Zhu Qiu walked out of the bathroom with a smile on her face.
Yiluo Enya tilted her head in confusion.
“Yiluo Enya, there’s something delicious. Do you want some?”
‘Delicious?’
She instinctively linked Zhu Qiu to the bathroom, and a rather shocked expression spread across her face.
‘The Dragon Race actually has this kind of fetish?’
‘It seems there’s still a lot I don’t know about them.’
“Zhu Qiu, let’s pass on that kind of thing. Our Elf Race doesn’t eat that.”
Yiluo Enya waved her hands frantically, clearly refusing.
“Really not going to try any? I was thinking of sharing some snacks with you. Well, suit yourself.”
Zhu Qiu seemed a bit disappointed.
“Snacks? What are snacks?”
“Just snacks—all sorts of snacks. Someone’s bringing them over tomorrow morning.”
“Tomorrow morning? Someone’s bringing them over?”
Only then did Yiluo Enya realize she had gotten the wrong idea. What Zhu Qiu meant by delicious had nothing to do with the bathroom.
“Right. Are you sure you don’t want any? Even just a bite would be nice.”
“Then… I’ll try a bite.”
After Yiluo Enya changed her mind, Zhu Qiu’s mood lifted considerably.
And just like that, the first happy day passed.
Early the next morning, Yiluo Enya woke up bright and early on the new bed Zhu Qiu had bought.
Since the academy required everyone to arrive by 8:00 AM, she had to strictly follow her routine and get up early.
By 7:30, she had already finished washing up, while Zhu Qiu was still curled up in her blankets, sound asleep.
It looked like Yiluo Enya would have to wake her up in a less than polite way again.
“Zhu Qiu, time to get up.”
She called out softly first. To her surprise, Zhu Qiu actually opened her eyes.
“Yiluo Enya, is it time to get up?”
“Yes, hurry up. It’s already 7:30. I’ll wait for you at the door.”
“Okay!”
However, the first thing Zhu Qiu did after getting up wasn’t to wash up, but to search around the room for something.
In the end, her gaze locked onto the big black box on the table.
“Hehe~ This should be the snacks Zhu Xiaxia mentioned.”
Zhu Qiu walked over and opened it, and a fragrant aroma rushed at her.
These were definitely snacks, no mistake about it.
“Yiluo Enya, these are the little snacks I told you about. Help yourself. I’m going to wash up now.”
Yiluo Enya froze for a moment before slowly nodding.
“Oh.”
However, while Zhu Qiu was washing up, Yiluo Enya didn’t go near the snacks.
After all, they were Zhu Qiu’s. If Zhu Qiu hadn’t touched them, how could she take some first? That would be too impolite.
When Zhu Qiu came out after washing up, seeing the snacks on the table still untouched, she quickly stuffed a bunch into her pocket, planning to eat them slowly along the way to the academy as breakfast.
Then she handed some to Yiluo Enya.
“Come on, try some. We’ll eat as we walk.”
Faced with such an enthusiastic Zhu Qiu, Yiluo Enya didn’t refuse.
The two set off on the road to the academy together.
However, accidents always come suddenly. At this very moment, Yiluo Enya was pulling Zhu Qiu by the hand, sprinting down the street.
“Zhu Qiu! We’re going to be late!”
Because Zhu Qiu had been dawdling earlier, a lot of time had unknowingly slipped by.
It was now 7:59, and they were still about 100 meters from the academy gate.
“Wow! Yiluo Enya, you’re running so fast! I feel like I’m flying!”
In the end, they still arrived at the academy gate half a minute early.
“Phew, that was close. We almost ended up late.”
Yiluo Enya let out a long sigh of relief, but Zhu Qiu, who had been dragged along the whole run, was a little dizzy.
“I need to catch my breath. Yiluo Enya, you go in first.”
“Okay, don’t get lost, and hurry up.”
“No problem.”
Zhu Qiu caught her breath at the gate for about a minute before slowly stepping through the academy’s main entrance.
Just then, the two Dragon Race guards at the gate, as if they had spotted an opportunity, suddenly rushed up to Zhu Qiu, who was about to enter.
The tall, skinny guard wore a sloppy, smug expression.
“Well, well, student. You’re late. Do you know that?”
The short, chubby guard also walked over and said smugly:
“Well, well, isn’t this the delinquent student who skipped class yesterday? What’s the matter? You actually remembered to come to school today? Hahahaha!”
Zhu Qiu was completely dumbfounded.
‘What the heck? Did I eat your family’s rice or something? What did I ever do to you?’
“Hahahaha!”
The two of them laughed together in derision.
The tall, skinny guard said:
“Since you chose to skip class yesterday, according to the academy’s rules, skipping one day means automatic expulsion. There’s no room for negotiation.”
“I don’t want to stoop to your level. Move aside. I’m going in.”
“Oh! You don’t want to stoop to our level? Then get out of here.”
The short, chubby guard chimed in with him.
The two kept pointing their fork spears at Zhu Qiu, threatening her and forcing her to leave.
“We already told you that you’ve been automatically expelled. What are you still arguing about here?”
“How many times do I have to say it? I didn’t skip class! I didn’t skip class! Why can’t you listen to reason? Let me in! I still have class, or my teacher is going to be waiting anxiously.”
Zhu Qiu just couldn’t wrap her head around it.
‘You’re academy guards—your job is to keep outsiders out. Why are you coming after me, an actual student of this academy, at every turn?’
‘Truly unreasonable.’
“I’m warning you—don’t pick a fight with me. Otherwise…”
Zhu Qiu started dropping harsh words. She truly couldn’t stand these two guards’ behavior any longer.
“Otherwise what? Go on, say it! Hahahaha!”
“Hahahaha!”
The two laughed together again, jabbing their fork spears at Zhu Qiu’s legs.
She couldn’t take it anymore—and she didn’t have to!
“Don’t push your luck!”
Zhu Qiu snatched the fork spear that was poking at her and gripped it tightly in her hand.
“You even dare to snatch things? This thing is worth 100 gold coins! Can you even afford to pay for that? Hahahaha!”
His weapon had been snatched right out of his hand, and this guy was still laughing?
‘So bad at this, yet so full of himself.’
“Let’s see if I can afford it or not!”
Without any hesitation, Zhu Qiu leaped into the air, aimed at the ground right in front of the short, chubby guard’s feet, and precisely hurled the fork spear.
Seeing this, the tall, skinny guard quickly threw his own fork spear over to block Zhu Qiu’s throw.
“You dare attack my brother? You little brat must be tired of living!”
He even put on a show of shouting at the surroundings:
“Everyone here saw it! She made the first move. This is what I call legitimate self-defense.”
In reality, there wasn’t a single person around.
“I’ll show you self-defense!”
Zhu Qiu took a quick step forward, snatched the fork spear back, and then used the blunt end to viciously jab right at the tall, skinny guard’s groin.
“Ahh—!”
He couldn’t dodge in time, letting out a miserable scream, his tongue sticking way out.
“Still calling it self-defense now?”
“Big brother, I won’t let you sacrifice yourself in vain!”
The short, chubby guard grabbed the other fork spear, waved it around rapidly, and flexed his muscles.
“Empty bluster.”
Zhu Qiu directly seized the opening between his spear swings and jabbed at the exact same spot.
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