madnovel Chapter 97 The Hand That Was Held
Chapter 97 The Hand That Was Held
"What an unlikable child."
On the way back, Lin Yongxi muttered to himself, still feeling somewhat indignant.
Back then, her first impression of Bai Xi was quite good, although it was mostly just a matter of first impressions. She found the girl to be cute, with white hair, like a delicate and pitiful doll.
Unexpectedly, after this encounter, he was so ruthless in his words, and I even felt a clear "killing intent".
We absolutely cannot lose to her.
For some reason, a strong fighting spirit also ignited in Lin Yongxi's heart, and he clenched his fists.
After walking along the corridor for a while, I saw Chen Mu and [Tide] not far away. The two of them were actually chatting here, but I didn't know what they were talking about.
Unfortunately, just like last time, Tide's white eye turned and glanced at me as soon as I came into view.
"..."
She then said nothing more and turned to leave.
Just like last time, Chen Mu and Lin Yongxi didn't exchange any normal farewells or greetings. They abruptly ended the conversation and Chen Mu looked at Lin Yongxi who was walking over.
"Actually, you don't need to panic so much. As long as [Tide] is still here, that girl won't dare to cause trouble, and no one can kill you."
"what!"
Lin Yongxi was stunned. Seeing her brother-in-law's smile, she asked in astonishment, "How...how did you all know?"
She was about to bring it up herself, but the other person spoke first, almost like they could read her mind, which was a bit creepy.
Looking back, I realized that this place was quite far from where we were just now. No matter how quiet it was here, they couldn't possibly hear us from over there, and conversely, they couldn't hear our conversation either.
It could only be the magic of the [Tides].
"But you did a good job. Even against such an opponent, you didn't lose face. You were able to fight back toughly. No wonder you just won the championship."
Chen Mu didn't answer the question directly, but just smiled. Although his words always carried a hint of sarcasm, it was still a compliment.
Lin Yongxi felt she had become accustomed to PUA (Pick-Up Artist) tactics, and helplessly pursed her lips:
"I'm out of options. We definitely can't win right now, but at least we can't back down verbally, right?"
"Hey, you can't say that. You need to look for the reasons in other people. You certainly don't know how to suck up to someone like Bai Xi, right?"
Chen Mu still had that teasing expression on his lips as he pointed down the corridor in the direction where the tide had just departed:
Do you know who her new tutor is?
"Could it be...?"
Lin Yongxi was startled. She looked over in that direction and a bold idea popped into her mind.
While watching the competition today, most viewers guessed that the mentor of this mysterious dark horse genius, Bai Xi, was Bi Xi, the dean of this magic academy.
It's normal to have this idea, after all, right now [Bixi] is the strongest and most powerful magical girl in Miyuki City, and only the strongest mentor can teach the strongest student.
However, only those in the know can see that Bai Xi's unfathomable strength is definitely not something that an ordinary [Lei]-level teacher could teach.
Her mentor could only be at the "Flower" level.
Only geniuses can understand the thinking of geniuses. Mentors will choose students with talent, and students will also choose their teachers.
"So, after my sister died, she took [Tide] as her new mentor and has been learning from her ever since?"
Lin Yongxi finally figured out why [Tide] had been appearing so frequently in Shenyue City lately.
Logically speaking, magical girls of her caliber should be elusive and appear only when they want to. Even if they were to appear, they would do so in the northern ring city. Yet, she actually participated in the opening ceremony here.
If we say that "one of her students is among this year's contestants," then everything makes sense.
While Lin Yongxi was still basking in the glory of his detective talent, a voice suddenly came from afar:
"I have no teacher-student relationship with that child. She never called me 'teacher,' and I don't care about such worldly relationships. I just taught her some things as usual, that's all."
A cool, clear voice echoed in the corridor; it was the voice of [Tide] himself.
Lin Yongxi immediately stood up straight and shut her mouth.
Her eyes darted around, seemingly blaming her brother-in-law for deliberately bringing up this topic without warning her that [Tide] was still there and could still hear their conversation.
I was even a little scared, thankful that I didn't gossip like I usually do, saying things like, "You two have been chatting secretly for so long, are you having an affair?"
However, Chen Mu, the culprit, showed no fear. He turned around and shouted in the direction of the sound:
"Don't forget our agreement: if my student defeats your student in the [Advanced Group] competition, you will grant my request."
"..."
The tide did not answer; its voice vanished without a trace, and it was unknown whether it had heard the question or not.
Chen Mu smiled and turned to call to Lin Yongxi, "Let's go."
On their way to the parking lot to get their car, after walking for a while, Lin Yongxi cautiously spoke:
"You guys have a bet too? You actually believe I can win? I'm not even confident myself..."
Since learning the truth, she has become increasingly uncertain. What she said before was just a momentary outburst, but now that she has calmed down, she realizes that it is impossible.
Becoming a [Bud] level within two years? For most magical girls, advancing to the [Sprout] level within two years is considered extremely rare and genius-level!
Not to mention, he also has to defeat Bai Xi in the competition.
"That's a student personally taught by two Flower-level experts! A seamless transition! She won the intermediate group championship at fourteen, and might even be this year's overall champion!"
Lin Yongxi gritted her teeth in anger at the thought of her: "Everyone says I'm a 'second-generation devil,' but compared to her, I'm nothing!"
"That depends on you."
"Um?"
She looked up in confusion.
Chen Mu continued to lead the way, speaking calmly, "Whether you want to win, and whether you can win, is a decision only you can make. I can't participate in the competition for you, nor can I force you to learn magic. If you don't want to work hard, you'll never succeed, just like when you told me before that you wanted to give up on the [Imaginary Body]..."
"That's also an option."
Lin Yongxi suddenly understood what he meant, and his expression finally became slightly serious.
However, the opponent he faced before was Duan Zhiyao, but now he has to face an even more despairing and insurmountable genius.
Chen Mu continued walking forward:
"Yes, after all, your initial goal was to 'win the championship in Miyuki City, prove that you have the ability to become a magical girl, and let your family know.' From that perspective, you have already perfectly achieved your goal. From now on, whether you continue or not is up to you. Anyway, you know that I'm just using you to infiltrate the Magic Academy more deeply to gather information—"
He was walking along when he suddenly stopped and stopped talking.
It wasn't because Chen Mu suddenly realized something.
It was because he was pulled back.
Lin Yongxi suddenly stepped forward and took Chen Mu's left hand.