Who told him to rush up there?

The most important thing is that, if he remembered correctly, Princess Lina was only nineteen years old this year.

Because of the reason mentioned earlier that the life span of the human race increased significantly after the rank was upgraded, the codes of the major human countries have uniformly raised the adult standard a little bit, and both men and women are considered adults at the age of twenty. This is also the reason why Eli held the adult ceremony when he was twenty years old before going on the expedition.

Although this unified standard has not been implemented for a long time, people still habitually regard men and women who are eighteen or even sixteen years old as adults, but the code is the code, and it is made for people to abide by.

So strictly speaking, although Princess Lina, who is only nineteen years old, has developed very perfectly, according to the law, she has not even held an adult ceremony, and has not reached the legal age for marriage.

Even if it is the royal family, it is not easy to blatantly violate the laws of the empire. The old emperor’s marriage is indeed a bit anxious.

"Father... I still have more than half a year to reach adulthood, who are you asking me to marry now..."

Just as Eli was thinking this, Princess Lina shyly raised objections to her father's words.

Although she was prepared to get close to Eli, she and Eli had agreed that she would not formally marry him in the next three years. After all, with Lina's personality, formal marriage means a lifetime commitment, which is absolutely impossible to change. How could she easily decide on this matter before Eli failed to truly fulfill his promise.

"Father didn't say that you should get married now. After the marriage is granted, you can get engaged first, and the formal marriage can be discussed later. Father is reluctant to marry you off so early."

In response to his precious daughter's objection, the old emperor took a sip of wine and explained with a smile. As he said, he had doted on his beloved baby for so many years, and he wanted to keep her for a few more years. How could he rush to marry her off?

After all, with Eli's future status, even the royal family of the Dawn Empire would not be able to recruit him as a son-in-law, so his marriage would definitely be to marry Lina off. He really couldn't bear to let his precious daughter leave home and get married so early. Anyway, the life expectancy of the human race is much better now, and even if she waits until her twenties to get married, she is not considered an old maid.

"Engagement... that's fine."

Princess Lina muttered softly after hearing this, and drank her juice silently again.

It's okay if it's just an engagement. Anyway, Eli has already stamped her seal, and it doesn't matter whether the marriage is engaged or not. As long as he doesn't deceive herself, then the engagement is a better agreement.

"Your Majesty decides everything."

At this time, Eli also agreed to it, which temporarily put an end to this matter.

"Well then! In three days, you two will hold an engagement party. This matter will be arranged by your Duke's Mansion. You must make it grand and perfect for my Lina."

As he said this, the old emperor drank a glass of fine wine and then put the glass down heavily.

"Of course, my Bruno family will never wrong Princess Lina."

In this case, it was not Eli's turn to speak. The Duke and Duchess of Bruno quickly stood up and agreed, both of them looked flattered.

Then, the process of the banquet was relatively boring. It was nothing more than many dignitaries congratulating the Duke and Duchess of Bruno and Eli, and at the same time saying that His Majesty the Emperor had found an excellent home for Princess Lina.

As the banquet continued, Eli, as one of the protagonists of this banquet, had to drink a lot of wine. Although with his physical fitness, it would not be a problem to drink more wine, he really didn't want to drink while listening to others' flattery.

Using the excuse that he was still young and could not hold his liquor, Eli turned down many toasts from people and drank juice with Princess Lina beside him. Under the gaze of everyone, Eli and Princess Lina always smiled at each other, looking very affectionate.

Seeing this scene, the old emperor was quite relieved. After all, Eli was his favorite son-in-law, and his precious daughter seemed to like him. It was better for the two to love each other sincerely than forcing Eli to marry her.

The banquet lasted until the evening. After the old emperor left first, Eli, who had been unable to bear it, hurriedly pulled Princess Lina to gather the beautiful girls and young dragons scattered around, and then took the people and dragons to say hello to the Duke and Duchess of Bruno and left first.

After His Majesty the Emperor and the protagonists of the banquet left, the banquet ended naturally, and the dignitaries dispersed and returned to their homes.

But before leaving, everyone did not forget to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Bruno who were in the same circle as them. After today, the Bruno family will not rise to the top overnight, but at least it will rise rapidly. Even the princes cannot compare with them.

If Eli really ascends to the gods in the future, the status of the Bruno family will not be shaken by the emperor of the empire. After all, the nobles of the blood of the gods are not inferior to the royal families and royal families of various countries in the mortal world.

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After leaving the main hall, Eli led the people and dragons to the side hall next door, gathered the guards who had already eaten and drunk enough, and then took a group of people back to lead the war horses and left the palace directly to prepare to return to the Duke's Mansion.

But at this time, something unexpected happened, but it was indeed reasonable. That is, Princess Lina, who had followed Eli all the way, did not plan to follow him.

"We are all back to the palace... Although our relationship has been settled, I can't live with you in the Duke's Mansion in this situation..."

In fact, Princess Lina didn't need to explain. Eli could understand what she meant in one swipe. No matter what, they were just a couple in "love". Not to mention getting married, even the engagement was scheduled for three days later.

For the sake of Princess Lina's reputation, it was impossible for her to live in the Duke's Mansion now. Although the two of them were innocent, the mouth was on someone else. If they really did something wrong, they couldn't control what others said.

"Sorry, I didn't think about it. Then you live in the palace at night. Remember to come to the Duke's Mansion during the day. I will do advanced training for you."

As he said, Eli shamelessly pulled Princess Lina's hand. Under her fake struggle, he slowly moved closer and stamped her side face heavily. After a moment, he let Princess Lina go, and then led the crowd to mount their horses and leave the imperial city area.

Unlike the time in the Demon Hunting City when he was surrounded by people wherever he went, the people in the Imperial Capital had seen the world. Although their group of people and the dragon were quite impressive, they did not attract much attention in the Imperial Capital. After all, there were many noble children in the city who went out for a walk with a large number of bodyguards.

Although the Dawn Empire and even the entire continent are now praising the reputation of Eli Bruno, if he really walked on the street, no one would recognize him. After all, although Eli grew up in the Imperial Capital, he was different from other noble children since he was a child. He was devoted to martial arts and kept a low profile. He rarely contacted outsiders and never caused trouble.

Most of the nobles in the Imperial Capital knew that there was a person named Eli in the Bruno family. It was rumored that he was talented and deeply studied martial arts. He should be worthy of the name of a genius, but in fact, there were really few people who had really interacted with him. Even Princess Lina, who had only met him a little but never played with him, could be considered his acquaintance.

Few of the nobles who were also nobles knew Eli, so Eli naturally dared to show up in the streets of the imperial capital.

But how can I say it? Sometimes, some situations are just so coincidental. Before Eli and his party rushed back to the Duke's Mansion, on the wide and bright streets of the imperial capital, a young nobleman who didn't need to be described at all and who could be seen at a glance as a dandy boy had stared at Eli and his party from a distance.

The first person who attracted his attention was naturally the ten-meter-tall Alyssa. Although the Dawn Empire, the first in the continent, was stronger than the Dragon Kingdom, the third in the continent, as a noble of the Dawn Empire, he considered himself more noble than the average dragon clan, but in any case, the pride of the dragon clan was also recognized. Those who could afford to raise giant dragons and were recognized by the dragon clan must be extremely noble in the Dawn Empire.

I don't know which big family's children are so high-profile "showing off their wealth", walking on the street with a dragon, and such a deliberate way of showing off is simply unworthy of the aristocracy.

Let me see who is so unrefined, doing this... Wait!

The noble young man rubbed his eyes, feeling that he might have been hurt by alcohol and sex recently, and he was a little dazed. Why did I see this guy Eli?

Oh, yes, I heard that the rising star of the Dawn Empire, Eli Bruno, had returned to his country, and His Majesty the Emperor personally went out of the city ten miles to welcome him back. I heard that the palace specially held a banquet for him. Calculating the time, it’s almost time for the banquet to end.

"Eli..."

The noble young man, who felt that he should not be dazzled, opened his mouth and shouted, but he stopped talking just after shouting a word.

He didn’t attend the banquet today, and he didn’t drink too much. His mind was clear. He reacted in time when he subconsciously shouted a word before. Today’s Eli is not the low-key and introverted Eli.

He is now the youngest saint in the history of the empire, and the future venerable is set. His reputation has spread from the Dawn Empire to the continent and the ocean. Wherever there are hundreds of people living, there should be legends about him.

If the Duke's son Eli Bruno was once someone he could associate with, then Saint Eli was already someone he couldn't reach.

His father was also the Duke of the Dawn Empire, and his family was not weaker than the Bruno family, but because of Eli's change in status, he and his family could no longer be compared with Eli and the Bruno family.

Forget it, just pretend you didn't see him. It's not a big deal to greet him at this time and be ignored and embarrassed. If Eli remembered that he had prevented him from playing with his sister, and if he got angry and forced him to hand over his sister to save his life, it would be a big loss.

But before the noble young man could quietly slip past with the crowd, Eli, who had already discovered him, stopped his horse in time and shouted.

"Wait a minute!"

Although it was just three ordinary words and the tone sounded plain, the noble young man still stood firmly as if he had taken root under his feet.

"That... Eli... Saint, what do you want from me?"

Based on his strength, since he was spotted by Eli, he couldn't run away no matter how many legs he had. The noble young man could only turn his head and asked Eli with a smile on his face.

"William, why did you see me running away? Have you become unfamiliar with me after just half a year?"

Eli was riding on a horse, looking down at the noble young man William, and said indifferently.

"I dare not, I dare not, but Saint Eli, you are standing too high now, I... I am a little scared."

William stood quite steadily when he spoke, and he didn't tremble or stutter, but it can be seen that he was telling the truth. After all, Eli knew him too well, and this guy would freeze when he was scared.

"Too high? Then I'll get off the horse and talk to you."

Eli followed William's words and jumped off the horse, walking step by step to William's side.

Seeing Eli approaching him, William was stunned for a moment, but he didn't dare to move. He could only watch Eli approach and then put a hand on his shoulder.

"This is equal, right?"

It must be said that William's genes are good. Although William himself is loose and lazy, he is tall and tall, and he is not half shorter than Eli even when standing next to him.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't do this. I'm even more scared..."

William looked at Eli's big hand on his shoulder, fearing that he would make him paralyzed with a casual pinch. He could only muster up his courage and yell at Eli with his neck stiff.

"Why are you afraid of this? You used to like to put your hand on my shoulder and let me go home and look in the mirror more often."

Eli looked into William's eyes and spoke casually. Although he could not hear any malice, William felt a little trembling.

Damn it, I should have run away when I saw him from a distance just now. I was a step slower and I was caught alive. Now I might have to rely on my sister to save me...

"What you said is true. You are handsome and heroic. Don't you look in the mirror more often? There are handsome men like you in the world. If you don't know how to appreciate them, it would be a pity."

In any case, William is in the aristocratic circle. He can't do serious things, but he can definitely tell lies.

"Really? But why do I remember that you asked me to look in the mirror and come to your sister less often."

Elai didn't move his hand on William's shoulder, but William just felt like a mountain was pressing on him, making him a little unstable.

"You play with my sister a lot, won't Cecilia be jealous? I am also thinking about your family harmony."

At this time, many beautiful girls who followed Eli also gathered around. Seeing Eli teasing a pale man, except Jessica and Cecilia, everyone else looked confused.

Hateful William, what is he doing here? Isn't this just reminding the master that there is a beautiful little sister waiting for him in the imperial capital?

Cecilia curled her lips.