Chapter 544 Christmas Eve
The white snow is endless.
For most people, this is just an ordinary Christmas, with everyone chatting in the room, drinking tea, and enjoying the happy holiday atmosphere.
But for Duanmu Huai... this is a hunting moment.
"Stop for me!"
The strong body flashed through the snowstorm, and Duanmuhuai rushed forward like an angry bull. The knee-deep snow failed to stop Duanmu Huai from moving forward, and in front of him, a huge black shadow jumped rapidly in the forest. This thing didn't look like an ordinary wolf or dog at all. If I had to say it, it felt more like a monster like a chimpanzee trudging through the forest.
Duanmuhuai could see its two front paws grabbing the branches quickly, swinging forward quickly among the trees. But unlike ordinary chimpanzees and other primates, it was not grasping branches, but tree trunks - this made Duanmu Huai very angry, because he did not have the flexibility to move like his opponent. He could only chase after him desperately, trying to hold on to this damn black shadow.
"Quack quack!!! quack quack!!!"
The cry sounded like a crow or some kind of strange monster, echoing in the forest. It sounded like this damn monster was laughing at himself——Duanmuhuai Nima couldn't bear it anymore.
"You're looking for fucking death, aren't you!"
Looking at the black figure swaying in front of him, Duanmu Huai felt angry and turned to fear. He suddenly stopped, clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and then punched the front. came out and hit a huge, thick tree trunk directly in front of him.
"Boom——————!!!"
With a loud noise, the tree trunk, which was thick enough for five people to hug each other, exploded and broke instantly. The tree trunk, which was dozens of meters high, flew forward and crashed straight towards the black figure.
"Gah————!!!"
The black figure obviously did not expect that Duanmu Huai would do this, and it suddenly jumped up, trying to avoid this unexpected blow. But at the same time, the roaring tree trunk had fallen from the sky, carrying branches and snow like a giant fly swatter, swatting directly at the black shadow.
"Bang!!"
The thick trees fell heavily to the ground, smashing the black shadow into the ground. Seeing this, Duanmu Huai snorted coldly, shook his fist, and strode over.
"You are really looking for death. Why do you think I can't kill you?"
Although he didn't know why this thing fell to the ground specifically appeared in front of him, but now that it was here, Duanmu Huai would not let it run away like this.
Soon, Duanmuhuai came to the place where the black figure was thrown just now, but unfortunately, the guy didn't seem to be killed by the tree. Although traces of being smashed and blood stains could be seen on the ground, the black figure seemed to have finally taken the opportunity to escape.
But...now that you're injured, where can you escape?
Looking at the traces in front of him, Duanmuhuai snorted coldly, then continued to follow the traces and entered the depths of the forest.
"Let's go, Suzume, we must find this damn guy."
"Meow!"
While Duanmuhuai was angrily looking for the shadow monster in the forest, Charlie also came to Baskerville Manor with Mary and Ashelika.
"Thank you so much for inviting us to your Christmas dinner, Baroness Baskerville."
Although Charlie can move her body to some extent, she still cannot walk freely, so this time she traveled in a wheelchair.
"You're welcome, welcome to Baskerville Manor, and thank you for accepting my invitation. After all, on this special day, it would be too lonely if I was the only one."
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Facing Charlie, Baroness Baskerville also said with a smile.
"It's just an ordinary Christmas dinner. Please don't be restrained and just feel free to do it."
"Okay... Then it's better to be respectful than obey... Are you the only one?"
"Of course not, there is another Miss Lorena...ah, she is here."
While they were talking, everyone saw a very petite and cute girl with pink hair walking out. After seeing her, Mary also breathed a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, Miss Lorena is here... so that means Mr. Duanmu is also here?
"Miss Lorente, this is the daughter of the Bronte family, Miss Charlotte Bronte, and her friends..."
"I am Ashelika Dulles."
"Ah, hello, I'm Lorena, and Miss Mary, I haven't seen you for a long time. Have you exercised hard recently?"
While speaking with a smile, Lorena also said hello to everyone. Of course, she did not forget to talk to Mary.
"Hey? Mary, do you know Miss Lorena?"
Faced with Lorena's greeting, Charlie and Ashelica were obviously a little surprised. After all, they had never heard Mary mention Lorena.
"Ah, well...I do know Miss Lorena. It was when Charlie was in a coma, I received some care from her..."
Mary didn't think there was any problem and quickly answered. But... She raised her head and looked around.
"Miss Lorena? Mr. Duanmu, he...?"
"Ah, the Lord Knight is not here. I think he will come to the dinner? Maybe not?"
"Knight...?"
"…………Sir??"
“……………………”
For some reason, Mary felt that the looks from Charlie and Ashelica coming from the side were so piercing... Uh, did she say something wrong?
After a few brief conversations, Baroness Baskerville and Lorena left temporarily. At this time, Charlie and Ashelika surrounded Mary.
"Uh...what's wrong? What happened?"
"It seems that Mary is hiding a lot of things from us."
Ashelika crossed her arms dissatisfiedly and stared at Mary. Although Charlie on the other side did not speak, her eyes also revealed the same emotion.
"Ah Xie doesn't know. Do you still know Miss Lorena? She's not a student of Master College."
"We just met by chance. She is a traveling priest... She said so herself."
"So you met at church?"
"That's not true, she just guided me to do some exercises..."
“Exercise???”
"Hmm..."
It must be said that Mary instinctively felt shuddered when she recalled the Spartan exercise guided by Lorena. To be honest, it was definitely not a training that ordinary ladies could complete.
Why is a priest so keen on exercise...
"Then, who is that Lord Knight?"
At this time, Charlie also asked. Although she was not as aggressive as Ashelica, but for some reason, at this moment, Mary only felt that Charlie was more energetic than she was on the altar in the Dark City.
"That's Mr. Duanmu..."
Having said that, Xia Li should have seen Duanmu Huai in Antarctica at that time, but she had completely lost the memory of being at the Tartar Gate at that time, and I am afraid she did not remember it.
"Why did Miss Lorena call him a knight? Is that gentleman a knight appointed by the Queen?"
"Oh...it doesn't seem to be the case. According to Miss Lorena, Mr. Duanmu seems to be an honorary knight awarded by their church. She is also serving as a priest, so she calls Mr. Duanmu the knight..."
"Church?"
I have to say that Charlie and Ashelika were both shocked when they heard this. It was unimaginable that the queen had been awarded a knight. They had never heard of such a thing as a knight being awarded by the church. Pass. And when she heard this, Ashelika's eyes suddenly lit up.
"In other words, that gentleman is a paladin? I haven't seen a real paladin yet. I don't know what kind of person he would be..."
"Uh..."
Seeing Ashelica's eyes shining in concentration, Mary showed a bit of a wry smile. Indeed, if they have not seen Duanmu Huai, when they think of the paladin who is anointed by the church, the first impression that girls have will definitely be that kind of blond, blue-eyed, holy and handsome knight, full of gentlemanly demeanor.
But it’s a pity…………
"Although it's not a good idea to crush your illusions, Ashay, I have to remind you that that gentleman must be completely different from what you imagined."
To be honest, even Mary had never thought of connecting Duanmuhuai with the word knight.
And... He doesn't seem to be the kind of person who has the spirit of chivalry at all. Recalling the way Duanmu Huai smashed the heads of those shadow monsters without mercy, Mary also sighed silently deep in her heart.
A real knight probably wouldn't do that.
……………Shouldn’t it?
To be honest, Mary herself didn't have much confidence in this.
"Then how did you and that gentleman meet?"
"Huh? This..."
Wow, here we go again!
Seeing Charlie questioning Mary with a smile on her face, Ashelica beside her couldn't help but stick out her tongue. She had long discovered that Charlie would always press forward when it came to Mary's male friends. Ashelika still remembers that when the three of them traveled together, she occasionally met Mr. Zach, whom Mary knew. At that time, Zach only said a few words to Mary, and then Charlie calmly distracted him. The topic ran away.
Although Mary herself didn't seem to notice anything wrong...but Ashelica kept watching. She had long discovered that Charlie didn't seem to like letting boys get close to Mary. Every time a man came close to Mary, Charlie would become a little scary...
But from a certain perspective, Ashelika is not incomprehensible. After all, Mary has never even had her first love, so she must think about it very seriously and solemnly. Not just anyone can become Mary's lover. If possible, Ashelika also hopes that Mary can have a happy and happy relationship like herself...
But... Xia Li seemed to be pushing a little too hard.
Looking at Charlie who was smiling at this moment, Ashelika couldn't help but feel a little scared. Of course she could understand Charlie's thoughts. After all, even Ashelika herself has never heard anything about Miss Lorena and the knight from Mary, which means that the two parties should not have known each other for too long, since even Charlie doesn't know If so, that was probably the man who met Mary when Charlie was in a coma... Speaking of which, could that man be the "mysterious man" who took the opportunity to play with Mary? If so, Ashay can't spare him!
Thinking of this, Ashelika also clenched her fists.
When the other person comes, she must take a good look at what kind of man he is!
At this time, Baroness Baskerville and Lorena also came back again, so a group of people started drinking tea and chatting--Although Baroness Baskerville's name sounds very loud, in fact she is just For girls who are not yet twenty years old, of course, for ordinary noble ladies, unless they are students studying in the master's academy like Charlie, Mary and Ashelika, they will basically choose to get engaged after entering the social world. , and then got married early.
This is the case with Baroness Baskerville, so although there is a difference in status between the two parties, the age difference is not too far apart. It is a good banquet for everyone to chat together and talk about the latest popular topics.
In this way, until late at night, Baroness Baskerville invited everyone to stay, and everyone naturally agreed.
But......
"Won't Mr. Duanmu come to the banquet?"
With a bit of uneasiness, Baroness Baskerville looked at Lorena and asked, but the latter just showed a wry smile.
"For the Lord Knight, perhaps the commission is more important. When I went to find him today, he was not in the hut. Maybe he found some clues..."
"Dong dong dong."
At this moment, suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside. Hearing the knock on the door, the old housekeeper who was standing by also hurriedly came over.
"Mr. Duanmu must be here, I'll go take a look."
As he spoke, the old housekeeper left the room. Although Charlie and Ashelika were also curious, as ladies, of course they would not run around impolitely. They just sat on the chairs and then heard something coming from outside. There was a commotion.
"Welcome...Wow, Mr. Duanmu, what is this?"
"Oh, I just came back, and I just thought it was Christmas. How about bringing you a gift? Isn't it good?"
"No, this...please be careful, don't scare the lady and guests..."
"What's wrong? What's wrong?!"
When she heard this, Ashelika's eyes suddenly lit up and she couldn't sit still in the chair. If Charlie and Mary hadn't grabbed her, she would have wanted to run out and have a look.
Fortunately, after a while, the old housekeeper walked into the room again, but this time his expression was a little subtle.
"Madam, that...Mr. Duanmu has prepared a gift for you."
"Oh, it's really a waste of time for him..."
"No, that...how should I put it...please don't panic."
"???"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they saw a dark, huge figure walking in from the door, and on his shoulders was a.........deer? !
That’s right, a white deer!
And it’s still alive!
"It's bad luck for this guy to block my way."
Duanmu Huai put down the white deer he was carrying on his shoulders. The latter struggled on the ground for a while, and then knelt down in fear. Looking at the white deer in front of him, Duanmu Huai couldn't help but feel angry. Come. He had followed the bloodstains and traces left by the black shadow all the way. He had almost caught him, but he didn't expect that he might have strayed into the white deer's territory. The latter actually dared to stand in front of him and cause trouble for him?
Duanmuhuai couldn't bear it anymore.
I just learned how to handle, how can I bear this injustice?
So facing the white deer rushing towards him, Duanmu Huai also grabbed and turned the opponent over with his hands.
"……………………………………………………"
At this moment, everyone in the room was stunned when they saw the white deer in front of them.
This deer is very beautiful, all white, even its horns are white, and its body is extremely huge, even bigger than a horse. Because of this, this guy is probably considered a tyrant in the mountains. Unfortunately, it was unlucky and blocked Duanmuhuai's path, and was captured by Duanmuhuai.
It was considered lucky if he didn't kill it.
"This is really an unimaginable gift, Mr. Duanmu..."
Looking at the white deer in front of her, Baroness Baskerville's eyes shone. Girls all like beautiful things, and she is no exception.
"Can I keep it on the property?"
"Whatever, it's for you anyway. If you don't want it, I'll kill it and eat barbecue."
"How can this work? It's so beautiful and cute!"
Hearing this, Ashelika couldn't help but scream. Indeed, the white deer in front of her curled up at Duanmuhuai's feet, squatting on the ground, trembling, and looked very cute... ……
"If this guy hadn't been in the way, I might have caught that pretentious thing... Forget it, that's it for now."
Seeing the looks the girls were looking at him, Duanmu Huai decisively chose to give up. Sure enough, this world is all about appearance. If this thing doesn't look good... Hey, forget it, it's useless to say this now.
The housekeeper had the deer taken away, perhaps because Duanmuhuai had given him a good treatment. The deer looked very well-behaved, even a little pitiful for being so well-behaved, but it was very unpleasant for Duanmuhuai. . If you think about it carefully, you are about to catch up to the final BOSS in the game, and suddenly something blocks your way. When you turn around, the final BOSS has already run away. This can really piss you off.
Originally, the reason why Duanmu Huai came back with the live ones was because he thought the ones that were killed and bled would be more delicious!
Duanmu Huai was taken to dinner by the housekeeper, and at this time, the girls got together again.
"Wow, that gentleman is really fierce..."
Ashelika was the first to express her opinion quietly.
"Axie, isn't that very polite of you to say that?"
Although Xia Li seemed to be trying to dissuade her, judging from her expression... it seemed that she didn't object.
"Mr. Duanmu does look a little fierce, but he is still a very easy-to-talk person."
Mary didn't care about this and spoke to comfort the two of them. In fact, she had already anticipated her friend's reaction.
However, what Mary didn't expect was that after hearing this, Charlie and Ashelika both looked at her.
"Mary, you seem to be familiar with this gentleman?"
"Huh? Is this... okay?"
"You shouldn't like him!"
"Huh? No, this..."
Hearing Ashelica's question, Mary's face suddenly turned red and she waved her hand hurriedly.
"I didn't..."
"Woo......"
Although Mary tried her best to deny it, looking at her expression, both Charlie and Ashelica couldn't help but feel their hearts sink.
Could it be that someone really deceived Mary away while they were not paying attention?
This kind of thing is absolutely unforgivable!
(End of chapter)