Chapter 3090 - 103: The New Palace

Chapter 3090: Chapter 103: The New Palace

"——Have I disturbed you?"

A faint voice suddenly sounded, startling the two young wizards.

Jiang Yu was the first to react.

With a smile on his lips, he stood openly in the doorway, with a badge engraved with number 1314 hanging conspicuously from his belt.

Zheng Qing looked as if he’d seen a ghost.

"——Why are you here?" He looked at Su Shijun, who had suddenly appeared behind him, his face a bit pale, looking like he was on the verge of a heart attack. The strong sense of deja vu made him wonder if he was caught in some terrible meme curse; whenever he met one witch, the other would suddenly appear.

Su Shijun looked at him with a not-quite-smile.

"Why? Can’t I come? Or is there something you want to do behind my back?" Her gaze swept over the badge at Jiang Yu’s waist and finally rested on the cheek that the warlock had just covered, squinting slightly: "——Everyone says cats like stealing fish; that’s true."

Zheng Qing belatedly wiped his face quickly.

He forced a dry laugh.

Just about to speak, suddenly, the big wizard across took off her red-framed glasses, leaned forward, and spoke fragrantly: "——Since someone else broke the rules, don’t blame me for doing so too."

Then she smacked the warlock on the other cheek.

It’s well known.

Su Fox is a bit too stunning when she takes off her glasses.

So when she uses that stunning charm to break the rules, Zheng Qing is defenseless—it’s not some evil magical curse; he couldn’t possibly plaster legendary spell power on his face.

"Humph, how childish."

Jiang Yu toyed with the badge, sneering.

Su Shijun got up, glanced at her, then extended her hand towards Zheng Qing: "——Where’s mine?"

Zheng Qing was still dazed from the double-sided pleasure. Hearing this, he confusedly asked, "What?"

"The badge! I want one too!"

"What do you want?" Jiang Yu slightly intensified his tone: "This is an identity certification from the relevant department! Are you from the relevant department? You entered the territory of the relevant department without permission, already breaking school rules!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Su Shijun turned to look at the gradually sobering warlock.

Zheng Qing realized he couldn’t continue to be indulgent.

A hint of red flickered in his eyes, forcibly blocking out the beauty before him.

"Yes..."

He had barely said one word before a chill rose, and he quickly changed his words: "What do you mean no! Everyone stop arguing... let’s talk inside, let’s talk inside... The Xuanhuang Palace has just been built these days, do you want to come in and take a tour?"

The two witches withdrew their gaze and exchanged a look.

"Lead the way!"

Su Shijun flicked her sleeve, instructing.

Jiang Yu also retracted her expression and put away the wooden badge.

Zheng Qing wiped his sweat and pushed open the new grand doors of Xuanhuang Palace.

Unlike the old chambers, the layout of the new Xuanhuang Palace seemingly became much more ’modest’ and simple. A front corridor and rear pavilion, side rooms left and right, with a large central courtyard. In the spacious courtyard, only one small tree was planted. The side rooms surrounded by wandering corridors, and a cross-mountain corridor connected the main hall and side rooms. The courtyard was large, akin to a garden, encircled by a tranquil stream. There was only one small arch bridge on the river, directly leading to the main hall entrance.

In the eyes of a low-level wizard, it’s probably just an ordinary mansion. Perhaps the runes and spells painted on the corridors are a bit profound, but that’s all.

But in the eyes of a high-level wizard, stepping over the threshold is like stepping into a new world.

The water flowing around the courtyard was like a great river to the heavens, dark and deep, without any waves, giving an endless depth sensation. The low flower walls outside the side rooms seemed like two continuous mountain ranges, and the curved roof ridges on the walls were the two giant dragons resting atop the mountains. The small tree in the courtyard became a massive entity, its canopy extending into the void, its thick aerial roots directly connected to earth veins, its breathing emitted a faint white mist swirling among the leaves, releasing an enchanting scent.

Zheng Qing reached out with both hands, grasping the hands of both witches.

The mountains, rivers, and giant trees before Su Shijun’s eyes immediately vanished, turning into a small courtyard. The confusion in Jiang Yu’s eyes gradually faded, and her gaze cleared.

They then noticed themselves being held by a guy’s hands.

"—Ahem, safety first, safety first."

Zheng Qing had no intention of letting go and pretended not to see the dagger-like looks from the witches, explaining rapidly: "The defense system here isn’t fully constructed yet; only I can freely enter and exit... Low-level wizards entering will fall directly into an endless illusion; even high-level wizards will find it difficult to move... This is a legendary level protection array..."

Jiang Yu turned her head.

Su Shijun’s gaze flickered.

"—Did I really see those two dragons on the mountain?" The big wizard simply shifted the topic, making the warlock quite grateful.

"If you believe they are real, then they are real."

Zheng Qing led the two along the corridor, crossing the only small arch bridge to stand beneath the small tree: "—Legendary level magic already has the ability of ’creating in the void’. Those two dragons are formed from spell structures as bones, legendary magic as flesh, naturally born from the formation... As long as Xuanhuang Palace remains, they won’t perish. Of course, currently, they only possess the strength of top-level great witches; it may take a hundred and eighty years to compete with a true legendary wizard."

He then led the witches to stand before that small tree.

"—Everything of ’Order’ is here."

With his gaze, he signaled: "After the world where this Xuanhuang Wood originally grew collapsed, it formed countless broken small planes, which are intricately connected to the branches of Xuanhuang Wood, making separation quite troublesome... We simply integrated them directly into the new defense system. Simply put, if a great wizard accidentally barges in here, they’ll find themselves trapped in a maze constructed by endless small worlds... Later, I realized some of these mazes have immense space, so I thought to place ’Order’s library and some laboratories into some very stable half-planes within them... In other words, these institutions and the guardian system are one."

As he spoke, he slightly tightened his grip on Jiang Yu’s hand, solemnly saying: "Hence, you must carry a token when entering and exiting the library. If you accidentally get lost inside, absolutely do not wander around... Wait a while in there, and I’ll bring you out."

Jiang Yu nodded slightly.

"—Is the library here quite large? Is the main duty to organize the books?" She asked somewhat uncertainly.

Zheng Qing remembered it was her first time visiting the new library.

"I’ll take you... both inside to take a look." Feeling the firmness resisting on the other hand, the young Order Chief sighed a little, stepped forward with the two witches.

The air rippled like water waves, and as their figures gradually faded, a flower cat suddenly sprang out from somewhere, quickly following them. In the blink of an eye, the three and the cat vanished before the Xuanhuang Wood.