...
The clock in the college rings out, the morning class is finally over.
After reading books all morning, the students are dizzy and sour eyed as they stumble out of class.
Feng Linlin is packing things back into her bag and asks, "Yi Ren, do you think you have an idea for how to deal with him?"
The girl with an oval face looks around to confirm that Yuan Ruo has left. Then she slowly smiles. “Already done. Isn't he coming to teach us how to refine in the afternoon? Ask him for help but pretend you can’t understand, have him show you.”
Yi Ren leans in. “Under your furnace, we’ll smear a layer of Red Fairy. After he lights the fire, he’ll be covered in it. He won’t get a scare but he won’t dare to show his face either.”
Red Fairy is a kind of low-grade dye that is colorless and tasteless. It is famous for its strong adhesion and its victims will have lowered inhibitions as if they’d gotten drunk. Once someone is covered, they won’t be able to wash it off for a week. This lazy teacher will be too embarrassed to ever go out again!
Feng Linlin's eyes light up. “Let’s do it!"
The two girls quickly get everything ready and wait eagerly for the lazy teacher to arrive that afternoon.
...
In the afternoon.
Feng Linlin says, “Where is the teacher?”
Yi Ren shrugs. “He is so lazy that he’s probably late. Let's wait a moment."
...
In an hour.
Feng Linlin huffs. “Why hasn’t he shown up yet?”
Yi Ren says, “Just wait a little longer."
...
Two hours later.
Feng Linlin says, “School is over.”
Yi Ren frowns. “Yeah, everybody's gone. Let's go too."
Feng Linlin scowls. “Does he know that we’re going to trick him?"
Yi Ren shakes her head. “No way. Only the two of us know the plan. I think he might have forgotten entirely.”
Feng Linlin wouldn’t be surprised, but seriously, the teacher forgot to teach the students. Isn’t that a bit too much? Then again, she thinks about being ordered to read by herself in the morning. Yeah, the teacher forgetting is entirely probable.
Feng Linlin grimaces. "Well, what shall we do?"
"We’ll try again tomorrow. I don't believe he can just never come back, he’s a teacher!” Yi Ren grits her teeth in anger.
...
Three days later.
Feng Linlin is amazed. “He really didn't come."
Yi Ren: "...”
...
As a matter of fact, it's not that Kong Wuying forgot, it’s just that he can’t leave.
Kongbao’s movements are strong and overbearing, but his expression and voice are fragile and helpless. "Master, hold me."
So lacking in love.
Kong Wuying sighs. He doesn’t want to but the soul puppet is so sad that he can’t refuse such a request.
So Kong Wuying hugs him back gently.
Kongbao is really a little different from other soul puppets. How can other soul puppets run away? Only Kongbao, who stayed for only a few days and then disappeared completely.
Kong Wuying used his link as a master to track the soul puppet, and the result was that Kongbao had died.
Divine level soul puppets shouldn’t be able to die. The whole situation was strange.
Master and puppet stand together for a long time. Kongbao can even feel his master’s warm skin, smell his master’s faint scent. Kongbao wants to sink into this and never wake up.
And he did.
Until Kong Wuying’s upset voice shakes him out of it.
"Are you asleep? Are you drooling on me?"
Kongbao: “...”
Well, he can't help it. Who made the master so delicious?
...
After firmly sending away Kongbao, Kong Wuying goes to look for Xiao Yue.
Xiao Yue sees Kong Wuying and his reaction is even worse than Kongbao. It takes a very long time before he refocuses back on the subject. “This is the material you asked me to look for last time, Ning-ge."
After thanking him, Kong Wuying accepts the item, thinking himself tragic for having to wait so long for materials. Kong Wuying shakes it off and asks about the Hidden Shadow flower.
"Hidden Shadow flower?" Xiao Yue’s face appears distressed. “This kind of herbal medicine is very rare, you won’t be able to find it unless it’s in a private collection or held at an auction, but I haven't heard of any auction recently.”
After taking a look at Kong Wuying, Xiao Yue does say, “There is a place, where there might be Hidden Shadow flowers."
"Where?"
"The palace,” Xiao Yue sighs. He says with a bitter smile, "The royal family is rich in everything there is to be rich about. Naturally, there is no lack of Hidden Shadow flowers. But my political strength is weak, I have nothing to do with it in the palace. I can't negotiate it, and I couldn’t possibly steal it either... Ning-ge, why is your expression so terrible? You don't really want to steal it, do you?”
Kong Wuying says, with a perfectly blank face, “How can I do such a thing? No, not me."
"Oh, that's good,” Xiao Yue says in relief. “The palace is heavily guarded. It's said that there are fifth division martial arts masters guarding the palace. Ning-ge, you must not be suspected," Xiao Yue warns.
...
Feng Linlin and Yi Ran waited for a long time. Just as they lost hope, the lazy teacher entered.
"Teacher! Where have you been these days?” Feng Linlin explodes, slapping the table and yelling out.”
"Not important,” Kong Wuying dismisses.
Feng Linlin takes a deep breath and lets it out. “Teacher, you came at the right time. I can never refine the Lotus pill well. Can you teach me?”
“Lotus pill? You can't even manage that?” The disdain on Kong Wuying’s face is obvious.
Feng Linlin chokes. Who wouldn’t know such a simple first level pill? If it weren’t for you being a first division alchemist, I wouldn’t have had to search for an easy pill to consult you on!
But she controls herself and reluctantly says, “Yes, the Lotus pill. I don't quite understand it. Please demonstrate it for me, teacher."
"A waste of my time," Kong Wuying scoffs. “Jiang Chen, you come to demonstrate for her!”