Beauty and the Python

29.

It is always troublesome for a girl to go out, or in other words, go out pretending to be a girl.

But there is also infinite fun in it.

Divination of today's lucky color, selection of today's clothes and matching jewelry, as well as perfumes for each season or different occasions, and designing various hairstyles...——The above are all fun from Her Majesty Catherine.

And during this process, Elaine, who was usually picked up from the bed by her enthusiastic younger sister early in the morning, just sat in front of the dressing table and let others fiddle with it while falling asleep.

At that time, I didn't know that my sister had a talent as impressive as her military ability in this point. Now Elaine realizes that without his sister and the treasure chest she prepared for him, he is useless—he doesn't even know how to use panniers. wear!And so clumsy that I can't tell the cumbersome specific steps of a set of clothes.Not to mention my sister's intricately braided hair... It was easy to untie last night, why didn't I think of this at the time?

Elaine wanted to cry but had no tears.

After a while, there was a knock on the Duke's door.

Through a door, the Duke's voice seemed to come from the depths of the cave: "What's the matter?"

"Sir... I'm sorry," Elaine hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Excuse me, do you have any extra men's clothing?"

This time he waited a little longer.

Men's?The Duke was slightly surprised, and came to his bedroom in a blink of an eye. When he walked to the wardrobe in the corner, he stopped, and suddenly realized that his actions were too aggressive?Probably because Elaine was talking about menswear... really wanted to see it.

Thinking about it, I'm afraid he's not the only one who wants to see it.

Thinking of this, the Duke opened the wardrobe with peace of mind.

For the first time, he discovered that this curse might have the slightest benefit.

It hadn't been opened for many years, but now his movements didn't bring up any dust, and there wasn't even a trace of peculiar smell.He used his tail to rummage through the neatly stacked clothes, and finally found a piece of clothing that he used to wear. It stands to reason that this antique clothing should be shattered, disintegrated, and annihilated as soon as it comes into contact with the outside air... …now it looks like new.

This inevitably reminds people of Dylan Ludwick's youth when he was more than 100 years ago.

If he was at that time, he might be happy to accept the invitation of Princess Elaine (if he is willing to invite him), go to his garden, enjoy flowers, taste tea, and listen to the nightingale singing with him.

The Duke was only in a trance for a very short moment, and when he realized what kind of innocent and ridiculous picture appeared in his mind, his originally good mood was suddenly clouded.

Little did he know that after he delivered the clothes to Elaine's room, Elaine thought of the same thing as him.

He spread out the clothes on the bed, and raised the corners of his lips in satisfaction, feeling that the men's clothes were cut very beautifully and with good taste.Presumably, it should be the Duke's previous clothes. I don't know what the person who wears such clothes looked like in the past... For the first time, a subtle curiosity arose in Elaine's heart.

30.

When the two were about to face each other again, the Duke inevitably thought of the last meeting.

But after thinking about it, the only person to be afraid of is Elaine. As for what is he afraid of?He can scare the opponent away with just sticking out his tongue.

The Duke thought, a gust of wind helped him smooth the neckline of his suit, opened the door and walked out.

He stood tall in the corridor on the second floor, his eyes lowered naturally, but he didn't see Elaine in the lobby, and he looked around calmly, and he didn't...

Ignoring the slightly relieved breath in his heart, the Duke dragged his tail and slowly walked down the steps.

Glancing at Earl the Cat, who was lazily lying on the stairs, he was showing a big white belly basking in the sunlight leaking from the skylight above his head. The Duke subconsciously wanted to ask who allowed the skylight to open?Thinking of Mrs. Hannah's words, the words circled around the tip of her tongue and then disappeared silently.Ignoring the scorching gold under his feet, he stopped in the shadows and asked another question: "Where's Elaine?"

"Waiting for you in the yard."

The Duke passed him and walked out, and heard Earl Cat call him again: "My lord, I advise you to think carefully about your next step."

"why?"

"I'm afraid you will fall in love with His Royal Highness the next moment."

"Have you heard of this word?" Earl Cat blinked, "falling in love."

"Ah."

31.

joke.The Duke certainly thought so at that moment.

Earl Cat said it himself, Prince, Your Highness.

The other party is a man, and he already knows this.

No matter how beautiful he is, no matter how beautiful he is in a dress, he looks more like a real princess than many princesses.He's a real deal, too, man.

He will never be confused by the other party.

32.

The Duke opened the door and went out.

The wind outside the door was rushing in, and he could smell the morning moisture mixed with it, the shrubs on the roadside were stained with the dewy smell of plants, and there was also a faint... mellow and clean aroma .

Is that... the smell of Elaine?

He followed the smell and saw the figure standing under the dead tree in the courtyard not far away.

That's a fantastic picture.

The dead tree decayed many years ago, the trunk was as black as coal, and the withered branches stretched out their teeth and claws in all directions of the sky. The posture was extremely distorted, as if they were frozen at the last moment when the scythe of death came down, and they were struggling with all their strength. However, the shadow of the god of death has enveloped it overwhelmingly.Elaine was standing under this tree, and the strange aura from the tree lingered around him, completely isolating him.How to compare?For example, the most precious herbs will grow on the cliffs, and the most gorgeous red flowers will bloom on the edge of the swamp. People know the danger, but they are caught in the eyes tightly, and they can't help but get close to it.

The Duke walked over.

He had a good memory, he remembered Elaine in a dress, he wasn't wearing a corset - something that tends to tighten people's waists to the point of deformity.Even so, Elaine's waist is still slender. On the contrary, the skirt behind the waist will swell high, forming a perfect arc.The waistline has always been the most charming place in the back of the ladies. It is as graceful as the neck and body of a vase, and as soft as a flower stem supporting the complicated petals.Yes, just like Princess Elaine, fragile porcelain, delicate flowers.

Now that Elaine has changed into a shirt, trousers, and short-leg boots, the beautiful scenery between the waistline is naturally impossible to show, but the figure of the young man is clearly revealed, the belt draws out a tight waist, and the boots fit snugly Wrapping a pair of straight calves, the wide shirt made his figure leaner and taller, like an oak tree in its growing season, absorbing the sun and exuding a fragrance.As well as the white back of the neck that was naked/exposed in the air, the slender wrist that slipped out from the lace cuff...all of these seemed to exude the unique fragrance of the flesh of a teenager.

This is human beings.The Duke seemed to realize this for the first time. There were no such humans in Styx.Such young, youthful, and full of vitality are like the first cherries on the treetops in spring.

The Duke stared straight at the cherry, and suddenly noticed something was wrong.

Elaine should have heard the door opening, but he didn't look back.

He walked all the way in his direction, crushing a lot of weeds in the garden, and he didn't look back.

So the Duke's mood was not good again.

He stared at the back in front of him, the blood in his eyes surged for a while, and then gradually settled, condensing into a darker and richer color - Elaine was afraid of him again.

liar!He thought viciously, what are his lamb chops and steaks?

After thinking about it, a new confusion arose, probably because too much time had passed, and even he had forgotten the feeling of being a human being.Otherwise, why is he still confused about this matter: Why do human beings always behave against their true hearts?

As he thought about it, he sped up his movements. When he also came under the tree, the man finally turned around and bowed down to salute him, "Good morning, sir."

He responded lightly: "Yes."

Then he waited for Elaine to raise his head. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, Elaine still maintained this movement, motionless like a wooden man.

—he dared not look at him!

The Duke affirmed this again, and when he spoke again, there was a cold threat in his tone: "Look up."

Elaine froze for a moment, then raised her head obediently.

This time the Duke was stunned.

After a long while, Elaine couldn't help but look away first, pinched the base of her index finger tightly, and said with a hint of pleading in her tone: "Sir, can you... stop looking at me?"

The Duke tried to soften his tone, but he probably didn't realize how soft his tone was: "What's wrong?"

Elaine pursed her lips, then pursed it again, this time biting slightly: "I...I know I must look ugly in men's clothing, I'm sorry, but I want to go out with you in this appearance..."

The Duke was stunned for a moment, and when he looked into his eyes, he found that the bottom of the amber eyes was shining with a glamorous light, like a river of stars flowing, and it seemed that someone deliberately lifted the amber up and pointed it at the sun above his head.

An evil thought flashed through his mind: he wanted to see those eyes full of pearls.

"Who said that?" The Duke paused, and truthfully expressed his feelings, "You are beautiful."

Elaine was startled, her entire face turned red in an instant, and she clutched her entire palm uncomfortably.

He lowered his head and muttered, "Really...?"

The Duke came back to his senses, looked away slightly, gave a low cough, but still nodded.

It's just that the lip color is too light... He looked at the other's blushing cheeks, and his corner of the eye slipped quietly to the corners of his lips.

33.

Not a safflower in a swamp, more like a water lily in a muck.

This is Elaine.

And Princess Elaine is porcelain and roses.

Delicate flowers should be placed in noble vases, placed properly, and treated with care.

So even if she is noble and beautiful, it has nothing to do with him.Even if she is afraid of him, afraid of him, of course.

If not for an ancient curse and pact, there would be no connection between them.

But now it's different.

Elaine's appearance in a white dress kept flashing in front of her eyes, overlapping with the person in front of her, the edges gradually blurred, the two images faded away, and finally merged into one.

He likes the smell of him.

Like water lilies in the mud.Because of the deep silt, the smells of the two are mixed together, but the fragrance of water lily is more and more free and fragrant.

Water lilies can be stained by mud.

He develops a desire for Elaine.The Duke has discovered this.