Throne Steps

Chapter 181 Two Little Reds

In the late spring and early summer, the temperature in the early morning is still a bit chilly, and there are sparse early pedestrians on the streets.

There was no one passing by at the gate of the Silver and Vermilion Color Bieyuan, but the gate was already very clean.

Two cloaked figures appeared here and knocked on the door.

A man who looked like a guard opened half of the door, with a polite and cautious attitude: "Who is it?"

Most of the guests in the past did not come in the morning light.

The tall man standing in front handed out an envelope: "Come here as promised, please pass it on."

When the guard saw the light red envelope, his expression became a little humble.He took the envelope and said, "Please wait a moment."

……

The two cloaks followed the guards through the front yard, front hall, and garden porch of the other courtyard.I didn't see any people of silver and vermilion color along the way, most of them were Sa Sao's attendants, and the occasional patrol guards passing by.Their eyes seemed to pass over the cloak inadvertently, seemingly indifferent on the surface, but in fact they were somewhat probing.

At the end of the side corridor, two young men in light clothes turned out.They were one tall and one low, their faces were ruddy, and they were full of heat from the exercise they had just finished.

The two cloaks stopped following the guards.

The shorter one respectfully said, "Your Excellency Cervantes, Your Excellency Ruby."

The taller one followed suit.

"Coming?" Cervantes smiled, raking his sweaty hair nonchalantly, looking bright and handsome, "What's the mystery, where's your black uniform?"

The short cloak replied: "Don't dare to make a high profile."

"You don't dare to make a high profile? Wearing a cloak that can't see your face, is it something normal people do?" Cervantes approached him while talking, and lifted his cloak hat with his hand .

The man with black hair and dark brown eyes showed his face.

Cervantes asked: "Li Chen? True face?"

Li Chen was already used to the familiar style of His Highness, and looked at him calmly: "I dare not lie to you."

"I thought it was just a rumor that your talent is not high." Ruby also leaned over to take a look.Her face was flushed, her expression was relaxed, and she was much more youthful and lively than in the New Year: "These pupils really haven't changed color?"

The little girl's words sounded harsh, but in fact she said it lightly.Compared with these two, Li Chen's talent is really one in the sky and the other in the bottom.And judging from the situation, the two of them still exercise every day, geniuses work hard, and even flattery can't keep up.

So Li Chen replied: "This is the original color of my eyes."

"Oh... According to the legend, there are two untalented managers in Black Swan." Lu Bi's eyes rolled around, and he slowly looked at the other cloak behind Li Chen, "Is he...?"

Li Chen also looked back at him.

The cloak lifted the hood, and the two black men with long hair and ponytails showed their faces: "I'm Fordhi."

"Well, in terms of looks, the rumors are not credible." One moment Lubi was staring at Fudexi's face with interest, but the next moment he suddenly shot at Li Chen who was approaching him!She doesn't use any weapons, but the iron fist with fighting spirit should not be underestimated!

Li Chen subconsciously slammed to the side and barely dodged, the fist wind almost brushed the tip of his nose.As soon as he turned his feet, Fudexi took advantage of the situation and inserted between the two, blocking Ruby's attack.

One move failed, but "Ruby" became even more interested.It seemed that she hadn't dissipated from the morning exercise, and she shot again and again, and the offensive continued.Fudexi was originally an archer without magical powers, and now he can only rely on physical skills to deal with her, and he can't stop the majestic fighting spirit of the color of silver and vermilion at all; in addition, she is a girl, so it is difficult for Fudexi to use his strength. There is a clear tendency to retreat.

"Sorry."

Li Chen, who retreated to the side, was not idle either. With a shake of his hand, a fingernail-sized object with a shiny parabola slid between the two fighting!

As early as when Fudexi heard Li Chen's voice, she subconsciously took two steps back, while Ruby was dragged away by her own brother Cervantes.

boom--

The thing exploded softly in mid-air, and scattered fragments and water droplets scattered on the ground, but none of the people present touched it.

Cervantes stared at the suspected water stain that was gradually disappearing on the ground, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is that?"

Li Chen replied, "Water."

Cervantes smiled inexplicably: "Only water?"

Li Chen replied indifferently: "Only water." It's just that there was electricity mixed with it when it burst open.

However, the moment the water fell on the ground, the electricity had already dissipated, so Li Chen dared to speak so boldly.

Cervantes obviously didn't believe his nonsense, but it wasn't worth pursuing any further. He asked the guards to take them away first, and he and his own sister went to clean up their image.

When they saw the two little silver vermilion girls again, they had already regained their noble and dignified appearance.

Cervantes wore a family-style shirt, breeches and boots, plus a short-tailed jacket, all of which were designed for easy movement; but the decorations such as collar flowers, brooches and family crests, etc., reflected the beauty of the clothes extremely delicately; Coupled with a pair of short accessories inlaid with rubies at the waist, it is not only elegant but also reflects the heroic spirit of a warrior.

Ruby changed into a classic noble lady's regular dress, but this beautifully printed skirt has simple trimming on the neckline, cuffs, and skirt, which is more sassy than other complicated long skirt designs .The skirt was not completely dragged to the ground, and Ruby could see her little black leather boots with the sound of her footsteps when she walked, which added a bit of lively and cuteness unique to girls.

They took Lichen and Fudexi to the study, asked the female officer to bring in a pot of tea, and then closed the door.Li Chen originally thought that the conversation would be two-on-two, but Ruby sat on the window sill with a book in his arms while holding a teacup.

Before the sun came in, the beautiful little girl in a delicate long dress leaned against the window reading, as if framed in a painting, the picture is not to mention how beautiful it is.

It's just that Li Chen doesn't quite understand what the two brothers and sisters mean.

"Don't worry about her, she likes to study there, I'm used to it." Cervantes talked nonsense, and motioned for the two to sit on the sofa.

The two sat down as promised, and of course Li Chen was the closest to Cervantes.

"Did the journey here go well?" Cervantes chose the opening topic, which was the experience of the two black swans. "I heard that it was raining heavily in many places, and I thought you might be a few days late."

"We met a few times, but it doesn't affect the distance." Li Chen answered the words naturally, "Although we are far behind you, we are still mercenaries anyway, so we won't delay our agreement because of this light rain ..."

Fordhi and Ruby listened in silence to the two men's nonsense for a quarter of an hour.

Then Cervantes took a sip of tea, put the teacup back on the small plate, and gave a soft "clang"—the topic is coming, Li Chen thought.

"Actually, it's no big deal to invite you here." Cervantes smiled slightly, "I just want to chat and make friends."

This sentence needs to be translated and listened: now "no big deal" means that there will be something in the future, now "want to chat" means that there will be instructions or commissions in the future, and now "make friends" means that the black swan will not refuse the color of silver and vermilion in the future request.

This speech is too standard, Li Chen felt happy from the bottom of his heart.He originally thought that Cervantes' straightforwardness and openness were just pretending, but now it seems that it is not always the case.At least this time it was considered a formal conversation, and it was obvious that someone had advised him behind the scenes, and then asked him to come forward.

This is much easier than talking with Pure White, and Li Chen is not in a hurry to take away the rhythm of the conversation, it depends on what Cervantes wants to say.

"We are just an ordinary mercenary regiment, and we are really high-ranked to make friends with you." Li Chen lowered his eyes and smiled, "However, if you need Black Swan to do anything, you can issue tasks to us. Will do my best.”

"Mission, of course I hope you will do your best." Cervantes crossed his hands and put his fingers on his lap, and said with a chuckle, "I just wonder if it is my personal request, can I ask you to help me privately? "

"Hey, your Excellency is joking." Li Chen replied, "You can probably guess our situation... For Black Swan, there is no real 'private' action."

...hooked!Cervantes' expression softened slightly.

"There is no 'private'... I don't understand this sentence." Cervantes' upper body leaned forward slightly, with his elbows on his knees, "Everyone in Letia knows that you know nothing. Unknowingly took the head of Farah, the leader of the Soyang rebel army, and sent it to the door of His Royal Highness. If someone knew the whereabouts of you birds, how could they let you act?"

This is too blatant.Li Chen commented secretly, but he didn't say anything, just smiled at Cervantes, and then took a sip of tea.

"Could it be..." Cervantes thought for a while, then looked at Li Chen, "You guys also...?"

"Your Excellency." Li Chen put down his teacup, "I followed the agreement and didn't leak a single word."

——But whether the itinerary has been known by "others", let this Highness guess for himself.

Cervantes showed a knowing expression.

"Okay." Cervantes leaned back in his chair and said, "Fortunately, I personally don't intend to make any excessive demands on you."

Li Chen said with a smile: "Then, what is the non-excessive request, I would like to hear the details."

"It's just a small matter." Savantis paused until Li Chen and Fudexi's eyes were fixed on him, and he said, "From now on, all the information about the color of silver and vermilion received by Black Swan will be copied. Send me a copy?"

... This hook is too straight, Li Chen didn't even bother to pretend to take the hook: "You really like to joke."

"Then, I don't care about the information. But when the black swan is going to target the silver and vermilion color, let me know in advance?"

Li Chen just smiled and said nothing.

"Can't you tell me in advance about my activities with Ruby?"

"..."

"Okay, okay, this doesn't work, and that doesn't work either." Cervantes shrugged, "Then please stay for a tea party this afternoon, isn't it okay?"

Li Chen raised his eyebrows: "Tea party? May I ask who the owner of the tea party is..."

Cervantes looked at Ruby who was reading by the windowsill.

Ruby closed the book, jumped off the window sill and walked over: "Well...a lady who wants to meet you."