Chapter 33: The First Encounter with the Holy Maiden

Although he was ridiculed by Catherine, Li Zijun did not change his decision. Early the next morning, Li Zijun sent someone to send his handwritten letter to Fei Yi, and asked her to take the letter to Sarat City to ask to see the old housekeeper Brenda. Li Zijun believes that as long as Brenda sees his letter, he will find a good way to rescue Beron.

In order to thank Li Zijun for his help, Fei Yi came to his station with all the precious ingredients and prepared to cook another table of food for him. But Li Zijun saw Fei Yi's anxious appearance, and politely declined her request.

After sending Fei Yi away, Li Zijun took the 'Five Golden Flowers' around him and disguised himself as ordinary people, and felt the changes in Yier Town more directly.

Bob was still a little worried about Li Zijun's safety, but when he saw the strength of Catherine's Great Sword Master, he was completely relieved.

Seeing the increasingly crazy eyes of the five women around him, Li Zijun regretted taking them to the shopping street. He discovers that whether it is an elf, a giant, or his sister, as long as she is a woman, she has an innate and strong desire to go shopping. Just when Li Zijun felt that they were about to buy the whole street, Bob came to pick them up and go back to dinner. Looking at the unfinished eyes of these women, Li Zijun didn't give them too much time to think at all, and directly pulled them back to the station. At that moment, Li Zijun even had the urge to kiss Bob's fat bald head!

This purchase in Yier Town completely aroused the impulse of these women to shop, and they continued to sweep the goods around the road onto Li Zijun's spare carriage like a whirlwind. If it weren't for the fact that they were worried about wasting too much time on the road and missing the emperor's birthday, I'm afraid that three more carriages would not be enough for them to fill!

Even so, they walked for a month this time, half a month away. What makes Li Zijun feel the most sad is that in this month, these women have forgotten his existence except when they need money!

Fortunately, Bob's time limit for this debriefing was very lenient, and after solving the matter of Belon, he was also happy to accompany Li Zijun, which slightly alleviated Li Zijun's depression!

When I saw the city wall of the capital, it was also the time for Li Zijun to break up with Bob.

"Master Hou, I belong to the border generals, although I was ordered to return to Beijing to report on my work, but before I was summoned by the imperial court, I was not allowed to enter Beijing at will, and the lower officials said goodbye to you here. Wait until he is edicted to enter Beijing, and then go to your house to ask for mercy. Bob bowed to Li Zijun and prepared to leave.

Li Zijun was about to say something, when suddenly a group of horse teams composed of young men and girls roared past them. Ignoring the trouble caused by the dust kicked up to passers-by, they were still daxiao recklessly! A few people even cast provocative glances at Li Zijun when they passed by them.

Bob saw Li Zijun's eyes change, revealing a cold gaze, and he hurriedly took a few steps forward to block Li Zijun's gaze.

"Master Hou, this place is not better than Sarat City! They are all descendants of the nobles of the court, and they can't be offended easily! Please bear with everything!" Looking at what Li Zijun has done in Sarat City for so many years, Bob has never seen Li Zijun swallow his anger at anyone, he regards Li Zijun as a real friend, he doesn't want his little friend to get into any trouble!

"Thank you Brother Bob for the reminder, I will definitely pay attention in the future!" Li Zijun also knew that his behavior just now was a little impulsive, he relaxed and smiled.

The two exchanged a few more words, and then waved goodbye. Bob rushed to the camp outside the camp, and Li Zijun and his party walked towards the city gate.

At this time, the city gate was in a mess, even the city gate official was covered in dust, and the hat on his head didn't know where to run.

Seeing such a scene, Li Zijun frowned slightly, and Tima stepped forward.

"Who were those children just now?" Li Zijun asked, looking at the city gate official.

"Who has with you" The city gate official was looking for his hat, and when he heard someone ask him, he was very impatient, and the word 'fart' had already reached his mouth, but at this time he looked up and saw the Marquis Medal of Li Zijun, and immediately swallowed the words on his lips again.

"Hello Master Hou!" The city gate official immediately straightened up and gave Li Zijun a standard knightly salute.

Li Zijun waved his hand,

"Who are those kids just now?"

Hearing Li Zijun's words, the people around him almost laughed. Li Zijun didn't look as old as those just now, but he was calling those people 'children', but when he saw Li Zijun followed by those fierce guards, the people around him immediately lowered their heads, not daring to let Li Zijun see their smiles.

"Master Hou, you are an idle marquis with no official or position, you should not care about so many idle things!" Because Li Zijun was blocking in front of him, the city gate official didn't see the guards behind Li Zijun at all. He judged that Li Zijun was from other places just by his accent, and at the same time, he thought that with the age of the person in front of him, he could never be an official, thinking about the backer behind him, he vented his anger on Li Zijun.

When Li Zijun heard the words of the city gate official, he was immediately laughed at angrily, he didn't expect that he had just arrived in the capital and encountered such two things in a row! He couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his nose.

Those who are familiar with Li Zijun know that this is his habit before he becomes angry. Before the others could react, a strong man from the Giant Clan had already rushed out, grabbed the gate official by the collar, and gathered him above his head.

"What are you going to do, what are you going to do? Hurry up and put me down! I'm the city gate officer!" exclaimed the city gate officer incessantly.

"Master Hou, be merciful! Be merciful!" Li Zijun was thinking about how to deal with this city gate official, when he heard a familiar voice calling out to him.

As far as the eye could see, Esther was hurrying over.

"Brother Easter, why are you here?" Li Zijun was in a dilemma, and when he saw that Easter knew that his steps were coming, he picked up his horse and went up to meet him.

"Master Hou, this is my brother-in-law, you see?" Esther pointed to the city gate officer who was held above his head by the Giant Clan's guards.

"Put him down!" Li Zijun waved his hand as he heard Easter say this.

The giant was really obedient, and directly let go of his hands, and the city gate official fell sideways from a height of more than two meters.

With a "bang", the city gate official fell to the ground, and it took a long time to barely get up from the ground.

"Brother East, I won't catch up with you today, I will definitely visit you another day!" After speaking, Li Zijun ignored the city gate official who was standing on the side in a daze, and knocked the stirrup directly into the capital.

"Brother-in-law, who is this child?" Seeing Li Zijun's team disappear into the street corner, the city gate official came to Easter's side with bared teeth and asked.

"You really picked up a life today!" said Easter, looking at this uncompetitive brother-in-law, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"Brother-in-law, I'm the city gate official of the capital, I don't believe he really dares to do anything to me?" The city gate official had actually felt the shadow of death just now, but he still said stiffly.

A few days ago, a viscount on the Seine Peninsula was killed, and now everyone suspects that he did it. You little city gate official, do you think he will really take it seriously?"

"Brother-in-law, he's not going to kill me, is he?" asked the gatekeeper, pulling East in horror.

"Remember, don't make trouble, or I won't be able to protect you!" Esther glared at his brother-in-law, and turned away, leaving only the stunned gatekeeper there.

Li Zijun had forgotten the unpleasantness just now, and the group of them went directly back to the mansion after a six-year absence. For so many years, there has been a special person in charge of taking care of it, and according to Li Zijun's requirements, the decoration and furnishings in the mansion have not changed anything.

Looking at the scene in the mansion as it was many years ago, Li Zijun and Jenny both had the sadness of being a person and a person! Li Zijun even recalled the scene of Earl Acheson playing with Edlade in these houses many years ago.

But now the mansion is still the same, but Edlaide's body has been replaced with Li Zijun's soul, and Count Acheson has returned to the underworld and will never return!

Thinking of the past scenes, Li Zijun and Jenny were filled with sadness, and they returned to their respective rooms silently, staying inside for a long time and reluctant to come out.

Seeing the appearance of their siblings, Anna couldn't bother them, so she had to step forward and place those guards. Fortunately, with the help of the original guards of the Hou Mansion, everyone was quickly arranged.

The next day, Li Zijun accompanied Jenny back to her in-law's house.

After so many years of precipitation, coupled with East's frequent persuasion, Dick's mother's resentment towards Jenny has slowly faded. This time, when I heard that Jenny was back in Beijing, I even offered to meet this daughter-in-law who had not seen her for more than six years.

Jenny and Dick's mother thought of Dick when they met him, and they hugged each other and cried, which finally untied the knot between them for so many years.

Later, Li Zijun and Jenny, accompanied by Easter, went to Dick's tomb to pay their respects.

At Dick's grave, Jenny cried even more heartbreakingly, making everyone who heard her cry feel close to her. It wasn't until dusk that Li Zijun brought the crying Jenny back to the house.

Jenny cried after this day, the ice in her heart gradually melted, and Li Zijun finally saw a heartfelt smile on her face. Even if it was just for Jenny's smile, Li Zijun felt that their trip to Beijing was a success!

After Jenny returned to normal, she no longer participated in any activities on his behalf, and took Anna, Catherine, Victoria, and Barbara around shopping every day, and pushed all the tasks of participating in the ball to Li Zijun. It is also beautiful to say that this is the vacation she deserves for so many years!

Originally, Li Zijun also wanted to take Jenny to visit Archmage Kaye and thank him in person for saving his life! I also took this opportunity to let Jenny take her heart! But what made Li Zijun helpless was that Archmage Kaye went out of the city to preach, and now Li Zijun had no excuse, so he could only shuttle through various balls by himself every day.

When he arrived in the capital, Li Zijun realized that these nobles would have so many dances to dance!?

It turns out that the prom is not the most important thing, they just need you to come to the prom. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if you attend the prom or not, the most important thing is the souvenir you have when you attend the prom!

This souvenir is not something that can be fooled around with two tea eggs!

Usually below the invitation to the ball, the workshop where the invitation was made will be marked. But if you really think so, then you're not far from an idiot. The workshop is actually designated for you to buy souvenirs, as for what you need to buy, the shopkeeper there will introduce you to the right gift according to your identity, of course, the price offered by the shopkeeper will not allow you to change!

The people who can send out such invitations are all powerful officials of the empire. Their level may not be high, and even many of them have just obtained the status of nobles, but this does not prevent them from embarrassing Li Zijun and these local lords!

If anyone dares to refuse their invitation for no reason, then congratulations, you will not be too far away from becoming a role model among the nobles of the empire! Any important tasks such as providing labor services, collecting donations for disaster relief, and making charcoal for the capital will fall on your head, and it will only be a matter of minutes to toss your family wealth in three or five times!

Now you understand, the so-called ball is to find a reasonable excuse for bribery and bribery! Li Zijun understands the practices of these people very well. An official in charge of hundreds or thousands of aristocrats can't even earn as much as a street corner vendor in a year! This is indeed somewhat unreasonable. For this reason, Li Zijun is very willing to cooperate with them to find some gray income.

It's just that Li Zijun can't bear these people pretending, they always appear when the dance is about to end, and Li Zijun can only give his souvenirs at that time, which means that Li Zijun must endure until the end of the dance.

In order to train Li Zijun's dance, even the always gentle Jenny has changed, and she lets Li Zijun dance until his hands and feet are weak. It wasn't until Jenny felt that Li Zijun was really dancing well that she let Li Zijun go. It should be said that after Jenny's devilish training, Li Zijun's dancing skills are quite reasonable.

But Li Zijun has a natural resistance to dance, and he can't quite accept the appearance of a man scratching his head. Therefore, every time he goes to the ball, he tries to hide himself in a corner.

Li Zijun's appearance in this life is not bad, he can barely be considered handsome, but among these handsome men and beauties in the capital, he looks a little ordinary. Coupled with Li Zijun's slightly immature face, those girls in the flower season unconsciously ignored his existence.

Gradually, at the dance, Li Zijun put more energy into the dining table away from the dance floor.

Although these gentlemen were a little darker when they received the souvenirs. But the food they provide is absolutely genuine! These guys did not hesitate to send a large number of guards into the Warcraft Forest for some kind of food, and even into those legendary death zones.

Li Zijun was full of disgust at their disregard for the life and death of his subordinates, but he couldn't deny that these people were seeking the deliciousness of those ingredients! In the face of these delicacies, he tried not to think about the origin of these ingredients, which also caused his expression to become more and more focused!

"Hello!" Just as Li Zijun expressed his admiration for the lion's forelimbs, a sweet voice interrupted his salivation.

Li Zijun could never have imagined that the lion-faced beast was so fierce, and its forelimbs would be so fragrant! In the face of its temptation, Li Zijun almost didn't want to look up at the comer.

"Are you talking to me?" Li Zijun looked up to see a girl in a pale pink dress standing in front of him.

"Is there anyone else here besides you?" the sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl said with a smile as she winked at Li Zijun.

Only then did Li Zijun notice that he was the only one sitting around the huge dining table, and Li Zijun blushed slightly in the face of this girl's question.

"There's still you here, maybe you're talking to yourself!" Li Zijun said a little unconvinced. Immediately, he felt that his performance was not dignified, and he put down the food in his hand and stood up.

"I was joking just now, please don't mind!" Li Zijun smiled awkwardly.

"My name is Ed, can I know the name of this beautiful girl?" Li Zijun wiped his hands clean, got up and stretched out his right hand, and asked the girl politely.

"Even if you still have some demeanor, I won't care about what happened to you just now! My name is Winnie! Can't you go over to dance?" Winnie stretched out her hand and shook Li Zijun lightly.

"Compared with the two, I can't resist the temptation here!" Li Zijun pointed to the dining table and made an exaggerated movement.

Seeing Li Zijun's action, Winnie couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I was rude!" Winnie explained as she looked at Li Zijun, her face flushed.

"Laugh when you want to, eat when you want, there's nothing wrong with that!" Li Zijun shrugged his shoulders and said.

"You don't seem to be the same person as everyone else!"

"Then you have to be careful, falling in love with someone starts with discovering that he is different!"

"I didn't see it just now, why are you so bad!"

"Men are not bad, women are not loved! Our relationship is one step closer!"

"'Men aren't bad, women don't love!' where did you come from? But there seems to be some truth to it!" said Winnie, tilting her head.

Seeing Winnie's appearance, Li Zijun was completely defeated!

Seeing Li Zijun's stunned appearance, Winnie let out a loud daxiao, but then immediately covered her mouth.

"Be careful of being seen by others, no one dares to marry you!"

"That's what you did too!"

"If you really can't get married, I don't mind being responsible for you to the end!" Li Zijun said with an eyebrow jump.

"Don't worry, Miss Ben is being chased, I'm afraid it won't be your turn!" Winnie snorted.

"Hey, I'm really sad! Since I can't catch up, I wonder if I can dance to soothe the wounds of my soul?" Li Zijun made an inviting gesture.

"I'll be better, I'll help you!" Winnie pursed her lips and put her hand on Li Zijun's hand, and they walked onto the dance floor.

This is Li Zijun's first dance after arriving in the capital, and it is also the happiest dance!

"You can jump and say, weishenme has been sitting at the table?"

"Looks like you've been paying attention to me for a long time!"

"It's hard not to pay attention to you! Look around, who else but you will look at a table of food!"

"What's wrong with that! It's called taking what you need!"

"Cheeky!" Winnie said, glancing at Li Zijun.

The two fell into a momentary silence, but their dancing became more and more tacit.

Happy times always pass quickly, and Li Zijun, who always resented the master coming back too late in the past, felt that the master came back early for the first time.

"Can we still zaijian noodles?" asked Li Zijun as he looked at Winnie reluctantly at the end of the dance.

"Tomorrow is the prayer day of the Cult of the Illuminati, I will go over and pray with my mother, would you like to come?" Winnie looked at Li Zijun with earnest eyes.

"See you or leave you!" Li Zijun smiled and waved goodbye to Winnie.

Early the next morning, Li Zijun rushed to the Bright God Cult in the capital under the pretext of visiting Archmage Kaye.

This is the first time Li Zijun has seen the church of the Bright God Sect with his own eyes, and this church in the capital of the Dongyu Empire covers an area of nearly 10,000 square meters, and the entire exterior wall is painted with white paint. There must have been something like gold dust mixed in with these paints, which made the church look golden in the sun.

Li Zijun looked in along the golden gate, and the white chairs inside were already full of people, and there were some believers who arrived late, all of whom stood respectfully in the aisle.

In his previous life, Li Zijun didn't believe in the existence of gods at all, but since he was brought to this shijie by the unknown Liliang, he began to have doubts about his original thoughts. Without the presence of the gods, it would be difficult for him to explain the reason for the crossing, so he slowly developed a reverence for those gods.

Li Zijun tried to find Winnie in the praying crowd, but before he could see Winnie, his eyes fixed on the holy woman who led the believers in prayer.

He didn't know Weishenme, he felt that the holy woman had an inexplicable kindness, and he wanted to rush over from the crowd and kiss the finger of the holy woman. This desire does not come from faith, and Li Zijun knows very well that although he fears the gods, he will never entrust his future to any one god. He firmly believes that my fate is up to me!

But he still feels this way, Li Zijun looked at the holy woman inside and actually had the urge to cry.