Royal Alchemist

The Masquerade Ball was held at the most prestigious Roland Theater in the Imperial City.The Roland Theater was built in the Maurya Dynasty before the Solomon Dynasty. At first, it was an unknown miniature theater, performing some small folk plays. Later, a famous performing artist named Roland came out.After he became famous, he funded the building of the theater into a grand theater, and wrote many enduring classic plays to be performed in the theater.

Later, people renamed the theater Roland Theater in memory of him. After the establishment of the Solomon Dynasty, the original theater was kept, and it was continuously repaired and expanded, reaching the scale it is today.

In addition to the performances of classic repertoires, whenever the Empire has any grand banquets, it will also be arranged at the Roland Theater.

Huge masks became gorgeous decorations and hung on the walls of the theater. The coquettish patterns and weird colors added a mysterious atmosphere to the grand ball.Young men and women walked into the theater in twos and threes with complicated and luxurious masks on their faces, and their diamond-encrusted dresses shone brightly under the crystal lamps.

With low-alcohol drinks in their hands, they chatted with their friends absent-mindedly, looking for their eyes under the mask, hoping to find the partner they like.Cheerful waltz was played in a continuous loop, and the enthusiastic atmosphere filled the venue, tempting young people to step off the dance floor and dance together.

Because the dance had just started, everyone was still a little restrained, and they all waited and watched, but no one left.

Qiu Ye wore a light gold dress and a golden leaf mask, looked around the venue, but didn't see Feng Qi wearing a black mask, and took a deep sip of wine depressedly.

"Hey, even though you drink alcohol, you should drink it leisurely. If you get drunk, you will make a fool of yourself." Jon said.

"Why is it so easy to get drunk?" Qiu Ye muttered, "Why don't you come?"

Jon joked, "Look, you are in a hurry, do you want to be the first to dance and be surrounded by people?"

"No way!" Qiu Ye was very embarrassed by what he said, "I mean why Su Tongyang hasn't come yet, who do you think I'm talking about?"

"I'll just say Su Tongyang." Jon laughed loudly, "Why did Tongyang go?"

Qiu Ye took another sip of wine and looked around: "Today he has to go to the hospital for an internship. He said he will come after get off work. It should be about the same time."

While the two were talking, there was a sudden commotion in the banquet hall.Generally, when this happens, there is no accident, or Safirol appears.

Looking towards the gate, it was indeed Safirol. He was wearing a white dress with gold thread and a golden mask. The sides of the mask were made into eagle feathers. Coupled with his noble and elegant temperament, he was gorgeous and heroic.Although he is wearing a mask, most people who know him can recognize him without hindrance, and he also wears a small golden crown on his head. A perfect image of a prince is presented in front of everyone.

The one who came in with him was of course Gerald. He was wearing a dark blue dress and a royal blue mask, and he was also very handsome.

The students of the Royal Military Academy have more chances to see Saffirol, so they are relatively calm, but the students of other schools are excited, no matter men or women, they are desperately trying to attract the attention of the prince, once they can get the favor of the prince, The future is limitless.

Girod looked around as soon as he entered the banquet hall, and suddenly smiled in the direction of Akiba, then greeted Safirol, and walked over.The girls around him screamed and thought that Girod was smiling at him. Even if he had no chance with the prince, it would be good to be favored by the prince's best friend.

Qiu Ye was wondering, when Jon beside him cursed in a low voice, and turned to face out of the window: "Damn, block him for me!"

"Looking for you?" Qiu Ye was surprised, "How can I block it, move a chair and shake him?"

Jon looked up to the sky and sighed: "How can I have an unreliable friend like you?"

While speaking, Girod had already walked in front of them, with a smile on his lips: "Jon, will you dance with me later?"

Jon didn't look back, turned his back to him, and gave him a middle finger.

"Don't be so rude, baby, I know you always wanted to dance with me on this occasion." Gerald said in a deliberately ambiguous tone.

"Get away from me, Girod!" Jon turned around, "Stop being self-righteous, put your suit away, and watch out I'll pour you all over!"

"Yo yo, little pepper, I just love the way you lose your temper."

"Get out! Don't think I don't know who you were with last night!"

Girod tilted his head and sneered, "We'll see."

"roll!"

After Girod walked away, Qiu Ye came back to her senses, and looked at Jon in surprise: "I didn't know you were with him..."

"I have nothing to do with him!" Before Qiu Ye could finish speaking, Jon interrupted hastily.

"I didn't say it was related either." Qiu Ye muttered, but she still couldn't restrain her burning heart of gossip, "Then who was Girod with last night?"

"How would I know! Anyway, it's either a socialite's bed, or a coquettish young master's bed!"

Qiu Ye rubbed his nose. It turned out that he was talking nonsense, but he could be wrong if he said anything casually, and the hit rate was too high.

"The bed quality is poor, and the character is even worse! Breathing the air in the same room with him makes me sick!" Jon was still cursing.

Qiu Ye's gossiping heart was about to jump out: "How do you know that his bedding is of poor quality?"

"Autumn leaves!" Jon glared.

Akiba raised her hand in a gesture of surrender.

Jon would be sulking when he was born, and couldn't bear Qiu Ye's expectant eyes, so he helplessly pulled him closer and whispered in his ear: "After I tell you, don't listen to the rumors outside."

Akiba nodded vigorously to express her determination.

"I have a baby relationship with him."

Qiuye almost screamed when his mouth grew, but Jon slapped his hand on his mouth, despite Jon's usual homelessness, this pressing was so strong that Qiuye felt as if he had been slapped.

"It's not what you think, listen to me!" Jon growled.

Qiu Ye was pointing from eyes to head, and Jon let go of his hand: "My mother and his mother are close friends. When we were pregnant at about the same time, his mother tested that it was a boy, but my mother tested that it was a girl, so the two families They said they wanted to get engaged. It turned out that I was born a boy, and it is impossible for a family like ours to marry the same sex, so this matter basically doesn’t count, that’s it.”

"But the bedding..."

Jon glared, Qiuye immediately covered her mouth.

Hearing Jon's words "It's impossible for a family like ours to marry the same sex", Qiuye thought of Su Tongyang again: "Don't you big aristocratic families really care about gender?"

Jon understood what he meant as soon as he heard it: "You mean Tong Yang and You Zixun?"

"Hey, don't they all have genetic capsules? There is no question of nurturing the next generation at all, so why do you care?"

"It's a traditional concept. Besides, there is a difference between a natural person and a genetically cultivated person. Everyone always thinks that a natural person has an advantage over a genetically cultivated person."

Akiba thought to herself that I am also a genetic breeder, so I don't seem to feel any difference.

"What do you think of Tong Yang and You Zixun?" Qiu Ye asked.

"Me?" Jon curled his lips, "I didn't like it at first, so I'm too embarrassed to say so."

Akiba sighed, and started worrying again.

In the middle of the dance, there were bold couples dancing one after another, and some of them took the opportunity to confess their love to each other and danced hand in hand, and some got the right idea and got together to chat, although today is not enough to dance, But there is still next year and the year after.

Sapphirol always sat on the side, occasionally talking to those who came to chat, but most of the time he still looked at everyone with a smile.

"Did you say Safirol can dance today?" Qiuye thought suddenly.

"Impossible." Jon said decisively, "He is the prince, and choosing a concubine is a big deal. Although he didn't say what he wanted to do with a dance, so many people were watching. He can't just dance with anyone casually." , unless there is some purpose, let it go first."

"You said too much, the purpose or something. You see him sitting there alone and dying of loneliness."

"That's the way it is. Everything he does has a purpose." Jon suddenly smiled, "But if you are willing to chat with him, he will be very happy. He is interested in you."

"Don't talk nonsense."

"Indeed, Gerald said."

As soon as the name came out, the two were silent at the same time, and then Jon turned his face away silently.

"Ah, why hasn't Tongyang arrived yet? It must have been delayed by something." Qiu Ye abruptly changed the subject.

"Yes, yes, it must have been delayed." Jon answered the topic bluntly.

The awkward atmosphere didn't last long, Feng Qi walked towards him from the other side of the banquet hall through the crowd.

Jon poked Qiu Ye: "I'm leaving, I hope you have a good time tonight."

The people around him involuntarily made way for him. The mask covered half of his face, but he couldn't hide his faint smile.Feng Qi was dressed in a black gold-embroidered dress and a black phoenix-tailed mask, like a king in the dark night, he came slowly with firm steps, and finally stood still in front of Qiu Ye.

"Handsome boy, can I invite you to dance?" Feng Qi stretched out his right hand.

Qiu Ye, who has been professionally breaking the atmosphere for 30 years, burst out laughing: "Where did you learn the lines?"

"I heard what they all said. Come on, my hand is still raised, if you don't respond to me, I will lose face."

"But I can't dance."

Feng Qi looked sideways: "You have been waiting for so long, but you didn't learn dancing first?"

"I didn't expect that long. Besides, it's good for two people to chat in this atmosphere."

"When can't we chat, do you dare to dance while running in the morning? Come on, my hands are sore." Feng Qi beckoned.

"But I really can't dance." It's a shame to dance in front of everyone.

Feng Qi grabbed Qiu Ye's hand: "Actually, I don't like being surrounded by people. Come on, let's go to the garden, and I will teach you how to dance."

Holding warm palms, Feng Qi pulled Qiu Ye, and the two ran out of the banquet hall through the side door with a smile.

The full moon in the sky is bright and bright, and the silver-white moonlight gently soothes the earth. The garden under the moonlit night is particularly quiet and beautiful. The quiet fragrance of flowers mixed with the freshness of green grass flutters in the breeze, and the leaves sway gently.There is a fountain in the Roland Theater, in which is carved a statue of Roland singing. The clear water gushes under his feet day and night, as if he is composing music without stopping.

Feng Qi ran to the fountain with Qiu Ye in one breath.The sound of the waltz in the distance was faint and vague, seemingly absent, and the happy atmosphere in the banquet hall seemed far away in the sky, breathing the fragrant breath, listening to the sound of gurgling water, this was the world belonging to the two of them.

"Are you really going to teach me to dance? Are you not afraid that I will trample on your shiny shoes?" Qiu Ye always felt that she should do something sneaky in this wonderful and quiet place to be worthy of herself.

Feng Qi took one of his hands and put it on his shoulder: "Of course I really teach dancing, I want to see how many times you can step on me."

With the other hand on his waist, Qiuye twisted sensitively, and moved his hand upwards: "It's so itchy, don't touch your waist."

"We have to cooperate tacitly. I advance and you retreat, and I retreat and you advance, so that the two can be combined into one. Every six steps form a group, divided into the first three beats and the last three beats. I will retreat with my left foot first, and you will advance with your right foot. Then I straddle my right foot, you straddle your left foot, and finally retract your foot. In the last three shots, my right foot advances, your left foot retreats, I straddle your left foot, you cross your right foot, and retract your foot. One set is complete, understand ?"

Akiba blinked innocently and blankly.

Feng Qi was helpless: "Let's learn while jumping, come in with the right foot."

In the intimate distance between each other, Feng Qi's deep voice is like a beautiful cello sound, echoing in the ears.Breathing can smell the breath of each other, warm and comfort each other, the heartbeat beats rhythmically with the pace, so sweet that others can't get involved at all.

Qiu Ye quickly got familiar with the steps, and Feng Qi danced very skillfully again. Under Feng Qi's leadership, Qiu Ye's steps became lighter and lighter, the arc turned wider and wider, and his movements became more and more free.

"Very good, it's not as uncoordinated as I imagined." Feng Qi hugged his back tightly, and the two chests were pressed tightly together, almost feeling the heartbeat in the other's chest.

"Of course." Qiu Ye was proud, he stepped on the steps, and his body was almost lifted by Feng Qi, "Feng Qi, where did you learn to dance? It seems that you are very proficient in dancing for many years. Before you Aren't they all busy working in the black market, how can they have time to learn to dance?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to practice dancing and hug you around. Do you want to hear me say that?"

"Tch, I'm telling you the truth."

"I'm serious too." Feng Qi leaned against his ear, brushing his lips with his lips as if nothing.

Qiuye felt as if she had been electrified, and her hands and feet went numb from the shock.

A new waltz was played again, melodiously floating from a distance.

Feng Qi let go, stood in front of him again, solemnly extended his right hand: "Can I invite you to dance?"

Qiu Ye smiled and clasped her right hand: "I'm very honored."

The two people hugging each other tightly followed the brisk rhythm, stepped on the steps, and danced gracefully.They revolved around the gorgeous fountain, and the crystal water droplets splashed on their dresses. They happily stepped on the steps of their hearts, and the joyful dance music came out of the joy in their hearts.

They stepped under the tall and lush trees, they twirled among the fragrant flowers, and they left their shadows in the beautiful gardens.

Under the white moonlight, a light golden figure and a black figure merged and hugged each other. The stars are the eternal witness. They performed the most beautiful movement with their body language.

At the end of the song, the two stopped and hugged each other, unwilling to separate for a long time.

Their eyes are full of the brilliance of the stars, attracting and seducing each other.

Feng Qi pinched Qiu Ye's chin and kissed it.Warm lips grind on his lips, savoring the sweetness on his lips, patiently outline his outline with the tip of the tongue, and trace it with heart.

Qiuye's breathing was confused by him, and she subconsciously opened her mouth to take in more air.

Feng Qi stepped in, bit his lips lightly, and penetrated into his mouth.

The wet and hot tongues are mixed together, sucking and lingering on each other, their bodies are tightly attached to each other, without a single gap, as if they have returned to their infancy, and they can only recognize with their tongues.

This kiss lasted for a long time, wishing to kiss until the sky was dark and the earth was dark, never to be separated again.

Another new waltz began to play, and the strength of the embrace between the two weakened slightly.

"Let's go in and have a meeting, it's been a long time since we've been out," Qiu Ye said.

"Okay, go back and sit for a while." Feng Qi left a series of small kisses on his neck next to his ear.

The lively banquet hall was full of laughter, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer. More and more hot couples danced on the dance floor, one song after another, and people gave blessing applause.

But it is destined that some people cannot laugh, such as You Zixun.

Today he was wearing a red-gold dress and a mask with a red-gold rose pattern. He was reclining on the high-backed chair, looking very elegant, showing the temperament of a nobleman.

But he was very upset, and drank alcoholic beverages one after another.

There is a white mask in his hand, the outline is inlaid with brilliant diamonds, and the white tail feathers are holy and innocent.

But the owner of the mask has not come yet.

"Drink less, you don't chat with people, what are you doing here just to drink?" His friend Hope stood beside him, "Just now I saw you stare away Miss Grace, what's going on, a little It's not like you, don't you claim to be the most gentlemanly man in Solomon?"

"It's not like me?" You Zixun drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, and sneered, "It's really not like me, chasing after a roadside wild flower without the beautiful and precious flowers in front of me. The most hateful thing He is the one who let me dove today!"

Hope glanced at the white mask on the table: "Are you talking about Su Tongyang? I said, are you really going to dance with him today? Don't be too hotheaded, do you want to be laughed at?"

You Zixun invited a waiter to take two glasses of wine from the plate in one breath, and took a big gulp. The spicy wine rushed into his throat, which made him frown: "Stop talking nonsense."

"I just told you as a friend. If you like light elements, isn't Freya very good? She is beautiful and strong. Isn't she better than Su Tongyang?"

"Because the aura on Su Tongyang's body is very clean, you wouldn't understand if I told you!" I don't know if it was because he drank too much, but his temper was bigger than usual.

"Okay, okay, I don't understand." Hope didn't want to fight hard with a drunk man, "So what? Even if you danced with him today, will you really marry him in the future?"

"Let's talk about the future!"

"Okay, let's talk about it later. Then I'll tell you what's going on. Didn't he come? Maybe he didn't plan to dance with you at all. It's your wishful thinking."

You Zixun drank another glass of wine, and put the glass heavily on the table.

Hope sighed: "Then can't you call and ask, maybe there is an accident?"

"I called, but he didn't answer." You Zixun said hoarsely.

"Then hit a few more."

You Zixun roared: "Do you still want me to beg him to dance with him?"

"I don't mess with you, don't get angry at me." Hope made a stop gesture and glanced forward, "I said you'd better wake up."

"What are you doing?" You Zixun raised his heavy head, following his line of sight, Freya walked over slowly.

Since she is different from her usual uniform, the court-style pink-green long dress is elegant and luxurious, the skirt supports the umbrella-shaped skirt, and the lace beads are layered, gorgeous and charming. The long golden-brown hair is pulled into a Her hair is in a bun, her hair hangs by her ears, and her charming face is covered by a butterfly-shaped mask.

As expected of a girl who is regarded as the goddess of healing, she has attracted countless eyes and received countless praises along the way.

Yuko Kaoru closed his eyes.

Freya lifted her skirt, squatted down slightly, and stared at You Zixun with her beautiful eyes: "Young man, can I invite you to dance?"

There was booing sound coming from the side, it is rare for a woman to invite a man, and it takes a lot of courage, let alone a girl like Freya who has been cared for by others all the time.

Yuko Kaoru tilted his head, his eyes fell on the white mask, the tiny and fragile fluff on the feathers trembled in the wind.

The coaxing became even louder, because others often saw You Zixun and Freya together, and thought they had been together for a long time.

The nerves in his brain were throbbing violently. Under the influence of alcohol, You Zixun had a severe headache. As soon as he opened his eyes, he could see Freya's light green skirt, and his chest felt tight.

"Are you uncomfortable?" Freya bent down and looked at him with concern.

"No." You Zixun bit his back teeth, showing his usual suave smile, "I'm honored, beautiful lady."

When You Zixun took Freya's hand and walked onto the dance floor, the crowd applauded enthusiastically.

"Your complexion is really bad, is it okay?" Freya said softly.

"It's okay." Under You Zixun's smile, the roses on his mask seemed dimmed, "How can I miss such a rare opportunity to dance with you?"

A faint blush appeared on Freya's face, and she lowered her head shyly.

The music sounded, You Zixun embraced Freya's waist, her smile was like a mask that was fixed on her face and could not be removed.Rotating round after round, light dance steps accompanied by beautiful music, men and women, a match made in heaven.There were other couples dancing at the beginning, and they all exited the dance floor, clearing the stage for them.

When Qiu Ye and Feng Qi returned to the banquet hall, they saw this scene.

"What's the situation?" Qiu Ye, who was still smiling, turned cold instantly.

The door of the banquet hall suddenly opened, and a man ran in in a hurry. He didn't wear a mask or a dress. He was still in his usual white uniform, but there were some blood stains on his clothes, which seemed incompatible with this luxurious ball. .

Because he ran too fast, Su Tongyang hadn't recovered yet, and then he saw a pair of wanderers Xun and Freya on the dance floor, so eye-catching and dazzling.

At the same time, You Zixun also saw Su Tongyang standing at the gate.