Fu Shi knew very well, if Fu Lin didn't turn back, she wouldn't have anything fun to do tonight.
After all, she had planned to do some interesting things with Fu Lin.
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Facing Fu Shi's gaze, Fu Lin complied
In the blink of an eye, Fu Lin's body instantly turned into a dense cloud of black mist, swiftly escaping from Fu Shi's grasp.
Immediately afterward, the black mist quickly condensed to the side, gradually forming a humanoid figure. In the blink of an eye, Fu Lin's figure reappeared before everyone.
Seeing this, Elysia tilted her head, and said thoughtfully, "So the potion really doesn't work on Fu Lin, huh?~"
Kiana☆ furrowed her brows, muttering to herself with a doubtful expression, "What a mysterious ability... I wonder if the power of restraint can suppress this kind of ability..."
After speaking, Kiana☆ locked her gaze on Elysia, feeling somewhat stifled inside as she said, "Fu Lin getting his power back, could it have something to do with this woman? She seems to understand him well."
Just then, Elysia seemed to sense Kiana☆'s gaze and suddenly turned around, meeting her eyes.
Then, Elysia slightly raised her brows and returned a faint smile.
Kiana☆'s expression shifted slightly but quickly returned to normal. She then turned her head indifferently.
Seeing this, Elysia's eyes showed a hint of dazed disappointment.
However, she quickly adjusted her mood, turned her head to look at Mei☆ beside her, and said with a face full of grievance, "Sigh, it seems Kiana☆ doesn't like me."
Mei☆ sighed helplessly and explained softly, "After all, you're also her rival in love. How could she possibly greet you with a smile?"
Elysia shook her head dismissively and raised her fist, speaking earnestly, "I believe that as long as I give my true heart, I will surely gain her approval. I'll make Kiana☆ understand my feelings~"
Mei☆ was momentarily stunned, then quickly relaxed, a gentle smile forming at the corner of her mouth, "Probably only you would think like that!"
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On Mount Taixuan, Otto's face was so dark it looked like water could drip from it, his gaze fixed intently on the lone fragment of the Resurrection Stone in his palm.
After a moment of silence, Otto's mouth twitched slightly, and then he suddenly let out a low, grim laugh, "Heh heh…"
This laugh sounded especially jarring atop the silent peak, and even Otto himself didn't know why he was laughing.
Looking at her suddenly strange grandfather, Theresa asked, "Grandpa, are you okay?"
The laughter gradually ceased. Otto slowly raised his head, his gaze falling on Theresa, who was preparing to leave. Covering his eyes, he took a deep breath and tried to keep his voice steady as he said, "Good granddaughter, Grandpa will go back with you."
Theresa blinked, her face full of surprise as she looked at Otto, clearly shocked by his decision.
Then, a trace of wariness flashed in Theresa's eyes. She wanted to say that St. Freya doesn't welcome Grandpa, but how could she possibly say that out loud?
Theresa hesitated for a moment and finally asked with confusion, "Grandpa, why are you going to St. Freya?"
Otto reached out and gently stroked Theresa's hair. But his tone was unusually cold, devoid of warmth, "Of course, to have a good discussion with the host of our livestream about the drop rates of the Homu Box…"
A trace of hesitation flashed across Theresa's face. Her azure eyes stared at Otto.
"Grandpa," Theresa said with some doubt in her voice, "do you really think that guy Fu Lin is the host? Besides, who knows where he's gone, he's not at St. Freya."
Clearly, Theresa wasn't fully convinced by Otto's conclusion.
Getting her to believe Fu Lin is the host is harder than getting her to believe she'll become the Overseer of Destiny tomorrow.
Otto replied concisely and firmly, "We'll know once we get there."
Theresa hesitated for a moment, weighing the pros and cons in her mind. In the end, she slowly nodded.
However, just to be safe, she placed her hands on her hips, straightened up, and said in a serious tone, "Fine, but Grandpa, you absolutely must not cause any trouble. Otherwise, I'll raise the flag of rebellion and ask you to step down!"
Although her tone was playful, her eyes were extremely serious.
Otto slightly raised the corners of his mouth, showing a faint smile.
"After all, St. Freya Academy isn't what it used to be, it's filled with powerful people now. It's better for Grandpa to behave."
Otto silently looked at Theresa, a hint of imperceptible affection flashing in his eyes.
Otto agreed, "No problem."
Seeing this, Theresa knew that saying more would be pointless, so she remained silent and followed Otto as they boarded the ship returning to St. Freya Academy.
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St. Freya Academy
Fu Hua stared at her phone screen, frowning slightly as she read the message from Theresa, then lightly pushed up her glasses.
She then raised her head, her gaze sweeping over the group that was playing around, and cleared her throat with a cough to get their attention.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked toward Fu Hua, curiosity written all over their faces.
Fu Hua took a deep breath and slowly said, "Everyone, the headmistress and Miss Himeko just messaged, they're on their way back, but…"
Fu Shi couldn't wait and asked, "But what?"
Fu Hua sighed helplessly and continued, "Otto is coming too."
Upon hearing this, Kiana asked nervously, "Otto isn't coming to capture me, is he?"
Mei quickly comforted her, "Don't worry. With all of us here, nothing will happen."
Fu Hua shook her head, glanced at Fu Lin, who was massaging Kiana☆'s legs on the sofa, and added, "He said he's coming to discuss the drop rate of the Homu Box with the host, seems like he has bad intentions."
Hearing that, Kiana immediately relaxed, letting out a long sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Ah, so he's after Fu Lin. I was scaring myself for nothing!"
At the same time, Fu Lin paused, looked up in confusion at Fu Hua, and muttered with a baffled expression, "Discuss the Homu Box drop rate with me? How would I know? It's all auto-assigned by the system, I can't control that! Besides, if someone's unlucky, that's not my fault!"
Kiana☆ snorted coldly and said disapprovingly, "Looking for Fu Lin? Hmph, he didn't take my warning seriously! Since he's here, he can be buried here!"
Fu Hua frowned upon hearing Kiana☆'s words and asked in confusion, "Isn't that phrase supposed to mean something else?"
Kiana☆ tilted her head and asked in puzzlement, "Class rep, did I say something wrong? Fu Lin taught me that himself."
Facing Kiana☆'s innocence, Fu Hua was momentarily speechless.
Fu Lin cleared his throat and broke the brief silence. He looked at Kiana☆ and said earnestly, "Your body shouldn't overuse power right now, let Fu Shi handle this."
Upon hearing Fu Lin's words, Fu Shi threw Kiana☆ a provocative glance and said eagerly, "Fu Lin's right. You just stay put. With me here, Otto won't dare touch him. After all, when it comes to beating Otto, no one understands it better than me!"
Then Fu Shi cracked her knuckles and said hungrily, "I was originally planning to go to Schicksal HQ in a few days to fulfill a client's order. Didn't expect he'd deliver himself, how perfect!"