An hour later.

Qiao Xiu came to the hall where the castle was dining, and sat down at a long table filled with all kinds of food.

It's hard to imagine that this castle, inhabited by undead creatures, could have so many fresh ingredients in it.

Qiao Xiu poked the barbecue in front of him with a fork, and always felt that there were a few maggots crawling inside, after all, there was rotten meat hanging on a zombie servant standing next to Qiao Xiu.

Xiri, who was sitting next to Qiao Xiu, was not so particular, she had just lost too many calories and needed to replenish them quickly, so she ate the food on the table very unceremoniously.

"Your Highness, I would like to give you a glass."

The skeleton raised the goblet in his hand, the crystal clear liquid in it shook like blood, of course this thing was red wine, after the skeleton man drank it, Qiao Xiu watched the red wine in his mouth leak out of the jawbone, and then drip onto the table.

Can skeletons really drink anything?

"If the Duke has anything to say, please speak directly."

Qiao Xiu saw the purpose of the Skeleton Prince, and he definitely didn't entertain himself with such a banquet because of his identity.

"Then you're welcome, Your Highness... I'm hoping to get the sheet music for the piece you just played. ”

The skeleton man put down the glass, the soul fire in his pupils moved, and his tone couldn't be as calm as just now, and the intention of longing was very obvious.

"Yes, but... Conditionally. ”

Qiao Xiu originally came with this exchange chip, from the memory of the third prince, the duke himself has a strange obsession with music, and it is rumored that he even helped the human to destroy a small country in order to get an ancient music score from the mouth of a human.

Not to mention whether a creature like a lich has the evil means of peeking into other people's memories through the soul, just from this rumor, you can know that the skeleton is obsessed with music.

He doesn't have the inspiration to make music, the cells of the skeletons.

And this contact, Qiao Xiu knew the reason why the Skeleton Gong was so obsessed with music was because of that weird piano!

"If I'm not mistaken, the Duke can't taste anything at all, right?"

Qiao Xiu glanced at the red wine dripping on the table, drinking like this really won't taste anything, the skeleton has no taste buds, no touch, and no hearing.

The Skeleton's means of perceiving the outside world is the soul fire that pulses in his eye sockets, which are his eyes and ears.

"Did you see it by Your Highness? Yes, in the hundreds of years since I became a lich, I have indeed gained unparalleled power, but I have almost forgotten the taste of my favorite red wine. ”

The Skeleton Man poured another glass of wine into his empty glass, and he looked at the liquid that was shaking in the glass, and if he had a cheeky face now, he would have a very self-deprecating smile.

"Only the piano... My old friend reminds me of what it was like to be human, and even the coldness of being frozen by frost and snow is much more wonderful than the touchless nothingness of this skeleton body! ”

After saying that, the skeleton man put the wine glass back on the table, and the soul fire looked at Qiao Xiu again.

"And that tune you just played! Let me feel the sunshine again! Oh, my God... I've almost forgotten what it's like to sit in the sun, it's wonderful......"

The Skeleton Man leaned back in his chair a little tiredly as he said this.

Strength is indeed a fascinating thing, and he has gained supreme power by sacrificing his life...... At first, he was indeed obsessed with the incomparably large power, and indulged in the thrill of manipulating life and death.

But when the novelty of power wears off, what can he feel?

This powerful body does not feel tired, so he cannot enjoy the comfort of sleep, and this body is not harmed by the heat, therefore, he can no longer feel the warm sun.

Having lost his tongue, he almost forgot how delicious the roasted meat was.

If it weren't for the piano, which allowed him to continue to regain some human perception in his performance through his soul, he would have gone crazy because of this body!

It can be said that when the Skeleton Duke has everything, he also loses everything.

"Your Highness, let's say... My little trick of playing with the soul won't work against you Chaos Demons, so I'm accepting your deal, what do I have to pay to get the score for that tune? ”

This time, the Skeleton Gong was desperate to be able to play the "Canon" that Qiao Xiu had just played.

He was so eager to feel the warmth of the sun again.

"You don't have to pay for anything."

Qiao Xiu shook his head, there are a lot of things that the Skeleton Gong can give Qiao Xiu, treasures, money, and powerful necromantic servants, but these are too short-sighted! Qiao Xiu was much more greedy than he thought......

"I want you to submit to me!"

Qiao Xiu said this sentence word by word in an extremely serious and sincere tone.

The Skeleton Gong was silent for a few seconds when he heard Qiao Xiu's words, and then he let out a piercing laugh.

"I heard that the third prince gave up the battle for inheritance, and I thought you weren't interested in such a thing as power, but I didn't expect that you were just hiding the truth."

The Bone Duke quickly misinterpreted Qiao Xiu's thoughts, and at this time, he deliberately came all the way to recruit him, no matter how he thought about it, it was to prepare for the battle for imperial power in two years, with the help of him, one of the four dukes, the third prince would have the power to fight even if he was useless.

"No, I'm really not interested in the throne, it's too much trouble to govern the country, and I'm not recruiting you as one of the 'Four Dukes' or 'Lord of the Lich', but as a 'performer' and 'musician'." Qiao Xiu said.

"Performer?" Skeleton was indeed interested in music, because it made him feel like he was alive.

Yes, Lord Duke, are you content to play alone in such a deserted place? Your show is really good and shouldn't be buried here! You should be heard by as many people as possible, thousands of people, in one theater. Qiao Xiu said.

"This is also the treatment that I know of the scores, and believe me, I have in my hands the writings of countless great musicians from all over the world, which should not rot in this place, they should be heard by more people! And I think it's a fitting choice for them to take to the world stage under your performance, Lord Duke. ”

There are many classic music on the earth, in order to spread in this world, Qiao Xiu needs an excellent musician who is proficient in various musical instruments, isn't this skeleton in front of him the best candidate?

"You mean... There's not just one sheet music of that grade? "This time it was the Skeleton Father's turn to be surprised.

"Not only that, but it's the work of great musicians from a faraway place, from another country."

For the description of the earth, Qiao Xiu can only use the vague concept of a very distant place.

The soul fire in the skeletal male's eye socket jumped quickly a few times again, and then a pitch-black box and a worn-out contract floated out of the air.

The pitch-black box contained a powerful corrosive power, and Qiao Xiu knew what it was without asking, the lifeblood of the lichs.

"Contract, I'll give you a quarter of my soul, and you'll give me all your scores to play, and I won't let down the masters in your mouth." The skeleton said.

Three souls and seven souls, the soul is inseparable, and having a quarter of the soul is equivalent to getting half of the life of the skeleton.

Damn it... This lich is really a madman, and he didn't even want his life to get his human sense back.

But if a person lives in a small dark house with no light, no food and no water, and spends thousands of years, it will definitely be better to live than die at this time, right?

The skeleton man is probably living such a life.

"Of course, I accept it."

There was nothing wrong with that contract, after all, it was written in the name of Chaos, and Qiao Xiu's perception of this magic was much sharper than his!

A drop of blood spilled from Qiao Xiu's fingertips and floated in front of the contract, and then a large amount of pitch-black and transparent mist overflowed from the black box and poured into Qiao Xiu's blood.

The blood congealed into a pitch-black jewel-like item, which fell into Qiao Xiu's palm and melted, and finally a strange mark appeared in Qiao Xiu's palm.

Relying on this imprint, Qiao Xiu felt that he had a faint connection with the undead creatures around him.

"For the future music maestro Shononica... And so on."

Qiao Xiu also knew the real name of the skeleton father, and was slightly stunned, Xiu Luoica... Why doesn't the name sound like a man?

She let out a shrill laugh again, only to raise the glass full of wine in her hand.

"Cheers." Said Miss Lich named Shuronica.