Zhang Caicai's Background

"Give it to me! Give it to me!" Yun Qingyang had already shown Ma Feifei with her actions that the moment she took out the Book Spirit Stone, Yun Qingyang's eyes lit up, staring straight at the Book Spirit Stone without even blinking.

"No!" Seeing Yun Qingyang reach out to take the Book Spirit Stone, Ma Feifei immediately pulled her hand back and hid it behind her back.

Yun Qingyang immediately looked at Ma Feifei with a pitiful expression, like a wilted eggplant.

Looking at Yun Qingyang's expression, Ma Feifei wore a smug look. He plopped down in the rocking chair, crossed his Erlang, and fiddled with the Book Spirit Stone, saying unhurriedly, "Want it?"

"Mmm-hmm." Yun Qingyang jogged over and squatted down next to Ma Feifei, her eyes never leaving the Book Spirit Stone in Ma Feifei's hand.

"Ouch, my legs are a little sore," Ma Feifei said, shaking her legs.

"Let me give you a massage." Yun Qingyang reacted quickly, moved a small stool over and sat down next to her, put her legs together, then placed Ma Feifei's leg on her own lap, and clumsily massaged Ma Feifei's leg with both hands.

"Hiss..." Because Yun Qingyang didn't control his strength well, Ma Feifei cried out in pain.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Yun Qingyang quickly apologized, and at the same time, he slowed down a lot. Ma Feifei nodded in satisfaction and closed her eyes to begin to enjoy it.

"I seem a little thirsty," Ma Feifei said slowly.

"Whoosh!" A powerful surge of Spiritual Power followed, and Ma Feifei heard a clattering sound. Opening her eyes, she saw a bowl of water in front of her, along with Yun Qingyang's ingratiating smile.

"This child is teachable." Ma Feifei was quite satisfied. He took the water and took a sip, finding it clear and refreshing, with a slightly sweet taste. He couldn't help but ask, "What kind of water is this? Why does it taste so sweet and delicious?"

"I don't know, Zhang Caicai brought it back," Yun Qingyang answered quickly, her voice much softer than usual, afraid of startling Ma Feifei.

Mentioning Zhang Caicai reminded Ma Feifei of something else: what exactly was this kid's background? He looked like an eleven or twelve-year-old kid, and was usually dirt poor, yet he could even defeat a ninth-tier spirit beast. He was truly mysterious.

"Why don't we take advantage of this free time and find out more about Zhang Caicai?" Ma Feifei thought to herself.

Without hesitation, Ma Feifei handed the bowl to Yun Qingyang, then withdrew her leg from her lap and said, "Alright, since you've been so good, this Book Spirit Stone is yours."

"Really?!" Yun Qingyang took the bowl and asked incredulously.

Ma Feifei shrugged and tossed the Book Spirit Stone over.

"Clatter!" Yun Qingyang caught the Book Spirit Stone, his eyes narrowing into crescent moons.

"Ma Feifei, you're so kind." After saying this, Yun Qingyang disappeared instantly. Ma Feifei only heard two 'creak' and 'snap' sounds as the door to the room was opened and closed by her. It was unclear whether she was afraid Ma Feifei would change her mind or was eager to study the Book Spirit Stone.

"Silly dragon." Ma Feifei looked at Yun Qingyang's room with the door tightly closed, laughed and cursed, then looked away and took out a Tianshu Fragment from his spatial ring.

After tilting his head and thinking for a moment, Ma Feifei took out a pen and wrote the three characters "Zhang Caicai" on it.

"Ding ding ding~~"

A golden light flashed across the Tianshu Fragment. When the light disappeared, Zhang Caicai's information appeared on it.

Name: Zhang Caicai

Age: 11 years old (current life expectancy is estimated at 20 years old).

Aptitude: Nine Revolutions Sacred Spirit Body

Cultivation level: Half-Step Immortal Realm

Reading value: 99 (Note: The maximum value is 100; a value of 80 or above will trigger a support task.)

Background: Second Dean of the Vast Academy, Chef of the Mysterious Bookstore, and disciple of Zhang Ke, a first-tier author.

"Wow, Zhang Caicai level is a bit exaggerated!" Ma Feifei looked at the description of Zhang Caicai on the Tianshu Fragment and was shocked.

This child, who is only eleven years old, has actually reached the Half-Step Immortal Realm, just like Cang Lan before him, which is truly unbelievable.

Of course, the most crucial thing is Zhang Caicai's background, which is what Ma Feifei finds most unbelievable.

First, there's the Second Dean of the Vast Academy. Who is the Second Dean? Rumor has it he's a mysterious and elusive figure, with very few legends about him. But to become the Second Dean of the Vast Academy, his strength must be considerable.

The second "Mysterious Bookstore's in-house chef" is also a bit of a joke; he's clearly just a general helper, cooking is just a side job.

If the first one surprised Ma Feifei, then the third one immediately made Ma Feifei serious.

He was a disciple of Zhang Ke, a renowned author.

What is the profession of author? According to Wan Jianshan, the founder of the Vast Academy, it is a noble profession that does not exist on the Azure Dragon Continent. However, this profession seems to be related to the Bookstore that Ma Feifei is currently running, as both involve increasing one's cultivation level through writing.

So far, Ma Feifei has not encountered a so-called author.

"Perhaps we can only meet again outside this world," Ma Feifei sighed, thinking.

Although he didn't encounter the author, the fact that Zhang Caicai was actually the author's apprentice made Ma Feifei wary. While Ma Feifei wasn't exactly an author, he did own Bookstore, so they were, in a sense, colleagues. Now, the apprentice of a colleague had become the Bookstore's in-house chef—did this mean the other side had already sent someone to infiltrate the Mysterious Bookstore to gather intelligence?

Thinking about this, Ma Feifei's sense of crisis rose to a critical point.

"Yo-ho~~ I'm back... Oh! The shop owner is here too!" Zhang Caicai hopped in through the back gate, carrying two large creatures that looked like eels. She greeted Ma Feifei Zhang Caicai very warmly.

In the past, Ma Feifei might have responded with a smile, but now...

Without making a sound, Ma Feifei put the Tianshu Fragment back into his spatial ring, then beckoned to Zhang Caicai and said, "Caicai, come here."

Zhang Caicai greeted them and was about to go into the kitchen when Ma Feifei called her back. She didn't think anything of it and happily skipped over, saying, "Shopkeeper, what's wrong?"

"Whoosh!"

When Ma Feifei saw Zhang Caicai enter his attack range, he immediately stood up, hooked her, and made her put her hands behind her back, pinching her tightly.

"Ouch!" Zhang Caicai cried out in pain, instinctively loosening her grip. The two eels fell to the ground, thrashing their tails back and forth with a 'plop-plop' sound.

"Shopkeeper, it hurts!!" Zhang Caicai wailed.

"Stop pretending! Tell me, what is your purpose in infiltrating the Mysterious Bookstore?" Ma Feifei said sternly.

"I didn't sneak in! I came in openly and honestly!" Zhang Caicai was being held by Ma Feifei, and dared not resist. She wailed in pain. If an uninformed passerby had seen this, they would have thought Ma Feifei was bullying a child.

"That makes sense." Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei felt that Zhang Caicai's words made sense; he had indeed entered openly and legitimately.

"Then why did you hide your identity?" Ma Feifei asked again. Zhang Caicai had never told anyone in the Bookstore that she was the Second Dean of the Vast Academy, let alone that she was the disciple of Zhang Ke, a first-class author.

"I'm not hiding my identity. My Zhang Caicai, and I aspire to become the greatest chef in the continent!" Zhang Caicai perked up at the mention of the chef and shouted loudly.

"You don't even want the position of Second Dean of the Vast Academy?" Ma Feifei asked casually.

"Second Dean? What Second Dean?" Zhang Caicai turned her head and looked at Ma Feifei with a blank expression.

Ma Feifei stared into Zhang Caicai's eyes for a full ten seconds before suddenly releasing Zhang Caicai hand and asking in confusion, "Besides Zhang Caicai, do you have any other names?"

"No, I was picked up by my master, and that's the name he gave me," Zhang Caicai said, rubbing her arm and then picking up two eels from the ground.

"What's your master's name?" Ma Feifei asked, narrowing his eyes.

"His Zhang Qiling."