village, which can have more than 500 households, which means that the village should have more than 2,000 permanent residents. Directly north of the village, right at the bend of the river, there is a small mansion.
It was a mansion that covered an area of about one acre, and it was obvious that the builder of the mansion wanted to imitate the specifications of the battle fort, but it was obviously due to the lack of financial resources and manpower, and this mansion was just a little more defensive than ordinary houses.
A two-meter-wide canal was dug out of a three-meter-high gable wall, which brought living water from the river, and this was all the fortifications of the mansion. And this mansion is obviously a little old, judging by Lin Qi's eyesight, this mansion has at least a hundred years of history, and the mottled walls and the green moss on the walls show the wind and rain that this mansion has experienced.
The only thing that Lin Qi could barely catch his eye was the four guards standing outside the main entrance of the house. They were wearing leather armor, and although the craftsmanship was poor, it was at least a brand new set of leather armor. The long wooden barn in their hands was also newly forged, with smooth wooden handles and shiny wooden barns, compared to the long wooden barn in the hands of the four soldiers beside Lin Qi who had been bitten out by moths and countless holes, the equipment of the four guards was even excellent.
Gavu chuckled under his breath, "It's a very backward little place, master. â
Lin Qi smiled and glanced at Gawu. Jia Wu nodded lightly, and said a little excitedly: "Remote, backward, conservative, closed, such a place is easy to control, and it is easy to change it at will according to your own mind." My master, when I developed my own sect, I also chose this place as the headquarters......"
Nodding, Lin Qi narrowed his eyes. Gawu's words were exactly what he thought, since he was here, he had to do something before leaving. The Abynees, together with the canyon passages of the two empires, the complex local small forces, the remote, backward, closed, and conservative environment, if Lin Qi didn't do something here, he really wouldn't forgive himself.
Although he has temporarily lost contact with the abyss world, with the power that Lin Qi has on hand now, Gawu is the mage of the Holy Realm, Alda and Ga Li Gali are the heavenly positions of the dual cultivation of demon and martial arts, and the three of Gavu and the disciples are the mages of the heavenly rank, which is enough to lay a solid foundation here.
There is even Xiong Wanjin by Lin Qi's side, this guy's personal strength is a little worse, but he is rich!
Lin Qi can't take out a single piece of money from the world ring now, but Xiong Wanjin hasn't been sealed. He has sold so many oriental goods in Vias Port City, so the big family of Vias can use cash to trade with him, and Lin Qi can borrow a start-up capital from him!
Aris shouted excitedly, and one of the soldiers immediately carried the long wooden barn and strode in the direction of the village.
Lin Qi looked at the soldier from afar, and watched him run across the only avenue in the village and come to the door of the mansion directly north of the village. Not long after, a young man in a black dress was seen riding a war horse and marching out of the mansion with thirty soldiers.
By the time Lin Qi and the others walked to the entrance of the village, the young man had already greeted him at the entrance of the village with two groups of soldiers.
Seeing Lin Qi and Alda and his party, the young man strode up to greet him, and first bowed deeply: "Welcome to all distinguished adults, I am the master of this land, Viscount Churi." â
Lin Qi smiled and nodded to Churi, with a subtle smile, he gracefully followed the ancient aristocratic etiquette and greeted each other with Viscount Churi. Lin Qi randomly selected a set of ancient etiquette taught by the young man, complex and graceful body movements, exquisite and beautiful prayers made Qiuli's face redden, and cold sweat on his forehead ran down his cheeks.
Obviously, Lin Qi's set of ancient, noble, and gorgeous aristocratic etiquette shocked Churi, and the greatest nobleman that the poor Viscount Chuli, who was not yet thirty years old, had ever seen was only an earl of the Duchy of Lanyue, not to mention the earl of the Duchy of Lanyue, that is, the Grand Duke of Lanyue, he had not had the opportunity to see this and the complicated etiquette that was only popular among some extremely ancient aristocratic families.
When Lin Qi greeted him like a dance, and greeted and blessed himself gracefully as if he were singing, Viscount Churi had the urge to faint on the spot. Shame, shame, Viscount Churi only learned a little bit of the most basic aristocratic etiquette from his father, who died young, and he couldn't afford to hire a special etiquette officer - to tell the truth, Duke Blue Moon, the ruler of the Ranyue Principality, didn't have any decent etiquette officers around him.
So Viscount Churi was ashamed of himself, he pulled his head, resisted the urge to hide his face and escape, and embarrassedly accompanied Lin Qi to bend this complicated set of etiquette one by one. When Lin Qi finished his greeting and affectionately held Churi's nose, Viscount Churi had already regarded Lin Qi as his best friend - as long as Lin Qi did not repeat this terrible etiquette again, he was willing to pay any price.
Lin Qi took Viscount Churi's hand and said affectionately: "This time, I am troublesome to Your Excellency the Viscount." It's unfortunate that I just secretly left my family to travel, and I carried a little less guards, and I ended up running into such a terrible bandit. â
Gawu suddenly opened his mouth on the side: "Master, please allow your humble servant to interject, maybe we are not meeting a thief." You know, it's impossible for a bandit to have a mage who can completely suppress me. I'm a Heavenly Mage, how can there be such a powerful being among the bandits?"
Lin Qi frowned, and he said lightly, "I understand, but it's not important, the important thing is that we borrow the mansion of Lord Churi to recuperate." As for the rest, let's talk about it when we go back to the family!"
Viscount Churi looked at Gawu in horror, it was really shocking, this is a heavenly mage?
Hell, the mages of the heavenly position, of course, there is no shortage of heavenly mages in the Duchy of Lanyue, but this and, the high-end 'storage zĂ i has always been recruited by the Grand Duke of Lanyue, and they are all worshiped by the principality. The direct manager of Viscount Churi, the high-ranking Earl, only has three high-ranking mages around him as the family's worship.
And Lin Qi, there is a Heavenly Dwelling Mage by his side! This must be a wealthy son!
Qiu Lizi's face became more and more cramped, and he stammered to Lin Qi: "Your Excellency Lin Qi, I am very honored to have you here, if there is a place where hospitality is not good......"
Lin Qi patted Viscount Churi on the shoulder tolerantly: "Oh, Your Excellency Churi, please don't say that, it's us who bother." It doesn't matter, really, I'm not too particular of a person. Your territory is beautiful, really, with beautiful mountains and fresh air, it would be a great place to spend your vacation. â
Coughing lightly, Gawu interjected beside him again: "Master, we must pay attention to one thing, you have come here, and you can't let anyone know about it. If those 'bandits' ......
"I mean, if they're really bandits, they can't know our whereabouts. â
Lin Qi pursed his lips and looked at Viscount Churi with wide eyes.
The viscount gave the order very consciously: "Uncle Jefferson, I don't want the news of His Excellency Lin Qi's coming here to be spread by those mud legs. â
Standing behind Viscount Churi, an old man in a butler's uniform hurriedly nodded: "As you wish, Young Master Churi, as long as the only passage to the outside world is blocked, no one will spread the news of His Excellency Lin Qi." â
Lin Qi nodded with satisfaction, and under the leadership of Viscount Qiuli, the group of them slowly walked into the Viscount's mansion. (To be continued)