Leaving the Three Step Tower.
As soon as Cheng Xiao left the Main Campus, a shadowy figure hidden in the darkness eagerly burrowed into his shadow.
"King, your subordinate has found the residence of the student named Xu Zhaoting and has had soldiers lie in wait."
Bell, who had returned to the shadow, eagerly and respectfully said, seeking merit from the King.
"Well done, Bell. You always make things reassuring," Cheng Xiao said sincerely.
Whether it was assassination or dirty, tiring work, Bell was always the most proactive, rushing to the front.
Bell's learning talent was very strong, always able to do things to the best of his ability.
Even something like investigating intelligence could be done flawlessly, leaving no trace.
"The King is too kind!" Bell said.
"The army is not yet full, and it just so happens that it's a holiday, so we can go look for work," Cheng Xiao said.
"Don't worry, King, I will also take on this task."
"Okay. You've just broken through to Great War General, so go find a few high-quality ones."
"..."
Qing Tian Hunter Agency.
Inside a teahouse combining Chinese and Western elements.
That little loli with twin pigtails sat on a chair behind the counter that was taller than her, like a fixed spawning NPC.
"Ling Ling!" Cheng Xiao sat down on a chair in front of the counter.
Ling Ling looked up at him, then lowered her gaze and went back to fiddling with her notebook.
That cute little face was full of 'unhappiness'.
"Sister Leng Qing called you to class again?" Cheng Xiao instantly saw the reason for her annoyance.
Ling Ling snorted coldly, remaining silent.
Seeing her reaction, Cheng Xiao subconsciously looked towards the Hunter Agency's warehouse.
Sure enough, Leng Qing, wearing an apron, walked out of the warehouse holding two bottles of precious fine wine.
Today, Da Shijie (Senior Female Apprentice) was wearing something looser, which could barely cover her proud figure.
But because of the pink maid apron tied around her waist, it outlined the graceful curves beneath the loose fabric, making her tall and voluptuous.
"Little Junior Brother is back?"
Leng Qing placed a bottle of fine wine on the wine rack.
As for the other bottle, she opened it and poured two cups, pushing one of them in front of Cheng Xiao.
Seeing that there was none for her, Ling Ling wanted to pour herself a cup.
But Leng Qing slapped away her little hand and glared at her, then casually took out a bottle of milk from the back and placed it in front of her.
"Bad sister," Ling Ling pouted unhappily.
Skillfully taking out a straw and inserting it into the milk, she bit onto the straw with her little mouth as if venting her anger, and began to suck with a "gulp gulp" sound.
"Little Junior Brother, your cultivation is progressing very quickly. I remember just a few months ago you had just broken through to Middle-Rank," Leng Qing said with a smile.
Leng Qing is a Super-Order Mage and could easily see through Cheng Xiao's cultivation.
Going from just entering Middle-Rank to breaking through to the late stage of Middle-Rank in just a few months was simply unheard of.
But when it came to Cheng Xiao, Leng Qing wasn't surprised at all.
After all, Cheng Xiao had broken common sense more than once.
Some things that even she, a Super-Order Mage and Deputy Arbiter, found difficult, Cheng Xiao could do with ease.
Cheng Xiao shrugged helplessly, then asked:
"Sister Leng Qing, how is the person I entrusted to you doing?"
Upon hearing this, Leng Qing said:
"You mean that vampire. Her strength is improving very quickly. She is the strongest in terms of bloodline and strength among the blood race of Shanghai in this generation.
"Now her position in the dark Alien Circle is not low. She almost leads the blood race in controlling more than half of the say."
Leng Qing paused and asked curiously:
"Shijie is very curious, how did you train her to be so obedient? Just one sentence from you telling her to listen to me, and she has always done so.
"Even with a considerable amount of say, her attitude is still the same as before. If it were someone else, their wings would probably be hard enough to want to break free from my control."
"I didn't train her, we are simply cooperating," Cheng Xiao explained.
"Other than the elders of the blood race, I can't think of a second reason that would make a blood race so obedient," Leng Qing said, her face full of disbelief:
"You are not a powerful blood race. If you didn't have something on her, how could she be so obedient?"
I'm not a blood race, but I am the Shadow Monarch... Cheng Xiao muttered to himself, interrupting the topic:
"In short, I'll leave it to Sister Leng Qing to cultivate her well for me. If she can become strong enough to control the entire dark Alien Circle, it will be beneficial to all of us."
"Don't worry, you've handled so many troubles for Shijie, I can still give you this much power," Leng Qing nodded.
Then she took out several more commissions and pushed them over, a smile appearing on her cold and enchanting face:
"Then, please also help Shijie finish these things, Little Junior Brother?"
Ling Ling, who had been silent all this time, instantly became anxious:
"Sister! Didn't you say that when Cheng Xiao came back, he would be mine? How can you go back on your word?"
"This is official business, a special situation, it cannot be delayed!" Leng Qing reprimanded.
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"I don't care!" Ling Ling said, frowning her little eyebrows.
Seeing that talking was useless, Leng Qing directly shot a death ray at her sister and applied bloodline suppression.
"He, he is mine." Ling Ling's voice and aura weakened a few points.
"Sister hasn't even used him yet, how can it be the sister's turn?"
"But haven't you already monopolized him for over a year?"
"Say that again and I'll send you to school!"
"Bad sister!"
"..."
Cheng Xiao sipped the fine wine.
Looking at the Leng family sisters who were fighting over him, his face was full of helplessness.
Sometimes, having too much charm and ability doesn't seem to be a good thing either.
At least now he couldn't figure out how to appease his sister while not offending his older sister...
...
Soon, the short two-month holiday passed in a flash.
Before the start of the new semester at Qing Campus, there was a widely spread piece of news.
That was the Main Campus assessment!
Every year in the second half of the semester, the students of Qing Campus would have a crucial Main Campus assessment.
As long as they could meet the assessment standards, they could enter the Main Campus and enjoy more abundant resources.
At the general assembly of Qing Campus.
Dean Xiao stood on the platform and said loudly:
"I am very pleased to see your growth, but your journey is not over.
"It's even no exaggeration to say that Qing Campus is just the beginning of your entry into Mingzhu Academy!
"Today is the assessment that determines whether you enter the Main Campus. All Mages whose cultivation has not reached Middle-Rank are not eligible to participate!"
Dean Xiao was no longer the kind and amiable person he used to be today. He was so strict and terrifying that he was even a little scary, as if he had changed into a different person.
And the words spoken by Dean Xiao deeply pierced the hearts of everyone present.
Main Campus, that was a place only for the strong, and also a gathering place for many prodigies.
And the prerequisite for entering that place was Middle-Rank cultivation!
Just this threshold blocked more than half of the students at Qing Campus.
Soon, those Beginner-Rank students were driven away, and more than half of the space on the playground was vacated.
Dean Xiao glanced around, and that amiable smile reappeared on his face:
"Congratulations, you have obtained the qualification to enter the Main Campus."