Chapter 190 The Royal Ball
Qiao Mei noticed Shang Duojin's surprised look and glanced at Ao Cang's handsome appearance. Her eyes were drawn to his long, curly hair, which was almost waist-length, and she couldn't take her eyes off him.
Before coming to the ball, she had thought that Ao Cang's beautiful, silky silver hair should be covered up. But Ao Cang told her that if she wanted him to show his silver hair, he could find a way to make others think that he had black hair. Only in the eyes of her and those she approved of could they see his true appearance.
But the price is the use of some divine power.
Qiao Mei initially wanted to refuse, feeling that it was unnecessary to expend divine power on such a trivial matter.
But Ao Cang insisted that this little bit of divine power wouldn't have much of an impact and that he wanted to do it anyway. She had no choice but to agree to his suggestion.
This led Shang Duojin to nudge the bodyguard beside him and ask if he had seen the silver-haired boy next to Qiao Mei. The bodyguard looked at him with the eyes of someone who was colorblind and corrected him, "Young master, I did see the boy, but he has black hair, not silver."
Shang Duojin: ? ? ?
He didn't believe it and asked the other bodyguards around him, and they all replied that they saw black hair.
"Really? Is there something wrong with my eyes?"
Just then, he saw Qiao Mei leading the boy with hair of an unknown color toward him. He looked down and asked the little green snake Lei Ting, who was wearing a blue and white bow tie.
"Thunder, look, is it silver hair or black hair?"
Thunder also saw silver hair, but the bodyguards' tone and eyes were so certain that it became a little unsure.
Shang Duojin could only lean closer and whisper to him, "Master, I also saw silver hair, but they said it was black hair, this..."
"Boss Shang, when did you arrive?" Lei Ting was interrupted by Qiao Mei before he could finish speaking.
They could only look at Qiao Mei, who had brought Ao Cang with her.
"Sister Qiao, come here for a moment."
Shang Duojin frowned and glanced at Ao Cang, wanting to whisper something to Qiao Mei.
But Ao Cang followed closely, refusing to leave her side even for a moment, and held her arm tightly. When Shang Duojin grabbed Qiao Mei's wrist and pulled her forward, he also pulled Ao Cang forward a few steps.
Seeing how much effort was being put into pulling it, Shang Duojin looked back in confusion.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the boy, whose hair color was unknown, hadn't let go at all.
"........"
Wait, is this guy some child who hasn't been weaned yet? Why is he pulling on Sister Qiao so tightly?
Qiao Mei hadn't expected Ao Cang to be so clingy. After glancing at him helplessly, she told Shang Duojin that he was one of their own and that he could listen to him.
Having no other choice, Shang Duojin had Ao Cang follow them to a secluded wisteria trellis. To Qiao Mei's surprise, Ao Cang asked her what color hair the person who came with her had.
"Thunder and I both see that they have silver hair, so why do the bodyguards I brought insist that they have black hair?"
As he spoke, Shang Duojin, not believing in such superstitions, turned on the computer's camera and decided to take a picture to see what would happen.
When I turned on the camera and pointed it at the hair, it turned out to be black.
Qiao Mei rubbed her forehead, activated the anti-eavesdropping and anti-spying functions on her computer bracelet, and only after confirming that they were under surveillance did she formally introduce Ao Cang to Shang Duojin.
"Speaking of which, you know him too. You've met him many times, but he's never been in this form."
"Cangcang, could you please change the little black dragon's form?"
Ao Cang cooperated perfectly, and as soon as Qiao Mei finished speaking, he performed a dramatic transformation, startling Shang Duojin and Lei Ting.
"Wait... Sister Qiao, isn't Lord Ao Cang a familiar beast? How can he transform into a human?"
Regarding this, Qiao Mei had already prepared an excuse. When Ao Cang turned back into a human, she would lie to him and say, "It's like this, Boss Shang, you also know that Cang Cang is an incarnation of a Saintly Abandoned Beast, right?"
Shang Duojin nodded, holding Lei Ting: "I know."
"Yes, it's precisely because he's an incarnation of a Holy Abandoned Beast that he's so different from others. When I saw it, I was quite startled, but these things are too mysterious, so I didn't dare tell anyone. It wasn't until today, when I was certain that Cang Cang's human form was more stable, that I finally confessed to you."
"As for the silver hair you saw, it is also related to Ao Cang as an incarnation of a Saintly Forsaken Beast. He did some dangerous things with silver hair before. I was afraid that he would be discovered, so I had him use the ability that only Saintly Forsaken Beasts have to create an illusion so that only I and my trusted friends can see his true hair color."
These words might sound absurd if applied to other familiar beasts.
But whether a holy abandoned beast like Ao Cang, which no one would have chosen in the past, actually possesses such abilities is completely unknown.
So after only a moment of doubt, Shang Duojin believed it completely.
I just don't understand why Qiao Mei, who had been keeping this a secret all along, brought him out into the public eye this time.
Qiao Mei sighed and glanced at the brightly lit outer hall of the ball not far away: "You probably don't know that the royal ball is held to find marriage partners for the royal offspring, right? If I don't bring Cangcang here, the royal family might arrange some unwanted marriage for me this time."
The girl withdrew her gaze, the lamplight illuminating the earnestness in her crimson eyes clearly: "So, Mr. Shang, I'd like to ask you for a favor. When the ball starts later, if anyone asks, can I say that Cangcang is your distant cousin?"
She doesn't have a suitable identity to offer Ao Cang right now, but it's different with Shang Duojin.
Merchants have plenty of money, and they have all sorts of tricks up their sleeves.
Although the Xu family is in a similar situation, she will be deceiving her mother and Old Master Xu at that time, so it's not appropriate for her to ask them for help.
Besides the Xu family, the only other family she knew with a powerful background and a good relationship was the Shang family.
Shang Duojin waved his hand, speechless, and said, "I was wondering what it was about. If it's just this matter, then it's not difficult to handle. Don't even mention my distant cousin, you can say it's my sworn brother!"
After saying that, Shang Duojin quickly opened his computer bracelet and, in just fifteen minutes, helped Ao Cang get a fake identity. He even got him an interstellar ID card, which freed him from being an unregistered resident.
Qiao Mei: "......."
She had expected Shang Duojin to be very helpful, but she didn't expect him to be this helpful!
Before they knew it, the ball was about to begin, so Qiao Mei and the others headed back to the main ballroom.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were in charge of the ball. After exchanging pleasantries with the guests, the Royal Symphony Orchestra officially began its performance.
As the guests were toasting and drinking on the dance floor, Qiao Mei was about to lead Ao Cang to a quieter, less crowded spot when the Crown Princess stopped her.
Shang Duojin: I was deeply shocked!
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