“Talent is the greatest secret of a mage,” Bai Yuge said coldly. “I would rather die than tell you.”
“This…” Faced with the mother and daughter talking back at the same time, Qingshamu was momentarily at a loss for words.
“Da Bai, let’s go. Time to earn some credits,” Feini waved her hand and led her daughter away.
Qingshamu hurried to follow, her thoughts chaotic, but her mind racing with calculations.
It was as if Feini could see through Qingshamu, just as Qingshamu saw through Feini.
Right now, Feini was like a postnatal depressed little kitten—you couldn’t be hard on her.
They were both transparent to each other.
As long as she stuck close to Feini and her daughter, sooner or later she would learn what her daughter’s magical talent was.
So she would cling stubbornly—just cling. If she could hold on, she would carve out a place for herself.
And from today onward, the real hunt officially began.
For Feini, the true journey in this other world was only just starting now.
But Feini was now the Boss Lady, and Qingshamu and Bai Yuge were her two escorts.
Their entrance into the Devil Tree Sea was purely to loot beautifully.
Although she herself was a battle five trash, her teammates were strong enough.
Before long, they encountered the usual small monsters typical of the other world’s first meeting—a pack of Magic Wolves.
But just as Feini wanted Bai Yuge to get some practice, Qingshamu reached out to stop her, and the Magic Wolves ran off right before their eyes.
“What are you doing?” Feini asked.
“It seems you don’t yet understand the core gameplay of this Trial,” Qingshamu said calmly. “We hunt magical beasts to gain scores, but we must bring back their loot as proof.”
“And then?” Feini pressed.
“If we wipe out these small wolf packs, we need to carry their teeth along the way. That would only become a burden,” Qingshamu explained.
“So we’re hunting giant magical beasts?” Bai Yuge was the first to catch the meaning behind Evil Father’s words.
“Exactly. Rather than dealing with these small beasts, it’s better to hunt giant magical beasts,” Qingshamu praised, “Classmate Bai is very smart.”
“We can hide the loot inside the camp. Why do you think we painstakingly built that wooden cabin? Isn’t it just so we can stash things?” Feini questioned.
“We accumulate little by little. We don’t have to face giant magical beasts, nor do we need to carry all the loot on our backs.”
“Then it’s better to find giant magical beasts. Bullying those small monsters would just be a waste of time,” Qingshamu was resolute this time.
“Hmph, after all, you are the great Hero, different from us small beasts. You’re destined for big things, while we just want to survive,” Feini said with a mocking tone.
“Give me a trumpet so I can say that loudly! If others hear us, we might as well die together! Parasitic Demon Sword Phoenix!” Qingshamu snapped back, exposing old wounds.
“Are you guys out of your minds? If you’re going to quarrel, can you at least not talk about such things?”
Bai Yuge couldn’t stand it anymore and delivered a ruthless chop to both Evil Father and Mother.
It was the first time she had angrily scolded her own mother.
“Sorry.”
“Apologies, we were impulsive.”
Feini and Qingshamu bowed their heads to apologize together, their speed at conceding in front of their daughter impressively fast.
“What do you mean ‘we were impulsive’? You were obviously the impulsive one! I’m perfectly rational, okay?”
“You’re the unreasonable one! I’m trying to talk sense with you!”
But in the next second, Feini and Qingshamu started quarreling again, blaming each other.
Considering Feini argued with the Faceless Witch every day at home, Bai Yuge felt awkward picking sides this time—she could argue with everyone.
“Stop fighting. Mother, I’ll go hunt small monsters with you,” Bai Yuge glared at Qingshamu. “You go find your big beasts. We split up, isn’t that fine?”
“This…” Qingshamu had no retort for a moment.
“Good idea,” Feini nodded.
After the discussion, she took her daughter to practice on small monsters.
But Qingshamu didn’t go far—she still followed them closely like a little puppy.
Really troublesome, Hero-sama.
Soon, the temporary family trio found another type of common small monster.
It was a One-Eyed Magic Bear fishing and eating by the riverside.
But it was much higher level than the Magic Wolves. Its size was twice that of a normal bear, practically like an armored vehicle.
On its bear head was a single huge eye, constantly turning to scan the surroundings with an enormous field of view.
It was clearly a very suitable opponent for practice—aren’t many anime protagonists portrayed going into the mountains to fight bears to train? Though it was rather absurd.
“Da Bai, you try,” Feini said in a low voice.
“I’ll cover Classmate Bai,” Qingshamu volunteered.
Feini didn’t refuse, after all, she had invited her here to help escort.
Bai Yuge’s expression turned serious as she drew her Rune Steel Sword and slowly approached the One-Eyed Magic Bear.
The bear turned its head to look at the approaching white-haired girl, immediately growling low and standing upright on its hind legs, becoming even taller and more terrifying.
Feini and Qingshamu hid behind the bushes, letting Bai Yuge face the One-Eyed Magic Bear alone.
When it came to fostering a child’s independence, the two of them actually had great tacit understanding.
“Roar!” The One-Eyed Magic Bear roared furiously and launched a powerful leap forward, its savage bear paw slamming toward Bai Yuge.
Bai Yuge stepped firmly aside to dodge the terrifying paw, then swung her rune sword to strike.
However, the One-Eyed Magic Bear’s hide was tough and thick; the sword couldn’t deal fatal damage but did cut through its skin, causing magic blood to flow.
But this wound only made the bear angrier—it instantly entered Blood Fury mode, and its massive paws started endless rapid strikes with seemingly limitless stamina.
Bai Yuge had to keep avoiding the attacks, unable to find a chance to counterattack.
“Too many unnecessary moves, terrible footwork, and you don’t even know how to use your sword. Wasting all that power without mastering it—what a pity,” Qingshamu critiqued sharply with her arms crossed.
Feini stayed silent, quietly watching because she didn’t understand; she was just battle five trash.
But Bai Yuge could hear Evil Father’s words from afar, her expression twisting into a knot.
His words messed with her mind, yet she couldn’t find anything to retort.
This distraction caused her to be hit by a sideways swipe from the One-Eyed Magic Bear.
Though she blocked with her sword, she was forced to retreat step by step.
“Roar!!” The One-Eyed Magic Bear suddenly sprang up and slammed its massive rump down on Bai Yuge, who was squatting.
Taking advantage of her being stunned, it executed the Thousand-Pound Drop.
At that moment, a faint deep blue light shimmered on Bai Yuge’s sword.
Facing the powerful attack, she neither dodged nor avoided; instead, she suddenly raised her hand and slashed fiercely at the sky.
“Clang!” A deep blue half-moon sword aura shot upward, slicing the One-Eyed Magic Bear in two midair, instantly killing it.
The bear’s emerald magic blood stained the nearby river green.
“…” Qingshamu was stunned too, dropping her arms from their crossed position.
In that instant, her mind had already pictured raising Da Bai into an invincible Magical Sword Saint ruling over the world.
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