Full-Time Magister: I Have a Crafting Spawn

If you want to compare West Lake to Xi Shi, she is beautiful whether she is lightly or heavily made up.

This line of poetry is enough to illustrate just how captivating the beauty of West Lake truly is.

Compared to other mountains and rivers, West Lake is peaceful, and no demons have emerged from it to wreak havoc on the world, which is extremely rare in human history.

The reason, of course, is that there is a powerful force within West Lake that restrains the demons within its boundaries and protects the peace of Hangzhou.

At this time, Jiang Chuan arrived in Hangzhou.

After filming the recruitment video, he didn't rush to leave, but instead inquired about recent events in Hangzhou.

There has been no news of an outbreak of plague in White Town.

However, judging by the timeline, it should be almost time.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan was walking along the West Lake.

The sunlight slanted down, and a gentle breeze stirred up waves on the lake, sending ripples across the water to the next shore.

Gazing at the deep, dark surface of the lake, Jiang Chuan couldn't sense what lay beneath it.

He had a strange feeling that at the bottom of that unfathomable lake, there was an enormous creature staring at him with its huge vertical pupils.

It was as if the water would rise and burst open at any moment, revealing the enormous creature.

Jiang Chuan shook his head slightly, putting the idea out of his mind.

"Jiang Chuan?" a tentative call rang out.

Turning his head, Jiang Chuan saw a figure he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Teacher Tang Yue."

That's right, that figure is Tang Yue.

"What are you doing here?"

Tang Yue walked over with delight: "After Bocheng, I haven't seen you again. But I know perfectly well what you caused at Pearl Academy. Our country's number one genius mage!"

Jiang Chuan got goosebumps listening to this and quickly told Tang Yue to stop talking. Then he said:

"The school asked me to come to West Lake to film a recruitment video, so I came here."

"Have you finished filming?" Tang Yue asked curiously.

"Filming is finished," Jiang Chuan replied.

Tang Yue nodded, then sighed, feigning sadness, and said, "You didn't even tell your teacher you were coming to Hangzhou. It's no wonder we've become estranged since graduation."

"No, that's not true. I only got the filming assignment from the dean yesterday. I came today because of the tight schedule," Jiang Chuan said.

"Okay, I forgive you."

Tang Yue smiled and said, "Come on, I'll show you around."

The two took a walk around West Lake.

"West Lake is a wonderful place. Places in China more beautiful than West Lake are not as safe; places in China safer than West Lake are not as beautiful. You've chosen the right place to film your recruitment video," Tang Yue said with a smile.

"Yes, West Lake is indeed beautiful," Jiang Chuan replied.

"West Lake also has many love stories..."

Tang Yue enthusiastically recounted the love stories that have taken place in West Lake from ancient times to the present. When she got to the point of being deeply moved, she even cried.

Jiang Chuan stood there, unsure whether to laugh or cry; he had never really felt anything for these love stories.

It would be better to tell exciting magical stories about kings, generals, or totem beasts.

"..."

Suddenly, Jiang Chuan caught a glimpse of something changing in West Lake out of the corner of his eye.

I turned my head away instinctively.

That one glance sent chills down his spine and made his heart pound.

Beneath the deep lake surface, an enormous face had surfaced at some unknown time, with a pair of cold, triangular eyes that shone brightly. This light was not dazzling, but rather exuded an indescribable eeriness and terror!

It just stared at it quietly.

The water surface was not stirred up by its enormous body, as if everything seen before one's eyes was an illusion.

But Jiang Chuan knew this was not an illusion.

The black serpent was looking at him with a hint of hostility.

To be precise, he was looking at Tang Yue, and incidentally at himself!

"What's wrong? Ah!"

Tang Yue noticed that Jiang Chuan hadn't followed, and halfway around, she let out a gasp.

He then anxiously called out to the black serpent at the bottom of the lake, "Why are you out here? Go back!"

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle~~"

A series of large bubbles rose from the bottom of the lake, and Jiang Chuan seemed to see grievance on the face of the black snake.

"Go back quickly, go back quickly, it won't be good if you get seen!" Tang Yue continued to urge.

The black serpent shook its head, exhaled its last bubble, and then disappeared into the black lake bottom.

Tang Yue breathed a long sigh of relief.

We're finally back.

"Teacher, what is that thing?" Jiang Chuan feigned shock.

Tang Yue then remembered that there was another person standing next to her, so she said, "Yes, that's the guardian deity."

"Guardian deity?"

"Well, let me tell you a story."

A look of reminiscence appeared in Tang Yue's eyes:

"My hometown is in a village where you can always see a lake; it's outside Anjie..."

Jiang Chuan listened quietly.

"Don't you have anything you want to ask?" Tang Yue suddenly turned her head, pouting like a little girl.

Jiang Chuan blinked, immediately realizing what he meant, and chimed in, "Outside of Anjie, there must be many demons attacking the village, right?"

Tang Yue smiled with satisfaction: "No demons have attacked the village because we have a guardian deity. With it there, no demons will appear within a ten-mile radius."

"That giant snake just now, it must have been a demon too," Jiang Chuan said.

"Yes and no, it's different from demons."

Following that, Tang Yue taught Jiang Chuan about totem beasts.

"I'll take you somewhere," Tang Yue said.

Jiang Chuan nodded and followed Tang Yue to a corner of West Lake, where they boarded a small boat.

The boat rocked and swayed as it rowed toward the island in the middle of the lake.

Upon arriving at the island in the middle of the lake, they were stopped by a man guarding their identification.

"Tang Yue, are you trying to bring outsiders in?" The man clearly recognized Tang Yue and frowned.

"He's not an outsider," Tang Yue said as she walked over.

The man was taken aback, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two men.

Before Tang Yue could blush, Jiang Chuan took the initiative to say, "I am Teacher Tang's student."

"Oh, students? Well, then we can be considered one of us. Come on in." The man stepped aside and let the two of them in.

Jiang Chuan smiled and followed Tang Yue toward the center of the island in the lake.

It was a courtyard house full of Jiangnan style.

Upon entering, one finds ancient murals adorning the walls of the courtyard.

The story recorded above is the story of Tang Yue's clan protecting the Xuan Snake, and also the history of the Xuan Snake protecting Tang Yue's clan.

Soon, Jiang Chuan spotted the black snake.

And at the very top of the mural, there is a figure in the clouds that is far larger than the black serpent.

Compared to this figure, the black serpent looked like a small earthworm.

Azure Dragon?

"See that? That giant serpent at the bottom of the lake has been guarding this land for a very, very long time. It is the guardian deity of this land," Tang Yue said.

"Mm." Jiang Chuan nodded.

Tang Yue was somewhat surprised that Jiang Chuan accepted the Guardian God so quickly, without a trace of doubt.

"Aren't you surprised that the Magic Association tolerates its existence?"