"Quickly, the Aberrant Beast has probably already started moving. There's no time!" Amid the chaos, Moko urged them from the side.
The restaurant's customers had all crowded at the entrance, and a stampede had nearly occurred in the corridor outside. Amid the uproar, Xia Liang spoke.
"I'm sorry, Uncle, Xiao Lu."
With an apologetic expression, she smiled politely. "I... probably can't just run away like this."
"Don't be willful. You..." Lin Yun had just begun to persuade her, but the words were forced to stop at his lips, because Xia Liang's next action caught him completely off guard.
Right in front of them, she unhesitatingly took a round gemstone from her pocket.
The gemstone emitted a hazy Hibiscus Purple glow. Perfectly round and flawless, it flickered unsteadily before their eyes.
Everyone present knew what it was.
Her Heart Seed.
"Uncle, I'm a magical girl."
Xia Liang opened her palm, placing the Heart Seed in its center as she looked at him earnestly. "If I leave now, there'll be no one to drive back the Aberrant Beast."
Lin Xiaolu stared at her in astonishment. It took her quite some effort to understand Xia Liang's intentions. She was about to say something too, but Xia Liang winked at her.
It's enough if I'm the only one who comes clean.
She understood. That was what Xia Liang wanted to say.
"Is that a toy? This isn't the time for jokes!"
Lin Yun continued to pretend he knew nothing, wanting to help cover for her, but Xia Liang gave him no further chance. With a flash of light, the Heart Seed in her hand rose into the air, accompanied by streams of magic power scattering in every direction—streams even ordinary people could see.
She did not transform on the spot, only because there were