Feng Chou followed the servant through the meticulously manicured square garden and came to a snow-white palace-like building.
Under the guidance of the servant, he walked into the magnificent hall and went up to the second floor along a wide staircase covered with a red carpet. In a reception room, he saw a bald middle-aged man.
This middle-aged man had a slightly plump figure, and the loose silk Frac suit couldn't hide his belly. He had heavy eye bags on his face, and his sagging cheeks made his wrinkles look very deep.
This was obviously an ordinary person with no strength and excessive drinking.
Not far behind this middle-aged man stood two burly men in bright medium-sized armor. Qiankun Pagoda told Feng Chou that these two were level nine warriors. From their attributes, it was likely that they were level four rogues.
After seeing this man, Feng Chou reservedly performed a noble etiquette, then stood quietly, waiting for the other party to speak first.
The only eye-catching thing about this middle-aged man was his pair of deep and aggressive eyes.
The man leaned back in his chair and carefully looked at Feng Chou. After a long time, he said, "If you dare to deceive me, I will let you know that Drow is actually very kind."
Feng Chou smiled slightly and said, "There is no benefit in pretending to be Leo. Lies are easy to expose. There are not many people in this city who know me, but there are also quite a few. Moreover, to inherit the territory, I must go to the temple for justice. No one can deceive the gods."
The man said again, "What do you want?"
Feng Chou said without hesitation, "I hope to find out the reason and mastermind behind the attack on Perode. At the same time, I hope to inherit my father's territory. I think this is also what you want. If I can inherit my father's territory, then I will entrust this territory to your Chamber of Commerce. I will not intervene in the affairs of the territory, and you only need to pay me 5% of the income of the territory. Of course, before that, you need to give me a thousand crowns a month for living expenses."
"I also hope to go back to the mage school to continue my studies."
At this point, Feng Chou stopped.
The man waited for a moment and said in disbelief, "That's it?"
Feng Chou said, "That's all."
The man asked again in disbelief, "You're willing to risk your life to fight for that priceless knight territory for such a trivial condition?
Don't you want revenge? "
Feng Chou said, "If the mastermind behind the attack on the Lordship Of Pedro is weak, I think you won't mind clearing the obstacles to your control of the Lordship Of Pedro. If the mastermind behind the attack on the Lordship Of Pedro is very powerful, I think you won't start a war with a powerful enemy just for my request. For me who has nothing, keeping my father's territory from falling into the hands of my enemy is my greatest wish …"
"As for continuing my studies at the Mage Academy, on one hand, I feel that the Mage Academy might be the safest place in Antalya. On the other hand, don't you think … becoming a powerful mage is my only hope for revenge?
Although this hope is very slim, it's still better than hiding my identity and wandering around with hatred in my heart, isn't it? "
"If I lose my territory and identity, I'm nothing."
"As for any other request … it's meaningless."
The middle-aged man thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "That makes sense. Looks like you're a smart person … Alright, I'll agree to your conditions … if you're really Leo Stuart Amborite."
After saying that, he rang the bell to call for the butler and asked him to arrange for Feng Chou to stay in the villa. He also asked him to arrange for two guards to protect young master Leo.
For the next three days, Feng Chou was placed under house arrest in a room in the corner of the villa.
Three days later, Feng Chou saw a woman, a woman he was both familiar and unfamiliar with.
This woman's name was Gliss. She was a rather famous woman in Antalya. Her fame mainly came from her identity as a young and beautiful noble widow who inherited her husband's rich fief.
The fief Gliss inherited was called Clifford Fief. It was a very high-quality fief. It was close to the borders of the Counts Of Antalya's fief. The defensive pressure was very low and the soil was very fertile. There was a small pier in the fief. Through a tributary, one could enter the Antalya River. Following the flow of the river, one could reach the city of Antalya. More importantly, this fief controlled more than ten thousand mu of high-quality farmland!
To say that Feng Chou was unfamiliar with this woman was because it was his first time meeting her. To say that he was familiar with her was because …
This woman was actually Leo's lover.
After Leo met this widow at a banquet held by a certain Baron, he began to pursue her crazily.
As someone who inherited Leo's memories, Feng Chou naturally knew that Leo's pursuit of this woman wasn't pure. He hoped to use this woman to change his fate, or at least get more money for his tuition fees.
Of course, another important reason was that this woman was really beautiful.
Gloria had chestnut-colored hair and eyes. Her skin was fair and delicate, and her nose was small and delicate. Her lips were thin, but the outline of her face was very clear. She also had a pair of curved eyebrows. When these delicate features were put together, she gave off a sensitive, delicate, and pitiful feeling.
It had to be said that Leo was very good with women. This woman had many suitors. There were young knights with boundless prospects, sons of nobles with inheritance rights, and even middle-aged widowed nobles. Leo, who had ulterior motives, wasn't even worth mentioning among them.
But he had defeated many of his competitors and obtained this woman's body and mind.
In the process of pursuing her, Leo had received many duel invitations. Fortunately, he was a Mage Apprentice and could ignore these invitations.
The woman looked a little haggard. When she opened the door and saw Feng Chou, she suddenly covered her mouth and trembled as she looked at Feng Chou.
Feng Chou was a little touched, a little guilty, a little jealous, and also a little annoyed.
The touched and guilty feelings should be due to the influence of Leo's memories. The jealousy was due to Feng Chou's own feelings. As for the annoyance … Although he had inherited Leo's memories and feelings, he wasn't a love saint like Leo. He was a former ugly freak and didn't know how to deal with women.
Despite his annoyance, Feng Chou didn't dare to show any abnormalities. He tried his best to recall Leo's memories and quickly walked towards the sobbing woman. He opened his arms and revealed a subtle expression of grief and ecstasy. He said in a hoarse voice, "Gliss, oh, my Gliss, in that dark underground city, I told myself more than once, 'Leo, you have to live, you have to escape, even if it's just to see her again. Oh, my Gliss, it was your name that led me to escape from that nightmarish world …"
Who would have thought that once Feng Chou opened his mouth, the more he spoke, the more he seemed to be unable to stop himself.