In the eyes of ordinary people, Hong seemed to be under a spell of immobilization. As soon as he crawled out of the deep underground pit, his whole body was stiff on the ground and he couldn't move at all.

But in Hong's own eyes, she could clearly see that there were several chains on her body that were as deep as the essence of rules, tightly entangling her!

And each of those basic controls over the rules was far beyond the normal level of the third rank. Although it had not yet reached the level of the Chosen One, it was obviously not much different. It was much more powerful than her, a super-standard third rank who once had authority and was later deprived of it! At this moment, she thought of many things.

Her identity was discovered, and those people really united together and were ready to attack them! But after seeing the young man slowly walking into the western-style building, Hong's blood-red eyes revealed a touch of astonishment and disbelief.

Of course she knew who the person in front of her was!

On the first day that Levi followed Huck to stay in his house, Hong secretly observed the young man for three days until she could not see anything more and could not guess Levi's identity and motives. Then she instructed the tax officer in the agricultural area to use the official power of Shinran to test him.

The intention was to get some information about Levi's strength and identity through his response and reaction.

But this was just a test! Under Hong's instruction, the tax officer indicated that the document signed by the police to Li Wei was a summons, not an arrest warrant, which left a lot of room for maneuver.

But what she never expected was that with just such a small action, the other party could actually call a group of experts who came from nowhere and come directly to her! Hong stared at Li Wei, wanting to look behind him to see who the helpers who followed him were and whether she could find any acquaintances among them.

However, no matter how she moved her blood-red eyes, she could not see the existence of a second person besides Levi.

Levi, who had already walked close to the parrot, also noticed her gaze and obviously guessed what she was thinking.

"Don't look at it. There's not enough room for so many people."

He said this casually, then a smile appeared on his face, and he caught the evil bird, whose body was as stiff as a stone, in his hand.

"By the way, why isn't Chi Qing with you? We haven't seen each other for so long, and I miss him and you so much."

After hearing these words and after Levi said that name, Hong's eyes shrank into a tiny red dot as if he had seen a ghost!

On the same night, in the same Xinlan, in the Grand Duke's Palace in the city.

Grand Duke Stuart attended three banquets, two charity events and four meetings in one day and still had no time to rest and relax.

He did not eat dinner at the normal time. At the level of the Chosen One, even if he did not eat for ten days or half a month, there would be no problem at all.

But this Grand Duke was actually a person who loved to eat. Almost every meal was at a fixed time, and almost every meal was different, with always some variety.

Today, the reason why he didn't have dinner on time was because a very important guest came to Xinlan. So important that although he, as an uncle, didn't have to go to the station in person to pick him up because of their seniority, Grand Duke Stuart still cancelled the original dinner time before the other party arrived at the Grand Duke's Mansion.

When the tall and well-proportioned young man with long light blond hair tied into a ponytail behind his back was led into the restaurant by the eldest son of Grand Duke Stuart, a smile appeared on the Grand Duke's face.

"Sherlock? I should be able to call you that, right? Although we have never met before, your father and I are old acquaintances. You look exactly like him. Anyone who has seen him can tell at a glance that you must be his son. Is your father okay?"

Faced with such compliments and greetings, Sherlock Green remained unimpressed even though he had returned to Iris and officially taken over government affairs from his father for a year.

The first thing he saw was the rich variety of delicious food on the table, enough to feed more than ten people, and his brows couldn't help but frown.

But it was obvious that he was still a person who observed etiquette and restrained himself. In response to Archduke Stuart's greeting, he bowed his head and replied.

"Thank you for your concern. My father had some health problems some time ago, but after the Duke of Dunster personally examined him, he has recovered a lot after these days of recuperation."

"That's great. The situation is chaotic right now. The East and West regions, as well as the central government, are all undergoing changes. Your father is the leader of our west region. No matter what, his health must be good."

Archduke Stuart pointed to the position on his right hand side.

"Come and sit down. You probably haven't had a good meal after sitting on the train for so many days. There are no rules here. You can treat this place as your own home. We can talk about some things while eating."

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While speaking, Grand Duke Stuart also looked up at his eldest son who brought Green here. He did not say anything, but just this look made the young man with the status of Marquis instantly understand. He turned around and left the restaurant, closing the door at the same time.

Green, who was already sitting in his seat, saw this scene.

"Brother, have you eaten yet?"

"He doesn't like this kind of atmosphere. All young people are like this. It's normal to have a generation gap with their elders. Besides, he doesn't have the talent like you. Your father has a good son, so he doesn't need to worry about the successor in the future. But I'm different. The younger generation in my family only cares about pleasure and has never thought about how to continue the glory of the title."

Of course, Green had made sufficient preparations before coming. He knew very well what the city of New Lan was like, what kind of people the Stuart family was, and what kind of person the grand duke in front of him was.

When the news of what he did in the academy reached the Western Region, it not only did not bring any stain on Green, but many grand dukes saw his resistance and contempt for the central power, which made quite a number of people admire him and boosted his reputation.

But after a year of training, Green is no longer as aggressive as he was when he was the discipline minister in the academy. He has become more introverted and is more willing to use his eyes, ears, and heart to truly understand the world.

(End of this chapter)