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Two days of time passed in the blink of an eye. Lan Feng didn't dare to go out at all. All day long, there was a large group of wandering poets outside the manor. As long as anyone left the Duke's Mansion, regardless of their status or status, they would immediately surround them like a leech seeing blood.

In the morning, when the little maid who went out to buy food ran back to the house, crying, she was frightened by a large group of bards.

According to the pretty little maid, more than thirty people surrounded her the moment she stepped out of the door, asking all sorts of questions without interruption. For example, what Young Master Lan Feng had for breakfast today, why did he cancel the engagement between Young Master Lan Feng and Miss Yun Na, and whether or not His Majesty was really prepared to betroth the little princess to him, or whether or not the little maid had a special relationship with Young Master Lan Feng, etc.

Within the two days after Lan Feng arrived at his home, Duke Longth forbade him to see anyone. It wasn't until the matter with the little maid finally happened, that he was finally brought from the small courtyard to the hall by Duke Longth himself.

There were quite a few people sitting in the hall. Seeing his grandfather's worried expression, Lan Feng had roughly guessed a few things and asked: "Grandfather, if you have something to say, just say it. I know this matter will be very troublesome."

Duke Longth sighed and said helplessly, "Lan Feng, it's good that you understand. Rumors had been flying all over the capital over the past two days. Of course, this was no big deal. After a while, it calmed down. The key issue right now is the Monte family and the Bolan family. You killed their grandson, so even if His Majesty and Pope were to protect them wholeheartedly, and even announced an order not to pursue the matter, do you think that they will let this matter rest? "

"No way!" Lan Feng shook his head, frowned and said softly: "This time, they have almost severed the bloodline of the other two families, and they almost rebelled two days ago. His Majesty has once again charged them with their crimes, and all of their anger will be transferred to me. This hatred cannot be resolved. "

"Yeah. "So, do you think you can protect yourself?" Duke Longth asked again.

Lan Feng shook his head once again and said with a wry smile, "I've also been thinking these past few days. If it's only against me on the surface, then I'm naturally not afraid. But His Majesty has ordered me to do so, and they also have an understanding of my strength. As long as I'm in the limelight, they will definitely send experts to assassinate me. It's easy to dodge on the open, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. Even if it's the Battle Sage s, they would still die if they were faced with constant sneak attacks and assassinations.

Duke Longth stood up, walked to the front of him and gently caressed his head, sighing softly, "Lan Feng, you have grown up. Four years of tolerance in adversity has caused your character to far surpass your peers. Only in this way will I be able to let you leave! "

"Leave?" Lan Feng stared blankly as a series of changes surfaced on his face. In the end, he calmed down and solemnly nodded: "I understand. If I continue to stay in the imperial city, not only will I encounter great dangers, even my family will suffer. But where should I go? What should we do after this? "

"That's the question I've been thinking about for the past two days when I didn't let you come out. Although your personality makes me feel at ease, your experience is far from enough. Your martial arts are strange, and you don't have much experience against your enemies. You need to go through the process of training, and I will do my best to deal with the matters of the imperial city during this period of time. Either leave the imperial city or head to the front. Your Third Uncle is stationed at Sedingsor, which is where we belong. It's much safer than the imperial city where fish and dragons mix together. Or … "

After pausing for a moment, Duke Longth sighed: "The front lines are indeed safe, but there isn't much of a chance for you to gain experience. I would prefer for you to hide your identity and temper yourself, but …"

"Father!" Count Singh said anxiously: "Lan Feng is still young, don't worry and let him live by himself."

"That's what I'm worried about." Duke Longth looked at Lan Feng and laughed with gratitude, "Child, you are really outstanding, more outstanding than all of us. Your future will definitely be limitless. However, surviving in this world does not just rely on force. You need enough experience to unearth wisdom, you need the help of your arms to fulfill your dream, you need a lot of things. These things are impossible in a peaceful life, do you understand? "

Lan Feng nodded obediently, and said softly: "Grandfather, I will do as you say. Lan Feng is not very ambitious, he only hopes for the glory of his family, and for his family to live on in peace."

Duke Longth patted his shoulder, and said sincerely, "Lan Feng, there are many things that are not as simple as you might think. The clan's glory can be exchanged with their strength and blood, the family's safety also requires sufficient ability to be protected."

"Grandfather, I will persevere and never be discouraged." Lan Feng made a firm promise and turned to Count Singh and said softly, "Father, you don't have to worry. Although I don't have the experience of living alone, I believe I can do it. Only by leaving the protection of your mother can the young falcon have the ability to fight in the sky. Believe me, I can do that. "

Seeing Count Singh's helpless and worried face, Duke Longth comforted him, "Singh, don't worry, I will try my best to hide Lan Feng's whereabouts. As long as he could safely leave the imperial city and avoid the eyes and ears of his two families, Lan Feng would at most get used to it in the beginning. He would get used to it very quickly. If we stay in the imperial city, he will be in constant danger. A strong assassin can assassinate a Battle Sage without anyone noticing, let alone Lan Feng. "

Count Singh's entire body froze. At the same time that the word 'assassin' appeared in his mind, he couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over his back.

Whether it was the Empire of Sarn or other countries, wherever there were intelligent beings, there would be assassins. In their dictionaries, there was no difference between good and bad people, nor was there any distinction between nobility and commoners. As long as they had enough chips, even assassinating the emperor had happened before. Among the dozens of emperors in the history of the Empire of Sarn, close to ten of them had been killed by assassins.

As the emperors of the Empire of Sarn, every single one of them possessed strength that was not weak. The number of experts guarding them was even more incalculable. If even the Emperor could be assassinated, then it could be imagined just how powerful the strength of the assassin was!

Count Singh shuddered, changing his previous reluctance, he anxiously urged: "Father, then let's arrange for Lan Feng to leave as soon as possible, we definitely cannot let those two families know. "Assassin … If it's true …"

Seeing her father's shocked expression, Lan Feng did not inquire any further, but in his heart, he had already listed the assassin as his most dangerous existence. Someone that could make her father and grandfather pay so much attention to him, would he be lacking?

"Tomorrow." Duke Longth calculated for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "They would most likely think that we would do this, but the ceremony is tomorrow, they would never have expected that Lan Feng would leave so quickly. I will arrange everything tomorrow night. This storm has just ended, so they should be able to restrain themselves for a short period of time. "

The night passed quickly and in the afternoon of the second day, Duke Longth brought Lan Feng to the center of Kilo City — — Empire of Sarn Imperial Palace.

The palace was a very special place. Everyone could see the Kilo City, from the wealthy merchants, nobles, and ministers to the merchants. However, in this kind of place that could be seen at any time, there were very few people who could enter. Even Lan Feng would not casually enter unless he was invited by the emperor to a banquet every year at a royal ball to treat all of the empire's officials and families.

This was the first time he had entered the palace outside of the New Year's reception period, and it was obvious that the party today was specially held for him.

In the palace, there was a solitary banquet for a certain person. This kind of situation was very rare and pitiful, unless they were bestowing the title of dukedom, or if the commander-in-chief had won a great battle. This was the first time in history that a child who only had the title of a baron, in addition to the title of Imperial Knight, held a royal ball for an 18-year-old boy. Lan Feng could definitely be proud of this!

Within the resplendent reception hall, beautiful palace maids dressed in uniform were shuttling back and forth. There was a pleasant sound, delicious wine, and rare delicacies. Only, the hundreds of people in the palace did not start eating, but stood respectfully at the side, watching the His Majesty Marder who was wielding a flowing sword.

"Lan Feng Mercier, I, as the 78th Emperor of the Empire of Sarn, bestowed upon you the title of Imperial Knight. From today onwards, you will have the glory that a Imperial Knight should have, and at the same time, you will have to shoulder the responsibilities that a Imperial Knight must shoulder."

His Majesty Marder's expression was extremely solemn, as if the true sword was placed on Lan Feng's right shoulder. Lan Feng then kneeled on one knee, and took the oath with the special etiquette that Imperial Knight had when he received the awards ceremony.

There were all sorts of knights or knighthood in the Empire, but those names were completely different from those of the Imperial Knight s. Not to mention the difference between high and low, all the other Knights would only serve one particular person. There were two objects that they had sworn their loyalty to. The first was their empire, and they were loyal to their country, not to their emperor. Above that, their highest loyalty was to the spirit of the Knights.

After he finished his oath, the His Majesty Marder personally brought a precious purple gold and fire cloud crystal medal onto Lan Feng's chest and also brought a magnificent knight sword that was embedded with huge gems over to him with both hands.

"Good child, you are the pride of the Empire. You are the first person in the history of the Empire to have obtained this title at the age of 18." After the His Majesty Marder finished speaking, he faced the group of high level nobles and ministers below, and said loudly: "Everyone, please cheer for our Empire's youngest Knight, in the near future, there will be a famous general, or even Marshal, in the Empire of Sarn!"

Finally, the ceremonial ceremony ended and the royal ball started. Lan Feng naturally became the center of attention.