After nightfall, the number of monsters playing did not decrease but increased. The streets and alleys of Freeport are brightly lit, and glowing flower vines can be seen everywhere.
The streets not far away are bustling with people, and the aroma of food can be vaguely smelled. Different areas of the Freeport correspond to different seasons. Along the way, the temperature plummets. The further you go, the denser the snowflakes flying in the air. Feather-like snow falls from the sky, and after being trampled, it condenses into gray ice.
Xu Yinian looked around, and dragged Yu Huai into a bar. The banshee standing at the door saw the momentum and came forward. Because of the opening day, her face was painted with colorful oil paints. The banshee smiled and said, "Are you two?"
Xu Yinian nodded, and the banshee noticed Yu Huai who came in with him, and after a brief moment of blankness, the smile on her face became brighter: "This way, please, we have a seat by the window."
Xu Yinian followed her into the bar, and saw several little cat demons lying lazily on the chandelier. The cat demons were afraid of the cold, and would subconsciously use their demon power to adjust the temperature around them. The whole bar was warm like spring because of them.
Different from the slightly rough signboard on the outside, the interior decoration is exquisite and retro, and the tables, chairs and wine cabinets are all in golden brown tone. It seems that because of the festival, a large bouquet of flowers is placed on each table. Here not only provide a variety of alcoholic beverages, but also provide staple food.
The bar was almost full, Xu Yinian walked around the screen and accidentally saw an acquaintance on the seat by the wall.
Hua Hengjing was sitting face to face with a strange banshee, and the two had a great conversation. The banshee has long curly black hair, and the corners of her eyes and brows are charming and charming, which is very eye-catching.
Xu Yinian teased Yu Huai, and said furtively, "Didn't he just come from Freeport yesterday? How long have we known each other?"
Yu Huai glanced at it, not surprised: "It's probably today."
"Really?" Xu Yinian looked over again. Not knowing what Hua Hengjing said, the banshee was amused and laughed, looking at him with sparkling eyes.
Xu Yinian sighed: "It doesn't look like we just met."
When the words fell, Hua Hengjing raised his eyes and waved at them with a smile.
The banshee who led the way brought them to the seat by the window. After ordering, Xu Yinian propped his face with one hand and looked at Yu Huai who was sitting opposite him, who was about to say something, when the sound of fireworks bursting suddenly came from a distance.
"It's midnight, set off fireworks!" There was a cheer from the side, and tables and tables of monsters around stood up one after another. Even the banshee who brought them in naturally put down her work and ran outside the bar.
"Let's go, let's watch the fun." Xu Yinian was full of enthusiasm, pulled Yu Huai to stand up, and followed the crowd to the street. Heavy snow fell from the top of the head one after another, but the surrounding atmosphere was extremely lively.
This street is close to the coast, and you can see sporadic sparks lit up on the dark sea from a distance. Slowly, the light becomes brighter and brighter, like schools of glowing fish in the deep sea rushing to the surface of the sea—accompanied by the tide Surging, tens of thousands of light spots penetrated the sea surface at the same time, lighting up the entire coastline in an instant!
Those spots of light flew higher and higher, and all of them dragged long, comet-like tails. The dense bands of light intertwined, like colorful waves rushing to the shore, when they flew to the highest point, the bands of light exploded one after another. Colorful fireworks bloom in large swathes of the sky late at night, eclipsing even the stars and the moon.
It was the first time for Xu Yinian to see fireworks with such gorgeous and changeable colors. He looked around the entire Freeport, and his eyes passed by tall and splendid buildings, colorful decorative lights on festivals and various shops, and finally turned his head , looked at the ghost clan beside him.
The colorful light fell into Yu Huai's eyes, and those dark purple eyes were shining brightly. Amidst the laughter of the monsters, Xu Yinian couldn't help poking him: "Why do I always feel that the open day of Freeport is like a temple fair in the human world? And there are hotels and shops here... The monsters are so down-to-earth now ?”
In Xu Yinian's impression, most of the monster clans are informal, and the other monster clan cities he has been to are more bloody and primitive, fully implementing the principle of supremacy of strength. In contrast, although the free port is bright and magical, its planning is closer to human society.
Yu Huai met Xu Yinian's curious gaze, and seemed to want to say something, but finally he slightly opened his eyes, and lowered his voice vaguely: "...it will be like this after a long time."
"Freeport was not like this before." A gentle female voice came in, Xu Yinian turned his head, and saw Nan Zhi who was with Xie Qihan, and there were several monsters standing beside them, and they greeted Yu Huai with a smile.
"Hi, boss." Xie Qihan scratched his hair in a daze, and pointed to another bar on the opposite street, "We all drink there."
One of the monsters took up the topic just now. He seemed to have drunk a lot, his cheeks were flushed, and his expression was also cheerful: "But speaking of it, Freeport used to be different from what it is now. Don't talk about hotels, even a hotel There are no serious shopping places... Even when Madam Xuan was still there, there was only a flea market, and when Freeport was mentioned before, everyone's first reaction was the arena."
The monster next to him rubbed his chin and suddenly said, "Yes, since when did it change?"
Nan Zhi took over the conversation appropriately: "Since the boss took over, it has gradually become more and more like a human society. Maybe...is it influenced by someone?"
After she said that, she smiled and winked at Xu Yinian. After a moment of astonishment, Xu Yinian suddenly realized that Yu Huai's hesitant response just now was because of embarrassment: it seems that because of him, Freeport gradually faded away from the wildness of the monster city under Yu Huai's hands, and became more and more full of the spirit of the human world. Fireworks.
After thinking about the reason, Xu Yinian happily tugged Yu Huai, and looked at him with bright eyes. Seeing that he was so happy, Yu Huai blocked what he wanted to say, and finally said unnaturally: "That's about it."
Nan Zhi didn't help Yu Huai this time, instead she smiled and said, "But everyone likes it, the human world is indeed very attractive, right? Boss."
When it came to the word attractiveness, she deliberately spoke at full speed, as if implying something.
"I didn't see it, the routine is very deep." Hua Hengjing's voice came suddenly, and he appeared beside Yu Huai at some point, and teased, "Should I be called Love Saint?"
Being besieged by Nan Zhi and Hua Hengjing one after another, it was rare for Yu Huai to remain silent. Xu Yinian seldom saw him deflated, so he couldn't help but echo him: "Boss Yu, why don't you speak?"
Yu Huai didn't expect him to be so bighearted that he could still joke about himself with them, and was about to ask where Xu Yinian was from, the boy smiled and squeezed his hand tightly.
After the fireworks burn out, the carnival in Freeport continues. By the time we got back to the castle, the time was getting closer. Xu Yinian drank some low-alcohol fruit wine at the bar, and he felt a little dizzy. He forced himself to wash up and was about to go to bed when he accidentally glanced at the dark velvet jewelry box on the bedside table, and his eyes unconsciously fixed on live.
This box contains what appears to be...
The last time he saw it was at the graduation ceremony, because of a misunderstanding of fate, he and Yu Huai broke up, and directly put the purple diamond brooch in the box back into Yu Huai's hand.
Thinking of this, Xu Yinian felt somewhat regretful. He knew that this brooch was the key to enter and leave the free port at will. In the tradition of the ghost clan, the head of the family signed a contract with the free port, and the wife held the key. Yu Huai gave it to him at the time, probably after serious consideration.
Xu Yinian couldn't help stretching out his hand, his fingertips just touched the surface of the small box, a slender hand grasped the jewelry box, and took it away from under Xu Yinian's nose.
"What are you touching?" Yu Huai had just taken a shower, and there was still a little moisture in the tip of his hair. He had a smile on his face, obviously trying to tease Xu Yinian.
Yu Huai only wore a bathrobe, and leaned down when talking to Xu Yinian. From Xu Yinian's point of view, Yu Huai's upper body can be seen almost at a glance. The Yaozu's muscles are strong and beautiful, and they faint under the lamp with a dazzling ambiguity.
Smelling the light scent of shower gel on his body, Xu Yinian swallowed slightly, pretending to be natural, "Should you give this to me?"
Even though he was calm on the surface, he couldn't help but freeze when he spoke. Yu Huai couldn't hold back immediately, and burst out laughing, Xu Yinian felt annoyed, so he simply reached out to grab it.
But Yu Huai's speed was faster than Xu Yinian's. He stepped back and pushed open the box lid with his thumb. On the deep black velvet surface, the castle-shaped purple diamond brooch reflected the dazzling fire. Seeing Xu Yinian's eyes were unconsciously attracted, Yu Huai shook. Shaking the jewelry box, he said like a cat:
"What should you call me if you want to take something from our house?"
Xu Yinian looked at him for a while, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't say a word. Yu Huai got worse, her voice was soft and slow, and she blatantly teased him: "Speak, Niannian. Are you dumb?"
Xu Yinian glared at him, his ears turned red. He moved his lips slightly, and just when Yu Huai thought he was about to call out, Xu Yinian's fingertips were suddenly lit up with lightning.
The blue-purple electric current swept across the afterimage in the air, and the moment he was about to touch the brooch, Xu Yinian suddenly felt a numbness in his spine, his whole body went limp, and he fell limply on the bed. From the corner of his vision, he saw the spirit body floating beside Yu Huai, and that thing was poking its head out from behind Yu Huai, looking at him with its head tilted.
this fucking...
His skills are inferior to others, so Xu Yinian could only lie on the bed motionless, and asked in a muffled voice, "How long will this ability last?"
"Not long."
Yu Huai put the jewelry box aside and reached out to stroke his cheek. Xu Yinian's hands and feet were so soft that he could only let him move. He could clearly feel Yu Huai's cold fingers touching his skin, and slowly unbuttoned his shirt.
When the other party lightly bit his neck, Xu Yinian's lost strength gradually came back, before he could react, Yu Huai pressed on him, lowered his head and kissed him, Xu Yinian was dizzy by the kiss, and there was a Something was put into his hands.
Xu Yinian lowered his eyes, and saw the empty jewelry box next to the bed, as well as the radiant purple flowing between his fingers.
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In a daze, Xu Yinian's toes curled up unconsciously, his thin white arms swayed in mid-air, and the next moment, those hands climbed onto the broad and powerful shoulders of the ghost clan.
He couldn't help hugging Yu Huai tightly, and whispered something in his ear.
Hearing those two words, Yu Huai could not hide a smile in his eyes, he looked at Xu Yinian's flushed cheeks, and hugged him tightly.
The sun poured down warmly from the heights, covering the entire Freeport. Flowers and streamers were strewn all over the ground after last night's bash.
A free port patrol member ran into the dark place where the sun could not shine. He looked around again and again, but couldn't find the figure just now in the intricate alley. He hesitated for a moment and opened the communication symbol.
In the middle of the carnival parade yesterday, Yu Huai secretly issued a somewhat strange order: secretly search the whole city for a monster who looks similar to him and has purple eyes.
Although the patrol members who received the task felt a little strange, they also carried out the order seriously.
As soon as the communicator was connected to other terminals, the patrol member immediately said: "In the northern outskirts, there is a suspected target person, please—"
The voice of his speech brought some heavy breathing after running fast, but it stopped abruptly in the next second.
The figure quietly appeared behind him hiding in the dark, and gradually pulled out the five fingers that had stabbed the patrol member's heart. Warm blood dripped down his fingertips. His movements of pulling out his fingers were extremely slow, as if is enjoying the process.
The body of the young patrol member quickly cooled down, his forehead still had lines from a slight frown, and the communication symbols formed before death were constantly sending out voices: "Hello? Are you still there?... What did you say? "
The man flicked the blood on his fingers, and looked up at the splendid castle on the cliff in the distance.
He seemed to have thought of something, and gave a low laugh, a mysterious and unpredictable look flashed in the dark purple eyes under the mask.
At the same time, the bodies of the patrol members melted rapidly, and the flesh was annihilated into dust in the air, leaving only a pair of floating skeletons with dark green lines.
The strangely colored lines exuded gleaming light, from the skull's skull to the finger bones and insteps, the whole body was covered with spider web-like fine green lines.
Click, click—
Amidst the sound of bones moving, the green-striped skeleton stood up again.