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

Chapter 133 The Duchess Becomes a Little Beggar

"What is Leo doing?" Count Hayden asked, taking a few minutes to relax after seeing off a group of distinguished guests, sipping his coffee.

The trusted old butler replied softly, "Young Master Leo went to Lake City. He said it was his first time traveling far from home and he wanted to see the sights of a big city."

"Alas," the old count sighed upon hearing this, "poor boy, he's spent his whole life holed up in the countryside, rarely venturing out. I heard he was granted a remote country estate with only a few hundred serfs?"

"It seems so. I asked a merchant who came back from the town of glowing lights. The swamp manor that young master Leo was granted only has a population of just over three hundred. Moreover, it is located in the middle of a swamp, and land reclamation is very difficult."

The old housekeeper's information was clearly somewhat outdated.

Earl Hayden sighed again, "That country bumpkin, Leonard, has such a narrow mind. He's completely infatuated with a country girl. I really feel sorry for my Heather! I shouldn't have agreed to this marriage in the first place!"

He had criticized Lindal.

Count Hayden frowned as he thought of Neant and Lisa. "No, I can't let Leo grow up wild in the wilderness. The Glowing Fungus family's upbringing is no good. I can't let Leo pick up his older brother and sister's bad habits."

"Indeed," the old butler agreed. "Young Master Leo clearly lacks maternal love, which is why he has such a serene nature."

"What do you think about me taking Leo and raising him at Moonlight Lake?" Count Hayden suddenly had a whimsical idea.

Before the old butler could reply, he immediately doubted himself: "This is not good. Even if I grant Leo a noble birth, he will still be ridiculed in aristocratic circles. I still need to let him establish his own household and earn a noble birth."

The old butler stopped responding.

This is a major event, and it's no longer something he can interfere with.

Earl Hayden didn't intend to discuss it with anyone else; he had already made up his mind after some silent deliberation.

Meanwhile, Leo was still strolling around Lake City, eating snacks, buying local specialties, and watching acrobatic performances.

The street vendors were enthusiastically hawking their wares to Leo.

Everyone could see Pluto following behind Leo, a glittering little squirrel perched on his shoulder—clearly a Beast Knight. With a Beast Knight as his protector, Leo's status was undoubtedly exceptionally high.

Doing business with such a noble person might just make you rich from a single deal.

pity.

They didn't know that Leo was short of money and didn't bring much with him when he went out. He could afford to buy some snacks, but he definitely couldn't afford luxury goods.

-

Before I knew it, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

The sun mark on his palm was fully charged and quickly activated its warm guidance. Following the direction of the warm guidance, Leo strolled forward at a leisurely pace.

After crossing the main road and turning into a narrow side street, the light suddenly dimmed.

There was only one golden broom plant, emitting a faint glow. When Leo reached out to touch it, he immediately heard the golden broom plant sigh.

"Who would have thought that the little beggar who fainted in the alley was actually a duke's daughter from a foreign country? In order to escape the fate of being forced into an arranged marriage, she was willing to run away from home, sealed in a childish body, but she did not expect to suffer a lot of hardships and was about to die far from home."

Leo was surprised.

That's amazing.

The duke's daughter, in order to escape an arranged marriage, ended up as a beggar and was clearly on the verge of death.

He stood up and looked into the depths of the alley. He could vaguely see a thin figure leaning against the wall next to the garbage heap.

Leo stepped inside.

It was soon discovered that the thin figure was indeed a little beggar who had already fainted, and there were no other little beggars around.

"My lord," Pluto said, lifting the volcano up to use as a lantern for light, "it's a little beggar, still breathing faintly, but—it seems he's about to die too, he's just skin and bones."

Leo crouched down.

Upon closer inspection, the little beggar's face was dirty, and his overall size was small, making him appear to be only about ten years old.

It's hard to associate them with dukes and noblewomen.

Moreover, judging from his appearance, he seemed to be a little boy with messy, unkempt hair and only a tattered shirt covering his body. He looked so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back.

She has no feminine features whatsoever.

However, Leo thought of the flower's meaning of "sealed in a childish skin," and roughly understood that this was just a skin, and the real duke and noblewoman had been sealed away, but how exactly she was sealed away was unknown.

The Eternal Night Continent appears to be unified by holy light, but in reality, it has many branches of extraordinary power, all of which are hidden in the shadows.

The seal on the little beggar in front of me is most likely the work of some special, extraordinary professional.

"It's fate that we met; it was the Holy Light that guided me here," Leo said with a sigh, making an excuse. "Let me cast a Holy Light spell to heal him; after all, it's a human life."

"Your Excellency is so kind!" Pluto was truly moved.

Who wouldn't want their lord to be a kind and benevolent person?

As the chant ended, a dazzling holy light descended upon the unconscious little beggar. Soon, the little beggar reacted; his breathing gradually became steady, and his eyelids began to flutter, clearly indicating that he was about to wake up.

Leo waited quietly.

A moment later, the little beggar woke up and was startled to see Leo and Pluto standing in front of him.

Shrink back like a rabbit.

"You're awake." Leo's tone wasn't gentle, but rather calm. "It's good that you're not dead, otherwise it would have been a waste of my Holy Light spell."

"You—you saved me?" The little beggar's voice was high-pitched, as if it hadn't yet broken down.

Pluto said, "We adults are kind-hearted and can't bear to see dead people."

"Thank you, sir!" The little beggar wisely stood up, kowtowed to Leo, and thanked him with tears in his eyes, "By the Holy Light, thank you for saving my life. May the Holy Light forever bless you, sir!"

Leo remained expressionless.

He was truly filled with emotion; before him stood a noblewoman, a duke, and now she was kowtowing to him like a dog pounding garlic.

He couldn't help but probe, "What's your name? How did you end up on the streets?"

The little beggar bit his lip, his face contorted with bitterness, and choked out, "My name is—my name is Wei An, sir. My parents are both dead, and I have nowhere to go but to wander the streets. Who knew I would fall ill? If it weren't for your help, sir, I might already be dead."

Obviously.

The duchess was lying; she refused to reveal the truth, and even the name Vian was fake.

Leo couldn't understand what the other person was insisting on. He was about to die, yet he still refused to reveal the truth and go home.

Are arranged marriages really that terrible?

Many nobles in this era lead their own lives, and if you don't like someone, you can always find true love after having children. She's already the daughter of a duke; who in this world can control her?

Even the king would find it difficult to control dukes and noble ladies, since if the punishment was too severe, the duke's reaction would have to be taken into account.

"Vian, is it?" Leo said. "Since the Holy Light guided me to save you, then live well."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave with Pluto.

Looking at Leo's tall and straight back, recalling Leo's handsome face, and how he saved his life and looked at him, a little beggar, with an unprecedented, very level gaze.

Vian suddenly felt like a drowning man grasping at a straw, and shouted, "Sir—please, please wait a moment!"

>