"Strange… why do I feel like someone is talking about me?"
Chen Qingling murmured to herself. This feeling was quite peculiar.
Suddenly, a voice broke the silence and interrupted Qingling's thoughts.
"Qingling, this is your letter."
"Huh?!" Chen Qingling took the letter Shui Bing'er handed her.
"Who wrote this for me?"
Shui Bing'er shrugged. "I don't know. Why don't you open it and see?"
Chen Qingling immediately opened the letter and glanced at it.
"Qingling, I know a place that might have news about your mother."
"The master of Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou Imperial City."
Just from the way the letter addressed Chen Qingling, it was undoubtedly from Qian Renxue.
"Moonlight Pavilion?" Chen Qingling raised an eyebrow, the words were completely unfamiliar to her memory, she'd never heard of it.
"Bing'er, do you know about the Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou Imperial City?"
Shui Bing'er was taken aback at first, "Moonlight Pavilion? That seems to be a place of refined customs, a place where high officials and nobles go."
"What does the letter say?" Shui Bing'er asked curiously.
"Qian… Xue-ge gave me a lead about my mother."
"There are so many beautiful women in Moonlight Pavilion, maybe there's a clue there!"
Chen Qingling looked up at the sky, a faint light in her eyes. "I hope so!"
Time flies; it's been two and a half years since she ran away from home.
She was no longer the ignorant girl she once was. Thinking about it, things had changed so much.
Every night when Qingling fell asleep, she would imagine finding her mother. She didn't know how many times she had dreamed of it, only vaguely seeing a graceful figure.
"But…" Shui Bing'er changed the subject, piquing Qingling's interest.
"But what?"
"My personal guess is, Qingling, you have great talent. Could you be connected to the current Pope of Martial Soul Hall?"
Chen Qingling was stumped by a single question. She'd thought about it many times, but never taken it seriously, especially considering her relationship with Xiao Wu.
The reason was that Xiao Wu's enemy was the current Pope!
If it really was the Pope of the Martial Soul Hall, Chen Qingling wouldn't know how to face her old friend, Xiao Wu.
Chen Qingling gritted her teeth. "It can't be. It definitely won't be the current Pope of the Martial Soul Hall."
Even though she said that, she wasn't confident, especially since she had been to the Star Dou Great Forest!
Although she went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Xiao Wu's mother, who knew if she had entered the hut?
It was all a mystery, and only a direct confrontation could reveal the truth.
"Qingling?"
"Qingling! What are you thinking about?! You're not thinking of going to Moonlight Pavilion, are you?"
"Well, we won't know if we don't try. We have to go, regardless of the outcome."
"Even if it's a dead end, we'll eliminate one place. We'll find my mother eventually." Chen Qingling's face was full of smiles, radiating optimism.
Shui Bing'er nodded in agreement. "That's the spirit! As long as we never give up, we'll definitely find your mother."
"Thanks for the good wishes, Bing'er."
"Hehe, I'll go first, Bing'er. I'm going to the vice-principal to ask for a long leave."
Watching Chen Qingling walk away, Shui Bing'er looked reluctant. "I really want to stay with you, Qingling. Time with you is so wonderful."
Who wouldn't like a pure, beautiful, and kind-hearted girl?
Chen Qingling ran to the Academic Affairs Office and spoke to Shui Linger.
"Vice-Principal, I want to ask for a long leave!" Chen Qingling hesitated for a long time before finally voicing her true thoughts.
She was a free bird, accustomed to being unconstrained, and found it difficult to stay in one place for too long.
Vice-Principal Shui Linger looked at Chen Qingling, whose eyes were firm and unwavering, and knew that no amount of persuasion would change her mind.
Shui Linger watched Chen Qingling quietly and nodded in agreement.
"Alright, Qingling, I approve your long leave."
"Huh?!" Chen Qingling hadn't expected her request for a long leave to be approved so easily.
"What? You don't want to leave everyone, do you?" Shui Linger teased with a smile.
"No… I thought you would try to keep me here, Vice-Principal."
"You, Qingling, always overthink things."
"Vice Principal, should we inform the other three academies?" Chen Qingling awkwardly scratched her head.
In the past year, the other three academies often looked after Chen Qingling, providing her with resources and medicinal baths to enhance her physical fitness.
It had helped her in more ways than one.
"Yes, I'll go myself and inform them. I also need to discuss something with them."
"Then I'll trouble you, Vice Principal."
Thump, thump, thump.
The sound of hurried footsteps approached. It was the vice principals of the other three academies.
"Hahaha, this concerns the genius of the Four Element Academies. How could we wait until we were informed?"
"Since you're leaving, Qingling, we won't force you to stay."
"But before you go, on behalf of Thunder Academy, I have a gift for you."
"This is our Thunder Academy's treasured Thunder Spirit Pearl. It not only helps Thunder-attribute Spirit Masters cultivate with double the efficiency, but it can also absorb all Thunder-attribute attacks."
"Oh?!"
"This… I can't accept this." Chen Qingling knew the value of the Thunder Spirit Pearl. Thunder Academy's status as one of the Four Element Academies was largely due to this treasure.
Now they were giving it to her? Wouldn't this ruin Thunder Academy's future?
Qingling couldn't bring herself to do something that would harm others for her own benefit.
"Take it, take it! You definitely need something to protect yourself when you're out there!" Leikes said, and directly tossed the Thunder Spirit Pearl to Qingling.
The moment she grasped it, Chen Qingling felt a current of electricity surge through her. It was clearly no ordinary object.
With this, Qingling would no longer fear any lightning-attribute soul skills! No one would be a match for her!
One thing would lead to another.
Huo Shengxiao, the vice-principal of Blazing Academy, and Feng Wuji, the vice-principal of Godwind Academy, immediately prepared to offer their treasures.
Seeing this, Chen Qingling quickly waved her hand, declining their offer.
"I appreciate your kindness, but there's no need for every academy to give me a gift. I'm just going out for a bit, not facing life or death."
"Besides, if anything is beyond my abilities, Daddy will protect my safety."
The three of them exchanged glances and smiled wryly.
Having spent a year with her, they had naturally witnessed Chen Qingling's endless methods and were all curious about the "Daddy" she spoke of.
Just what kind of reclusive powerhouse possessed such immense power?
It defied all common sense.
"This... alright."
With Shui Linger's approval, Chen Qingling returned to her dorm, quickly packed, and left the Four Element Academies.
She boarded a carriage, heading towards Heaven Dou Imperial City. Her goal was Moonlight Pavilion, to find out more.
If that didn't pan out, Chen Qingling would return to Notting City and then visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
She hadn't seen Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and her two teachers for over a year, and she missed them dearly.
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