“What is all this…”
Compared to Mo Qingqing.
Su Yun, who came to the kitchen, fell silent when she saw the ingredients.
Bread.
There was nothing but bread, and two bags of raw rice.
She had to search for a long time before finally finding a few carrots and a chunk of frozen meat.
She didn’t mind it herself.
But she wasn’t sure if Mo Qingqing would get angry.
After thinking it over several times, she decided to go find Mo Qingqing directly.
“Master…”
A fluffy little head cautiously poked out from behind half of the doorframe.
“Hmm?”
“There are no ingredients…”
“Ah…” Mo Qingqing rubbed her temples.
It was only then she remembered that, since she didn’t know how to cook, she hadn’t replenished the food for a long time.
“Don’t tell me there’s nothing left but bread.”
“There are a few carrots, a piece of some unknown meat, and two bags of rice.” Su Yun replied softly.
“Just cook whatever you can. I’ll go find more ingredients tomorrow.” Mo Qingqing said.
“Okay.” Su Yun drew her little head back and trotted back to the kitchen, planning to make a carrot stew with meat.
“Da da da…”
Very soon, the sounds of cooking came from the kitchen.
Mo Qingqing slumped on the sofa, staring at the ceiling.
She felt a bit anxious.
Because she became a witch too late.
Now, there were already people walking down the later stages of the Life Law Vessel path.
Yet she couldn’t even understand it.
She wanted to go ask her current Master.
But she was afraid Master would just take Su Yun away for her own research.
Annoying…
However, there was no way her Master wouldn’t find out about her cultivating the Life Law Vessel.
She might not even be able to hide it from the other witches…
Mo Qingqing thought again and again.
In the end.
She decided to take the initiative to go find her Master.
After all, if her Master really wanted it, she wouldn’t be able to stop her anyway.
Besides, if her Master didn’t actually want it, she could help fend off the others.
Very soon, Su Yun brought the carrot stew to the dining table.
Her petite frame had to stand on tiptoe, arms stretched as high as possible, just to barely place the big pot on the table.
“Master, the meal is ready.” Su Yun came up to Mo Qingqing and said softly.
Her voice wasn’t loud, but it was very clear.
Speaking like this avoided Mo Qingqing not hearing her, or feeling she was too loud.
This was a life-saving skill she had learned for a long time.
After all, in the eyes of nobles, disaster refugees and wanderers weren’t even considered people.
Only by not drawing their attention could one survive.
“Oh?” Mo Qingqing stretched lazily and walked to the dining table.
The witch’s little house was quite peculiar.
It was carved entirely from an unimaginably huge tree.
The bed and table were completely fixed in place.
Mo Qingqing’s chairs were also all mismatched.
Some were solid wood.
Some were pure gold.
Just around the dining table, the four chairs were of three types.
A crystal glass chair.
Two plain, simple wooden chairs.
And a pitch-black chair, made of some unknown material.
Mo Qingqing casually sat on the crystal chair, pulled the big pot over and took a sniff.
“Not bad.”
After that, she picked up chopsticks and simply ate straight from the pot as if it were a bowl.
This was completely different from the elegant witch Su Yun had imagined.
But then again, anyone who could keep their home in such a mess… probably wasn’t all that elegant in the first place.
She just did whatever was comfortable.
Su Yun stood quietly beside Mo Qingqing, secretly swallowing her saliva.
She didn’t dare sneak any food.
After all, this was the Magic World.
She couldn’t guarantee that sneaking food wouldn’t be discovered.
Now, she could only pray Mo Qingqing would leave some soup.
Even better… leave a bit of meat!
If by any chance there was even a bite of bread left, that would be perfect!
As she thought about it, Su Yun’s stomach grumbled at just the wrong time.
“Gururu…”
Oh no!
Su Yun’s heart skipped a beat.
“Hmm?” Mo Qingqing raised her delicate brows and turned to look at Su Yun.
“S-sorry…” Su Yun’s tiny body trembled in fear.
“You get hungry too?” Mo Qingqing wasn’t angry, only curious.
Because in theory, Su Yun shouldn’t be able to starve to death.
“S-sorry… I haven’t eaten in several days…” Su Yun said nervously.
“Hmm…” Mo Qingqing rubbed her chin, smooth as jade.
It seemed things weren’t quite as she thought.
However, she didn’t give Su Yun food right away. Only after she was almost finished eating did she speak.
“Alright, the rest is all yours. If you can’t reach, just put it on the ground and eat.” Mo Qingqing stretched lazily again, slumping over the table.
She was really tired, but she still had to go see her Master later.
Rest for a while, and once the little one finished eating, she would go.
Su Yun carefully approached Mo Qingqing’s side.
She cautiously sat in a chair.
Seeing Mo Qingqing had no reaction, she finally relaxed, picked up the chopsticks and began to wolf down the half piece of bread Mo Qingqing left behind.
But because she was so short, she had to stretch as hard as she could just to reach.
Mo Qingqing watched for a while, then suddenly reached out and grabbed Su Yun’s big tail.
The pink-blue tail felt just like a lump of clay in Mo Qingqing’s hand, kneaded however she pleased.
Su Yun’s body trembled slightly, but she pretended not to notice and kept on eating furiously.
Very soon
“Ooh…”
Su Yun burped several times, then contentedly let go of the big pot.
“Master, I’m done. Should I just pour out the leftover soup?” Su Yun asked.
“….” Actually, Mo Qingqing didn’t really want to throw it out.
To nurture Su Yun into the Life Law Vessel,
she had basically spent her entire fortune.
A dignified mid-level witch, and all she had left was five silver coins and sixty Ohn (magic and law crystals, a high-level witch can produce at most ten a month—considered a universal currency, extremely valuable).
To call it bankruptcy was no exaggeration.
Of course, she could sell Su Yun’s bodily tissues.
But that would be a loss.
What if someone just needed that little bit to succeed?
If they used it to prove their path and become a Sovereign,
then her money would truly be gone with the wind.
Mo Qingqing didn’t dare risk it.
Competition among witches was extremely fierce.
Those of different laws weren’t so bad.
Without any conflict of interest, they could still be friends and help each other.
But for witches of the same law, they were nothing short of enemies.
They wished they could kill anyone ahead of them!
After all, there was only one spot.
Everyone else was a loser!
But right now, the only Sovereign among the witches was the Rule Sovereign.
She was the one who established all these game-panel-like systems,
and the Red Name System.
Killing colleagues for no reason would give you a red name, warning other witches or wizards, and after more than two times, you’d die instantly.
Because of this, witches and wizards could barely coexist in peace.
Though peace was maintained, the lagging witches and wizards gradually became anxious.
Some just gave up.
Those of the Rule system had already given up completely.
A Sovereign had already been born.
No matter how hard they tried, it was useless.
No need to worry about anyone surpassing them.
They could just slowly walk their own path.
Very soon, Su Yun finished washing the pots and bowls.
“Let’s go. We’re heading somewhere.” Saying that, Mo Qingqing left her chair and went to the front door.
There were three rotary knobs beside the door.
“Here, here, and then…” Mo Qingqing turned them a few times, then pushed the door open.
A room no less messy than Mo Qingqing’s own appeared before Su Yun’s eyes.
Su Yun’s cute little face couldn’t help but twitch.
Was this something passed down through the generations?
The two of them went in, picking their way across the scant space to a bedroom.
Inside, a beautiful woman with her hair tied back, wearing only underwear and a buttoned-up shirt, lay sprawled on a sofa in an utterly wanton posture, looking bored out of her mind.
“Qingqing, what’s up?” The woman’s expression was rather indifferent.
But Su Yun soon realized she was simply expressionless.
Because even as she spoke, she ran over and pinched Su Yun’s cheeks vigorously.
“Where’d you pick up this little thing? She’s adorable.”
“The one I’ve been working on all this time.” Mo Qingqing seemed used to it, sitting on the bed by herself.
“Ah, the Life Law Vessel? Whether for research or as a meat shield, it’s very handy.” As she spoke, she began playing with Su Yun’s ears and tail.
Su Yun didn’t even dare breathe.
“I managed to make one, but I can’t understand how the Life Law actually operates.” Mo Qingqing sighed.
“I don’t get it either, I specialize in time.” Mo Qingqing’s Master replied directly.
As she spoke, she waved her slender hand, and a pot of withered flowers was restored to a single seed.
She had already traveled very far along the Time Law path.
And walking one path alone was already extremely difficult.
To study several at once or give up the chance to become a Sovereign made little difference.