Chapter 755 Lan Qi Is Totally Confused

The Brilda Opera House, the performance hall.

"That extra scene was really well done."

"As expected of the public performance version personally directed by Abigail."

"It can be said to be the finishing touch, perfecting the image of the maiden—she's so gluttonous because she's suffered and never had anything good to eat."

"No, don't you think that was a stage accident just now? I think the male and female leads were completely improvising, relying entirely on their understanding of the characters to barely pull it off."

"Really?"

Subtle sounds of discussion came from the audience.

The music began.

The male and female leads danced gracefully in the center of the dance floor, a match made in heaven, in perfect harmony.

Their steps were light and elegant, their eyes conveyed affection, as if they were a couple made for each other.

Their rhythms were slightly off, yet they were miraculously able to support each other.

It was evident that they had rehearsed the dance many times, and they had a subtle understanding, never fearing that they would trip each other, willing to entrust their bodies to each other, contradictory yet harmonious.

"Isn't the choreography a bit rusty?"

"They're dancing a Demon Clan dance. As a professional dancer, I can tell you definitively that they're both dancing quite authentically, almost as if they came from the ancient Demon Realm court."

"Actually, if you think about it carefully, in the original plot, the Gray Maiden has to dance with a governor from the Demon Realm. Given the ideas of the era, it's impossible for them to hit it off immediately. They are destined to face a bumpy life in the future, so this deliberate sense of subtle disparity and friction is carefully choreographed and can only be performed after countless rehearsals."

The crowd marveled.

Abigail sat in the VIP seat, listening with a tingling scalp.

She hadn't thought about any of that.

She didn't think Xiduo had considered it either.

Slowly, everyone in the ballroom spun and danced with the music, a scene of joyous revelry.

The guests who were not participating in the dance stood at the edge, their eyes always focused on the governor and the Gray Maiden.

"Young master... you haven't smiled like that in a long time."

The Demon Clan butler, who had followed the governor from the Demon Realm, wiped away tears, feeling gratified.

Everyone at the banquet: "He actually smiled!"

The new opera performance followed suit.

After a long while.

The stage slowly stilled.

"I seem to... not dislike you."

As the music ended, the Demon Clan governor took the Gray Maiden's hand and said.

"I."

Talia looked at Lan Qi, speechless.

She was still grateful that she had danced with Lan Qi at the Temple of Eros before, which barely allowed her to get through this performance.

But the Lan Qi in front of her, with the aura of a governor, made it difficult for her to distinguish whether she was acting or really having a dialogue with Lan Qi.

The immersive performance made her feel as if she had traveled into the story of Holy War Romance.

"Tata, your next line should be 'Me too,' answer me with a natural and innocent smile."

Lan Qi reminded Talia with his mind.

He probably realized that Talia didn't remember the lines and could only rely on her own impressions to recall and help Talia as much as possible.

"Me too..."

Talia heard Lan Qi's gentle mental voice, and she lowered her head, murmuring.

She didn't understand why Lan Qi was still so reliable at this time, able to help her.

Her stubborn personality was destined to bring her greater disasters.

But there was such a person who was willing to help her up.

"..."

Lan Qi heard Talia's response and paused just as he was about to speak.

Talia got the line right here, but she acted it wrong.

The Gray Maiden should not express soft shyness at this moment.

But then applause rang out from under the stage, which confused Lan Qi.

The audience really approved of the Gray Maiden like this?

Lan Qi could only continue acting.

"Are you ready to enjoy the banquet with me next?"

He asked Talia.

"I can, but can you take me over there?"

Talia looked towards the banquet table on one side of the hall and asked.

This was the only scene she could clearly remember: after the dance, the governor asked the Gray Maiden where she wanted to go, and the Gray Maiden would answer him that she wanted to eat some more delicious snacks.

"Maiden, you are not qualified to negotiate terms with me."

Lan Qi replied, grabbing the Gray Maiden's hand.

He maintained the Demon Clan's arrogance and meanness on the surface.

But he actually doted on the Gray Maiden, bringing her towards the banquet table.

The music gradually slowed down, and the lights focused on the two of them. The governor led the Gray Maiden to the dessert stand.

"From now on, everything about you will be decided by me."

The Demon Clan governor announced without mercy, his eyes filled with certainty, occupying the Gray Maiden exclusively by the banquet table.

"No way..."

Lan Qi's overbearingness made her heart beat non-stop, and she didn't know what was wrong with herself, that she would be looking forward to Lan Qi saying the next sentence to her.

This way...

This way...

She wouldn't be able to think...

Talia's cheeks flushed, and she turned her eyes away, not daring to look directly at Lan Qi in front of her.

"Including what you eat next."

Lan Qi picked up a caramel mango milk shell and brought it slightly closer to the Gray Maiden's mouth.

"Wait, I refuse!"

Talia shook her head.

"I refuse your refusal."

Lan Qi was unwavering.

"Woo, woo!"

Talia pushed Lan Qi weakly, as if guarding her last line, stubbornly closing her mouth, determined not to let him bring the food over.

"Lan Qi, don't, don't come any closer!"

Talia screamed in her heart.

The governor smiled lightly, with a hint of coolness, a hint of mockery, and a hint of casualness.

"Your mouth says no, but your stomach is very honest."

Lan Qi tilted his head slightly, as if listening to a soft sound.

It was the sound of her stomach rumbling.

"Oh~~ Even the sound of your hunger is so wonderful."

Lan Qi performed naturally, admiring.

"You mo..."

The veins on the back of Talia's hand trembled slightly. If she wasn't on stage, she would have already wanted to ride on Lan Qi and mess with him.

"What about me?"

The governor raised an eyebrow with interest.

"You immediately feed me..."

Talia grumbled.

Now she had no choice but to obey Lan Qi and let him tease her.

She thought with shame and anger.

…

Nistro City.

The evening program was playing in the mansion's living room.

"Hugh, are you crying?"

Synola reached out in surprise and placed her hand under Hyperion's eyes. When she pulled it back, her fingers were slightly moist.

She felt that according to the human definition, this didn't seem to be a tearjerker.

"I, I didn't."

Hyperion picked up a tissue, covered her eyes, and denied.

On the wide sofa, Antanas, on the other side of Hyperion, stared at the stage play, not wanting to miss a second, while glancing at her good friend Hyperion with concern.

Antanas understood everything, but she just liked this. The stage play performance was better than she imagined.

The Ice Demoness heard Antanas' words and probably understood why Hyperion was in a bad mood.

"I'm not sure if the girl looks like Talia."

The Ice Demoness stared intently at the screen, muttering to herself.

"Right? I also think she doesn't look like Tata."

Hyperion felt much more at ease when she heard the Ice Demoness teacher's affirmation.

"But the male lead looks a lot like Rocky McCarthy."

The Ice Demoness analyzed.

Hearing this, Hyperion stopped talking again.

"Hugh, when we made an international call to Tata in the Boson Kingdom last time, weren't she and Lan Qi innocent?"

"And Cat Boss is there too. They never leave Cat Boss to go on dates alone!"

Antanas and Synola quickly patted Hyperion on the back.

They all knew that Almis didn't know that Rocky McCarthy in the Northern Continent was Lan Qi!

"By the way, where's Prana?"

Antanas looked up, optimistically encouraging Hugh.

It would definitely be correct to have Prana evaluate it.

He always saw things clearly.

"Brother said he wanted to go out and buy something and just left."

Synola looked towards the door and answered.

"Eh...?"

Antanas' smile froze.

…

On stage, time flew by.

The desserts on the banquet table were almost swept away.

"Maiden, I fell in love with you at first sight. Can I spend more time with you?"

After feeding her the last dessert, the governor pointed to the garden background outside the palace and asked.

Clang, clang, clang.

As if ripples cast in pure white heaven, the chimes of twelve o'clock sounded along with the ceremonial music.

The Gray Maiden woke up as if from a dream, pushing the governor away in a panic.

"Your Excellency Governor, thank you for your kindness, but... I have an unspeakable secret and cannot stay long."

Talia replied quickly.

"Don't go, tell me where to find you? You haven't told me your name yet! Can we meet again?"

Lan Qi tried to grab her.

But she wanted to run, and there was no way Lan Qi could stop her. She dodged Lan Qi and fled down the steps in a panic.

I can finally go see the script!

Talia thought excitedly.

She had survived.

She could now rest and read the script backstage for a long time.

"Wait!!"

Lan Qi shouted in panic.

But Talia ran too fast and disappeared at the edge of the stage in the blink of an eye, even beyond the range of their mental communication.

Leaving Lan Qi standing on the stage in astonishment, turning his head to look at the audience.

"As expected of a Gray Maiden who does manual labor at home for a long time, she runs fast."

The audience immediately began to comment.

"Indeed, she acted out the urgency of fleeing in the middle of the night. It doesn't seem like she's acting at all."

"Don't you think the male lead's bewildered look is also well acted? His face is even a little pale."

"Wait, don't you guys think something is missing..."

…

Backstage.

Talia ran back to her resting place and quickly picked up the script to flip through it.

The moment she opened the script again, her sense of peace returned completely.

"Lord Governor, have you come to find me? I knew you would."

"When I passed by you, and our eyes met, my heart seemed to have floated far away."

"When you gaze at me, you don't know that I have fallen into danger."

She held the script and read happily.

On stage, she felt her blood circulating abnormally fast, and she was full. After returning to the stage, she was unexpectedly refreshed.

Before she could read a few sentences.

Abigail ran to the backstage in a hurry on her high heels, glaring at Talia.

"What are you doing?"

She questioned Talia.

"I'm reviewing the script."

Talia blinked, not understanding why the director was so angry.

"Did you forget? You have to leave a shoe on stage when you leave, otherwise how will the governor find you?!"

Abigail shouted angrily.

"Eek!"

Talia gasped.

It was over.

She had left in too much of a hurry and had completely forgotten about this. It turned out that Lan Qi wasn't just trying to stop her in the sense of performance, but was really trying to call her back.

Then now…

Isn't Lan Qi going to be stuck on stage?

…

On the stage at this time.

"Alas, maiden, you left too hastily. Won't you leave some clues for this governor..."

Lan Qi paced back and forth, muttering while looking around the ground.

"I'm thinking, there should be a shoe here..."

Sweat kept pouring from his head.

Lan Qi didn't even dare to look towards the audience under the stage.

The huge performance hall was eerily quiet.

Thousands of gazes were like thousands of sharp blades.

Watching him perform a one-man show.

He was desperately trying to save the situation.

Lan Qi gradually felt that he couldn't hold on.

It was just like when he first went to the Boson Kingdom and was made dizzy by Tata.

"Goddess, can you help me? As long as you can give me a clue about her, I am willing to continue doing good deeds in this life! If you think I am guilty, please punish me directly!"

Lan Qi could only look up at the sky, raise his hands, and pray.

Far away.

"Lan Qi... I'm sorry...!"

Talia muttered in a low voice, feeling guilty in her heart.

She hurriedly ran to the backstage near the curtain, pulled off her shoe, and threw it far away at Lan Qi.

Bang!

Tata's shoe hit Lan Qi's head directly.

Lan Qi fell to the ground in response.

Talia, wearing a formal dress, maintained her throwing stance, and she was dumbfounded.

"..."

Abigail covered her face behind her.

Making a sound that was neither crying nor laughing.

She was now a little suspicious that these two were deliberately trying to mess with her.

"Oh!"

There was a burst of exclamations from the audience.

"So praying to the goddess really works?"

"This has also adapted the original work. It is actually more romantic than the Gray Maiden accidentally dropping a shoe!"

The audience discussed.

…

St. Cristie Convent.

In Ursula's dormitory.

The two of them were lying on the end of the bed, watching the movie on the screen.

Their hair was wet. They hadn't blow-dried it after showering, waiting for it to dry naturally.

After Elsa and Ursula were sent back to school tonight, Elsa was still very scared, so Ursula generously asked her to sleep in her dormitory tonight.

So Elsa brought the little black cat to Ursula's dormitory to stay.

It was good that the little black cat left by her brother could protect them together.

"Amazing!"

Ursula shouted when she saw the governor fall.

Even though she had read the original work, she hadn't guessed the plot of tonight's public performance version.

"It's a pity we didn't go to see it today."

Elsa said with emotion.

At first, she also thought that the public performance version of Holy War Romance wouldn't be much different from the usual performances, but she didn't expect that there would be easter eggs every few scenes.

"Actually, if you had asked Landri to take you, he should have softened and agreed. I have now discovered that he is actually very easy to talk to."

Ursula bumped Elsa with her shoulder, smiling slyly.

"Don't leave St. Cristie Convent during this period. You can't cause any more trouble for brother."

Elsa shook her head desperately in denial.

"Tsk tsk, it's good that your brother has a considerate sister like you."

Ursula sneered.

And a willful sister like her, no one would like.

She envied Elsa, but she couldn't say it.

Ursula covered up the embarrassment hidden in her heart and poked the little black cat lying next to her.

"Little Black Bread, why aren't you talking?"

She saw that this little black cat had been staring at the drama for a long time.

It was no longer as lively as it was at the beginning, but was seriously appreciating the picture with a serious face.

"Meow..."

Cat Boss always felt uneasy.

The two guys on this stage were too much like Lan Qi and Tata, right?

No matter how it thought about it, it couldn't figure out how these two could directly jump onto the stage to be the leads. It could only constantly deny this possibility in its heart.

And did these two not know that today was the public performance?

But it couldn't say for sure whether these two were Lan Qi and Tata. It only dared to make this unprecedented assumption because it knew that Lan Qi and Tata happened to go to the theater.

It was good that Hugh wasn't here.

Watching these two mess around on stage, Cat Boss couldn't help but sweat for them.

The picture continued.

Until a few seconds later.

"Thank you... Goddess..."

Lan Qi covered his head and stood up dizzily.

He had never suffered this kind of crime.

He looked at the far away where the Gray Maiden's figure disappeared.

"Mysterious beauty, who are you? Why, why did you leave in such a hurry? This magic shoe is the only token you left me..."

The governor clenched the magic shoe tightly, gritted his teeth, then turned around, standing there痴痴, with a look of melancholy.

The stage lights gradually dimmed, and the governor left the stage dejectedly.

"Well done, well done!"

The audience applauded repeatedly.

"?"

Cat Boss was struck by lightning.

Can't you see?

This was clearly a stage accident, why was everyone applauding and cheering?!

(End of chapter)