Chapter 145 Dancing Water Chapter 1

  In the apartment at 233 Maple Leaf Road.

  Ji Xun sat at the same table with his cousin "Sophia", eating breakfast leisurely, and reading today's newspaper.

   "Master Kaker likes to take people's favors, a good wife. So on the surface I am your cousin, but in private, I am your lover. When the time comes, you can give some hints to lure him into the bait."

"Um."

   "What's going on at Bureau X?"

   "There is only one person who knows my identity. My authority to act independently is very high, and when the time comes, I can just make up a reason and get away with it."

   "Well. Then be careful not to expose yourself. Once exposed, in order to keep the secret of the sect, I may kill you directly."

  “.”

   While speaking, Ji Xun glanced at the beautiful girl with a beauty filter in front of him again from the corner of his eye, and secretly let out a surprise in his heart.

   Just now, he just watched that the leader of Yinyue didn't change his skin, and he changed into this young girl with a casual touch.

   And not only the appearance, but also the skin color, pupils, and body dimensions are completely different.

  He also gradually understood the meaning of the "moon with a thousand faces" in that eulogy.

   No wonder Xie Guozhong and the others couldn't catch him.

   Not only the appearance, the strength of the leader of Yinyue feels very ethereal.

  For a master like Xie Guozhong, although Ji Xun can't reach the level, he can accurately understand that he is very strong, like a high mountain.

  As for this one, it feels like a cloud that is always floating in the sky, and the root of it cannot be grasped at all.

  Besides, the two maids also lost their disguise.

  They wore the transparent gauze clothes from the previous Tarun Dynasty period, and they respectfully served Sophia in front of them.

   This gave Ji Xun a very weird feeling.

  It seems that the scene of the "Queen Montigny Gold Necklace" oil painting that I saw before has reappeared.

   This woman is really like Queen Montigny coming out of history.

  Ji Xun guessed that this seemed to be some kind of "god descended body" ceremony.

   She seems to be playing something.

  As the acting progresses, she becomes more and more similar to a certain existence and becomes stronger.

  Ji Xun also guessed that this Silver Moon Sect seems to have some kind of direct connection with the history of the downfall of the Talun Dynasty.

  As Xie Guozhong said, this guy has already become popular.

  The undercover agent is by this side, there is really only one word: exciting.

  The feeling of walking on thin ice all the time made Ji Xun in a kind of excitement all the time, and his thoughts became clearer.

   But then again, the benefits are obvious.

  Visualization of the "Empty Moon God Thought" is also very efficient.

  And this secret method does have the miraculous effect of suppressing mental distortion.

  After Ji Xun visualized last night, he obviously felt that his head was stiff and his mind was always going to shut down.

  This secret method is like spiritual power being shaped into the moon, the main consciousness is the moon, and countless complicated thoughts are like moonlight.

  No matter how far the moonlight shines, there is no need to worry about out of control distortion.

  And the value of mental strength soared, the increase was several times that of before.

   This is also a great improvement for Ji Xun's control of throwing knives.

  But there is a slight disadvantage.

  The rank of this secret method is too high.

   What he can understand at his current position is only the superficial.

   With the current progress, Ji Xun reckoned that after several years of visualization, he might not be able to learn the secret technique in the moon.

   And he can't guarantee that someday that old **** will find himself an ungodly believer.

  He was already thinking about how to take away the cataclysmic item [X-712-Moon].

   But it won't be easy.

   And he also always felt that the leader of Yinyue must have something behind him.

  The leader of Yinyue is very cold.

  Although they were in the same apartment, the two of them would not have a small talk at all except for religious matters.

  Ji Xun is also happy to see this.

  Although he was also very interested in this mysterious ancient **** sect, he didn't dare to test it out, and was afraid of being seen as a flaw.

  All day today, he stayed in his apartment and visualized the moon.

  In the evening, Ji Xun and Sophia dressed up and took a steam car to the Lionheart family's mansion for a banquet.

  The Lionheart family stationed 50,000 elite beasts in the upper city of Innocence.

   It deserves to be the current number one force in Innocence City.

  Although their mansion is not as high as the lord Cao's house, its scale is not bad at all.

   Just in the west city, there is a huge white manor, which is the "Rose Manor" of the Lionheart family.

   "Crunch~"

  The steam car stopped at the gate of the manor.

  The butler bowed and opened the car door: "Baron Charlie, please come inside."

  Ji Xun got out of the car first, then stretched out his hand in a gentlemanly manner, and helped Sophia down in a blue low-cut princess skirt.

  Ji Xun has gotten used to this kind of social activities in the upper class these days, and he can greet all kinds of nobles familiarly as soon as he gets off the car.

   Handed over the invitation and entered the manor smoothly.

   After getting out of the car, Sophia changed from the indifferent queen to a smart and playful girl, who seemed to be interested in everything, and looked around with big eyes.

  Ji Xun was also amazed by this kind of acting.

  Both of them knew that there were many masters around who were watching everyone coming and going.

   Among them is Xie Guozhong.

  The containment expert of Bureau X, who was disguised as a guard, looked at the two Ji Xun who had just entered the door in the distance, and muttered: "This kid is really acting like something."

  If the identity of "Baron Charlie" was not customized by him, he would feel that he had admitted the wrong person.

  The handsome young man in a white suit in front of him, with a chic and noble look on his face, is not a serious nobleman, so it is absolutely impossible for him to be so calm.

   In a blink of an eye, looking at the girl in the blue skirt who was hugging Ji Xun affectionately, Xie Guozhong also smacked his lips: "Tsk tsk. This kid's popularity with women is really exaggerated."

   It's only been undercover for a few days, and you hooked up the leader of the Silver Moon Sect?

  If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would also feel a little unbelievable.

   Originally thought that being an undercover believer would be a success, but Ji Xun's move was beyond expectations.

  However, the risk is not small.

   Just as a group of dinner guests arrived at the manor one after another.

  In the study of the main building of the mansion.

  The members of the Anka family just held a secret meeting.

  The owner of the second house, the four-star general of the Federation "Golden Lion" Carlo came out first.

  Behind him were a group of Ankaga cubs with excited expressions on their faces.

  It turned out that the Cao family shared the mechanical blueprint a few days ago, allowing the Cao family to seize the initiative in the development of the Old Continent, and many nobles chose to stand in line.

   But they didn't expect that the senior executives of the Lionheart family also had a way to deal with it, and they actually had a lot of top-secret files of the Old Continent in their hands.

   Much more than Cao’s!

  These little lions already know the purpose of tonight's dinner.

   Their Lionheart family will announce the establishment of a new city in the old continent!

  This will be a great opportunity.

  According to federal law, a family that establishes a new city is regarded as opening up a new territory.

   Whoever establishes it is the lord.

  This also means that the Lionheart family will have many new nobles with titles.

  The higher-ups of the family also encourage their heirs to open up new territories, which may directly affect the final inheritance rights of the family.

   Not just inheritance.

  Everyone knows that opportunities abound in the Old Continent. If a new city can be opened up, the benefits will be unimaginable.

  This made the lion cubs eager to explore new territories.

  Caterina walked out of the study, leaning against the railing by the railing of the corridor alone.

   She was playing with the [Destiny Gold Coin] in her hand, looking at the guests coming and going below, the bright lights reflected in her crystal eyes.

  The most beloved youngest daughter of General Carlo, the most talented woman in Silver Mist City, seems not as enthusiastic about the development of the new city as others.

   I was in a daze for a moment. At this time, a beautiful woman who still had a charm came over and said with a smile: "Oh, what happened to our Silver Mist Rose? I heard that you are not in a good mood recently?"

  Katerina listened to the voice, looked back, her curled eyelashes blinked, and she was a little surprised: "Mother, when did you come?"

   "Just arrived at the manor."

  The beautiful woman sized up Katerina, and lovingly stroked the girl's smooth hair.

  My own daughter, she could see the abnormality at a glance, and asked: "What's the matter? The family will issue a pioneering order tomorrow. If it were the former little Carter, he would definitely want to get the first place in pioneering."

  “.”

   Katerina smiled slightly, but didn't speak.

  Yes, before, she was sure that she would do better than her brothers.

  The feeling of controlling power and victory will give her a strong sense of accomplishment.

   There are still.

  But she didn't think that the one who rushed to the first place must be the one who got the most.

  The beautiful woman suddenly thought of something, and asked: "I heard again. Did you suffer a little loss in the city of innocence?"

  Katerina smiled and shook her head when she heard this, "No, my lord, you have learned a lot."

  Hearing this, the beautiful woman also smiled with relief. She saw something and said meaningfully: "We Carter have grown up."

  Katerina listened to the brilliance in those smart eyes shrink.

  What did she think of, and she took the initiative to ask: "Why did your mother come to Innocence City? It's not very safe here."

  The beautiful woman asked back with a smile: "What do you think?"

   Katerina raised her eyebrows, "For my engagement?"

  The beautiful woman smiled without saying a word.

  But it seems that when this topic is mentioned, the atmosphere is not very good.

After pondering for a moment, the beautiful woman said again: "I heard from your father that you don't seem to be too concerned about the marriage contract? You know, several sisters of your uncle's family are vying to replace you. After all, this time the family The marriage partner is very important, and may even directly determine the succession of the next Lionheart King of the family."

  Hearing this, the fate gold coin in Katerina's hand suddenly trembled.

  She was also a little puzzled. Looking into the distance with those blue crystal eyes, she said lightly, "But... I don't even know who I'm going to marry."

The beautiful woman seemed to understand something, and said with a smile: "Didn't you say you didn't mind before? And I remember that you were looking forward to this marriage contract before you came to Innocence City. You still went to find your grandfather to settle it yourself. "

   Katerina remained silent.

   This marriage contract was indeed fought for by herself.

  She didn't think there was any problem before.

  Because I have been exposed to the concept since I was a child that the marriage contract of the nobles is a bridge for the marriage of interests.

  I can't choose.

   Then pick the best one for yourself.

  Maybe he can still hold more power, so that he can stand on the peak of power.

  But I don't know when, this idea suddenly wavered.

   I don't know what to shake.

  But that's it. The obsession with pursuing the number one since childhood seems to have suddenly lost interest.

   It's not that the edge is no longer.

   But I always feel that something is missing.

  The beautiful woman used to be a young girl. Looking at her daughter's expression, she seemed to have guessed something: "Did you meet a boy you like? My mother was also young before."

   But before finishing speaking, Katerina shook her head.

"That?"

  The beautiful woman was puzzled.

  She couldn't figure it out, and smiled slightly: "I can assure you, that person is a good-looking person, and he won't be fat, big-eared and ugly. And he has a noble status. After you get married, you will never be disappointed."

   These are some slang jokes exchanged in private by the noble ladies of the Federation. To complain about family marriage is like opening a blind box. It is good luck not to open an ugly one.

   Besides, in her opinion, this is indeed the best choice.

  But Katerina didn't feel it at all, instead she said with a big brain: "Mother, you want to say that he is a 'prince'?"

  The beautiful woman was also quite surprised: "Did you guess it?"

Katerina's tone was very calm: "I didn't guess it before. I probably guessed it now. The old continent files that my father got were obtained from those remnants of the old era, right? It looks like this marriage contract , and sold for a good price.”

  The beautiful woman also knew that her daughter was far more intelligent than ordinary people, so she didn't say much.

But after hearing the last sentence, she also sighed slightly, and said: "It sounds like an exchange of benefits. But the honor of the family... I think you should understand. What mother can give you is just to choose the best one for you." of."

"Ok, I know."

  Katerina responded indifferently, with no joy or sorrow on her expression.

   But as soon as the words were spoken, the gold coin of destiny that jumped nimbly between the fingers suddenly trembled again.

  It seems that the gear of fate has turned at this juncture.

   There was a flash of inspiration in my mind.

  The light on Katerina's delicate face suddenly lit up.

  Finally, I know what it is that I always feel that something is missing in my heart.

  I am not someone's private property, nor am I a commodity waiting to be exchanged.

I am who I am.

  I'm Katerina!

  Ji Xun and Sophia entered the Rose Manor.

  In the entire Innocence City, only the Cao family and the Lion Heart family have the financial resources and face to invite the city's nobles.

   There are hundreds of guests in the huge manor.

  Ji Xun took a glance. In the past few days, many new faces have appeared.

   "Hey, Baron Charlie, long time no see."

   "Long time no see, Mr. Winston, Sir Romond, stay safe."

   "Who is this pretty lady?"

   "My cousin Sophia."

   "Yo, cousin? Oh, forgive my faux pas~"

  “.”

  Ji Xun led Sophia among the guests all the way, and soon became acquainted.

  Many guests can still make a few jokes.

  The term "cousin" already had ambiguous implications in the aristocratic circle.

  Everyone also tacitly guessed that it might be Charlie's lover.

  Merry is not a moral issue for nobles, but a bragging capital.

  Ji Xun led Sophia around the manor all the way.

   After listening for a while, I realized the purpose of this dinner.

   It turned out that the Federation would issue a new development order in two days.

  The Cao family and the Lionheart family will build two new cities in the old continent.

  The location of Cao’s house is in “Devil’s Crossing”, which is the relic where Ji Xun traveled.

  The address chosen by the Lionheart Family is near the "Thunder Fortress".

  The new city is not a hunter camp. Once it is established, it means that a large number of residents will move in. At that time, the development of the old continent will be completely kicked off.

  Ji Xun also felt quite looking forward to it.

   He even guessed that the silver moon leader next to him might be developing for the old continent if he wanted to get close to the high-ranking nobles.

   After all, almost all the miracles of the old gods that have been buried in the dust of history are in the old continent.

   Those high-risk relics rely on a few old believers to develop them, which is tantamount to nonsense.

   Not long after, the Lord appeared.

  The younger generations of the Lionheart family entered the dinner party one after another.

   There are only two direct descendants.

   Young Master Kaker with a proud face, and Ekaterina in a **** black and gold dress.

   After all, it was the host's house. As soon as they came out, all the guests came forward to say hello.

  The lights slow down, and the melodious dance music starts at the same time.

  The gentlemen in formal attire invited their dance partners to dance on the dance floor.

  Sophia put her arms around Ji Xun's neck, and said next to her ear: "Find a way to get close to that one."

"good."

  Ji Xun also showed nothing unusual.

  It is too obvious to approach the goal like this,

  The two of them were not stupid enough to just pass by.

   But after dancing a dance, Ji Xun suddenly saw an opportunity.

   Katerina is sitting on a sofa by the dance floor.

  As the most dazzling little princess of the Lionheart family, she is naturally the focus of the gentlemen's eyes.

   Not long after she sat down, there were several groups of young heroes who wanted to invite her to dance.

  But Katerina was not interested in dancing, so she declined one by one.

   Those who were rejected didn’t feel displeased. On the contrary, being rejected was also an honor.

   After all, no one can invite this person.

  However, at this moment, Ji Xun left.

  He was in a very clever position, leaving behind his dancing partner cousin, and went to the rest area by himself.

  Sophia also muttered, and walked to the sofa on the other side with a face of reluctance.

   And not far from here, there happened to be the young master Kak sitting there, and he also watched with great interest.

  Of course, this scene has long been seen by Katerina.

  Ji Xun walked over and said generously: "Long time no see, beautiful Miss Carter."

   Katerina glanced at him, but said nothing.

  But Su's micro-expression on the eyebrows did not imply rejection.

   Ji Xun bowed and gave a gentlemanly salute: "May I invite you to dance?"

  Hearing this, Katerina didn't know why, and her heart moved, and she didn't directly refuse for the first time: "Oh, can you tell me a reason for me to accept the invitation?"

  Ji Xun asked: "Is Miss Carter getting engaged recently?"

  Katerina heard the strange look in her eyes, she didn't think outsiders would know about it, "Why do you say that?"

  Ji Xun saw her slightly strange expression, and thought to himself that he really guessed right?

  But he also continued: "My grandmother once told me that if a beautiful lady rejects nine gentlemen who invite you to dance in a row, then the tenth should respond. Otherwise...it means she has a marriage contract."

  Katerina smiled noncommittally, and said: "This is a very old court etiquette. After the federation was established, no one followed it."

  Ji Xun continued: "So. I have this honor?"

  When Katerina heard about the engagement, a rebellious thought that she didn't even know had been stirred in her heart.

  But her eyes pointed to Sophia who was sitting not far away, and asked with interest: "Where is that beautiful lady?"

  Ji Xun showed no sign of change: "She is my cousin."

  Katerina was really interested when she heard this guy talking nonsense, "Do you think I believe it?"

   "I don't think you believe it either."

  Ji Xun didn't evade his eyes, just stretched out his hand, and said, "So, can you give me a dance time, can I explain?"

   This kind of aristocratic lady has been used to seeing all kinds of gentlemen since she was a child.

  So Ji Xun feels that no matter how upright he is, it doesn't make any sense.

   But she must have never met such a blatant scumbag.

   It doesn't matter if you are rejected.

  Anyway, his goal of abandoning his cousin has been achieved.

   Really want to seduce this person?

  He didn't think so.

  However, what Ji Xun didn't expect was that after saying this, Katerina smiled with great interest, raised her slender hand, and accepted the invitation, "Okay."

   Can't talk about any ideas.

   I just feel inexplicably bored and find some fun for myself.

   This scene once again stunned the melon-eating crowd.

   Can anyone really get the favor of that Silver Mist Rose twice?

  The young talents who were rejected just now cast admiring and envious glances.

  Even the leader of Yinyue looked slightly sideways.

  The two stepped onto the dance floor.

   "Sophia is my cousin."

   "So, that's your interpretation?"

"Um."

"hehe."

   Ji Xun thought that the invitation was successful, so he just danced to a random song.

   Moreover, this is a beautiful girl with a very attractive image and temperament. The restlessness caused by the Yinyue leader's joy secret technique in the past two days, the body can't hold back at this moment.

   But the reason is very clear.

  He put his arms around Katerina's slender waist in a gentlemanly manner, and said a few words casually: "My friends always say that I am clumsy, and I am easy to reveal my secrets. This is especially true when I meet a beautiful girl."

  Caterina smiled slightly, and even replied: "Well, I can see it."

  On weekdays, no one dared to say that.

  In the past, which suitor didn't look like a gentleman in front of him?

  But her vision, how could she not see the desire concealed in those people's eyes, either for beauty or power.

   But this guy in front of him is a little different.

   There is no hypocrisy at all!

   This guy let Katerina see the motive at a glance, he came for his beauty.

  This guy has undisguised and aggressive desire in his eyes.

  But there is a powerful reason to restrain this desire.

   Subtle enough not to be offensive.

  How can this guy balance desire and reason so well?

   Jumping and dancing, the dance music is coming to an end.

  Caterina smiled and reminded: "I don't have anything else to say. I'm leaving after the dance."

   I seem to be in a better mood, but that's it.

  Smart, pompous and tsundere.

  Ji Xun saw the temperament of this young lady from the Lionheart family.

  He originally wanted to rack his brains to create a little chance for Chief Silver Moon.

   But with a glance from the corner of the eye, that young master Kaker had already chatted with "Sophia".

mission completed.

  Dancing is also unnecessary.

  Ji Xun thought about it, and felt curious, so let's do something fierce.

  He said directly: "I'm sorry, I don't want to hide that I'm close to you, and there is indeed another purpose."

  Katrina raised her eyebrows and said, "Oh?

  Ji Xun said directly: "I think it would be a wonderful thing if I could have breakfast with Miss Carter."

   Isn't a general invitation to dinner?

  Katrina is very smart, and immediately understood the deep meaning of these words.

  But she didn't feel offended, instead she frowned.

  She even thought it was quite new.

   This is the first time someone has described **** in such a fresh and refined way.

   Even with a little poetry.

   As she spoke, just as the dance music was over, she let go of her hand with a chuckle, "Hehe. I don't want to have breakfast with someone I don't know well."

  Ji Xun also sent her to her seat with a look of pity.

  (end of this chapter)