I dug up the magical girl's corpse.

Chapter 81 Magnolia

"This is your Aunt Li," Chen Mu introduced. "She is a senior magical girl and currently serves as a mentor at the Magic Academy."

"She should be called 'older sister' no matter what, both in appearance and seniority."

The magical girl protested as she stood up from the sofa, but with a smile on her face, she walked over and shook hands with Lin Yongxi:

"My code name in the Demon Academy is [Magnolia]."

"Ah, hello."

Lin Yongxi nodded hastily in return, and said very politely, "Hello, Sister Yulan, my name is Lin Yongxi, and I don't have my own code name yet."

"I've heard of you. I get along well with your sister, but I have nothing to say to this jerk."

Yulan was all smiles and looked very friendly. She had beautiful long wavy hair, and even though she was wearing a work uniform, her beauty was still undeniable.

Although she and Chen Mu seemed to be bickering from the start, it wasn't hard to tell from their tone that their relationship wasn't as bad as they claimed.

"I never thought you'd become a mentor to magical girls. Life is truly unpredictable. But I do acknowledge that you were able to teach that Momo a lesson."

"You can't call it a lesson; she walked right into it herself."

Chen Mu didn't intend to say too much about this topic.

In his eyes, Miss Magnolia was just an ordinary colleague and friend. They would chat for a bit when they met, but nothing more. He was actually quite popular in the Magic Academy. Apart from people like Kapok who were always looking for trouble with him, there were also quite a few magical girls who were on good terms with him.

However, after Lin Chaojing passed away and he was dismissed from the Demon Academy, none of these friends came to see him.

Chen Mu expressed his understanding, saying that everyone is an adult and has no obligation to demand that others help them to the end, and it would be awkward if the other party came to offer condolences and there was a sense of disappointment.

Only when you yourself return to the same level and rejoin this circle will this friendship have any value in being maintained.

Moreover, the main reason he came to see her this time was to express his gratitude:

"Thank you so much. If you hadn't helped us out of that predicament, we would have been completely surrounded by those reporters."

Chen Mu asked Lin Yongxi to sit on the sofa as well, while he skillfully took tea bags from the lounge, brewed two cups of tea, and gave Lin Yongxi a can of iced beverage.

The one who was making a lot of noise behind us, deliberately trying to attract the reporters' attention, is this [Yulan], and there should be another one of her students.

"You're thanking me with free tea bags?"

Yulan laughed, but still politely took a sip: "But you don't need to thank me. We were actually arguing, it wasn't an act."

"Um?"

Lin Yongxi had just taken a sip of her carbonated drink when her eyes couldn't help but dart around.

She was just observing from the sidelines, but after hearing this, she became interested.

"There are students who argue with their advisors? Judging from what they just said, it seems to be related to the competition plans?"

"Your student is also participating in the beginner group this year? Didn't you take on apprentices last year?"

Fortunately, her brother-in-law became the perfect mouth double, and just then asked the question that Lin Yongxi was curious about.

Upon hearing this question, Yulan smiled and didn't shy away from the topic: "Xiaoyao is indeed my apprentice from last year, but I didn't let her participate in last year's competition because she wasn't confident of winning the championship last year. So I deliberately let her settle down for a year before registering for the competition this year. She's been holding back a lot of anger."

"This will work?"

Lin Yongxi couldn't help but say it aloud.

"Why not?" Chen Mu said calmly, as if he was used to it: "According to the rules, as long as they are still at the [Seed] level, every contestant participating for the first time has one chance to participate in the beginner group competition. So some people deliberately hold back their level, bringing themselves to their peak condition before participating to guarantee victory. This is standard practice."

Why didn't you say so sooner... Lin Yongxi managed to swallow back these muttered words.

She thought that everyone else had been in seclusion for a year, and their magic level had improved to an unknown extent, while she had only been a magical girl for a little over a month!

To put it in the words of a novel, I'm only at the early stage of Qi Refining, while my opponent has already reached the peak of Qi Refining. How can we compare?

However, her little scheme did not escape Chen Mu's notice, and he whispered:

"Do we have the time to let things settle down?"

"Uh, that's true."

Lin Yongxi had nothing to say.

She then realized with embarrassment that she was the one who insisted on winning the championship within the summer vacation, and she was the one who was forced into it. In addition, her brother-in-law was also eager to investigate her sister's death and could not delay for another year. Therefore, this hasty participation was actually their own fault, and they had no choice but to face the difficulties.

"Good to know." Chen Mu turned around.

This interaction was observed by Yulan across the way, who smiled with narrowed eyes:

"You two have a really good relationship."

"How did you come to this conclusion?"

Chen Mu frowned.

"You don't know how lucky you are. If I had such a well-behaved student who never talks back, I would be burning incense in gratitude."

Yulan shook her head and took another sip of tea: "Xiaoyao is indeed a good student. She has good talent and practices diligently. I don't have to worry much about her either in practical combat or theoretical knowledge. But the biggest problem is her mentality. She's too immature, still like a child. Luckily, she's my only student, otherwise I'd really be shortening my lifespan..."

They are children, after all. Teenagers of this age are at the peak of their rebellious phase.

Chen Mu thought back for a moment and estimated that the magical girl opposite the magnolia tree he had just looked back at was only about 15 or 16 years old.

He said, "So you guys were really arguing there, why?"

"Of course it's really noisy, and it's happened more than once."

Yulan sighed, looking helpless, and said, "Before the competition started, I had already prepared a detailed plan for each match for her, including what moves to use in the round of 16 and the round of 8. I wrote it all down. As long as she followed my instructions, she would definitely win the championship. But she completely ignored me and insisted on doing things her own way..."

Chen Mu fell silent.

He finally realized what the strange atmosphere in the conversation was; he had always felt something was off, and now he understood.

Isn't this just like when two mothers meet, they exchanging pleasantries and blaming each other for not trying hard enough, while secretly praising and showing off their children?

Chen Mu had never been a parent and had no such experience, so it took him a while to realize what was happening.

He didn't play those games and asked directly:

"Oh? So you're so sure your students will win this competition?"

He couldn't believe that someone could still have such confidence even after reading Lin Yongxi's "Fleeting Light." Even a magical girl who had spent an extra year in contemplation wouldn't be this confident.

"certainly."

At this moment, Yulan finally revealed her confident fangs and said with a smile.

Just as she put down her teacup, the door to the lounge opened, and a young girl walked in.

It was Yulan's student, that confident girl who held her head high and walked with a swagger.

"Haha, I'm back, all done!"

If you think about it carefully, she had only been on the field for a short time, yet the game was already over.

"Chen Mu, although we have a good relationship, I'm quite surprised that you were able to find the sister of [Dawn] and possess such powerful magic."

Yulan continued to stare at Chen Mu and said, "However, I regret to say that even so, I am still certain that we will win the championship this year."