"No, there are no elven slaves in my house. ”

In the face of the elves' questioning, Viscount Shante naturally wanted to deny it outright, and it was impossible for him to admit that he harbored elven slaves in his home.

If he admits it, then what he will face next is not only the anger of the elves, but also the conspiracy of those who are secretly calculating.

He's certainly not stupid, so he's certainly not going to admit it.

Viscount Shante sighed and shook his head, "I am a nobleman with a good heart—at least compared to those who have almost no bottom line, I am still quite kind. ”

He tried to pretend to be normal and make sure that what was next was true—because it was.

"I tried to grow my business, not to make it difficult for the people to be affected by land and taxes, I got a lot of people to find jobs, and I even reduced the pressure on the people by reducing taxes during the dry season. ”

Compared with his mediocre ancestors, the achievements made by this Viscount of Shante are enough to make him proud.

Compared to his ancestors, he saw the wealth contained in 'commerce', so he chose to issue a series of decrees to allow merchants to move freely in his territory, although he could not compare with what the Duchy of Sorrow had done, but compared to other nobles, he was already extremely inclined to merchants.

After his approach inspired the development of business, he thought of the mercenaries and adventurers who operated with the caravan, and they would always quit the business at some point.

Many nobles looked down on these 'outlaws', because when they were adventurers or mercenaries, they were one of the factors of instability in the territory, but Viscount Shante was different, he dared to say that he had 'discernment' and saw the value of adventurers and mercenaries, so he attracted adventurers to settle down by lowering taxes and other behaviors.

Although it was only a side effect, his reputation was really good, and in recent years the Shante family's territory has become rich because of his practices, which is an undeniable fact for all.

Viscount Shante said it with confidence, even if it was just a 'disguise', but as long as this disguise was maintained for a lifetime, then he would really become a 'great good man'!

This viscount's disguise is indeed impeccable, whether it is in daily life or when dealing with other people, he can try to show a graceful appearance, even if the tax of the domain is only a little lower than that of other noble domains, but his attitude towards people is enough to make people support him.

Compared to other nobles, this viscount was too difficult to deal with.

Luo Ze Shanlan took a deep breath and asked, "Excuse me, can you tell me what is going on with the rumors that are now circulating throughout the Kurkut Empire that you own elven slaves?"

If I knew, would you still be here?

Viscount Shante tapped his index finger on the armrest, frowned slightly, pretended to think for a moment, and then shook his head, "I'm sorry, this elf gentleman, I don't know either." But maybe someone or an enemy of the Shante family wants to frame me? As you know, my reputation is too good, and I can bring out the ugliness of others, and if they don't want to show their ugly side in front of others, they can only choose to frame me and bring my reputation to the same level as them, so that everyone is so ugly, and their ugliness will not be highlighted anymore. ”

This statement...... It's a bit of a novelty!

Luo Ze Shanlan quietly looked at the calm nobleman in front of him, his performance was not faulty anywhere, if he hadn't known from the beginning that there was a compatriot imprisoned in his castle, he might have really believed it.

It's a tricky opponent, but thankfully, they've been ready for anything.

In this territory, he could not borrow the power of commoners, and the reputation of this viscount was too good for him to be an obstacle.

But it's precisely because it's so difficult to deal with that he's here!

As he himself said, perhaps the nobles really wanted to borrow the hand of their elves to bring this viscount of good reputation to the same level as the others - since it was impossible to be good, then just let the good man become bad, so that everyone would be 'good'.

It's ironic, but it's also realistic.

Luo Ze Shanlan's eyes were deep, and Viscount Shante didn't know what he was thinking, but it was nothing more than some tricks to lure him into telling the truth, and he wouldn't be afraid of this kind of thing.

In this situation, more mistakes are made, and less mistakes are made, so Viscount Shante chose to remain silent and not to do anything superfluous.

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency. ”

To Viscount Shante's surprise, the expression of the elf in front of him actually softened.

Luo Ze Shanlan said apologetically, "I almost misunderstood you, you are a kind nobleman—at least much kinder than other nobles. So I'd like to believe you that you and your family should be free of elven slaves. ”

This elf ...... It's so easy to succumb?

Viscount Shante was a little surprised, but on the surface he remained silent, and looked at the elf in front of him suspiciously, feeling that his performance did not seem to be fake.

Did he really accept that?

Viscount Shante's slightly furrowed brow relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief, and a soft smile reappeared on his face: "Mr. Elf, if you can understand, it would be great! To be honest, I welcome you elves to my territory, and even my castle, but preferably without hostility." ”

The viscount had a little humor at the end, and Luo Ze Shanlan laughed too.

Afterwards, they sat in the reception room and chatted for a while, and Luo Ze Shanlan also accompanied the viscount to have an afternoon tea, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

"What a fun day!"

At the end, Viscount Shante breathed a sigh of relief and summed up the 'harvest' of today's day, "Mr. Roze, again, I welcome you to come, and of course, my daughter and nieces are no different. ”

The witty language made the nobles and elves laugh tacitly.

"Your Excellency, I am also very happy. Luo Ze Shanlan smiled and shook his head, "I didn't expect that I came with hostility, and you could explain to me so calmly, and you are willing to become friends with me after resolving the misunderstanding, this is ...... It's hard for me to put into words. ”

Viscount Shante waved his hand generously, "It's okay, everyone will make mistakes, as long as they can be corrected in time, I won't care about this!"

"Oh, really?" Roze Shanlan pretended to be surprised, then smiled playfully, "Your Excellency, I really made a mistake just now. ”

Viscount Shante raised his eyebrows, "Let's hear about it?"

Luo Ze Shanlan flipped his palm, and a straight branch appeared in front of Viscount Shante's eyes, causing the nobleman's smile to freeze on his face.

The elf smiled shyly, and the tip of the branch was inserted into the viscount's neck in an instant.

Viscount Shante didn't even dare to take a big breath, afraid that this branch would go deep into his neck, he stared at the 'smiling like a flower' elf in front of him, and hurriedly asked, "You, what do you want to do?"

"I know there are transcendents protecting you in the shadows, but I am also transcendent. Roze's smile faded, "I can kill you before they kill me, and I can guarantee that you can't be resurrected." Take me to my fellow citizens, I know you don't trust anyone, so no one knows where that place is. I have a good impression of you, and as long as you can hand over my people to me, I can guarantee that your grievances with the elves will be written off - I can testify to it in the name of the Lord God!"

This is a madman!

Viscount Shante breathed sharply and agreed in a panic: "Okay, I promise you!"

There's no way he's going to kill this elf here, or he'll be retaliated against by the elves once he has the exact evidence—no matter what the elf did before!

The elves are all short-guarded, otherwise this elf would not have made such a move now.

Since this elf can 'make an oath' to ensure that the grievances between himself and the elves are written off, then it can be regarded as a more desirable result.

At this moment, Viscount Shante was extremely remorseful.

He shouldn't relax easily just because this elf didn't carry a weapon and didn't show hostility before, otherwise, the current situation wouldn't have happened at all!

This branch should have been broken when I went to afternoon tea just now...... Damn it!