The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

As I walked out of the gate of the Magicians' Association, the concentration of magic power suddenly dropped, and my breathing became a little heavier, like a fish without oxygen.

Miaomiao hung half-dead on Chi's arm, waiting for someone to drag him away: "I'm so tired."

He doesn't want to fight anymore. His back and waist will be sore after fighting. Who likes fighting anyway?

Yao Xi, who came out behind him, was full of smugness and pride, in stark contrast to the salted fish in front of him who looked like he had died.

She already had a brand new silver badge on her chest, a number "4" gleaming on it. She smiled and said to him, "That's how the test is. You won't be able to avoid combat when you go to school, unless you specialize in those auxiliary departments."

Miaomiao shook his head and sighed to himself. Yaoxi didn't understand his suffering at all.

He was not only physically tired, but also mentally tired.

Chi patted his head and said, "If you're tired, I'll carry you on my back?"

He is two heads taller than Miaomiao, and carrying him is like carrying a rag doll, without any pressure at all.

Miaomiao raised half of her head from his arms, glanced at him, and then lowered it back down worriedly: "No need. I'll be fine after a while of rest."

Xing Yue did not come out with them, saying that he had something to discuss with Lin Feng and would come out with the letter of recommendation later, so he asked them to wait at the door first.

Miaomiao didn't say anything at the time, just watched Grandpa push them out. It seemed reasonable, but Miaomiao was still keenly aware of the unnaturalness.

Miaomiao sighed and said, "Chi."

Chi lowered his head in confusion: "?"

"what happened?"

Miaomiao looked at him sadly: "I feel like Grandpa is avoiding me."

Chi paused, thinking whether to speak well of Xing Yue.

The old man's intention of pushing people out was too obvious, so it's no wonder Miaomiao was unhappy.

He whispered, "He might just be... a little shy."

He was even a little embarrassed after saying this. The word "shy" really didn't fit Xing Yue, who had chopped down hundreds of people with a single move of his hands.

Miaomiao obviously didn't believe it either. He sighed and said, "I should be thanking Grandpa. If he hadn't picked me up, I would have starved to death in the river."

Yao Xi, who was standing by, was confused as she listened to their conversation: "What do you mean by shy? What do you mean by picking it up? Xiao Jing, what are you talking about?"

It was just a test, but why did it feel like there was already a pathetically thick barrier between them?

Miaomiao then remembered that she was still there. She turned around and smiled at Yaoxi, saying, "Nothing, Yaoxi, are you still going to follow us?"

Yao Xi showed a regretful expression when she heard this, and shook her head and said, "No, I have to go back."

She pointed to the sky outside and said, "I came out this time for school training. Today is the last day. I must go back and submit my belongings, otherwise I will fail the exams for the first half of the semester."

She blinked as if she suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly, "By the way, Xiaojing, are you not in school yet? Would you consider coming to our school?"

Miaomiao shook her head: "I have already chosen a school."

"Is that so?" Yao Xi said somewhat disappointedly, "If you haven't made your choice, I'd like to recommend you to our Imperial School of Magic. Although it's quite far from Ernst, the quality of the school is much better than those aristocratic academies my brothers and I attend."

Miaomiao: “…” What a small world.

Yao Xi looked at his expression and suddenly realized something. She asked in surprise, "Did you choose this school too?"

"That's right, that's right," she said, turning around in place. "Our school is the number one magic academy. With a talent like yours, you must choose the best."

The sadness of parting completely faded from the girl's eyes, replaced by full of anticipation.

"You will definitely surprise those arrogant guys." She said with absolute certainty.

Thinking of the blow she had suffered in the past, Yao Xi felt energized all over when she thought about making those annoying people suffer the same blow.

Miaomiao looked at her with a smile, not understanding why she looked more excited than herself.

Before leaving, Yaoxi left Miaomiao and Chiyi a gemstone badge (though the latter was extremely reluctant to give it). The gemstone was engraved with a small flower pattern, which Yaoxi explained was the totem of their Yuexi family. With this, they could seek help from any roadside shop with the same pattern if they encountered any trouble along the way.

Miaomiao and Chi watched her joyfully leave. Chi said, "She doesn't just want to be friends with you."

Miaomiao said "hmm" softly, and he knew.

This gem badge was too valuable. Yao Xi wouldn't give it to someone just to make friends. At least before joining the association, although Yao Xi had played around with them, she hadn't considered giving them gifts.

It was his new value that impressed her.

Miaomiao actually doesn't like the feeling of having some interests mixed in with friendship, but she also knows that it is inevitable.

He thought again of his grandfather, and the Moon Shadow Principality, which had issued a wanted order for him for decades but hadn't removed it. Lin Feng said that he must be careful not to reveal his grandfather's identity when he went to school, otherwise the people from the Moon Shadow Principality would not be able to find Xing Yue and would probably target him.

The current king of Moon Shadow Principality is the third son of the previous assassinated king. Since taking the throne, he has been unable to apprehend the king's murderer, a fact that has caused considerable controversy among his subjects. The bounty on Xing Yue's arrest warrant has been increasing over the years. The original 300 million bounty is now a fraction of the original amount.

There are even rumors that the Moonshadow Principality will add an artifact in the next bounty update.

As soon as this move was made, many top masters who were originally indifferent to gold coins could not help but be attracted.

Xing Yue's situation in the outside world will become increasingly dangerous.

"Chi." Miaomiao suddenly said, "If I want to do something very bad in the future, will you hate me?"

Chi's eyebrows twitched slightly when he heard this, but he didn't answer immediately. Instead, he asked, "How bad is it?"

"It's very bad, very bad. Perhaps many people will die." Miaomiao's white face was calm. Even with the contract, Chi often couldn't sense his thoughts.

"I hate killing people," he whispered, "but I have to do it."

To protect what he values.

Chi looked at him intently, and for the first time, he sensed something strange about the child in front of him.

Beneath that soft shell, there seems to be something harder, sharper, and colder.

But so what?

Chi suddenly took a step forward and pulled the somewhat depressed child into his arms.

"No matter what you do, I will never hate you. I will do anything you don't want to do for you."

He met the child's surprised gaze and smiled faintly, "We are each other's only contracted partners, aren't we?"