“Hello, Senior Jiang! I’m Yun Fei,” Yun Fei responded with a smile.
“Yun Fei, is it? Your room is on the east side; there are signs on the doors. Just follow the information on your Academy Jade Plate to find it.”
Jiang Qing pointed to the two rooms on the east side.
“If you have any issues in the future, you can find me—I live in Room 03—or you can look for Senior Liang in Room 04. However, she has been recovering from an injury lately, so it’s best not to disturb her.”
“Alright, thank you, Senior. I’ll get to work then.”
Jiang Qing watched Yun Fei walk into the room, a slightly gratified curve forming at the corners of her eyes.
She shifted her gaze toward the tightly closed door of Room 04 on the north side.
“Liang Yin, oh Liang Yin. Ever since those two had their accident, you’ve been constantly complaining that our district is too quiet. Well, it’s fine now; two new students are moving in. Maybe things will liven up a bit,”
Jiang Qing murmured to herself.
A flash of sadness crossed her eyes, replaced in an instant by a sense of transcendent release.
She placed the bamboo hat back on her head, picked up the fishing rod from the ground, and resumed fishing.
***
Inside Room 01, as soon as Yun Fei pushed the door open, a fresh scent of bamboo and wood washed over her.
It cleansed her somewhat muddled and exhausted mind, leaving her feeling much more refreshed.
The room had everything it should: a large bed more than big enough for two people, a wardrobe, a desk, and a Spirit Gathering Array.
Just like the courtyard outside, this room seemed to utilize a technology similar to Space Folding.
It didn’t look large from the outside, but once inside, she found that in addition to the master bedroom, there were other functional small rooms, including an alchemy room and a forge.
Yun Fei wandered around the room, very satisfied with the living environment.
Returning to the master bedroom, she pushed open the window.
What met her eyes was actually a medicinal field.
Various medicinal herbs were planted in an orderly fashion; the layers of color made her marvel in admiration as a rich medicinal fragrance was carried into the bedroom by the breeze.
However, was one of the scents not quite right?
Yun Fei’s nose twitched.
She closed her eyes to carefully sense the strange fragrance mixed within.
The scent was unique, giving her an indescribable feeling.
If she had to put it into words, it was captivating—very enchanting.
Yun Fei slowly opened her eyes and focused her gaze on the light purple flowers closest to her.
“The smell seems to be coming from those… Is it a specialty of the Profane Realm? I haven’t seen it in the Demon Realm?”
As the Young Lord of the Demon Realm, at her Mother’s request, Yun Fei had dabbled in various fields.
Alchemy and forging were her strongest suits, while talisman crafting and arrays were slightly weaker.
Medicinal herbs she hadn’t seen before were fantastic news for someone who liked to refine pills with strange and exotic effects.
However, while away from home, it was better to be careful in all things.
This medicinal field was very tidy, so someone must be responsible for its care.
Moreover, she didn’t know the medicinal properties; they might be poisonous, or the picking technique might be specific.
In short, Yun Fei suppressed the feverish excitement in her heart and didn’t jump out the window to throw herself at the novel herbs.
“I’ll ask Senior Jiang later. I’m really quite curious~” Closing the window, Yun Fei calmed the burning in her heart and made a secret resolution.
“I’ll see if I can borrow a few stalks for research first. If that doesn’t work, then I’ll consider taking whatever happens to be at hand.”
At that moment, the courtyard’s restriction was lifted again.
Since Yun Fei had not closed her door, the conversation between Jiang Qing and the newcomer drifted into her ears.
“Lingxi, how was your trip to the Trading House?”
“Not bad.”
Hearing this name, the smile on Yun Fei’s face instantly froze.
This name… hiss—surely it couldn’t be such a coincidence?
“Another person from your class has just arrived. She’s living right next door to you and should be tidying her room now. If she doesn’t mind, you can go say hello~”
“Alright, I will.”
Mu Lingxi nodded to Jiang Qing with a smile.
Then, her eyes shifted slightly toward the east room, making eye contact with Yun Fei, who had just snapped out of her shock.
Seeing Mu Lingxi’s ice-blue eyes, Yun Fei’s face darkened.
It really was her!
That hateful woman!
Yun Fei didn’t actually feel much resentment about the fact that she had turned into a girl because of her actions against her—she had only lost some small things that wouldn’t have a major impact on her future path to becoming a Sovereign.
However, the most serious problem was that she had changed right in front of this malicious woman, Mu Lingxi!
She had witnessed the entire process of the prestigious Young Lord of the Demon Realm falling into being a girl!
In that case, where would her dignity be?
Wouldn’t the reputation she had worked so hard for—the one that could stop a child’s nighttime crying in the Profane Realm—become a joke!
This was definitely a blow to her prestige.
If she didn’t make Mu Lingxi pay the price, there was no doubt this experience would become a heart demon, blocking her from becoming the next Demon Sovereign!
What a wicked scheme!
Thinking of this, Yun Fei glared at her fiercely, then slammed the door shut with a “bang.”
Her reasoning was simple: she couldn’t take action against her yet.
It definitely wasn’t because she might not be able to beat her.
Previous confrontations were just minor skirmishes; she hadn’t even been serious, so she fell into a trap.
Yes!
That’s it!
How could the dignified Young Lord of the Demon Realm lose to a Saintess from the Profane Realm?
“Huh? What’s wrong with Junior Yun Fei? She was fine just a moment ago.”
Jiang Qing was startled by Yun Fei’s reaction, her face showing a puzzled expression and a bit of worry.
“I’ll talk to her over dinner. There’s no trouble I can’t resolve.”
“Senior Jiang, no need to trouble yourself. I know her. She’s probably angry with me right now; I’ll talk to her.”
Mu Lingxi looked at the closed door, a hint of deep meaning flashing through her eyes.
“Eh? You actually know each other? That really is a great coincidence. With such a large freshman population, being assigned together is truly rare.”
“Yes, leave this to me. You can go about your business, Senior.”
Watching Jiang Qing leave, Mu Lingxi walked toward the east side without stopping.
Her eyes were full of playfulness and a hint of curiosity.
When the Young Lord of the Demon Realm turned into a girl, I didn’t get a good look before heading back to report to Master.
Now I must take a proper look!
Mu Lingxi rubbed her hands together excitedly.
“Knock, knock, knock!”
She first knocked politely on the door, lowering her voice as she spoke to the girl inside.
“Young Master Yun~ we haven’t seen each other in only a few days, why so distant? Open up~”
Hiding behind the door, Yun Fei heard this tingling tease.
Even though the voice came from a soft and sweet-looking beautiful girl, it still sent a shiver of disgust through Yun Fei.
“Mu Lingxi! Just talk normally! Don’t do that to me, it’s disgusting!”
Yun Fei shouted at the person outside through the door, but her body showed no intention of opening it.
“Aw~ is the Young Lord Highness angry? You ate it yourself a few days ago. It’s not like I made you eat it. You can’t blame this on me, can you?”
Mu Lingxi’s aggrieved voice drifted in from outside, attempting to stir the pity Yun Fei used to have for a coquettish girl back when she was a boy.
To this, Yun Fei scoffed.
“Hmph! Don’t think I don’t know now! You all had such a calculated plan! Deliberately spreading false information to lure me into the trap. No matter what happened afterward, the cause of everything was because of you!”
“Oh my~ Your Highness is feeling quite emotional~ But my patience is limited. Since I promised Senior to properly~ soothe~ your mood, this door is going to open one way or another~ no matter what means I use~” Mu Lingxi’s tone shifted from her previous one.
Yun Fei could already imagine her current sinister and crafty expression.
Things having come to this, after a series of rigorous cost-benefit analyses, Yun Fei decided…
“Don’t… don’t kick the door! I’ll open it! I’m opening it!”
In Yun Fei’s own words, this wasn’t fear or a compromise to Mu Lingxi.
Rather, she thought of an old saying from the ancestors: a wise person adapts to the circumstances.
To maximize her interests, she could only choose this method of handling it.
She had personally experienced Mu Lingxi’s power; this door really might not be able to withstand it.
She didn’t have much Spiritual Yuan saved up, and without knowing how much Spiritual Yuan it would take to repair a door, it was best to cut her losses.
Besides, Mu Lingxi was right; if she didn’t open the door now, she would be acting a bit unreasonable.