NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 168: They All Think They've Won (Two in One)
His son's joyous occasion was settled.
The mood of Grand Duke Annand of Dari was excellent, for a person naturally feels lively when happy.
If things were successful, he would soon be a grandfather.
The more he thought about it, the happier he became.
As the earliest among the three nobles of the border to become a grandfather, Archduke Annand naturally wanted to flaunt it.
Archduke Annand immediately stood up, donned his cloak, and was about to head out.
Especially that Chenxing fellow, who always relied on his wealth and because his son was educated, acted so arrogantly. It was truly detestable, so Annand decided to go to the Morningstar Family to demonstrate the majestic presence of the Sun Family.
His joyous occasion was also settled.
Marquis Norman was even more delighted.
The morning sun's rays pierced through the thin mist, scattering early light dotted with dew upon Marquis Norman's window.
[Dear son-in-law of the Marquis of the Moon,]
[I send you the most sincere greetings.]
[Your letter has been received.]
[Though unworthy, I am indeed Yue'er's father.]
Marquis Norman nodded to himself, it seemed that this was a letter from his future father-in-law.
Hmph, the girls these days are just shy.
Marquis Norman's lips curled into a faint smile. She didn't even write the letter herself, but Marquis Norman knew it was just Yue'er being shy. With his skills as the Sacred Hand of the Border, there hadn't been a woman he couldn't win over.
The prosperity of the Moon Family was closely related to Marquis Norman's skills.
He continued to read on down the letter.
[Your moonlight, my daughter, has received, and truth be told, Yue'er has long been aware of the Marquis of the Moon's great name and has been thinking of you day and night.]
An Su had not lied.
Lister had known the name of Marquis Norman since birth.
Lister was quite obedient, and that amounted to day and night thinking.
The smile on Marquis Norman's lips became more graceful. Indeed, the women of this world could not help but adore the Moon Nobility.
This future father-in-law also had good taste.
[However, Yue'er, after all, is raised by my own hands, and as a father, I truly have difficulty in parting with her. Moreover, the road to the border is long and fraught with bandits and demons, and without a handy magic wand for protection, I really cannot be at ease.]
Marquis Norman's brow furrowed slightly with some displeasure. He was a very cultured noble and realized at once that this future father-in-law was asking for a dowry.
But the Moon Family had always been the one who eagerly offered money to him.
An Su had anticipated this situation long ago and continued in the letter:
[To be honest, since my daughter is quite beautiful, the Grand Duke of the Sun had long ago given the 'Heart of the Abyssal Flame Dragon', wanting to forcefully take my daughter. However, Yue'er's heart is set on the Moon Family and has never agreed, unable to fulfill the Grand Duke's wishes, how pitiful it is.]
Attached to the letter was a magical photograph of the 'Heart of the Abyssal Flame Dragon'.
Marquis Norman immediately understood; the heart of a fire dragon was something only the Sun Family had.
He hadn't expected that old Annand would be so shameless, to have his sights set on another's young girl at his age.
"This scoundrel and thief!"
Marquis Norman expressed severe moral condemnation of Grand Duke Dari's actions, while simultaneously realizing a fact: he was about to be cuckholded.
Worthy of being called Grand Duke Dari!
Living up to his name, he was tactlessly old-fashioned.
For the Moon Nobility, this was an immense disgrace. The norm was always to steal someone else's wife, not to have one's own stolen.
If previously it was just playful scuffles, now it was a matter that related to the honor of the family.
Marquis Norman had already resolved in his heart.
Wasn't it just a gift? The depth of the Moon Family's heritage was surely not inferior to that of the Sun Family.
He immediately wrote two reply letters and dispatched them to be delivered to the capital with the utmost haste, lest there be more complications with delay.
After writing the letters, Marquis Norman felt the matter was almost completely secure, and naturally felt lively, being in such good spirits.
As the handsomest among the three nobles of the border, Marquis Norman naturally wanted to flaunt it as well.
He immediately stood up, donned his elegant tailcoat, and was about to leave.
Especially that Chenxing fellow, who always flaunted his wealth. He wasn't as handsome in his youth as Norman was, yet he still had so many young girls pining for him—truly detestable. Marquis Norman headed straight toward the Morningstar Family.
The Morningstar's territory was located in the East of the border.
Nearly all the gold and silver mines of the border were situated in Morningstar's territory.
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The bright spring sunshine gently illuminated the Morningstar estate, spreading a resplendent golden glow all around.
Count Karlo was a man of many talents.
Starting as a soldier, he was ennobled as the lord of Morningstar after three years due to his military achievements. By earnestly discovering gold mines, he had painstakingly, industriously climbed to his current status.
As the head of the Morningstar Family, he always deemed the family's prosperity as his duty.
When he lacked land, he bought neighboring territories; when he lacked titles, he bought them from the royalty; when he lacked grades, he bought the Border College, fired the principal, and ordered the teachers to give him full marks.
The principal of Border College was first beaten by Annand, then bedded by Norman, and finally fired by Karlo as principal. After enduring the sequential torments of the three nobles of the border, this accomplished woman was eventually trained into the very shape of their design.
It could be said that, up till now, Count Karlo had not encountered any high mountains in life, nor faced any hardships.
That is until he had An Su.
Count Karlo, thinking of those two old fools who had flaunted in his territory, cursed An Su in his heart.
It was all because An Su's academic performance was too good, which had left him behind in this area and subjected him to ridicule by those two old fools.