Chapter 139 Western Federation - 4 The two emerged from the dressing room, and...
As the two left the dressing room, Anderson and Fick arrived, accompanied by a group of servants who carried their luggage from the aircraft.
"You haven't eaten yet, have you?" Tang Bufan asked, remembering them, and invited them to the small table by the corner window to have something to eat.
There were many servants, but Emma managed them very well, so they weren't needed.
Anderson walked over and sat down without any hesitation. Fick saw him go over and slowly followed. This small round table was originally for afternoon tea, so it was just right for four people.
“When Fick and I came over just now, we encountered a brown-haired man with two male servants.” Anderson picked up a piece of beef with his fork and asked Lu Yi, “Was that Ethan?”
Luther was not yet married when he was admitted to the mental hospital.
"Yes." Lu nodded. "They must be going shopping."
Shopping is Ethan's hobby, and if Hans hadn't restricted him, he could have lived like Marie Antoinette.
"I don't think this guy is anything special," Anderson said bluntly, which drew a furtive glance from the servants tidying up around him.
“Anderson, you weren’t always this rude,” Emma said to him. Seeing that the four of them were about to chat and that their things were almost packed, she dismissed the servants.
“Emma, I haven’t even mentioned you yet. When are you retiring?” Anderson asked the elderly woman with gray hair.
The old woman calmly raised an eyebrow: "I'll come and take care of you after I retire."
"Haha." Anderson chuckled twice, then his expression turned slightly serious as he looked at Lu Yi: "You really intend to let Madam stay here?"
Lu Yi knew what Anderson was thinking. He sighed and said, "Emma and my father will keep a close eye on Luther and Ethan."
“Little Louis, the living environment of a pregnant woman is very important,” Anderson said. “How about Fick and I take him to that little villa by the lake, with two or three servants? It will be quieter and the air will be better than here.”
Anderson's suggestion is reasonable. The castle is too big. Even if there is an elevator, it is still far from Lu Yi's room. If Tang Bufan's pregnancy goes smoothly, it will be inconvenient for him to go out for a walk when his belly gets bigger.
The lakeside villa is a large, single-level apartment with the lake in front and a forest in the back. You can put a rocking chair in the corridor and lie down, which is very comfortable and relaxing.
Lu Yi then fell into thought and was about to ask Tang Bufan for his opinion when Fick spoke up: "It's not as safe as here."
Although Fick hadn't lived there like Anderson, he had seen the house. He said, "The main material of this castle is stone, which is very hard, while that lakeside villa is made of wood and cannot withstand heavy blows and bullets. Although this place is far from the Eastern Federation, there is no guarantee that the Rebooters will not attack here."
Since the invention of airplanes and aircraft, distances around the world have been greatly reduced, and given the technological level demonstrated by the Rebooters, launching a drone attack here would not be difficult.
Lu Yi frowned slightly, feeling that Fick made sense. He had brought Tang Bufan back to protect his safety, so he formally refuted Anderson: "We'll stay here."
Anderson clicked his tongue softly, but didn't continue with his proposal. He then ate a few more pieces of beef before going to his room next door.
Fick's room was arranged next to Anderson's, with the three rooms connected together to ensure Tang Bufan's safety to the greatest extent possible.
After the two of them and Emma left, Tang Bufan said to Lu Yi, "Fix is the heir to the city lord of Naples, right? Isn't it a waste of his talent to have him as my bodyguard?"
“It’s precisely because he is the heir to the city lord’s throne that I let him stay here,” Lu Yi explained. “His family’s territory is far from Fog City, on the outermost edge of the Western Federation. My father specifically arranged for him to come to my side to solidify the relationship between our two families and prevent his family from becoming independent. Moreover, Fick is an only child, and his father will be retiring soon. He cannot die on the battlefield.”
"...I see." Tang Bufan finally understood what was going on. Sure enough, every move of the upper class contained various profound meanings.
“As for Fick, I’m not worried about his loyalty to the Federation, but I’m more concerned about his offspring.” Lu Yi took a sip of warm black tea. “After all, he likes Sirius.”
Tang Bufan stared wide-eyed at him across the small round table, bewildered: "Sirius?! He, they're both orcs, right? And I remember Sirius is already married and has children?"
“Yes, two children,” Lu Yi said. “However, his wife is in poor health. I inquired and found out she has a serious lung disease. Her marriage to Sirius was both a family alliance and a way to treat her illness. Her parents originally thought that her transformation into a sub-beastman might repair her body, but they didn’t expect her lung disease to worsen. It might be because the air on the ground is not good.”
Lu Yi thought of Fick, who was nearly thirty and still unmarried, and continued with mixed feelings, "Fick is very good to Sirius's two children. I think he is probably waiting quietly."
Tang Bufan was speechless, then looked at Lu Yi and complained, "How do you know everything?"
"Um... because these private matters can be helpful in managing the Federation." Lu Yi was a little embarrassed, her face turning slightly red. "Of course, I don't really mean to use these things to threaten anyone or anything."
"..." Tang Bufan silently lowered his head and drank his tea, thinking that he probably didn't even know half of Lu Yi.
The two rested in the house for a while, and then Hans called Lu Yi away. When he returned, Tang Bufan asked him about it and learned that he was going to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for Lu Yi when he turned eighteen, and also to introduce Tang Bufan to the people of the Western Federation and formally introduce his wife.
The ceremony required a procession through the streets. During the day, the participants would ride in open-top cars to the central administrative square to address the crowd, and in the evening, a banquet would be held in this ancient castle.
It's a troublesome matter, but Tang Bufan doesn't need to worry about it. He just needs to stay in his room and rest peacefully during his pregnancy.
"I was thinking... how about I learn something from him?" Tang Bufan said. "I think Pei Zhishu does it very well."
“He has been trained since he was a child, and managing these things is very tiring. It’s just a matter of paying a professional to handle it.” Lu Yi didn’t really want Tang Bufan to bury himself in things like he did, because he himself suffered from such hardship, so he didn’t want Tang Bufan to suffer as well: “I hope that you can relax, teacher. If you are happy, I am happy too.”
“But I have to do something, right?” Tang Bufan said. He didn’t want to be a pampered lady who didn’t have to do anything.
Lu Yi thought for a moment and said, "Take care of me?"
Tang Bufan was taken aback, then laughed: "For example?"
Lu Yi laughed: "Wash my hair?"
Tang Bufan immediately grabbed his hand and pulled him into the bathroom.
Tang Bufan slept fairly comfortably on his first night in the Western Federation. He wasn't particularly bothered by his bed, and with Lu Yi holding him and smelling his scent, he didn't really feel like the environment had changed.
It felt a bit chilly when I woke up in the morning, like the weather was almost autumn. Tang Bufan stood by the window looking out at the misty outside, unsure if there was any summer here.
The two ate breakfast in the room. The maid brought the food up, which included meat, bread, milk, and eggs—a very Western-style breakfast.
Suddenly, a "bang" sound came from outside, which was very clear in the quiet morning. It sounded like a piece of porcelain falling from the sky. Tang Bufan immediately took the egg and peeked out. He found that it was a plate of food in the distance, which was not clearly visible in the fog.
“It’s Ethan.” Lu Yi followed Tang Bufan and peeked out: “I guess the chef’s breakfast didn’t suit his taste again.”
"Wow, what a temper." Tang Bufan exclaimed, peeking into Ethan and Luther's room while peeling an egg.
Lu Yi was initially worried that he would be frightened, but seeing his detached and amused expression, she couldn't help but smile and felt relieved.
After breakfast, Emma brought a tailor and servants to make suits for the two of them. Tang Bufan was now used to these aristocratic matters and obediently raised his hand to cooperate.
"Make a few sets of Tang Dynasty clothing for the teacher." Lu Yi instructed the tailor from the side, then raised his hand to reveal a virtual screen, showing the tailor several pictures of Eastern clothing designs, all of which he had found online.
Tang Bufan looked at the few gorgeous, anime-style pictures, his lips twitched, and he scoffed, "You even looked for these?"
“Yes.” Lu Yi smiled, his eyes narrowing. “I think you would look great in it.”
Tang Bufan wanted to say that if you're so shameless as to ask someone to do it, he might not be so shameless as to wear it.
After taking his measurements, Lu Yi went to work with his so-called team. Tang Bufan originally wanted to ask Anderson to go out for a walk, but learned from Fick that Anderson had gone home to see his mother and brother. Tang Bufan understood. Looking at Fick's indifferent expression, he felt embarrassed to ask him to take him. After thinking for a while, he decided to go for a walk on the fourth floor.
As Lu Yi said, there is a large studio on the fourth floor, but obviously no one paints in this house now, so the easels are all covered with white cloth.
Tang Bufan's Xuan paper and brushes were brought up, rolled up in a brush holder. He wasn't in a hurry to unpack and put them away. He walked around the studio for a bit and then went to the next room.
Fick followed him closely.
Next door was the book storage area, which was extremely large, consisting of several interconnected rooms, like an indoor library. When Tang Bufan walked to the magazine section, his eyes suddenly caught sight of a travel magazine. A thought struck him, and he remembered a task Pei Zhishu had given him.
All information about Penglai, Zhejiang in the Eastern District was erased. The organization that Fang Yue's parents belonged to, the Cultural and Educational Group, was responsible for this. However, Fang Yue was too young when the Cultural and Educational Group was destroyed and did not know about these secrets, so she did not know where the island was.
Pei Zhishu then sent Tang Bufan a large number of ancient maps, hoping that Tang Bufan could find clues about the island. Tang Bufan carefully searched through them for several nights, but found nothing.
The drones dispatched by Lu Yi also failed to find any suspected islands in the southeastern sea area. They didn't know whether the intelligence was wrong or the island was simply too well hidden.
But Tang Bufan was certain that there was a Penglai scenic area in Zhejiang. The scenic area... Tang Bufan looked at those old travel magazines and walked over.
Tang Bufan read attentively but also flipped through the pages quickly. Since he was searching for something with a specific purpose, he only needed to browse the magazine's table of contents. He would only turn in to take a look when he encountered some unclear titles.
After understanding what Tang Bufan was looking for, Fick helped him move and return the magazines so that Tang Bufan could sit in peace. As the two were working together, Fick's bracelet suddenly beeped.
It was a message from Sirius, so Fick left the library, closing the door behind him. Tang Bufan sat there flipping through a magazine, raising an eyebrow as he thought about the private things Lu Yi had told him.
A short while later, Fick returned, but his expression was quite serious. He told Tang Bufan, who was looking down at a magazine:
"Taicheng has been attacked again."
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