Chapter 651: Dragon's Pool and Tiger's Den (Part 2)

A moment later.

"Is Your Highness still cold? Do you want to add another piece of clothing?"

"No... no need..."

Upon hearing Li Ang's inquiry, the Princess, wrapped in an old overcoat, wearing cotton gloves, clutching a hot water bottle, and holding a warm little puppy in her arms, could not help but shake her head slightly, and then said with a complex expression:

"Actually, I am not cold to that extent... Speaking of which, are you very afraid of the cold? Why do you carry so many things for warmth with you?"

"Not just things for warmth, I even brought things to avoid the heat."

Amidst the milky whimpering sounds of the little husky, the carriage window next to Li Ang flashed slightly, and a sun hat and two somewhat old silk fans appeared in his hands one after another. Following that, even a small iron basin filled with milky white shaved ice fell down.

"..."

Carrying fans and shaved ice with you in winter? What are you trying to do?

Under the Princess's somewhat speechless expression, Li Ang explained calmly:

"You know, the work of our Cleaning Bureau is very special, and we often encounter various unexpected situations. For example, the seniors of the Heavenly Harp Branch have been frozen in the polar region for two years due to an accident.

I worry that when I go on a mission one day, I will also encounter similar extreme situations, so I made some preparations in advance and carry some food, drinks, and tools with me to avoid being unable to handle it when the time comes...

By the way, do you want to taste a bite of the shaved ice? It's mixed with coconut syrup, very sweet."

"No... no need..."

Declining Li Ang's kind sharing, the Princess, who had deliberately frozen on the side of the road for more than half an hour in order to have an excuse to flirt, could only drink a large mouthful of the hot water Li Ang prepared with a dark face. Then she viciously hugged the little husky in her arms and gave it a forceful kiss as revenge.

Forget it, since she couldn't hug the dog man, then hugging his dog was also not bad... Hmm... Speaking of which, this little thing is truly strangely cute~

"Princess Veronika."

Amidst the whimpering protests of the little husky who was brutally ravaged, Li Ang lowered his head to look at the ticket in his hand and then took the initiative to ask:

"What repertoire will the Morning Star Troupe you want to watch perform today?"

"Of course it's those most classic works of Master Wang Erde!"

What exceeded Li Ang's expectations was that what the "ticket-delivering maid" said before—that the Princess liked Master Wang Erde's works—did not seem to be entirely an excuse.

When mentioning the drama they were about to watch, Princess Veronika's eyes suddenly lit up. Hugging the little husky in her arms that was wagging its tail and struggling, she counted them like family treasures:

"The one that must be watched every time is Master Wang Erde's famous work, 'Lady Helena,' which tells of a forbidden love between the former great sculptor Lady Helena and her most outstanding disciple.

Especially the scene where Lady Helena, who has experienced many storms and is gentle and composed, is unable to restrain the palpitation in her heart for the first time under the disciple's fiery and sincere pursuit, faintly possessing a beauty mixed with immorality and holiness.

And the scene where she, for the sake of her family and the disciple's future, can only choose to reject the boy's feelings and cruelly drive him away, but then, when he leaves in dejection, tremblingly loses her hand for the first time and accidentally destroys the work she has sculpted for several years, has an even more unparalleled impact! After the statue is destroyed, the suppressed sobbing that appears uncontrollably, not knowing whether it is for the destruction of years of hard work or for the farewell to the love of her life, simply makes people hurt to the point of wanting to tear their hearts out.

Later, when she tearfully picks up the carving knife and continues to modify the destroyed statue, she discovers that the face of the statue, which she has carved countless times, is becoming more and more like the lover she rejected. Finally, Lady Helena, who can only touch the statue's face and weep dejectedly, is an eternal classic in the history of drama!"

After excitedly introducing her favorite work, seeming to be afraid that Li Ang would not like this kind of abusive love drama, the Princess continued to promote eagerly:

"Li Ang, if you want to watch some relaxing repertoires, then among Master Wang Erde's works, there are also romance comedies like 'Twelve Days of Traveling Together' and 'Rent'."

"'Twelve Days of Traveling Together' is Master Wang Erde's early masterpiece, telling of the youth Elijah, who resists the marriage arranged by his family, secretly running away from home before the wedding to a port city. But because he doesn't know where to go to play, he hires the beautiful waitress Agatha in a local tavern and asks her to be his temporary guide.

The two get to know each other during the eleven days of traveling together and finally fall in love with each other. But just when Elijah wants to give up the loveless marriage and bravely pursue his own happiness, Agatha is captured by a mysterious person by the sea. For the safety of his lover, Elijah can only go home to get married, trying to use the power of his fiancée's family to find Agatha.

However, what is unbelievable is that when Elijah, for the sake of his lover's safety, holding the intention of giving up love, gets married on the day he marries the wife arranged by his family, the person who appears at the wedding scene is actually Agatha, who also hates the arranged marriage and fled, but because her whereabouts were exposed, was forcibly captured and taken home to get married...

How is it? Does it sound exciting? Are you already a bit impatient?"

"..."

Looking at the Princess whose eyes were flashing with expectant light and who seemed to be very eager to get an affirmative answer, Li Ang could not help but grin.

To be honest... it does sound okay, but you just told me the biggest highlights of these two plays in a few words...

Looking at the Princess who was eager to recommend the repertoire she liked but ended up spoiling it without realizing it, Li Ang smiled helplessly and then nodded in cooperation.

"It is indeed very interesting... Are we watching these today?"

"Yes! One 'Twelve Days of Traveling Together,' one 'Lady Helena.' After watching both, it will be dark."

The Princess, who succeeded in her promotion, smiled brightly and hugged the little husky with a face full of happiness:

"I knew it, absolutely no one can resist Master Wang Erde's works... Li Ang, believe me, although the Morning Star Troupe has had some things happen recently and the lead actor cannot perform, making it lose much of its color compared to the past, but with Master Wang Erde's script still there, I guarantee you will absolutely not regret it!"

Good fellow, you are usually that busy, yet you can still pay attention to the actor changes of a troupe. It seems that what that maid said is true; you are truly the ultimate super fan of that so-called master.

Although he had not yet seen the play, he had already been spoiled by someone for the most part, but looking at the Princess who was much more "real" than before, Li Ang was inexplicably not that resistant to this trip to the Dragon's Pool and Tiger's Den.

"Then I will believe you."

Smiling at the Princess, after the carriage began to slow down until it stopped steadily on the side of the road, Li Ang first threw the warm clothing and the little husky into the window, then stepped out of the carriage first, and then turned to extend his palm toward the Princess.

"Let's go, I hope we won't have made this trip in vain today."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 652 =====