“Oh my~ My Young Lord! Why didn’t you have someone announce your arrival? I only received news from the General President not long ago. It’s only been an hour, so how did you arrive so soon? I haven’t even made preparations to host you! Look at this! What a huge misunderstanding! Oh dear~”
Once they entered the inner room, Zhou Shuyao began complaining in front of Yun Fei with an air of over-familiarity.
Her expression was so vivid that it made Yun Fei look like some kind of boss who oppressed her employees and added extra work at the last minute.
To be honest, seeing Zhou Shuyao blaming herself for not being well-prepared made Yun Fei feel a bit guilty.
After all, she had only come to withdraw money, and she hadn’t expected to make Zhou Shuyao fall into such a state of extreme self-reproach.
“Uh… well, Vice President Zhou~ I’m someone who… actually doesn’t care about these things at all. Hosting me and all that is really unnecessary! I just wanted to…”
“No! How can I not host you? Putting aside the fact that you are the newly appointed President, you are our Young Lord! The Young Lord is the idol of everyone in the Demon Realm!”
As she spoke, Zhou Shuyao grabbed her hand, her eyes filled with shining stars.
Yun Fei was startled by this movement.
She hurried back and pulled her hand away, putting a stop to Zhou Shuyao’s nearly frantic behavior.
“Stop! Stop! Stop!” Yun Fei wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and said with lingering fear, “I came this time to get some money. Sister Bai should have told you, it’s for my living expenses…”
Before she could finish her sentence, she was naturally interrupted by Zhou Shuyao again.
“Right, right, right! I know! Young Lord! Our Shuguang City Branch will definitely work hard to make money and fill Your Highness’s living expenses!”
Zhou Shuyao’s gaze was incredibly determined. Looking into those eyes, Yun Fei found it difficult to interrupt.
“Fine then, as for my money…”
“Here! Young Lord, this is all the Spiritual Yuan aside from the Chamber of Commerce’s normal business revenue and expenditures. Please accept it, Your Highness!”
Zhou Shuyao held up a small ring with both hands.
It was inlaid with a sky-blue gemstone that shimmered with blue light under the warm lamps.
Yun Fei pinched the ring with two fingers.
Immediately, a thick wave of Spiritual Power pulsed from inside the ring before disappearing.
“This smell of extravagant spiritual energy~ comfortable~”
“Good! Vice President Zhou, you’ve done well! Keep up the good work in the future, and I’ll say some good things about you in front of Sister Bai~”
Having obtained the thing she wanted most, Yun Fei’s mood improved significantly.
The gloom that had been suppressed by Mu Lingxi for several days finally vanished completely at this moment.
“Thank you for your grace, Young Master!”
***
An unknown amount of time later, Yun Fei walked out of the Chamber of Commerce clutching her stomach and belching, her eyes a bit blurry.
In the end, she had failed to escape Zhou Shuyao’s hospitality.
That huge table of food and drinks had been forced down her throat bite by bite by that possessed girl, Zhou Shuyao.
She swore that except for withdrawing money, she would never come here at any other time.
This was simply too painful.
She had wanted to refuse the hospitality, but it was Zhou Shuyao’s careful preparation, and it wouldn’t be right to slight her.
Stumbling all the way out, her hazy eyes quickly locked onto the Immortal Crane standing elegantly by the door, preening its feathers with its beak.
“Ugh~ quick~ take me back. Take me to the entrance of the 24th District courtyard. You know the way, right?”
Yun Fei slumped weakly onto the Immortal Crane’s back. her small face was flushed crimson from the alcohol, and she didn’t even have much strength left to pat the Immortal Crane.
“Skree—” The Immortal Crane didn’t hesitate.
After wobbling for a moment, it followed her command, flapped its wings, and flew toward the mountain.
The cold wind blew against Yun Fei’s rosy face, clearing her head slightly and finally allowing her brain to think normally.
However, the first thing she thought of was…
“Uwaa—why did my alcohol tolerance get so bad after turning into a girl! If I attend some grand banquet in the future and make a fool of myself, what will I do? The dignified Young Lord of the Demon Realm actually can’t handle her liquor. Wouldn’t people laugh if word got out?”
The more she thought about it, the more annoyed Yun Fei became.
Due to her blurred consciousness, Yun Fei felt as if only a moment had passed before she had unknowingly gotten off the Immortal Crane’s back.
Ignoring the Immortal Crane as it flew away as if escaping, Yun Fei walked toward the courtyard gate with drunken steps, taking out her Student Token to open the restricted access.
“Bang!”
Yun Fei pushed the door open with a thud, but because she used too much force, she pitched forward into the room.
“As expected, drinking ruins things. This body is so weak against alcohol; I can’t drink anymore in the future! Not even if her Mother comes!”
“Eh? Yun Fei… why do you… smell so much like alcohol? Did you drink?”
Mu Lingxi’s faint voice seemed to naturally contain icy Spiritual Power.
After hearing this voice, the burning heat on Yun Fei’s face actually subsided a bit.
“Hmm? Mu Lingxi? That… you came just in time! Quick! Get this Young Master some sober-up soup~”
As she spoke, she finally seemed unable to hold on any longer.
Yun Fei’s legs suddenly went soft, and she actually collapsed onto the ground, looking up at the overlapping sky before her eyes.
Seeing Yun Fei in this pathetic state, Mu Lingxi felt energized!
Sober-up soup? What on earth was that? She didn’t know how to make it!
Thinking of this, Mu Lingxi crouched beside Yun Fei with a playful look on her face, completely unbothered by the smell of alcohol on Yun Fei’s body.
Mu Lingxi rubbed her hands together with interest and stretched out her smooth, delicate index finger to poke Yun Fei’s cheek.
Yun Fei didn’t react.
She poked again, and there was still no reaction.
The texture was quite good, actually—bouncy and satisfying to poke, making her want to poke it a few more times.
However, she was not a Saintess who would take advantage of someone like this.
Seeing that she had played enough, she stood up, grabbed a bucket of water by the pond, and used her Spiritual Power to cool it down to near freezing point.
“Young Lord~ bear with it~ it’ll be over soon~”
Mu Lingxi didn’t forget to pinch Yun Fei’s cheek one last time before committing the act.
“Splash—!” The ice water poured down over her head and face.
The target, as expected, was Yun Fei’s face, which was as red as a persimmon.
If she was hot~ then she just needed to cool down~
“Ah—!” As the ice water hit her face, Yun Fei immediately jumped up from the ground and let out a tragic scream.
“Mu Lingxi! You’re using a public matter to settle a private grudge! I told you to get me sober-up soup, I didn’t tell you to do this!”
Yun Fei clutched her cheek with one hand and pointed a trembling finger at Mu Lingxi with the other, accusing her of what she had done.
Meanwhile, Mu Lingxi paced elegantly beside Yun Fei.
“But sober-up soup is such a hassle~ this is much faster~ However, Your Highness seems to have used the wrong idiom~ how is this using a public matter for a private grudge~ if I had to say… it should be a private matter for a private grudge?”
“You!”
Yun Fei was so angry that her blood rushed to her head.
The chill and stiffness on her face from the physical cooling of the ice water were wiped away by the surge of blood, and her expression became much smoother.
After this commotion, Yun Fei was much more sober.
Once she cooled down, her brain finally calmed.
Now was not the time to argue. If the two of them argued every time they met day after day, how would they live?
Anyway, she needed to let the anger go~ if she just endured it, it would pass, and it would save her from suffering.
“Humph!”
Although Yun Fei intended not to argue with Mu Lingxi, she still had to give her some attitude.
She flicked her sleeves and walked toward her room in a huff.
“Hey! Why are you in such a hurry to leave? A senior student just came by to notify us. We need to pay attention to the notices on the Smart Spirit Talisman. Tomorrow is the freshman Aptitude Screening and College Allocation. Remember to read the precautions carefully!”
Seeing Yun Fei in such a hurry to leave, Mu Lingxi suddenly remembered the words of the senior who had come to remind them.
Yun Fei’s footsteps paused, and then she replied, “I know. I’ll look at it without your reminder!”
Yun Fei continued to walk away without looking back, without the slightest hesitation.
“Tsk… stubborn brat.”
Mu Lingxi clicked her tongue, watched Yun Fei’s tightly closed door, and refocused her attention on her sword.
After closing the door, Yun Fei quickly went to the bedside and collapsed onto the bed, looking exhausted.
But… she seemed to have forgotten something that concerned her quite a bit…
What was it?
She couldn’t remember!
Yun Fei was certain she had forgotten something, but whether it was the influence of the residual alcohol or not, she simply couldn’t recall what it was.
“Forget it! Let’s look at the notice on the Spirit Talisman.”
Yun Fei was so worried she almost scratched her head raw, yet she still couldn’t think of what she had forgotten.
So, she might as well look at the notice Mu Lingxi mentioned.
Yun Fei took out the Smart Spirit Talisman and lit up the screen. At that moment, a message notification naturally popped up. Yun Fei tapped it, and the screen instantly jumped.
“Dawn Academy 47th Student Group (35894)”
Lin Qiu: “Hello everyone! I am your senior! First of all, thank you all for choosing Dawn Academy and passing the preliminary exam! During the time before the College Allocation is over, I will post important notices in the group if there are any. Students, please pay attention~ At the same time, to prevent message spamming, I have enabled a group-wide mute~”
Lin Qiu: “Now for an important announcement. The Academy will hold the Aptitude Screening at Weiming Peak tomorrow morning at the Hour of the Dragon. College Allocation will be conducted based on the Aptitude Screening results. For specific allocation information, please copy the link below and go to the browser for details.”
Below this paragraph, there was a line of blue text: “Link: Shuguang-CollegeAllocation/(((((à©€(･◡･)ʃ)))))”
Link?
What is that?
A term I’ve never heard of…
What on earth did Sister Bai bring back from the Mortal Realm this time?
Yun Fei toyed with the Smart Spirit Talisman in her hands, her eyes filled with confusion.
I don’t understand how to play with this! Can someone teach me how to use this!
What is ‘copying’!
And what kind of thing is a ‘browser’!
Yun Fei really wanted to make another call to Bai Yuetong right now to have her teach her step-by-step how to use this thing, but she happened to not know how to use this Spirit Talisman to actively make a call.
Just as Yun Fei was worrying, a figure flashed through her mind—Mu Lingxi!
No, no! I can solve this myself.
I don’t need her help.
Besides, if I can’t figure it out, would she even know how?
Holding onto such wishful thinking, Yun Fei pumped herself up, but before long, she gave a long, dejected sigh.
“Ughhh! What exactly is copying? How do I do it!”
Yun Fei was almost going crazy with anger.
She wished she could smash this thing in her hand right now!
In the end, Yun Fei still opened the door as if nothing had happened and scanned the courtyard for Mu Lingxi’s figure.
No one was there, so she might be in her room.