Night Delivery and a Dream

Chen Molian nodded, remaining silent.

She sat sideways on the ground, her sky-blue, crystalline fish tail instinctively slapping the floor.

As a descendant of merfolk, she naturally felt happy whenever she came into contact with water.

These past few days of military training, especially today, had exhausted her to the point of incapacity under the scorching heat.

She had planned to sneak away at night, when no one was around, to let her fish tail soak in water a bit longer.

But she hadn’t expected to run into Xiuxiu—that unpredictable trickster.

Slap, slap, slap…

With the sound of the fish tail hitting the floor, the two met each other’s gaze. Their minds raced, yet neither could find words to say.

An unspeakable silence crept between them.

In the end, Huang Xiu broke the awkward conversation by saying she needed to continue showering.

After hastily finishing her shower and changing clothes, Huang Xiu bid Chen Molian farewell and quickly left the bathroom.

‘How awkward! This is so damn awkward!’

Walking down the corridor, Huang Xiu’s face was bright red. She patted her chest, still shaken.

That Charm Voice was way too intense.

If it weren’t for her energy level being far above Chen Molian’s, the effect of the Charm Voice would have been greatly diminished.

Otherwise, she might have really lost face.

Some things, if you don’t think about them, it’s fine—but once you do, the memories become clearer.

Just like when you walk alone on a quiet street late at night, you can’t help but recall scenes from a movie.

Huang Xiu uncontrollably revisited the steamy images she had seen in the illusion before.

Her fair, soft cheeks instantly flushed bright red, and as she walked, her legs unconsciously pressed together slightly.

She felt a wave of heat.

Slap!

She gave herself a hard slap.

‘Xiu Xiu! You’re a man! Pull yourself together—don’t get caught up in this.’

Huang Xiu repeated this in her mind, but she couldn’t calm down.

In the three months since her transformation, due to some inexplicable fear, she had been trying her best to avoid thinking about or touching anything related to male-female matters.

Even when she saw such things online, she would look away…

Under such suppression, suddenly encountering such a stimulating, almost realistic experience ignited the long-suppressed impulses.

One after another, the evil thoughts that had been sealed in her mind since the transformation burst forth.

‘No! I can’t calm down!’

Huang Xiu made up her mind, turned around, and went straight to the washroom to start washing clothes.

She hoped that physical labor would help her forget that terrifying impulse.

The cold tap water did help a lot.

Combined with the continuous washing, the impulse gradually subsided.

But she still didn’t feel safe.

After returning to the dormitory, she started practicing the Hammer Forging Method.

Only when she reached her mental limit for the day, completely exhausted, did she pull the covers over herself and prepare to sleep.

By then, it was already half past twelve in the night.

The other roommates, even Chixue who usually stayed up late, were already asleep due to extreme fatigue.

Suddenly, a short, round green figure, like a fat basketball, appeared outside the door of Room 606.

It was Huang Xiaoxian.

In its left hand, it dragged a black plastic bag, bulging with unknown contents.

Sniffing slightly and sensing through its mental connection, Huang Xiaoxian’s eyes glinted with recognition of its master’s location.

With a leap, it squeezed through the door.

Its body pushed the door open a crack, and it slipped in.

Moving stealthily like a thief, the green cactus came to the bed of Huang Xiu.

Dragging the plastic bag, it climbed up the bed ladder using both hands and feet.

One step, two steps…

Gritting its teeth, Huang Xiaoxian felt that the whole world was against it since it became shorter.

‘I have to make Master turn me back,’ it thought.

Three steps, four steps…

Just as it was about to reach the top bunk, a slender, smooth hand reached down from above.

Thump.

That hand grabbed Huang Xiaoxian and pulled it onto the bed.

Looking at Huang Xiaoxian holding the plastic bag, Huang Xiu sat up in bed, full of curiosity.

‘Xiaoxian, why are you out here?’ she whispered.

She had sensed Huang Xiaoxian through her ability when it appeared outside the door.

So she hadn’t moved, wanting to see what this little guy was up to.

‘Hehe, I wanted to surprise you!’ Huang Xiaoxian rubbed its head, grinning foolishly.

‘Heh, quite the actor.’ Huang Xiu poked Huang Xiaoxian. ‘You’re not a human in disguise, are you?’

Though her tone carried a hint of reproach, the corners of her mouth unconsciously lifted.

‘No way!’

Huang Xiaoxian crossed its arms, looking proud. ‘I’m as law-abiding a cactus as you are!’

‘Then how did you get out?’ Huang Xiu was even more puzzled.

If Xiaoxian had passed the approval, logically she should have been the one to fetch it.

Not it sneaking over in the dead of night like a thief.

Thinking about this, Huang Xiu’s voice turned slightly stern. ‘Tell me the truth—are you sneaking out?’

‘Really not!’ Huang Xiaoxian explained. ‘Brother Yun Ning picked me up.’

‘I’m living with Brother Yun Ning now!’

‘Yun Ning?’

Huang Xiu was taken aback. Senior Yun Ning had actually gone to the Battle Bureau to bring out Huang Xiaoxian.

‘You’re living with him now?’

Her voice unconsciously carried disbelief.

‘Of course, and that old fogey is there too. I can play on his phone with him.’ Huang Xiaoxian chuckled.

‘Old fogey must be Professor Yuan, no doubt.’

Huang Xiu’s gaze fell on the plastic bag behind Huang Xiaoxian.

‘What’s this?’

‘Ah, this is something Brother Yun Ning brought for you. Inside, there’s also a note from Brother Yun!’

The green cactus explained, ‘Since Brother Yun and the old fogey aren’t convenient for private communication, I became the messenger ball—no, messenger!’

‘Master, if you have anything to say, just tell me, and I’ll pass it on to Brother Yun faithfully.’

‘I see.’ Huang Xiu nodded.

This gave her a strange feeling, reminiscent of passing notes with Shi Lei in high school.

But honestly… it wasn’t bad.

She even missed those days a bit—carefree, only needing to focus on studies.

Unlike now, bearing the responsibility of being an S-class and a leader.

Huang Xiu smiled slightly. ‘No rush. Let me first see the note and what Senior Yun has brought me.’

She opened the black plastic bag.

Black, brown, white… all kinds of seeds filled small plastic resealable bags, one after another.

And on each bag, a red-bordered sticky note with the seed’s name was affixed.

An A4 paper folded three times lay on top.

‘So many seeds…’

Huang Xiu had thought it was something else; she didn’t expect it to be all seeds. She was momentarily stunned.

She had indeed used a lot of seeds in the last competition…

But she still had enough to last through this month’s military training.

And these bags in front of her were all tightly packed, each containing about a thousand seeds.

With so many bags combined, there were probably tens of thousands.

Not just for this one-month training—they might even last her until the end of her freshman year.

‘So why give me seeds?’

Huang Xiu was bewildered.

She picked up the paper and unfolded it, and then understood why her senior had sent so many seeds.

It was because of the last competition.

Yun Ning noticed that she used ordinary plant seeds for mutation, which resulted in insufficient combat power.

So during his few days back in Tiandu, he specially used his connections to prepare a large batch of special seeds for her.

For example, the world’s most poisonous flower, oleander; the infamous “heartbreak grass,” gelsemium; and datura…

Huang Xiu silently picked up a bag of seeds and indeed saw the black regular script reading “Oleander” on the label.

She flipped through more—there were several bags of gelsemium and datura.

‘Senior, are you planning to have me use this military training to massacre all the other institutions?’

She complained verbally, but the smile on her face grew wider.

Putting down the seeds, she continued reading the letter.

‘Junior, don’t be afraid. I, the teacher, and the entire Tiandu University are your strongest backing. Just work hard and show your brilliance.

We will always support you from behind, cheering you on until we see you conquer everyone with your perfect performance.

By the way, I’m not sure if it’ll work.

But to be safe, the teacher, during these days back in Tiandu, specially prepared some small gifts for you. The bags with blue sticky notes are them. Remember to check.

Speaking of which, the teacher has never been this good to me (laughs)!

Go for it, and make Guang Hongfang know your power!’

‘Huh!’

Huang Xiu let out a long breath. An extremely rich feeling of satisfaction and emotion gradually filled her chest.

‘Senior, Teacher… I won’t let you down.’

She looked at Huang Xiaoxian. ‘Xiaoxian, tell Senior that I’ll definitely make Guang Hongfang’s jaw drop!’

‘Okay, got it!’ Huang Xiaoxian gave a funny salute, then looked at Huang Xiu expectantly.

‘What is it?’

‘Master, give me a hug.’ Huang Xiaoxian reached out.

Huang Xiu didn’t understand why, but she still hugged Huang Xiaoxian. Then she saw the little ball become spirited.

‘Great! My master’s energy is fully recharged!’

It leaped out of Huang Xiu’s arms and started practicing tai chi on the bed, learned from who knows where.

The old bed board creaked with each of its movements.

Worried about waking her roommates, Huang Xiu quickly pressed it down, helpless. ‘What weird anime have you been watching again?’

‘None!’ Huang Xiaoxian denied firmly, but its evasive eyes gave it away.

‘By the way, also tell the Teacher: stop showing Xiaoxian weird anime! If you corrupt Xiaoxian, I’ll definitely come after you!’

Huang Xiu then threatened Huang Xiaoxian, ‘And you—if you watch anything bad again, I’ll send you to the Moral Plant School to detox from internet addiction.’

‘!!!’

Huang Xiaoxian was badly frightened, quickly said a few goodbyes, jumped off the bed, and ran out of the dormitory.

Watching Huang Xiaoxian’s figure disappear outside the corridor window, Huang Xiu sighed softly.

If she could, she would definitely keep Huang Xiaoxian by her side. But military training definitely wouldn’t allow it, and she wouldn’t be stuck waiting for the application to go through forever.

‘Now that Xiaoxian is living with Senior Yun, I can rest assured.’

Having resolved the major worry that had been on her mind for days, Huang Xiu started digging through the plastic bag again, searching for the special gift the teacher had prepared for her.

After a rummage, she quickly found the plastic resealable bags with blue labels.

There were three bags in total, different from the others.

These bags were several times larger, and inside were not seeds.

Instead, they were dry, dehydrated flowers, with less than ten stalks in each bag.

[Flower Sea Void Realm – Sunflower (corpse)]

[Flower Sea Void Realm – Morning Glory (corpse)]

[Flower Sea Void Realm – Chrysanthemum (corpse)]

‘These are actually flowers from the Flower Sea Void Realm!’ Huang Xiu’s eyes widened.

The Flower Sea Void Realm was no stranger to her.

It was the first void realm she had truly visited, besides the Myriad Realms Transit Station that served as a bridge.

That realm was a kingdom of flowers.

There, all flowers had life.

They could laugh, cry, get angry, and act silly—everything was so beautiful.

And after they died, they would become ordinary flowers.

Well, “ordinary” was relative; as the remains of void realm creatures, they were far from ordinary.

Each of these corpse flowers could withstand a tremendous amount of void energy.

The power Huang Xiu displayed when she first mutated them, even now, ranked among the top of the many plants she had mutated.

At that time, she had just awakened and was only an Imago-stage Special.

Now she was at the Quicksilver rank.

She didn’t know if they could still be used, but since she had temporarily revived the withered plants from the Plant Enhancement Project before, these void plants should be no problem.

‘I can’t wait to try them out!’ Huang Xiu smiled slightly.

Although Teacher Yuan Fei was never reliable on ordinary days, he really came through when it counted!

Having acquired spell components that could be rated as epic quality, Huang Xiu was in an incomparably good mood. She even wished she could skip sleep and have another strong-weak match.

She got off the bed, put the seeds back in her luggage, and went to the bathroom out of habit before returning to bed to sleep.

Her excitement lasted a long time; Huang Xiu had insomnia again.

She closed her eyes and forced herself to sleep. After who knows how long, she finally fell into a deep slumber.

Whether due to the day’s fatigue or the late night, Huang Xiu’s sleep quality that night was very poor, and she even had a rare dream.

A wet dream—the first since her transformation.

This might be related to the impulse she had suppressed deep in her heart, which had burst out earlier and then been subdued again.

In that absurd dream, she became the woman in the erotic illusion of the Charm Voice!

And the man… had been blurry in the initial illusion.

But this time, perhaps because of thinking about Yun Ning before sleep out of gratitude, her mind had shaped the blurry male face.

It gradually twisted.

Finally turned into a handsome, warm face like jade—Yun Ning’s face.