Testing the Waters and Responding

A dozen seconds after the two left, two beams of light, one pink and one blue, flew in from a distance and landed at this spot.

It was Yu Muqiu and Chen Xiaoxia.

The two looked at the forest where magic still lingered, exchanging bewildered glances, neither knowing what had happened.

The secret base is located in the city, but in a relatively remote part of Spring City, in a somewhat old high-rise building.

It's a small room with a living room and a bedroom, but it's small yet fully equipped, containing Western Capital you'd expect in a normal room.

Xiao Chun was quite surprised when she arrived at this mid-rise building.

She hadn't expected that Song Niandong and Xiao Bai had been hiding here all this time. The faint aroma of food lingering in the air and the men's clothes hanging on the coat rack by the door were all proof of Fang Ming's presence.

Fang Ming is still alive, and it seems he often cooks for Song Niandong.

Xiao Chun breathed a sigh of relief upon confirming this and plopped down on the living room sofa. But the next second, Xiao Chun felt a pang of sourness in her heart, as if she had eaten a lemon.

What she perceived as kidnapping: Fang Ming was confined to a small room, unable to leave except for essential physiological needs, and forced to wait miserably for the Magical Girls to rescue him.

The actual kidnapping: there was no imprisonment, no ransom was required, and they were free to move around; they could even go out to buy groceries and cook delicious meals for Song Niandong and the others...

Thinking about how much Fang Ming had taken care of Song Niandong while she was worried, Xiao Chun unconsciously clenched her hands, and a hint of danger appeared in her eyes as she looked at Song Niandong.

Song Niandong noticed Xiao Chun's gaze, instinctively protecting the small cake Fang Ming had baked for her the night before. After hesitating for a moment, she handed the small cake to Xiao Chun.

"... Do you want some too? Here, you can have this one."

"..." Meeting Song Niandong's pure and innocent gaze, Xiao Chun remained silent, then looked away. "... No need, thank you."

Why does she suddenly feel guilty?

It was clearly Song Niandong who did something wrong!

Where did Xiao Bai go?

Xiao Chun looked around the room and tightened her grip on the invisible chains on her hands.

After bringing her to this room, Xiao Bai handed the chains binding Youyou to Xiao Chun, instructing Xiao Chun not to untie the chains on Youyou and to wait for Fang Ming to return.

After saying that, Xiao Bai disappeared without a trace.

I don't know where they went.

So... this rabbit is the real 'mastermind' behind the scenes in season two, right?

The unfriendly expression that had dissipated because of Song Niandong's innocent gaze reappeared on Xiao Chun's face.

But this time, Xiao Chun was targeting Youyou.

Judging from Song Niandong's current behavior, she is most likely incapable of doing something like 'kidnapping', so it's almost certain that the 'bad idea' of kidnapping was instigated by this Black Rabbit!

Although Xiao Chun is gentle, her gentleness is only for her family. To outsiders... Xiao Chun doesn't mind letting others know about her 'cruel' methods.

Noticing Xiao Chun's increasingly dangerous gaze, Youyou immediately started struggling on the sofa.

She wanted to beg for mercy and reveal some secrets that shouldn't be revealed, but unfortunately the silver chains were too tight, and she couldn't even move one of her ears. In the end, she could only lie there helplessly, tears streaming down her face.

She was wrong! She'll never say anything carelessly again! Fang Ming, come back soon!!!

Click--

Perhaps hearing Youyou's call, the door was opened.

Fang Ming, dressed in ordinary casual clothes and wearing black-rimmed glasses to block out his senses, pushed open the door and entered.

"Small..."

Fang Ming, who seemed to have just returned from grocery shopping, was about to greet Xiao Chun in the living room.

However, the next second, he saw a green shadow rush towards him and crash into his arms:

"Brother Fang Ming!"

In less than a second, Xiao Chun darted from the living room sofa to the door and threw herself into Fang Ming's arms.

She buried her face in Fang Ming's chest and could no longer hold back her sobs.

"I... I've finally seen you again!"

"..." Fang Ming put down the vegetables in his hand, gently hugged Xiao Chun, and patted her back. He was speechless for a moment.

He could feel the girl trembling in his arms, sense her heartfelt concern and worry, and her joy at seeing him now.

This girl...

I really like him to an extreme.

He gently patted Xiao Chun to comfort her, and after Xiao Chun emotions for a while, Fang Ming released Xiao Chun. He then gently wiped away her tears with his fingers and said:

"I'm sorry to have worried you."

Xiao Chun, whose tears were wiped away by Fang Ming, lowered her head shyly. After hearing Fang Ming's words, she slowly shook her head.

"It's okay, I can roughly understand what Brother Fang Ming is thinking."

"Oh? I haven't said anything yet."

"After seeing the traces of Fang Ming's life here, I guessed what he was thinking. You want to help Song Niandong, Fang Ming?"

Xiao Chun looked up and asked.

Although there were still tear stains on her face and her eyes were still red, her eyes still shone with intelligence as always.

As long as Fang Ming and other important people were not involved, Xiao Chun remained rational. After seeing the various traces in the room, she was certain of Fang Ming's intentions.

Fang Ming wanted to help Song Niandong, which is why he took the initiative to go with Song Niandong.

This 'kidnapping' that both parties agreed to was completed.

"I'm not surprised that Fang Ming would do this because he's a kind person. I just regret not thinking about these things from the beginning, and being misled by Xiao Bai..."

Xiao Chun was about to complain that she had been so blinded by Xiao Bai's words that she hadn't noticed these things immediately.

But Xiao Chun suddenly stopped, as if she had thought of something. She turned to look at Song Niandong, and then looked up at Fang Ming beside her.

There seemed to be a different kind of emotion in his gaze.

Fang Ming couldn't decipher the meaning behind the other person's gaze. Seeing Xiao Chun suddenly quiet, he asked in confusion:

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing... I just wanted to say, Xiao Bai is really annoying... I wonder where he is now."

Xiao Chun reached up and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, then looked up at Fang Ming and asked:

"Brother Fang Ming, have you seen Xiao Bai yet?"

"Yes, I've seen her. We're only able to hide here so well thanks to her help."

Fang Ming answered without changing his expression.

Xiao Chun lowered her head upon hearing this, a glint of light flashing in her emerald green eyes.

She seemed to have guessed something.

Let me explain briefly.

I apologize, the previous chapters were indeed somewhat ill-considered, so they have now been revised. The result of Xiao Chun activating her Shining Form remains unchanged, but the process has been altered.

And I apologize again to everyone.

Since I update daily now, I basically write and post as much as I want each day. Sometimes, if something comes up, I can't revise the previous drafts and can only upload what I've written first.

Therefore, there will inevitably be some errors or omissions, or some problems with the plot. We hope everyone will be understanding.

In short, the standard of three updates a day will not change, but I will try my best to carefully consider key plot points in the future.

Lastly, I want to say sorry again...

(>人<;) Sorry

Chapter Ninety-One: Testing and Response

Fang Ming didn't pay too much attention to Xiao Chun's actions.

Seeing that Xiao Chun lowered her head and refused to look at him, Fang Ming simply assumed that she didn't want to appear embarrassed in front of him.

So Fang Ming, being very understanding, asked Xiao Chun:

"You rushed back with them, you must be hungry, right? I'm about to prepare lunch, why don't you stay and have a bite to eat?"

"Okay, thank you, Brother Fang Ming. Then I won't be polite."

Xiao Chun looked up, her face beaming with smiles, and did not refuse Fang Ming's invitation.

Fang Ming comforted Xiao Chun and went into the kitchen.

Xiao Chun sat obediently on the sofa with Song Niandong, but her mind was replaying what had happened earlier.

--We are not the enemy.

Fang Ming is alright.

Should we tell her the truth?

--Isn't Fang Ming right here?

The words that Xiao Bai and the others had said before flashed through Xiao Chun's mind.

These words are like puzzle pieces, and Xiao Chun is trying to piece them together to extract the information she needs.

Gradually, an absurd conjecture began to emerge in Xiao Chun's mind, but she did not immediately confirm it.

Instead, she looked at the bound and gagged Black Rabbit Youyou, picked her up and held her in front of her, making eye contact with her:

What is the relationship between Xiao Bai and Brother Fang Ming?

Xiao Chun used magical Telepathy to say this, and it was a private telepathic Telepathy, not a public one.

When Black Rabbit heard Xiao Chun's question, she blinked repeatedly. She couldn't speak, so naturally she couldn't tell Xiao Chun the truth.

And even if she could say it, Youyou would never say it.

Looking back now, Youyou thinks she was incredibly brave to actually reveal Xiao Bai's true identity.

She's really not afraid of being turned into a spicy rabbit head by Fang Ming!

Now that Xiao Bai has tied her up, Youyou has calmed down.

I can't say it... I absolutely can't say this! Right now, Xiao Bai is just chaining me up, but if I really dare to say it out loud, Xiao Bai... no, Fang Ming would probably throw me into dinner right there and then!

So Youyou closed her eyes; she chose to play dead.

Seeing that Youyou didn't react, Xiao Chun frowned, but after thinking about it, she didn't ask any more questions.

She sat quietly on the sofa, accompanying Song Niandong to watch the remade first season of <Magic Autumn>.

The room suddenly fell silent, with only the sound of anime playing from the tablet computer.

After Song Niandong finished watching an episode, Fang Ming prepared lunch for the day. He brought it to the dining table and said to the two people in the living room:

"Dinner's ready."

Song Niandong tapped on the tablet to pause the show, then went to the restroom to wash up, and finally sat down opposite Fang Ming with Xiao Chun.

Everything seemed quite peaceful, and Xiao Chun had regained her composure, her expression becoming as gentle as before.

But before dinner, Xiao Chun suddenly asked:

"Isn't Xiao Bai coming back to eat with us? Xiao Bai has been with you guys lately, right?"

"She...has her own things to do," Fang Ming replied calmly, without pausing his chopsticks. He said slowly to Xiao Chun, "Besides, she's unpredictable; we don't know when she'll come or when she'll leave."

"Then what's going on with the Magic Barrier outside today?"

If it weren't for the Magic Barrier revealing a hint of magic, Xiao Chun might not have been able to discover Xiao Bai and Song Niandong.

Fang Ming explained, "After watching the first episode, Xiao Bai seemed to remember something and took Dongdong out with him, saying he wanted to test Dongdong's current strength... so I don't know what happened."

Fang Ming spoke, he looked up and asked with a smile, "How about I ask Xiao Bai for you next time I see him?"

Fang Ming's answers and reactions were all normal, with nothing suspicious about them, which made Xiao Chun begin to doubt her own guesses.

Perhaps... she was wrong?

With her head lowered and brows furrowed, not wanting Fang Ming to see her thoughtful expression, Xiao Chun ate her lunch in small bites.