In the lavishly decorated hotel, round steam servers weave through the chattering crowd with wine glasses.

"Attendance at yesterday's show was down by a quarter. I think it was influenced by the content of the second act of "Giant's Lake." ”

"Over the course of two days of Act II, we were subjected to at least ten anonymous threatening letters, all of which asked us to delete the part about Liang Hui, an apprentice watchmaker, and replace it with someone else's companion for Jane. Fortunately, in yesterday's scene, Liang's role began to be normal. ”

"Dorothy? Are you listening? Dorothy? ”

Dorothy was a little absent-minded, she sighed, and put her finger into her long rose-red hair in annoyance: "Yes, manager, I'm listening. ”

The show manager at the Black Rose Theatre is a balding middle-aged man with a fat belly that almost tears up a white shirt.

"Such a major performance accident is unique in your acting career, and the pressure of the drama party is very great! There was no big problem with the content of last night's performance, just highlight the positive image of the Steam Princess, and stop calling that Liang in the limelight. ”

Dorothy's face suddenly became serious: "Don't interfere with my performance, don't touch my actors, this is what is clearly stipulated in the contract, right?" ”

The show manager raised his hand: "Okay, okay, I won't mention it." ”

He picked up the messy papers on his desk and suddenly added, "In a few days, San Francisco's show will be over." Mr. Mayor would like to invite you to the dinner party that night, at the Eros Tower. ”

"What kind of banquet is it?"

Dorothy asked.

"On the fifth anniversary of the completion of the San Francisco Maritime Railway, Enfield, which is in charge of this project, has recently won a high reputation in the industry for the design of the endangered road section, and Enfield Company wants to take advantage of this dinner to promote the professional award called "Enfield Steam Award", and present a high reward of 5,000 US dollars to their chief engineer, Robert. ”

Dorothy sneered when she heard this: "Present the award to yourself?" Isn't that funny? ”

Over the years, Robert has made achievements in many areas of triathlon, and many have called him the greatest steam rookie of the decade. Enfield's award to him was not untargeted. ”

"Dorothy." The girl in the gypsy hat walked up: "It's time for your lunch break." ”

"In that case, I won't bother."

The manager stood up playfully.

"I'm really sorry, as for the banquet you said, after the performance, I will attend on time."

The bald manager nodded: "Then it's decided." ”

Seeing off the manager of the theater, Dorothy put on her visor and lifted her skirt and walked upstairs.

Menhi was unscrewed, and Dorothy looked up and subconsciously exclaimed.

Li Yan, who was wearing a blue woolen sweater, sat on a wicker chair and watched a photo album with relish.

The girl behind Dorothy opened her mouth to shout, but Dorothy covered her mouth.

“…… You go out first, tell the others that I am asleep, and tell them not to disturb me. ”

The girl nodded with a puzzled look on her face. Dorothy let go of her hand and stepped into the room, her slender fingers piggybacking on the door.

"Sir, it's rude for you to behave like this."

Dorothy feigned.

"The guards here won't let me in, are you telling me to make a big deal about Dorothy's date with a Chinese man?"

"Then why are you flipping through my photo album?"

Dorothy was unrelenting.

Li Yan closed the album at this time: "I'm sorry, I'm not idle." ”

“…… Well, I forgive you. ”

Dorothy sat on the edge of the bed, took off a few hairpins, and said, "You didn't come to yesterday's performance, Liang Hui behaved like a drag oil bottle, and Jane was almost mad. ”

"Then yesterday's performance must have been good."

Li Yan quipped.

Dorothy pondered for a moment, "I know yours and your companion have been in trouble lately. I can assure you that not everyone in this city has malicious intentions towards you. If there's anything I can do to help, just ask. ”

"Dorothy, there's no knot in this world, let's talk about something else, like, how are you thinking about it?"

Dorothy was silent for a while, but then said, "I still hope that you can get rid of it for me, I'm fed up." ”

"Even if you lose your current limelight status?"

Dorothy nodded tiredly and firmly: "I'm really tired, this tour is over, I want to give myself a vacation, as for future performances......"

She tilted her head playfully: "Those celebrities chase me, and it's not all the credit of "it", many times, Dorothy's signature is much more important than Dorothy's performance. With the previous foundation, I fooled around for a few years, pulled a gimmick, and retired when I earned enough. ”

Li Yan laughed when he heard this: "I like you a little, Miss Dorothy." ”

"Mr. Li Yan." Dorothy wore her hair loose, walked to the front of the dressing mirror and faced Li Yan, and in her natural beautiful features, there was a touch of melancholy and fear that could not be dissolved: "Please help me." ”

A thick black mist rolled out of the mirror, and a cloak appeared in the mist.

"I want to talk to you."

Li Yan spoke.

A black tentacle protruded from the makeup mirror and wrapped it around Dorothy's neck, Li Yan's eyes sharpened, and the white dragon spit out the fog and then came first, causing the tentacle to shrink back.

The black mist seemed to be stimulated, and it suddenly burst out of the mirror, and the eerie cloak came out of Dorothy's shoulder, and strange things such as animal organs, tentacles, iron hooks, chains, and shells surged under the hood.

Dorothy's face turned pale, she closed her eyes in fright, she couldn't stop shivering, and slowly, Dorothy's eyelids stopped trembling, and she fainted.

"Are you going to offend me for the sake of this lost soul? Outer gods? ”

Behind Dorothy, the voice under the cloak of black fog was hoarse and unpleasant.

Li Yan was silent for a while, he spread out his hand, and there was a golden drop of water lying quietly.

Soul Healing Water.

There was silence in the room, but Li Yan could feel an indescribable surging emotion, mixed with surprise and jealousy.

"Even if you face the Wingless Emperor, you can't protect her forever."

The voice under the cloak cooled.

"I was once confronted with a being who claimed to be a great yogurt, and I know that you have no substance, and only communicate your will to mortals, and the will is indelible, but can be banished."

"How dare you compare the remnants of the old emperor with the historians?"

The cloak's voice was dry and calm.

"What is a Historian?"

There was a long silence.

"The curiosity of the outer gods is ten times greater than that of the most daring mortals. If you want to explore more, let me see what it takes to expel a historian by confronting the Wingless Emperor's outer gods. ”

As soon as the words fell, the black mist and cloak shrank into the mirror and disappeared, and Dorothy also went limp and collapsed.

Li Yan put his arm around Dorothy's shoulders and placed her beside the bed. When I looked back again, the vanity mirror had broken into dozens of pieces.