roccoschili Chapter 441 Alice's Past
Chapter 441 Alice's Past
At the end of the corridor was a small garden, planted with various plants that Liu Chi had only seen in books. Amid the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers, the two walked to a small pavilion in the garden.
The small pavilion is about 20 square meters. At the innermost part, next to the window sill, is a small tea table for two. In the middle is a small living room, and outside is a small table for tea sets.
After pulling Liu Chi to sit at the tea table, Alice moved her gaze from the flowers outside the window to Liu Chi's face. Liu Chi also followed Alice and moved her gaze back.
Liu Chi praised,
"What a beautiful sea of flowers, and they are all rare flowers."
"Do you like them? If you do, stay. I can keep them blooming forever."
Alice looked at Liu Chi with her eyes expressive, and their eyes met.
Liu Chi shook his head and said simply,
“Flowers are different from people. Their beauty lies in the moment they wither. Only when they wither will people feel sad, but it also means rebirth.”
"Then tell me, when is a person most beautiful?"
After hearing this, Alice followed Liu Chi's instructions and asked,
"When is a person most beautiful? I can't give a complete answer. If beauty is defined only by appearance, then a person is most beautiful when his or her physical condition is at its peak. Other aspects are too profound. I can only state an objective fact."
"So do you think I'm beautiful?"
Alice inquired, looking at Liuchi with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
Liu Chi nodded seriously and said,
"From your appearance, it is undeniable that you are a beauty, and you will naturally have a group of fans among the crowd."
Alice was somewhat dissatisfied with Liu Chi's answer. What she wanted to hear was Liu Chi's words of love rather than objective analysis.
Alice nodded, and without continuing the topic, she said,
"I've asked Jindu to prepare lunch, just wait a moment."
Zhu Xiu nodded to Alice, and then his gaze shifted to the sea of flowers.
After a while, five robots each pushed a small dining cart into the pavilion, and walked past the small tea table one by one. The small tea table was filled with exquisite small plates, each of which was only enough for one bite, and the ingredients were basically fresh seafood sourced locally.
"Try it, it's a recipe from another world."
Alice was the first to pick up the chopsticks and put a piece of the best fish into Liu Chi's small bowl. This small piece of fish was equivalent to taking a whole fish.
Liu Chi smiled and nodded, then started eating happily. Although he was small in stature, after seeing the dazzling array of food, he was stimulated and inexplicably developed a feeling of hunger.
Because the etiquette training they had received did not include talking while eating, throughout the entire meal, the two of them made no other sound except for picking up food for each other.
Soon, Liu Chi couldn't eat anymore. Looking at the half of the food left on the table, he said,
"Baby, I'm done eating. I'll wait for you. Take your time eating. If you can't finish it, we can save it for the next meal."
Alice looked at Liu Chi, and after listening to what he said, she laughed.
As she raised her hand gently, a breeze blew across her face, and a young girl with the same silver-white hair as Alice appeared on the opposite side of the willow pond, next to Alice.
Looking at the girl who was about the same size as Alice, Liu Chi was a little confused, but he immediately knew that the girl in front of him was Alice's familiar.
"Let me introduce you, this is my familiar, Ellie!"
Liu Chi nodded and looked at Ai Li, who looked similar to Alice.
"Baby, Ai Li and you look quite similar, like twins."
Alice laughed and explained,
"Ally's original form was just a lark, and it couldn't live that long, so I used my genes to modify it, allowing it to break through the realm and gain a human appearance. At the time, I was a little confused as to why this happened. Now that I think about it, the decision I made was the best one."
"Aili, I'll leave the rest to you. I have something to talk to your little dad about."
Alice added, reaching out and stroking Ellie's head. Although Ellie was about the same size as her, as a familiar, Alice had already regarded it as half her daughter after a long time of getting along with it.
"Yes! Eat them all, don't waste them."
Liu Chi smiled, and after he finished speaking, he looked at Alice.
At this moment, the two seemed to have reached some kind of consensus, and the smiles on their faces faded.
Alice gently stroked her silver hair and spoke slowly,
"Before his hair turned white, it was golden. My father was once the king of the Sunset Empire."
Hearing this, Liu Chi couldn't help but be shocked, but this also explained very well why Alice was able to establish the Alice Chamber of Commerce on her own, even though she was probably nearly a thousand years old at that time.
Alice clasped her fingers together, placed them on the table, and continued.
"At that time, my father suddenly fell seriously ill. In order to survive and to prevent the Sunset Empire from falling into the hands of other forces, he chose to kill the mermaids, and they were the purest group of mermaids. Of course, I learned all this later."
Alice sighed and continued,
"That day I was having fun and sneaked into my father's room. I saw the mermaid extract hidden in his desk. I thought it was the best wine, so I drank the whole bottle with the mentality of giving it a try. At that time, I naively thought that the wine would taste like that."
"Afterwards, my father knew that I had drunk away his hope of survival. He did not blame me, but patiently explained to me and taught me how to purify mermaids. Afterwards, he collapsed. In order to keep me alive, my mother soon followed in my father's footsteps."
At this point, Alice suddenly smiled, her eyes moving back and forth between Liu Chi's eyes, and she asked in a low voice,
"Guess what I did next?"
Liu Chi touched his chin and said,
"After you became powerful, you eliminated the royal family of the Sunset Empire at that time, and then helped Janet's ancestor ascend to the throne? Then you founded the Alice Chamber of Commerce behind the scenes, and then gradually developed it with the promotion of the royal family?"
Alice smiled and shook her head, then said,
"Not entirely true. I don't like revenge, so I won't eradicate the royal family at that time like you said. However, they also became stepping stones for others in the struggle for power. I founded the Alice Chamber of Commerce, and it has nothing to do with the royal family or the major forces of the entire continent."
"The reason why the Chamber of Commerce can be so prosperous today is because it will not disappear due to war or the collapse of power. Although other major forces on the continent also have Chambers of Commerce, once their power weakens, the money you deposited will be gone."
Liu Chi nodded in agreement.
"Yes! In the business world, integrity is a must. It can be said that Alice's success is the result of a long history. It gives people a sense of solidity and peace of mind."
Seeing that Ellie had already finished the remaining food on the table, Alice reached out and gently stroked her hair.
"take a break!"
The voice was gentle and sweet. Ellie smiled at the two of them and entered the familiar space.
Alice turned her head and continued to look at Yanagichi.
"This is also a preparation for our future life. I can't let you not even know your wife's background!"
After she finished laughing, Alice continued,
"Okay, now let's talk about what you are most concerned about right now, the Black Dragon Seal."
"The Black Dragon Seal was already common knowledge in our time. Although we don't know who passed down the legend, we all know its danger. I was once an adventurer, but I didn't have a team. I always acted alone."
"By chance, I got Kaelia's tears. Then, with the help of Kaelia's tears, I found the sunken black pearl deep under the sea. Later, I founded the Alice Chamber of Commerce with the technology carried by the black pearl."
"I'm sorry, I've gone off topic a bit, but when I think of the past, those unforgettable memories come to my mind!"
Alice stood up with her hands forward, grabbed Liu Chi's hand, and began to apologize.
"It's okay, baby! I listened carefully again."
Liu Chi comforted her. He now understood that no matter how strong Alice appeared on the surface, she could not hide her weak heart.