Chapter 339

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Chapter 339: Full of Curiosity

Sasha’s visit today was actually a rather remarkable coincidence.

She, as a bloodline ruler, had a lot of daily affairs to attend to, so it was impossible for her to constantly pay attention to Michelle’s whereabouts.

Just like it’s impossible for an author who updates with thousands of words every day to monitor the chat group for 24 hours.

After receiving several reviews and surprise inspections from the Tulip Academy, all of which confirmed Michelle’s satisfactory reports, she temporarily let go of her worries.

In this aspect, it was impossible to deceive because it was unnecessary. The Tulip Academy had a clear understanding of these matters.

In matters of the soul, she was neither an expert nor skilled in interrogation. It would be a waste of talent for the leader of an assassin guild, who enjoys unrivaled battles on the battlefield, to engage in such tasks. Intelligence work was not her responsibility, and she had long switched careers when the secret agent organization emerged.

However, this coincidence led her to encounter a very coincidental scene. As she passed by the library to research some old-timey information, she heard a voice murmuring to itself inside the library. It sounded filled with excitement.

After strengthening her senses, she listened carefully and indeed, there was only one person’s movement, and it was self-talk.

What’s even more important is that the person is named Michelle.

After being discovered, Sasha nonchalantly pushed open the door and peered at Michelle through the bookshelf, asking, "Who were you just talking to?"

If it hadn’t been for the recent practice of toughening her skin, Michelle’s face would have turned completely pale at this moment.

Even if she could have brushed it off if someone else had discovered her, unfortunately, this person was different.

She opened her mouth, searching in her mind for how to explain, feeling helpless and embarrassed as she nervously scratched her cheek.

"I was talking with…"

"I don’t believe in things like "air friends". The way you just spoke had enough variation in tone. When a person imagines talking to others, the changes in tone can’t be so natural."

Sasha narrowed her eyes, like a snake fixated on its prey. "Don’t tell me it was a phone or something, there are no phones here."

Michelle reassured, ‘You’re overthinking, there is no one else here,’ she said hurriedly.

Sasha, being the person who represents the speaker of this sentence, shouldn’t be translating that sentence about herself. Instead, here’s a suitable translation for a storybook:

"This room really doesn’t have anyone else," Sasha said. "Therefore… it’s hard to say if you’re being possessed right now."

She snapped her fingers, saying, "I can call the professors from the Mind and Spirit departments right now to examine you."

The Blood Noble took a formidable step forward, exerting psychological pressure. "Or, should I say, will you confess?"

Michelle’s heart showed signs of crumbling.

Bai Wei stood by, silently watching, which was also a good exercise for Michelle’s state of mind.

And… it was Michelle’s own mistake, she was too careless, so Sasha noticed her flaw. She could only blame herself for the oversight.

Sasha was also one of Michelle’s disciples, and even one of the true successors. Their bond was deep, stronger than that with Michelle. It was best to choose a different path and not assist each other.

As for things like losing a disguise…

On one hand, Bai Wei inherited the throne with honor and dignity, his background clear and transparent. He remained calm and composed.

On the other hand, Sasha wasn’t clever enough to extract secrets from her own mouth just yet.

Even when communicating with him through the online alias "Mr. Devil," it wasn’t easy for her to see through his true identity.

If her intuition was truly sharp and her insight remarkable, then she should accept the game between teacher and student as just that – a game. Surely, there was no need for her to become so upset that she couldn’t handle losing and wanted to flip the table, right?

Whether or not she could keep it a secret would depend entirely on Michelle’s own abilities, as Judy had noticed for herself.

Sasha said casually, "I’ll give you just half a minute to think. Take your time and consider how to confess."

Michelle looked up and said, "No need, I confess."

Sasha nodded and said, "A wise choice. Now, tell me, what is the spirit possessing your body…"

Michelle pointed at the windowsill and said, "I was talking to it."

A cat with sleek black fur lay on the windowsill, basking in the sun and letting out a gentle ‘meow’ as it yawned.

Sasha’s eyelid twitched and she exclaimed, "Do you think I’m foolish?"

"Is it true?" Michelle said, "Ask it to not disturb me while I’m studying."

"Meow." The black cat jumped onto the table and affectionately nuzzled Michelle’s arm, appearing quite familiar.

Sasha glanced at Michelle, doubting herself for a moment. Could it be that I’ve been overly worried?

"…You’ve passed this time," she glanced at the clock, turned around and walked towards the door. As she paused before leaving, she added, "But you better be more careful next time. There won’t be a cat to bail you out."

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away.

Michelle let out a sigh of relief and lifted the black cat. "Thanks for your help, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to explain myself."

"You’re welcome," unexpectedly, the black cat spoke in a chilly tone.

"?! " Michelle exclaimed in surprise and instinctively loosened her grip.

The black cat landed on the table, then it jumped and transformed into a graceful figure as soon as it touched the ground.

Judy Selvicer shook her hair and said, "It’s been a long time since I practiced my shape-shifting magic. My bones feel a bit stiff."

Michelle stood there in disbelief. She couldn’t believe it was her. Without delay, she exclaimed, "Y-you… why aren’t you wearing any clothes?"

"Have you ever seen a cat wearing clothes?"

Then don’t change back either! There’s…," Michelle quickly interrupted herself, screaming silently in her mind — Don’t look!

Bai Wei politely averted his gaze.

Although it was a bit late to say it now, it was obvious.

Judy didn’t seem to care, of course she knew who was here, and she intentionally transformed back.

"What are girls afraid of? Haven’t you been to a public bathhouse before?"

Judy said, "Please go down and help me pick up my clothes. They’re in the bushes. I was busy trying to save you and didn’t have time to worry about them."

"I’ll go right away!" Michelle opened the window and jumped down. This place was on the seventh floor.

Bai Wei, "…"

Judy could have stayed as she was and just put on the clothes after going down. But deliberately turning back, she wanted to show her nice figure and at the same time, she could ask Michelle to help pick up the clothes. Michelle had just been helped by Judy to get out of a difficult situation, so she couldn’t refuse and felt it wouldn’t be right to leave Judy still undressed. Without hesitation, she jumped out of the window. This way, Judy managed to secure some time and space alone with Bai Wei in the library.

A set of movements, flowing like clouds and water.

"You have such a clever mind," Bai Wei mimicked, causing ripples in the air with his vocal cords and making a sound.

"I’ll take it as your praise." Judy didn’t hide her body, and even turned towards the direction where the sound was coming from.

"I have closed my eyes, could you please cover it a little?"

"You have closed your eyes, do I still need to cover them?" Judy asked in reply.

…That makes a lot of sense indeed. In that case, I won’t close them.

"Judy, you can take a look if you want. You can even write it down and bring it back to use for making a dish," Judy said confidently.

…I really wanted to say that I was a Fury fan and see what kind of expression she would make when she was proven wrong.

Bai Wei asked, "Do you have something to tell me, even resorting to using shape-shifting? Is this unique spell of your own creation?"

"This has been passed down by the Selvicer family, and it is thanks to this kind of magic that Selvicer is able to survive from the Imperial era." Judy explained, "But its transformation is limited to ordinary animals only, so it is not very practical and cannot meet our needs. I generally don’t use it, as animals don’t wear clothes anyway…"

She added later, "But my body is all genuine, without any use of shape-shifting. If you don’t believe me, you can take a look."

"Looked, looked," Bai Wei replied dismissively, "Is that all you’re proud of, your own body?"

"This isn’t a special treat for you?" Judy said cheerfully one moment, but the next, she said with a resentful tone, "Only two weeks’ worth!"

Bai Wei, "…"

Michelle was easy to please, but this person was not. They had a face that clearly said, "I’ll remember this grudge."

Judy had already heard Michelle’s return. Instead of complaining, she stopped and lightly tapped a beat.

The young girl solemnly added, "You must come tomorrow."

Eventually, one day, I will be drained of my soul power in my dreams by all of you.

During the day, I have to work and earn money to support my family!

And I even have to find time to entertain international friends in Yingzhou. Am I really that idle?

Bai Wei suddenly felt a strong sense of middle-aged crisis, a deep worry as if he had worked tirelessly all day, only to come home and be obliged to pay homage to his charming and silky-eyed wife. And there wasn’t just one… In an instant, numerous words and thoughts converged into a simple phrase.

"…good."

Michelle hopped in through the window and stuffed a bunch of clothes into Judy’s hands. Seeing her dawdling, Michelle hurriedly helped her put on the clothes and then pushed her out of the door, making sure no one else saw her.

After Judy left, Michelle remembered something important, "Speaking of which, why did she help me? Did she overhear our conversation? She was clearly downstairs, how did she manage to hear?"

Judy Selvicer walked around and came to the library next to Michelle’s. She leaned against the windowsill and continued flipping through a book. She had been listening next door all along, and when the time was right, she transformed into a cat and rolled the clothes into a ball before dropping them downstairs from the window.

Bai Wei already understood this completely, then he glanced at Michelle who was still clueless. He gently touched the girl’s head and smoothed out her barely noticeable messy hair. "The world is full of uncertainties and people can be complicated… Be a little more cautious," he advised.

Michelle asked, "How does it grow?"

Bai Wei said, "Go next door and borrow some."