Chapter 288: I Think You Just Want to Slack Off
Bai Feng tilted his head slightly, glancing at the rather nervous Shui Miao Miao. He didn’t know what to say—after all, Shui Miao Miao had no idea that Fang Yue was actually Shui Xi Yu, Little Princess of the Water Clan.
And besides, it wasn’t a big deal. Shui Xi Yu couldn’t leave Eastern Continent for a short while—if she gets caught, so be it.
“It’s fine.” He shook his head. “This time, you can share a little with her too. Once her bloodline becomes richer, it’ll also be good for your future relaxation plans.”
“Hehe, thanks, Senior Brother Bai!” Shui Miao Miao giggled, scratching her cheek.
“Alright, it’s done.” Bai Feng flicked his wrist. The round, white little meatballs gently floated into a prepared bottle, which he sealed tight to keep the aroma from leaking out.
He handed the bottle to Shui Miao Miao. “Remember to eat sparingly. Next time you eat it all, who knows when you’ll get another?”
“Got it!” Shui Miao Miao quickly took the bottle, carefully tucking it into her storage pouch. “By the way, Senior Brother Bai, aren’t you looking for some dragon bl**d and dragon horn shards? Want me to give you a bit now?”
“One tiny bit is enough,” Bai Feng replied as he pulled out a long sword.
“Wait—Senior Brother Bai, are you planning to cut off my arm?”
After all the fuss, Bai Feng finally got a small bottle of dragon bl**d and a bit of dragon horn shards.
He then stuck a bandage on Shui Miao Miao’s wrist and stood up, heading to the dining table. “Alright, go ahead and eat. After this meal, you should be heading back.”
Shui Miao Miao, staring at the bandage on her wrist, suddenly froze, her face all gloomy. She said with a tearful face, “Senior Brother Bai, you know, after you said that, I suddenly don’t feel like eating anymore.”
“If you don’t eat, you’ll have to go straight back. Your Image Retainer and everything else are already set up for you.”
“Well, I’ll go eat then.”
“By the way, just help me test something,” Bai Feng suddenly remembered, reaching out to hand her a Shadow Recorder. “Inside it is a recording of a Array. When you get back, find someone to reproduce the Array, then try to use this to contact me.”
This is a new feature he developed, inspired by real-time communication talismans and the forum’s text transmission methods. It can transmit text, sound, and even images, but the images require a special Array to be received.
It works perfectly within Northern Region, but he hasn’t yet tested from Northern Region to Eastern Continent over such a long distance. Perfect for Shui Miao Miao to bring back and try.
“Oh…”
Shui Miao Miao took the Shadow Recorder curiously, but didn’t see anything special about it.
When she returns, she’ll ask Xiaomei to install the Array for testing.
…
After the meal, Shui Miao Miao reluctantly boarded the carriage back to Eastern Continent.
“Little Sister, nothing unexpected happened during my absence, right?”
She had removed her disguise, sitting ungracefully on the chair as she asked Shui Xi Yu beside her.
“No,” Shui Xi Yu shook her head. Then she looked at Shui Miao Miao, who was slumped over and motionless. “Since you’re back, I won’t have to continue…”
Before she finished, Shui Miao Miao quickly stood up, placing her hand on Shui Xi Yu’s shoulder to push her back into the chair. “Little Sister, what are you saying? You’re the future Empress! How can I do this kind of thing for you!”
Shui Xi Yu: “……”
I saw you’re just trying to slack off.
“Oh right! I recently got something pretty interesting. Little Sister, help me set up a Array,” Shui Miao Miao stretched out her hand, pulling out the Shadow Recorder Bai Feng gave her. “Once it’s done, I’ll share some good stuff with you.”
“No problem at all.”
Shui Xi Yu nodded, took the Shadow Recorder, and examined it. Her eyes suddenly sharpened—this Array… she couldn’t quite figure out what it was for. It’s definitely the work of someone’s master!
Then she looked up at Shui Miao Miao. Sure enough, Sixth Sister went to see the teacher.
d*mn it, why do I have to handle these things! I also want to see the teacher!
But even if she did see the teacher, she wouldn’t dare speak up—her previous identity was fake…
She sighed inwardly. The time she spent studying Arrays with the teacher was honestly the happiest in her life. Every day, just learning Array formations, no worries about other things, and she could clearly feel the teacher’s care and attention. No matter how complicated the problem, the teacher never evaded it, even sharing everything openly, and in her letters, it was full of concern for her.
The teacher was so kind to her, yet she ran away halfway.
Once she avenges her revenge, she’ll go personally apologize to the teacher.
“Little Sister, what’s wrong? Is this Array very difficult?” Shui Miao Miao’s voice pulled her back from her memories.
She shook her head. “Not hard. I can make it pretty soon.”
“Then let’s get started!” After speaking, she tried to drag Shui Xi Yu out the door.
Shui Xi Yu sighed helplessly. “Wait a moment, I need to change my clothes. I’m still wearing yours right now.”
…
“Hmm? Looks like Shui Miao Miao has succeeded in making the Array.”
Bai Feng, lying in a pile of fox tails during his midday nap, slowly sat up and reached for the slightly noisy Shadow Recorder. He pressed ‘Connect.’
Instantly, Shui Miao Miao’s bright face appeared on the recorder, though the picture was a bit blurry.
“Huh? I really can see Senior Brother Bai!”
Shui Miao Miao exclaimed in surprise, staring at Bai Feng on the recorder. If this works, doesn’t that mean she can meet with Senior Brother Bai every day?
“Looks like everything’s stable for now.”
Bai Feng was monitoring the signal’s stability. Apart from the occasional blurriness, there was no sign of instability.
“Senior Brother Bai, do you need me to do anything else?” Shui Miao Miao lightly poked at the recorder out of curiosity.
“Not for now,” Bai Feng shook his head. “Or, you can just chat with me—I want to test if the signal can stay stable forever.”
“Uh…” Shui Miao Miao hesitated. “Suddenly… I don’t know what to talk about.”
Meanwhile, Shui Xi Yu, who had set up the Array, stood by watching Shui Miao Miao and the recorder, a trace of envy flashing in her eyes. She also wanted to chat with the teacher, and she had so many questions she wanted to ask…
But her current identity and the teacher’s unfamiliar face made that impossible. If she wanted to talk to the teacher, she’d probably need Sixth Sister’s help to introduce her.
By the way, she remembered that this Shadow Recorder could also transmit messages, not just images. Text chatting might be simpler, right?
So, suddenly, she had an idea. But first, she would need to borrow the recorder from Sixth Sister—for example, by asking Bai Feng for help with Array knowledge, or something similar.
