Chapter 20

A fire broke out in the dance studio later that day.

Ji Tang was practicing in the room when he heard the screams of girls outside.

She hurried out and happened to meet Su Jinzhou who was also going out.

The two looked at each other and ran downstairs one after the other.

The fire was quite big and had already burned most of the rooms on the first floor. Tan Qingyue and several managers were urging the dancers to leave.

Jitang covered his mouth and coughed, "What's going on?"

Tan Qingyue's face was unhappy. "I didn't expect that person to be so easy to tease."

"What?" Ji Tang leaned close to Tan Qingyue and asked in a low voice, "Are your managers reliable? Can they use magic to put out the fire?"

Tan Qingyue pressed her arm and said, "No need, just let it burn."

Ji Tang looked at the falling gauze curtains and asked, "You put so much effort into building this dance studio, but you don't want it anymore?"

Tan Qingyue chuckled and said, "If he burns mine down, he has to compensate me with another one."

Ji Tang didn't know who Tan Qingyue was talking about. Seeing that the dancers had already left, he urged Tan Qingyue, "Let's go. You can't let yourself get hurt even if you don't care about the dance studio!"

She turned around and called out, "The night is over..."

Su Jinzhou was staring at the fire in a daze. The fire was so bright that it illuminated him completely, but his face and lips were pale and he didn't move at all.

"Su Jinzhou?"

"Su Jin Zhou!"

Su Jinzhou suddenly came back to his senses, his eyes a little confused.

His hand was suddenly grabbed by Ji Tang, and he was dragged out by her.

The flames fell all over her, as if to engulf her.

Su Jinzhou grabbed her with his backhand and quickened his pace.

Jitang looked at his back, thinking about his appearance just now.

When a few people came out of the dance studio, the fire had spread to the second floor.

Not only did Tan Qingyue not call for help to put out the fire, he also stood in front of the building as if it had nothing to do with him, with his arms folded, and let it burn.

Seeing that she was not anxious at all, Jitang asked curiously, "Do you know who set the fire?"

Tan Qingyue: "I know, he just does these little tricks."

As he said this, he turned around and his eyes fell on the hands of Jitang and Su Jinzhou holding each other.

Ji Tang realized it later, "Stop keeping me in suspense!"

Su Jinzhou gently let go of Jitang's hand. Jitang's hands were empty, and he looked back at him without feeling anything.

Tan Qingyue looked at the two people's reactions, smiled and said nothing.

"Tan Qingyue!"

Tan Qingyue could only say, "It's His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince."

"The Seventh Prince?" Ji Tang was stunned. "Is this the Seventh Prince I know?"

"There are several seventh princes in Sujia Kingdom," Tan Qingyue said helplessly, "How do you know who the seventh prince is?"

Ji Tang: "I've been in the palace before. That's Su Jinzhou's younger brother."

Tan Qingyue smiled, "Of course I know."

Ji Tang was worried that she might cause trouble, so he emphasized, "Brother."

Tan Qingyue was astonished, "...I don't know about that."

Ji Tang whispered: "So take it easy."

Seeing this, Tan Qingyue also whispered, "It's too late."

Jitang: “……?”

While the two were whispering, the person being discussed also arrived.

The Seventh Prince was not surprised to see Su Jinzhou outside the dance studio. He bowed to him and said, "Brother."

Ji Tang looked at him silently. The seventh prince had now grown into a handsome young man.

He was wearing a navy blue gown, and looked dressed as a formal man. So, his birthday must have been early.

After Su Qianchen paid his respects to Su Jinzhou, he walked towards Tan Qingyue.

He came with great force, but Tan Qingyue was not afraid of him.

She kept her arms crossed and said, "You burned down my dance studio, but be careful, I might burn down your palace one day if I'm in a bad mood."

Su Qianchen laughed when he heard this and said, "If you want to burn it, then burn it!"

He noticed Jitang and froze, "Am I hallucinating?"

Tan Qingyue rolled her eyes at him, "Say hello, aren't you two old acquaintances?"

Su Qianchen: "Is it really you! Jitang?" He looked in the direction of Su Jinzhou, "Brother!"

Su Jinzhou nodded, "I've seen it earlier."

Su Qianchen: "You haven't always—"

Su Jinzhou: "What are you doing here?"

Su Qianchen: "...Oh, set the building on fire."

Su Jinzhou raised his eyebrows, "I can see it."

Ji Tang couldn't help laughing, "Why are you still so stupid?"

When Su Qianchen looked at Ji Tang, he no longer stared at him as blankly as he did eight years ago. Instead, he looked at Tan Qingyue more.

Ji Tang noticed it and gave Tan Qingyue a subtle look.

Tan Qingyue had no choice but to say, "This person is like a dog-skin plaster, sticking to me and won't let go."

Seeing that Su Qianchen didn't refute him, Jitang asked, "Do you like her and burn down her dance studio?"

Su Qianchen looked at Tan Qingyue confidently and said, "I told you not to show up and dance anymore. Why don't you just be the boss behind the scenes? Are you so happy to be stared at by so many men?!"

Tan Qingyue put her hands on her hips and said, "I just love dancing. If you don't want to watch, just poke your eyes out. No one will care!"

Jitang pulled Tan Qingyue aside and asked, "Did you do this on purpose?"

"Humph," Tan Qingyue's chest rose and fell rapidly, "I did it on purpose."

"..." Jitang asked tentatively, "But why do I think you're really angry?"

"Huh! Me?" Tan Qingyue subconsciously straightened her back. "It's dark, your eyesight is not good!"

Ji Tang didn't argue with her and asked the real question, "You entered into Su Qianchen's game? What game?"

Tan Qingyue then lowered her voice, "I want to make him love but not be able to get it. This nightmare is delicious..." A hint of desire appeared in her eyes, and she licked the corner of her mouth, "If I make him go even crazier, the dream will be even more delicious."

Ji Tang disagreed, "You are teasing..."

"Pfft, pfft, what are you talking about! That was his wishful thinking. I didn't treat him well at the beginning, but he won't leave, so don't blame me."

Seeing that Su Qianchen was in a bad mood, Ji Tang said worriedly, "Don't go too far. If you don't like him, just find a way to make it clear. There's no need to provoke him just for a nightmare. Be careful that your romantic relationship may turn into a romantic disaster."

Tan Qingyue waved her hand. "Actually, I gave up the idea the moment I knew you and the Crown Prince knew each other. Regardless of whether he's the Crown Prince's brother or not, we're still brothers. The Crown Prince won't let me continue."

"I'm glad you know." Ji Tang was relieved.

Seeing that the two seemed to have endless things to say, Su Qianchen ran out of patience and walked over to pull Tan Qingyue over, "Let's talk."

"We have nothing to talk about."

"If you want to continue running your dance studio, I'll give you the best location in the imperial city. You can do whatever you want, but you can't dance in front of those men!"

Seeing that the two people could not stop arguing for a while, Jitang simply stayed away from the battlefield.

She walked closer to Su Jinzhou, "You held my hand just now, you..."

Su Jinzhou: "That was a moment of urgency!"

Ji Tang was puzzled. "Why are you in such a hurry? I was saying your hands are too cold. It's not even winter yet, and you were so close to the fire just now, so why are your hands still so cold?"

Su Jinzhou: “…scared.”

Jitang smiled at him, then quickly withdrew his smile, "I'd never trust you."

She looked down at his hands, and Su Jinzhou put his hands into his sleeves.

Ji Tang: "You can't use spiritual power to isolate yourself from cold and heat during the enlightenment period. Look, if you don't practice well, you will just be freezing. There's a powerful person in the palace who doesn't study hard. What a waste."

Su Jinzhou: "Can you?"

“…” Jitang didn’t say anything.

Su Jinzhou smiled, "I remember Master said before that you were in the early stage of Heartbeat. How about now?"

Jitang's expression became more proud, "Mid-term."

Su Jinzhou asked, "It took eight years to advance to a small level?"

Ji Tang immediately frowned and said, "What do you know? It's already impressive to advance one level in eight years! Do you think cultivation is as easy as eating and sleeping?"

Su Jinzhou smiled and bowed, "Your Excellency is right."

Jitang curled his lips.

"I won't argue with you. Here, do the hand seals like me." Ji Tang made hand seals with his right hand, and seeing that Su Jinzhou didn't move, he elbowed him and said, "Learn!"

Su Jinzhou raised his hand and made a gesture.

Ji Tang glanced at him and said, "I didn't expect you to be so smart. You can understand the hand gestures at a glance."

Su Jinzhou was much taller than Jitang, so he could only lower his head to look at her. If he wanted to see her expression clearly, he had to bend slightly. "That's not difficult."

Ji Tang twitched his lips, "Yes, yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince is very talented, otherwise Master Wu Shu would not have accepted you as his disciple."

Su Jinzhou's expression faded.

Ji Tang knew he had said the wrong thing and immediately changed the subject, "I used nightmare energy to cast the spell, but you can also use spiritual power. This is the warm-up technique, but I made a small change."

She explained the method to Su Jinzhou in detail, "Would you like to try it?"

Su Jinzhou used the warm-up technique in just one go.

A warmth came from him, dispelling the chill of the autumn night.

But at the same time, a cluster of flower-shaped flames also bloomed slightly on the fingertips of his fingers.

Su Jinzhou looked at the flames, not knowing what to say.

Jitang touched the flame with his finger, and the flame flickered but did not go out.

She smiled and said, "I added a little illusion to the warm-up technique. Doesn't it look good and warm at the same time?"

Su Jinzhou didn't think it had any effect.

Ji Tang: "How are you? Are you feeling better?"

Su Jinzhou: "What?"

Ji Tang shrugged. "You seemed to be in a bad mood after seeing the fire. Did that thing leave you with any bad memories?"

Before Su Jinzhou could speak, Ji Tang continued, "I didn't mean to ask you, I just thought this spell would be perfect for me right now. It's warm and beautiful." She looked up and smiled at him, "Do you think fire isn't so annoying anymore?"

Su Jinzhou looked at her smiling face and was slightly lost in thought.

fire.

It's like a hook.

The fire that Su Jinzhou feared the most seemed to have started again, almost burning him to death.

Ji Tang saw that his face looked strange and was about to ask when he noticed that his breathing suddenly became rapid and he was shaking as if he couldn't stand.

She hurriedly helped him up and asked anxiously, "What's wrong with you?"

Su Jinzhou squatted on the ground, unable to hear what Ji Tang said. All he could see was fire. He closed his eyes tightly, but the noisy sound in his ears became louder and louder and would not go away.

Ji Tang grabbed his hand that was making a hand seal, and the flower-shaped flame instantly dissipated without a trace.

"I shouldn't have taught you this technique. I should have taught you the general warm-up technique. Su Jinzhou, are you okay? Su Jinzhou?"

She turned around and wanted to call Su Qianchen, but she didn't know where Su Qianchen and Tan Qingyue had gone.

Su Jinzhou's body suddenly turned cold, and only the hand held by Ji Tang could feel the warmth.

He subconsciously opened his palm and grabbed Jitang's hand.

Ji Tang's right hand was grabbed by him, and she had to make hand gestures with her left hand in a hurry. She had originally wanted to give it a try, but she didn't expect that she would actually use the warm-up technique.

She used the warming technique on Su Jinzhou, "Are you feeling better? Are you still cold?"

Ji Tang felt guilty: "I'm sorry, I was too self-righteous..."

The coldness on Su Jinzhou's body was gradually replaced by warmth, and a voice squeezed into the noisy sounds. Compared with those noisy sounds, this voice came from far away and gradually became clearer.

"Su Jinzhou, can you hear me? What's wrong with you?"

It’s Jitang.

He opened his eyes slightly.

What I saw before my eyes was no longer the fire, but Ji Tang's bewildered and anxious face.

Ji Tang saw Su Jinzhou open his eyes and smiled in surprise. He carefully watched his reaction and said, "Where do you feel uncomfortable? I have some medicine here. Tell me the symptoms and I'll find it for you!"

Su Jinzhou's breathing slowed down, no longer as rapid as before. The palpitations in his heart subsided, and his numb limbs became more controllable thanks to the warmth.

The noisy sounds in my ears are now becoming blurred and fading away.

Su Jinzhou: "...I'm fine."

Ji Tang had already taken out a lot of pills while she was talking. She held three or four bottles in her left hand. "Take a look at these, are there any that can be used?"

Su Jinzhou caught the medicine bottle that was about to slip from her palm. His eyes fell on the black words on the red paper on the bottle, and then he raised his eyebrows.

"Jitang."

"ah?"

Su Jinzhou raised his eyes and said, "If I remember correctly, this medicine is for curing impotence, right?"

He: "Why are you carrying around erectile dysfunction medication every day?"