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On the open-air platform of the Lanya Grand Theater, Xiu Yi stood opposite a group of aristocratic men and women.

The moment he said this, the noble young man in front of him was a little dissatisfied: "Are you questioning the ability of the lord?"

Xiu Yi smiled and replied, "No, Your Excellency, I am very aware of the power that the Lord Lord possesses. With the cultivation of the sixth-level space department ** master and the fourth-level cultivation of the water system, it is difficult for even a star warrior to defeat such a character. But I know better that force is not everything, and even magical magic cannot make people do whatever they want, otherwise there will be no crime in this world, and the person who sits on the emperor's throne does not need to be His Majesty Stricker. ”

The aristocratic young man choked on Xiu's words, and he could even hear the snickering of the beautiful woman beside him. This made him extremely dissatisfied:

"But in any case, as long as that Huigler dares to show his face, his result must be captured. He is like a rat in the ditch, which causes all people to have no rest for him. If he dares to appear before me, I swear I will cut off his feet with this sword. ”

The aristocratic young man proudly patted the magic sword at his waist.

His "bold words" drew the echo of his companion, another brown youth: "That's right. If Huey Gler dares to appear in front of me, I will surely catch him with my own hands. I will give his head to my lord, and then use the Imperial bounty to buy the most beautiful jewel, the Emerald Heart, for you, Madame Christine, to set in your necklace. Only your beauty is worthy of a treasure worth 10,000 gold vetts. ”

"Oh, that's exactly what I was trying to say. The young man in the silver bow tie hurriedly shouted. It was clear that he was deeply unhappy that his companion had snatched his compliments.

It can be seen that this topic has attracted the attention of many people.

A large group of young aristocrats "hated each other", saying that if Huigler dared to show up, they would arrest him red-handed, and in this way prove their bravery to the lady of their choice.

And the object of their flattery was none other than the beautiful lady called Mrs. Christine, who was holding a glass of wine and looking at her with curious eyes.

Until this moment, she had not said a word. When it came to Huey, I vaguely remembered some rumors about the name Christine.

He had heard of a wealthy widow in the Reims Empire, who had attracted the former emperors of the Empire and tried to marry her, but in the end failed. That widow seems to be called Christine, is that Christine the beautiful and moving lady in front of her, which is sought after by all men?

Unexpectedly, Christine was not satisfied with the compliment of the flattering man next to her, but frowned imperceptibly, as if she was very dissatisfied.

Xiu Yi finally couldn't help but say, "Please forgive me, I don't think it would be any good for this lady to give a gem worth ten thousand gold to this lady. ”

Everyone looked at Huey in amazement, and even the lady named Christine looked at Huey with wide eyes.

The brown young man was a little annoyed: "Are you trying to say that Mrs. Christine is not worthy?"

"In response to your words, I will propose a duel to you!" the silver-tie youth was already about to pull out his white gloves.

As long as he leaves the white gloves by Huey's side, then Huey will either choose to accept the duel or choose to leave in disgrace.

At that time, Mrs. Christine, who was surrounded by the stars and the moon, suddenly spoke: "Why don't you listen to this gentleman before making a decision?" ”

Then the glamorous lady looked at Xiu Yi with her wonderful eyes full of **: "I don't think you mean that, do you? Although you are very young, you can see that you are not an open-mouthed person." You have a mysterious air about you, and I can sense that you must be someone who has had many interesting experiences. ”

"Madame has won the prize. In fact, I just want to say that true beauty does not need any ornaments to set off. Hanging gemstones all over one's body will only hide one's brilliance behind those ornate ornaments. It's like a real oil painting, you don't have to care about the exquisiteness of the frame, and the overly delicate frame makes the painting lose its original color. If Madame had worn a gemstone necklace like that, I have a hard time imagining that people would pay more attention to your gemstones or more to you. Huey replied.

I see, everyone suddenly realized.

Christine chuckled softly, and Huey's words clearly spoke to her heart. Looking at the nobles on the entire platform, she has the fewest ornaments on her body, but the men around her are the most. She is a woman who knows how to show herself, and in her opinion, the role of those luxurious ornaments should be used to reflect the beauty of women, not to dominate the crowd.

Between wealth and beauty, she values the latter more.

Women who think that they can make themselves more beautiful by piling up messy ornaments on their bodies are undoubtedly stupid, they don't know how to use their strengths, even the most ordinary bead chain, as long as it happens to match themselves, it is more meaningful than jewelry worth ten thousand gold.

Everyone looked at Xiu Yi at the same time, this young man was obviously very knowledgeable, although he was young, he had a gentle and elegant temperament, a good demeanor, and a very organized speech. Many nobles who don't know the details still think that this is an elite figure cultivated by which family.

The brown young man was unconvinced, "This can be used as a pretext for the commoners, and they can use this reason to win the hearts of the girls without spending a penny." ”

A large group of aristocratic youths laughed in agreement.

Xiui also smiled and said, "You're right, this gentleman. But I don't think the civilians at least will prove their loyalty to love with some vague fugitive. Speaking of which, Hugh Igler is worth 10,000 gold vetts, and I wonder if if you would ever be in the same financial embarrassment as the commoners if you could never catch him? ”

"How dare you insult me?" cried the brown youth.

Hue grinned, "I don't think that's an insult. You may think you're great, but in my eyes you're no more valuable than a fugitive. 10,000 Kingwitt ...... I'm sure the Reims Empire won't offer you that price at the very least. ”

This sentence obviously belittled the other party to the point that it was not even as good as a fugitive, and everyone looked at the brown young man at the same time.

The anger in the heart of the young man who was so despised by Xiu Yi that he quickly took out his white gloves and threw them in front of Xiu Yi: "I, the Viscount of the Morrell family, in the name of the beautiful Christine, propose a duel to you!"

In Fengming Big 6, the legends and stories that are not lacking are perhaps about duels.

Almost every day you can hear about two nobles fighting a duel over something or something, as long as you want to. Once the duel has begun, both sides can openly kill each other without thinking about any legal consequences. The family of the losing side of the duel has no right to repay the defeat to the winner.

It seemed that women could easily be the source of all trouble, and in just a few minutes, two men had already prepared or had already asked for a duel with Huey.

This made Xiui feel a little funny.

He looked at the white gloves on the ground, and he knew that as long as he picked up the white gloves, then it would be equivalent to officially accepting the other party's request for a duel.

There was a melodious music in his ears, and Xiu knew that it was time for the Violet Song and Dance Troupe to open.

Ignoring the anger of the other party and the white gloves on the ground, Xiu Yi walked to the crystal curtain wall and looked at the stage below.

In the sound of the brass music, the curtain of the stage slowly opened. The first scene on the stage is the eerie backdrop:

The walls of the palace stand tall and guarded by guards armed with broadswords. On one side of the stage was a large gong glittering with cold light, and in front of it was a row of wooden stakes on which hung a dozen distorted human heads. A crowd of people gathered there, as if waiting for something.

At last, a minister came out and solemnly proclaimed: "Listen carefully, people of the capital: the noble princess Turandot has issued three riddles for the summoning of horses. Anyone who wants to apply can come and guess the riddle, but if he can't guess, he will die!"

The show began.

Xiuyi, who was looking at the stage, finally showed a smile on his pursed lips.

His indifference and disregard further infuriated the brown youth.

He shouted at Xiuyi's back, "Don't you dare, greedy for life and afraid of death, if you are afraid, apologize to me and my friend immediately, and I can consider retracting my dueling request." ”

At this moment, this aristocratic young man was arrogant as if he was a high king, and he looked at the beautiful Christine beside him, full of confidence.

Xiu Yi's eyes looked at the stage outside the crystal curtain wall, and after watching the performances on the stage for a while, and making sure that the girls were in good condition, he slowly turned around and said to the noble young man: "I have no interest in such an invitation to a duel, so I refuse your request." ”

There was a sudden buzz in the crowd, and people looked at Xiu Yi with disdain.

Rejecting a nobleman's request for a duel has always been considered a sign of cowardice in high society, and many young nobles often accept a duel in the face of a duel in full view.

There are really very few people like Xiu Yi who refuse to duel. So at this moment, even the extremely beautiful Christine frowned dissatisfiedly.

For the first time, someone openly refused to fight in front of her. Although she herself often thinks that duels are one of the stupidest things men can do, she still feels uncomfortable when she sees someone refusing at this moment.

Perhaps this is the case with every woman, who is happy to see men jealous of themselves and even fight.

The brown young man laughed triumphantly: "Since you have admitted that you are a coward, then apologize to me!"

Xiu Yi shook his head slightly, "I think you misunderstood me. I declined your invitation to a duel, not because I was afraid of you, but because it was unnecessary. ”

"There is no need, how can a duel for glory and dignity not be necessary?" the young man shouted.

A mocking smile appeared on Huey's face:

"For the sake of glory and dignity, Your Excellency Viscount Moral, that may be your life's pursuit, but unfortunately, it is not mine. ”

So saying, he walked back into the middle of the field, looked at the people who were looking around him, and said aloud:

"I know you were born into a wealthy family, and I can imagine that you never knew what the outside world was like. You have never struggled on the real line of life and death, so you have never known the preciousness of life and the true meaning of **. Because you don't know the truth of **, you are naïve enough to think that dignity and glory can represent everything, and a person can even duel for dignity and glory, and risk his life just for an insulting remark or to win the favor of a beautiful woman. This is a typical idealistic approach, a kind of irresponsibility for life. ”

"Unlike you, I don't come from some big family of noble blood, and the place where I once lived was arguably the darkest bottom of the world, even in the slums, was much stronger than that place. I face the shadows I face every day, and I have to work hard and humiliate myself to fight for a little bit of qualification to live. I have to smile at my persecutors and give them the sweetest lies to make my life a little bit better. Dignity and Glory...... Hehe, that's never been something I'm after. If I pursued them, I would not be able to stand here and talk to you right now. ”

So, I know the preciousness of life. I know how hard life and freedom come by. I will never fight for the glory and dignity of nothing, because I know how to cherish life. As a high-class aristocrat, you regard life as child's play, but I'm sorry, that's not my style. ”

"If I'm going to take up arms, I'm not going to do it for ridiculous dignity, or glory, or for someone who doesn't love me. The moment I take up arms, it usually means that I have the confidence and certainty to defeat my opponent, and for me, it's not a duel, it's a killing. ”

"So, if you want to duel with me, then you have to be mentally prepared first. I mean...... Real ...... Facing the consciousness of **. ”

No one noticed that while Xiu Yi was speaking, his people were slowly approaching the brown young man.

Just when Viscount Morrell was alert that Xiu Yi was too close to him, Xiu Yi suddenly flew forward, his left hand had already grabbed the other party's throat, and his right hand picked up the table knife from the dining table and aimed it into the Viscount's eyes.

"Ahh

The knife rested on Viscount Moral's eyelids.

"Let him go!" shouted at the same time, and several samurai rushed to the area, trying to pull away the Xiui, who was already seriously threatening the other person's life.

Xiu Yi said coldly: "Whoever dares to approach me, I will poke him blind." ”

Everyone stopped at the same time.

Xiu Yi looked at the frightened Viscount Morrell with a playful look: "Now, apologize to me. ”

"No!" cried Viscount Moral.

With a slight force on the knife pressed against his eyelids, the viscount's eyeball clearly felt the pressure from above pressing heavily on his eyeball, and his other eye could read the hidden meaning from Huey's grim smile: he was absolutely willing to pick out his own eyes without the slightest timidity.

"I'll give you one last chance! He said.

"I apologize!" utterly unthinking, Morel cried out, trembling with fear.

Damn, this guy is a devil!

With a satisfied smile on his face, he let go of his left hand, which was grabbing Moral's throat, patted his face, and said softly, "Look, just one eyeball can make you look down." So how do you behave when you're faced with the real **? It doesn't look like you're as brave as you think you are, right?"

This sentence hit the Viscount Morrell hard, and he always thought that it was an honorable thing to die for the sake of glory. But when the danger really weighed on him, he realized that he was not as fearless as he imagined.

The young man in front of him mercilessly exposed his self-righteous strength, just a few words and an ordinary table knife.

He completely destroyed the will of this viscount, and he almost collapsed.

Looking at the other party's frightened face, Xiu Yi said loudly: "Very good, at least now you have learned to give up dignity and glory in front of the **, and learned that survival is the first priority." You've realized that all the things you're after are actually just that ridiculous. When you have this understanding, maybe one day in the future, when you are really facing the threat, you will have the courage to face all suffering. ”

As he spoke, he gently pushed Viscount Morrell away and threw the knife aside.

Then he bent down and picked up the white gloves that Viscount Morrell had thrown down.

Wiped his boots with it.