The Defeated Saintess Is On A Journey To Tame The Evil God Book 01 Chapter 03.05 - Good Sunny Days

Upon hearing the voice, everyone turned their eyes to the stairs at the edge of the square—a middle-aged man with gray temples was standing there, smiling at Professor Ling.

He was dressed like a professor. There was a teacup in his hand. The wrinkles on his face started to deepen, but he still retained a scholarly aura. His sagacious blue eyes were like bottomless pools.

Seeing those familiar eyes, Xing Mo felt at ease.

That was her instructor: Lucius Phillips, the person she wrote the letter to.

"Misunderstanding?" Ling shot Lucius a glance, "That was thirteen strings. Didn't you see it?"

"No, no, it is unrelated to her. It is my doing." Lucius raised his hand as if in surrender.

He tipped the teacup in his hand, and dark green liquid fell on the ground, twisted and turned into the shape of a tree, and then decomposed.

Lucius's meaning was simple: the sacred artifact's explosion was caused by his experiment, and had nothing to do with Aurora.

Upon seeing this, Professor Ling sighed: "Is it another of your stupid experiments?"

"Life is so wonderful, why not enjoy it?" Lucius smiled elegantly, "Unfortunately, it seems that miss sacred artifact was tired of living and thus took her own life."

"Are you aware how much a String Harp costs? I can't turn a blind eye to this. I will have to report this matter to Headmaster Merlin." Ling said coldly.

"When the headmaster is back, I will accept any punishment deemed necessary." Lucius smiled, "Alright, let's stop scaring the girls. I'll bring out a spare."

Lucius walked up to Xing Mo's side and waved his wand, and gold starlight flicker in the square.

He glanced at Xing Mo beside him and winked inconspicuously.

I have become a girl. Can you still recognize me... Instructor... Xing Mo suddenly felt ashamed.

When the starlight dissipated, a brand-new String Harp replaced the fragments on the ground.

"Please, miss." Lucius gestured to Aurora.

Aurora came back to her senses. She plastered a frightened expression on her face, then picked up the wand again and played a string lightly.

This time the light was red, the color of the string of fire.

At the same time, Xing Mo felt the brand on the back of her hand burning. Aurora was evidently drawing the power of string from her.

Smart girl. Why didn't you do this earlier... were you too excited? Xing Mo grumbled in her heart.

Soon, Aurora finished playing strings—she played the third string and let out a breath.

"Your limit is three strings." The professor didn't seem to have calmed down yet, "Please follow Professor Ling. You will be assigned an instructor later."

Aurora nodded blankly and then joined the queue behind Professor Ling.

From time to time, she would sneak a peak at Professor Ling, and then move her eyes away, pretending to be scared.

That's really great acting... Xing Mo mused, then walked forward and started the test.

Just like Aurora, she played to the third string and finished the test, and then walked toward Professor Ling's queue.

As she was passing by Instructor Lucius, Xing Mo heard him whisper: "Seven o'clock, Stargazing Pavilion."

Xing Mo nodded silently and joined Professor Ling's queue, standing next to Aurora.

"Are you okay?" She whispered in Aurora's ear.

"Why wouldn't I be okay... you think I'd be scared?" Aurora muttered.

"I'm just asking. It felt like you were in a bad mood." Xing Mo whispered.

The two remained silent for a moment, and then Aurora broke the silence: "Why did you protect me?"

"Because I didn't want the situation to escalate. If a fight were to break out here, everything will be a mess." Xing Mo whispered.

"Is there no other reason?" Aurora looked up.

Xing Mo and Aurora looked at each other, green and red eyes reflecting in each other.

Then, Xing Mo extended her hand and pinched Aurora's cheek: "Young Ancestor, I was afraid you'll get upset and blow up the Citadel."

Aurora was stunned, then bit Xing Mo's index finger.

"Ouch—"

"I already said I won't hurt others! As much as possible!"

After Aurora was done biting, she extended her tongue and licked Xing Mo's aching finger.

She then turned her head and looked elsewhere.

Xing Mo held her pitiful finger in a daze, then looked at Aurora's small frame, lost in thought.

After more than ten minutes, Professor Ling led the group that completed the test through the square and took them to the Great Hall of the magic academy.

This was a huge church-like building, with magnificent white marble columns supporting a high dome. Refracted gold starlight emanated from the gemstones hanging from the dome, looking like a network of shooting stars.

As early as boarding the sky carriage, the personal information of the students was transmitted to the academy via the admission letters. Therefore, after the students completed the test, the instructor assignment list was quickly released.

The list was displayed in the Great Hall through some kind of starlight magic. Xing Mo looked up and searched for her and Aurora's names. She soon found that both of them were assigned Instructor Lucius Phillips.

Instructor is as crafty as ever... he even tampered with the assignment list... Xing Mo sighed.

A high-ranking official from the White Tower District once spent a lot of money in order to make Lucius the instructor of their child. But in the end, it proved fruitless.

After all, although the instructor was sloppy and slovenly, but he would never teach a useless student for the sake of some fame or fortune.

He was the main contributor to the Steam Revolution, a great mystic who improved the steam alchemy machine. There was no way he would bow his head for a few crumbs of bread.

However, even without the instructor's intervention, this outcome still wouldn't be unexpected.

There were only a handful of students who could reach the third string during the entrance test each year, so naturally they had to be given to the best instructors.

Xing Mo thought to herself and led Aurora toward the altar at the end of the Great Hall, and the two received a ring from Professor Ling each.

The two put on the ring and injected their spirituality into the sapphire inlaid in the ring, engraving the characteristics of their spiritual force inside.

This was something akin to a student ID, and it was used to authenticate the identity of students. It was of great importance within the academy.

Subsequently, the starlight on the ceiling changed, informing the students of the dorm room assignment.

Xing Mo looked up and quickly found her and Aurora's dorm room.

......

"Click."

Xing Mo used the ring to open the door. At the same time, a white blur flashed past and rushed onto a bed—

"Woah—the infiltration plan was a resounding success!"

Aurora kicked off her shoes and swayed her feet—wrapped in short white stockings—back and forth, occasionally rolling on the bed.

Looking at the immature Evil Goddess, Xing Mo sighed and then scrutinized the room.

This was a spacious double room, with two brown beds placed on either side of the room, covered with red velvet. The beds looked soft and comfortable.

Xing Mo walked to the end of the room, pulled open the curtains, and looked out the window, at the Citadel in the distance.

Their dorm room was located in the magic academy's East Tower, and it provided a panoramic view of the Citadel.

I'm going to start academy life once more... Xing Mo sighed.