Chapter 23: Gifts

In the luxurious restaurant, I saw a man sitting next to the long dining table.

In front of her was a real banquet—both full of colors, fragrance and flavor. Not to mention the dazzling array of dishes, the fragrance that permeates the air is enough to seduce a person's index finger. Most of these dishes are something she has never seen before—not that she cannot recognize what kind of dish it is, but that she has never seen such ingredients.

Part of the entire dining table, that is, the one containing the dishes, is slowly turning. This allows diners to taste every dish without spending extra effort.

The one closest to her was a big prawn. Shrimps are very common, but it is not common for such a large prawn. At least it was the first time Xingjian saw it. The shrimp, which was bigger than an ordinary dish, was simmered with butter and garlic, and exuded an irresistible aroma. The neighbor of the shrimp was a shellfish. The shell meat was dug out and made into soup on a slow fire, while the shells were placed in the dish for decoration. On the edge of the shell meat soup was a fruit that had never been seen before, neatly cut into small pieces, exuding a natural and fresh fruit aroma.

There are so many dishes like this, it is hard to describe it. If you change the time and place, Xingjian might be very happy, and even feel that she is too lucky to enjoy such a big meal. Because even if she has an aunt who is rich, even if she has spent several years in the upper class of Eagle City, she has never seen such a delicious food.

According to her estimate, this table is worth at least one thousand gold Oli. What comes here is not a dish, but a braised gold bar braised with gold bars and vegetarian fried gold ring. Even the first-class Monopoly in the Eagle City cannot provide such a luxurious banquet at the banquet.

But it’s a pity that although the food is in place, she has no appetite at all, and she only has panic and uneasiness.

She has changed into a dress. This is a blue long-sleeved dress. It looks simple at a rough look, but when you look closely, you will be more and more unable to let go of it. This blue... How can I say it, it looks like the sky and the ocean, the blue that makes people's eyes unable to help but indulge in. Its material is incredibly soft and smooth. As a person with rich magic knowledge, Xingjian can see that the material of this piece of clothing is repeatedly magical processing - the complexity of its craft is no less than that of those magic weapons and armor that are regarded as treasures by warriors. Her sewing craftsmanship is even more unsightly. Those high-end and beautiful clothes are often a bit uncomfortable to wear - at least the first few times. This is an inevitable defect in most cases, but it is completely unsatisfactory in this piece of clothing. This set of clothes is simply customized for her, completely in line with her body shape.

Wearing this dress, Xingjian was confident that he could attend a dance held by any dignitary in the world, and could make all female guests look envious and jealous and hatred behind his back.

"This...this...this...is..." Xingjian said with some difficulty.

"Lunch." Leya replied with a smile. Speaking of which, the girl smiled and was respectful and polite from the first time she saw her. But the more she was, the more frightened Xingjian felt.

There is no free lunch in this world - every region has such statements, different words and sentences, but the meaning behind it is the same. There is no love for no reason and no hatred for no reason. If you want to be fed without effort, you must have the awareness of being put in a cage.

Fei and Leya sat beside her. The two of them had completely different attitudes. Fei was already eating there with little mouthfuls without raising her eyelids. Leya didn't move, and the tableware was placed flat in front of her, looking at her.

"Don't it suits your taste?" Leya seemed a little hesitant. "Well, although it's a very ordinary dish, it's made by children with special cooking training."

"But...but..." Xingjian wanted to speak, but looked around and saw no chance. If this continues...

"Is it true that the taste is not right? Or is it because of fatigue, and there is no appetite?"

"This... I think you must have misunderstood something!" Xingjian hesitated for a long time and finally said it. "Although I am like this, I am... very old." She remembered the legend of vampires - vampires are only interested in girls aged twelve to seventeen. Many people have mentioned this to her, even Fuer, who has met vampires many times.

"I'm far more than seventeen years old." Xingjian said with courage.

To her surprise, Leya laughed. "So, madam," she asked with a slightly playful expression. "How old do you think I am?"

"Ah...this..."

"It seems that I am only about fifteen or sixteen years old. Look at Fei, I am about three or four years older than me. But in fact, we have been married to the Duke for more than fifteen years." Leya said with a smile. "Well, I know that there are legends outside. The Duke is only interested in girls aged twelve to seventeen. Regarding this, don't be misled by those rumors."

Xingjian sat down. She now knew what happened to her sister in the Chaos Realm, and she also knew how lucky it was to rescue Ashu Rufate. The biggest part of this luck is that Xingke is actually an insignificant figure in the Chaos Realm. According to estimates, there are hundreds of Chaos Lords in the Chaos Realm, and Xingke is just one of them.

In this situation now... Can Ashu Rufate rescue her from the Blood Duke?

"Well, that...how do you know mine?" Xingjian asked finally. She remembered that it should be very secretive along the way. In fact, due to Xingke, they had done as much as possible to avoid contacting the outside world. Especially after entering the Sivania range, "Along the way..."

"No, no." Reya replied with a smile. "In fact, we know nothing about how you come here. But I have the special ability to prophecy. How can I say that, according to Lord Duke, see through the passage of time flowing in the future. So I know that you will appear at a certain place at some time."

What does this mean? Xingjian was completely confused. After half a minute, she gradually realized that the reason why she was brought here was not because of Fur's betrayal, nor because the vampire accidentally took a fancy to her, but because this woman named Leya predicted everything.

Prophecy is not rare - although 99% of prophets and fortune tellers are all scammers, the existence of so many scammers itself shows that humans recognize the existence of this ability.

"Can you... see the future?"

"It's usually not possible," Leya replied. She pointed her eyes with her fingers. "As long as my eyes can see the real world, there will be no future... I'm going to be honest. About four or five years ago, I knew your existence and your arrival today. I don't know if the Duke will be happy, but I took the initiative to bring you here... I guess I won't get angry." She said hesitantly.

Xingjian didn't understand what the other party said, "As long as my eyes can see the real world, I can't see the future." But the guess is that Leya's prophecy ability cannot be used at will. In fact, it is normal to think about it, otherwise this ability would not be too invincible?

In addition, she realized one thing, that is, she was taken to this castle, which did not seem to mean the Blood Duke (even the Blood Duke may not know), but the idea of ​​the woman named Leya. Is it the reason? Of course it was because of her prophecy. She saw what is happening today a long time ago.

Xingjian carefully asked about the possibility of a mistake in the prophecy, because she had never seen the Blood Duke, and she had a husband, so she had enough reason to think that the prophecy had gone wrong.

Fei sneered from the side. "Lying." She said in a voice that was not very loud, but everyone could hear, and she didn't even look at Xingjian. "And even if it was true, it would have no meaning." Her words choked back the words below Xingjian. Yes, they are now in the hands of others. Others admit that you are a married woman and you are a married woman. Not to mention that they are fully capable of turning Xingjian into a widow.

What should I do? What should I do? Her mind was confused and I couldn't think of any way. Speaking of which, Xingjian was not the kind of person who was very independent. This is also a common feature of twins - usually, it is easy for twins to have a strong and weak one to have a strong one. The latter often has no opinion, but needs to follow the opinions of the strong one. Unfortunately, Xingjian is the latter.

What are the consequences if the vampire is rejected publicly?

Perhaps... the worst result is... it will be killed, or even killed by directly sucking all blood.

She clenched her fists nervously, and her body trembled slightly from anxiety and fear.

"This...madam, have you misunderstood something?" Leya looked at her in surprise.

"No...no misunderstanding. But I really can't...no...I have to leave here first. Can I leave here?"

Leya said in surprise. "Do you have no appetite? But if you want to go out for a walk, it's absolutely fine."

"You mean...I can leave this castle freely?"

"Of course it's OK. You're not a prisoner..." Leya was even more surprised. "As the hostess, you can... go anywhere. As long as the Duke doesn't object."

"So, I'm leaving here, he won't object?"

"How could he object to such trivial matters?" Leya said. "But there is something else."

"Ah, what's the matter?"

"Well, Fei's men caught a deserter." Leya said. "The Duke didn't know why, but after a night came back, he left before dawn... You might be responsible for this matter. By the way, I'll take you to familiarize yourself with this castle."

...

The damn sun never lets go down.

In fact, this kind of accusation makes no sense at all - the sun's movement trajectory is always carried out in a constant manner according to the inherent rules. But in the hearts of the two people in the dungeon, they live like a year.
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