In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar

Countless air currents flowed through his senses, like an invisible net covering the entire Dafengdan Lake area.

He searched in the wind, and soon, he caught a wisp of scent with the quality of moonlight.

Columbia.

"found it."

Wang Yan opened his eyes, clenched his right hand, and gravity twisted in his palm, slowly creating a teleportation portal.

"Come on, I'll take you to see the excitement."

"Hehe, Wang Yan, you're awesome!" Paimon chuckled and was the first to squeeze inside, not even worried that Wang Yan might send her to some hidden corner.

Several people walked into the teleportation portal one by one.

However, when Wang Yan came out through the teleportation portal, he did not find Columbia.

There were a group of bewildered crew members from "Homecoming," as well as cameras, lighting boards, props, and sets set up in various places—and in the very center, an empty space that was clearly the filming location.

"Director Wang Yan?" A crew member recognized him, looking puzzled. "How did you... get here from over there?"

"Uh..." Wang Yan looked at the teleportation portal behind him, then looked around, "Did I come to the wrong place?"

Ying and Paimon also looked bewildered.

Sethella looked left and right, muttering under her breath, "Is this what you mean by watching the excitement?"

Before Wang Yan could even organize his thoughts, another transmission wave suddenly appeared in the center of the filming location.

A moon-white light shone.

Everyone's attention was drawn to it.

Two figures appeared in the light.

To be precise, they were two figures tightly embracing each other.

Colombia closed her eyes, wrapped her arms around Sandonne's neck, buried her face in the hollow of his shoulder, and leaned against Sandonne.

Sandoni held her tightly, his face resting against Colombia's hair, his eyes slightly red.

After being transported away by Colombia, with no outsiders around, Sandonne's emotions erupted, and she hugged the little pigeon tightly, taking the initiative in a big way.

So, even now, she is still immersed in the emotions of the reunion and has not noticed the changes in her surroundings at all.

They didn't notice the photo cameras, the crew members with their mouths agape, or Wang Yan and his group standing to the side, their expressions shifting from blank to excited.

Colombia opened her eyes first: "Sandonie..."

"Shut up." Sandonne still held the little pigeon tightly, feeling its body temperature, and her voice softened. "Shut up. I told you long ago not to send me to weird places."

The little pigeon hesitated a bit, stammering, "But...but..."

Before she could finish speaking...

"Oh! That's amazing! Absolutely amazing!!"

Wiesel jumped out from behind the phonograph and clapped his hands vigorously.

"This is the ending I wanted! The scene I wanted!! Did you see it?! That emotional tension of a long-awaited reunion! That unspoken understanding! My God, this is a divine gift!!"

Charlotte had already raised her camera at some point and snapped several photos in quick succession, her movements fluid and graceful, demonstrating the skill of a professional journalist.

Sandonne's body stiffened.

She slowly raised her head.

What came into view was a phonograph camera, a reflector, a group of dumbfounded crew members, and Wang Yan, Ying, Paimon, and Cecilia waving at her from not far away.

There were also several cameras facing her, their red cameras glaringly bright.

The air has frozen.

Sandoni slowly lowered his head and looked at Colombia, who was still clinging to him.

Columbia tilted her head: "Huh?!!"

Beside her, Furna also looked surprised: "Where did you go? Miss Columbia. How did you disappear from the set in the blink of an eye, and then suddenly... uh, reappear with this lady, and even hug her..."

When Wang Yan teleported over, at least there was a teleportation portal.

Colombia is a place you can go directly to and from.

Sandonne's expression crumbled: "You...you guys...were just...filming..."

“It all happened so suddenly. The phonograph kept running and captured the footage.” Chiori said in a calm tone what Sandonne least wanted to hear.

Then, as if realizing something, Furna exclaimed, "Oh, could this be...?"

The little pigeon proudly introduced, "Yes! She's my best friend. I never thought I'd actually see her again. I'm so happy!"

At least, the little pigeon didn't notice that the kitten was gathering strength behind her.

As she spoke, she turned to look at the kitten: "It seems this film has a happy ending, Sandoni."

"..."

"really!!!!"

Sandonne grabbed Colombia by the shoulder and shook him violently, making his hair all over the place.

"I still think you're really annoying!!"

"Columbia—!!!"

Columbia was rocked back and forth by her, but she wasn't angry at all. She just tilted her head slightly and showed an innocent expression.

...

The fool's attack lasted for quite a while before he was calmed down after being persuaded by Ying and Paimon.

While Ying and Paimon were trying to persuade Sandone, Wang Yan had already walked up to Frinna.

"Ms. Frinna."

"What's wrong, Director Wang Yan?"

Fu Ningna had a pretty good impression of Wang Yan; he was a director, a friend of Ying, and apparently a scholar—all very good labels.

"I have something I'd like to ask you," Wang Yan said with a smile, her tone slightly pleading.

Fu Ningna's expression became more serious, and then she said, "Tell me, if it's something I can help with, then it's easy to say."

Although she hadn't known Wang Yan for very long, she would help him out of respect for Ying.

Well, as long as she doesn't have to face monsters or anything like that, it's fine.

"Well, for some reason, I had a misunderstanding with the Supreme Judge. I'd like to ask if the Supreme Judge has any hobbies, as I'm planning to send him some gifts as an apology."

Upon hearing this, Fu Ningna was immediately shocked: "You and Navelette have some kind of misunderstanding? Director Wang Yan, you haven't broken the law, have you? If you have, turn yourself in as soon as possible!"

"...Don't worry, Ms. Fu Ningna, I've studied most of the laws of Mapleland. If I were to do anything wrong, I would be able to circumvent Mapleland's laws," Wang Yan said helplessly.

If he were to break the law in Fengdan, he would probably catch two crabs, one named "Fu Ni Zhe" and the other "Fu Ni Na".

"That doesn't sound like a nice thing to say," Chiori remarked, having apparently overheard Wang Yan and Fu Ningna's conversation.

“But it’s very useful for the Supreme Court judge, isn’t it?” Wang Yan replied with a smile.

Fufu thought about it seriously for a moment, then nodded: "Indeed, Vilette will push for legal reform, but he may not necessarily investigate what happened before."

“But the Supreme Court will approach this case from a different angle.” Although Chiori is an Inatsume, she has lived in Fudan for a long time and knows Navellet quite well. “He won’t ignore you for doing bad things just because you circumvent the law.”

"So the fact that I'm still standing here means I haven't done anything wrong," Wang Yan shrugged. "I just had a misunderstanding with him, so I wanted to find out the Supreme Judge's preferences and apologize to him."

Furna nodded: "Oh, so you're quite remarkable, Director Wang Yan, to have a misunderstanding with Navellet!"

As she spoke, Furna thought for a moment and said, "That Vilette likes... well, he likes working, he's a workaholic!"

Wang Yan: "..."

Qianzhi: "..."

“Obviously, Ms. Furna, I can’t help him with his work, much less add to it,” Wang Yan said helplessly.

“Oh, I think so.” Furna nodded.

You look a bit silly.

Perhaps a little embarrassed, Furna thought hard for a moment and then said, "Villet also likes Melusin. You can give him some Melusin stickers. You can ask the head nurse for them. The head nurse often gives the Duke stickers."

That actually works.

Xingyi was powerless against Melos.

As a result, Persephone was able to evolve from a dragon lizard into Melusin.

But... Wang Yan wasn't really going to apologize to Vilette!

Besides, does he not like Melusin stickers?

If Wang Yan were to ask the head nurse for the stickers, she would definitely keep them for herself!

“Oh, that sounds like a good idea. Thank you, Ms. Furna,” Wang Yan said gratefully.

Furna waved her hand with a smile: "No need to thank me, no need to thank me. Actually, Vilette is a very nice person. Any misunderstandings can be cleared up by talking them out."

“Yes, Ms. Furna is right.” Wang Yan nodded, then seemed to remember something, “By the way, what does the Supreme Judge dislike? I’ll write it down so I don’t make a mistake later.”

“That’s easy. Vilet doesn’t like greasy and dry things because they lack moisture,” Frinna blurted out.

She needed to think about what Villette liked, but Frynn knew all too well what the other disliked.

As for why I know, that's hard to say.

“Something without moisture… Oh, food, right?” Wang Yan asked.

He vaguely remembered that Villette did indeed dislike dry things.

The main reason is that over time, Wang Yan remembered that the other person liked to drink water, and even said that the water in Inazuma had a unique taste.

Fu Ningna nodded: "Yes, that's right. He always feels uncomfortable when he eats dry, hard food."

If you feel unwell, why would you eat it?

Wang Yan and Qian Zhi subconsciously looked at Fu Ningna with suspicion.

Furna blushed slightly: "What are you doing? I was so naive back then... cough cough, everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Besides, didn't Villette do something wrong? Who told him not to give me a little cake!"

As expected of you, Ms. Frinner!

“Yes, I think so too!” Wang Yan nodded immediately, agreeing with Fu Ningna’s statement, as he thought about what he was going to do.

Navelette didn't like dry food...

What a coincidence!

My Sumeru's specialty food, coconut charcoal cake, is famously dry.

What's even more coincidental is that my master's secret recipe for coconut charcoal cakes is absolutely unparalleled!

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Sending someone something dry and unappetizing might be seen as intentional.

But if I give you something special from my school, doesn't that just show that I'm looking for Yi Zheng?

Thinking of this, Wang Yan couldn't help but reveal a sinister smile.

Nearby, Fu Ningna and Qian Zhi saw Wang Yan's smile and both felt that something was wrong.

This laugh doesn't seem like an apology to Villette; it's more like a desire for revenge.

“Um, Director Wang Yan,” Fu Ningna blurted out instinctively, “Are you sure you want to apologize, not cause trouble?”

Wang Yan snapped out of his daze and put on a gentle smile again: "Of course, I've decided to send Mr. Villette some of the precious delicacies passed down from my sect. These are specialties of our Sumeru, and even the higher-ups of the Church Council might not be able to get their hands on them."

He wasn't lying.

In the entire Order of the Church, there were very few people who could get Eros to make them the ancient secret recipe coconut charcoal cakes.

This is something you can't eat even if you want to.

Whether or not I want to eat... that's not important.