初见血族长子与王女,乃于银汉大厦琼宴厅。是夕,传说中天使创始人安吉丽Angelia亦临席。余与元心二人,得江涛队长所赠请柬方得入。柬上余名作凯文二世KevinSecond,元心名作龙鳕SnowerLong,皆以西文缀之。
血族王女名费雪怀特FisherWhite,初见时其容粲然:眉若远山含黛,目似秋水凝星,鼻若琼瑶削玉,酒红卷发如云,着紧身赤锦西服,恍若琥珀琼浆倾入玉盏,艳绝四座。
元心拊掌叹曰:“此宴厅佳丽如云,各呈异采!”
余戏之曰:“观汝垂涎三尺,莫非本为男儿身?”
元心正色曰:“观美女乃纯赏其韵,取其菁华,弃其芜杂,或可汲其法以自新。男子观之,则多生妄念耳。”
余笑指席间赤发佳人:“然吾亦慕酒红卷发美女者,岂无妄念乎?”
元心促狭曰:“非无此心,实未逢机缘!”
忽闻金玉相击,余顾首见血族长子端坐紫檀宝座。其座不甚阔大,然气度雍容,竟有亲民之态。天使创始人安吉丽穿梭席间,火红紧身珠片短裙如彼岸花,此女终日笑声连连,与诸宾执盏言欢。满堂笙歌旖旎,觥筹交错,真乃放浪形骸之所。
余贴近元心耳畔问:“此间快意,汝愿久居否?”
因乐声嘈杂,声震梁尘,元心但以目示坐席,复附余耳应曰:“四海飘零,得遇真情,纵元凯乃蓬门,亦可栖迟。”语罢,以纤指点余掌心,莞尔不言。
余心甚悦。
安吉丽款步入席,召侍者奉琼浆二盏。其执元心皓腕而言:“Good evening, handsome Oriental gentleman and exquisite Oriental lady!”
元心笑谑:“You’re the most dazzling creature in this room!”
安吉丽抚掌大笑,声若碎玉投盘:“Oh, do go on—your flattery could melt vampire fangs!”
言毕,安吉丽竟执元心素手,若故交般亲昵。此间宾客皆落落大方,纵夜饮千觞,亦无需通名报姓。
安吉丽忽捧紫霞凝露之糕,玄珠缀翠叶,其色幽邃若星河倒泻。“We’ve cakes here, delectable and ornate as gilded tapestries. But alas—”其凝睇元心,“our Blood palates are as dull as sepia-toned memories. Will you, fair Oriental muse, decipher its essence for me?”
遂元心强挽余臂,迫余含香一啖。
余蹙眉道:“Sweet-tart. Like… lemon curd on a summer’s day.”
元心促狭曰:“Must you always be so literal? Paint it with metaphors! Music! Art!”
余哂道:“It’s cake, not a sonnet. A sour note with a cloying aftertaste—done.”
元心正色曰:“Nonsense! Simply say what stirs your soul, dear ones. No need for flourishes.”
余拊掌笑曰:“To taste a mere bite of your cake, and yet you demand an essay in return?”
安吉丽曰:“No, I never said you had to pen me an essay. Merely weave what your heart stirs—poetry, music, art... or even silence.”