At night, eleven forty-three.

At this time, it was already pouring rain in the sky, with thunder constantly roaring, and silver-white lightning was like an iron tree spreading its screen, splitting the entire sky.

However, these have nothing to do with the people who are already in the house.

Inside the towering spire, the lights are brilliantly lit.

Jack was stunned. The spotless large glass chandeliers, as clean as white as plain tablecloths, can sit on a huge wooden long table with hundreds of people. The entire cocktail venue was arranged according to the state banquet.

On the table, there are grilled fat goose with tender yellow grounds, fried steaks with just the right amount of crystal clear pudding, and various rare dishes that can be called, not called, and bottles of high-quality wines that are valuable.

Wearing black and white maids, the maids interspersed in the crowd, constantly replacing the dishes on the table. The gentlemen in black suits were graceful, holding high-legged agate wine glasses, shaking the intoxicating mellow red in the cup, and talking to each other politely.

"Is this the cocktail party for the top big guys?"

As the heir of poor ghosts for generations, Jack has been completely foolish in this paradise of mist and intoxicated by the golden mist. Everything has changed from active to passive, constantly pouring into Jack's five senses.

"I didn't expect that the second son of the Fox family, one of the four little dragons in Yade, would come to attend this cocktail party, and it would be a blessing. (You two young master dare to marry the princess? It's almost the same to ask your elder brother to come!"

"Haha, yes, it's really unexpected that the third master of the Pige family met here today. (Aren't you just a third child?! Is there any right to talk about me?)"

"Since I was elected as the heir of the family last time, I haven't seen each other for two or three months in a flash? (I'm already the heir of the family, and I'm very qualified, so you'd better get out of here!"

"Oh, it's a pity. I don't know that my brother is so busy as the heir. He didn't even go to the celebration of my family's financial supervisor. (The heirs are useless! I have grasped the family's financial power! You spend money to reimburse the family depends on the face of your family's financial supervisor!)"

"I wonder which princess the second young master has already targeted this time? (Tell me a message first, and you can see your hobbies first.)"

"Well... any princess is so beautiful, and anyone can do it. Brother, where are you? (I still want to mess with my mouth? I will tell you? Mom, ask back.)

"Heroes have similar views. After all, they are all so beautiful, no one can tell which one to choose. (Bad! I've asked back! I'll tell you!)"

The two young gentlemen in noble clothes had friendly smiles on their lips and held expensive goblets in their hands, but there was no smile in their eyes.

It was obviously a kind words, but Jack seemed to see the two of them burning invisible fighting spirit.

People like mom are so terrible!!

Standing among this group of social celebrities, they were staring at them with their scrutiny. To be honest, as a small rural poor, Jack was under great pressure.

You know, Jack is a thief. When he faces these noble upper class people with his own identity as a countryman, his inferiority in his heart almost makes him breathless. In addition, as a thief, he is stared at by arrogant eyes, which makes him feel like he can't raise his head.

‘I wish it was one-tenth of Green's cheeky…’

So self-pitying, Jack came to the corner alone, stood by the windowsill, looked at the heavy rain outside, and covered his face and sighed.

Even with Green's support, Jack wore a pretty elegant outfit, but it did not mean that the new clothes could cover up the temperament of the mud legs.

Facing the love rivals who are sweet-mouthed and hiding their swords in their smiles, Jack, a country thief who has never seen the world and is honest, is naturally at a loss.

‘I don’t know where that bastard Green has gone.’

Jack couldn't help but worry in his heart by stretching his hand out the cold autumn rain.

In the afternoon, after Green entered the garden, he never came out again. In a hurry, Jack, Bell and Tom began to search, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't find it. He ran into the garden, and there was nothing inside.

Jack even wondered if Green left them and ran out to play alone.

After searching for nothing, within a while, the king heard the news that he had summoned the suitor.

Bell and Tom just asked uncle Fulai's palace to play. They had no interest in the princess, so they separated from Jack and continued to look for Green.

Jack returns to the gathering place of the suitors alone.

After the old king finished his speech, the dance party began, and there were only twelve princesses in the dance party.

I have to praise these princesses have beautiful faces that match the rumors.

Here, there were only about two hundred suitors in total, and the king ordered the princesses to dance a dance with every man present. This was not a simple workload, but the princesses finished it unexpectedly.

Even Jack was very honored to dance with a princess. Although he was just dragged by the princess, it was enough for this little poor man to brag about for the rest of his life.

Soft little hands, beautiful face, elegant smile, dancing figure, and the fragrant wind...

Even Jack, who had no idea about the relationship between men and women, was stunned at that moment.

After dancing with all the suitors, the princesses returned to their room to rest in sweat. At this time, the old king stood up and threw down a bombshell in an understatement.

"Tonight, the princess will select twelve of you suitors, each of you; sleep in the same room with the twelve princesses, and the puzzle I want will be announced only after the twelve lucky guys enter the room."

Sleep in the same room with the beautiful princesses...

Although it is not a bed, it is enough to make people crazy.

So, after the dance, everyone came to the spire, the venue for the cocktail party, and while eating to supplement the consumption of dancing, they were waiting for the news released at almost twelve o'clock in the evening.

It's completely like a battlefield atmosphere.

Jack felt a little sad, with more than 200 suitors, but only twelve places.

On the surface, there is a 1-twentieth chance, but in fact, there are all very excellent gentlemen among the people present, but the princesses themselves decide the candidates.

Putting aside those old men in their seventies and eighties, Jack couldn't think of any conditions he had to be taken by the princess.

So, even if the list has not been published, I have basically been eliminated.

"Hmm? What is that?"

As he sighed, Jack suddenly saw several shadows walking towards the spire under the windowsill in the heavy rain.

When the soldiers guarding the spire saw these dark shadows, they immediately shouted loudly and walked towards the dark shadows.

Boom!!!

A thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, and lightning briefly illuminated the rainy night. In Jack's vision, he saw vaguely that among the few black shadows, a man with a tall figure was walking in front.

The man dragged a black giant sword with a jagged blade as jagged as it was. After the guards approached, he waved his hand and a black light flashed.

The soldier was split in half by evil!!

Suddenly, another guard soldier was about to scream when a hunchbacked old man suddenly walked out of the dark shadow, took out a musket-like thing, raised his gun and exploded his head with a "bang!"!

Perhaps because he was standing at a high place, Jack did not see the blood at the scene clearly, but the red blood gushed out, and he could vaguely see it even in the dark.

‘So scary! Is this the murder scene? Those people are going to come here!! What should I do?’

Squatting on the ground, Jack covered his mouth with a frightened expression on his face, his heart was full of numbness. This was the first time he had witnessed a murder when he was so big. He also asked him to squat for blessings. Among the dark shadows under the tower, one of them looked up at the person here, but did not notice him.

‘Those murderers obviously come in bad ways, so they must tell everyone.’

With such a decision in his heart, Jack broke into the competitors who were still fighting against each other, and forced himself to pass through the crowd with slightly rude movements, causing the gentlemen to frown frequently.

"Hu...hu...hu...hu, I have something to do... I want to report it!"

Gasping, Jack came to a soldier standing guard to monitor the suitor. Under his cold gaze, he said: "Outside...outside..."

Scream-

Before Jack could finish his words, a sharp short sword pierced directly from the soldier's head, and the tip of the short sword stretched out from the soldier's mouth!!

“…”

Blood sprayed on his face, Jack's eyes almost glared out. He looked behind the soldier with a horrified look. He saw a blond man wearing retro leather armor and a bun, standing there at some time.

There was rain flowing on his body, and his lifeless dark golden eyes looked indifferently at all the suitors in the venue.

It's like, watching a bunch of meat!!

PS: The third update is achieved! Paji Paji Paji Paji (clap)
Chapter completed!