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When Lev touched the man's fingers, he realized that the man's skin was rougher and colder than Natia Vida's, so he immediately withdrew his hand and held the machete In hand: "Who are you??"

"Poor pedestrians," a man's voice came from above the front, "how did you get to the Dan Sai Desert? You shouldn't have come to this place at all. Now Got lost."

The body of the "owner" of that hand gradually appeared, a tall and thin "young man" wearing a dark orange-red robe.Their voices were hoarse, with an accent similar to, but not identical to, those of the Southerners, which clearly proved that they were not "anyone" in the Order.

"Let me take you out of this cloud of dust, or you won't be able to get out at all?"

The man's face was obscured by a layer of mask, but Leif felt a familiar sense of danger from their body.This person? If it wasn't the strange man? Stranger who entered the Dansai desert at the invitation of Princess Sabrina, or the strange man? Neighbor or accomplice - at present, it seems that the latter is more likely .

"Take me..." The dust and mist passed through the mask and penetrated into her nasal cavity. Leif's other hand covered her nose, and she bent down to take a breath.She really wants to reject all dangers, but in the current?situation, even breathing is very difficult, let alone doing other?things, even if the devil stretches out?the hand, she has to hold it tightly, " Get me out of here..."

The cold horse held her hand and she walked forward. The bay red horse stopped in place and neighed a few times, and then followed it step by step.

Gradually, the milky dust and mist gradually dissipated, and the sunlight gradually warmed and brightened the surroundings. As the field of vision gradually expanded, the musty smell in the air gradually disappeared. Leif found Lost their own breathing and sight.

"Thank you very much...cough cough..." Leff said, and couldn't help coughing a few times, always felt that there seemed to be a rough thing sticking to the mouth of the throat, which made the throat congested and swollen, and waited for it to subside After getting excited, he asked, "I don't know yet, what should I call you?"

"Just call me Dan Sai." The man replied.

"Dance—the same name as? This desert?—Okay, Danse." Leif said, "If it wasn't yours, I'm afraid I would lose my life. You are my benefactor ?, if you have any?want?things, want?things, I will try my best to fulfill your wishes—as long as your?wishes do not violate my?principles and are within my?ability. I Next, I will go to my? Companion, and after I complete the? mission of this trip, I will help you realize your wish."

Dansai didn't intervene, just listened quietly until after Leif finished speaking, he hesitated for a while, and replied: "I'm a little embarrassed to say, traveler? My master still lacks a wife? .”

"...I'm really sorry." Lev suddenly stopped coughing and stood up straight.

Dan Sai hinted a little obvious, anyone who has heard a few legends? can guess what the next sentence will be.But Leif never imagined that she would be asked such a thing one day.

Although there are always stories in ancient and modern times, "after the hero saves the beauty, the beauty falls in love with the hero", but she always thought that she played the role of the hero in such stories Even if the character really participates, there is only the task of Wen Yan refusing the beauty's request, but this time the situation is completely reversed.

"This request has gone beyond my principle. I will not regard marriage as something to give back."

"No, you misunderstood." There was a hint of a smile in Dansai's tone, and he continued to lead Leif to the original direction, "I want to ask, do you have a daughter?"

"No, as you can see, I'm not even—oh, I'm an adult, but I'm not a mother, not even married." Leif frowned, "But, even at my age, A woman who has a family and a child, and the daughter is probably still in her infancy. Are you kidding me?"

"I suddenly remembered that just now you seemed to have asked me where your companions were going, but I didn't tell you at that time." Dan Sai did not answer Laifu's question, but turned a Topic, "They are safe, you will meet them soon."

"Such words," Leif thought, I'm afraid Dansai just mentioned some topics like wife, daughter, etc., really just joking, "Thank you so much."

The sun is getting brighter to the point of being blinding.

When Leif felt the cloth near the top of the hair became hot, he realized at the same time that the dust had completely dissipated.I don't know when, the soft, undulating sand road under her feet has turned into a solid, flat, spacious stone road.

She looked into the distance along the direction of the road, and saw a towering and vast castle at the end of the road.

This castle reminds Leif of the residences of several rich and powerful lords in some unfounded places in the continent of Deia that she met during her travels.

The roof of the main part of the castle is a rounded arch.The castle is surrounded by erected? High and low? Towers.

Under the sunlight, this complex of buildings is pale golden in color. From what Leif can see, it pales in comparison to the wooden palace of Elvis Kingdom.

And the side facing them was just the side of the castle.

"This castle, could it be..." Leif couldn't control the surprise in his tone.

The appearance of this castle was so sudden that Leif once thought it was just an illusion after she inhaled too much dust, or it was just a mirage.However, as they approached gradually, the castle was not as elusive as the illusions that lure the "hungry and thirsty travelers", but became more and more clear and real.

"It's an inheritance left by my master's family," Dan Sai replied, "it's in the Dan Sai Desert, and very few people will come to this place. For guests who come from afar, My master? Is always very welcome."

Leif has long doubted Dansai's "Master" identity.

The side of the castle facing them, opened a door at this moment, and an old man in a dark orange robe came out from the door, with white hair and beard, who seemed to be from the castle. ? Stewardship.Behind the old steward was a group of silent servants, also wearing dark orange-red robes. The clothing was slightly different from the old steward, but basically the same as Dansai.

The servants were tall, short, fat, thin, old and strong, holding a roll of navy blue cloth in their hands, and when it was unrolled, it turned out to be a long carpet.

The navy-blue carpet starts with the door opened on the side of the castle, and spreads in the direction of Leif and Dansey, as if to welcome some distinguished guests.

"You don't have any now, but you will have two daughters in the future." Dan Sai's voice sounded in front of her.He? Didn't look back at her.If they didn't have a third person beside them, Leif would even think that Dan Sai was not talking to her.

"Two daughters?" Leif didn't take it seriously, "Are you divination for me, but I didn't find out what tools you used."

Divination is the main event in the daily life of southerners.On any street in the capital of Walsh, you can always see a few people who claim to be able to predict good and bad luck and predict fate.

Leif is sometimes regarded as one of the target customers. Walking on the road from time to time, someone will be alone? Or holding? A crystal ball, or holding? Animal bones, or holding? A bouquet of unknown? Plants, Or put it into a small pot of strangely colored liquid... This person? In a tone of announcing the facts? At what age will she get rich, go bankrupt, get married, have grandchildren, and be infected with evil spirits? Not to buy some sacred? handicraft from him or her, and die within days, and all that.

Leif never believed this.

"No." Dan said firmly, "You will indeed have two daughters."

Leff didn't answer any more, just smiled and shook his head, as if perfunctory? Those fortune tellers on the street.

There were messy voices not far away, and some people and horses gradually gathered beside the road paved with navy blue carpet. Hilton and many other members of the Knights were there this column.

The members of the Knights all had weird expressions, as if they had encountered some absurd things, so that when they saw her, no one greeted her.

After seeing his companion, Leif's original worry about him finally let go of half at this moment.Even if you have entered the Longtan and Tiger's lair at this moment, it is better than being alone in a cloud of dust, not knowing where to exert your strength.

"Captain Hilton, Lance..." Leif quickened his pace, passed Dan Sai, and walked towards the Knights.

"Your family has two daughters. The older one is domineering, and the younger one is docile." Dan Sai still walked unhurriedly, and the voice of speaking came faintly from behind Leif, with a very calm tone. The voice is so soft that it can't be heard clearly when it is further away, but Lev's heart becomes more and more frightened as he listens, "The overbearing one is called Sabrina, the docile one is called Alicia. Theirs ? The home is the Leander family."

Leif stopped in her tracks and touched the scabbard with her fingers.

This passage is obviously not a spontaneous speech, and it is beyond the scope of prophecy, but it seems to announce fate or cast a curse.In Dan Sai's mouth, there is a weird sense of rhythm, like a nursery rhyme with horror.

"You have two daughters in your family. The older one? Bossy, the younger one? Docile." Dansey repeated mechanically, "The domineering? The one named Sabrina, the docile? The one named Alicia. Their ? The home is the Leander family."

Leif wants to ask Dance: "The same thing, how many people have you said it? Did you say it more than ten years ago? Or even longer ago? Elvis Did you ever ask the former king of the country this question?"

But before she figured out the situation, she didn't intend to arouse "more" vigilance, what's more, the answer to her "doubtful" answer was already obvious.

Leif is almost certain that the one who took Princess Alicia away from Princess Sabrina? Wife's maddened wife-killing devil is the "master" in Dan Sai's mouth.The only thing she can't be sure about is whether these evil deeds are done by the "master" himself, or by instructing his subordinates to do it for him.

"It's a pity that it's not very accurate," Leif turned around stiffly. "I didn't even plan to get married."

"Things that haven't happened yet, who would know?" Dan Sai looked at her with very natural eyes, as if he had already made up his mind, and she would always agree, "If you are sure of yourself? No Will you give birth to a child? Now if you agree to it, what's the problem?"

Before Lev could do anything, she saw the figure of Natia Vida and another servant coming, and the conversation between the two reached her ears.

"Two daughters?" Natia Vida lowered her face, seeming a little shy, "Sounds very interesting, but they are terrifying when they are born, even I would be afraid, Let alone two—I mean, if I had a daughter?'

"This..." The manservant's words seemed a bit forced, but he continued, "You will have two daughters. The older one is arrogant, the younger one is docile. The arrogant one is called Sabrina, who is docile. That? That's Alicia. Will you marry your daughter to my master?"

The manservant had said to Natia Vida exactly what Ramsay had said to her.

Leff was looking forward to Natia Vida's reaction. The latter seemed to have noticed her gaze, glanced at her, and then turned to the servant, with a voice that had no interest just now: "Obviously I haven't considered the matter of having children, and it's even less likely to have two daughters, but if you insist on taking this possibility into consideration, then I can only express my admiration to your master? Sympathy, because he? I'm afraid it will be short-lived."

Natia Vida's tone was still very gentle: "And their misfortunes were not caused by me, but because you were too loyal and diligent in finding wives for them."

This is hardly a dialogue anymore, it seems to be just unilateral coercion.

Yet the valet didn't seem to have any special? Response.

Dansai didn't seem to hear Natia Vida's words, but looked at Leif with questioning eyes.

"It's really a pity. Although I can't repay you too much for saving my life, I can't promise something that I can't decide." Lev imitated Natia Vida's tone, and didn't care about Dan Sai's His expression changed, and he walked slowly towards Captain Hilton and the others, "I'm afraid I'm destined to give birth to a daughter. With your eagerness to recruit a relative, your master may not be destined to marry me." Of? Daughter."

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The knights were either riding on horseback, or holding their epees to their chests, standing tens of steps away from the castle, watching vigilantly at the group of over-enthusiastic servants at the gate of the castle, posing A formation that can launch an attack.Seeing Leif coming, he motioned her to stand with them with his eyes.

Leif took Lily and joined the knights.

At this moment, the dust and mist had dissipated, and she saw that many of her companions had revealed their faces, breathing in the fresh air, so she also took off the mask.

The old steward walked towards them.

Before a knight could hardly bear to draw his sword, Hilton stepped forward to meet and negotiate with the old steward.

"Hey, this place has always been deserted, but this time there are so many "guests". The master will be very happy." The old butler with white hair and beard smiled at the The knights bowed, lowered their bodies courteously, and pointed to the door, "Why are you so far away? You are here in a hurry, and you need to wash away your physical and mental fatigue. Please go in, please come in..."

"I still don't know who the "owner" is here? I haven't met him yet." Hilton said, "I'm afraid it might be offensive to break in rashly."

"This place is the property of the Leander family. It used to be a well-known surname in the south, but now almost no one knows about it. The master is currently away from home. I'm afraid we won't be able to wait until today." The old housekeeper Although he withdrew his hand, his body still maintained a half-curved posture. It was a bit of a threat that they would not stand up straight if they didn't go in. "They are all guests from afar, and the master has always Hospitality, the more people come, the happier he will be. How could it be so abrupt?"

"My companions haven't arrived yet, wait for everyone to arrive," Hilton said, "let's go in and visit."

"In this case, I hope that your esteemed companion will arrive as soon as possible. Those who are newcomers will not know that the night in the Dansai Desert is the most terrifying. If pedestrians are looking for Not a place to rest, then the freezing cold at night, the strong wind that can blow people up in the air, and the dust that makes people unable to breathe... Whatever it is, it will be enough That poor man's life." The old steward finally stood up straight, clasping his hands in front of him, "There are still many vacant rooms in the castle, which can be provided for you to live in. But at night, even If a god knocks on the door outside, no one will dare to open the door."

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On the other side, Leif is communicating with several knights about the strange thing that happened to him just now.Everyone's speeches were almost the same, nothing more than "Suddenly I couldn't see any of my companions", "When I was almost suffocating, I suddenly met a man who claimed to live in the desert The person?", "The other party's proposed return is to marry the daughter who will be born in the future to the 'master', and they all mentioned that they will give birth to two daughters. At the center of the incident? The two princesses are exactly the same".

"I really don't understand, how many wives do their masters need?" A knight turned his head and glanced at the direction they came from, and then at the man coming out of the castle. A few hospitable strangers, "a bunch of weird people with weird demands."

"Yeah, such absurd? Request, there will never be anyone? Really? Agree." Leif said, "The former king of the Elvis country may have encountered something when he entered the desert. The same question? I guess, 'The big one? Domineering, the little one? Docile. The domineering one is called Sabrina, the docile one is called Alicia'. Maybe the king got married and had children before? It was there before. Now it seems that the reason why the former king named the eldest princess "Sabrina" and why he did not renew the string nearly ten years after his wife's death, but suddenly insisted on marrying a son named Sabrina As the successor of the daughter of 'Alicia', it looks very suspicious now..."

Lev was talking? Talking? Then he noticed that the eyes of several knights began to look a little different, "You look at me like this? What am I doing? Could it be... Really? Someone? Agreed... ..."

"That person's condition was raised too early. At that time, I thought with all my heart that if I didn't agree, I would be left in the dust and suffocated to death." A knight said, "My current life is much worse than that. ?A daughter who has not yet existed is always more precious. Even if one day I really want to fulfill my promise, at worst I will only have one child? And if I don't call her Sabrina, it will be? No problem... According to what you said, it seems that as long as I agree, what kind of child will I have in the future? What name will it be, and it will become uncontrollable? Is something wrong..."

"When I have the qualifications, I will go to Lukefei Icefield to practice hard. I only want to guard in the extremely cold place in my life." A knight with a normal expression said, "I have never considered the marriage of children. The person who brought me out of the cloud of dust? Said, 'It's okay to say yes,' so..."

"So," Leif asked? "You agree?"

"I really couldn't think of a reason to disagree, after all, that person saved my life." The knight scratched his head, then his eyes lit up, and he looked behind Leif, "— Hey, Lance, what are you doing? Come here?"

"Hiss, why are you all fine? It's just that my mask is a defective product?" The blond-haired? blue-eyed? young man crumpled the mask in his hands as he walked towards them , while wiping his face vigorously, his face was flushed. I don’t know if it was caused by friction or annoyed? Product, "It’s not useful at all. The dirty things in the dust and mist make me feel uncomfortable now, like? No matter how much you rub it, it can’t be wiped off?..."

"Do you agree?" A knight interrupted Lance's chattering? Complaining, "It's about being that weirdo? Father-in-law?"

"Of course not. The manservant? The master? Isn't there a lack of a wife? I just introduced that there are many girls of the right age in Walsh City, but that person is not interested at all. Let me talk about Apa No matter how good Lil is, she is unmoved; Lacey doesn't care if she doesn't like her, even Wensai can't get her eyes. She has to be a "girl" who can't even find her mother's belly." Lance said He raised his hand holding the mask and pointed in the direction of Captain Hilton. Not far from the latter was the manservant who led them out of the dust and mist , "He? Thinks I'm a fool? How could someone? Will marry? A person? With such weird taste? Get married?"

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Natia Vida approached and looked up at the tall building that suddenly appeared in the desert.

The castle is dotted with "narrow" stained glass windows, and the outer walls appear to be a single piece of "white marble", with the stone joints hidden in the carvings ingeniously.Under the sunlight, this residence presents a kind of pale gold enough to blur the outline, and it almost makes people mistake it for a huge luminous body from a distance.

Barely considered a qualified? Collectibles.

Natia Vida raised her hand, slightly covered her eyes, her eyes flicked past the place where the knights gathered, and then walked towards Hilton and the old steward beside them go.

"...The Leander family originally lived in the Dansai Desert for the sake of refuge. Every once in a while, a special person will be sent out to buy and transport materials in. Living in the Dansai Desert, it is considered comfortable... You ask? That cloud of dust, which existed several generations ago? I don’t know why these years? It’s suddenly thickened.” The old steward said, “Fortunately, the servant who lives in this house has a special way to find the way. The dust and mist separated him from the outside, and it also avoided a lot of troubles from the outside world. ? Disturbance."

No matter what kind of question Hilton asked, the old manager took the trouble to explain it, and he didn't look offended in the slightest.

"Once a foreign visitor is detected in the dust and mist, he will send someone out to greet him. It's been a long time, and the last visitor has also asked this question." The old manager said, "I am very happy to work with you." Tell me about the Leander family, it’s really a good family, and you can’t go wrong if you marry your daughter in. It’s just that very few people are willing to marry their daughters into the Dansai Desert.”

Natia Vida looked at the old steward, stepped forward and said, "Is this really the case?"

Hilton glanced sideways at Natia Vida, then stepped aside respectfully: "You're here."

"Then how did I hear that?" Natia Vida nodded towards Hilton, her golden eyes turned to the old steward, "Just a few months ago, your master just married a wife. Why, does this castle need two mistresses? No?"

"Where are you talking about? Such a joke will affect my master's future marriage fortune." The old steward turned to Natia Vida's direction, "Our master? I'm only in my early twenties, and I haven't seen many young girls since I was born."

"But I also heard that your? Mistress? Name? Alicia, and she has an older sister named Sabrina." Natia Vida said, "I just heard that I was That child who came out of the dust and mist said that there is nothing wrong with these two names—you said I was joking, but I thought you were joking with us, otherwise how would you know these two names?"

"This is divination. A girl with such a name matches Leander's surname more. As for the other... situation you mentioned, we don't know. The Leander family is a decent family. I don't know who is outside. Use this banner to ruin your reputation." The old steward repeated stubbornly. He had always been amiable, but when he saw the plain expression of the woman in front of him, he seemed to have been poked. The sore spot was normal, and he finally restrained his anger, "Yes, you are from the north? Maybe you don't believe this."

"I'm sorry, I offended you. Thank you for saving us." Natia Vida quickly put on a smiling face and glanced at where Leif was, who was with the knights The communication was in full swing, and then I looked at Hilton, "Everyone is already here, I think we can stay here tonight."

Hilton nodded in agreement, and said to the old steward, "I'm sorry tonight."

"No need to thank you." The old steward breathed a sigh of relief, and said politely, "The room will be cleaned soon."

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Natia Vida walked towards the knights.

Madeira spotted her first, and quickly crawled from behind Leif's ear to the collarbone to hide.

"...Obviously all of you—except Leif—are older than me," said the blond? Blue-eyed? young man? Wearing a quilt or being a bachelor will not succeed in the end."

"Lance, you are right. The so-called 'honor and bride' is not just talk." In this conversation, Lev did not know when he and Lance stood in the same camp. He defended at this moment, "Someone? Being a knight is only for honor, so naturally someone? Wants both?"

"I want both honor and a bride." Lance glanced at Leif approvingly, and then said rather old-fashioned, "So such a promise is impossible for me to promise. Let my future? Say it without hesitation."

The knights all chuckled.

"Say it? As if you really? Already have a wife and children?"

"No wonder you were the last to come out?"

Even with a mission in hand, there is still a relaxed and joyful atmosphere among the vigorous knights.

However, as Natia Vida approached, the knights gradually restrained their expressions, and took back the words they were about to say before they could be spoken, and looked at her in awe.

"I heard your conversation. It seems that our experiences are similar." Natia Vida walked behind Leif. The latter obviously noticed that she had come, but deliberately did not return come.As soon as she raised her hand, she pressed down the two twisted hairs on the top of Lai Fu's head, accepted and combed them with her fingers a few times, and said softly in the latter's ear, "It seems that for us Yes? Daughters, I have to work harder this time. Right, Miss Knight."

"For my daughter..." Lance seemed to think of some terrible pictures, "Thinking that they will suffer the same things as those little girls in the future...our goal can't just be It is to rescue the princess."

"Yes." Another knight said, "As soon as I think about it? I agreed to such a condition. I must get rid of these people."

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The old steward prepared 26 rooms for them, one room for every two people.

There are many spare guest rooms in the castle, even one room for one person is more than enough.However, the head of Hilton specially requested that the two should form a group so that they can take care of each other.The excuse given to the old steward was "a practice in the knight order" and so on.

At least for Leif, the "routine" for the past month has been to live alone—Medella only needs to find a place the size of a teacup is enough to settle—finally after a month, she once again Faced with the situation of needing to share a room with Natia Vida.

The difference is that before, she didn't know Natia Vida's true identity, and only regarded her as a reliable human companion; but now she knows it thoroughly, this is a A dangerous dragon with human skin.

The brown-haired knight stood in front of the colored glass window, looking at the road that the knights had walked when they came.The area shrouded in dust and mist forms a ring around the castle. No matter which direction you enter the Dansai Desert, you will be trapped in the dust and mist.

"It's beautiful? Isn't the residence? The whole body is pure white? Marble, and the windows are colored glass, which is really bright under the sun." Natia Vida sincerely expressed her preference for bright things , and then the conversation changed, "Unfortunately, it's a place for storing gems and metals, or for stargazing. I'm afraid this white color is a bit overwhelming."

"The bed is spacious and comfortable. Why don't Miss Knight come and try it?"

Lev heard Natia Vida slap the pillow and blanket behind her a few times.

These few blows seemed to hit Medra's skull.This villain? hides up and down on Leif, trying to find a more stable?place?.

Footsteps came from behind, and the fresh scent of lemongrass gradually poured into Leif's nostrils, dispelling the smell of dust and mist that stained her cuffs and neckline.

"Sure enough, there is one more person in the room, so it will make me a little short of breath." Medra finally realized that there might be no place to live in this room, so she jumped down from Leif's neck, and then ? He ran out quickly, "Master? Don't wait for me. I'll go out to take a breath. Maybe I can come back tomorrow morning."

"Don't..." Leff stretched out his hand to Medra, and then watched? The latter ran out through the crack of the door, lip-synthesizing the words that the villain? Can't hear?, " ……Walk."

Only then did she realize how panicked she was when facing Natia Vida.

But compared to the fact that "the dragon is behind" itself, "I am so panicked by the existence of the dragon" is even more unbearable for Leif.Lev has always disliked herself? Run away.

Leif turned around and looked at Natia Vida fearlessly.

It seemed that she finally had no scruples about concealing her identity in front of her, and Natia Vida didn't put on rough, dull, cotton and linen clothes like before.The pure white silk nightgown shone with a moist luster, but the delicate skin of the woman was a little bit more white than the whiteness of this nightgown.The light flaxen-colored hair is wet. Although it has been carefully wiped, it is still formed into small locks. The color is darker than when it was dry, and it is tied messily behind the head. Small water droplets formed at the ends of the hair, and a few drops dripped onto the nightgown.

The nightgown thinly covered the young woman's body. It was originally made of a translucent material, but after the bath, the slightly wet body was stained with water, making the material even more light.

Natia Vida didn't wear shoes, walked towards her with bare feet, and stopped when she looked over.

The more Lev dared not look at certain parts of Natia Vida's body, the more she forced herself to stare at them.Since there is a gap in strength, at least she should not show too much cowardice in terms of momentum, otherwise she might not win? Possibility—she faced Natia Vida with this idea in mind.

Psychology and actions are so contradictory, presumably her expression looks very strange to a discerning eye.

Natia Vida gave her a strange look, covered her lips and coughed, and sat down on a bench by the window.He neither walked towards her, nor even looked at her, but looked at the scene of the sun outside the window through a layer of colored glass.

After adjusting her posture, Natia Vida bowed