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

"Doris, you and Olivia, tidy up the guest rooms on the third floor," Leo instructed in the hallway.

Doris was a little puzzled: "Young Master, the guest rooms on the third floor were cleaned this morning."

"Is that so?" Leo nodded and said, "Then go find Rauff and move that sunflower plant into the guest room on the third floor."

"OK."

In this way, there were two potted plants in the guest room on the third floor.

Leo stood at the door of the guest room, looking at the hyacinth bulbs on the balcony and the sunflower bulbs behind the door. His suppressed excitement finally subsided a little.

Thinking to myself, "Two bare plants... tomorrow... surely one of them will trigger a flower language, especially the bare sunflower... We're both the sun, what can I do? Won't the bare sunflower help me?"

On the contrary, the hyacinth bulbs delighted him.

The two instances of suggestive language regarding the flowers left him bewildered and emotionally charged, pushing his emotional state to its peak.

Waiting is agonizing.

Fortunately, it was soon time for dinner, and the kitchen would prepare a sumptuous dinner for him alone, while Franken, Pluto, and the others would have to deal with a buffet-style meal.

They followed Leo, so Leo naturally had to provide them with food.

Even if Pluto and Franken's families come over in the future and cook in his home, Leo, as the lord, will still have to provide them with meal allowances.

In addition, the knights' salaries have to be paid every month.

The living room was on the first floor. Leo went down the stairs to have dinner first, just then Thomas trotted in from outside the castle: "Young master, a caravan has entered the manor."

"Um?"

Leo knew perfectly well that the meaning of the flower had come true; the Countess's caravan had finally returned to the swamp manor.

He immediately gestured for dinner to wait.

Then, upon arriving at the main gate, a knight and a servant happened to be there; they were both familiar faces.

Elias, the butler of Taro Castle.

"Your Excellency Leo, it's good to see you again. Elias greets you." Elias smiled, maintaining a gentlemanly demeanor in every word and action. "My wife and I are on our way back from Lancashire and are passing through your territory. We would like to ask to stay another night."

"Welcome," Leo smiled reservedly.

They did not show excessive enthusiasm despite the hints from the flower's symbolism, but simply led people to greet them at the door according to aristocratic etiquette.

The familiar caravan, the familiar carriages, the familiar maids.

As the carriage curtain was lifted, a familiar figure came into view. The Countess was still wearing the same magnificent aristocratic robe she had worn the last time they met, and the same lace-trimmed feather hat she had worn before.

The fiery red glow of the oak tree shone upon her, further highlighting her noble bearing and adding a touch of warmth to her smile.

Helped by a maid, the Countess immediately spotted Leo and said with a smile, "Lord Leo, we meet again. I hope you won't mind that I'm an uninvited guest."

"Madam, you're too kind." Leo stepped forward. "It's a great honor for a small country castle like Sunflower Castle to host such a distinguished guest as you."

When the Countess approached.

The white light of the meteorite at the entrance suppressed the fiery light of the oak tree, and only then did Leo notice the Countess's skin, which was as smooth and delicate as cream.

Upon entering the living room, guests and hosts took their seats.

"Madam," Leo asked, "have you had dinner yet?"

"Not yet." The Countess smiled gracefully, her charming and dignified face brimming with collagen.

She looks like she's at most thirty.

"Then I'd be delighted to invite you to dine with me," Leo said, turning to his butler, Dirk, and adding, "Tell Mrs. Abby to prepare another dinner, according to my holiday meal standards."

"Yes, young master." Butler Dirk turned and left.

Leo then said to Elias, the butler, "You can take some people to arrange the guest rooms on the third floor."

"Excuse me for disturbing you." Elias bowed slightly, then led the maids upstairs to the guest room to prepare.

The knights of Taro Castle have been handed over to Franken and Pluto to entertain.

So at this moment, apart from Doris, who was serving her, and the maids from Taro Castle, only Leo and the Countess were chatting in the hall.

"Did you gain anything from listening to the Archbishop's interpretation of the Holy Light in Lancashire?"

The Countess sighed softly, "The Archbishop's interpretation is impressive, but ultimately, the practice of the Holy Light depends on the individual."

Leo nodded and said, "In short, there was no gain."

The count laughed: "You're too blunt, Leo."

"To be honest, when I was a child, my training was often like that too. The knights taught me a lot, and after listening, I felt like I understood something, but in the end, I didn't understand anything," Leo said.

"Now that you're all grown up, do you understand everything?"

"I understand a little bit."

"It's already good enough that she understands even a little bit. I didn't understand a single thing during the Archbishop's lecture this time," the Countess sighed. "If only Adela could understand, but unfortunately, all she does is sleep."

Adela is her contracted flower fairy.

"Sleeping is the exclusive right of those who are incarnations of the Holy Light. My spirit insect Maokai also sleeps all day long."

The two chatted in a relaxed manner.

Leo wasn't someone who offered emotional value, but for the Countess, it was precisely Leo's casual and straightforward style that made her feel more relaxed; she was tired of socializing while wearing a mask.

Moreover, Leo is very handsome, and chatting with a handsome young man, even if it's just awkward small talk, is a pleasure.

Besides, it wasn't an awkward conversation.

Leo always had some unique perspectives that surprised her, yet she also agreed with them wholeheartedly.

"Life is more than just the present hardships, madam. You should go out more often. Life also has poetry and distant places." Leo had so many inspirational quotes that could challenge the Countess's constrained worldview.

This sentence undoubtedly deeply touched the Countess.

She was so momentarily lost in thought that she murmured repeatedly, "Life is not just about the present hardships, but also about poetry and distant places..."

When she came to her senses.

The way he looked at Leo was no longer "somewhat appreciative" as before, but rather a heartfelt sense of "kinship".

"Leo, you're absolutely right. I... I feel like I'm always trapped by the mundane things in front of me. I want to do something, but I never know how. It's like my life is... over."

"Is it possible that your life has already been planned out for you by someone else, like a carriage that can only travel on a road?"

"Yes, yes, that's exactly the feeling." The Countess abandoned her elegance and nodded repeatedly.

Leo smiled; this was exactly where he was going. So, in a gentle yet powerful tone, he said softly, "Madam, you must remember that life is a wilderness, not a road."