229 LEI FENG'S CARRIAGE RIDE

There was a six, seven-year-old boy sitting beside him. He had the same black hair and brown eyes as the Conde. One could immediately tell that they were related. But the boy beside Lei Feng was not really a seven-year-old boy but a half-elf instead. Just like him, he was also wearing the holographic choker that Argent gave them. And the face he had right now was that of the Conde's nephew. 

It had been two weeks since they departed from the southern area and resumed the identities of these people – the Conde, his nephew, his fiancée, and his captain of the guards. Lei Feng had been sharing a carriage with Janea since then while Argent had her own carriage. Jaxon, on the other hand, was riding a horse beside the carriage he was in. 

Truthfully, Lei Feng would rather ride a horse than stay inside this carriage all day. But that was something out of character for the Conde, so he could only stay put inside. 

For the past two weeks of their journey, Lei Feng only left the carriage during meal time and if they had to stay at a hotel or an inn during the night. If this continued on, he really thought he would start growing mushroom here. 

Not only that, this wig he was wearing was really itchy. As days passed, it was slowly getting on his last nerves. He even thought of just chopping off his real hair so he wouldn't have to wear the damn wig. But then, he thought of his mother. If he came back to Xing with a short hair, his mother would probably have a heart attack. After all, in Xing, long hair represented a lot of things. 

So, even if he truly wanted to just get rid of the wig and his hair, he couldn't. He could only be more patient. But he knew that his face must be growing darker and darker as the days passed. The half-elf wouldn't even try talking to him. He probably thought that he would just end up being yelled at or something. Lei Feng also didn't have the patience to explain to him his increasingly bad mood. And so, this resulted to a very quiet journey for the both of them. 

The only good thing about this travel was the fact that he could see Argent in various woman's clothing. Even though she was wearing a holographic mask, it was easy for Lei Feng to superimpose her real face over it. So, all he could see was Argent wearing a dress and not the woman she's impersonating.

With that thought in mind, he suddenly remembered that very morning after the night they took over these peoples' identities.

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He was already wearing the disguise of the Conde. Just as planned, he gave the unconscious Conde to one of Jaxon's subordinates. Of course, he didn't forget to inject him with the drug that Argent gave them. It went smoothly for him. He just hoped that it was the same for the other three.

When morning came, he quickly left the room he was in and went towards where Argent was. He had to know if nothing went wrong on her side. 

On his way, he met a maid who seemed to just walked out of Argent's room. The maid quickly made a respectful bow when she saw him. Lei Feng ignored her and continued walking. Because based on the Conde's character, he would definitely not greet back a maid. If he remembered correctly, she seemed to be the Conde's fiancée's personal maid. 

She probably helped Argent in getting dress. After all, in this world, ladies of noble standing usually have people helping them to dress. Not only ladies but also men as well. When he walked out of his room just now, a man was just about to knock on his door. If he's not mistaken, that was the Conde's valet. He's probably there to help him bathe and dress. 

Of course, how could he let that? Although he was of the same build as the Conde, their bodies were still hugely different. So, he dismissed the valet and just walked towards Argent's room.

But wait- wouldn't Argent be discovered if someone help her to dress? No, that maid just now didn't seem to find something weird. So, Argent probably found a way to not let her help her dress. 

With a sigh of relief, he continued walking.

When he arrived in front of the door, he knocked. 

"Who is it?" an unfamiliar woman's voice asked from inside.

Lei Feng was a bit startled before remembering that the holographic choker Argent gave them could change their voices to that of the person they're impersonating. So, the voice just now was most likely the voice of the Conde's fiancée.

"It's me," he said.

It didn't take a while before a woman wearing a blue dress opened the door. She looked elegant and gentle. He remembered that this was the face of the Conde's fiancée. But he also knew that the one standing in front of him was not her. Because if it was, then his heart wouldn't be beating so fast right now. 

It even became faster when she smiled at him, "Yes?"

And Lei Feng just knew that the one standing before him was Argent. 

He couldn't help but looked down at her dress, especially at the curve on her chest. Thousand of things entered his mind at that moment. But then it was immediately cut off when he felt something holding his chin and forcefully pushing his face up. Then his eyes collided with Argent's.

"Eyes on my face, pervert."

Lei Feng's whole face turned red when he heard that.

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That was such an embarrassing moment. He didn't even remember what they talked about after that or how the hell did he get back to his room. 

Argent in a dress was truly a killer. If it was her real face and not the Conde's fiancée's, Lei Feng might just go catatonic. Truly. There's no saving him. 

Janea, who had no idea what's going on inside the head of his carriage mate right now, was seriously looking at the view outside the window. Seeing the familiar scene, he couldn't help but say;

"We'll probably arrive at the capital the day after tomorrow. Just in time for the duke's birthday."

Lei Feng's thought was cut-off when he heard that. He sharply turned to the half-elf sitting beside him. "Whose birthday?"

Janea turned to the general. "The duke's – Argent Blackbourne. Jaxon said it would be his 15th birthday." 

Lei Feng was completely shocked hearing that answer. The only thing that went through his mind was – [What to do? I didn't prepare any gift!]