I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

The wild swans flew away, and Pei Xiang stayed in the black forest for another half a day.After she picked some non-toxic flowers and fruits that can be used to season the food, she returned to the capital with light skills.

In the afternoon of the second day, Pei Xiang appeared at the corner door of Hart's mansion carrying a food basket.Then, while the guards were not paying attention, she sneaked into the place where the envoys of the Alec kingdom lived temporarily.

Finding the courtyard where the lions and crows rest and bask in the sun in the afternoon, Pei Xiang carefully set up a lost trace formation at the gate of the courtyard.With this formation, it is equivalent to adding an extra barrier to prevent others from discovering abnormalities.

"Look, that little girl who can't speak is here again." The crow Bobby, who can predict good and bad luck, flew down from the head of the lion partner Hailu, "I'm sure, her basket must be full of delicious food. Quack , I don’t know who is the lucky guy today to get the love of the little beauty.”

The white lion Hailu was lying on the stone steps basking in the sun. He purred twice, squinting his eyes and resting his front paws without moving.But in fact, his ears and tail had already given away his anticipation.

Obviously, Hailu the Lion is as interested in the delicacies in Pei Xiang's basket as Bobby the Crow.

"This little girl approached us, obviously intending to ask us to do something," Bobby said in a sophisticated and vicissitudes tone, "Gah—maybe, she wants our Crow Clan to count her wedding day Ga, you understand, Hailu old man, only a single girl would be so free, come to our place to kill time every day."

"Then you should make a prediction for her, anyway, she doesn't smell bad." Hailu snorted twice, lazily persuading her.

"No, I've already signed a contract with that fat man Kennel. I can only predict good or bad luck for him, or make predictions at his orders. I can't waste the favor that the gods bestowed on the Crow Clan without authorization."

"Bobby, I heard from humans that Amy is a beautiful little girl. Hululu—fatty likes courting pretty girls the most. As long as you tell Fatty, Amy is the pretty little girl who witnessed him fall face-to-face that day. Girl, the fat man will definitely agree. Go, old man, if it's not for the stutter, it's for our face. Look around, you and I are the only ones who haven't been taken care of by Amy."

Bobby squinted and pecked Hailu's head:

"I will never take the initiative to bring up the tragic incident that day in front of the fat man! Ga-Hai Lu, if you are greedy for Amy's bribe, you can tell the fat man yourself, why do you let me provoke the narrow-minded master?"

Hailu shook his head, closed his eyes and complained:

"If it wasn't for that damned butterfly, I wouldn't have thrown Fatty on the ground. Hurrah, Bobby, to tell the truth, my fault was worse, and Fatty must have a grudge against me."

"In that case," Bobby said hoarsely and disappointedly, covering Xiaodou's eyes with his shiny black wings, "then we can only watch Amy's delicious food fall into the mouths of other birds and lions like before. Yeah. Ga——our brothers must be the most useless god birds and lions in the acrylic kingdom, no wonder they have been single all the time, and no one loves them like the fat master, ha—"

"Don't be so discouraged, Bobby," Hailu is better at self-deception. He buried his nose in the fluffy white fur, closed his eyes and muttered, "We are contract partners with a stand and persistence. For the sake of small favors and small favors, I went to bother the already depressed and sad master. Bobby, we are not cowardly, we just learned to be considerate and give up, we... are not greedy!"

"Ga——good job, Hailu, you're talking about Bird's heart..."

Just as the crow Bobby and the white lion Hailu got together to comfort each other and tried their best to respect each other, Pei Xiang slowly lifted the lid of the basket, and brought out a plate of delicious apple pie from it.

As soon as this freshly baked pie appeared, it immediately became the absolute focus of the venue.

All the lions lying lazily in the yard opened their round eyes wide, and they raised their furry big heads in unison, and some even started drooling.

Seeing this scene, Pei Xiang subconsciously touched the dagger pinned to his waist.To be honest, she still felt a little psychologically stressed when she was suddenly stared at eagerly by a group of fat and strong lions.

"Don't make a move and don't take the initiative to attack, calm down! These lions are not ordinary beasts, they are magical creatures, they are so spoiled that they don't even eat raw meat, there is no need to always think about drawing swords..."

After silently reading it three times, Pei Xiang slowly relaxed his tense back, and deliberately divided his mind to think about some light things to weaken the vigilance in his heart.

The courtyard fell silent for an instant.

Although the reactions of the crows were not as obvious as those of the lions, those bright black bean eyes clearly told Pei Xiang that they were also very interested in today's apple pie.

Pei Xiang raised his arm and moved the big plate in his hand, and the big heads of the lions moved along with it, looking silly.

Seeing this, Pei Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, and his mind was no longer always thinking about how to fight.

She smiled lightly, sighing to herself that it was indeed Mrs. Anna's brand of apple pie, and it was not in vain that she exchanged a very large and round pink pearl with Mrs. Anna for the secret recipe for baking pies before leaving Rose Town.

At that time, she thought that the food that can be loved by the black cat general d'Artagnan may also be very suitable for the tastes of other cats.After all, d'Artagnan is a very well-informed and a very tasteful and proud cat.

Now it seems that this apple pie has extraordinary appeal not only to the black cat d'Artagnan, but also to big cats like lions.

"Well, the food I brought a few days ago is actually quite good. At least for humans, the tastes are different. But these lions were quite reserved before, and they were not as excited as they are today. It can be seen that this apple pie It's for the sake of the cats. Well, plus my modification to d'Artagnan's taste..."

Pei Xiang put the plate containing the pies on the ground, unfolded the paper with written content in advance, stood firmly aside, and began to negotiate conditions with the magical creatures in the yard.

"If Lord God Crow is willing to make a useful suggestion to his master, I will give this pie to him and his close partners." Pei Xiang pointed to the large text written in advance on the paper, eyebrows and eyes curved.

The impatient Bobby flew to Pei Xiang, and hoarsely read out the other conditions on the paper:

"This suggestion should be said in a way of predicting good or bad luck. If it is successful, I will send three super delicious apple pies as a thank you."

Hearing that Pei Xiang's condition was to make suggestions to the master in a way of predicting good or bad, the contract crows present all hesitated.

"Ga—we only tell the truth and don't lie to the master."

Pei Xiang nodded to express his understanding.

She turned the paper over, pointed to another passage and asked the most enthusiastic Poppy to read it aloud for her.

Poppy cleared his throat and read aloud:

"I am willing to make a guarantee under the witness of the gods. I will never instigate or trick the god crow to deceive his contractor. Any god crow who accepts the terms of exchange can predict in advance whether my proposal will be beneficial to his master. beneficial.

"If it is beneficial, it is equivalent to predicting auspicious words, and it is also an important auspicious word that can solve problems for the owner, rather than ordinary daily trivial matters.

"My friends, please think carefully about the harvest and joy after success. At that time, not only will the owner benefit, but the God Crow who made the prediction will definitely receive more attention and a better reputation, and will become a member of the God Crow family. Crow is the model representative. After that, fame, status, love..."

After Bobby finished reading Pei Xiang's explanation and guarantee, all the crows in the yard cheered up.

Obviously, compared to the real and delicious apple pie, the illusory pie that Pei Xiang drew behind is more attractive. There is no contracted crow who does not want to become a star boss in the world of prophecy.

"Hai Lu, do you think I should agree?" Bobby glanced at the other crows defensively, and asked for advice from his closer partner, the lion Hai Lu.

Hailu took a deep breath of the sweet smell of the apple pie, but couldn't think of a reason for Bobby's refusal.

"I think, if that Amy's guarantee is reliable, you can promise her." For the four apple pies, the white lion put away his usual lazy attitude and suggested rather distractedly, "I'm not telling you to lie anyway. Maybe it can really help Master Kennel, isn't this a good thing to have the best of both worlds?"

"You know," Bobby said in a low voice, barely maintaining his professionalism calmly, "our Crow Clan who signed the contract generally don't easily make good or bad predictions from the perspective of deviating from the owner's own life trajectory. Because if you do that, Not only will it consume too much divine light, but it is also prone to accidents. In other words, if there are too many external interference factors, the accuracy of the prediction will not be high."

Hailu felt that the scent lingering in his nose was even more alluring now.

He secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, pretending to be steady and said:

"Anyway, our master is unlucky enough. Have you forgotten why he appeared in the envoy? His life has reached the bottom. Therefore, as long as it is not a bad suggestion, it is good for the master. If It’s a good thing, and you’ve done a great job.”

Bobby rolled his black bean eyes, thinking that his master Kennel had been sent by his family to the envoys for the purpose of depriving him of his right of inheritance in a disguised form.If the master has not made any achievements, he will really be bullied to the end when he returns, and even he and Hailu will lose face.

"You're right, we're not here for apple pie and personal fame, we're here to help the master give it a go!"

The crow Bobby made a quick decision. He looked around at the other crows in the yard and found that they were all discussing with their lion companions.

A few of them had expressions of heartbeat, but because their masters were not as miserable as Kenel, the force that pushed them to make up their minds was much smaller.

Seeing this, Bobby stopped hesitating. He and Hailu exchanged glances, and immediately shouted:

"Amy, I, Poppy, would like to make a deal with you, let's talk about your proposal in private."

After hearing Bobby's reply, all the lions except Hailu showed deep disappointment, and the rest of the crows were also quite regretful.Because when Bobby agreed aloud, they all had a feeling in their hearts that they had missed a good opportunity.

For this reason, the contracted crows were vaguely sure that this human girl who could bake delicious food did bring a good suggestion, but unfortunately, they did not seize the opportunity in time and let the cunning Bobby take the lead.

Pei Xiang was not surprised by this result.

To be honest, the first cooperation target she locked was actually Major Kennell and his contract partners, because in the entire Acrylic Mission, only Major Kennell urgently needed a chance to prove himself.

Desperately needed... Kennel willing to take a big risk!

On the day she first entered the capital, Pei Xiang ran into Major Kennell making an embarrassment on the street. While holding back a smile, she did not ignore the expressions and reactions of other members of the Alec mission.

At that time, she had a simple judgment, that is, this plump envoy should be in a certain degree of weakness.

At least, his situation in the mission is not very good.Because his colleagues, especially those with lower status and titles, without exception, lack the due maintenance and respect for Major Kennell.

Pei Xiang silently memorized this little episode, and when he inquired about the news later, he deliberately paid more attention to Major Kennell's affairs.

After listening to the true and false gossip about the Kennell family in the Acrylic Kingdom, Pei Xiang finally confirmed that the future of this Major Kennell is indeed bleak, and there is no illusion of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.In other words, only if he has made a contribution that cannot be ignored in this mission, will he have the confidence to continue to compete for the heir of the family after returning to China.

But no matter subjectively or objectively, it is actually quite difficult for Major Kennell to turn the tables against the wind.

His peers and family rivals had privately mocked that unless there were blind fairies who couldn't be more keen to favor Fat Kennel, he was doomed in this life to be permanently excluded from power.

Today, Kennell did not meet a fairy wielding a fairy wand, but got the attention of a dumb girl because of a panicked fall.

In the courtyard at this time, the crow Bobby flew around triumphantly, inviting Pei Xiang to visit him and Hailu's room with joy.Lion Hailu yawned leisurely, and slowly reminded Pei Xiang, don't forget to bring that delicious apple pie when you are a guest.

So, one person (fish), one bird, one big cat gathered in one room.

"Ga—Amy, what do you mean, Ga, you told me to tell Kennell that I have predicted an important auspicious omen, as long as the king of this country secretly sends someone to follow you If you report it secretly, he will be able to find out the whereabouts of the eleven sons who ran away from home within ten days?"

Pei Xiang nodded slightly, and quickly wrote in the notebook:

"The princes didn't run away from home, but were cursed by an evil witch. If you want to break the witch's curse and successfully rescue eleven princes, His Majesty the King must keep an eye on a dumb girl named Amy.

"Attention, the people following her will never let go of anyone she has come into contact with, or any word she has said. In this way, within ten days, the king will be able to find all his sons.

"In addition, you can also predict that these sons are very good at sailing. They are familiar with the weather changes at sea and the customs of the countries on the other side. If he brings his sons back to him, his long-distance trade plan will be very smooth, and even It can reduce dependence on the Burleigh Kingdom."

"Gah—it's a bit complicated—isn't it, Halo?" Poppy said thoughtfully after taking a delicious bite of a small piece of apple pie.

Hailu snorted twice in response, and ate without raising his head.

Bobby paced back and forth on the back of the chair with his wings on his back, and asked Pei Xiang in a hoarse voice:

"I have only heard from your suggestion that it is good for the king and prince of this country, but this benefit does not belong to my master Fat, no, Major Kennel, this is not his good omen."

Pei Xiang wrote:

"If Major Kennell helps His Majesty find his son and expose the witch's conspiracy, it is tantamount to doing His Majesty a great favor. Major Kennell can use this as an excuse to ask His Majesty the King to give up the bulk timber trade between the two countries. It is a big order and a long-term business. In the future exchanges between the two countries—as long as the two countries do not fight against each other, Major Kennell, who has won the friendship of the royal family, will undoubtedly be an indispensable and important foreign minister.”

"Well, oops, will the king of this country really thank Kennel and thank him again for finding the prince? I heard that those princes have been lost for many years, and I haven't seen them. Their father is in a hurry."

Pei Xiang bowed his head and wrote the reason.

But before she finished writing, the lion next to her explained it for her.

"Huluhulu——Her reason sounds pretty good, Bobby," the lion Hailu said in a hurry, "losing a son is a big deal, especially because he disappeared because of being cursed by a wizard. Hulu, there is a danger today It is the princes, and tomorrow it may be the king himself, how terrible it is."

Pei Xiang stopped writing and slightly raised his eyebrows in agreement with Hai Lu's words.She glanced at the naive lion Hailu with a smile, and felt that this one was really shrewd, and she grasped the key points at once.

"Gah, alright, alright, you've almost convinced me. However, before making a decision, I still have to use the light of God's favor to make a prediction and weigh how the master will go to see the king. Alas, no matter how good it is, Safety is the most important thing.”

"It's your freedom, dear Bobby."

"Gah-"

In the end, Bobby agreed to Pei Xiang's suggestion.He was willing to use the angle of predicting good and bad to persuade Kennell to accept Pei Xiang's suggestion, and believed that his master would definitely agree.

Because for Major Kennell, in a bad situation that needed to be changed, a proper sense of adventure was necessary.

Leaving the place where the envoys of the Acrylic Kingdom lived, Pei Xiang didn't waste any more time, but hurried back to the temporary residence and began to prepare for the next plan.

While Pei Xiang was busy, Dagger, who was idle and bored, suddenly took the initiative to ask:

"Are you going to use the king's hand to deal with the queen? However, even if all the eleven wild swans regain their status as princes, they will not be able to prevent their sister from marrying into the Burley Kingdom. How are you going to help them then?"

Pei Xiang smiled: "It's not helping them, but helping myself."

"Ok?"

"I have heard a profound philosophical saying that it is difficult for a princess who does not want to be a queen to become a powerful wizard."

The dagger fell silent, and he slowly digested the meaning of Pei Xiang's words, and after a while, he questioned:

"Amy, don't you think... King Burley is a little too old if he is to be her husband?"

"Actually, there is not much difference in age, the difference is less than fifty." Pei Xiang shook his head indifferently, then changed his tone, and said with a little expectation, "It doesn't matter if a man is older, anyway, I am not Ben. I went with him. Well, I actually went for the secret of the past and the daughter of King Burley."

"King Burley's daughter? Who is that?"

"I don't know either. However, I have heard of an inevitable law, that is, any little princess with a strange stepmother can attract fairies or witches with a high probability. I am going to guard the little princess as the queen and wait for her fairies." Godmother."