One day, Sachiko was about to destroy the scroll that would harm Koran when the poison in her body took effect. The poison had spread throughout her body, and by then it might be too late even if she got the antidote.
Sachiko smiled with relief; at least this way, Xiaolan would be alright.
Unexpectedly, as she was dying, her body underwent a strange change. Her consciousness detached from her poison-filled body and was then absorbed into the scroll.
The body, devoid of its soul and consciousness, loosened its grip, causing the scroll to fall and become wedged into a gap behind the table...
"And so, Sachiko-senpai, were you just locked inside this scroll the whole time?" Qin Jing looked at the scroll in her hand, never expecting it to be such a prop.
Sachiko nodded and continued:
"I tried many times to escape from the sealed scroll, but only when the full moonlight shone into the room through the window could my demonic energy be enhanced, allowing me to squeeze out with all my might."
But only the spirit went out; its consciousness remained sealed inside. I could only watch as the spirit drifted aimlessly outside until the moonlight disappeared and it was sealed back into the scroll.
"I see, so it was a seal. The night Xiaojing saw the ghost floating around was a full moon." Seba's ahoge perked up, and he suddenly realized.
"Seba, aren't you scared?" the whale asked, looking at Seba who had run out.
“As long as I know Sachiko isn’t a ghost, then I’m not afraid,” Seba said, holding a curry stick in her hand, unafraid of any enemy.
"Thank you so much, Qin Jing and Youyou. If it weren't for you, I might have been trapped inside for who knows how much longer," Xingzi said, bowing deeply.
"No, Senior Sachiko, please don't do this." Qin Jing tried to help her up, but her hand couldn't reach her; it was as if the air passed right through her.
"Okay, okay, it's all over now, all the pain has flown away." Youyou tiptoed and patted Xingzi's head to comfort her. Unlike Qin Jing, her pink little hand didn't pass through, but touched the solid object.
"Thank you..." Sachiko said with a smile to Yuyu, who seemed very friendly to her.
Section 107, Chapter 41: The Academy Searches for the Wind Spirit
In the living room, Sachiko held Yuyu's little hand, as if she saw the shadow of her old best friend in this innocent, kind-hearted little fairy.
Yoyo laughed heartily, shaking Sachiko's hand up and down as if welcoming the new elf companion.
Seeing this, Whale asked curiously, "Why were you able to run into Sachiko, Yoyo?"
"As long as there is no suspicion between us, and we have goodwill towards each other, and our hearts are connected, then we can touch each other, and nothing can separate us! Hmm! Just like Xiaojing, you were able to meet Youyou!" Youyou raised her hands and said with a cheerful laugh.
"No, the reason I was able to meet you, Youyou, is because you already have a physical form, okay? Even before you took human form, it was the same." Qin Jing recalled how Youyou floated around when she was still a snow doll. Back then, she could hug Youyou and Youyou licked her fingers and rubbed her face against her.
"Huh? But Xiaojing and Youyou are in sync, right?" Youyou blinked, tilted her head, and asked, "Then Xiaojing, do you know what I want most right now?"
“Stare…” Youyou stared back at Qin Jing’s black eyes with her icy blue pupils.
Seeing Youyou's adorable and earnest expression, Qin Jing laughed and said, "I know, I know. I'll go get you Häagen-Dazs now. Blueberry flavor, okay?"
"Mmm! I love the blueberry flavor the most." Youyou nodded with a smile, and sure enough, her understanding with Xiaojing was second to none.
"Ugh... I'm so envious, so jealous." The whale bit its thumb as it saw this.
Qin Jing handed the blueberry ice cream to Youyou and also gave one to Seba, otherwise the child's dimensional stomach would feel hungry just from seeing others eating.
"Thank you, Xiaojing." Seba took the ice cream and started eating it.
"Delicious!" Youyou exclaimed after taking a spoonful.
At this moment, the whale raised its hand and said, "Xiao Jing! Xiao Jing! Guess what I want to eat right now?"
"Sashimi? As for salmon, we still have some in the fridge," Qin Jing asked, puzzled.
"No...it's you, Xiao Jing," Whale said shyly, covering her face. "But I'd rather Xiao Jing eat me, oh dear. You lecherous Xiao Jing~!"
"..." Qin Jing turned her head away.
He looked at the senior student on the sofa, who seemed to be floating or sitting, and asked, "Sachiko-senpai, why were you so excited to go out earlier?"
“I have an important friend, Xiao Lan, the wind sprite. I need to check with my own eyes to make sure she is safe.”
Sachiko said sadly, "I just didn't expect that twelve years would have passed since I came out of the seal. I want to go see that child now. I wonder if she has already left school, and if she is doing well?"
"Xiao Jing, please help Xingzi." Youyou tugged at Qin Jing and pleaded.
“Yes, that’s what I think too. Sachiko-senpai! For the sake of being human, I promise I will help you find that dear friend,” Qin Jing said.
"Thank you, Shizuka!" Sachiko said gratefully.
“But it’s really troublesome if we can’t even get out of the door now,” the whale said.
"It's alright, if it's because of this scroll, I can just take it with me." Qin Jing picked up the scroll and looked at Xingzi, asking, "Senior, would you like to try it?"
"Of course! I'm willing to do anything to see Xiaolan!" Sachiko answered decisively, and without hesitation, she flew into the scroll that had sealed her for twelve years.
"I understand, let's give it a try!" Qin Jing fully understood the other party's awareness, picked up the scroll, and went outside to conduct the experiment.
Qin Jing walked out of the house without incident. This time, the scroll did not light up, nor did any barrier such as lightning appear.
"It's a success! Sachiko is out!" Yu-Yu cheered happily.
Sachiko-senpai flew out of the scroll. She floated in the air, gazing at the starry sky, remaining silent for a long time. Her back view appeared lonely. Was the being she longed for also gazing at the same starry sky?
The next morning, Qin Jing took Xingzi, her senior, to help her find her old best friend.
"Xiaojing, where should we start looking?" Senior Xingzi asked, her voice trembling with emotion.
"Don't worry, senior. At this time, we need to find someone who is well-informed to help us." Qin Jing took out her phone and made a call.
"Hello, this is Wenwen. Would you like to subscribe to a newspaper?" the voice on the other end of the phone said.
"No need," Qin Jing said.
"Is that so? Goodbye then." The person on the other end of the phone was about to hang up.
"Wait a minute, Wenwen, there's something I need your help with."
"Okay, I understand. I'll look into it, but as payment, please make sure the person involved agrees to an interview after this is done."
Sachiko-senpai, who was floating to the side, nodded.
"They've agreed, so let me know as soon as you've found out," Qin Jing said.
"Great! Leave it to me, famous reporter Wenwen! This is a major event where humans turn into elves, this news is sure to be a hit! Wenwen's news is going to be a bestseller!" Wenwen said excitedly.
"Then I'll leave it to you..." Qin Jing hung up the phone. Although he felt that it would be better to publish this kind of news in the news department's major newspaper, he decided not to say anything, since he figured the other party wouldn't listen anyway.
"She's not qualified as a reporter for the Heavenly Dog, but she's amazing as a gossip. Let's wait for her, senior."
“Yes, Tengu’s words are always reliable. Thank you, Shizuka,” Sachiko said.
"Senior Xingzi, are you feeling any discomfort with your body right now?" Qin Jing asked.
“No, I actually quite like this body. I won’t feel cold or hungry, I won’t be touched, and I don’t have to worry about being asked to do anything,” Sachiko said with a smile.
But Qin Jing always felt that her smile was somewhat desolate.
A little while later, the phone rang.
"Hey, have you found Wenwen yet?" Qin Jing asked, picking up her phone.
"Ah, found it. Xiao Lan, the wind spirit, is a third-year student in the middle school district, but..." Wenwen hesitated.
"But what?" Qin Jing asked doubtfully.
"Don't leave yet! Wait for me. I'll fly over to you right now. We need to talk about these things face to face," Wenwen said urgently.
"Hello..." Before Qin Jing could ask any more questions, she heard a whooshing sound coming from the phone, and then the call ended.
But upon hearing the news from her friend, Sachiko could no longer contain her excitement.
"Xiao Jing, hurry up! Hurry! Xiao Lan is in the middle school district, I have to go see her quickly." Xingzi said excitedly as she flew forward through the air. If Qin Jing didn't follow, she would be electrocuted by the scroll again like last night.
"I understand, Sachiko-senpai, calm down! Let's take the cat cart there!" Qin Jing had no choice but to say this.
"How nostalgic! Ah! That sycamore tree! It's grown so big now. Although I feel like I've only slept for a few months, twelve years have indeed passed outside." Sachiko sighed with a mix of excitement and loneliness.
Upon arriving at the middle school district, Sachiko was delighted to see the familiar yet newly changed school grounds. She was especially excited to see the sycamore tree, talking incessantly about it.
Perhaps it's because she has many fond memories of that place.
"Xiao Lan and I used to have lunch here every day. Although Xiao Lan is an elf and doesn't eat much, we would sit there and chat. Those were really happy times."
On the windowsill of a teaching building, a girl with long blue hair was resting her chin on her hand, gazing at the large sycamore trees on the green lawn, feeling a sense of familiarity that she couldn't quite put her finger on.
This is a wind spirit, a beautiful girl with a pair of crystal-clear wings like a bluebird.
She's a third-year student at this academy, and she's already capable of passing the graduation exams, but she hasn't made any plans to leave the school or pursue further studies. In fact, she's been agonizing over whether to leave lately, but... it seems she's waiting for someone here...
Under the sycamore tree, the blue-haired girl saw the long-haired black-haired female elf suddenly fly over and float around, and felt that she was somewhat familiar...
Meanwhile, Sachiko, who was floating in the air, also sensed a gaze. Following the direction, she saw a blue-haired girl sitting by the window with her head sticking out. Her face immediately lit up with surprise.
Section 108, Chapter 42: The Memory of the Wind Spirit
"Xiao Lan!" Sachiko exclaimed excitedly when she saw the blue-haired girl and flew towards the school building.
"Wait for me, senior!" Qin Jing tried to call out to her, but the other person was flying faster and faster with an air of recklessness. In order to avoid a tragedy like last night, Qin Jing could only run quickly and chase after her.
Sachiko flew to the windowsill where the blue-haired girl was, and seeing the wind spirit sitting alone by the window, she pounced on her, tears welling in her eyes, and cried out, "Akira..."
The wind spirit by the window looked at the dark spirit flying towards it and asked in confusion, "Who are you?"
"Huh?" Sachiko, who had pounced on him, was stunned. She rushed out but missed the wind spirit Xiaolan and ended up in the classroom.
"What happened? Xiao Lan, don't joke around, it's me." Sachiko floated sadly in front of the wind spirit and asked.
"You've mistaken me for another elf, haven't you? Are you new here? This is the first time I've ever seen a dark elf," the girl with long blue hair asked curiously.
"I'm sorry... for making you wait so long, Xiaolan. But please, don't pretend you don't know me." Sachiko said sadly, reaching out again and again to grasp the elf girl in front of her, but her hand always passed right through her.
“I really haven’t seen you before.” The wind sprite shook its head.
"I'm Sachiko..."
The colors in the eyes and the features of the wind sprite girl before her were those of her dearest friend from her memories, but she could no longer see the intimacy and trust of the past in her eyes; it was as if she were looking at a stranger.
"Sachiko? You have the same name as the human I'm waiting for, but I can't remember what she looks like anymore." The wind spirit smiled, as if reminiscing or feeling sentimental.
"Don't you remember? What happened?" Sachiko asked, her eyes wide with grief.
Twelve years is an incredibly long time for humans, and it is also a long time for the elves who are waiting for them.
Outside the classroom, Qin Jing and Wenwen, who had rushed over, were leaning against the wall, their expressions somewhat gloomy. Wenwen came over and said what she hadn't been able to explain clearly on the phone before.
"Wenwen, are you saying that the wind spirit died once?" Qin Jing asked in surprise.
“Yes, just three years ago, the wind spirit Xiao Lan was found in the human dormitory building, where she spontaneously returned to nature after learning about life. The news department still has records of that time,” Wenwen said in a deep voice.
Now Wenwen and Qin Jing were standing outside the door, looking at the scene inside, and they really didn't know what to do. In the end, Xingzi floated back into the scroll with a disappointed look on her face.
"Senior..." Qin Jing wanted to comfort her, but didn't know what to say.
"Let me stay in there by myself for a while," Sachiko said dejectedly, and crawled back into the scroll.
“That’s fine, but… we have to find out what happened back then. Wenwen, is there any mention in the files of a teacher who knows the inside story?” Qin Jing asked the well-informed tengu girl.
Wenwen replied, "Yes! The school's health teacher! The great demon 'Bian Que'!"
"I understand!" Qin Jing replied, and then walked outside.
"Huh? Boss Qin Jing, you don't mean you're planning to go there, do you?" Wenwen asked in surprise.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Qin Jing asked, puzzled.
"The teachers there are really scary," Wenwen said, her face showing fear as if she had just remembered something terrifying.
"It's alright! I've met Teacher Bian Que before! He's a very good teacher." Qin Jing shook her hand and walked forward.
So Qin Jing went to the infirmary to find Bian Que, but saw a tall man in a white coat with long black hair. His body was slender but hunched over. The man had a very long neck, as if it had no bones. He turned his head back and stared at Qin Jing. It looked very strange.
"Ah, Xiaojing, what brings you here? Are you alright?" The other person seemed to recognize Qin Jing and said with a gentle smile.
"Hello, teacher, I'm here to see Master Bian Que." Qin Jing felt that the other person's aura was very strange, as if something evil was hidden in him, but she couldn't see his true form.
"Ah, Bian Que will be back soon. Please sit here for a while," the man said.
"Thank you." Qin Jing kept her distance from the man and sat down at a distance. Now she fully understood why the other monsters would rather lick each other's wounds and resist being tricked into coming to the infirmary.
"By the way, you've got something very interesting hidden on you. Is it an elf sealed inside?" the man said with a smile, but Qin Jing felt a chill run down her spine. His smile was sinister, like that of a cold-blooded animal eyeing its prey.
"..." Qin Jing felt like her mind was being spied on. Could this man read minds like Su Jiu?
"That elf is still human? And another elf died for her, a masterpiece, truly a masterpiece!! Qin Jing, you're a treasure trove! Why do so many interesting things surround you? You're truly blessed by the world." The man's face lengthened, revealing his true form. His eyes became vertical pupils, and his lips split open, extending behind his ears. A long tongue emerged from his gaping mouth—it was a giant black snake with demonic horns on its head.
The giant demonic serpent stretched its neck ever closer to Qin Jing, its gaping maw, revealing fangs, opening wider and wider, as if it wanted to swallow him whole.
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