Almighty Alchemist

Avril Lavigne didn't realize that her heart was being captured.

She likes the feeling of staying with Gong Hao, and her mood changes because of him. This is the first boy she cared about, cared about his thoughts, his feelings, laughed for him, and shed tears for him.

Her emotions fluctuated because of him, completely controlled by the blond boy.

She thought it was friendship because he was her only friend.

But Gong Hao knew that Avril Lavigne's feelings for him had already far exceeded the range of friends.

Although she is a high-ranking princess, the girl's heart is lonely, and she has never had anyone she can rely on psychologically. Someone she can trust, trust, and be charmed by.

In Avril's heart, Gong Hao is like the best combination of father, brother and lover. Although his status is low, he is someone he can rely on. She can confide her thoughts to him, and the other party will listen quietly.

Sometimes Gong Hao would tell her some stories.

So Avril would be like, oh my god, how could he have so many stories to tell in his head? And each one is so wonderful and moving.

He is like a bard, with countless stories on him, and he is always so philosophical.

"...the king said to the envoy, this war has consumed a lot of power in my country, and you must pay compensation. So the arrogant envoy replied: Yes Your Majesty, we will compensate your land. Then the envoy took out a piece of animal skin and said, we will compensate you for a place as big as this animal skin. It was a great humiliation to the king, but at that time, the king's beautiful and wise queen smiled and said, oh, is that so? Then I want to thank your country for your generosity. Then guess what she did ?”

"How?" Avril asked.

"She took the piece of animal skin and cut it into thin and long ropes with scissors. Then she connected all the ropes together and used it to enclose a large area of ​​the other country."

"Oh my God, she's so smart."

"Okay, the story is over, my little princess, you should go to bed."

"I want to hear one more." Avril Lavigne said with a twinkle in her big eyes.

Gong Hao scratched his head in distress: "Well... what else do you want to hear?"

"How many more do you have? I want to hear all of them."

"Wow, that's a lot. I've got a thousand and one stories in my left hand and more in my right. How about I tell you another story about Aladdin's lamp?"

"I've heard that." Avril Lavigne was lying on the gorgeous ivory bed, with her back leaning against a soft round pillow, her long hair hanging loose, and there were two bowls of desserts brought by the servants on the brocade stool next to her.

One bowl is for myself, and the other bowl is for Gong Hao.

The night was already dark, the lights in the room were still shining, the little princess was fascinated by the story, she refused to let Gong Hao leave no matter what.

"Then what kind of story do you want to hear?"

"I want to hear a story about a prince and a princess, something very romantic."

"Well, how about I tell you another Cinderella story?"

"OK."

After the story of Cinderella was finished, Gong Hao told her a story about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

God knows that Her Royal Highness the little princess has never heard so many interesting and moving stories, so that the more she listens, the more excited she becomes, and she doesn't want to sleep.

"I want to hear one more." This sentence is the one she said the most this evening.

"This is the last story. You must go to sleep after listening to it." This is the one that Gong Hao told the most tonight.

"Then, let me tell you another story about Sleeping Beauty. If you promise to be obedient, I'll tell you the story of Troy tomorrow, the story of the beast and the beauty, the story of the Wizard of Oz, the story of Alice in Wonderland, and many more, how about it?"

"Okay, okay, the last one, the last one." The little princess twisted her body and said. It seems impossible to hear all the stories tonight.

Does he really have thousands of stories? Avril was very curious.

After telling the story of Sleeping Beauty, Avril Lavigne blinked and asked, "Why does every princess need the prince's kiss to wake up after falling asleep?"

"Oh, this..." Gong Hao thought for a while, this is really a complicated question: "Sometimes kisses have a kind of magical power, it can do many incredible things."

"As magical as magic?"

"Oh, it's more amazing than that. The most amazing thing in this world is always human emotions, which are incomprehensible and unpredictable. You can't really understand your own emotions, and you can't control them. You can only follow their feelings. Magic can at least be learned and mastered, but emotions... you can never learn and master them."

It was as if he was driving Xiu Yi away, but couldn't help calling him back? Avril Lavigne understood a little.

Avril tilted her head and thought for a while: "Xiuyi, have you ever kissed?"

Gong Hao shook his head: "No, no. That's a very sacred thing."

"Me neither." Avril Lavigne said regretfully.

She suddenly found herself envious of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, because they could get the kiss that made them happy all their lives.

I really want to own it.

She made up her mind quickly.

She lowered her head, clutched the quilt tightly with her little hands, and said softly in a mosquito-like voice, "Xiuyi, kiss me."

These words hit Gong Hao's head like a thunderbolt, almost making him jump up.

Avril was a little dissatisfied: "You don't need to be so scared."

Gong Hao looked around, fortunately, there were only himself and the princess in the room.

"Come on, kiss me." Avril urged him.

Gong Hao asked softly: "Are you sure?"

"Of course." Avril stared at him dissatisfied. It seems that if she doesn't get this kiss, she doesn't plan to let Gong Hao go.

Gong Hao bit the bullet and leaned forward, and gently pressed a kiss on Avril's face.

This kiss was very light, like a superficial touch, but it also left a deep imprint on Avril's heart.

Avril Lavigne only felt that her face was burning and hurting, my God, what did it feel like? Are you sick? Why is my heart beating so hard?

Her little face flushed red.

"This... Avril, you know that such things can't be said, right?" Gong Hao was a little worried, damn it, he just kissed a princess, her face was hot, but this feeling is really good.

"Yes, I know, this is our secret." Avril replied with a blushing face.

"Then, obediently be a Sleeping Beauty and see you tomorrow."

"Well, see you tomorrow."

Gong Hao got up and left.

When he pushed the door and went out, Avril huddled under the blanket and whispered softly like a mosquito: "Xiuyi, if one day I also cannot wake up from a long sleep, you will come to rescue me like Prince Charming and wake me up with your kiss, right?"

"...Yes, I will." After hesitating for a while, Gong Hao replied affirmatively.

"Will not abandon me again? Not for any reason?"

"I swear not again, never again."

"That's good..." Avril closed her eyes contentedly.

Gong Hao sighed softly and opened the door.

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Night, deep silence.

Gong Hao stood alone in the center of the castle.

He was a little dazed.

There are always some things that are out of control, and there are always some emotions that are free from rationality. Avril Lavigne's enthusiasm, innocence and dependence on herself are rapidly heating up. If things continue like this, perhaps many things will soon change unexpectedly.

This is not what he wants to see.

There is a natural gap between myself and Avril, not only the huge difference in identity, but more importantly, my deep-rooted hatred for the Lance Empire.

He couldn't forget the dead Sark, Sisser, Biller and Funk.

Can't forget every boy who died.

He couldn't forget that even if he got to this point by his own efforts, he still hadn't gotten rid of the threat of death.

But what can I do?

Maybe it's time to make some preparations for the next plan.

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Avril Lavigne stayed longer this time because Gong Hao hadn't found the monster mount she needed yet.

Although everyone could see that the only mount Avril Lavigne needed was the little blond boy, not some unplanned monster.

Maybe Avril Lavigne was hoping that she would never find her mount in her life, so that she could always have this little blond boy.

It's a pity that she has no right to speak in this matter. Heins refused her wish to take Gong Hao away, and she was so angry that she almost cried on the spot.

The old man didn't even bother to comfort the princess. He just said lightly: "There are many things on Purgatory Island that you don't understand. Go back and ask your royal father. If he agrees, I don't mind giving Graier to you."

Of course, the emperor couldn't agree. He knew that the person who planted the spiritual seed could not be taken out safely. Even if he didn't consider the issue of bloodlines, he couldn't let his daughter be a widow.

Two days later, the Liberty came.

This is the first time that two ships have docked at the same time on Lianyuan Island.

Gong Hao decides to go to Bailey, he tells Avril Lavigne for leave, he has a lot of good things to say, and promises to tell her at least ten good stories today before finally making it happen.

"Hey, Hugh Iglesle, my good friend, it's good to see you again," Bailey called out.

He gave Gong Hao a warm hug, and invited him to the cabin for a drink according to the "old rules".

On the way in, Bailey said to Gong Hao: "I saw the king's boat, it seems that our cute little princess came to Purgatory Island to find her mount again, tell me if she found it?"

"No, not yet." Gong Hao replied.

"I think she's already been found." Bailey squeezed Gong Hao narrowly with his eyes: "I heard from the soldiers guarding the ship that the little princess is obsessed with you. She spends almost every day with you, even when she goes to bed, you have to accompany her to coax her to sleep. Oh my God, you made her maid lose her job. And you even made the little princess angry and shed tears for you, didn't you? Surprisingly, you didn't get any punishment."

"Rumours always spread quickly." Gong Hao replied flatly.

"Don't worry, it's just passing among colleagues. Isn't it boring to stay here? Those guys don't have the leaves you gave, they must be smoked to death every day. I guess they want you to offend the little princess and run her back from the island."

"No, I gave them the leaves. You know that having friendship with the princess is not necessarily a good thing. It can bring you a lot of trouble, such as jealousy, which is the most terrible kind, so I helped them. I don't need to make enemies for myself, right?"

"Oh, you know, Xiu Yi, that's what I admire the most about you. You are always calm, rational, good at being a human being, and never offend anyone easily. I wonder how it is possible that with your ingenuity, you can't discover some little secrets about the island?" Bailey laughed.

Gong Hao was startled, he looked at Bailey: "What do you want to say? Bailey."

Bailey gritted his teeth: "Okay, Huey, don't play dumb with me. You know we have a lot of secret deals, and I can't possibly betray you. You just want to live, right? You've been working here for almost two years, and you're the only one who broke the rules here and stayed and became an apprentice. I don't believe that with your hard work and wisdom, you won't see some strange tricks."

Gong Hao was stunned: "Just because I performed well, should I see something?"

"At least there should be doubts. But you have never asked about this, so I guess, you may have an answer already. So you made all kinds of efforts..." Bailey blinked at Gong Hao: "You didn't do anything wrong. You should know that even if you confess to me, you don't have to be afraid that I will expose you."

Gong Hao looked around cautiously: "What else do you know?"

Bailey smiled smugly: "That's true. Don't worry, I don't need to know more. See, if you give us benefits, we will help you. As long as you don't make big mistakes, we won't care what you want to do."

"Very well, I will give you more good things next month, but you and your friends better keep your mouths shut. By the way, thank you for reminding me, I think I understand a very important thing."

Yes, Gong Hao finally understands why Pierre has always been lukewarm towards him? Why on earth did he still not believe in himself? Damn, I should have realized this earlier. he thinks.

Neil said that as the teenagers work here, and as they grow older and their minds mature, there will always be some smart people who will find the problem.

Gong Hao's performance on Purgatory Island was so outstanding that everyone believed that he was a genius.

It doesn't make sense for such a genius to turn a blind eye to what is happening in front of his eyes, without any doubts. In private, there were even servants discussing where the servants who were taken away went, but Gong Hao never participated in this group of private discussions.

However, it turns out that this is not a good way to avoid suspicion.

That's why Pierre didn't trust him.

The reason why they dare to continue to use themselves now may be that on the one hand they need their excellent work, and on the other hand they are confident that they can control themselves.

It seems that I have to be more careful in the future, should I intentionally or unintentionally show some doubts about all this?

But wouldn't that be too blatant? Will it make things rigid by calling everything out?

No, it cannot be pointed out. Some things are much better to understand each other than to make them clear.

So what to do? Maybe it's time to find out how many people have doubted themselves because of this, and whether there are anyone else besides Pierre. Check this out before making a decision.

Gong Hao fell into deep thought.

Bailey patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, don't think about it. Let's complete our deal first. Here is the information you want about Hines and Pierre. As for Lancelot, it's strange that this person seems to be very mysterious, and we can't find anything about him. But don't worry, we will continue to look for it. I have a friend who works in the Legal Affairs Department. Their noses have always been very sharp, and there is no information that they can't find."

"How powerful is it?"

"Even the most ordinary hounds can find out everything they want based on some clues. There are also some high-level mages who can use a certain item to restore all the events that the item has experienced in a period of time. They call it time reversal. Oh, it's terrible to think about it. If it falls into the hands of those people, you can't keep any secrets."

Gong Hao's heart skipped a beat: "There aren't many people like this, right?"

"Of course, and the use of time countercurrent is very expensive, and there are many restrictions. For example, they can only go back within a day. At least three mages in black robes need to consume all their mana at once, and some very expensive media... Unless it is some big cases, they can't use it at will. Regarding Lancelot, as long as my friend from the Legal Affairs Bureau is willing to help, there is absolutely no problem."

Gong Hao reached out to take the information, but Bailey grabbed his hand and reminded him seriously: "I hope you understand that whether it is information that has been inquired or information that has not been inquired, it will cost a lot of money."

"You will get rewards, far higher than what you put in." Gong Hao replied calmly.

Gong Hao replied that he took out a box casually, which contained all the things that Bailey and the others needed to make a lot of money.

Then he took out a list: "It is reasonable to say that I should give you free treatment. But I am sorry, I still want you to help me find these goods and the information I need. That is very important to me. Without them, I cannot make greater contributions, and cannot further gain the trust of the master. Now that you know, then you should understand that everything I do is just to survive better. I can't resist the entire empire, right?"

"Of course, I will get things for you. I understand your needs as the production cost of materials, not the processing cost of labor, right?" Bailey replied with a smile.

Then he glanced at the list and couldn't help frowning: "Spellbook? You want a magic book about soul magic? What do you want that thing for? You know it's taboo."

"Not for alchemists. Master Hines has been studying the making of flesh and blood puppets, and I have also participated in it. I think that to solve this problem, you need to use soul magic, so I need your help. If I can help Master Hines solve this problem, I think the master will let me get in touch with those alchemy topics that he has not solved. You know what the most advanced technologies mean, right?"

"More money!" Bailey's eyes lit up.

"That's right."

"Well then, I'll get you a copy, though it won't be easy."

"See you next month then."

"Don't stay for a drink?"

"No Pele, you gave me a big impact today, I have to go back and do some preparations."

"Anyway, Xiu Yi, you are a genius, and my partners and I admire you very much. We hope you can survive and live a healthy life."

"I hope so." Gong Hao replied with a smile.