As soon as Chen Rui returned to his residence, he saw Isabella already waiting at the gate, and welcomed him in with a smile.

"Welcome back, Your Excellency our Senior Advisor. ”

Chen Rui was stunned: "Senior consultant?"

"Just now, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has announced to the public that he has hired His Excellency Charles as a senior advisor to the palace," Isabella said with a smile: "Although the senior advisor of the palace has no actual power, his status is high, comparable to that of a nobleman with a title, and there are only a handful of senior advisers in the entire imperial capital. For example, the president of the Fallen Angel Apothecary Alliance, the president of the Crafters Alliance, etc., and your human fellow Nero is also one of them. It looks like your jihua has succeeded, Charles, congratulations. ”

"It's thanks to you, Ini," it was learned from Obsidian's mouth that Isabella didn't offer any tendentious help, but Chen Rui didn't expose the matter, "My Jihua is actually only the first successful step, but this is a very good start." ”

Indeed, Chen Rui's Jihua has taken the most successful and critical step.

"Great," Isabella frowned slightly, "you...... You seem to be injured, did something happen just now? You seem to have gone out of the inner city?"

"It's nothing, it's just a trivial thing. Chen Rui didn't mention Diack's matter, and shook his head, "As for the injury, it was when he was in the palace, and he was ...... by that Nero I almost died at his hands, but I'm fine now. ”

"Didn't His Royal Highness the Regent summon you this time, why did you have a conflict with Nero?"

Chen Rui didn't know if Isabella had a part in arranging Nero's temptation, and said lightly: "It's nothing, it's just that we are in different camps in the human race, I think it's better for us to keep a certain distance appropriately, because Nero has reached the real saint level, that is, the demon emperor level of your demon race, and getting too close to me will be detrimental to you." ”

"Charles really cares about people," Isabella said with a smile: "Nero only became the Demon Emperor not long ago, and the purpose of his coming to the Demon Realm is for this step, but the current Liliang Realm is not very stable, and he may leave the Demon Realm in half a year." As for me...... It's just a small financial advisor, and I won't be looked at by him, and I have a good friend named Chlobe Ruth, and with this friend, Nero doesn't dare to move. ”

Chen Rui's heart moved, Chlobe Ruth was one of the three people that Athena had mentioned to be careful, judging from the news revealed by Isabella, the strength of this Chlobe Ruth was still above Nero.

The foundation of an empire is quite strong, including Obsidian himself is a Demon Emperor powerhouse, there must be a lot of hidden liliang, otherwise Manu and those people would have directly occupied the Fallen Angel Empire. However, the gap between the Demon Emperor-level powerhouses is also huge, for example, Catherine can still suppress the three peak Demon Emperor's powerhouses of the same level with one enemy and three when the strongest war puppet cannot be used.

I don't know how strong that Lei Chan Emperor will be.

Nero will leave the Demon Realm in half a year, and once he returns to the surface, he will most likely immediately discover that the so-called "Charles Jihua" is a hoax at all...... Regardless of whether Nero will return to the Demon Realm again, just in case, his entire jihua and activation time must be completed within half a year.

That night, a small welcome ball was held in the Fallen Angel Palace, which was held for Chen Rui, the new senior advisor of the court.

The balls were attended by the upper nobles and celebrities of the empire, as for Chen Rui's human identity, it was not disclosed, just like Nero, except for a few people in the upper core, no one knew that Nero was a human being, everyone only knew that it was a mysterious powerhouse recruited by the regent. ..., luxurious clothes, lavish food and drink, self-righteous elegance, and faces with false smiles. This is Chen Rui's impression of this kind of court ball, he has never liked this kind of atmosphere, but at this time he has to blend in, and deal with the men and women who come to talk with the same false demeanor.

Chen Rui saw many nobles, including Sartre, the patriarch of the Lincoln family, that is, the father of Lordan, who seemed to be completely unaware of the previous conflict between his son Lordan and Chen Rui, and seemed very enthusiastic.

Contrary to Sartre's self-acquaintance, Isabella's counterpart, the War Minister Rommel, appeared lukewarm. After Isabella showed a particularly intimate attitude with Chen Rui in front of him, Rommel showed an incomprehensible smile.

Chen Rui didn't have the heart to think about it so much, because his original intention was not to enter the upper echelons of the imperial capital and develop here, but only to complete his own jihua. Moreover, Zhuo Che once said that if this Jihua wants to be recognized by Obsidian, Isabella is the most important help. At least, she can't be a resistance, so it doesn't matter if she is on Isabella's side on the surface.

Chen Rui also saw Diack, the "comrade" who was "** doored", but the necromancer Liu was not by his side, Diack's injuries on the surface had already healed under the effect of the potion, but when he looked at Chen Rui, as if he saw the most terrible thing, he hurriedly lowered his head, and his previous bearing or arrogance disappeared without a trace.

The thought of what happened in the courtyard on the outskirts of the city during the day made Diack feel terrified, and this "Charles", who scared him the most, turned out to be a senior palace adviser hired by Prince Obsidian, and it seemed that he could only take a detour with his tail between his legs in the future.

There was one thing that surprised Chen Rui, that is, in addition to the traditional court dance, there was actually a waltz at the ball, and it seemed that the pas de deux in the dark moon really had an impact on the court dance of the entire empire.

"Charles, this one is called a waltz, and it was spread through an interesting human being. Isabella asked, "It is said that this is the court dance of the human shijie?"

Tonight, Isabella wore a light purple evening dress, with a white tulle shawl draped over her shoulders, elegant and noble with maturity and temptation, and the smile on her face inadvertently revealed a faint charm, which looked glamorous, attracting men's side eyes from time to time, and even Chen Rui couldn't help but secretly praise it in his heart.

"Strictly speaking, it is not a real court dance, it originated in a certain village of the Longhuang Empire, and was once considered a vulgar and obscene dance, but with the passage of time, the original court dance was gradually eliminated because of the rigid and restrained style. In recent years, this kind of dance with a relaxed and natural body and a graceful and free demeanor has begun to enter the upper class and is accepted by more human aristocrats. It is believed that it will soon become a truly popular court dance. ”

Chen Rui's statement alludes to the origin and development of the waltz, and the reason why he said it vaguely and pulled the time to "recent years" is because he is afraid that Nero will see through it, but this worry is superfluous for the time being, and Nero did not come to the ball tonight.

"I see. Isabella asked expectantly, "So will Charles jump ......?"

"Yini, I don't know if I have this honor?" Chen Rui spoke first, getting up and making an inviting gesture.

Isabella smiled and accepted his invitation, and the two began to dance to the music. The waltz was originally learned by Isabella from the booklet given by Chen Rui, and then brought into the upper class society of the Fallen Angel Empire, so it became popular. Chen Rui is naturally extremely skilled, and in some small details, he can also make adjustments to make the movements of the two more compatible, Isabella felt this change, and her eyes lit up. ..., now that the distance between the two is quite close, Chen Rui can already smell the fragrance emanating from Isabella's body, which is a faint floral fragrance, although it is not strong, but there is an intoxicating feeling, with the change of movements, the two towering circles continue to rise and fall, and the ravines in the middle also expand and contract, which is extremely attractive.

Chen Rui admitted in his heart that Isabella is definitely worthy of the adjective stunner, whether it is a beautiful appearance or a mature and moving figure, it is full of powerful temptation, especially the special temperament that exudes charm in nobility, which makes people have a strong desire to violate.

However, as soon as he thought of this woman's cruelty, the few traces of sinister thoughts that occasionally gave birth to him in his heart dissipated without a trace, and the most beautiful dance partner in Chen Rui's heart was not the poisonous flower in front of him, but in the purple moonlight, which melted some kind of cold princess in white.

Thinking of the pas de deux in the Imperial Garden of the Dark Moon Palace, Chen Rui couldn't help but show a warm smile on his face, and this smile fell in Isabella's eyes, and his eyes couldn't help but pass with different colors.

The two people dancing became the protagonists of the ball, and the beautiful dance with the seamless dance attracted the attention of almost everyone, many enthusiasts began to imitate the movements of the two, and the obsidian prince in the distance also secretly bowed his head: "Charles" danced beautifully and skillfully, and it was by no means an overnight achievement, if it were not for the nobility of human high society, it would be absolutely impossible to have this kind of performance.

At the end of the song, Isabella's eyes flashed with moving eyes: "Charles, I didn't expect you to dance so well, and it's the first time that people are so in tune with people." ”

"Ini, you're also dancing quite well, this is the happiest time I've had since I came to the Demon Realm. Chen Rui said with a smile, and let her take her to the sofa next to the dance floor and sit down.

The dance just now made many aristocratic women look at "Charles" even more differently, and there were already bold aristocratic ladies who came to invite them to dance together, but Isabella firmly "occupied" Chen Rui and danced several dances in a row.

It wasn't until a man walked up to Isabella that this act of "usurping" was stopped, and judging by Isabella's expression, the man seemed to be her subordinate, and Isabella followed the man out.

As soon as Isabella left, the women who had coveted her for a long time suddenly surrounded her, some asked for a waltz to talk, and some directly invited them to dance, and Chen Rui politely answered or coped with them.

Even if there is no outstanding performance on the dance floor, women will pay considerable attention to this court upstart, and many women even show the meaning of seduction naked, especially the hungry eyes of several noble ladies, which makes Chen Rui's heart secretly furious.

If it's replaced by some unscrupulous ** control, this should be that guy's greatest paradise.

Chen Rui finally got rid of the entanglement of these women, saw a corner with few people, and hurriedly walked over.

However, Chen Rui soon discovered that the reason for the small number of people here was because of a woman. Isabella is undoubtedly the brightest star at tonight's ball, but the woman in front of her is not inferior to Isabella, with long green hair, a green crystal that seems to be an ornament in the center of her eyebrows, a slender figure, and very beautiful facial features. It's just that this beauty's behavior is shocking, and she only does one thing: eat.

It would be more accurate to describe it as eating and drinking.

While the others were mostly talking or dancing at the ball, and the food and drink were only tasted properly, the woman ate and drank as if it were a banquet, and there seemed to be nothing else in her eyes but food. Judging from the empty plates and bottles at the table, she had eaten a staggering portion of food.

Strangely, no one showed a strange look, as if she was used to it, and no one invited her to dance, but she was far away, seeming to be ...... I don't want to avoid it. ..., in any case, hiding here at least don't have to deal with those hungry noble ladies, and seeing that this woman was eating very well, Chen Rui also felt a little hungry, and walked straight over, just in time to meet Luo Dan, the heir of the Lincoln family.

Originally, after witnessing Chen Rui's familiar conversation with his father and making a big splash on the dance floor, Luo Dan was looking gloomy, and after finding him walking towards the green-haired woman, when he was about to accosting this beauty, the expression on his face suddenly changed to a sneer, and even Diack's eyes lit up when he was secretly paying attention to this side from a distance.

Chen Rui didn't talk to each other as Luo Dan and Diack imagined, and walked not far from the green-haired woman, suddenly slightly stunned, as if frowning, but sat down on the sofa in front of him, beckoned the waiter to bring a bottle of wine and two plates of food, ready to replenish his energy.

As soon as the attendant opened the wine bottle and retreated, the green-haired woman suddenly turned her head and said to Chen Rui, "Hey, give me that bottle of wine and that plate of beef." ”

This tone and request seemed very rude, Chen Rui groaned slightly, did not refuse, walked over with a wine bottle and food, and put it on the table in front of her.

The woman unceremoniously picked up the bottle, and without using a goblet, she just took a few large sips, and swept away the beef like a cloud.

"The looted goods are always delicious. The woman said beautifully, glanced at Chen Rui, and nodded: "Count you as acquaintances, the old lady will let you go, and you can get out." ”

Chen Rui has a feeling of thunder, such a beautiful woman, regardless of her manners, eats and drinks a lot, and actually calls herself "old lady"......

"Still not rolling?" the woman's eyes were crossed, and she suddenly thought of something, showed a strange smile, and handed him the remaining bottle of wine, "It seems to be a fresh face? ”

Who is rude?

And she only drank a few sips of this bottle of wine, and she actually handed it over directly without hesitation, do you still want to have an indirect kiss?

Chen Rui noticed that several men were already looking at this side, including Luo Dan and Diack in the distance, all of whom had the same expression, gloating. ...... ，