Dance Of The Phoenix
161. Last Dance

The party tonight is going in harmony. His excitement is supported by the music and people who dance. Not only couples can dance, friends and acquaintances can also dance.

Tonight, Alfonso specifically approached Vale and asked her to dance. Vale hesitated for a moment and looked at Gu Yuena as well as Su Churan from a distance. Gu Yuena only smiled, whereas Su Churan did a rough exorcising move with her hands.

Vale had no reason to refuse and accepted Alfonso's hand. For a moment Alfonso glanced at Gu Yuena while carrying Vale's soft hand to the dance floor, but he immediately looked at Vale back when someone openly looked at him full of hostility.

It is a lie that Alfonso said that he was not afraid of a certain king. He was more unwilling to deal with her, if possible they would not need to interact or contact each other.

Su Churan sneered from a distance. He was just about to go pick up more champagne, but Alves' presence stopped him. The man approached, standing in front of him. He looks hesitant but also excited.

"Qn ... Miss Su, will you dance with me?" Alves tried his best to calm himself down and reached out formally. He almost called Su Churan with an old call that would cause discomfort.

Su Churan looked at the outstretched hand, but did not accept it. He squeezed his own hands together restlessly, then looked towards Countess Erizra who was watching them from afar.

He's not comfortable.

Alves noticed Su Churan's discomfort and immediately said, "As a colleague, I want to invite you to dance as my welcome to you. Also ... This will be our last dance."

Su Churan looked Alves in the eye at a glance, then looked at that outstretched hand. Right, this is the last one. They had no relationship other than old friends and acquaintances. If he refuses, it shows that he still views Alves as a man.

Su Churan had already promised to get caught up in romantic feelings again. So he accepted the helping hand without hesitation, then smiled as he walked to the dance floor with Alves.

It's just a dance. Everyone can do it even if it is not a couple or lovers. Countess Erizra might feel something strange about her husband's gentle gaze towards another woman, but Su Churan thought that this dance would not affect any relationship and did not care about the Countess's gaze. After tonight, he would also leave, returning to his original destination.

Su Churan was unconscious, a blue bird flying at high speed after noticing from the window.

Gu Yuena just sat watching both sides while drinking a glass of champagne in her hand. She is very relaxed and not interested in other people's love stories. He is also not interested in dancing.

But it seems like someone wants to do something new. Bai Youzhe suddenly picked up Gu Yuena's champagne glass and placed it on the table, then bowed to her while extending a hand.

"If you'd like, would Her Majesty the Queen want to dance with me?"

Gu Yuena was stunned for a while, then almost let go of her laughter. Fortunately, he did not laugh and just smiled. Bai Youzhe could always keep her entertained.

"This queen isn't very good at dancing, it might embarrass Her Majesty in front of everyone." Even so, Gu Yuena did not refuse his helping hand.

Bai Youzhe replied, "This king is also not good at dancing and just learned yesterday."

"Then, I'll take this as an evaluation of your short learning outcomes." Gu Yuena wasn't surprised Bai Youzhe couldn't dance before. Although the man had attended many similar parties, he was too silent and never stood out in front of many people. Once prominent, perhaps he stood out in terms of making trouble.

While Gu Yuena was different. Gu Yuena had been stepping on the dance floor with different couples her whole life to the point of being bored.  He still says not smart? It was a trick he used to wear when someone offered him a dance. In reality, he is very proficient.

Upon arriving at the dance floor, Gu Yuena and Bai Youzhe automatically became closer and nearly erased their distance. One of Gu Yuena's hands was on Bai Youzhe's shoulder, while one of Bai Youzhe's hands was at Gu Yuena's waist. The other hands are interlocked. Their legs move to the rhythm of classical music.

Bai Youzhe really only learned to dance yesterday. But he did very well without mistakes, and smoothly followed the rhythm with the movement. If Gu Yuena did not recognize him well, she would definitely think that Bai Youzhe had a lot of experience dancing before. Bai Youzhe looked very calm.

"Can someone who is just learning to practice it perfectly?" Gu Yuena was envious. In the past, he learned to dance desperately like a frustrated person. He's still better off dancing alone than dancing.

"Nothing is impossible in this world." Bai Youzhe responded lightly. He can learn something self-taught.

Gu Yuena sneered silently over Bai Youzhe's arrogance. The guy just likes to show off. He turned his gaze towards Vale and Alfonso. Coincidentally, Alfonso also saw it. Gu Yuena instantly showed a smile that made Alfonso stunned.

Her smile is so pretty. Did Gu Yuena smile at him?

At this moment, just as suddenly someone squeezed her waist made Gu Yuena startled and stared at the pair of cold irises that showed dislike.

Bai Youzhe whispered, "I'll help you gouge out her eyes after tonight."

This barrel of vinegar must be leaking. Gu Yuena showed an innocent smile and briefly kissed her lips. "If you gouge out her eyes, she'll look even more miserable. I just want to upset her a little, why are you even upset?"

"I don't like the way people look at you." More precisely, the men who were looking at Gu Yuena were intense and hot. Their filthy thoughts were very easy to read from his sight, Bai Youzhe was feeling extremely annoyed. Not just Alfonso.

This gentong vinegar ....

Gu Yuena instantly thought of a way to distract the jealous Bai Youzhe. "I think this brings Vale after tonight. Given his position, it would be difficult to remain in Visounty after the changes that would occur later."

"One more thing, give me back the real face." Bai Youzhe did not want any other woman to resemble Gu Yuena. Although the faces of Vale and Gu Yuena were different, it remained almost similar due to the changes Gu Yuena made.

He is not only jealous of men, but also of women!

Gu Yuena pursed her lips. "Is my work not beautiful?"

"You are beautiful."

"If we had children, his appearance would have at least a slight resemblance to mine. Are you going to ask me to change it too?"

"That's different."

"All right, you win. Duke Elberg has been waiting this far, I think it's time to utilize the soul stone properly." Gu Yuena looked towards Duke Elberg who was not far from where he was, then looked towards the emperor. A sneaky glint emerged from his gaze.

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Deep in the direction of the Huo Mountains which were now filled with silence after the haunting waves of evil spirits, a blue bird flashed at high speed to the top of the mountain and found a majestic palace that stood intact.

Yuansu Palace had already regained its magnificent buildings. The appearance of the palace was luxurious and filled with the aura of life as well as the array that was released. There are many lives that live in it without any fear of attack or evil spirits.

At least at this time.

The blue bird pierced through the illusionary barrier, then flew quickly into the palace tower and entered a room through a window. Tonight was colder than expected and snow was not falling. The blue bird was filled with snow and landed on the edge of the window while shaking its body to let the snow fade to the floor.

Ru Meng approached the blue bird that squeaked reported many things. His eyes were perfectly rounded before finally galloping into a room.

He just walked in while shouting, "Your Majesty!"

Yun Qiao was still working till tonight. When he saw Ru Meng without any manners lunging in and shouting, he frowned.

Ru Meng was shameless. He walked over to Yun Qiao with a frenzied look. "Something has happened. Your Majesty, you will lose your wife!"

Yun Qiao tapped Ru Meng's head before him using parchment. Who's wife? He didn't even have a partner, but Ru Meng acted like a madman who mis-addressed.

"Your Majesty, why are you like that to me? I'm giving you important information!"

Yun Qiao sighed. "Speak clearly."

"Then?" What's problem? What does this have to do with Yun Qiao? It was also just dancing, why should it be so frenzied as there would be a world war?

"The thing is, does Your Majesty remember the former Miss Su who invited her to marry back then? She was! He seems to be going back to Miss Su tonight! They look so romantic!"

The expression on Yun Qiao's face changed for a moment. But next, his face regained its calm as before and behaved indifferently. He's back on the file at the table. "What does this have to do with me?"

Ru Meng felt anxious to the point of wanting to scream! "Your Majesty, you will lose your wife!"

"Who's the wife? Don't talk so much!" Yun Qiao pointed at Ru Meng demandingly.

"Didn't you like it?" Ru Meng asked innocently.

Yun Qiao was silent for a while. His gaze was still indifferent, then looked towards Ru Meng before pushing her out using spiritual power. Ru Meng just crashed out. The door was closed and locked from the inside.

"Stupid." Yun Qiao shook his head and let out a long sigh. He returned to the file on the table, but it only lasted a few seconds when he suddenly disappeared from the room.

His figure just disappeared. The window was wide open, indicating that someone had just left in a hurry.

Now, who's the fool here?

Inside the magnificent palace filled with people partying and dancing, Su Churan suddenly sneezed in the middle of her dance. Alves looked at him for a moment, looking at Su Churan's embarrassed reddened face before turning his head away.

How could he sneeze right in front of that guy? How humiliating! Who's the bastard talking about it!

"Thank you, you accepted my dance offer even though the situation wasn't very supportive."

"I just saved your face." Su Churan replied indifferently. If he refused, Alves would definitely be embarrassed in front of many nobles.

Alves smiled gently. "I'm so happy today."

"We all enjoyed the party. At least, until my queen's plan is done. I won't linger here either."

"Are we going to meet again?"

Su Churan looked at him for a while, then cleared her throat. He stopped the dance and slightly moved away when he realized someone was approaching.

Countess Erizra came with a friendly greeting. "Miss, we meet again."

Su Churan only smiled briefly. He did not pay attention to Alves' dark face at the moment and immediately went to avoid the conflict. He doesn't want to get into trouble.

Alves and his wife's relationship looks bad. They are cold to each other, but Countess Erizra looks jealous when Alves shows tenderness to her. A tenderness that was never shown to the Countess, but was shown to other women.

Su Churan did not blame anyone. He chose to go for his own pleasure. The answer to Alves' question is, they will never meet again.

It really was the last dance.

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"Valentina, you're really something impressive. Getting the attention of the Tianshuang Palace King and marrying him, how great. Your future is really bright!" The emperor was praising Gu Yuena the entire time when they decided to bicata together in the private room.

Gu Yuena simply sipped her tea with a thin smile as usual. He looked extremely calm, before finally a calculating look flashed across his red eyes when he saw the Emperor's red iris.

"Your Majesty praised me too much."

"Aiya, you are my nephew, do any of us still have to be too formal? Call me uncle if there's only us here."

"Uncle."

"Haha, good, good!" The Emperor did not want his relationship with Gu Yuena to stay away. Gu Yuena was the Queen of Tianshuang Palace. If he could get the attention of Tianshuang Palace, he could obtain a limitless future. He may not have to retire from the throne.

Well, that's overkill. But the Emperor's expectations were very high about Tianshuang Palace. They had a relationship with the Underworld, which meant they had a chance of a lifespan approaching immortality. It was something the Emperor wanted.

Including, a reaction that Gu Yuena expected.

"But Uncle should know the news about my mother. I am the Queen of Tianshuang Palace, while my mother is the Queen of Linghun Palace. Didn't Uncle think this was something dangerous?" Gu Yuena showed a restless look.

"This ... Linghun Palace was very unkind. They committed a lot of crimes all the time up until this very moment. I have heard that the Yi Empire is in crisis. Because there are you, then I can calm down. My niece, you have to protect yourself and your country."

"Of course, I'll protect my country." Gu Yuena looked like she remembered something. "Linghun Palace has two powers, Linghun Hall and Linghun Palace itself. The Linghun Hall had touched the Yi Empire, which meant that Linghun Palace must have hidden intentions over its assault. Wyvernia could not escape the attention of Linghun Palace while Linghun Hall was busy."

"Really, right. I think so too. Do you have any speculations?"

"For now, I'm just taking precautions. My strength is not comparable to that of the Queen of Linghun Palace, so I kept thinking of ways to match her. It's very difficult."

"The Tianshuang Palace was already extremely powerful. It shouldn't be a big deal."

"really. But the Tianshuang Palace could not fully be on Wyvernia's side. They're always neutral." Gu Yuena smiled briefly before finally becoming serious. "Some time ago, I had a fight with my mother. It's gonna be a serious problem. Fortunately, I managed to take something from him to defend myself."

"Is that something valuable?" ask Emperor. This time, he became even more excited.

Gu Yuena nodded. He extended his hand. A black fog peaked in his palm and formed a box with a jet-black stone that looked mysterious. When looking at it, an intense feeling of danger came out making the atmosphere even colder.

When he saw it, the Emperor automatically recognized him. His eyes are perfectly round. "Soul stone?"

Gu Yuena sighed. "Yes, this is a soul stone. I heard, combining three soul stones will make one even stronger. I just found one and didn't know how to treat it. I must protect him, while searching for the two remaining soul stones."

"Can I check it?" The emperor showed his authority as an elder and took the box carefully to check. He looked like he was researching seriously, but his eyes showed greed.

The soul stone has its own charm. People who see it for too long will have a variety of terrible effects. It was just like Gu Yuena's eyes that had the rest of the magic circle unrefined.

"It's very dangerous." The emperor clucked while putting it back. "Valentina, what if you keep it in the imperial treasury? The imperial treasure warehouse had an extremely powerful defensive formation. The aura will not be easily leaked. As long as you search, you can keep it there."

Gu Yuena smiled happily, as if hope was in plain sight. "Then, I'll hand it over to Uncle. It's very dangerous if I keep taking him. Tianshuang Palace also did not accept anything evil. As long as I search, I will rely on Uncle to protect her."

"You can count on me." The emperor smiled like a wise old man. When he saw the soul stone, he seemed to be bewitched and became greedy.

Gu Yuena could see it clearly. The emperor will not be easily deceived. But the soul stone was too difficult to resist and had hypnotized him to seize without thinking of anything else.

Plus, Gu Yuena had done something to the soul stone. It's going to be a fun show.