Zhu Qiu injected Magic Power into the stone.
A second later, a lazy voice drifted from within.
“My baby daughter, it’s so late and you’re still not sleeping. Do you miss your Mother? Come, give Mother a kiss, mwah~”
“Ugh…”
Zhu Xiaxia was having one of her daily episodes.
Zhu Qiu had long since grown accustomed to it.
She hesitated for two seconds before speaking.
“Zhu Xiaxia, I want to ask you for a favor. I’m not sure if it’s convenient for you.”
“Of course it is! Why is my daughter being so polite with her Mother? If you have a problem, just say it.”
Zhu Qiu burrowed into her covers, wrapping herself tightly to ensure her voice wouldn’t leak out.
She gave a brief overview of what had happened.
To summarize, her house was in jeopardy, and she hoped Zhu Xiaxia could teach her a way to save it.
“My daughter, although this is an internal affair of your Human Race and we of the Dragon Race have no right to interfere, I can still teach you a few methods.”
“That’s fine. Any method will do. Let’s save the house first before worrying about the rest.”
“The method I want to suggest is very simple. You must use your strength to stop them.”
“Using strength? I know that, obviously. But you know my status in the Human Race. If I act rashly, it will definitely ruin my reputation. In the end, I’ll be ostracized by my fellow humans.”
“Then break out of your fixed mindset. Use a novel way to defeat them — one that makes it impossible for them to know it was you.”
“A novel way?”
Zhu Qiu scratched her head, not quite understanding.
Zhu Xiaxia’s words were a bit vague.
“How about this, my baby daughter? I’ll give you two items and you should understand then. Check what’s under your pillow.”
‘I’ll just give it a try,’ Zhu Qiu thought as she turned over her pillow and found two books had appeared out of thin air.
“Zhu Xiaxia, did you send these two books over?”
“Of course. Do you remember when you first came to the Dragon Race Imperial Palace, I asked Xiaguang to give you a book? One of these is that book, and the other is a supplement to help you understand the first. The specific method I mentioned is inside.”
“Huh? Zhu Xiaxia, can’t you just speak more clearly?”
“In short, you’ll know once you read the books. Here’s a hint: the method in the book is the same as how the book arrived.”
“???”
“What on earth was Zhu Xiaxia talking about?”
“Goodnight, my baby daughter. Mother is going to sleep. It’s such a pity you aren’t by my side. A night alone is so lonely.”
“Uh… goodnight.”
Zhu Qiu quickly ended the communication.
‘What do you mean “a night alone is so lonely”?
Zhu Xiaxia is definitely reminiscing about the days when she used to bully me.’
‘Sigh’, there was no other way.
She would trust Zhu Xiaxia this once and see what these books were first.
It was a bit dark under the covers, so she specifically summoned the Holy Sword to use as a flashlight.
“Let’s see… Hmm? Isn’t this the Dragon Language Dictionary I asked Zhu Xiaxia for? What use is this?”
Zhu Qiu set the dictionary aside and flipped through the other book.
When she opened it, she found it was packed with dense Dragon Script.
“…”
Now she finally understood why Zhu Xiaxia said one book was for understanding the other.
Zhu Qiu lay prone on the bed, spreading the two books out to decipher them bit by bit.
“Why aren’t you sleeping in the middle of the night? What are you doing?”
Because Zhu Qiu had summoned the Holy Sword, it happened to disturb the Sword Spirit’s sleep.
“Eh? What are you looking at here?”
The Sword Spirit transformed into a Dragon Loli, crawling onto Zhu Qiu’s back to read with her.
“I’m thinking.”
“Thinking about what? Why can’t I understand either of these books?”
“This is Dragon Script. I can’t really read it either.”
“You’re reading it even though you don’t understand it?”
“Ais, I don’t have a choice. My house is about to be gone. Zhu Xiaxia said the method is in the books, so I just have to brave through it.”
“Ugh… then you keep reading. I’m going to sleep.”
“No way.”
Zhu Qiu grabbed the Sword Spirit’s hand.
“?”
“You have to stay with me.”
“Stay with you?”
“Yes, I feel very lonely by myself. Just lie on my back and hold me.”
“Huh?”
The Sword Spirit’s heart raced. “Do you really want that?”
“Of course.”
“Well, fine then.”
The Sword Spirit hugged her, resting her head against Zhu Qiu’s hair.
It felt cool, just enough to neutralize her heating cheeks.
Zhu Qiu researched for over half an hour before she roughly understood the book.
This was a magic book about various Ancient Magic learning techniques of the Dragon Race.
By following the content, one could master all sorts of special Magic.
“Why is it a magic book? What does this have to do with the house being demolished? Zhu Xiaxia is too unreliable.”
Zhu Qiu speechlessly closed the book, preparing to sleep and find another way tomorrow.
‘I’m truly done for. I’ve been pranked by Zhu Xiaxia again.’
Just as she closed her eyes and thought about Zhu Xiaxia’s words, her brain suddenly clicked, and she understood the meaning instantly.
She excitedly flipped the book open and began searching through it with the dictionary.
“So the hint Zhu Xiaxia gave was actually related to the book itself?”
At this moment, the Ancient Magic Book was opened to the chapter on Space-type magic.
“For the sake of my house, I must learn all of this today!”
She placed the Holy Sword in front of the book to make the characters easier to see.
Because Dragon Script was obscure and difficult to understand, Zhu Qiu had to spend a significant amount of time just on the translation aspect.
It wasn’t until late into the night, around 3:00 or 4:00 AM, that she climbed out of bed and began practicing based on her understanding from the reading.
“Mmm…”
The Sword Spirit was still sleeping on the bed.
Feeling the soft mattress beneath her disappear, she instinctively reached out to grab something, only to clutch at empty air.
“???”
The Sword Spirit was confused.
‘Where did my big Sword Saint User go?’
She patted her small cheeks to force herself awake.
Looking up, she saw the room was pitch black.
This made the already confused Sword Spirit even more bewildered.
Just as she was about to get up and turn on the light, a book suddenly fell from above and smacked her on the head.
“Ouch!”
Hearing the cry of pain, Zhu Qiu went over to check.
She saw the Sword Spirit holding the book, looking at her huffily.
“What time is it? Why aren’t you sleeping? Why did you sneak out of bed? Don’t you know I was sleeping on your back!” the Sword Spirit questioned.
“Sorry, Sword Spirit. I didn’t mean to disturb your sleep. It’s just that there are things I have to do.”
“What things? Are they more important than sleeping?”
“Of course. Not only is it bigger than sleeping, but it’s also bigger than eating!”
Zhu Qiu described it with great exaggeration.
“Then tell me quickly.”
“The King wants to demolish my house. I couldn’t think of a way, so I had to ask Zhu Xiaxia for advice. But don’t worry, I already know what to do.”
“Ask Zhu Xiaxia for advice? That Evil Dragon?”
The Sword Spirit found it hard to believe.
“Yeah? What’s wrong?”
“You’re so far apart. How did you contact her?”
“Simple. I have this.”
Zhu Qiu took out the Communication Stone and gave a brief introduction.
“That’s how. You go back to sleep. I’m going to practice some more.”
“Zhu Qiu, do you think this is fair to me?”
The Sword Spirit’s tone now sounded like the precursor to a storm.
“Hmm? Wh-what’s wrong?”