Chapter 47: The Undercurrent at the Party
Stepping into the door, Li Jing first felt a violent dizziness, which lasted for about thirty seconds before Li Jing gradually felt that consciousness began to return to her body.
Looking around, everything was still the same as what Li Jing saw when she first entered here.
It was an ancient palace, huge, solemn and empty, surrounded by a floor that was as smooth and clean as a mirror, except for a few stone pillars that could not even be seen clearly.
Li Jing looked at the stone pillar and couldn't help but raise her head, the palace is still high and invisible today, except for the incomparably deep black, Li Jing can't see anything at all, but what makes her strange is that since she stepped into the palace for the first time, she has a strange idea in her heart, behind the unattainable black background, it seems that there has been something hidden.
"You're here."
Still the gentle male voice, Li Jing withdrew her raised gaze, nodded, turned around, and sure enough, at some point, Mr. X had quietly appeared behind Li Jing.
"Mr. X, good evening." Li Jing bowed slightly, and greeted in a calm tone.
Although in the old secret society, there was no hierarchical distinction between each other, but in Li Jing's heart, Mr. X was not only her introducer, but also her teacher, and under his guidance, Li Jing could advance by leaps and bounds in the realm.
Now, Li Jing has touched the threshold of curses, but Mr. X said that Li Jing's situation is very special, since ancient times, there has never been a ghost-like spirit who can cultivate above the ghost.
Therefore, Li Jing knew in her heart that how to cross that threshold depended more on herself.
"Hello, Li Jing." Mr. X raised his hand and looked at the silver mechanical watch on his wrist. Li Jing, who was silent, suddenly discovered that Mr. X's watch was a model from decades ago.
"In five minutes, the party is about to start, Li Jing, do you have anything to say at the party?" For Mr. X, he can also call Li Jing by her real name at this time, but once the party starts, Mr. X can only call Li Jing Ms. R.
For the Old Secret Society, the first step in eliminating the antagonistic hierarchical order was to mix up everything that could be identified, so Mr. X was wearing a mask at the moment.
A silver full-coverage mask with no embellishment, and not even eye holes left on the mask.
From the bottom of her heart, Li Jing is also very curious about Mr. X's identity and appearance.
Li Jing shook her head slightly, "No, I'm here to hear the news today." ”
Mr. X also bowed his head slightly in acknowledgement, and then he quickly turned around, "Then get ready, the party is about to begin." ”
As soon as the words fell, countless spiritual fires floating in mid-air suddenly lit up in the originally gloomy palace, and the thick darkness quickly faded at a speed beyond the naked eye, and several figures who were also wearing masks appeared with the lights, and at the same time, there was a melodious piano sound in Li Jing's ears.
"Yo, it's Ms. R, I wonder how I played the song "Norma's Memories"?" The one who spoke was a man wearing a hard-shell mask with misplaced facial features and a dark black turtleneck thin sweater,
Li Jing frowned, this guy she knows, a frequent party visitor, Mr. Z.
"Mr. Z's hobby can be described as elegant, I don't dare to comment on one or two." Li Jing didn't pause for half a minute, and stabbed the man without pain.
But Mr. Z didn't look the slightest annoyed, he just bowed slightly, and his voice was still that lazy, "This shows that the contemptible piano skills are not up to par, ashamed, ashamed." ”
After speaking, Mr. Z didn't mean to continue chatting, stood up, turned to leave.
But the sharp-eyed Li Jing obviously noticed that Mr. Z seemed to glance at Mr. X very quickly, and that look made Li Jing feel an indescribable discomfort.
Li Jing looked up at Mr. X, but quickly gave up, it was better to find a flaw in the mask Mr. X was wearing, than to pick a bone in the egg.
"Mr. X, it doesn't seem like there are a lot of people at the party tonight." Li Jing carefully counted the people in the palace, and was surprised to find that counting the two of them, there were only seven people here tonight.
"A lot of people have been busy lately." Mr. X didn't explain in depth, and his words passed through Li Jing's confusion.
Li Jing nodded, she had no interest in the dancing and talent show before the party, so she quickly bypassed the guys who were drinking and chatting in twos and threes, and went to the interior of the palace.
There, there is a huge library.
But before he could read a few pages of "The History of the Changes in Soul Removal Technology in the Past Twenty Years", Li Jing suddenly realized that there was a guy standing silently in front of him.
A dark black turtleneck sweater with misplaced facial features is Mr. Z.
"Hello Mr. Z, what's the matter?" Li Jing gently closed the book, and asked in a cold tone, but politely.
"Ahaha, I'm really sorry to disturb you," Mr. Z laughed dryly twice, but the next second, he asked in an unusually cold tone, "Ms. R, I don't know what your relationship with Mr. X is?" ”
"It's as friendly as I have with Mr. Z." Although the tone was still gentle, under the mask, Li Jing's face was already cold.
"yes, I hope I'm thinking too much." After speaking, Mr. Z's tone changed again to the same as when he first met, absurd and uninhibited with a hint of elegance, "Then, I wish Ms. R a good time enjoying the party." ”
As soon as the words fell, Mr. Z turned around and left, but before Li Jing could breathe a sigh of relief, Mr. Z's leather shoes suddenly paused, and his tone was full of pity, "After all, there are not many such gatherings anymore." ”
After speaking, Mr. Z completely disappeared from Li Jing's field of vision.
What did he mean by that? Li Jing frowned, is there any big change in this old secret?
But before Li Jing could think about Mr. Z's last sentence clearly, a heavy bronze voice suddenly remembered in the palace.
This is the bell for the beginning of the free exchange meeting, and it is also the purpose of Li Jing tonight.
As the name suggests, the free exchange meeting is different from the transaction, in which all information and objects are provided unconditionally to the members of the meeting that night, of course, this is mainly voluntary.
Although there is not a lot of information, and even the quality is not necessarily reliable, there is no way, as a novice who has stepped into the supernatural world for the first time, Li Jing urgently needs these news.
In some time, the table full of wine, desserts, and musical instruments had disappeared completely, and was replaced by a huge long conference table made of cyan stone, with small letters engraved in front of each position.
At this moment, everyone else has already sat down in alphabetical order.
But Li Jing first observed the other six people, and then found the position engraved with the letter 'R' without hurry, and the moment she sat down, the free exchange meeting officially began.