Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 368 Tang Yue Arrives
The night was shrouded in mist.

"the vast horizon is my love……"

The ringing of his cell phone woke Xu Shen up.

He groggily pushed aside Jiang Fox's toes that were pressing against his chin and Bai Tingting's half-body that was pressing against his chest, and picked up his phone.

3:10 a.m.

I just finished a battle, and I don't know who's so clueless as to call at this hour.

Xu Shen took a closer look.

Oh, it's Sister Tang Yue.

That's fine.

"Teacher Tang Yue?"

Guess where I am?

The mature and charming voice carries a touch of girlish playfulness and joy.

"I do not guess you guess guess?"

"You might be pleasantly surprised if you guess correctly."

Xu Shen shook his head, becoming mostly awake, and yawned, saying, "It can't be at the airport in Buenos Aires, can it?"

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before a quiet voice said, "How did you guess it so quickly? I'm not surprised at all."

"You really came to Argentina?!" Xu Shen snapped out of his daze, mostly sobering up, and chuckled, "Then, Teacher Tang Yue, why don't you guess how long it will take me to get to the airport and pick you up?"

"No need. With Xiao Hei's speed, it wouldn't take him more than an hour to run from the southernmost tip of Argentina to the northernmost tip. Just send me your location."

Xiaohei?

Suddenly, the image of that fallen unicorn that comprehended the Fate Battle in the Celestial Music Palace appeared in Xu Shen's mind—mysterious, handsome, and aloof.

Argentina is approximately 3600 kilometers from north to south.

Xiao Hei can run the whole way in less than an hour, and its speed even exceeds three times the speed of sound, which is not slow compared to ordinary monarch-level demons.

Xu Shen was somewhat taken aback.

Xiao Hei should still be at the commander level, right?

After hanging up the phone, Xu Shen sent the hotel location and carefully got out of bed, but unexpectedly still woke Bai Tingting up.

"what happened?"

Before Tingting opened her eyes, she mumbled something and leaned closer, her lips slightly pouting, her arms wrapped around Xu Shen's neck.

"Sweetie, Sister Tang Yue is here. I'll go pick her up. You get some sleep."

"Oh."

Bai Tingting was a clingy person; she smacked her lips, still sleepy-eyed, but showed no intention of letting go.

Xu Shen was both amused and exasperated. He kissed her lips and eyes, then gently pushed her arm away.

Before leaving, he glanced at Jiang the Fox one last time.

Her poor physical condition and stubbornness resulted in her sleep after each battle being like a coma, with no sign of waking up.

Xu Shen mischievously pinched her nose before leaving the room.

A minute later, as soon as the elevator doors opened, he saw that familiar figure in the lobby.

It was still winter in Argentina, but she was wearing a cool floral dress.

However, the fullness of her chest added a touch of allure to what should have been a pure and beautiful dress.

Tang Yue also saw him at that moment.

Under the dim light, Tang Yue's joyful eyes shone brightly. Like a little girl, she walked quickly over and jumped into Xu Shen's arms.

"Which little girl has possessed such a tall, sexy, and mature woman like me?"

Tang Yue chuckled, about to speak, when she suddenly wrinkled her nose and said, "Did you just get off that slut Tingting's bed? Wait, why does it smell like roses? Did she change her perfume?"

Xu Shen looked completely innocent, his hand supporting her buttocks tightening restlessly: "Sister Tang Yue, isn't it a bit inappropriate to bring this up so soon after we met?"

"Hmph, so it's convenient for you to come see me smelling of another woman?"

Xu Shen thought to himself that there were actually two other people involved, but what he actually said was: "Wasn't that because you launched a surprise attack?"

"So, it's my fault?"

"It's my fault, it's my fault, be good, put your hat on straight."

Xu Shen smiled and adjusted the crooked light green beach hat on her head.

Tang Yue was even angrier.

She just thought the light green color was fresh and matched her white floral dress, but she didn't think about why Yu Mian had chosen this hat for her before she came.

They even went so far as to call it the perfect match for beach hats, bikinis, and sunbathing.

Looking at it now, they are indeed a perfect match.

This cunning young couple!

On second thought, I'll just get through tonight.

She also wanted to put another hat on Ding Yumin.

Yes, I feel much better now.

Xu Shen booked another room.

If that scene frightens Tang Yue, the little fledgling, the duck that was offered to her will fly away, and who knows when she'll be able to eat it again.

She peeled back the floral dress, revealing a purple, openwork bodysuit underneath.

Indeed, purple has a lot of charm.

A voluptuous, fair-skinned beauty, with shy eyes and a face like a peach blossom.

Both youthful and mature.

Sure enough, it was a pleasant surprise!

"Teacher Tang Yue."

"Just call me Tang Yue, it feels weird."

"No," Xu Shen shook his head: "Tonight, you will be the teacher."

……

Three poles in the sun.

Xu Shen sneezed, blowing away the hair that Tang Yue was playing with her nostrils, and groggily opened his eyes.

"Wake up!"

"hey-hey!"

"You rebellious disciple!" Tang Yue glared at Xu Shen with her beautiful eyes. "Still laughing? You're so smug!" "The one who's smug is you, teacher."

Xu Shen protested, saying that he had been extremely restrained last night.

"Shut up!"

Tang Yue was both embarrassed and anxious. She covered Xu Shen's mouth, afraid that he would say a bunch of fancy and embarrassing things like he did last night.

She tried to maintain her authority as a teacher: "I'm here on important business."

Xu Shen blinked innocently, then casually licked Tang Yue's palm, startling her so much that she reflexively withdrew her hand.

"Wasn't what happened last night considered proper business?"

"Well, cough, it's just something I brought on the side," Tang Yue said, blushing. "I came here this time to deliver something to you on behalf of Yu Mian."

Anyone could give you a gift, so why her of all people?

It's certainly not because of what happened last night.

No, that's definitely not it!

"what?"

Upon hearing that it was Yu Mian, Xu Shen became much more serious.

Without further ado, Tang Yue's spatial ring flashed, revealing a lead box engraved with countless incantations.

"This box contains the Condensed Evil Pearl. This lead box can seal its evil energy, preventing it from interfering with one's mind."

"Rain... um, no, what did you just call her?"

"Yu Mian?" Tang Yue glared at Xu Shen: "You two lovebirds are quite the pranksters. Cosplay is fine as a hobby, but why are you lying to me?"

Xu Shen's expression turned solemn: "Sister Tang Yue, how did you know she was Yu Mian?"

If Tang Yue can see through her disguise, does that mean the Holy City can too?!

Such an important matter cannot be taken lightly.

"Hmph, that's easy," Tang Yue said, taking out a ring. "You're familiar with this, aren't you?"

Xu Shen took the ring and looked at it for a few moments, then immediately remembered its origin.

This ring originates from Salam and is a contract ring.

It was through its contract with the Painted Skin Ghost that Salang was able to transform into various identities and cause trouble.

During the ancient capital, Salang was almost captured due to Zu Guangyao's scheme. In the end, he had to sever his tail like a gecko and abandon the Painted Skin Ghost to escape.

However, when Zu Guangyao gave this ring to Yu Mian, it was covered in cracks and was clearly completely broken.

Now that the ring looks clean and intact, it seems to have been repaired?

Xu Shen probed the contract ring with his divine sense, and a young white deer curled up and slept in the contract space.

"Xiao Cai? What's going on here?!"

Compared to how the Mogao Grottoes looked right after their reconstruction, Xiao Cai has grown a little, but the changes are still not obvious.

This little guy is a homebody. Back when he was at Pearl Academy, he would hide inside that coral bracelet all day and refused to come out, so his presence was practically nonexistent.

Yu Mian unilaterally moved her to a new place, but she didn't seem to feel uncomfortable at all, as if she was going to sleep in the contract ring forever.

Tang Yue said, "Yu Mian is safe in our family now, but she was worried about you, so she asked me to bring Xiao Cai here. The reason I was able to discover Yu Mian's identity was because of it."

"Because of it? Explain."

Tang Yue said, "The magic-free environment of the Holy Judgment Prison prevented Xiao Cai from absorbing magic energy, and she almost died there. Yu Mian was the same; she didn't even consider whether something had happened to the little guy since he had been in the totem vessel. Fortunately, the big guys were quite reliable and sensed the faint totem aura, rescued him, and used a lot of totem power to help him recover."

Xu Shen scratched his head awkwardly.

When he rescued Yu Mian from the Holy Judgment Prison, after a long separation, he couldn't wait to meld her into his body, and he completely forgot about Xiao Cai.

As for Yu Mian...

She hasn't appeared for a long time.

Mianmian probably had no idea that Xiaocai existed; otherwise, she would definitely have taken good care of Xiaocai.

If it was Xiao Cai who caused Yu Mian's identity to be exposed, then it's not a big problem.

At least, the Holy City has no idea that Yu Mian has a nine-colored deer.

Xu Shen's tense nerves relaxed considerably.

"Yu Mian said she had done her best with this ring. Although she repaired the contract space, she couldn't fix the contract array. This kind of secret technique has been lost for a long time. Without some related arrays as a reference, it would be very difficult to create one from scratch. However, the method of making contract rings originated in South America. Maybe you can find a way to completely repair it here."

"I'll try my best to look for it."

As Xu Shen spoke, he called Xiao Chenxi out and asked her to help send Xiao Cai into the Linglong Ball.

There is still a lot of totem power left there, which can accelerate Xiao Cai's growth.

When I moved Xiao Cai to a different spot, the little one finally woke up.

It was a little panicked when it first woke up, but since it recognized Xu Shen, it quickly obeyed the dawn's will and moved to a different spot.

Now that it has a new home, it's not in a hurry to sleep. Instead, it tilts its little head, looking around with its bright, curious eyes, just like a silly roe deer.

After settling Xiao Cai in, Xu Shen picked up the lead box again.

"Since you brought this along, is it because Yu Mian has already designed the magic array to control this broken bead?"

"That's right, Yu Mian's magic circle design skills have definitely reached the grandmaster level!"

Tang Yue's tone was filled with admiration.

She wasn't someone who didn't know value; when she received that array diagram, she was completely stunned.

She had only ever seen magic arrays this complex in the clan's secret archives, and each one had an extraordinary origin.

Yu Mian is a genius for being able to design such a formation out of thin air!

Xu Shen opened the lead box, inside which was a jade slip.

Jade slips were tools used in ancient Qi cultivation methods to record and transmit information.

Xu Shen placed it between his eyebrows and guided it with his divine sense, thus receiving the magic array designed by Yu Mian.

He felt a chill run down his spine after just one glance.

He swore it was the most complicated thing he had ever seen!

Now, he needs to use light-based magic energy to copy and paste this formation onto the Condensed Evil Pearl bit by bit.

This workload...

No.

He absolutely had to make that bastard Mo Fan kowtow to him!
That's fucking awesome!
"So, was it easy to handle?"

Tang Yue's tone was sarcastic, clearly indicating that she was also aware of the plan to modify the Ninghua Evil Pearl.

Seeing Xu Shen's headache, she felt a bit smug.

(End of this chapter)