Chapter 276

Chapter 276: A Classic Moment, Unveiling Heartfelt Words, a Twisted Past

As soon as those words were spoken.

The atmosphere inside the castle became even quieter.

Chu Wang Shu felt a bit sad; Honey Qing hadn’t even offered to teach her anything!

The little girl felt a little jealous, but she quickly realized something more important.

Wait, Sister Xie is Honey Qing’s little wife, and Honey Qing is taking her sister as a student. Why does that feel a bit strange? The relationships and roles are so complicated!

Kirimi Miyuki and the shy cat also seemed to understand the situation, showing subtle expressions as they quietly glanced at the golden retriever at the center of it all.

Xie Qingxuan was also confused for a moment. She cautiously looked at her sister’s beautiful face, and when her gaze moved to the equally full curves as Little Sakura, she thought for a moment, and decided it might be okay.

Because if that’s the case, wouldn’t her sister have to call her "teacher’s wife"?

This kind of super humiliating experience, Xie Qing Yu has probably never tasted before, right?

On the girl’s clear and pure beautiful face, a rare hint of joy appeared. She savored the pleasure of this revenge, looking down at the foolish woman who hadn’t reacted yet, her eyes particularly blank, and the corners of her lips curled up as she remained silent.

Chu Yuanqing didn’t think so much; her thoughts were very simple.

Since she can’t use the Martial God Technique herself, why not pass it on to the younger generation?

Although it’s difficult to complete the transfer of blessings and authority right before death, the skills and experiences about fighting can definitely be passed down in the remaining time. Coupled with the limitless potential of a magical girl’s body, she might be able to explore and deepen the techniques she has developed.

In this way, even after the "full bloom," the magical girl, whose power is starting to shape, will have another way to continue advancing.

After all, not everyone has the talent of a lovely daughter, who can easily understand the "Shine Meditation Method" passed down by Charlotte, directly strengthening her soul, enhancing her potential, and thus increasing her magical power.

Xie Qing Yu raised her head in confusion, and the poor and innocent Lantern Elf slid down, plopping down onto her smooth thigh.

Hmm, the little butterfly was completely scared silly, not even daring to hide back in the lantern, and could only pretend to be dead quietly.

Xie Qing Yu wasn’t feeling much better herself; she had almost been hit directly by Chu Yuanqing and it left her very shaken, almost unable to stop trembling.

Although she thought she might survive because of Blooming Flowers, the pressure she felt was beyond imagination. It crushed her understanding of the world and was even more shocking than discovering magic for the first time, making her heart race wildly.

Chu Yuanqing used all her magic and returned the power she had taken. At that moment, it was impressive that she still had a normal "Fully Blooming" level of magic left.

But under such circumstances, how could her opponent have picked up the fading pieces from the sky and completely broken her Unrestricted Technique?!

This couldn’t be magic, could it?

Was it some kind of even more outrageous technique, similar to that ridiculous unloading technique?

No way, it’s fake; it must be magic.

Xie Qing Yu began to doubt if she was under an illusion. Perhaps Chu Yuanqing had some kind of Unrestricted Technique like Tsukuyomi or The Otherworldly God. Maybe she never used Butterfly Burial at all and was just playing with Xie Qing Yu’s mind.

Wait, isn’t that even scarier?

Chu Yuanqing knelt down in confusion. She looked at the girl’s dazed and silly expression, pinched the child’s cheeks, and curiously asked:

"Are you acting silly?"

Charlotte, not pleased, also knelt down, patted Xie Qing Yu’s hair, and complained:

"Why did you use such an over-the-top thing to bully people?"

"Little Yu has always been very timid, you know. Playing rock music is like Liuli drinking. Just when she put down the electric guitar, you hit her hard with that thing. How could she not become silly?"

The Last Diva completely disregarded the inner little devil enjoying the show. Holding onto her moral high ground, she spoke sternly and firmly:

"I just wanted to reassure Little Yu by letting you fight with her, not to bully her. Little Qing really has a bad heart."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yuanqing felt a bit guilty. At first, she shared Charlotte’s thoughts, but Xie Qing Yu’s performance was just too poor.

You should know, apart from special ones like Esther and some veteran magical girls in Ideal State, Xie Qing Yu as a captain-level character already represents the highest combat power of civilization at the moment.

But the other side showed a lazy appearance, looking weak and full of flaws, unable to display even fifty percent of their true strength. It was hard to see how they could handle great responsibilities. Not to mention being a guardian of civilization, they were not even fit to be a warrior, which made it difficult for her not to feel a sense of teaching them.

As for using the Martial God Technique at the end, aside from the excitement of trying it out, the most important reason was to establish authority.

No matter how many words are spoken, actions carry more weight.

Even if Xie Qing Yu was completely defeated in skill, as long as she had not fully tasted the bitterness of total loss, her previous teachings and words would not gain true attention.

Therefore, it is very necessary to show the absolute authority of a strong person. Pretending to be weak just to lure the opponent into underestimating or feeling overconfident will only lead to a foolish and troublesome cycle.

Chu Yuanqing tried hard to hide her injuries for this reason. After seeing Xie Qing Yu’s level, she became worried about the future of the new era and even felt an urge to gather all the witches for intense training.

Under such circumstances, it was essential to appear reliable to make the officials feel confident in promoting this technique.

Xie Qing Yu forced herself to focus. She belatedly realized what the two witches squatting in front of her were talking about. Taking a deep breath, she asked seriously:

"Are you talking about the technique you just used?"

Chu Yuanqing looked over and said seriously:

"That’s right."

"I am willing, Teacher Chu!"

Xie Qing Yu’s eyes sparkled, and without thinking, she agreed. Even though she wasn’t a big fan, she felt that the Pure White Witch seemed much stronger than Teacher Dream Weaver, and learning from her would surely make her stronger, right?

And…

If she became strong enough, she might finally face the shadows in her heart.

The Last Diva had a subtle expression; she held back the urge to directly persuade Little Yu not to agree and quietly tugged at Honey Qing’s arm, saying in the Chain of Contracts voice channel:

"No way, Little Qing! No one can learn something like that! To even begin, you would need to be ready to die a thousand times!"

Chu Yuanqing looked back in confusion, her expression practically saying, "Isn’t it easy for a magical girl with the Blooming Flowers spell to die a thousand times?"

Charlotte was choked, and she silently looked at Xie Qing Yu, who knew nothing about hell, and couldn’t help but mourn for the child.

Although in the past she brushed it off with reasons like, "Fighting is so annoying, wouldn’t Little Qing be better?", she actually understood that the Martial God Technique was not something a human could learn.

The so-called Martial God Technique, at its core, is the struggle of the weak.

Because they are weak, they need to dominate all the power they can squeeze.

Because they are weak, they must treat the human body as a treasure to explore all its limits.

Because they are weak, they have to control their muscles, bones, blood, blood vessels, cells, even their soul, spirit, and every fleeting thought, and coordinate all of it to climb into the realm of the gods in an instant.

This kind of concentration, control, and focus is not something that normal training, or even a high level of soul energy, can easily reach.

The young savior carried a mountain of tragedy and despair, witnessed the many failures of Slit World civilizations, and time and again felt the pain of loss.

Yet still, he chose to bear everyone’s expectations, the world’s instructions, and the sparks of civilization, struggling to progress through countless deaths, and ultimately mastered his body, controlled himself, and gathered the skill to slay gods during the first battle against the Calamity God.

The Martial God Technique refers to such skills.

What is called ‘subtlety’ is just the basic foundation of this skill.

Charlotte sincerely believes that this is not inferior to any magic, blessing, or other civilizational traditions; only someone with Chu Yuanqing’s extremely unique experiences could pave this miraculous path.

However…

If Little Yu is willing to open the "Blooming Flowers" and experience the taste of near-death thousands of times during training, learning the most basic subtleties, there should be a little hope, right?

Haha, that is indeed comforting.

Chu Yuanqing nodded with satisfaction; an ordinary witch does not have a healing skill like the "Broken Golden Cup" or exceptional control, making it easy for them to die directly.

Therefore, if you want to teach someone, the best candidate is a fully bloomed magical girl with perfect immortality, and the best target that currently meets the conditions is, of course, Xie Qing Yu, who is so close.

Hmm, she just happens to be Honey Xuan’s sister; it’s even better to teach a family member without hesitation.

Chu Yuanqing reached out her hand to Xie Qing Yu and pulled her up, saying seriously:

"It’s good that you agree, but let’s not talk about that right now. You said earlier that if you lose, you will never show up in front of Little Xuan again, right?"

Xie Qing Yu’s eyes showed a kind of innocent foolishness as she trustingly said:

"If Teacher Chu is here, I feel safe. I can keep that promise."

As soon as she finished speaking,

Chu Yuanqing gave her head a hard tap. The clever shock combined with magic from [Mirror Reflection] made Xie Qing Yu, who was completely unprepared, crouch down and hold her head, tears in her eyes.

The Pure White Witch looked down at the magical girl and said coldly:

"Do you think it’s a great thing to meet Little Xuan without saying anything clearly, getting lost in your own feelings, and avoiding the main issue?"

The green-eyed cat looked at the super fierce Honey Qing, her body trembling instinctively. She nervously remembered the time she was harshly scolded by her and quietly hid behind her lovely daughter, casting a sympathetic glance at Xie Qing Yu.

Little Qing is usually very gentle, but when she gets angry, she can be really scary!

Chu Yuanqing’s golden eyes are calm, but deep like a heavy ocean. Her presence makes Xie Qing Yu, who is crouching on the ground, a little flustered. Xie Qing Yu can’t help but pinch the little butterfly on her thigh to wake it up and seek help from the Lantern Elf.

Well, this expression looks like a mute trying hard to find a way to speak, making those who hear it feel sad, and those who see it want to cry.

However, Violet’s effort to play dead has not been broken yet, and the next question comes again:

"Or do you think it’s better to be disliked by Little Xuan, so that if you die in battle later, it won’t make the other person sad?"

Chu Yuanqing ignored Xie Qing Yu’s shocked expression and her "how do you know that" look, and continued to say:

"That’s a childish and timid thought."

"You are very capable, and you are also very healthy."

"Your future is not destined for a tragic ending; there are endless wonderful possibilities. Why make the most pessimistic predictions? And why actively give up those important things in your life?"

This clumsy and foolish action was like an alternative to "Why not eat porridge" for Chu Yuanqing.

Although she had done something similar to her daughter, their situations, pressures, despair, responsibilities, and final choices were completely different.

Xie Qing Yu was one of the few strong people in the world today. If she was this pessimistic, always imagining a future where she would die in battle, how could those who were weaker and needed her protection feel?

This cowardice is a stubborn problem that needs to be fixed.

If she couldn’t even cross this hurdle, she would never be qualified to touch Martial God Technique.

Xie Qing Yu’s pink lips moved for a long time, but she couldn’t say anything. Her blue eyes dimmed; Teacher Chu was right about everything. She felt weak and cowardly, arrogant and emotional, and was just a person who wanted to escape from everything.

If…

If it had been someone else who survived instead of her, surely they would be better and do a much better job.

Chu Yuanqing brushed the golden hair of this magical girl. Compared to Honey Xuan’s platinum color, Little Yu’s hair looked less transparent and ethereal in the light, but it was more brilliant and vibrant. It felt a bit smoother and less fluffy when she touched it.

The differences between these two sisters are many, but they both have clumsy and stubborn sides.

Moreover, from what Charlotte just said about the Chain of Contracts, the shadow from that mission and the birth of Violet likely have deep reasons behind them.

So, just a little push is enough; we must not press too hard.

The Pure White Witch sighed inwardly. She softened her voice and said to comfort:

"You are very happy when you play the electric guitar and sing, so keep playing it in the future."

"The Mortal Realm Barrier finally shattered. We haven’t determined a winner, so it’s best to just leave things as they are."

"So, if Little Yu doesn’t mind, could you tell me about the past?"

Xie Qing Yu enjoyed Honey Qing’s gentle pat on the head. She ignored the deepening gaze of a golden retriever and decided to return the kindness. Taking a deep breath, she revealed:

"I am a very indecisive person and I struggle to talk well with others. Even if I escape abroad to study at a music school, I often misunderstand many friends because of my clumsiness and drift apart from them."

The national-level idol stuttered as he spoke about the unknown past, making the other little idols unable to hold back their comments while quietly listening.

"At that time, I felt life was very dark. Even if I abandoned Little Xuan and ran away from my parents to study abroad, I could still mess up my life."

"But at that time, someone invited me to join a band. She taught me how to play the electric guitar and explained what rock music was. It didn’t matter that I was not good with words; I just needed to express my feelings and true self through music."

"She encouraged me a lot. Because of her, I made many true friends, learned how to express my feelings correctly, and fell in love with rock music and street dance."

Charlotte had a feeling this was a big story. She sensed a romantic connection between the cherished one and the band, along with a hint of twisted literature, and she quickly asked:

"Little Yu, the person you are talking about isn’t Xintong, is it?"

The little butterfly stopped pretending and flew around lively, saying:

"No, Xintong is someone Little Yu met at the competition. Back then, they were rivals for the Carry Center, and they became friends only after the group was formed."

"The person Little Yu is talking about is Su Wan."

In that moment, everyone except for the golden retriever instinctively thought of one key word.

— Love triangle!!!

You should know that the members of Butterfly of the Underworld used to be seven.

Among them were Su Wan and Ji Xintong, who happened to be shipped with their captain, Xie Qing Yu, by fans all over the internet.

Ji Xintong was the second most popular in the group, and her chemistry with Xie Qing Yu was tagged as strong rivals competing against each other.

The chemistry between Su Wan and Xie Qing Yu was more classic, being long-time friends, but no one expected that the former would become the guide for the latter, which added a special "first love" quality to their story, making those fans go wild.

Of course, the most important thing is that Su Wan left the group a year ago, which caused a storm of imagined love triangles and the collapse of friendships within the group.

Just as the young idols were lost in their thoughts,

Xie Qing Yu continued to speak with a hint of nostalgia:

"Later, we returned to our country together, took part in a talent show, and miraculously all had the qualities of witches. We formed a group and debuted as a team that combined magical girls and idols."

"Those were the happiest days for everyone. We didn’t have to be caught up in business, and we didn’t have to do commercial performances. We could fully immerse ourselves in what we loved, take the stage that everyone watched every month, and even touch the dreamy magic. Every moment felt fulfilling."

"Although when everyone was ‘Fully Blooming,’ we occasionally had to carry out tasks for the Countermeasures Bureau, we all completed them without any danger. Some of the interesting and scary experiences became topics for laughter after meals and during night chats in the dorm."

The little butterfly stopped talking. It seemed to know what the other wanted to say and flew back to the girl’s head as if to comfort her.

Xie Qing Yu recalled the past, tasting feelings of confusion, hatred, sadness, regret, and despair all mixed together. The blue in her eyes turned to cracked darkness. After a long silence, she moved her lips and said in a very soft tone:

"But in that task, Su Wan died. I was the one who killed her."

"I buried her in the sea of violet flowers in Hades, using the rock music she taught me herself."