256.1 – Xia Xue Says She Wants to Learn Magic

Xue Qilin looked at Li Wanting askance, thinking that it’s no wonder.

After all, the mechanism crossbow is likely a mechanism weapon made by the School of Mo. It’s not surprising that Li Wanting, who has always been talking about the School of Mo’s mechanisms weapons, is excited right now.

“Qilin, Qilin, look over there!”

Phecda, who is lying on top of Xue Qilin’s head while in her black cat form, suddenly slapped Xue Qilin on the forehead with the padded paw, making “poof poof poof” sounds.

“Stop hitting me! So annoying!”

After grumbling impatiently, Xue Qilin looked up and found that Phecda is pointing with her other paw somewhere.

“Quickly look over there!”

“What’s the matter?”

Xue Qilin raised her eyebrows doubtfully, gazed in the direction Phecda is pointing to, and saw a behemoth that is totally different from the mechanism crossbow.

As if to replace the mechanism crossbow that is about to pass through the gate and disappear in front of people’s eyes, a new mechanism weapon came on stage from the other end of the street.

The people noticed it and made an uproar.

Looking like she’s suppressing a laugh, the muscles on Xue Qilin’s face rigidly contracted by a little.

“There’s even a thing like this…”

— a slender cylindrical body with wheels at the base. This new mechanism weapon, which is also guarded by troops, looks like a cannon that uses gunpowder.

As far as Xue Qilin knows, gunpowder still hasn’t been invented in the Hua Dynasty. This dynasty’s civilization is roughly on the level of the Tang Dynasty. However, now something similar to a cannon appeared in front of her. This has the potential to topple her knowledge about this world.

Perhaps this world is much wider than what she knows. There are many things that are submerged by history, yet still haven’t completely disappeared.

“Older Disciple Sister Li, what’s wrong with you?”

All of a sudden, Xia Xue’s loud voice rang beside Xue Qilin’s ear.

She subconsciously looked to her side. But her line of sight only moved half the distance, when two familiar figures, one in front and one behind, flashed past beside her.

“Eh… that’s — Little Ting and Little Xue!”

Xue Qilin took a closer look and instantly found out who the two figures are.

“Ah, where are you going?”

Xue Qilin hurried after them as she shouted.

“Whoa, Older Sister Li is so fast!”

Phecda exclaimed.

As she said, Li Wanting has displayed an unprecedented movement speed, making Xia Xue, who is well-known for her agility technique and movement style, unable to catch up with her in a short time.

Seeing that the two are rushing in the direction of the cannon, Xue Qilin has a clue about what suddenly transpired.

— probably unable to restrain her curiosity, Li Wanting wants to touch the mechanism weapon. Xia Xue, on the other hand, wants to stop her.

Inevitably, the soldiers escorting the cannon mechanism weapon noticed the three uninvited guests approaching at a rapid speed.

Perhaps thinking that the other party is trying to seize the weapon, the only soldier riding a mount at the head of the procession immediately issued a loud order, alerting the other soldiers.

Seeing that Li Wanting looks like she’s going to try recklessly break through and that Xia Xue following behind her won’t be able to catch up with her in time, Xue Qilin became anxious.

No matter her motive, Li Wanting’s behavior can be interpreted as a provocation by the soldiers and may even lead to conflict.

“Little Phecda, hold on! I won’t care if you fall off!”

Xue Qilin increased her speed, took out a talisman from her sleeve, and threw it. The talisman stuck to Li Wanting’s back.

“Bind!”

After Xue Qilin issued a shout, the talisman bursts out with intense pale blue light.

Countless vines ejected from the talisman and firmly bound Li Wanting. Consequently, she fell to the ground. Fortunately, Xia Xue arrived in time and caught her, preventing her from making intimate contact with the ground.

However, she is not grateful for it.

Li Wanting, who was just placed down, wanted to rush into the group of soldiers who surrounded them and raised their spears. Xia Xue immediately hugged her from behind.

“Let me go! I just — I just want to touch it! Hurry up and let me go!”

Li Wanting struggled while shouting, trying to throw off the two restraints placed on her.

“Older Disciple Sister Li, are you a caterpillar?! Stop moving, okay? What’s wrong with you!”

As the two were entangled with one another, Xia Xue’s impressive chest suffered repeated impact and shook violently. Li Wanting, on the other hand, revealed a lot of skin due to her thrashing.

Attracted by this sight, the spectators enjoyed the ecchi [1] scene. Even Xue Qilin was stunned and subconsciously stopped in the air.

What kind of fanservice [2] is this? Xue Qilin could even hear some men swallowing. But then, she suddenly realized that the onlookers are taking advantage of them and so anxiously cried out “you’re exposing yourselves, you’re exposing yourselves” to warn them.

“What are you doing there? Scoundrel, come here at once. I’m about –”

Before she could finish speaking, Xia Xue couldn’t bear Li Wanting’s strength built up from long-term forging and released her grip. She staggered back a few steps, issued an exclamation, and fell on the ground. When Li Wanting regained her freedom, she approached the cannon again.

“Little Ting, stop being naughty!”

Li Wanting, who regained her freedom, just took a few steps, when she was hurriedly stopped by Xue Qilin.

“I want to touch it, I want to know what it is! I haven’t seen such a mechanism weapon yet!”

Li Wanting tried to get around Xue Qilin.

“He-he, don’t blame me!”

Xue Qilin laughed mischievously, and then kicked Li Wanting in the calf without explanation.

“Ah!”

Li Wanting lost her balance and fell forward.

In the face of a girl who can easily overwhelm her, Xue Qilin didn’t evade.

She dexterously turned sideways and lowered herself a little. In this way, Li Wanting’s lower abdomen just so happened to hit the lass’s shoulder, while her upper body continued forward due to inertia. It looks as if someone punched her in the stomach.

Next, Xue Qilin stood up straight at once and lifted Li Wanting up.

“Little Phecda, sit on Little Ting’s butt.”

In order not to let her break free, Xue Qilin specially gave Phecda such an instruction.

“Got it!”

The shade of exhilaration appeared on Phecda’s cat face. The black cat jumped down from the top of Xue Qilin’s head and landed on Li Wanting’s butt.

The soldiers showed identical expressions of surprise, as if asking what they are doing.

“Young, Young Ancestor, what are you doing? Hurry up and put me down. I just want to –”

Lying on Xue Qilin’s shoulder, Li Wanting raised her voice and rebuked and slapped her on the back, dissatisfied. Before the other party finished speaking, Xue Qilin rolled her eyes, took out a talisman from her chest pocket, and sealed her mouth.

“Yes, you just want to touch it! Young Ancestor knows it! So, be quiet!”

Li Wanting made a series of “mmmphp” sounds. She’s probably complaining. As for her expression, Xue Qilin couldn’t see it well.

The soldiers are still glaring like tigers watching their prey. Xue Qilin turned to them and grinned.

“It’s a misunderstanding! Relax, don’t make that face!”

What is this lass saying? As if trying to express this, the soldiers looked at each other, puzzled.

While their attention moved away from the three people, Xue Qilin secretly threw Xia Xue the “let’s run” look.

Then, no not caring if Xia Xue understood her look or not, Xue Qilin, with Li Wanting on her shoulder, turned around and ran away.

“Ha-ha-ha! If were are fated, then we’ll see each other again!”

When they heard the lass’s words, the soldiers were at a loss of what to do. They watched blankly as the three people disappeared into the crowd.

“That seems to the Merak Temple’s Xue Qilin…”

After a while, someone in the crowd declared so.

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[1] – ecchi
[2] – fanservice