"..."
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It was midafternoon. Sunlight streamed through the carved lattice window and fell right on the backside of a troublesome little girl immortal who was stretching on her canopy bed.
A faint, sweet milky scent hung in the air. Clearly, Annie had eaten some kind of milk-flavored dessert in her room the night before. What it was, exactly, remained a mystery.
"..."
(つ﹏)
After stretching, Annie sat up in the large bed, which was covered with a mattress of some unknown soft down. She rubbed her eyes, letting her long, reddish-gold hair fall in a tousled mess over her shoulders. Her little face still wore the bleary look of someone just waking from a deep sleep.
And beneath her backside, aside from Tibbers—the slightly fearsome plush bear who was never far from her—there could be nothing else.
After all, the only ones allowed in Annie's bed to sleep alongside the great immortal Annie were her little bear, a few close female friends, her disciples, and food.
Of course, that didn't include the Great Demon King of the Bedcovers, who tormented her every day and kept her from getting up early.
(...)
(;￢￢)
At any rate!
More than ten days had passed since the results of the "Rising Talent Examination" had caused a sensation throughout the Rongguo Immortal Estate and certain circles in the Divine Capital.
For the first few days, Lin Daiyu had taken first place under the banner of "a young girl of tender years, unmatched in wit and thought, and extraordinary in cultivation." She had stolen the spotlight, and people had come in an endless stream to congratulate her, curry favor, and fish for information. It had been a real nuisance for everyone at Jia Residence, Annie included.
But the commotion had been like a tide: quick