I Prepared a Nice Room for You

At that thought, Shui Bing'er came to terms with it as well. She turned to face the girls and said, "Alright, sisters, everyone's rested enough. Let's give it another serious try!"

"Alright!"

The girls had no objections. Under Shui Bing'er's lead, they began another round of dance practice.

This time, they were a little more serious, and their movements were better than before. Unfortunately, it was still not quite enough.

Seeing this, Long Jie hurried over and began teaching them bit by bit.

"Shui Bing'er, this move needs to be done like this!" Long Jie took Shui Bing'er's hand and taught her personally, hand in hand.

The moment he touched her, Shui Bing'er pulled her little hand back as though shocked, her face turning red.

"I... I can do it myself!"

"Don't be ridiculous. Your movements are so stiff—how are you supposed to do it yourself?" Long Jie frowned, then caught her hand again and helped her complete the movement.

This time, Shui Bing'er did not resist. Her face was red as an apple, and she did not dare raise her head.

Long Jie, meanwhile, wore a serious expression as he focused on helping her.

"For a move like this, your joints have to be relaxed..."

"No, I said relax your joints, not your entire body..."

"Follow me..."

As they moved together, they quickly entered a state of complete absorption. Shui Bing'er gradually went from resisting at first to slowly letting down her guard, and her movements became a little smoother.

Yet while the two were engrossed in their training, they had no idea that the six team members behind them had already stopped, watching them with smiles on their faces.

"Hey, look at Bing'er. She's so serious!"

"Exactly! If someone taught me that seriously, I'd be serious too!"

"No, don't you think they look really good together?"

Under the sunlight, the young man and woman both looked focused, their eyes fixed on one another. Through their dance practice, they gradually became more familiar with each other.

Soon, once Shui Bing'er had finally learned the last movement, Long Jie let out a sigh of relief and smiled at her. "Alright, now you can try teaching them!"

The moment he said that, the girls immediately erupted.

"Huh? Captain, that's so unfair! You teach Bing'er Jie hand in hand, but for us, you just have Bing'er Jie teach us!"

"Exactly! That's totally unacceptable! Captain, don't tell me you like Bing'er Jie?"

Shui Bing'er's face reddened. She glared at the girl who had spoken. "Don't talk nonsense. I think the captain is just tired..."

She lowered her head, somewhat afraid to look at Long Jie. Long Jie merely smiled and did not answer her. "Alright, are you done talking nonsense? Then start practicing!"

"Yes!"

The girls nodded with bitter smiles and could only follow Shui Bing'er in practicing the dance.

Long Jie had his own plans. He knew he would not stay here for too long. There was no need to make these women revolve entirely around him now. If he left one day, wouldn't they lose their backbone?

Therefore, he wanted Shui Bing'er to become the core of the group. That way, even without him, the Tianshui Battle Team would not fall apart.

Of course, he did indeed like Shui Bing'er a little. Just a little—only liked her!

Time flew by while they practiced dancing. Night soon arrived, yet the girls were still dancing beneath the moonlight. Their movements, which had been mechanical at the start, had become somewhat smoother.

Long Jie nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, we'll stop here for today. You can go back first!"

"Remember, once you return, immediately enter a cultivation state. There will be unexpected benefits!"

The girls only half understood, but they could only do as Long Jie said.

After everyone had left, Long Jie called Shui Bing'er over alone. The two walked along the pathways of Heavenly Water Academy, neither knowing what to say for a time.

Looking up at the sky, the moon hung high overhead. Moonlight shone down upon them, endless silver radiance slowly falling.

Amid such beautiful scenery, Shui Bing'er was somewhat lost in thought. Countless thoughts filled her mind as she wondered why Long Jie had called her over.

Out of so many people, he had called no one else but her?

Could it really be as they said? Did he like me? For a moment, the young girl's thoughts became a complete mess.

Under the moonlight, Long Jie slowly spoke. "You did very well today, but there's one thing you need to pay attention to!"

"What?" Shui Bing'er froze. He couldn't have really called me here just to talk about dancing, could he?

Long Jie smiled and looked at Shui Bing'er. "The important thing about JK Hot Dance is the energy, but you're so icy and cold that it makes people uncomfortable. There's no appeal to it at all, so..."

He raised both hands and gently lifted the corners of Shui Bing'er's mouth. "So you need to smile more from now on. You'll look good when you smile!"

Shui Bing'er looked blank, unable to react for a moment. She had actually forgotten to resist, allowing Long Jie to fuss with her face.

By the time she came back to herself, Long Jie had already withdrawn his hands, though the sensation still lingered on her face.

"I'll try my best..."

That was what the girl said. She was used to being cold; changing all at once was rather difficult.

"Alright, I believe you can do it!" Long Jie smiled. The two continued walking beneath the moonlight for a long while without speaking. In the end, Long Jie escorted Shui Bing'er back, bringing the day's hard work to an end.

Long Jie returned to his room. The small courtyard Liu Erlong had once lived in now seemed exceptionally empty. Just as Long Jie was about to enter, he discovered that there was actually a seal on the door?

The large words above were impossible to miss!

"Long Jie has arrived in person. Come see me at once! Vice!"

Vice Dean? What was she up to? Surely she wasn't going to deny him even a place to sleep just because he hadn't called her Older Sister?

Long Jie sighed helplessly. No matter how many questions he had, he had to see the Vice Dean first.

Before long, he arrived at the Vice Dean's courtyard. She was leisurely sipping tea, and when she saw Long Jie arrive, she said with a smile, "You're here. Sit down first!"

Long Jie did not sit. Looking at the Vice Dean, he said, "Vice Dean Older Sister, what exactly are you doing? I don't even have anywhere to sleep now!"

"Oh?" The Vice Dean smiled. "I'm not targeting you just because you refused to call me Older Sister!"

You totally are! Long Jie thought. He had never seen anyone so ruthless. Wasn't it just that he hadn't called her Older Sister? Fine, he was calling her that now, wasn't he?

The Vice Dean smiled. "Actually, Liu Erlong just sent me a message. She said I absolutely must not let you sleep in that courtyard of hers, or she'll come storming into Tianshui herself!"

After taking a sip of tea, the Vice Dean continued, "You know Liu Erlong's temperament. She really is capable of doing something like that, so... I had no choice but to seal off that courtyard!"

"But don't worry. I've arranged a nice place for you. Come with me!"

A nice place? Where? Long Jie followed behind the Vice Dean in confusion. As they walked on, the scenery along the way gradually began to look familiar.

When the Vice Dean stopped in front of a room, Long Jie's heart suddenly began pounding wildly.

Wasn't this Shui Bing'er's room?

The Vice Dean knocked on the door, and Shui Bing'er soon came to answer it. She was wearing sleepwear, and the coldness she had shown during the day was long gone, replaced by a touch more feminine charm!