Douluo: Starry Express, Abducting the Snow Empress
Chapter 15

Qian Renxue, If You Dance, You Have to Take the Female Role

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The nobles on the floor were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

They had never seen a man invite another man to dance in a ballroom.

The noble maidens were all stunned as well. They had been secretly in love and eagerly waiting, hoping His Highness Prince Xue Qinghe would invite one of them to dance.

Who could have expected someone to get there first?

And it was a handsome man named Lin Yu.

They then heard Lin Yu say to His Highness Xue Qinghe with a smile, "But let me make this clear first. I've never learned ballroom dancing. If you accept my invitation, you'll have to teach me as well."

Oh my god, this Lin Yu can't even dance, yet he dared to invite His Highness the prince.

They all knew that His Highness the prince was usually very approachable, but he preferred outstanding people even more. Naturally, that excellence had to extend to every aspect, including dancing.

They had practiced dancing so hard for this very reason, so that when His Highness the prince invited them, he wouldn't frown. Only then could they leave a good impression in his heart.

But who would dare invite His Highness the prince without having learned any dances at all? They would definitely be rejected politely.

At this moment, Snow Empress exclaimed from within the Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, "You actually don't know how to dance, but why did you say it out loud?"

Lin Yu said, "That's the truth. Anyone who has never danced will be exposed very easily. Rather than put on an act, it's better to be honest from the start."

Snow Empress said speechlessly, "You should have told me earlier. I know how to dance. I could possess your body and dance with Qian Renxue, then find a chance to get close to her."

"But now it's all over before it even began. Qian Renxue clearly isn't the type to like beginners. You haven't even danced before, so of course she'll reject you."

After Snow Empress split off part of her power to become Lin Yu's martial soul, she could not only enter his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness but also temporarily control his body.

If she, who knew how to dance, possessed Lin Yu's body, she could pretend that he knew how to dance as well.

But now this opportunity had gone to waste.

However, contrary to Snow Empress's expectations, His Highness Xue Qinghe did not reject him immediately. Instead, he smiled and said, "In this ballroom, you're the first boy to invite me to dance while honestly admitting that you don't know how."

"This is quite interesting. Nothing like this has ever happened in this ballroom."

"Let me ask you one more time. Do you really not know how to dance?"

There was a hint of hesitation in His Highness Xue Qinghe's tone.

The nobles were greatly astonished. None of them could understand why the lofty His Highness Xue Qinghe would take a liking to a beginner who did not know how to dance.

The noble girls were thrown into confusion as well. They wondered if His Highness Xue Qinghe had seen too many people who knew how to dance, making him find it refreshing when someone who did not know how invited him.

Oh my god, why did I work so hard to learn dancing? I was completely wrong.

Xue Ke, who was standing nearby, was dumbfounded. Wait, brother, instead of finding one of those girls to dance with, you actually want to dance with Lin Yu, another man? What kind of absurdity is this?

At this moment, Snow Empress in the Spiritual Sea of Consciousness saw an opportunity and urged Lin Yu, "It's not too late. The chance is here. Quickly tell Qian Renxue that you were only joking just now and that you do know how to dance."

"Then you don't have to do anything. Hand your body over to me, and leave the rest to me."

Snow Empress had lived for nearly seven hundred thousand years. Because she had once admired the beauty of women's dancing in the human world, she had specifically learned how to dance.

Now, she felt it had finally come in handy.

"Lin Yu, let me show you my dancing. I can captivate countless women and make them fall for me."

Lin Yu said, "No."

Snow Empress was so distressed that her heart ached. Why are you refusing at a moment like this?

Lin Yu continued to say to Xue Qinghe with utmost sincerity, "Your Highness, I truly don't know how to dance. If you want to dance with me, you'll have to be prepared to teach me."

Seeing this scene, Xue Ke suddenly realized that this was an opportunity and immediately took the initiative. "Lin Yu, I know how to dance. I can teach you."

She then winked repeatedly at Xue Qinghe, hinting that he should reject Lin Yu and let her have her chance.

She herself was eager to try. She moved in front of Lin Yu, her face filled with delighted anticipation, as if she would immediately agree as long as Lin Yu extended a hand to invite her.

Unfortunately, Lin Yu did not even glance at Xue Ke. His eyes held only Xue Qinghe.

In perfect unspoken agreement, Xue Qinghe did not look at Xue Ke either. Instead, he smiled at Lin Yu and said, "That's perfect. I happen to have a dance that requires someone who has never learned to dance."

"And you're just right for it. You can let me practice."

As he spoke, Xue Qinghe placed his hand in Lin Yu's.

Xue Ke was dumbfounded. Why is brother going against me? Could he be interested in Lin Yu? And is Lin Yu interested in brother too?

Oh my god, what is happening to this world? Can men and men do this too?

The other noble maidens were equally stunned. A man is competing with all of us women for another man?

And we can't even beat him.

At this moment, Lin Yu looked like a triumphant victor. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he smiled and led Xue Qinghe straight toward the center of the ballroom.

They attracted everyone's attention because this was the first time in the ballroom, or even in the entire noble circle, that one man had invited another man to dance.

The nobles were dumbfounded, temporarily forgetting to invite their own partners.

They could only stare at the two men in the ballroom, stunned again and again.

Snow Empress in the Spiritual Sea of Consciousness was incredulous as well. "This is unbelievable. Could Qian Renxue have fallen for you at first sight too?"

With Xue Ke as a precedent, since she had fallen for Lin Yu at first sight, Snow Empress could not help wondering whether Qian Renxue had taken a liking to Lin Yu as well.

Lin Yu said, "What are you thinking? Qian Renxue is the least likely person to fall for me at first sight. She's so shrewd and cunning, and she's wary of everyone."

"I can tell you this: right now, I'm the person on the floor whom Qian Renxue is most wary of."

Yet Snow Empress could not see any sign that Qian Renxue was wary of Lin Yu. Qian Renxue was personally guiding Lin Yu through the dance, her expression so gentle and attentive.

No matter how clumsy Lin Yu's movements were, Qian Renxue remained extremely patient.

"Don't rush. This step should be done like this. Quick, slow, quick, slow. You need to keep a certain rhythm."

"Next, I'll spin once as the woman. Raise your hand and keep it still. Hold my hand and follow my movements."

"Very good. We've basically finished the first round. Now for the second round. Remember to keep to the beat."

At the center of the ballroom, Qian Renxue and Lin Yu drew everyone's attention—not because they danced well, but because they danced terribly.

Yet everyone envied them, because the worse the dance was, the more clearly they could see His Highness the prince's patience.

To teach his partner properly, His Highness the prince not only instructed him patiently but was even willing to play the woman's role and guide the beginner.

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