"Ahem."
Lin Xiao cleared his throat and looked at Shui Bing'er. "Well... since you got the stickers from your own jar, they belong to you, but this shop still recommends using them cautiously.
"It's best to use the time you spend dozing off to cultivate."
"I understand." After hearing Lin Xiao's words, Shui Bing'er's face grew even redder.
Just thinking about how perverted she had been...
Pah.
How she'd lost her composure.
She nearly buried her head in her chest.
"Bing'er, Boss Lin is right. Try not to do anything that catches people off guard."
"Using such a precious treasure to cultivate is the proper path. Work hard, and your future will be boundless."
The Dean of Skywater spoke up then, too.
A closer look would have revealed the light filling her eyes.
It was the light of hope. Shui Bing'er was the future of her Skywater Academy!
"Dean, please rest assured. I won't disappoint you."
Shui Bing'er carefully tucked the stickers close to her body and spoke earnestly to the Dean of Skywater.
"Big Sister, stop standing there."
"Hurry and see what you get next. I'm positively thirsting for it!"
Shui Yue'er urged her, longing written all over her face.
Good grief, already ravenous as a wolf and fierce as a tiger at her age? Lin Xiao's gaze flickered as he muttered inwardly.
Shui Bing'er, meanwhile, said no more and continued opening jars.
Crack.
Crack.
Crack.
"Hmm, Wild Strawberries, Mountain Grapes... generally speaking, aside from being edible, they don't do anything."
Lin Xiao spoke calmly as he looked at the items Shui Bing'er drew from the jars.
"So that's how it is..."
Even someone as composed as Shui Bing'er couldn't help pouting.
It would have been a lie to say she wasn't disappointed.
"Bing'er, don't lose heart. Getting