Shengshuiyuan

Metropolitan Colt

Lantiyer, who was brought to the council hall by the waiter, saluted with eyes full of respect in front of the great and stern king of the mainland who was sitting on the main seat in the middle of the hall.

Putting down the documents in his hand, the king who sat on a pile of heavy file desks from all over the mainland raised his ice-blue eyes and looked calmly at his son who had been through this period of experience and was obviously reliable and steady.eyes full of relief

"After several years of experience, you have changed from being indecisive and emotional. Now you are so courageous and steady, and you can handle everything and everyone properly. I am very pleased."

Hearing his father's praise and affirmation, Lantiyer was very happy in his heart, and lightly raised his lips and said

"Just like what my father said back then, as a good king who will make the country safe and peaceful in the future, these experiences must be experienced."

Nodding lightly, the stern king closed the document in his hand, stood up and walked to Lantiere, patted his shoulder and said:

"Very good, as expected of my son."

While the two were talking, an orange-haired girl ran into the council hall with playful eyes.With eyes full of joy, he threw himself on Lantiere's back, wrapped his arms around Lantiere's neck very affectionately and said

"Hey, do you miss me?"

Looking at the playful girl holding her neck, Lantiere smiled lightly and said dotingly with eyes full of love

"Of course, I think of you all the time."

Looking at the loving teenagers and girls, the king looked at Lantiel with a faint smile and said

"Since Rococo is here, you should go to the West. As the future king, you must get to know the four marquises well. Starting tomorrow, you and Rococo will first go to West Carmo to visit Rococo's father, West." Marquis, it can also be of great benefit to you as a king in the future. After that, you can go to the other three marquises to understand and get in touch."

Nodding lightly, Lantiyer took the lead and said

"Yes, father, I will handle it properly."

After taking the teacup handed by the waiter and taking a sip of the tea, the king continued

"Go, take a few trustworthy people and go to Carmo together. Remember that it is close to the succubi, and it is dangerous at any time."

Hearing the concern in the king's words, Lantiere said with serious eyes

"Yes, father, I will pay attention."

Western Karma Capital

Obviously different from the danger of the succulent fog lingering, Carmo is much more prosperous.All races and vendors in the streets and alleys are skilled in bargaining.All the guests in various taverns drank heavily and enjoyed eating meat.

Walking along the lively streets with Rococo, everyone's mood is also joyful.

Just as Lantiere was strolling happily with everyone, a woman in a linen cloak passed by Lantiere with anxious eyes, because she was too anxious to hurry.Accidentally bumped into Rantiyer, the woman grabbed the burlap cloak and apologized very nervously.Finding that the person hit by him was not angry, he continued on his way in a hurry.

Looking at the woman who just bumped into him wearing some shabby clothes when he walked away, he remembered seeing the woman's appearance just now.Lantierre couldn't help but feel a little familiar, and unconsciously raised his head to look carefully at Rococo who was focusing on the items in the shop.Lantiere couldn't help but fell into deep thought. . . .

Seeing Lantiere's suddenly frowning eyebrows, Li Muyan approached and asked with a keen mind

"What's the matter, what happened to make you show such an expression?"

Withdrawing his gaze, he turned to look at Li Muyan who was close to him, Lantier said thoughtfully

"I think the woman who ran into me in a hurry just now is seven or eight points similar to Rococo."

Hearing Lantierre's affirmative words, Li Muyan frowned slightly.

Approaching Rococo, who was concentrating on the item, Lantiere suddenly held Rococo's wrist, making people look at him and asked

"Rococo, do you have any older sisters or younger sisters?"

Looking at Lantiere who suddenly looked at him seriously, Rococo pursed his lips, scratched his cheeks and thought for a while.

"When I was young, I often heard from my father and my mother that I had a sister who was ten years older than me. When I was eleven or twelve years old, I didn't know why, and she disappeared suddenly, and no one has found it until now."

Nodding lightly, after listening to Rococo's words, Lantiere gestured to Mu with his eyes, and Mu nodded lightly and obeyed the order knowingly to hide his figure and leave quickly.

At night, the starry sky is twinkling, and there is a faint light in a gorgeously decorated and elegant room.A girl with light brown hair wearing a pure white nightdress, about eleven or twelve years old.Not feeling sleepy, biting his lips lightly, holding the hem of the skirt tightly with both hands, eyes full of tension without blinking, staring at the locked white solid-color door, feeling uneasy.

Just when the girl was at a loss and didn't know what to do.Suddenly, there was a slight knock on the window behind him.The girl in pure white pajamas clenched her fingers, approached the window cautiously, and opened it lightly.A girl with tea-red hair squinted her eyes, smiled happily and whispered to the light brown-haired girl

"Come with me, I'll take you out of here."

The light brown-haired girl looked down from the figure of the tea-red-haired girl. Under the girl's feet, she was actually stepping on an emerald green ladder quickly planted with magic beans.Looking at the bottomless, high and deep distance under the ladder, the light brown-haired girl not only turned pale with fright.For the light brown-haired girl who had never traveled far and was followed by more than a dozen guards whenever she went out, this was simply a big test.

Looking behind him, outside the pure white door, the figure of the guard walking.The tea red-haired girl was clinging to the window rail with both hands, her eyes were full of anxiety and she urged the light brown-haired girl to say in a low voice.

"Hurry up! Time is running out, if you don't leave, you will be discovered!"

Speaking of the tea-red-haired girl, she stretched out a hand to the light-brown-haired girl, motioning for her to hold his hand and leave.

As time passed bit by bit, the tea-red-haired girl who was originally impatient looked at the hesitant light-brown-haired girl and urged:

"Didn't you agree last time! Don't you still want to stay here and be a canary controlled by your parents! Then you can only be a marionette for the rest of your life! Come on, give me your hand, I Take you to a new life!"

I think of my mother's strict and almost controlling control, the humiliating abuse of my mother who did wrong things, and my father's indifferent attitude.The light brown-haired girl gritted her teeth, stretched out a hand to hold the hand of the tea-red-haired girl in front of her, and carefully climbed out of the window of the room.

When they finally climbed down the tall plant ladder, they watched the slowly rising sunrise.The light brown-haired girl gently wiped off the thin sweat on her forehead, exhaled lightly, and looked at the bright sunrise, feeling not only the comfort of being blown by the breeze in her heart.

However, this rare comfort.It was indeed the beginning of this nightmare for this girl who was full of hope for the future. . . .

A slum in the middle of Bilton

In a "luxury" two-storey house in the slums of Byton, a tea-red-haired woman in a sexy red and purple outfit, with eyes full of alcohol, was staggering and sipping a large bottle of wine. With wine.

The light-brown-haired woman in linen sackcloth hurriedly came to open the door, holding a bag of ready-made meat that she had bought with hard-earned money today, and handed it to the tea-red-haired woman.Worried eyes snatched the wine bottle from the tea-red-haired woman, dissuading

"Don't drink anymore, you should eat something anyway."

Looking at the woman wearing a linen coat to dissuade her from drinking, the tea-red-haired woman rudely took the bag containing the meat, ate it quickly, and left the rest of the vegetables for the light-brown-haired woman, chattering Too little meat, or something like that.

The tea-red-haired woman seemed to think of something suddenly, her eyes suddenly turned dark, she approached the light-brown-haired woman, raised her hand, lightly raised her fingers, took it out and hung it around the light-brown-haired woman's neck. A large and exquisitely carved ruby ​​necklace, slightly raised his lips and said

"Did you know? There is a group of money lenders in the north. You can get a lot of money as long as you mortgage your necklace to them. It doesn't matter if the interest is slow."

Listening to the tea-red-haired woman's words like an idiot's dream, the light-brown-haired woman said with bitter eyes

"Pena, let's be realistic. You go out and get a job too, so maybe we can make enough money someday."

Hearing the light brown-haired woman mention going out to find a job, the tea-red-haired woman kicked down the table in front of her and said,

"I've known you until now, and I've never been short of men who give me money for me to spend."

Then, the tea-red-haired woman stretched out her finger, pointed at the timid woman in front of her, showing off with contempt and disdain.

"Men are willing to give me money. Men are dogs, and they should let women come and go as they please! Look at how attractive I am!"

Talking about tea red hair, she was called Pena by the light brown haired woman.Suddenly grabbed the light brown-haired woman's hair very violently, picked up the wine bottle just now and lifted it up, poured all the remaining large bottle of wine on the light brown-haired woman's head, and said with contempt

"You are such a lowly thing, do you think there will be a man who likes you?! It's just a dream!"

Being insulted by the sudden wine poured on top of her head, the light brown-haired woman bit her lips lightly, closed her eyes, and clenched her hands tightly.

In the shadow not far away, a pair of deep eyes can see the whole process, slowly disappearing into the night.

Lantiere and the others followed the management of the Marquis' mansion, and slowly approached the majestic tall house like a castle, and walked to the middle hall of the castle.A man with dark brown hair and serious eyes sat in the front seat of the hall.Seeing the person coming, with eyes full of respect, he knelt down on one knee and saluted

"Marquis of the West, Lorraine Vosquell. See Your Highness."

Lantierre gently lifted the Marquis of the West, pursed his lips and said with a faint smile

"I've heard my father mentioned that the Marquis is a rigorous person, and he is a stable and reliable person. Today, seeing him in person is even more outstanding."

Just as everyone sat down in their seats, Rococo jumped on the lap of the Marquis Lorraine who was sitting back in the seat, and gently grabbed the Marquis' wrist and said coquettishly

"Father, I finally came back, and you didn't ask Rococo if it was okay."

Looking at Rococo, who is obviously 16 years old but still has a very innocent and lovely personality, the Marquis said helplessly.

"Look at you, you are already 16 years old. Why are you still acting like a child who hasn't grown up!"

As he said that, the Marquis looked at Ranthiel, who was sipping his tea, with eyes full of approval.

"Look at His Highness, who is only a few months older than you, but is much more mature and stable."

Seeing that Rococo admired Lantierre's own father so much, he puffed his cheeks and said

"Hmph! I'm the sweetheart of you and Rantiyer! Of course it's different from our future King!"

Looking at the close father and daughter, Lantiere seemed to remember something, slightly frowned, looked at the Marquis of Lorraine with serious eyes and asked

"I know it's presumptuous to ask you like this now, but I don't know if I should say it properly?"

Let go of the coquettish Rococo that "sticks" to him, the Marquis said with serious eyes

"Your Highness, please speak."

Rantier asked with a soft breath.

"Marquis, Lantiere would like to ask, do you have a sister who is ten years older than Rococo?"

Speaking of his long-lost daughter, Marquis Lorraine not only said solemnly,

"Yes, I have an eldest daughter who has been missing for a long time. I have searched almost the entire continent for so many years, but there is still no news of her."

Lantiere thought for a while, then faced the Marquis seriously and said,

"When I came to Carmo today, I seemed to have seen a woman who looked a lot like Rococo. It's just that I'm not sure if she is the long-lost daughter of the Marquis."

After listening to Lantierre's words, the Marquis, who had always been calm and composed, stood up very excitedly and said:

"Really? Has Your Highness really seen my daughter?"

Nodding lightly, Lantiere hesitated to speak

"I'm not sure. Looking at the woman's attire, she must have had a hard time. I will send someone to investigate carefully. If it is really the daughter of the Marquis, I will bring her back to you safely."

Unable to control the gratitude in his heart, the Marquis quickly approached Lantiere with tears in his eyes, his hands trembling slightly, held Lantiere's hands, and said in a trembling voice

"If my poor daughter can come back safely with His Highness's help, whatever Your Highness wants, even if it is my life, I will give it to Your Highness without hesitation."

Rococo, who had been standing by the side, finally got news from her sister who had made her parents sad and guilty for a long time.Not only walked towards the Marquis with sobs, but lightly held the Marquis' hand to comfort him

"Father, if it is Lantiere's help, he will definitely reunite our family."

In front of a tall and eerie three-story house, two or three men with ferocious faces looked at the two women standing at the gate with evil eyes. The leader was a man with tattoos on his arms and dark gray skin with pointed ears. , looked at the two with eyes full of contempt and said

"Come in with me, the boss is waiting for you inside!"

Swallowing saliva lightly, biting his lips lightly, he clenched his hands and tried to calm down the frightened mood in his chest.The light brown woman in coarse sackcloth, together with the woman with tea red hair, entered the eerie three-story house where bats were flying everywhere.

Full of apprehension, he followed the guide, and approached a brown wooden door in an empty corridor where beasts roared from time to time.The man with dark gray skin and sharp ears leading the way, knocked on the door and said to the human inside.

"Boss! Today's trade partner is here!"

After the dark gray-skinned man finished speaking, a deep and lazy voice came from inside the door:

"Let them in."

Holding the doorknob to open the door, the man with dark gray skin pushed the two into the room impatiently and rudely, then closed the door casually.

With a smirk on his face, he said to the handsome man in the room, who was served by several hot women and was eating fruit.

"Boss is the two of them!"

Automatically ignoring the light brown-haired woman in coarse linen, the tea-red-haired woman saw her charming expression.The man raised his hand to signal the woman beside him who was serving him to eat fruit to stop.The man known as the boss had a lazy expression in his eyes, but for some reason, when he saw the light brown-haired woman with her head bowed and her eyes full of timidity, she blushed and her heart beat for no reason.

Looking at the boss who was stunned and unresponsive, the man with dark gray skin coughed with embarrassment in his eyes

"Boss? Boss!"

Shaking his head slightly, he felt that he had lost his composure. The man known as the boss coughed lightly and returned to normal. He looked at the light brown-haired woman and said,

"Let's talk, since you're here, you should have enough bargaining chips, otherwise we wouldn't be able to give you money for nothing."

Before the light brown-haired woman could speak, the tea-red woman approached the light brown-haired woman first, and very rudely snatched it from the light brown-haired woman's hand, holding tightly the ruby ​​necklace that exudes aura in the light brown-haired woman's hand.With eyes full of courteous flattery and offering treasures, he walked to the man sitting in the front seat with a smile and said

"Boss, right? This is what we need to mortgage. Let's see how much this thing is worth. Can you lend it to us?"

The man who saw the tea red-haired woman's rude behavior just now looked at the tea red-haired woman with disdain, took the necklace, and glanced at it.When the man known as the boss just took over the necklace from the red-haired woman.Then I felt a powerful and abundant magic power coming like a tide.At the same time, the moment the man saw the necklace, he also knew the identity of the light brown-haired woman.The man remained calm, ordered someone to put away the necklace, slightly pursed his lips, and looked at the woman with eyes full of forbearance and the tea red-haired woman with greedy eyes who kept her head down.

"It's a good thing, it's a good thing!"

As he said that, the man regained his laziness, turned sideways and ate the grapes fed by the woman serving him, and stretched out three fingers to the tea-red-haired woman.

Seeing the man stretch out three fingers, the tea red-haired woman shouted excitedly

"Thirty thousand? Are you saying that you agree to lend me thirty thousand?!"

After listening to the tea red-haired woman's words, the man rolled his eyes, his eyes full of contempt and he deliberately emphasized his voice:

"Wrong, it's not 30, it's [-]!"

The light brown-haired woman who bit her lip lightly and didn't dare to look up could not believe it, she looked at her man with eyes full of shock, eyes full of playfulness, and slightly raised eyebrows.

I heard that it was not 30, but [-].The tea red-haired woman yelled in a completely imageless way

"My God! 30, I have never seen so much money, do you mean that you are willing to lend us 30!"

Nodding lightly, the man affirmed

"Yes."

Instead, the man seemed to be watching a good show, looking at the tea-red-haired woman who was full of greed and refused to let go of the money, and said:

"However...you have to pay off the loan within half a month. Otherwise, not only will I have to confiscate the necklace, but the repayment will also have to be tripled!"

Hearing that it was tripled, the tea red-haired woman held the money in her hand and almost dropped the whole bag of money by mistake.Instead, with fierce and evil eyes, he thought that the necklace belonged to a woman with light brown hair anyway, so he was too lazy to pay back the money.Regardless of the pale-faced, terrified light-brown-haired woman's obstruction, she agreed with an apologetic smile.

Looking out the window, the light brown-haired woman who prevented the tea red-haired woman from taking away a large bag of money, but was roughly kicked away by the tea red-haired woman.The dark gray-skinned man asked the man with puzzled eyes

"Boss, when you saw the necklace, you already guessed who the woman in coarse sackcloth is. Why did you agree to borrow so much money, and said that if you don't pay back the money within half a month, you will be asked to triple it."

Taking a sip of the wine in the glass, the man raised his lips slightly and said

"When people are extremely poor, they will be crazy greedy for money, at all costs. Moreover, this tea-red woman is extremely selfish at first glance. I just want this stupid woman to see clearly the woman beside her, What a vicious snake."

Then, the man turned his head full of worry, and said to the dark gray-skinned man with serious eyes.

"Help me keep an eye on the woman with light brown hair... don't let her get into trouble..."

Seeing that the boss, who has always been ruthless, actually started to care about people.The dark gray-skinned man was stunned for a moment in disbelief, then took the order, knowingly hid his figure and left quickly.