Chapter 139 Hastur and Audrey's first collaboration

Chapter 139 Hastur and Audrey's first collaboration

In Queens, in Duke Negan's mansion, a grand ball is being held.

There are two parts here. The hall on the first floor is dedicated to dancing. Going up the stairs in the hall is the corridor in the second part, where nobles who are not dancing can stand here and enjoy the dancing below with their glasses.

If there are noble men and women who are attracted to each other, they can hold hands and walk down the stairs to the hall on the first floor to dance.

After dancing the opening dance, Audrey stood on the second floor of the ballroom, looking at the crystal chandelier hanging from the roof, staring at the lit candles on it in a daze.

She found that many people nearby were ready to invite her to dance, so she left here tactfully and went to the dining area.

As soon as she came to the dining area and took a look around, she found Hasta standing near the corner with a plate in his hand, enjoying the food tonight slowly.

Mr. Hasta seems to like sweets very much?

Audrey, who was in the audience state, glanced at the plate in Hasta's hand and roughly understood Hasta's food preferences.

The chocolate cake recommended by Mr. Hasta last time was really delicious.

Audrey walked over with a plate, glanced at the desserts on Hasta's plate, and picked up the same desserts in order.

Then she walked to a place not far from Hasta and began to enjoy the desserts tonight.

As expected of Mr. Hasta's recommendation, the taste is really different.

The desserts that melted in the mouth and had a strong fragrance won Audrey's love at the first time. She knew that as long as she followed Mr. Hasta's recommendation when tasting desserts, she would not step on thunder.

While tasting the food, she elegantly talked with the nobles who came to greet her, and occasionally looked at every noble here with her peripheral vision.

According to Mr. Hasta, the hurricane admiral Qilingos will sneak into this ball tonight. Mr. Hanged Man said that Qilingos has a magical extraordinary item, creeping hunger, which can change people's appearance and form.

If Qilingos really comes, he must have replaced someone else's noble identity.

Audrey hopes to discover Qilingos' disguised identity from some tiny details.

But there was not much to gain, instead, some improper content was glimpsed.

For example, Mrs. Fedde seemed to be too close to Viscount Boll, especially her peach-like eyes, warm and affectionate, lingering to the point of dripping water, but she didn't have such eyes when she looked at her husband.

Audrey's face flushed slightly. She also understood a lot of things from her childhood.

Just as she was thinking, she saw Hasta's figure leaving the corner and walking to the second floor of the ballroom.

Could it be that Hasta had discovered Qilingos's movements?

Audrey used the excuse of politely refusing the young noble who wanted to talk to her, put down the plate, walked gracefully, and returned to the second floor of the ballroom.

Not long after she arrived here, she locked onto a suspicious figure.

Baron Gramiel, he looked very different tonight from usual, whether it was the perfume on his body or the look in his eyes when talking to others, he was not like the usual Baron Gramiel.

Could this person be the new identity that Qilingos transformed into by using creeping hunger?

"Hello, Baron Gramiel." Audrey greeted him warmly with a flawless smile.

On the opposite side, Baron Gramiel, with sparse eyebrows and pale blue eyes, smiled and saluted: "Hello, Miss Hall, you are the most beautiful and dazzling gem at the ball tonight."

After a few simple greetings, the two passed each other. At this time, Audrey was sure that the Baron Gramiel in front of her was disguised by Qi Lingos!

At this time, she saw Hasta's eyes looking at this side.

That look seemed to tell her: Audrey, your idea is correct, he is Qi Lingos.

Audrey smiled and looked back at Hasta, and then they understood each other tacitly and walked to the other side tacitly.

Audrey walked through the crowd and came to Earl Hall who was chatting with the nobles.

Hasta came to Greg who was drinking and chatting with others.

Audrey borrowed Earl Hall, and Hasta called Greg away.

"Hasta, what do you want to see me for tonight?"

"Yes, and it's a big deal."

Greck was stunned for a moment and smiled: "Don't you want to invite Miss Audrey to dance, but you don't have enough courage, so you come to me to discuss it?"

Hasta shook his head and said seriously: "I received news that there is a hurricane admiral Qilingos in the sea. He is secretly hiding in Backlund, and he is in the ball tonight."

"What!"

Greck's smile gradually disappeared, and his tone became much more serious.

"He should be pretending to be Baron Gramiel at this moment. Miss Audrey and I both suspect that he came to the ball to assassinate a big shot."

"!!"

Greck chose to believe Hasta's words, got up and rushed to where his father, Duke Negan, was.

This is a matter of life and death!

When he was about to reach Duke Negan's location, Greck found Earl Hall. The two people's eyes met in the air, and they understood each other's thoughts, and came to Duke Negan at the same time.

After solving the matter of Qilingos, Hasta felt much more relaxed and prepared to go to the dining area to enjoy the food.

Halfway through the journey, he saw Audrey surrounded by a crowd.

Audrey looked at him with a smile, as if to say: Mr. Hasta, I knew you would come here to enjoy the food.

Hasta smiled and bowed across the crowd, then came to the familiar dessert area and began to choose his favorite dessert.

Qilingos' whereabouts have been exposed, and the assassination attempt on Duke Negan has been declared a failure in advance.

As for whether he can leave the ball alive, Hasta feels a little uncertain.

A lot of big things happened in Backlund some time ago, which led to a lot of strengthening of the protection here.

It is a bit difficult for Qilingos to break through the siege and then die in the hands of Mr. Azik.

Originally, this assassination was just difficult for Qilingos, but after Audrey saw through his identity, it rose to the nightmare level of difficulty. With himself, it basically reached the hell level of difficulty.

If Qilingos knew the truth, he would probably shout to the sky: What virtue and ability do I have Qilingos to let two Wolong Fengchu target me at the same time?

Well, this metaphor is a bit inappropriate. Wolong Fengchu seems to be almost a villain.

Hasta smiled and put aside these little fantasies.

After enjoying the food for a while, Audrey freed herself from the enthusiastic nobles and came to Hastur. She said casually, "Good evening, Baron Campbell."

"Good evening, Miss Audrey, you are the most dazzling gem in tonight's ball."

Audrey looked at Hastur deeply, "Just now, Baron Gramiel also praised me in this way."

"...This shows that no matter in whose eyes, Miss Audrey is the most dazzling pearl. This is a recognized fact and the only truth of this ball."

Audrey chuckled and lowered her voice: "Is Mr. Hastur always so exaggerated when praising others?"

"I am not good at praising others."

"That won't work. In the interpersonal communication of nobles, Praise is a must. A well-placed praise can make both the host and the guest happy. "

"Miss Audrey seems to be very knowledgeable about these situations?"

"We need to cultivate this knowledge from a young age. Wasn't it the same for Mr. Hasta when he was a child?"

Hasta thought for a while and said, "I always failed this course when I was a child."

"Is it difficult to praise others?"

"It's not difficult, but it's a bit against my will."

Audrey showed an expression of enlightenment and pretended to be unhappy and said, "It turns out that praising me makes Mr. Hasta feel very against his will."

"..."

Hasta picked up a piece of caramel pudding with a knife and fork and said, "This dessert is not bad."

The two chatted casually and soon attracted the attention of the nobles around them.

One is recognized as the most dazzling pearl in Backlund, and the other has impeccable looks. His slender and powerful figure is different from some nobles who have already bulged their bellies.

As more and more people were looking at him, Hasta no longer had the idea of ​​quietly enjoying the food. He put down his plate, bent down and stretched out his hand, smiling, "Can you invite Miss Audrey to dance with you?"

"Of course, this is my luck."

Audrey smiled and put her hand on Hasta's arm, and left here gracefully, heading to the first floor ballroom.

In the ballroom, the candlelight flickered brightly, and the nobles danced freely in pairs in the candlelight. In the outermost circle, there was also a special orchestra.

The arrival of Hasta and Audrey once again attracted a lot of attention.

Although Audrey was known for her elegance and generosity in interpersonal communication, there were not many people who could really dance with her. In most cases, Miss Audrey would use an elegant and decent reason to decline the invitation.

For example, tonight, many young nobles had already returned home with a wall.

Just as Hasta and Audrey were dancing for a while, a sudden gust of wind swept over the dance floor, blowing out the candles on the crystal chandelier.

Just as the light and darkness changed, and everyone's attention was attracted, several thin wind blades, with the help of the cover of the strong wind, cut the metal chain hanging on the crystal chandelier.

Squeak!

With a tooth-grinding sound of breaking, the huge crystal chandelier fell straight from the top of the head into the dance floor, making a clanging sound all over the floor.

At this time, Hasta had already led Audrey to the edge of the dance floor while dancing, and was not disturbed by the falling chandelier.

"Is Qilingos starting to act?"

Audrey, with her right hand still in Hasta's palm and her left hand on Hasta's shoulder, raised her head, and her green eyes flickered like a pure emerald under the changing light and darkness around her.