Chapter 43: The Arrival of Duke Ye

  Prince Ladius mentioned the Calamity Beast and several other princes chimed in.

  "This prince also heard about it, and also heard that giving gold coins and fine wine to the beast of misfortune can not only dispel misfortune but also bring good fortune! Hehe, you naive people are really lovely, lovably ignorant!"

  "The Calamity Beast has been extinct for many years, and now it appears in Toudou, what an extraordinary national fortune!"

  "Lord Erlang, why don't you order someone to capture the ominous beast and let me, the prince, have a look? I'll reward them with gold coins and fine wine, haha..."

  In response to the ridicule of several princes, Er remained unperturbed, with a respectful smile on his face: "Indeed, our dynasty has encountered a calamitous beast. I also wish to receive Prince Ge Rituo's reward, but unfortunately, the calamitous beast has already been captured by someone else. I don't have the ability to catch it for you princes to enjoy."

  "Oh?" Prince Redith was astonished: "Someone dares to tame the beast of misfortune? I'd like to meet this person!"

  The Prince of Texas nodded: "Whether it's the transmission of the evil beast or the ninth-order magic beast, is there anyone in the Tudor dynasty who can tame the ninth-order magic beast? Such a high-ranking person cannot be ignored! Lord El, go and invite him to come!"

  "Ah ha ha! The princes will be here soon!"

  Hmph! Doubt it, mock it! Soon you'll see the Evil Duke and that damned, oh, that lovely Calamity Beast, don't wet your pants in fear!

  The evil duke ordered his men to disguise themselves as ordinary people, so that you would know the rumors of the beast of misfortune. Hehe, you are not only scared out of your wits, but also have a layer of fat scraped off!

  Aiya secretly smiled!

  "Say, Lord Erl, your diplomatic reception officer is quite arrogant! Making several princes wait for half an hour! Hmph! If your diplomatic reception officer doesn't arrive within the next ten minutes, this prince will leave immediately!"

  "It's almost here, all the princes wait a bit longer, I'll immediately send someone to urge again." Er was startled and hastily said, his heart also secretly worried that Duke Ye had too much of an attitude. In terms of etiquette, Duke Ye should be the one waiting! Where is Duke Ye after all?

  A horse-drawn carriage came slowly to the entrance of the Wang Dynasty Hotel.

  This is an eight-horse carriage, with a black body and gold trim, a style that only the highest-ranking nobles of the Tudor Empire can have. If it's not Duke Avery inside, then it must be Li Xie!

  Of course, the one who came to Wang Chao Hotel could only be Li Xie.

  The proprietor of the Hotel de la Couronne, Monsieur Morin, who had been ordered to wait at the door, hastened forward with two servants; one of them took charge of the carriage, while Morin bowed low and exclaimed: "His Grace the Duke, the princes have been expecting you for a long time; pray, monseigneur, ascend quickly."

  "What's the hurry? I haven't even had my lunch." Li Xie slowly got down from the carriage, adjusted his black top hat, and then entered the hotel accompanied by Kano, Zeinard, and Mori.

  "Where are they?" Entering the wine house, what he saw was a spacious hall, with complete seating and also full of guests, who should all be members of the delegation.

  "Sir, all the princes are in room number one on the third floor. I'll take you there right away," Mori said respectfully.

  "No need, I'll go up myself. Take good care of my attendants. If you're even a little slow, you'll see the beast of misfortune tonight!" Li Xie smiled to himself and walked straight upstairs.

  Mori's face turned pale upon hearing the ominous beast, it was said that the evil duke had raised an ominous beast, and the news had spread throughout the imperial capital!

  "Two gentlemen, this way, please, to the second floor." Mori respectfully led the two up to the second floor.

  The second floor is much more elegant and quiet than the first floor, with a refined environment, exquisite tables and chairs, and guests in twos and threes, who should be people with higher status in the delegation.

  Kano and Zaynarde randomly found a table to sit down, Kano said loudly: "Go, the best wine and dishes, bring them all up! Our table will be served first, if Viscount Ben is kept waiting, Viscount Ben will report to Duke Ye as it is!"

  Although Ka No has a bold and uninhibited military style, he is not a reckless person. He seems to be deliberately making such a big noise.

  Harry nodded repeatedly and then hurried off to order the dishes.

  Zayn Nad looked at him coldly and said expressionlessly: "Others are quite respectful to you."

  "That's it!" Kano patted his chest and said: "Who am I? The attendant of the evil duke, the leader of the guards of the evil duke's mansion! Who dares not to show respect? I'm telling you, Vice Leader, don't give me that cold face either. You're also a vice leader, after all. We people from the evil duke's mansion are superior to others. It's fine to be ordinary with commoners, but when dealing with these upper-class people, we must have the air of a master! This is what the Duke taught me! Let me tell you, I'm just basking in the glory of the Duke. Normally on the streets, even if it's some earl or marquis, they'll stop and salute me, Aston Viscount, first! And I might not even bother to respond!"

  Zayn narrowed his eyebrows: "Hmph, you seem very proud! But just a follower! The title of Guardian Commander is just an empty name!"

  "What's the difference?" Kano said with a smirk: "Whether it's a title or just an empty name, I'm still a member of the Evil Duke's household, so others have to show me some respect! Heh heh, when our duke establishes his family in the future, I'll get the family crest embroidered on my chest and tattooed on my face! That's what it means to be majestic!"

  Zayn snorted in disdain: "Whatever you say, you're just a house servant!"

  "Hey, little brother! I don't like hearing you talk like that! What's wrong with the vassals?" Kano said with a displeased expression: "Other people's vassals? Ha! But the vassals of Duke Xie? Even if I have to stick my butt to them, I'll do it! Have you ever seen a lord treat his subordinates so well? Let me tell you, Duke Xie calls me brother! He even blocked a sword for me and saved my life! This lifetime, I'm sticking with the duke. Whoever dares to disrespect him, Kano will be the first to stand up!"

  Zayn's expression was even more disdainful, his eyes looking at Kano as if he were an idiot.

  Kano snorted, waved his hand, and two colorful lights flashed on his fingers: "See? Two space rings, with countless gold coins inside! A small viscount like me can't even wear them, but I've been following the master for more than two months and I already have two! Hehe, that's our master!"

  Looking at the sparkling gemstone on Kano's finger, Zayn's eyebrow jumped in surprise and asked: "Did he give you all of these?"

  "What's with him?"

  "Sir!"

  "Of course it was given by the adults, didn't you see the collar on your Meow Meow sister's neck? That's a string of ten spatial rings! Vice Commander, you've been with the adults for a short time, after a few days, you'll have one too!"

  "Do I also have?"

  "Definitely, adults are very generous!"

  "Will you bring jewelry? The kind that's shiny and dazzling?" Zaynab's eyes sparkled.

  Kano shot Zayn a strange look: "You little brat, how dare you behave like that to the giant dragon! You must be into that sort of thing! But it seems the big guy doesn't like those things, he likes gold coins instead!"

  Seeing Zain's disappointed expression, Kano laughed and said: "However, the master is such a generous person. You like jewelry, I'll help you ask him, he will definitely give it to you. Who knows, maybe even let you sleep on a pile of jewels!"

  Zayn nodded at once, his eyes lighting up: "Really?"

  "I, Kano, don't tell lies! As long as you listen to the adults' words carefully, you won't have to worry about not having these things! Otherwise, I'll exchange a space ring for jewelry and give it to you, which will be enough to fill up an entire house!"

  Zayn's eyes sparkled like stars as he muttered: "Looks like following him... sir, isn't bad either!"

  Third floor of the hotel.

  The princes urged him to hurry, but the evil duke was slow to appear. El had already become impatient and sweaty, hearing the sound of footsteps on the stairs, he rushed to the door of the room, just as Li Xie walked over. El finally let out a sigh of relief, and quickly took another deep breath, shouting loudly: "Vice President of the Imperial Academy's Sacrificial Institute, Diplomatic Reception Officer, Lord of Chrysanthemum City, Chrysanthemum City, Plum Blossom City, and Orchid City - The Three Cities' Overlord, Grand Duke of the Tudor Dynasty - Evil Duke has arrived!"

  Ai'er recited Li Xie's official title and other honors in full, not to show off, but on the one hand to introduce Li Xie, and on the other hand to express respect for the representatives of the mission. The royal court sent such a high-ranking official to receive them.

  However, this string of titles startled the five princes!

  Previously, who was in charge of diplomatic reception was unclear to the five princes, they could only roughly guess that if it wasn't Duke Zuo, then it must be Duke You!

  Although they also held real power, they were all regimes and far less than this evil duke now!

  The title of Grand Duke of the imperial court was already prestigious enough, and he also had territories of three cities in his hands!

  Having territory means he has military power in his hands! These princes are all clear that the military power of the Tudor dynasty is in the hands of three people, one is Marquis Panson, who controls the 2 million-strong Leopard Army. One is Duke Rhein, who controls the 3 million-strong Lion Army, and the other is Mercedes VII himself, with the highest command of two major armies, and also holds the 1 million-strong Imperial Guard in his hands.

  Besides him, there is no one else!

  But if this evil duke owns three cities' territories, it's a different story!

  Having a territory means that the territory is almost privately owned by the lord, and even the imperial emperor of the dynasty does not dare to intervene.

  In Tudor law, every castle, regardless of size, as long as it is granted, the lord can recruit 50,000 city guards for his own city! This evil duke holds three castles, which means he has 150,000 troops!

  150,000 troops, which is already a quarter of the regular army of Tudor!

  This is the real big shot!

  These princes are well aware that those who hold political power are easy to deal with, as they often hesitate and lack the ability to protect themselves. If something goes wrong, the emperor will blame them, and they will be doomed! However, those who hold military power are different. Even if they make mistakes, the emperor has to be cautious of their military power. With a strong backing, they have the confidence to act, and it's not so easy to deceive them!

  A person with 150,000 troops at his disposal is absolutely not easy to deal with!

  The five princes looked at each other, several of them with puzzled eyes, and they didn't have the slightest information about this evil duke who was about to appear!

  When did Toulon have a wicked duke or a duke with three castles?

  Prince Rhaegar was most uncomfortable, the seat under his buttocks felt like a hot charcoal brazier! According to etiquette, they were guests, and although their national strength was stronger than Durene's, they should not have occupied this main seat. Prince Rhaegar's move was clearly intended to give the diplomatic reception officer representing the Emperor of Durene a warning!

  He thought it was Tudor Left Minister, but he didn't expect to be a diplomat of the Tudor dynasty, and others might not tolerate him for his own political career.

  At this time, Li Xie had already walked in with big strides.

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