Chương 247: Xingxian's Embarrassment and Shame

The first thing that caught Yin Xue's eye was a huge, arc-shaped object that blocked half of the sky from her view.

In a daze, Yin Xue stared at it blankly for a while, her mind a complete mess, unable to discern what kind of being it was.

However, she subconsciously felt that this thing was too close to her, making her feel a little stuffy, and for some reason, she also felt a strange and very uncomfortable feeling rising in her heart.

So, the girl, who had just woken up from her coma, subconsciously raised her hand and slapped the obstructing "obstacle" without hesitation, trying to move it away.

"Pah!"

"Ugh————" She subconsciously raised her hand, and Xingxian's body trembled uncontrollably. She let out a muffled groan that she couldn't suppress, and then her pretty face, which was slightly pale from excessive magic consumption, turned bright red.

She abruptly lowered her head, glaring fiercely at the green-haired girl who was now resting her head on her lap without any politeness, and who had just made that rude gesture towards her.

He had only intended to help this person lie down more comfortably out of friendship, so he laid her down and let her rest her head on his lap. But she actually—she actually—!

Upon hearing Yin Xue's awakened groan, Liu Li immediately cast a worried glance at him.

Because of this, Liuli witnessed this impactful scene in its entirety. She was slightly stunned at first, and then a look of bewilderment appeared on her face.

Immediately, she subconsciously cast a worried glance at Xingxian, who had been "attacked," feeling that given his personality, he might retaliate on the spot.

But to her surprise, after glaring at Yin Xue for a few seconds, Xingxian finally suppressed her anger and squeezed out a somewhat irritating sentence through gritted teeth: "Now that you're awake, don't lie there anymore, sit up quickly."

The delicate touch and the sound in her ear instantly brought Yin Xue back to her senses.

She suddenly opened her eyes and finally remembered everything that happened before she lost consciousness—Jing Jue's attack, her own unconsciousness, and the final bolt of dark lightning that she couldn't completely block!

She quickly sat up from Xingxian's lap, her wary gaze sweeping rapidly around her. She asked anxiously, "I fainted? Where's that bastard Jingjue? Wasn't he just—" The rest of her words got stuck in her throat.

Because what came into her view was Xingxian, who was standing with his arms crossed, glaring at her with annoyance, and Xiaoli, who was sitting next to him, watching them with amusement.

Clearly, there was no threat here as she had anticipated; the crisis—seemed to have been averted?

She immediately realized what she had vaguely photographed—she seemed to have done something quite rude— Yin Xue's cheeks flushed slightly, and she scratched her cheek awkwardly. She chuckled, trying to brush it off: "Haha—what a coincidence, Xiao Li, you're here too? What—what happened?"

"Where's Jingjue? And what about those monsters? Could it be—Xiaoying returned in time?"

Liuli shook her head helplessly. She didn't answer Yinxue's question directly, but instead smiled and projected her light into the air not far away, saying, "It's a bit complicated to explain in detail, but just look over there and you'll understand immediately."

Following the other person's gaze, Yin Xue looked up at the sky in confusion. The next moment, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her gaze was also firmly attracted to the pink and gold light that was fighting with Jing Jue.

That warm hue, like the dawn, that adorable yet gorgeous combat suit, those pink twin tails fluttering gracefully in the air— Yin Xue's face showed a mixture of excitement and disbelief as she murmured, "—Star Frost—Senior?"

In mid-air, after another brief but intense exchange, Xing Shuang gracefully floated backward, creating a distance of tens of meters between herself and Jing Jue, who was also retreating, as they gazed at each other from afar.

Her posture remained elegant and composed, and even her breathing was perfectly steady, while Jingjue on the other side looked somewhat disheveled.

A clear scorch mark had appeared on the brim of his signature black top hat, a trace left from when he narrowly avoided a beam of magic during the earlier exchange.

"Why—" Jingjue's tone was filled with surprise and doubt, "How could you—"

"What? Why?" Xing Shuang tilted her head, feigning ignorance, then a calm and gentle smile appeared on her face.

"It's completely different from what you expected, isn't it?"

Jingjue gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "A mere crescent moon, yet it was already badly injured when it faced my mediocre independent mirror image last time—"

"Why has your strength increased so dramatically in such a short time?!"

Upon hearing this, Starfrost slowly raised the magnificent wand in her hand, which shimmered with dazzling light, and pointed it at Mirror Lord in the distance.

She winked playfully and said with a hint of mystery, "Regarding this question—you can go back to that dark hiding place and think about it slowly."

"Of course, that's after I've completely destroyed this clone that's currently attached to your consciousness."

"Hmph, the battle is not over yet, don't be so quick to boast—" Before Jingjue could finish his retort, his expression suddenly changed.

As Xingshuang finished speaking, dozens of dazzling pink-gold magic beams shot out from the tip of her wand.

These beams of light did not travel in a straight line like conventional attacks, but instead drew graceful arcs in mid-air, simultaneously surrounding Mirror Lord from all angles and blocking all his escape routes.

Jingjue cursed inwardly and could only awkwardly dodge and weave in mid-air.

He had experienced the difficulty of this attack several times before. Whenever he tried to use the virtual energy barrier to negate any of the attacks, his figure would freeze instantly, allowing all the remaining beams to hit him precisely!

Damn it, how could such precise manipulation of magic, such accurate prediction of one's own intentions, possibly appear in a crescent moon?!

What made him even more uneasy was that this magical girl who called herself Starfrost had already put him in such a sorry state without even using the spell to manipulate the threads since the start of the battle.

If it weren't for the fact that he seemed much weaker than the terrifying being he remembered, he would almost have thought— That person is the legendary Starfrost!

Jingjue fled in disarray through the air, while Xingshuang on the other side displayed a completely different fighting style from her previous form, which was characterized by its sweeping, violent aesthetics and oppressive presence as Jiying.

Every movement she made was elegant and composed, and every attack was precise and deadly, as if she were not engaged in a life-or-death battle, but rather performing a magnificent dance of combat.

His effortless demeanor drew admiration and respect from the three girls watching on the ground.

"See that!" Yin Xue nudged Xing Xian's side with her elbow with a hint of pride, showing off as she did so.

"To make that bastard Mirror Lord so pathetic, that's our Senior Starfrost! Although—she still can't compare to that 'legendary' senior you mentioned, in my heart she's the strongest!"

Upon hearing this, Xingxian stiffened slightly. Hearing the other person praise Senior Xingshuang, she almost instinctively wanted to nod in agreement.

But the next moment, she immediately remembered the words she had spoken to her seniors in the abandoned school building, words full of denial and belittling, and her pretty face immediately flushed slightly.

—I feel so shy— Although finding her senior again filled her with immense joy and satisfaction—but one thing is one thing, if Xiao Li and Yin Xue beside her knew about this huge blunder she had made, how would they laugh at her?

Strangely enough, although she could already imagine the smug look Yin Xue would give her when he learned the truth, she surprisingly didn't feel that much resistance deep down.

Such a change was something she couldn't have imagined not long ago.

Seeing that Xingxian did not answer her and was still looking up at the sky without saying a word, Yinxue thought that the other party still did not recognize Xingshuang's strength, and continued to poke Xingxian's side with her elbow with some resentment.

"Hey, why aren't you saying anything?"

Finally, after Yin Xue's relentless "harassment," Xing Xian turned his head and gave her an annoyed look.

Upon seeing this, Yin Xue immediately said, "Let me make this clear first: even if you still don't acknowledge her as a senior, she still saved our lives."

"After the battle is over, you're not allowed to say anything hurtful to her, or I will never forgive you!"

Upon hearing this, Xingxian's tone suddenly rose due to dissatisfaction, but then weakened again in the second half of her sentence, her voice as low as a mosquito's buzz: "How could I possibly—disagree with my senior, let alone—say anything excessive—"

"Oh? Your attitude has changed?" Yin Xue saw that Xing Xian's attitude was much gentler than she had expected, so she immediately seized the opportunity and continued to tease him in that playful tone.

"When we first met, weren't you acting all high and mighty, saying you'd punish your senior for their negligence? Didn't you say you'd never approve of them? What happened to you now?"

The more she teased him, the rosier Xingxian's face became.

Because Yin Xue kept bringing up these things, she couldn't help but recall her previous terrible attitude towards her seniors, which made her feel more and more guilty and ashamed.

The reason why she is the way she is now is most likely because she went through an extremely fierce battle, or even—it's a miracle that she survived.

But—without fully understanding the situation, I made such a hasty judgment, and even went so far as to deny my senior's abilities— However, she couldn't ask Yin Xue to stop.

After all, she knew that Yin Xue was using this method to express her dissatisfaction with her previous behavior.

Furthermore, the other party fully considered their close friendship, which is why they used such a gentle and playful attitude instead of more intense words; it wasn't genuine anger.

So, after answering Yin Xue's question, Xingxian's neck seemed to be welded to the wall, and he kept his head tilted back, not even glancing at the girl beside him.

It wasn't until she couldn't take Yin Xue's continued provocations that she finally snapped and retorted curtly, "Alright, we'll talk about this later. Don't disturb me while I'm watching my senior fight the enemy!"

"Senior?" Upon hearing this address, Yin Xue immediately looked at Xing Xian with some suspicion, just about to ask something.

Just as Xingxian realized he had let something slip, he appeared calm on the surface but was inwardly panicking and on the verge of tears. Liuli, who had been watching the battle with her head up and hadn't paid much attention to the conversation between the two, suddenly spoke up, attracting Yinxue's attention.

"But, senior—why did you suddenly become so powerful? I remember Xiaoying said before that you were also slightly injured when you were dealing with Jingjue's mirror image."

"And that mirror image, even for someone like you, a rainbow-level Star String, it's not something you can defeat so easily, is it?"

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