A night raid and a shared bath

"Aren't you going to kill her?"

As soon as it flew out of the World Tree, the Little Black Dragon immediately asked a question.

Before Jiang Si could reply, the Emperor tapped the Little Black Dragon on the head.

"That thing has already merged with the World Tree."

The Emperor's vision was clearly superior to that of the Little Black Dragon; he immediately pointed out the key point, "If you want to kill her, you must first find a way to destroy the World Tree."

Then she let out a deep sigh, "Magical girls not only have to fight against the world itself, but also against the source of their own power. No wonder their lives are so difficult."

Are you praising yourself?

Hearing Jiang Si's question, the Emperor was taken aback. "Huh? No, I'm not a magical girl either."

"Oh."

Jiang Si gave a cold laugh and remained silent.

The Little Black Dragon on the other end immediately exclaimed, "Dad means you're the perfect magical girl in his eyes! Mom, you're the magical girl he likes!"

"That's a ridiculous story. Be careful, or your master will beat you." Then the Emperor pursed his lips, a slightly sweet smile on his face. "Oh, is that so? So, I'm a magical girl too?"

Seeing her mother immersed in her joy at being a magical girl, the Little Black Dragon didn't disturb her. Instead, she asked her father, "Dad, why didn't we smash the World Tree? You're someone not recorded in the annals—"

"No, I've already been recorded."

Jiang Si interrupted the Little Black Dragon, saying with absolute certainty, "There's no point in smashing the World Tree now."

In terms of sheer numerical values, Qianye has already demonstrated that sufficiently high values could destroy the World Tree.

Without Transcendence, it is meaningless and does not affect the operation of the world itself.

Even extraordinary beings like the Beast of the End, whose existence is eternal in its mechanism and which exists simultaneously in the past, present, and future, cannot shake the foundation of the World Tree.

For an ordinary person, this would Return to Truth quite a challenge.

Fortunately, in the long history of cultivation, there are countless opponents who are even more difficult to deal with.

He has plenty of homework to copy—no, he has plenty of examples to follow from his ancestors.

"Huh? Dad, you were recorded? When did they find out?"

"At the beginning."

From the moment Jiang Si learned that being recorded by the World Tree would render her unable to resist, she had already anticipated this.

The first rule in the cultivation Immortal Realm: Do not take chances.

Those who always think they're special and can hide their talents until the very end will definitely be played to death by those old fogies.

"Then why did you come—"

"Just checking."

The Emperor snapped out of his euphoria and realized the seriousness of the problem.

From the moment she started following Jiang Si, she never felt that there was anything Jiang Si couldn't solve, so most of the time she was just an ordinary observer, as long as she didn't bother Jiang Si.

Being a silent companion was the greatest contribution she could make to Jiang Si.

But now, even she can't remain silent.

Both the Beast of the End and the magical girl Qianye surpassed Shion in certain areas.

The World Tree, which even they cannot surpass----

"What should we do now? Once it's recorded, according to Ms. Qianye, there's absolutely no way to escape—"

I couldn't help but ask the question.

Then he regretted it, feeling that his worries were as if he were questioning Jiang Si's abilities.

As Emperor, she naturally knew how her master would feel if his servants questioned him.

Fortunately, Jiang Si didn't take it seriously and simply said, "Let's go back first."

Emperor breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still whispered, "Uh, but the soul hasn't been replaced yet—"

"It's alright, I've already found a way."

"Ah?"

The Golden Calamity Dragon King's body continued to expand, its wings extending all the way, instantly breaking through the End of the World and almost obscuring the World Tree!

"Reality Marble Deployment."

The expansion of the Emperor's domain precisely covered the entire New World, which then transformed into a giant, perfectly round golden sphere.

The Golden Calamity Dragon King, embracing the enormous golden ball, flapped its wings and flew away, tearing the New World from the branch of the World Tree!

With just a light grasp, the edge of the world slipped away like grains of sand through the gaps between his dragon claws. The creatures on earth looked up and found that the great sun in the sky had changed, becoming golden.

Still dazzling, still magnificent, yet it occasionally turns slightly!

When you broaden your view further, you'll discover that the golden sun is actually a gigantic dragon's head!

Using the Mental Image Domain to encompass the boundless universe, and then peeling the entire world away from the branches of the World Tree.

By utilizing the Emperor's probability fluctuations, even if separated from the World Tree, the world can be maintained from collapsing for a short period of time.

After the Golden Calamity Dragon King detached himself from the World Tree with his New World in his arms, he was unable to fly any further.

Finally, it landed, turning to confront the illusory World Tree. "The so-called soul replacement is nothing more than an attempt by the World Tree to collect the remaining remnants of magical girls' souls."

"The effects will be lifted as long as you stay away from the World Tree temporarily."

The Emperor couldn't help but cover his forehead, and the Little Black Dragon sighed, "Still so simple and brutal, Dad. I thought you'd do something more sophisticated, like physicalizing and replacing the soul—"

"Wouldn't it be more efficient to simply separate the world from the World Tree?"

The intricate details involved are beyond the comprehension of outsiders.

"Ah, right, right, right----"

This child is beyond redemption.

It's nowhere near as good as Keke.

Embracing his New World, the Golden Calamity Dragon King's dragon eyes were fixed intently on the World Tree.

However, just as Qianye said.

The World Tree is simply a natural law; even if you forcibly separate yourself from the world, the World Tree will not react in any way.

It just stands there quietly, doing nothing, while the stripped-away world will destroy itself.

Even so, Jiang Si could sense that she was still within the territory governed by the World Tree.

Or rather, I don't yet have the authority or ability to fly out of the World Tree.

Only by burning away all rules and order can we see through the past, present, and future, and annihilate all cause and effect.

I can't even interfere with the timeline now, so I'm not an existence that transcends space and time.

Fortunately, I have already mastered these two Dao Fruit.

"Emperor."

He gazed at the majestic World Tree, the avenue that had buried countless geniuses and civilizations throughout history.

Suddenly, he called out to her.

The Emperor was slightly taken aback. Being addressed so formally by Jiang Si for the first time surprised her, but also pleased her. "I'm here."

"May I have your name?"

"Emperor."

"No, I mean the original name."

"I forgot," the Emperor murmured softly, "I only remember this."

Do you like this name?

"I don't know, Master, do you hate it?"

I really like it.

"I like it too."

You prepared two sets of explanations based on your answers, right?

Jiang Si looked at the Emperor's charming Yanran and knew what she was thinking, but he had no intention of exposing her thoughts.

He stared blankly at the flowing golden power and said something in a daze.

"I'll have to trouble you with this next step."

The Emperor finally nodded solemnly, "Yes."

Then Jiang Si suddenly said, "You are the magical girl who saved the world, you are trustworthy."

"In the name of the Emperor, I will never betray your trust."

"Do you prefer the identity of Emperor or a magical girl?"

"That's a difficult question to answer, Master. I can only say that I'm more used to the identity of Emperor."

"Then, get used to being a magical girl."

"Yes." The Emperor waited a moment before speaking softly, "Would you prefer magical girls, Master?"

"Identity doesn't matter, what you do matters."

The Emperor gave a slightly disappointed "hmm," unaware of why Jiang Si had suddenly started talking to him so much today.

Jiang Si was always too busy to notice her at all.

Then she shook her head. "Identity and such, only the living have the right to talk about that, right? But if I were to be resurrected, I might fall hopelessly in love with you, and then cause a whole bunch of trouble—"

Jiang Si walked towards the New World, "It's alright, I will give you a new life afterward."

The Emperor tilted his head and said jokingly, "Wow, is this a confession of love?"

"It's a death sentence."

It's best not to joke around with your owner.

Because his expression didn't look like he was joking at all.

The Magical Kingdom, the capital of the Wolf Country.

"Keep your voice down!"

"It's clearly because you're moving too much, don't wake him up!"

"That's my line!"

In their bedroom in the capital of the Wolf Country, Yinlian and An Shiyu tiptoed out from behind the wall.

Lying on the bed was Jiang Keke, who was still fast asleep; the other woman inside was Jiang Si.

She was wearing very little clothing at the moment. Before, when she went to sleep, because of Keke's mother, she had changed Keke into a thinner set of pajamas, so most of her skin was exposed, but since she was covered by a blanket, it was naturally not noticeable.

But both Yinlian and An Shiyu have intelligence.

Because they had already become close to their mother, and their task was quite simple.

I slept with Jiang Si.

I thought Jiang Si's mother would be strict or solemn, but she turned out to be much bolder than the younger generation.

"Oh dear, men are so easy to pursue. Just sleep together, hug and cuddle, get physically close, and his heart will easily be with you. Of course, my son is different. You two have to make him take responsibility first. For example, sleep together, wear less clothing, and then I'll bring people to see you in the morning. Then I'll use the media to create a stir. Your innocence will be ruined, and people will talk behind your backs. He won't sit idly by—"

When it comes to ruining their sons' lives, mothers are the best at it.

Although An Shiyu and Yinlian were a little shy at first, this thing was like a dark forest.

Both were worried the other would try to escape first, so they had to fire first, which resulted in them colliding.

After a bit of arguing, the two of them awkwardly approached the bedside, Jiang Keke's breathing remaining steady.

After all, Jiang Si still had a lot to do, and Jiang Keke's body finally needed rest, so naturally he would leave her here for the time being. He would be able to react if there was any danger.

An Shiyu and Yinlian had no suspicions about him. Seeing that Jiang Keke didn't react, the two of them crawled into Jiang Keke's bed.

"Is this okay?"

The two of them lay stiffly next to Jiang Keke, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Lying next to someone I like, I'm having a little trouble falling asleep.

"Yiyi, why do you like him so much?"

Since she had nothing better to do, An Shiyu couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Of course, he killed my sister!"

"Huh?" An Shiyu was somewhat stunned. "What do you mean you like him because he killed your sister?"

"It's hard to explain." Yinlian realized that her reply was somewhat bizarre, but it was indeed the case.

If it was just a slight attraction at first, then the older sister's jokes made me think a little more about it.

My subsequent attention to Jiang Si, my understanding of her, and finally my genuine attraction to her, Return to Truth stemmed from a series of butterfly effects caused by Jiang Si killing her sister.

However, Yinlian herself couldn't tell how much of the commotion was caused by the love letter and how much was due to Keke's encouragement and urging.

As for later learning that Jiang Si was Shion, and what her sister had done, all of these factors contributed to this somewhat distorted relationship. Now, even Yinlian herself is a little confused about the source of her feelings for him.

The only explanation is that Jiang Si killed her sister.

Putting everything else aside, it is precisely because of this that I was truly saved.

So it's not surprising that Jiang Si fell in love with him after killing her sister, right?

"Never mind my business. Who in your family did Jiang Si kill?"

After asking the question instinctively, An Shiyu immediately pouted, "No."

"Then why do you like him?"

"----Only someone whose family was killed by Jiang Si can like him?"

"That's right."

Is this guy even human?

An Shiyu used to think that only the magical girls from the Azure Cloud Sect were special.

Now she discovers that the people in the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau are just as capable.

I'm really just an ordinary person.

Just as she was feeling somewhat inferior, Senior Mujin suddenly took her body.

"Oh, why waste time talking to her? We finally have such a great opportunity, and besides, we're not boys, so there's no need to be shy. Let's just go for it! First, let Jiang Si remember the feel of our skin—"

"Senior, what are you doing!" Startled, An Shiyu had no time to stop Senior Mujin.

Senior Mujin immediately wrapped one of Keke's arms around her and rubbed against her, saying, "I refuse to believe he can resist our ultimate temptation—"

Yinlian was also taken aback. Seeing how bold the other person was, she hesitated for a moment, but still mustered up her courage, grabbed her other hand, and moved a little closer.

Although this is how I usually get along with Keke, we sleep and eat together for a long time. Keke has a bad sleeping posture and often falls asleep and ends up hanging on me like a koala.

It wasn't a big deal to begin with.

But now, just thinking about Jiang Si inside, Yinlian couldn't help but feel her heart race.

"Tsk, this girl is actually imitating me, damn it, looks like I'll have to use my ultimate move----"

"Senior, don't touch me like that! Wait, Senior Mujin?"

An Shiyu suddenly realized something and stared blankly for a moment, "Why are you controlling my body—how did I get back?"

Yinlian suddenly realized what was happening, looked down at her hands, and exclaimed, "They're back? They're really back?"

Mujin sneered, "So what if you're back? It doesn't stop us from getting things done."

An Shiyu was so angry she laughed, and she held her hand tightly. "Idiot senior! The fact that you're back means—"

Yinlian also looked down and saw that Keke had opened her eyes and was staring at the two of them with a gloomy look.

"What are you two doing, Yiyi and Xiao An?"

The two of them immediately withdrew their hands as if electrocuted, lying flat on the bed like zombies. An Shiyu quickly replied, "No, no, we just slept together."

"Why did you end up sleeping in Ms. Shion's room?"

"I just want to get to know Miss Shion better."

"Yes, yes, let's deepen our relationship."

Coco looked at the two suspiciously, Keke that they were up to something, but she knew she wouldn't get anything out of them if she asked them directly now.

"How did my body suddenly switch back?"

Yinlian muttered something under her breath, Keke immediately grabbed her face, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Are you unhappy because you see I'm not happy? You like Teacher Shion so much, but you hate me now, right?"

"Oh, no, no, I was just curious why it suddenly changed back."

Now that she knew it was Keke, Yinlian was no longer awkward. She simply hugged Keke, pouting, "How could I dislike Keke? Give me a kiss to prove my feelings—"

"Get out of here, go kiss my brother!"

Pinching Yinlian's lips, Keke chuckled and scolded her before realizing, "You guys must be in the Magical Kingdom, right?"

"Yes."

Then, somewhat nervously, he asked, "Have you seen my mother?"

Both of them nodded. "Yes, we saw it."

Then Yinlian remembered something important.

He immediately stood up, saying, "I'll go tell my mom first."

"Wait, that's my mom. Why are you calling her so affectionately?" Keke was immediately annoyed, then a little uneasy. "My mom, how is she?"

"She's doing very well; she's enjoying life as queen."

And also, the moment your brother arrived, your mother lost her country.

Keke breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled happily, "That's good, that's good. I knew Mom would be happy no matter where she is. And Dad, he must be happy too, right?"

I think so----

What do you mean by "should"?

"Because we didn't see your father—"

"Okay, I'll go ask later."

An Shiyu added, "It's just that becoming Incubators might feel a little strange."

"This guy did say—it's okay." Keke then took a deep breath, feeling a mix of anticipation and a little fear.

This must be what they call feeling apprehensive about returning home, Keke thought to herself.

"Let me, let me get ready, I'm going to see Mom and Dad."

Yinlian got up, intending to go to Jiang's mother's side to give her a heads-up, but An Shiyu, who was lying on the other side, suddenly asked, "What was Keke doing with Shion's body before? It won't be inconvenient to switch suddenly, will it?"

Yinlian stopped and nodded, "Yes, isn't it inconvenient to be in such a rush?"

"There's nothing inconvenient about it."

Keke answered quite naturally, "They're all acquaintances. I just finished the press conference, and the magical girls from the Azure Cloud Sect dragged me to the swimming pool."

"Oh oh."

Although the two felt a little jealous, Jiang Si had already seen their swimsuits, so it wasn't a big deal.

"After playing in the pool for a while, everyone took me to take a bath. We were soaking in that big public bathhouse, and it didn't feel much different from the pool. It was just like swimming in a different place."

As they spoke, they noticed that An Shiyu and Yinlian were both silent, and their expressions slowly changed. So they tilted their heads.

What's wrong, you two?

An Shiyu immediately asked, "You mean, you were taking a shower before you changed back?"

"That's right."

Yinlian asked urgently, "Are you alone?"

"Both Zhenchuan and Sister Bingtang are here, what's wrong?"

An Shiyu and Yinlian exchanged a glance, noticing the frustration in each other's eyes.

Both of them shared the same unspoken thought.

Oh no!

An Shiyu then waved her hand, signaling Yinlian to go and talk to Jiang Ma first, so that Keke wouldn't have any problems when she went over later.

Yinlian nodded in tacit agreement and gave her a wink, signaling her to continue asking and find out exactly what had happened.

Despite the treacherous nature of their journey, the two forged a deep friendship and an unbreakable alliance.

After Yinlian left, An Shiyu coughed and asked in a low voice, "They didn't do anything strange to you, did they?"

Keke was speechless. "Why would they do anything strange? It was just a normal bath, they helped me scrub my back. Everyone here is so nice. I was using the body of the person they respect most, Ms. Shion. They definitely wouldn't dare do anything strange. If you really want to say something—"

An Shiyu, "Hmm?"

"Teacher Shion's hands are so small," Keke looked at her own hands, "They make me feel like a primary school student, and everyone I see seems so tall. Everyone in the Azure Cloud Sect feels like an older sister."

Mujin said sarcastically, "The eldest sister of the Azure Cloud Sect? I think they're more like old aunties, coming into the house in the middle of the night to eat children—"

"No, that's not true! The older sisters of the Azure Cloud Sect are all good kids!"

Keke retorted, "Do you suspect that the Azure Cloud Sect is split up, and that someone is plotting to assassinate Teacher Shion and seize power?"

As she talked, Keke made herself laugh.

"Hard to say----"

An Shiyu muttered something under her breath.

Keke was stunned. "Huh? Really?"

"No, what I mean is it's hard to say whether they would dare to do anything strange to Shion— "

"Don't worry, nothing happened. Everyone was normal while I was there. Dandelion- senpai kept her head on my lap, but she had nightmares about biting people. Blue Flower -senpai kept taking pictures of me, making me do all sorts of interesting and unique poses, and recording all sorts of sounds. Bingtang- sister kept asking me if I liked any of the things I wanted to buy—"

Keke hadn't planned to think about it much, but when she was about to get out of bed, she suddenly realized something.

"Wait a minute, you guys came to Professor Shion's dorm room in the middle of the night, are you planning to do something weird?"

An Shiyu's heart tightened, and she stammered, "No, no—"

Keke's gaze suddenly sharpened. "Are you trying to... sabotage Ms. Shion?"

An Shiyu, who had been tense, froze, blinking, "Ah? Oh, is this it? We... we don't actually have—"

But Keke wasn't so easily fooled. She looked at the stammering An Shiyu and suddenly everything became clear.

No wonder it looked so strange before.

No wonder they were so concerned about whether the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect had done anything strange.

It turns out, the two of them were the ones crying wolf!

Keke, who immediately understood the reason, said in a low voice, "Are you all crazy? You actually dared to plot against Teacher Shion! If I hadn't come back, you'd all be dead!"

An Shiyu was unsure whether she should explain or not, and just stared blankly at Keke.

"Trying to lay a hand on Teacher Shion is one thing, but how could they turn around and smear everyone in the Azure Cloud Sect? That's outrageous! It's absolutely unacceptable, Xiao An! I need to talk to Yiyi later; this kind of thing must be severely criticized!"

An Shiyu quickly got up and followed behind Keke, sending a message to Yinlian while whispering, "What should we do, Senior Mujin?"

"Don't ask us! You should think more about the other bathhouse. Ugh, damn it, we miscalculated. We should have stayed there in the first place."

"It's just an internal team building activity for the Azure Cloud Sect; it's none of our business to join in—"

"That's true, it's more worthwhile to meet the parents."

However, after thinking about the situation in the bathhouse, An Shiyu could only clench her hands and pray.

Hopefully, nothing irreparable will happen.

At the same time.

In the expensive swimming pool of the remote Beihai, in that enormous bathtub...

A deathly silence.

A moment later, Shion's somewhat tired and indifferent voice came through.

What are you doing?