Two powerful figures outside the door moved.
At the woman’s signal, they burst into the dormitory, one on each side, as if intending to drag me straight out of my wheelchair.
“What’s the matter? Planning to come at me with force?”
“Xiao Luo Xian, you’re still young, your horizons aren’t broad enough. You don’t understand what’s good and what’s bad.” The woman’s voice was gentle, but beneath that gentleness was a blade. “Luckily, Grandma found you. Grandma is well-experienced and can make choices for you… otherwise, you’ll definitely regret it later.”
That ‘I only want what’s best for you’ expression…
Truly, it suits you perfectly.
But unfortunately, this isn’t your Mu Family.
This is one of the most renowned academies in Donghuang District.
“Really, all kinds of riffraff dare to make a scene at our school now.”
The voice came from outside the door.
But after hearing that voice, the two strong figures suddenly became as if facing a grave threat. They immediately abandoned their attempt to take me hostage, turning around to face the intruder head-on.
As if daring to turn their backs on the owner of that voice would cost them their lives!
Backlit by the rising red sun shining through the hallway window, the newcomer leisurely leaned against the doorframe.
Behind her, nine enormous, supple tails swayed elegantly. Only the light she consented to let through could pass through the fur glands on those tails.
She was proud, but pride was never a negative in her case. For men, having their face stepped on by her feet was an exquisite honor.
I forgot everything else; all my attention was on the woman’s nine tails.
Nine! Nine of them!
In that instant, my eyes sparkled as if I had seen my idol.
This was exactly the image I had dreamed of! I wished I could have so many when I grew up… Using nine tails to fight against eight tails! Hey! That way, I’d still have one extra!
“This… this is the star senior from Qinglong College! The strongest Heart-Moon Fox on the surface!”
Zhu Yeqing quickly pulled out a small booklet, which looked like an intelligence guide. Each page had a close-up of a senior and detailed introductions.
She actually found this Great Mud Spirit in the booklet.
From Qinglong College? How did she end up in our Zhuque College dormitory?
“I heard Zhuque College got a monster freshman, who even has a tail quite similar to mine… I wanted to see it for myself, but I didn’t expect such a good show.”
The senior’s lips curled slightly as she glanced sideways at me. “You look pretty pathetic, don’t you?”
Damn it, I couldn’t deny that she was telling the truth.
I was covered in wounds, my appearance giving off no trace of a prodigy’s aura…
And worse, I had been caught acting a fool in front of my idol.
How humiliating!
“This is a Mu Family matter; outsiders please don’t interfere.” The woman realized the senior was a strong opponent, her face darkened, and she gave a warning glare.
“This is Egg Academy. No one is allowed to take students away from within the academy.” The senior shot back with the exact words.
“Even sticking your neck out requires strength. You probably don’t know who you’re facing…”
The senior didn’t answer directly but recited the school regulations verbatim.
“Egg Academy in Donghuang District is designated by the Spirit Association as a ‘City Defense Center.’ Anyone attempting to weaken the defensive forces stationed at the City Defense Center is to be treated as an enemy.”
“For enemies, academy members should immediately monitor, detain, and stop all their actions. When necessary, their lives may be taken.”
The woman fell silent.
I excitedly shouted, “Now’s the necessary moment! Senior, senior! Take them straight to the afterlife!”
“…”
Both the woman and the senior were speechless.
“But,” the senior twisted a swirl of blue-green wind around her fingertips, “you disguised yourselves as relatives of Yun Rongxian and brought two strong fighters to secretly infiltrate the academy… Such behavior seriously endangers the internal security of the City Defense Center and can indeed be handled as necessary.”
Necessary moment.
In other words, they could be killed.
Awesome!
“Come on, come on, kill her! Kill my grandma too! gkdqkd!” I wildly gestured with my hands, excited beyond measure.
The woman’s fingers trembled, clearly overwhelmed by my filial fervor.
“We were only exploring, we had no other intentions.” The woman clenched her fists and forced a gentle fake smile. “Since Xiao Luo Xian, you don’t want to leave, then so be it. But remember, Grandma will always be waiting for you.”
“Keep waiting all you want. I’ll be taking your head!”
I gave the woman a thumbs up. “And my grandfather and Yun Muchen—I’ll take them too! You better go home and clean your neck! Oh, and the Mu Family Head as well!”
“…………”
The woman swallowed a handful of blood pressure medicine, then left through gritted teeth.
“Senior! Senior!”
I tried to call after the big fox senior, hobbling and hopping along behind her like a newborn cub chasing its mother. “Senior, wait! Tell me how to grow tails… Senior! Don’t go! How am I supposed to live without nine tails?”
Sadly, she was from Qinglong College.
The Heavenly Dragons of Qinglong College all shared one trait: outrageous arrogance.
Helping me just now was a whim.
Not kicking me while I was down and instead taking the opportunity to mock me thoroughly was already pretty generous.
“Stop chasing. We’re all in the same school. There’ll be a chance later.”
Zhu Yeqing helped me up with a sympathetic smile.
I was dazed, the frustration from the woman’s arrival long forgotten. My mind was now filled with only one thing.
Tails, tails, tails, and more tails~
So the tall, black-silky-legged big sister with nine tails really was that cool.
Ah, how I wanted to be as awesome as senior!
When will this body grow up? It can’t stay small forever, right?!
No—!
“That senior just now… she seemed really strong?” Cluru asked.
“Mm! She’s only second to the heads of each element! The strongest at Qinglong College is the Chief Master Dongfang Qing; next is Shenshui… But there are rumors her strength has nearly matched Dongfang Qing.”
“Just now, two Gym Leader-level strong fighters were forced back by her alone… Are the students at Egg Academy really that powerful?”
“I think it wasn’t just her alone who made them retreat. Those strong fighters feared the combined might of the whole academy.”
Zhu Yeqing’s fundamentals were solid. She pushed up her oversized black-rimmed glasses and said while holding the dossier, “Egg Academy, as the City Defense Center of Tianhai City, gathers the city’s strongest forces. There are seven or eight Gym Leader-level fighters alone. If a real fight breaks out, there’s no escape.”
She then looked at me. “Luckily, this is Egg Academy. I really don’t know how Xiao Luo Xian managed to offend such strong fighters.”
“Hehe~ tails~ tails~” I giggled foolishly, looking at the air before me, reaching out my small hand to grasp at an illusion.
In my hand, I seemed to be holding the future!
Just thinking about growing up and maybe becoming as cool as senior Shenshui made my little heart race uncontrollably.
It felt like life suddenly had hope!
The future suddenly held promise!
I suddenly pushed hard, rocking my wheelchair and shooting down the stairs like lightning.
“I’m going to buy milk!”