Chapter Fifteen: Coming of Age Ceremony

  "This is Baroness Red Lotus." The Silver Knight said, pointing at Lady Red Lotus.

  "See Madam." Chen Xifeng and others stepped forward together to pay their respects.

  "No need for formalities." Lady Honglian walked up to Bai Canghai and smiled: "Follow me, I'll take you to the Earl's residence."

  "Silver Armor Knight-sama..." Hakuchou looked at the Silver Armor Knight, although this woman was alluring, she was even more dangerous, and it was not advisable to have too much contact with her.

  "You go with your wife." The silver armored knight didn't help Bai Cangdong out of the situation, but instead gave him a push.

  Bai Cangdong could only follow Hong Lian's carriage, the tall female knight driving slowly outside, the inside of the carriage was exceptionally luxurious, with pink inner walls inlaid with many sparkling gems, soft white carpets laid underneath, and on the wooden grid beside the carriage box were placed many fine wines and wine utensils, obviously high-end goods of great value.

  Madam Honglian leaned against one corner of the carriage, her slender jade-like legs, normally hidden by her long skirt, now exposed a section of crystal-like calf, with beautiful curves that moved people's hearts.

  "Are you afraid of me, young man?" Lady Honglian stretched out her bare jade foot and hooked it under Bai Cangdong's slightly lowered chin, slowly lifting his head up.

  Bai Cang Dong hastily retreated and leaned against the corner of the carriage, barely avoiding Hong Lian's deadly kick.

  "I'm not afraid of the lady, I'm just worried that being alone with a man in the carriage will tarnish her reputation." From Bai Cangdong's perspective, he could see Red Lotus's entire jade leg under her skirt, and he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva - this woman was simply too alluring.

  Honglian lady burst out laughing, her flowers trembling with mirth: "I didn't expect you to be such a humorous person. I, Honglian lady, am notorious for being promiscuous, what dignity do I have left?"

  Bai Cangdong didn't know what to say and could only remain silent.

  "Now that you know my identity, I'll ask you once more: are you willing to become the knight of this lady?" Lady Honglian said as she slowly removed her hat and veil, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful face.

  Her long, curly brown hair cascaded down like waves beside her eyes, but her pupils were as black as a deep pool, with what seemed to be a shimmering light turning within them. Her skin was white and crystal clear, without a single blemish, and her slightly parted, diamond-shaped red lips tempted one to commit a crime.

  After seeing the true appearance of Hong Lian's wife, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. When he didn't see her true face, it was already unbearable to want to commit a crime. After seeing her true appearance, this temptation increased tenfold and hundredfold, making people hate not being able to press her under their body and ravage her brutally.

  Taking a deep breath, Bai Cangdong tried to calm himself down: "Milady, I am just an ordinary baron, really not worthy of becoming milady's knight, please forgive me."

  "Are you going to refuse me again?" Madame Honglian gazed at Bai Canghai with a flowing gaze.

  "Please forgive me, madam," said Bai Cangdong firmly.

  Lady Honglian's expression remained unchanged as she gazed at Bai Canghai and said, "Since you are unwilling to be my knight, I won't force you. However, as a widow, this face of mine cannot be desecrated by outsiders. Since you are not my knight yet have seen my face, then use your pair of eyes as compensation."

  As she spoke, Hong Lian's wife suddenly pounced on Bai Cangdong like a cat, her fingers stabbing towards his eyes.

  Bai Cang Dong was shocked, the space in the car trunk was too small, and he couldn't move his body freely, so he could only shift his body to the side, avoiding those long fingers that were about to poke out his eyes.

  Honglian made a move that didn't hit its mark but she didn't stop, her body almost sticking to Bai Cangdong's as she struck again towards his eyes.

  Bai Cangdong could only raise his hand to block, on the other hand, he carefully moved his body, looking for a suitable position to dodge Hong Lian's next attack.

  In the narrow space, the two men fought silently, every move was exquisite and inexpressible, yet extremely thrilling. If Bai Cangdong made even a slight mistake, his eyes would not be spared.

  Bai Cangdong only used evasive tactics, but didn't dare to really attack Hong Lian Furen. Not to mention that Hong Lian Furen's own strength was at the Viscount level, just because she was the younger sister of the Duke of Daluo, hurting her in any way would lead to a tragic end.

  But Honglian didn't show any intention of stopping, her moves becoming increasingly ruthless and vicious, as if she wouldn't rest until Bai Canghai was blinded.

  The trunk was too small after all, and Bai Cangdong was finally forced into a corner, with no way to avoid it, and he also got angry.

  "Die if you must." Bai Cangdong steeled himself and struck a painful pressure point on Hong Lian's wrist, causing her to recoil as if she had been heavily hit. She quickly withdrew her hand and clutched at her wrist in agony.

  Bai Cang took advantage of Hong Lian's unbearable pain and lack of vigilance, pouncing on her and pinning her down. One hand covered her small mouth, while the other quickly clicked something on her body.

  Madam Honglian's face was twisted in pain, her body unable to exert any strength, and she was also covered by Bai Cangdong, unable to make a sound. Her eyes were brimming with tears, almost about to fall.

  "Madam is at fault, this is what you forced me to do." Feeling the astonishing ups and downs and softness beneath him, Bai Cangdong didn't know how to proceed.

  If he kills Honglian, he will definitely not be able to leave the city of Kuiyuan. If he doesn't kill Honglian, he has already offended her to this extent and seems to have no way out.

  "Hmm!" Madame Honglian seemed to have something she wanted to say.

  "I'm letting you go, but don't make a sound." Bai Cangdong slowly released his large hand covering Hong Lian's mouth and moved his body away, retreating to the other side of the carriage, warily staring at Hong Lian.

  Madam Honglian's face was still flushed, she tidied up her hair and glared fiercely at Bai Cangdong: "You really are bold, daring to be so unreasonable with me."

  "Madam, you also know that I have no choice." Bai Cangdong's mind was racing with thoughts, but he couldn't think of a way to save his life.

  "Do you think you can really control this madam?" Hong Lian's wife coldly hummed.

  "I also know that the lady was holding back and didn't really want to kill you." Bai Cangdong was very clear that Hong Lian's wife did not use the divine light that a viscount should have.

  "Milady, we have arrived at the Earl's residence." A female knight's voice came from outside.

  Honglian lady glared at Bai Cangdong again, took back her hat and black veil, and said in a low voice: "Your eyes will temporarily stay on your face for now. When this lady is not happy, she will go get them."

  The car door opened and Bai Cangdong hurriedly jumped down.

  "Take him to the Silver Knight." Lady Honglian also got off the carriage, she was going to enter from the main gate, but Bai Cangdong could only enter from the side door under the guidance of the female knight.

  When Bai Cang saw Chen Xifeng and the other two again, all three of them looked at him with envious eyes.

  "How's that, Old Bai? That woman is quite something, isn't she?" Chen Xifeng poked Bai Cangdong with his elbow and chuckled quietly.

  "Don't mention it, I almost died at the hands of that woman." Bai Cangdong said with a wry smile.

  "It's rare to see, it's a life-and-death situation." Chen Xifeng smiled and said: "To be honest, what does Honglian's wife look like? Only heard that she is beautiful and unparalleled, but very few people have seen her true face, you must have seen it."

  "I haven't seen it, how can I see it? Lady Honglian only asked me if I was willing to become her knight, and after I refused, she sent me over." Bai Cangdong knew that saying more would be useless, so he casually said a few words to gloss over the situation.

  "What a pity, Old Bai, you really don't understand romance. If it were me, I would have agreed to be her knight already, hehe... knight... you know what I mean..." Chen Xifeng continued to tease Bai Cangdong.

  At this time, the Silver Armor Knight brought someone in, and the two of them hurriedly shut their mouths. The person following behind the Silver Armor Knight was Mei Wanjian, Bai Cangdong's opponent.

  "Alright, all five of you are here now, follow me, Miss Xiang Fei's coming-of-age ceremony is about to begin."

  Under the leadership of the Silver Knight, the five people rushed to a courtyard in the Earl's mansion, only to see that many people had already arrived in the courtyard, almost all of whom were viscounts, and apart from the five of them, not a single baron was in sight.

  The entire city of Dalun had gathered all sorts of big shots and famous figures, as well as some people who had specially come from other cities, but Bai Canghai didn't recognize any of them.

  They said it was a ceremony, but in fact, the positions of Bai Cang and several others were far away from what happened inside, they could only watch the crowd from afar and listen to the sounds.

  Until the coming-of-age ceremony was over, Bai Cangdong and a few others hadn't even seen Miss Xiangfei's appearance, the distance was indeed a bit too far.

  "So far away, nothing can be seen. I heard that Miss Xiang Fei is also a famous beauty, such a good opportunity was not even able to take a glance, what a pity." Chen Xi Feng sighed on the side.

  "Come with me." When the Coming of Age ceremony ended, the Silver Knight appeared beside them once again and led them to another courtyard.

  "Earl-sama, the winning team from the martial arts tournament has arrived."

  "Bring them over." A man was watering flowers in the garden, looking more like a gardener than an earl.

  "Do you know why I brought you all here?" Earl Thornton put down the water bottle in his hand and looked at the five people with a gentle gaze.

  All five of them shook their heads, they really didn't know why Earl Doren wanted to see them.

  "Today is Champagne's coming-of-age ceremony, and as her father, I must prepare some gifts for her. The gift I want to give her is a viscount title, which requires your help." Earl Dalun spoke directly and to the point, without beating around the bush.

  "Your Excellency, you mean for us to help Miss Shangfei kill a Viscount-level undead?"

  Everyone including Hakuren Oak understood the meaning of Count Danchel's words and were shocked. The undead at the viscount level was not something they could handle.

  "Not bad, it's just that I want you five to help Xiang Fei kill a Viscount-level undead and make Xiang Fei a Viscount, this is my wish, I think you won't refuse me?"