Episode 21: Spring Festival (Medium)
Tomorrow is the last day of the festival, and of course the most important day, when many important events are held. After the www.biquge.info of the Pavilion, the Nawei tribes will go their separate ways, go to their own territory to seek a livelihood for the new year, and will only gather again when summer comes.
"By the end of tomorrow, we'll be ready to go home." Thorgrande looked at the moon in the sky and said, he and Gina had gone to the hot springs after dinner, and were walking on their way back for a walk.
Gina snuggled up to him, her cheeks smeared with two blushes from the bath she had just finished, "yes, I'm missing you a little." β
"Me too, but there should be a lot of things waiting for us to deal with when we go back." Sogrand estimated.
"My dear Prime Minister," China jumped in front of him, "can you spare a moment and not think about work, you have been neglecting your duties for a long time anyway." β
"That's right," Thorgrande smiled apologetically at Ginna, "I should have given myself some time. So, dear Miss Lanfonte, will you be able to enjoy the light and accompany me tomorrow and enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival in Navi? β
"You want me to see how you make a mess of other people's holidays?" Cenna sneered and ran away.
"It seems that your swordsmanship is getting sharper and sharper, and your tongue is also getting sharper." Thorgrande responded, quickening his pace slightly to keep up with the man in front of him.
(2 hours ago)
"Thorge."
"What's the matter?"
"Let me see if your swordsmanship has regressed due to a long period of injury." China said at the door.
"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Sogrend felt inexplicable, but still mentioned the "tooth moon" beside him.
"Don't be wordy, do you want to run away from my challenge?"
"Of course, the lady's invitation to fight cannot be refused."
The two of them came to the open space outside the house, and both sides drew their swords and put on a stance.
"Wait." Something suddenly occurred to Chenna.
"What's wrong?" Again, Thorgrande was surprised.
"It's not fair that your sword is better than mine."
"That's easy, let's change it." Thorgrande graciously handed the hilt of Tooth Moon to Ginna.
China glanced at him, and without hesitation, the two exchanged weapons. The battle is back in action.
Just like last time, it was still China who attacked first. Sogrend really didn't know how his body was recovering, so he used his true strength to resist Chinna's attack as soon as he came up. Sogrand's defense and dodging are still very good in the eyes of Chenna, and she will not find any flaws for a while.
Sogrand is using various tricks to fight against Ginna, and at the same time, he tests the recovery of his body through the effects of different body techniques and tricks. He soon found that some of his muscles were still very stiff, especially the muscles in his thighs, and it seemed that the lack of exercise for a long time had really regressed his physical condition.
On the other hand, Sogrend could also see that Chinna's sword skills had improved considerably. If it was said that her technique was a textbook model, now it has been integrated into a lot of experience that can only be gained in actual combat, and has been appropriately improved according to her own characteristics. Sogrerd estimated that if he started the counterattack now, he would not be able to defeat Cena within ten swords like he did last time.
"I'm going to start!" Sogrend reminded him and immediately changed his eyes, which could make the opponent immediately feel his determination and fighting spirit.
Gina winced, and Sogrand's harsh attack immediately swept towards her. China struggled to get through her first two forehand slashes, keenly aware that Sogrand's attack was not as strong as last time, perhaps due to the injury and inactivity for a long time. Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth, plucked up her courage, bravely met it, and launched a-for-tat counterattack.
Thorgrande was surprised by Chinna's reaction, but the difference in strength made him not panic, and the reason was simple. China is a woman, and although her strength is better than that of ordinary people, she is quite far from Sogrande after all. If she insisted on confronting Sogrend like this, it would only hasten her defeat.
However, suddenly Sogrend felt a stagnant feeling in his hands, and secretly screamed in his heart. There is an essential difference in quality between the ordinary standard piece hand sword and the "tooth moon", and under such a fierce confrontation, the sword in his hand is already on the verge of collapse. Thinking of this, Sogrand unconsciously jumped back a step and wanted to stop.
However, China seemed to be red-eyed, and a backhand slash followed. Sogrend's instincts told him that if he didn't do it right, he could die there. Almost instantly, Sogrand made his choice. He raised his sword high to meet the opponent's sword, and as expected, the sword in his hand was cut off by the "Tooth Moon". And China obviously didn't estimate such a situation, and her sword momentum was sluggish because she didn't have the strength to eat. Sogrede had dodged the blade of the sword by this time, and lunged forward, pinning Chenna to the ground in order to suppress her somewhat out-of-control movements.
By the time China reacted, she was already on all fours.
"Chinna, how are you?" Thorgrande raised his body slightly and asked with concern.
Cenna didn't answer him, just stared blankly at the sky. Isn't it the back of the head touching something, touching the stupidity, right? Sogre actually had such an idea.
"Thorge, am I a madwoman?"
"What are you talking about? I guess my head really touched something hard. β
"I mean, like me, who is not feminine, who only knows how to be competitive, even though he knows that there are some aspects of the difference between men and women, he still wants to make his own world in the world of men. I want to prove that although I am a daughter, I will not lose to a man in any way. Am I a madman who tries to challenge some of the unspoken rules of this world? China said suddenly.
"Look me in the eye, Cenna!" Sogre suddenly became stern, "Listen to me, what kind of mentality you have, I know very well. Your father, I can call him a teacher, he is a wonderful man. Yes, he's a very good commander, a commander, and you adore him, you adore him very much. You want to be his pride, but you yourself are instinctively bound by worldly ideas, because you are not a boy, but your father's only child. He only has one child you can be proud of. What are you as your father? Big? Courtship male birds? Why does he have to decorate his faΓ§ade? He was already quite outstanding in his own right, and he didn't need a brilliant son to prove that he was still a successful educator. Even if you are a worthless young lady, it will not damage the slightest wisdom of Shapur Lanfonte. I guessed from what I heard about your abnormal mentality five or six years ago. β
"Also, are you doubting your grades? Do you think that I put you in the position of commander of the army in order to please you and to be worthy of the deceased teacher? Do you think that the soldiers only love you because you have a beautiful face? Think for yourself who was keenly aware of the signs of rebellion and single-handedly rescued the entire royal family from peril; Who has been fighting the rebels for almost a month without aid and supplies; Who ventured to infiltrate the royal capital and mobilize the cadets of the non-commissioned officer academy to recapture the royal capital; And who is it that retreats from the Navi army without blood, and kills the fleeing rebel leader? Are you also a vulgar and vain woman, and want me to repeat this to you again and again? Let me tell you, Cenna Lanfonte, I don't bother to do these things. Saugland said, holding Cenna's neckline, and Gentna's eyes widened as she looked at the man pressed against her, apparently seeing him put aside his graceful demeanor and preach to others.
"No matter what happens, I'm still going to try to prove my ability and won't lose to anyone." Cenna retracted consciousness.
"And, Sogrerd Leus, you're a bastard."
"As you say, it's too late to find out." Thorgrande laughed, knowing that the knot that had been entangled in Gina for so long had been untied by himself.
Suddenly, both of them realized something at the same time and turned their gaze to the side together. "Captain Mace Landier, do you think a pine branch covered your head will be hidden?"
"Two adults, I don't see anything, you go on, go on."
At this time, the two of them realized that the posture just now was really ambiguous, and they immediately separated.
"When did you come from?"
"From 'Sogrerd Liuce, you're a bastard.' Start here. Ma Qi replied, and then muttered quietly, "It turns out that Lord Luce has such a hobby, I can't see it." β
"What do you say?"
"I said, I'll report on the situation on the Mebelis side."
"Then let's come inside." Thorgrande patted the snow off himself and took his matching sword from Chenna.
The three of them sat down in their respective rooms, and Sogrede motioned for Mache to begin.
"Well, I wandered around the outside of the Mebelis camp for a while yesterday morning, and Jayne was very clever enough to take the opportunity to lead the way to their leader. I briefly conveyed your order to him, and he thought it was worth a try, so he stayed there. β
"Good, but you didn't show any signs in front of Starr's brother, did you?"
"Probably not, they caught him and I pretending to be a connector as you commanded, and they did let that Ruel catch us. As you might expect, the guy didn't do anything to us right away. As you commanded, Jayne said that he was a distant relative of Lord Romedal on the other side of Farensi, and that he and I were related by marriage, and that we would work together as an interpreter for you, a great Iberian businessman, to do the errands. This time, he was ordered by Romedal to find evidence of the attack on Otto's convoy, and even if he could not find it, Romedahl wanted him to take revenge on Mebles on a large scale. β
Hearing this, China frowned, "Thorgrande, forgive me, I want to say that you are risking the lives of Randuil and Beta. β
"Of course, it's not as simple as Maqi said, Jayne has suffered a little bit of flesh, right?"
"A few hits, otherwise they wouldn't believe it. However, he did not suffer much, after all, he is a long-term relative of a family member who has lived in Farensi for many years, and it is impossible to have too much loyalty to Romerdal and Otto. β
"And how did that clever Lord Root finally get you back?"
"He asked me to send you a message saying that since I didn't know you were in Otto's convoy beforehand, I can only say sorry for what happened to you. And you killed one of his brothers, and that's all it takes. β
"It's not that simple, is it?" Thorgrande laughed.
"He said he could do another business with you. He said that you know that you want to do business with both sides and make money on both sides. He doesn't want to cut off your money. But hopefully, you'll only be doing business with him this time, and he'll give you double the rewards when it's done. As long as you're willing to let Jayne and I pass on the false information to Romydal on their behalf, that's fine. β
"Oh? There should be a few more words, right? β
"Well, he said that if you don't want to cooperate with him, then he has already mastered your weakness, and if you don't want to break the net, it's better to cooperate with him."
"What did he master? Jayne? The other party doesn't look like such a naΓ―ve person. China wondered.
"Hehe, interesting." Sogrend laughed, "It seems that Navi really has a lot of smart people. β
"You're saying they already know you're from Farencia?"
He didn't know, but he should have guessed it by now, and it wasn't surprising. Of course, Ruhr should not have the evidence in his hands yet. β
"Evidence?" Ma Qi was puzzled, "Is there such evidence?" Hurry up and destroy it. "The result is two hygienic eyes.
"Dear Chenna, it seems that women also have to worry about their beauty." Sogrend said.
"Dear Thorge, this sentence is also a reference for you, think about your own eyeballs." China replied unceremoniously.
At the beginning, Qinna confronted the Nawei army in front of the battle, although the distance was not close, but there should still be quite a few people who remembered her appearance. If the other party had pointed it out on the spot, there would have been many eyewitnesses. So as the commander at the time, Romedal should know her, why these two high-ranking figures in Falunci have been in their own clan for so long, which will immediately attract a lot of speculation. It is not necessary to confirm these conjectures one by one, it is enough to leave Sogrend and the others without a place to be buried.
After thinking for a long time, Sogrend proposed, "Put on makeup." β
"I won't." Mackey replied as a matter of course.
"Since you proposed it, come on." China said so irresponsibly.
"Don't you think it's a shame to be a woman and ask a man to put on her makeup?" Sogrend replied to the betrothed's request.
"In other words, none of us here can carry out this plan."
"Then a woman disguises herself as a man."
"Your Excellency Leus, if you have a face like Mademoiselle Lambonte, no one will believe that you are a man, even if you have His Majesty the King to give you a certificate." Macchie rejected the idea in one word.
"That's the only way, Ginna, you try to go out as little as possible, and even if you go out, you have to cover your face and go out. If someone asks, they say that it is a serious disease such as smallpox, and anyway, pick the most disgusting skin disease to explain. This incident proves that human intelligence is still under the constraints of objective conditions after all.