Pre-Education Academy's Little Cultivation Daily (Trying it out, explanation below)

This happened six months after enrolling in the Pre-Education Academy.

This day.

Li Changsheng opened his bleary, sleepy eyes. He rubbed them first, his undershirt exposed for the most part; having spent the entire night reading, he had returned to the dormitory and stripped off his clothes to sleep in a state of slight exhaustion.

His hazy vision caught a masked face leaning in close.

It was a little girl with long, silver-white hair that did not look natural, cascading down like a waterfall. Through the sunlight reflecting in from the window, her silver-white hair became shimmering and drizzling. The unimaginable luster and softness were such that one could only sigh upon seeing it in person, wondering how the craftsmanship of heaven could be so unfair.

As his gaze shifted slightly, what came into view was the familiar, bewitching mask, and at her neck, that touch of milky-white skin with a hint of pink tenderness.

Her large, water-blue eyes seemed to be condensed with a layer of moist, luminous film.

Her petite and exquisite figure was draped in a light-white lace skirt.

What kind of astonishing face was hidden behind that mask?

If anyone possessed such a mysterious aura, who else could it be but the Seven Absolute Zither Master?

"Ah, you're here."

Li Changsheng was not overly surprised. For over half a year, he had spent his days reading or sparring with the Seven Absolute Zither Master at Teacher Zi Buyu's place, and the connection between them had grown, as had their conversations.

Because of that incident half a year ago, the reforms at the Pre-Education Academy had been completely abandoned, and the original squad missions had vanished into thin air.

Fortunately, Zi Buyu possessed that magical Book Fragrance Domain, which allowed both Li Changsheng and the Seven Absolute Zither Master to rapidly increase their soul power without having to resort to bitter meditation and combat.

The Seven Absolute Zither Master suddenly raised her right hand, which held a bag containing several vegetables—vegetables unique to the Douluo Continent, and incredibly delicious at that.

Seeing this, Li Changsheng immediately scrambled up, excited. "Oh, I get to taste your cooking again. I've been about to throw up from the cafeteria food lately. How lucky."

That was right.

Ever since that day when Li Changsheng accidentally stumbled upon the Seven Absolute Zither Master cooking for herself in her spare time, he had been completely hooked after trying it once.

Even though she was just a child, the food she made was so delicious.

The Seven Absolute Zither Master said, "The cafeteria food isn't that bad, is it?"

Li Changsheng shook his head while putting on his clothes. "It's not even close."

Soon, after washing up, Li Changsheng took the initiative to carry the ingredients brought by the Seven Absolute Zither Master and headed toward their classroom.

In their classroom, there was a Soul Guidance Fire-Starting Device that Teacher Zi Buyu had bought previously; it was similar to the natural gas from Li Changsheng's past life and was very convenient. The reason Zi Buyu had installed this soul tool seemed to be because the Pre-Education Academy's cafeteria food was not to her taste.

Zi Buyu was not here, so the Seven Absolute Zither Master began to organize the ingredients with practiced ease.

There were many ingredients in this world that were the same as those in Li Changsheng's past life.

Eggs, for example.

"Why do you always stand by and watch every time?"

The Seven Absolute Zither Master, who was organizing the ingredients, had to stand on a small stool because she wasn't tall enough, and Li Changsheng was doing the same.

Noticing Li Changsheng's arrival, the Seven Absolute Zither Master asked a question.

"I'm just curious, did you really come up with these dishes yourself?"

The food the Seven Absolute Zither Master made was always delicious, the kind that was a feast for the eyes.

Furthermore, what made Li Changsheng's scalp tingle even more was that he could actually see the appearance of dishes from his past life in some of her cooking.

For instance, with ordinary soup, people in this world usually added salt or similar seasonings, but the Seven Absolute Zither Master had many bottles and jars in her room—those were spices. Every time she cooked, she would add these materials for flavor. Moreover, the variety of her dishes was so great that even the well-read Zi Buyu praised them endlessly, even threatening to take the Seven Absolute Zither Master as her teacher.

The Seven Absolute Zither Master's hand paused slightly. She did not look at Li Changsheng, only stammering, "I learned it from my mother. Then I practiced often when I was little; practice makes perfect."

"Learned from your mother?" Li Changsheng immediately knew that the Seven Absolute Zither Master had just lied.

Through half a year of studying together, Li Changsheng had come to understand the Seven Absolute Zither Master's personality.

She was usually dazed, had a bit of a sarcastic streak, kept her distance from people she didn't know, acted spoiled once she grew familiar with someone, and would become hesitant and stammering when she lied.

Of course, because of the mask, Li Changsheng could not analyze more of her personality through her expressions in detail.

"By the way, you don't have to wear a mask here, right? It's been over half a year; won't you let me see what you look like?" Li Changsheng stood steadily on the stool, turned his body to the side, and stared at her with great curiosity.

The Seven Absolute Zither Master, who was flipping the spoon, paused again. "No, that won't do. I cannot violate school rules."

"...You're lying again."

Li Changsheng felt a bit helpless. For the past half year, every time they met, the Seven Absolute Zither Master would wear a mask.

Li Changsheng had grown and matured a lot over these six months. Furthermore, he had a very good relationship with their teacher, Zi Buyu, so he didn't wear a mask at all in the courtyard, and nothing had ever happened.

Zi Buyu was a homebody; if one had to give her a title, it would surely be the Otaku Douluo.

Because other than reading, she really had no other hobbies, and he never saw her meditate.

Usually, her educational policy for Li Changsheng and the Seven Absolute Zither Master was simple:

Read books.

If it weren't for the fact that Li Changsheng frequently sparred with the "perverted" Seven Absolute Zither Master over the past six months, he feared his own combat prowess would have regressed.

Because of the incident half a year ago, the students of the Pre-Education Academy mostly stayed within the academy to study. For over six months, sparring between students at the Pre-Education Academy had been restricted to those in the fifth grade or higher.

At the same time, even when it was heard that members of the Shrek Inspectorate had arrived, they were unable to determine the cause of Li Zishuo and the others' deaths, so the training system for off-campus activities at the Pre-Education Academy had been suspended indefinitely.

Li Changsheng snapped back to reality, still wanting to ask more.

The Seven Absolute Zither Master, standing to the side, spoke up.

"Do you still want breakfast or not? If you keep asking questions, I'll get distracted. If I get distracted and ruin the dish, will you be the one to eat it?"

"Ah, sorry, my apologies. Then, besides peeling the ingredients, is there anything else I can help with?"

Hearing the Seven Absolute Zither Master change the subject again, Li Changsheng had no choice but to let it go, thinking, Anyway, you can't possibly wear that mask for six whole years, right? Even if you did, you'd have to take it off after graduation in six years, wouldn't you?

In his past life, Li Changsheng had been completely clueless about cooking; his dream back then had been to find a virtuous wife who could cook, but he hadn't even married before transmigrating. His wife after transmigrating... heh, she was even worse than Li Changsheng.

"There's nothing else that needs doing. Just stand to the side, watch, and admire me properly."

The Seven Absolute Zither Master uttered such an ambiguous remark.