Chapter 358: The Ghost Lingers
Buck had a smile on his face, and his smile was full of things that others couldn't fathom.
"Senna...... Say, say what you want to say, there are no outsiders here today, you can say whatever you want, I promise you as the head of the family, no one will hold you accountable for your words today. ”
There was a sharp glint in Senna's eyes, "Yes!"
"Now, the Hedell family is very beautiful on the surface, but in fact, it is tied, and the Emperor's restraint and exclusion of us are becoming more and more obvious, and big organizations such as the Holy Spirit Temple and the Blood Alliance have also been estranged from us in the past six months, just last month, on the Emperor's birthday, he didn't invite my father! This is simply testing our attitude! Although Senna is young, he still understands some things, grandpa, the current Dent Empire is no longer the Dent Empire when you and the previous generation of the Great Emperor galloped the world!"
Buck was silent, just smiled and nodded to Senna for her to continue.
Senna looked down at the gold, "And this transaction can be regarded as a means for us to protect ourselves!"
Buck tilted his head and looked at Senna with admiration, "Why is it a means of self-preservation?"
"The Emperor is now afraid of us, but the Hedel family is the Hedel family after all, and it has a deep-rooted huge energy in the Dante Empire, the Emperor does not dare to move us lightly, that will cause a huge shock in the empire, and many of Grandpa's old subordinates in the army still maintain elite troops, which may even cause a mutiny in the army, so although we are sad for a while, there will be no major problems after all. And at this time, if we just keep tolerating, then ...... Perhaps Senna will witness the fall of the Hedel family in his lifetime!"
"Bold!"
Mueller yelled, "You...... Tell me again!"
"Mueller, it's you who are bold!" Barker's voice cooled, and Mueller's face turned pale for a moment, "Father, father, how can you ......"
She said...... Yes, you should know. ”
Mueller's face turned a little blue suddenly, "But ...... But ......"
"Listen to her!"
Senna sorted out his words. Continued: "We are working with the Shalit Empire this time. It's actually a good opportunity, because it's a purely commercial transaction, and we won't have any strange moves, but we can mobilize the power of the whole country to pool supplies. Show what we're made of. After that, we can even hand over a portion of the benefits to the Emperor as a sign of our loyalty. And most importantly, the Shalit Empire was far away and never expanded because of the desert. We will never be suspected of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and if any country bordering Dante proposes this deal, then I will never dare to accept it, in that case, maybe we will be charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason soon!"
"And!" Senna's eyes were a little heavier, "in addition to showing our energy and loyalty, if something happens in the future, maybe ...... We, the Hedell family, still have a place to go into exile. ”
"Hmm......" Buck muttered for a long time, "finished?"
Senna nodded, "Yes, I'm done." ”
Buck asked to himself: "In other words, if we accept this business this time, if you are the person in charge, and you will hand over part of the proceeds to the Emperor, then the benefits we can get are actually not very much." ”
"Yes. ”
"Hmph, hehehe...... The idea of young people is crazy. Buck shook his head, "I think I'm old, and I've never thought of anything like it before." ”
Mueller looked at his Buck in a cold sweat, "Father, you...... Do you want to ......"
"Well, do you have anything to say, Senna has just refuted your three reasons worthless. Buck frowned and looked at his son.
Mulleton felt a chill in his body, but still tried to make eye contact with Barker's eyes, "But, father, you know, you know, the risk of this is ......"
"Muller......" Buck said earnestly, "That's why I just said that you are a merchant, and on the real battlefield, there is never a risk-free battle, although I don't want to admit it, but we, the Hedell family, have actually been tied to the chariot, in the past, I fought for the emperor, and this time...... But I have to worry about the lives of the whole family!"
Mueller gritted his teeth and had nothing to say.
It is true that what Senna said is right, the current Hedel family has deteriorated, the more he works, the more hateful the Hedel family is in the eyes of the Emperor, and the temptation and exclusion of the Emperor have become more and more obvious in the past six months, and if this continues, the future of Hedelgar will only be dark.
"Leave this matter to Senna. ”
Buck briefly announced the outcome of today's decision on Senna's life.
Hearing this, Senna almost fainted directly, but he only shook his body twice and did not fall. Mueller, on the other hand, only smiled wryly and said nothing.
Buck pondered, "But this action still can't be too obvious, the family is still the same, Mueller, you have to work as hard as you always do, understand?"
"Yes, Father!"
With a glance, Buck found Tucker in the hall, "Tucker, you come forward." ”
Tucker's legs are almost weak, if this business is handed over to Senna to handle, it will mean that Senna's invisible war against Muller has been a complete victory, and he, the guy who sneered at Senna, will definitely have no good fruit to eat.
Not knowing how he moved to the center of the hall, Tucker shuddered, "Master...... Grandpa?"
"Although I don't want to blame you, after all, there are children and grandchildren like you, who have brought a lot of stability to the Hedell family over the years, but you can't always do it without learning and skill, from now on, all the qiē in your hand, including the caravan, goods, ongoing business, and the family-related industries, will be taken care of by Senna. ”
Tucker listened to Buck's words and his body went limp, and he directly sat down on the ground, and Buck's decision was almost equivalent to completely abolishing him.
"Also, you are not allowed to leave the castle for three months. Otherwise you'll be kicked out of the Haydell house, understand?" Buck stared at Tucker with an incredibly stern gaze.
Tucker's teeth chattered, "Yes, yes......"
"As for your ......," Buck glanced at the others present, "Senna's words today, you should all know what to do!"
Everyone bows their heads, the people here are the core figures of the Hedell family, and the one who can be regarded as the periphery is Senna's married sister, but she is also the orthodox blood of the Hedell family, if you talk nonsense. The first one unlucky was herself.
"It's good to understand. It's all gone!"
"By the way!" Buck was about to leave, when Senna suddenly remembered something, and quickly pulled something out of his clothes, "Grandpa! This is what the little imp gave me when I was leaving. He said that it would be whether you agreed to this business or not. I'm going to show you this when I have the results!"
Senna's hand. It's a letter.
The rest of the people were about to leave, but when they saw that Tianxian had a letter to bring to Buck, they all stopped. Wait to see if Buck has anything to say after reading the letter.
Buck tore the letter open, took a cursory look at it, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled strangely.
There was only one piece of stationery in the envelope, and there were only a few lines of words on the letterhead:
Master Barker, I'm sorry to bother you, but I ask you to agree anyway, I think you, who have been through countless battles to the death, and who have been able to rein in your edge afterwards, understand the meaning behind this transaction, and ask you to lend me Senna for the time being, I am only familiar with her in the Hedell house, I want to speak to her directly, and as for the others, especially his brothers, I cannot trust.
"Hahahaha...... This stinky boy!You've been planning it all morning!" Buck couldn't help but laugh as he read the letter twice.
Senna looked at the letter a little curiously, she kept the agreement, and did not open the letter without permission, Buck was tall, and she couldn't reach the height of the letter as a fourteen-year-old girl, so she couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Grandpa, what did that kid say?"
Buck touched his chin, thought about it, and looked Senna up and down until he looked at Senna uncomfortably, and then replied, "It's a marriage proposal!"
"What...... Shshshsh ...... What!?" Senna felt a thud in his brain and almost fell straight down, "Please...... Marriage proposal?"
The others were waiting for Buck's command, and when they heard this answer, they were also the boss with their mouths open, but when they looked at Senna, they instantly felt a little more inexplicably relieved.
The second lady of our family finally likes it......
Buck took the letter into his arms, and didn't seem to have any intention of letting Senna have a purpose, and he smiled: "That kid really has a good eye, huh...... Senna, go and prepare, and soon I will arrange for you to return to the Shalit Empire with a gift. ”
"Uh...... This, grandpa, that...... Is there a mistake, that kid, he, he ......" Senna waved his hands wildly, and for the first time felt that he couldn't make sense, "I mean, this ...... It doesn't seem likely, we ......."
"Too excited?" Buck smiled, "I understand, but girls have to be reserved." ”
Senna was on the verge of crying.
"Anyway, let's go back and prepare, that's the end of today's business, huh...... Looks like you should have had a good drink in the evening, it's been a long time since so many good things have happened!hahahaha!" Buck laughed and walked out of the hall, leaving the stunned crowd in place......
In the blink of an eye, the news of the 'marriage proposal' spread throughout the old castle of the Hedalls, and Senna walked up and down the castle with a suspicious gaze looming everywhere, and Senna could almost hear the discussion in the rat hole.
"Stinky boy! You dare to hit my mother's attention! I won't dismantle you when the time comes! I'll be sorry for the girls I used to be good to!"
On the castle, Buck stood in front of the huge window, looking at Senna, who was heavily armed and angry at the angry beating of the sword-practicing straw man in the garden, without a smile on his face.
"Father. Behind Buck, Mueller's respectful voice rang out.
"What do you think of today's events?"
Mueller hesitated, "It's doable, but ...... It's really risky, Senna, this girl, hey......"
"I'm asking you about your proposal!"
"Proposal?" Muller stayed there, not reacting for a moment, turned around and took the letter from the idle space on the table next to him, and read it carefully three more times, "This." He seems to ......"
"Hmph, boys are proposing marriage like this!" Buck said with great certainty.
A bead of sweat appeared on Doler's head.
"Senna is still young, this thing is ...... I can talk about that later. ”
Buck nodded, "It's okay, it's useless to urge, there is a little girl named Snow next to that little ghost, if Senna doesn't work hard, there is no hope of winning." ”
Mueller didn't know what to say about it, so he had to divert from it, "Father." But this matter of trading with the Shalit Empire. Is it really up to Senna?"
"Other people's words are troublesome, and only Senna's identity is the most suitable. Turning around, Buck looked at his son, his eyes stern. "From tomorrow. You don't just have to act as usual. And it's time to start relearning something with me, my son!
"Yes. ”
When Senna fell into infinite anger because of a 'marriage proposal', Tianxian, who was thousands of miles away, was very happy.
"Sister Luna. We have enough seeds, right?" Tian Xian asked excitedly, looking at the fat man's bulging leather bag.
The fat man gasped, "We've already found sixteen mother flowers, and if it's not enough, I won't be able to carry it......"
Luna didn't take the fat man's words seriously, if he started a madness, maybe the whole Crosstown would be able to lift up, and after taking a closer look at the surrounding forest, Luna nodded and said, "We can't go deeper into the forest, with a few of us, the next place may be in trouble that we can't deal with, and we've been in the forest for too long, and something will target us!"
The thin man was on the big tree, always on guard, "Sister, didn't the man in black appear again last time?"
Speaking of the man in black, there was an extra layer of gloom in everyone's hearts, the man in black suddenly appeared, and then calmly left with the powerful force that crushed everyone, no one had ever seen such a powerful cun, and even Luna's silver light arrow that condensed all her strength was bounced away by the other party's breath.
That's Luna's killer weapon as an elf, and it's incredibly powerful!
"Don't worry about that guy yet, if he wants to kill us, we won't be able to resist. Luna replied a little frustratedly, "But he doesn't seem to have seen up again in the past two days, maybe he really went for a walk somewhere else." ”
Tu Ge nodded, "Indeed, the smell of that human has not appeared again in the past few days. ”
"Okay, let's stop that annoying guy, let's go back at once, I really want to get some sleep now......" Stretching out, Luna yawned and was the first to take the return step.
Tian Xian gently grabbed Tu Ge at the back, and Tu Ge stopped cautiously, "What, do you have something to explain to me?"
"No, no, take it easy. Tian Xian smiled, "I'm just a little curious, you seem to ...... Respectful of Sister Luna. ”
Tu Ge's fierce eyes flashed, "She is an admirable elf, and she has the aura of the moon god's blessing on her body. ”
"Those spots?" "Spotlight was always floating around Luna's body, and they still stuck to her when she was quiet, as if there was a light shining on her.
"Yes, not every elf will be blessed, that in itself is a manifestation of prestige and strength, and she, who gave up the elf clan and came to this place, is what she deserves my admiration the most. ”
Tian Xian instantly understood that from Luna's current state, she and Tu Ge were similar, Tu Ge was most worried about his sister in the Lion Tribe, and Luna was worried about her brother who disappeared in the Human Continent.
"We'll soon be in the Eastern Kingdoms to save your sister. Tian Xian said as if assured.
Tu Ge shook his head, "Mutu is dead, my sister will be fine for the time being, but when I return to the Eastern Kingdom, I must bring back something that can prove my merits, otherwise it will ......"
Tian Xian smiled, "Are you saying that I have to prove that I am the key in the elven prophecy?"
"I know you don't like the title, but since you also have a reason to go to the Eastern Kingdoms, then our goals are aligned, and I don't think we will be enemies. ”
"Of course!" Tian smiled lightly, "I don't want to be an enemy of a lion warrior who can be infinitely beastly, but if he can be my friend, I can't ask for it." ”
Tu Ge smiled rarely, "I think we can be friends in the world for a long time!"
"Well, I think so too!"
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With hundreds of seeds of the mother king vine flower, a few people returned to the cross town, because the goal of this time is very clear is the mother king vine flower, so it is not too deep into the forest, although there are not many such things in the outer area of the forest, but you can still find some if you look carefully, so that not only can you avoid a lot of trouble, but the way back is also easy to walk.
Back in Cross Town, a few people breathed a sigh of relief, and when they walked through the bustling narrow streets and saw the signboard of the Moonlight Tavern, they all had a feeling that they had finally arrived home.
However, this time, the Moonlight Tavern was actually open......
Luna, Fatty, and Skinny, the tavern was always closed when the three of them left together, and Luna couldn't help but shrink her eyes as she looked at the open wooden door of the tavern.
"I didn't expect it...... Actually found my lair!"
There were many people looking around the tavern, but the curtains had been drawn on all four sides of the tavern, only the door of the tavern was wide open, obviously something was wrong, and no one dared to go over to check it for a while, after all, Luna was a very special one in this cross town.
"It's that guy!" Tu Ge said with a low growl.
"That guy!" Tianxian's nerves tightened instantly. (To be continued......)