Lei Zhe strode down the winding corridor, followed by several knights in silver armor.
A servant caught up, panting, holding a long sword studded with gems.
The Duke of Grande, who was approaching, asked in a stern tone: "Where are you going? What are you doing with so many people?"
Lei Zhe glanced at him casually, and his footsteps never stopped.
Looking at the back of his son hurriedly leaving, Duke Grande was so angry that smoke rose from his head, but he was helpless. Lei Zhe's character is too strong, and he is not under his control at all.
The walls on both sides of the corridor were covered with portraits of beauties, some with blonde hair and blue eyes, some with red hair and brown eyes, some wearing veils, some in brocade clothes, and some naked. Without exception, they were all the objects that Lei Zhe had passionately pursued, and they were also the stunning beauties that the entire Totes was famous for.
Just as hunters like to hang the heads of reindeer over the fireplace, these lifelike paintings and the beautiful women in the paintings are also the spoils of Lei Zhe.
In the Glory Empire, and even this continent, there is no woman he can't get.
But recently, he really suffered a few setbacks, because Miss Lilith, whom he was passionately pursuing, turned down his invitation because he was infatuated with the Earl of Huadu.
This aroused his competitiveness and curiosity.
Even if Baron Duncan didn't mention it, he would find a time to meet the rival in love.
Earl of Huadu - This title is indeed very romantic, but I don't know how I am, whether it is a false name.
Lei Zhe was thinking wildly while tying the long sword around his waist. When he reached the end of the promenade, he habitually stopped and looked at a painting hanging at the highest point.
Different from the previous bust, this is a panorama. A gushing blue spring water gushed out of the dense forest with green shade. A slender girl was lying on the edge of the spring, wearing a white gauze as thin as cicada wings. , The golden hair is scattered in the water like clouds and mist, and it is as beautiful as a fairy. She turned slightly and looked at the person outside the frame, her thin shoulders felt a little vulnerable.
There is no doubt that her skin is crystal clear, her figure is graceful, her temperament is mysterious, but her face is blank.
As her creator, Lei Zhe didn't even describe the facial features for her.
At this moment, Lei Zhe was looking up at this blank face with yearning and confusion in his pupils.
Baron Duncan walked up to him and whispered, "Why haven't you painted her face yet?"
Lei Zhe still stared at the painting, shook his head and said, "Dream can't be depicted with a mortal's brush, unless God holds my hand and personally guides my perception, otherwise I can't paint one ten thousandth of her beauty. She is The goddess of my dreams."
Baron Duncan nodded suddenly, but for a moment he looked down with disapproval.
What a goddess in a dream is just a delusion. Are real women beautiful
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"Why didn't you leave?" Lei Zhe opened the curtain and looked outside.
He was sitting in Baron Duncan's carriage, the door of which depicted an eagle, the Duncan family crest. And the carriage was parked on a narrow country road, with high fields on both sides, and fields full of crops and young crops under the field.
If there is another carriage ahead, the road will definitely be blocked. If the two sides want to pass, the only way is to let one of the carriages keep retreating until they retreat to the wide road several hundred meters away, and then try to stop by the roadside. Allow enough width.
Baron Duncan pointed to the path engulfed by the thick fog, and said proudly: "No need to go, we will stop here and meet the Earl of Huadu on a narrow road. He must recognize my family emblem, based on wealth and power. Because of his superior status and status, he will definitely ask me to give way first. I won't give way, let's see what he does."
In just a split second, Lei Zhe had guessed Baron Duncan's plan.
Seeing the family emblem, the earl of Huadu will definitely think that the other party is just a small baron, so he will never take the initiative to back away.
And Baron Duncan won't back down, so he's on the hook.
What happens after the bar is up? The more powerful side will inevitably send a few knights to smash the ignorant carriage, and even cut off the reins of the horse, and then push the carriage down the field ridge, causing the people in the carriage to fall. , and then gnawed on a mouth full of black mud.
All nobles will do this, because they have long been accustomed to domineering and domineering.
In the strictly hierarchical Totes Continent, people with high titles can sanction those with low titles at will, which is the power given to them by law.
However, if the Earl of Huadu did so, he would fall into the trap of Baron Duncan. Because he could never have imagined that the heir of the Grande family was still sitting in Baron Duncan's humble carriage.
When he insulted Baron Duncan, he was also insulting Lei Zhe. For the son of the Duke, this was an unbearable humiliation.
At that time, no matter how cruel the revenge Lei Zhe launched, it would be reasonable and legal, and even the king could not blame it.
In order to appease Lei Zhe's anger, the Earl of Huadu had to put down his posture and apologize, and then gave up huge benefits.
Thinking of this, Lei Zhe pursed his lips boringly.
Baron Duncan knew that he was impatient to play with these unsophisticated methods, so he tempted: "Don't you want to know the incense making skills of Earl of Huadu? Don't you want to see how his beautiful jewelry is made? When he falls into our trap, we can get these two wealth from him aboveboard. Your sister's position in the palace does not seem to be stable, and she needs your support very much."
The last sentence hit Lei Zhe's weakness. His eyes darkened slightly, and then his contempt and impatience disappeared.
Yes, he needs money and status, otherwise he cannot protect the people he holds most dear.
During the conversation, the sound of horses' hooves hitting the road came from the thick fog, and a red carriage gradually came into view, and then stopped abruptly at a distance of 100 meters.
"My lord, the road ahead is blocked by a carriage. There is a mountain eagle painted on the front of the carriage, which is the symbol of the Duncan family." The driver turned back and reported.
Duncan? It seems to be a small nobleman who is not in the mainstream, and he doesn't even have a fief.
Jane Qiao's two male servants stuck their heads out of the car window from left to right to check the situation carefully, lest the driver make a mistake and offend the great nobles of Grande. After all, the family emblems of many families are similar.
"Ah, his servants are all smeared with powder, how lavish!" Baron Duncan stared at the two servants opposite, his tone sour.
In the current fashion of luxury and luxury, whether men or women, when they go out, they can't avoid using powder to whiten their skin and rouge to dye their cheeks red. But the fine powder and rouge are expensive, and generally only the nobles will dress up like this, and the common people do not have this condition at all.
This was the first time Baron Duncan had seen a servant make up. This is not a small expense.
Even the servants are dressed so brightly, what does the Earl of Huadu look like
Baron Duncan has already painted the corresponding picture in his mind. The earl must have white powder on his face, red cheeks, jewels all over his body, gleaming gold, and he was dressed in extravagant luxury.
From the current aesthetic point of view, that is eye-catching and beautiful.
Lei Zhe, who also drew this picture in his mind, unconsciously raised his thick eyebrows, and deep disgust filled his pupils.
He can admire women with heavy make-up, but can't stand men with heavy make-up. Their fake-white skin, flushed cheeks were like clowns, and the smell of powder on their bodies was more disgusting than the dirty water in the sewer.
That's not beauty, it's disgusting!
A man should show his strength like a lion.
Thinking of this, Lei Zhe has lost his appetite. He drew the curtains and said impatiently, "I want to go back now. I am 100% sure that the Earl of Huadu is definitely a rogue."
"My lord, before leaving, I beg you to think about the situation of Queen Mo An." Baron Duncan said.
Lei Zhe rubbed his forehead, his voice full of patient pain: "Then just wait. I hope my eyes won't be hurt by the respect of the count of Huadu."
At the same time, the two flamboyant servants had already withdrawn from the carriage, and said with certainty: "It is indeed the family crest of the Duncan family. He blocked our way, and we have to send a few knights to teach this ignorant guy a lesson. !"
Jian Qiao stared at the motionless carriage opposite and waved his hand: "let the knights not act rashly and wait patiently. I believe that the other party has also seen our family emblem. Based on courtesy and respect, he should take the initiative to back down. But now he has no The intention to back down shows that he has something to rely on. This Baron Duncan has a very good way of doing business, and he is a shrewd person, and a shrewd person would not do such a stupid thing."
The two male servants had long been accustomed to obeying the master's orders, and hurriedly stretched out their hands and made a calm gesture to the carriages behind.
The knights who had drawn their swords to defend the dignity of their masters saw this gesture and stayed in the carriage.
Before Baron Duncan realized what the other side was talking about, Lei Zhe smiled with interest: "The Earl of Huadu will not come to offend you."
"What?" Baron Duncan responded blankly.
In his concept, the great nobles never knew what comity, patience and tolerance were. What they do best is to bully or even kill people who offend them. If a great aristocrat is provoked by someone of low status, but does not retaliate, then he will definitely not be able to gain a foothold in the upper class.
His weakness can cause him to lose his dignity and thus his respect. A person who is not respected will inevitably become the target of all nobles to trample on, and he can't protect himself at all.
To put it bluntly, the so-called great nobles are nothing but a group of vultures. Chasing blood, looking for prey, and eating carrion are their biggest hobbies.
The Earl of Huadu, who stepped into the upper class for the first time, needed to establish prestige. It is impossible for him to endure the difficulties of a little baron, because once this matter spreads, he will be ridiculed by the entire empire, not to mention the great nobles, even the commoners will look down on him.
Charles III might even have thrown him out of Poles and banned him from his own birthday party.
To fight for the right to run the road is to fight for his own dignity. He will never back down.
Duncan believed so.
But things are gradually exceeding his expectations. The red carriage was parked motionless in the thick fog, and there was no angry scolding, and no fully-armed knight jumped out of it and slashed with swords.
The two snow-white horses standing in front of the car raised their necks and sneezed twice. This was all the movement.
Duncan waited an hour, another hour, his smug expression slowly twisting into uncontrollable anger. What the hell is going on over there? Why didn't you kill him aggressively
Lei Zhe, who was originally very impatient, held his forehead and laughed in a low voice. Although this Earl of Huadu has a terrible aesthetic, his brain is quite smart.