Chapter 56 Nie Xiaoxiao's Heroic Deeds

"Let me tell you, the fillings for each of my flower cakes are different, and they contain flowers from the mortal world, such as jasmine, rose, chrysanthemum, and osmanthus."

There are also the fragrant cloud flowers, bicolor lotus, and drunken beauty flowers native to our Misty Heaven Realm...

I've heard that deep within the dense forest grows a kind of illusory moon silver osmanthus. When it blooms, it sparkles with silver light, and its fragrance is sweet but not cloying, sweet but not overpowering, light and elegant, attracting countless bees and butterflies.

It's a pity I never got to see it, otherwise I would definitely use it to make flower cakes; the taste would surely be exceptionally delicious.

When Nie Xiaoxiao mentioned flower cakes, she started talking non-stop. Achen thought that this junior sister was not only simple-minded, but also a chatterbox.

He secretly decided that he would try to have less contact with her in the future, so as not to let her take up too much of his free time.

He was racking his brains trying to figure out how to get rid of her without hurting her feelings, when he heard her say again:

"Oh dear! I forgot the important thing! I came here today to ask you if there's any way to keep us in the top three in the monthly exam?"

I don't want to leave Shangqingyuan. I heard that the places to stay in Qilingyuan and Zhuluyuan are very crowded and don't have gardens.

"If I leave the garden, I'll feel like I have no will to live!"

"I really don't know, but I think as long as I listen carefully and study hard in class, read more books after class, and repeatedly consolidate what I've learned, my ranking shouldn't drop too much, right?" Achen said.

"No! I have to make sure I don't leave Shangqingyuan! I thought about it carefully all night last night and finally came up with a relatively reliable solution."

"Junior Brother Zuo Chen, you see, we're friends now, right? Friends should help each other, right?" Nie Xiaoxiao's eyes darted around as she stared at Zuo Chen and asked.

"Yes, of course." Under her intense gaze, Ah Chen couldn't bring himself to deny it.

"In that case, if I am squeezed out of the top three in the next monthly exam, and you are lucky enough to stay in the top three, could you please get me a servant certificate?"

"That way, I can find any guest room to stay in here, and I won't have to leave Shangqingyuan." Nie Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly.

Achen: ...

He really wanted to refuse outright, but faced with such a sweet smile from a girl, he just couldn't bring himself to say no. What should he do?

Seeing that Achen didn't answer, she quickly added, "Don't worry! If you are squeezed out of the top three, and I happen to be in the top three, I will definitely help you get a servant's certificate as soon as possible."

And I promise, I'll only issue you one, and I won't let anyone else disturb our peace.

Ah Chen: The more you talk, the more ambiguous it becomes. It's like they have a deep relationship, but they clearly just exchanged a box of flower cakes for a box of cookies, okay?

After finally getting rid of Nie Xiaoxiao, Achen returned to his room and heard Senior Xiaoshi say with a grin:

"Kid, I didn't expect you to be so good at winning over girls. You actually managed to get a naturally wood spirit to take the initiative to show you affection."

Achen: He clearly didn't try to win a girl's favor, and Nie Xiaoxiao wasn't after him, she was after his garden, okay?

However, these kinds of things are never easy to explain, especially since the other party is a spirit, so he couldn't be bothered to argue with it.

We should hurry up and read more books, otherwise when will we ever finish reading all of them?

Ah Chen felt that as long as he didn't finish reading all the books recommended to him by Senior Xiao Shi, it would probably stay with him forever.

This villa should belong to him alone, so why are these people all crowding over to take over his space?

He originally thought he wouldn't be bothered by Nie Xiaoxiao again until after the next monthly exam, but unexpectedly, during the break between classes the next day, he heard gossip about Nie Xiaoxiao again.

"Have you heard? Something big happened in the Plantation Department yesterday!" The speaker was Xin Li, her eyes gleaming with gossip.

Ah Chen never expected that this senior sister, who looked like a girl from a modest family and seemed to have a very low profile, was actually a gossip.

"What is it? Speak quickly!" the impatient Leng Qiuchan interrupted.

"You all remember the new junior sister in the Planting Department's beginner class, the one named Nie Xiaoxiao?" Xin Li said, clearly trying to pique their interest.

“I know, I know. I heard she’s about the same age as our junior brother Zuo Chen, and she ranked second in the entrance exam!” Luo Qiuyan said.

"Yesterday, Hua Zimei, the instructor of the beginner class of the Planting Department, taught them the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique, which is the most basic spell that the Planting Department must learn."

The older students were naturally too lazy to learn, and were just racking their brains to think about innovative spells. But they didn't expect that this junior sister Nie would also not study hard and was yawning in class.

The veteran students were already troubled by the issue of innovative spells, and seeing her like this made them even angrier, and they all jumped out to criticize her.

Junior Sister Nie calmly replied, "What's there to be unconvinced about? Let's see who's the best! Come on, let's go to the experimental field and have a competition to see whose spiritual plants grow the fastest and best!"

The veteran student was furious when he heard this and immediately decided to compete with her.

Upon arriving at the experimental field, Junior Sister Nie said again, "Since it's a competition, there should be a prize. How about this: whoever loses has to collect spirit beast droppings in the spirit beast garden for a month."

The veteran students, spurred on by her, readily agreed and even made a bet on the spot. Both sides imbued the bet with a wisp of divine consciousness, making it impossible for them to renege.

Unexpectedly, after Junior Sister Nie entered the experimental field, she flicked her finger and the spiritual rain scattered everywhere.

The spiritual plants that had been nourished by her spiritual rain grew wildly, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Even the Illusion Lotus, which is usually extremely difficult to bloom, bloomed on the spot, and it was even a twin lotus!

How could those veteran students compare to her? Five veteran students were forced by her to transport spirit beast excrement for a full five months!

Logically, offending the senior students in her class should have been a bad thing for her, right? But what happened? She casually came up with an innovation on the "gentle breeze and gentle rain" technique!

She added some ice elemental power to the Spring Breeze and Rain spell, which had a cooling effect. After her improvement, the spell would definitely grow exceptionally well whenever such spiritual rain was given to spiritual plants during particularly hot weather.

Junior Sister Nie gave this innovative spell to the five senior brothers and sisters who had competed with her, sparing them from punishment by their mentor. In this way, no matter how angry they were, they couldn't vent their anger.

So, kids these days are getting smarter and smarter.

Alas! It's true what they say, the new generation surpasses the old; we old-timers are all going to die on the beach!

Xin Li recounted the whole story in a long and detailed manner, her voice rising and falling with the flair of a storyteller. She even added a concluding remark at the end, instantly silencing the students in the classroom, who were all captivated by her.

Ah Chen couldn't help but sigh: You really can't judge a book by its cover! He thought yesterday that this Senior Sister Xinli was a well-behaved and quiet girl, but he never expected her to have such abilities.

What surprised him even more was that the seemingly simple-minded Nie Xiaoxiao actually had the ability to manipulate people's hearts and play the old students of the planting department with ease.

This is truly terrifying to think about!

Now that he's been targeted by such a young lady, will he have a good life in the future?

He was filled with regret at this moment. If he had known that Nie Xiaoxiao was like this, he shouldn't have returned the favor by sending her a box of cookies, and he certainly shouldn't have accepted her flower cakes.

He now hopes that she can continue to thrive in the planting department. He hopes that she can maintain her top three position in next month's monthly exam. If that doesn't work, he will have to give up on the top three and move away from Shangqingyuan. That way, she will stop bothering him.