Quick-wear flirting system: being spoiled by gods in the plane

Chapter 116 The Cold Knight of the Western Noble Family (11)

There is no room for refusal.

Yu Ci smiled and said, "Okay."

A slender, fair hand rested on the man's. Feeling the coolness of his hand, though not as icy as before, Lancelot still frowned.

“Don’t worry, sir.” Seeing his mood, Yu Ci spoke first, “I’m just not used to the weather here yet. I’ll be fine next spring.”

Lancelot seemed very concerned about her body temperature.

As Yu Ci thought about it, she squeezed his hand, looked up and smiled, "How do you dance the dance of the Teren Empire? Please teach me, sir."

Changing the subject would be too obvious, so Lancelot lowered his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him.

Yu Ci smiled and looked back.

Just when she thought the conversation was going nowhere, a force came from her waist, forcing her close to the chest of the person in front of her.

As they drew closer, the scent of sandalwood, belonging to a man, began to permeate and envelop her body.

Yu Ci was taken aback.

Lancelot looked down at her; the girl's light-colored phoenix eyes were filled with his reflection, leaving no space for anyone else.

[Darkness Value -3: 62]

After a long while, noticing that the girl's eyelashes were trembling more frequently, Lancelot lowered his eyes, guided her right hand to his shoulder, and made a gesture as if they were dancing a duet.

"All right."

His usually cool voice grew a few decibels lower, Lancelot's thin lips tightened, and his Adam's apple bobbed. "You'll come with me."

Yu Ci blinked and obediently followed the man's steps.

Amidst the classical, soothing music, a man's faint, seductive voice occasionally drifts in—

"Take your time. There's no rush."

"Yes...that's it."

"I'll handle things here."

"Hmm...very well done."

Yu Ci pursed her lips: "..." Why does it feel like my mind is wandering?

Thinking about this question, Yu Ci looked up at Lancelot, who was still teaching diligently.

He usually has a cool and serious demeanor, so why does he talk like this...?

Is she overthinking it?

Yu Ci: "..."

The two progressed step by step, and their rhythm gradually improved.

However, to prevent Lancelot from becoming suspicious, Yu Ci would occasionally deliberately step on his foot while walking off-key. He would remain silent, simply holding her tightly as she was about to fall, and continue to the next step.

As night deepened, snowflakes fell slanting down outside the window, while inside, the crystal chandelier, bathed in the warm, dim light of the fireplace, cast an ambiguous glow on the two dancing figures.

The melody stopped, and the tall, beautiful girl paused opposite the man after an elegant half-spin.

The beautiful woman lifted her skirt and bent her knees, while the knight bowed in salute.

The song ends.

Yu Ci let out a soft breath, stood up and looked at Lancelot. She smiled and said, "You danced very well, sir."

Upon hearing this, Lancelot stepped forward and gently pulled the shawl back onto the girl's shoulders, which was about to slip off.

"Two months from now, Louis will host a spring banquet."

A faint, hoarse voice rang out, and Yu Ci was taken aback.

Spring banquet?

As mentioned in the original work, this is an annual banquet held by the Teren Empire, where vassal states and other large and small countries come to Teren to attend.

It's actually somewhat like the grandeur of a great nation, with all nations paying tribute.

In the original work, both the male and female protagonists will come.

It just so happened that the second spy's original owner was exposed and died, and a new spy was needed to get close to Lancelot.

Yu Ci snapped out of her daze and looked at him: "Why did you suddenly bring this up, sir?"

Upon hearing this, Lancelot merely lowered his gaze and adjusted the girl's shawl with his long, slender hands.

"Your home country is also among those invited."

Yu Ci was taken aback, her gaze turning meaningful. The next second, Lancelot happened to look up, and the two stared at each other for a long time. She said, "Is it... Father and them?"

As his slightly warm hand pulled at the shawl, it touched the girl's slender, cool neck. Lancelot paused, his Adam's apple bobbing.

He replied in a hoarse voice, "I'll introduce you to him then."

In the original story, Lancelot did not attend the banquet.

Yu Ci looked at him, trying to find something in his deep blue eyes.

The flames in the fireplace crackled and popped, and the two men stood close together.

The dim lighting, the intense passion, the handsome men and beautiful women—all these elements inevitably create an ambiguous atmosphere.

As the man's face drew closer, Yu Ci narrowed her eyes slightly and turned her head away from his thin lips just before they touched.

Lancelot paused, then looked down at her calmly.

Before she could react, Yu Ci stood on tiptoe and kissed his cheek, then stepped back.

Her smile was captivating, her eyes gentle and shy: "Goodnight, darling."

Without giving him a chance, she gracefully lifted her skirt, bowed, and turned to leave, leaving that tall, slender figure frozen in place, standing in the hall for a long time.

Upon leaving the main hall, Yu Ci was bombarded by the system.

[Very loud] Host!!!

Upon seeing the girl's unusual expression, the system choked up and lowered its voice guiltily.

[(Very quietly) Sir...were you just asking for a kiss? Why are you...?]

The system was inside her mind, and Yu Ci could naturally sense its bewilderment.

"...If I kiss him, I won't have to sleep tonight," Yu Ci said helplessly, stating the fact.

She stopped and looked back thoughtfully; the lights in the main hall were still on in the distance.

And... that's not quite right.

Did he realize something?

In the original story, the first country that belonged to the original owner did not participate in the Spring Banquet. The distance from that Eastern country to here would take more than a month even if one traveled at a fast pace, and it would be impossible to move an inch in the dead of winter.

Therefore, if you want to attend the banquet in time, you have to leave now.

But she has only been here a short time, which means that the invitation to the Spring Banquet had already been sent before she even reached the Teren Empire.

That is to say-

"[The lord suspected you were a spy even before he met you?]" The system was somewhat incredulous.

【But in the original story, the second spy also impersonated the first princess to come to Terren, and you didn't either, sir…】

After he finished speaking, the system seemed to understand something.

In the original story, the second original owner never had the chance to get close to Lancelot. Instead, he entered Louis's harem. He probably didn't have the time to care about Louis's life and safety, so he didn't attend the Spring Banquet.

But now, for Lancelot, she is very close.

I remain silent.

Planning ahead is not something Louis could do.

The invitation to the banquet was most likely given by Little Fragment.

"...In short, let's take care of the little princess's motherland first."

If the original owner's home country were to bring people to the banquet, her identity would be completely exposed as soon as they met.

That wasn't the most important thing; she knew the small fragments wouldn't hurt her.

However, the spring banquet of the Teren Empire is extremely grand. Given the male protagonist's methods and personality, he will probably find out soon that the small country is going to attend the banquet. If he plans to strike first to intercept and kill her, it would not be surprising at all if he replaced her with his own people.

He subtly switched the beams and pillars, just as he unhesitatingly ordered the killing of the first original owner and his team, replacing them with his own spies.

Despite the long distance and the difficulty of dealing with the fragments, they were told that on their way back from the banquet, they encountered bandits and all of them tragically perished.

No one would have the time or inclination to care about the life or death of a small country's royal family.

However, in this way, she would be unable to fulfill most of the original owner's wishes.

"..."

Yu Ci lowered her eyes, turned and left the corridor.

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