Liu Lanzhi's Student

This was-!

The Mouse Clone's eyes widened.

A banana!

It had just seen a banana!

How had she done that?

It was like a magic trick!

The Mouse Clone quickly climbed down the wall and came up beside the chubby girl, huddling in the shadows as it watched her without moving.

In the chubby girl's left palm, the shape of another banana slowly took form.

This time, however, the banana did not shatter.

No, the chubby girl grinned like a complete fool and lifted the banana out of her left palm with her right hand!

She really had picked it up!

It could even see the chubby girl peeling the banana.

Yet when she peeled back the third strip of skin, the banana vanished into thin air with another soft pop.

The Mouse Clone licked the corners of its mouth.

Its eyes were crimson.

Barely able to contain its excitement, it wanted to approach the chubby girl.

Her actions brought something to mind.

The purpose of its visit to the Royal Academy: the field of "turning illusory constructs into reality" developed by the Super Illusion Arts master Liu Lanzhi.

Otherwise, how could it explain the banana's bizarre appearance and disappearance?

Heaven was smiling on me. Could she be Liu Lanzhi's student?

The chubby girl prepared to conjure another banana.

This time, she had only just begun when three girls dressed in flashy finery approached from a distance.

The chubby girl hurriedly stood up and called to the girl on the far left, "Sis!"

The girl on the far left snorted. "You fat slob, why don't you get some exercise if you have nothing to do? You spend all day hiding in a corner, grinning like an idiot. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were mentally ill, you know that?"

The chubby girl lowered her head and forced a smile. "It's fine. I'm here by myself. No one can see me anyway."

"It's disgusting, understand? It's disgusting when you keep doing this, get it?" the girl on the far left said with a look of revulsion. "You're a girl. What's the point of thinking about cultivation all day? You'll have to get married eventually, understand? If you don't lose weight, you'll be as fat as a pig. Who would dare marry you then?"

The girl in the middle covered her mouth and laughed. "It's fine. She wants to be a strong, independent woman."

The girl on the far right lectured the chubby girl. "Cui Qianqian, don't think you're so amazing just because you got to study Super Illusion Arts under Professor Liu Lanzhi! A girl who spends all day looking like a slob and only cares about cultivation still won't find a husband! Don't tell me you think someone like you can become the next Professor Liu Lanzhi? She's a genius. What the hell are you?"

Cui Qianqian kept her head down and said nothing.

The girl on the far left waved dismissively in disgust and told the other two, "Enough. Stop talking to her. Someone like her will never amount to anything. You can't get through to her."

The other two girls left, laughing.

Cui Qianqian kept her head lowered until all three girls had disappeared. Only then did she sigh.

Sitting cross-legged, she held out her left palm and prepared to conjure another banana.

This time, only half a banana formed before vanishing into thin air.

"I'll try again tomorrow!" Cui Qianqian smiled self-mockingly, then turned to leave.

Seeing this, the Mouse Clone hurried after her at a distance.

This chubby girl named Cui Qianqian really was Liu Lanzhi's student.

And she actually seemed to be practicing Super Illusion Arts?

The Mouse Clone suppressed its delight.

I'm sticking with her!

Tomorrow, I'll follow her to the Royal Academy and sit in on her classes, find out where Liu Lanzhi teaches, and see what her lessons cover.

Cui Qianqian clearly had not noticed the Mouse Clone following her. She simply walked with her head down.

Eventually, she entered a girls' dormitory building.

The Mouse Clone silently counted its blessings.

The Royal Academy had excellent landscaping, with grass, small trees, and other greenery everywhere.

There were plenty of people along the way, and even more near the girls' dormitory.

Still, it could dart freely through all those plants.

It followed Cui Qianqian all the way to the fourth floor, where she unlocked her door with a key.

Seeing its chance, the Mouse Clone darted inside.

The moment it entered the room, three pale, bare bodies moved before its eyes.

They belonged to three girls with lovely figures.

One wore nothing but her underwear and sat cross-legged at a desk, playing a game.

Another was in her underwear, blow-drying her hair.

The last was taking off her clothes.

When the Mouse Clone entered, she was removing her last piece of underwear.

At the sudden sight of the Mouse Clone, the three girls screamed as though they had seen a ghost.

Their exaggerated reactions gave the Mouse Clone a terrible fright too. It hurriedly bolted farther inside, raced across the room, climbed down the balcony, and hid in a crevice beneath it.

Wen Xiancheng, who was eating with Xue Ruigao, suddenly flushed bright red and coughed so violently that he nearly coughed up his food.

This was so embarrassing.

He had never imagined these girls would dress like that in their dorm room.

Seeing this, Xue Ruigao quickly stood up and patted his back, her face full of concern. "What's wrong? Are you all right? Eat more slowly!"

Wen Xiancheng forced a laugh and waved his hand. "I'm fine, I'm fine. I wasn't paying attention just now. It won't happen again."

Xue Ruigao patted his back a few more times before returning to her seat. "You're really okay?"

Wen Xiancheng nodded.

In the chubby girl's room, all four girls, including her, stared beneath the balcony in terror.

Only after a long while did the four exchange looks.

"Holy shit, that scared the hell out of me! I've never seen a mouse before!"

"Cui Qianqian, you brought a mouse in!"

"I-I didn't mean to. I didn't even notice it."

"Enough. How is this Qianqian's fault? Qianqian, where are your notes from today's class? Let me borrow them."

The Mouse Clone crept a little way out of the crevice beneath the balcony, its eyes darting about as it watched Cui Qianqian take a notebook from the desk beneath the bed near the door and hand it to the pretty girl opposite her who had been playing a game.

Once these girls fall asleep, I'll see what's in those notes.

For now, I'd better stay hidden.

Wen Xiancheng had the Mouse Clone climb back down and remain wedged in the crevice beneath the balcony while he escorted Xue Ruigao to the Royal Academy.

Standing at the academy gates, Wen Xiancheng waved to Xue Ruigao, telling her to go inside.

Xue Ruigao took a few steps, then jogged back. Under the envious gazes of the boys passing by, she hugged Wen Xiancheng and said softly, "Cheng, after I finish cultivating tomorrow afternoon, I'll come see you at the house. We can eat together."

With that, she let go and quickly ran off.

Wen Xiancheng's face flushed slightly.

Watching Xue Ruigao run inside, Wen Xiancheng felt little ripples stir in his heart.

Xue Ruigao really was a good girl.

An indescribable sorrow suddenly rose in his heart.

Wen Xiancheng immediately reined in those budding feelings and said with a hint of sympathy, "I'm sorry. But what can I do? Am I supposed to stay away from Xue Ruigao?"

That anguish instantly came crashing over him.

Wen Xiancheng's expression chilled, and he muttered, "You'd better fuck off! This isn't okay, that isn't okay-who the hell do you think you are? Come back to life yourself if you're so capable! Since I'm the one controlling this body now, stop fucking meddling!"

Only then did the anguish slowly fade.

Wen Xiancheng stared speechlessly at the sky.

My fucking soul crossed over and took over this body, but who knew the original owner's emotions would still linger inside it?

Seriously!

(End of chapter)