At this moment, the dancers curtsied gracefully to those around them one by one, then left the second floor with smiles alongside the musicians.
A new group soon took the stage and began a fresh piece.
"Wang Xuan!" A woman's delighted voice rang out from nearby.
Following the sound, Wei He happened to see Princess Han Quan rise from a seat in one corner and walk over with joy written across her face.
Han Quan was still as radiant as ever.
Her exquisite curves, the noble air of royalty, her lovely features, and those bewitching, watery eyes—
All drew the gazes of the surrounding guests.
Thanks to that shout, quite a few guests noticed Wei He and King Qianyun, who had only just come upstairs.
Many of them hurriedly rose and headed over.
"So you are Wang Xuan?"
Before Han Quan could run over, another person—a burly man with purplish hair and a fierce face—approached first, staring fixedly at Wei He.
"I've long wanted to know who it was that squeezed my lineage out of this round's quota. I never expected you to look like this!"
The man was utterly brazen. His pupils resembled those of a beast, cold and merciless as they swept over Wei He from head to toe.
"So the famed Limit-Breaking Genius is nothing much to look at?" The newcomer sneered. "Come, come, come. Put on a little show for everyone. Let us see what makes a Limit-Breaking Genius different from an ordinary genius."
Wei He narrowed his eyes and sized up the man before him.
Since his master Li Rong had allowed him to move about freely, she must have believed this situation would cause him no trouble.
In that case—
Just as he was about to make a move, King Qianyun suddenly grabbed his