In the Zhao Family's main hall, Zheng Fa looked at the girl before him, whose expression was calm to the point of indifference. Her peculiar hobby still echoed in his mind.
The last time Zheng Fa had heard someone say they used math problems to pass the time had been before a holiday in modern times. The math teacher had walked into the classroom carrying a stack of test papers half a person tall and said something similar:
"If you get tired of memorizing vocabulary during the break, you can always do a math paper to relax."
He was certain that not a single classmate had understood the logic of those words. Or rather, they had all logically asked themselves: If I wanted to relax, why would I make myself suffer through math problems?
Yet now, in another world, Zheng Fa had found that math teacher's soulmate!
He could not help asking the question that came from the depths of his soul. "What's enjoyable about doing arithmetic problems?"
The woman in green raised her eyes. It seemed she had never considered that question before. After a while, she said, "Perhaps because they're somewhat difficult?"
"As long as something is difficult, it's enjoyable?"
"There aren't many difficult things in this world, are there?"
Looking at her sincere face, Zheng Fa had nothing to say. He could only give her a smile twisted with envy.
The woman in green raised her right hand. A white jade bracelet adorned her wrist, and a gleaming treasure light flowed across its surface. Then, a scroll about the length of her forearm appeared in her hand.
A storage magic treasure?
Zheng Fa recalled the Azure Luan that had blotted out the sky. He roughly guessed that this woman was the Eldest Miss's companion—though why wasn't she