CHAPTER XVIII

A few people walked into the castle, turned a long corridor, and walked into a hall of nearly 100 square meters.

In the center of the hall was an oval dining table with several sets of empty cutlery neatly arranged, and a circle of chairs lined around it, on which several people were already sitting, drinking red wine and talking. Several waiters stood behind them with bottles of wine so they could be served at any time.

Seeing Kaoru Cangyue and the others coming in, the few people sitting immediately stood up, and a gentle man said, "Beautiful Miss Kaoru, you are still as bright and moving as a flower blooming in spring. ”

Kaoru Cangyue smiled calmly: "Thank you Earl Andermen for your compliment." ”

She smiled honestly, and there was no wariness of Andemen on her face.

Andermen then said to Derlandon and Will, "Dear Viscount Derlandon and Master Will, it seems that even the gods are favoring our friendship, we have just parted in the afternoon, and we have gathered here again in the evening. ”

Drandon was a little unaccustomed to Andermen's enthusiasm, and said bluntly, "Thank you, Lord Earl, for your hospitality." ”

Much more shrewd than he was, Will bowed his head and said, "Your Excellency, Lord Earl, is renowned for your hospitality, and it is my honor to be entertained by you. ”

Andemen finally looked at Li Nuo and said, "This handsome young man, please forgive me for being unheard, I don't know your name yet." Your three little pets are so cute, and it's a good thing the guards at the door didn't stop them from entering, otherwise I would have gouged out their eyes. ”

Leon walked briskly over to Andermen and whispered in his ear.

Andemen was surprised: "Please forgive me for my gaffe, young Mr. Beast Master, I really didn't see that these little beasts were your companion Demonic Beasts. ”

Li Nuo said: "This is a birthday gift from the teacher, I hope it will not cause trouble to the earl." ”

Andemen said: "You are too polite, I will prepare a sumptuous dinner for your Warcraft, and of course they will also dine here." ”

Kaoru Cangyue explained, "Please forgive my presumptuousness, Lord Earl, this Mr. Li Nuo is my friend, and his teacher is a great beast master. Mr. Li Nuo and his teacher rescued me from Wu Tuo and were my benefactors. In order to repay them for saving their lives, I have promised to get a place in the Holy City Academy for Mr. Lenovo, and I am afraid that I will have to ask the Earl for help in this matter. ”

"It's a pleasure to serve Kaoru. "I heard Miss Kaoru say the word 'save' just now, what is the matter?and my dear friend Cadi Paladin?, why haven't I seen him?"

"Cadi Paladins sacrificed ......," Kaoru Azuki repeated the words she had told Draranton and Will that afternoon.

"Alas, that's the biggest bad news I've heard this year. Thankfully, Miss Kaoru was able to save the day, otherwise I really don't know how to explain to the Holy See and the Duke of Cangyue. Andemen sighed, "Thank you, Mr. Li Nuo, please say hello to your great teacher on my behalf, you are also my benefactor in Aiqin City." ”

Li Nuo said: "Lord Earl is polite, it is also a coincidence that the teacher and I were able to save Miss Kaoru." ”

Andemen said: "A few distinguished guests, please take a seat, you must have been tired of the journey, and it is my rudeness to let you stand until now." ”

Cangyue Kaoru did not sit down immediately, but saluted to a white-robed old man sitting opposite, "Dear Bishop Hansen, I didn't expect to meet you here. ”

Han Sen returned the salute and said, "Pastor Cangyue, I didn't expect to meet here. You're not surprised to see me, but you've heard about why I'm here. ”

Kaoru Cangyue nodded, sat down and said, "Father Garden is kind and benevolent, and has always piously spread the gospel of the gods, and I believe that the prosecution against him is purely false. ”

The others sat down, and Andermen said, "I also believe in Father Garden's innocence, and we have always been very happy in Aegean City. However, when it was reported that Father Garden had rebelled, I had to be ruthless enough to lock my old friend in prison, and I would certainly apologize to him afterwards and ask for his forgiveness. ”

He spoke earnestly, and seemed to blame himself for sending his old friend to prison with his own hands.

Hansen said: "The pure man is self-purifying, if Garden really did not rebel, we will definitely prove his innocence." ”

Although Kaoru Cangyue and Hansen are in the same Holy See, they usually don't have much contact with each other, and they don't have much friendship with each other. At this time, I paid attention to Hansen's expression, but I couldn't see his position at all, so I could only plan to wait for dinner to inquire with him.

Andemen stretched out his hand and pointed to the other two people at the table, and said, "I almost forgot to introduce them, these two are Bachelor Lu Gang from the Law Enforcement Department of Xianyin Castle and Bachelor Buck, who is the director of the Aegean City Law Enforcement Academy, and they will accompany me and Bishop Hansen to try this case together. ”

Kaoru Cangyue remembered Will's instructions, and Will had reminded her in the afternoon that if she wanted to know whether Father Garden's arrest was related to Andermen's conspiracy to kill her, she only needed to make a request to see Father Garden, if Andermen stopped it, then it meant that he was weak-hearted, and if he agreed, it meant that it was really just a coincidence between the two things.

Kaoru asked tentatively, "Can I meet Father Garden?" after all, three months ago, I was taken care of by the Kadi Paladin in Aegean City, and I want to thank him. ”

Hansen frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is not in accordance with the rules, Garden is now a suspect, and Pastor Cangyue is likely to cause criticism when he goes to see him." ”

Andemen smiled and said, "I don't think it matters, Miss Kaoru's father, Duke Cangyue, is loyal to His Majesty the King, so how can we doubt Miss Kaoru's loyalty? What do you say, two bachelors?"

Lu Gang of Xianyin Fort said: "What the Earl said is very true, we can trust Miss Xun. ”

Dean Buck also nodded, "I don't have any opinion, Miss Kaoru is just thanking Garden, there should be no problem." ”

Seeing that the three of them agreed, Hansen stopped stopping him and said, "Okay, let a law enforcement officer accompany you then, and Pastor Cangyue can visit Garden." ”

Kaoru Cangyue smiled: "Thank you so much." ”

Inadvertently, they glanced at Will, and the two secretly wondered in their hearts, could it really be that the two of them guessed wrong, and Andermen didn't have ulterior motives for catching Nagadon?

The waiter served dinner in turn, but it was similar to Western food, with soup, steak, and dessert......

Andemen really opened a small stove for the three little beasts, Xiaohong couldn't wake up from sleeping, and the fragrant food couldn't wake up, Caique had a soft spot for nuts and long strips of food, but Xiaoyin didn't refuse to come, and ate everything.

Li Nuo lived a savage life for more than ten days, and tasted the main meal of this world for the first time, and it tasted exceptionally sweet. It's just that he is not used to using knives and forks, so he is inevitably clumsy and has a strange posture.

Cangyue Kaoru was funny, but she didn't feel embarrassed, while correcting his knife and fork holding method, while teaching him dining etiquette, with a gentle and considerate attitude.

When De Lanton saw this, he immediately became angry, and mocked: "Hillbilly, you can just catch it with your hands." ”

Li Nuo was embarrassed, ashamed and annoyed: "It's hard for me to get used to this set of utensils, but we countrymen have our own way of eating, and you are lonely and unheard, so you won't know." ”

Dranton said disdainfully: "Of course, the countryman will eat a little more gracefully than your monkey, at least he will scoop the soup with a spoon." ”

After speaking, he laughed, and the laughter was extremely mocking.

Li Nuo said indifferently: "Could it be that making fun of other people's shortcomings is the demeanor of a nobleman?" But I didn't see this in Count Andemen and other nobles, and there is really a difference between nobles and nobles. ”

Everyone else present could hear that he was insinuating that De Lanton was not worthy of being called a nobleman, and they couldn't help but be impressed by the fact that this young man looked harmless to humans and animals, and his words were so sharp at the critical moment.

Cangyue Kaoru couldn't help but laugh, and said with a smile: "Drandon is still only a viscount, how can he be compared to the earl? But the Leon Paladin is also a viscount, and he will not be rude like some self-righteous people. ”

There was no way for Derranton to take Cangyue Kaoru, but he had no scruples about Li Nuo, and said angrily: "Who gave you the courage to dare to insult a nobleman? I have the right to whip you." ”

Cangyue Kaoru said: "You dare?"

"Of course I dare," said Derlandon, "the laws of the Empire stipulate that a nobleman has the right to whip the commoners who insult him. This kid doesn't have a title, and he insults me, and I have the right to do so, and I'm afraid Miss Kaoru won't be able to protect him. ”

Cangyue Xun said: "But don't forget, Mr. Li Nuo is a beast master, and the [Continental Convention] also stipulates that mages have a status equivalent to the title corresponding to their rank. ”

The Beast Master is a meta-soul mutant and a type of mage. The number of mages is far less than that of martial artists, and it is the most noble profession in the entire Zhuyin Continent, and there is no one. The Continental Convention is a convention jointly formulated by 12 countries on the Zhuyin Mainland, and its provisions apply to each country. The covenant stipulates that the junior mage has the status of a baron, the middle rank has the status of a viscount, the upper rank has the status of an earl, and the Xuan rank has the status of a marquis or duke, and the number of holy ranks in the entire Zhuyin Continent is even rarer than that of kings, and each of them is regarded as the patron saint of a country or race, and its status has transcended the world.

Derlanton said toughly, "Then may I ask, is he registered with the Mage Guild? If not, he is not a beast master." ”

The Mage Guild is an authoritative body jointly established by the twelve countries of the Zhuyin Continent, with branches in major cities across the mainland, mainly to provide communication and services for mages, with little actual power. However, only mages who have been registered with the Mage Guild are allowed to wear mage robes and have legal status.

"You ......" Kaoru Cangyue was at a loss for words, and couldn't help but look at Will, hoping that he could stop Will's nonsense.

Dralanton said proudly, "Miss Kaoru has nothing to say, right?"

Will buried his head in his meal, pretending not to see Kaoru Cangyue's eyes. In his heart, Delandon is defending Count Su Yi, as long as he is not directly confronted by Cangyue Kaoru, it has nothing to do with it. What's more, he also saw that Li Nuo was not pleasing to the eye earlier, and he wished that he would be punished.

Cangyue Kaoru looked at Andemen again, and said, "Lord Earl, this is your banquet, and you don't want some arrogant people to ruin you and your guests' interest, right?"