Chapter 198 Elegance, timeless
"Break her heart? Is she an alien?"
Li Muhan asked.
Xia Yue shook her head.
"No, she is not an alien, nor a human. She is just a false saint. She doesn't even have a life. She is a puppet that moves according to the threads of fate woven by others."
"That's easy."
Li Muhan walked directly towards the icy girl. He twisted his wrist and looked at the glowing ice heart on the girl's chest.
"Why not just smash it..."
Swish——
Just as Li Muhan raised his arm, clenched his fist, and struck the ice-sculpture-like girl.
A blinding cold light suddenly flashed through the air.
A sword blade came towards Li Muhan's face with lightning speed.
The speed of the sword blade almost exceeded Li Muhan's sensory response.
Perhaps it was because he was in this special space that his power was restricted by some invisible constraints, causing his senses to become dull.
But no matter what the reason, the fact is that he could not avoid this sharp sword.
At the critical moment, Li Muhan felt his wrist suddenly tighten, as if some force was dragging him backwards.
He fell to the ground without being able to control himself, and almost at the same time, the sword passed by his nose, and the cold wind brushed against his face, making him shudder.
Then, taking advantage of the gap when he fell down, Li Muhan finally saw the person who drew the sword.
He was a knight in armor. His attire and the Western-style sword in his hand revealed an ancient and solemn atmosphere.
At this moment, he was holding his sword, as if ready to attack again at any time.
His wrist was pulled by some force again, and Li Muhan was pulled directly back to Xia Yue's side.
Then she raised her hand and made a prohibiting gesture to the knight. Her voice was cold and firm: "Step back. The ball has not yet begun."
The knight's movements suddenly froze, as if he had received some kind of instruction.
He slowly sheathed his sword, turned, and walked to the edge of the stage.
Li Muhan was surprised to find that there was a dense row of knights standing at the edge of the stage. They were all wearing armor, holding long swords, and there was no expression on their faces with helmets.
Each knight is exactly the same, from the armor to the body shape, as if they were created by copy and paste.
Xia Yue turned her head to look at Li Muchan. The bracelet and silk thread on her hand were still emitting a light blue light. She had just pulled Li Muchan back at the critical moment.
At this moment, she slowly squatted in front of Li Muchan, stretched out her hand, and pinched Li Muchan's face.
"Little devil, you have to listen to your sister here, got it?"
Li Muhan nodded slightly and then stood up.
"Xia Yue, you seem very familiar with this place?"
"Well, now is not the time to talk about that. Let me first tell you the basic rules here. The Saint's Ball has five acts in total. Act One, the Knight's March, Act Two, the Minuet, Act Three, the Pavane, Act Four, the War Concerto, and Act Five, the Princess's Mourning."
"...Are there any popular songs?"
Xia Yue rolled her eyes at Li Muhan, telling him not to interrupt before continuing.
"Each dance is accompanied by various murderous intentions. Just as you saw just now, your aggressiveness almost directly activated the first dance, the Knight's March. However, here, the demonic power you rely on is useless. If you want to pass all the dances..."
The girl slowly bowed fifteen degrees to Li Muhan, and then extended her right hand.
"Ma'am, may I ask you to dance?"
"?"
Li Muhan looked at Xia Yue with a confused look on his face.
Puff——
Then he couldn't help laughing.
Today Xia Yue wore a white long-sleeved T-shirt with a black jacket on the outside and slim jeans on the bottom. She didn't look like she was dancing at all.
But you know what, her movements are very gentlemanly and elegant, and paired with her exquisite and breathtaking face, she really has that charm.
But she just called herself Ms.? What’s going on? Am I not manly enough?
"Ouch~ I'm so embarrassed~"
Li Muchan spoke deliberately in an awkward manner, and was kicked on the butt by Xia Yue. However, she forgot that her bracelet was connected to Li Muchan, and when Li Muchan fell, she was also dragged to the ground with him.
"If you make trouble again, I won't be polite."
The falling posture was a bit peculiar. Xia Yue fell on Li Muhan and looked at the boy under her angrily. Judging from her slightly red cheeks, she was actually quite shy when she did those actions just now.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. Whatever you say is what I will do."
"Here, you have to forget all your previous combat experiences. All your powers may be overturned here. What you need to do..."
Xia Yue seemed to be lost in thought halfway through her speech, and then she seemed to suddenly figure something out.
"Forget it, with your IQ, why not let you feel it once."
"Ah? My IQ? Who was it that was transformed into a zombie by those two Dementors during the communication competition??? And you're still mocking my intelligence... Um, sorry, go on."
Under Xia Yue's staring attack, Li Muhan still backed down, so Xia Yue turned and walked towards the Ice Girl. Forced by the bracelet and silk thread on his hand, Li Muhan had no choice but to follow her.
Standing in front of the girl, Xia Yue first bowed very gracefully, then spoke.
"Lady Saint, we would like to have a rehearsal before the ball."
Xia Yue's words were like a starting signal. The ice girl, who had originally closed her eyes, slowly opened them and gave Li Muhan and Xia Yue a gentle smile.
"We have three days, Li Muhan, don't worry, just follow my steps and I will guide you."
"To be honest, I still don't know what to do..."
The next second, Li Muhan grabbed Xia Yue's hand.
"But no matter what happens, I will protect you..."
Xia Yue slowly turned her head and looked up at Li Muhan, and Li Muhan also returned her gentle gaze.
Okay, okay, okay.
This tenderness must have been conveyed to her, on the big score.
But why doesn't she smile?
Just when Li Muhan was wondering why Xia Yue looked so dull, passionate dance music suddenly filled the entire dance hall.
"Bow your head."
Xia Yue said lightly.
Li Muchan suddenly realized something and lowered his head to the ground. A long sword passed by the back of his head and cut off a tuft of his hair. Xia Yue took advantage of the situation and hugged his waist the moment Li Muchan lowered his head, and then turned around gracefully with Li Muchan's body.
He just happened to dodge the slashing blows of two other swords.
"Follow my steps."
They stood still, their bodies pressed tightly together. Under the passionate knight's march, Xia Yue's movements were extremely graceful. There were more and more knights around her, but she was not panicked at all. She used delicate dance steps to dodge the attacks while guiding Li Muhan.
Xia Yue whispered something to Li Muhan.
"Don't mess around."
After saying this, Xia Yue gently stroked Li Muchan's chest, looked up at him, then pushed Li Muchan's body out, and took small steps back with the help of the push. A long sword instantly chopped down from the middle, directly penetrated the silk thread, and chopped fiercely on the floor.
When the two retreated to a certain distance, they were pulled by the silk thread on the bracelet again.
"Come back, be careful behind you."
Xia Yue gently hooked her hand, and Li Muhan immediately took two steps forward. While dodging the attack of the knight behind him, he also stuck close to Xia Yue again.
"Oh my god, you're so graceful and I'm so embarrassed. I feel like a yo-yo."
"Shut up."
Although she was annoyed that Li Muhan always ruined the atmosphere, she had to admit that as long as he was around, she could always find some fun even in the most tense moments.
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