Lord of Rot

Chapter 5 Red Rose

In the restaurant, the food is served very quickly.

Steaming blood sausage, baked potatoes, wine, fine white bread, and a roasted heron.

The heron was harvested by a certain farmer this morning, and now he has become Li Qi's nutritious meal after "healed from a serious illness".

The craftsmanship is not very good. After evaluating the chef's meals in the kitchen, Li Qi did not stop. He finished all the food gracefully but quickly... It may not be elegant to eat with his hands, but this world is still There is no such thing as "tableware".

A busy night, carrying corpses, chanting incantations, etc. all consumed his physical strength, and now he felt a slight recovery of physical strength after eating full.

"Where are Madam and Leo?" he asked.

"They..." The butler hesitated, but after meeting Li Qi's calm gaze, his body shook slightly: "Madame and Lord Leo are going to meet the guests of Roaring Castle, my lord."

"Howling Castle?"

It was the castle of Duke Leopold, Lord of the East Gap.

Naturally, the guests from Roaring Castle can only be members of the Leopold family, and Li Qi is his vassal.

Leopold swore fealty to the king, and the baron swore fealty to the Leopolds.

Those guests came four days ago. At that time, they canonized Li Qi as the Baron of the Porcupine Collar according to the laws of the kingdom. There was probably only one reason why the stepmother was able to let the guests return to this backwater...that was the succession of the title of baron. Although the death of the baron is very sad, the territory cannot live without its own master.

And the other party can come today, which means that she contacted the other party yesterday.

He had a slight smile on his face, and he was still having a headache how to deal with his ruthless stepmother. Although it would be good to kill him soon, it would be bad for his reputation. Among them, nobles can fight to the death of their entire family, but they cannot be scolded by others, and their reputation is more important than their nickname.

As for the opponent's father knight, Li Qi didn't pay attention to him at all. Even if he stretched his neck, the opponent would not dare to cut him.

But lo and behold, it's so much easier now.

The servant hammer temporarily acted as a messenger: "My lord, they have returned."

Li Qi stood up, and the valet immediately opened the chair for him.

"Let's go, as the owner of the porcupine collar, how can you not greet the distinguished guests when they come?"

At this moment, the butler and the male servant seemed to smell the smell of blood and rain, but Li Qi's state was surprisingly calm. Is it the calm before the storm, or did he choose to calm down according to Li Qi's previous character?Based on what they knew about the baron, he should choose the latter.

Li Qi walked out of the main gate of the castle. On the muddy path in the mountains, a gorgeous carriage pulled by two horses with hair as dazzling as gold was slowly approaching, followed by soldiers in gorgeous armor.

It was a golden horse, a special breed bred by the Leopold family. It claimed to be a pure-blooded noble beast species. This kind of horse had golden hair without any variegation. When it hoofed under the sun, it seemed to be rushing towards Li Qi of gold.

It is said that the golden horse eats grass and pulls gold. There were also very curious people who went to Leopold’s house to steal the excrement of the golden horse, and then they fainted from the smell, and the groom fed it the next day They were not found until forage.

However, as far as Li Qi knew, golden horses could not breed offspring, and their appearance looked a lot like... a mule.

It is not surprising that donkeys and horses crossbreed to produce mules, but he was really curious as to why the Leopold family could breed golden mules. Maybe everything could be attributed to "magic". Magic is not prevalent in this world, but there is anyway.

The anecdotes that Baron Li Qi knew were all told by Li Qi's teacher, James Duke. The warg killer who traveled all over the world had a lot of knowledge, otherwise he would not be able to become Li Qi's teacher just by relying on swordsmanship.

"He used to be a very funny and humorous teacher," Li Qi thought to himself.

It's a pity that I made the wrong choice.

The carriage had already stopped, the door opened, and a cute girl came out from inside. The girl exclaimed after seeing Li Qi:

"Miss, look, it's the baron!"

The girl who was helped to get out of the car had curly long hair like a "red sun", and her nose tip was like an elf, which made people subconsciously focus on the delicate nose. She said: "Don't be surprised, little girl!" Na, if my father sees it, he will definitely reprimand you."

She lifted her skirt and got out of the car, and covered her mouth in surprise when she saw Li Qi: "Baron Clarence, it's great to see that you're alright, Mrs Alsop said you were seriously injured, you might... She hesitated for a moment and then showed a charming smile. A pair of pear dimples at the corner of her mouth made her smile even sweeter: "Four gods bless you, you are safe and well."

"Red Rose" Evangeline Leopold had come here with his elder brother four days ago to canonize Li Qi as a baron.

There are also many rumors about her, she can show charm to anyone, but if you think you can pick this delicate red rose, you must be careful of the rose's sharp thorns, so as not to be hurt.

"It's great to see you again, Miss Leopold," said Li Qi.

"You can call me Evangeline, I thought the meeting a few days ago made us friends." The red-haired girl had a little dissatisfaction in her tone, but there was always a smile on her face: "I often listen to my father Telling the story of your father, Baron Porcupine, he was a gallant knight, they fought side by side and were very close, my father always said that he was like a porcupine, and any enemy who dared to provoke him would be bloody."

"I'm covered in thorns," Li Qi replied, "The motto of the Clarence family, you can call me Li Qi."

"Okay, Sir Li Qi." She smiled. If a smile can narrow the distance between two people, then Evangeline's smile can instantly make Li Qi want to meet her face to face.

He sighed: "Thank you Four Gods for allowing me to survive, so that I can see your beautiful smile again."

"You are more..." Evangeline paused.

"Being more honest," Li Qi immediately added.

She swallowed the "slick tongue" that came to her mouth, and replied: "You are really an honest gentleman."

The carriage shook, and a middle-aged woman in a long skirt got out of the car, followed by a boy who looked somewhat similar to Li Qi.

She heard the conversation outside the carriage just now. After seeing Li Qi with her own eyes, her expression changed several times visible to the naked eye. In the end, she covered her face and howled dryly. Li Qi sounded like she was howling. The porcupine on the family coat of arms.

"It's great that you can wake up, my brave and pitiful lord! I prayed to the four gods all night, begging the gods to bring you back, and I am willing to pay any price for this, huh..."

Li Qi replied with a smile: "Please rest assured Madam, I am alive and well now."

The young Li Ao also bowed to Li Qi: "Brother, it's great that you are safe and sound."

Li Qi replied: "The four gods brought me back. I guess they must have heard Mrs. Alsop's sincere prayer."

The howling stepmother gave a pause.

The red-haired aristocratic girl smiled at Li Qi, and she recognized the irony in Li Qi's words just now.

"It's impolite to let the guests stand outside the door." Li Qi turned around and said, "Please come inside, Miss Ewen Jielin."

(End of this chapter)