Chapter 278

Page Eighty-Nine

Sandwich

Having lived in Room 201 for half a year, I had recently gotten to know Bàhé and Miss Kē Màn, but AJ was surprisingly unaware of the back entrance to the underground research institute.

—”After all, they aren’t members of the institute, so it’s not strange that they don’t know about the back door.”—

Explaining their situation, I spread my hands and said to Bàhé, “That’s how it is, but I’ve been trying to explain the location of the food stall to her for a long time, and it’s inconvenient for me to be seen outside. Could you go out and pick them up? It seems their new house is nearby, so it won’t take much time.”

AJ said this, but I didn’t know the exact location.

“No problem! Leave it to me!”

Bàhé patted her chest, took off her white coat, and ran out.

—Why is she calling herself ‘sister’ again at this moment?

Watching Bàhé run away, Miss Kē Màn asked, “How will you get upstairs after bringing them here? If you go through Room 205, those people at the entrance will definitely notice.”

I had naturally considered this issue.

I replied, “As a ‘witch,’ isn’t this the time to use ‘magic’? ”

“Ha, if you say that in front of Bàhé, that girl would be very happy.”

Miss Kē Màn smiled bitterly and shook her head, then asked, “So, are you planning to teleport directly into the room? Their rooms don’t have a pre-set teleportation array, so even such a short distance will consume a lot of magical energy.”

I gave her a thumbs-up.

“No problem! We have a method to use teleportation spells with minimal divine power consumption!”

Hearing this, Old Lady immediately understood.

“You brat, are you planning to use my Jewel?”

“Yes, that’s right!”

“But that’s my thing…”

“It’s fine to borrow it! For Yòu Zi and Xiǎo Xuě, please continue teaching downstairs.”

Whether it was Lord Hái’s thing or mine, it would eventually be mine anyway.

—”You’re truly a filial son.”—

“Speaking of which, where is Xiǎo Xuě?”

I hadn’t seen that white cat for a while.

Old Lady pursed her lips and replied, “Xiǎo Xuě is with Zhú Běihǎi. She seems to have been fed by him before, so she’s quite attached to him.”

I didn’t expect Brother Zhú to feed wild cats, but during his days hiding in the city village, he spent his days taking care of flowers and plants in the flower beds. It’s normal for him to encounter wild cats.

“When do you plan to fulfill its wish?”

“After getting paid… No, I can use it as a teaching case, so they won’t have any reason to refuse me magical batteries.”

“Little girl, I heard everything clearly.”

Senior Sister Bìfāng also joined the conversation, crossing her arms and patting Old Lady’s head, like a kind and well-built elder.

She continued, “But wouldn’t turning animals into humans avoid punishment from Heaven’s Path? Cāng’ěr ended up like this partly because she turned Liǎngsuì into a human.”

“I haven’t changed their essence; I just temporarily gave them human bodies. In the eyes of Heaven’s Path, they are still pet martens and wild cats, and they spend more time each day as animals.”

“It sounds like an excuse.”

Old Lady shrugged.

“I know, but this kind of excuse works well with Heaven’s Path.”

Senior Sister closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then invited, “Would you be willing to meet Yùnhuá? She already knows about your existence, and even as granddaughter (Xiǎo Qiānxià), I hope you can visit her once.”

“But I don’t have much time left…”

With a heart-wrenching smile, Old Lady agreed, “Alright! In a couple of days, I’ll go see her with Xiǎo Kǎi.”

Actually, she had already visited the former principal recently, but only by hiding in the bathroom to peek and fleeing when discovered.

“I apologize on behalf of Běihǎi and Cāng’ěr. I also like Xiǎo Kǎi, and I will take better care of her in the future…”

Senior Sister’s mouth was covered by Old Lady.

“Please don’t speak like that; it feels like you’re forcing me to settle my affairs, which will shorten my life!”

Although she didn’t have much to lose.

After another ten or twenty minutes, estimating that the second batch of researchers had finished eating, Old Lady put Yòu Zi on my head, got up, and followed Senior Sister to the underground to prepare for the afternoon lecture.

In the morning, due to limited time, Old Lady didn’t cover too deep topics, but in the afternoon, it was time for the “miniaturization of arrays” technology that Sister Zǐ had been eagerly awaiting.

It was a pity she wasn’t there.

“Hey~ Lingmeng~”

This light and frivolous greeting, one could tell who it was.

As soon as Old Lady left the ward, Bàhé led AJ and Sister Yǐjī inside.

However, today Sister Yǐjī seemed different somehow.

“Why did Sister Yǐjī dye her hair brown?”

“Huh?”

Hearing my question, AJ narrowed her eyes slightly.

“You look closely, this is Tāo Mèi! Lingmeng, your eyesight isn’t good!”

What was with her way of addressing me? Was she getting addicted?

I asked again, “So, is it Sister Yǐjī going to school today?”

“Yup!”

Unthinking AJ explained from behind her unhappy girlfriend, “We made big news yesterday, and the Glorious Family exposed Tāo Mèi’s information. Going to school today will surely face unimaginable troubles, like being questioned by third-rate reporters at the school gate and the headmaster. So, we let Sister Yǐjī go to bear it.”

Just hearing AJ say this, it sounded like a headache-inducing matter.

“Sister Long Tāo, we haven’t seen each other in a long time~”

Bàhé threw herself into Sister Tāo’s arms, rubbing childishly, “No wonder there are fewer suspicious people around the apartment; they must have gone to stake out at Bìyáng Girls’ School, right?”

Sister Tāo, with AJ behind her and Bàhé in front, looked like a sandwich with fried pork cutlet in the middle, making it hard to move. She helplessly said, “There’s no problem with this arrangement, right? She caused trouble, so I have no reason to bear the pressure.”

I raised an eyebrow and sarcastically said, “You might not have a problem, but what about Sister Yǐjī? According to my understanding, she can’t play your role well and will inevitably reveal something.”

Despite being father and son, my similarities with Old Dad were numerous…

—”Like being timid and cowardly?”—

…but Sister Tāo and Sister Yǐjī had completely different personalities.

The latter knew nothing about Sister Tāo’s habits, making it easy to expose their identities if they swapped roles.

—”That’s not necessarily true; Sister Tāo should be able to play the role of Dragon Palace Princess Yǐjī well, right?”—

Sister Tāo only knew the public image of Dragon Palace Princess Yǐjī and knew nothing about her offline life.

AJ waved and laughed, “It’s okay, there’s still Lǐn Huā and Dragon God Guāng over there, right?”

Since Sister Yǐjī has already gone to school, it doesn’t make sense to discuss it anymore.

I sighed, “Well, then I’ll send you up to pack things.”

Because Bàhé’s illegally obtained “Capture Anesthetic Jade,” Yǐn Tiānjié couldn’t wake up for a while, so there was no rush to tie her up. I just left her on the bed and locked the door before leaving.

Miss Kē Màn left a boxed meal for her, then went down with Bàhé to attend class.

For a moment, only the three of us and a marten were left in the institute’s hall…

—Lord Cherry Corner, please bring out that suction magic treasure!

—”Can you stop using such misleading terms? I am Lord Cherry Corner, so what are you?”—

Then I’m probably the little mountain patrol demon.

The transparent gemstone flying out of my chest floated up and down in the air.

AJ recognized it and said, “This is the gem from yesterday.”

“Yes, let’s hide first, it will be easier to teleport…”

Before I could finish speaking, my vision twisted, and I fell onto Old Lady’s bed amidst dizziness.

“Ugh! Xiǎo Kǎi, you’re crushing me!”

Underneath me was Yòu Zi’s faint cry.

Just as I tried to get up, I felt two heavy pressures on my back, and AJ and Sister Tāo also fell down.

—”Sorry, I didn’t consider this.”—

“Someone’s going to die from being crushed by a marten!”

Struggling to create a gap, I allowed Yòu Zi to crawl out from under me. Seeing two people still pressing on my back, it crawled back up to hit Sister Tāo and AJ.

“Hey! Wake up quickly! We’re teleporting!”

AJ, carrying Sister Tāo, tried to sit up by supporting the bed, but the teleportation jolt made her slip, causing her to fall again and push some soft parts against my back.

No wonder she was a model; her figure was impressive.

“Sorry! I’ll get up now!”

Sister Tāo apologized, and AJ complained on my back, “You suddenly threw us in and suddenly teleported; why didn’t you give a warning?”

She seemed to think I was in control… If I were in control, could I lay at the bottom to cushion?

—”Sorry, this chapter exceeded the word count, so you’ll have to bear with it.”—

Hey! Can you directly say that as a reason?!

AJ looked up and said, “Oh! This is my room!”

Even though I couldn’t see the ceiling due to my position, since there was light coming in through the glass, this was certainly AJ’s Room 201. After all, Room 202 of Sister Yǐjī was pitch black like a coal mine when the lights were off.

—”Alright, you can come out now.”—

Cherry Sauce said, and a huge suction force pulled us into the air.

Then we fell onto the floor of the room.

“Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”

Sister Tāo’s scream echoed, this time she was lying on the bottom, facing upwards, I became the middle layer, and AJ kept moving on my back, making it difficult for me to get up from Sister Tāo.

What kind of lucky lewd sandwich is this?

Fortunately, winter clothes were thick enough, and I had built-in armor, which somewhat alleviated the awkward situation.

About eight-tenths remained.

“Cough, Lingmeng, you can get up now.”

AJ coughed and pulled me up from the ground.

Sister Tāo blushed and tidied her clothes before getting up herself.

“I’ll start packing things to take, you two sit for a bit.”

I whispered, “Sorry…”

Sister Tāo waved her hand.

“This is an uncontrollable situation. No need to apologize.”

AJ rummaged through her suitcase.

As a part-time model with some fame, her wardrobe was quite extensive, and it would take some time to organize everything.

To pass the awkward waiting time, I asked, “Sister Tāo, could you tell me… what did you and Sister Yǐjī talk about last night?”