Chapter 1331: Chapter 22 Dance of the Century_2

“Look, it doesn’t affect me at all!”

Lin Xian nodded.

Indeed.

The Innate Aerospace Holy Body is truly terrifying.

“Oh, don’t worry, how could I get drunk?”

CC grabbed Lin Xian’s arm and ran towards the dance floor:

“Our purpose here is to dance, I can distinguish between primary and secondary priorities. If I miss dancing because of drinking, that would be a huge loss!”

“You’d make a great accountant.”

Lin Xian replied with a helpless smile:

“If you were an accountant, you’d surely never suffer a loss.”

In the eyes of the poor CC from the First Generation Pillar, there were only two things in this world—-

Losing ventures, and non-losing ventures.

…

A piece of music ended, and a strange and eerie new melody began.

“CC, what kind of dance can you do?” Lin Xian asked.

“Zombie Dance!”

“What the heck?”

Lin Xian, who considered himself a small dance expert, was stunned:

“Zombie Dance, what’s that?”

“Isn’t Zombie Dance just Zombie Dance?”

CC blinked:

“On Halloween, of course, we have to do the Zombie Dance! Come, I’ll show you!”

The eerie music gradually became more upbeat.

CC took a step back, getting into character, her whole being becoming stiff and mechanical.

Then, to the beat of the music, she started mimicking zombie movements, walking, swaying, with her head slowly lolling, limbs jerky and awkward, full of a sense of horror and mystery… yet paired with CC’s playful and charming face, it had an unexpected contrast beauty.

Lin Xian was amused by this zombie-like performance.

Looking around…

Sure enough.

Everyone around seemed to be doing the Zombie Dance, each more funny and scarier than the last, giving Lin Xian a feeling of having entered the world of Cthulhu by mistake.

However.

This is probably just the unique atmosphere of Halloween. As an outsider, Lin Xian naturally couldn’t understand it, but chose to respect it.

“Can’t you dance?”

CC really loved dancing, now transformed into a dancer with a heartfelt smile on her face.

She danced over, looked up at Lin Xian:

“In Mi Country, even a little kid can do the Zombie Dance.”

“Sorry.”

Lin Xian shrugged:

“I really can’t do the Zombie Dance.”

“Then I’ll teach you!”

CC grabbed Lin Xian’s hands:

“Zombie Dance is very simple, just follow my lead!”

“Forget it, forget it.”

Lin Xian shook his head, immediately refusing; there’s no need to learn this dance.

“Come on, just give it a try!”

CC held onto Lin Xian’s hand, giggling as she dragged him into the dance floor:

“It’s very simple, you’re so smart, you’ll definitely get it right away!”

Lin Xian looked at CC, her cheeks flushed, seemingly a bit tipsy:

“You seem a little overexcited.”

“No, I’m just very fond of dancing. Dancing always makes me feel happy, come on, come on–”

“[Today I’ll teach you the Zombie Dance, and next time, you can teach me another dance too!]”

Through the openings of the gorilla mask, Lin Xian watched the vampire CC with a smile as radiant as a flower.

At this moment…

It really made him feel a bit dazed.

Six hundred years later, on August 28, 2624, at the world’s end, he indeed taught CC the Lian Village Tap Dance hand in hand.

It seemed like a closed loop of fate.

Hundreds of years ago, on Halloween, October 31, 1952, at the beginning of everything, CC was teaching him to dance the Zombie Dance, hand in hand, once again.

CC was still the Millennium Stake CC;

Lin Xian remained the Space-Time Traveler Lin Xian;

The only difference…

Seemed to be just time and dance.

“Alright then.”

Lin Xian was inherently soft-hearted.

Plus, with CC now tipsy, it was hard to refuse, so he reluctantly agreed.

CC was very happy to hear Lin Xian agree.

With the beat of the music, CC guided Lin Xian on how to mimic a zombie, how to keep the body stiff, how to keep the head still while the body moves…

And was surprised to find!

Lin Xian was simply a genius!

He grasped everything immediately, understood the moment it was explained!

In just a few minutes, Lin Xian mastered the Zombie Dance completely!

“You’re so talented, Lin Xian!”

CC widened her eyes:

“You’re simply a genius!”

“Not really.”

Lin Xian had already started doing the Zombie Dance, perfectly blending in with the Halloween party atmosphere with his gorilla mask, featuring a wide-open bloody mouth and furrowed eyebrows.

He truly realized then that masks are a wonderful thing.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare dance so shamelessly… It’s not about having an image to maintain, it’s just a cultural difference, I suppose.

“Compared to you, my dance talent is just a bit lacking.”

Lin Xian looked at the vampire in front of him:

“Your dance talent is top-notch… It’s not just about dancing talent.”

“Ah? Lin Xian? What did you say?”

CC leaned in and shouted:

“The music is too loud; I couldn’t hear you clearly!”

“It’s nothing.”

Lin Xian smiled slightly:

“I just said, your dancing is great too.”

…

The Halloween party ended around midnight.

Looking at the hands of the clock coinciding at 12, Lin Xian wasn’t particularly worried; after all, it’s midnight in Mi Country, which translated to noon in China, so there’s no risk of CC disappearing.

However…

There’s no risk of disappearing.

CC encountered another risk–

She got drunk and fell asleep directly, leaning against Lin Xian’s shoulder, half-awake and drowsy.

“You, ah…”

Lin Xian found it both funny and exasperating:

“You can’t be always calculating every meal with an abacus just because of past poverty, can you?”

“We have money now, no need to be as picky as before about whether something is worth it; the joy and enjoyment of food far outweigh mere fullness.”

“Your starving ghost look really reminds me of VV, treating every meal as a last meal.”

“VV?”

CC drunkenly opened her drowsy eyes:

“Who is VV?”

“A dog,” Lin Xian said.

“Oh.”

CC lost interest and closed her eyes to continue sleeping.

Lin Xian had to support CC leaving the venue, intending to catch a taxi back to the Empire State Building Hotel.

“Hey! Gorilla!”

At the entrance, they just met Einstein and a colorful punk at the car door.

After the earlier conversation, Einstein was indeed in a much better mood, covered in chalk dust, with a happy and relaxed smile on his face.

The punk walked over, patted Lin Xian on the shoulder, noticing the drunken CC beside him:

“Oh, you’re lucky, Gorilla; this must be a beautiful night!”

Lin Xian looked at the other’s chalk-dusted head:

“Rainbow Pony, could you send me another rainbow?”

“Hahahahahahahahaha!!”

The familiar and hearty laughter, the punk turned his head to look at Einstein:

“See, I told you, I really like this guy! What’s his name again?”

“Douglas,” Einstein said with a smile.

“Great.”

The punk shook Lin Xian’s right hand:

“Douglas, see you later; Einstein really appreciates you, so we’ll definitely have another chance to meet. Now… we won’t interrupt your beautiful night anymore.”

With that, he walked to the vintage car, leaving with Einstein.

Einstein took the felt hat from the driver’s hand, waved it at Lin Xian:

“Douglas, November 5th, I’ll see you on the farm.”

Then, he got into the car, the driver in white gloves shut the door, and drove the vehicle into the stream of lights.

Lin Xian hailed a taxi, heading back to the Empire State Building Hotel.

…

From the moment they left the taxi, CC remained in a deep sleep, as if truly turning into a zombie.

Luckily, she was very light, and Lin Xian could easily carry her.

Entering their suite.

Lin Xian opened the door to CC’s bedroom, gently placed her on the bed, and covered her with the quilt.

After confirming the windows were closed and the electric heater was on, Lin Xian retreated to the bedroom door, closing it:

“Good night, CC.”

Thud.

The wooden door softly closed.

…

…

…

On the bedroom bed.

CC slowly opened her eyes.

She furrowed her brows, snorting through her nose:

“Hmph.”

She turned her mouth slightly, lightly humming:

“Good night.”