
"Entertainment club?!" The two Dragons were shocked to hear Xie Ran's plan. Unexpectedly, Xie Ran would enroll in an entertainment club that would be presented during Prince Mingfeng's birthday party.
They glanced at Qu Xuanzi who also looked disapproving, but could not refuse Xie Ran's request.
"Just calm down, I'll just dance properly. I forgot to tell you, I also have good dancing skills. There's no need to be afraid of me being part of a seductress serving a rich man."
That's not what the two Dragons were worried about. They were afraid that Xie Ran would mess up at the Entertainment Club and cause unnecessary debate. Xie Ran's attitude was hard to manage, if he was there and kept set up, the annoyed Xie Ran would do something stupid. Killing, for example.
Unfortunately Xie Ran did not know what the two Dragons were thinking.
"That's it, no need to worry. I can take care of myself." Xie Ran persuaded the two Dragons. He was glad that the two Dragons were worried about him. But actually the two Dragons were mourning the people in the entertainment club. Never mind, it's better the girl doesn't know.
"Master, what if someone bothers you or touches you?"
Xie Ran raised one eyebrow and lightly said, "Just cut off his hand."
The two Dragons again fidgeted over the fate of the people in the entertainment club. What if this girl really did?
"No need to worry about me making trouble, I can control the whole situation. Just look, the entertainment club I'm going to change in such a way."
Again the two Dragons were made goosebumps with Xie Ran's words. 'Changing in such a way' seemed to have a deep meaning. Just like 'fixing' his personal servant's face in the main residence.
Xie Ran did not want to negotiate too much. No matter what the opinion of the two Dragons or Qu Xuanzi was, he still did it. He knew they disagreed with various reasons, he would still do so whatever the reason for their disagreement.
Arriving at the entertainment club called Yuanli Entertainment Club, the girl went straight inside. This entertainment club building is quite large. There are many visitors and an entertainment stage where the dancers dance and serve guests.
To be honest, Xie Ran preferred the entertainment agencies in the modern world that he had encountered while posing as a manager. He knows the ins and outs of the actor's struggle from scratch. From there he learned to dance to become an idol dancing tutor. Even so, he had no interest in getting into the entertainment world. This is his first time applying as a person who appears, not behind the scenes.
"Excuse me, I'd like to see Mrs Hu." Xie Ran asked politely to one of the music players when he had just finished playing the harp.
"Mrs Hu? Brother, what business does it take to meet with Madam?" The woman asked in a friendly and gentle manner.
"There's something I want to say." Xie Ran tried to convince.
The woman smiled gently and nodded. "I'll tell him. Wait a minute."
"Good." Xie Ran let the harp lady go to the second floor to look for Madam Hu. Lady Hu is the owner of the entertainment club, it is certainly not easy to meet her.
Xie Ran sat down while looking at the crowd. There are many beautiful women hired by striped nose men. However it was only a woman with a certain status and it was indeed her job. Xie Ran was here just to dance, he wouldn't follow in their footsteps.
A dancer, singer, or musical performer will only serve as per his career. The seductress who does not have those three abilities must serve the striped-nose man inevitably.
After a while of waiting, the other woman came to tell Xie Ran that Madam Hu was waiting for her. The woman escorted Xie Ran to the second floor and entered a room.
Xie Ran went inside, letting the woman stay outside. At the other end, there was a beautiful woman in her 40s with a bun on her head. Her orange clothes look beautiful so she looks younger than her age.
"Can I help you?" Lady Hu did not say much. She was straight to the point because she thought there was nothing interesting about Xie Ran other than her beauty.
Xie Ran smiled and sat down in front of him. "Mrs, do you accept jobs?"
"The tunnel?" Madam Hu did not understand Xie Ran's intentions.
"I heard Prince Mingfeng is about to celebrate a birthday party. Yuanli Entertainment Club was invited to perform to entertain guests."
"You came for this?" Lady Hu guessed. After hearing this, his impression of this little girl became bad. He didn't like this shameless girl.
Xie Ran maintained his innocent smile. "Mrs Hu, you can guess."
"After that you'll leave?" According to him, this girl should not be ordinary so would not settle here. He can't take it. He only accepts workers who remain at his club.
"You think?"
Lady Hu was getting dislikeful. This girl was too reckless and toyed with him. "We didn't accept an apprentice to perform at the Palace."
"It's a pity, I think I'm better than your unprofessional dancer."
"Please!" Madam Hu glared at Xie Ran angrily. This girl had just said about the quality of her poor dancer and compared herself to nothing. How humiliating!
"Miss Hu, isn't my judgment correct? I noticed that your dancers' movements were not precise. Not living the dance well and mastering by force. Although they worked hard, their senior coach was bad at setting an example so his subordinates followed."
Madam Hu grew even more angry and was eager to expel Xie Ran. But when he wanted to chase away the girl, his body did not want to comply with his wishes and remained seated quietly. Even he could not expel with words.
"I suggest changing your dancers immediately before public ridicule." Xie Tan drank the tea in the cup quietly and leaned against the table. Then glancing at Madame Hu who had already risen in blood, she chuckled. "Handler."
"Better you don't take care of us."
"Mrs Hu, I give you the best advice. I'm a professional dancer trainer. It has produced many of the best dancers in the world thanks to my brief training. I've shown you my qualities."
"So you want to train them?"
"No and yes. I'll just train my group then perform with me at the Palace. That's all I want. The rest, it's up to you."
Madam Hu sighed trying to calm down the emotions. You can go gray if you keep talking to this girl. "Alright, I want to see how your skills are. If it's satisfactory, I'll accept you and set you free to do whatever you want. Otherwise, you can go and don't expect to set foot here."
Xie Ran smiled at her. "What to show now?"
"On the stage."
"Agreed!"
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"Miss Hu, is there anything to say?" Xie Ran smiled triumphantly. She knew her dance better than anything so could see many envious gazes.
But again Xie Ran did not glance at them and directly charged Madam Hu. Madam Hu could not say anything more and directly agreed to Xie Ran's terms. The other dancers are jealous Xie Ran gets special treatment and is immediately appointed as a core dancer at the Palace Party.
Xie Ran got a private room in the entertainment club, not a dorm like the others due to his senior status.
In an instant Xie Ran became a senior who would train them. It made a lot of self-reliance on other seniors who felt cornered. But Xie Ran did not notice.
"Oh yeah, what's your name?"
"Xiao Ran." Xie Ran disguised his name. He could not reveal his real name or his plans would be complicated.
"Then, Xiao Ran'er, you can practice the dance that we are about to perform. It's time tomorrow, so you have to be on time as a main player."
"Good." Xie Ran looked confident accompanied by her sweet smile.
While Xie Ran was confident that he could do so, the senior member who had since put on an annoyed look smiled triumphantly. This dance can only be done by a group. How could that amateur girl do it overnight? Especially later tonight is a dress rehearsal. He'll be eliminated.
That opinion also applied to others including Lady Hu. Although Lady Hu had already acknowledged Xie Ran's talent, yet she still doubted that Xie Ran could master it in just a few hours from now.
Xie Ran read the dance guidelines in scrolls and was instructed to memorize while the others practiced. Xie Ran must know the basics first so as not to be confused when with the group let alone her as the main dancer.
Xie Ran has been an expert in group dance since becoming an idol trainee coach who was about to debut. Although it was different here, it was not much different either. Maybe he should try it once in order to understand it better.
While looking at the scroll in his bedroom courtyard, Long Huo and Long Yun came out of the Pendant World looking at Xie Ran worriedly.
They were just like those people who thought Xie Ran would have trouble memorizing all the movements in a short period of time. Although they believed the plan this time would work, but since then Xie Ran just flipped through the scroll with a wrinkled forehead. They're getting restless.
"Master, of all professions, why did you choose dancers?" Long Huo asked.
"If I'm a cook, I'm not very good at cooking traditional food. If I hypnotize a noble to take me as their Miss or servant, based on my aura, I'll be easily caught."
"So, that's why Master chose dancers. Does Master not find it difficult?"
"You didn't see my dance just now?"
"When did the Master dance?"
Xie Ran looked at them while thinking then remembered one thing. He has not danced since. She just gave everyone the illusion of her dance so thought Xie Ran was already dancing so well. But it was not him who was dancing.
Xie Ran chuckled realizing that the non-human beings in the Pendant were not exposed to his illusion. The problem was that it was not very effective for the three powerful beings let alone master teachers who were unknown where it came from.
"You'll see my performance tomorrow." Xie Ran said casually while looking at the dance moves in the reels back.
The two Dragons lowered their heads weakly at the behavior of their Master. If their Master is unable to attend tomorrow, then the plans will change completely.
The sun had already set, the entertainment club had been deserted replaced by the members who were training. In the hall, a group of dancers were still rehearsing being guided by their seniors. That senior was named Jun Lian. Ever since he had glanced towards where their new member's room was, but no sign of the door opening made him smile disdainfully.
I've guessed. She herself who is a famous dancer, had to train hard for a dance. What about an inexperienced young amateur? Even though she had already seen her dance, she had already guessed that it was a random dance. It did not make him satisfied at all and acknowledged his talent.
Lady Hu came down the stairs to see the dancers practicing. His eyes searched for the whereabouts of his new members but were nowhere to be found. He had expected that to happen.
The boy was too stubborn to see the birthday party in the Palace. Without guidance, the stubborn girl could not remember all the complicated steps of the dance. Especially being the main dancer.
"Lian'er, where is Xiao Ran? Final training will begin, but he hasn't shown up yet." Madam Hu tried to find out Xie Ran's whereabouts, but Jun Lian shook her head not knowing.
"Since then, he did not come out of his room. Perhaps the shame of not being able to perform, it is not easy to practice the Floating Lotus dance. Training it at the earliest takes a month. It was impossible for him to remember every move without a mistake while his last performance tonight was the deciding whether or not he will come tomorrow. It's a pity." Jun Lian sighed with a disappointed look as if she had been looking forward to Xie Ran's perfect dance. But in his heart sneered at the arrogant girl.
"That's it, if he doesn't come, what can I do?" Lady Hu gave up and started sitting in the front seat of the stage to watch the final training of her best dancers.
Jun Lian smiled triumphantly. The position of the main dancer should be his, it should not be Xie Ran to please Prince Mingfeng let alone the news that Emperor Zhong will also come. If she manages to attract attention and become a concubine, her life can change drastically and be filled with luxury.
Madam Hu had a chaotic mood. He saw his dancing dancer who was downhill making him tired himself. She leaned back while massaging her throbbing head looking at her dance dancer who had little development but was less than satisfying.
He had compared it to Xie Ran's previous assessment, and it was indeed true. These people were too slow without knowing the meaning of the dance so danced it based on movements that only he knew.
I don't know where the girl is.
He had confidence and doubts at the same time.
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The morning has turned. The members of the entertainment club began to prepare themselves to go to the Palace as soon as possible. They carried the goods in bags and put them in horse carriages.15 dancers and one main dancer had applied. Jun Lian had grabbed the lead position on the dance this time, as only she had better potential among the others. She is also the prettiest.
Madam Hu could only follow the groove. He had not seen Xie Ran since last night made him even more convinced that Xie Ran was unable to join and had given up. That's very unfortunate. Xie Ran was beautiful and talented beyond Jun Lian, but could not attend this important event. That's a regret.
While the other side is still comfortable with a soft bed with a thick blanket covering the entire body to the head. Even his sleeping position was upside down that should have been head on top being feet on top.
A large and long Dragon entered into the room roaring loudly awakening the sleeping princess who was still hibernating. It seemed like the sleeping princess had forgotten something. He even missed the most important part!
"Master wake!"
Long Yun continued to roar loudly making the girl piqued and rolled down onto the floor. Xie Ran flinched while complaining of pain. Falling while sleeping makes him surprised instead of playing and sitting with a tense body.
"Why dark? I'm blind!"
"Master, blindfold." Long Yun already had a dark face. Why is his Master's brain never upgraded?
Xie Ran only realized that he was still wearing a panda-motif sleep mask and opened it. His innocent gaze revealed a daze then looked at Long Yun sharply as if it was going to finish him off.
"You! Pushing me?" Xie Ran was upset that his sleep disturbed this one animal.
While Long Yun did not feel guilty. "Master, it's morning. You have to prepare yourself to perform!"
Xie Ran only assented as if he had no intention of performing. He danced not to show the show but to see the show. He would only be excited if Long Yun said about hunting Devils. When Long Yun said about performing, Xie Ran felt like a stage fright person.
Seeing his Master as if his floor had chewing gum, Long Yun impatiently led the girl to the bathroom and closed it. It was fortunate that Xie Ran's room was large and fit for him to walk, or else he would have a hard time guiding the ngaret girl.
After an hour of preparation, Xie Ran went outside with a simple hanfu with no interest in doing anything. He left from the Pendant World while the two Dragons only sighed at the immature girl's behavior.
After returning to the club, the place had been deserted. Xie Ran out of the club to find anyone, he only realized that he was left behind by the group. Xie Ran sighed lazily and yawned while walking towards the Palace in a manner riding on someone else's horse carriage.
Xie Ran who had a lot of money had no problem having to pay the coachman a big price. After being inside the horse carriage, the lazy girl slept again.
In the palace there are many visitors. The Yuanli Entertainment Club entourage had reached the gates of the Palace and entered using a special invitation. They were directly directed to the gathering place while 16 dancers went to a special ornate place.
Mrs Hu follows 16 dancers to arrange all the necessities. They sat in front of the dressing room while dressing themselves into beauty and wished for nobility to bring them to be concubines. Especially for Jun Lian, she had already expected that the Prince or Emperor would glance at her and give her the status of a beloved concubine.
The dancers could not hope to be the legitimate wives, as only women with noble status could be the legitimate wives of noble men.
Those who work as dancers who used to give shows can only be concubines. That too is very grateful. If they are appointed to be legal wives, it is truly a great honor and rarely happens.
They decorate long enough while practicing a little to be able to show the best performances. But while training, Jun Lian suddenly accidentally bumped into the passing palace maid making her stride dislocate and fall.
Everyone in Yuanli Entertainment Club panicked and blamed the waiter all out. Lady Hu who was talking to an official outside turned her attention.
Looking at Jun Lian who was sprained to the blue, he was completely shocked. Ignoring the servant as the perpetrator, he immediately told his members to find a healer.
"Mrs, forgive me. I will try my best. It doesn't hurt too much." Jun Lian persuaded. Though he had already whined before Madame Hu came and cursed at the maid. She became an obedient girl in front of Madam Hu.
"Lian'er, don't push yourself. Things will get worse, accidents can happen if you force yourself. Better to rest. This lady will be looking for another replacement."
"But Madam, Xiao Ran who should have been there, is now none. Nothing can replace." Jun Lian was still trying to maintain a position. He didn't want to lose his chance.
Madam Hu thought for a moment. "That's ...."
"Am I late?"
The soft voice surprised them. Their gazes immediately shifted to a beautiful and simple figure standing in the doorway.
His gaze looked innocent, but who would have thought that behind it was a cunning hidden with his innocent face that was like a child.
"Xiao Ran!"