"Finally, it's over!"
As soon as she entered the suite, Bibi Dong let out a cheer of relief and bounded onto one of the soft little beds.
She shed the dignified facade she wore as the Pope's eldest disciple.
Her true colors showed at once, and she rolled over twice on the bed.
She didn't forget to shoot Lin Chuan a provocative look.
Seeing that Haji Dong, as his senior sister, had stood in front and handled the socializing all day, Lin Chuan forgave her provocation.
Let Senior Sister suffer while I reap the benefits!
He had received a veritable overflowing harvest of welcome gifts.
Some of the gifts were rather unusual, and he could use them later as an excuse for discovering the effects of Whale Rubber.
After all, Haji Dong of Spirit Hall was currently illiterate. If he didn't work hard himself and ended up being fooled someday, that would be embarrassing.
Most importantly, his teacher Qian Xunji was playing dirty.
So he sat down beneath the lamp and entered grind-king mode.
Seeing this, Qian Xunji, who had just taken off her outer robe, froze for a moment.
The admiration in her eyes grew even stronger.
"Dong'er, look at Chuan'er, then look at yourself! When it comes to learning, you really should take a lesson from your junior brother."
Qian Xunji stretched her graceful figure. "I'm going to bathe first. You'd better reflect on yourself."
When Bibi Dong heard that, she grew even more annoyed.
That rotten junior brother only knows how to play the good little boy in front of Teacher.
All right, just you wait! Once Teacher comes out, I'll deal with you!
Bibi Dong sat down cross-legged in a huff.
She made a show of circulating her power and meditating, but her eyes kept darting toward Lin Chuan.
A little while later.
Amid a cloud of white mist.
Qian Xunji returned to the bedside, drying her long hair.
She had changed into a plain white sleeping robe, a thin sash loosely tied around her waist, perfectly outlining her curves.
Her already breathtaking face had gained a delicate, alluring flush after her bath.
Although Lin Chuan forced himself to concentrate on the book before him, he ultimately couldn't resist taking another look.
Who could understand?
Anyone who could resist wasn't human!
They might as well become a Buddha on the spot!
When Bibi Dong, who was pretending to cultivate, saw her teacher come out, her eyes darted about.
She was ready to put the plan she had been sitting on for so long into action.
Rotten junior brother, just watch me expose you today.
Bibi Dong rolled right off the bed.
She stepped onto the carpet in her bare little feet and pressed close to Qian Xunji.
She looked toward Lin Chuan, then raised her voice.
"Teacher, Dong'er has something she wants to tell you."
"Junior Brother did something big today."
Qian Xunji wiped the droplets from the ends of her hair as she looked at her eldest disciple.
Since it concerned Lin Chuan, she was a little curious.
"Oh? What big thing did Chuan'er do today that I don't know about?"
When Bibi Dong suddenly spoke up.
Lin Chuan pricked up his ears too. He wanted to hear what Haji Dong was up to.
Bibi Dong planted her hands on her hips.
She cleared her throat twice, as if she were about to tell an epic tale!
She first built up to it, heightening Qian Xunji's anticipation!
Then she began vividly imitating Lin Chuan's actions and words from earlier that day.
"Teacher, you have no idea. At the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan today, Junior Brother put on quite a show of a hero saving a beauty."
"That's why Sect Master Yu apologized at the gate."
"Teacher, guess what Junior Brother said when he was playing the hero?"
Before Qian Xunji could speak.
Bibi Dong eagerly recited it, her voice full of expression:
"Don't worry, I'm just an ordinary healing-type Soul Master passing by!"
"Senior Ju, it should be fine if I step in and teach them a lesson, right?"
"..."
"I healed you just so I could beat you up another round."
"What, do you want another round?"
Pfft!
Lin Chuan's face instantly flushed bright red, and his toes nearly dug through to the center of the earth.
Holy crap!
Why didn't I realize how chuunibyou that sounded at the time?
Now Bibi Dong was reenacting it word for word in front of Teacher, giving him a public execution.
The look Lin Chuan now gave Bibi Dong was already unfriendly.
You were clearly the one egging me on to play the hero and save the beauty.
And now here you are, telling on me.
Bibi Dong, you already have a way to die. Just wait until we get back to Spirit Hall-I'll beat your butt raw!
Seeing Lin Chuan's expression, Bibi Dong continued telling on him.
"Teacher, look, Junior Brother's glaring at me and being mean to me."
But Qian Xunji's reaction was not what Bibi Dong had expected.
Qian Xunji smiled with satisfaction.
Not only did she not laugh at Lin Chuan, she was full of praise.
"Chuan'er's way of doing things is quite to my liking."
She strode over to the desk on her long legs.
Lin Chuan immediately caught a whiff of that delicate fragrance.
Before she began speaking, Qian Xunji ruffled Lin Chuan's little head again.
"Helping others within the limits of your abilities and demonstrating the spirit of our Spirit Hall."
"Well done, Chuan'er! You haven't brought your teacher shame."
As Qian Xunji moved, her slightly loose sleeping robe fell open a little, revealing a glimpse of holy light.
Lin Chuan felt as though his whole body had frozen on the spot.
Teacher, you're using this to test a cadre?
Bibi Dong, who had thought she would get to see Lin Chuan make a fool of himself, instantly froze.
Teacher could even praise him for that.
And he got a head pat as a reward!
If I'd known, I would have played the hero and saved the beauty myself.
Looking at Bibi Dong, who was puffed up like a pufferfish, and catching the delicate fragrance so close at hand.
Lin Chuan sighed helplessly to himself.
Good thing there are three beds today.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to sleep again.
The next day.
At the training ground on the main peak of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The entire ground was paved with hard rock, and nine jade pillars towered around it.
The pillars were carved with Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragons baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, radiating waves of oppressive pressure.
Clearly, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had put considerable thought into this awakening ceremony.
In the stands on either side of the training ground.
The seats right in the middle had been reserved for the Spirit Hall delegation.
Following them were the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the many factions of the Heaven Dou Empire.
In the training ground, all the disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had already lined up in formation.
As the undisputed star of the day, Yu Xiaogang had been placed last by the clan, with all the pomp and ceremony they could muster.