Chapter 231: Chapter 152: Plastic Paper Cannot Be a Talisman Material

Shu Yao tapped the small, incomplete rune on the plastic sheet. "This is one of the reasons why talismanic magic has been so hard to pass down. Related ancient texts are incredibly rare. It’s usually passed from generation to generation by word of mouth, or by using a profound, secret art to engrave the talismanic magic into the genes of a direct bloodline."

’How incredible,’ Ke Dancheng thought. ’Isn’t this just like how a Beastman’s bloodline is inherited! And the method Sister Yao is talking about is even more esoteric.’

Shu Yao said to Ke Dancheng, who was slowly digesting this, "Even though I can’t use it, please thank [Bai Meng] for me."

As Mrs. Bao’s Assistant Dan, Ke Dancheng sent a message to [Bai Meng]: "Thank you for your gift. Mrs. Bao loves it."

The second half of the message was a white lie, but the gratitude was real.

After messaging [Bai Meng], Ke Dancheng received a call from his new friend, Song Xiaoxing.

The special admission students at the Imperial University Agricultural College had received a notice. To control the fallout from the Poisonous Tree Seeds incident, the Agricultural College was moving up its evaluation of their research projects.

Any special admission student who failed to submit their assignment by midnight tonight would be considered to have voluntarily forfeited their spot.

The results—and how many of them had passed—would be announced tomorrow.

Ke Dancheng said, "Song Xiaoxing invited us to Imperial University tomorrow morning to witness his moment of glory when he gets selected. He also wants you to make an appearance before Dean Song."

"Then let’s go and see."

「The next day.」

With the no-fly restriction lifted, Shu Yao picked up Ke Dancheng in her "Big Bee."

Seeing him look all around after boarding the Flying Machine, Shu Yao couldn’t help but laugh. "Still scarred from last time?"

"No," Ke Dancheng denied stiffly.

He didn’t seem to be lying, which made Shu Yao realize. "Ah, so you’re hoping for something exciting to happen again. It’s good to be prepared for the worst, but this thrill-seeking of yours is a bad habit."

After the Flying Machine was airborne, a smile touched Ke Dancheng’s lips. "Your idea to have my aunt distract Xiao Juzi and Auntie worked well."

Shu Yao sighed in relief at the mention of it, but the thought of the long days ahead still weighed on her.

At the entrance to Imperial University, they met up with Song Xiaoxing’s group as arranged.

It wasn’t the group members’ first time meeting Shu Yao. They had watched her livestream where she’d opened the tree seeds and had learned a lot from it, so they all had a great impression of her.

They followed Ke Dancheng’s lead in calling her "Sister Yao," each trying to sound more familiar than the last.

Li Hancheng had even been discharged from the hospital so he wouldn’t miss today’s evaluation. He still couldn’t speak, however, and wore a hospital-issued bio-metric monitor on his wrist.

All the group members were there except for Song Xiaoxing.

They soon learned that he had gone to Zone 2 to pick someone up.

And that someone was none other than Lin Zhenxiang.

Ke Dancheng had heard bits and pieces about Song Xiaoxing and Lin Zhenxiang, mostly details picked up from their various fan groups.

"That day, the first person Song Xiaoxing reached out to for help was Lin Zhenxiang, but she ignored him. He only came to us after that," Ke Dancheng told Shu Yao.

Li Hancheng seized on his choice of words. "Us?"

Ke Dancheng shot him an impassive glance. "You can’t talk, so can’t you just keep quiet?"

Li Hancheng looked aggrieved and typed an emoticon on his Light Brain:

Ke Dancheng continued sharing what he knew with Shu Yao. "Last night during her livestream, Lin Zhenxiang found out Song Xiaoxing had tried to ask for her help, so she called him. Things got a little ugly. I guess Song Xiaoxing said something harsh and provoked her fans, who then attacked him online."

’Still,’ he thought, ’things got so nasty, why would Song Xiaoxing go all the way to Zone 2 to see Lin Zhenxiang?’

"Let me explain the rest." Li Hancheng began typing on his light screen again. "Mr. Song was doxxed on the Star Network by Lin Zhenxiang’s fans. Lin Zhenxiang got worried her fans might do something to him offline, so she offered to go on a ’date’ with him to show everyone their relationship isn’t so bad."

Not wanting any more trouble, Song Xiaoxing agreed to her request.

Shu Yao studied Li Hancheng. "Song Xiaoxing told you all this?"

Li Hancheng nodded meekly.

Shu Yao was a little surprised. "You’ve been poisoned so you can’t even speak, yet he still told you all that. You two must be pretty close."

Li Hancheng’s face suddenly twisted in an expression of tragic indignation. He typed out the truth on his light screen: "Actually, he’s just scared I’ll die. If I do, this whole incident becomes his father’s responsibility."

Song Xiaoxing himself probably didn’t even realize how much his guilt toward Li Hancheng was tied to his father, the dean of the Agricultural College.

It was certainly strange that the cold and unfeeling Dean Song had a son who was such a sweetheart.

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