In the sky flower garden under the moonlight, hundreds of flowers bloom and the fragrance of flowers is fragrant.
The beautiful girls shuttled through the flower garden, walking lightly, dancing in the flowers like butterflies, and the crisp laughter was like a clear spring flowing from the sky splashing down the pool.
An enchanting view.
However, Garlan, who was sitting there watching the 'beautiful beauty of flowers and girls' in front of her, was in a bad mood.
His high priest, together with the head of the royal knights and a group of ministers, put him together and held a celebration of the Flower Festival in the palace.
By the time he knew it, the news had already spread all over Aaron Landis. The city lords and nobles from all over the country came to the royal city with their daughters, nieces or younger sisters, and the noble girls in the royal city also expressed their desire to participate in the celebration.
At this point, he can't go back on his word and announce the cancellation of this celebration, and then let people turn around and go back. Isn't that just kidding
At this point, he could only reluctantly compromise.
However, although he came to the celebration as the ministers wished, when he walked through the flower garden, his expression was awe-inspiring, his eyes were not squinted, and he deliberately exuded an imposing aura that was difficult to approach.
In this way, the girls in the greenhouse were successfully stopped.
At this moment, Garlan sat quietly on the upper seat, with his white fingers gently turning the green malachite wine glass in his hand.
Although the glass is not filled with wine but juice.
With one hand resting on the armrest of the white jade seat, he supported his side cheeks. He lowered his eyes slightly, and his slender eyelashes cast light shadows on his snow-like cheeks.
The young king just sat there quietly, making that place a rare beauty in the world.
It attracted a lot of ladies who kept sneaking glances, staring eyes, and whispering to their companions in a low voice.
Garlan sat there seemingly casually, but he sighed several times in his heart.
The matter was so big that it even spread to other countries, it is impossible for that person not to know.
Garland thought with a headache.
I don't know what that person will do.
As for that person... I can probably do anything.
I just hope he doesn't come back directly with the army.
At that time, people will definitely be mistaken for usurping the throne.
Garlan thought so, and glanced to the side.
On the table next to it, in soft red velvet brocade, is a delicate feather fan.
The solid gold fan handle skeleton, hollowed out with olive leaves and flowers, soft peacock feathers are woven with gold threads, and pure white tassel adorned with tiny gems hangs on the brocade.
According to legend, Aphrodite conveyed his deep feelings by giving a golden fan and a crystal mirror to the goddess of spring.
Therefore, the fan has become a symbol of love in the festival of Hanagometsu.
At this celebration, if Gallan gave the golden fan to someone, it meant that the girl would become the princess of Aaron Landis.
Therefore, in addition to staring at Gallan, many noble ladies in the flower garden also looked at the golden fan beside him from time to time.
Glancing at the troublesome golden fan, Garlan sighed again in his heart.
Headache.
He thought, raised his hand and rubbed his temples.
At this moment, a brisk footstep sounded, walking towards him.
Garlan looked up and saw a long flaxen-haired girl with wavy hair lightly walking towards him in a long dress. Those eyes were shining brightly at him, as if she had a thousand words to say.
He remembered her.
Not long ago, he had just walked under the flower garden and was going to go around to the stone steps in the middle when a girl suddenly jumped down from it, startling him, and reflexively reached out and caught the girl.
At that time, the girl who was caught by him also stared at him with such shining eyes.
He didn't hate that look.
Because the girl looked at him with very clean and bright eyes, as if she opened her eyes and recognized her master's puppy.
Now the girl running towards him looks like a puppy running towards him with a wagging tail and wide black eyes.
Garlan looked amused and smiled.
It's just that the corners of his mouth just raised.
Keng!
A cracking sound suddenly sounded.
A long sword fell from the sky, and a sword stabbed in front of the girl who ran towards him.
Shattered rocks.
...that guy can really do anything...
Silently looking at the ground-shattering sword, Garlan had only one thought in his mind at the moment.
Although he was put together by Xie Muer and others, but since he dared to participate in this celebration, he naturally thought of a way to get out.
If there is no accident, not only can the celebration end smoothly, but he can also make Xi Muer and the others unable to mention the matter of letting him marry the princess for a long time.
It's just, no matter how well he planned.
Heimos is the only variable among them.
Sure enough, as soon as this guy appeared, everything became a mess.
Ah, the headache.
With the smashing sound of the sharp sword, the entire flower garden was instantly silent.
Time seems to freeze at this moment.
Many people's smiles froze on their faces.
In the entire courtyard, everyone's eyes fell on the long sword that was slantingly inserted into the stone ground, and their eyes were dull.
This is... what's the situation
Everyone was a little stunned for a while.
A group of well-trained guards rushed up quickly, and under the leadership of the knight commander who was on duty tonight, they blocked Garlan.
The knight commander was holding a long sword and was already in a fighting posture, but when he looked up at the approaching person, he was startled.
He looked back at King Garlan in astonishment, with a questioning look.
When he saw King Garlan waved his hand to signal him to step back, he nodded and took his subordinates to the side.
The originally lively flower garden was already quiet, and everyone looked at the tall man who didn't know when to appear on the flower garden, and watched him walk step by step from the middle.
He was dressed in black armor, and his jet-black hair seemed to melt into the night.
He was like a black wolf that quietly and silently walked out of the silent night, walking towards everyone coldly and arrogantly.
Black Knight Heimos.
It is said that Aaron Landis was the most powerful warrior who was said to have driven away tens of thousands of Geshu's army by one person.
Even those who saw him for the first time guessed the man's identity almost instantly.
Even if he didn't say a word, his presence was enough to keep everyone silent.
Those delicate noble women were so pale that they did not dare to scream.
Their survival instinct made them not dare to make any difference in front of this dangerous man.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Heimos walked towards Garlan, who was seated.
He didn't walk very fast, but he was very strong, and the long boots under his feet made heavy footsteps on the slate.
One step, one step, the footsteps sounded like a shocking drum beat, stomping heavily on people's hearts.
His pace was not haste or slow, and his posture was arrogant, as if he could not see the dense crowd in front of him at all.
But wherever he went, there seemed to be an invisible sense of oppression emanating from him, causing those who stood in front of him to retreat to the side involuntarily.
Every time he took a step forward, the large crowds of people in front of him were like seawater that was suddenly separated, and they consciously gave way to a wide road.
The originally lively celebration suddenly became eerily quiet because of the appearance of this man.
Soon, he walked to Leia's side under the quiet gaze of everyone, and also before the sword he threw.
At this time, the girl was still in a dazed state.
She stared blankly at the long sword in front of her, so frightened that her mind that was completely disconnected was still on strike.
Heimos came from behind her, over her shoulder.
Then, he stood beside the long sword in front of her.
Leia, who was in a sluggish state, vaguely felt a tall figure enveloped her. Before she could look up, an arm stretched out in front of her eyes.
She stared blankly at the big brown hand holding the hilt of the long sword.
Use a little force.
There was a screeching screeching sound of rubble cracking.
Leia widened her eyes and watched in astonishment as the long sword that pierced the ground three feet deep into the slate was pulled out so easily by that hand.
The rubble from the crack in the slate splashed all over, and several of them splashed onto her skirt.
Seeing that the hand that drew the sword was withdrawn, she instinctively followed that hand and looked up.
The moonlight shone slightly from behind the man.
In the backlight, she could not see the face of the tall man standing in front of her.
But she saw the man's eyes, looking at her in a half-dark shadow.
The man glanced at her.
Just a glance.
In an instant, her mind went blank.
Her body responded faster than her mind.
Her legs softened, and she fell to the ground, the cold slate floor seemed to seep the chill into her legs.
Her lips trembled, but she couldn't even make a scream, and her hand on the ground was trembling uncontrollably.
too horrible.
This man... so scary.
At this moment, there was only one thought left in her blank mind.
"Heimos."
Suddenly, a clear voice sounded in the silence, breaking the silence in the flower garden.
Heimos moved the corner of his eyes and turned his head to look up.
Garlan, who was sitting in the upper seat, looked at him.
"You scared her."
Garlan said, his bright golden eyes met Heimos.
In the darkness, Heimos looked at Garland above.
The golden red eyes reflected the surrounding firelight, a golden arc lighted on the edge of the pupil and iris, and deep in the bottom of the eyes was the red flames ignited by inhaling the firelight.
Garlan's figure reflected in his pupils, as if being burned by the flames in his eyes.
When the night wind blew by, the dark forehead moved, and the shadow reflected in the pupil also swayed.
Heimos looked up at Garlan, half of his cheeks reflecting the fire.
His face, half bright, half dark, with interlaced light and shadow.
The edge of the black armor on his body refracts a shimmer, and it glows with a cold and hard luster unique to metal, as if it exudes the cold air brought back from the north.
Heimos didn't say a word, but Garlan spoke again.
"You scared her."
Garland repeated again.
The girl who was so frightened that she fell to the ground was still shivering, and her eyes suddenly lit up when she heard these two words from Garlan.
King Garland... Is he protecting her
Did he feel her special
Ah, sure enough, there is a doomed fate between her and him~~
There was a sweet feeling in the bottom of my heart, and Leia felt that she was greatly comforted.
Immediately, her hands stopped shaking, and she even forgot that the god-like man was still by her side, looking up at Garlan with shining eyes.
The girl sat on the ground, her long flaxen wavy hair spread out over her slender shoulders.
Her long skirt was spread on the white stone floor, and there was still a hazy water vapor in her moist eyes looking at Garlan, and her whole person was like a blooming flower.
"King Garland..."
She called out in a low voice, her voice carrying the sweetness unique to a girl.
Such a beautiful and flower-like girl, no matter who she is, she can't help but feel pity and love at a glance.
No one noticed that in this sweet call, the gloomy color in Heimos's eyes became deeper and deeper.
No one noticed that because Garlan spoke first, Zuo Sixiang, who had a stern face and wanted to stand up and accuse Huymos of being rude, choked and closed his mouth.
King Garlan has already spoken, and he certainly doesn't want to interject any more. After all, interrupting the king's words is an unethical behavior.
The flower garden is still very quiet, only Garlan's voice echoes under the night sky.
Garlan and Heimos looked at each other with disapproval in their eyes.
He didn't say anything, just looked at Heimos quietly.
After a long stalemate like this, Heimos lowered his eyes, the shadow of his forehead covering the emotions in his eyes.
As soon as he raised his hand, with a clanging sound, the long sword was sheathed.
Afterwards, Heimos directly reached out and carried it.
Leia was staring at Gallan, who was protecting her with excitement, when she suddenly felt her body light up.
Immediately afterwards, she was carried by the back collar, and she was lifted directly from the ground.
Heimos was much taller than her, and when he picked her up, he left her feet in the air.
The girl is a little confused.
and many more.
This action, this posture, is no different from carrying a puppy.
and many more.
King Garland is watching, it would be embarrassing for me to be carried like this—
Before she could speak, Heimos had already put her down.
He bowed slightly, a gesture of apology to Leya.
"Sorry, I accidentally let go of the sword just now, which shocked you. I will have someone send the apology to me tomorrow."
Heimos said, holding the sword in one hand and pressing the other to his chest.
That remark, that attitude, seemed polite.
However, the tone of his speech has no fluctuations, it is very indifferent, no matter how you look at it, it seems like a perfunctory.
How could he accidentally let a long sword fly over a distance of nearly 100 meters, and even break the stone ground!
The onlookers couldn't help shouting in their hearts when they heard it.
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Leia to answer, Heimos had turned away from her and continued to walk forward.
He walked up to Garland, leaned over, and got down on one knee.
With his left hand on his raised knee, he raised the sheathed long sword in his right hand to Garlan's eyes.
"This is a trophy from the Geshu."
He said, raising his eyes and looking sharply at Garlan.
The firelight reflected cold arcs of metal on the long sword in his hand.
"Give it to you."
Garland: "..."
He was still thinking about how to find an excuse for Heimos to break in with his sword. This guy had already made his own excuse.
Although this excuse is extremely perfunctory...
However, he is the king, he recognized it, and other people naturally won't talk too much.
"Will you accept it?"
Golden red eyes stared at Garland.
Garlan could clearly see the burning gaze of the man in front of him.
He was sure.
If he doesn't take it, this guy will definitely act more recklessly.
Sighing softly in the bottom of his heart, he reached out and took the sword from Heimos.
"I read the military newspaper, and the Geshus have retreated. It's all your credit, Heimos."
he said, smiling slightly at Heimos.
Heimos was still kneeling on one knee, raised his head, and looked at Garlan with a deep gaze.
He suddenly smiled.
He said, "Speaking of which, today is the Flower Festival. According to tradition, I gave you a sword and you accepted it. Does this mean that you accepted my proposal?"
Due to the sudden appearance of Heimos and a series of actions, the entire flower garden was extremely silent.
Therefore, even if Heimos said this in a low voice, it was still heard by many people nearby, and the faces of those people suddenly froze.
Soga, who had been drinking without raising his head ever since Heimos appeared, twitched his eyelids.
It's over.
Lord Heimos was so stimulated that he was going to get into big trouble.
How should this end.
"Master Heimos!"
Before Garlan spoke, Zuo Sixiang scolded with anger for a long time.
"Even if it's a celebration, you can't make jokes on your Majesty! This kind of behavior is too presumptuous!"
Heimos glanced at Zuo Sixiang, who stood up, with a little coldness in his eyes.
The corners of his mouth arched a little.
"That's right, even if you're joking, you can't drive it on 'Your Majesty'."
He deliberately emphasized the word 'Your Majesty'.
As he spoke, he stood up and smiled faintly.
"Your Majesty, it's rare for me to be lucky. When I go back to the city, I catch up with the Huayu Festival celebration. Please allow me to participate in this celebration, okay?"
He smiled at Garland.
It's okay, okay... Lord Heimos is still sensible.
Suojia covered his chest, which was almost smashed by his beating heart, thinking happily.
"Maybe, my beloved is in this courtyard?"
Heimos stared at Garlan.
Word by word, with meaning.
Pfft!
Suojia's heart trembled again.
Damn it's really bad for the heart.
Also, why aren't Cayhorth and the female chief here
Why was he the only one who knew the inside story
Why does he have to worry about it alone here
An aggrieved Suojia secretly looked up.
Garlan was very calm, he didn't see any expression, just nodded.
"Okay, since you're interested in this celebration, sit next to me."
As if he didn't understand the hints in Heimos's words, Gallan replied calmly.
No matter how provocative the opponent is, he will not accept the move. It is like punching cotton, which makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.
Looking at Garlan, whose face remained unchanged, Heimos, whose teeth were itchy, had the urge to bite down hard.
But he finally held back, lowered his eyes to hide the unpleasant look in his eyes, and sat down on the seat next to Garlan.
Garlan clapped his hands and drew everyone's attention to himself.
He smiled and said: "Don't worry too much, just treat it as an extra participant in the celebration, just like everyone else."
Garlan turned to look at the captain of the squire who was in charge of the celebration.
"continue."
When Garlan said this, the originally silent flower garden quickly resumed its former liveliness.
The only difference is that although many noble women did not dare to step forward, they still turned their attention to King Garlan from time to time.
But now, there is one more person beside King Garlan.
The feeling that the black knight gave them was so terrifying that the girls didn't dare to look there, for fear of accidentally meeting the eyes of that terrifying man.
… This vicious dog guards the immediate sense of sight of his possessions…
The corner of Suojia's mouth, who couldn't help thinking about it, couldn't help twitching.
Heimos was sitting next to Garlan, and naturally, he saw the gorse fan on the red brocade placed on the table.
His eyes sank and darkened again.
After thinking for a while, he reached out and picked up the golden fan, unfolded it with a swipe, and then glanced over it carefully.
"There are cracks here."
Heimos, who stared at the golden fan for a long time, suddenly said.
"Um?"
Garland was originally looking at the revived celebration below with a calm expression, and after hearing what Heimos said, he turned his head.
"crack?"
How could such a royal treasure carefully crafted by royal craftsmen be cracked
Garlan's eyes swept away, and he really found a thin crack.
If he wanted to see clearly, he moved his face closer to take a closer look.
But he didn't notice that, in this way, his head took the initiative to approach Heimos.
The fan that Heimos raised and unfolded just happened to block the lower half of their faces.
When Garlan stared at the thin crack, a shadow suddenly covered him, very light and fast, and Heimos kissed him on the lips.
The next second, the man quickly retreated again, and by the way closed the golden fan in his hand with a snap, and took it back.
All this happened very quickly, and when the stunned Garlan reacted, Heimos was already sitting upright, and continued to play with the golden fan in his hand as if nothing had happened.
Garlan's heart was beating violently, and he couldn't stop.
This is the feeling of cheating in public...
He pursed his lips and tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened, not even looking at Heimos.
While playing with the golden fan in his hand, Heimos glanced at the people around him without a trace from the corner of his eyes.
He saw Garlan's hand on the armrest clenched and loosened, his lips pressed together.
Obviously a little flustered, but forcibly calm.
He was obviously a little angry, but he tried to pretend that nothing happened.
The tip of the ear that was exposed from the golden hair was already slightly reddish.
The corners of Heimos's mouth lifted invisibly, and his mood suddenly improved a lot.