Bai Xiaoya originally thought she was doomed, but unexpectedly, the battle started off evenly matched.
Could it be that she had gotten stronger, and that last night, she lost only because of the blackout and couldn’t see anything?
Whether it was true or not, that’s what Xiaoya believed.
In reality—
Bai Xia glanced at Su Qingyu.
“Wh-Why are you looking at me,”
Su Qingyu felt guilty.
“You should put in more effort yourself.”
As for herself, she really hadn’t tried hard.
But it wasn’t her fault; it was just that today the power didn’t go out.
Even though it was raining heavily, the electricity meter had turned into a Legendary Voltage King and wouldn’t trip at all.
There was nothing to be done.
With all the lights on, the battle situation was plain as day.
If she acted and instantly finished it, wouldn’t everyone see everything clearly?
Bai Xia understood her little scheme and rolled her eyes.
“Forget it, you go wait on the side.”
I’ll let you finish off the leftovers, okay?
Bai Xiaoya didn’t understand their team chat, but seeing Su Qingyu move aside and Bai Xia walking over alone, she couldn’t help but feel heroic:
“So, your companion has already run away in fear, and you dare to face me alone? Hmph, truly an old birthday star visiting a nightclub—seeking thrills without caring for your life… Wuya!”
It was an illusion.
She hadn’t gotten stronger at all.
Not at all.
***
Su Qingyu still didn’t roll the Endurance Reward she wanted most, but the good news was, she got the rare Mysterious Area.
Her control over the Magic Flute increased, and her targets were no longer limited to humans—even medium-sized animals could be controlled.
After learning the new ability, Su Qingyu asked Mr. Bai and Madam Bai a question:
“Where is the largest Zoo in Baiyuan City?”
Of course, she didn’t intend to live there—just in case a fight broke out in the future, she could run there first.
Bai Xia, on the other hand, gained an improvement in another physical attribute.
Her luck in this area had always been good.
As for Bai Xiaoya, she went jade again.
A few days later, the heavy rain stopped, and the summer sun returned.
With no more reason to skip work, Su Qingyu finally dragged herself for half a day, wrote a report, and sent the Mirage back as well.
There wasn’t much to say in the report—a thing that only creates illusions, with limited combat power.
If you saw a suspicious person by the roadside and knocked them down with a punch, it would be perfectly reasonable.
Sure enough, after the Family received the item, they didn’t doubt it and even offered a few words of praise.
A week later, she turned in the second item—this time, it was the “Heavenly Superstar”.
A guy with no combat power except for secretly filming—of course, taking him out easily was only natural.
***
As for what happened to the Bai Family during this time—
In Madam Bai’s eyes, it seemed like nothing happened at all.
The blonde girl moved in naturally.
There were plenty of empty rooms at home, and this was the first time her daughter had brought a friend home.
Besides, she was petite and cute, looking especially obedient.
Every time Madam Bai used the excuse of bringing fruit to knock on the door, she would find her daughter and her classmate just doing homework together.
The small desk was neatly arranged with paper and pens.
Sometimes, Xiaoya would get tired from doing homework and lie on the bed to rest, but Xiao Su was always diligent, sitting at the desk and focusing intently on her studies.
Yes, it must be like that.
Always sitting at the desk—she couldn’t possibly have teleported from the bed to the desk the moment she heard the knock, right?
How fast would that have to be?
***
In Mr. Bai’s eyes, he felt…
He couldn’t see anything.
Don’t ask.
If you do, the answer is he doesn’t know.
Everyone’s on vacation.
Isn’t it nice to enjoy the holiday?
***
In Bai Xiaoya’s eyes, these days were pretty strange.
This year’s Baiyuan City welcomed a weird Plum Rain Season.
Heavy rain for three days, light rain for five.
But even on sunny days, whenever Bai Xiaoya suggested going out to play, she always got the same negative answer.
“Isn’t it fine to stay at home? It’s hard to clean up after going outside.”
“?”
What needs to be cleaned up?
But there was nothing she could do—there were three of them, and she lost every vote two to one.
Staying at home was comfortable but boring.
When there was nothing to do, Bai Xiaoya would probe a little, doing some tasks.
Strangely enough, tasks that were difficult at first—making her marvel at how Bai Xia and Su Qingyu were truly heroines with strong hearts, unshaken by emotion—had become easier and easier.
Sometimes, she didn’t even mean anything by her actions.
For example, one night, seeing that Su Qingyu hadn’t eaten much, she tried to persuade her to eat more, but unexpectedly—
“Are you mocking me? You evil big-breasted woman, Bai Xia, let’s teach her a lesson!”
“I…”
The notification sound rang out before she could even protest.
Apart from this, there was something even stranger.
Every time a battle occurred, Bai Xiaoya felt that the power gap was narrowing.
Several times, she almost won—maybe with better stamina management, she could have.
So Bai Xiaoya always felt that she might win next time.
By the time she came to her senses, over a month of summer vacation had passed, and she had completed countless tasks.
If not for her Fatigue Reset ability, who knows if she would have died on the bed.
The beginner prize pool had long been emptied, and as a result, she had picked up a bunch of odd little skills.
The outcome seemed good, but she felt like something was off.
The management Family thought so too.
Their rising star was excellent—which was a good thing.
But the problem was, she was too excellent.
Over the past month, Su Qingyu submitted a trophy every time, showing she was doing well and didn’t need to return for a report.
But as the submissions continued, the items became more and more suspicious, especially when she handed in bandages.
“This is an enemy you could defeat alone? Adding up everything before, just what is happening in Baiyuan City?”
Her Teacher personally called this time, and it looked like she couldn’t bluff her way through.
Su Qingyu held her phone and gave Bai Xia a look, signaling her to watch and learn what wisdom really meant.
“Teacher, something did happen in Baiyuan City, but that’s not important. The reason I don’t want to come back isn’t because of that.”
Bai Xia’s lips twitched.
Is this what you call wisdom—using my nonsense as your own?
But to be fair, the logic was sound, because Su Qingyu’s Teacher really did ask:
“What is the reason?”
“Because,”
Su Qingyu spoke truthfully,
“I fell in love with a girl.”
How do you turn nonsense into something useful?
By following it up with the most sincere statement.
There was a long silence on the other end of the call before a voice finally came through.
“Oh, this matter is indeed a bit… hmm, well, first, congratulations. But as you know, three of the Seven-Person Council are Conservatives, and one of them is the Extreme Conservative type.”
Don’t think that three isn’t even half.
A lot of the time, things aren’t counted that way.
There being three Conservatives doesn’t mean the other four are radicals.
In other words, three people objecting doesn’t mean the remaining four agree.
The remaining four are mostly indifferent—if you insist on opposing, then they won’t oppose your opposition.
“Right, that’s why I don’t want to go back.”
Su Qingyu spoke softly.
“Please, Teacher, let me stay a bit longer.”
“Sigh, then you need to be careful. If you can’t handle it, apply for support.”
After listening to a bit of nagging, Su Qingyu happily hung up.
“You see, this is called wisdom.”
Divert the main issue.
Not wanting to return was originally due to a conflict with the Seven-Person Council, but she shifted the core reason to a ‘matter of the heart.’
When it comes to emotions, elders tend to be more forgiving.
“Alright, at least we get the whole summer vacation, and this reason can be used again.”
At this moment, Bai Xiaoya came downstairs.
“What are you two talking about?”
The adorable, big-chested girl’s face was pure and clueless—she knew nothing.
“Nothing, I just wanted to tell Bai Xia,”
Su Qingyu smiled,
“Don’t waste time.”
Bai Xiaoya blinked.
“Time?”
She didn’t quite get it.