Chapter 1696: The Duel

"Oh, this is Henry of the Wahala Tribe, a very outstanding talent; his horsemanship is the best among these tribes."

Listening to Shawn's introduction, Henry held up his wine glass with a faint smile to respond to Nashadier.

Nashadier nodded, and then Shawn introduced Nashadier, saying: "This is Nashadier, an outstanding general. Henry, I think you could ask him for pointers on horsemanship."

"Nashadier has led some very excellent Cavalry into battle."

Hearing this, Henry's eyes lit up. He looked at Nashadier with great interest and laughed: "Oh, is that so? In my tribe, those generals can no longer surpass me in horsemanship."

"But I am very eager to meet an evenly matched opponent. If General Nashadier has the time, we could spar."

Nashadier said modestly: "I am just a rough man; as for sparring, there is no need for that."

This remark actually piqued Henry's interest; it was the first time someone had refused his invitation.

He said again: "General Nashadier, I am very much looking forward to your performance. Our tribe has always been one where the strong have the final say."

"As long as you can beat me in horsemanship, I can agree to one condition of yours!"

Hearing this, Nashadier's eyes lit up slightly, and he laughed: "Tomorrow, I will certainly pay a visit."

Henry nodded, and the two had effectively made an appointment.

After chatting for a while longer, Henry stood up and left. After he was gone, Shawn looked at Nashadier and said: "General, Henry's tribe is the most formidable one in the vicinity."

"His horsemanship is also extremely impressive."

"Just as he said, their tribe lives by the law of the strong and follows the principle that might makes right, but outsiders who lose to him in horsemanship end up in a very miserable state."

"You must think this through."

Nashadier turned his head, glanced at Shawn, and said indifferently: "Do you think I will lose?"

Shawn thought of the scene where he was threatened by Nashadier that day and did not dare to speak.

He did not say another word on this matter.

Soon, the son of another tribal chief came over to pay a visit.

Shawn and Nashadier began socializing once again.

Just as busy as Nashadier was the heroine of the evening, Marina.

Ailina was taking Marina around to introduce her to these noble ladies and wives from other tribes.

Everyone wore smiles on their faces for this younger sister of Ailina, Marina.

However, the atmosphere was not harmonious.

Although Marina was the heroine of tonight's banquet, she did not have much of the spotlight and was more like a foil.

Marina's easygoing nature meant she did not care.

She watched that woman named Lady Anqiluo, who was showing off the fragrance on her body to her heart's content.

"Sisters, this is Longyan Perfume, which our chief purchased from the French."

"How do you feel about the scent?"

The person who spoke was the wife of another tribal chief; it was said that the chief was already over sixty years old, but his wife was only twenty.

"Mm, it is very fragrant; it is worthy of being Longyan Perfume."

Everyone took a sniff and praised it one after another.

Longyan Perfume is sold far overseas, and its scent is very unique. Although there are many countries in the world, these countries may have all kinds of customs.

But the women of these countries all refer to Longyan Perfume as a sacred object.

Even many great Nobles are not necessarily able to possess a small bottle of Longyan Perfume.

Someone once told a joke: two women are walking on the street, one is a Noble from Egypt, the other is a Noble from Europe; they do not know each other, but they will become friends because of the scent of Longyan Perfume on each other.

No one knows the authenticity of this joke, but the fact that someone can tell

this story is enough to prove how famous Longyan Perfume is.

Marina took a sniff. At first, the scent of this perfume was indeed stunning, but after a long time, Marina detected a hint of something wrong.

Serving by Nashadier's side, Nashadier would occasionally reward her with some things.

Once, Nashadier had rewarded her with a bottle of Longyan Perfume.

But the scents of these two bottles of perfume felt worlds apart.

She knew that Longyan Perfume had many types of scents, but no matter which one it was, it was rich without being cloying, stunning yet pleasant to smell for a long time; it was not like some perfumes that give a stunning scent at first, but feel very pungent after a long time.

Marina sniffed uncertainly again, feeling that the scent on Lady Anqiluo was a bit off.

However, she did not bring this matter up.

But Lady Anqiluo saw that today's heroine was silent and did not even offer any evaluation of her perfume, which made her feel somewhat displeased.

She thoroughly enjoyed the gazes and praises from others to satisfy her own vanity.

"Miss Marina, what do you think of the scent of this bottle of Longyan Perfume?" Lady Anqiluo smiled.

Marina glanced at Lady Anqiluo and answered ambiguously: "Not bad."

Anqiluo's eyes gradually darkened. She sniffed the scent on Marina's body and then sneered:

"I smell no unique perfume on you; would you like me to gift you a bottle of Longyan Perfume?"

"Let you experience it too, so you can smell it every day."

Before Marina could speak, Ailina spoke up first: "Noble Lady Anqiluo, it is just a bottle of Longyan Perfume, there is no need to bring it up repeatedly."

The implication was: 'What is there to show off about?'

Lady Anqiluo naturally heard the subtext. Her face sank, and she sneered: "Ailina, this is where you are in the wrong. Today is your sister's engagement banquet, yet you did not prepare high-quality perfume for her."

"Is it that you don't have any?"

"I am helping your sister avoid embarrassment; after all, she is the main character today."

Hearing these words, Ailina ground her teeth in anger, her chest heaving violently, but she could not refute a single word.

It was not that Ailina did not prepare perfume for Marina, but that none of those perfumes could be mentioned in the same breath as Longyan Perfume.

She also did not know what Perfume Marina ended up using, but upon smelling the scent on her, she could not identify it.

Watching Ailina have nothing to say, Lady Anqiluo mocked, "So you don't have Longyan Perfume, then what are you putting on an act here for?"

"Miss Marina, you can see it now, can't you? Only I am helping you."

Marina frowned, looked at the aggressive Lady Anqiluo, and said indifferently, "This honorable lady, where did your Longyan Perfume come from?"

"Oh, it is not that I suspect anything, but I feel the current scent is a bit pungent."

"What do you all think?"

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