Polluted Trajectory

"Senior Sister, did something happen?"

After returning to Princess Manor, the two of them headed for the study without prior discussion. Once seated, Tang San leaned toward Tang Ling and asked with a face full of curiosity.

Tang Ling raised her brows in surprise, took a sip of tea, then smilingly pushed the snacks toward him. "Our A-Xuan has grown up. I thought you'd still make a fuss after coming back!"

Hearing that, Tang San's fingers froze around the jerky, and his face flushed bright red. He hurriedly grabbed her sleeve with his other hand. "What I did at Spirit Hall today

was because I saw so many people trying to crowd around you, so I acted that way. I wasn't fooling around."

"Was that so?" Tang Ling looked at his embarrassed expression and, in high spirits, reached out to pinch his still-reddened cheek.

She had not blamed him at all. She was only teasing him.

Then, still smiling, she lifted the teapot, poured him a cup of tea, and handed it over. "Then thank you, A-Xuan, for keeping people away from me and letting me have some peace and quiet."

"Then if there's a next time, can I help Senior Sister like this again?" Tang San took the teacup and drained it in one gulp, his sparkling eyes fixed on Tang Ling.

"Sure~" Seeing his expression, Tang Ling nodded without refusing.

Then, under his gaze, she pulled Little Heavenly Dao out of her spatial storage. "Didn't you ask whether something had happened? Something did happen.

At Spirit Hall just now, right after you finished testing your martial soul, the Grand Dao descended and transmitted the previous operating trajectory of the foreign Heavenly Dao to Little Heavenly Dao and me.

Then it assigned me a task. That was why I suddenly brought up those matters today."

As she spoke, she held Little Heavenly Dao in her palms and poked it. She herself had not fully received the information, only checking the more recent parts of the timeline, while Little Heavenly Dao had received all of it.

"What happened to it?" Tang San looked at the still-unconscious Little Heavenly Dao in Tang Ling's hands and worriedly reached out to poke it too.

"It's fine." Tang Ling took out the Spirit Gathering Disc and placed Little Heavenly Dao on it, then looked at Tang San. "It received the entire operating trajectory of the foreign Heavenly Dao,

and it was already injured, so now it's a little, well, indigested? It'll be fine after sleeping for a while. Don't worry. Let's return to what we were discussing."

"Alright, Senior Sister. Please continue, I'm listening." After hearing that, Tang San's expression eased. He then sat upright and looked seriously at Tang Ling.

Seeing how serious he was, Tang Ling could not help laughing. She pushed the snacks closer to him and said with a smile, "The tasks are divided into several types.

The longest-lasting one is the evolution of the world. And the evolution of the world cannot be separated from social reform.

The classes in this world are rigid, and its ideas are stagnant. The people at the bottom cannot recognize these problems, so reforming from the top down is much more convenient and efficient.

Do you remember what I had you say after our first trip to the Royal Palace?"

"I remember. The recording pen has been kept in good condition too." Tang San nodded, then took out the recording pen and placed it on the table.

As if he had thought of something, Tang San suddenly pointed at the recording pen on the table and looked excitedly at Tang Ling. "Senior Sister, did you use those remarks to judge their personalities and find suitable people?"

"Partly." Tang Ling glanced at the recording pen, then met the admiration in Tang San's eyes and smiled. "That conversation back then was only meant to see how they reacted to changes in class structure.

The First Prince was arrogant and dismissive; the Second Prince only cared about benefits and did not concern himself with such things; the Third Prince was smooth and evasive, directly sidestepping the question; the Fourth Prince was sinister and opposed it; the Fifth Prince was still young, but vaguely expressed support."

"So it was Senior Sister's arrangement for me to study in the same grade as Xue He these past few years?" Tang San stared excitedly at Tang Ling. After receiving an affirmative answer, he broke into a delighted smile.

Then, suddenly recalling that someone else had spoken with his Senior Sister in the carriage, he frowned in confusion. "Then why did Senior Sister choose Xue Qingxi instead of Xue He?"

"What do you think Xue He's personality is like?" Tang Ling lifted her teacup, finished it, and set it on the table, then looked up to watch Tang San's reaction.

Tang San frowned and thought for a moment before carefully answering, "I've spent the most time with Xue He. He's somewhat stubborn and more interested in poetry, books, and forging. He speaks bluntly and can be a little dull-witted, but his temperament is quite gentle."

"But reform does not need gentleness. It needs forceful methods." Tang Ling looked calmly at Tang San and continued explaining beneath his puzzled gaze. "Xue He's gentleness was developed because his maternal family is weak.

His stubborn nature means he can easily become extreme in his actions. As for his blunt and dull manner of speaking, that was deliberately cultivated by his mother.

He has a good mother. Once she understood her son's personality, she stopped teaching him how to deal with people and made him seem more harmless.

That way, when he grew up, he would not do something irreparable because of his nature."

"Then he really isn't suitable." Tang San nodded in agreement, then rubbed his nose awkwardly,

feeling a little guilty as he sighed inwardly. He seemed to have that kind of personality too. Senior Sister had to keep him in line; how exhausting that must have been for her.

"Not every stubborn person becomes extreme, but when lives are at stake, we cannot gamble." Tang Ling nodded approvingly when she saw that he understood.

Then, sensing his thoughts, she smiled and patted his head. "You may be obsessive, but you're very obedient.

You've never done anything I told you not to do. So even though I only started raising you halfway through, it hasn't taken that much effort."

"But Senior Sister has still worked hard~ I promise I'll be even more obedient in the future! I won't make Senior Sister worry!" Tang San rubbed against the hand still resting on his head, smiling as he raised a hand and solemnly swore.

"Senior Sister believes you." Tang Ling rubbed his soft hair, unable to stop herself from thinking,

As expected of the child I raised. He's just so obedient and considerate!

"Compared with Xue He, Xue Qingxi has high emotional intelligence and knows how to speak. He also understands the situation well. He has the means to compete for power too, so he is more suitable."

Having been praised, Tang San eagerly drew further conclusions about Xue Qingxi. Then he looked at Tang Ling expectantly. "Senior Sister, was I right?"

"Yes, very right." Tang Ling rubbed her slightly itchy fingers and nodded with a smile. "Xue Qingxi has high emotional intelligence and a meticulous mind.

He saw your cufflinks and understood how much I care for you, which was why he immediately showed concern for you.

And when he told you not to dwell on the past and said that the king favors me greatly, he was giving you a warning.

He used my attitude to determine what he should say to you. He must have guessed that I would ask about what happened, and he knew that saying those things would make me happy."

"People like him are extremely adaptable and admire strength. He may not want to change the problem of rigid class structure, but if I raise it, he will certainly agree." As Tang Ling spoke, she took out a notebook and let him read her personality analysis.

"What if he turns against us in the future?" Tang San quickly skimmed through it, then asked hesitantly.

"I will always stand above him. And he will not think of resisting. Even if he slips out of my control, he cannot hurt me. When the time comes, we can simply find the next suitable person." Tang Ling patted his hand reassuringly and looked at him with a calm expression.

In this world, she was invincible. That was why she had absolute confidence in her ability to control this "tool" with uncertain factors.

"Then I'll keep an eye on him for Senior Sister. If he ever wants to turn against us and betray you, I'll suppress him immediately!" Tang San looked at Tang Ling with blazing eyes, pride rising in his heart.

This was Tang San's Senior Sister—mysterious and powerful, always worthy of following, worthy of giving his whole heart to.

Tang Ling nodded with a pleased expression, then could not resist reaching out to pinch his cheeks. That expression was too adorable; she really could not help herself.

A moment later, Tang Ling reluctantly let go. Looking at his cheeks, now red from being pinched, she guiltily handed him a small cake.

Upon receiving the dessert, Tang San did not even bother rubbing his slightly stinging cheeks. He eagerly picked up the small cake and began tasting it.

"Besides this long-term task, are there any others?" Tang San happily savored the sweet cream, but he did not forget to ask about serious matters.

"The other tasks all complement this one. As for the nearest one, there is indeed one." Tang Ling lowered her head, circled a few lines in her notebook, and then replied.

"Is it difficult? Can I come with you?" Upon hearing her answer, Tang San forgot all about the cake in his hand and looked at Tang Ling anxiously.

"Of course you can." Tang Ling set down the notebook and gave him a reassuring smile. "This task is to clear away the pollution left by the foreign Heavenly Dao along the world's operating trajectory,

and that polluted point in time is coming soon. You know the place as well—it is Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, where you and I will be studying.

And the task is not difficult. We can clear it up while we're there.

There are still several years before the next polluted point. By then, we can stay in Notting City and properly enjoy a wonderful school life."