Du Wei didn't understand in his heart why the Alpha Guard Captain suddenly reminded him in a low voice, as if he was quite kind to him. The Guard Captain in his memory was an indifferent guy who treated everyone except the Earl.
It's not fake color.
When he reached the door of the study, Alpha stopped, took another deep look at Du Wei, showed a gentle smile on his lips, and then turned around and left.
Taking a deep breath, Du Wei opened the study door and walked in.
The Earl's Mansion in the imperial capital is much smaller in scale than the Luo Lin family's castle. The same goes for the study, which has far less books than the terrifyingly large study in Luo Lin's castle.
In fact, this study has been used by Count Raymond as an important conference room. Count Raymond was a military commander and was not a scholar. Naturally, he would not be as full of books as those old scholars.
In his study, there were only some necessary documents placed on two rows of bookshelves, but a large desk was filled with documents from the military headquarters.
The area around the study seemed quiet and there were no sentries, but Du Wei actually knew that this place was almost the most heavily guarded place in the Earl's Mansion!
Rich families that have been here for hundreds of years have naturally different backgrounds. The kind of one post at three steps and one sentry at five steps is basically the style of the nouveau riche. Everything is displayed in the open.
Although there was not a single guard standing guard around Count Raymond's study, Du Wei knew that Count Raymond had spent his whole life in the military, so naturally he had some shady dark forces at his disposal. Among them were some masters he had cultivated in private.
The reason why Alpha is so trusted by the count is because Alpha is responsible for leading this secret force.
On weekdays, no one is allowed to enter this study without the earl's order. If someone breaks in without entering this courtyard, they will know how powerful it is! Du Wei didn't understand these things back then, but now he is getting older, and gradually
Only then did he see the doorway. The courtyard, walls, and even some of the furnishings inside the study room seemed to have a faint fluctuation of magic power. It was obviously a clever magic circle. If an outsider broke in,
Once you enter, the magic circle will immediately issue a warning, and there are some hidden sentries deployed all year round, all of which are the secret weapons in the hands of Count Raymond.
For example, today, without Alpha's leadership, Du Wei alone would not be able to get in!
"Alpha must have some magic props on him, so it won't trigger a reaction from the magic circle." Du Wei guessed secretly.
Putting aside these distracting thoughts, Du Wei walked into the study and saw his father, the contemporary head of the Luo Lin family, Earl Raymond, sitting behind the desk. He held a quill in his hand, and his majestic face was covered with a trace of anger.
Hanqi frowned and looked carefully at a document with unknown contents in front of him.
Du Wei quietly walked in and stood in front of him. He didn't say anything, he just stood with his hands down, looking honest.
It wasn't until a long time later that Count Raymond seemed to come back to his senses. He wrote a few words on the document, put down the quill, raised his head, and glanced at Du Wei calmly. His eyes were very calm, neither happy nor angry.
As if there was no emotion at all regarding Du Wei's return. Du Wei raised his head and looked at his father calmly.
After a while, Earl Raymond said slowly: "Well, you are back."
Du Wei took a deep breath: "Yes, I'm back...father."
Count Raymond raised his eyebrows slightly, and there was a slight fluctuation in his calm eyes. He opened his mouth slightly. Then a faint smile slowly formed at the corner of his mouth, as if with a hint of mockery: "Oh... ...You called me father... Hehe! It has been more than ten years. If I remember correctly, this is the first time you have taken the initiative to call me 'father', right?"
As soon as these words came out, even though Du Wei had been fully prepared, he couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness in his heart.
Quietly looking at his father, he couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion in his heart.
He... seems to have aged a lot.
Count Raymond is now forty-nine years old. He is not much older than Guard Alpha, but he looks much older than Alpha! You know, Count Raymond is the patriarch of the Luo Lin family and comes from a martial arts family. His martial arts skills are definitely extraordinary. ! He can also be called a strong man in the imperial military! The Luo Lin family’s unique skills are naturally extraordinary.
But Count Raymond is still old. He is even a little tired.
That tall and great general who returned from the sea in triumph was now less than fifty years old. There were already many wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. Although his power was still undiminished when he looked at him, his age could not be concealed.
Even when I was sitting there, my body didn't seem to be as straight as before, but I was leaning on the chair a little tired.
As if he noticed that his son was distracted, Count Raymond coughed lightly, bringing Du Wei back from his wandering thoughts.
The earl slowly stood up from the chair. He was wearing a set of pure white cotton robes. This was a habit he had developed in the army. It was simple and comfortable. This hero general of the empire was not as fond as other nobles. Although he wears fancy clothes, he prefers clean and simple clothes.
He slowly walked around the table, walked to Du Wei, and stood in front of Du Wei, looking at Du Wei quietly and condescendingly.
Du Wei was a little confused for a moment, not knowing what his father was going to do.
Being shrouded in this majestic gaze for a long time, Du Wei carefully restrained his energy and sharpness, and stood honestly with his hands down, without even raising his head to meet his father's eyes.
"You... have grown up a bit." Suddenly, the earl sighed slowly, and his majestic voice became softer: "When you left home last year, your height only reached my chest, and now you have reached my shoulders!"
After Du Wei heard this, he couldn't help but tremble slightly... Was he standing so close to me just to see my size?
At this moment, he has completely lost his identity as a general and clan leader. This is purely a "typical" behavior of a father!
But just as a hint of emotion appeared in Du Wei's heart, another thought came to his mind, and several things seemed to flash in his eyes...
The crossbow that came out of the military!
military!
Taking a deep breath, Du Wei raised his head with a shy smile on his face: "Yes, father... It's just that my body is still too weak, and I don't look as powerful as you at all... I'm afraid it will take another two years." , my younger brothers will all grow taller than me."
Looking at the "smile" on his son's face, Earl Raymond's eyes flashed with a haze. He sighed and stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to hug Du Wei, but his hand was in the air, and after hesitation, it turned into With a shoulder-patting motion, he lightly patted Du Wei's shoulder twice, then retracted his hand.
Then, Count Raymond smiled bitterly: "You... forget it, I don't blame you. In fact, you must still hate me in your heart."
Du Wei didn't speak, just stood quietly.
Earl Raymond shook his head. He sighed, walked slowly back to the desk, sat down calmly, and then pointed to a chair in the study: "You can sit down too. Starting today, you have returned to the Imperial Capital.
Every move he makes represents the Luo Lin family...I...I was wrong."
Admit your mistake frankly?
Du Wei frowned secretly, not knowing what his father was going to say.
Earl Raymond looked at Du Wei's expression and snorted, then suddenly turned around and took out a delicate crystal wine bottle from the cabinet under his desk, and gently unscrewed the cap.
This is obviously a fine wine.
Earl Raymond had a smile on his face: "Well, no matter what you thought about me as a father in the past, now, I just want to have a good talk with you. Because starting from today, your first step into the imperial capital is
...Everything from now on is inevitable! Do you understand?"
Two exquisite crystal wine glasses were filled with red wine. Duwei and Count Raymond each held a wine glass. The study room was a bit dull, and both of them seemed to be immersed in the atmosphere of wine tasting, neither of them spoke first.
After a long time, a trace of surprise flashed in Count Raymond's eyes, he smiled slowly, and said: "I really didn't expect that I raised a good son! What a good son! I have really been wrong in these years...
Apart from anything else, your patience and calmness have already surprised me."
"Ever since I drove you out of the imperial capital and returned to Luolin Plain, I have been informed of every move you made there." Count Raymond spoke slowly. Du Wei was not surprised. As the patriarch of the family,
, it would be strange to say that he knew nothing about all his actions in Luolin Plain.
"It's only been a year, and you've come up with some things that amaze me. My son... hum, what about football? You can turn a small game into a money-making machine, and you've come up with those
Business, and that hot air balloon... I know, on your mother's birthday last time, there was something like the 'Forgiveness of the Goddess of Dawn'. That thing was called... fireworks, right? It was very good, very surprising. Luo Lin Pingyuan
It is our family's fiefdom. Although the family's income now has other channels, Luolin Plain can bring hundreds of thousands of gold coins to the family in taxes every year. But in one year, you don't take a single gold coin from the family, and you have to pay for it yourself.
Earned...oh, let me see...more than 140,000 gold coins, right?"