69novels Chapter 403: The Joy of Homecoming
Chapter 403: The Joy of Homecoming
Chapter 403 The Joy of Homecoming
On the main road of Xingshi Town, a horse-drawn carriage was moving slowly. The horse pulling the carriage was very satisfied with the solid road surface under its feet, and at the same time, it was looking at the strange scenery around it with curious eyes.
This poor horse that ran from the capital had never seen the scenery of the north.
Pieces of farmland covered with sheds are scattered around, and factories emitting black smoke are next to each other.
"Wow, there have been huge changes here!"
When Li was heading to the royal capital, he also passed by Xingshi Town. At that time, the main industry of Xingshi Town was still mining, and most of the people coming and going were horse-drawn carriages carrying ore.
Now, all the empty land has been built with factories. When walking on the road, you can clearly feel that the air quality has deteriorated.
The rapid development of industrialization has promoted the process of urbanization.
The carriage driven by Li and Xiaoli took a long time to get onto the main road before arriving at the original town area.
The stone houses of the old times are completely different in style from the reinforced concrete buildings of industrialized buildings.
When Li looked at those stone houses now, he felt familiar with them.
"Master, please be careful, we are wanted criminals!"
Xiaoli held down the noisy Li and grabbed a piece of rag from behind to cover Li's face.
"Xiao Li, we are already in Xingshi Town, so don't make such a fuss. This is our territory."
Starstone Town is the land managed by the Freyr family, and Carton's villa is located here.
Coming here, Li felt like he was back home. Carton was his sworn brother, and he couldn't just arrest Li and send him back to the capital to claim the reward.
After Li Gang finished saying these words confidently, he saw a group of people dressed as adventurers on the side of the road, and they set their sights on Li and Xiaoli.
They whispered to each other and took out magic scrolls to point at Li.
The next moment, several adventurers formed a combat formation and surrounded the carriage.
"Hahaha~ Brother Li, you two are so unlucky that someone actually tied you up like a dumpling and sent you to me!"
After the adventurers captured Li and Xiaoli, they took them directly to the City Lord's Mansion to claim their reward.
Carton walked around Li and Xiaoli twice, then took out a bag of gold coins and threw them directly to the adventurers.
The adventurer left satisfied, and Li untied the rope easily.
"Carton, you dare to laugh at me, aren't you afraid that I will hit your head and make it explode?"
Li stood in front of Carton and found that he had to look up to meet Carton's eyes.
"What did you eat, you little brat? How did you grow so tall?"
Li is not short, rounding up, he is 1.8 meters tall.
Now Carton is a head taller than Li.
Li clearly remembered that the last time he saw Katon, his forehead just reached the tip of his nose.
Cotton touched his nose embarrassedly. He didn't expect that he would grow so fast.
"Everything goes smoothly, and I grow taller by accident~"
The fact that Cotton grew taller was all thanks to Li's treatment.
Li's treatment methods repaired the hidden dangers in Carton's body and laid a solid foundation for him to grow into a strong young man.
It was a long-awaited meeting, and Carton immediately offered a warm welcome.
The lunch prepared by the head maid Himanda herself brought the two sides closer together again.
"You're doing pretty well, not only have you made a great success in business, you've also become a regional manager~"
Although Carton himself was a powerful noble appointed by the kingdom, the ability to enter the city lord's mansion and take charge of local government affairs was a right that Carton had fought for himself.
Li was generous with his praise, but the opponent, Katon, seemed to feel very guilty.
"Brother Li, you're too kind. I don't really like to get involved in those matters."
Seeing that Cotton looked unhappy, Li put down the knife and fork he was using to deal with the delicious food.
"Carton, we are brothers without any blood relationship. If you have any difficulties, please tell me and I will help you with some advice."
Carton was a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he finally told the truth.
"Brother Li, you don't understand. I have to stay in the City Lord's Mansion to handle official business because I have no choice!"
Li Gang wanted to inquire further about why he had no choice, when he saw the door of the restaurant being kicked open.
"You stinky little brother! You didn't even call me for dinner!"
The damaged lock core bounced on the ground, and Li clearly saw that some metal parts fell into the soup bowl in front of him.
Taking his eyes off the bowl of soup, Lee's attention instantly focused on the intruder.
The increasingly straight figure, the cute rosy little mouth, the big and lively eyes, and the irrepressible heroic spirit tempted Li to look at Lian three times.
It’s really a feast for the eyes!
"Lee! You're back!"
The moment Lian realized that Li was there, she immediately shifted her attention away from her brother.
Cotton touched his chest and was grateful for Li's return. If Li hadn't been here, he would have been in trouble again today.
"Lian, long time no see~"
Lian was wearing protective gear for training and holding a wooden sword in her hand. The joy of reuniting with Li made Lian feel happy from the bottom of her heart.
Lian raised the wooden sword and chopped it down at Li's head.
Li's head was hit and it made a loud bang, but it didn't hurt. However, Lian's novel way of greeting made Li very surprised.
"Carton, did your sister hurt her head too?"
"…Why do you want to use it?"
Lian was excited for a while before she sat down after everyone's persuasion.
Lian's cheeks were red, and after the initial excitement, she suddenly became shy again.
Himanda moved the contaminated food away and served everyone a new portion.
When handing the plate to Li, Ximanda gave caring instructions.
"Uncle, be careful of the heat."
"Pfft! Son-in-law! Lord Himandha! Please don't make fun of me!"
Seeing that Li immediately refuted when he heard the title of son-in-law, Lian's expression suddenly turned cold.
The two of them were obviously engaged, but Li refused to accept it. It must be those vixens who stole Li's heart!
"Wait a minute! What's going on with engagement?!"
Li was afraid that Ximanda would give him another critical hit, so this time he turned around and asked Katon.
Carton took a sip of the soup gracefully, smacked his lips, and began to explain to Li.
"Himanda, give me some pepper."
Himandha nodded and ran to the kitchen to get the spices.
"Carton, I'm asking you something important, how can you care about Pepper!"
"Well, it's like this. Brother Li, you have done a great favor to our family. My sister wanted to repay you, so she went to talk to Aunt Rose. Aunt Rose was very satisfied and decided to arrange an engagement for you two."
"There's also my mother's story involved!"
Li found that he couldn't eat at all. He had to go home quickly and sort out these things!
Lian grabbed Li's sleeve pitifully, her eyes filled with tears, and she made a shallow sound.
"you hate me?"
“…I don’t hate it.”
"Then why can't we get engaged?"
"…Lian, can you be a little more normal!"