Jiangming City.
"Teacher, why did you suddenly call us over?"
In the small courtyard of the Azure Cloud Branch Sect, the two fools Heaven Crippled Earth Deficient and Dique, looked at Teacher Bai Mei with a smile and handed her a book as thick as a dictionary, "This trip south was full of unexpected encounters, and I was fortunate enough to break through and see many more essential things on the path of cultivation. As a result, inspiration arose and my thoughts flowed like a spring. I suddenly realized that my previous work, ' The Legend of Green Mountain,' had many shortcomings."
Seeing Shuiling take the book, Bai Mei chuckled, "So I learned from my mistake and rewrote it, naming it ' Azure Cloud Continent: Reborn Zombie.' I specifically called you here to be the first readers of ' Reborn Zombie.'"
Shuiling and Qian Jing immediately became serious. "Teacher, I feel that Qian Jing and I haven't studied and cultivated enough, and we are not qualified to sit at the table to read."
"Yes, yes."
"Especially me, since I didn't graduate from junior high school, I'm afraid I won't be able to understand the novelty of Ms. Bai Mei Mei's work. Qian Jing is more suitable to be the first reader."
"Yes, yes—? No, no!"
But then they saw the young teacher, dressed in white, looking at them with a gentle gaze, like a mother's. "No need to be modest. In my eyes, you all deserve to be number one. Shuiling, you go first. You can help me think of a chapter title."
Shuiling's face fell, and she took a deep breath.
This is a trial, this is a trial, this is a trial.
The teacher suffers from dementia in her youth, and the students' act of filial piety in caring for her is truly admirable.
Then, under Bai Mei's expectant gaze, he tremblingly turned to the first page—
"Do you still remember the story of our ancestor, Azure Cloud? The legendary God-King Hai Xianzun, possessed a wisp of Divine Sense— "
Look!
"In the distant reaches of space, something wonderful is happening!!"
In this remote Disaster Countermeasures General Bureau.
A somber event is unfolding. Inside the solitary tower in the southeast, the air is silent, heavy as Black Hole.
Extremely viscous.
Unable to bear the pressure, Xingxuan clutched her stomach and was the first to get up.
"I... I have a stomachache, I need to go to the toilet----"
Before they even reached the door, Four Leaves immediately grabbed her younger sister and followed, saying, "We were so busy bringing them back that my sister and I haven't even gone to the bathroom yet—"
Six Leaves immediately cried out, "Wait, sister, I want a pretty ring—"
Four Leaves immediately covered her younger sister's mouth and dragged her out.
Blue Flower reacted quickly, immediately pulling Yarrow to retreat outside the door.
"It's been a long time. Let's go outside and chat, so as not to disturb Lord Bingtang Tang----"
Suddenly, Bingtang, who had been staring at the computer and typing away, spoke up, "Let's talk here. I have something I want to ask Yarrow."
Blue Flower immediately gave a dry laugh and released her grip on the Yarrow.
Oh no, meow.
Giving Yarrow a resentful look, the true disciple of the little witch's disguise simply looked bewildered.
Although she didn't know what had happened.
But she knew the atmosphere was a little tense.
However, Bingtang didn't ask too many questions. She simply took a moment from her busy schedule to pour Jiang Si a cup of tea and handed it to her, saying, "You must be tired from your journey."
"Fine."
"I didn't expect to run into Yarrow. Did she cause you any trouble?"
"It's a little troublesome." Jiang Si originally wanted to complain.
But there were too many people, and complaining would make him seem petty, so he just waved his hand and said, "It's nothing serious."
Bingtang's gaze immediately fell upon the Yarrow.
The little witch raised her hands in grievance, "I, I didn't do anything!"
Bingtang didn't rush to ask any questions, but simply said, "Let Jiang Si rest for a bit."
Blue Flower immediately made room for Jiang Si.
After Jiang Si sat down, the girls all watched as the boy fiddled with his ring.
It was clearly an attempt to show off.
Jiang Si hadn't expected everyone to notice her magic weapon so quickly.
As for Xingxuan's mutterings, they were automatically filtered out.
For him, acquiring a new treasure naturally meant that the disciples of the sect should admire it.
However, displaying it directly might seem a bit hasty. Mature sect leaders subtly let their disciples discover the rings on their fingers on their own.
Then we'll give a grand presentation on the ring's wonderful uses.
True disciples are generally aware of their own Calamity Dragon power, and using the ring can further highlight the superiority of their Filthy Magic Power and Calamity Dragon power.
Simple yet powerful, let's see if any disciples are willing to cultivate this path, comparable to the path of Conjoined Fire.
Six Leaves was indeed perceptive; she noticed the ring shortly after holding his hand.
But surprisingly, no one asked about the ring's purpose, which put Jiang Si in a dilemma. It wasn't good that the disciples were too mature; they were actually able to suppress the desire for enlightenment.
I can't just start introducing the rings without asking, can I?
He had originally planned to remain silent if Bingtang asked.
After all, when I asked her about the purpose of that umbrella last time, I was also fobbed off.
Although it was indeed inappropriate to inquire about someone else's magical artifacts without permission, Jiang Si decided to reciprocate by temporarily ignoring Bingtang Tang as well.
When no one asked him anything for a while, he became impatient.
Such an obvious magical artifact, doesn't anyone wonder what it does?
As expected, the disciples within the sect lacked sufficient cultivation.
Just as Jiang Si was about to distract Yarrow and explain the ring...
Xiao Yumo carefully sat down next to him, leaning against him, and whispered, "Sect Master, my... my boyfriend, may I... may I see your ring?"
Jiang Si felt a sense of relief.
As expected of the most outstanding disciple in the true lineage, he always appears when needed.
So when he was about to take off the ring and hand it to Yumo, Xiao Yumo immediately shook her head, and then quickly touched her hair clip in her hood—a hair clip that Jiang Si had given her before, Yumo had always worn.
At this moment, I was afraid of being shaken off.
"No, don't take it off, Yumo, Yumo, just look at it like this—"
Jiang Si didn't pay any attention and simply handed her her hand.
Xiao Yumo held Jiang Si's hand, and although Jiang Si didn't use any force, she felt that it was heavy.
The sect leader's hands were covered in calluses; if you touched them even slightly, you would feel a scratch.
The sect leader's hands weren't much bigger than hers, but they always perfectly enveloped Yumo's palms, giving her an unparalleled sense of security and happiness.
Just like a father.
Tiny fingers explored the rock-hard palm, the rough, steel-like back of the hand contrasting sharply with Yumo's delicate skin.
Of course, Yumo many times. In the past, when she lost a sparring match in the sect, Yumo cried softly on the ground in resentment, the sect leader would come over and pull her up.
When she went shopping with Lord Bingtang Tang before, the sect leader held her hand. Later, the sect leader disappeared at the Mental Image Remnants. When he came back, she hugged the sect leader and cried. The sect leader held her hand again.
Therefore, Yumo was not unfamiliar with the sect leader's hand; what was unfamiliar was the ring.
After carefully touching it, I confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the ring.
It's a real wedding diamond ring.
Yumo suddenly felt a lump in her throat, and looked up at Jiang Si with teary eyes.
Jiang Si originally wanted to explain, but when she turned her head, she found that Yumo's eyes were glistening with tears as she touched her, looking at her with a pitiful and aggrieved expression.
No, I didn't steal your ring, why are you crying?
But Jiang Si was no ordinary person; he immediately saw through the little girl's thoughts.
As Bingtang mentioned before, the true disciples love gifts, and they will cry if they don't receive one.
They probably saw the ring and wanted to take it as a gift.
Six Leaves also wanted her own ring.
How could he not guess what these young girls were thinking?
"Young man, this kind of opportunity is not something you can grasp."
Jiang Si shook her head and said, "Let's talk about it again when you've made some progress."
At least get a Heretical Nascent Soul inside my belly first.
This made Yumo even more heartbroken.
The sect leader disliked my strength as too weak----
So he ran to the side and grabbed Blue Flower.
Yarrow looked thoughtfully at Xiao Yumo, whose face showed some anxiety.
Could this guy be interested in Jiang Si?
Blue Flower raised her hands innocently, "What?"
Give me the money.
"What money?"
"Give me back all the money I borrowed from you, plus the interest."
"Damn, boss, we've only borrowed it for a few days!"
"If you don't give it to me, I'll tell Lord Bingtang!"
"Alright, alright, my dear ancestor, I'll give it back to you. I'll give you all my money, okay? What do you need so much money for?"
Yumo sniffed, "I want to buy a ring and give it to him—"
Blue Flower immediately understood her friend's thoughts, and whispered, "What if he disagrees?"
Even if I bought a ring for Jiang Si, he might not accept it.
"If he doesn't agree, we'll commit suicide."
Am I going to die too?
"Right."
Yarrow watched as her two best friends faced life and death together, and saw Blue Flower looking over as if seeking help.
They immediately created distance between themselves.
Just kidding, she wouldn't die for this man.
but.
Yarrow looked at Yumo and was momentarily shaken.
Although she and Yumo weren't exactly familiar with the Seventeen True Disciples, Blue Flower was the only one who was a social butterfly, enjoying chatting with everyone. The other disciples, on the other hand, generally didn't like to communicate much.
Back then, Yarrow was a cool and aloof girl within the sect.
She only became more outgoing later on in order to spread Harry Potter.
But among all the disciples, Yumo was probably the most withdrawn.
Besides following the sect leader, he would hide in a corner to write and draw, or exercise on his own every day.
Once, when she had nowhere to go, she rested in the Illusory Moon Cave Abode for three days.
I didn't even realize Yumo was by my side.
The two were so distant; they hadn't exchanged more than a few words.
However, Yarrow still knew the sharpness beneath Yumo's introverted exterior.
In the true story, the first person to be able to ruthlessly kill the Witch Association was Yumo.
Others would need a mental preparation process, but Yumo learned it very naturally because that's how the sect leader did it. She even had the experience of innocently dismembering and shredding members of the Witch Association.
It was only after being scolded by Bingtang, who told her not to mess with corpses like that again, that Yumo didn't go astray.
She could guarantee that if it weren't for Bingtang Tang's restraint, Yumo would definitely be the most insane and perverted one among the true disciples.
Innocent children can sometimes be incredibly dangerous.
That is why it is all the more incredible that Yarrow shows such closeness and affection for Jiang Si towards Yumo.
Didn't this guy used to be completely averse to getting close to women?
I thought she only liked the sect leader, but it turns out she's getting so close to the sect leader's boyfriend and doesn't even hide her feelings for him.
The Yarrow was startled.
Yumo, could it be that you're trying to poach the sect leader's concubine?
Does the sect leader know about this?
Or did the sect leader tacitly approve? After all, if the sect leader didn't allow it, Yumo shouldn't have been so bold.
Her boldness suggests that it was likely encouraged by the sect leader!
Would you encourage your student to pursue her boyfriend?
That's very bold.
What kind of play is this? Our Azure Cloud Sect's style is even more elaborate than fan fiction!
"Hmm, didn't you used to dislike jewelry?"
While still typing away, Bingtang casually asked, "You complained that the gifts I gave you before were too much trouble to carry around."
"Let's see if it works."
Jiang Si replied matter-of-factly, "Whether it's useful or not is another matter."
Yarrow felt a chill run down her spine once more.
Lord Bingtang Tang actually gave him a gift? And he refused it?
What's going on? Wasn't Lord Bingtang always only infatuated with the Sect Master?
Although Bingtang Tang usually seems gentle and easy to talk to.
But in reality, Bingtang was the one who was most distant from everyone else in the entire Azure Cloud Sect.
He was only close to the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect and the sect leader.
Outside of the Azure Cloud Sect, Bingtang has almost no interpersonal relationships.
Just like her name, Bingtang, it has a layer of cold, hard ice on the outside, and only after it melts does it become sweet.
Aside from entering the Azure Cloud Sect as a magical girl, Yarrow doesn't know what else could melt the Bingtang surrounding Lord Ice Candy.
The boy in front of them was neither a member of the Azure Cloud Sect nor a magical girl.
They even get special treatment----
Bingtang then asked with a smile, "Huh? What's it for?"
"Just like your umbrella."
The Bingtang, who had been smiling, suddenly lost her composure.
"Oh, I see."
After giving this simple reply, Bingtang Tang continued typing away at the keyboard.
However, Yarrow, who has been producing fan magazines for many years, is extremely perceptive and immediately sensed the sourness in it.
What's going on? It seems like Bingtang also has feelings for Jiang Si?
Add the sect leader, and it becomes a love quadrangle.
Yarrow suddenly realized, could it be that, in reality, Yumo, Bingtang, and the Sect Master were competing for Jiang Si, and the Sect Master ultimately won?
But Yumo and Bingtang Tang were still unwilling to give up, and taking advantage of the sect leader's absence, they tried every means to interfere.
" Yarrow said you signed a marriage contract, but it turns out the person you're with isn't Shion, it's a mistake."
Although Lili seemed a little down, Bingtang quickly composed herself and casually asked again, "Who did you sign the contract with? Keke know?"
Who is Keke? How come this guy has been involved with so many girls!
" The Prince of the Land of Mirrors suggested reaching a cooperation agreement, so that both sides could remain silent."
While Yarrow was still wondering what this guy was doing...
Bingtang Tang nodded, "I see. Now we can move on to the retreat scene."
Yarrow was stunned.
She knew, of course, that Jiang Si had brought that document to the meeting precisely to facilitate the withdrawal from the storyline.
She wasn't unaware of the conversation Jiang Si and Xingxuan had in the car.
After all, it's not that Yarrow doesn't like reading online novels, but rather that she is a truly time-tested Hami Potter magical girl.
There's only one kind of Harry Potter magical girl ideology in this world—after reading all the online novels, I still like Harry Potter's magical girl ideology the most.
Therefore, she was aware of all these details.
But to my surprise, Lord Bingtang Tang didn't even need Jiang Si to explain anything further; he understood her thinking with just one sentence.
This looks so familiar!
The Yarrow sensed something was amiss.
Could it be that Jiang Si and Bingtang Tang were childhood sweethearts who married, and the Sect Leader was the one who came later?
It's a classic story that the childhood friend loses to the newcomer.
Although in terms of appearance, Yarrow doesn't think Lord Bingtang is inferior to Shion, there is a difference in strength.
It's perfectly normal for her to lose to Shion.
Xiao Yumo immediately raised her hand, "I, I can step back too!"
"You're not good enough," Jiang Si casually dismissed. "Too young, and not imposing enough, lacking that innate arrogance."
Only when someone with a similar temperament to Miss Nalan comes to retreat will it have value and meaning.
People like Bingtang and Yumo would only find it boring if they retreated.
Bingtang can be handled smoothly and flawlessly, saving face while achieving her goal; as for Yumo, it's more like bullying a child.
Yumo immediately lowered her head and gave a pitiful "Oh".
Blue Flower hugged her friend and gently comforted her, actually feeling relieved.
At least I don't have to jump off a building with Yumo anymore.
Hopefully, it will go smoothly.
Bingtang still smiled and said something, then picked up the water glass next to her, wanting to take a sip.
But somehow, I didn't hold it properly, and it scattered all over the table.
Yarrow immediately went over and grabbed a towel to help wipe it clean, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the contents of the bow.
"The contract is for marriage. The contract is for marriage. The contract is for marriage. The contract is for marriage. The contract is for marriage. The contract is for marriage. The contract is for marriage. The contract is for marriage. It is absolutely forbidden, forbidden, forbidden. How can I stop the contract? How can I avoid being disliked and stopped? I can also ask you if you and he are engaged. Should we just get the marriage certificate or act first and ask later?"
She had only managed to make out the first two lines of the entire page of garbled content, and she was already utterly shocked.
Just as she was about to speak, Bingtang pressed one of her fingers against her lips.
It was cool and refreshing, with a pleasant fragrance, but it rendered the Yarrow immobile for a moment.
"Shh----"
Hearing Bingtang Tang's low shudder, Yarrow fell completely silent.
Then Bingtang Tang closed her notebook, stood up, and said, "Should we go out and take a look? Keke and the others should be here by now. The remaining inner disciples are exchanging and sparring with the magical girls from the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau over in the plaza."
Jiang Si, who didn't seem particularly tired, nodded. "Okay."
Blue Flower immediately volunteered, "I'll lead the way!"
After Bingtang Tang nodded, she couldn't wait to leave, urging Jiang Si to hurry up and go.
Xingxuan had been eavesdropping at the door, peeked out after Blue Flower opened it, looking at Yarrow. "Shall I take you to see where he is? I know the headquarters very well—"
Somewhat dazed, Yarrow turned to look at Bingtang, and only after Bingtang Candy nodded did she leave with Xingxuan.
When only Yumo and Bingtang remained in the room, Xiao Yumo spoke softly, "Your Highness, the Prince of the Land of Mirrors Kingdom—"
"Are you bothered by it, Xiao Yumo?"
"Ice, Lord Bingtang Tang doesn't mind?"
"I don't mind," Bingtang smiled. "After all, it's impossible."
"Um."
Yumo pulled down her hood. "If it's about making an appointment, then Lord Bingtang is better than you, sir."
"Hehe."
Bingtang Yumo's hair and didn't say much, "Go on, this time you must stick close to the Sect Master."
"Good!"
Bingtang waited until Yumo left before closing the door.
Then he looked out at the empty windows to make sure no one was around.
Then, with his arms around her shoulders, he lightly stomped his foot, muttering, "Damn it, still too slow—"
Jiangming swore an oath to the Azure Cloud Branch Sect.
It was unclear how much time had passed; Qian Jing was fast asleep, while Shuiling, with her eyes Venus and her mind in a daze, finally finished reading the last sentence of Teacher Bai Mei's new book.
"----Living in the mortal world!! We can all Azure Cloud!!"
--
Exclamation marks, so many----
Shuiling remained silent for a long time.
"Not bad."
Then she looked at Bai Mei.
"To build a harem?"