It's not that she particularly likes trench coats. It's just that among a bunch of dazzling classical clothes, a piece of modern clothing suddenly appeared, which really made her eyes light up. Besides, although this is a women's windbreaker, the overall look is still a neutral style with less obvious characteristics, so it is not so easy to arouse her resistance. No matter how you put it, she had been a straight man for decades in her previous life, so it would be a bit difficult to ask her to fully accept her female identity within a day or two. It would be too embarrassing for her to wear women's clothing like a skirt. Even if she forced herself to wear it, she would still feel uncomfortable. As a human being, the most important thing is to be happy. Why force yourself to do something you don’t like? "Okay, please turn around." Triss nodded and walked up with her windbreaker. "No need, just give it to me and I can put it on myself." Qi Ji was still not used to this lifestyle where he needed someone to serve him in everything - it's just putting on a coat, and he still needed someone else's help? "Miss Qi Ji, this is what servants do...eh?" Triss was about to explain the etiquette unique to the nobility when she found that the windbreaker she was holding suddenly disappeared, and her hands were empty. When I looked up, I saw Qi Ji had snatched the windbreaker from me at some point, spread it out, straightened it, and threw it behind him: "brush!--"
With the crisp sound of the fluttering corners of her clothes, she gracefully put her windbreaker on her shoulders. "Not bad! Just right." His arms went into the sleeves smoothly, and the hem just reached the knees, as if it was tailor-made. "Is Lunxi's body shape as a child so similar to mine now... Uh, what do you mean by that expression?" The two maids were standing there stupidly, staring at him in a daze. "..." The two of them were stunned for a while as if their computer had frozen. Then the young maid suddenly hugged the back of her head with both hands and exclaimed with a perverted look on her face: "Too handsome!" "Huh?" She didn't expect to be described as handsome. In her previous life, if a girl praised her for being handsome, she would be very happy. But now she is a girl, so it doesn't seem right no matter how you think about it! "Hehe... Miss Qi Ji, can you..." The maid's cheeks flushed strangely, and she approached step by step while swallowing her saliva, looking like a lecherous uncle who had bad intentions towards the girl, "... Just, just for a moment! Let me hug you... or, or pinch your face... please..." "You, don't come over here!" For the first time, Qi Ji felt a sense of crisis and took a step back cautiously. "Hey!" In the end, Triss was the calmest. She rushed forward, grabbed the young maid's arm, and pulled it apart. five minutes later-- "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Please forgive her for the offense!" Triss bowed to Qi Ji repeatedly without any coherence. She bowed very deeply, as if to express her sincere apology, but also as if to cover up the unnatural blush on her face. "Wow, this is so embarrassing..." As for the maid just now... after she came to her senses, she kept hiding her face in the corner, and Triss refused to come out no matter what. Ah this. Qi Ji was fooled again, thinking, isn't it just a change of clothes? Why did it give them such a big shock? Moreover, these two are both women, and they are both trained professional servants. Their emotional management ability must be far beyond that of ordinary people. "Tsk, could it be that I have awakened some new ability? Charm or something..." She was confused for a moment, "Hey, that should be a mirror, right?" At this moment, she saw a full-length mirror leaning against the wall. It had a silver-plated surface, a gilded frame, and was about one person tall. It was placed diagonally next to a set of wardrobes.
Come to think of it, I have never seen myself clearly until now... She has been in this world for two days and has been either on the street or in the forest. There was no mirror in the hotel last night, so she had no chance to observe her own image from a third-person perspective. "I want to see what I look like!" With the idea of not believing in evil, she quickly walked to the full-length mirror, wanting to take a glimpse of her beauty and see what kind of image could make everyone here so infatuated. Then, her breath stopped and her two thin and delicate eyebrows slowly raised in surprise. Chapter 37 Before the Dinner In Qi Ji's previous life, there were indeed many novels that described the appearance of female characters as stunning and alluring, but no matter how strong the author's writing skills were, they were just words after all and could only be regarded as a form of artistic expression. In real life, I have also seen some beautiful women with excellent appearance, which are enough to make people stunned at first glance and unforgettable. But to be honest... it's just like that. You might look at it a few more times and leave a deep impression, but it's not to the point where you can't walk, and it's definitely not to the point where you lose the ability to think as if you had a mental shock. She believes that after being influenced by the information explosion era, her aesthetic threshold has become quite high, and she can remain calm no matter how beautiful the girl is. But at this moment, facing the surprised girl in the mirror, her perception of "beauty" was still overturned. The person in the mirror looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, with her facial features and figure still somewhat immature, but even so, her soul-stirring charm was still as bright as the stars, instantly making the world shine. Black hair like cascading galaxies, cute and exquisite collarbones, a face as delicate as jade... Under the sunlight outside the window, she is simply a collection of all the beautiful things in the world. Hundreds of thoughts and thousands of words, all come together in one sentence - "I'm so fucking good looking!" She finally understood why the maid was so out of control. Her temperament was already remote and ethereal, like the starry sky hanging high in the sky, projecting a brilliant and mysterious strange temptation. This rather neutral long trench coat gives her an invisible sense of gloom, crisis and aggression... in layman's terms, it means "cool" and "cool". These two auras, which seem to be very different but actually have similar essences, collide and merge with each other, eventually forming an ultimate temptation that transcends gender and is popular with both men and women. Not to mention others, even she herself, facing the reflection in the mirror, found it a little overwhelming. I want to rush into the mirror... pull her out, hug her tightly in my arms and love her wantonly... "call!--" Qi Ji took a deep breath, then exhaled heavily, using his own rationality to suppress the desires in his heart. "Damn it, who can stand this..." After finally regaining her senses, she quickly looked away from the mirror. "Let's go, let's go, this is it!" She didn't want to stay in this closet any longer. She was really not interested in changing clothes. Triss held the folded black cloak in her hand and said, "Do you want us to clean the cloak for you?" Qi Ji raised his head slightly and thought for a moment: "Can it be dried before tomorrow?" Although she liked this coat, the cloak was, firstly, an outfit for appearance, so it must have an irreplaceable magical quality; secondly, it had a hood, which could cover her face very well, and would make her movements more convenient in some occasions.
In short, she wanted to get it back into her hands as soon as possible. "The sunshine has been nice these past few days," Triss nodded. "If we clean it now, it should be dry by noon tomorrow." "That's fine, go wash it." "Okay, Miss Qiji." Triss handed the cloak to the young maid who had finally calmed down, and then led Qiji to the flower hall: "The dinner will be held in the backyard. Before the venue is set up, please wait in the flower hall, Miss Qi Ji." After returning to the flower hall, Qi Ji sat on a chair and looked at the scene outside the floor-to-ceiling window casually. The "backyard" that Triss mentioned is actually the large green lawn behind the house. In the flower hall with a wide view, you can see everything behind the house through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The grass in the backyard was trimmed very flat, and there were a dozen simply dressed men busy at work, sweating profusely as they moved some objects, such as tables and chairs, bonfire racks, and platform supports. “What a grand display…” After staying in the closet with the maid for so long, it was almost dusk and the golden light was gradually dimming. "Miss Qi Ji, have you changed your clothes?" The sound of a door opening was heard behind her, followed by Lunxi's surprised shout. "Well, this one is quite to my liking." Qi Ji stood up and turned to face Lun Xi, "Hey, this outfit of yours looks pretty good." During the tea party, Lunxi's clothes were simple and plain. But now, she changed into a royal blue sleeveless dress without a bustle, and the hem of the dress naturally fell to the bottom of her thighs, revealing her lovely and attractive shoulders and jade-smooth slender calves. She was wearing suede high-heeled sandals. Her five fingers, as smooth as pearls, were neatly arranged on her white jade-like feet, and her pink and translucent toenails looked like mica flakes. Sapphire blue has very high requirements for skin color, and it will make you look dark if you are not careful. However, as a noble, Lunxi takes good care of himself, and his skin color is considered fair among Westerners, so he can definitely pull it off. I believe that in the night, this outfit can make her youthful and lively temperament more solemn and formal. "Thank you very much," Lunxi smiled shyly, then walked forward impatiently, "Let me see which one you chose!" "Uh, you'd better be prepared..." Qi Ji frowned warily. Before she could finish, Lunxi paused, her ears turned slightly red, and her little hands scratched the air in front of her uncontrollably. "Wow! So cool!" Qi Ji actually saw a lustful expression on her face, "So, so cute! Can I hug you!?" "no!" Qi Ji refused without any room for negotiation! Although it was just a hug, it didn't seem to be a big deal. To be honest, it was a pleasure for her to be hugged by a beautiful girl. But looking at the loving eyes of the other party, who knows if she can still keep her sanity after really agreeing? Once the door is opened, if Lunxi can't stop, then the fun will be great. "All right……" Lunxi pursed her lips in great disappointment, but did not force it. I don’t know what reason she used to convince herself, as she was so fierce just a second ago. "Just to apologize to that Lanchester, your father made such a big fuss?" Having escaped the danger, Qi Ji breathed a sigh of relief, tied the belt around his waist, wrapped himself tightly, and then pointed to the half-decorated area in the backyard.
Although the preparations have not been fully completed, it can still be seen that the scale of this banquet is not small. There are five long Western-style dining tables alone, and both sides are lined with dining chairs covered with brocade cushions. If it was full, there would be about 70 or 80 people. It was a bit too grand just for Lanchester. "I just asked my father," Lancey looked a little unnatural when talking about Edward, "He said he also invited people from the Hodge-Tongzhongkai family...but I don't know who will come." The Hodge-瞳中脚 family is one of the four great noble families of Stio. The head of the family is Baron Langman Hodge-瞳中脚, who has three children, two boys and one girl. "Is that so? That does make sense." Qi Ji understood. If the Hodge-Tong Zhongfei family accepted the invitation, then no matter who came to the banquet, it would be a banquet involving three noble forces, and it would seem too hasty to prepare only half a day in advance. "Someone is coming." The two chatted for a while, and Qi Ji saw the old man walking out of the right wing woods with a few unfamiliar faces. "Let me see." Lunxi narrowed his eyes and focused his attention on the person who came. As a skilled warrior, her eyesight is of course far inferior to Qi Ji's, but she is a transcendent after all, and is definitely better than ordinary people. If she were on Earth, she would be able to see the lowest level of the E-character vision chart. This distance was still within her visual range. “Hey, isn’t this…Wadin!?” "what?" Qi Ji looked over there and really saw the young and arrogant figure at the end of the team. At the same time, he also sensed a familiar spiritual fluctuation. When she discovered this group of people, they had just walked out of the woods, and some of them were still in the woods, so she didn't see Wadin at first. "I know the others. They are all from the older generation of the Hodge-Tongzhongfei family." Lunxi glanced at the people in front of him, and finally turned his gaze back to Wadin, who was walking with his head held high. "Yes, Wadin is a noble from another place - I remember his name was 'Silk Carpet'? - When he came to Stio, he must have visited the local nobles. He just happened to meet the dinner that my father prepared for Lanchester." "Wow, this is getting lively." Qi Ji was happy, "They are all acquaintances." "Hey, Miss Qi Ji." Lun Xi's handsome and fair face showed a smile, "I have a feeling... you might gain something from the banquet tonight." Chapter 38 Everyone is in their place Looking up at the starry night sky, Lanchester was a little absent-minded. In the morning, old man Iris sent someone to his house to inform him that in order to express his apology for Lunxi's reluctance to attend the dinner last night, he specially organized a new dinner party and invited him to attend. If it were Lanchester a few days ago, he might have rushed over happily. Because Lunxi would definitely appear, this was another great opportunity to win her favor. This Stio was undoubtedly a great beauty, and she had always been his ideal type, and his father also approved of his pursuit of her. It was said that the process of annexing the Iris family's power could be accelerated through marriage... but that was not something he should worry about at the moment. He was only responsible for picking up girls, practicing, and enjoying life. He was wearing an exquisite and fashionable white velvet suit. He held the sword at his waist with one hand and held up the goblet with the other, taking a sip of the clear and transparent imperial red wine. The sweet, spicy and mellow wine slightly relieved the depression in my heart, and an inexplicable sense of superiority arose spontaneously. "Old Iris seemed to think that I ended the celebration party early last night because Lunxi didn't come?" He smiled indifferently, "Tsk, he is really old and confused. How can his family have such a big reputation? He is just an outdated and impoverished old aristocrat..."
Old Edward misunderstood Lanchester. In fact, Lanchester didn't really care whether Lanchester came or not. In the past, he might have been a little angry. But now it was different. Lanchester was no longer thinking about Lancy, the only daughter of the Iris family, but another strange girl who completely refreshed his cognition. He canceled the celebration banquet early just to free himself up so that he could have people secretly collect intelligence on Qi Ji's movements in the city, so as to facilitate his next offensive. "I wonder how the rat people are doing with their investigation..." If nothing unexpected happens, those people's work has almost been completed.