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Chapter 559 You can't have your fun now, I'm going to have my fun! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Her snow-white skin was revealed in large swathes under the low-cut design, and her golden curls were styled into an intricate updo, adorned with pearl hair accessories.

She gave Li Chen a standard aristocratic bow, the deep cleavage on her chest faintly visible.

Second wife Sofia wore a light pink tulle dress, her slender waist and full hips creating a striking contrast.

She had the typical face of an eternal beauty, with a high nose bridge, emerald green eyes, and full red lips like rose petals.

When she bent down to pour wine for Li Chen, the snow-white collar was dazzling.

"A toast to our distinguished guest who has come from afar." Gwyneth raised his glass, his voice as sweet as honey.

She deliberately lingered near Li Chen, the scent of her expensive perfume lingering around her.

Sophia retorted, "Lord from Tian Ce, would you like to try our Yong Zhou's special delicacies?"

Li Chen seemed quite interested in these two women of high social standing from Yongzhou.

Alfred squinted as he observed the scene, not jealous at all, but secretly pleased with himself.

He had already decided to use his two most beloved wives as bait tonight to lure this foreigner into lowering his guard.

Just you wait and see, you won't get any anyway, but I'll get to eat the ones next to you.

That's Alfred's idea: the more you see, the harder I'll push you later.

"I wonder what Young Master Li does in Tian Ce?" Alfred asked casually, while slicing the roasted venison on his plate.

Li Chen took a sip of red wine and smiled faintly: "Just doing some small business."

A hint of disdain flashed in Alfred's eyes as he thought to himself, "He's just a businessman after all."

He said with feigned enthusiasm, "Tian Ce is a great place! My uncle went there the year before last and brought back a lot of novelties."

The tone shifted abruptly: "However, in Yongzhou, merchants don't have a high social status. Young Master Li must have a very large business to be able to marry so many beauties?"

This was clearly a test of Li Chen's background.

Xuanji frowned as she listened, her knife trembling slightly.

Li Chen didn't care at all, and instead went along with his words, saying, "It is indeed quite large. I can say a few words about the entire Tian Ce business."

Alfred almost burst out laughing, thinking to himself that this Easterner didn't even bother to think before he started bragging.

He raised his glass in feigned admiration: "That's truly remarkable! Cheers to Mr. Li's 'big business'!"

Halfway through the banquet, Alfred's gaze was already openly wandering over Hua Rumeng and the others.

Especially when Madam Liu bent down to pick up the fallen handkerchief, his greedy gaze almost pierced through her gauze skirt.

Alfred suddenly suggested, "Young Master Li, why don't we let the ladies go to the back garden to enjoy the moon? We men can talk about some business."

"Young Master Li's business must have encountered quite a few troubles in the Eternal Day Empire, right? As long as I, Alfred, step in, they can all be easily resolved!"

Merchants from Tian Ce face numerous difficulties when trying to do business in the Yong Zhou Empire, even the empire's business giants are not immune. Of course, for Alfred, a member of the Holy Race, these difficulties are nothing more than a matter of a word.

Alfred's intention was clearly to tell Li Chen, "This is an opportunity I'm giving you, so don't be ungrateful!"

He had already arranged a number of people in the back garden. As long as the beauties around Li Chen entered the back garden, none of them would be able to escape tonight.

“Okay.” Li Chen nodded slightly. As he spoke, a purple crystal token slipped out of his sleeve and fell to the ground with a crisp “clink” sound.

The maid serving nearby tried to bend down to pick it up for Li Chen, but as soon as she saw the pendant on the ground, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Ah? The highest-level amethyst token of the Holy See, my goodness!"

She withdrew her hand, which was reaching for the pendant on the ground, not daring to touch the sacred object with her 'dirty' hands. Instead, she knelt down in reverence. Alfred was taken aback. When he saw the amethyst token on the ground, he quickly stood up and bowed slightly to Li Chen in a standard noble salute: "I was unaware that you were a member of the Pope's personal guard. I hope you will forgive any rudeness I may have shown."

As someone of a superior surname, one would certainly know that only the Pope's confidants are qualified to obtain the amethyst token.

First wife Gwyneth and second wife Sophia also stood up, and although they did not speak, they each lifted the hem of their skirts and bowed slightly to Li Chen.

"No need for formalities." Li Chen smiled slightly and casually picked up the cross from the ground and hung it up.

Alfred straightened up, but did not sit back down. He smiled apologetically and said, "My esteemed guard, please forgive my previous poor hospitality, and please give me a chance to make amends for my mistake."

Halfway through his sentence, Alfred turned to the group of maids on the ground and sternly rebuked them, "Damn you, why aren't you preparing the best food and wine? Do you want me to be disrespectful in front of the Royal Guard?"

Although he was a descendant of saints, he dared not easily offend the Papacy, especially since this person was someone close to the Pope.

The reprimanded maids remained unmoved, still prostrating themselves on the ground in devout fervor.

For women of lower castes, the Papacy is an inviolable sacred faith, and the Papacy's guards are the Papacy's representatives in their daily lives, possessing a transcendence equivalent to their faith.

Even though Alfred was their master, he could not allow them to do anything disrespectful to the Papal Guard.

Alfred was both angry and furious. Seeing Li Chen playing with the amethyst token, he smiled helplessly and explained to Li Chen, "Respected guards, your status is equivalent to a holy and inviolable lord to them. Please ask them to put away their devout kneeling."

A strange look appeared in Li Chen's eyes, and he tentatively said, "Get up, everyone."

As Alfred had said, as soon as Li Chen finished speaking, the maids who had been kneeling down in devotion got up one after another.

Alfred then snorted coldly and said, "Why aren't you preparing the finest wine and meat for our esteemed personal guard?"

"Yes!" Only then did the maids dare to move downstairs.

From the moment Alfred saw the pendant, all traces of his previous evil thoughts vanished from his mind.

At this moment, all he wanted was to quickly undo the previous arrangements to avoid arousing Li Chen's suspicion: "Respected Guard, I have an urgent need to relieve myself. May I excuse myself for a moment so we can have a more detailed discussion?"

“Of course.” Li Chen nodded slightly, playing with the cross pendant while his curiosity about the Papacy’s transcendent status grew. He wanted to see just how much the high castes of the Eternal Day Empire would yield to the Papacy’s personal guards.

Alfred, having received permission, hurried off toward the back garden.

Afterwards, not only was Li Chen treated with the highest honors, but servants also led him to an exquisitely decorated palace, where he was given the best room and the most comfortable bed.

Li Chen sat on a leather table and chair made of lambskin, playing with the amethyst token. He was very curious about the power of the Pope's personal guard in the Eternal Day Empire.

Since I've come to the Eternal Day Empire to experience the local customs and culture, and since I have this token and am being treated as the Pope's personal guard, I'll just continue to act as a personal guard.

Thinking of this, Li Chen recalled the blonde, blue-eyed ladies Alfred had been with him at dinner earlier; they were all stunningly beautiful and full of charm.

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You're not having fun now, but I'm going to have some fun."

Thinking of this, the maid who was leading the way said to Li Chen, "Go and call Mrs. Gwyneth. I have something I want to tell her."

Everyone says the Papacy is supreme in the Eternal Day Empire, but I'd like to see what's really going on.

“Yes, Your Excellency, I will go and fetch Lady Gwyneth for you right now.” Without the slightest hesitation, the maid bowed respectfully and did as she was told.

Before long, Gwyneth, dressed in a white velvet nightgown, arrived looking travel-worn. Clearly, she hadn't hesitated at all after receiving the invitation: "My esteemed bodyguard, is there something important you need me for?"

The low-cut design of the pajamas not only revealed her ample, snow-white breasts, but also perfectly showcased her slender waist and shapely long legs.

Li Chen scanned her body without any attempt to hide it, then smiled and said, "Mrs. Gwyneth, I have discovered a rare holy light on you, but it is very weak and seems to be blocked by something."

"What? I'm surrounded by holy light?" Gwyneth's face was filled with surprise and disbelief.

(End of this chapter)