Chapter 364: Banquet
When Madam de Champs-Elysées was tortured in the basement, in another nameless place.
An old man with silver hair and only a hunched back was standing quietly in front of a tombstone.
Although the tombstone was very clean, the surface was extremely rough, the edges and corners were smoothed, and the details were blurred. It was obvious that it had been weathered for many years.
However, it was vaguely seen that the words written on the tombstone were: My beloved wife Angelina
At this time, a girl with oil paint all over her face suddenly appeared from behind the old man.
She held a bouquet of flowers in her hand and walked slowly towards the tombstone.
When she placed the flowers on the tombstone, a strange scene appeared.
The tombstone began to gradually dissipate like flying ash.
The bodies of the girl and the old man also began to slowly turn into black ashes.
Seeing this, the girl was not afraid, but turned her head to look at the old man with joy.
The old man said nothing, but a smile appeared on his lips. He opened his hands and looked up at the sky. A golden light emanated from his whole body, and then gradually turned into ashes and dissipated between heaven and earth.
After the old man disappeared, the world turned into a white void, and then collapsed, collapsed, and collapsed again...
Until it became a dazzling light spot and flashed away.
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On the other side, Ethan's territory.
Bertner Manor.
To celebrate the resolution of the crisis in Maro City, Ethan held a dinner party in his own manor.
From the evening, he and Angelina, who was pregnant, dressed up and stood in the courtyard to welcome the guests.
Now it was Coshen from the Trion family who got off the carriage, and he brought two female companions.
One looked a little older, and Ethan recognized that it was his wife.
The other one just looked very young and beautiful, and was well dressed, but Ethan really didn't want to see her, because it was Madam Champs-Elysées.
Ethan remembered that he didn't invite Madam Champs-Elysées, but he didn't expect that she would find a way to come on her own.
What's the point of coming here uninvited?
Although he was not very willing, he was a guest and there was no reason to slap someone in the face.
So Ethan had to bite the bullet and go up to welcome him.
"Oh, dear Lord Kosen, when I invited you, I said please bring your wife or girlfriend, but I really didn't expect that you would bring both of them."
When Kosen and his friends heard this, they were stunned for a while, but they reacted immediately and started laughing.
"Lord Ethan, you are really funny!" The speaker was Kosen's wife Breya.
She covered her mouth with one hand and laughed non-stop, and pulled Mrs. Champs-Elysees over with the other hand and introduced: "This is my good friend, Taze Jones.
She is your loyal admirer. I heard that you are going to hold a banquet tonight, so I asked me for help.
I thought I couldn't let down my admirers, so I brought her along. Please don't mind my self-assertion.
Of course, I want to make a special statement here.
I think Your Excellency the Great Sword Saint may have heard some bad rumors about my bestie.
I assure you here that those are all rumors."
Ethan smiled: "Of course I don't mind. It's a great honor for you to come!
And I also know that it's a rumor.
As the saying goes, rumors stop with the wise. You are really the wisest lady I have ever seen."
After all, he was the host today, and no one wanted his banquet to be dull, so Ethan praised her.
It doesn't cost money to praise people anyway, and creating a pleasant atmosphere is the kingly way.
After sending a few people into the banquet hall, Ethan's face fell instantly.
Angelina saw this and covered her mouth with a smile, saying, "Why are you like this? I don't mind you finding another woman."
Ethan was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized that Angelina probably misunderstood that he was acting in front of her and deliberately showed that he was tired of Madam Champs-Elysees.
"No, no, Angelina, you misunderstood. This Madam Champs-Elysees has a big problem. If I'm not mistaken, she might be..."
At this point, Ethan suddenly realized that he shouldn't say this to Angelina.
First, she is not in charge of things now. If he says it, she will not only not understand, but also worry.
Second, saying bad things about Madam Champs-Elysees will not only fail to resolve the misunderstanding, but it may backfire and make her misunderstand more deeply.
So Ethan changed his words and said, "Angelina, you know, I never interfere with your relationship with other ladies.
But this Lady of Champs-Elysees, please stay away from her."
Angelina frowned: "Are you serious?"
"Of course!" Ethan leaned close to Angelina's ear and whispered, "This person is not as simple as she seems.
In fact... I want to kill her.
But not for the time being.
Don't let her get close to you recently. If you want to have a party with friends, you must confirm the list first."
Angelina saw that Ethan was so cautious, so she nodded: "I know!"
When the two chatted about this, they suddenly put on a smile together because there were more guests.
...
After receiving everyone, the banquet officially rang the bell to start.
Aristocratic banquets usually ring the bell to announce that the banquet is about to begin.
Then the butler or concierge will lead the guests in and arrange their seats according to their status or position.
After the guests enter, there will generally be a welcoming reception, providing snacks and drinks to ease the tension between the guests.
Then the guests were seated under the guidance of the host, and were arranged according to family tree or social status.
Finally, of course, the family chef carefully prepared the wine and food.
The main dish that Ethan prepared tonight was Peking duck.
Yes, Peking duck.
The waitresses peeled the duck and served it on the table.
At first, Ethan was actually worried that everyone would not be able to get used to it, but in the end, he found that his worry was unnecessary.
In this era of frying, deep-frying and boiling, a carefully marinated and carefully roasted duck can obviously conquer everyone's taste buds.
Coupled with red wine and soothing music, the dining atmosphere can be imagined.
Dorov, the new patriarch of the Pearman family, was very conflicted at this time.
Because the Great Sword Saint took the two orcs to blame and held a celebration banquet, it showed that he had given up tracking down the real murderer.
As a victim family, he had no intention of dining today and didn't even want to come.
It was only because of the authority of the Great Sword Saint that he had to come.
However, after tasting this main dish called Peking Roast Duck, he felt much less upset.
Charlton of the Casillas family shared the same feeling as Dorov. After tasting the main dish, he also felt much better.
However, he never forgot his brother's revenge.
When the banquet entered the autonomous activity, he found Ethan.
Due to the status of the Casillas family, he was placed next to Ethan, so he only needed to turn his head to chat with Ethan.
He asked in a low voice: "Sir Ethan, everyone present knows that the two orcs are not the murderers, but you insist on closing the case.
I really want to ask, what is the real purpose of your celebration banquet?"
Ethan smiled slightly, turned his head, and whispered back: "You just need to believe me, I will not let the blood of my allies flow in vain.
Blood debt must be paid with blood!"
After hearing this, Charlton smiled knowingly, because everything was the same as he guessed.
So, he said no more and concentrated on tasting the food.
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