Chapter 103 Who’s the Bai (1/2)
After deciding on his plan, Yang Ling returned to make the preparations in Wissen Castle without hesitation. Soon, all the relevant personnel quickly started to act.
Two hours later, in an army barracks at the southern outskirts of Wissen Town, Steve received a strange letter. There was no label or handwriting on the envelope. In order to guard against a possible Rossi scheme, a tactician carefully opened the envelope wearing a pair of rubber gloves, in case the envelope contained poison.
Surprisingly, there was no letter within the envelope, only a handkerchief carrying a faint fragrance with a single line written on it.
”Dawn today, Ladoja Valley. I'll be waiting, Maryse.”
”Maryse sent me a letter?” The tactician had just finished speaking when Steve snatched the handkerchief recklessly. As soon as he touched the handkerchief, he confirmed that this was a love letter given to him by Maryse. He had seen her elegant handwriting, and he could not forget the faint fragrance on the beauty's body.
Holding the pure white handkerchief up to his nose and taking a whiff of the faint fragrance, Steve was incredibly excited. Ever since he encountered Maryse in Shangri-La, he had fallen irretrievably in love with the alluring beauty in black. If not for his many duties in the army, if not for the blasted Rossi soldiers that came and went like ghosts, he would have gladly spent his days in Shangri-La with Maryse.
The handkerchief... To think that she would use her handkerchief to promise to have a date with me!
Steve almost started floating in joy. As a Casanova and a noble, no one was clearer than him on the hidden meaning behind a woman's request for a date. Furthermore, she had used a handkerchief, an incredibly intimate item, to get his attention.
When a woman was polite with you, it meant that she didn't have feelings for you. When a woman started calling you ”b*stard” or saying that she hated you, that meant that you had successfully attracted her attention.
When a woman promised to go on a date with you, congratulations, you had already half-succeeded. If a woman asked you for a date on her own accord after not seeing you for two or three days, it was clear as day what her intentions were.
Holding the fragrant handkerchief, Steve knew that Maryse would soon be his woman. She might not be his last woman, but she would definitely be the first and the last person that Steve had loved in his life.
Looking at the excited Steve, the tactician hesitated for a long time as he steeled his nerves.
”Sir, could this be a trap?”
Now that the Rossi's abilities had improved drastically, the outcome would be disastrous if they carelessly fell for an ambush once again. Previously, even the Sword Saint Barty met with misfortune. If they fell for an ambush once again, they might not be lucky enough to encounter the envoys of the Church for the second time.
”That's impossible!”
Steve shook his head with determination. In his eyes, Maryse was as pure and beautiful as a fairy; she would definitely not have any relations to the despicable Rossi troops. Furthermore, no matter how perilous the situation, he was determined to honor the appointment. He would control a large piece of land if he subdued Wissen Town, but losing Maryse was akin to losing the whole world.
People in passionate love were always blind, impulsive!
The tacticians tried to caution him for a long time, but they eventually had to stop. Steve was determined to honor the appointment. But as a precaution, they suggested that he take five hundred elite personal guards with him. Steve did not object after thinking for a moment.
After all, if he were to encounter any passing Rossi soldiers, he might have to rely on those five hundred men to free himself. He was personally familiar with danger, but he would deeply regret it if Maryse was injured in any way.
Steve was adamant about honoring the appointment, and at the same time, the Rossi forces in Terras Forest also received the news from Parrot.