Chapter Nineteenth: Spring Rain Lady

  The master in the luxurious carriage still hasn't spoken, but the coachman driving the horse-drawn vehicle was first enraged by the arrogance of the horseback rider.

  "What the hell are you? Are you worthy of having a lady park for you?"

  The coachman's face, full of horizontal flesh, twisted for a moment, as if he wanted to spit out his mouth, but seemed to consider the presence of the master in the carriage, and endured it at the last moment, only scratching his curly mustache anxiously.

  The horseman didn't get angry, but the coachman looked down on him with a condescending gaze, then deliberately puffed out his chest, revealing the golden-edged Firebird family crest on it. "Akley, we're both servants; if I'm not worth anything, neither are you."

  The coachman known as Akulka grunted heavily in his nose and turned his head to one side.

  The horseman thought he had gotten the better of him, and his long chin rose even higher. "And my family crest has a gold border, while your two dead fish have a silver border. Don't you know what that represents?"

  The family crest is not something that anyone can wear casually, only family members by blood or sworn servants of the house can wear it. The copper border represents a small and unobtrusive family, which generally owns one town and can take away part of the taxes paid to the king; the silver border represents a local lord with vast territories who can collect taxes on his own; while the gold border represents the central nobility related to the royal family, an absolutely privileged class.

  The charioteer Akley naturally knew the status represented by each of the gold, silver and copper-edged family crests, but when he heard the horseback rider insult his own family crest, he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart. A red aura immediately condensed around him, with a faint orange glow visible at the edge of the aura, clearly indicating that he was a warrior of the tenth stage of aura.

  "Get lost!"

  "Akari shouted out the horseman's name in a tone of disgust, 'You may insult me if you wish, but insulting the crest of the Twin Fish is asking for death! Come and duel with me!'"

  Doudou's long face flashed a hint of unease, but it was quickly covered up with a sly smile.

  "Old man, even the Spring Rain Lady you served has married into the Firebird family. What's the point of still holding onto a local lord's crest?"

  As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at the luxurious carriage with his spare vision.

  The mistress in the carriage still didn't speak, seemingly indifferent to the two men's quarrel. Clearly a scene for four people, with Rega fainting on the ground and Spring Rain madam not saying a word, only two family servants were left to attack each other verbally.

  "Put away your sword and kick those obstructing guys out of our carriage's way, don't delay Spring Rain Lady's return to the city!"

  Akari sneered, "I see you don't dare accept my challenge? A self-proclaimed golden-edged aristocrat's servant, yet you don't dare respond to the silver-edged lord's servant's challenge? Excellent, tonight the Forest Rock City tavern will be filled with gossip."

  Dong's long face was suddenly filled with gloom, and the tavern was an excellent place to spread evil rumors, especially for cowards who didn't dare accept challenges, which was even more humiliating than being called "short and useless" by a prostitute.

  But the problem is that he put his main energy on how to curry favor, and his own aura was only at the seventh level, which was not a match for Akuraito.

  His gaze shifted to the armor worn by the charioteer, which emitted a faint red glow, and he let out a short, unsettling laugh. "Akreli, our duel isn't exactly fair. You see, you're wearing a fire-attribute heavy armor, which not only provides additional damage bonuses but also increases the chances of landing a critical hit. Meanwhile, I don't have any defensive gear on me. Although my strength is comparable to yours, I'd still be at a disadvantage in a fight."

  The gap between the Seventh and Tenth stages of Dou Qi is not something that can be described as "equal in strength". The tone of his words was clearly boastful, and he gave off an air of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Yet, he didn't seem to feel any shame about it at all, which made Akari's anger surge up like a raging fire.

  "So how do you want to hit?"

  "It's very simple—"

  Doudon sneered and raised his chin, "Take off the armor on your body, and I'll fight you." He knew that Akuri wouldn't leave his armor behind, so he made this request on purpose.

  "This armor was given by the late Lord, how can I be swayed by your words?"

  Akili smiled coldly and sheathed his long sword, "I'll put this duel on hold for now. When you're ready with your armor, we'll have a final showdown. I swear to the spirit of my late master that you will pay for disgracing the Double Fish family crest."

  They all dodged the mortal duel, and in their hearts they were even more proud. He couldn't help but tease Akili: "Old guy, can't you even take off your armor when you sleep?"

  Akili burst out laughing and retorted, "I only take off my armor when I'm sleeping with your mother. Now that I think about it, you and your mother are surprisingly similar, both wanting to strip me of my armor, hahaha!" His coarse laughter filled the entire street.

  "You!"

  Akira's words were like a loud slap, fiercely slapping on Doudou's face. Doudou's face immediately turned bright red, and the blue veins on his neck also bulged out. He was about to scold, but heard a soft voice coming from the luxurious carriage:

  "Akili, stop messing around."

  Akari heard his mistress's words and immediately retracted the pleased expression on his face, bowing deeply towards the carriage, "Yes, my lady, I apologize for my rude behavior earlier." The fire-attribute armor made a crisp and pleasant clinking sound as he bowed.

  Doudun's face turned iron-green, but he was helpless. Spring Rain Madame either didn't speak, or when she did, it was at the crucial point, ostensibly to instruct her coachman, but in reality to prevent Doudun from retaliating.

  This detestable little widow...

  Everyone was resentful, thinking that if it weren't for the fact that the Gemini family was an old noble family of the Kingdom of Brunei, with vast lands, the Firebird family of the Kingdom of Senrock would not have gone to great lengths to want to intermarry with a foreign lord.

  This marriage was not looked upon favorably from the start, as Lady Spring Rain enjoyed extremely high folk reputation in the Kingdom of Flowing Waters, and no one among the people of Flowing Waters wanted their national treasure to marry into the Firebird family that rose to prominence through connections. Moreover, her fiancé had been frail since childhood.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, during the cross-border wedding banquet, the excited groom, under the persuasion of his younger brother, drank a few more cups of Emperor's Smile, and as a result, he died on the spot. Spring Rain Madam also became the youngest young widow in the Four Kings Continent.

  After her husband's death, she divides her time into two halves, returning to her own territory in the Kingdom of Brunei during the spring and summer, while being taken back by the Firebird family to the Kingdom of Shanxi during autumn and winter, continuing to fulfill her duties as an unmarried person.

  This is also why the luxurious carriages of the Phoenix nobles would appear on such a gloomy day.

  Doudon is a servant of the Huo Niao family, but he originally served not the late husband of Chun Yu Furen, but rather his younger brother, the current heir to the Huo Niao family, Bai Sha, who was recently conferred as Marquis by King Senyan. And Marquis Bai Sha had long been coveting this nominal sister-in-law, only lacking an opportunity.

  Doudan, being the cunning and crafty servant he was, naturally knew the true intention behind Marquis Baisha's arrangement for him to serve Lady Chunyu. Despite his inner resentment towards Lady Chunyu and Coachman Akule, he quickly regained his composure and smiled as if nothing had happened, saying: "Milady, it's getting late, let's hurry up and get on our way. Lord Baisha is waiting in Senyan City to personally welcome you."

  Madam Chunyu didn't pay attention to Du Tong's words and instead asked her coachman, "How is the person we just ran into?"

  "Oh no!"

  Akari slapped his forehead, "I was so busy arguing that I almost forgot about that little scoundrel." He hastily ran to the horse's side and flipped Lega's frail body over, feeling for a pulse at his throat.

  "How cool!"

  Even with Akari's tenth-stage Dou Qi strength, his hand still shrank back from the freezing cold body temperature of Laga, which was almost at freezing point. He shook his head extremely lightly and said, "Alas, he looks quite handsome, but I'm afraid he's beyond saving."

  Dou Dun said impatiently from the side: "Look at his clothes, he's obviously a wandering wild child. There are many such people, just throw him aside and hurry on."

  Akari turned around and glared at Douton with a fierce gaze, but didn't take matters into his own hands. What Douton said was true - on the Four Kings' Continent, people died of hunger and illness every day, and even the great Holy Light couldn't save them; relying solely on their pity wouldn't be of much help.

  "Akili, can you carry him into the carriage?"

  The voice of Chun Yu's wife was calm and peaceful, but there wasn't a hint of inquiry in her tone.

  "Yes, ma'am."

  Akari immediately picked up Luga's body and headed towards the carriage.

  Everyone hastily stopped him, raised his voice and said to the carriage: "Madam, this wild child is covered in blood and stench, and has an unknown origin. Letting him enter your carriage will not only tarnish your noble status, but also put you in danger!"

  Akira hesitated for a moment and stopped in front of the carriage. Although he looked down on Dorton's character, he still agreed with what Dorton had said. "Madam, otherwise we'll leave some food and money..."

  Everyone saw that Akali didn't refute himself, first let out a sigh of relief, and then said somewhat reluctantly: "This kid wasn't hit by us, why do we have to leave something for him? Let's hurry up and get on the road, Marquis Baisha isn't a patient man!"

  A deep silence fell inside the carriage.

  He awkwardly nodded his neck, realizing that the second half of his sentence was a bit overboard, and explained with an embarrassed smile: "Madam, I'm thinking for your own good."

  Akari, who had watched Chunyu Furen grow up since childhood, was naturally familiar with her temperament. Her silence meant that she would not change her previous decision. So Akari pushed aside the Douton in front of him, hugged the unconscious Leiga, and carefully put him into the luxurious carriage, then closed the door of the carriage.

  Everyone present witnessed everything that happened before their eyes, and a layer of gloominess was added to the thin face.