With the beginning of the banquet, the atmosphere has been lively.

Soft music resounded in the main hall.

After a while, with the busy work of some servants, a circular space was vacated in the middle of the main hall.

Seeing this, Luqi asked Fiona next to him, "What is this doing?" ”

Fiona's gaze also looked over there, and replied, "Prepare for a moment of entertainment." ”

Lu Qi was curious: "What activity?" ”

"Fencing."

Fiona replied briefly.

"Fencing?"

Luki probably knew.

At this time, the music stopped, and only the conversation of the aristocratic lady was left, and soon, the conversation became quieter.

In the end, there was a complete silence, and people's eyes were looking to the middle.

Charira walked to the middle of the venue with a smile on her face: "Ladies and gentlemen, as in previous years, the fencing duel is about to begin, and I wonder who wants to be the first to take the stage." ”

"I'll come first!"

As the words fell, a brown-haired man walked out with his head held high, he shook his hair, and then reached out to take off his slightly tight luxurious coat.

Next, I changed into a pair of fencing armor.

This armor is a pair of silver scale armor, and if you look closely, you can see tight holes in this armor one after another.

Wearing it on the body protects the key parts well and does not affect the activity.

Charella then said to him, "According to the rules, Master Arger, you can pick an opponent. ”

Without much thought, Arger looked at Amda in the crowd around him, and sent out an invitation to the duel: "Amda, please come to the stage." ”

Amda stepped out of the crowd.

Fencing duels are an ancient art in Demacia, where the two sides of the duel are in the ring to decide the winner fairly and evenly.

Most of the time, a Demacian with a glorious heart would not refuse an invitation to a duel.

And this kind of dueling is also used in Demacia in many ways of dealing with grievances.

Often, at times like this, it's a duel of life and death.

Fencing duels like those at this banquet were just ordinary competitions, a way for young nobles to pass the time and entertainment.

Soon, Amda also changed into a suit of armor, and each of them held a passivated weapon.

Then, each of them took a step forward, moved their shoulders a little, and then swung their swords twice in the air.

This marks the end of the preparations and the beginning of the duel.

The onlookers were chattering about the two sides of the duel.

In the ring, the two of them faced each other in a circle, changing their steps and sword-holding postures according to the movements prescribed by the duel ceremony, and finally, there seemed to be a bit of gunpowder in the air.

There are three people standing around, who are the referees, who are used to monitor the injustice of the duel and to score points for the attacks of both sides of the duel.

"I got two points from you last year, and I'm going to take them all this year."

Arger looked at Amda, his serious eyes welling up with battle intent and a desire for victory.

In contrast, Amda's eyes were calm, and a smile appeared when she heard the words: "Maybe it's not that easy." ”

"We'll see!"

As Arger's words fell, he rushed forward with a brisk walk.

The sharp blade in his hand stabbed sharply towards Amda.

In the face of such an attack, Amda dodged a position to the left and dodged the blow.

At the same time, he also waved the sword in his hand, and Arger immediately withdrew the sharp blade he stabbed to block.

Their weapons collided twice in mid-air, and Amda spotted an opportunity to quickly stab his saber and hit Arger's helmet.

There was a burst of applause from the surrounding area, applauding Amda's precise attack.

"Your sword is still so fast, I lost." Arger stopped what he was doing and withdrew his weapon with a helpless expression.

In ordinary fencing duels, the decisive factor is often the score.

The surrounding referees will award points based on the offense of the decider.

For example, a stab in the legs is worth one point, an arm is worth one and a half points, a stomach is worth two points, a chest is three points, a neck is four points, and a head is five points.

Scoring five points means winning the duel.

"Concession."

Amda smiled.

The two bowed slightly, and Arger stepped out of the ring, while Amda remained standing, waiting for the next challenger.

Soon, another person stepped into the ring and launched a challenge.

The second, also Amda's victory.

Then, there was the third challenger, and with Amda's beautiful sword, the battle ended directly, and cheers suddenly rang out all around.

"Good!"

"Amda's swordsmanship seems to have become a lot more powerful."

"No one has scored points from him until now."

"I don't think he's too serious, wouldn't it be even more powerful if he went all out?"

As the eldest son of the once famous Laurent family, Amda has always been well-known in the circle of young nobles.

It's rare to see the swordsmanship of the Laurent family in today's dueling ring.

Therefore, he has shown good talent, and he has been in the spotlight since he was a child, and is considered the best hope for reviving the Laurent family in the future.

Bathed in applause, a smile rose from the corner of Amuda's mouth, took off his helmet, bowed to the audience, and left the ring, giving up the venue to someone else.

Lu Qi watched from the audience and felt that Amda, as the eldest son of the Laurent family, was indeed a little capable.

Now he wasn't very interested in this kind of duel.

At the beginning of the sword training camp, he also experienced a similar duel, but the rules were more relaxed.

The fencing duel in front of him was just a pastime for the nobles, and Lu Qi was not interested.

Amda, who won three times in a row, stepped down and was immediately surrounded by many people in the middle, and he was quite popular.

Soon, the two stood in the ring again and started a new round of fencing duels.

Fiona's gaze kept watching.

Lu Qi could see from her eyes that she was still very interested in this, and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going up to play?" ”

Fiona looked at the stage and shook her head: "No." ”

This isn't a training camp like that, so she can wear a mask and compete with other swordsmen.

As the youngest daughter of the Laurent family, she can't do whatever she wants.

From a young age, her family forbade her to practice swordsmanship, imposing many expectations on her that she didn't like.

Fiona's initial grip on the sword was because of rebellion against these imposed expectations.

The more the family wanted her to do something, the more she didn't do it.

It was only later that Fiona learned that her rebellion and her dissatisfaction at a young age did not matter to those people at all.

They wouldn't allow her to touch the sword again, so Fiona knew she had to do it the other way.

She did her best in everything she expected of studying, dancing, art. She lived the way they wanted to.

And behind the scenes, she secretly coerced Amda to teach her swordsmanship, making a silent resistance.

They didn't want her to learn swordsmanship, so she had to practice swordsmanship to the strongest.

She knew that if she continued according to their expectations, her final fate would be the same as that of most aristocratic women.

After feeling such a fate, Fiona wanted to change it, and she was unwilling to be reduced to a pawn.

So, she longs to be strong, strong enough to change her destiny.

And now, not that time.

Lu Qi's gaze continued to fall on the ring, casually watching the fencing duels.

At this time, as Charella won the duel with five points in the ring, there were bursts of heated discussions in the audience.

"It's four wins in a row."

"Compared to last year, Charella's swordsmanship has grown a lot."

"Who is more powerful, him or Amda?"

"I don't know, they don't seem to have duels on a formal setting."

The Byrne family is closely related to the Laurent family, and both families are swordsmanship families.

However, compared to the Laurent family, which has declined in recent years.

The Byrne family is still quite famous, there are many powerful swordsmen in the family, and Charella is the best among the younger generation.

In terms of fame, it is about the same as Amda.

At this time, Charella turned around in the ring, looked in the direction of Lu Qi, and said with a smile: "I wonder if Your Highness is interested, come to the stage to have a discussion?" ”

When Lu Qi heard this, he said directly: "I'm not interested." ”

Charella smiled undiminished and continued: "It's just a competition, if Your Highness doesn't know the rules of fencing dueling, I can teach you too." ”

Many eyes around it.

The young nobles present were actually very curious about this prince, especially his strength.

I heard that he was able to deal with the siege of a bunch of cultists at the beginning.

"Come on, then."

Lu Qi didn't refuse again, after all, it was said that this was the case, and it would be a disappointment to refuse again.

Although it is nothing to refuse, Charella is afraid that she will persistently continue to invite.

Luki could feel a hostility from him because of Fiona beside him.

In my heart, I naturally know why.

So, he stood up, stepped into the ring, and changed into protective gear.

Looking at the two people standing opposite each other on the stage, the people around them were also looking forward to the next duel.

On the other side, Charella was holding a Demacian saber and said gentlemanly: "If Your Highness doesn't understand the rules, I can give three points." ”

"Not necessarily."

Lu Qi casually raised the thin sword in his hand and swung it twice.

Fencing duels are different from ordinary competitions, there are many rules in them, and points will be deducted if you violate them.

There were three referees staring around.

But Lucci didn't think he would break the rules.

"That's good."

Zarella said no more, and swung her saber twice.

The two paced around the ring, changing positions as they went.

Charella looked at Lucie, took a deep breath, and her eyes became serious.

He wanted to see what was so powerful about this prince.

Why did Fiona, who had never treated him coldly, get so close to him?

In the next second, he rushed forward, waved the saber in his hand very quickly, and fell towards Lu Qi, and the saber cut an afterimage in midair.

Lu Qi turned around and flashed unhurriedly, and then the saber swung in the air again.

Lu Qi raised the thin sword in his hand, only to see the blade cut a sword light in midair.

With a "clang", the saber fell to the ground.

In the next second, the rapier was hovering in front of Charella's helmet.

Charella's eyes froze, and her face froze for a moment.

In his memory, he only felt that the sword just now was so fast that he couldn't react at all.

And then he lost.

Looking at his casual expression from beginning to end, Charella exhaled, took a step back, and lowered her head: "I lost." ”

If it's a real duel, he might be able to hold out a little longer.

But there is a point system for fencing duels, and if Lu Qi directly scores five points for this sword, it is equivalent to winning the duel.

With just one sword, Charella realized the gap between herself and Lucky.

Even if it was a real duel, he probably wouldn't be an opponent.

The onlookers around were quiet for a moment, and they all looked at the stage in a daze.

No one expected that the duel they were looking forward to would end so quickly.

Charella was defeated so simply.

Amda looked at the stage, and he was also shocked, he had already seen from this sword that Lu Qi's swordsmanship strength must not be low.

Fiona looked at Lu Qi on the stage, her face was indifferent, and she felt that this was expected.

"Is His Royal Highness the Prince so powerful?"

"What a fast sword!"

"I didn't even see it clearly, and Charella was defeated."

"Worthy of His Royal Highness."

The surrounding audience came back to their senses and applauded, and many aristocratic ladies looked at Lu Qi, and their eyes brightened a little.

Although this battle is different from the wonderful mutual sword battle that people imagine, most fencing duels are actually the same.

Often a moment, a careless, will distinguish the winner from the loser.

"Concession."

Luki took off his helmet and spoke to Zarella.

Charella's face turned bitter, then she sighed and smiled again: "Your Highness is very strong, it is my honor to be able to discuss with you. ”

I thought that through this duel, I could show myself in front of Fiona, and maybe I could make her look the other way.

Now it seems that I think too much of it.

He didn't have a chance of winning from the start.

He suddenly felt that it was not a shame to lose to the prince.

Now I have also seen the strength of the other party, and it is indeed very strong.

He lost the heart of the oral administration.

Luci smiled, then took off his armor and left the ring, sitting back next to Fiona.

The fencing duel didn't last long, and it was soon over.

People talk about some of the details of the duel and use it as talking points.

The music started again, ready for the dance party for a while.

It's no different from before, but if there's one thing that's different, it's that there are a lot more girls next to Lu Qi.

"Your Royal Highness, do you have a dance partner for the ball later?"

"I'm dancing pretty well."

"The banquet is over later, do you still have time? I have some personal questions that I would like to ask Your Highness. ”

"Your Highness's swordsmanship is so powerful, can you teach me?"

"Does Your Highness have time tomorrow? Can I visit His Highness's Mansion? ”

A young and beautiful aristocratic lady Yan Yuying surrounded Lu Qi, you and I said one by one, and the smell of various perfumes continued to drift towards Lu Qi's nose.

Some of them were bold, and even got closer, wanting to lean on Lu Qi.

"Thank you, I don't have time."

"I really don't have time."

"Can't dance."

Out of politeness, Lu Qi could only respond one by one, while maintaining a certain distance, refusing invitations one by one.

However, even though his refusal was already obvious, these aristocratic ladies still didn't care about surrounding him in the middle, chatting with him about various topics, and one by one they were as charming as silk.

Fiona, on the other hand, has long been pushed aside.

Her eyes looked inside.

Seeing a noble lady leaning her chest directly on Lu Qi's arm, her eyebrows were slightly raised.

After taking a sip of wine, I only felt that my heart was becoming more and more unpleasant.

Suddenly regretted it, and brought Luqi to the banquet.

"Your Highness is really welcome."

Amda walked over at this time, looked at Lu Qi who was surrounded with a smile on his face, and also sighed, "But also, if I were a woman, I'm afraid I would be as enthusiastic as them." ”

Fiona suddenly put down the cup in her hand and glanced at him with a cold face: "If you can't chat, don't talk." ”

With that, he stood up and walked straight over there.

Amda, who was murdered for some reason, stood in place very aggrieved.

But watching Fiona get into the crowd and pull Luki out inside, she suddenly understood something.

"Gone."

Holding Luki with one hand, Fiona was not ready to stay here any longer, and after saying a word to Amda, she left the main hall of the banquet directly.

The two of them came outside, and the surroundings were finally quieter.

Lu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, those girls couldn't wait to eat his eyes one by one, it was simply terrifying.

It's a good thing to be popular, but if it's too popular, it's not necessarily a good thing.

Looking at Fiona in front of him, he thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you leave without waiting for the banquet to end?" ”

Hearing this, Fiona stopped, turned her head, glanced at him with cold eyes, and sneered: "What, you haven't stayed enough, have you?" ”

"That's not it, I don't think I can even have any bones left if I stay a little longer."

Lu Qi looked at Miss Jian Ji, who didn't seem to be in a good mood, "It's just that you left like this, what do you say when you go home?" ”

Leaving the venue for no reason before the banquet is over is very impolite in aristocratic etiquette.

And this banquet was asked by the family to come to Fiona, so how to explain when you go back?

"Then don't say it, Amda will carry it."

Fiona let go of the hand that was tugging at Lucky's arm and continued walking.

When Lu Qi heard this, he was curious: "How many things has your brother blocked for you since he was a child?" Do you have any of his tricks? ”

Hearing this, Fiona walked in front and said, "When he was a child, he secretly had a tryst with a noble lady, and he kissed mouth to mouth, and I happened to see it. ”

Luki couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

This wave is really a secret to eat for a lifetime.

Soon, the two left the manor and got into the carriage home.

In the evening, the carriage slowly stopped at the gate of the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Lux and Kahina are playing backgammon.

Lux put her small hand on the chessboard and tried to regret it: "Give me another chance, I really didn't see it!" ”

"No way!" Kahina pressed her hand firmly: "You regret so many steps." ”

"Damn. Hey, they're back! ”

Seeing that he was about to lose, Lux saw the stopped carriage, and his eyes lit up, and he stopped playing, so he got up and ran over.

Kahina sighed helplessly and got up as well.

When Luci and Fiona got out of the carriage, they saw Lux standing at the gate of the courtyard.

She looked at the two curiously: "What did you do?" ”

Lu Qi replied casually, "Attended a banquet." ”

"Is it fun?"

"It's not fun."

"Oh."

Lux suddenly lost interest, and then said with great interest: "Rub mahjong and go?" ”

In the past half a month, there were only three people in the yard, including her, Kahina and Fiona, and they couldn't even form a pot of mahjong.

After half a month, I haven't played mahjong, and Miss Mianwei has long had itchy hands.

Lu Qi glanced at her face, and found that she was still in the midst of good luck, and thought for a moment: "Okay, but we have to wait a while." ”

Lux wondered, "What are you waiting for?" ”

"Wait for someone."

Lucky's smile.

Sitting in the courtyard, talking about what happened to the beach, waiting for people.

After a while, a carriage stopped.

Kahina stood up happily and greeted her: "Sister! ”

Sana stepped out of the carriage and saw that Kahina was also very missive and hugged her.

The two sisters are very close and harmonious.

After a few moments, Quinn arrived, followed by Bobby.

Seeing Bobby, Lu Qi suddenly became energetic, stood up and said confidently: "The person I'm waiting for is here, go up quickly!" ”

Lux didn't know why he was suddenly so brave, but he was completely unafraid to raise his chest: "Come on! ”

But before sitting at the mahjong table, Lu Qi first gave a brief introduction to Bobby.

For the cute Bobby, Lux liked it at first sight, walked up to touch her head, and asked like a big sister, "How old are you?" ”

Poppy raised her head and looked at the girl in front of her, only to feel that she was shining, as if she was shining, too dazzling.

She loves dazzling things, and so do people.

So he showed an innocent smile: "Seven hundred years old!" ”

"Seven years old, huh? It's so cute. ”

Lux automatically ignored the hundred words, and only thought that Poppy was talking big about a child.

But she had no idea that Poppy was telling the truth.

Looking at Lux, who completely regarded Bobby as a child, Luki laughed inwardly.

In terms of age, the people present combined, I'm afraid they are not as big as Bobby.

But don't blame Lux, Bobby does look like a child, and so does his personality.

Even among the yodelers, this age is probably about the same as Lux.

"Don't treat her like a child, she fights with a hammer that is more fierce than Galen."

Beside him, Luci retrieved the small hand that Lux had been impolitely putting on Bobby's head.

Lux's bright eyes sparkled when she heard this, "Are you so good?" ”

Being looked at by her like this, Bobby scratched her head a little embarrassed and said shyly, "It's not that powerful." ”

Seeing this, Lux picked up her hand again and rubbed it on her head with affection.

Kacina noticed that there seemed to be two missing, and asked strangely, "What about Vayne?" ”

"They're going to take care of something, and they'll be back for a while," Luch said. ”

"Oh."

Kahina nodded, not asking any more.

Soon, Luki, Lux, Kashina, and Fiona were seated at the mahjong table.

Luci asked Bobby to move a small chair and sit next to him.

Bobbi also had no opinion, blinking his eyes and watching the four shuffle cards, very curious about mahjong.

Soon, Lu Qi touched the first card, and the first time he looked at it, the corners of his mouth hooked up a dragon king smile.

The three-year period has arrived, welcome the return of the bird god!

Looking at the cards that almost reached the level of listening at the beginning, Lu Qi couldn't help but feel a wave in his heart, Bobby in hand, and the heroic feelings I have in the world.

This mascot, he really didn't look for it in vain!

Thinking so, he raised his eyes to look at Lux opposite, and sneered in his heart.

Little Golden Retriever, from today onwards, the era of your dominance of the rivers and lakes has passed!

Meanwhile.

Royal Capital Prison.

Silas was dragged back to the dungeon by two guards, who threw him behind the cage and retreated.

Deird walked in with a torch and looked at Silas, who was lying there tired and weak to the extreme: "Twenty-five laps, a full six laps, it's a pity that your dinner is gone today." ”

With that, he ignored it and exited the cell.

The door slammed shut, and the inside of the cage suddenly darkened, with only a dim light.

Silas's chest was constantly rising and falling, his breathing was extremely heavy, he was sweating like rain, and his heart was beating wildly, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

All over my body, I had already lost a little strength, a huge amount of fatigue came to me, and my legs were especially sore.

However, looking at the dim ceiling, the corners of his mouth hooked.

He didn't hate the feeling.

After a long absence, running under the vast sky, bathed in the sun, Silas's memory of the last time like this was blurred.

The fresh air, the mild sunshine, the cool cold wind, all the other things about the outside world, made the desire for freedom in Silas's chest once again activated.

Freely! Freely! Freely!

These two words kept flashing in his mind, and at this moment, his desire for freedom reached an unprecedented level.

Silas clenched his fists, then raised them, his eyes firmer.

He could not fall so easily.

Sooner or later, he will be free, and he must hold on until that day!

When the time comes, not only him, but all fellow mages in Demacia will usher in freedom!

The Laurent family.

In the living room, there were many clansmen from Miyin City.

Among them, there are a few older ones, sitting on the sofa, chatting casually.

"These two wines are really good, especially this beer, I was quite blown away when I first tasted it."

An old man with half white hair raised the cup in his hand and looked at the orange-yellow liquid inside, quite admiring.

"Indeed." Next to him, a person responded: "The sales that these two kinds of wine can bring are long-lasting, so that the family economy does not need to be so tight, and the side of Miyin City can start brewing as soon as possible." ”

"Where did you two get the recipe for this wine?"

Another person spoke up, curious about it.

Sebastian and Irma sat on the couch across from each other, listening to the question.

Irma replied, "We are also lucky, but the uncles should not ask about the origin of this recipe." ”

"Well, yes, it's okay to have this recipe."

The white-haired old man didn't ask, and thought of something, and said casually: "Speaking of which, Fiona's girl is now more than nineteen, right?" ”

"With such a big woman, it's time to find her a relative."

"We're here to tell you about it."

The old man sitting in the middle looked at the couple opposite and said, "Fiona is also of marriage age, it's time to find a suitable partner for her." ”

Hearing this, Irma also squeezed out a little smile and said: "This girl is only nineteen years old, and it is too early to talk about family affairs, so let's talk about it for a while." ”

"That's what you told us last year."

The white-haired old man took a sip of beer and said loudly: "I know, you, as a mother, are reluctant to have a daughter, but when a woman is older, she will marry after all." ”

The old man next to him followed: "We will find a good husband for her, and after the marriage, it will also be good for the family itself." ”

"She is so pretty, she must be very sought-after, I think we can announce the news, and then see who the people who come to the door to ask for marriage."

"She always has to get married, and it is impossible not to marry for the rest of her life."

"Isn't it just for this time that we have been cultivating her for so long?"

The three old men discussed one by one.

Irma's face was helpless, and she couldn't interject.

These three are the elders of the family, several brothers of Sebastian's father, and his own uncle, who are older and have a strong voice in the family.

Don't look at Sebastian is now the patriarch, but in many things, it still depends on their faces.

Seeing that the three of them were about to make a decision on this matter.

Sebastian, who was quiet for a while, spoke: "The three uncles have just come to the royal capital, so it is better to rest for a few days first, and it is not too late to talk about this matter after the National Day." ”

Seeing him speak, the white-haired old man said, "Yes, it's not bad for so many days." ”

"Then let's stay after the National Day."

"It's better to implement this as soon as possible, after all, the younger the woman, the more popular."

The trio skipped the topic and moved on to something else.

Irma got up and walked out.

Reaching the hallway outside, she sighed worriedly.

Judging by what they mean, it is obvious that this girl's engagement will be decided nine times out of ten.

It can't be delayed any longer.

Most women from aristocratic families are destined to become instruments of political marriage from birth.

That's how she married into the Laurent family, and now the same fate is about to fall on her daughter.

However, Irma was powerless to stop this.

Among the aristocracy, seniority and seniority are more important than everything.

If the three people in the house really want to marry this girl, even if they make decisions without permission, there is nothing she and her husband can do.

Walking to a window and looking out, Irma thought about things.

His daughter seems to have a good relationship with the prince.

But where their relationship has been, Irma is not clear.

Therefore, I can't just say it directly.

But seeing that girl often runs there when she is fine, obviously she has already tied her heart there, and as a mother, she can't see it.

But the other party is royalty.

And the Laurent family is just a first-class aristocrat in decline, sometimes inferior to a second-rate aristocracy.

Irma didn't think she could climb high.

Moreover, as far as she could see, the pearl of the crown guard family, as well as the two young ladies of the Bouvier family, also had a good relationship with the prince.

In such a comparison, their own family has no advantage.

With a sigh, Irma stepped outside.

In any case, after the National Day, this matter must be solved in a way.

Lucky's home.

"I'm sorry, the flowers bloom on the bar, one color and four knots high, a total of fifty!"

Lu Qi sneered and slapped the mahjong in his hand on the table, and then pushed down the cards in front of him one by one.

The self-touch that he hasn't seen for a long time, and it's such a big card, makes his mood extremely comfortable!

I can't help but want to sigh.

Bobby, eternal God!

"Give money to money."

Lu Qi stretched out his hand, with an arrogant smile on the corner of his mouth, and looked at the three girls condescendingly.

He couldn't remember how long it had been since the little golden retriever had been so sassy.

"Damn, can you two be a little less nonsense!"

Kahina sullenly took out the hardware, handed it over, and collapsed on the table with a look of not wanting to play.

With these two players, she couldn't find any game experience at all.

Fiona also stood up directly after paying: "Don't play!" ”

After a few rounds, I made a mess or two, and no one could stand this anger.

Lux didn't care about taking out the hardware coins, and still looked at Quinn and Sana with great interest: "Two is missing two, don't you rub mahjong?" ”

With strong luck, she naturally can't lose.

and Luqi are almost alone, constantly harvesting the small coffers of Kacina and Fiona.

Faced with Lux's invitation, Quinn and Sana immediately shook their heads.

I don't want to participate in this kind of activity of giving money for nothing.

Seeing that there was no one in the group, Lux sighed, feeling that it was not enjoyable yet.

Then, she looked at the innocent Bobbi on the other side, and suddenly stood up with a smile: "Bobbi, I'll teach you to play backgammon." ”

Poppy nodded: "Okay." ”

Afterwards, Lux took Bobby to the front yard to play backgammon.

Glancing at the young lady who was keen to bully the new crown guard, Lu Qi laughed, raised his waist, got up in a good mood, and began to prepare dinner.

It's been a while since he's been cooking.

As time passed, the aroma of the food wafted to the entire yard, touching the nerves of every girl.

By the time Lu Qi had finished dinner, several girls were already sitting in their seats in the dining room.

Had dinner.

Several people sat on the sofa in the living room, chatting and enjoying dessert after the meal.

When the dessert was finished, everyone present looked extremely satisfied.

Luqi remembered something at this time and said, "Yulna, bring the finished clothes." ”

"Yes."

Hearing this, Yurina turned and walked towards the room.

Lux asked curiously, "What clothes?" ”

"You'll find out later."

Lu Qi replied casually.

In a few moments, Yuna took out the custom-made clothes from the tailor's shop.

Lux, Kahina, Sona, Fiona, and Quinn all have a copy, and Yunar's own share she has already replaced.

Poppy didn't, and Luki wasn't there before she left.

But she was small, and Yuna said that there was some real silk left over from the tailor's shop, and that she would need to make a refill when the time came.

The clothes were handed out to everyone, and Lux picked them up and measured them curiously: "It feels good." ”

She touched it a few times, only to feel that it felt very smooth and elastic, and pulled hard, but there were no tear marks.

Fiona also looked at the clothes in her hand and looked at Luqi: "Why did you suddenly remember to make us underwear?" ”

This clothing is obviously worn on the inner body, the same as the tights, but it looks much better than the material.

As soon as you get started, you can feel it obviously.

Lu Qi replied, "This is called real silk satin, which I got by chance. There are many effects, not afraid of water and fire, not afraid of cold and heat, and very durable. After thinking about it, I felt that it was the most suitable to make underwear. ”

For this dress, the women still love it very much.

After all, who doesn't like comfortable clothes.

And it was sent by Luqi.

Just after soaking in the hot springs, you can put it on by the way.

Speaking of soaking in the hot springs, several people immediately packed their clothes, changed venues, and all came to the backyard.

It's night, and the temperature in the air has dropped a lot.

As the steaming hot springs pour into the pool, the mist suddenly becomes a little thicker as it alternates between hot and cold.

The moisture-filled mist hit his face, which also made Lucci impatient.

This trip has been out for half a month, and he hasn't been in the hot springs for half a month, and he misses it very much.

Waiting for some medicinal wine to be sprinkled into the hot spring pool and the white curtain closed, Luci took off his clothes and immediately soaked himself in the pool.

The slightly cold skin on the outside, and the feeling of blending with the hot spring as soon as they came into contact with the hot spring, instantly brought Lu Qi extremely comfort.

"It's comfortable."

He couldn't help but moan, leaned against the edge of the hot spring pool, closed his eyes, and felt it carefully.

On the right, there was a sound of rushing water, and several women also entered the pool one after another.

"Bobby, come down."

Lux looked at Poppy standing on it.

"I don't like water very much."

Poppy said embarrassed.

"Oh, it's very comfortable to soak in the hot springs." Lux rose from the water, and drops of water slid down her slim, smooth body.

She came to Bobby and smiled, "I'll wipe it for you when it's wet." ”

With that, he pulled Poppy into the hot spring pool and hugged her very affectionately.

Bobby suddenly got soaked, leaned into Lux's arms, and subconsciously struggled twice.

Then she settled down again, and she found that it didn't feel bad to soak in the soak, and her whole body was warm and comfortable.

The reason why yodelers don't like water is that every time they touch it, all the hair on their bodies gets wet, and it is not easy to dry it.

It's good that you can do magic, but the water on your body will dry up after a spell.

But Poppy doesn't know anything about magic, and she wasn't interested in magic when she was in Yodel City.

But now that the bubbles are all soaked, there's nothing more to say.

Left.

Feeling the heat of the hot spring, Lu Qi's whole body completely softened, and he leaned to the side and didn't want to move.

He opened his eyes, surrounded by mist.

The gaze was on the night.

The autumn moon is exceptionally round and bright.

For those who love to admire the moon, it is tantamount to a beautiful thing.

Enjoying the moonlight tonight, Lu Qi immersed himself in the time of soaking in the hot springs.

Suddenly, an exclamation from the right came from the right: "Oh no! Poppy fainted! ”

She stood up in the water in a panic, looking at the dazed Bobby, not knowing what to do.

Next to him, Fiona, Kahina, Quinn, Sana and Yuna were also taken aback by this scene.

When Lu Qi heard this exclamation, he suddenly remembered that he was taking a wine bath today!

He immediately said, "Hurry up and move her out of the pool!" ”

The voice fell, and the right side immediately began to act.

Poppy was carried out of the hot spring pool.

And because of Bobby's dizziness, it also caused today's hot spring to end early.

The group returned to the living room, dried her, changed into clothes, and set herself on the couch.

"It's okay, it's just a drunken drink, just like Lux."

Lu Qi checked it and said casually.

Poppy's amount of alcohol is not much better than that of Lux.

And today I just soaked in a wine bath, which sprinkled a lot of medicinal wine, and it was strange that Bobby was so soaked that he didn't get dizzy.

This situation is the same as when Miss Crownback first took a wine bath.

Lux, who took a wine bath for the first time, almost fainted, and her body's ability to absorb medicine was still very strong, and she became drunk when she soaked.

When Lux heard this, he was unconvinced and said, "I didn't get like this." ”

Lu Qi glanced at her and said, "If it wasn't for someone else to stop you, you would have drunk up the hot spring pool, don't you have any points in your heart?" ”

Lux was speechless.

In the end, he simply snorted, turned his face away, and ignored him.

Luki looked at Poppy, who was still dazed, and smiled.

Should I say it or not, Poppy's direct dizziness is much more frightening than Lux's half-drunk and half-dizzy.

However, as the darlings of the heavens, how can it be so easy for the yodelers to have accidents.

Seeing that Bobby was fine, the girls were relieved.

Lux, who dragged them down, took care of Bobby.

Fiona stood up and glanced at Luqi: "Come with me, Sana will come too." ”

With that, she headed outside.

Luki and Sana got up and followed her all the way to the backyard.

He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What for?" ”

"Didn't you say that, teach you a waltz."

Fiona turned around and looked at him with cold eyes.

"Oh, come on!"

Lu Qi was a little interested and looked forward to it.

"In the waltz, the male and female dance moves are different, but they are roughly the same, and I will teach you the basics first."

Fiona took a step forward, raised her left hand, and placed it on Luffy's shoulder: "In a normal double waltz, your right hand is placed on the back of the woman's left shoulder, and then the position changes according to the movement of the dance steps. ”

Hearing this, Lu Qi did so, raised his right hand, and put it on her left shoulder.

Then, the other hand clasped together.

Fiona raised her right hand and held it with Luki's slowly raised left hand.

The distance between the two is less than a meter, and in such a posture, they are both looking at each other's faces at close range.

Lu Qi could smell the fragrance of the hot spring just after soaking in her, look at her cold and reddish face, look at her somewhat wet hair, and feel the slightly cool temperature of her little hands.

Fiona could feel Luki's breath, the smell of him, and the temperature of her palms.

Her heart was beating faster, but she didn't hate it.

On the side, Sana looked at the two and blinked.

Fiona's height is a little lower than Luqi's, so at close range, she raised her head and looked at Luqi: "Next, you can move as I move, follow my guidance." ”

Luki nodded, ready.

Then, Fiona took a step back, and Luki took a step forward, and she took a step forward, and Luqi took a step back.

This is the most basic step, and in simple terms, it is necessary to master this sense of rhythm first.

Luqi felt that he was studying very seriously, but he still didn't pay attention, and stepped forward and stepped on Fiona's foot.

"I'm sorry."

"It's fine."

Fiona didn't care, and said, "In a double waltz, you have to pay attention not only to yourself, but also to the rhythm of your partner, and that's how the rhythm goes wrong. ”

"Uh-huh."

Lu Qi nodded repeatedly.

"Next, get used to the rhythm of the dance steps of the music."

Fiona said, glancing at Sana on the side, "I'm sorry for your accompaniment." ”

Sana nodded, sat down, and then placed Sanhua on her lap, and began to play a waltz.

"It's still the same as just now, follow my lead."

Fiona said as she found her rhythm.

At about the same moment, his body swayed lightly and led Luki to waltz steps.

The first few steps were very smooth, but at a turning point in the movement, Luqi stepped on Fiona's feet again.

He immediately apologized: "I'm sorry. ”

"It's fine." Fiona kept her composure and looked for the rhythm again, "Start again, it's the rhythm that matters, you have to know what to do and how to move every few beats. ”

She remained patient.

"Uh-huh."

Lu Qi nodded again, very serious and studious.

A minute later.

Fiona, who was trampled on her foot again, took a deep breath: "It's okay, it's normal for beginners to make this kind of mistake." ”

Five minutes later.

Fiona raised her eyebrows: "You've made the same mistake three times in a row here." ”

Fifteen minutes later.

Fiona took another deep breath and tried to keep her composure: "It's okay, pay attention next time!" ”

Half an hour later.

Fiona looked at the shoe prints and looked up at Luki, "Do you have a grudge against my feet?" Why can't you learn such a simple action? ”

Forty-five minutes later.

"I've said it all! This place is going to turn around, not forward! ”

Fiona had long since lost her composure, and looked at the innocent Luqi opposite her with anger in her eyes.

An hour later.

"Stop stepping on my feet!!"

Fiona gritted her teeth and said this, staring at the guy in front of her, her emotions were on the verge of collapse.

I thought that with this guy's talent, learning a waltz should be easy.

But she never expected that this guy would be so clumsy when he learned to dance!

"I don't want to."

In this regard, Lu Qi's face was innocent, and he said weakly: "Why don't you let me practice alone for a while." ”

He was a little embarrassed to step on it.

"No way!" Fiona had a cold face, and she didn't believe this evil and said, "I have to teach you!" ”

And Suanna, who has been playing the piano for nearly an hour, is not very tired at the moment.

Looking at the two over there, one of them became more and more fierce, and the other became more and more stupid, and they also snickered.

It was the first time she had seen His Highness so stupid.

It's also interesting to look at it that way.

Twenty minutes later.

The two of them finally went through some basic movements smoothly, and Lu Qi did not make any more mistakes.

Fiona paused, then let go of her hand that was starting to sweat, her cold face was full of exhaustion: "Let's be here today"

The thought of how many waltz moves to teach in the future made her feel extremely tired.

Lu Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Fiona with a cold face, and sneered, "The mentor has worked hard. ”

Fiona glanced at him, didn't bother to bother him, and walked straight to the living room.

in the living room.

Lux, who was in charge of taking care of Bobby, was already lying on the sofa, and the two figures were leaning on each other and fell asleep.

And Kahina and Quinn, in order not to disturb Luqi learning waltzing, trained in the front yard.

Fiona drank a glass of beer to deflat, and when she was done, she went to the front yard with Luci and Sana, and lay down on the rocking chair and watched the moonlight.

About half past ten.

Lux was woken up and sent home by Yurina in a daze.

Fiona also went back to Laurent's house.

And Kahina, Sona, and Quinn took Bobby with them.

Luqi's courtyard suddenly became much deserted and quieter.

He was lying on a rocking chair, drinking sake while looking at the moonlight, but he was also happy.

In a few days, it will be Miss Crownback's birthday.

I don't know if the birthday present for her is ready.

It's always easy to mess up, from twelve o'clock last night, yards to now, and stay up all night.

It's a little bit still, and I'm ready to hold on until the evening, just in time to change my schedule.

(End of chapter)