Chapter 328 Do You Know Nishiya Ai?
Chapter 328 Do You Know Nishiya Ai?
"What a coincidence, Miss Isabella. The students you have taught recently have made great progress. You are an excellent magic swordsman teacher." Li Gemanshi praised Isabella.
Isabella looked a little nervous, but she still managed to keep smiling calmly. She looked up and down at Li Gemanshi who was driving the carriage, her eyes not knowing where to put.
"You are a man, but you look like a woman," Isabella said awkwardly, scratching her cheek with her fingers, "I don't know how to call you, should I say you are beautiful or..."
Isabella would never want to use the word beautiful to describe a man, but in fact, he could be called beautiful.
Li Gemanshi understood Isabella's meaning in a second and smiled elegantly and calmly.
Li Gemanshi's tone was very friendly. He took a deep breath and said calmly, "I am just a wandering poet. If you want to describe my appearance, you need words that have life. If you use plain adjectives, I am no longer interested. In fact, everyone's evaluation of me is different. It's just that everyone can't express their feelings in the right words."
Isabella nodded and asked, "Where are you going now? Why didn't I hear that you were leaving?"
"I go out to look for inspiration. It doesn't matter where I go. I rarely stay in one place for too long, and I don't like too many people saying goodbye to me," Li Gemanshi said, putting on a white sun hat. "My journey is long, and I don't know when I will come back next time."
Li Gemanshi drove the carriage for a few steps, and after a few clatters of horse hooves, the carriage stopped. The carriage shielded Isabella from the dazzling midday sun.
"On the night of the Duke's birthday party, I don't remember anyone asking me for an autograph, but I do remember who didn't ask me for an autograph..."
"I'm curious, what do you think of my poetry? Are you as addicted to it as they are?"
Isabella shook her head, her eyes only fixed on the corners of his faint smile.
"Your poems are very good, but I feel that you are looking for someone, with some sadness and regret for the passing of time..."
In response to Isabella's comment, Li Gemanshi put her finger on her chin, her face suddenly became full of thoughts, and her brows were slightly furrowed.
Li Gemanshi asked, "Do you know Miss Nishiyaai?"
Isabella's eyes rolled, and she quickly reviewed all the memories of everyone in her brain: "I don't know her. Who is she to you? Did you write so many poems just to find her?"
"Yes, I loved her very much. To be more precise, we loved each other," Li Gemanshi said frankly. "Later, we separated in a distant place. She was as kind as I was and would treat everyone she knew well."
Isabella's face was filled with surprise: it turns out that he has someone he likes, and all the poems he writes are sad love poems!
"Where did you separate from her?" Isabella asked curiously.
Li Gemanshi looked up at the blue sky: "That place doesn't have an accurate name. The reason for our separation is very simple. At the beginning, we were both very busy. We believed that fate would bring us together again."
Isabella looked down his shoulder and saw his tight jawline and his Adam's apple that moved up and down as he spoke.
There seemed to be a fog in her mind, and the air was filled with the fragrance of grass and wild flowers. Isabella believed that she was still sober and not obsessed with beautiful things.
"Is your travel plan to go look for her? And there is no contact between you two?"
"We are far apart and haven't been in touch for many years," Li Gemanshi lowered her head and looked at Isabella. "True love, no matter how far apart we are, there is no distance between us, because our souls are missing each other, and they are closely connected like the starry sky."
Isabella heard the sound of church bells. She didn't know how much time had passed during their conversation.
Li Gemanshi: "It's getting late. This time, I'm only heading towards the direction where the sun rises. It will be a long time before I'm willing to turn back."
Isabella reached out to stop them and asked in a suspicious tone, "Why do we have to move in one direction? If we just move in the direction where the sun rises and sets, we will end up back at the starting point."
Li Gemanshi hesitated for a while.
"I don't have that much time to waste in my life. There are oceans and other religious countries in other parts of the continent. For me, the range of activities is too large and not very convenient."
"Next time you meet Nishiyaai, please give her my regards and tell her that I am fine. I will always be waiting for her to appear."
Li Gemanshi took off his hat to Isabella, drove straight out of the gate of the Duke's Palace, and slowly drove away towards the path in the dense forest.
At night, Shen Lismona returned to Isabella's room and revealed a piece of news worth investigating.
"...There is a maintainer alliance in this world. Those who join the alliance need to maintain the regional security of this world, but they have many requirements. Not only do they have to reach the advanced third level, but they also need letters of recommendation from three internal personnel and a good reputation. The worst thing is that to join the maintainer alliance, you have to pay a considerable fee every month."
The world outside the night is brightly illuminated by the moonlight. In the darkness of the forest, the faint light of fireflies flickers, and there are the sounds of crickets and the croaking of countless summer frogs.
Isabella spoke to Shen Lismona in a low voice: "How much is the monthly membership fee?"
Shen Lismona: "One month, five gold coins. If you stop paying dues, you will be expelled from the Maintainer Alliance."
Isabella couldn't help but lean back: "It's obvious that a poor guy can't join this alliance!"
"Have you found out what they are doing? Can you give me an example?"
Shen Lismona took a deep breath and said cautiously, "They have very strange rules. They only attack people on the list. As for who they are, most of them are business tycoons. They do kill people who break the labor rules."
"Above them, it is said that there are two world-class elders in charge, but I haven't found out who established the labor regulations. They have been following those regulations since the Dark Age a thousand years ago."
"If we can join the Maintainer Alliance, we should be able to find out the truth about why the world cannot be invaded by outsiders more quickly!"
"I have a lot of time. Can you trust me with this task?"
Isabella nodded and declined, "Don't do this mission for now. I have some plans in the near future that will help us increase our reputation. We will secretly plan to increase our strength."
"My immediate plan is to focus on the students I teach. They are all very talented and want to prove themselves."
"An artificial crisis is imminent."
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