Chapter Thirty-Five: Returning Home

  Ling Na drove the ox cart to the front of the duke's mansion, stopped the cart, got down from it, bowed to Ye Feng and said: "Lord Ye, I think my task is already completed. I still need to go back and find our young lady. We'll meet again in the future."

  Having said that, without waiting for Ye Feng to speak, she turned around and walked into the crowd of people coming and going.

  Ye Fengmu watched her back, feeling very surprised. At the same time, he also felt a strong curiosity about Afu Luo, who had such skills.

  A peerless beauty, wandering among the various forces on the mainland, yet emerging unscathed. Sitting on an equal footing with a world-renowned general who shakes the heavens, without being outdone in the slightest. Dealing with people and things with great ease and generosity, now able to casually produce 150,000 gold coins for disaster relief without batting an eyelid.

  And her compassionate heart also made me, who had long become hard-hearted, feel a twinge of guilt in front of her.

  A cart loaded with goods came from the main road, blocking his view. After the cart passed by, Lingna's figure had already disappeared in the crowd.

  Ye Feng gathered his emotions and looked at Diana, who was still fast asleep. He felt a slight sense of guilt in his heart, as he had initially intended to play with her and then leave. But the Duke's family, especially this girl, had given him too much. It felt like they were family, making it impossible for him to just walk away.

  He gently shook Diana awake and said, "Wake up, we're home."

  Diana murmured a few times before waking up. She rubbed her eyes and looked at the familiar large gate of the duke's mansion. "Oh" she said, slowly getting down from the carriage, wincing in pain with each step.

  At this time, the gatekeeper had already entered the mansion to report to the duke. Orla ran out first and saw Diana, cheered and rushed up, jumped into her arms, and knocked Diana back two steps. She involuntarily hummed a light sound, with a hint of pain on her face.

  Orra hastily dismounted and carefully examined her from head to toe, asking repeatedly: "How are you? Has that scoundrel Poseidon hurt you? Nia took the cavalry to rescue you, did you meet?"

  Diana felt a warmth in her heart, just as she was about to speak, she remembered something and simply shook her head lightly.

  "All right, Orla. Diana must have been exhausted last night, so don't bother her anymore and let her go in to get some rest." The duke appeared at the door.

  He strode up to Diana's side, reached out and removed a piece of straw that was stuck to her head, then opened his arms and hugged her tightly, planting a gentle kiss on her smooth forehead. "Welcome home, kiddo."

  Ye Feng couldn't help but admire the old fox. He had come up with a clever move, one that could indeed win people's hearts. Even if Diana was originally dissatisfied with the trouble he had caused, looking at her moved expression now, it seemed that all had been forgotten.

  The duke finished speaking and turned around, loudly instructing the servants to prepare a room for Diana to rest and bathe.

  Eula leaned forward and sniffed Diana's body with force, saying: "Your scent is quite strange."

  Diana glanced at Ye Feng with a guilty conscience, reached out and gave Oola an exploding pastry, saying: "It's none of your business, kid."

  Her voice was low and husky, startling Oola.

  Oola rubbed her head and said: "You... what's wrong with your throat?"

  Diana suddenly jumped up and gave him a loud slap, angrily saying: "Mind your own business."

  She finished speaking, her hands pressed against her sore waist, and walked in with a limp.

  Ye Feng saw the Duke and his son turn around to look at him, dryly laughed twice, said: "Today's weather seems like... haha..." then turned his head and ran inside.

  The duke looked at them, stroking his chin and chuckling to himself. With his seasoned eyes, although he didn't know what had happened, it wasn't hard to tell that something was amiss with them. He muttered to himself, "It seems Nia still needs to work harder. This kind of thing where speed is everything, she must seize the opportunity tightly, or else there will be nothing left for her."

  He took a look at Oola's puzzled face, staring blankly at himself, patted his head, smiled and walked in without saying a word.

  The sound of horseshoes echoed, and Nia led the crowd back on horseback.

  They had already learned from the mouth of the gatekeeper that Diana was back, and they completely put their minds at ease. Everyone remembered a scene seen in the Oshus manor and couldn't help but talk loudly.

  These soldiers have traced back to the third generation of Odysseus' family, proving that their family has a glorious tradition and long history since ancient times.

  Then they start guessing and judging their families, as well as who else is or will be the inheritor of that glorious tradition, who can carry on that tradition and make it even more glorious, and other profound questions about human genetics and evolution. That kind of enthusiasm would even make Darwin himself concede defeat and admit his inferiority.

  If it weren't for the presence of Nia, a woman, everyone would have already started describing the lower three roads. Even so, Nia listened to them with a red face on the side. I didn't expect these men who usually like to drink beer and have bad breath to be so vicious when gossiping.

  They arrived at the gate, dismounted one after another, and walked in chatting and laughing with each other. It seemed as if they hadn't even seen Oola standing at the entrance.

  Orra listened to the crowd speaking in words he couldn't understand, and just as he grabbed onto someone and hadn't even asked a question, that person mumbled a couple of sentences and turned around to leave, not putting the future Duke of Sinea, the current heir to the dukedom, Lord Orra, in his eyes at all.

  He rubbed his head, pouted and said disappointedly: "What's wrong with these people today? Hmph!"

  A ladle of warm water was poured over her shoulder, and Diana let out a comfortable sigh. Although she had drunk quite a bit of the honeyed drink, her voice was still somewhat hoarse.

  She sat in the marble-lined bath, where she could see her flawless body through the clear warm spring water, and thought of that crazy night, her face couldn't help but flush again.

  A burst of footsteps came, Nia pushed open the door and slipped in quietly. Diana hastily slid into the water, leaving only her head outside.

  Nia came over to her side and whispered: "How is it? How does it feel?"

  Diana was startled and blushed, pretending she hadn't understood, and whispered: "What what?"

  Nia sneered and leaned in close to her ear, saying: "Don't pretend anymore, I just came out of Oseus's manor too, I've seen everything."

  Diana almost submerged her head in the water, her whole body red like a cooked lobster, hanging her head and saying in a low voice: "Although it was a bit painful at first, the feeling after getting used to it is not bad."

  Niya O'rann said: "You put Poseidon's two people on the bed, how can it hurt?"

  "Diana let out a low cry of surprise and said: 'You're talking about this thing!'"

  "Yes, I've called everyone over to listen to this matter." Nia looked at her strangely and said, "What do you think I'm saying?"

  Diana was at a loss for words and stuttered: "I... I..."

  At this time, a large group of maidservants came in chattering and surrounded the two people, which just relieved her embarrassment.

  A maid named Tong brought two cups of drinks and handed them to Nia and Diana. Then she picked up the tray and asked excitedly, "Miss, does Lord Poseidon really play... that with people?"

  Niya glanced at the crowd sitting in a circle, gazing eagerly at her maidservants. She calmly took a sip of her drink and slowly put down the cup, satisfying everyone's appetite.

  "She then said, 'Of course, at that time it wasn't just me, but also Malo, Bill, Phyllis, Bordeaux...' She rattled off a string of names and then said, 'Everyone saw it with their own eyes.'"

  One of the maids covered her forehead with her hand and cried out in anguish, "No, I liked Lord Poseidon the most! Ahh!"

  Another maid impatiently pushed her into the water, with a fierce flame of Ba Gua burning in her eyes, urging Nia: "Don't mind this damn old woman. Miss, what was the situation at that time? Speak quickly, speak quickly."

  Nia dodged the splashing water, gesturing with her hand, and continued: "At that time, that bastard Oshus kicked open the door with one foot, everyone rushed in like a swarm of bees, and then saw Poseidon lying on the bed with a middle-aged man who looked suspicious, and there were still many...".

  The maids widened their innocent and pure eyes, perked up their ears to listen, and from time to time followed Nia's description of the plot, making bursts of exclamations.

  This is a great topic of conversation, and if it's processed through one's own artistic skills and told to the aunties selling vegetables on the street, they might be so shocked that their eyeballs pop out. Who knows, maybe you can even get an 80% discount when buying things from them, or it's not impossible that they'll give it to you for free.

  Diana let out a sigh and slipped away to one side, finding a corner where she sat down quietly by herself.

  She leaned against the edge of the pool, picked up her water cup and took a small sip. Looking at those little girls shouting and laughing, Diana suddenly felt like she had matured a lot.

  Normally, although she didn't like to talk about these things, she had already perked up her ears and listened without missing a single word. She wouldn't be as leisurely as now, hiding on the side.

  Is it really like what was said in the "Golden Armor Warrior" by the Afrodite Dance Troupe: having done it or not, is just different?

  "At that time, under the gaze of everyone, Oedipus felt it was really too humiliating. In a fit of rage, he snatched the long sword from the wall and swung his arm to chop off Poseidon's head."

  "Ah!" A maid was too nervous, covering her eyes with her hand and asked: "Did he chop it off?"

  The rest of them also held their breath and listened intently as Nia continued to speak.

  Just then, the bathroom door was kicked open with a loud bang, scaring all the maids into letting out a shrill cry and hugging each other in fright.

  After Euler kicked open the door, he rushed in without any scruples.

  "He exclaimed loudly in a flustered tone: 'Something terrible has happened!'"

  Nina frowned and said, "Why are you like a completely black crow, ah, ah, shouting randomly? Don't be flustered about everything, remember that you're the duke's heir, do things with stability..."

  She scolded Oola for half a day before she suddenly remembered why Oola had run over and asked: "What's wrong again?"

  Oola innocently blinked her eyes, and as per Niya's request, maintained a serious demeanor for half the day until she became somewhat impatient, before saying: "Ye Feng's wife has arrived!"

  Nia's water bottle slipped from her hand and fell to the ground, "crashing" into pieces. Diana's cup, on the other hand, made a "splash" as it fell into the water.

  The two of them shouted in unison: "Why are you saying this now!"