In a distant land far away from Li You Ran's territory, a merchant caravan entered the city of the Duke. The leader of the merchants immediately brought out the soap he had snatched from Li You Ran and came to the Duke's mansion, with a premonition that this tribute would bring him a fortune.

  A eunuch emerged from the door and said to Oloje, who was as fat as a pig: "The Duke has called you in. If things are not satisfactory, be careful with your head."

  "I also ask Your Excellency to speak a few more words of praise, I thank you." After finishing speaking, the purse in his hand was quietly stuffed into the eunuch's hand.

  The eunuch put the money bag into his pocket and weighed it secretly, nodding in satisfaction.

  "Ah, don't worry, the Duke is in a good mood now, enjoying the snow with the young lady. As long as it's not too outrageous, everything will be fine. Just remember to keep your eyes under control once you enter. Follow me." The chamberlain said this much, which was worth his pay.

  Two people, one in front and one behind, entered the castle. The servants along the way all bowed to the chamberlain, but the chamberlain didn't even lift an eyebrow. These servants would never be able to catch the duke's eye in their lifetime, so there was no need to pay attention.

  After passing through seven or eight corridors, I finally arrived at the Duke's courtyard where he admired the snow. Several rare and ancient trees stood there, and on this snowy day, not only did they not shed their leaves, but instead seemed even more spirited, growing very luxuriantly.

  Auric looked at the tree, a special species in the Elf Empire, although it was just a branch of the War Ancient Tree that had split off to form an ancient tree. However, for those below the rank of Warlord, it was also a rare treasure. The Duke had an entire one. "Indeed worthy of being called the Lion Eagle Duke who shakes the east corner, whether in terms of strength or wealth, both are enormous, no wonder he dares to use the national name as his own dukedom."

  The merchant's sighs were of no concern to the duke, who now only cared about his daughter, the most beautiful gem of the Leonia Empire and the one he loved the most, Her Imperial Highness Princess Eliana Augusta.

  Elena is directing everyone to shovel snow, she wants to be the first to make a big snowman, has been expecting snow for a long time, and it just so happens that there was heavy snowfall yesterday, so they naturally want to have fun.

  The duke smiled and looked at his daughter, with a head of black long hair, as beautiful as her mother, but such beauty was not appreciated by anyone, only the duke and his three sons thought that Elena was the most beautiful girl, of course this was the unconditional support between relatives.

  In other people's eyes, this imperial princess of the empire is nothing special except for her noble status. Even her appearance is unremarkable, like a flat map, and her figure is not that fiery type, really not to the taste of the men of the Lion Eagle Empire.

  It's precisely because of this that the duke and the princes' brothers are all very concerned about Elena, deeply afraid that she will be harmed. To think that previously it was just a great noble who made some snide remarks behind her back, saying that the eldest princess looked ordinary, which really made the duke's family lose face. Then after the duke found out, he brought his three sons and a thousand men to besiege that great noble's gate. In the end, they forced the great noble to beg for mercy, and at a huge cost, they even got the emperor involved - that is, the Lion Eagle Duke's older brother. Only then did they leave after destroying a castle, not even the emperor dared to do anything to them, and the great noble could only admit defeat.

  After that, Elena's appearance became a taboo in the empire. It was also after that when Elena's marriage fell into an impasse. Not because of her looks, but honestly, with the power of the duke's house, even if she were to marry a pig, it would still be possible. However, the duke's overprotectiveness made all the nobles in the empire feel chilled to the bone. What if one day the couple had a fight and the old duke brought his army to their doorstep? Moreover, her appearance did not meet the aesthetic standards of the province, so the great nobles were unwilling to take her, the small nobles dared not ask for her hand, and the duke naturally could not lower himself to look for someone, thus delaying things.

  Normally, people get married by the age of sixteen, but Elena is already twenty and doesn't even have someone she likes. The duke's heart is anxious, but he can't show it, and only when accompanying Elena does he calm down.

  The duke silently watched Elena's joyful play, thinking that even if she didn't get married for a lifetime, what's the big deal! As a saint-level powerhouse, his lifespan was long and far-reaching, so he naturally didn't worry about future events, only sacrificing his own daughter.

  The valet approached the duke and interrupted his reverie, saying "What is it? Can't you see I'm with Elena?"

  The attendant bowed his head and said: "Your Excellency, Duke, a foreign merchant named Ologe from afar has brought precious gifts and hopes to receive your protection."

  "Huh? Treasure? Hehe, could it be more than mine? Let him take it back where he came from!" The duke was not interested, now he just wanted to play with his own daughter.

  Just as the chamberlain was about to chase them away with a stern face, Elena, who was playing nearby, saw Oroje standing behind the chamberlain. She heard the conversation between the duke and the others, and seeing Oroje's bitter expression, Elena smiled slightly and said: "Treasure? What treasure! I want to see it, Father, I want to see it!"

  "Ah! Good, good! Look! Let Nancy bring the treasure over!" As soon as he heard that his daughter wanted to see it, the duke immediately cast aside his displeasure. The treasure was nothing important; what mattered was that his daughter liked it.

  The originally tearful Olojede was like returning from hell to heaven, and the heart of the Grand Duchess was indeed kind beyond measure. The merchant praised Elena in his heart.

  Then she quickly handed over the soap and a bottle of perfume she had just bought to Nancy. Nancy took the two things, looked at them, one was a paper box with a pink object inside, which smelled very good, but didn't know what it was for! Was it edible? The other thing was somewhat meaningful, it was actually a transparent crystal bottle filled with some liquid! Hmm, just looking at the crystal bottle was already quite expensive, what was inside? A life-saving medicine? Or an eternal youth spring? Very curious!

  With a guess in her mind, Nancy handed the thing to the Duke, who used his own aura to detect it and found no danger before handing it over to Elena.

  Elena picked up the soap and looked at it, then smelled it, but didn't understand what it was for! Was it something to eat? She thought, and prepared to take a bite to try.

  As soon as he saw Eliana's movement, Ologe shouted: "You can't eat it! Your Highness the Princess!"

  As soon as Orudge called out, the duke woke up with a start and took the soap from him, holding it in his own hand and pointing at Orudge: "What is this thing? Is it poisonous? What do you want to do? Take him away."

  The duke's face turned red with rage, like a raging lion. Ologe was so intimidated by the duke's aura that he suddenly felt two streams of urine wanting to flow out!