Home of the Brave

"Yes, little brother, do you know my daughter?" the Duke asked Dai Yang.

"Uh, yes..." Is it the best time to shout "Father-in-law" right now? Dai Yang couldn't help being a little confused.

"It has nothing to do with my father?" Just when he hesitated, the daughter of the Duke on the other side had interrupted in. "Moreover, what did father do here? Didn't I say? I am a maiden who serves Albers, and I won't return to Embryon's house anymore!"

"That's not the way...that's not what I said, dear daughter." The Duke appeared to be troubled by his father, as if he could not help his wayward daughter.

When Dai Yang saw him stretch out his hand secretly behind his back and was wondering what he was going to do, the Duke over there was already pretending to be sad and telling Miranda. "Baby, you don't know... Since you left home, your mother's miss of you has increased day by day. She even dreamed of wanting to see you. Recently, she fell ill because of it. She has been lying down for more than a month. On the bed, I’m talking about your name when I have a fever...Oh, my dear daughter, you can go back with your father and see your mother!"

The Duke persuaded his daughter in tears, his voice was full of sadness, and a few tears were really squeezed out of the corner of his eyes. If Dai Yang hadn't seen him secretly twisting his **** behind his back, I am afraid he would have been moved and persuaded Miranda to go home and have a look. However, the witch just watched the Duke's performance coldly, her expression seemed to have seen through the Duke's acting skills.

"Good girl, you... are you so cruel? Don't even go back to see if your mother is seriously ill?" Seeing the maiden without any response, the Duke couldn't help but become anxious.

"Mother is seriously ill?" Miranda snorted, took out the letter from her arms and showed it to the Duke. "But I only read the letter she sent to the temple yesterday. It also mentioned that you went hunting on the grassland with you last week. What's the matter?"

"What? Did she write to you?" Unbelievable astonishment appeared on the Duke's face.

"Yes, my mother and I often exchange letters!" Miranda raised the letter in her hand as if showing off.

"Too...too much! Why don't I know?" The Duke protested loudly, full of resentment of being betrayed.

"Huh! I didn't know who used the excuse of being seriously ill to lie to me back, but this time, I haven't made any progress at all!" Miranda stared at the Duke with annoyed eyes. "Furthermore, he signed me that kind of marriage contract without authorization... This time my father will come over, it must be a small report from Conrad again? Like that kind of shameless guy, it's the shame of aristocrats! How dare you bully Xia Luwei, also injured Yang..."

The witch seemed to be angry with her, her murderous gaze swept around. "Where's Conrad? Didn't you come with you?"

"No...no." An angry Shenhuang writhed over the maiden's body, and even the Duke couldn't help showing a cowering expression. "I heard him say that you have returned to the temple, and you rushed out of the house when you rode on your horse. He didn't even have time to bring the guards... Uh, this matter was because the father didn’t consider it carefully. Father has cancelled it for you. Good girl, so you can finally calm down, right?"

"Canceled?" The witch was taken aback when she heard the words. "Really?"

"Really, it is absolutely true this time." The Duke nodded violently. "How? Now you can finally go home without worry?"

The sincerity shown by the duke seemed to impress the witch. Miranda closed her eyes, showing a thoughtful look, but in the end she shook her head.

"……do not want."

"Why, why!"

The Duke wailed, and the look of anticipation on his face suddenly collapsed. Because his appearance seemed too pitiful, even Dai Yang who was on the sidelines showed an unbearable expression, ready to say something for the Duke. Noting the man's behavior, the witch first blinked at him, motioned to the man not to speak, and then coughed slightly, questioning the duke's sincerity again.

"Because, even if the marriage contract with Katia's family is cancelled, my father can still arrange other marriage contracts, so it's not always the same whether I return home or not."

"No, no! I won't arrange your marriage contract casually! You have to believe in being a father, my dear daughter!"

"Is that so? Then, can I decide who I want to marry?"

"Of course! You can decide for yourself!"

"In other words, no matter what kind of person I want to marry, my father will admit it?"

"Mmm, just... as long as you like..."

The Duke hesitated, showing an extremely tangled appearance, but in the atmosphere in front of him he had to answer like this. Miranda, who was assured by the Duke, showed a sly smile like a little devil, and walked to the side of the black-haired young man, reaching out and holding the man's arm, and then made a frank declaration.

"Well, he is your son-in-law."

There is no buffer time, just like a neat declaration of slashing a knife, and the two men are pushed to the truth in an instant.

Not only was the Duke glaring at Dai Yanglu's stunned expression, but even Dai Yang was caught off guard and fell into a panic. Time seemed to be condensed by something depressed. In an atmosphere that could not easily speak, Dai Yang and the Duke stared at each other with big eyes.

Feeling that silence is not the way to go, Dai Yang coughed lightly and plucked up the courage to break the silence.

"Hmm! Father-in-law, hello."

"Yue..." The Duke made a strange sound in his throat, his face flushed, and he seemed to be distracted by Dai Yang's name.

The duke, who was speechless for a while, stared at the black-haired young man with a gaze mixed with harshness and questioning. His attitude was really hard to say is kind.

Looking at the duke's angry expression, Dai Yang probably guessed what he was questioning. Encountered in that situation, I wanted to wait until the right time to reveal his identity, but when Miranda was like this, the motive of his previous behavior suddenly became suspicious. If you had known this, it would be better to know your identity at the time.

(How to explain this situation...) Dai Yang couldn't help but get a headache.

At this time, it seems to confirm an old saying, "The leaks in the house happen to rain overnight." Just as Dai Yang faced the duke's angry gaze and was distressed, the street behind him sounded rushing horseshoes, and a team of gorgeously dressed knights rushed toward this side at a fast speed. Among them was Conrad, who ran at the front of the team, and saw him waving his arms and shouting in panic.

"It's not good! It's not good! Miss Miranda, Lord Duke was killed by an orc... Uh!"

Conrad jumped off the horse in front of the steps, screaming and ran towards the witch, was caught in a panic by the steps below his feet, and he fell to the ground and slid far away. When he got up from the ground while touching his flat nose, he happened to see the indifferent gaze cast by the Duke at very close range.

"Huh? Duke, Lord Duke? You...you weren't killed?"

"Hmph, I just took a slight detour, and I'm a little bewildered."

The Duke snorted heavily, and Conrad instantly cringed. He looked at the witch as if for help, but as if seeing some incredible sight, his eyes widened in an instant-in front of his eyes, that one always had a straight face, and no matter how hard he worked, he never showed the slightest emotion. The daughter of the Duke of Duke, at this moment, is intimately cuddling next to a certain man, with a gentle expression on his face that he has never seen before.

"M...Miss Miranda?" Conrad's voice was a little out of tune. "This guy is..."

"Master Conrad, you came just right." Miranda took Dai Yang's arm and introduced Conrad. "Introduce you. He is my fiance. You should have met yesterday. Thanks to you, our relationship has just been acknowledged by my father. As for what happened yesterday, I will find time to thank you in the future. ."

There was a strong anger in the witch's voice. If it were not for the wrong occasion, I am afraid that the thunder of judgment had already fallen from the sky. However, it is a pity that Conrad's attention has been attracted by the sudden emergence of rivals, so he didn't notice Miko's revenge declaration.

"I saw it yesterday?" Conrad looked at Dai Yang's face with bewilderment. This young master was not used to memorizing the appearance of common people, until he saw Dai Yang's old dress clearly, he screamed out as if he suddenly realized. "It's you! The man next to the female knight yesterday...Huh? Wait! Aren't you the fiance of the female knight? Why are you entangled with Miss Miranda again!"

"Huh? There is such a thing!" The Duke suddenly jumped up when he heard the words.

"Yes... That's right! Lord Duke, this guy is a liar playing with women's feelings! Yesterday I heard him claiming to be the fiance of the female knight, but today he is entangled with Miss Miranda again. It must be the Embryon family. The power! It's simply shameless!" Conrad accused the Duke of casually fabricated facts.

"Miss Miranda, you must have been deceived by him, please wake up! The person who really loves you, loves you with all your soul, is not this liar, it is Conrad in front of you!" Conrad spoke to his chest.

Although it is a very emotional performance, but because of the great deviation between the set role and reality, it looks very funny on the contrary. Miranda showed a smile and was about to scold Conrad for not talking nonsense, but he heard the Duke roar and gave orders to the guards who passed by.

"You guys! Go get that kid over for me! Don't hurt the young lady!"

Upon hearing the Duke's order, the guards immediately charged up with murderous aura. They are not Conrad's servants, but retainers loyal to the Embryon family. Hearing that my lady was playing with her feelings by a liar, everyone's eyes burst into flames, and they wished to beat up the obnoxious little liar.

"Wait, father, it's not like this... you stop!"

Because she was a familiar retainer since she was a child, Miranda couldn't help but panic.

Just when the situation was about to get out of control, a soft drink suddenly sounded in the distance. At the same time, a sword light swiftly struck along the ground, and the sword light cut across between the witch and the guards. The burst of sword aura blew the guards back, leaving deep cut marks on the ground.

Looking at the cracked opening on the hard bluestone ground at their feet, the guards took a deep breath and looked in the direction where Jianguang had cut with flustered eyes.

Under their gaze, a female knight in a silver armor came from the corner of the street, holding a sword in front of the maiden as if to protect her relatives and friends.