Chapter 126 Chapter 126 Dance Music.
While listening to the melody floating in the street, he looked up into the distance.
That silent gaze seemed to penetrate the revelry crowd, looking towards the oppressive shadows of the mountains outside the city, or the vast sky in the distance.
Like two lonely stars twinkling in the endless cold night.
A few strands of scattered hair fell down, crossing the clear-cut forehead, adding a touch of gloomy beauty.
He actually had no expression. His thin lips with sharp lines were slightly pursed, and it was hard to tell whether he was about to laugh, get angry, or want to speak.
Su Cheng heard his own heartbeat again.
She didn't know why the God of Joy only appeared for a moment and then left, but judging from the current situation, there might be many answers.
Time freezes at this moment.
The wild dancing and laughter, the deafening drum music, the exploding fireworks and smoke all around seemed to be isolated by an invisible barrier, turning into a blurred and distorted background.
She couldn't help but squeeze out of the crowd and walked towards the man standing under the eaves.
Su Cheng had only taken two steps when the other party turned his head and looked at him.
She stopped too.
The black-haired man showed no vigilance or disgust, nor any guardedness or rejection. He just looked at her quietly.
There was no emotion in his captivating eyes.
The crowd around her didn't notice anything unusual and were still laughing and cheering. A man wearing a bison mask stumbled and bumped into her back.
Su Cheng didn't move at all.
The man screamed and swayed twice, almost falling down, but he didn't pay any attention to his surroundings. He steadied himself and continued dancing.
The surging crowd closed in again like a stream of water, and she finally squeezed out completely and walked to the open space in front of the shop.
The black-haired man looked at her quietly.
Su Cheng wanted to say something, but didn't know how to start. He saw the crowd around him approaching and even rushing to the man.
At the moment when they were about to be drowned, she raised her arm and grabbed the other person's wrist.
...I really encountered it.
Her movements were not particularly fast, and she believed that if the other party really wanted to dodge, he would probably be able to do so.
But he didn't move.
Even after her fingers touched his skin, he didn't move.
He was wearing a slightly shorter dark windbreaker, revealing his narrow waist. His cuffs were turned up, and underneath he was wearing black leather gloves.
In the middle, a section of snow-white, slightly bony wrist line is exposed.
All the noise was silenced.
She felt the joints under her fingertips were cold and hard. The slight chill made her shudder, and it was only after a few seconds that it vibrated slightly.
It's like a swan perched by the lake, whose wings are suddenly caught by a thorn hook on the shore.
The pair of black eyes like the night sky flickered, and his gaze was withdrawn from the distant void. With a bit of surprise and confusion of just waking up, he suddenly turned to her.
That one second seemed as long as thousands of years.
Su Cheng heard his pounding heartbeat hitting his chest, "Speaking of which--"
Her voice was drowned out by the music and footsteps.
There was no temperature or heat in the arteries touched by the fingertips, and even the rhythm of the blood flow could not be felt, as if it was just an exquisite doll.
She suddenly realized that after passing the dragon's trial, her body temperature was lower than that of ordinary people.
If the other person's body is even colder—
Never mind, it's not important.
In her circle of friends, real humans seem to be a minority.
"...Let's go dance?" Su Cheng said loudly, "It's a rare day like this!"
A moment later, she remembered that she was still an outsider, and this was probably not a rare thing for the people around her, or the clergy of the secret religion.
If someone lives for hundreds of years, they will have seen it hundreds of times.
The black-haired man remained silent, but the tense muscles in his wrists relaxed slightly, and the tight lines on his lips relaxed like melting snow.
Under the cover of the mask, Su Cheng couldn't help laughing.
This is probably the silent agreement that is better than spoken words, right?
Otherwise he could at least get rid of her.
She grabbed the man's wrist, turned around and crashed into the crowd, like an ice cube sinking into the boiling tide, and the crowd suddenly wrapped around her like honey.
Countless spinning colorful scarves, shaking feathers, and splashing wine came together. They were like two drops of ink sinking into a rich river, dancing with the reveling crowd.
It's really messy around here.
Even though they still held hands, she often couldn't see his expression.
I could only vaguely see him swaying to the beats of the drums and the music of the piano.
And those cold star-like black eyes seemed to reveal a kind of obsessed concentration.
Perhaps because of holding him, Su Cheng was no longer completely swept away by the crowd. After a few songs, they had already come out of the busiest street.
Ahead is an ancient stone bridge with a magic flame bonfire, and there are many people singing and drinking on the bridge.
Next to the bridge is an old pier connected to the old shipyard. The winding stone walls block the sound waves. Because of the rugged terrain, there are fewer people.
She smelled damp water vapor and rotten wood, mixed with the aroma of barbecue, which made her feel a little more sober.
"……Feel sorry."
Su Cheng let go of the man.
They stood on the relatively quiet pier, stepping into the pouring moonlight, and the flames from the bridge leaped down.
The black-haired man shook his head slightly, and the gorgeous flames fell on his irises, swallowed by the deep darkness. His face, with deep and clear lines, was cut by the shadow of the stone bridge, and his snow-white skin was shining with a pearly luster.
...like some kind of monster from myth or legend.
Su Cheng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
She thought she had seen too many handsome men, but she was still amazed by his appearance and temperament.
The wooden plank walkway in the dock made a sound, the waves hit the stone wall in the night wind, and a subtle atmosphere began to spread.
Then, the musicians playing by the bridge changed their style.
A slow, solemn and penetrating violin tune floats down melodiously from above. The melody is lingering and beautiful, full of rich and intense emotions.
It wasn't a particularly cheerful melody, but it was quite appropriate under the moonlight on the stone bridge.
Su Cheng's eyes lit up.
With some inexplicable courage and impulse, she took a half step back, then bent her knees and opened her arms, tentatively extending an invitation.
The black-haired man lowered his eyes slightly, like a feather falling into a quiet lake, causing ripples. Some emotion seemed to flash across his eyes, and then fell on the girl's outstretched arms.
Then he returned the ceremony by bowing to her.
As a long and mournful violin melody rose, the bony hand wrapped in black leather stretched forward.
Su Cheng held his hand.
Like butterfly antennae touching petals, they linked their hands and she stepped forward into his arms.
The man raised his arms and lightly wrapped them around her lower back. His movements were a little awkward, but he also caught the rhythm just right.
They danced in the cold moonlight.
On the pier shrouded in damp water, the fireworks in the distance became out-of-focus halos, and only the violin's sad song echoed in the shadows.
The boatmen turned their heads one after another, the revelers on the bridge also leaned out, and the musicians could not help but be attracted by this scene.
The two people walked on the silver-like moonlight, constantly spinning and separating to the sound of the piano, their layered skirts were like blooming lotus flowers, and their flying black hair was entangled with each other.
The moonlight and the bonfire intertwined, casting the shadows of the two people on the mottled stone road, which continued to lengthen and sway with their dance steps.
The entangled reflections have an illusory intimacy, and when up close they resemble a kissing couple.
Suddenly, fireworks rose in the sky, and shouts and applause exploded from afar, surging like waves.
Their dance ended just in time.
The sound was almost synchronized with the rest, and both of them stopped moving at the same time, their breathing equally steady.
Su Cheng subconsciously turned his head and saw people on the bridge cheering and kissing, friends and family kissing each other's cheeks, and couples, as expected, biting each other's mouths.
Su Cheng: “…”
Su Cheng turned around silently and said, "Do you believe me if I say I didn't know there was such a thing?"
The black-haired man looked down at her quietly, a relaxed smile in his eyes, softening the lonely gloom.
"...Yeah," he nodded, "but I know."
Su Cheng was stunned again.
He gently raised his hand to pull her up, then lowered his head to place a kiss on the back of the girl's smooth hand.
The lips also felt slightly cool, like winter snowflakes falling on the skin and quickly melting into the flesh.
Su Cheng took a deep breath.
This person's actions are really impactful.
The next second, a burning sensation spread across her back.
Su Cheng: “…………”
This thing really ruins the atmosphere.
The black-haired man frowned slightly, and his worried look, as if troubled by some thoughts, appeared again. "...I don't like this."
Su Cheng nodded in agreement, "I don't like it either—"
etc.
Su Cheng looked at him in shock, "You can feel it too?"
He didn't answer, but looked at her thoughtfully. "Let it end."
Su Cheng blinked, "If you have a way——"
Before she finished speaking, she felt extremely sleepy and fell headfirst onto the other person's shoulder.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Cheng was awakened by a chill.
She was lying on a large soft couch, with inky black down pillows scattered around her, dark silver embroidery thread wrapped around the corners, and exquisite snacks and fruits on the coffee table next to her.
This is a spacious and empty palace with a dizzyingly high dome. The obsidian ribs are like the bones of a giant beast, converging from both sides to the middle.
Magic crystal lamps hang high up, like countless suspended stars in a winter night. More stone pillars lead to the depths of the hall, with almost no end in sight.
She stood up and walked inside. After walking for a while, she suddenly saw several huge crystal cabinets.
They are clear and transparent, wrapping the objects inside like a cage, and there are stone tablets with carved words underneath.
There were some bluish bones placed in the crystal display case, pieced together to form the shape of a bird's wing. However, they were very large. Just two sections of ulna and radius were more than ten meters long.
And this is not even complete.
Even just a short paragraph.
Su Cheng tried to restore the original size in his mind and was surprised to find that it might be able to break through the roof of the palace.
She looked down.
Those characters are ancient human languages.
Su Cheng had already learned a lot of related words, so he could almost piece together the above meaning.
——Lord of the Flowing Storm, Scythe of the Sky, Howling Scourge, Amotur of the Hurricane.
Su Cheng: “?”
She walked forward a few steps and looked at another cabinet. The exhibits in this cabinet were smaller. They looked like just a few pieces of bones, but it was difficult to tell what part of the body they were.
The bones appeared white, but from certain angles they appeared a strange golden red.
——Lord of the Scorched Earth, Heart of the Furnace, Embers of Creation, Peeros of Flame.
Su Cheng looked at the spelling of the name and suddenly felt something was wrong.
She saw the third display case.
Inside was a sealed heart, although in terms of size, it was comparable to the size of an ordinary dragon.
Beautiful blue blood vessels meander through the heart, like countless frozen rivers.
——The Lord of Tides, the Spirit of Surging Waves, the Whisper of the Deep Sea, the Osenste of Raging Waters.
The fourth cabinet contained half a skull, as evidenced by the empty eye sockets.
That head is also a giant.
Su Cheng had to look up and even took a few steps back.
——The Lord of the Earth’s Veins, the Spine of the Sky, the Foundation of the Mountains, Kanion of Solid Rock.
She had seen the name before.
Su Cheng still remembers that scene and a series of related memories. To be honest, she doesn't really want to recall them now.
So she looked at the fifth cabinet.
That cabinet should be the smallest one, only about two people tall, and contained several palm-sized bone fragments.
They are affected by some force, so they are suspended in the air and even rotate slowly.
The broken bones were black and smooth, with fine lines spreading across them and a cold metallic glow, looking somewhat familiar.
Su Cheng lowered his head.
——Lord of Nothingness, Cancer of All Worlds, Primordial Darkness, Whisper of the End, Kykleus of Chaos.
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