Chapter 754 Lan Qi's Expert Save

"This Cat Sage is really cool when he dances."

"This is street dance!"

The audience watched the Cat Sage on stage as if he were showing off all his skills, applauding and cheering.

As expected of the special public performance edition, even the cat's dance has been completely redesigned!

They were immersed in this grand audio-visual feast, reveling in the sea of ​​The Phantom of the Opera and the Angel of Music.

"My magic power is running out, damn it."

The Cat Sage put his hands on his hips, gasping for breath, and could barely recite his lines.

Just then.

The Gray Maiden, wearing a floor-length gown, stunningly beautiful, walked out with light steps.

"Wow, this outfit is so cute!"

She said, as if reciting poetry.

Her appearance startled the Cat Sage.

"Thank you, dear Cat Sage, you are my reborn parent!"

Talia said gratefully.

She only remembered the first two sentences of this script.

"You are my reborn parent! I thank you!"

The Cat Sage replied grumpily,

"Okay, it's time to send you to the party, are you ready?"

He asked the Gray Maiden, following the routine.

"..."

Then there was a long period of silence on the stage.

Talia's mind was buzzing, and she couldn't think of what to say next.

If Lan Qi had also appeared, they could both be in trouble together. Now that she was the only one facing so many audience members, she only wanted to run away.

"Oh, this dress seems a little too flashy, can I go and change into a more low-key one?"

Talia could only improvise, and ran backstage, holding her skirt after saying this sentence.

She had to take another look at the script!

"Wait!!"

The Cat Sage shouted hoarsely,

"What can I say?"

If this girl ran away, he would be finished today!

Talia stopped her steps guiltily and looked back at the Cat Sage, her eyes extremely pitiful.

She really didn't know what to say next.

On the other side of the stage.

"Today's performance does seem a little different from usual."

The audience whispered to each other, and many who had seen it before noticed the difference in the arrangement.

Abigail returned to her seat with lingering fear.

Although she felt that the actors her friend found for her tonight seemed a little strange, her friend was always reliable, and there was no reason to find two idiots to tease her.

At least the temperament of the two was absolutely fine.

It was as if they were born for this play.

It was the first time Abigail had this feeling.

"Gray Maiden, get on the carriage quickly, go to the ball, and meet your destiny! You must be back before midnight, otherwise the magic will disappear!"

The Cat Sage exhorted.

"I, I'm not ready yet...!"

Talia hurriedly waved her hands and explained.

She wasn't sure if there was this line, but she really wasn't ready for the next scene!

"The Governor, is the Governor a demon? He must be very scary, and maybe he's a very old monster. I'm a young human woman, so it's normal for me to be afraid of the Governor, so please let me prepare for a while."

Talia added.

The Cat Sage tilted his head and frowned.

He didn't remember this line.

Although it was quite in line with the Gray Maiden's character.

But if you act according to your own ideas, wouldn't the whole stage be a mess?

"Go, Gray Maiden, tonight you are the most moving princess, your Governor is waiting for you."

The Cat Sage directly started the process, sped up his speech, transformed into an unskippable plot, responded to the female lead, and raised his staff to show that the stage could change.

The panoramic music resounded around the stage and the auditorium again.

"Start jumping and leaping~"

"Your worries will be swept away with the jump~"

"Nothing is more exciting than dancing~"

"Don't be afraid, because! I am your destined fairy~"

"Wait..."

Talia looked around in horror, the background and decorations of the stage had already begun to change.

"The Gray Maiden's shock at the miracle, the appearance of someone who has never seen the world, is vividly displayed."

"This actress has some skill, I underestimated her just now."

"How did she manage to be both a country girl and a princess?"

Listening to the subtle comments in the audience, Abigail breathed a sigh of relief.

Maybe the main character just wasn't in the state before.

Doesn't she have acting skills?

Next, she should be able to perform normally.

The Gray Maiden boarded the card house carriage with tears in her eyes, and bid farewell to the Cat Sage.

The bells of the Governor's Mansion rang far away, and the projection screen at the back of the stage foreshadowed that the ball was about to begin. The carriage sped away, and the Cat Sage smiled with relief as he watched the Gray Maiden go away.

The stage lights went out, and the Cat Sage exited.

When the stage lights up again.

The walls are decorated with Divine Era-style reliefs and murals, reproducing the epic of humans and gods dancing together in the Kruitian mythology.

The gorgeous floor-to-ceiling mirrors are as bright as people, interweaving with the toasts and clinking of glasses in the hall, creating a luxurious movement of sound and light.

The magnificent palace hall was brightly lit, with singing and dancing everywhere.

Drunkenness and fascination, fragrant and charming.

Noble girls and ladies thronged, vying for beauty.

The noise, laughter, like a tide, came and went, endlessly.

Even without spotlights, people's eyes were quickly drawn to a figure.

The black-haired Demon Governor in a jade-colored swallow-tailed dress, with gloomy eyes, had little interest in the ball.

"Governor, so many beauties are present today, you must cheer up. No matter which one you like, we will bless you!"

"Yes, Governor, go and dance with the girl you like, maybe she will fall in love with you at first sight."

The provincial ministers and dignitaries next to him were still trying to please this Governor sent by the Demon Realm.

To some extent, the Governor's status was higher than any of them. Offending him would undoubtedly be an extremely serious diplomatic incident.

But if he was appreciated by him, it would be a great and immeasurable backer.

The Governor nodded in response, reluctantly got up, and wandered in the crowd.

It seemed to be to cope with those overly attentive noble lords, or simply to relax.

"I came to the human kingdom to escape the marriage arranged by my family. I don't want to marry a half-demon I've never even met, so how could I fall in love with a human woman here? It's ridiculous."

The Demon Governor muttered his own monologue, sighing with a weary heart.

After his unremitting efforts, Lan Qi finally roughly remembered the lines. Thanks to his good attitude and long-term administrative ability in handling official documents.

The setting of this Demon Governor is probably a demon noble who is full of career ambitions. Now he actually just wants to be a good Governor, but in order to cope with the family from the Demon Realm, he must show that he is enthusiastic about the social life of the human society.

Suddenly, a gray-haired figure appeared in the Governor's field of vision.

The figures at the banquet were constantly coming and going, and everyone was always paying attention to the Governor.

At this time, the Governor was only separated by the crowd, staring blankly at the mysterious beauty whose face was looming in the distance.

The dessert tower on the banquet table was decorated with gold leaf cheese coconut crisps, the crystal clear dark chocolate was cut into geometric shapes, and the fruit wine-baked soufflé shimmered, placed on ice made of the purest mineral spring water, and was taken away from time to time.

She was eating dessert by herself.

It seemed that this banquet made her very uneasy, and only eating something could make her feel better.

"How can there be such a pure girl, who can be so indifferent to power and interests at this banquet, and focus only on enjoying the food..."

The Governor murmured.

To be honest, he couldn't normally say this line.

Fortunately, he held it back.

Talia happened to have not eaten dinner, and these pastries were fragrant and delicious. The wealthy Bulilda Opera House even used the most high-end customized desserts for the banquets. As Talia ate, a happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she gradually forgot that this was a stage.

Following the Governor's gaze, all the guests present looked at the gray-haired girl from time to time.

"My God, who is this girl? She has such a peerless appearance."

The provincial minister exclaimed.

"That's right, there is such a pure and refined girl in the world. No wonder the Governor is fascinated by her. She is really beautiful. Whose lady is she?"

Another minister who came over asked.

"Hmph, she must be a princess from some principality, otherwise why would she dress herself so beautifully."

The noblewoman turned aside jealously and whispered under her folding fan.

However, the scene changed like this.

Talia remained indifferent.

"Tata, don't eat, it's your line."

Lan Qi reminded Talia in his heart.

"!"

Talia reacted in a jolt, realizing the gazes of everyone at the banquet.

She

Looking at the half piece of pastry in her hand, she hurriedly stuffed it into her mouth before turning her head and looking at the Governor with a sweet smile.

The moment their eyes met, time slowed down.

It was as if they had met before, and as if they had never seen such a special person.

Until after a while, the corner of the Governor's mouth finally curled up into a smile.

"Interesting woman, you have successfully attracted my attention."

The Governor stepped down from the steps, emitting a holy and soft light from his body, and came to the Gray Maiden's side.

Everyone at the banquet followed the direction of the Governor's advance.

And the Gray Maiden also looked at the Governor.

"Why are you looking at me?"

Lan Qi asked Talia.

"You're disturbing my meal, sir."

Talia tried her best to recall the plot and made up lines that roughly conformed to the scene.

"Oh?"

Lan Qi thought that something was wrong, he remembered that the original line was "Because you looked at me first, sir".

But now he could only cooperate with Talia and continue acting.

"Your answer is really interesting."

Lan Qi looked at her with a confident smile and approached her aggressively.

But the Governor's character was originally a very domineering type.

Being choked by a girl like this.

On the contrary, it may arouse more interest in her.

"You, what are you going to do?"

Talia couldn't remember the lines anyway. Seeing that Lan Qi had no intention of stopping, she asked hastily.

She took half a step back until her back was against the banquet table, and there was no way to retreat, but the Governor had already stood in front of her, leaving her nowhere to escape.

"Beautiful girl, may I have the honor of dancing with you?"

The Governor put one hand on the banquet table, his body almost touching her, and said to her sincerely.

His movements were very polite, but his eyes and attitude were very tough, and there seemed to be no option to refuse.

"I..."

Talia heard Lan Qi's meaningful emphasis, her heart rate and blood pressure soared, and her chest began to rise and fall continuously.

But she felt that... Lan Qi was a little more domineering than usual today...

Indeed, the role of the Governor was somewhat domineering, unlike her stupid disciple who had never been a Governor.

Talia moved her eyes from side to side, avoiding Lan Qi's burning gaze.

She unexpectedly felt that this kind of strong man made her heart beat faster.

But that's only in the play.

In reality, even if Lan Qi had ten thousand guts, he would not dare to pin her against the wall.

The Governor was now waiting for the Gray Princess to tell him the answer gently and movingly.

Even if everyone knew the subsequent answer, they couldn't help but hold their breath for this green and throbbing moment.

The Gray Princess was still hesitating.

"But..."

She felt that being so close to Lan Qi made her mind a mess, and she couldn't remember what to say here. The only instinct was that she was very hungry. She didn't even eat dinner today and ran to the Mafia's territory with Lan Qi.

Wait, if according to logic, the Gray Maiden's next line should be...!

Talia instantly thought of the following plot.

"Can you wait for me to finish dinner first?"

She responded.

The audience was silent.

"?"

Lan Qi was stunned, standing there looking at her.

You can't reject me here, sister!!

Refusing the invitation and choosing to eat is the last scene. Now our relationship is not that familiar yet, and this is probably your only chance to change your destiny in this life. You can't be thinking about eating at this time!

Lan Qi shouted in his heart.

Moreover, being brought along by Talia like this.

What should the next line be?

He didn't know either!

"In that case, I'll accompany you to finish eating, and then we'll dance together, okay?"

Lan Qi's forehead was sweating, and he said with a stiff head.

He tried his best to round the plot back.

"Okay, then please wait for me, Governor."

Talia realized that she had said the wrong words and nodded.

Her palm gently pressed on the Governor's chest, pushing him away.

Then she moved out sideways, lowered her head and looked at the desserts on the banquet table, no longer letting him face her flushed cheeks.

Lan Qi, who was sure that he had successfully saved the situation, slowly relaxed.

"..."

The other actors were calm on the surface.

They were thinking that there shouldn't be this scene...

Could it be that Miss Abigail temporarily changed the arrangement, and I was the only one who wasn't notified?

In any case, they would never speak until it was their line.

So the Governor and everyone else at the banquet stared at Talia.

Talia's hand picked up a piece of dark chocolate, brought it to her mouth, and her hand began to tremble.

She turned her eyes away, and for the first time felt that this thing was so hard to swallow.

Being stared at by thousands of people.

Everyone was watching her, Talia, eating alone.

How could she swallow it!

"..."

Especially Lan Qi's expression, which was about to burst, showed that Lan Qi wanted to laugh at her suffering.

No way, Lan Qi, are you going to play heartbeats on this occasion too?

Her blood pressure rose again.

But Lan Qi was betting that she couldn't do anything to him on stage, so he took the opportunity to start.

"Is your appetite not good today? Girl."

Lan Qi asked Talia with concern.

"..."

Talia looked at him, trying to squeeze out a smile without anger.

She wanted to ask Lan Qi, can you really swallow it when you're being stared at by so many people?

And Lan Qi did a daily task again.

You really dare to play anywhere?

The two were deadlocked on the stage.

There were slight hissing sounds from the audience, wondering why the play stopped here.

"Master, move, you can't stall the plot here."

Lan Qi gradually realized Talia's stubbornness and told her in his heart.

If this continues, the audience will have doubts.

"You led the lines in this direction. Putting aside the fact that I forgot the lines, didn't you consider how your rounded plot would develop?"

Talia conveyed her thoughts and argued with him reasonably.

"Master, can we review it after we go home? Now just treat it as card making and cooperate with me."

"You're obviously laughing at me, you still want me to cooperate with you, you're still laughing, you're still laughing!"

The two were acting on stage, and their minds were fighting fiercely.

"What's wrong?"

"Why don't you act anymore?"

"Did both of them forget their lines?"

Time passed by every minute and every second, the questions from the audience became louder and louder, and it was about to be overwhelming. After a while, they might start booing.

Lan Qi felt that this couldn't continue.

He grabbed Talia's hand, gently held her chin with the other hand, and helped her put the pastry in her hand into her mouth.

"Girl, my patience is limited, it's time to dance, this is the final warning."

Lan Qi said, staring at Talia with the deep voice of the Governor.

"!!"

Talia's eyes widened, her left cheek bulging as she chewed the chocolate, never expecting Lan Qi to force-feed her directly!

"Whoa!"

There was a burst of cheers from the audience.

This was a section not in the original work, but in this situation, there was not much sense of violation!

…

Nistrow City.

Smoke was rising from the chimneys in the distance, and dinner was being prepared in a certain mansion.

In front of the screen, Hyperia's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she absentmindedly brought melon seeds to her mouth.

"What's wrong, Xiu Bao?"

Sinora tilted her head and asked.

It should have been a very happy comedy, but Xiu Bao's expression looked very aggrieved.

"It's nothing."

Hyperia realized that her expression was wrong, and quickly showed a smile and shook her head.

To be honest, this drama was well acted.

But maybe she was overthinking it, she always had a strange sense of deja vu.

The Governor's temperament and demeanor had a bit of Lan Qi's flavor from the Rocky McCarthy period, and the Gray Maiden's words and deeds were exactly the same as Tata's.

This performance was like watching Lan Qi and Tata in love.

Hyperia felt a sourness in her nose and a pain in her chest, and couldn't help but let her mind run wild.

But Talia has always been aloof, and the distance between her and Lan Qi at home is also very clear. It is impossible for her to eat Lan Qi behind her back like in this play...

"Xiu Bao, do you finally have a sense of defense?"

Antanas nudged Hyperia with her elbow.

She naturally saw that the male and female actors looked too much like Lan Qi and Talia.

"What?"

Hyperia looked at Antanas and tried her best to deny it with her expression,

"I believe Tata, I believe her 100%!"

(End of this chapter)