“That’s more like it!” Lin Qiufeng was all smiles when she saw Xu Wenjing accept the gift.
“So, are you two heading to class now?” Xu Wenjing looked at them.
“Yeah!” x2
“Alright then, that’s it for today.
If you need anything, just come find me at the place where I registered you.”
“Okay!”
“See you!”
“Bye~”
After saying that, Xu Wenjing walked away—she still had things to do!
“Let’s go too!” Lin Qiufeng said to Bai Ling.
“Okay.” Bai Ling replied with a smile.
At this time, the classroom was already almost full, even Yang Li, who’d been chased around that morning, had arrived.
When he saw Bai Ling come in, he hurried over to apologize.
After all, anyone would feel bad about leaving a pretty girl behind, especially with a jerk around.
He walked up to Bai Ling and said apologetically, “Bai Ling, sorry about earlier.”
“It’s fine, it wasn’t a big deal.” Bai Ling didn’t really care.
She was never too cold or too enthusiastic with anyone—unless it was someone she disliked or cared about, but that was a different story, since those people weren’t even on the same level.
“Uh… did he do anything to you?” Yang Li still felt a bit guilty.
“No, but why was he chasing you?” Bai Ling was curious.
Yang Li didn’t seem to have any background, just an ordinary guy, so why would a noble be after him?
“I just… accidentally pissed him off.” Yang Li’s voice got quieter at the end, but Bai Ling could still hear him.
Bai Ling was just curious, she didn’t really care, so she just gave a casual “oh” and was about to leave.
“Wait!” Yang Li called out anxiously when he saw her about to go, thinking maybe Bai Ling hadn’t forgiven him yet.
Lin Qiufeng, who’d been watching the whole thing with a mischievous grin, teased, “Oh~? Something fishy going on!” But Bai Ling, who was in front, didn’t notice her weird expression.
“Do you need something else?” Bai Ling was puzzled.
She thought he’d just come to apologize, and she hadn’t taken it to heart.
Since he could apologize, at least it showed he was still a decent person, so Bai Ling didn’t dislike him.
But he’d already apologized, so what else could there be?
“It’s nothing, I just wanted to apologize.
Maybe it doesn’t mean much to you, but it does to me.” Yang Li gave a wry smile.
He’d been forced to leave earlier to take care of something.
“Okay, I accept your apology.” Bai Ling smiled a little.
Honestly, she admired people who could own up to their mistakes.
“Really?”
“Yeah!”
To be honest, he was worried Bai Ling wouldn’t forgive him, but she did so easily, which made him like her even more.
Who could dislike a pretty, cute girl? He was no exception.
“Anything else? If not, I’m going back to my seat.
Teacher Zitong will be here soon.”
“Yeah, that’s all.
Sorry for taking up your time.” Yang Li felt a bit embarrassed for wasting so much of her time.
He stepped aside, and Bai Ling pulled along Lin Qiufeng, who was watching them both like a curious baby.
Back at their seats, Lin Qiufeng couldn’t help but ask Bai Ling, “What was that about? Something interesting must’ve happened this morning that I don’t know about!”
“Nothing much, just ran into him being chased in the woods this morning.” Bai Ling answered honestly, not hiding anything.
“Really? If he was just being chased, why did he need to apologize to you?” Lin Qiufeng clearly didn’t buy it.
“Maybe he had something urgent and left first, used me as a shield or something?” Bai Ling only just realized that might actually be the case.
She hadn’t thought much of it, just figured she got caught up in it for no reason.
But now that Lin Qiufeng brought it up and she thought back… uh…
“Huh? So you mean you don’t know either?” Lin Qiufeng looked at Bai Ling like she was an idiot.
Are people really this dumb these days? Not that she was any better herself.
“Uh…” Bai Ling was caught out, and her face turned a little red, making her look extra cute.
Seeing her like that, Lin Qiufeng thought, Oh no, this little Ling is hopeless—so dumb and so cute, is that really okay? What if someone tricks her away! If Bai Ling knew what she was thinking, she’d definitely say, You’re worried about me? You should worry about yourself first.
You’re the type to get tricked into selling yourself and still help count the money.
Lin Qiufeng sighed inwardly.
Just then, Teacher Zitong walked in.
Every time Teacher Zitong entered, she brought a wave of magical pressure with her, making all the students go dead silent, not even daring to resist.
Some students even had a bit of a psychological shadow about her.
Once at the podium, Teacher Zitong started today’s lesson.
“Today we’re going to learn how to use magic.
To use magic, you first have to learn how to sense it and communicate with the magical elements in the air.
The first time might be a bit hard, but if you manage to attract the magical elements, then you can barely call yourself a pseudo-mage.
As for a real mage, you need to be able to use magic to draw magic circles.”
“For you guys right now, drawing magic circles is still too hard, so I’ll teach you how to communicate with magical elements first.
First, clear your mind and try to sense the magical elements around you.
Maybe that’s hard to understand, so simply put, you need to want to connect with the elements.
Then, draw the magical elements into the magic vortex in your mind.
Only people who’ve awakened magic can sense the magic vortex.
Each of your magic vortexes is different—different colors for different elements, different sizes and speeds depending on your awakening level.
Try to sense it first, then try to communicate with the magical elements.”
“The magic vortex is easy to sense, but the magical elements aren’t.
But if you succeed, it won’t be so hard in the future.
Basically, the first time is the hardest.
Once you succeed, the magical elements will gather on their own.”
Zitong actually had a better way to help them communicate with magical elements, but she didn’t say it—for their own good.
Another way is to use the magic vortex to sense the magical elements.
That way, the magical elements take the lead and merge into the vortex.
But if you sense the magical elements yourself, it’s much harder at first, but if you succeed, the vortex takes the lead.
Simply put, if you use the vortex to sense the elements, the elements only cooperate with you.
If you sense the elements yourself, it’s more like a master and servant relationship.
For example, if an A-level awakened mage uses the vortex to sense magical elements early on, it might be easy, but later on, they’ll find it much harder to draw magic circles that way, because the elements resist and never truly submit.
But if you sense the magical elements yourself, then the elements can truly be used by you, becoming a part of you, not just coexisting as friends.
