My Endless Life.

Chapter 44 Adventurer and the Young Lady

Listening to Li Qi's cold voice, Claudia also realized something.

She thought of the struggle between the traditionalists and the reformists, and the ideas of the reformists' high-ranking officials about the nobles, and immediately replied:
"...Nobles without official positions...are like this."

"Really? But I met a lot of important people from the City Hall at the last dance."

Li Qi's tone was meaningful.

Claudia explains:
"That's because that ball was held by my father to welcome you to Kefeser, and the subsequent balls... were all held by the children of those noble families."

"Don't they have anything else to do?"

Li Qi asked back coldly.

Claudia replied helplessly, "You can't expect a group of nobles who don't hold any positions to stay at home peacefully. Because of the actions of the higher-ups, many positions are no longer held by nobles. Of course, they can only find ways to entertain themselves when they are unemployed at home."

Claudia's words sounded like she was trying to excuse the nobles, but in fact, Li Qi could vaguely hear some intention of adding fuel to the fire from her words.

It seemed that Claudia also looked down on these playboys who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun every day.

After taking a deep breath, Li Qi stopped looking at Claudia and picked up the book again and said:

"Forget it, it has nothing to do with me. Anyway, don't invite me to the dance unless it's necessary. Also...how is the situation in the Ship Federation?"

"Father has contacted a border officer of the Ship Federation and is currently in negotiations."

"As soon as possible."

Li Qi urged softly.

If the immigration problem of the Ship Federation is not resolved, Li Qi will have to stay in the city of Kephiser.

There's nothing wrong with staying here, but the problem is that he is now disguised as a little girl.

To be honest, Li Qi didn't like his current identity from the beginning, and now that he is trapped here, he dislikes this identity even more.

The key lies in the clothing of aristocratic women of this era.

That beautiful lady's dress looks very nice, but it is almost like a torture device when worn!
Especially that corset!
Every time she got entangled with him, Li Qi felt like he couldn't breathe.

So now he just wants to be free as soon as possible.

Seeing that Li Qi was immersed in the world of books again, Claudia didn't plan to continue inviting him.

But before leaving, Claudia seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said:

"By the way, another noble came last night. I heard that he seemed to be a famous adventurer, very famous among the noble ladies. She seemed to know you and kept asking why you didn't go..."

"Hmm? Adventurer? Do you know me?" Li Qi frowned and looked up: "What's her name?"

"Amy Mendes, seems to be the eldest daughter of Viscount Mendes' family in the capital."

Claudia said the man's name.

Hearing this familiar name, Li Qi put down the book and started thinking seriously.

After a while, he asked Claudia:

"I was invited to the dance today... Is this woman going to go too?"

"Yes, I heard that she wanted to tell stories about her adventures, so most of the noble ladies went to the tea parties she hosted."

"interesting."

A spy who knew he had been exposed did not run away and even dared to attend a tea party among aristocratic girls openly.

Should we say that she is brave or that she is fearless?
Besides, didn’t she notice that her things had been swapped?
Li Qi stroked his chin and thought, and after a while he said to Claudia:

"Pack up and wait for me, I'll be there soon."

No matter what the spy thought, Li Qi planned to meet her.

After all, if nothing unexpected happens, the spy should also want to leave the Ship Federation, and she may have her own "smuggling" channel.

……

The communication between noble ladies is much more than that between noble men.

And compared with the "daily activities" of going out for an outing, hunting, or meeting up at a pub.

The most common activity held by noble ladies is tea party.

Or afternoon tea, you might say. Is there someone new here?

Let's have afternoon tea together.

Is anyone in love?
Come have afternoon tea.

Want to share an interesting book first? Or are you planning to go on a long trip?
Then let’s have afternoon tea together!

It was only after Li Qi dressed up as a noble girl that he realized that Uno's afternoon tea culture was so popular among noble girls.

But because of this, Li Qi doesn't have to worry about not being able to see Amy.

Because she must be at the tea party hosted by these noble girls.

This was indeed the case. When Li Qi came to the tea party as agreed, he happened to see Amy surrounded by several girls at the tea party.

Amy is very tall. Compared to the Uno girls who are generally around 1.6 meters tall, Amy is at least 1.7 meters tall.

That's why Li Qi saw her in the crowd at a glance.

Similarly, Amy also saw Li Qi.

Their eyes quickly met, and then Li Qi saw a little surprise and curiosity in Amy's eyes.

She was probably surprised by Li Qi's appearance.

Because he was not going out, Li Qi's outfit was much more casual than when he was on the train.

Although he was still wearing a lady's dress that represented his status and showed aristocratic etiquette, he did not wear a sun hat. His long, slightly curled dark golden hair fell over his shoulders, with thin bangs covering his forehead.

There was no veil on her face, and her face, which was slightly disguised with makeup, appeared in front of Amy.

Amy had never seen Li Qi's appearance before, and perhaps that was why she felt surprised.

"Miss Angela."

Amy's surprise only lasted for a moment. She quickly came to her senses and greeted Li Qi with a smile.

Li Qi looked at her in surprise.

The superpower was activated, and Li Qi saw the magic cylinder she was wearing.

Didn't this woman realize her belongings had been swapped? Didn't she even check?
Li Qi realized that Amy might not have noticed that her drawings had been replaced with something else.

So careless... Wait, could it be that this guy can’t open the magic lock himself?

Li Qi thought strangely in his heart, but on the surface he showed a shallow polite smile and greeted Amy:
"Hello, Ms. Amy."

"Oh, I didn't expect you to be here, Miss Angela. You must be here for Miss Amy as well."

Seeing Li Qi coming over, the noble lady in a blue dress and curly twin ponytails covered her mouth slightly with her hands, showing surprise.

She is the host of this afternoon tea.

Gloria Salmon, the second daughter of Viscount Salmon, is also the leader of the city's "Ladies Circle".

She is almost always the host of afternoon tea these days.

In terms of title, the Salmon family is higher than Li Qi's current Angulo family.

But in terms of official position, the Salmon family is considered a subordinate of the Angulo family, and therefore Gloria's attitude towards Li Qi is quite good.

Although his words were sometimes sharp, he knew his limits and would not make Li Qi feel disgusted.

Li Qicai lifted the hem of her skirt and bowed slightly to Gloria, the host of the banquet, and said:
"I heard that Miss Amy is a famous adventurer, so I came to see her."

"I see. It seems that Miss Angela also likes adventure. We thought you didn't like going out."

Gloria said with a smile.

Li Qi responded softly: "It's true that I don't like going out. After all, I'm a bit shy, but... I still want to listen to stories. I like listening to stories."

"Then Miss Angela has arrived just in time. Miss Amy is about to tell us about her adventures."

Gloria said and looked towards Amy.

Amy also smiled, her eyes stayed on Li Qi without disguising, and said with a smile:
"Yes, I was just about to tell you a story about... a down-and-out adventurer and a naughty lady."

(End of this chapter)