On the path of the dagger, a red trail can be faintly seen, pointing straight to Philip's lower abdomen.

But unfortunately, seeing the trajectory does not mean that Philip will definitely catch it.

Because although the picture in his line of sight slowed down, Philip's own movements did not speed up again, and he still needed to adjust his movements at the same speed as before.

The first time he used it, he was a little scrambling and uncomfortable.

But luckily, in the end, he grabbed George's wrist before the dagger stabbed him.

At this moment, the picture quickly returned to its normal flow rate, and the red line disappeared with it.

Under the lightning lightning, Philip had a sudden inspiration and guided the dagger to gently slash across the surface of his lower abdomen, leaving only a shallow wound.

It's not deep, but it's enough to shed blood.

His purpose is very simple, whether George and others provoke unreasonably first, or Bruce does it first.

In order to divert everyone's attention, he decided to put a stop on the matter with blood.

As it turned out, his idea was successful.

The little blood dripping on the bluestone slab was so red that no one would remember who had disturbed the banquet, only Philip's heroic act of standing in front of Princess Sophia.

He once again won the appreciation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and completely sealed the coffin of the stupid behavior of George and others.

These few drops of blood are worth a fortune.

What's even more satisfying is that he has finally discovered the secret of his ability, which adds a very important weight to better survive in this world in the future.

However, the conditions for predicting the triggering of the skill still need to be further explored, at least his behavior of burning himself with a lit cigarette butt has no effect.

Originally, everything was successful tonight, but the beautiful girl in front of him broke the mystery, which made him in a dilemma, and he didn't know how to answer.

Philip covered his forehead, thinking that this princess seemed to be his nemesis, otherwise why he had seen through his little tricks twice.

In desperation, he had no choice but to stand up and walk outside: "The ceremony outside is about to start, as one of the protagonists, I better not be absent." ”

"It's okay, your cousin will receive your award, and your teacher Taryn has already greeted the organizing committee. Sophia directly extinguished his sweet dream.

"Am I going to stay here tonight and not go out?"

"Of course, I will go out with you before the dinner starts, and I will also put everyone at ease.

Now there are hundreds of elites from all over the country, and the honor of being held by the arm of a beautiful princess in front of them is not much greater than a small individual champion?"

"Hehe, praise yourself, it's the first time I've seen such a princess. ”

"Oh, how many princesses have you seen?"

"Well, you're the only one, it's really young and beautiful, smart and generous, it's my honor. ”

"Count you as acquaintances. ”

Philip and Sophia are arguing with each other.

If others see such a scene, they can't think of it at all, this is just the second time the two have met, or even the first formal conversation.

Sophia did not continue to dwell on his deliberate injury, and Philip did not feel any strangeness and estrangement from the only princess he had seen in his previous life, as if he had known him for a long time.

Sophia sighed: "George's matter is just a misunderstanding, and my father doesn't care about it."

In the eyes of his elders, he was a child who had been pampered.

But after tonight, he didn't want to play for the Royal Academy again. ”

Philip shrugged his shoulders indifferently, he hadn't expected any substantial punishment from the other party.

Within the jurisdiction of Gaokan City, he himself is not an arrogant child, perhaps in the eyes of some people, he is even more domineering, but no one dares to provoke him.

This time, I just met a kindred with a background that sounded even more scary.

Philip pondered for a moment, but still couldn't hold back: "Are there a lot of people like the Royal Academy? Why doesn't anyone come out to take care of it?"

Sophia looked at him amusedly: "It's just a fight, what big deal can it be? His essence is not bad, it's just spoiled."

Besides, the most troublesome and arrogant person in the Royal Academy is not his turn.

This person you also know and are familiar with. ”

"What?"

"1/3 of the fights and brawls that occur in the imperial capital every year come from the Royal Academy, and your cousin Shirley accounts for at least 1/5 of them, and they are all jealous of girls. ”

"Poof"

Philip squirted, and the golden juice ran down his chin onto the carpet, staining a large piece.

He covered his face, it was hard to imagine that his uncle, who was so introverted, would raise such a daughter.

But thinking about that cousin's style, it doesn't seem strange at all.

No wonder George, who was so arrogant just now, lost three points after seeing her, which is really amazing.

"Hahahaha" Sophia looked at Philip's embarrassed appearance and smiled backwards, but after laughing enough, she sighed and said: "The atmosphere of the past two years is indeed a bit problematic, in the hearts of many people, the Royal Academy is no longer the great institution that pursued truth and knowledge in the past, and its original heritage is disappearing little by little. ”

Philip replied, "At least until tonight, we were still preparing seriously with the Royal Academy as the first imaginary enemy, but we were a little disappointed when we actually saw it.

Those students outside, I'm afraid that many of them even want to enter the imperial capital in their dreams, and joining the Royal Academy is an unattainable goal in their lives.

Alas, it reminds me of a story I once heard about a siege. ”

"Siege?"

"Yes, the story is about two groups of people living in a huge and bustling city.

A group of people living in the city, they can't stand the oppressive and toiling life of the day, they feel bound in this crowded prison, and they want to get out of the city and breathe the air of freedom.

However, the other group of people outside the city yearns for the bright lights and countless opportunities in the city, and fantasizes about one day being able to enter the city and become a member of it.

Don't you think it's similar to what we're doing right now?"

Sophia looked at Philip thoughtfully, chewing on the meaning of it repeatedly, and fell silent.

And Philip sat on the arm of the sofa with a wine glass and pretended to be deep, he deliberately used such a seemingly profound, but actually meaningless nonsense to divert the girl's attention.

He was a little puzzled as to why this beautiful princess would come into contact with him alone, and it was so amiable, without a trace of strangeness and alienation at all.

If he had been just an ordinary fifteen-year-old, he would have been flattered and fantasized about a romantic affair with the princess of the Empire, bowed down under her pleated skirt, and swore allegiance hoarsely.

Just a rescue by accident is probably far from the real reason.

At this moment, there were several soft knocks on the door outside, reminding the two that they could change their clothes and the dinner party was about to begin.

It's really hard for these royal attendants to prepare such a well-fitting dress according to Philip's figure in such a short period of time, and even in terms of material, it is even better than Philip's own before.

When the two reunited in the stairwell on the second floor, their eyes lit up.

The princess also changed a set of clothes, compared with the previous pink pleated skirt, now this light purple evening dress can better set off the elegant and noble charm of the girl.

Know that purple is known to be one of the most difficult colors to navigate.

Especially on the looming delicate collarbone, there is a slender and small sterling silver necklace, which adds a bit of familiar sexiness, making Philip swallow his saliva involuntarily.

No way, this is his point, not very easy to control.

And Philip himself is a dark green and black military dress, with a small spiritual stand collar and broad shoulders and a thick back.

However, the position of the waist and abdomen contracted inward rapidly, and the shiny belt buckle and slender legs made his good figure visible at a glance.

It seems that both of them are more satisfied with their dance partners tonight, and happy smiles appear on their faces.

Philip still didn't keep his mouth shut, and blurted out the words of praise: "You are so beautiful tonight." ”

"Thank you, you're handsome too. Sophia curled her slightly thin lips and replied generously.

After saying that, the little hand gently rested on the crook of Philip's arm, lifted the corner of the skirt, and the two walked down the stairs together.

When this pair of handsome men and beautiful women was displayed in front of everyone, they were immediately drowned out by the tide of applause and cheers.

One is the only princess of the empire, a beautiful girl, and the dream lover of all teenagers.

Seeing that their idols were safe and sound, the teenagers burst out with all their enthusiasm.

One is a genius boy who awakened at the age of 15 and the champion of the riding competition.

is also a young hero who stepped forward to block the blade for the princess in times of crisis.

Sophia has long been accustomed to such scenes, and behaves in a down-to-earth and elegant manner.

Philip looked at the cheering crowd in front of him and let out a moan from the depths of his heart, this is what he wants, let the applause be more enthusiastic.

He didn't pay attention to how much envy, jealousy and hatred were hidden in these eyes.

It's just that he is not used to the flashing lights one after another, so he can only barely widen his eyes and maintain his demeanor, which is quite embarrassing.

I believe that the next day, in the newspapers of the imperial capital, his figure will be vividly displayed in front of everyone for the first time with the princess's shadow.

Instead of a buffet, more than a dozen long tables were arranged, and waiters were like clouds shuttling between them, filling the tables with one delicacies.

Philip was fortunate enough to be invited to sit with the princess, and Bruce and the others behind him grimaced and coaxed, making no secret of their jealous expressions.

"Hehe, your companion is so funny. Sophia commented with a smile.

Philip was a little embarrassed, so he could only smile bitterly and said: "This is just the beginning, when I go back in the evening, I'm afraid what awaits me is the real hell."

Don't look at them, one by one, they are easy to eat. ”

"Haha, it's a shame I can't see it with my own eyes, it must be funny. Sophia said mischievously.