“Hmm…”
Mo Qingqing held Su Yun’s small and exquisite face, her long fingers gently stroking the tender skin, her eyes looking as if she were examining a piece of art about to be put on display.
One lie had to be perfected with countless subsequent lies; she now deeply understood how annoying that saying was.
“Do you know how to comb your own hair?” she asked, her voice betraying no emotion.
Su Yun shook her small head timidly, her furry ears swaying along with the movement.
“Then you won’t know how to tie a hairstyle either…” Mo Qingqing’s tone carried a hint of obvious irritation.
“I’m sorry…” Su Yun whispered, her voice filled with unease.
Mo Qingqing stared at her for a long while, complex emotions swirling in those beautiful eyes, finally culminating in a long sigh.
Then, as if to vent the frustration in her heart, she leaned in somewhat roughly and bit down on Su Yun’s furry little ear.
“Awoo…!”
A sharp sting instantly shot through her, and Su Yun’s eyes immediately welled up with tears from the pain. Her body jerked violently from the shock.
Fortunately, the pain came and went quickly. Mo Qingqing soon let go, leaving only a faint tooth mark on the ear.
“Come to the bathroom, I’ll dress you up. We’re going to visit that academy or whatever it is in a bit.” Mo Qingqing sighed and pulled Su Yun’s hand, her tone carrying an order that brooked no refusal.
“Yes…” Su Yun reached out with her small hand to rub her poor ear.
She didn’t know when she would finally be able to truly win over the woman before her so that these miserable days could finally end.
The two arrived at the bathroom and stood before a massive glass mirror.
Mo Qingqing sat casually on a soft stool and then naturally picked Su Yun up, seating the girl on her lap. This position made it easier for her to fiddle with Su Yun’s hair.
“Let’s try a few hairstyles first.”
Mo Qingqing picked up an ivory comb and began to meticulously groom Su Yun’s smooth long hair.
Since the outside world now believed Su Yun was her disciple, she could only dress the child up to look a bit more glamorous, lest she lose face in public.
A crisp ponytail looked a bit too energetic;
A cute bun looked too childish…
Mo Qingqing tried many hairstyles on Su Yun, but she always felt unsatisfied. It seemed nothing was as natural as simply letting the hair hang loose.
Until a flash of inspiration hit her, and she split the hair into two halves, tying two fluffy little twin tails on the sides.
The twin tails hanging from the sides swayed gently with Su Yun’s slight movements, making her entire being look even fluffier and more like a ball of fur.
“This is the one.” Mo Qingqing finally nodded in satisfaction.
“Thank you, Master!” Su Yun immediately seized the opportunity, rubbing her small head against Mo Qingqing’s smooth chin in a fawning manner, attempting to use her best weapon to trade for a moment of peace.
However, this time, her usual spoiled act did not have the desired effect.
Because she was being held on Mo’s lap, Su Yun’s somewhat loose clothes failed to cover all the curves of her body.
As she looked up, her collar fell slightly open, and the slightly bulging mounds of snow, as well as that deep crevice, were revealed to Mo Qingqing’s eyes without reservation.
That snowy-white landscape caused Mo Qingqing’s breath to hitch involuntarily, and she subconsciously swallowed her saliva.
“…Master?”
Seeing that Mo Qingqing had not reacted for a long time and that her gaze had become somewhat dangerous, Su Yun shrank her head back timidly.
Did she fail? Was she going to get beaten? If she had known, she wouldn’t have…
“Waaah!!” Before she could finish her thought, Su Yun felt the world spin. She was snatched up by Mo Qingqing and pinned against the cold floor.
“The plan is delayed. Let’s play a little game first~”
Mo Qingqing licked her crimson lips, an ill-intentioned light flashing in her eyes.
“Eh?”
Immediately afterward, the clothes Su Yun had just changed into turned into a graceful arc and flew away.
“Ugh…” Su Yun trembled uncontrollably in fear, her body curling up instinctively.
Her large, watery eyes stared blankly as Mo Qingqing’s stunning face drew closer and closer to her own.
Why did it turn out like this!!
Help!!!!
*****
Two hours later.
Mo Qingqing put her clothes back on with a look of contentment, her expression lazy and satisfied.
Then, she kindly helped Su Yun, whose legs were so weak she could hardly stand, put her clothes back on as well.
As expected… it still hurts… Su Yun wailed in her heart.
“I’ll only give you 10 minutes to pull yourself together,” Mo Qingqing teased, pinching Su Yun’s flushed little face.
“If you still can’t make yourself look normal after 10 minutes, we’ll just start another round.”
Looking at her enthusiastic expression, she seemed to hope that Su Yun would not be able to recover.
Hearing this, Su Yun shuddered. She hurriedly tried to walk unsteadily, desperately mobilizing the remaining strength in her body to adjust her state and force herself to stand straight.
Fortunately, in the end, she managed to make herself look at least somewhat less pathetic.
An imperceptible flash of disappointment crossed Mo Qingqing’s eyes, but she did not continue to make things difficult for her.
She wanted to go to the academy ahead of time to see what it actually looked like.
According to the Sovereign’s regulations, teleportation gates were prohibited within the academy area. If one wanted to go there, they could only fly, under the pretext of giving everyone some time to “be together” so they would not think about running home immediately after class.
Once school started, high-altitude flight would be prohibited all day. Only after school was over could they leave the academy and fly back home.
To attend school, they could only enter through the school gate; otherwise, they could just wait to experience a free fall from the sky.
Mo Qingqing could not figure out where this Sovereign had come up with the concept of an “academy” or such a “retro” way of attending school. It was very likely something learned from other worlds.
Pushing open the front door, Mo Qingqing took out a map to check the direction.
“It should be here, that’s right.”
Then, Su Yun welcomed the first flight of her life.
Although she was somewhat afraid of heights, because she was held tightly in Mo Qingqing’s arms, that warm body temperature and familiar scent prevented her from feeling particularly terrified. However, her small hands still instinctively gripped Mo Qingqing’s sleeves.
The floating island they were on was more than 1,700 meters above the ground.
As they dove downward, they could roughly see part of the scenery of this continent.
Even though it was a new continent that had only recently been born, under the operation of the Sovereign of Rules’ great power, it looked as if it had existed for centuries, complete with mountains, water, and lakes.
Countless magic beasts and ordinary animals moved within the vast forests, and the outlines of human cities could be seen not far away.
Mo Qingqing adjusted her direction several times according to the map before finally arriving at the academy entrance marked on the map.
However, when she saw the scene before her, she froze on the spot.
She stood at the entrance, repeatedly confirming the map, then looked up at the “road” in front of her, certain she had not come to the wrong place.
“Even for the Sovereign, this is too much, isn’t it?!” Mo Qingqing could not help but exclaim in a low voice.
The entrance to the academy was established at the foot of a mountain. A long staircase paved with marble wound its way upward, stretching all the way to the magnificent academy buildings at the mountain peak.
Mo Qingqing used her mental power to do a rough count. This staircase had about 1,400 steps.
And after school started, flying was prohibited throughout the academy during school hours.
In other words, every day when they came to and left school, they would have to walk nearly 3,000 steps on foot. Never mind this group of mages whose bodies were generally delicate.
Even a proper mid-tier knight would be exhausted after making such a round trip every day, wouldn’t they?
This is too much!!
Whose damn idea was this?!