Chapter 57: Crimson Pearl
The next day, in the dean's small building.
The sunlight shone through the window lattice, casting a warm glow.
Liu Erlong had regained her former appearance as the decisive dean, but when her eyes moved and occasionally glanced at Xiao Yin, who was sitting beside her lazily flipping through files, a hint of tenderness would appear in her eyes unconsciously.
When she thought of last night...her ears felt hot again.
"Cough."
She cleared her throat, forcibly suppressing those charming images, and knocked on the table, "Don't be so careless, let's talk business."
He put down the file he hadn't read a single word of, leaned lazily back in his chair, a smile on his lips:
"Listen, my dear dean. Are you going to give me some pocket money, or arrange for me to be the vice-dean?"
"You are so beautiful!"
Liu Erlong glared at him unhappily, "Seriously, in the Continental High-Level Spirit Master Elite Competition four years from now, you must win the championship for me!"
"That's it?"
He raised his eyebrows, with an expression that said, "You're talking nonsense!", "With my current strength, I can crush him with one hand."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Liu Erlong snorted. "The competition rules require a seven-person team competition! No matter how good you are at fighting, you need six teammates!"
She paused and continued, "There are good talents in the Academy, but there are almost no ones who can keep up with you.
So from now on, we have to look for at least seven people to sign up."
He shrugged and said nothing.
He had no interest in raising children.
Liu Erlong knew what he was thinking by looking at his behavior, and immediately threw out the key point:
"I already have a candidate. You should have seen her yesterday. She's the girl you mentioned, the one you bumped into on the path downstairs on your way back."
The image of the girl with short chestnut-red hair and eyes like a frightened deer immediately emerged in his mind.
"Oh?" He was quite impressed.
"Her name is Jiang Zhu, and her Spirit is the Healing Scepter. She is currently the most outstanding auxiliary weapon Spirit master in our Blue Tyrant Academy, and one of the most talented students in this class."
Liu Erlong introduced her with a hint of admiration in her tone, "She has a quiet and hardworking personality, and has also practiced Spirit power very solidly. Although her Spirit power isn't very high right now, four years will be enough for her to grow into a very outstanding auxiliary Spirit master. Having her healing ability in the team will save a lot of trouble."
She looked at him and said in an unquestionable tone, "You have nothing to do anyway, so from today on, she will be in your care. Give her more guidance on her training and help her improve her teamwork in advance. She will be one of our future core players."
He touched his chin, and the shy yet serious look of the girl flashed before his eyes. It was a little more interesting than he had imagined. He curled his lips and smiled:
"Okay, the dean has spoken, so how dare I disobey? It's nice to have a little sister to play with."
"Be serious!"
Liu Erlong glared at him warningly, "I asked you to guide her in cultivation, not to tease her! Jiang Zhu is thin-skinned and quiet, don't scare her."
"Am I that kind of person?" He said innocently, then smiled wickedly, "I'm obviously the most helpful person."
Liu Erlong was too lazy to argue with him anymore and waved her hand like shooing away a fly: "Get lost, I've already asked her to wait outside. Go talk to her yourself, I still have a lot of shit to deal with."
After saying this, she buried her head in the pile of files again, but her slightly red ears revealed that she was not as calm as she appeared.
He smiled, stood up, straightened his robe, and slowly walked out of the dean's office.
By the window in the corridor outside the door, Jiang Zhu was indeed waiting there quietly.
She was still wearing the same well-fitting light green school uniform, which made her skin look even whiter.
She lowered her head slightly, her hands clasped nervously in front of her, and the sunlight cast a soft halo on her short chestnut-red hair.
When she heard the door open, she raised her head suddenly and saw him coming out. Her cheeks flushed red and her eyes wandered around in panic for a moment before she spoke softly:
"Teacher, the dean asked me to study with you in the future."
He walked up to her, more than a head taller than her, and looked down at her embarrassed appearance, which even dyed her fair neck pink. He deliberately dragged out his tone and said in a low voice:
"Teacher? You? Do I look old?"
"Ah! No...it's not!"
Jiang Zhu waved her hands quickly, shaking her head like a rattle, and was so anxious that she could not speak clearly.
"I mean...senior? Uh...senior? The dean said you're amazing and asked me to listen to you..."
The more she spoke, the softer her voice became, until it was almost inaudible.
He chuckled softly, feeling that teasing this little girl was truly a joyful experience.
"Just call me Xiao Yin." He slowed down his tone, "The dean told me that we should practice together and prepare for the competition in four years."
"Yes...yes."
Jiang Zhu calmed down a little, but still didn't dare to look directly into his eyes. Her gaze fell on his collar, "I will try my best not to hold you back."
"Holding back?"
He leaned forward slightly, closing the distance a little, and could clearly see her trembling eyelashes. "Are you so unconfident in yourself? The dean praised you as the best auxiliary Spirit master in our Academy!"
The sudden close distance made Jiang Zhu's breath catch. She subconsciously took a half step back, her heart beating like a drum.
"I...I will work harder!"
She clenched her fists, as if to encourage herself, and finally mustered up the courage to look up at him, but then quickly looked away.
"Please...please give me your guidance, Xiao...Xiao Yin...Senior." She still added the respectful title.
That glance, her eyes were moist, with the purity and shyness unique to a girl, like a feather gently scratching the tip of his heart.
The curve of his mouth deepened. He straightened up and stopped staring at her so as not to scare her.
For some reason, he always felt that there seemed to be some changes in his mentality. It might be... the change brought about by the improvement of his strength!
"It's not about giving advice, let's just learn from each other."
His tone was light, "My training method might be a little...unique. I hope you can follow."
"I definitely will!" Jiang Zhu nodded vigorously with an extremely serious expression.
"Okay then," He looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, "The weather is nice today. Let's go, I'll take you somewhere. This is... our first lesson."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand naturally.
Jiang Zhu looked at the slender and powerful hand stretched out in front of her, was stunned for a moment, her cheeks turned red again, she looked at him helplessly, then looked at the hand again, not knowing whether to take it or not.
He raised an eyebrow and waved his hand: "Why are you standing there? Do you want to walk? That place is not close."
"Huh? Oh...oh!"
Only then did Jiang Zhu realize that he might just want to take her on a journey in some way, and not...what she thought.
She was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into. Her cheeks were so hot that she could fry an egg on them.
She carefully touched his fingertips with her fingertips.
He grabbed her cool and soft little hand with his backhand, feeling the delicate touch.
"Hold on tight."
The next moment, the Spirit power moved slightly, and the figures of the two people disappeared from the corridor in an instant, leaving only the rustling of leaves outside the window.
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