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"… …"

Although the music of the ball was very gentle, it was still rather noisy with the sweet words of countless people. Liang Yue sighed and lowered his head. He said dejectedly, "I forgot that I can't dance …"

After the duel between Liang Yue and Barton, they didn't go up on stage again. Tonight's ball was naturally a night where there was a tradition of fighting at least once in a while.

With her long hair hanging lifelessly by Liang Yue's ear, Xi Yue silently looked at the man in front of her. She then burst out laughing, stood beside Liang Yue, and grabbed his arm as she said, "I won't either."

Unlike Liang Yue, who had entered the academy halfway through, Xiyue naturally knew how to dance. However, when she heard Liang Yue say that she didn't know, she gave a small lie.

Liang Yue glanced at the corner she had previously stayed in and said with a smile, "Let's still go there."

Xi Yue held onto Liang Yue's arm and passed through the crowd.

Leaning against the wall, Liang Yue let out a sigh. Looking at the blissfully smiling young men and women, she sighed with emotion, "How lively!"

Xiyue took a sip of the wine in front of her and glanced at Liang Yue. She thought to herself, "This is good as well."

At this moment, the snowy night ball suddenly quieted down. The zither strings of the cello buzzed, reminding everyone in the field that someone was about to speak.

As the lights dimmed, a circle of silvery white light appeared on the stage, just like the silver moonlight in the sky. Within the light, a silver-haired old man stood in front of a microphone, gently looking at everyone on the stage and saying, "Now, allow me to introduce to everyone the wonderful history of this ball."

Applause rang out.

"The Snowy Night Ball in the academy city, who knows how many happy love stories it has brought about, and it has also witnessed the development of the academy city up till now." The old man looked at the children below the stage with a smile. Thinking about that story from ten years ago, his heart couldn't help but be moved. He was very grateful to the Queen for allowing the princess to attend today's ball, and also for meeting these students only after the ball had begun. Moreover, for tonight's ball, he had even specially invited two students from the Hetonmar Institution to come here. However, he still hoped that the princess wouldn't cause any trouble tonight.

"Among these love stories, the Crown Prince and his future wife, the current Queen of the Duchy of Belmar, who were both studying in the academy city more than ten years ago, were the most touching when they met." The old man continued to speak with a smile.

"I'm very happy that the princess of the Duchy of Belmar is here tonight as well, and she will be inviting a lucky man to be her partner tonight, of course... If the invited boy chooses to refuse, we will also respect his choice. " The old man chuckled.

The Duchy of Belmar, where these students were born and where they lived, Queen Skadi, the current queen of the Duchy, her husband, had died shortly after their marriage. She had quickly won over the nobles who supported her, using her swift and decisive actions and her gentle political methods, and had succeeded in inheriting the throne. She had become the first queen of the Duchy of Belmar in its history, and during her reign, her wisdom and benevolence had been widely embraced by the people as the most enlightened monarch in the history of the Duchy of Belmarre. However, when the old man revealed the identity of the mysterious guest, a wave of excited discussion rose up within the ball. The boys in the ball immediately imagined that the princess, who had not been seen before, was exceptionally beautiful, and their eyes were filled with anticipation and excitement.

Suddenly, a mechanical sound rang out in the ballroom. The sound of the gears turning suppressed the sound of the discussion in the ballroom, revealing the bright moon and the river of stars that separated the sky.

The entire ballroom was a stretch of night sky, and the empty hall was shrouded in darkness. Only the bright moon in the sky and the galaxy nestling beside it allowed the silver light to shine through the transparent dome of the building, and the beam of light that was like the moonlight had already left the old man's location, slowly walking forward.

Everyone knew that the spot where the ray of light finally stopped was where the mysterious princess had appeared. The beam of light gradually shifted, and regardless of whether it was beautiful or ugly, fat or skinny, or strong or weak, all the boys were nervous. Quite a few of those who came to the snowy night ball were nobles of the Duchy, but they did not officially inherit the dukedom passed down by their parents. How could he suppress the curiosity in his heart?

A beautiful and sorrowful piano piece slowly rang out, and at the end of the song, the beam of light would stop moving.

When the old man mentioned that the mysterious guest was the princess of the Duchy of Belmar, Liang Yue was still very surprised. He didn't think that there would be such a thing happening, he glanced at Xiyue, and sure enough, she wasn't too sure about this matter.

The beautiful moon and stars were emitting a clear and cold light in the snowy night sky. The beam of light in the room was slowly moving, and those who were hit by it naturally moved away, this was making way for the princess, who was about to arrive. Liang Yue, who was standing in the corner of the venue, found the scene extremely interesting, after all, when he came to this world, he was just an ordinary citizen, and there was no royal clan in the country.

Xiyue saw that Liang Yue's gaze was fixated on the beam of light and was moving with it. She felt a little angry and puffed up her mouth. She unhappily said, "Isn't it just a princess? It's as if I've never seen her before."

Liang Yue turned her head and chuckled. Shaking her head, she said, "How could a commoner like me have ever seen a princess before?" The beam of light was almost at the end of the hall, and he wondered where the princess would come from.

"The door is open, the door is open …" Liang Yue watched as the beam of light slowly moved through the hall. There was a door there, and it was slowly opening.

"What's there to look at!" Xiyue's snow-white arms were crossed together, and she seemed to be huffing and puffing. It was likely that she was extremely dissatisfied with Liang Yue's appearance.

Everyone present covered their faces with their hands to hide their nervousness. At this moment, the old man's voice, which was so unsightly and depressing, once again rang out, blending into the beautiful piano piece as he spoke with a smile.

"Tonight is a snowy night ball, and it's also a ball under the starlight that I haven't seen for a long time!"

A cloud had appeared out of nowhere in the clean sky and covered the full moon. Only the starlight that filled the sky and the bright stars that flowed through the transparent dome of the river illuminated the snow.

"… …"