With unwavering determination and April's silent urging to quicken her pace, Xu Ling finally arrived at the cave on the next mountain next to Phil Academy just as the sun was about to set.
"arrive!"
As April saw the familiar cave entrance come into view, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, we made it before sunset!
But her relief was short-lived. She quickly abandoned her usual practice of simply knocking and quietly announcing her arrival to the cave dwellers, and instead called out loudly, "Teacher! I've arrived!"
Of course, she only shouted it once; she would never do it again.
Fortunately, the single sound was very effective. Just moments after the words were spoken, a slight commotion came from inside the cave, as if in response.
Soon, the noise grew louder and louder, and the cave entrance was opened from the inside.
However, before the door could be opened wide enough for one person to pass through, a dark figure suddenly darted out from inside.
The shadowy figure had a very clear objective and rushed straight towards April without the slightest hesitation.
Upon seeing this, Xu Ling's heart tightened immediately, thinking that the dark figure was going to hurt April. The word "be careful" was about to be uttered subconsciously.
However, before Xu Ling could even utter a warning, April opened her arms to the dark figure.
Although the brim of the cloak obscured much of April's expression, it was clear that she was relaxed.
April was not nervous at all about the approaching shadow; in fact, she was even a little pleased.
Sure enough, her initiative, without any surprise, led the dark figure into her arms. The next second, she affectionately nuzzled the little creature in her embrace with her cheek.
It was at this moment that Xu Ling finally had the chance to see clearly what exactly had run out of the cave.
It turned out to be a black cat, completely black without a single blemish.
Perhaps because he had been waiting anxiously for April in the cave, the black cat now rubbed against April affectionately, completely unaware of the presence of others.
It rubbed against me, complaining slightly, "Why are you only coming now, meow~"
Before April could answer, the cat suddenly seemed to remember something, paused, and a serious look flashed in its eyes. "You haven't run into any danger, have you, meow?"
Black Cat, Blake, felt that his guess was not without merit.
It should be noted that April, as Cersei's beloved disciple, was indeed taught by Cersei to be somewhat rigid. Not only did she never forget how the witch spoke and acted, but she also foolishly obeyed Cersei's words and lived alone in the dangerous deep forest!
Of course, although Cecily regretted her words immediately after saying them, April, who had been severely brainwashed, still fearlessly chose to live alone in the forest.
Even though Cersei's invisibility cloak could indeed avoid a lot of danger, what if...?
This time, April arrived so late; she might have encountered danger!
"I knew it! Cersei shouldn't have let you live alone in the forest! Even if you didn't live with us, you should have stayed in the dorm!"
The more Blake thought about it, the more indignant he became. He didn't notice that his master, Cersei, had come out of the cave and was still babbling about Cersei.
When the cave door opened a little further in, Xu Ling clearly heard a noise and couldn't help but look in that direction.
At that moment, a slender and beautiful woman was leaning against the door of the wide-open cave.
She hadn't done anything; she simply crossed her arms and leaned against the door, yet Xu Ling inexplicably felt what it meant to be incredibly alluring.
Xu Ling's eyes lit up immediately, and admiration poured out in them. Only when the other person seemed to notice her gaze and looked over with a shifty look did she finally reluctantly look away.
His gaze fell on April again, but he couldn't help feeling regretful that he couldn't openly admire the beauty.
Xu Ling still remembers how crazy her classmates were about chasing stars half a year ago. Although she had never been such a fanatical fan of celebrities, she did not refuse to appreciate their stunning good looks.
Blake continued to berate Cersei relentlessly.
At first, Cersei listened without flinching, but as it became increasingly outrageous, Cersei's eyes twitched, and she couldn't take it anymore. She interrupted, "Stop! Black, don't you think you've gone too far?"
Hearing Cecilia's question, Blake was not ashamed, but rather proud, "What's wrong with that?! Little Lily is so young, and you—"
"Stop, stop, stop!" The calm and collected expression completely collapsed when she heard that Blake was about to reveal her dark history. Cecilia, who had been lazily leaning against the door, immediately straightened up, and with a serious expression, flicked her finger and instantly cast a silencing spell.
Immediately, Blake moved his mouth, but no sound came out.
Looking at the black cat who was completely speechless, a hint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes. Then, she slowly walked to April's side, picked up the black cat that April was almost going berserk from her arms, and gently stroked and comforted it.
She asked, "Lily, why didn't you come on time today? Did you encounter any danger?"
April shook her head in denial.
Seeing this, Cersei asked again, "Is that... because of her?"
As she spoke, her gaze finally fell on Xu Ling, and it was obvious that the "she" she was referring to was Xu Ling.
April's gaze then fell on Xu Ling, completely swayed by Blake's incessant chatter. Only then did she remember what the most important thing today was.
“Teacher,” April said, walking towards Xu Ling with a hint of excitement, introducing her to Cersei, “Isn’t this the chosen witch you told me about?!”
She stopped beside Xu Ling. Although she didn't point at Xu Ling openly, her eyes, shining brightly beneath her hood, were comparable to the sunlight, silently telling Cersei what was going on.
Cersei: ...? ? ? ?
Regardless of whether there really is a "chosen witch" here, at this moment, all her doubts are—why are her students so naive and innocent?!
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