After Becoming Enemies with Magical Girls, They Started Chasing Me

"She's Ling Mengxue? The one known as 'Star Dream Beneath the Moonlight'?"

Tang Xiaohua was slightly surprised, but even more excited. My chance to become famous in one battle is here!

Chapter 23: Just Get Used to It

If there was one Astral Mark Girl Tang Ling and the others least wanted to encounter, it was undoubtedly Ling Mengxue.

She was strong—really damn strong. As for just how strong, even Qiu Yun'er had seen it with her own eyes. Although they had merely been passing by at the time, both she and Ye Yiren had witnessed it.

Back then, they had been considering whether to go up and save her. While Qiu Yun'er and the others were still struggling with the decision, something unbelievable happened.

The Astral Mark Girl, who had originally been surrounded and attacked by ten magical girls, had actually turned the tables and wiped them out! There had even been professional magical girls among them, girls trained in the Magic Association's specialized combat techniques, yet they had still lost.

If there had only been two or three opponents, Qiu Yun'er and the others would have rushed out to help without hesitation. But against ten people, going out there would only mean delivering themselves to the enemy.

That was considered Ling Mengxue's battle that made her famous. Rumor had it that she was not merely an Astral Mark Girl who knew how to wield blades and swords.

Now that she was seeing the real person, Qiu Yun'er was a little excited as well, shouting in her heart, This is it, this is it! Thank you for nature's gift~

"I didn't expect you to know Sister Meng," Liu Yinxuan said to Qiu Yun'er.

"No, I didn't know before either. She's Ling Feng's cousin."

The moment those words came out, the entire place fell silent.

Huh? Ling Feng's cousin? Now, not only the others, but even Ling Feng himself looked at Qiu Yun'er in disbelief.

Damn it, Ling Feng had never expected Qiu Yun'er to say it outright. He should either pretend not to know from now on, or these women would definitely keep pestering him with questions.

"So Ling Feng has such a beautiful younger cousin. No wonder he wouldn't accept me," Lan Xinyu said sourly.

In response, Ling Feng only wanted to say one thing to her. You're seriously overthinking it!

Liu Yinxuan and the others' thoughts were racing as well when a voice suddenly rang out, plunging the entire scene into silence.

"You're 'Star Dream Beneath the Moonlight,' right? I want to challenge you one-on-one! Don't think being pretty means you can scare me. A pretty face is still just a pretty face!"

Tang Xiaohua pointed righteously at Ling Feng, while everyone else was dumbfounded. She could take on ten people alone—was Tang Xiaohua really sure she wanted to try?

Tang Ling and the others had fought Ling Feng no fewer than ten times already. The outcome was obvious, so they had all chosen to give up.

The most recent time had been just a few days ago, when they had nearly all lost their ability to fight in an instant.

Embarrassingly enough, that one-versus-ten battle had taken place on the second night after Ling Feng obtained the Astral Mark Necklace. She had wanted to see what the other Destiny Sign holders were doing, so she secretly followed a magical girl, only to trail her all the way to their gathering spot and get discovered.

She had just wanted to explain herself, but they attacked before she could speak, leading to the battle afterward.

Ling Feng had not done it on purpose. After beating them up, she had left behind her allowance as medical compensation and departed. After all, interrupting someone else's gathering was not exactly polite.

Catching everyone off guard, Tang Xiaohua raised her little star-shaped wand and began chanting a spell.

"Great Fire God, heed my prayer—Flame Ball!"

The sudden magical flames startled everyone. The young couple from earlier had already fled in panic, but before leaving, the man even took out his phone to take pictures.

When the girl saw her boyfriend still taking photos, she angrily opened her mouth to break up with him. Only then did the man hurriedly run away. This was huge! This was magic! It would definitely shock the whole world!

"Is that an advanced training-level spell?"

Ling Feng did not panic in the slightest at Tang Xiaohua's sudden attack. She had learned about magic ranks from the Destiny Sign, but a spell of this level was useless against her now.

The magical flames contained extraordinarily high energy. The fire at their core was nearly white and exceptionally pure, completely incomparable to ordinary flames.

Tang Ling and the others were shocked as well. They could only use beginner-level spells, while training-level magic was something only professional magical girls could use. No one had expected Tang Xiaohua to be this strong.

But the one she faced was 'Star Dream Beneath the Moonlight'! How could it possibly be so easy?

Sure enough, Ling Feng remained expressionless as a silver-black Tang sword suddenly appeared in her left hand.

She slashed downward vertically, like a powerful Japanese sword saint cleaving through a waterfall with a katana. With a single draw of her blade, she split the Flame Ball in two, scattering it to either side until it dissipated like smoke.

Tang Xiaohua was left completely stunned, while the others were already used to it. Tang Xiaohua had just been proudly showing off her magic, only for it to be broken in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that things were going badly, she wanted to follow up with another move. Ling Feng raised her right hand and directly pulled the trigger. Tang Xiaohua immediately sensed danger and hurriedly cast a defensive spell.

"Unceasing flames burning in the depths of hell! In the name of God, I call upon you! Burn my enemy, turn their bones to ash, make their blood boil... become tiny embers! Spirits dancing within the blazing fire, turn your fury into a wall of flame and separate everything—Flame Shield!"

The instant she finished speaking, a wall of fire appeared before Tang Xiaohua, completely covering her.

Her chanting speed was actually faster than Ling Feng's bullet. Even Ling Feng was momentarily surprised.

No, it seemed magical girls could already use their magic while chanting.

However, Ling Feng paid it no mind. Instead, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

Then, before everyone's shocked eyes, the bullet veered off along an extremely strange trajectory behind Tang Xiaohua, then shot back as if it had reflected off something!

The bullet struck the magic wand in Tang Xiaohua's hand. Her small hand trembled slightly, and by the time she reacted, the wand was already lying on the ground.

The scene fell silent. Tang Xiaohua stood frozen in place with a complicated expression, no one knowing what she was thinking.

Lan Xinyu, clearly used to this, walked over and patted Tang Xiaohua on the shoulder with a sigh.

"Just get used to it. My condolences."

Chapter 24: A Brief Calm

The final result went without saying. Lan Xinyu and the others had lost again.

As usual, Ling Feng made them stand in a row, except this time there was one more person.

That person was Tang Xiaohua. No matter how unwilling she was, she had no choice but to lower her head. She really had lost, and Ling Feng had not done anything to her.

For a moment, Tang Xiaohua felt a flash of admiration toward Ling Feng, but it lasted only an instant. She immediately came to her senses. Tch, she just got lucky. That has to be it!

With that thought, Tang Xiaohua regained her confidence. She planned to find another chance to get revenge in the future. She was a member of the Linzhou City Magic Association—when had she ever suffered such humiliation? And at the hands of an Astral Mark Girl, no less!

Seeing this, Qiu Yun'er felt immensely satisfied. Tonight had been fucking awesome! She had never expected these magical girls to have such a day! Just as she was feeling smug, Ling Feng's voice came from afar.

"You stand over there too."

"Huh?"

Even Qiu Yun'er herself was dumbfounded. Weren't they on the same side?

By then, the four magical girls were already clapping to welcome Qiu Yun'er into their ranks. Qiu Yun'er could easily see their gloating expressions, but she still did as she was told. What else could she do? This was Ling Feng's cousin!

"The final exams are next week, and you still have time to arrange fights?" Ling Feng said righteously.

"Um, Sister Meng is also from Dragon Soaring High School?" Liu Yinxuan asked timidly, but Ling Feng ignored her.

In the end, all five of them received Ling Feng's "friendly education." Not a single person dared to argue throughout the entire process, though Ling Feng did not think they would listen anyway. After all, this was already the nth time.

A few verbal warnings could not resolve the conflict between the two sides, but as long as they eased it somewhat, that was enough.

By the time Ling Feng returned home, it was already past eleven at night. Thankfully, she had changed back, but for some reason, the remaining voice-changing pills had vanished into thin air.

What kind of rule was that?

With the matter temporarily settled, Ling Feng was exhausted. Early the next morning, Ling Xiaoyu had already prepared a lavish breakfast.

"How was it? Did you have fun yesterday?"

"Tell your sister about it. Did anyone do anything to you? Boys need to protect themselves when they're out there."

Ling Xiaoyu wore a worried expression. Seeing it, Ling Feng nearly cursed. Are you sure you're really my sister?

At school, Class 1, Grade 11, Dragon Soaring High School.

Just as Ling Feng expected, Tang Ling and the other magical girls looked at him very strangely today.

When Lan Xinyu saw Ling Feng, she felt unwilling, but she still held herself back. She had never imagined that one day, someone would surpass her in looks, and utterly crush her in strength as well.

Tang Ling wanted to ask something, but ultimately said nothing. Looking at Ling Feng, who was "seriously" reviewing his textbook, she sighed softly. He probably knew nothing, right?

Next semester would be their final year of high school, so everyone took this final exam rather seriously. If they wanted to relax properly during the Spring Festival, they had to first get good grades and earn a bigger red envelope. Even Zhao Lei, who normally disliked studying, had begun cramming at the last minute.

Their homeroom teacher, Liu Yan, was also very strict. Over the next several days, Ling Feng noticed that these magical girls were especially well-behaved, which gave him a slight sense of relief.

Yet while Ling Feng remained unaware, changes were happening in the outside world as well.

"Hey, look, look! This is the magical girl figurine I just bought. What do you think? Pretty, right?" a boy bragged.

"Tch, what's so special about that? Look at this, see it? This is an autographed photo from a magical girl!"

"Holy shit, how did you get that? I'm so jealous."

"Hehe, I got it in a raffle when I went to an idol concert."

"Sigh, I wish I had one too." The boy sighed dejectedly.

Several girls passed by and naturally heard their conversation. One of them looked yearningly ahead. "It would be great if I could become a magical girl too."

However, another girl shook her head when she heard that. She did not like those little magical girl types. Weren't Astral Mark Girls cool?

The trend had already begun to divide. Many girls liked the cool fighting styles of Astral Mark Girls, while many others yearned for the beauty of magical girls.

Naturally, boys liked Astral Mark Girls too. They were both beautiful and cool, but who would not like adorable, energetic magical girls? Especially shut-ins.

Because magical girls possessed formidable combat power, Astral Mark Girls were comparatively few in number and at a disadvantage, rarely appearing in the public eye.

Chapter 25: A Transfer Student? An Astral Mark Girl?

Ling Feng had originally thought such peaceful days could last until the final exams ended.

But he did not know that their class would welcome an unexpected visitor today.

Their first class on Friday morning was with their homeroom teacher, Liu Yan. Liu Yan stood on the podium and was just about to speak when she froze, because she realized she seemed to have said these words not long ago.

"Students, a new classmate will be joining our class today. Everyone should get along well from now on. Wanqing, come in and introduce yourself to everyone first."

After saying that, the homeroom teacher looked toward the door. Meanwhile, the students below the podium were already buzzing with discussion.

"Fuck, the final exams are next week and we're still getting a new student?"

"Hehe, do you think it's a boy or a girl? Is she pre—"

"Stop. I know what you want to say, but I only have four words for you: none of your business!"

Similar conversations were happening throughout the classroom. A transfer student had arrived not long ago, and now another one was coming. It was simply too unusual.

Sure enough, before the homeroom teacher had even finished speaking, a girl dressed in a clean and neat outfit walked onto the podium.

The girl moved with graceful steps, her beautiful eyes glancing about. She wore cloth shoes and a plain white dress, giving her a somewhat gentle and ladylike air, yet she also seemed innocent and cute.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Ling Wanqing. I'm a transfer student from Yanjing, and Ling Feng's cousin. Also, I'm an Astral Mark Girl, and my cousin is also—"

"I'm not!"

Just as everyone was eagerly listening to Ling Wanqing's introduction, a voice suddenly interrupted. Ling Feng slammed his hand onto the desk and shot to his feet, startling both the homeroom teacher and the entire class. Was there a problem?

In truth, Ling Feng had started paying attention the moment he heard Ling Wanqing's name. After hearing her words, his heart tightened even more.

This familiar scene, these familiar lines—wasn't this exactly what had happened when Tang Xiaohua first arrived?

At that moment, the entire class focused their eyes on Ling Feng.

Ling Feng sat back down with an embarrassed expression. When Ling Wanqing saw him, her face lit up, and she immediately walked down from the podium. But no one had forgotten what she had just said.

"An Astral Mark Girl? One of those JK girls?" a boy asked excitedly.

"Astral Mark Girls are rare. You can only occasionally see them in magical girls' gossip news."

"Of course. Experts never show off. I heard they're incredibly agile, each one a top-tier swordswoman or godlike marksman."

That got the entire class excited again, but since class was in session—and it was their homeroom teacher's class at that—the room fell quiet again in an instant.

However, upon hearing Ling Wanqing say she was an Astral Mark Girl, the expressions of the magical girls in the class immediately became unpleasant.

Especially when Ling Wanqing walked toward Tang Ling, Tang Xiaohua, and the others, their expressions turned even more grave. Another enemy had come?

Though all of them felt uneasy, Lan Xinyu was the angriest of all.

Why does Ling Feng have so many beautiful cousins? No wonder he ignored me.

Lan Xinyu thought sourly of how she had eaten meals and taken walks with Ling Feng when school first started.

But because the conflict with the Astral Mark Girls had been intense during that period, she had directly turned down Ling Feng's invitations two or three times. By the time she wanted to make up for it, Ling Feng no longer had time to do those things with her.