Chapter 94 The End of Summer Vacation (4k)_2

Continue your journey on empireNot only did they emphasize how to pay attention to one's own safety during combat, they also instilled the pros and cons of engaging in a protracted war of attrition. More importantly, it was imperative to flee promptly when encountering an enemy stronger than oneself.

In this process, Bai Jingxuan was incredibly well-behaved, even frequently asking Emerald Sparrow to elaborate on the content taught, nodding incessantly like a pecking chick. Her performance was exemplary of a well-behaved child, seemingly taking all these words to heart.

Time passed, and one week later, when she once again encountered a Larval Remnant Beast, she lost control again.

During a round of combat training specially reserved by Emerald Sparrow, Bai Jingxuan initially heeded her reminders, whittling down the Remnant Beast's life force from a medium range using Magic Power Beams and maintaining a steady pace in combat. However, as the battle neared its end and the Remnant Beast was clearly powerless to resist, she suddenly started charging into close combat, Magic Wand in hand.

This time, by the time Emerald Sparrow pulled her away, she had already plunged her Magic Wand into the Remnant Beast's head and was about to reach in and gouge out its eyes.

Throughout this process, she completely disregarded the fact that her legs were already dangling in the mouth of the Remnant Beast, just seconds away from being bitten off by the pained and enraged creature.

After considerable effort to pull Bai Jingxuan away and casually killing the dying Remnant Beast next to them, Emerald Sparrow was genuinely a bit angry and thus lectured her quite sternly.

Bai Jingxuan's attitude was still good, and she seriously assured Emerald Sparrow that she would be mindful next time. As for whether or not she would actually heed the warning next time, no one knew.

Emerald Sparrow only knew that she had encountered an unprecedented challenge in guiding Bai Jingxuan.

And so, the time came to late August, and the summer vacation was gradually drawing to an end.

Thanks to a relatively healthy holiday schedule, Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang had long since completed their summer homework, and with the initial fruits of special training achieved, the most arduous part of the training had already become a thing of the past.

In the evening, within the living room filled with the cool breeze of the air conditioner, Xia Liang and Lin Xiaolu huddled together on the sofa, watching TV.

"——We can see that after the previous Remnant Beast attack, the damaged areas in Luoming District have been put back into use, and the destroyed office buildings have also been reopened for business..."

On the TV, a young and beautiful presenter was introducing the situation to viewers of the evening news, facing the camera. Searᴄh the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Xia Liang, change the channel," Lin Xiaolu said, looking bored at the TV screen, stretching out her foot and kicking Xia Liang's leg.

"Change it to what?" Xia Liang raised her head lazily and glanced at her.

"I want to watch cartoons."

"I don't know which channel has cartoons."

"Can't you just flip through them until you find it?"

"Seems like it," Xia Liang replied.

Getting up, Xia Liang picked up the remote control from the coffee table in front of the sofa and began pressing the buttons, speaking, "Speaking of which, Xiaolu."

"What is it?"

"That building mentioned in the news just now, isn't that where your dad works?"

"Which one?"

"The one about the disaster area reopening."

"Oh, that one, yes, you're right," Lin Xiaolu said, her gaze vacant as she stared at the TV.

"Doesn't that mean your dad was in danger too, because of that Evil Magical Girl with Claw Mark?"

"According to him, no one was hurt, and Emerald Sparrow said she deliberately protected civilians while fighting."

"...Your senior protected your dad, huh."

"Yeah, after all, Emerald Sparrow is the best."

Lin Xiaolu responded almost without thinking, as if triggered by a keyword, instinctively beginning her fan speech: "She's so awesome, so tender, so mature, so adorable..."

"Yes, yes, sure, sure."

Humoring Lin Xiaolu like one would a child, Xia Liang could not help but chuckle dryly as she deftly changed the subject: "It's just that, these recent days..."

Her gaze drifted towards the nearby study room in Lin Xiaolu's home.

Lin Xiaolu couldn't help but glance in the direction of the study, then turned her face away:

"Tch."

"That was an adorable sound," Xia Liang said helplessly as she looked at Lin Xiaolu. "Do you care that much?"

"Care? What do I care about?"

Lin Xiaolu pouted. "It's just temporary tutoring for the newcomer who can't keep up. Isn't that normal?"

"Your face is saying something completely different, you know?"

"My face is saying that I want to watch cartoons right now."

"It's already on the cartoons, look." Xia Liang pointed to the television screen.

"...Oh." Lin Xiaolu answered with a stiff expression.

As Xia Liang said, her focus wasn't really on the television at all.

In the latter half of the summer vacation, with Bai Jingxuan's arrival, Emerald Sparrow, despite her efforts to avoid favoritism, had to take out some time to help Bai Jingxuan catch up with the more basic knowledge because of the progress disparity.

Bai Jingxuan was very young, and she needed more preliminary courses to learn many things. Her various unstable behaviors during battles made Emerald Sparrow spend even more time on her training.

By the last few days of summer vacation, her and Xia Liang Lin Xiaolu's main time spent together was mostly during the evening's lesson reviews, and she had completely focused on correcting Bai Jingxuan, the "problem child," during the day.

This also led to a rapid warming of relationships between her and Bai Jingxuan recently.

Emerald Sparrow's teaching style was always cool but not indifferent, straightforward but not curt. Although her demands and standards were somewhat strict, they weren't harsh, making her a qualified good teacher.

After half a month of interaction, if at first Bai Jingxuan's calling her "teacher" was merely a formality, now when she said it, she truly meant it from the heart.

And this made Lin Xiaolu, who saw everything, quite displeased.

Towards her junior, Bai Jingxuan, her attitude wasn't close nor distant, but at least it was a lot better than how she had initially felt about Xia Liang.

It was impossible for her to be hostile towards a child with a pitiful background and a disability. She tried as much as possible to get along with her amicably in daily life.

However, as Bai Jingxuan and Emerald Sparrow became closer, she still felt a sourness in her heart.

She kept telling herself that she had no reason to be serious with a child three years her junior; besides, Bai Jingxuan had always been smiling and respectful towards her, and now it would seem petty to be envious in return, wouldn't it?

Moreover, Emerald Sparrow spending more time with that child was a necessary move. Teaching and training a Magical Girl were no trivial matters. It was precisely because Bai Jingxuan was slow and had many problems that she needed more of Emerald Sparrow's attention. Didn't that mean Emerald Sparrow was more satisfied with her?

Like Xia Liang, she was the one among them who gave Emerald Sparrow the least trouble, so naturally, she received the least attention. Wasn't that to be expected?

But even thinking this, she still unconsciously puffed up her cheeks.

Because as much as she thought about it, she just couldn't help feeling this way.

So she stared blankly at the TV for a while until a noise from the study suddenly caught Lin Xiaolu's attention. She jolted slightly and lifted her head.

Her gaze refocused, and she looked towards the study door just as Emerald Sparrow walked out with an expressionless face, leading Bai Jingxuan out of the room. Following behind her, Bai Jingxuan seemed to have done something wrong, looking dejected like a small animal.

Lin Xiaolu couldn't help but feel a spiteful satisfaction in her heart, but it disappeared as soon as Emerald Sparrow's next move took place.

"I'll take Bo Xue back to where she's staying. You guys continue to rest. After dinner, come over to Xia Liang's place and wait for me," Emerald Sparrow said, stopping at the door and turning to the two girls in the living room: "Remember to let your eyes rest for a while after watching an hour of television, and don't keep your head tilted the whole time, these habits are bad for your eyesight."

Having said that, she left Lin Xiaolu's house, closing the door behind her with a backhand.

"Click."

With that short, crisp sound, Lin Xiaolu stood frozen in place.