Chapter 201: New Chapter: Journey to Magic City
Nearly a month has passed, and the date is September 3rd. We are on the second floor of the You Si small shop.
The Pothos by the windowsill gently stretched its waist in the sunlight. In the cozy little room, two young girls were sitting and lying down.
Su Jiu was lying on the bed. She had been in a deep sleep since she returned that night. The blurry rose pattern on her fingernails had slowly turned into pale blue Phalaenopsis orchids, and her aura had become long and even much stronger than before.
Bairnis, dressed in a black long dress, sat by the bed. She had been taking care of Su Jiu these past few days. For some reason, she no longer needed to rely on those insects to live—although her body was still incomplete, and her cultivation level was forcibly suppressed to the level of just entering the Battle General stage.
Now, holding a thick parchment book in her hands, she gently rubbed the pages with her fingertips, seeming to enjoy the story inside, giggling occasionally.
As if hearing the girl’s bell-like laughter, Su Jiu’s eyes moved, then trembled a few times. Her eyes suddenly opened, and she sat up abruptly, looking at the strange surroundings. She then looked at Bairnis beside her and asked:
“Where is this?”
The other person seemed startled and took a few seconds to recover. She closed the book and said softly, “Miss, this is Mr. Wenders’ room. However, they left half a month ago to avoid the Holy Temple’s pursuit.”
“Miss?”
Hearing this, Su Jiu looked at Bairnis, who seemed like a literary girl, and her head felt a bit muddled. She quickly came to her senses and exclaimed in surprise, “Half a month? I’ve been lying here for so long?!”
“Since we have a contract, the address must be different. To be precise, we have been here for over a month.”
Smiling, Bairnis got up and got clothes for Su Jiu. Although she looked not much older than Su Jiu, she gave a very caring impression.
After Su Jiu quickly changed, she still looked at Bairnis, who was like a maid, with some awkwardness and said with a wry smile, “You can still call me by my normal name. I can’t handle this.”
Given Bairnis’s status, she was comparable to a princess among the Vampire Clan. Why could she adapt to the role of a maid so calmly?
In response, Bairnis just shook her head slightly. A faint smile appeared on her elfin face, and she said very seriously, “Just like what the book says, once a demon signs a contract with a human, there must be a hierarchy and humility.”
Then, she pointed to a metal dagger and a box of magic crystals on the counter and said with a smile, “These are gifts of gratitude from those two Counts for you, Miss. The Lobey family has come to look for you and sent your luggage and other items.”
“As expected, high-level vampires still have integrity.”
Su Jiu looked at them with surprise, then nodded. She got up and put the dagger, magic crystals, and other items into a storage bag. She picked up her phone and saw more than a dozen phone calls from the same person.
Looking at the IP address – Magic City.
Su Jiu had a vague guess in her heart. She then directly booked a plane ticket for the afternoon and dialed the phone number. “Beep beep—” Someone answered after a while, with a crisp female voice:
“Hello, this is the Magic City University Admissions Office. How can I help you?”
Su Jiu replied somewhat awkwardly, “Didn’t you call me several days ago? I forgot about time while cultivating recently.”
As she spoke, she noticed Bairnis tilting her head and looking at her with a rather dazed expression. She gently touched her nose.
She couldn’t say that she had slept for a month. That would be too ridiculous.
The other party quickly reacted, seeming to recognize Su Jiu’s identity and said excitedly, “So it’s you! Just as the teacher said, you’ve been cultivating all along. I’m sure you’ve made new progress in the priest profession now.”
Listening to the other party, Su Jiu felt more and more awkward. However, thinking that she did have some understanding of medicine, she glanced at Bairnis, thinking that the other party had answered the phone for her, and replied with some uncertainty:
“Yes, I should be able to report tomorrow. I’m a little embarrassed.”
The people at the admissions office were becoming more polite now, always addressing her with “you,” which made Su Jiu a little unaccustomed to it.
The other party was stunned when they heard Su Jiu’s words, and seemed surprised that her voice was so young. They quickly replied cautiously, “It’s alright, it’s alright. We will pick you up… After all, the enrollment ceremony that starts on the 5th still requires your presence, so you can provide some academic explanations and treat injured students.”
Su Jiu blinked her eyes and asked somewhat confusedly, “Enrollment ceremony? What does that mean?”
Seeing Su Jiu’s confusion, as the other party was about to explain, a voice rang out – “Senior Sister Lu Yu, the principal requires you to handle some documents for the north.”
“Okay, okay, I’ll do it right away.”
The other party quickly responded, and then apologized to Su Jiu, “I have to organize some documents, I’m sorry. Tomorrow I will have some juniors and seniors from the second year pick you up.”
After Su Jiu kept thanking them, she was a bit bewildered. Did she have so much face now that she could have special pick-up services? But it was fine, it should be because of that special enrollment invitation.
Without thinking further, she held her suitcase in one hand and Bairnis’s hand in the other. Glancing at the exceptionally bright sun outside, she opened the door and turned to Bairnis, smiling, “Let’s go, I’ll take you to Dragon Country to broaden your horizons.”
“Okay.”
Meeting Su Jiu’s smile, Bairnis was slightly stunned. Her azure eyes moved, and then she also revealed a faint smile. She carefully put down the thick book and followed her out as if she had been reborn.
On the way to the airport, Su Jiu looked at Bairnis, who was like a curious baby in the taxi, and couldn’t help but find it amusing, “Aren’t you bringing that book? You seem to like it quite a lot.”
“It’s from Count Sam’s library. I don’t want to bring it.”
Bairnis placed her hands on her skirt, looking quite ladylike. Her azure eyes reflected the scenery rushing by outside the window; these were all new things she had never seen before—the neon-lit streets, and even various exotic buildings.
“A fresh start. I’m really curious about what this world will be like.”
She gently covered her heart, secretly glanced at Su Jiu, pursed her lips, and then slowly curved them upwards.
On the second floor of the You Si small shop, the wind blew in through the window. In the sunlight, the abandoned book gently turned its pages and stopped at the most creased page.
[Under the night, white magic flickered and arrived. Listen, with a gentle clap of hands, the lives of two people were intertwined.]
……
Dragon Country, Magic City University.
Three men and two women stood at the entrance of the Admissions Office, looking at the rather tall woman in front of them. The five were waiting for their senior sister to speak.
“That person is a powerhouse in academia. Be careful. Recently, there have been disturbances from certain underground forces in Magic City. Don’t let them disturb the peace of that esteemed person.” Lu Yu swept her gaze over everyone, her expression quite serious.
“Yes!”
Everyone answered in unison.
A moment later, someone asked in confusion, “Since that person is a powerhouse in academia, why do we need to protect her? By rights, shouldn’t she have at least War General level strength?”
The person glanced at the indifferent young man beside him and then said, “Except for student Huang Feng who has reached Initial Stage Battle General, what good are we, who are only Advanced Stage Warriors, going there?”
Lu Yu smiled helplessly and continued to explain, “Your main purpose is not to protect her. After all, although she is only a priest, she is at least of War General level. You are mainly to show our school’s sincerity.”
Then she turned and waved,
“In short, you must take good care of her. This person is coming to Magic City for a reason—I’m going to the office.”
As Magic City is a super city, Lu Yu did not worry too much about accidents. After all, who would dare to make a move in this city defended by various forces?
They must be tired of living, right?
……
A certain bar.
“Damn it, I shouldn’t have gone near that damn town.”
A man leaned on the sofa, a silver cross necklace hanging around his neck. He looked at the rash on his hand and was filled with annoyance. The constant itching was unbearable.
He had tried many priests and medications, but none of them improved his condition.
“Beep beep—” He impatiently answered the phone, and then his face suddenly showed surprise……
