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Chapter 258 The Concert Hall at Sea – A Song of the Aurora

[The City of Scarlet Mist, an Unknown Coffee Shop]

The warm afternoon sun shone through the clouds and the thin mist on the street, illuminating a man and a woman under a parasol outside the coffee shop.

The lattes in their coffee cups were still steaming, with beautiful latte art floating on the surface.

"After that, just continue with your original task."

As he spoke casually, Tiandao stirred the coffee in front of him.

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Hearing Tiandao's words, Huan Qianying remained stunned for a long time.

She had expected her encounter with the Heavenly Dao to be a head-to-head negotiation, and she was even prepared for the Heavenly Dao to intervene forcefully. But the other party let her go so easily.

"why?"

Without any scheming or intrigue, Huan Qianying chose the simplest and most direct way to ask the Heavenly Dao about the doubts in her heart.

"Because... I think it would be very interesting."

A very standard, God-like answer.

Faced with this answer, Huan Qianying was momentarily unsure whether to say that this guy was too arrogant or too confident.

But she didn't have many thoughts about it.

Because Heaven has the right to do so.

"However, if you have any plans, you need to let me know in advance so that I can set up the stage and arrange for some suitable actors to enter."

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"understood."

Huan Qianying smiled wryly for a moment, then nodded, indicating that she would do as he said.

Because she knew very well that the current Heavenly Dao was not giving her a choice; it was merely telling her what to do.

It is not open to rebuttal, rejection, or questioning.

However, Huan Qianying didn't seem too opposed to it.

After all, her mission was to help the 'Frost Sound Family - Star Frost Faction' to find out about the concert's personnel arrangements and security work.

And at the appropriate time, they would simply provide the 'Starfrost Faction' with some useful information.

Not to mention, the Yueying family has done plenty of things like profiting from both sides.

Therefore, Huan Qianying did not feel too much burden about her 'betrayal'.

After explaining what he had to say, Tiandao stood up.

"Alright, the future City of Crimson Mist is going to be quite lively. I have other things to do, so I won't stay here for afternoon tea with you any longer."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tiandao's figure vanished from Huan Qianying's sight in a gentle breeze, leaving only those light words behind.

After Tiandao left, Huan Qianying seemed to lose all her strength and suddenly slumped into her chair.

She smiled bitterly and lowered her head, looking at her right hand, which was still trembling slightly under the table.

Before today, she thought she was already capable of standing on her own and had surpassed many people she had never thought she could surpass.

But when the truth truly appeared before her, she realized that some 'courage' could only live on in the memories of the past.

The fear that originated from the deepest part of her heart, and the instinctive fear in her body, made her truly feel her own 'weakness' and that guy's strength.

She saw neither any potential weaknesses in him, nor any possibility of him surpassing her.

This is a guy who is perfect from any angle.

"Huan Qianying, you even said you wanted to become the strongest assassin of the Yueying family, look at the pathetic state you are in now." Although she said that, she quickly felt relieved after thinking about it again.

After all, she wasn't the only one who feared the will of Heaven.

Even the one she looked up to, the one the Tsukikage family called their future successor, didn't he also avoid Tendo whenever he saw him back in the base?

That made that girl with no connections, no income, and no skills do such a thing.

This is enough to show that in her subconscious, encountering the Heavenly Dao means trouble, and she must stay as far away as possible.

If even she feels this way, isn't it normal for me to feel fear?
With that thought in mind, Huan Qianying stopped worrying about it, got up, and went into the coffee shop to pay the bill.

Because Tiandao didn't pay before he left!
Seeing Huan Qianying appear alone at the counter, the receptionist asked curiously, "Where's your friend? I just saw him here, how come he disappeared in the blink of an eye?"

Upon hearing this, Huan Qianying turned to look out the glass at the coffee and desserts still on the table, and gave a very perfunctory answer.

"He had an emergency and had to leave."

"That's it"

The waitress said something with a hint of regret, and then paid the bill for Huan Qianying.

As viewers watched the departing figure of Phantom Shadow in the movie, the comments section on 13 Station erupted in a frenzy of吐槽 (tu cao, meaning to roast or criticize).

"Get out, you riddle teller! What are you two even talking about?!"

"Those who only use the daily pass say: No matter what you're talking about, our first concern is where Meow Meow is!"

"The 'Starry Sky' faction is crying out in desperation: Please, please, please increase the power level of the Starry Sky faction! Ideally, just make it a done deal!"

'I suggest renaming this movie, how about "The Stars: Nobody Knows How to Speak Properly"?'

Amidst the barrage of comments, the scene from the theatrical version switched.

What catches everyone's eye this time is the core building and stage of the theatrical version, the venue for Ruri's New Year's Eve concert, the Sea Concert Hall - Aurora Aria.

It was different from what the audience initially expected.

The venue for Liuli's New Year's Eve concert was not the original concert hall of the Scarlet Mist City.

Instead, it is a mobile building, resembling a giant ship, specially built by the 'Frost Sound Family', named 'Aurora Aria'.

From a distance, Aurora Aria resembles a giant, beautiful music box.

Moreover, it differs from the standard modern construction of ordinary concert halls, which are based on cement and steel.

The 'Aurora Aria' is not only made entirely of translucent, eternal ice crystals, but its deep blue walls also refract a dreamlike aurora-like color under the sunlight.

The word 'aurus' comes from this.

Meanwhile, the base of Aurora Aria is supported by 12 anti-gravity sound pillars, allowing the entire building to float on the sea and undulate slightly with the tides.

The outer perimeter is surrounded by a powerful 'Frost Sound Barrier', which freezes any unauthorized ships that approach within a certain distance into ice sculptures.

Therefore, 'Aurora Aria' is more like a mobile sea fortress than a concert hall.

Under normal circumstances, even if Jing Liuli is exceptionally talented, she could not possibly possess such a large fortress.

The reason why the Shuangyin family, or rather the 'Xingyin faction' behind Jing Liuli, was willing to give 'Aurora Aria' to Jing Liuli as the venue for their New Year's Eve concert was largely to use it as advertising.

To showcase their latest research findings to the world.

Therefore, this New Year's Eve concert is not only a key promotion ceremony for Mirror Glass itself, but also a product launch for 'Star Sound'.

The importance of such an occasion goes without saying, and it is absolutely not allowed to be disrupted by outsiders.

As the camera zooms in from the movie, the scene shifts to the interior of Aurora Aria, to Kagami Ruri's private room.

(End of this chapter)