Chapter 57: The Richest Widow

Chapter 57: The Richest Widow

in the Empire

Du Wei thought for a moment.

This Marquise Liszt, Du Wei had heard of it. This marquise was not a hereditary title, but a lifetime title. Such titles are only available when they are alive and cannot be inherited by descendants.

This Marquise of Lister, originally a widow, was married to the younger uncle of Augustine VI, the current emperor of the empire, a duke. However, subtly, the Duke was ten years younger than His Majesty the Emperor... In a large royal family, this phenomenon is not surprising.

Madame Lister, born into a family of famous maritime trading tycoons in the empire, was born as beautiful as a flower from childhood, and at the age of fifteen she married His Majesty's uncle, a duke in his forties. Unfortunately, at the age of twenty-two, she became a widow.

The Lord Duke was too weak to be summoned by the Lord at the age of fifty. After the death of the Duke, His Majesty the Emperor granted the poor widow a court title... Marchioness. According to imperial decrees, this lifelong title could not be inherited hereditarily.

After that, there were rumors that His Majesty the Emperor Augustine VI had a bit of an unsuitable idea for this young and beautiful aunt. A few years ago, when this rumor became more and more agitated, as a result, the thirty-year-old marquise moved out of the imperial capital and lived alone in an ancestral residence in the northern province of Aileng,

in order to avoid the scandals that disturbed the imperial capital.

After becoming a widow, the marquise reverted to her maiden name, Liszt. And the wealth of this Marquise Liszt, in the aristocratic circles of the empire, is also quite famous!

Although she could not inherit the title of the dead duke, the dead duke had no heirs and left a large inheritance to his young wife. Moreover, Mrs. Liszt's father, the tycoon of the sea trade, also left his daughter with amazing wealth!

Even in aristocratic circles, this lady had a less elegant nickname: the richest widow in the empire.

This is all Du Wei knows about the Marquise of Lister.

"Oh, Marquise Liszt. I have heard the name of this lady. Du Wei tried to speak in a casual tone and asked, "Can you take the liberty to ask, Honorable Marquise, what kind of strange disease is she suffering from?"

At the mention of this problem, Dardanelles and the others immediately showed extremely indignant expressions, and it was Dardanelle who spoke: "Alas, this matter is simply a great shame for the Lister family!"

Still, he told the truth.

The marquise, who is now Chinese New Year's Eve three years old, seems to be a bright woman who particularly favors this woman, giving her unimaginable youth and beauty. Although Du Wei had never met this lady, he had heard of her fame.

Legend has it that this marquise has delicate skin that is unmatched by a maiden, her skin is as delicate and smooth as milk, her eyes are as beautiful as sapphires, and her hair is as dazzling as the golden sun of the Lancang Canal in summer... It was as if the years could not leave any marks on her body!

Such a woman, when she was in the imperial capital, once charmed a large number of nobles, no wonder even His Majesty the Emperor was interested in her.

The Marquise, who returned to her hometown to live in seclusion in order to avoid the scandal, still cannot avoid the trouble that Hong Yan brought her. Just two months ago, when the Marquise was walking in the suburbs with her entourage as usual, she met a disciple.

To be precise... That den apprentice is an old bastard!

According to Dardanelle's description, the old fellow, wearing a green robe and holding a green flute in his hand, immediately lit up his eyes when he saw the Marquise, and came forward to entangle, not only praising the beauty of the Marquise with very frivolous words, but also demanding that he must play a song for the Marquise.

At that time, this bad behavior made the Marquise's entourage very angry, and in the hearts of the entourage, the beautiful Marquise was as noble as a goddess...

"If it weren't for the style of that old fellow's robe, which looked a little like a magician... We went to throw that old mongrel into the river in the morning! Dardanelle scolded.

"Magician?" Du Wei frowned.

"No, I don't think he's a magician." Dardanelle shook his head: "The style of that robe is very similar." But I've never seen a magician in a green robe. Mr. Harripot, you are a magician... Excuse me, in the mage level of the magic union, which level of mage wears green robes? It doesn't seem to be at all!

After a pause, Dardanier continued, "It's not that we don't dare to teach that guy a lesson because we suspect that he is a magician. It's really Madame, she is soft-hearted. You know, that day with Madame, there was also a holy knight from the Temple of Light, a real great knight, Lord Knight Goffett! Lord Goffet is a great knight, and his martial arts are very famous in the imperial capital. That time she came on behalf of the temple to thank the marquise for a huge donation to the temple. With Lord Goffet around, let alone the fake magician, even if it is a real magician, Lord Goffet can clean it up.

Du Wei didn't say anything about this.

The Great Knight is already a top figure in the circle of knights, and he is also a holy knight of the Temple of Light! Du Wei knew that the holy knights of the Temple of Light were more powerful than ordinary knights. Because the weapons and equipment on those holy knights are all blessed by the divine arts of the light system and have some special effects. Even some high-level holy knights can use some divine arts!

A great knight, who is also a high-level holy knight, also has a chance of winning against an ordinary magician.

"The Marquise was kind-hearted and did not embarrass the guy, but the guy repeatedly pestered... As a result..."

The result is simple.

That Goffett is obviously also a proud fellow, as a knight, under his own eyes, he saw a beautiful noble lady being molested, and his chivalry certainly had to be put on display.

As a result, Mr. Knight "lectured" the fake magician in the green robe.

It's just that according to Dardanelle's description, it seems that the knight did not take advantage. Because the fake magician escapes quickly.

However, before leaving, the fake magician who could not be teased dropped a sentence fiercely: "Offend me, you have no good results." Wait for my curse! You are beautiful, but I will make your beauty permanently solidified... It's like a stone!

Speaking of this, Dardanelle's face darkened: "Although that guy doesn't look like a magician, his curse seems to be real."

Three days later, the Marquise fell ill. Some of the skin on her body began to harden, petrified little by little! First a small part, then gradually spread...

The people of the Lister family panicked, searched all the doctors helplessly, and finally found hope under the answer of a magic apothecary: this may be a petrified curse. It's not an ordinary petrification technique, which even magicians can't lift.

The curse must be lifted unless it is cast by the person who placed the curse. Or...

"Or, going to the frozen forest, looking for a magical beast called the golden-eyed python, removing its eyeballs and bringing it back, should also be useful." Dardanelle looked resolute: "The Marquise is the goddess of the Liszt family!" Every honorary knight of the Marquise is willing to serveShe dies! So here we are.

Du Wei sighed, but his heart was not as calm as it seemed!

Curse? It's actually a curse spell?!

It seems that this Dardanelle really doesn't know much about magic!

That green-robed guy must be a magician! And also a very powerful magician!

Curse is a very profound spell within magic! Even some high-level magicians can't learn something in a lifetime!

Du Wei thought for a moment and looked around, and the old magician didn't know where to run. However, Du Wei believes that if he wants to go home, he will probably be arrested.

Because the old guy said before leaving, he will come back to find himself! Then don't think about running...

"Okay." Du Wei sighed: "It just so happens that I am also going to take a look around in the frozen forest, so I might as well be with you." Maybe I can help a little.

He said this, but he thought in his heart: "That old guy must be watching me secretly, and with him, there will be no danger in it." "

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The drug that Du Wei gave to Dardanelles was very effective, and soon, under the urging of the magic potion, the wound muscles on Dardanelle's legs began to heal, and the granulation that could be seen with the naked eye creeping and growing was very amazing.

But the scimitar warrior was not so lucky, and the venom of the carrion could only be expelled by using the divine art of the light system in the temple, so, after some discussion, it was decided that Dardanelle alone and Du Wei would continue to search for the golden-eyed python in the forest.

The other two injured people set off to go back.

Du Wei then did something very strange to the people of the Lister family: he got an empty bottle from the baggage, then walked to the corpse of the charred carrion, carefully collected some venom from the carrion, and put it in the bottle.

These venoms, which have decaying and corrosive effects, may be useful in the future, Du Wei thought.