"Did anything interesting happen when you went back to China this time, Xia Jie?" Panda asked in his uniquely goofy voice.
After burying his father and mother together, Xia Jie stayed in Jiangcheng for only a short while. After exchanging some information with Lu Zhe, he returned to Jujutsu High.
Maki and Toge Inumaki had also returned, while Panda had arrived even earlier than they had.
"Interesting things..." Xia Jie rested his chin on his hand and slowly said, "There were tons!"
"This time, I saw Chinese Jujutsu Sorcerers exorcising Cursed Spirits. Bang, bang—two shots took down a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit."
Xia Jie formed a pistol with his fingers and blew at the nonexistent muzzle.
"And she was a beautiful, sexy older woman with long legs!" Xia Jie added.
"Seriously?" Panda said skeptically. "You really met a sorcerer like that? Did she notice you?"
"Emmm... probably not?" Xia Jie was not entirely sure either. Zhao Ya had kept staring in his direction that night, and he suspected that woman might have noticed him.
"At least, I didn't let her see me," Xia Jie added.
"China actually has such a powerful female sorcerer?" Interest flashed in Maki's eyes. "Honestly, I kind of want to meet her!"
"Maki's terrible competitive streak is acting up again!" Panda said.
Then he sidled up to Xia Jie and lowered his voice. "This might all be because of you, Xia Jie!"
"Me? What does it have to do with me?" Xia Jie asked with a baffled expression.
"You still can't figure that out? You really are dense, Xia Jie!" Panda said with a mysterious look. "Praising another girl's beauty in front of a girl is a huge taboo!"
"Besides..." Panda secretly glanced at Maki and lowered his voice even further. "Maki's been training with you