As Margaret spoke, she told Shad the exact time and place of the wedding banquet. This is a bit like the wedding banquet of Sister Leiziya that Xia De attended in the late autumn. The banquet will last almost the whole night, and no one has anything to do. People just need to enjoy this beautiful Just moments. The wedding banquet of a princess can be fun, not to mention the wedding banquet of the daughter of a nobleman in this "backcountry". And it is said that this kind of banquet is also a good opportunity to have an affair.

"I'm going to visit the Stonemasons Association tomorrow morning. This time it's an official visit, so I won't go with you tonight."

Margaret said, and then asked Xia De with a smile:

"What, do you want to bring other female companions?"

"I'm just looking for Oxenfurt, there's no need to bring a female companion. Besides, you know, I don't want anyone around me to come into contact with him, he..."

Xia De looked at Margaret very seriously, before confirming the identity of the demon, it is best not to say this matter:

"It's really dangerous, so when your people and the gray gloves are conducting preliminary investigations, never touch him directly."

Xia De didn't want to stay at the stranger's wedding banquet for a long time, and didn't even plan to eat there, so he had dinner with Margaret before leaving for the manor where the wedding was held.

That was the Mason Manor located in the west of the city. Since the Randall Valley City originated in the east of the city, the nobles who owned manors in the west were generally considered to be emerging nobles, which were underestimated among the local nobles.

One of the married parties was the daughter of Baron Mason, and the other was Margiela Henriquez, the eldest son of a declining baronial family. Although they both come from baronial families, the two sides are not compatible in terms of identities. The woman's father, Baron Mason, is in charge of the banking industry and belongs to a very wealthy nobleman. But Xia De also heard from Margaret that the two young people grew up together and had a deep relationship, so the elders would allow Miss Mason to get married immediately after returning from studying art at Willendale.

Xia De also blessed such a marriage. Although such a lively banquet will still send out invitations, in fact, anyone can participate in the banquet as long as they can send their blessings and dress decently. Shad also prepared a gift for this purpose, which was a strange stone sculpture bought in a souvenir shop on the roadside when he rode out of the city on horseback. This is a specialty of the Randall Valley.

And when he walked along the country road and saw the silhouette of the manor, the lively banquet had already begun.

"I hope I don't waste too much time." He thought in his heart. After all, Oxenfurt Manor is located in the east of the city, and this is the west of the city. If he wastes too much time, he won't be able to get the statue today.

After successfully entering the manor, I found that although it was winter, there were still tents set up in the courtyard, with colorful flags hanging between the tents, and there were banquets and games inside, or long tables full of food were set up for people to enjoy. People have fun.

There were laughter and clinking of glasses one after another, and the banquet seemed to be at its most lively moment.

Asking someone casually about the whereabouts of Prince William Anjou will definitely not be able to find out. After the prince was attacked, this may even be considered to have ulterior motives. So Xia De went directly into the manor house, thinking that the prince who was talking to the businessman should be in the best lounge.

But after looking around, I found young men and women who were hanging out, people who were doing illegal transactions, and even a young woman crying alone, but the prince was not found.

Shad could only go from indoors to outdoors again, and finally found William Anjou and Stone Oxenfurt in the back garden.

The groom walked out of the barn accompanied by the most distinguished guests. At this time, bursts of laughter broke out in the barn, and he didn't know what he was doing.

Shard and the group of them happened to run into each other. William Anjou was no longer impressed by "John Watson" who played Rhodes cards at Earl Granger's banquet, and he changed into other clothes , and therefore did not recognize him immediately. And the tall and burly man, Stone Oxenfurt, who looked more like a prince's bodyguard, saw Shad at a glance.

He whispered something to the prince, then left the group and walked towards Shad.

The two watched His Royal Highness leave together. Xia De was surprised to find that among the attendants following the prince, there was

Of course, there is a person who is a ring warlock, about three rings. This is absolutely impossible to be the ring warlock of the church. The church will only send its own team when the royal family members are clearly attacked by extraordinary forces.

Therefore, at this time, Xia De could only understand that for his own safety, His Royal Highness invited a ring magician who was short of money from somewhere to be his bodyguard.

"I didn't expect to see you here, who sent you here?"

After the others had left, Oxenfurt said, the two went to talk under a bare tree without leaves. This is a higher position in the backyard of the manor, because there are no activities arranged nearby, so there are no kerosene lamps for lighting , looked extraordinarily dim.

Oxenfurt folded his arms, Shad always thought it was an insecure behavior, Shad himself looked at the people having fun in the yard: "Who told me to come, you entrust me to find something , I found it, and let me wait all morning for nothing, of course I let me come by myself.

Shad replied, and then realized that Oxenfurt's question might have another meaning:

"However, it was your old housekeeper who suggested that I come to the city to meet you."

Oxenfurt snorted, and Shad continued:

"I didn't say that I met you to return the items. The reason I visited was the statue. Your old housekeeper said that no one can touch the statue in your room without permission, so he asked me to come to you directly. I searched the city for a whole afternoon before I heard that you and William Anjou came to the banquet. It’s really leisure~"

"You don't have to get angry with me. I didn't see you at noon today. Of course there are my reasons."

Oxenfurt said, reaching out his hand to Xia De, but Xia De did not hand over the micro badge:

"No no, I can't give it to you just yet."

"What, do you want to repent or want more reward?"

The burly man turned his head and said something like a joke among friends, but the expression on his face was terrible.

"Of course not repenting, it's just that I want your statue, the statue of Edward Marcus, and I'm not kidding."

Shad stared into his yellow eyes too:

"You said that you would give me news about 【Founding·Earth】at the end, but how do I know if what you said is true? Paying a part of the deposit first will allow me to act next and be more motivated. This is a good deal It took me a week to find the badge, Mr. Oxenfurt, you don’t want me to spend a year to find the last earring, do you?”

The two sides looked at each other in silence for half a minute, and Stone Oxenfurt took the initiative to speak:

"The statue is worthless, you can go to the manor to pick it up tomorrow. But you have to make sure that you find the third item before spring comes."

"Can."

Only then did Shad nod, and reached out his hand to take out the badge of "Caseric Third Class Battle Hero" from his pocket:

"See if this is what you're looking for." Stone Oxenfurt took it, looked down and nodded:

"Yes."

Still with a serious expressionless face, after checking it, he threw it to Xia De again:

"When you find the last earring, return them to me together."

Xia De noticed that the first item, that is, the black gemstone ring, was in his hand right now.

"I can keep it for you. But, aren't you curious, how did I find it?"

Shad shook the badge, Oxenfurt shook his head:

"I hired you to find me something, not to tell me stories. How did you find it, and what does it matter to me?"

Xia De smiled and put the badge back into his pocket:

"You are really a strange guy, but since I have agreed to accept your commission, I will not lie. Please wait for my good news. I hope that the last sapphire earrings will not be hidden in an even weirder place."

As soon as he said that, he wanted to leave. Since Oxenfurt said that he would go to his manor to pick up the statue tomorrow, he thought that he could go home and rest today. Of course, it is also good to say hello to Luvia before leaving. but the man behind

He stopped him again:

"John Watson, you're a ringer, aren't you?"

Xia De stopped and turned to look at him:

"Whether I am a ring warlock has something to do with our commission?

He imitated the sentence pattern of the other party just now, but Oxenfurt was not angry, but thought for a while:

"It's really okay, I just want to warn you, although I am an ordinary person, don't play tricks with me."

Oxenfurt didn't look at Shad, but at the crowd having fun in the lights.

"Do I understand that you are threatening me?"

Xia De asked ~lightnovelpub.net~ The latter shook his head slightly, looking at the crowd with interested expressions:

"Would you like to stay for half an hour and watch an interesting play with me?"

Xia Deben wanted to get in touch with him more, so he took out the pocket watch he never used, and pretended to check the time:

"If it's only half an hour, I think it's fine."

The two left under the tree together, and not far away saw His Royal Highness who was talking and laughing with a group of young girls with the groom Enriquez.

The presence of Prince Carsonrick in this kind of rural nobleman's wedding banquet naturally excited the girls attending the wedding. But it seemed that William Anjou was not very interested in this, and only responded politely.

So Stone Oxenfurt walked over, and the mere appearance of him made the young girls stop talking excitedly with some fear. Seeing that Oxenfurt took the initiative to talk to the prince again, as if he was a friend of the prince, they left very tactfully.

Just like Miss Lasers said, this person has a very bad reputation in the local area.