Chapter 1025: Remind Him Of His Sister
Chapter 1025: Chapter 1025: Remind Him Of His Sister
However, after taking a few hasty steps away, Bai Xifeng suddenly stopped dead in her tracks and turned back around. "Oh, right! You should definitely eat those steamed buns from earlier. Eat them right now while they are still hot!"
The very moment she finished speaking, Bai Xifeng turned and immediately sprinted like a startled deer toward the distant Inscriber Division.
Pan Biya stood in place, watching her junior’s retreating figure completely disappear into the distance before slowly lowering her gaze to the heavy paper bundle of steamed buns resting in her hands.
’Are they really still hot after all this time?’ Pan Biya wondered silently.
Without thinking much about it, her curiosity reached out her hand and touched the underside of the paper wrapping. A deeply surprised expression instantly washed over her face. They were not just lukewarm, they were actually warm. No, they were practically as piping hot as the exact moment they had just been pulled from Auntie Su’s steamer back in the city market. It was exactly as Bai Xifeng had proudly claimed. The unique properties of her storage rune had retained the buns’ original temperature perfectly.
A soft smile touched Pan Biya’s lips as she shook her head. Her junior sister was truly an incredibly interesting and mysterious person. Following her junior sister was very good.
Meanwhile, a breathless Bai Xifeng arrived at the Inscriber Division’s main building just in the nick of time. However, upon sliding the doors open and after crossing the forest jungle, she was highly surprised not to see her strict teacher sitting in his usual spot at the front of the room. She looked carefully around the quiet area, but she quickly discovered that Ji Yuan was not even inside the building at all.
A puzzled expression appeared on her face as she lowered her arms. Where on earth had he gone?
At first, she simply assumed that he was running a few minutes late and would return the moment class officially started. However, even after sitting down and waiting by herself for quite some time, there was still absolutely no sign of his familiar figure.
Having nothing else to do to pass the time, Bai Xifeng sighed and decided not to waste the quiet moment. She immediately took out her specialised inscription tools, smooth parchment, and spiritual ink, and began writing several core combat runes that might prove useful in her future tournament battles.
Thanks to Ji Yuan’s relentless, unyielding teaching methods and brutally strict daily training regimens, she had become significantly more proficient at crafting runes over the past few weeks. Her brush movements were much faster, her spiritual control over the ink flowed steadier, and even the overall quality and potency of the finished runes had improved noticeably.
One intricate rune after another was completed under her steady hand. After writing several dozen complex runes in flawless succession, the immense mental strain began to catch up to her, and Bai Xifeng gradually began to feel overwhelmingly sleepy. The absolute silence and peaceful atmosphere of the empty division building certainly did not help her stay awake.
Her eyelids became heavier and heavier with each passing second, the brush in her hand slowing down. Eventually, without even realising it herself, Bai Xifeng’s head drooped, and she fell fast asleep right at her desk.
The glowing runes she had successfully completed were neatly arranged beside her in orderly, uniform stacks. She was not worried in the slightest about anyone stepping in and stealing her hard work. There was simply no way for uninvited outsiders to enter the heavily warded Inscriber Division without explicit permission. Because of that absolute, unbreakable sense of security, Bai Xifeng slept peacefully, her breathing deep and even, without the slightest shred of concern in the world.
Some time later, a quiet rustle of robes signalled Ji Yuan’s return to the Inscriber Division. As he stepped over the threshold and walked to his usual spot, he suddenly remembered he was supposed to have a class scheduled with his sole disciple around this time.
His sharp gaze immediately landed on his usual spot at the front of the room. There, nestled comfortably over her desk, he found Bai Xifeng sleeping peacefully, completely lost to the world.
His eyes then shifted slightly toward the neatly stacked piles of freshly inscribed runes resting right beside her resting hand. Seeing just how many complex runes she had diligently written out entirely while waiting for his arrival, the corners of his usually tense lips curved upward slightly. The smile was faint and fleeting, but it was undoubtedly there.
His gaze slowly moved back to her relaxed face. He stood there, staring down at her quietly for a long, melancholic moment. She really looked remarkably like his late sister.
That striking physical resemblance was, in truth, one of the primary reasons he had accepted her as his personal disciple in the first place and continued to take care of her. Of course, appearance alone would never have been enough to satisfy his high standards. What truly mattered to him was her undeniable natural talent and her resilient character. Still, every single time he looked closely at her, he could not help but be reminded of the precious person he had tragically lost.
That deep-seated memory was also the exact reason why he pushed her so incredibly hard during their training sessions. He wanted her to become strong enough, capable enough, to protect herself against the dangers of the world without ever having to rely on anyone else for her survival.
Meanwhile, a faint instinct stirred within Bai Xifeng, and she vaguely sensed that someone was standing nearby. Her brow twitched slightly as she began to wake.
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