At least Xu Ling, Kao Pu, and Fei Er, who were present, understood her meaning immediately.
Coincidentally, this is exactly what they wanted to achieve!
Therefore, even though she had already seen through April, Xu Ling pretended not to know and asked, "Is there a problem?"
"No, no!" April shook her head vigorously, then looked at her with bright eyes, "Then...would you like to find a teacher?"
April waited expectantly for Xu Ling's answer, but under her gaze, Xu Ling frowned and seemed somewhat unwilling.
Of course, deep down, April's words were exactly what Xu Ling wanted to hear, and she was absolutely willing.
However, you must not show too much joy, lest you give yourself away.
So Xu Ling politely declined, "Maybe we shouldn't?"
It was tactful enough; April cleverly understood that there was room for negotiation!
She couldn't help but ask, "Xu Ling, why are you unwilling?"
However, before Xu Ling could give an answer, she immediately began to eloquently describe the good qualities of her teacher.
"Our teacher is currently the strongest witch in the academy! No matter what you're interested in, she has expertise in it and can teach you!"
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"Moreover, she's very responsible towards her students! Like me, you see!"
April suddenly stood up. Gone was the timid and awkward girl she had been when she first met a stranger; she confidently twirled around in front of Xu Ling.
"Look!" Her voice was somewhat high-pitched, "I dare to live alone in this dangerous place and have always been safe and sound, all thanks to the invisibility cloak that my teacher specially found for me!"
As she spoke, April took out the invisibility cloak that she had carefully put away earlier, her face showing undisguised emotion, "My teacher is so kind to me!"
Realizing she had gone off-topic, she immediately pulled her wandering thoughts back and focused her gaze on Xu Ling, saying with utmost seriousness, "Now that you've become my student, I'll treat you very well too!"
Xu Ling: ...Silly child, have you forgotten why you live in this dangerous place in the first place?
April's demeanor was exactly the same as the pyramid scheme leaders that Xu Ling had heard about before!
Normally, Xu Ling would have scoffed at this, not to mention believing it!
But now, reality is stronger than people, and she is relying on this to smoothly enter Phil Academy!
Although she felt somewhat resistant to April's words, she forced herself to act as if she had already accepted the offer and said the insincere words, "Wow, if the teacher is so amazing, would she... like me?"
Xu Ling's face showed obvious worry, and she murmured softly, "After all, I don't know anything."
“It’s okay if I don’t know!” April waved her hand dismissively, feeling it wasn’t a problem at all. “I didn’t know anything either before I met my teacher!”
If you know everything, why would you need a teacher?
Although she didn't say it aloud, the expression on her face completely revealed what was on her mind!
Xu Ling continued to pretend she hadn't noticed, and instead clapped her hands in delight at what she had just said, "Really? That's wonderful!"
"Yes, of course it's true!"
April was eager to introduce Xu Ling to the teacher, and an idea immediately popped into her head. "Um... Xu Ling, would you like to come with me to see the teacher tomorrow? Perfect timing, I've already completed half of the task the teacher assigned me, and I was just planning to report on it tomorrow!"
Xu Ling could tell at a glance that she was lying; April had deliberately taken her to see the teacher!
However, it doesn't matter, she can't wait to get into Phil Academy!
"Sure! But, as an outsider, will I bother you?" she asked worriedly.
April shook her head violently, "No, no!"
Seeing this, Xu Ling immediately gave a sincere smile, "Alright!"
And just like that, the question of "how to infiltrate Phil Academy in a legitimate way," which should have been their biggest headache, was easily solved in less than a night after they landed!
After settling in, Xu Ling lay down on the bed that April had specially vacated for her and tried her best to close her eyes.
However, perhaps because things were going too smoothly, or perhaps because she was about to enter Phil Academy the next day and get closer to Ruth, Xu Ling's emotions were unusually turbulent and she couldn't calm down for a long time.
Of course, along with the excitement came a bit of guilt, an apology that was hard to express for her shameless deception of the naive witch without batting an eye.
There was no way around it; April was too naive, and being deceived put her under inexplicable pressure!
Fortunately, it's only once... I guess so, right?
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The next day, when it was broad daylight, April and Xu Ling were already halfway to Phil Academy.
Accompanying them were Abao and Kaopu.
As for Fei'er, he did not go along.
After all, to be honest, the Moonlight Silver Wolf's body was simply too large. Even though they were in the deep mountains and forests, Fei'er was still a very conspicuous presence.
Of course, if you really want Fei Er to come along, you can just have him transform into human form and walk around!
However, judging from the current situation, Xu Ling feels that there is no need for this at all.
It's just a visit to April's teacher, not some dangerous place. There's really no need to be so alarmed.
And so, Fei'er was left behind.
The sun overhead grew increasingly intense, and the temperature had risen sharply without anyone noticing. Fortunately, Xu Ling and her companions were walking in the forest, where the shady trees provided ample shade, making it less hot to walk beneath them.
However, despite this, after climbing another small steep slope, Xu Ling once again felt she couldn't take it anymore and asked to start her tenth rest of the day.
"Lily, take a... a little rest!"
Before she could even check if there was anywhere to sit, Xu Ling plopped down on the ground, panting heavily without any regard for her image, halfway through her sentence.
There was no other way; this was the first time in over a hundred years that she had ever crossed mountains and valleys purely by physical strength!
I've never been this tired before!
Sigh—but you can't blame anyone else for this at all; it's just that the image she created yesterday was too successful.
As a result, April actually believed it to be true, thinking that she was a helpless...chosen witch.
Xu Ling couldn't help but sigh inwardly. At the same time, she took the opportunity to take a few more deep breaths. April, who hadn't expressed any opinion on her suggestions in the previous nine times, couldn't help but look at the sky and purse her lips tightly.
April felt an inexplicable urgency.
If I keep resting like this, I'll miss the time I made with the teacher!
However, despite being extremely anxious, out of habit, when faced with Xu Ling's face, April mustered her courage and opened her mouth several times, but still couldn't utter a single word.
Finally, Xu Ling realized that resting like this wasn't going to work, so she took a couple more breaths and then gritted her teeth and stood up.
She vowed that no matter how difficult the road ahead might be, she would not rest!
Seeing her take the initiative to walk forward, April followed, feeling a sense of relief.
However, we still need to hurry on our way!
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