Chapter Twenty-Two: The Invitation

  That night, when Ye Feng and Oola returned to the Duke's mansion with their spoils of war, Oola found that Nia had already come back. She was sitting in the great hall, flipping through account books by lamplight.

  "Huh? Didn't you guys go out to inspect the estate? How did you get back so quickly? I thought you'd be staying out for a night!" Oola said with some disappointment, reaching out to grab a dessert from the table.

  "Go wash your hands first." Niya lifted her head from the account book, and slapped his hand to the side. Then she smiled at Ye Fengzhan and said: "This is all thanks to Ye Feng's stirrup. With the stirrup, riding a horse is much safer and more comfortable. It's really a genius invention, just a simple little thing, why didn't anyone think of it before?"

  Oola washed her hands and ran back, took a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth, saying: "By the way, sis, do you know? We gave Dobella a good scolding today."

  Nia interrupted Oola's words and said: "No need for you to say more, I already know."

  She put down the account book in her hand and stared at Ye Feng, saying: "No matter what you do, I believe in you. I believe that you will not harm us."

  Ye Feng smiled and felt Nia's trusting gaze, his heart skipped a beat. But only for a moment, it immediately returned to normal.

  Euler munched on some snacks, looked around and asked: "Where's Diana?"

  "She's probably still riding, practicing her sword moves on horseback, seems like she's already obsessed." Nia pointed to the backyard, paused for a moment, and then bit the joint of her left index finger thoughtfully, saying: "But I've always felt that something was off about her these past two days, have you guys noticed anything?"

  Oola and Yefeng exchanged a glance, shaking their heads in unison. Nia looked puzzled, muttering to herself: "What's gotten into her? These past two days, she's been involuntarily smiling like an idiot and constantly blushing?"

  She paused for a moment and said to both of them: "Will you help me take a look at her?"

  Ye Feng nodded slightly, while Oola rolled her eyes and said weakly: "Got it."

  Niya looked at them with some unease, then her attention returned to the account book, and she completely forgot about the matter.

  Yefeng brought Oola to the backyard, where Diana was riding a sorrel horse on the track, galloping wildly. As she ran, she swung her long sword in her hand, cutting through the fruits and vegetables placed on the wooden stakes by the side of the road.

  Diana saw them coming, reined in her warhorse, and dismounted. As soon as she saw Ye Feng, she seemed to be startled, her face suddenly turned red again, and she looked very uncomfortable. A pair of beautiful eyes were like a thief's guilty conscience, darting around everywhere, but not looking at Ye Feng's face.

  Ou La didn't notice, he pointed at the chestnut horse and exclaimed in surprise: "This... isn't this the most ferocious Chi Feng? You've tamed it?"

  Diana gradually calmed down. She turned her head, affectionately patted the horse's neck and said: "Of course. With Ye Feng's designed stirrup and saddle, Chi Feng is now very obedient. And I found that with these two things, riding on the horse can easily perform chopping actions without worrying about losing balance and falling off. It's really too convenient."

  She gazed at Ye Feng with sparkling eyes and said, "I'm sure that with the help of these two things, the cavalry will undergo a heaven-shaking change in the future. They will no longer be auxiliary troops, but will leap to become the main force on the battlefield."

  Yefeng smiled and said, "You're no longer arguing with me."

  Seeing a flash of shyness and anger in Diana's eyes, Ye Feng hastily changed the subject and said: "However, your movements just now were somewhat incorrect."

  As expected, Diana's attention was immediately diverted: "Huh? What's wrong?"

  Ye Feng took the long sword from her hand, swung it twice and said: "Firstly, a long sword is not suitable for use on horseback. The best weapon is Aberdeen's curved knife, which is very beneficial for chopping movements on horseback. The arc-shaped blade cuts through flesh, travels a long distance, cuts deep enough, and has great destructive power."

  Diana looked at him with interest and said, "Go on, what's the second one?"

  Yefeng pulled over her war horse, mounted it, and rode a circle. Turning back, she let the servants take another batch of melons and fruits and put them on the tree stump.

  He rode in from afar, his legs constantly tapping the horse's belly, and the warhorse's speed continued to increase. Feeling the strong wind blowing towards him, he heard the sound of the warhorse's iron hooves hitting the ground with a crisp and rhythmic tone, and silently praised: What a good horse.

  When the war horse galloped past the first tree stump, Ye Feng suddenly drew his sword, as if using a knife. His right hand stretched out, with the blade flat and only making small swings when passing by the tree stump, cutting those melons in two with the most effortless motion.

  He reined in his war horse, then jumped down and said: "The power of cavalry lies in its speed. Even when you're chopping people down, it's best not to slow down. If the cavalry loses its speed, even a peasant with a dung fork can easily take you down."

  Diana gazed at him with almost worshipful eyes and asked: "And the third?"

  Ye Feng looked at her delicate lips and suddenly remembered that kiss on that day, involuntarily saying: "Let me have a kiss first, then I'll tell you."

  Diana's eyes flashed with a hint of shyness, then turned into a raging inferno. Ye Feng silently cursed his bad luck, but it was too late. Diana had already taken two steps forward and punched him in the stomach, instantly bending him over like a shrimp.

  Diana looked at her own fist in disbelief and said: "Why didn't you dodge?"

  Ye Feng lay on the ground, twitching for half a day, before finally saying: "I was a bit rude earlier, and getting punched is the punishment I deserved. However, it's not entirely my fault, who made you so good-looking?"

  Diana's face turned red again, and she didn't know what to do for a moment. After a while, she said: "You... are you okay? The sky is already late, I... I want to go send the horse to the stable."

  Having said that, he turned his head and jumped onto his war horse, whipping it into a frenzy, galloping away at top speed.

  Ye Feng covered his stomach and struggled to get up from the ground, looking at her back and saying in a low voice: "What kind of joke is this? We were just getting along fine, and suddenly you turn around and attack so quickly. Who can dodge that?"

  Ouyang felt dizzy as soon as he heard his words, thinking to himself: As expected of my mentor, just from the shameless perspective alone, it's enough for me to learn for several years.

  As the night fell, everyone sat at the table ready to have dinner. A servant walked in with an invitation in his hand and handed it over to the duke, saying something softly before retreating to one side.

  Nia saw the Duke's face was somewhat surprised, so she asked: "Who sent the invitation?"

  "It's from Miss Aphrodite," said the duke, opening the invitation and glancing at it before looking up to say, "She invites all of us to go to a vineyard called Twelve Trees outside the city tomorrow to watch her latest musical performance."

  Ouyang heard this and hastily asked: "What is the name of the opera?"

  "The name of the opera is..." The Duke looked at the invitation and read out the name, then raised his head to look at everyone and said: "The Golden Armor Warrior"

  Nia felt like she had heard this place name somewhere before. She thought for a moment and suddenly her face changed color. "We can't go!"

  The duke looked somewhat strange and asked: "Can't go?"

  Niya ignored the duke and put down the knife and fork in her hand, looking tense as she said to Ye Feng: "You still remember, you asked me to find out where that fat guy from the Prime Minister's house went yesterday?"

  Ye Feng was also taken aback. He, Oola and Diana exchanged glances with each other before saying in unison with Nia: "Twelve Trees!"

  The duke looked rather strange. He pushed away the dishes in front of him, leaned back against the chair and asked: "What are you people doing? Can you tell me?"

  Nina briefly explained a few sentences to him. The duke only then knew that so many things had happened in the past two days.

  He gazed out of the window at the moonlight flowing in, and with a thoughtful expression, he fiddled with the invitation in his hand, lost in thought for a while.

  He turned around, picked up a pen and wrote a few words on a piece of paper, then handed it to the servant, saying: "You go tell the messenger that we will arrive tomorrow."

  Nia frowned and said, "Dad, are you listening to what I'm saying?"

  The duke blinked and said, "I heard that it's just a vineyard, not a dragon's lair or a tiger's den. Besides, Aphrodite is a great beauty, her poetry is also very good, I'm looking forward to having another good exchange with her in art. Last time she came to our house, she sang and left, too hasty. I didn't even have time to say two more words to her. What a pity."

  Niya was furious, stood up, pushed the chair hard and shouted: "Love you to death, I don't care about you anymore."

  After finishing speaking, he turned his head and left.

  Sorry for the delay, just finished watching a movie. Those American kids actually turned "Star River Station 3" into a satirical drama, impressive!

  Friend recommendation Xiao Yufei's military masterpiece, special forces toxin story, interested readers can go take a look