Chapter 21: The Castle Ball

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Hedson Castle, Masquerade.

The majestic Gothic buildings stand in the bloody dusk, the castle spiers with blue tiles soar into the sky, and the bricks and gray stones are built into steps one by one.

The thick stone gate is opened, and the melodious waltz from the inner hall is faintly flowing out. Two half-man, half-horse orcs stood at the gate of the castle.

They wore bright rider uniforms, and their lower bodies were white horses with four hooves. The centaurs and horses greeted the distinguished guests politely. Not far away, a Mr. Vampire was approaching.

The centaur looked at the man in front of him. He was very tall, at least 1.9 meters tall, with black leather boots and a pair of long legs. The black cloak fluttered slightly with his walking pace. It's bloody red velvet. The jacket is made of the best black satin, as soft as if it was cut from a cloudless summer night. The sleeves are trimmed with complicated gold threads, and the snow-white collar is layered on top of each other, exuding a luxurious temperament.

But his whole body, including his face, was wrapped in bandages, and he also wore a silver-threaded black bat mask on his face, which was placed above the bridge of his nose. The centaur knight looked strange, the bandages were the makeup of a zombie or a weirdo, and usually he would not wear bandages if he pretended to be a vampire.

The centaur knight stopped him:

"Hi, please show your invitation card."

Mr. Vampire took out a piece of white letter paper from his wide cloak sleeve, and his slender fingers were also wrapped in white bandages, revealing a breath of fresh air. Depressed and pale and broken, but the height and dark clothes bring a faint coercion to others.

The Centaur examines this letter carefully. It is different from other players' Tyrant Gold invitation cards. This is a letter that is only sent within the game company. Only the owner of the letter can read the content. This letter itself represents the supreme invitation. The centaur's attitude became more respectful. He turned it over and saw the sealing wax on the back of the snow-white envelope.

On the wax paint, there is a cursive English: X.

--Supreme Supervisor!

"It turns out to be the highest supervisor!" The two centaur beasts immediately said: "You are sincerely welcome. According to the regulations, the supervisor can bring a companion into the arena, and this must be... Chu Feng standing behind X reluctantly stepped

forward Taking a step, hooking X's arm affectionately, smirking:

"Partner. Centaur

: ...

Chu Feng: "Is there any problem?" "

"No problem! We sincerely welcome you as the partner of the highest supervision! It's just..." The centaur glanced at Chu Feng's normal suit and leather shoes:

"I suggest you change into another suit. "

Chu Feng looked around. Zombie outfits, ghost outfits, those with pumpkins on their heads, those with dragon horns, and those with flower fairy wings. Only he, wearing a suit like a normal person, stood among a group of strange costumes X bowed

his head and asked him: "Do you have any other outfits in your backpack? "

"No." "Chu Feng never engages in such fancy things in the game.

"Uh..." Centaur carefully reminded, "Other outfits may not be suitable either. Because you are an invited companion, you must wear companion suits with the supervisor. Buying ordinary suits in the mall by yourself is not eligible for companion status, and you cannot enter the ball on the top floor of the castle. "

Chu Feng: "..."

The centaur and beast enthusiastically answered questions for the Supreme Superintendent and his partner, and projected a light screen, entered the column of the specially dressed vampire count, and showed Chu Feng: "This is the partner in the vampire suit.

" Clothes - a plush little black cat with cat ears and a tail carrying a small blood bag, very cute and matching! It is the latest limited edition designed by us in 360 days! "

Krypton gold boss Chu Feng thought to himself, this designer should be changed, and he will go to the game company to complain in private messages later.

X read Chu Feng's reluctance from his silence: "If you don't want to wear it, you can change it with me." . "

Chu Feng:?

X continued: "That's...you wear a vampire, I can wear this, plush cat."

Chu Feng stared at X, unable to imagine what it would be like for this tall man to wear a plush little black cat suit.

X himself doesn't mind too much, he thinks the black cat suit is pretty good, Chu Feng seems to like black cats, especially fluffy black cats, every time X chats on WeChat, he sees that Chu Feng's WeChat profile picture is a plush cat Big black cat doll.

"Forget it, it's fine. Just this." Chu Feng said flatly, he didn't really care about what to wear to the dance, he was just here to draw a lottery, and if he got the regret medicine or the time machine props, he could go back and save Xiao Yu.

X clicked on the mall and changed his partner's outfit with one click.

Furry and pointed cat ears immediately appeared on the top of Chu Feng's head, cat gloves were put on the white and delicate wrists, and there were pink and tender cat paw prints on the flip side. There is a small red blood bag on the back, and a cat's tail grows on the back of the waist, swinging back and forth, revealing a different meaning.

X carefully looked at the kitten in front of him from the corner of his eye. Chu Feng's expression was very cold, his skin was extremely white, and his eyebrows and eyes seemed to have been tempered by ice and snow. The lining melts the glamorous sharpness and reveals a little cute intimacy.

But his expression is not cute at all, he is cold and a bit unwilling and unhappy, his height is about 1.8 meters, and he wears cat ears, interweaving a wonderful contrast.

--People want to hug him when they see it, but they are afraid of being abrupt, and the little beauty will take out a cannon and blow him up to the sky later.

"Okay. Then you can successfully enter the top floor of the castle as partners." The centaur made way for it, "Please-" Chu Feng, the little

plush black cat, walked into the complicated and luxurious castle, holding X's arm in play. . Under the bandage, there was a hint of a smile on the corner of X's mouth.

Walking through the masonry steps one after another, a silver archway opened towards them. An NPC in prince costume stood at the door. When Chu Feng and X passed by, the NPC automatically reported:

"It has been identified-the supreme supervisor and his partner, welcome to the dance party on the top floor. In fifteen minutes, we will start the skylight photo taking lottery~" As soon as he entered the dance

scene, Chu Feng immediately let go of it calmly. Holding X's hand, the movements are very natural, as if it wasn't him who just said intimately that we are partners, he is like a kitten passing by, and has no interest in strange humans.

X felt a little lost, and he felt the fluffy cat's paw on his arm all the way, and the soft touch made him nostalgic. Because of amnesia, he usually doesn't get close to people, and he doesn't like others getting too close to him. But Chu Feng's approach did not make him hate it. On the contrary, the approach of this player who had only met him a few times made him feel at ease, as if he had returned home, very warm.

The beautiful little waltz is ringing in the ears, the golden champagne tower is pouring down like a fountain, and the church-like stained glass windows are printed with crystal lights. The beautiful figure in fragrant clothes and cloud temples is full of luxury and wealth.

X brought a glass of champagne to Chu Feng:

"Would you like to drink?"

Chu Feng noticed that X's hand was well-knit, and his fingers were wrapped in pale bandages, holding a glass-like goblet, showing a kind of coldness. Feel. But the bandage is a wound, and the glass is fragile. Chu Feng looked at the appearance of the wine glass at the end of X, and for some reason suddenly felt distressed. This man is very powerful, but occasionally there will be a sense of fragility.

"Are you wearing bandages at the ball?"

Chu Feng looked at the bat mask on X's face, curious about his real appearance. The face under the mask was also wrapped in bandages. One eye on the mask is completely black, and the other is hollowed out, exposing X's eye. That eye is a beautiful amber color, reflecting the feeling of champagne gold under the crystal lamp, very beautiful. Xie Shiyu's eyes, like those he had seen under the scorching sun on the playground.

It was rare for X to see Chu Feng so interested in him, he smiled: "What's wrong? Don't you like me wearing bandages?"

They leaned against a corner under the stained-glass window. The white marble statues of angels and demons are depicted on the corridor behind them, and above the head is a revolving crystal lamp. The sound of music, conversation and dance steps in the crowd gradually fade away around them, as if separated by a layer of water fog, It doesn't affect them at all. Chu Feng was wearing the companion outfit that matched Mr. Vampire, as if he had really become someone's exclusive kitten, and the atmosphere was a little sweet and ambiguous for a while.

"I feel a little strange." Chu Feng smiled and stopped talking.

X understood his meaning very cleverly:

"Do you want to see it?"

Chu Feng was really curious, what would such a person with the same eye as Xie Shiyu look like?

"Can I see it?"

"Yes, yes." X took a step closer and approached Chu Feng, "However, I can only show it to you alone."

Chu Feng who was leaning against the stained glass window was stunned.

X leaned beside him, stretched out a hand to support the stained glass, and pushed Chu Feng against the window. Use your back to block out the crowd behind you. The stretched silk black material wrapped his torso, outlining the lines of a lean back.

"You can take off the bandage to see."

Chu Feng froze. He was surrounded by X between his arms and the stained glass window, protected like a protective animal. Only Xie Shiyu had done this to him before. X's broad shoulders blocked his sight, Chu Feng couldn't see the dancing crowd behind him, and the cold and beautiful stained glass was behind him. In front of him is X's silver-threaded black bat mask, take it off, and you can slowly see his true face.

They are very close, melodious waltz. Surrounding my ears like whispers between lovers.

Chu Feng reached out and took off X's mask, revealing his bandaged face. Chu Feng gently untied the knot of the bandage, and slowly pulled the bandage off -

exposing a little bit of skin on the cheek, even if there was only a little bit, Chu Feng could clearly see that the skin had been burned. This is a very serious burn mark.

Chu Feng's hand froze instantly.

--X has suffered major accidents before.

Chu Feng didn't look down any further. He knew why X was wrapped in bandages. In order to cover the burn scars on his face and body, if he removed the bandages further down, he would tear down other people's self-esteem. Chu Feng wrapped the bandage back intact and tied X with a small bow.

"Is it... a fire?"

Chu Feng asked calmly without any expression of discrimination or disgust.

X shook his head: "I can't remember. Maybe it was a shipwreck."

Chu Feng nodded thoughtfully, "Can I ask... where is the sea?"

"The Pacific Ocean."

Chu Feng felt a shock in his heart.

--The Pacific Ocean is also the place where Xie Shiyu's plane crashed. He felt physically uncomfortable when he heard the name of this ocean.

But the Pacific Ocean is so big that it is unknown how many ships and planes die there every year.

"Then you are now... near the Pacific Ocean?"

X: "Well, an island country. It was salvaged there at the time."

Chu Feng roughly guessed that X's life might have been saved at that time, but the subsequent burns For skin grafting, the hospital should no longer help them.

Chu Feng: "Are you ready to do...surgery?"

"I've been doing it all the time." X smiled, "The game company made a condition that all the strategies I made before will be deleted, and the copyright of the strategies belongs to the company. The medical treatment will be reimbursed. However, the craniotomy may be performed first, and then the skin grafting operation will be done at the end." Chu

Feng: "Craniotomy?"

The reason is that it needs to be taken out, but...you have to wait until your physical condition is better."

Chu Feng nodded. He could imagine how hard it was for X to survive. He was rescued and survived a shipwreck in a foreign country. After surviving, he had no relatives and no documents. He was burned and disfigured and lost his memory. He didn't know where he came from. Come, where should I go, and my physical condition is extremely bad, it is impossible to go to work and do physical work to support myself. Fortunately, he played the game well. With a network cable, he was recruited by the game company. With better medical conditions, he put together his disjointed self little by little.

"How long has it been like this?" Chu Feng asked carefully.

"Two years." X said.

Chu Feng was shocked again.

Two years ago, in the Pacific Ocean, there was a major accident...

"Is it possible..." Chu Feng couldn't help asking, "Isn't it a shipwreck?"

X: ?

This question is silly and weird. Chu Feng felt that he had fallen ill.

"I mean..."

X: "It should be a shipwreck. The boatman who rescued me said that a boat capsized nearby, but I didn't understand the English he spoke at that time. What's wrong?" Chu Feng

: "No, nothing, nothing."

Bang--!

At this time, the color cannon blared, and the prince NPC at the door announced loudly: "Our photo lucky draw has begun! Every player has a chance, please point the camera at the sky of the castle outside the window, and take a photo of you and the sky Upload it to our wish pool, and you can participate in the lucky draw!"

At the dance party, everyone cheered, raised their mobile phones, and helped each other take pictures.

Chu Feng handed the phone to X, and stood by the window by himself. That's what he came to the ball for.

X clicked, and took a picture of Chu Feng wearing black cat ears under the stained glass in the Twilight Castle, like a cat demon that would appear in a Gothic fairy tale.

"Is the filming finished?"

X: "...um."

Chu Feng suddenly sensed something from X's hesitation, and he thought for a second, wow, he shouldn't have asked X to take pictures of him.

--There is something X in the photo album of his mobile phone!

The last time I saw X's fans tearing up posts on the player forum, Chu Feng saved X's eyes, because he looked like Xie Shiyu, so he clicked on the little red heart, and it was included in the [My Favorites] album, and it appeared in all albums First on the list, strikingly scary.

Chu Feng walked over quickly, with an indifferent expression on his face, nothing happened, his hand was about to take back the phone, X flashed, looked at Chu Feng, and said in a slightly teasing tone: "You

keep my photos?"

Chu Feng: "No, on the player forum that day, I saw a post..."

X laughed: "You read my post on purpose?"

Chu Feng: ...

Tsk, the more you describe, the darker it gets.

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