Qing Ju's dance outshines a nation; a showdown at Glorious Dragon Gate-whoever wins becomes Crown Prince (4K)

"I don't want to hurt you by stepping on your feet."

When it came to dancing, Lin Qing had opened nine of the ten apertures-leaving the one that mattered shut. He was fundamentally no different from the Hongchen Siblings, and politely declined Ju Zi.

Despite his boundless success over the two years since immigrating to the Sun Moon Empire, Qing Zai had once been nothing more than a hard-pressed soul tool shopkeeper. The moment he opened his eyes each morning, he was clattering away at his abacus, calculating how many pieces of rare metal his remaining gold soul coins could buy. Where would he have found the leisure to learn all those dances like some noble scion?

"It's fine. You can rub my feet afterward."

Ju Zi's eyes curved, a brilliant smile spreading across her lips. Like a sly little fox, she leaned close to Lin Qing, her hot breath fragrant as orchids and musk, her voice winding around him with irresistible allure. "Qing, captain, class monitor, my lord Earl~

"Once you enter the barracks, it's as deep as the sea. Who knows how long it'll be before I return to Mingdu? Won't you grant this little wish of mine before I leave?"

Corporal Xiao Xiaoju had turned the tables and taken charge. With her departure for the army approaching, the girl no longer needed to worry about anyone else's opinion. Bold and unrestrained, she took Lin Qing's left hand and pulled him toward the dance floor without accepting any argument. Then she guided his awkwardly hovering right hand to rest lightly around the warm, soft, supple waist beneath her orange-red gown.

The Sun Moon nobles dancing nearby turned their gazes toward them, surprised that Earl Ultimate Metal's first partner was Ju Zi, whose status was hardly outstanding.

Granted, she