Ch. 114 - On the Wagon

Outside the camp of the fortress, the doppelganger had just removed the armor and helmet from his body and placed them nicely on the rack, ready to replenish this with energy, when an servant in fancy clothes suddenly lifted the tent and handed the doppelganger a gorgeous and cumbersome dress of the aristocrats and said, "The Lord Countess of White Orchid would like you to put on this dress." The thoughtful doppelganger didn't say anything twice and put the garish and cumbersome clothes with a lot of lace on his body. Blinking, with the lace collar, lace trimmed cuffs, and the long red hair unique to the doppelganger, standing like this, it really was like those creamy noble children in the capital!

This subordinate seemed to also be very surprised as he looked up and down at the doppelganger, and then waved his hand, but in his tone there was a respect that was not there before and said, "Baron Lord Sindep, please follow me." The doppelganger nodded slightly and followed the man out of the camp. What was very embarrassing was that those passing knights and mercenaries who were preparing to eat, who were originally talking and laughing suddenly saw this dressed doppelganger, all of them stared at each other with their eyes and mouths open as if they had been released by a magician who had unleashed petrification spells, and froze in place. The originally noisy camp was instantly and strangely went quiet. The only thing that was moving was the pair of eyes in the petrification, followed by the handsome captain of the knights, Alfred, Baron Sindep, who looked like a prince.

The servant leading him turned back slightly, hoping to see the guy's embarrassed and alarmed expression. But to his disappointment, the doppelganger walked along with a calm face, his pampered performance making the servant's opinion of the man who had scampered to the baronial title in just a few days rise a tier higher. It wasn't that the doppelganger was holding back in all of this though, but truly felt no need to be embarrassed. It was an honor, a supreme honor! And these dry-eyed guys only had envy and jealousy. How could this be anything but a secret pleasure, how could there be any embarrassment in it?

When the doppelganger and the subordinate left the camp towards the fortress, these knights and squires who were petrified immediately had a lightness in their hands, what with all the cross swords and dinners to be polished falling to the ground, but didn't take it seriously at all, cajoling and discussing it with a shocked look on their faces. "My Enos ah! Did you just fall under a mage's spell so that you saw a hallucination!" "New First Captain, what is this guy called Alfred doing in that outfit?"

"I'm telling you, that man leading the way is the Countess's subordinate. Maybe she invited him to dinner!" "Tch, he's so arrogant just after being bestowed a baron, and the leader doted on him too much." "Isn't it just a little white boy? Protecting the Grand Duke once is great, look at his smug face!" "Hee hee hee hee, you guys say, the Countess is now in her thirties and still doesn't have a husband, so it's okay to ask this little boy to go at such a late hour ..." "Don't talk nonsense, the baron is usually good. He doesn't put on a baron's posture in front of us. It's always not good to make wild guesses here."

So then, these people who can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour began to think very maliciously in their hearts about this little white man making a fool of himself, or offending whoever was imprisoned. These are the so-called knights, who are bound by the Eight Codes on weekdays, but once that selfishness erupts, it's much stronger than ordinary people. After all, no matter how noble they were, they were still human beings with needs and competition. They are also mortals who will hate and envy.

But speaking of the doppelganger, he traveled all the way to just leave the camp. The subordinate in front of him immediately stopped. Very respectfully bent down and waved his hand and said, "Please get in the wagon, Lord Countess has been waiting for a long time." The doppelganger sniffed and turned his head to see that a luxurious carriage had stopped next to him. The carriage was also labeled with a sign of gorgeous white orchids marking the owner of the carriage.

The doppelganger then walked to the side of the carriage and boarded it with the help of a servant. Once the curtain was lifted, it was eerily dark inside. Vaguely, one could see a person in a waist-length dress sitting inside. A gust of ethereal fragrance wafted over from time to time. And at this moment, this suspected Countess suddenly raised her lace glove-covered hand and gently patted the seat beside her. The meaning was for the doppelganger to sit beside her.

Seeing the Countess playing a flirtatious game, the doppelganger simply sat in her seat without saying a word as well. And at this moment, that subordinate also got on the carriage and sat on the seat outside. He unbuttoned the second layer of the curtain by hand. As the curtain slid down, there was no more light in this carriage except for the window next to it showing a little bit of faint light. Only the snap of a whip was heard. The underling drove the horses. The carriage clattered along. In the dark carriage, other than the window gradually changing due to the change of light, there was only the sound of that breathing of the doppelganger and the female count.

The Doppelganger with sensitive hearing could feel that as the silence became more and more persistent, Orinna's breathing became more and more rapid. Obviously a sign of nervousness. The Doppelganger understood that despite the fact that the countess is in her thirties, she is very sturdy in armor all day long, and she is extremely brave in fighting the enemy. However, she was also a woman. A woman who is in her thirties but doesn't have a family, and who hasn't even lost her virginity, to put it mildly.

Thinking about her character and selling looks, plus the fact that she was the last family member of the White Orchid family. All the nobles in the principality who had moved their hearts were turned away without mercy. It wasn't a blame on the others, ask those nobles who were burdened with their family's honor, how could they possibly abandon their family name and change their surname to White Orchid for the sake of a feisty and ugly woman? This was simply a faceless hook! But this was no threat to the doppelganger. The entire Flamel clan was wiped out, and it was only someone else's name. Now all that's left is the Paladin with Alfred's body on it.

It could be imagined that such a countess-general who topped the head of the Aries Knights and went into battle to kill the enemy must be very inferior and afraid in matters of men and women. So when facing this kind of character, not only do you have to take the initiative, but you also have to pinpoint the right balance and be careful not to touch her sensitive heart. So the doppelganger who was thinking like this, suddenly glanced at the countess's hand that was tightly grasping the corner of her skirt, and suddenly reached out and grabbed her hand at once, taking the lead to break the silence: ''Countess, what's wrong with you? Are you sick? Why is your body shivering?" "Ah... No." Feeling her hand being touched by the doppelganger, her heartbeat skyrocketed as she had completely lost her usual pugnacity and majesty. That womanly heart that was afraid of being hurt was being displayed in front of the doppelganger.

The doppelganger smiled faintly, seeing that the countess had no intention of refusing, his hand wrapped around her hand, and his thumb if anything fiddled with the palm of her hand, and asked with a face of innocence, "And may I also ask the countess, where are we going?" ""Huh...huh...to attend the banquet convened by the Grand Duke, you are my dance partner today." At least the countess who had come through the storm had regained some composure at this moment. Explaining to the doppelganger to know. But the hand that was holding her hand tightly was subconsciously ignored.

Although he had guessed it long ago, hearing the countess say these words still made the doppelganger dumbfounded. This was great, the doppelganger and the main body attending the banquet together. To maneuver around so many nobles. But the smile of the Countess made the doppelganger laugh. But seeing the smile of the Doppelganger in the Countess's eyes, there was an uncomfortable sense of grievance: "What are you laughing at, it's just a dance partner, don't think nonsense!"

The doppelganger was startled and immediately explained, "No, you misunderstood Lord Countess." But who knew that the doppelganger hadn't finished speaking, the countess turned around, and covered the doppelganger's mouth with the other hand, stopping his words, the big eyes shining in the dark looked shy at the moment, looked at the doppelganger in the dark and said, "Don't call me countess." The doppelganger froze slightly, then came to a realization. Adjusting his tone, he gently called out in a gentle and compassionate tone, "Orinna….."

Seeing Orinna hear the doppelganger call her real name, even as she relaxed her guard in the darkness, she shyly drew back her hand. No longer speaking. And the doppelganger also stopped irritating the countess who was just right at the moment, smiling in his heart, "Yes, love me woman. It doesn't matter even if you want me to change my surname. As long as I am allowed to obtain the family business of the White Orchid family! As long as that is achieved, you will be nothing more than a worn and ugly rag!"

The doppelganger, who was secretly laughing in his heart, suddenly heard Orinna, who was silent, let out a belated voice: "Hmm…." The doppelganger's eyes narrowed in the darkness, revealing the quick smile of seeing prey fall into a trap. Everything was going smoother than expected.

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