The sludge-stained envelope was not stamped, except for "Toning O'Brie" and a pencil address. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info this letter must have been thrown on the road with a banknote, hoping that passers-by would pick it up, and give the letter to Aubrey at the address. Sure enough, someone found the letter on the Place de l'Opéra. Aubrey reread the letter with eagerness.

Soon, his heart revived. Through some channels, Aubrey learned that Vivien was no longer the ungrateful bad woman, and she was once again the overly sensitive and rash girl in his mind, the innocent victim. What kind of victim is she at this moment? What kind of torture was she suffering? Aubrey speculated anxiously. Still, the pain is more acceptable than imagining Vivien as a hypocritical liar! What the hell is going on? Who is coercing her? What kind of devil, what kind of weapon charmed her? ……

If it weren't for music, what would it be? Yes, yes, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the answer must be on this. Had he forgotten that in Perrault, Vivien had told him the story of the Angel of Music? Wouldn't the stories she told help him solve the mysteries that made him think so hard about them? When the elder Daaët died, did he ignore Vivienne's despair of despair—a disillusionment with life, and even with art? In those days at the conservatory, she was like. A singing machine that has been deprived of its soul. And suddenly, as if inspired by the gods, she was given a new life. The Musical Angel has definitely been here! The role of Marguerite in Faust made her an unprecedented success. Yes! Music Angel! Who is he? Who plays this amazing genius master in her eyes? Who knew the legend of old Daaé, and used it to hold Vivien in the palm of her hand and dispose of it as if she were a resistless instrument?

Such adventures are not uncommon.

"Yes...... That night! …… One night," Obrey thought, "the only night...... Smoke is, this beautiful illusion does not stand the test of time! ”

For three months, the Musical Angel taught Vivien lessons every day...... Yes! What a dedicated teacher! …… Now, he actually took his students for a walk in the woods! ……

He was conflicted, and he no longer knew whether he should sympathize with her or curse her. But he ended up in a daze and put on a long white hooded coat.

The appointed time has come. He wore a half-cut mask cut out of thick lace and was dressed in white, and he felt that his romantic ball makeup was ridiculous. A gentleman of high society would never dress strangely for a ball in a theater, and this must be regarded as a laughing stock. But another thought relieved him: no one would recognize him! The mask and the costume had another benefit: he was free to roam around, as if he were at home, with melancholy and sadness written on his face without having to disguise it. He doesn't need to add a mask to himself anymore: he's already on!

The ball was a very special occasion that coincided with the celebration of the birthday of a famous painter before the day of Ramadan. He was a master of painting the prosperity of the past and was a great rival to Gavalni. Gavalny painted many beautiful pastoral scenes in pencil, and his paintings have engraved lasting memories in people's hearts. The atmosphere of the ball is lively, noisy, and more open than the average ball. Many artists meet here, followed by models and students. At midnight, people start partying.

At five to twelve o'clock, Aubrey ascended the stairs leading to the theater hall, a marble staircase filled with people in colorful costumes and surrounded by the most luxurious scenery in the world. No matter how funny the mask was, he was indifferent and didn't pay any attention to any laughter. The intimate scenes of several couples who have gone crazy, he has no time to take care of them. Walking through the hall, avoiding a crowd of Flandora dancers, he finally entered the small parlor that Vivien had mentioned in her letter. It's small, but it's packed with people. It turns out that you have to go out to eat or go back to the hall to get champagne, which makes the place full of people and full of warm and joyful atmosphere. Aubrey thought that the reason why Vivien chose such a noisy place for their secret date, rather than some quiet corner, must be because it was more secluded than anywhere else with a mask.

He leaned against the door and waited. Not long after, a man dressed in a black masquerade robe walked over and quickly grabbed his fingertips. He understood that it was her!

He followed.

"Is that you? Vivien? He asked in a low voice.

The black robe spun around sharply, raising his fingers to the level of his lips, motioning for him to stop calling her name.

Aubrey followed in silence.

Reunited under such mysterious circumstances, he was really afraid of losing her again. Aubrey no longer felt a trace of hatred for her, and even thought that her strange behavior was nothing to blame. He was ready for all the tolerance, understanding, and cowardice, because he loved Vivien. Moreover, she would soon explain to him why she had suddenly disappeared.

The black robe looked back from time to time to see if the white coat was still following behind.

As Aubrey followed Vivien through the theater hall again, he couldn't help but notice a handful of people in the midst of all the noisy and frantic crowds...... Surrounded by a strangely dressed visitor, his appearance is truly creepy.

He was dressed in scarlet, and his skull wore an oversized feathered hat. Ahh The young students of the theater surrounded him, applauded him for his successful outfit, and asked him which shop he had invited to depict such a realistic skull. Even the true god of death is probably ashamed!

The man in the skull mask, feather hat, scarlet clothes, and the red velvet coat dragged behind him, like a flame burning on the floor. The coat was also embroidered with a line of golden letters: "Don't touch me!" I am the god of death! After everyone reads this sentence, repeat it aloud.

Someone wanted to touch him...... But a skeletal hand stretched out from the red sleeve and grabbed the daredevil's wrist violently, and the poor man immediately felt that he was firmly held by the dry bone, and the Grim Reaper held him tightly, as if he would not let go, and he could not help but let out a cry of pain and fear. In the end, the Grim Reaper let him go, and the daredevils fled like mad into the laughing crowd. At that moment, Aubrey passed by the terrible man, and he happened to turn his head to look at Aubrey at that moment. The Viscount almost didn't scream: "The dead man's head in Perrault Town! "He recognized it! …… He almost forgot about Vivien's existence and tried to rush forward, but the black robe beside him seemed to be frightened, grabbed Aubrey's arm, and pulled him out of the hall, away from the god of death and the rabble around him.

The black robe kept looking back, and on two occasions he probably saw something terrible again, and his steps became faster and faster, as if he were being chased.

And just like that, they climbed two floors. The stairs and corridors were empty. The black robe pushed open the door of a private room and motioned for the white coat to follow her in. Vivien (yes, it was her, Aubrey could hear her) immediately closed the door and whispered to him to stay in the room and not be seen. Aubrey took off his mask, but Vivien still wore it. Just as he was about to ask her to take off her mask, he was surprised to find her clinging to the door, listening with bated breath to the movement outside. Then she opened the door slightly, looked through the crack in the door, and whispered, "He should go upstairs to the blind dressing room!" ”…… Suddenly, she shouted, "He's downstairs again!" ”

Vivien tried to close the door, but was stopped by Aubrey. He saw a foot in red shoes resting on the highest step of the staircase, followed by another...... Then, the scarlet coat of the Grim Reaper slowly and calmly dragged down. Once again, he saw the skull of Perrault.

"That's him!" He shouted, "This time, I will never let him go!" ……”

At the moment when Aubrey tried to get out, Vivien closed the door. He tried desperately to push her away.

"Who is he?" Her voice changed, "Who are you not going to let go?" ”

Aubrey jerked and tried to push away the girl in front of her, but her strength was so great that she stopped him again. He suddenly understood, or rather thought he understood, and suddenly became furious.

"Who is he?" He shouted angrily, "Who is it? It's the man hiding under that ugly mask of the dead! That evil devil in the Perrault Town cemetery! The Red Reaper! Or Miss Zi's friend, your musical angel! But I'm going to tear off his mask, his disguise, and so do I! This time, we have to put aside all hypocrisy and lies and face it for real. I want to see who you love and who loves you! ”

With that, he laughed like crazy, while Vivien sobbed bitterly under her mask.

Sadly, she stretched out her arms across the door, blocking Aubrey's way.

"For the sake of our love, Aubrey, don't go out! ……”

He froze. What did she say? …… For their love's sake? …… But she never said that. It wasn't that there were no such opportunities before...... She had seen Aubrey burst into tears, begging her to say something of hope, but she said nothing! …… That time, at Perrault's cemetery, he was frightened, cold, unconscious, and carried back to the hotel, didn't she see it? Did she stay with him just when he needed her care the most? No! She quietly fled...... And at this moment, she actually dared to say that she loved him! Say, "For our love's sake!" "The devil believes it! She just wanted to delay the time so that the red-clothed god of death could slip away...... As for their love - she's clearly lying!

"You're lying, miss!" His tone was full of hatred, but it was also childish, "You don't love me. You've never loved me! Only a poor creature like me would be toyed with and humiliated! When we met for the first time in the town of Perrault, why did you look at me silently with such an attitude, with such happy eyes? Indulge all my hopes, all my faithful hopes. I'm a righteous man, so I thought you would be an upright woman, but you just wanted to play tricks on me! You're playing tricks on everyone! As you stroll through the ball with the Red Grim Reaper, your kind guardian still believes in your honesty. You shamelessly trampled on her innocence! …… I despise you! ……”

As he spoke, he cried. Vivien let him insult. She had only one thought, and that was to stop him no matter what.

"Aubrey, one day, you will beg me to forgive you for these vicious words today. And I, I won't blame you! ……”

He shook his head violently.

"Nope! No! You're driving me crazy! …… I used to think that my only purpose in this life was to marry a girl who sang opera! ……”

"Aubrey! …… Poor man! ……”

"I'll die of shame!"

"You have to live well, friend!" Vivien's voice changed completely, but she still said calmly, "Farewell!" ”

"Farewell, Vivien! ……”

"Farewell, Aubrey! ……”