Dance Of The Phoenix
162. Alfonso's Rage

It's been a few hours since her dance with Alves. Su Churan was still waiting boredly in the middle of the party while looking around. She wanted to go home, but Gu Yuena should have done her show here. He can't miss it.

But this atmosphere is boring!

Alves came carrying champagne in his hand, and gave it to Su Churan. Su Churan glared at him half-heartedly, then chugged him to the ground as if chugging at the white water.

Alves chuckles. "Girls get together in a social celebration, don't you come?"

"I am not a Wyvernia noble," Su Churan said boredly, then realized something. He only realized Alves came to him because he was busy daydreaming. He immediately became awkward and turned his face away.

"Queen Tianshuang is talking to the Emperor. It seems like something will happen soon." Alves switched topics.

Su Churan nodded. "Yes, I was waiting for him. I've known the Queen since we were kids, I trust her a lot."

"It looks like your childhood was filled with interesting things."

Su Churan was silent for a while looking at the champagne glass in hand. He smiled a little. "Yes." Yeah." Then that smile became something sad in his eyes. "Very interesting. There are many interesting things in this world, I have felt them all. Unfortunately, it's all boring."

Su Churan was sensitive when talking about her childhood so the aura around her changed. Alves was conscious, so didn't say anything. He thought that Su Churan had changed a lot from the Su Churan he knew.

However, that cold aura only flashed for a moment. Everything returned to normal, Su Churan's countenance returned indifferently before sipping the remaining champagne in the glass. "I'm here to watch the show, so have to think of something fun."

It was still a long way off for Alves to get to know Su Churan more deeply. The woman was full of mystery in her eyes, which made her look even more attractive.

At this moment, Su Churan's eyes suddenly moved like they were finding a surprise. Alves was just about to say something when Su Churan turned his gaze towards the back of Alves who was in front of him. The woman stood up immediately.

Alves frowned, then looked back. There was nothing interesting, everyone seemed busy. But suddenly Su Churan looked in a hurry.

"I have a few things to deal with." Su Churan immediately left without waiting for Alves' reply. He went towards the balcony where he was looking earlier.

He stepped in a hurry and went to the balcony. The balcony was not exposed to snow because of the barrier, so the cold air did not enter in to the extreme. The place is still quite warm, with a natural night breeze.

Su Churan was seen looking for something around the balcony.

"Did I see wrong?" muttered. It was like seeing someone from the window. But when he came, the man was gone.

Su Churan let out a long sigh and turned around about to return to the hall. But his steps came to a halt when his body almost hit someone standing firmly in front of him. Su Churan flinched and raised her head.

That person was wearing a dark blue robe. With long, satin-like black hair tied together a gold barrette typical of Yuansu Palace on his head. Under the falling snow, he looked very handsome.

Su Churan had seen many handsome men her entire life. The good looks of the man in front of him did not quite make him nosebleed like when he saw Bai Youzhe, but it made his heart uneasy. They were so close that they could feel each other breathing.

"Yun Qiao?" Su Churan blinked a few times and retreated naturally to keep her distance. He returned to normal in just seconds and frowned. "Why are you here? You sneaking?"

Yun Qiao chuckled. "I came through the door."

"Officially?"

Yun Qiao nodded. "Sneaking into someone else's party without an invitation is a criminal act. I'm not like that."

Strange, Su Churan did not hear anyone announce her arrival. Was Yun Qiao on purpose? This man is also usually very busy, now he is even like unemployed. "So leisure? Whose invitation are you using?"

"Xiao Yena."

Ah, so they've communicated before. Why did Su Churan just find out? In that case, he would wait for Yun Qiao to watch the show together.

"Since you're already here, I'll show you a lot of interesting things. Should this be your first time at the dance?"

Yun Qiao was silent for a while, salutary replied, "Not really."

Su Churan pursed her lips. "Then we go inside and just watch."

Su Churan clamped two of her fingers on the sleeves of Yun Qiao's robe, then pulled her inside. But Yun Qiao grabbed his arm, then pulled it back until the two became closer. It made Su Churan flinch once more, then feel a strange thing in her heart.

His eyes were stuck with Yun Qiao's gaze that was as deep and clear as lake water. Su Churan tried to focus and said in a faint tone. "What!"

Yun Qiao smiled superficially. "We're at the dance. Don't you want to dance with me?"

"That's not the way nobles dance."

"I'm not a Wyvernia noble."

Su Churan felt familiar with that sentence. Did Yun Qiao eavesdrop on his conversation with Alves?

Yun Qiao instantly took a dancing position and held Su Churan's waist with one of his hands. Suddenly Su Churan felt uneasy in her heart. This isn't normal.

Not an uncomfortable feeling like dancing with Alves, but another feeling. Su Churan did not know the meaning, but it seemed like she would fall for this boring man. How could? This is impossible!

No way! Su Churan continued to deny it in her heart. But her heart was beating improperly and she became nervous until her steps became chaotic. Yun Qiao continued to look at him with a warm smile.

Up ahead, Alves could see Su Churan meeting while dancing with another man who looked unusual. There was a chaotic feeling from Alves' gaze, but he could only clench a fist and sigh.

On the other hand, Su Churan was having a war in her own brain.

Su Churan is not strong! He's too handsome!

His face was red like a tomato. Su Churan's feet grew increasingly chaotic and continued to misstep until she ended up stepping on herself. His heel bent in surprise and he lost his balance.

It hurts so much ....

Yun Qiao swiftly hugged his waist, holding him back from falling. Automatically, their distance was further erased which made Su Churan even more anxious to faint.

Su Churan was at a loss for words. He hurriedly stood up properly, but his legs sprained until he grimaced as he stood up to jump up and down. All right, this is embarrassing.

"You ...."

"It's okay, it's okay. It's common. I can handle it." Su Churan stood on one leg, then jumped up and down to grab the balcony railing.

He's wearing high heels. It's disastrous! His face was so visibly tormented that Yun Qiao had to hold back her laughter upon seeing that frustrated face.

He took the initiative to help. Lifting Su Churan's light body and sitting it on top of a fairly thick balcony fence. He knelt down, looking at his feet that were reddened by being sprained while wearing high heels.

Su Churan was obviously shocked. "Yun Qiao, how can you—"

"Shut up." Yun Qiao focused on examining Su Churan's legs.

"...."

His leg hinges shifted. Yun Qiao returned it to its original state so that a crack could be heard pressing down on it. Su Churan had gotten used to the pain so she only hissed briefly.

It feels better than before. Su Churan also sighed. "Thank you."

Yun Qiao looked up, looking at Su Churan's irises deeply. Su Churan felt that things should not go like this. He coughed, before finally commenting.

"You're a king, how can you kneel in front of a woman like me? I'm gonna feel bad." Su Churan emphasized their limits clearly.

Su Churan looked at him, "I can even fly."

"All right." Yun Qiao realized Su Churan was refusing his help and did not want them to get any closer. Su Churan had actually put up the distance as firmly as possible.

But that did not mean Yun Qiao would give up. He extended his hand towards Su Churan, helping her stand up. Su Churan greeted his hands, then got off the balcony railing. He acted as if he was not in pain at all, he was already used to this situation.

Even though it feels really painful. He even had to walk limping despite being led by Yun Qiao.

Su Churan did not want Yun Qiao's help moving her heart anymore. He very much does not want. He just wanted to focus on his revenge, at least for now. Romantic feelings will only hinder its development.

Yun Qiao naturally knew what Su Churan was thinking from his actions. So he didn't say anything.

Yun Qiao specifically came when Ru Meng reported that Su Churan was back with the Alves. He was initially in disbelief, but could not help but fidget and went to Wyvernia as quickly as possible. He also contacted Gu Yuena to request the remaining invitations and stop the officers from announcing his arrival.

Turns out, he was exposed to the wrong information from that damn Ru Meng. The boy will get his reward later.

In fact, Su Churan was still very careful of her feelings and strengthened the boundaries. Yun Qiao liked Su Churan, not since when. But she did not want to admit it directly, because Su Churan herself was still experiencing the pain of love. He did not want his relationship with Su Churan to stretch because of this.

Like this is good too.

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Alfonso looks to enjoy his time with Vale. After a short conversation, he took Vale to a more private room in the palace to spend some time together. He seems to be very crazy about Vale.

Vale played his role very well after learning from Gu Yuena. He doesn't look nervous. When Alfonso clasped his hand and carried it, his head fell towards Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena still looked very relaxed as if she was watching a show. That made the initially agitated Vale regain his composure.

The mistress was very calm, it meant that Alfonso's actions were already in her calculations. The lady is so cool!

"Do we just have to wait?" ask Bai Youzhe. He seemed to understand what Gu Yuena was planning.

Gu Yuena smiled. "Not waiting, but watching. Where's my chocolate?"

Bai Youzhe directly gave him a packet of chocolates brought from the residence. This crispy chocolate is perfect to eat while watching a show like in a theater. Gu Yuena accepted it with pleasure.

Alfonso brought Vale a little hasty and excited. He had something in mind to spend the night with Vale and became very impatient. Vale simply followed without knowing what Alfonso would do to him.

However, Alfonso's steps came to a halt when he realized there was an extremely powerful existence around him. He asks Vale to stay where he is, while he searches.

An extremely strong dark aura was emitted from a room. This aura contained a greed for a great and too evil power. Alfonso himself frowned.

He arrived in front of an unguarded door, then slightly opened it to peek. Both of his eyes showed a tremendous shock when he saw a black object that gave off a tremendous dark force was in the hands of the old man who displayed a greedy look.

Alfonso's forehead creased, his fists clenched tightly. Inside there, the Emperor absorbed the dark forces from an extremely powerful black object. As powerful as it was, the Emperor aura instantly surged and was filled with darkness. His pair of red eyes instantly turned a deep black color.

Alfonso's rapture. How did the Emperor have a soul stone? Soul stones could only be carried by people of Linghun Palace. How could he have it without any connections from Linghun Palace?

Unless Linghun Palace is intentional ....

Alfonso had connections with the people of Linghun Palace and felt betrayed. He agreed to ascend the throne sooner for the sake of soul stones, but the soul stones were instead given to the Emperor. What the fuck!

Soul stones were rare and precious treasures. Its value cannot be measured by some gold coin or natural stone though. There were only a few in the world, but he had lost one under his nose. Now, when the other soul stone was in sight, the Emperor snatched it away.

Alfonso's angry!

Vale is aware of the changes that are happening. He walked over, then touched Alfonso's cold shoulder. He could feel an intense killing intent, but he was not afraid. He was only afraid of the man on his mistress' side and his mistress' anger.

"Your Majesty ...." Vale reprimanding. His gaze still looked innocent when calling out to him.

Alfonso turned towards Vale. His gaze was full of demands. "Did that guy see you again?"

Vale knows who Alfonso is. "He just wanted the soul stone to be owned by someone who was the most influential in the empire."

"I'll be on the throne— soon"

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry if I have to say it. Judging from the Emperor's condition, it looks like it will be difficult."

With soul power, the Emperor would have a long life. He would not be that easy to give Alfonso his throne whatever Alfonso did. This is tantamount to urging Alfonso to stage a coup!

Alfonso was too angry to be concerned about anything else and pressed hard on Vale's neck. Vale's neck choked, but not enough to surprise Vale.

He had anticipated that Alfonso would likely do something crazy when angry, so had already prepared him. Although her little heart was a little scared, she managed to gain her composure after a series of lessons from Su Churan.

"Are you trying to lie to me about the soul stone? You're that guy, right?"

"Your Majesty ... What do you mean?" Vale felt choked. His neck hurts so much.

"You gave the Emperor a soul stone!"

Vale shook his head and said quickly, "The man is impatient and must return to Linghun Palace as soon as possible so that the soul stone must be given to the highest power. I don't know the full story."

Cheque in Vale's neck removed. Vale coughed while holding onto the wall to hold his body from collapsing. He's still too weak.

"So that guy's gone?"

"I don't know." Vale was instructed only to say what he had just said. If Alfonso asks anything else, he must answer not knowing.

Alfonso always felt troubled from the beginning. He had been watching everyone Vale met including Gu Yuena, but found nothing. Vale was a person close to Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena had a relationship with Linghun Palace. Is Gu Yuena the culprit?

But Gu Yuena and the Emperor's relationship was definitely not good. Why did Gu Yuena give the Emperor an advantage? With Gu Yuena's temperament, it wouldn't be that easy to give the Emperor a precious treasure that would abdicate in the future.

Today was supposed to be the day of his ascension into the Crown Prince. Alfonso's been waiting for today. But that person gave it to the Emperor instead.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor must have been affected by the influence of the soul stone that will hinder you from becoming the next Emperor. There is no other way. Sooner or later, Linghun Palace would definitely only support the Emperor. Moreover, Tianshuang Palace had also become a relative of the Emperor."

Alfonso thought for a moment. Sometimes she felt Vale was no ordinary girl. His mind is sharp and dangerous. "You want me to take the throne?"

Vale. "I don't dare."

Alfonso regained his composure. The Emperor will be crazed in a moment and the country will change drastically. He must do what he has prepared beforehand.

Not once or twice did Alfonso think of a coup. He had prepared his army and the support of the emperor faction. Just ahead of the emperor's faction was on the Emperor's side, but in fact they were secretly supporting Alfonso. In their eyes, Alfonso was the real Emperor.

That was why he did not particularly suspect Vale who came from the imperial faction family. She wanted to marry him, considering his age was enough.

Alfonso returned gently to Vale and rubbed his face with a grin. "You take it easy, I'll definitely make you empress if I help me one more time."

Vale's heart is cooling. What would Alfonso do at a time like this?

Whatever Alfonso did, no matter how clever he was, he had already gotten into Gu Yuena's scheme trap. Vale is just the recorder.