The Young master's fake bride and her lucky system-Chapter 587: The concert___2.

On stage, the assembled orchestra of instrumentalists readied themselves to begin playing. Their instruments gleamed under the soft glow of the moonlight. As Alix walked onto the stage, the moonlight traveled, following her like a shadow.

The hidden assassin that infiltrated the orchestra moved stealthily, using the violin as a cover and flicked a small poisoned needle towards Alix.

It didn’t prick her body as expected but met an invisible barrier and turned into dust. A man behind that assassin stabbed her neck with an translucent injection that had a red liquid and in the darkness, she was moved away. Another person took her place quickly.

There was no ordinary person on this orchestra, they had all been arranged by the captain as part of the operation. They were hidden system hosts from around the round, with many talents, working as spies in different organizations.

None of them was wearing their true face out, they all had human masks on. To hide their actions, they started playing their instruments immediately.

Behind them, a screen came to life with the help of hologram technology which Alix had also borrowed from the city. It showed a living green planet, plagiarized from the fifth world.

A slow piano melody seduced the eardrums of the audience and everyone sat up straighter. Soft light fell on the piano players, two women.

Just as quickly, it moved to Alix who started playing her violin, changing the tempo of the flow. She started off aggressively, like a soldier heading to war. The backdrop changed as well from a beautiful planet to a land of horrors with images of erupting volcanoes cracking land, awakening monsters.

The audience was shocked, what was this setting? Normal violin or classic music concerts were not like this. Alix increased the speed of her playing and the musical orchids begun to glow but rather than the soft yellow glow which they were aware of, they glowed an eerie red.

This surprised everyone that had come into contact with the musical orchids, they all thought the orchids had a single color.

The teachers, students and other instrumentalists familiar with the orchids felt an itch in their hearts. A new goal was formed in some hearts, they had to make the orchids glow red with their playing.

With all the distractions, nobody noticed a few people being snatched up or those being forced into unconsciousness.

They were all drawn in by the battle declaration on stage.

In the dressing room, Abby Chung had a smile on his face. Alix was one person whose mind he couldn’t understand. Anybody that had a functioning brain could see what she was doing.

"Pft!, she is so obvious."

"As long as all the theatrics are working to our advantage. We have cleared up half the targets with her first song, in her second one we can start dealing with the enemy system hosts." The captain answered softly, maintaining his usual arms across his chest and legs apart stance.

Caishen was bursting with the urge to applaud his wife, he only controlled himself because this was just the beginning.

Grandpa Tai could not stop himself, he started bragging quickly.

"Did you see that, my granddaughter...."

"Shhh!" his wife shushed him. "Wait for the ending at least."

Grandpa Tai sulked, he was not the only one talking after all, the doctors were whispering and so was Yura. The question he had was why they were taking notes and why someone was talking about side effects and palpitations.

The one minute intermission ended and the second song started. It had a different feel to the first one, more relaxing to a point that people started closing their eyes and they were transported to a dreamland.

The bureau system hosts were ready for this, it had been planned in advance so they had sealed off their ears. They swooped down like eagles and carried off their prey, enemy system hosts.

It was not just bureau system hosts that were prepared, even Tai Change was prepared. Alix had put him directly behind Wukong to act on her behalf. Wukong was not among the people that were in the know about the operation.

As far as everyone knew, he was there to attend the concert like many other wealthy people in attendance.

The moment he closed his eyes, and found himself in dreamland, he became easy prey. Tai Change stretched his arm and yawned, then, he stuck a silver ball with tentacles onto the back of Wukong’s neck.

The concert hall went dark suddenly, only for a five seconds and then the second song ended. The effects of the music started wearing off and people’s eyes opened. Most of them were confused about what had just happened but the concert master explained to them what they had experienced.

Once more, the audience was fascinated, how could one song put everyone to sleep within less than a minute? Wasn’t it the perfect cure for insomnia?

Alix got her flute out and Chan Ki joined her on the stage, it was time for the third song.

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At a house in the countryside near the sea, there was a different audience watching Alix’s concert. The audience had three people that had not made it to the concert hall.

It was Lin Qianfan, Lin Billi and Jing Hee, three people that were still on the mend from their different injuries. Billi was stuck in bed and so was Lin Qianfan while Jing Hee was in a wheelchair.

They were all in one room, Billi’s minimally decorated bedroom from where they were being forced to watch the concert at gun point.

Two of Caishen’s men and one caretaker were watching the family of three. If they took their eyes away from the screen for even one single second, they would be punished.

The hatred and regrets they were filled with was immense. Billi was thinking that it should have been her up on that stage, performing under the moonlight and receiving all that glory. She was still unrepentant after all that time and still thought that everything Alix had should have been hers.

It was not fair that she was the one with crippled fingers now, it should have been Alix.

Jing Hee was regretting the fact that she had not killed Alix as a child. If she had, Billi would not be suffering and she would not be dumb and in a wheelchair.

Lin Qianfan was filled with sincere regrets for not treating Alix better. If he had, all those rich people would be fawning over him because Alix’s glory was his glory. What right did the chairman of TFK have to enjoy it?

One more person was filled with regrets, and it was Wukong. He found himself in a predicament that he could not escape. After laying so many traps for Alix, she had not even been harmed by a single one because of the shield protecting her.

Instead, he had shot himself in the foot by asking Alix to give him a ride as a dragon.....no, he had shot himself in the foot by playing both sides and accepting her invitation to the concert. He had come for the wool and he was going home shorn.