Free Web NovelChapter 206: Chapter 206: Arrival of the Honored Guest, A Bunch of Unsupervised Wild Children?
The word was spoken.
The atmosphere instantly grew tense.
The thin veneer of civility, held in place by etiquette and status, was completely torn away.
Children are naturally rebellious.
They had already lost interest in the banquet to begin with.
If someone had asked them to leave gently, none of them would have refused. ƒrēewebnovel.com
’But to so brazenly tell us to get lost?’
’Not a chance!’
’Now we have no choice but to stand our ground!’
Meimei put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Why should we listen to you? We’re not going anywhere today!"
Pangpang waved his little fists, chiming in, "That’s right! We’re not listening to a bad guy like you! We weren’t even causing trouble. You just made all that up! You’re the one who should leave."
"I’m not done with my drawing," Shoushou said without lifting his head or moving an inch. "It’s going to take a long time."
Kuku was a little nervous.
But in front of such a large crowd, he just hid behind Meimei.
He couldn’t cry, or it would be too embarrassing!
Seeing this, Loli also moved closer to them, standing in the same faction.
Her action was a clear expression of her support for the children.
As the conflict grew more intense, Mr. Sino’s legs started to feel a bit weak.
The children from the orphanage, the Blood Race Duke...
He couldn’t afford to offend either side!
’That Elaine probably said it on purpose.’
’It was just to provoke the children’s rebellious nature.’
’The more awkward the situation gets, the more it benefits Elaine. When the Duke gets back, Elaine can just frame them for causing a ruckus, and he’ll be the one left holding the bag.’
"How about... we leave for now?"
Mr. Sino offered a bitter smile.
"I know a movie theater nearby. How about we go see a movie?"
"I heard a new movie came out today. It’s an animated one, and it’s supposed to be really good..."
"Father!"
Loli couldn’t hold back any longer.
’How can he back down at a time like this?’
"Loli, don’t say another word," Mr. Sino said, taking a deep breath. "Since this is the Duke’s will, I can only ask you all to put up with this for now."
"I’ll accept defeat this time. I’m begging you, don’t blow this out of proportion. It’ll be a real mess to clean up otherwise."
You have to understand.
The Duke was a man of immense power and authority.
He held the power of life and death over the rest of the Blood Race.
He was the one who bestowed their noble titles.
To strip him of everything he had...
...would only take a single word.
Besides, the Duke was not an easy person to deal with.
One couldn’t be fooled by his superficial pleasantries.
He was utterly cold and indifferent by nature, singularly focused on the pursuit of power!
He wouldn’t show mercy, even to a fellow member of the Blood Race.
One time, a Blood Race Viscount accidentally dripped some red wine on his shoe.
At the time, the Duke said nothing on the surface, merely telling him to be more careful.
And what happened later?
When that Viscount returned to his domain, he discovered his entire family had been murdered.
Overcome with grief and indignation, he angrily confronted the Duke and demanded to know why he had done it.
But the latter simply denied it with cold indifference.
’An honored guest the Duke is personally receiving is bound to be someone who can help him increase his power. There’s a more than ninety-percent probability that they’re a Great Evil. If we were to ruin the Duke’s plans, the consequences would be unimaginable!’
By comparison, it was better to let the children feel a little wronged.
He could go to the orphanage and apologize afterward.
’Considering the favor they owe me, at least my whole family won’t be suddenly and violently killed for no reason.’
At this thought, Mr. Sino steeled himself and looked at the unhappy children.
Then, he turned his pleading gaze to Yun Zhenyue.
"What do you think?"
"..."
Yun Zhenyue didn’t answer immediately.
She was now getting a taste of the headaches that come with being a guardian.
Emotionally, she was certainly annoyed with these Blood Race nobles and wanted to support the children.
But they still owed Mr. Sino a favor.
The man’s son had been scared to death by Shoushou, yet he never pressed the issue.
He was the one who had gotten them into this banquet, too.
’He’s already pleaded to this extent.’
’Should we really make things more difficult for him?’
’No matter how you look at it, that just wouldn’t be right.’
Meimei could also see Yun Zhenyue’s predicament.
As the "little parent" of the group, she had to consider their safety.
As she thought this through, her reason suppressed her anger. No matter how unwilling she felt, she had to endure it. She tugged on Yun Zhenyue’s sleeve and said, "It’s okay, Big Sis. Let’s not stoop to his level."
"Let’s go see a movie. The food here isn’t that good anyway."
Hearing this, the other three children had no choice but to drop it.
But they hadn’t considered things as deeply as Meimei had.
Every last one of them was unhappy about it.
They had their pride, too. To be chased away right after talking so tough—it was humiliating!
Seizing the opportunity, Mr. Sino added, "Rest assured, this matter won’t just be dropped. I will inform the Duke of the situation. I’m confident he will make the correct judgment."
And he wasn’t just trying to trick them!
’The Duke probably doesn’t know the children’s identities.’
’If he knew they were from the orphanage?’
’What would Elaine matter then!’
’If you truly angered the orphanage, there would be hell to pay for everyone!’
...
Seeing this, the Dragon Country audience felt a bit stifled.
[They just got chased away like that? I was hoping they’d wreck the whole banquet.]
[What else could they do? The main thing is they owe the guy a favor. When he begs you like that, you can’t just ignore it.]
[Sigh... The kids respond to kindness, not coercion.]
[Honored guest my ass. Doesn’t that prick know who these kids are?]
[I have a feeling this Blood Race Duke is going to regret this.]
...
Meanwhile, many foreign viewers were cackling with glee to see the children get put in their place.
[A bunch of little brats. Did they really think they were big shots?]
[Seriously, Gu Yuan is the only one who gives a damn about that orphanage. See? Even this Blood Race Duke couldn’t care less about them.]
[It’s about time! It makes me so mad to see those rotten brats run wild and act like they own the place!]
...
At that moment, Mr. Sino was leading the way.
Yun Zhenyue and Loli followed behind the children, preparing to leave the banquet.
Many members of the Blood Race cast strange looks in their direction. ƒrēewebnovel.com
They had seen a victor emerge from the clash between the two Marquises.
Elaine was incredibly smug as he watched this unfold.
To drive his nemesis away under the gazes of so many other Blood Race members—it was impossible not to feel a sense of triumph.
As if he had just tasted honey, he raised a crystal glass with his right hand and called out to the departing group, "Be safe, everyone. And once you’re gone, don’t come back."
"Oh, and by the way, Mr. Sino," he added, "remember to prepare some more meat jerky for the children when you get back. They still haven’t eaten their fill. Don’t let people think they’re just a pack of wild children with no one to look after them!"
’That guy is just begging for a punch!’
’Those words were practically dripping with malice!’
Pangpang saw red the moment he heard that!
He wanted nothing more than to swat that little bat dead with a single slap!
However, Meimei held him back, and there was nothing he could do.
Yun Zhenyue’s brows were also tightly furrowed.
She had been provoked by plenty of inexplicably strange entities before.
’But Elaine’s sheer punchability was right near the top of the list.’
Just as she was contemplating how to get a little revenge,
the group, having just stepped out of the castle, happened to see two figures approaching in the distance.
One was none other than the Blood Race Duke, who had gone to welcome his honored guest.
At this moment, he was carefully following behind another slowly walking figure.
He looked like a mere servant, his posture full of respect for that person.
He seemed afraid that if he walked even a little too fast,
he might step ahead of the guest and appear disrespectful.
And the other person...
For some reason,
when she saw the silhouette of this "honored guest,"
Yun Zhenyue suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.
’How should I put it?’
’It was very similar to the children’s.’
