Demon's Self-cultivation

Obviously, King Manlai's father and daughter are in a very bad mood, or in other words, all the ministers of Manlai Kingdom who know about King Manlai's marriage plan are somewhat disappointed.It was as if an extremely delicious delicacy was originally placed close to them, and they could bite it with just one mouth, but when they really opened their mouths, they suddenly discovered that this delicacy was actually covered in Quay Maining The crystals are made as if in a transparent cover.

——It’s really, really bad.

Fortunately, although King Manlai can't be called wise and wise, he grew up in the court and succeeded in ascending the throne. He has been a king for decades and knows how to restrain his true emotions, even if he is depressed. The one who wants to vomit blood, but still able to laugh at Yan Yan's flirtation with the other party.

After seeing Jojo's momentary amazement and salivation, King Manlai quickly woke up. At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had been extremely busy during this period and hadn't had time to "talk" with Mandel, otherwise...it would be a bit embarrassing.

With a smile on his face, King Manlai took the lead to welcome Mandel and Jojo, holding a glass of wine, sincerely praised Jojo's celestial appearance, and expressed the deep love between the two people - that sincere appearance, as if he had never It's not as if he has made a small calculation of marrying Mandel, and he has done a very beautiful job on the surface.

Mandel embraced Jojo, and also greeted King Manlai with a smile. The two sides clinked glasses of wine, talking and laughing amicably.

However, compared to the old oily King Manlai, Princess Avila is not so calm.

There are several elder brothers above Avilla, basically there is no possibility of inheriting the throne, and since he does not participate in the competition for the throne, King Manlai can naturally dote on his most beautiful and favorite daughter as he likes.

Ever since she was a child, Elvira has been supported by King Manlai and the people around her, and she has hardly suffered any grievances. Her temper is naturally much sharper, and she is unhappy in her heart, which shows a little bit on her face.

Speaking of which, Elvira can be regarded as a very qualified face controler if she can spot Mandel from the photos at a glance.If she had met Qiao Qiao under other circumstances, Elvira might still be able to appreciate this extremely beautiful young man, but now, Elvira just wished that Qiao Qiao would disappear in front of her immediately.

I have to say that tonight's Jojo was really messed up by the stylist too much.Although the usual Qiao Qiao is beautiful, he still has the handsomeness and unruly masculinity, which is also attractive to women.But tonight, there was nothing in Qiaoqiao's body that was not perfect. Although she was wearing men's clothing, she was indisputable. Her face, which was softer and more beautiful than women's, not only attracted men, but also made women feel a crisis of jealousy and rejection.

No woman who is confident in her looks wants to see her brilliance robbed of it by another man - even if it's a man.What's more, this man is still held in his arms by his sweetheart, pampered like jewels like treasures.

Almost crushing the wine glass in her hand, Elvira took a deep breath, tried to make herself smile, and walked slowly to her father with her skirt lifted.

Seeing Elvira's arrival, Mandel nodded politely, but he didn't intend to let go of the hand on Jojo's shoulder, and made no secret of his intimacy and concern for Jojo.

Elvira raised the corners of her mouth stiffly, looked at Mandel with focus and affection, and did not want to look at Jojo at all, and asked knowingly with a difficult tone: "Your Majesty Westin, who is beside you...?"

"It's my partner, Jojo." Mandel looked sideways at Jojo, with affection in his eyes.

Qiao Qiao also looked up at him and smiled shyly, as if trying to restrain her sweet embarrassment.

——Of course, Jojo knew about Elvira, Mandel's suitor.It's just that he never cared about the other party, let alone being jealous or dissatisfied.What Qiaoqiao is thinking about now is when to start making troubles.

After being stuffed with dog food, King Manley looked at his daughter worriedly, while Princess Avra's knuckles holding the wine glass began to turn white.

"His Majesty Westin really likes to joke." Her tone was a bit sharp, "I have never heard that you have made a queen."

"Originally, I had such a plan when I brought Qiao Qiao back just now, but..." Mandel shrugged his shoulders with a helpless smile. The smile deepened, "It's just that we had some awkwardness, and it has been delayed until now."

Mandel's attitude was too calm, although what he said was "disturbed", but no one could associate it with the real contradiction - even Elvira was no exception.

This kind of quarrel is purely a love affair between young couples. Even if there are words of dissatisfaction and complaints on the lips, but if you taste it carefully, it is full of cloying sweetness.

After all, only those who are really close will unscrupulously show their immature and bad temper to another person.

Being forced to stuff her mouth full of dog food again, Elvira felt jealous and hated, her body trembling slightly.It's just that her haughty character doesn't allow her to make a gaffe in public—or rather, those two words just now made her feel very ashamed.

Gritting her silver teeth tightly, Elvira stood where she was, not knowing how to gracefully spit out all the dog food in her mouth.Fortunately, she has King Manlai by her side to smooth things over for her.

With a laugh, the Manlai King squeezed his eyes at Mandel: "Then when are you two going to end your awkwardness and hold a wedding?"

Facing King Manlai's ridicule, Jojo bowed his head "shyly" and remained silent, while Mandel chuckled lightly and replied ambiguously, "Hurry up."

"Then, don't forget my invitation card." King Manlai replied casually.

"Of course." Mandel narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone subtle, "If there is a chance."

Qiaoqiao's lowered eyes moved slightly, and a flash of light flashed, but because King Manlai was concerned about his daughter, he didn't think deeply about the answer that seemed to be full of deep meaning in Mandel's mouth, and missed the only chance to be vigilant.

Nodding towards Mandel, King Manlai half-forcibly took Elvira away, and lowered his voice to warn: "Watch your words and deeds!"

"...Okay, Father." Avra ​​lowered her gaze, bit her lips and responded softly.

Seeing her obedient appearance, King Manlai was relieved a little, and called Elvira's personal maid to accompany (watch) accompany (care) her, and then once again devoted himself to the chatting and socializing of the guests.

After King Manlai's father and daughter left, Mandel also began to take Jojo to wander among the guests, showing the love and sweetness between himself and Jojo in an all-round way, and Jojo also cooperated very well, acting as a passive Caring and loving little cutie.It's a pity that a few hours passed, and seeing that the banquet was halfway through, the host still didn't make any troubles, which really made the little devil secretly anxious.

Since learning to use mental power, Mandel has become more sensitive to the emotional changes of others, and immediately felt Jojo's restlessness.

Lowering his head, he gently touched Jojo's head. Mandel casually took a glass of wine from the tray held by the waiter and handed it to Jojo: "What's wrong? Are you tired?"

Qiao Qiao took the wine, lowered his head and took a sip, his originally careless black eyes froze.He raised his head, looked into Mandel's eyes, and nodded tentatively: "Well, a little bit."

"That's right. Your body has always been a little delicate. You must be tired after walking around with me for so long." Mandel nodded slightly, showing a worried and hesitant expression.

At this time, Mandel was accompanied by the second prince of the Manlai Kingdom. Hearing Mandel's words, he immediately seized the opportunity and suggested with a smile: "There is a separate lounge behind the banquet hall. I will ask someone to accompany Joe. Go and have a rest, sir!"

Mandel nodded his thanks to the second prince, then stretched out his hand to pull Jojo's black hair behind his ears, and asked softly: "The banquet will probably be over for a while, why don't you go to the lounge to rest?"

"Okay." Jojo responded obediently, drank a few more sips, and then stuffed the remaining half of the wine glass into Mandel's hand, "Then I'll go and have a rest."

Mandel held the wine glass, then passed it to Daniel beside him: "I'll be with you."

"No need, you're so busy, I can go by myself." Qiao Qiao smiled and bent his eyes, and refused gently, "After a while, just come and find me when you are free."

Hearing what Jojo said, Mandel hesitated for a moment.He took a serious look at Qiao Qiao, finally nodded slightly, and the second prince immediately summoned his attendants and asked him to take Qiao Qiao to the most comfortable lounge to rest.

Qiao Qiao smiled and said goodbye to the people around him, turned around and left with the attendants leading the way.

Mandel frowned slightly, turned his head and glanced at Daniel, and Daniel immediately understood, and exited the crowd with a very skillful and unobtrusive manner holding a wine glass.

Leaving the banquet hall under the leadership of the attendants, and walking into a corridor that was much darker than the brightly lit hall, the innocent smile on Qiao Qiao's face gradually faded, and turned into a thoughtful one.

——He was just annoyed that his host didn't do anything, but he realized something was wrong in the next second, and he didn't know whether he should praise Mandel for "caring".

It's just that the development of things is somewhat different from what Qiao Qiao expected.

In fact, all along, Jojo didn't know what Mandel's plan was, and he didn't deliberately inquire about it, just to keep his curiosity and expectation.

So, it wasn't until he had just taken that sip of wine that he finally had some guesses about Mandel's plan.

——That glass of wine is a glass of wine with spices added.As for the ingredients in it, it should be some kind of "enhancing" medicine.

Qiao Qiao has no interest in this kind of potion with special functions, so he didn't make or use it much.However, as a qualified pharmacist, he knows the main ingredients clearly, even if it is mixed in the mellow wine, it cannot escape Qiao Qiao's tricky tongue.

When he discovered that there was an invigorating drug in the wine, Qiao Qiao's mind turned quickly, thinking about the hidden meaning in it.

Who is the drugger?Who is the target of the drug addict?

At that time, the waiter holding the glass of wine was standing beside Mandel, so the target of the druggist might be Mandel, but Mandel handed the glass of wine to himself, and the situation was more complicated. It's worth scrutinizing.

On the face of it, the drug is not poison, which means that the motive of the drug user should be related to the sex incident, and Princess Avilla, who is emotionally involved with her host and cannot love her, is the most suspicious target.

However, Little Beast doesn't think things are that simple.

This time, Mandel came prepared.With the ability of his own host, if he wants to plot against others, he will basically not be plotted by others—it is still such a clumsy plot of trying to prescribe medicine in public.

Therefore, compared to Elvira, another more likely object quickly occupied Jojo's mind.

—That was Mandel.

With Mandel's infiltration in the Kingdom of Manlai for many years, even many important officials in the court are under his control, not to mention those humble servants and maids.

With Mandel's ability, getting a glass of wine with spices at a banquet where people come and go is a breeze.And if my guess is correct, it would be very interesting if this glass of wine was handed over to him by Mandel.

The Kingdom of Kyington is ready to go to war with the Kingdom of Manlai, the only thing missing is a pretext for war that can tear the skin apart.This time Mandel came to the birthday party, nine out of ten he wanted to create such an excuse to launch the aggression logically.

In this way, "the king or queen of the kingdom of Kyrington suffered serious injury at the banquet" is obviously a good reason.And because of Elvira's undisguised and enthusiastic pursuit of Mandel some time ago, this scapegoat also has a very appropriate successor.

Anyway, what is the most fundamental reason for the outbreak of the war?After all, in history, there have always been ridiculous incidents of launching aggressive wars under the pretext of a missing soldier, and "empresses" like Mandel and Jojo performed a scene in person, which can be regarded as enough for the Kingdom of Manlai face off.

Princess Elvira fell in love with Lord Kaynton bitterly, but found out that the other party had another love. Therefore, it was reasonable for this fierce, arrogant and unscrupulous princess to be dazzled by the fire of jealousy, and to take medicine in anger.

If it is "Princess Avilla drugging", then there can be two developments.If the target of the drug is Mandel, the "princess' purpose" is to use the medicine to achieve good things with Mandel; and if the target of the drug is the rival Qiao Qiao, then the "princess purpose" is to design her rival to be defiled by others, making the rival The relationship with the sweetheart has broken down.

No matter what kind of development it is, Marceline can bear the scapegoat firmly.

If the conjecture of the "black pot theory" is true and the culprit is Mandel, then the other party handed him the wine glass, obviously he has to go the latter way.And Jojo's questioning and observation of Mandel after drinking alcohol also vaguely confirmed his guess - even though Mandel's acting skills are excellent, there are almost no flaws, but based on Jojo's understanding of Mandel Del's familiarity was enough for him to notice something strange.

Jojo didn't feel dissatisfied or wronged at being used as a tool to provoke war, and even regretted that his host was still not cruel enough.

Previously, Mandel suggested that he should go to rest with Jojo, probably in order to deal with him in time when the effects of the medicine took effect, but in this way, the impact was obviously reduced a lot.

Therefore, Qiao Qiao flatly rejected his request and suggested that he come back later, and using this period of time, Qiao Qiao can also arrange this scene to be more thrilling, making the reason for the outbreak of the final war more tenable.

Fortunately, although Mandel disagreed somewhat, he finally compromised at that moment and agreed with Jojo to change the plan a little bit—after all, Mandel already knew that although Jojo was weak, he was by no means defenseless. A person with great strength, if he talks about black hands and poisonous hands, no one is his opponent.

In a happy mood, he turned his eyes to the male waiter who was leading the way. The effect of the medicine was gradually onset, and Qiao Qiao, who felt his body was soft and hot, restrained his good mood a little, and frowned slightly—now he was ready for everything, and only owed a man.

The male waiter in front of him was the last choice. After all, his status was very different from that of Jojo. Few people would believe that such a humble and docile servant would dare to offend and do anything to the "Queen" of the Kingdom of Kayndon. Bad behavior.

Therefore, for the sake of insurance, it is better to change to a more reasonable candidate.

While Qiao Qiao was worrying, a young man suddenly walked out from the corner of the corridor ahead, causing Qiao Qiao's eyes to light up.

This man is luxuriously dressed and has a haughty demeanor. He can be seen as a real aristocrat.He obviously drank a lot of alcohol, and his body smelled heavily of alcohol.What's more, the man's footsteps are sloppy, his brows have a decadent and coquettish look, and nine out of ten he is a playboy who has been hollowed out by wine and sex - such a slutty man, when he is drunk and his self-control ability declines , What will happen when you meet someone who is extremely beautiful?

Qiao Qiao slowly showed a faint smile, and glanced at the noble man with sparkling eyes, without restraining his alluring aura after the effect of the medicine took effect.And the man also saw Qiao Qiao at the same time, and the whole person stayed on the spot, with undisguised salivation and obscenity in his wide-eyed eyes, ready to move.

—Very well, now everything is ready, even a man.