[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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Had the Duke of Buckingham discovered her?This was the first thought that flashed through Mei Tess's mind.

She noticed that there were several other people in the Duke's box.The duke's illegitimate sister, Mera, stands to his left, looking unscrupulously around the stage.Mars guarded the right side of the Duke, looking around vigilantly.Not far from Mars is the Duke's third female companion, the "crazy girl" Elise.Did she become Mercury, the last planet of the Dark Star?

Mei Tess looked at the box on the other side, and the captain did not come here alone.At this time, a man wearing a carnival mask also stood in front of the box, and looked around with a half-foot-long telescope when watching the show, as if he was observing the beauties who also came to the show.But Mei Tess knows that his real purpose is the Duke of Buckingham, because she has recognized him, he is Busani!

Maybe she should be thankful she was performing with a veil, or they would have recognized her.But now it seems that the captain is also involved in the struggle with the Duke of Buckingham, which is the last thing Mei Tess wants to see.

She tried to keep her composure, thinking quickly as she sang the last few lines.When this scene falls, Henry will direct the song and dance troupe to the stage, and she can take this opportunity to escape with Haidee.

After making up her mind, Mei Tess looked at the captain reluctantly, until the last few notes came to an abrupt end, before she exited with the other actors.

After finding Haidee backstage, Mei Tess briefly explained the situation, then took Haiidee's hand and hurriedly fled to the back door of the theater.However, when they finally reached the door, a few men holding daggers blocked their way.

Plum Tess immediately realizes that the theater owner has betrayed her.She clenched her fists and quickly judged the situation.If in normal times, these people are not her opponents at all, but now she still has to protect Haiidee...

Those people slowly approached them.At a critical moment, the support for the props suddenly toppled over, crushing several people under it.Henry ran out from the other side of the bracket, "Go!"

They didn't delay for a moment, and quickly evacuated from the gate.After walking a few steps away, Mei Tess realized that Henry was not with them.She turned her head and saw Henry waving at her from a distance.

Plum Tess and Haidee waved too, and they didn't even have time to say goodbye to him formally.

"Take care, Henry!"

At this time, the owner of the theater also rushed over with people, "Henry, did you let them go?"

"Yes", a contemptuous smile curled up on the corner of Henry's mouth.

"You're fired, boy," said the boss, irritated. "With my connections in Rome, no theater will accept you, and no troupe will use your play. You are finished!"

"Listen, I don't want to work with you for a long time, I will definitely find a place where I can use my talents." Henry took off his gloves, threw them on the boss's face, and left the theater without looking back .He shouted in operatic tones, "Farewell, oh no, it should be farewell, Immortal City!"

At this moment, Plum Tess and Haidee had squeezed into the flow of people in the street.Everyone wore carnival masks, and Mei Tess couldn't tell who was friend or foe.

She picked up two discarded masks, and put one of the blue half-masks on Haidee's face.

"Haidee, those people are coming for me, we have to run away!"

"No, Plum Tess, I don't want to part with you," Haidee said with tears.

"Listen to me, that person is not something we can deal with, and I can't let you take risks," Mei Tess said, holding Haiide's face in her hands, "He is the one who stood behind the scenes when Turkey invaded Greece, and you are Aya Nina's princess must not fall into his hands!"

"Is it the Duke of Buckingham?" Haidee's eyes flickered.

Plum Tess nodded. "Listen, Haidee, I'm not sure if his men are in an ambush near the hotel where we're staying. You'll have to find a place to hide first... If I can escape, we'll meet at the Colosseum."

"Plum Tess, I'll be waiting for you," Haiidee ran a few steps, turned her head and said reluctantly, "You must come to me!"

"I will!"

Plum Tess immediately put on another mask.But she knew it would probably be useless, because she didn't have time to change out of the theater costume, the goal was too obvious.

The surrounding crowd is still immersed in the joyful atmosphere.

Every street, every corner, there are horse-drawn carriages rushing over.The carriage is full of clowns in white clothes, white trousers and white masks, or funny characters in floral clothes and holding wooden knives.The streets were full of half-masked men and women, dressed as Marchionesses, Lesbians, knights, or peasants.Everyone was screaming and fighting, attacking people with all kinds of throwable objects at hand, eggshells filled with flour, colorful paper and flower balls were flying all over the sky.

At this moment, the Duke of Buckingham, who was still in the theater, obviously noticed the abnormal situation on the stage. The intermission performance of the song and dance troupe was too long!

He turned to Mera beside him, his eyes stern.

"I have already deployed people around the theater," Meera tried to hide her panic with the frequent fanning in her hand, "Salome will never escape, you don't have to worry."

"I think what you need to worry about is your staff," the Duke snorted coldly, and then left the box with Mars and Elise.

And Busani, who noticed this scene, immediately disappeared from their box with the captain.

Meanwhile Plum Tess was still trudging through that sea of ​​joy.Once out of the avenue, she keenly noticed a dagger hidden in the hand of a man approaching her, twisted his wrist, snatched the weapon away, and knocked him down hard.

Because people's eyes were attracted by the clown on the float, no one noticed this scene.But Mei Tess realized that the Duke must have more than one person. After thinking for a while, she touched two eggshells filled with colored flour from a slow-moving carriage, then squatted down and hid behind the carriage, carefully Observation.

Sure enough, after she temporarily disappeared from people's sight, several people rushed out from the crowd and looked around.

Plum Tess immediately crushed an eggshell and sprinkled the colored powder on herself.Her holy white dress looked the same as the colorful dresses on the street.

Then, like a frenzied crowd in the street, she slammed another eggshell at a hapless stranger as she ran.After all this was done, Plum Tess made a quick flash into an alley.

She ran forward desperately, and didn't look back to see if those people were chasing after her.But when she managed to reach the other end of the alley, the figure of the Duke of Buckingham suddenly appeared there.

Plum Tess took out the dagger she had just snatched, ready to fight to the death.And the Duke, who had witnessed how she knocked down the strong man with a telescope, had obviously guessed her identity.

"Your mask fits you well," he said in a deep, husky tone.

Plum Tess pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.

Immediately afterwards, the Duke ordered Elise beside him, "Elise, grab her, and you will become the last planet."

Hearing this sentence, Elise's eyes burst into a frantic light. She had been waiting for this sentence for a long time.

Over the years, her hands have stained countless blood for the Duke.Especially after Saturn died and Venus disappeared, she became the number one killer around the Duke.Elise took it for granted that the position of the last star should belong to her, but the Duke never intended to promote her.

But today, she finally waited for this moment!

Plum Tess could feel the madness in Elise's eyes, but she went forward without fear.The two fought together with daggers, Mars was about to step forward, but was stopped by the Duke, "The two of them couldn't finish the match because of me, now it's time to decide the winner!"

However, just as the Duke finished speaking, a figure suddenly jumped down from the balcony directly above Mei Tess, and stabbed Elise to death with a sword.

The situation was reversed, and Mei Tess and the mysterious man chased after the Duke of Buckingham at the same time.In a panic, the Duke fired a shot, then fled with Mars escorting him.

Edmund still wanted to run after him, but the tearing pain in his flank forced him to stop.He touched the painful place subconsciously, and his hands were stained wet.

"You are hurt?"

"seems like it..."

Mei Tess had already guessed who it was, and the familiar magnetic voice made her heart beat even more violently.However, she could only suppress her inner emotions, "His men are still nearby, we have to find a place to hide."

"Okay", the captain just took a step, and then let out a painful "hiss".Plum Tess hurried forward to support him.

She wore a mask and her voice had been deliberately altered so that the captain did not recognize her.As they passed a window, the light of the candles shone through the glass.Years passed, and for the first time, Mei Tess had the opportunity to see her captain so closely.

He seemed to be a little thinner, and his body was more mature and vicissitudes, but this didn't make him less attractive. On the contrary, she couldn't take her eyes off him at all.

She wanted to hug him now.But all she could do was take him to a safe place.