There was a commotion in the hall of the Debs family.
"This this… "
Many nobles were shocked when they saw Alice. The reason why they were able to recognize that Alice was the heroine of the stone carving 'Awakening from a Dream' could only be blamed on Linley's high carving skills.
Linley has already surpassed the stage of 'skill', and through stone carving, he has completely expressed the charm and attractiveness of a woman. When these nobles saw Alice's first glance, they were 100% sure that the woman in front of them was the goddess in their dreams.
Many nobles looked at Alice, and then turned to look at Linley.
Quiet!
Suddenly, the entire hall fell into absolute silence. Almost all nobles have guessed something. They also understand that it is not good to say it now.
But the quietness made Alice feel embarrassed and flustered.
Alice glanced at Linley from the corner of her eye. Linley, who was standing beside His Majesty King Clyde, was still so calm. Just look at her calmly.
for lei.
Alice's heart is also very complicated, with remorse and resentment. Resenting Linley's stone carvings made her unable to become his wife, and even got into an embarrassing situation. But this same stone sculpture also made her know Linley's feelings for her.
Karan also felt a little embarrassed.
"Everyone, let me introduce you." Bernard's voice sounded, and Bernard was still smiling, "My son Karan has an engagement ceremony with Miss Rowling and Miss Alice today."
Speaking of which, Bernard walked to Karan, then pointed at Rowling and said, "This is Miss Rowling, the wife of my son Karan. And this is Miss Alice."
Suddenly, there was a low-pitched discussion in the entire hall, and sometimes these people turned their attention to Linley.
"Everyone, you can be seated." Bernard said with a smile.
The nobles and wealthy people in the entire hall attended the banquet in turn. At the banquet, some members of the Debs family were very enthusiastic, but many nobles often looked at Alice, and sometimes at Linley.
Linley walked to the corner of the hall with his wine glass in his hand, and sat on a sofa at will.
"Boss, I heard a lot of people talking about you." Beibei jumped onto Linley's lap.
Linley drank the wine in his glass lightly, "Let them talk when they talk. I'm fine, but... Alice, I'm afraid I'm not feeling well."
Now, when dealing with Alice, Linley has become very calm.
He now also understands that his stone sculpture 'Awakening from a Dream' really had a great influence on Alice.
Sitting in the corner, Linley quietly watched Kalan, Alice, and Rowling go around among the guests, pouring and drinking by themselves.
"Lord Linley, why are you drinking so much here?" A fair-skinned woman with long blue hair came over and walked over to Linley's side naturally, and at the same time she held out the wine glass in her hand.
Linley also clinks glasses with her.
"My name is Shasha. Before the banquet, I wanted to chat with you, Lord Linley, but Lord Linley seems to be very popular with girls. I didn't even have a chance." Sasha said with a smile.
lei looked at sasha.
Sasha is tall and slender, and there is a touching charm in the chat and laughter, and there is also a touch of seductive charm between her eyebrows and eyes. This kind of woman is more feminine than those noble ladies.
"Girl? Are you not a girl, Sasha?" Linley asked with great interest.
Sasha drank a little red wine, then smiled and said, "Girl? I've been married for eight years. Still a girl?"
Linley couldn't help being a little surprised.
"However, my man died on the day of the wedding." Sasha blinked at Linley and said softly.
"uh..." lei looked at sasha in amazement.
Sasha couldn't help laughing when she saw Lin Lei's reaction. Then she drank the red wine from the glass and looked at Lin Lei with a smile: "Lord Lin Lei, you are really, really cute."
Linley couldn't help but laugh.
This salsa is really annoying.
"Sasha, what are you doing here?" Duke Paderson came over with a smile.
Sasha glanced back at Paddson, and pretended to be angry, "Sir Duke, I just chatted with Linley for a while, and you came here, um, let's chat." Sasha said, and threw a wink at Linley, and then gone.
Duke Paderson watched Sasha's back for a moment before he came to Linley's side.
"Linley, how do you feel?" Duke Paderson said to Linley.
"How about what?"
"Sasha." Duke Paderson gave Linley a wink, "Linley, Sasha is a beautiful woman sought after by many people in the aristocratic circle. Look at Sasha's body, those eyes, that little mouth, oh..."
Linley could only laugh.
"I can tell you that Sasha should be very interested in you. Seize the opportunity and you will be able to get her started." Paderson patted Linley on the shoulder and whispered.
Linley glanced at Paderson: "I'm not interested."
Paderson gave Linley a surprised look.
"Linley." Paderson suddenly lowered his voice and said to Linley, "After the banquet is over tonight, don't be in a hurry to leave, I have something to talk to you about."
Linley was startled.
How is it so mysterious
"You won't lose face." Paderson pretended to be angry.
Linley glanced at Paderson and said to himself, "I'd rather see what you are going to do." Linley was really worried about finding an opportunity to get close to Paderson.
"Don't worry, Your Excellency, I will wait a little longer tonight." Linley replied with a smile.
…
After eight o'clock in the evening, many nobles began to leave. And Linley was not in a hurry to leave, because he still remembered Paderson's agreement with him.
"I want to see what you're going to do."
lei stayed quietly in the hall.
"Linley, I'll go first." Clyde said to Linley and left. There were fewer and fewer people in the entire hall. Linley, who was a little anxious, walked out of the hall, blowing the cool night breeze outside the corridor.
At this moment, a male waiter quietly walked over.
"Lord Linley, Lord Duke, please come over." The male waiter whispered.
"so mysterious?" lei was surprised.
"Let's lead the way." Linley seemed calm on the surface, but Beibei had been curled up in Linley's arms. The male waiter led Linley down a very narrow and gloomy path. Just looking at the traces on this road, it is obvious that very few people are walking.
"where to go?" lei whispered.
The male waiter respectfully said, "Lord Linley, it was instructed by the Duke. Don't let other people see Lord Linley."
"Oh?"
Linley frowned, but Linley was not afraid, and continued to follow the waiter. The two crossed a narrow path one after the other, and then passed through a grove and opened a secret door. This came to a small building.
"This Debs family has such a hidden place." Linley thought to himself.
Unless other people can fly, it is really difficult to find this hidden building.
The male waiter led Linley directly towards the living room of the small building.
"Lord Duke, Lord Linley is here." The male waiter said respectfully from the door of the living room.
"Haha, Linley is here?" Paderson wearing a black robe walked out of the room in the living room, Paderson's eagle eyes glowed with surprise when they saw Linley, and hurried over, "Linley, come in quickly. "
The male waiter next to him immediately said respectfully, "Lord Duke, then I will retire."
"You step back," Paderson said casually.
The male waiter turned his head respectfully and was about to leave, but Paderson, who had been smiling, suddenly stabbed his right hand at a high speed. Paderson's right hand was inserted into the male waiter's left chest from the back like a sharp knife.
"Ah!" The male waiter turned his head with difficulty and looked at Duke Paderson in disbelief. He couldn't understand why such a high-ranking Duke Paderson wanted to kill him!
It's a pity that his heart was completely broken, and his eyes completely dimmed in just an instant.
"Lord Duke, who are you?" Linley, who was beside him, was still calm.
Duke Paderson is a seventh-level warrior, and it is indeed very simple to kill an ordinary waiter with only the strength of a second-level warrior.
Duke Padson took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped the blood in his hand. And then casually thrown on the ground.
"Linley, it's nothing, I just don't want anyone to know about your meeting with me." Duke Paderson said with a smile.
Linley looked at Duke Paderson suspiciously: "Don't let anyone know?"
Duke Paderson nodded confidently: "Don't worry, I asked Bernard to arrange this secret place. Bernard only knew that I was going to use this place, but he didn't know who I was going to see. As for the only one who knew you The waiter I met also died, so no one knows what I met with you."
Linley was sure, and walked into the living room.
"Duke Paderson, this matter seems very important." Linley smiled and looked at Paderson.
Paderson nodded and said: "That's natural, and I have already arranged a stand-in. In the eyes of others, I have long returned to the duke's mansion. Apart from Bernard, and my butler, I am afraid that only you know that I am here. already."
"substitute?"
"Duke Paderson, you want to see me in such a secret way, what exactly are you doing?" Linley asked with great interest.
Duke Paderson looked around and immediately closed the door of the living room.
"Come on, let's talk inside." Duke Paderson pulled Linley and led him to the room inside the living room. After entering the inner room, Paderson opened the mechanism. Only the sound of 'quack' rocks moving, a stone gate appeared.
There is also a closed secret room inside this small building.
"Linley, come in." Paderson smiled at Linley.
Linley nodded and stepped into it.
…
In the dark room, Paderson lit three candles before looking at Linley with a smile.
"There's no way. Whether it's my duke's mansion or your mansion, there are too many eyeliners. It's not safe." Paderson said with a long sigh of relief.
Linley also knew that his mansion was actually being watched by the Holy See of Light and Clyde.
Because the mansion was arranged by Clyde, and the servant was also sent by Clyde. It's also normal to have Clyde's eyeliner in it. And those guards came from the Holy See of Light. In fact, Linley's actions in the mansion have always been exposed to the eyes of two parties.
"Duke Paderson, what we are going to talk about today seems to be very important. Tell me, what is it." Linley said with a smile.
Paderson took out a magic crystal card from his pocket: "Linley, there are ten million gold coins in it."
"ten million gold coins?" lei waited for paderson to explain.
Paderson said helplessly: "Lin Lei, let me tell you the truth. After my eldest brother asked me to serve as the 'Finlay Minister of Finance', I took advantage of the power at my disposal and kept making money for myself. What I did was perfect. But this time, the smuggling I engaged in with another family was too big. With my team to investigate, my eldest brother... may have noticed. "
Paderson is still very trustworthy and did not reveal the Debs family.
"The scale of the smuggling is too large? But what does this have to do with me?" Linley looked at Paderson with a smile.
Paderson hurriedly said: "Of course it has something to do with it. Although I and Clyde are brothers, I know very well that he is merciless. I have to find a way out for myself. After all, over the years, what I have done There are too many, this matter has been found out, and many things in the past will be found out.”
"So, I want you to help me talk to the Yale Master of the Dawson Chamber of Commerce. I know that you and Yale are good brothers." Paderson forced a smile.
"Yale?" Linley understood what the other party meant.
Paderson said helplessly: "In the future, there are not many forces on the entire continent who can rescue me from the capital of Finlay City. The Dawson Chamber of Commerce is definitely one of them. The Kingdom of Finlay still dares not provoke trouble. The Forest Chamber of Commerce! And the Holy See of Light will never deal with the Dawson Chamber of Commerce because of a corruption case."
"As long as the Dawson Chamber of Commerce intervenes, I can be rescued very easily. However, when I contacted the people from the Dawson Chamber of Commerce, they didn't want to annoy Clyde for me." Paderson looked at Linley expectantly.
"Lin Lei, Yale is the son of the chairman of the Dawson Chamber of Commerce. His words are very useful. And the Dawson Chamber of Commerce will also value you very much. As long as you help me, there will be absolutely no problem." Paderson said eagerly, "If you don't save me I, I'm afraid I'm going to die in the future, please, please help, no one knows the content of your conversation with me."
"As long as you save me, ten million gold coins will be yours. Linley, please." Paderson's tone was sincere, and his eyes were full of hope!
lei laughed.
"no one knows?" lei smiled brightly.
"Yes, no one knows." Paderson nodded again and again, and there was already a look of joy in his eyes.
Suddenly, Linley's appearance began to change rapidly, black dragon scales began to appear on his body, black thorns appeared on his forehead, his hands also turned into dragon claws, and his original eyes also turned into the dark golden color of a thorn-backed iron armored dragon. eyes.
"You—" Paderson's face changed greatly, and when he found that something was not good, he immediately got a grudge in his body, and his muscles began to rise.
"call!"
Linley's long steel whip-like tail pierced the air, and with a terrifying shriek, it slapped Paderson fiercely at a speed that Paderson couldn't even react to.
"Snapped!"
The seventh-level soldier Paderson was directly pumped and flew up, blood flying all over the place.
At the same moment, the steel whip bound Paderson's whole body, and there was a sound of bone tremors, and Paderson's whole body was tightly bound, unable to move at all. Paderson tried desperately, but his arms couldn't break free.
Linley took control of the dragon's tail and carried Paderson in front of him.
Lin Lei, who was completely 'Dragonized', stared at Paderson with those cold and ruthless dark golden eyes, and a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You said, no one knows? Haha, that's really perfect. I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time."
"You, you..." Paderson was completely stunned by this sudden scene.