Waking up, having breakfast with the Head Teacher, and chatting casually—this had been Xu Chuyao’s daily routine in the Council for the past few days.
“You believe Shen Ning will be stronger than them, but you didn’t expect it to be this fast?”
Xu Chuyao swallowed a small rice cake and wiped her hands with a tissue. “I used to think it would take at least a few more years for Shen Ning to surpass Wen Shengqing and the others, so our thoughts were the same.”
Yu Jing was stunned for a moment. ‘Same? Not quite, because I thought it would take at least ten or so years.’
“But an accident occurred. Although I don’t know what that accident was, if I think about it carefully, there’s no way to trace it back to its source.” Xu Chuyao leaned in slightly. “Head Teacher, do you know about the butterfly effect?”
The girl behaved very naturally.
“A small change in a tiny detail eventually brings about a massive impact,” Yu Jing said. “A butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro will trigger a storm in Las Vegas.”
“… Those two locations shouldn’t be… forget it, the meaning is close enough.”
Xu Chuyao had always believed that her actions must have caused a butterfly effect at some point, leading to a drastic change in the plot and causing the female lead’s stats to swell.
As for exactly which point it was, that was hard to say. Just as the Head Teacher said, a storm had started in Las Vegas; who could tell if it was because of a butterfly in Rio de Janeiro or a dragonfly in Bucharest?
After the meal, Xu Chuyao was preparing to go back and continue resting, thinking it would be another day of eating, sleeping, and playing. She did not expect that as soon as she picked up her mobile phone, she would see a new message.
[Please come to the tea room.]
If it had been sent by a messenger, she would have pretended her phone was dead and she hadn’t seen it. However, the sender this time was Wen Shengqing.
He was a figure that even Xu Chuyao could not avoid.
“So urgent? What happened?”
A few minutes later, Xu Chuyao arrived at the tea room and found that everyone on Wen Shengqing’s side was there. Their expressions… while not exactly grave, were somewhat heavy, and within that heaviness, there was a hint of confusion.
When she pushed the door open and entered, the people inside looked up for a moment before quickly shifting their gaze back.
It seemed it wasn’t because of her.
“Little girl Xu, you’re here.” Sitting on the sofa, Wen Shengqing picked up a tablet and placed it on the table. “Take a look, this is the latest situation.”
Emmmmm… a fight had broken out between high-level Spirit Power Users in the downtown area? Flying sand, rocks, and soaring flames in a residential district?
Xu Chuyao was surprised to see the report. she leaned in to take a closer look.
It was indeed real news, and it had happened today, a bit earlier in the morning. The summer sun rose early, so many people had witnessed it. A sudden explosion had erupted from a rented guesthouse, and then all sorts of things had been blown everywhere.
The two descriptions above were actually conservative. The entire residential area had practically been turned upside down. A fire dragon had even rushed out, destroying two nearby blocks and causing countless casualties.
They all knew who was in the downtown area. They were the die-hard members of the Supreme Society under Chu Cang, formerly the Ghost Party. There were six Fourth-rank users, ranging from the early to the middle stages, and there was even one in the late stage. Their combat power was extremely strong.
“Who are they fighting with?” Xu Chuyao asked.
She looked around the room, only to realize that everyone else was looking at her.
“Little girl Xu, aren’t they your people?” Guan Lv asked tentatively.
“Of course not. I told you, it’s a fight between the snipes and the clams.”
So the question was, who were these “clams”?
Xu Chuyao looked at them, and they looked at Xu Chuyao. Both sides gradually came to a shared realization —
‘I thought they were your people!’
The problem was that Fourth-rank Spirit Power Users weren’t exactly a common sight. Since they weren’t people from this side, and they weren’t people from that side, how did this group of Supreme Society remnants in the downtown area end up in a fight?
Xu Chuyao thought for a long time before saying tentatively, “Infighting?”
The faces of everyone in the room took on strange expressions.
Yes, internal conflict was indeed the only reason that could explain this scene. But the question was, why?
“Little girl Xu, since they have already started fighting among themselves,” Wen Shengqing looked at the girl, “I believe now is a very good opportunity.”
He had seen the messages from his subordinates and Xu Chuyao over the past few days. He knew how clever Xu Chuyao was. Now that she had status and a position, and didn’t have to follow direct orders, she didn’t want to suffer even a single bit of loss.
But with a fight breaking out outside today, Xu Chuyao couldn’t push this away no matter what.
“Brother, I… cough, I mean, President, of course we can.” Xu Chuyao stood up from the chair and lightly adjusted her clothes. “The enemy is in chaos. It is the perfect time to strike. I will go back now to gather some people and head out to punish them!”
After saying that, she pushed the door and left with a majestic aura.
The door closed, and the others hadn’t even reacted.
“It’s a good thing. At least Miss Xu is finally taking action,” Guan Lv was the first to speak. As for the people on General Chu’s side…
Wen Shengqing was a man of decorum, and they all knew it, so they still referred to Chu Cang as General.
However, no one followed up on his words because no one knew what the situation was over there or why they had started fighting each other.
***
Xu Chuyao hurried back to find Yu Jing.
“Head Teacher, good news! Those people from the Supreme Society have gone crazy and are fighting among themselves. I don’t know the exact situation, but it looks like a fierce battle. We can head out now. We’ll strike while they’re down!”
“We can finally move?”
Yu Jing was indeed taken aback for a moment, but she immediately calmed down. “If we take action now, will it affect your plan?”
She now fully believed Xu Chuyao’s nonsense. The so-called plan was just one sentence — give Shen Ning time to grow her strength.
They could certainly kill a few Ghost Party lackeys now to vent their anger, but the two Fifth Rank bosses were still looming over them.
“It’s fine, not a big deal. They started it themselves; it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t do something.” Xu Chuyao rummaged through her backpack, took out two Spring Stones, and stuffed them into her pocket. “Let’s go, prepare to head out!”
They would check the situation first. If they were really fighting to the death because of internal conflict, she would take the opportunity to finish them off. If the situation wasn’t right, she would use the stones to call Shen Ning back. If they still couldn’t win, they would just run.
There was nothing to pack. The two of them changed their clothes and walked out. They took a public SUV provided by the Council and drove all the way toward the downtown area.
By the time they reached the place, it was nearly noon. The scene was very chaotic, and thick smoke could be seen from a great distance. The local Security Department had set up a perimeter, and some staff members were trying to maintain order from afar.
They were standing too far back for any sound to carry, but facing a battlefield that was clearly Fourth Rank or higher, the Security Department members, who were only at the Second Rank, did not dare to step forward.
When Xu Chuyao’s car arrived outside the perimeter and she showed her six-star Heroic Medal, they looked as if they had seen their savior.
“Lady… no, My Lady, you’re finally here. Just now…”
Xu Chuyao waved her small hand and asked directly, “Are the people still inside?”
“They should still be there. We haven’t seen anyone come out.”