Chapter 124 - Ball

translator: xiin

editors: apricot & juurensha

From the end of the corridor, Thin Fire looked at Wu Jin in a daze, Oh, we found Little Witch.

Wu Jin tugged Vera along, Brother Thin! The clue you have

Outside the window.

Caesar looked left and right, How come I can hear someone yelling for that grandson Thin Fire??

A few seconds later, Caesar suddenly stood up from beside the big hole, Did you hear? That coquettish man has a clue!

Thin Fire was confused, What? What do I have?

The sound of footsteps came from outside the palace gates. Caesar stuck out his head and raised his machete with a cry. His momentum soared as he chased after Thin Fire, Hand it over, hand it over!

Thin Fire cursed, Are you a fool? Why are you going after me and not Little Witch??

Caesar was amused, The clue is with you, why would I chase after Little Witch?! The long sword whistled as it sliced over, I, your grandpa, just wanted to beat up a stupid grandson like you!

From behind them, Wu Jin pulled Vera with them and withdrew, Find a corner with no lines of sight and go back to the fragrance room.

Thin Fires close combat abilities were a little worse than Caesars, and Ning Fengbei had to help Thin Fire fight. Little Ran thought for a moment before deciding to chase after Wu Jin without any hesitation at all.

The door to the fragrance room was very close now.

Vera pulled away and listened to the sounds being carried on the wind behind her

Wu Jin directly pressed down on Veras shoulder, You go look. Then, he hefted the long sword and went to guard the door.

Just in time to meet the Little Ran whod caught up with them.

Little Ran smiled, Apologies.

The knights sword was drawn out like a streak of white, and the female contestant cut down fiercely. Wu Jin held up his sword to fight

Xiao Ran made a m.u.f.fled sound as she stopped Wu Jins sword. Wu Jins blade turned from a slice to a stab, pulling open the distance between himself and the other sides blade. Moving from aiming at the vital points to attacking the other partys wrist.

Dozens of kilometers away, in the Crosson Show live broadcast room.

Blood Pigeon was amused when he saw this.

Ying Xiangxiang raised her brows.

Blood Pigeon: The most gentlemanly way to fight.

The setting sun shone on the Grand Trianon Palace, pink marble casting pale shadows to one side. After Little Ran escaped towards the stone pillars covered with iris, the blade turned, and the youth took a step back, kicking open the side door to a fragrance mixing room.

It wasnt surprising that Little Rans blade went out of control, the blade flying out to cut the display stand to the side.

Countless scents spread out

Sandalwood and cedarwood were the most basic of the woodsy tones, mixed in with cardamom, the scents ranging from bitter to heavy. Little Ran gasped for breath, and Wu Jin held the handle of his sword with both hands. His pupils were as calm and even in the dim fragrance mixing room, like a crossbeam holding up against the wind.

His blade split the old wooden racks, forcing out the Little Ran whod dodged behind a display frame.

The second row of wooden frames collapsed, and orange blossom, aldehyde, and cosmetic powders wafted out. Aldehydes and fats were the most exotic of perfume materials, like wicked, ancient girls. At first, it would hide the orange blossom scent, allowing even hawthorn or violent scents to dominate, but at an unexpected moment in time, it would allow a perfume to revert to its original flavor, giving off a strong and even pungent soapy scent

Little Ran appeared once again, sword in hand. This time, she no longer held back, putting the strange moves that were her signature movements to use.

Female contestants had always been more nimble. Wu Jin was a little slower than she was, but he was more stable.

The third row of wooden frames was affected by the fight.

Little Rans sword moved faster and faster, the fine sword lights s.h.i.+fting like endless water.

Cool gra.s.s and peppermint scents were scattered about, but soon covered by the soapy fragrance as the aldehydes and fats finally prevailed in this chaotic and disordered feast of fragrances. A soap-scented Little Ran finally caught a weakness in Wu Jins defense and stabbed at his neck

There was a clang.

Little Rans mouth dropped open in amazement.

The knights sword rang out as it fell. The handle of the long sword hit the young womans elbow, and then Wu Jin squeezed into the narrow gap between the wall and raised his hand to control the Little Ran who was trying to escape.

Cedar and sandalwood scents finally suppressed the fragrance of soap.

The youths eyes were bright, and the muscles of his left arm that held the hilt of the sword were firm and smooth. The zipper of the combat suit that was now soaked with woodsy fragrances was half open as he mercilessly collected Little Rans sword.

Little Ran sniffed, the back of her ears turning a little red. She looked straight at Wu Jin and said, Hey, I give up. Can you

The door squeaked open.

Vera interrupted abruptly, I found it! Aqua Tofana!

The White Rose held up two or three books, and two bottles of perfume.

Little Ran:

Wu Jin was instantly surprised. He picked up his new sword and stood together with Vera. Behind them, Thin Fire had already brought Ning Fengbei along to catch up with them

Vera pulled at Wu Jin, Run!

Wu Jin: Wait a moment.

The blade struck out horizontally, and the remaining six rows of fragrance racks collapsed. Rose, jasmine, rum, and honeysuckle added to the nauseatingly rich aroma. The entire room was so intense that they felt like they would suffocate with every twitch of their noses.

Wu Jin no longer tarried, Lets go.

The scents that had come out during the fight were finally covered up by scattered flavors.

The setting sun slanted to the West.

The two of them hid in a farm in Versailles. In the distance, the figures of people searching the Grand Trianon could still be seen.

Were still short the last item for clearing the instance. Vera frowned as night fell.

Caesar, Thin Fire, and the others are all inside. Well wait for them to leave before going back to dig again. Wu Jin comforted her, Theres still another hour until the dance. Theyll definitely withdraw.

Next to the farm, they opened the book theyd taken from the perfume room to the page with the clues.

Aqua Tofana is an odorless perfume, and it is occasionally also used as a whitening lotion when soldbut n.o.body will really put it on their face. Vera read softly, Aqua Tofana originated from Italy, and it is made up of minerals taken from volcanoes. It contains a.r.s.enite, which is toxic and lethal. In Italy, in the 17th century, women who were bullied by their husbands would buy Aqua Tofana from witches, murdering their husband with chronic poisoning

Its also used by women to execute heartless men.

Vera sighed, Madame de Montespan was willing to make sacrifices to the devil in order to obtain Louis XIVs favor, and finally, she also wanted to pull him with her into h.e.l.l.

There were two bottles of perfume. One bottle was for Louis XIV, and the other was for herself.

Poisoning incident Vera looked at the last line.

A lady in the palace was permanently banished and could never return to the Palace of Versailles for life.

The dark night finally shrouded Versailles, and the candles gradually lit up.

Half an hour until the ball. Vera finally began to get nervous.

Wu Jin looked quietly at the Grand Trianon Palace in the distance and suddenly stretched out a hand, Give me the Aqua Tofana.

Vera: You

Wu Jin gestured for Vera to relax, You go to the ball first.

Seeing that Vera wanted to continue arguing, Wu Jin smiled, Dont worry. In the worst case scenario, if I cant obtain a card before the dance starts, Ill go back and join you with the Lemoyne ident.i.ty card.

If I dont come back five minutes before the ball

It must be because Ive obtained the Montespan card. The significance of the ball is unclear, and one of us must go to scout it out in advance.

Veras lips s.h.i.+fted, and she finally gave Wu Jin a hug. The two of them quickly split the materials between them.

Do your best, but dont force yourself. Vera instructed.

In the Grand Trianon Palace off in the distance, Caesar finally gave up the search and ran off to the Palace of Versailles with Little Ran. Five minutes later, Thin Fire followed suit.

Wu Jins vision was blurred in the night, but he remembered the road very clearly and soon felt his way back to the Grand Trianon Palace.

He lit a dim candle.

Wu Jin then quickly picked up the shovel and went back to the hole theyd dug out before.

19 minutes before the start of the ball.

A pale 4D projection suddenly came out, and a baby with blood in his eyes came through the thick curtain of night, his pupils black and resentful. Even the scrolling comments outside the match arena was startled

Wu Jins eyes were wide and round, his garbage eyesight only allowing him to see a series of scattered mosaics.

Little Witch is really brave. Ying Xiangxiang praised, emotionally.

17 minutes before the ball.

The shovel finally hit something hard, and Wu Jin quickly leaned close to study it in the candlelight.

Meanwhile, at the Palace of Versailles.

Vera had changed into a painters robe and had her head down as she looked at the rules

289/350 players were still alive. The compet.i.tion was about to heat up, and card holders would select partners according to the priority given to them by their ident.i.ty in the next round.

The dance floor for the court ball, the Hall of Mirrors, hadnt been opened yet, but there was already the bustle of noise outside. At this time, many contestants were still being dragged off by the program team to change their costumes, while the rest were full of gossip.

The blue cards pick people first? After that comes the green cards

Wait a minute, what if theres a purple card, wont they pick before everyone else?

Hey, brother, who is your card? Is it an aristocrat? This one looks like a guard

The Grand Trianon Palace.

The hard object that had just been dug out finally revealed the whole picture. It was a small and exquisite crystal Holy Grail, inside which a blank card was placed. There was no note, or even a pa.s.sword dial for inputting letters. Wu Jin studied it for a long time before noticing a small line of words engraved at the bottom of the cup.

Gift from Louis to Madame de Montespan.

There was a small pouring icon at the mouth of the cup.

Wu Jin quickly came to his senses and quickly opened up the two bottles of Aqua Tofana, pouring it inside

The card became soaked with the chemicals, and the outer layer faded away, finally revealing the complex lines on the card.

A small line of text appeared.

Character card Madame de Montespan (1640-1707).

Hed obtained the card.

Wu Jin quickly picked up the character card, discarded everything else, and ran off to the Palace of Versailles. There was still some unknown liquid on the card that carried a strong scent of apple vinegar.

Wu Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what kind of props the program group had used for the Aqua Tofana, they hadnt used real a.r.s.enite in the liquid

Two minutes before the ball.

The melodious orchestral music started up inside the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. The invisible ghosts in the hall handed champagne to the guests from a distance, and all the instrumental music in the orchestra pit seemed to be played by transparent hands. At first glance, the scene was extremely strange.

Wu Jin was out of breath when he finally made his way over from the Grand Trianon Palace and was almost tired enough to crawl his way over the gate to the Palace of Versailles.

All of a sudden, he was stopped by a law enforcement machine.

30 seconds before the ball.

All the lights in the Hall of Mirrors were on. 483 mirrors reflected the pearly light, until everything blazed with light. The dance floor was luxurious and as bright as day. A French meal was served by invisible hands, and the hungry contestants eyes almost popped out of their heads.

The players on the dance floor at this time all wore different clothes. They could vaguely be distinguished as palace bodyguards, bards, celebrities, and scholars. Chu Chu took advantage of the time before the ball began to eat a small cake and arrange her skirts gracefully.

I want Madame de Montespans little dress Chu Chu spoke plaintively, Princess Annes dress isnt as flattering

Wei s.h.i.+ was unmoved.

Chu Chu ate too fast and ended up with hiccups, If Id known earlier, we shouldve taken the Montespan card Wuwuwu, now it must be in Veras hands. Wuwuwu shell look better than me It wasnt easy for me to pick out six skirts, but they were all taken away by the program team

Chu Chu suddenly stilled and stared at the entrance in a daze.

Vera was coming in anxiously from a side door and what she was wearing was clearly the court painters long robe.

The ball was about to begin.

Vera is the court painter? They didnt get the Montespan card? Chu Chu was thoughtful, Wait, why dont we see Little Witch? Sister Vera looks very anxious, no way, could it be that she also doesnt know where Little Witch is

At this time, all the players were already making their way inside.

Outside.

Wu Jin was knocking desperately at the door, but was stopped by two law enforcement machines and struggled desperately, This is unreasonable! Impossible! Can I trade cards with my teammate first

The law enforcement robots were merciless as they picked up Wu Jin and tossed him into a cubicle in the corridor.

They then scanned the code on Wu Jins admission card, Madame de Montespan, your card has been verified. Please equip the props.

A cloth bag was tossed to the ground, and a corner opened up, revealing a gorgeous and complicated top, a long dress, underskirts, and wigs.

Alarm bells were ringing in Wu Jins heart. He turned around and tried to run out the door

A dozen cameras zoomed in on him.

On his left wrist, the wrist watch beeped, Contestant 300012 Wu Jin, first negative performance warning, first negative performance warning.

Wu Jin was going crazy, No, no! Ill wear it, okay

The ballroom dance floor.

The gentle and warm string music turned into a minuet, the sound of the violin light and airy. Wei s.h.i.+s eyebrows were slightly twisted together, and Wu Jin couldnt be seen across the entire ballroom.

Ming Yao, who was recounting the sin of Wu Jins clue forgery from nearby, was amused, Hey could it be that Little Witch was eliminated?

Just then, the entrance to the dance hall suddenly opened.

Champagne petticoats fluttered and quivered, holding up the overlapping red embroidered hem. The skirt was pulled up in arcs and was held high by the arched petticoats. Above it came a slim waist, and soft, curly blonde hair

Wu Jins expression looked like he had nothing left to live for.

In the hall, only the sound of the violins could be heard.

All the players brains crashed.

Juurensha: ..AHAHAHA. Its okay Little Witch! Im sure you look lovely! And Im sure WS had this in mind all along!

xiin: lolll~