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Chapter 17: Prom (2)

If the lichs from the underground world swarm into the human world, will there be any problems?

The only problem is that the church chairs may not be enough during the week.

At least that's what Gray thinks.

As the night came, the castle suddenly became bustling.

The nobles of Baicheng came to Yilin's castle on horseback or carriage. It was a lively scene.

As the Duke's butler, Abby Robles stood at the door to greet the nobles who came to the dance and greeted each other warmly.

Pass and Halls also appeared, and even the injured Mike appeared, all took off their armor and changed into appropriate dresses. With Abby Robles and other knights close to Elyn, they stood at the door, and they were so gentle that they could not tell that they were knights riding horses and fighting.

Fortunately, Halls and Mike were the majority of those who visited knew each other. Pass was awkward. He didn't know anyone, and he was as lonely as a wooden stake. The key was that he was not a special person at this dance. Fortunately, the members of other mercenary groups were also there, otherwise Pass would probably have the urge to leave.

As for Gray, he stood on his balcony and stretched his neck to look. Or he stretched his neck bones.

"Why are they all down there, but I still have to stay here? I also want to stand at the door."

"God knows. Maybe you can apply to Miss Yilin as a doorman."

"I heard the music. Have they started dancing? I want to learn it quickly. After all, this is my first time dancing, which is very memorable. What do you think?"

The black cat squatting on the balcony fence silently licked his claws, not intending to pay attention to this crazy lich.

"How long does the dance last? Do they dance for a while or will they keep dancing? If it were me, they would definitely keep dancing. But I need them to demonstrate to me first so that I can learn it. By the way, do they have enough physical strength? If they are resting when I go down, then I can't learn it?"

The black cat turned his face and continued to lick his paws and ignored Gray.

"Hey, I'm asking you." Gray lifted the black cat up.

Helplessly, the black cat rolled his eyes and said, "I think you're thinking too much, really. I'm thinking too much."

"Dongdongdongdongdong."

Someone knocked on the door, and a woman's voice came in outside the door: "Sir Baron, are you ready?"

Gray ran over quickly and opened the door.

"I'm fine!"

The maid was obviously frightened by Gray's enthusiastic behavior, and opened her eyes widened, and after a while he recovered: "Yi, Miss Yilin, please come over."

"Hey, didn't you go downstairs?"

Under the guidance of the maid, Grey bypassed the hall and came to a room on the third floor.

When Grey opened the door, he found that Halls and Mike, who were standing at the door just now, were already waiting in the room in their dresses, and there was also a knight who had returned from Salted Fish Harbor with them.

This is the outer room of Yilin's room. To put it bluntly, it is a separate small living room connected to Yilin's room. Of course, it is small, but compared to the hall downstairs. In fact, it is larger than the houses of most civilians in Baicheng.

There are sofas, round tables, fireplaces, furnished armor, and various works of art. Under the dim firelight, the whole room looks a bit complicated. It is exquisite and elegant, like an ancient scroll full of profound veins.

"Sir Baron, please wait here for a moment." As he said that, the maid turned around and pushed open another door in the living room and walked in.

The living room was quiet, and from a distance, you could hear the music coming from downstairs.

Gray was the only person here who was still wearing armor, and everyone else stared at him and didn't say anything.

The scene is a bit awkward.

However, the Lich obviously didn't know what embarrassment was. At this moment, he had already begun to look around curiously.

After a while, the door opened again, and Yilin walked out with the help of the maid.

The gold-made hair accessories are inlaid with blue gems, which complement the long silver-white hair rolled up. In addition, the diamond necklace on the neck and the blue silk low-cut long skirt, there is a kind of charming beauty under the fire. This is a completely different person from Yilin who wears military uniforms on weekdays, but unfortunately, his delicate face is full of fatigue at this moment.

How great would it be if I could have a smile from the bottom of my heart.

After working hard for several days, I might be really tired. However, the small flaws are not enough to cover up her beauty.

Suddenly, it seemed as if all the light in the whole room was gathered on her. Seeing Elin dressed up carefully, Gray's eyes lit up, but not to the person, but to the skirt with a blue luster flowing under the fire.

This was the first time Gray had seen silk material.

Everyone in the room saluted Yilin silently, but Gray didn't move. Or rather, he was half a beat slower. He hurriedly saluted after seeing everyone else saluting.

In fact, Gray has not yet been able to figure out when to perform the rituals and when not to use them. All kinds of cumbersome etiquettes have hurt him. Fortunately, in just ten days, everyone else has gotten used to it, and no one will blame him.

"Let's go downstairs." The maid who was originally supporting Yilin let her go aside, Yilin raised her hand to Gray. Then, the hand suddenly went into the air.

Because Gray didn't react at all.

Elin looked at Gray, and Gray looked at her.

The scene was awkward again.

Maybe he couldn't stand it anymore, Halls walked over quickly and politely took Elin's hand as a support, then let him go to the side and signaled Gray to do as he did.

Only then did Gray realize what it means to raise his hand. He hurriedly did as he did.

The clumsy appearance made others feel embarrassed.

Well, in fact, he didn't wake up. Because at this moment, his focus was: "Did Yilin sprain her ankle? Why do she need someone to support her?"

Of course, this has no effect. Anyway, he hasn't figured it out these days, so there are many things he has done before talking about.

Looking at Gray's clumsy appearance, Elin sighed helplessly.

...

On the balcony, the black cat stretched out, nibbled the grilled fish, and blew the night breeze. It can be said that the night without Gray was very comfortable. Of course, this kind of comfort comes at a price. That is, someone else has to replace it.

...

When he walked out of the small living room, Gray, who had just experienced a rich inner scene, returned to Yilin's skirt. He quietly said to Yilin: "Your clothes look so good."

"Thanks."

“Can I wear it?”

"What?" Yilin was stunned: "This... this is a skirt. Are you sure you want to wear a skirt?"

"No?"

"You are a man."

"I'm a man?"

"Are you a woman?"

"Forget it, I have armor anyway." Gray sighed again. At the same time, he began to seriously wonder whether he should come back with two human corpses and study the bones carefully. In this way, he might be able to judge that it is of no use for the lich, his gender.

But why can't men wear skirts? Gray thought.

Halls and Mike, who were following behind, couldn't hold back their smiles.

Yilin's expression seemed to be struck by lightning. The shock... She suddenly realized that accepting Gray's allegiance might make her the biggest joke on the entire continent.

When he went downstairs, Yilin whispered after thinking repeatedly: "I need your strength, so I will specifically raise your status. You should have understood these words naturally, and you don't need me to say them. But... I think you may really not understand. So I think it's still necessary to talk to you. Try not to talk later, don't destroy the image I finally established for you, and stay by my side. Do you understand?"

Gray nodded desperately.

However, no one can see that he really understands it.

At this moment, Yilin's heart was undoubtedly nervous.

The corridor door facing the circular staircase slowly opened, and the fire in the hall shone in obliquely and shone on Yilin's face. Suddenly, the light radiated from the jewelry on her body became even more eye-catching.

"Miss Yilin is here!" the servant guarding outside the door shouted loudly.

The originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet, and even the music stopped. The guests scattered everywhere raised their heads and looked in the direction where Yilin was.

The musicians sitting on the chairs stood up and took off their hats.

Taking a deep breath, put on an iconic smile, Yilin whispered: "Let's go."

With Gray's support, Elin walked down the stairs step by step, followed by Halls, Mike, and another knight.

All eyes were gathered on Yilin, and of course, many of them overflowed on Gray intentionally or unintentionally. This made Yilin feel a little guilty, fearing that Gray would suddenly do something.

The guests bowed to Yilin, some respected, some did not respect much, and some even had some hostility.

In any case, Yilin nodded and smiled.

When the five stairs were left, the maid had already delivered the glass of wine to Yilin on a plate.

Yilin reached out and picked up the wine glass.

Gray also reached out to get the wine glass, but Elin took the lead. After confirming that the wine glass was not given to him, he quickly shrank his hand back and pretended that nothing had happened.

This abnormal behavior almost scared Yilin out of heart disease. She carefully observed Gray's every move with her light, very afraid that he would say something casually. Fortunately, he didn't say anything in the end, Yilin breathed a sigh of relief.

Raising the wine glass, Yilin said loudly: "As the thirteenth generation heir of the Beshire family, I, Yilin, on behalf of every member of the Beshire family, I would like to welcome you. I hope that our families can continue to maintain a friendly relationship like every generation in the past. I hope that you can return tonight. At the same time, I hope..."

After a pause, Yilin continued, "I hope that taking advantage of this opportunity tonight, if we have any unpleasant things before, it can be resolved."

When he said this, Yilin's eyes remained on an old man in a gorgeous costume, gray-haired, but still looked very strong and bright in the crowd.

There were five or six young men who seemed to be knights around the old man.

Everyone's eyes were on Yilin and the old man. Obviously, the real protagonist of this dance was the two of them.

After the conversation, Yilin drank it all in one go.

The guests present also drank it all in one go. The old man was the same.

Immediately afterwards, warm applause rang out in the hall.

As Yilin smiled, she nodded gently to the direction of a musician in the hall, and the music started again.

Yilin casually put the empty wine glass on the plate of the maid beside her, took a step forward, and walked towards the old man step by step with Gray's support.

Just as he was walking around, Gray's eyes fell on the badge on the old man's chest, and he was suddenly stunned.

"Hey, this badge looks familiar."
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