Chương 176: Understanding and Disagreement

Faced with the almost tangible anger emanating from the inspector, Liuli's icy blue eyes showed no fear as she stared directly at him.

Her expression remained as cold as ever, and she repeated her words without hesitation, each word clear and firm: "Your senior Xingshuang is not here. I suggest you look for her elsewhere."

"you--!"

Xingxian suddenly took a step forward, and a powerful magical pressure erupted from her body, instantly engulfing the entire classroom.

Liuli's expression finally changed slightly, as she felt a heavy pressure coming at her, making her hold her breath.

She could clearly feel the terrifying power contained in this oppressive aura, but she still stubbornly straightened her back. In an instant, the magic wand in her hand responded to its master's will and transformed into an ice-blue blade that shimmered with a chilling light.

A battle seemed imminent.

However, in the next moment, the powerful pressure that almost froze the air suddenly receded like the receding tide.

Xingxian suddenly took a few steps back, increasing the distance between herself and Liuli.

Her usually straight back hunched slightly, her chest heaved violently, and she let out heavy, suppressed breaths as she tried her best to control her emotions that were about to spiral out of control.

—What was I doing just now?

Just because they don't know Senior Xing Shuang, just because they said those disrespectful things about a senior, do I have to take action against them?

—You must not do that, absolutely not!

—No matter what, they are comrades fighting to protect this city, partners in the fight against the Void Realm. How could I—how could I start fighting among my own comrades for such a ridiculous reason?!

—You absolutely cannot do that! Even if they said those disrespectful things to their seniors, even if they don't even know their seniors, they are still the companions you swore to protect, the comrades-in-arms fighting against the Void Realm!

We absolutely, absolutely cannot start fighting with them here for such a ridiculous reason!

Xingxian screamed wildly in her heart, desperately suppressing the anger that arose from the desecration of her idol.

Seeing Xingxian's sudden change, Liuli was slightly taken aback, and then immediately dispelled the ice blade in her hand, allowing it to revert to the form of a magic wand.

She looked at Xingxian, who was leaning against the wall, panting heavily and trembling slightly, and a complex emotion flashed in her cold eyes.

After a moment of silence, Liuli hesitated before asking, "Hey, Xingxian—Miss, are you alright?"

Although her tone was still somewhat stiff, the concern hidden within it was genuine.

"Let me make this clear first, I don't want to fight you for this reason. After all, we still have to deal with that bastard Jingjue together later."

"But—my senior Xingshuang has given me a lot of care and concern before, and she is an extremely important person to me."

"So, if you continue to speak ill of her, I won't forgive you easily."

Upon hearing Liuli's words, Xingxian did not speak immediately. Instead, he leaned against the wall, slowly straightened up, and shook his head slightly, which was his response to Liuli's question.

Ji Ying, who was standing to the side, took in the whole scene and nodded to himself.

Fortunately, both of them remained rational and restrained in time, preventing the conflict from escalating.

Otherwise, I would really have to take action to stop them.

Although the discussion of the battle plan against Jingjue was forced to stop due to this unexpected change, Xingxian's words just now clearly contained a huge amount of information.

What she needs to do now is try to get more information about that "legendary Starfrost" from the other party.

Information.

—She simply couldn't believe that the senior Xingshuang mentioned by Xingxian had nothing to do with the unreliable system she possessed.

Thinking of this, Ji Ying coughed lightly and took a step forward, breaking the silence.

Looking at Xingxian, who had calmed down somewhat, she asked in a tone tinged with curiosity and concern, "Xingxian, could you tell me more about this Senior Xingshuang you mentioned? To be honest, I'm very curious about these things."

Xingxian remained silent for a moment upon hearing this.

She raised her head, her silver-gray eyes slowly sweeping over Liuli and Yinxue before her, and said, "Before that, I need to confirm something with you."

"Are you two really—completely ignorant of this Senior Xingshuang I mentioned?"

"Xiaoying isn't one of us magical girls. I'm not surprised that she didn't notice anything unusual when she was with that person who calls herself Xingshuang."

"But you two, as magical girls, have never even heard of your senior's name once?"

Liuli and Yinxue exchanged a blank look, both seeing the same confusion in each other's eyes. They shook their heads in unison, indicating that they had indeed never heard of it.

Seeing this, Xingxian's expression became even more complicated, and he muttered to himself, "This is simply—" Unbelievable.

She took a deep breath and continued to press, "Even if you are newcomers, you should have heard of your seniors' names even once."

"Could it be that—before their Crescent-class companions disappeared in this city, they didn't mention anything about her to you?"

The moment the question was asked, the expressions of Liuli, Yinxue, and Jiying all changed slightly.

"That's because—" Yin Xue instinctively wanted to speak, trying to cover it up.

However, Liuli reached out and gently stopped her friend.

She looked up, meeting Xingxian's gaze, which was filled with doubt and inquiry. A bitter and self-reproachful expression crossed her face as she said frankly, "No, Miss Xingxian, this is not the fault of those missing seniors."

"I made an unforgivable mistake before. It was because of my terrible attitude and aloof personality that those seniors were unwilling to maintain much contact with me. Yin Xue was also implicated by me."

"Therefore, it is my responsibility that I was unable to obtain any information from them about the senior Xingshuang you mentioned."

Looking at the undisguised self-reproach on Liuli's face, and her tightly clenched fists with white knuckles, Xingxian vaguely guessed what was going on.

She didn't press for details, not wanting to reopen old wounds. Instead, she changed her approach and began introducing the "Star Frost" she knew.

"Senior Xingshuang is one of the fastest-rising geniuses in the history of the Magic Kingdom." Xingxian's voice was filled with undisguised pride and respect.

"She not only has a record of successfully hunting down powerful Void Realm Apostles on multiple occasions, but she has also once—single-handedly dealt with a calamity-level Void Realm infiltration."

"Within the magical kingdom, she is the idol and the goal that countless junior magical girls, including myself, worship and aspire to emulate."

After recounting these deeds, she paused, turned her gaze to Yin Xue who was still somewhat dazed, and continued, "Within the kingdom, there is indeed no hard and fast rule against using the same code name."

"In fact, many magical girls choose to inherit the code name of their beloved seniors after their unfortunate sacrifice, passing on that honor and will."

Yin Xue was stunned for a moment, and then belatedly realized that Xing Xian was responding to her question earlier.

Before she could react, Xingxian continued, "However, Senior Xingshuang's situation is completely different from those others."

"In my eyes, or rather—in the eyes of all the magical girls who know her story, no one is worthy of using the same code name as her."

"If anyone actually dares to do that, then not only me, but any magical girl who admires her will raise the most severe questions against her, and even—become hostile."

"Because of her—" Xingxian's voice trembled slightly with excitement, and her silver-gray eyes gleamed with an almost fanatical light.

One is a legend!

Liuli quietly watched Xingxian, who was lost in memories, with a complex expression on her face.

After listening to what the other person said, she realized that in the other person's eyes, the "Legendary Starfrost" who left behind countless glorious achievements and the incredibly gentle "Senior Starfrost" whom she knew and relied on were completely equal in their emotional status.

The reverence and reliance they held for their respective predecessors were also remarkably similar.

Judging from Xingxian's previous performance, the powerful "Legendary Starfrost" predecessor is now clearly in a state of being missing.

The words I uttered in the heat of the moment did indeed hurt Xingxian's feelings to a great extent.

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem so hard to understand why the other party would unleash magical pressure on you due to a momentary loss of emotional control.

If it were her, hearing someone mention her senior Xing Shuang in such a dismissive manner, she might have reacted even more violently.

Thinking of this, Liuli bit her lip, and finally took a step forward, lowered her head and said in an apologetic tone, "I'm sorry, Miss Xingxian—what I said just now was indeed a bit too much."

Xingxian was slightly taken aback by Liuli's sudden apology, then gently shook his head, his tone softening: "No—what I just said wasn't exactly friendly, I hope you won't take it too seriously."

The atmosphere between the two sides eased briefly because of their mutual apologies.

However, just when Yin Xue thought the storm was about to pass, Xing Xuan abruptly changed the subject, emphasizing again, "But I still don't agree that Xiao Ying's partner is qualified to use the code name 'Star Frost.'"

"In my opinion, this is blasphemy against our predecessors."

"This is the only idea I will never change."