Gold is Justice

Gu Liduo spread his hands, and said with a look of watching the excitement: "There is no majesty, and there is no royal family. Although I am not very clear why Miss Ariel, who is so noble, is doing such a lowly job in this kind of place now." , but you don't have to try to trick me with these tricks again."

Backed into a corner, Airl instinctively began to show a smile on his face.He silently looked at the man in front of him, and involuntarily grasped the quilt even more tightly with his hands.

"So... Gu Liduo Reciter. Can you tell me... who are you? How did you... know my name?"

Gu Liduo walked slowly to the bed, stretched out his hand, and gently took off the hat on Airl's head.With the long golden hair falling like a waterfall, Gu Liduo looked at the girl's face in admiration, and said slowly with a little nostalgia——

"It's been five years... I haven't seen you for five years. Miss Ariel really looks more and more beautiful."

Facing the compliment, although the girl forcefully suppressed a smile on her face, she couldn't help but fight with her teeth.

"Actually, at the beginning, I didn't realize that you were Miss Ariel. Until the night I first came, I tasted the plate of cheese sauce and the croissant that made me think endlessly."

He stood up and paced back and forth in the room.A moment later, as if he could no longer restrain the emotion in his heart, he sat on the stool in front of the dressing table, took off the lute behind his back, played it lightly, and said——

"It's this smell that reminds me of that night five years ago."

"I will never forget everything I experienced that night, and I will never forget how cold the snow was and how strong the wind was. I will never, ever forget, tired and hungry, full of thoughts The little bard who wanted to leave his hometown to start a career in the capital is about to turn into a corpse hidden in the snowflakes."

With a slight flick of the fingers on the strings, a slightly sad piece of music was played——

"I was born in a small rural area, my family was poor, and the only thing I had was the ability to play the lute with one hand. In order not to accept my fate, and to live a better life, I left my hometown that year and went to the capital Hanhai City, hoping to make a lot of money."

"However, I had a lot of bad luck, and my weak life in the capital was really horrible. Not only was my part-time job money cheated, even if I wanted to earn a little money by playing the lute, I would be snatched away by others. Everything Everything about it seems to be telling me...you are not material for making money at all, go back, go back to your small countryside, and live a peaceful life as a farmer with his face to the loess and his back to the sky!"

"Finally, I reached the limit five years ago."

"Without a coin, I was kicked out of the house by the landlord. I had no money, no food, no shelter, no friends, and no warmth at all."

"I was walking alone on the icy streets of Hanhai City. The wind and snow blowing in front of me seemed to take away my remaining warmth and slowly lead me to death."

"I fell. With despair and sorrow."

"At that time, I even started to regret why I wanted to run out. I started to regret why I became like this."

"My whole body was full of pain and despair, and I could even feel my heart slowly condense into frost in this icy cold. I thought I was done...I thought my life was about to be inspired by God, and gradually, leave me……"

"But, at that critical moment!"

As soon as the sound of the piano was turned, the tune changed from the original sadness to a hopeful march!

"Just when I was about to close my eyes and sleep forever, I heard a voice!"

"That's the voice of an angel~~ It's the slightly immature voice of a ten-year-old girl, but she has an infinitely beautiful voice."

"I swear, it was the best thing I've ever eaten in my life. The cheese sauce and croissant melt in my mouth, I will never forget it in my life!"

"I was carried to that girl's house, which is a luxurious manor that I have never imagined in my life!"

"My stomach is warmed by the food, and my heart is healed by the girl's smile. It was also at that time that I knew the girl's name...that angel-like name!"

"Ariel Garcia."

The girl on the bed gritted her teeth slightly, showing a slightly painful color because of her illness.

Gu Liduo still smiled, and said slowly——

"From that time on, I swore, since God sent such a beautiful girl to save me when I was in the most pain, then I must make a career, I must become a master, and I must earn money. Lots and lots of money!"

"Therefore, I will never have any complaints again. I work hard to strengthen my strength. At the same time, I also make myself better and stronger! But no matter how strong I become, I will never forget The girl who gave me bread and cheese sauce that night."

"So... when I met you here again, I couldn't describe my feelings in words. Ariel, do you understand now?"

The sound of the piano stopped, and Gu Liduo's face was full of emotion and tears.He looked at the girl on the bed, there was still no respect in his eyes.But the look of gratitude is not to be expressed.

The girl raised her hand and silently brushed her hair together.After a long time, she nodded lightly: "So... you are that... that bard lying in front of our mansion... You didn't say it, I even forgot that there was someone like you..."

Gu Liduo put down the lute, smiled and nodded: "So, now you understand that I will never take any action against Song of the Mermaid, right? Maybe my previous behavior was a little tougher, but I will never I will forget your kindness to me, Miss Ariel."

The girl let out a breath, cheering herself up a little, and said slowly: "I see. Then... Gu Li Duo Reciter, I am sorry for being a little wary of you before. I welcome you to join me again The Song of Our Mermaids..."

Gu Liduo nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay, I understand. I'm not happy that a girl like you wants to be the guild leader. Anyway, the guild leader is a very dangerous job." It also takes a lot of time and energy to take care of. These rough jobs are really not suitable for a girl like you."

The girl closed her eyes and said weakly: "It's okay, I know my situation. Are you able to go out? It's not a gentleman's way to stay in a lady's room for so long."

Even though he was said so, Gu Li Duo still didn't intend to get up immediately.There is still a smile on his face, and his expression is still so calm: "Of course, of course. But since everyone in the guild thinks you are a man, then there is no problem for me to stay here for a while. Ellie Son, you see that you are tired and sick. How about this, let me manage the affairs of the guild in the future, you can’t work so hard as a girl. Women should be protected and forgiven by gentlemen by nature .You will cook in the future, and settle accounts. Leave things like managing the guild to me.”

At that moment, the girl's brows tightened slightly.

It was as if she had heard some extremely familiar words that made her extremely uncomfortable.

But at this moment, the girl still tried her best to keep herself polite and restrained, and said slowly: "No...it's okay. I just need to rest for a while...You should hurry up and go to work with Brad and the others. It's about the guild. I'll take care of it myself, so you don't have to worry about it."

"No, no, see what you said. Ariel, it is written in the laws of the empire that you women cannot be tortured!"

Gu Liduo seemed to be at his leisure, and said lightly——

"Women in the Blue Bay Empire should be protected by their husbands, fathers, sons, elder brothers, and younger brothers as a matter of course. And any woman's husband, father, son, elder brother, and younger brother are naturally obliged to protect their own women .”

"At the same time, in order for women to concentrate on taking care of their offspring and assisting their husbands at home, our country does not allow women to do business outside. If a family is reduced to the point where women are required to come out to be the president of the guild and make money as the boss, it means that How incompetent the men in this family need women to earn and support them."

"So, Ariel, it's not that I'm trying to make things difficult for you. But in fact, it's illegal for you to run this guild. Although women can do part-time jobs, I've never heard that the empire allows women to run guilds. What about the guild?"

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The girl's fist landed on the quilt, and her smile seemed a little stiff.This is no longer fear, but facing the grains over there with a little anger.

"My business... don't worry about it!"

Facing the girl's growl, Gu Liduo smiled and said, "Ariel, this is not a matter of my concern, but a matter of fact. You are old enough to marry, and the guild Logically speaking, it should belong to your husband, but you don’t have a husband now. Think about it, if a random man comes to marry you back someday in the future, wouldn’t this Song of the Mermaid immediately become your husband’s property? To put it more bluntly, if one day, everyone knows that the president of Song of the Mermaid is a woman...then the legitimacy and legitimacy of our guild will be canceled immediately. Song of the Mermaid will also be disbanded immediately. One point, have you considered it?"

While talking, Gu Li Duo walked into the bed.At the same time, he stretched out his hand, wanting to touch that blonde hair.

But when his fingers were about to touch her, the girl flung her hand away and pushed him away with all her strength!

"I... said... my affairs... you don't have to worry about it! Besides... you dare to tell my secret... to try!"

Gu Liduo didn't mind, he just shook his hand lightly, and said with a smile: "Speak out? No, no, of course I won't say it. If I say it, our guild will be finished. But, in order to prevent the most difficult However, I still suggest that we make some minor changes to Song of the Mermaid.”

"Ariel, transfer the president of the guild to me."

"You have to believe that it is impossible to lead the guild to prosperity with your weak body. What Mermaid Song needs is a strong guild leader, a guild leader who can lead all members forward. Please rest assured, I I am not a beginner, I have rich experience, and I will never let Mermaid Song down. If you really like the guild life, you can stay here to cook, settle accounts, and listen to the adventure stories we bring to you But if you really want to command the entire guild, this is not something you can do with such a weak body."

The girl gasped heavily, her cheeks were flushed, and her forehead was so hot that she was almost roasted.

Seeing that the president girl didn't have the strength to answer, Gu Liduo smiled lightly and said, "That's the end of my words, and you should think about it carefully. I'll give you three days, and within these three days I will temporarily represent you." The responsibility of the president, I hope you can automatically transfer the president to me after three days. If the time is up and you still haven't figured it out..."

He walked slowly to the door, opened the door, turned his head and glanced at the girl who was panting heavily, and said with a smile——

"I don't know why you, who were so honorable in the past, would now open an adventurer's guild in this kind of place. But since you are disguised as a man, you probably don't want people to know about it? Do you think, If your real gender is exposed at that time, will your members and the townspeople of this town still recognize you as the president of Song of the Mermaid? At that time, the guild will have no leader, and I will be needed to lead everyone, welcome Is it difficult to get ahead? Hehe, so for the sake of both of us being decent, I hope you will think carefully about it."

With a smile, with a smile without any pressure at all, Gu Liduo walked out of the door, and slowly closed the door...

"Wait a moment!"

"Oh? What's wrong?"

Opening the door again, Gu Liduo stared closely at the girl who had been in his mind for five full years.As long as the request is not too excessive, he feels that he should be able to agree to any request from this girl.

"Help me...buy some clothes...women's clothes..."

Despite being weak, the girl tried her best to make her voice——

"Buy...a bigger one...I don't want...people to think that I...look...too thin..."

With a smile, Gu Liduo nodded lightly: "Follow~~order~~, my lady. Drink some hot water and have a good rest."

With a creak, the door also closed.

Chapter 88 Gap

The day's work is very busy, but after the busy work, the mood of the grains is extremely refreshing.

In order to better stabilize his position, he even worked harder.In just one day, four houses have been renovated, showing their strength in front of all the townspeople.

Such work is easy.

At least, from Gu Liduo's point of view, it was indeed easy enough.

"Oh, oh, it's really hard work."

Seeing the speed of the house renovation process, the mayor of Round Cheese showed a bright smile on his face.Before the sun went down, the mayor and some villagers came over with a few glasses of drinks, consoling everyone in Song of the Mermaid after a busy day.

"Come, come! Everyone, come and rest. These two days have been really hard, everyone. I heard from Budian that you are still thinking about taking up the task under such a busy situation. Hahaha, don't be too tired That's good." Gu Liduo knocked down the last nail, turned over and jumped down from the third floor, landing lightly and delicately.It would be strange to say that this kind of skill won't make the townspeople admire.

Brad and the others also put down the tools in their hands and walked over, drinking tea beside Gu Liduo.Gu Li drank two more sips, then suddenly turned to look at the people behind him, and said, "Where's Cream? Where did he go?"

After drinking the water, Ke Ke said, "He said he was going to complete other tasks, so he left just now."

"Other missions?" Gu Liduo's eyes showed some doubts, "What kind of mission is it? Why don't you tell me and leave?"

Brad smiled and said: "At noon, he went back to the guild for dinner, and then he seemed to have accepted the task of the president. He said, it seems that the president needs him to deal with things like registering the guild? What procedures? Oh, it's too complicated, and I didn't understand it very well."

Buffy sat on Brad's shoulder and read word by word: "President, transfer, procedures, certificates, handle, big city, take it!"

Hearing this, Ke Ke felt a little strange, frowning and asked: "What's the situation? Why does the elder brother suddenly want to do these things?"

However, the corners of the grain-rich mouth are slightly raised.But soon he put away the excited expression on his face and continued to drink from the teacup.

"Mayor, if this goes on, the decoration should be completed tomorrow. In this case, you don't have to worry about it in winter."

Round Cheese nodded, he looked up at the house that had been renovated and reinforced, and smiled with satisfaction.But then, the mayor looked at Gu Liduo again, and seemed a little hesitant, wanting to say something but couldn't say it for a while.

This attitude made Gu Liduo a little strange, and asked, "What's the matter? Mayor."

Round Cheese laughed, looking a little embarrassed.But after hesitating for a moment, he still said: "There are so many grains, I know you are also concerned about the president of your family. But... I heard what Budian said. No matter how much you care about your president, your It’s a bit too much, right? After all, I don’t want anything to happen in our Pelican Town, or any trouble. Although I’m just an outsider, it may not be convenient to talk too much, but I still hope that you can respect Ai as much as possible. Luo. Anyway, Song of the Mermaid is also his guild, not yours."

Gu Liduo, who was still smiling just now, froze in an instant.

After hesitating for a moment, the bard shrugged slightly, and said again: "Mayor... what are you talking about? The song of the mermaid is just the song of the mermaid. We are all members of a big family in a guild, aren't we?"

Round Cheese nodded: "Well, since you think so, it's best. Our town is not big, so it's better not to have any weird things happen, okay?"

Although Gu Liduo was still smiling, the smile on his face disappeared after the mayor left with the other townspeople.

A small town is, after all, just a small place.

People in small places especially like to be xenophobic. When outsiders cannot integrate well, the kind of deliberate alienation and isolation will follow immediately.

In the past, Airl continued to operate, kept building good relations with the people in the town, and even gave them many benefits. Only after the townspeople recognized Song of the Mermaid as a part of Pelican Town.

However, it was Airl's mermaid song that they accepted.Not some other mermaid song.