Throne Steps

Although Saenz seems unwilling to talk about it, Li Chen is well aware of the importance of leverage in marriage, so he still weighs this matter in his heart and prepares for long-term observation.

Everyone only rested in Kieran for two nights, and landed on Pesa Island a week before the performance.Pesa Island already has a strong academic atmosphere, but now because of the melting pot performance, it has added a bit of artistic atmosphere. Li Chen called it "academic art".

Pesa Campus is only open to show ticket holders on the day of the performance. Not only are ticket inspectors specially set up at the entrance, but also on the way from the gate to the theater. .In the evening, when the clouds are hanging over the sky, most of the people who are going to watch the performance have dinner in advance and enter the theater at this time.Saenz also brought Li Chen into Pesa, and slowly walked towards the theater with the crowd.

Some people, who have never been able to step into the highest school of Rhaedia in their entire lives, looked around with great excitement when they walked to the theater.Seeing two people in front of him constantly looking around and sighing, Saenz turned his head and whispered to Li Chen, "If you hadn't changed your identity back then, you would have graduated from here now. What do you think now?"

Li Chen glanced at him impolitely: "You can forgive me. Talk to a dropout about his alma mater and taunt me?"

Saenz said in a low voice: "Although Xia Luo released the news of your death, there is also a corpse in the mine to replace you. But as long as you are willing, you can still return to your original place."

"Are you kidding me?" Li Chen laughed nonchalantly, "It's fine for others, you still don't know my origin? What kind of identity can be regarded as my 'origin' to me, and how can staying by your side not be?"

Li Chen's thoughtful words were so smooth, coupled with the refreshing young face he pinched with the "transformation potion", even Saenz, who was used to his disgusting words, felt a little sincere.The pure white Third Highness looked sideways at the young man who was following him. The afterglow of the setting sun cast a golden halo on his light brown hair—of course it was also thanks to the transformation potion—to set off his light color. The robe made his whole being bright.

Li Chen raised his head and looked at Saenz, and vaguely saw his own reflection in the bright blue eyes, so he used it as a mirror and showed a sharp smile that fit this face very well: "Brother?"

Saenz was struck by this smile, and his eyes fell on the long black shadow that started from their feet.At this time eight years ago, he also saw the same person's smile, but that smile was completely different from today's.Today, if it is as bright as the glow above the head, eight years ago it was as dark as the long shadow on the bottom of the feet, which aroused the poison entrenched in the bottom of his heart in "Song of the Siren", and became the beginning of all fetters.

Speaking of which, that was also the beginning of today's melting pot performance - "Bai Xue" was wearing a red cloak, loaded with darkness with "revenge", and quietly descended on the land of Raetia, which advocates pure goodness and light.

Li Chen felt the throbbing in the contract with each other, and couldn't help becoming puzzled.He tugged at Saenz's skirt: "Brother, what's the matter?"

Saenz came back to his senses.The music was melodious, and a small orchestra outside the theater had already started to play some warm-up tracks, so that the audience would not all be crowded at the entrance at the same time.All the tracks are the theme songs and episodes of previous Melting Pot performance series. With the style of light and dark jumps, the music seems to be able to bring people back to the past plots.The theme song, which was originally released only after the fourth performance, was decided by the master of the Chamber of Commerce behind the scenes, and the first few parts were also added later.Although I didn't catch up with the performance, at any rate, I took advantage of the east wind of the picture book and other concerts, and also spread some popularity.

What is being played now is the theme song of the first play "Ash and White" - "Heart of the Poisoned Apple".

Saenz looked at the children around him. At this moment, there was no trace of the "blackened snow" and "black swan" in the past, and smiled: "It's okay, let's go."

Li Chen didn't think it looked like nothing was going on, but he couldn't grasp the current psychology of his leader, so he had to agree, and obediently walked into the theater with him.

Unexpectedly, when I entered the theater, the theater orchestra was also playing a series of theme songs to warm up the scene.The equipment of the band and the sound effects of the theater are much more shocking than the small performance at the entrance, causing the audience to sit down and enjoy it quietly as soon as they enter the venue, and give warm applause after each song ends.Although Li Chen didn't catch up with the theme song back then, he still heard this series after all.When the applause sounded at the end of the theme song "Kiss of the Century" of the second play "Sleep and Awake", Li Chen recalled Saenz's meaningful eyes at the theater entrance again, and immediately felt bad in his heart.

Sure enough, when the theme song "Black Love" of "Tower and Swan" slowly played, Saenz's teasing eyes really couldn't be ignored.

"This lingering, heavy and dragging tone..." Saenz laughed in a low voice, "Is it the love of 'Black Swan'?"

"Black Swan" deadpan: "No, it's 'Death of the Swan'."

Nuo Sang, a girl from the side branch of the sea blue color, is quite dull in acting, but has two brushes in acting.However, the prototype of the script this time is "The Frog Prince", and it is unknown whether Nuo Sang may be playing the role of the arrogant princess in his true colors.

As Li Chen is a good at sorting out the relationship between people, he has never heard of this girl's social performance—maybe she has not even officially entered the social circle—this shows that she is unknown.Such a little girl laughed and danced on the stage, attracting people from all over Rettia to stare at him intently, for fear of missing the most valuable scene.Nuo Sang probably did this in order to gain his fame in one step, but he failed to figure out what kind of fame he would get.At least if Saenz really cared about this girl, regardless of the girl's own wishes, Saenz would never allow her to do something that would cause her to lose her reputation and regret it later.

However, now it is obvious that instead of pulling her back, Saenz pushed her forward, causing the girl to be blinded for a while, and even the aquamarine color that pulled her was put aside.Although this incident affected Meloyer's reputation, it was somewhat self-defeating, but fortunately, Nuo Sang was cleaned up before he could spread a "scandal" with Saenz in the air, and Saenz would be able to fight in the future. Take yourself out of your face and watch other people laugh.But he didn't do it too secretly, leaving countless tiny traces for the people of the big families to catch their tails.On the one hand, it was to shock Meloyer so that they would not be too anxious to reach out to fish for it; on the other hand, it was also to serve as an example to other factions in the same camp, so that they would not think that the Third Highness could be surrounded by anyone.

Nuo Sangyu was dreaming of her dream of becoming a star on the stage, but she didn't know that she was already a discarded pawn.Oh, it's not completely abandoned. Belen still needs to find a girl who can really do it, and she will be used as a shield throughout the whole process.

Time flowed amidst the music, and the two hours soon came to an end.The actors came out to call the curtain one by one, and there was thunderous applause. The orchestra played all the songs of the whole play one by one, and the last one was the theme song "The Covenant with the Golden Globe".The name of the theme song sounds a bit strange at first glance. If it weren't for the fact that football is not popular in this world, Li Chen would have thought it was the theme song of the World Cup.

After the theme song ended, the whole performance officially came to an end. No matter how enthusiastic the response was, even the band would not perform an additional song.People stood up and walked towards the exit, while Li Chen sat with Saenz and waited leisurely for the crowd to disperse.He was still complaining about the subtlety of the name of the theme song, when he heard Saenz chuckle beside him suddenly: "The prince kisses the princess can lift the curse, and the princess kisses the prince can also lift the curse, so it can be seen that the world of this series no matter what happens What difficulties and obstacles can be solved with a kiss?"

The point is true love, not kisses... But Li Chen doesn't intend to respond to his highness like this, otherwise the other party will ask, "You can't even talk about true love when you first meet", "What kind of true love do people and frogs talk about?" "How does a kiss represent true love?" "Who?" Judging that this is true love" and other questions that look down on all bloody plots.And since this question was asked to him, the script provider, Li Chen had no choice but to answer carefully: "The world in fairy tales is simpler."

"Easy?" With one hand on the armrest between the two seats, Saenz leaned forward and pressed Li Chen, "Tell me, how did those poor people in the first half simply get revenge on what they imagined in the end?" Enemies? Oh, and most of the protagonists who have escaped from the light are girls... really 'simple' women."

"Cough..." After Saenz kicked the ball back like this, Li Chen couldn't answer.In fairy tales, princesses and princes go everywhere, and pretty girls will turn over as long as they are bullied. The climax is a habitual setting point.Saenz was serious with him on this kind of matter, but he didn't know how to react.

After thinking about it, Li Chen slightly leaned up and looked at Saenz, who was pressing over him, and said tentatively: "If you don't like it, next year I will..."

"Let's just say it casually, are you serious?" Saenz suddenly laughed, and as he sat back straight, the weird atmosphere between the two of them suddenly relaxed, "You can play this matter as you want. A few Is it worth your nervousness about pocket money?"

If I didn't feel that you, an old man, used this topic to test my three views, I wouldn't have tensed up to deal with you just after watching the show.Li Chen replied silently from the bottom of his heart, but on the face he cried poorly: "Hey, I'm so poor that I can't afford a brick for the temple."

Saenz acted as if he hadn't heard, seeing that there were far fewer people, he stood up and rubbed the tops of the children's heads: "Let's go."

Li Chen stood up and sighed silently in his heart, too much hospitality is not good, the leaders are used to it, it seems that Saenz is used to it.

"Ask someone to buy the album for you." Saenz walked ahead, "Do you want to bring your autograph?"

Because Saenz didn't look back at all, and his tone was too casual, Li Chen almost missed his question.But that was also "almost". As soon as Li Chen realized it, he immediately hit the snake with the stick: "Yes, everyone needs to sign."

After each performance, it has become a common practice for the leading actors to sit outside the theater to sign sales.Only one person will sign each book, and as many books as you want to sign, you have to buy as many books as you want, and line up as many times as you want, which is simply a naked money grab.Even so, the stalls outside the theater selling peripheral products were also crowded, which shows that people who have money to buy tickets no longer care about the money for picture albums.

Li Chen has no intention of chasing stars, but since he has accepted His Highness's favor, he knows how to take advantage of the opportunity to act like a baby.

It is said that there is a new fashion in the circle of young aristocrats in Retia, and many people use the "complete collection of autographed albums" to show off their collection skills, ranging from "The Swan and the Tower" to the signed albums of the leading actors in the latest drama.But it is obvious that these collections are missing a very important role - "black swan".

I'd better sign a copy for myself, it's a collector's edition anyway.Li Chen was guessing, but Saenz suddenly slowed down and walked alongside him: "You don't have to worry too much about the temple's money. Samir's crystal core monster belonged to you before, so what you like to do with it, others should not." , and dare not say anything."

Eh?Li Chen looked at Saenz with some doubts.He originally thought that Saenz took the initiative to buy the picture album as a kind of consolation, and he also accepted this kind of favor, but now he said that he was also rewarded with the money from the Crystal Core Demon Beast, what is the direction?Li Chen turned around in his heart, and began to wonder if he had played too much.

Saenz seemed to see what he was thinking, but put away his gentle demeanor, and his tone was sharp: "The progress of the temple has long been fixed, and you are just filling in the pit for a while, so don't waste time."

Li Chen choked.Well, this is the leader being arrogant again.