It's better if you don't love anything

A soft heart is the most useless thing in the world

Please give me back my cunning, my indifference, and my cruelty to others

Sharp knives and blood are the best rewards for the enemy

Splitter *************************************

The crowd, ignorant of the conspiracy, stood in the way of Mochi.

Mochi shoved them, trying to rush to Anvina, just as his gaze could already be seen over the shoulders of his predecessors and the purple light emitted by the fireworks in the distance—he suddenly heard the sound of a wine glass shattering.

A black premonition burst into his heart at this moment, solidifying his blood and thoughts.

Mo Qi felt that something in his heart was also shattered.

Cutting through the crowd, Mochi saw the glass shatter to the ground.

Avena stood there with a confused expression, and Sadir-Morningstar in a feathered hat stood beside her.

"Have you ever drunk this wine?" Mochi asked nervously as he walked up to Avena and examined her lips and cheeks.

Anvena shook her head, "I was about to drink, but Duke Sadir stopped me. ”

"Didn't drink a sip?" Mo Qi asked again uneasily.

Seeing Avena shake her head, Moqi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"With Sadir, no one can hurt you, my princess, without you, the starry sky of Silvermoon City would be as dim as a cemetery." Sadir took off his hat and saluted Avena.

Anvena looked at Sadir, then at Mochi, "There's poison in this wine?" ”

Mochi nodded at Anvina, then turned to Sadir and said, "This time thanks to you, Duke Sadir. But how do you know that wine is poisonous? ”

"Do you need to ask?" Sadir puffed out his chest and said, "Of course, it's because of my love for Princess Anvina. Your Highness, you can doubt that the sun will go out and the sea will dry up, but you must not doubt that I am sincere to you, oh, my most beautiful ......"

Forget it, let's talk to this tease later. For this guy who reads poetry without saying a word, Mo Qi is also very helpless. Mochi turned around and called out to the guards, informing the hall guards of the sommelier's appearance. Mochi thought it would take a lot of effort to catch this guy, but who knew that soon one of the guards would tell everyone the whereabouts of the bartender—

"His body was found on the tiles of our downstairs lobby, he had been charred by magic. We searched around the perimeter of the lobby and found no suspicious persons. ”

Mochi's heart sank.

This is the same way that Bisruth died as the pyrotechnic merchant, and this time it was also to kill people?

"Duke Sadir, tell us now, how did you learn in advance that the princess's wine was poisonous?" Mochi interrupted Sadir, who was kneeling on the ground reciting a love poem, and the guy in the black feathered hat was reading his third sonnet.

Sadir with a displeased face was about to scold Moqi, but seeing the expressions of Anvena and the others, he finally suppressed this displeasure and said honestly: "Actually, it was at six o'clock this afternoon, I came here early, and I heard two people talking in the bushes......"

"What are you doing in the bushes?" Mochi asked, puzzled.

"Of course, I want to surprise Her Royal Highness the Princess." Sadir replied with a look of course, "Also, don't you think it's rude to interrupt a gentleman's speech?" ”

Mochi and Anvina sighed at the same time.

"What a rude human. Where did I come from? By the way, I heard two people talking, a man and a woman, and the woman asked, 'Is everything ready?' The man replied, 'My lord, everything is in order, and everything is safe. Sadir recounted the whole process with emotion, and he did not forget to pinch his throat to learn the woman's voice.

"I began to think that I was hearing a conversation between the butler and the servant, but I could look through the bushes. What I saw was two guys in black robes having a secret discussion in the garden. It was so suspicious that I followed the man and saw him in the corner tidying up and taking off his black robes, and blending in with the servants who were arranging the ball. I followed him until after the dance began, when I saw him take off the ring from his hand, then remove the gem from it, and pour a medicinal powder into his glass...... When the fireworks went off, I was almost distracted by him. At the last moment, though, I managed to stop the princess from drinking the poisoned wine. ”

It turned out that the thing that was really brought into the palace by the gang was a ring with poison hidden, but who was the woman who was talking to the bartender? Mo Qi asked casually, "Do you have any clues about the woman in the black robe?" "I never thought that this seemingly unreliable Duke Sadir really had a clue.

"Absolutely. Although when the two of them spoke, I was still some distance away from them. But I could smell the smell of that woman very clearly. As he spoke, Sadir did not forget to sort out the feathers on the brim of his hat.

"What does it smell like?" Moqi asked, resisting the urge to ignite the black feather with a "flame shock".

"The Light of Dawn." Sadir replied, and although Mochi didn't know if the word meant a surname or an organization, he noticed a dark shadow in the crowd after Sadir finished saying it.

Seeing Mochi's puzzled expression, Sadir explained: "It seems that you are a person who does not understand Sindore's fashion culture. When I said 'light of dawn', I was referring to a perfume. Unlike 'Midnight Rose', which is more popular with mature women, 'Dawn Light' is revered by young women for its fresh and delicate floral fragrance. ”

Sadir's remarks about perfume were unanimously agreed by the ladies present, and the duke, who felt the gaze of the female guests, did not forget to bow to the crowd of onlookers.

Mochi exchanged some glances with the guards present, and was about to begin the investigation of the female guests present. A female blood elf immediately used the "flashing technique" in a vain attempt to escape from the hall.

The guards who blocked the door of the dance hall immediately drew their swords and tried to stop her.

At that moment, a flash of fire rose from the ground, burning the blood elf who wanted to escape to ashes.

Mochi immediately realized that it was not the work of the ballroom guards, nor was it the work of some brave guest, and that the guy who used this powerful magic was completely murderous. Mochi looked around, but didn't notice the guy who was working the magic. The guests were shocked by the scene in front of them, and two ladies fainted on the spot when they saw this scene.

How dare you do it in front of everyone? This was completely beyond Mochi's expectations.

"Can't let her die, put out the flames!" Mochi shouted.

Hearing Moqi's voice, several of the guests present came back to their senses and wanted to extinguish the flames with ice and water magic, but they were still one step too late.

The woman was burned to death. When the fire was extinguished, the charred woman could barely make out the human form, and the priest who came immediately said that there was nothing he could do about it.

While the ballroom was in chaos, a fellow who looked like a Sindore officer strode into the ballroom and shouted, "Spread the barrier!" Seal down the entire building! I'm sure the magician who cast the spell is still in this hall. ”