……

On the dance floor, the music is soothing.

Matthew stiffened to follow Siff's rhythm, struggling to move limbs that seemed to suddenly not belong to him.

They are currently dancing a style that is somewhere between tango and blues.

The pace of action is not fast, but it has a sense of rhythm and power when stepping on the point.

Matthew didn't know anything about this, he was like a marionette, led into various poses by Siv, who was nimble like an elf.

Seve was dancing happily.

She didn't care about Matthew's clumsiness at all, just smiled and showed off her delicate dancing.

At first, neither of them spoke.

It is not until after a relatively intense movement that the tempo becomes more slow.

At this point, Matthew noticed that Seve occasionally turned her head away and quietly covered her mouth and nose with one hand.

She was secretly yawning.

This discovery made Matthew instinctively a little disappointed, but soon, he asked with concern:

"Are you sleepy?"

"Huh?"

Seve turned her head a little embarrassed:

"I'm sorry, it's not sleepy, it's just a little instinctive reaction from the body."

"In the last few days, I have been going to bed relatively early, and I usually fall asleep at this point, which is strange to say, since May, I have become more and more sleepy, and I sleep about 14 hours a day on average."

"I'm not sleepy at all, and not only that, but I'm excited."

As she spoke, she yawned again in front of Matthew.

This time Seve didn't hide it, just looked at Matthew with innocent eyes.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Suddenly, the rhythm of the music became much brighter again.

Seve gently grabbed Matthew's waist and motioned for him to lean forward and hold herself.

Matthew did so.

The next part of the dance caught him off guard and found it pleasing to the eye.

With the constant acceleration of the rhythm.

Sif's range of movements is also increasing.

She swirled around Matthew like a butterfly, and he couldn't tell if it was the girl's fragrance or the hormones floating on the dance floor that had penetrated Matthew's mouth and nose, and his heart began to beat slightly.

Seve put on makeup tonight.

She looks a lot more mature.

Especially the temperament between the eyebrows, swept away the usual quiet and well-behaved disguise, and became wild and restless.

This gave Matthew a very novel experience.

When he first entered the dance floor, he felt like he was being led by a good girl to learn dance steps.

Soon, the dance partner next to her inadvertently showed her tiger teeth and claws, and the good girl turned into a little wild cat.

The accompanying music also seems to be a little wild cat grinding its teeth.

And to the climax stage.

Sif's movements became more and more presumptuous, and her strength became more and more brutal and savage.

In a trance.

Matthew felt like he had become a ragtag sailboat in the middle of a storm.

And the other party.

It is the queen of the sea who only shows half of her body from the surface of the sea and occupies most of the background of the sea and sky.

Siv's eyes became wilder and presumptuous.

When completing the last few difficult spins and low tosses.

Her hands were clenched to the soft flesh of Matthew's waist, and a faint tingling pain came from under her skin, and Matthew held back the pain and didn't cry out, helping her to complete the last movement.

The music stopped abruptly.

It's getting darker on the dance floor.

Whew, whew, whew.

The sound of short breaths mixed with the sound of a thumping heartbeat.

Matthew didn't think he would react to Seve in any way.

But the "heart is like stopping water" launched in a hurry exposed that his heart was actually not so calm.

In the dim light.

He could see fine beads of sweat on her forehead.

Her eyes were brighter than the stars, more beautiful than diamonds.

At that moment, there seemed to be a thousand words in her eyes.

The crickets in the back garden yard were screaming louder.

Suddenly, the lights came on.

Men and women hold each other's partners and retreat to the edge of the dance floor.

Matthew breathed a sigh of relief and left the field with Seve as well.

He went to the drink cabinet, took two glasses of juice, and handed one to Siv.

The girl took a sip gently, and two horizontal lines immediately appeared on her little nose:

"Ah, it's so sour."

Matthew took a sip and found that it was okay, he was just about to say something.

Seve suddenly asked:

"Matthew, what kind of girl do you like?"

Matthew was stunned for a moment.

The memories of past lives have been turned over a few pages like an old photo album.

Images of several ex-girlfriends passed through his mind, and he had forgotten what they looked like a little.

Before the crossing, he was twenty-five years old and had several girlfriends, but those relationships seemed to come and go in a hurry.

It's as if both parties are in a formula-like loneliness, formula-like love, and finally a formula-like breakup.

These experiences can only leave a small trace in the vast memory.

And when he was younger, Matthew also had a heartbreak for some girls like Eli.

It was some dog licking past that seemed to be touching at the time, but later only felt naïve and ignorant.

Except for the different levels of tea smell on those girls.

He couldn't remember anything else.

"Matthew?"

Seve asked expectantly.

Matthew turned half of his face to the side, his gaze wandering over the men and women on the dance floor:

"Frankly, I don't know."

"The affairs of men and women are still a bit complicated for me, and I just want to concentrate on the simple things now."

Sieve's face was full of curiosity:

"Let's say, planting trees?"

Matthew smiled, he wanted to tell the other party that in fact, the undead are also very simple creatures.

But at this time.

There was a sudden burst of applause and cheers at the entrance of the hall.

Matthew immediately set his eyes on it.

Naturally, it was Ms. Alena and her adopted daughter, Judy.

Matthew looked at it curiously.

Ms. Alena was indeed very temperamental, and she was dressed in a way that was not usually seen in the backwoods of Rolling Stone—it was a slender white tight-fitting dress, which was divided into nine layers, and each layer was covered with pearls on silver thread.

The curve of the pearls is shaped upwards into a perfect ratio between the waist and hips, and further up, a pile of colorful feathers are glued to her chest, which makes her own fair skin and graceful temperament.

She also wore a large lady's visor, and the ribbon hanging from the brim hung down, and it was also full of pearls.

Ms. Alena walked all the way.

She greeted the person next to her very kindly.

The crowd also poured out heartfelt words of praise.

As for her adopted daughter Judy, she is obviously more beautiful, but her temperament was completely crushed by her mother and failed to get more attention from everyone.

There was also a small episode in the meantime.

I don't know if I want everyone to pay more attention to myself, or if the kitten in my arms has been restless.

Judy leaned over to Lady Alena and said obediently:

"Mom, this little kitten has been trying to get to you, and he seems to like you very much."

"Really?"

Ms. Alena smiled and took the cat from Judy's arms.

"Do you want to follow me? Cutie? ”

Alena asked with a spring on her face.

The little black cat nodded frantically.

"Then from now on you will be my cat, and you can't go out and mess with other kittens."

Alena chuckled softly and touched the little black cat's head.

The latter looked so happy that he was about to faint.

However, in the next second, Alena's right hand suddenly touched between the cat's hind legs!

"Oops, it's a little tom!"

Alena suddenly turned around and said to the knight who was following closely behind her:

"Take it out and castrate, and then put me in a cage."

As she spoke, she ignored the kitten's fierce opposition and stuffed it directly into the knight's arms.

Without saying a word, the knight walked outside with the black cat in his hands.

This scene made Matthew's scalp tingle.

He wanted to go over and help Eli, but what Rhaegar had told him wasn't done yet, and Matthew couldn't get away.

At this time, on the other side of the corridor, Rhaegar had already greeted him with some small nobles from Rolling Stone.

Sif's slightly sour voice sounded in Matthew's ears:

"Is it true that mature women are more attractive?"

Matthew hurriedly denied:

"No, it's not."

Seve habitually put her hands behind her back, and the smile on her face was still bright:

"Don't hide it, Matthew, it's human nature, you see, my dad and they're dumbfounded!"

"Ms. Alena is indeed very temperamental, and even I can't help but want to look at her a few more times."

As soon as Seve said this, Matthew suddenly groaned:

"I just thought she was a bit like someone I knew, but for some reason, I couldn't remember who that person was."

Seve joked:

"So this is a common excuse for men to pick up a conversation? Would you like to preview it with me? ”

Matthew shook his head.

Seve pouted in disappointment, and then said flatly:

"It's not unusual if you think Lady Alena is familiar, the Ranch family is so influential on the East Coast that you may have stumbled upon a photo or portrait of her."

Matthew nodded hesitantly:

"Perhaps."

When Ms. Alena entered, the atmosphere became even more lively.

The previous dance was just a hot spot, and it was only after the arrival of the most important guest that the ball began.

Rhaegar leads Alena and introduces him to a few characters that Rolling Rock can handle.

Matthew and Seve are naturally among them.

Alena politely shook their hands.

But Matthew could clearly feel that there was a kind of condescension and casual contempt in that politeness.

This greatly reduced Matthew's impression of Alena.

However, her adopted daughter Judy has no fight, she greets Matthew very lively, and seems to have a good impression of Matthew.

Matthew settled down, ready to follow Rhaeggar's instructions to find a breakthrough from Judy and find out the true purpose of the visitors to Deep Blue Harbor.

The greetings and introductions ended quickly.

Accompanied by the change of the sound of the music.

The crowd came to the dance floor.

Rhaegar graciously introduced Lady Alena's noble background to everyone, and then said with a smile:

"I remember that according to the custom of Deep Blue Harbor, the first dance was the selection of the male partner by the woman, and the male partner who was chosen could not refuse. Alena, you pick first, and then Judy, don't be restrained, you can just treat this place as Deep Blue Harbor, all the men in Rolling Stone, you can choose as much as you want. ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but straighten his chest.

Rhaegar was also dressed in a costume today, with some oil on her head, her hair was black and shiny, and there were a few animal hairs pinned to her chest, but there was a slight resemblance to Lady Alena's clothes.

"Is that so? I thought I'd come by your Rolling Stones rules, oh Rhaeggar, you're so sweet. ”

Lady Alena smiled coquettishly:

"But if I don't choose you for my first dance, you'll be sad, right?"

Rhaegar flatly denied:

"Where will it be? The men present are all elites of Rolling Stone, and you are giving me face by choosing whichever one you choose, so you don't have to worry about me having fun. ”

Ms. Alena raised an eyebrow:

"Really?"

Rhaeggar's face was a little unsightly, but he still said categorically:

"Really!"

So, Alena's gaze began to circle back and forth between the row of men next to her.

Many people subconsciously straightened their waists.

A few confident ones even took the initiative to raise winks at Alena's gaze.

However, Alena ignored them.

Eventually, she walked up to Seve with a smile:

"Is it okay to borrow your boyfriend?"

Seve seemed to have expected it, she subconsciously bit her lower lip, but soon smiled and said:

"Of course, it's Matthew's honor."

With that, she pushed Matthew out very hard.

Matthew looked at Ms. Alena in surprise.

The rest of the eyes on Matthew were full of envy and jealousy.

"Ma'am, I don't know how to dance much."

Matthew gave Rhaegar a "I don't know what's going on" look, and then spoke.

Alena smiled softly:

"Oh? I happen to be very good at dancing, and it looks like we're going to be a match made in heaven. ”

When Matthew heard this, he felt goosebumps all over his body.

Countless murderous eyes focused on him.

At this time, Judy was dissatisfied:

"Mom, I wanted to choose him, but you snatched my dance partner!"

Lady Alena laughed without looking back:

"Really? Baby, then I'm going to pick him even more! ”

Without saying a word, she pulled Matthew onto the dance floor.

It was only Judy left to look between the men in a huff.

Eventually, she also walked up to Seve and held out her hand:

"Why don't you be my dance partner?"

The music sounded, the light on the dance floor quickly dimmed, and the rest of the people quickly completed the pairing and crowded onto the dance floor.

Ultimately.

Rhaegar was left alone smiling and standing on the edge of the dance floor, looking at the blackened figure inside.

Not far away.

A black cat that had survived the catastrophe was lying on the glass outside the windowsill, looking in vigorously.

Suddenly.

Its body shuddered violently.

The turquoise pupils reflected the intense dance moves of Matthew and Ms. Alena.

……

Ms. Alena's dancing skills are noticeably better than Sif's.

Matthew didn't need to move himself the whole time.

With a light mention from the other party, he understood what to do.

At Alena's suggestion, Matthew danced even better than before.

Ms. Alena is charming, and the strong fragrance wafting from her body is easy to intoxicate.

But Matthew's heart didn't have a little wave.

He felt like he was in jail.

Rhaegar looked at himself condescendingly from the steps of the dance floor like a warden.

Sif and Judy jumped right next to them, and they danced well, but they were also visibly absent-minded.

Both girls' eyes swirled over Matthew.

As for the black cat on the windowsill, Matthew saw it, too, but he was powerless to explain.

"Perhaps, it would be a mistake to open up the Minotaur realm."

It is different from the stiffness and numbness of the body.

His mind was constantly diverging, thinking of strange things.

But at this time.

As Alena was completing a dance move, she suddenly pressed her head very close to Matthew's ear, and a very low voice came into his eardrums:

"There are two groups of Assassins mixed in tonight's ball, and their targets are Rhaegar and me."

Matthew was startled.

He stared at the other man's face.

Ms. Alena continued to dance as if nothing had happened.

She only winks at Matthew when she performs something that no one else can see.

Matthew asked in a low voice:

"What do you mean by that? If someone was going to assassinate you, why didn't they tell Rhaegar earlier? ”

"I'm not afraid of assassination."

Alena said.

"Little Matthew, you don't recognize me yet, do you?"

In an instant, Matthew was surprised to find that this voice actually sounded in his heart!

……

"Hint: Your partner Loren has temporarily removed the ability "Vivid" (Acting Realm)

Loren used the "Heart Language" on you."

……

Lorraine?

Lady Alena turned into Loraine?

Matthew only felt a buzz in his head, and suddenly, he suddenly remembered Loraine's signature in the previous letter-

Lo Soren. Ranch.

"You're from House Ranchi?"

Matthew didn't know how to speak, so he could only ask in a low voice.

"Alena is my little cousin."

Lorain smiled and said in his heart:

"Her situation in Deep Blue Harbor can be described as internal and external troubles, her mother gave me a lot of financial support when she was alive, whether it is out of blood relationship or courtesy, I have to help her."

"I disguised herself to make outsiders think she had really come to Rolling Stone, and she hid in the shadows of Deep Blue Harbor ready to make a move."

"Of course, she did entrust me with negotiations with the lords of Rolling Stone, including the marriage between Judy and even Alena herself and Rolling Stone."

Matthew wanted to ask again, but was stopped by Loren in time:

"There are many people, don't talk too much, it may be discovered by the assassins."

"Don't be nervous, as far as I can tell, they're still in the dive stage, and the real hands should be in the second half of the dance."

Matthew nodded.

After learning the true identity of "Lady Alena" and the possible presence of an assassin at the ball.

Matthew was shocked and confused.

The remaining half of the dance looked so difficult.

I finally waited until the music ended.

Matthew dragged "Alena" to the dance floor, followed by Seve and Judy behind her.

On the other side, Rhaegar and the other men crowded in.

Matthew's eyes were sharp, and he noticed that there was also a small kitten with a big eye in the crowd.

He suddenly had a headache.

Right now.

"Alena" suddenly sighed, and then her whole body pounced on Matthew:

"My foot seems to be twisted a little, Matthew, can you help me to rest in the locker room next door?"

Everyone watched in amazement.

Immediately, "Alena" looked up at Rhaegar with an apologetic look:

"I probably won't be able to dance tonight, so can I borrow one from your Spell Advisor?"

Rhaegar is able to maintain the demeanor he should be.

He waved his hand seemingly generously:

"It's okay, please call Matthew as much as you like!"

"Hee-hee, that's disrespectful."

"Alena" got permission from Rhaegar and trotted all the way to the locker room in the hallway, holding her skirt in one hand and Matthew in the other.

Bang!

The door to one of the locker rooms was slammed shut.

"This is going into the locker room?"

"I see Matthew obviously didn't do anything!"

In the crowd, Brad asked in surprise, touching his beard.

Beside him stood the young man who had gone and returned.

Little Parton drank the red wine from the goblet in his hand:

"I knew he would be of use for what I gave."

"Give me the money, brother."

"Oops! Who tripped me? Dead cat, running so fast, is it trying to witness adultery? ”

……

Ask for a monthly pass, woo.

(End of chapter)