Chapter 135 Marquis
"See me?" Luo Qiu stared at Captain Hans with a playful look, as if he wanted to see something from his face.

It was a pity that apart from a somewhat annoying smile, nothing could be seen on Captain Hans' face.

"You are very lucky. I happen to be free today." Luo Qiu stood up and said, "Let's go. Lead the way."

"Please." Captain Hans made a gesture of invitation.

Luo Qiu was not polite to him. When he walked to Sally, Luo Qiu said, "Boss, when they come back, please tell them that I may be back a little later today, but not later than dinner time."

Sally was stunned for a moment, then nodded subconsciously: "I understand."

When he came to his senses, he found that Luo Qiu and others had already left the 'Ocean Blue Court'.

Sally's eyes changed constantly, and finally he sighed and stopped thinking about anything else.

Seeing Luo Qiu's indifferent look, it should not be as bad as he imagined. After all, ordinary people like them are somewhat afraid of the administrators of the empire from the bottom of their hearts, and Captain Hans is usually called "blood-sucking mosquito" among these vendors. It is normal to have a free meal in their store to satisfy his hunger.

Check out? Sorry, that doesn't exist. If you want to check out, he will bring a group of soldiers to guard outside your store for a whole day, and you can only eat and drink delicious food. If you want to do business in the imperial capital, you can't offend these nobles' lackeys.

"Are you still going out of the city?" Luo Qiu asked this question because he found that Captain Hans' route was heading towards the outskirts of the imperial capital.

"The Marquis likes quietness, so His Majesty the Emperor specially awarded him a castle outside the imperial capital."

"I see." Luo Qiu nodded thoughtfully, and asked with some interest: "What does the Marquis want to see me about?"

"You'll know when you meet the Marquis." Captain Hans kept his mouth shut.

Luo Qiu smiled and didn't ask any more questions. He followed Captain Hans and others all the way out of the imperial capital.

After leaving the imperial capital, the group walked for about forty minutes before a slightly simple castle came into Luo Qiu's sight.

The castle is not big and not as magnificent as Luo Qiu imagined. Instead, it is a bit old. There are traces of falling bricks and tiles on the outer wall of the castle, and it looks like it is quite old.

At the castle gate, an old man in black butler's uniform seemed to have been waiting here early. When he saw Hans and others coming, he smiled and walked over.

"Captain Hans, the Marquis has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Really? Then take us there quickly." Captain Hans' face unconsciously showed a hint of nervousness.

"I guess this is Lord Luo Qiu whom the Marquis invited. My name is Manuna, and I am the Marquis's butler."

The old butler ignored Hans and introduced himself to Luo Qiu instead.

"Hello, Manuna." Luo Qiu stretched out his hand.

The old butler was stunned for a moment, then he understood. He stretched out his right hand, which was as wrinkled as tree bark, and gently held Luo Qiu's hand.

The two held hands for only a moment before loosening their hands at the same time.

If you look closely, you can see a thick layer of sweat behind the old butler's ears.

The old butler put his trembling right hand back into his sleeve. He looked at Luo Qiu deeply and said in a hoarse voice, "Come with me. The Marquis is waiting for you in the garden."

Captain Hans did not notice anything unusual about the old butler. He turned to the soldiers behind him and said, "You just stay here."

These ordinary soldiers are not qualified to enter the castle.

"Yes!" the soldiers answered in unison.

Captain Hans nodded, and motioned for Luo Qiu to follow the old butler into the dilapidated castle. The ground was covered with fallen leaves, and it seemed that it had not been cleaned for a long time, but it felt surprisingly comfortable to step on it.

"This is what the Marquis ordered, and I'm not being lazy." The old butler seemed to see what Luo Qiu was thinking and explained with a smile.

"Dead leaf carpet, what a unique idea." Luo Qiu praised.

The castle was much larger than Luo Qiu had imagined. It took the three of them more than ten minutes to reach the garden that the old butler had mentioned.

It is called a garden, but in fact it is just a flowerbed. There are four large flower beds scattered around, and butterflies and bees are flying over the colorful flowers, which looks very elegant.

There is a small white jade table in the middle of the flower bed, with two exquisite short stools placed at both ends of the table. At this moment, a middle-aged man in his forties is sitting on one of the short stools, reading a book carefully.

"My Lord Marquis, Captain Hans and Lord Luo Qiu have arrived." The old butler reminded softly.

The Marquis showed no sign of looking up, as if he was immersed in the book and couldn't extricate himself.

The old butler and Captain Hans were already accustomed to the Marquis's condition, and they both stood there waiting quietly.

Luo Qiu was looking at the flowers from another world with great interest.

After about two minutes, the Marquis seemed to have finished reading a page. He closed the book, raised his head with an apologetic expression on his face, and said, "It seems I have read too much again. I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

"No, no, no, it is us who disturbed the Marquis from his studies." Captain Hans said flatteringly.

The Marquis looked at Luo Qiu and nodded gently, saying, "Hans, you did a great job this time. Please leave first. Manuna, you should also leave. I want to talk to this friend alone."

"Yes."

The two men bowed slightly to the Marquis and left the garden.

Before leaving, Manuna moved his lips, conveying some information to the Marquis. The Marquis remained calm, but his pupils shrank noticeably. However, he seemed to be well-mannered, and still invited Luo Qiu to sit next to him with a smile on his face.

Then he asked the maid to bring a pot of the best flower tea.

"Mr. Luo Qiu, you can have a taste. This is the hundred-flower tea brewed by me personally picking flowers from the flower garden. Only I can drink it in the entire Kendenia Empire."

"Really?" Luo Qiu picked up the Hundred Flowers Tea, and a fragrance wafted into his nose. It was the scent of flowers.

Under the Marquis's expectant gaze, Luo Qiu drank the Hundred Flowers Tea in one gulp, not even a drop was left.

Marquis: “…”

"What's wrong?" Luo Qiu asked curiously. At this moment, the Marquis was staring at the cup in his hand in amazement.

"You are not tasting tea at all." After a long while, the Marquis uttered these words from between his teeth.

“Is there a difference between drinking tea and tasting tea?”

The Marquis was stunned, and finally shook his head, sighed and said: "Forget it, just drink it. I don't mind it." However, he could not hide the pain in his eyes.

It takes a lot of hard work to grow, pick and brew flowers to get a small cup of hundred-flower tea, which should be savored carefully. In the eyes of the Marquis, Luo Qiu's behavior of just chewing peonies is a waste of resources.

"I've had my tea. What is the matter that the Marquis invited me here for today? If I remember correctly, I think the Marquis and I have never met before."

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