Chapter 1022: The Questioned Desire

The soundproofing in the concert hall was quite good, but in the backstage, one could still hear the symphony playing.

The Doctor and Xia De, who had officially mixed in here, disguised themselves as music lovers who had come to visit famous musicians, so they didn't have to worry about their identities being exposed for the time being.

The two came to the second floor through the small staircase on the east side of the concert hall. Although the Doctor could generally sense the location of the demon he had marked, because the other party already knew that he was being tracked, the Doctor's perception could not be too precise and could only confirm that the demon was in one of the six rooms. The six rooms were opposite each other in pairs, and one could see them after turning the corridor. The corridor was crowded with people, either holding performance costumes or loudly reminding the musicians preparing to go on stage to tidy up their makeup as soon as possible.

In addition to the orchestra members and the concert hall dispatchers, there were also guests who, like Xia De and the Doctor, had come backstage to visit the musicians. Even though it was not easy to be allowed to enter the backstage, Tuo Bei Si Ke lacked nothing but people with status.

This led to the six rooms chosen by the Doctor looking very lively.

Although there were many people, this was also within the Doctor's plan. He threw a straw doll tied with hay to Xia De, gave Xia De a wink, and then walked toward the three rooms on the left; Xia De looked at the three rooms on the right.

They first needed to confirm the demon's location; acting separately was much more convenient than acting together.

In the first of the three rooms on the right, which was a public dressing room, after Xia De turned in, he saw rows of dressing tables placed together. The musicians preparing to go on stage were anxiously doing their final makeup, while those who were not in a hurry to go on stage were adjusting their makeup in front of the mirror.

Reporters were talking with several girls who had just come off the stage in the corner, and the backstage servants were hurriedly pushing small carts to deliver musical instruments. Famous conductors and musicians of course had their own dressing rooms, and the musicians here belonged to the collective that was not valued.

The air was filled with a rich scent of greasepaint, and the density of gas lamps on the walls of the room exceeded the normal lighting needs; people doing makeup all needed sufficient light. When Xia De walked into the room, no one paid too much attention to him, because everyone had their own things to do. This room was exceptionally large, even making Xia De think of a plaza.

The Doctor could rely on induction to find the demon, but Xia De could only rely on that straw doll. He held the doll in his pocket with his left hand, intending to walk around this huge public dressing room, striving to make contact with everyone.

He walked from east to west, and had just finished walking through the first two rows when he saw a familiar person doing makeup.

Yi Lu Na was sitting obediently in front of the dressing table mirror, her two hands on her knees, watching the middle-aged woman behind her in the mirror tidying her hair, watching the woman wearing a tight black ladies' suit applying powder to her face.

Standing beside the dressing table was another female Ringed Ringed Shushi. If Xia De remembered correctly, this was Miss Ge Lin, a high-tier female Ringed Ringed Shushi of the Sun Church, who was laughing and teasing Yi Lu Na about her expression at this time:

"You are already seventeen years old this year, have you never done proper makeup?"

"Of course I have... but this is the first time doing makeup like this."

Yi Lu Na replied, her peripheral vision catching Xia De, who was looking at her, in the mirror. The mask given by Doctor Shi Nai De had changed Xia De's face, but Yi Lu Na still relied on instinct and intuition to identify who that stranger was at the first moment.

She couldn't be completely sure until she saw Xia De in the mirror raise his right hand. He first drew the holy emblem of the Sun God on his chest, hesitated for a moment, and then raised his hand to his ear as if to scratch his head, but in fact, he raised his forearm, palm forward, five fingers together and bent inward, making a "cat beckoning" action.

Drawing the holy emblem represented recognizing Yi Lu Na, and the ridiculous action afterward represented Xia De's own identity. Yi Lu Na successfully understood Xia De's meaning, endured her laughter, and said to Miss Ge Lin on the side:

"Although I can go on stage, will I really not interfere with other people's performances?"

"It doesn't matter, you just don't blow air into the silver flute, just do whatever others do."

Miss Ge Lin said, and then Xia De knew that Yi Lu Na was preparing to go on stage.

"Will that bard really appear? We have prepared so much for this; if he doesn't appear, it will be all in vain tonight."

Yi Lu Na asked again.

"At least not only us, others also think he will appear."

Miss Ge Lin said again, and at the same time, Xia De saw from the mirror that Yi Lu Na's hand on the dressing table was showing the number "four."

"The fourth Wisdom Stone? The Keeper of Secrets in the state of a bard? Besides the church, the professor sent by the academy is also for this?"

Xia De understood Yi Lu Na's meaning at once, shook his head at her in the mirror, and then continued to walk forward. He meant that he came here tonight not for the "bard." Yi Lu Na, sitting in front of the dressing table, also understood Xia De's meaning and was very puzzled about why he came.

In the lively public dressing room, there was no trace of the demon, but Xia De found quite a few Ringed Ringed Shushi of the Orthodox Church. They were disguised as various identities; Yi Lu Na was not the only one forced to perform on stage, but seemed to be the only one who really didn't understand music.

It seemed that the church believed that the probability of the "bard" appearing on the stage of the performance was greater. Xia De could only wish Yi Lu Na not to make a fool of herself on stage in his heart.

Xia De, who had walked around the public dressing room, felt that he was stained with a lot of greasepaint scent. He reminded himself to change this set of clothes before going home, otherwise the writer Miss would definitely not be happy. Then he walked into the second room on the right side of the corridor, which was the public lounge for musicians.

Generally speaking, the dressing room of a concert hall is actually a lounge, but the Royal Festival Concert Hall has special significance in the eyes of the royal family, so the internal decoration and functional area division are also different from normal circumstances.

Of course, saying it was a lounge, it was not quiet at all. It was currently during the performance, and both on and off the stage were quite nervous. The musicians who had finished makeup were mostly waiting here to go on stage, and the guests who came to visit the musicians were mostly gathered here. There were even young people holding flowers, giving gifts to their female friends to congratulate them on their performance; everything looked very normal.

This lounge also had Ringed Ringed Shushi of the Orthodox Church, but the number was small and most were low-tier. Xia De still walked around it, thinking that there would still be no incident, but unexpectedly, when he approached the man standing by the window looking at the night view, the straw doll in his pocket trembled three times.

"Found it!"

Xia De's expression remained unchanged, pretending to be just passing by, wanting to walk past behind the "man" who was facing away from him. But just as Xia De was concentrating on looking at the road, the "man" who was leaning on the windowsill, looking at the night view of Tuo Bei Si Ke, turned around and asked Xia De quite warmly:

"Sir, what time is it now?"

Xia De stopped, took out his pocket watch and glanced at it:

"It's already eight-thirty in the evening. Why, sir, is your performance time coming?"

"Yes, I am the violinist for "White Bird Sonata · Suite · Part 1" at 8:46."

He said to Xia De with a smile, and then asked:

"Then sir, what are you here for?"

From the clothing, one could simply distinguish what kind of identity the people appearing in this lounge had.

"Come to visit that Miss Li Sha."

Xia De said, he had read the program list provided by the Doctor, although the focus was to remember the time, he also remembered the name:

"That is an excellent cellist."

"Yes, very excellent."

The demon agreed and nodded:

"Her cello skills at her age have almost reached the peak."

Because his image was an old gentleman with somewhat graying hair, saying such things didn't seem abrupt:

"But I can see that Miss Li Sha is not satisfied with her current state; she has a desire to go further."

"But she is already the most excellent cellist in Tuo Bei Si Ke. I heard that even Queen Diana has praised her."

"Yes, but people always have desires."

The demon said with a smile, Xia De nodded, he estimated that Doctor Shi Nai De's disguise was too brilliant, so the demon didn't see who he was at all, but instead took a fancy to him.

And the following words also proved Xia De's point:

"Sir, I see that you also have extraordinary desires."

"Is that so?"

Xia De looked somewhat surprised and pressed his chest.

The light in the room was very bright, so that the scene nearby was reflected on the window glass. Xia De and the demon's side faces were reflected on the glass, two faces with a half-smile almost merged with the night,

"Everyone has desires, wanting to earn pounds, wanting to become famous, wanting a title, wanting a beautiful girl, this is very normal."

Xia De said, he was not in a hurry at all at this time, the Doctor would come over after checking the three rooms on the right, he could completely drag the demon here and wait for the Doctor:

"Don't you have any desires?"

Xia De asked back.

"I of course also have desires, but I can see your uniqueness."

The demon in the form of an old musician whispered softly. If it were an ordinary person, they would have already begun to be influenced by its words at this time:

"Such pure desire is really rare. Tell me, young man, what exactly do you want?"

"I want... pounds."

In the soft laughter of "Her," Xia De gave an answer that could be considered honest. Having five-digit savings, his current craving for money was actually very strong. For the expenses of a Ringed Ringed Shushi, ten thousand pounds was actually not much; he had been thinking about how to earn money recently. Although if he really needed money urgently, whether it was Miss Jia Lin Na or Princess Lei Lei Qianya, they would not be stingy in reaching out to help him, but the Outsider didn't like asking ladies for money.

"This is very simple."

The demon reached behind him, and although there was nothing behind him, he pulled out a "Victor Box" out of thin air:

"I'll give this to you; you can use this to replicate infinite money." ===== CHAPTER 1023 =====