The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

Chapter 130 The Honest Child

Each large castle provides guests with a variety of styles and sizes of alternative formal wear.

After washing up, she changed into a brand-new dress with the help of the maids.

Leo stood up and looked at himself in the mirror.

"Young Master Leo, you are extremely handsome." A bolder maid praised him without reservation.

Leo nodded: "Many people say that."

Not in the mood to flirt with the maids, Leo left the room and went to the living room to meet up with Neanderthal and Phoenix, who had just finished getting dressed.

"Olive and Lisa aren't ready yet, wait a bit," Neander said.

The Hemingways also needed to entertain other distinguished guests, so they sent their son, Hex, to stay here.

Neant pulled Leo aside and whispered, "I asked Hex, and Grandfather is currently entertaining three marquises—three marquises of the kingdom! Leo, these are three marquises who can influence the king's attitude!"

In the Kingdom of White Rose, hereditary titles are divided into three ranks of nobles: Duke, Earl, and Baron, with Knights and lords considered the lowest rank.

As for lifelong peerages, there are only marquises, viscounts, and low-ranking noble titles.

However, a hereditary nobleman can also obtain a lifetime title, which can be used for promotion beyond the rank of nobility. This means that the most prominent among those of the same rank are either those who hold important positions or those who are relatives of the emperor.

Among the ten earls of the White Rose Kingdom, three earls were promoted to marquises of the highest rank.

"So?" Leo asked.

Neander rolled his eyes: "So remember, your task today is very important. You're most like your mother, and your grandfather dotes on her the most. Seeing you like this will remind him of his painful memories. What can't he agree to?"

After a pause, Neant said excitedly, "The fact that all three marquises are here proves that Grandfather has enough influence. He can then try to persuade Father to send our Glowing Mushroom Knights to the battlefield. It will be a natural outcome!"

"I will," Leo nodded.

Who doesn't want to advance? Leo wanted to too. If the Baron advanced to Earl, then he could easily advance to Baron.

baron!

The entire White Rose Kingdom has only forty-six barons who live and die with the nation, representing minority shareholders of the country.

Even a baron under the Earl of Mo, could barely be considered a minor shareholder.

"I've got it." Neander reminded him again, still worried. "I don't care what method you use—whether you act cute, act adorable, or try to please Grandpa—you must make him feel sorry for you and thus dispel his resentment towards Father."

I tried my best.

"Alright, go sit on the sofa. In Moonlight Castle, you must follow the rules and not be mistaken for a country bumpkin who doesn't know the rules."

"Brother, relax." Leo chuckled.

With his looks, physique, and demeanor, even picking his nose would be seen as elegant; he wouldn't need to be pretentious.

After a while, Olive and Lisa finished washing and dressing, and changed into gorgeous aristocratic evening gowns.

The three siblings and their five friends have assembled.

Uncle Hemingway also came over, arm in arm with Mrs. Holly: "Come on, your grandfather just finished entertaining distinguished guests. I'll have the other guests wait. Let's meet the family first and have a chat."

Led by Hemingway and his wife, the three siblings followed them upstairs.

Just as he passed the stair railing, Leo discovered that the warm guidance in his palm was pointing directly at a potted plant on the stairs.

Close at hand.

He reached out and touched the leaves of the bald cymbidium, a large-flowered bald cymbidium, and his voice was magnetic.

"The Count's feelings are complicated. The three siblings are the children of Miss Heather, the apple of his eye, but he doesn't like Neander and Lisa. They have the ostentation and affectation of the nobility. The Count prefers honest children."

Leo's eyes lit up.

As he quickened his pace to catch up, his confidence grew stronger.

He was a little apprehensive beforehand, after all, he was used to playing the aloof persona and didn't know how to be eloquent. Although he had the appearance of Xiao's mother, he still had to speak. If he said the wrong thing, he would also be disliked.

Now I'm not anxious anymore.

Let's just tell the truth.

at the same time.

In the drawing room on the third floor of the castle, Earl Hayden Evening Primrose was sitting in a large armchair, chatting with his trusted butler.

"Linard's lobbyist has arrived," sighed Earl Hayden.

Although he is old, he looks only about forty years old, as if he has always been young.

The old butler smiled and said, "Sir, your grandson and granddaughter come to visit you every year to celebrate your birthday. This year is especially lively because young master Leo is here too. Even if you dislike your son-in-law Leonard, it doesn't stop you from loving your grandsons."

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The old count snorted: "To be precise, he's my former son-in-law. Leonard is no longer my son-in-law."

"Yes, yes, I misspoke, sir."

"I wonder what Leo looks like now. Sigh, I'm angry with Leonard, but I shouldn't take it out on the children. I haven't been to the Glowing Fungus Castle for so many years, and I know the children also have grievances against me, their grandfather."

His darling daughter was pursued madly by countless young talents in White Dragon City back then.

But he ended up being seduced by that smooth-talking country bumpkin, Linard. And to make matters worse—

He suffers angina whenever he thinks of his daughter dying in the demonic attack.

They didn't even dare to set foot on that land.

"No, sir," the old butler reassured him.

"Sigh, even if they could, so what? Neant and Lisa are both standard nobles, just like Leonard back then. No one can tell which of their words are sincere and which are just to gain benefits."

The butler advised, "Master, why don't you just focus on being close to your grandchildren and ignore what happened to Aunt Linade—your former son-in-law—who asked you to go to the battlefield?"

"We'll see," the old count waved his hand.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Hemingway and his wife walked in with their three children: "Father, look who's here! Neander, Olive, and Lisa and her husband have come to wish you a happy birthday, and also Leo, whom you've been waiting for."

This moment.

The old count immediately spotted Leo following behind his older brother and sister. Even though he already knew from others that his grandson Leo resembled Lady Heysel, seeing him in person confirmed that they really did look alike.

They are not exactly similar in appearance.

Rather, they are similar in spirit.

A face that's half-similar to Leo's appearance, combined with a temperament that's half-similar to Leo's, makes for a perfectly fitting Leo Fluorescent Mushroom.

For a moment, the old count even felt a sense of disorientation, as if he saw his beloved daughter return to the world of the living.

In just a moment, the old count regained his composure.

Looking at the three siblings who walked up to him, laughing and chatting, a smile appeared on his lips: "Alright, you must be tired from your journey. Neant, Lisa, you two couples, please sit down. Leo, come over here to my side."

Leo walked confidently to the old count's side.

The old count couldn't help but nod; this little grandson had indeed inherited the best physical features of his daughter, or rather, the Evening Primrose family.

How tall?

"The last measurement was 1.81 meters, and I'm still growing," Leo said. He's only sixteen and his development hasn't stopped yet.

"Not short at all," the old count smiled. "How's your training going? Have you advanced to the level of a transcendent knight?"

His grandson was indeed very good-looking, but he had also heard that Leo's talent was mediocre.

Before Leo could speak, Neant interrupted, "Grandpa, Leo has been training very hard, and with the blessing of the Holy Light, he has successfully advanced to the rank of Knight of Light. He did so on his way to visit you."

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