Full-Time Magister: I Had No Intention of Reaching the Dimensional Throne

Chapter 193 The Criminal's Premonition

The moonlight was soft and gentle.

After dinner, Ding Yumin went to the Three-Step Tower to cultivate, while Ai Tutu dragged the two of them to drink in the apartment. Seemingly because of their worries about their own strength, the two of them drank quite a bit.

Bai Mo also drank quite a bit. For a high-level mage's body, the alcohol content of the wine that Ai Tutu liked was the same whether he drank a bottle or a glass.

Therefore, even though Ai Tutu was drunk and Mu Nujiao was dizzy, Bai Mo remained sober.

At this moment, one of them was fast asleep on the sofa, his clothes slightly lifted, revealing a small navel on his smooth, ivory-colored waist, and a pair of shapely, long legs exposed beneath his shorts. He had changed into pajamas, and his large, prominent breasts were somewhat dazzling under the indoor light.

The other one had stopped drinking, though her gaze was somewhat unfocused. Her clothes were neat, but even just looking at her stunningly beautiful face so close to her was enough to stir a restless feeling.

Music was playing on the TV, but nobody was listening.

Looking at these two girls who had virtually no resistance, Bai Mo considered whether he should act like a beast.

"You're not planning to participate in the school's national selection competition?" Mu Nujiao remembered the question she had forgotten to ask during dinner.

She knew that Bai Mo couldn't possibly avoid going to the National Palace; even if he didn't want to, the Bai family needed him to go.

"I have three tickets, and I have other options; I don't need the school's ticket."

As Bai Mo spoke, he turned down the TV volume, glanced at her, and realized that he hadn't had a single opportunity to be alone with her all day to give her the hollow willow seeds.

Now is just right.

So he moved closer, and Mu Nujiao immediately glared at him, "What are you doing? I'm still awake!"

"Nothing, it'll be worse if you fall asleep." Bai Mo reached out and took her hand.

I have a gift for you.

"You just want to do bad things."

Seeing how close he was, Mu Nujiao pouted.

Seeing her silly expression, Bai Mo thought she might really be a little drunk, and patiently explained:

"It really is a gift, let me show it to you."

"I know."

Mu Nujiao grabbed Bai Mo's collar, her perfectly beautiful face, flushed with a hint of naivety, suddenly leaning forward. Her eyes, softened by the moonlight, could no longer make out Bai Mo's face.

Her rose-red lips pressed heavily onto Bai Mo's lips, and she even mimicked his actions from earlier that day by opening her mouth and biting him before finally parting her lips.

Then, looking at Bai Mo with a rather smug expression, she asked, "Is this the gift?"

He smacked his lips, and all he could taste was the cold dish. Bai Mo was both amused and exasperated. He pulled her into his arms with a sudden burst of strength.

"How come I never realized you were so cute before?"

"Hmph, your eyesight is bad."

"You've learned to swear after drinking, huh?"

"I'll curse." Mu Nujiao tossed her head back and bumped it directly into Bai Mo's chest.

"I have another gift." Bai Mo lowered his eyes and looked directly into her gaze.

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After a long silence, Bai Mo could feel the little tongue that had been going back and forth with him suddenly fly out like a startled bird, its mouth stopped moving, and even its whole body stiffened for a moment. The eyes that were originally hazy and seemed to be dripping with water gradually became clear, and the cheeks that were already slightly flushed turned completely red in the blink of an eye.

The sudden sobering up caught Mu Nujiao off guard, and she still remembered everything that had just happened. She felt that it would have been better if she hadn't woken up at all and had just obediently accepted Bai Mo's gift.

It's just one kiss, but she's given me several.

"woke up?"

A flicker of regret crossed Bai Mo's eyes as he looked away, but amusement quickly spread across his face. He gazed at Mu Nujiao, who now looked almost exactly like an apple, and teased her:

"There are still gifts available!"

The mule looked at him shyly and angrily for two seconds, then lowered her head and remained silent.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Bai Mo whispered in her ear.

A few seconds later, Mu Nujiao, who had recovered slightly, spoke in a low voice, "You don't think I'm too easy, do you?"

"No, you're my girlfriend, what's wrong with a kiss?"

Bai Mo replied confidently, blinking, "How about opening another gift?"

Mu Nujiao glanced at Ai Tutu, who was still sleeping like a dead person, and closed her eyes without saying a word.

After enjoying a long, sweet kiss that lasted more than ten minutes, and even weighing the soft watermelon, Bai Mo finally let go of the person in his arms.

Because Ai Tutu, who was sleeping like a dead person, woke up and pretended to be asleep while squinting to look closely.

How could her acting skills possibly fool Mu Nujiao? Mu Nujiao immediately snapped out of her daze and pushed Bai Mo away in an instant.

Bai Mo had no choice. If he had a mind-body connection, he would guarantee Ai Tutu a perfect night's sleep.

Upon realizing that her act of pretending to be asleep had been discovered, Ai Tutu immediately sat up, looking flustered, as if worried that she would also be bitten.

With a hasty "I'm going to bed!"

He immediately ran to the bedroom, his feet bare.

"Stop!" Mu Nujiao shouted.

Ai Tutu immediately stopped as if frozen in place, turned around, and spoke hesitantly, like spilling beans.

"Sister Mu, I...I'm not ready yet. Just stay with him today. Next time, we'll go together, and I guarantee this bastard won't be able to get out of bed the next day!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Nujiao's calmed face immediately turned red again. For a moment, she didn't know where to start to teach her younger sister, who was always talking nonsense. She could only take a deep breath, after all, she only had this one best friend, and she would never have another one.

He pointed emphatically at the slippers lying beside the sofa, "Come back and put your slippers on!"

"Oh." Ai Tutu nodded, quickly walked back, put on her shoes, and then hurriedly returned to her room.

Mu Nujiao glanced at the time, then turned to look at Bai Mo, pretending to be nonchalant, "It's late, I need to cultivate."

After saying that, she got up and went back to her room.

Bai Mo pulled her back. He hadn't forgotten about the hollow willow plant seeds. Under Mu Nujiao's slightly reproachful gaze, he took out the plant seeds.

Instantly, a sense of life and a profound, ancient aura permeated the entire room.

"This is a species of hollow willow, for you. Hasn't your botany department been struggling to find plant species?"

"Hmm." Mu Nujiao nodded. As a plant-type mage, she could clearly sense the quality of this plant seed, which was several times better than the one her family had given her.

"I'll make good use of it; you should start cultivating too."

Mu Nujiao put away the plant seeds, gave them a word of advice, and returned to her room.

The next day, Bai Mo met Mu Nujiao, who was cooking in the kitchen.

When he woke up, a bowl of congee with preserved egg and lean pork, two fried dough sticks, and a fried egg were placed in front of him.

"Try it, I just learned how to make it."

Mu Nujiao came to see the chair and sat down; Ai Tutu hadn't gotten up yet.

Bai Mo glanced at her in surprise, nodded, and finished eating everything; the taste was quite good.

"It's delicious. I feel like you have a real talent for this."

"That's good." Mu Nujiao smiled.

"By the way, what about the hollow willow plant species?"

Bai Mo asked.

"Very good, its effects are very strong. It can suppress space, is exceptionally hard and has extremely strong penetrating power, and most importantly, it's unexpected." Mu Nujiao said with a joyful expression, "I feel that beating the number one plant on the list is no problem at all now."

"A surprise attack?"

"It is difficult for plant mages to plant seeds in front of some powerful mages and demons, and it is easy for them to detect when they release plants to break the ground, but hollow willows are different."

Mu Nujiao carefully explained to Bai Mo, "The seeds of the hollow willow have the property of concealment, and unlike other plant-type mage plants that must be planted on the ground, the seeds of the hollow willow can be planted directly in the space."

After saying that, Mu Nujiao thought for a moment and then gave a demonstration.

She touched the air, and a flash of silver-green light appeared.

Suddenly, the space in front of Bai Mo began to fluctuate, and thin, willow-like vines grew out, directly enveloping the plate on the table in front of him.

Bai Mo's eyes widened. He felt this function was quite good. Plants growing directly from the space were impossible to guard against.

"Amazing!" Mu Nujiao gave a thumbs up and then said, "This plant seems to be very special. It grows along with my cultivation level. Right now, it only has the power of a spirit seed, but when it reaches a higher level, it should become a soul seed."

Nodding slightly, he didn't find this strange at all, since it was formed from a totem.

Having achieved a qualitative leap in strength, Mu Nujiao immediately went to the academy to compete on the rankings, while Bai Mo bought two Star River Veins at the auction.

Although I feel that my sound system is still lacking and I don't use it much in battle, it's not a bad idea to give it a try. After all, once you reach the third system, high-level breakthroughs are not as smooth as before.

The first Star River Vein was used up, and unsurprisingly, the breakthrough failed.

Not feeling anything, Bai Mo decided to take a break, which was expected. He would try again in a few days, and during this time he would use sound-based attacks more often.

Arriving at the Azure Sky Hunting Grounds, he wanted to inquire about the Water Kirin—whether it had been killed, driven away, or sealed away somewhere.

Several months have passed since I saw the Heavenly Rainbow, and I imagine some news or rumors should have spread.

Pushing open the door of the Qingtian Hunting Grounds, as expected, Lingling hadn't gone to school. Sitting with her at the bar was a somewhat familiar-looking girl.

It was that genius, healing-type girl who awakened to self-awareness in Yanguan, her name was Qin Yue.

Old Bao was sitting to one side making tea, and Bai Mo went over to join him without hesitation.

"Lingling, doesn't Qin Yue have to go to school?"

"She's different from those little brats at school. I can teach her," Lingling said without hesitation.

"You're not thinking of using this to skip school, are you?"

Lingling glanced at him, then handed the printed materials to Qin Yue. "This is enough for you to study until you graduate high school."

Then she turned to Bai Mo and said, "Qin Yue wants to go to high school with me. Forget about primary and secondary school, it's not worth it."

"Oh." Bai Mo nodded slightly. He wasn't really worried about the two children. Lingling's mind was far more mature than that of an adult, and she knew things that even some old folks couldn't match.

She gave Qin Yue some basic magic education, and her teaching was no less impressive than that of a school teacher.

He turned and placed the empty cup on the table, picked up the teapot to refill it, and then filled Old Man Bao's cup as well. Bai Mo asked:

"Old Bao, do you know what happened in Jiangcheng?"

"I'm not even buried yet." Old Bao took a sip of tea, glanced at him indifferently, and said, "Just ask me what you want to ask. You're so young, don't beat around the bush."

Bai Mo was speechless. He couldn't even lay the groundwork. But since Old Man Bao said he could ask directly, Bai Mo simply asked.

"Didn't the authorities send out forbidden spells to eliminate the Water Kirin? What happened?"

Old Bao shook his head and sighed.

"Even though that emperor was sealed away for a thousand years and was in a weakened state, it was still exceptionally powerful; we did not destroy it."

"So how is it?"

"It did not engage us in battle, but instead went directly into Dongting Lake. The guiding array that we had set up in advance by the forbidden spellcasters we dispatched did not work."

Old Man Bao put down his cup, and Bai Mo, whose time was up, said, "We don't know what happened between the Dongting Lake water demon and the lizard demon tribe."

"But just in case, those forbidden spellcasters are currently keeping watch around Dongting Lake. In my opinion, they won't leave until they're certain that the Emperor doesn't pose a threat to humans."

Bai Mo seemed to be deep in thought, recalling the catastrophe that would soon occur in the ancient capital, which was why no forbidden spells were used to stop it at that time.

Perhaps it's related to this?

So he tentatively asked, "What if other places need the power of forbidden spells during this time?"

"Don't talk nonsense! Do you know how terrifying a disaster that requires a forbidden spell to unleash is?!"

Old Bao glared at him, annoyed.

"Even if such an emergency exists, those who cannot independently cast forbidden spells wouldn't be the ones needed! Not every forbidden spell caster is comfortably hiding in some remote corner, growing grass and flowers!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo chuckled and said, "If you're so capable, go say that to Dean Xiao or Lingyin Temple."

Having found out what he wanted to know, Bai Mo didn't linger. Instead, he turned a corner and arrived at the Oriental Pearl Tower, Huo Tuo Studio.

The strange bone he took from the Great Bright Eagle has not yet been processed.

Upon meeting Huo Tuo, he got straight to the point, stating his purpose and his requirements.

"Old Huo, make it simple in color, nothing too golden."

"No problem, when do you want it?" Huo Tuo nodded, his hands stroking over the strange bone. Although it wasn't a super high-grade item, it was still a high-quality piece, worth his time.

"How long is your queue?"

"At least two months."

"How much more do I need? I'll have one," Bai Mo said without hesitation.

Although he wasn't in a hurry to get this winged magical artifact, he might need it someday. Anyway, cutting in line would only cost him two servant-level spirit stones.

He could spend some effort in the wild to kill a general with a silver hairpin spear and still earn an extra ten million.

"That's straightforward." Huo Tuo liked Bai Mo's straightforwardness, unlike other mages who were stingy and reluctant to act even when they really wanted to.

Some couldn't resist inserting it, but then felt bad about spending the money.

Some even try to get free installations just because they're long-time customers; they're really dreaming.

"How long will it take me to get it?" Bai Mo asked.

"Winged artifacts are a delicate craft. Although this strange bone is quite good, the winged artifact made from it is comparable to the wind wings of a high-level, fully-trained wind mage. But that's about it. There are some heights it can't reach. I have a piece of demonic material that can give it the toughness of a super-level wind wing."

Huo Tuo paused for a moment, then said, "Simply put, it means being able to fly higher."

"Want to pay more?" Bai Mo blinked and asked a simple question. It sounded useful, but it was actually useless.

The air currents at an altitude of 10,000 meters are not something that ordinary mages can control, and winged magical artifacts are mostly used for escaping and traveling.

Why fly so high?

Huo Tuo shook his head. "No, but since you're a big customer, I'll give you a free upgrade."

"When will I be able to receive it?"

"One month later."

(End of this chapter)