Chapter 805: Chapter 805: Rebuke
Qin Sisi’s heart tightened. She hadn’t wanted to escalate the situation, but the lady in white was aggressively challenging her. If she didn’t act, Xiao Meng would surely be injured, which she wanted to avoid even more.
Qin Sisi gritted her teeth as magical power began to gather in the palm of her hand.
The little maid who had been hiding behind the lady in white chose this moment to jump out again, hopping up and down as she shouted at Qin Sisi, "If you want to deal with my miss, you’ll have to get through me first!"
Qin Sisi’s gaze darkened—so be it.
With a flip of her palm, she unleashed the "Meteors Rain of Fire" skill, which rapidly flew towards the little maid.
According to her expectation, the little maid’s strength would surely be inferior to her mistress’s. "Meteors Rain of Fire" was Qin Sisi’s most powerful attack skill. Even if the little maid could block it, she would likely struggle, giving Qin Sisi time to rescue Xiao Meng.
However, the outcome was entirely unexpected. The little maid did indeed conjure a protective shield in front of her, but it couldn’t withstand Qin Sisi’s "Meteors Rain of Fire" at all and was immediately shattered.
The remaining energy from the "Meteors Rain of Fire" hit the little maid directly. A scream echoed as half of her body instantly turned black, and she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Qin Sisi was stunned. What just happened? To come out and act as a meat shield with such meager skills—could the little maid be a fool?
"Sister Sisi..." Xiao Meng’s strained call came from beside her.
Qin Sisi turned her head to see Xiao Meng’s Magic Light Sphere reduced to a quarter of its original size, about to fail.
Qin Sisi looked up at the lady in white, who now had a triumphant look in her eyes, as if victory was already hers.
She had to intervene, but considering the woman’s special identity, Qin Sisi decided not to use her strongest skills. A minor lesson would suffice.
Using the Fire Ignition Skill to burn her clothes would be quite satisfying, but if her clothes were made of some expensive, rare material that was impervious to fire and water, that would be troublesome.
After pondering for a moment, Qin Sisi used the "Leaf Blind" skill, and two fine beams of Magic Light shot into the lady in white’s bright eyes.
Suddenly plunged into darkness, the lady in white was thrown into disarray. Xiao Meng seized the opportunity to counterattack. The Blasting Strong Grass instantly overwhelmed the Snowy Ice Arrow; the green Magic Light Sphere completely shattered the white one, and countless sharp grass blades battered the lady in white.
"Stop!" a stern, icy shout exploded in their ears.
All three shivered involuntarily and quickly turned towards the source of the voice. They saw Teacher Ge Lanxue standing not far away, her light blue skirt fluttering in the wind and her hair adorned with a snowflake accessory twinkling with a faint silver light.
She looked furiously at the three students who had caused trouble at the start of the term, wishing she could freeze them into ice blocks to cool their heads and remind them what they were at Heavenly Magic God’s Castle to do.
Qin Sisi’s "Leaf Blind" wasn’t very severe, and the lady in white quickly regained her sight. Upon seeing Ge Lanxue, she called out "Auntie" with a face full of grievance.
Qin Sisi was shocked—Ge Lanxue was the woman’s aunt; this situation seemed to have gotten out of hand.
Surprise flickered across Xiao Meng’s face, but she quickly regained her composure. After all, she knew more about the Demon Sacred Realm and Heavenly Magic God’s Castle than Qin Sisi.
Although Xiao Meng’s Blasting Strong Grass had overcome the lady in white’s Snowy Ice Arrow, the remaining energy from the skill wasn’t very powerful; the grass blades merely cut through the lady’s dress and didn’t harm her body.
Still, the elegant and dignified white dress now looked like a beggar’s garb, and the lady in white’s pure and pristine aura was completely gone.
Ge Lanxue glanced disdainfully at her distant niece and softened her tone as she asked, "Ya Ling, what happened here?"
"Indeed, it’s her," Xiao Meng revealed an expression suggesting that everything clicked into place, whispering to Qin Sisi, "She is the second daughter of the Qing Ming Family Clan Leader, and also Ya Ning’s sister, named Ya Ling."
It truly was the Qing Ming Family.
Thinking of Ya Ning’s final plea to Ye You, Qin Sisi couldn’t help but feel a bit heavy-hearted, realizing that Ya Ning’s great favor to Ye You would become the Qing Ming Family’s most significant protection in the future.
Ya Ling, with a mournful look on her face, replied, "Auntie, those two ganged up to bully me."
Ge Lanxue furrowed her brows, patiently continued asking, "Why did they bully you?"
"They... I..." Ya Ling hesitated, struggling to articulate her words, as she couldn’t very well admit she tried to steal someone else’s room straight out!
Ge Lanxue’s gaze shifted toward Qin Sisi and Xiao Meng, "Tell me, what really happened? If it’s not clear, all three of you will be punished."
Qin Sisi stepped forward and responded in a deep voice, "Teacher Ge Lanxue, this lady said she wanted to live in the middle room and told me to move to another room."
Ge Lanxue’s frown deepened, "Is that all?"
Qin Sisi nodded, "That’s all."
Ge Lanxue’s anger, which had slightly subsided, flared up again as she asked sternly, "Who was the first to make a move?"
Xiao Meng quickly responded, "It was Ya Ling who started it."
"It wasn’t me!" Ya Ling, sensing trouble, quickly spoke up to defend herself.
"If not you, then who?" Ge Lanxue’s growing lack of fondness for her niece was clear.
Ya Ling stuttered for a while, her eyes catching a glimpse of her half-black, unconscious maidservant, Xiao Tao, and she immediately said, "She started it, injuring my maidservant Xiao Tao first. That’s why I acted against them."
Her finger pointed at Qin Sisi, confident that nobody had seen the actual events, she felt she could fabricate a few excuses unchallenged.
Ge Lanxue lifted her head to look, indeed seeing a pitiful figure lying on the ground. However, Ge Lanxue was more preoccupied with another matter.
She fixed her stare on Ya Ling, pressing further, "How did you get in?"
Ya Ling, caught off guard, blankly replied, "I just... walked in!"
Ge Lanxue’s expression turned stern, "Heaven Academy only allows students themselves to enter. How did your maidservant get in?"
"Ah?" That was when Ya Ling realized the nature of the issue, suddenly panicking and becoming lost for words.
With a flick of her wrist, Ge Lanxue held two snow-white paper cranes, blew air onto each crane’s head, and with a strong toss of her hand, the two paper cranes flapped their wings and flew away.
Qin Sisi watched, utterly astonished. Those white cranes were clearly made of paper, resembling the origami cranes she had seen before. She did not expect that the paper cranes here would actually fly.
Xiao Meng noticed her confusion and explained softly, "Those are messaging paper cranes, many people have them."
Qin Sisi slightly nodded, realizing that Ge Lanxue was summoning someone.
However, Qin Sisi couldn’t quite grasp why, after their trio’s altercation left someone unconscious, Teacher Ge Lanxue didn’t call for anyone, yet Ya Ling bringing a maidservant into Heaven Academy would provoke such an anxious reaction from her.
