"Elena, do you and Chris have some kind of conflict?"
The king looked at his daughter with affection. Of all his children, this daughter was the one who resembled him the most and whom he loved the most.
The girl was also somewhat troubled by this. She couldn't understand why that guy had become so distant from her since that day, and didn't even want to see her.
In fact, Chris was worried that if he saw a pretty girl, his knightly beliefs would waver, and he might not be able to resist killing her to solidify his knightly heart.
When a sycophant gets ruthless, it can be truly terrifying!
She wrote a line of elegant handwriting on the paper and handed it to the king who was standing beside her.
How could that be? Even though we only met once, Chris is really a very nice person!
After reading the note, the king frowned slightly. His daughter was probably not lying, so was the other party dissatisfied with his daughter?
But how could anyone not like their own daughter who is so perfect?
Whatever the reason, it seems this marriage alliance has fallen through.
A hint of helplessness appeared on the king's face. The Gustavo family had a considerable reputation in the chaotic region and was a force that rivaled the Duchy of Gri. Moreover, due to their generations of business experience, they had extensive connections, which was why he wanted to form a marriage alliance with them.
He looked at his daughter again: "Wei Bu and Long Dong's families are both quite powerful. Who do you prefer?"
Since that guy is blind to talent, then he should find a more suitable husband for his daughter.
Within the entire duchy, the only ones who fit the criteria were his daughter's two childhood sweethearts.
The girl's face showed embarrassment and distress, and another line was added to the paper in her delicate handwriting: Brother Longdong and Brother Weibu are both very good people, I like them very much, and I don't want to hurt them.
The king smiled broadly; his daughter was indeed just like himself in his youth.
He thought of his past self, the faces of girls flashing through his mind, and sighed with emotion.
"Then I won't interfere. You'd better know your limits!"
The king had confidence in his daughter and gave her a serious instruction.
The girl nodded and left the palace. She returned to her room, dismissed everyone around her, and after confirming that no one was around, she gently blew a melodious whistle.
A black crow fell from the sky, and the girl hid a scroll of paper in the crow's feathers.
The crow was very intelligent; it blinked its eyes, flapped its wings, and flew away, quickly arriving at a courtyard that had been uninhabited for a long time.
In the courtyard, a man stood there. When he saw the crow flying back, he stretched out his arm to stop it and quickly found the note.
After reading the contents, the man destroyed the note, turned away expressionlessly, left the courtyard, and headed out of the city.
...
"Young Master, we'll have to trouble you this time!"
Frans smiled and spoke, genuinely worried that Chris might develop some health problems from staying cooped up in his room all the time.
Chris kept his cultivation a closely guarded secret; even no one in his family knew about it.
Therefore, he couldn't very well refuse the old butler's kind offer.
He was simply put in charge of some of the shops' goods.
During their visit to the Principality of Gri, they also brought along the goods that had been ordered by the merchants last time.
Given the Gustavo family's usual practice of handing over gifts to those shops, this time was no exception.
Chris was responsible for delivering goods to shops in one direction.
Su Qing also went along. Chris had been in seclusion for the past few days, and since the dragon race didn't have a tradition of cultivation, he was really bored. He took the opportunity to go out for a walk with his little golden retriever.
The two walked down the street, followed by a tiger and a bear; the two of them had been cooped up for the past two days.
Behind them were horse-drawn carriages loaded with goods, each bearing the logo of a different shop. They simply had to deliver the goods one by one in order.
People came and went on the street, but they all wisely avoided this group of people.
Leaving aside the dozen or so carriages, the tiger and the bear alone were enough to frighten people.
Su Qing walked slowly, his dark gold eyes under his black robe surveying his surroundings. He occasionally noticed that Chris's expression would twist from time to time.
The change is especially noticeable when he sees a pretty girl passing by on the street.
Surely I didn't turn this thing into a monster?
The thought flashed through Su Qing's mind, but she didn't care. So what if he's a pervert? It's better than being a spendthrift!
He himself became a pervert, but he ruined his family's fortune.
They soon arrived at the first shop, where the owner was already waiting outside. Upon seeing that it was Chris who had come to deliver the goods, the owner's face showed a mixture of surprise and delight, and he exchanged a few polite but somewhat ingratiating words.
The man and the dragon didn't linger and went to the next shop.
After visiting seven or eight shops in a row, Su Qing was surprised to find that these shops, which were cooperating with the Gustavo family, were actually quite good. Although most of the items they sold were not magical items, they were all quite valuable.
Unfortunately, he already had a target. Su Qing's eyes showed a hint of regret. He couldn't take too much by himself. But he could patronize their business next time he had the chance.
They came to another shop, and the owner of this shop actually knew Chris, or more accurately, he knew Chris's father; he was Chris's uncle.
"Haha, little Chris, I didn't expect you to be here this time too."
A burly man with a scruffy beard, who seemed somewhat unconventional, came out and greeted everyone in a hearty manner.
"But you've come at the worst time this time; things are about to get chaotic here!"
Hearing what the burly man said, Su Qing became interested, and Chris also asked in surprise, "Uncle Lei, is something wrong?"
The burly man shook his head with a wry smile: "Well, a hunting party has captured more than a dozen elves and is about to pass through here."
Elf?
Su Qing's eyes lit up: "Is it an elf who is very good at farming?"
The burly man paused, looked at Su Qing, and was somewhat speechless.
What's with the "good at farming" thing? While elves do have an exceptional talent for planting and cultivating plants, their most prized asset is their appearance, okay?
Even an ordinary elf has been sold for tens of thousands of gold coins.
cough!
Chris coughed lightly, drawing attention to himself, and at the same time, he was a little curious: "If it's just a dozen or so elves, it shouldn't cause such a mess, right?"
Reber shook his head: "A dozen or so elves wouldn't necessarily cause chaos, but the problem is that these elves were hunted by a great lord of the Chaotic Territory, and somehow the news got out and was discovered by some of that lord's rival forces, who sent people to intercept them. It will probably be a fierce battle."
"Based on the information I've gathered, those people seem to be lurking nearby, and the battleground is probably not too far from here!"
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