Chapter 73, Chapter 9: The Magical Maid
An eerie silence fell over the hall; even breathing could be heard clearly.
Yu Wanwan hid behind Xu Qingzhou and secretly threw away the powder, even stomping on it a few times in an attempt to destroy the evidence.
"This piece of junk is of such poor quality..."
She had tried her best to control it, but she still overestimated the potential of magic in this world.
Yu Wanwan felt a headache coming on the moment she met the gleaming eyes of the nine elders.
She muttered softly, which the elders didn't hear, but Xu Qingzhou heard it clearly.
A faint smile flickered in his eyes as he stood patiently in front of her, shielding her completely.
"By the God of Light!"
Elder Yad's beard twitched with excitement as he craned his neck to look at the girl hidden behind the priest's wide white robe.
"Vell, could you touch the spare magic stone one more time? Just once!"
He spoke in a tone as if coaxing a child, afraid that Yu Wanwan would become impatient.
Elder Fina had already gathered around with three testing stones of different materials, demonstrating exceptional efficiency.
The other elders were a step behind, looking at her with slight regret but also with great anticipation.
"This one is made of crystal from the snow mountain, its strength is much better than the previous one, and this one, it contains dragon blood, and this one..."
Elder Fina became more and more excited as she spoke. Although she was extremely excited, she still restrained her tone, which made her seem very strange.
Yu Wanwan scratched Xu Qingzhou's hand behind his back. Xu Qingzhou subconsciously grabbed the mischievous hand and glanced at her slightly.
She didn't struggle, but just scratched his palm gently, like a kitten, with a hint of resentment in her eyes.
For no apparent reason, Xu Qingzhou understood what she meant.
He suppressed a laugh, coughed softly, cleared his throat, and his clear, spring-like voice slowly rang out, interrupting Elder Fina.
"Alright, you've scared Vie."
He had barely finished speaking when he felt a light pinch on his lower back.
Xu Qingzhou pursed her lips, a smile playing on her lips.
"According to temple tradition, the discovery of a person with exceptional talent should be..."
"Teached personally by the priest!"
Before he could finish speaking, the nine elders chimed in unison.
Xu Qingzhou nodded in satisfaction.
"so……"
Unfortunately, he didn't get to finish speaking. Elder Fina, who had just been interrupted, unusually lost her manners and pretended not to hear him, speaking even faster than he did.
"High Priest, we just want to further confirm Vera's talent, and we absolutely have no intention of taking her away from you!"
The other elders nodded in agreement, including the most serious and earnest Discipline Elder.
Xu Qingzhou choked up, speechless for a moment.
Yu Wanwan was left speechless, both amused and exasperated. With a sigh, she stepped out from behind Xu Qingzhou.
How would you like to test it?
She glanced at the three magic stones in Elder Fina's hand and pressed her temples.
"These magic stones probably still won't produce the results you want."
His tone was gentle, without a trace of arrogance, yet the words he uttered were excessively arrogant.
Xu Qingzhou looked somewhat helpless as he stepped forward and touched her hair.
"In that case, why don't we just go to the Elemental Tower?"
The nine elders were taken aback.
"But the Elemental Tower...only mages at the Archmage level can go there..."
The Elemental Tower is extremely dangerous. Without reaching the level of a Magister, one will only be torn apart by the pure elements intertwined within.
"Priest, this is too risky!"
Xu Qingzhou looked down at her, a smile playing on his lips.
"You can do it, right?"
Yu Wanwan blinked, took a step back, and shook her head with a smile.
"No, I can't do it!"
Judging from the elders' reactions, you could tell that this so-called Elemental Tower was no good.
She's not going to cause trouble for herself!
Xu Qingzhou pretended not to hear, took her hand, and with a slight sway, the two disappeared from the hall.
"Okay, if you can do it, then it's decided!"
"..."
"Holy crap, Xu Qingzhou, are you toxic? Didn't you hear me say I can't do it?!"
In the hall, the nine elders looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Xu Qingzhou?"
Elder Yad awkwardly repeated the three incredibly difficult-to-pronounce words.
"Who is this? Do you know?"
Everyone's eyes were filled with doubt and confusion.
Elder Fina took a breath and turned to leave.
"Oh, God of Light, is this the time to talk about this? The urgent matter is to stop the priest from acting rashly!"
The others realized what was happening and quickly ran out as well, temporarily putting the matter out of their minds.
Outside the Elemental Tower, Xu Qingzhou pinned Yu Wanwan against the wall, his slender fingers gripping her chin with a light touch, yet leaving her no room to break free.
"You just now..."
He lowered his eyes, the feigned purity and holiness he had put on to fit the priestess's image vanished completely, revealing the restrained sharpness she was familiar with, his gaze fixed on her face, not missing a single expression.
"What did you call me?"
Her voice remained ethereal and otherworldly, yet it carried an undeniable air of authority.
He said the mission objective was wrong!
He finally caught me red-handed!
Um?
Why "finally"?
Yu Wanwan's heart skipped a beat.
broken!
He got used to calling it that and for a moment forgot that this was the Western world; his body had simply changed its name.
Yu Wanwan maintained her smile and lied without changing her expression.
Did I just speak?
Her tone was languid, with her usual smile.
"Priest, you must have misheard me."
Xu Qingzhou narrowed his eyes and suddenly chuckled. Yu Wanwan had a bad feeling.
The next instant, he raised his hand and made a sweeping motion in the air, and pure white light elements seeped from his fingertips, drawing a mirror made of condensed elements.
The image in the mirror was the moment she called him Xu Qingzhou.
He gently scratched the soft flesh on her chin, like scratching a kitten, his heart pounding exceptionally fast, and his whole being regained its gentle and holy quality.
"Have you forgotten that the Archmage has a spell that can rewind time?"
"..."
Damn it!
She really forgot!
Guoguo, what are we going to do?! We've messed up!
[The person you called, Guoguo, is not online. Please take care of yourself!]
Yu Wanwan was about to stop laughing.
She gritted her teeth, suddenly raised her hand and unleashed an elemental attack, shattering the elemental mirror.
Before he could react, she turned and dashed into the elemental tower.
"Oh, it seems that the priest's magic is not very good. He has actually recalled a scene that did not happen. You should go back and practice your magic!"
Staring at her disappearing figure in the elemental tower, Xu Qingzhou didn't chase after her, but just stood there motionless.
After a long while, he slowly raised his hand and touched his chest, where his heart was beating exceptionally fast, filled with excitement, joy, and exhilaration.
There was also a sense of satisfaction that was hard to explain.
These emotions, intertwined and mixed together, made his hands tremble.
"Priestess! Where is Violet?"
Xu Qingzhou calmly lowered his hand, the emotions that had been lingering in his eyes quickly fading away, replaced by a clean and clear expression.
"They've already gone inside."
"What?!"
"Priest, you..."
Xu Qingzhou raised his hand to stop the elders from talking at once.
“Elder Yad, I know what I’m doing.”
Elder Yad remained silent for a long time before giving the Elemental Tower a standard, respectful bow.
"By the God of Light, High Priest, I hope you truly know!"
Yu Wanwan had already gone inside, and it was too late for them to stop her. What could they do but accept it and pray that the child would come out safely?
The elders didn't leave either; they stayed outside the Elemental Tower and waited with Xu Qingzhou.
Outside the tower, the first floor was illuminated with a faint green light.
That's the elemental color belonging to those who challenge the tower. When it lights up, it means that the challenger has successfully passed that level.
The higher the elevation, the higher the purity of its elements, and the brighter the corresponding color will be.
"Oh! Am I seeing things? Vera has already passed the first level in such a short time?"
Inside the tower, Yu Wanwan was squatting at the entrance to the second floor, studying the inscriptions on it.
【Wanwan, are these inscriptions very advanced?】
Yu Wanwan gave a soft "Ah" and shook her head.
No.
Why were you watching it so intently?
Yu Wanwan sighed and poked the little green ball of light that was brimming with joy and kept getting closer to her.
These were all formed from wood elements. As soon as she entered the tower, she was almost overwhelmed by these exceptionally enthusiastic elemental orbs.
"We've exposed too much today, let's take a break!"
Let the elders digest this properly.
[...]
Daoguo remained silent for a few seconds.
[I think you've gotten yourself into trouble and don't want to go out and face the male lead, do you?]
Yu Wanwan sneered.
You're overthinking it!
Don't expose the hardships of life, okay?
Okay, fine, if she says no, then no.
Having witnessed the Philosopher's Stone shatter into powder before, they were only slightly surprised when the first level lit up so quickly.
When the second layer lit up, they were excited, but remained composed.
But when the third and fourth levels were lit up one after another within a day, the nine elders were speechless.
They are now beginning to suspect that perhaps no one has been able to challenge the tower for so long that the magic array inside the elemental tower has broken down!
Whitebeard was the first to disagree with this speculation.
“Yad, don’t talk nonsense! I check the elemental tower’s magic array every day, and I swear in the name of the God of Light! The magic array is absolutely intact!”
"Alright, alright, we were just too surprised, not that your inspection was inadequate!"
While the elders were arguing and discussing, Yu Wanwan was being chased by the ancient tree spirits on the fifth floor.
Oh, it wasn't an attack; it was that the old tree spirit insisted on showing her his treasured thousand-year-old pine cones.
"This was touched by the Elf King!"
The tree spirit proudly held up the moldy pine cone, which covered her in dust.
Yu Wanwan covered her mouth and coughed violently, gritting her teeth.
"Your Elf King has long since perished!"
On the continent today, apart from the human race, all other races have long since perished. What kind of Elf King is there?!
The old tree spirit was stunned, and its branches suddenly withered.
"Yes... the Elven race... was long ago wiped out in the War of the Gods..."
Yu Wanwan showed no sympathy and even breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, the tree spirit's branches started jumping around again in the next second.
"Oh! The scent of plants emanating from you is even purer than that of the Elf King! You must be the incarnation of the Goddess of Nature! Please touch my branch, so that when any wood-type children come in the future, I can tell them that this branch was blessed by the Goddess of Nature!"
Author's note: Just correcting a typo, hehe [hugs]
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