Travel To The World Of Ca Li
Soft or Smouldering

Xiu Qixuan stepped over to Sima Junke and sat herself down beside the handsome man.

"What are you doing?! Act alone, how about you screw it up?!" Sima Junke's whisper expressed frustration at Xiu Qixuan's actions.

Xiu Qixuan just kept quiet and ate a snack at the snack table, the girl was not interested in answering Sima Junke's words.

Xiu Qixuan looked at Aisin Tianyi across from them. Aisin Tianyi looked at Xiu Qixuan questioningly. Xiu Qixuan simply smiled back and blinked one eye.

Sima Junke who was ignored by the beautiful girl accidentally saw the small interaction between Xiu Qixuan and Aisin Tianyi. The man gulped down a cup of wine with a snort of vexation.

The banquet began and went on with great fanfare. Starting from the announcement of loot and awards to the military commanders who managed to get the most loot.

Xiu Qixuan had not stopped eating food on the snack table, the girl would not care about anything else when faced with food. He thinks that's how to appreciate food, give full attention when tasting it.

Try various foods typical of the Nanbao Tribe and give a little comment like a foodie.

"Stop eating!" Sima Junke said taking a bowl of soup from the face of Xiu Qixuan.

"Ckk, Restore! It's mine," Decak Xiu Qixuan scowled bitterly. This man had always been a bully, whereas since then Xiu Qixuan had not done anything to harm him.

"When dealing with food you're like a stupid pig, look that way." Sima Junke said and ordered Xiu Qixuan to turn her eyes towards Zhai XinXin.

"You—!" Just now Xiu Qixuan wanted to avenge Sima Junke. But the man first acted, putting his index finger on Xiu Qixuan's round cheek and pushing her slowly so that the girl turned her face the other way.

It was seen that Zhai XinXin stepped closer to them with a teapot and cup on both arms.

"Xin'er apologized and thanked Miss Xiu. A cup of wine can forget the misunderstanding that occurred in the past, let's toast." Zhai XinXin said as she arrived before them then the girl deliberately poured wine into the cup belonging to Xiu Qixuan who was empty since Xiu Qixuan was unable to drink wine.

Xiu Qixuan fell silent to recover her brain and mind to walk back. Zhai XinXin had since noticed him and getting a gap that Xiu Qixuan did not touch the wine in the least meant that the girl could not drink the wine. Then Zhai XinXin deliberately proved her thoughts by taking Xiu Qixuan toast to get her drunk and out of control.

"Miss Zhai, Shake up." Xiu Qixuan said with a sweet smile, the girl made up her mind to receive the cup of wine with her fingers stalling to take the cup.

'Happ,'

"This master will replace Xuan'er for a toast with you, Miss." Sima Junke said taking the wine cup first and vertical it, not giving Zhai XinXin a chance to interrupt.

"Noble women in the Shen Empire usually drank tea. It's not good for Xuan'er to drink wine." It was clear Sima Junke after finishing the wine in the cup and showing the empty contents to Zhai XinXin.

Zhai XinXin had not expected Sima Junke to be as protective as Xiu Qixuan.

It was true that most noble girls in the Shen Empire drank tea instead of wine at the grand banquet ceremony like this time. They were not as free as the Nanbao Tribe girls in expressing themselves.

After the failure Zhai XinXin returned to his place and for a while the girl fell silent but could not last long he stepped before the Old Lady.

"Old Lady, Xin'er has prepared a special dance to show Nanbao's gratitude to the sky." Zhai XinXin said with a gentle smile.

"Oh, very good. Immediately get ready and show it to us," Old Madam said slightly raising the corner of her eyebrows.

After saluting Zhai XinXin quickly prepared to change her clothes.

Xiu Qixuan and Sima Junke had since noticed Zhai XinXin who was facing Old Madam. Sipping the tea specially prepared for him quietly and gracefully was as if what Zhai XinXin was doing was none of his business.

"What does the girl want to do again? And you're still here to calm down, it's obvious he's after you." Sima Junke said with a brood of annoyance at Xiu Qixuan's response when facing things casually.

Xiu Qixuan was twisting his shoulders indifferently no matter what, he had already faced something like this once when Xiu Yue forced him to do nothing to show the talent of noble women but at that time with courage and calmness he was able to deal with it.

The incident may be repeated again but after a year of arriving in Mainland Ca Li— of course Xiu Qixuan already has the ability to fight by showing the talent of his noble woman.

Zhai XinXin entered the banquet room again with her dancing clothes that were arguably very revealing.

Xiu Qixuan circulated her gaze to see everyone's reaction but no one overreacted they seemed to look ordinary with the clothes Zhai XinXin was wearing.

"What's wrong? Are you looking for something?" Sima Junke asked as he looked at Xiu Qixuan's behavior that turned his face around.

"No. Are all the Nanbao Tribe's dancing clothes like that?" Asked Xiu Qixuan frowning in dislike as she saw Sima Junke greatly enjoying the sight of Zhai XinXin's curves.

Sima Junke nodded in agreement to Xiu Qixuan's question, and then replied, "Our Nanbao is not restrained by strict ethics and rules, unlike Shen and the other two empires. That was why few of the Nanbao women had the ability to fight and do business, they could at will express themselves."

"I understand, that's very good. Just a little surprised when he saw the ancient mainlanders could be so open," Xiu Qixuan said in a soft tone at the end of the sentence in order not to be heard by Sima Junke.

Music was anchored loudly, Zhai XinXin started her dance moves with an energetic and burning. Unlike the noble girl Shen who while dancing displayed her beauty and elegance, the Nanbao girls danced energetically and a little vulgarly.

Xiu Qixuan was speechless with her mouth slightly open, the girl was very much enjoying the burning and energetic Zhai XinXin dance. Plus the clothes that Zhai XinXin wore added to the vulgar impression.

"Very good, haha. Like a brothel alone, "Keeh Xiu Qixuan was slow with the origin of the curse because the girl actually never entered the brothel. Without blinking Xiu Qixuan looked at the dance enthusiastically, when else would he see a dance like this directly in front of his eyes.

'Takk,' Sima Junke struck Xiu Qixuan's forehead softly to resuscitate the girl.

Xiu Qixuan grimaced in shock and glanced at Sima Junke sharply.

"How can you be amazed? he's your enemy, you should have been provoked." Sima Junke looked at Xiu Qixuan with a strange look.

"Ckk, you're this. If the view is good, I'm happy.if the view is not good, I'm disappointed. The dance is good, of course I'm happy to see it. Understood?" Xiu Qixuan said like explaining to a toddler who does not understand what is good and not good.

"I don't care about the enemy or not, if it's impressive, of course it should be appreciated." Xiu Qixuan turned her face again to the front to see the dance.

"You are indeed strange," replied Sima Junke tired of not wanting to argue anymore.

After the dance that Zhai XinXin performed finished everyone clapped and praised him.

"Miss Zhai, you're quite talented. The same dazzling dance that I did twenty years ago also brought a grateful dance to the sky." Said Yu Chuchu smiling gently. Suddenly all the officials present and already aged remember the incident where Yu Chuchu was proposed directly by the late chief after performing the dance.

In light of this, they felt that Zhai XinXin was no better than Yu Chuchu back then.

"Thank you, big lady. Can I ask for one little thing as a gift?" Said Zhai XinXin straightforwardly and plainly. The girl did not know clearly the intent of Yu Chuchu's earlier remark.

Yu Chuchu did not immediately reply, the woman turned her face to wait for Aisin Fei's response to Zhai XinXin's request.

"Oh, you can still ask for a present apparently. Mention it," Aisin Fei said raising the corner of his brows slightly interested in the request of this Highness Princess Zhai before him.

Zhai Dawai looked extremely anxious at his daughter but the middle-aged man was trying to keep his cool, he couldn't possibly suddenly step in and get involved as it would further draw everyone's attention to his family.

Zhai XinXin turned around and looked at Xiu Qixuan who had also been silently watching her since.

"I heard that girls from the Shen Empire have the opposite dance to our Nanbao, their dance is beautiful and graceful while the Nanbao dance is free and loose." It was clear Zhai XinXin was constantly staring at Xiu Qixuan

"What if Miss Xiu shows it?" Zhai XinXin continued slightly smiling sideways. The girl was sure Nanbao did not have a match for Shen in various ways, including one of their taste buds that had taken root early on.

Therefore Zhai XinXin wanted to show the mismatch between Xiu Qixuan and Sima Junke to everyone. Xiu Qixuan was also no match for Nanbao!

Don't you know Zhai XinXin? Xiu Qixuan is an adaptable chameleon stamp koala that can protect itself wherever it is.

Everyone focused on Xiu Qixuan to wait for the beautiful girl's response on Zhai XinXin's request.

Xiu Qixuan moved from her seat and Sima Junke held back by holding onto Xiu Qixuan—'s arm, the man was still seated in the chair while Xiu Qixuan was standing, making him look up to look at Xiu Qixuan then he shook his head slowly warning Xiu Qixuan not to act rashly.

Xiu Qixuan smiled and gently removed Sima Junke's arm, then stepped over to Zhai XinXin.

"Of course, it would be my pride if you liked it." Xiu Qixuan said approvingly with great confidence.

Zhai XinXin hid her proud smile of successfully ensnaring Xiu Qixuan in her plan. Did not know Xiu Qixuan that the people of the Nanbao Tribe would be bored and sleepy if they saw a soft and beautiful dance.

Xiu Qixuan lowered her head in respect and turned to step in the changing room.

Not having any preparation, not even the typical dancing clothes of the Shen Empire did she have. Xiu Qixuan could only enter into the small world of gold fans and ask for the help of the two heavenly beasts.

Lucky to be very lucky, in the pavilion of the small world of gold fans there was a large wooden box containing Xiu Qixuan training clothes and there was one dancing clothes given by Yao Yunmei that he had accidentally forgotten.

The clothes were bright pink, quickly Xiu Qixuan prepared and re-adorned herself. Though Xiu Qixuan had originally intended to have Baijin Hu make her a dancing suit from the little strands of the dense fur of the heavenly fox.

With a graceful step Xiu Qixuan re-entered the banquet hall, Xiu Qixuan's beauty while wearing dancing clothes made everyone in the room fester.

Stand in the middle and when the music is soft anchored—Xiu Qixuan dance very beautifully. Yao Yunmei's teaching applied quite well. Having the knowledge of body lightening makes Xiu Qixuan seem to float in the air like a goddess.

Everyone frozen in silence could not turn their faces away from Xiu Qixuan, who said they would be sleepy and bored?

Such a beautiful dance and fragrant tulips scattered in the air make them all bewitched.

Rotating quickly and rhythmically, Xiu Qixuan sprinkled tulip flower powder from her fingernails, the girl intelligently picked some tulips from the small world of gold fans and pounded them into powder. Not to forget Xiu Qixuan also wraps—ralat, the point is to bring some butterflies from within the small world of gold fans to help the dance so as not to be monotonous and boring.

Some of the butterflies perched on his body when he smelled the pollen of the flowers he spread. This is in contrast to the Zhai XinXin dance, which is energetic and free. The dance Xiu Qixuan performed was very graceful and gentle.

The musical accompaniment stopped anchoring signifying that the dance was over, Xiu Qixuan bowed respectfully.

There was no silence until Sima Hong's laughter and applause broke the silence first.

"Haha, it's beautiful. My whole life has never seen a dance as beautiful and graceful as this. No regrets, no regrets. A Jun You are very smart to choose a future wife," Sima Hong said enthusiastically until the old man stood up from his seat.

After hearing Sima Hong's words, everyone regained their consciousness and then clapped and gave praise.

Zhai XinXin clenched her annoyed hands but the girl did not give up.

"A very beautiful dance, Miss Xiu. I have an idea, What if our two dances are combined together in one show? Wouldn't that be great" Zhai XinXin said.

Everyone put on a strange face looking at Zhai XinXin, and not the least who laughed at the stupid Zhai XinXin. Their dance cannot be unified because Shen and Nanbao will never become one.

"You mean we're a duet?" Xiu Qixuan asked spontaneously using incomprehensible language.

"Douet?" Said Zhai XinXin frowning.

"Forget over. I agree." Xiu Qixuan replied with a meaningful smile.

Zhai XinXin enthusiastically took out a small dagger and said haughtily, "I'll dance the battlefield dance,"

Xiu Qixuan simply nodded indifferently, before starting the dance they obtained the approval of the Old Madam who was speechless enjoying the exciting spectacle like this moment. Actually Xiu Qixuan did not want to spend time fighting with the girl who turned out to be more stupid than Xiu Yue, like this Zhai XinXin.

Zhai XinXin was so uncontrollable and impulsive, Xiu Yue was indeed impulsive but the girl was better off because she still had a mother who could direct and guide her. Meanwhile, Zhai XinXin's mother had already died since she was a child and she could not be briefed as to where a girl should be.

Xiu Qixuan and Zhai XinXin began their dance with their respective styles. The music was anchored with energetic but slightly softer, with the ease and lightness of Xiu Qixuan's body bent dancing only to the beat of the music.

As for Zhai XinXin, the girl really enjoyed moving her body because she was already very adept at dancing battlefield dances using a dagger in one of her arms.

Xiu Qixuan smiled meaningfully then made a rotating move to get closer to Zhai XinXin, removing one of the small round trinkets from her dancing clothes and deliberately striking with full force at Zhai XinXin's feet.

'Srett,'

Blood flowed from the arms of the beautiful girl who was dancing making everyone in the room suddenly stand up.

"Xuan'er,"

"XuanXuan,"

"Daughter-in-law,"

Call Sima Junke, Aisin Tianyi and Sima Hong together.

Zhai XinXin lost her balance near Xiu Qixuan by accident the dagger in the girl's arm injured Xiu Qixuan's arm then left a long and deep wound making the blood flow profusely.

"Stop it," Aisin Fei's orders loudly toward the music accompanist.

The atmosphere became tense and silent,

"Ughh, it's sick too." Ringis Xiu Qixuan muttered softly holding onto one of his injured arms to hold back the blood from pouring more heavily.

Zhai XinXin instantly fell to her knees, not expecting that she would injure Xiu Qixuan before everyone, she would not be so foolish as to injure Xiu Qixuan before everyone would make her image crumble.

"Eumm, can I go back to treat the wound?" Xiu Qixuan asked with an innocent look seeing everyone for too long silently staring. Indeed it was Xiu Qixuan's intention to deliberately injure himself to leave this banquet without the need to mince words and reason. There was not the slightest intention of framing Zhai XinXin.

Sima Junke clenched his arms and growled furiously as he heard the question and saw Xiu Qixuan's innocent, uninjured-like manner. The man was very dislikeful of Xiu Qixuan's behavior on this one, always continuing to pretend not to feel the slightest pain in his body. Reminds her mother who died in pain but still can smile as if she did not feel pain.

With a quick step and a little run Sima Junke approached Xiu Qixuan then carried the girl to take her away.

"What are you doing? I'm hurt in the arm not in the leg, let's get it down." Xiu Qixuan said with a shocked face unexpectedly Sima Junke's actions and reaction would be like this.

The man's facial expression was a little creepy, "Shut up, I'll bring you back."

"Aiyaa, I know. You're trying to convince them that our relationship is real. All right, I'll play a part." Xiu Qixuan said, draping Sima Junke's neck arm.

Sima Junke stepped away without saying a word. But unintentionally Xiu Qixuan saw the fallen Zhai XinXin kneeling head down, making Xiu Qixuan speak loudly on the verge of the banquet hall door.

"This is an involuntary act, don't punish him. Let me alone finish it," Xiu Qixuan said loudly to them so as not to overdo it with Zhai XinXin.

"You're still defending him," Sighed Sima Junke sharply.

"No, isn't he still quite useful? It's unfortunate to just eliminate it. So you have to make sure that the girl is not punished excessively which is life threatening," replied Xiu Qixuan confidently then leaned his head against Sima Junke to end the conversation regarding Zhai XinXin.

"I'm tired," Xiu Qixuan continued, closing her eyes not letting Sima Junke interrupt her words. Moreover, Xiu Qixuan gained the belief that Sima Junke understood his words regarding Zhai XinXin's condition which was indeed very easy to use.

Sima Junke did not reply as the man was trying to neutralize his burning heartbeat from the moment Xiu Qixuan leaned his head against his shoulder.

"Sleep" Sima Junke said briefly.

On the way to his residence, Kangjian approached them and offered to help.

"What's wrong with that girl?" Kangjian asked looking at the blood dripping from Xiu Qixuan's arm.

"Let me carry it," Kangjian continued, trying to help the master by holding the girl. Kangjian extended an arm towards Xiu Qixuan's body which was within Sima Junke's arms.

"no need. Step aside," Sima Junke said sharply, the man stepped back one step and clasped Xiu Qixuan's body tighter and tighter.

With Kangjian's reflexes stepping aside to give way, Sima Junke quickly continued his steps.

"What's wrong with her?" Kangjian asked puzzledly scratching his head at Sima Junke's back who was walking away.

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