Starting with magical girls, I'll reign supreme for eternity.

Seeing the serious look on Ziyuan's delicate face, Mujin asked with some concern, "What's wrong? Are you in a hurry to go back? Is something important?"

Ziyuan nodded. "The college entrance exam is coming up soon."

After a moment of silence, Mu Jin asked uncertainly, "The college entrance exam?"

"Yes, I made an appointment with the principal beforehand to take the college entrance examination at the end of this semester. If I miss it, I'll have to wait another year."

The howling of the spatial turbulence outside could still be heard, and the earth-shattering power that Ziyuan had just displayed was still echoing in his mind.

Suddenly being told she was going to take the college entrance exam... Mu Jin was indeed a little bewildered.

"I'm talking about something important..."

“Isn’t the college entrance exam important?” Ziyuan said in a deep voice. “For students, this is a major tribulation for their ascension. Anyone who gets close must keep quiet and stop working.”

After a long pause, he finally asked, "What I mean is, it doesn't mean anything to you, does it..."

“Yanji University has research materials on magical girls in full bloom,” Ziyuan said casually.

"You now possess research data on the Mirror Country's Mankai..."

"Find more information to compare, it can't be wrong." Ziyuan sat down.

"That's true..."

After thinking for a moment, Mu Jin said, "In that case, if I give you a portion of our spatial abilities, maybe you can get back faster?"

Ziyuan's previously calm pupils suddenly lit up.

Sure enough, although it wasn't a fall off a cliff, it was very close. There was an opportunity in the turbulent waters below the cliff.

Gu Xiucheng was right.

Chapter 144: Dungeon Settlement in Progress (6600 words)

It wasn't until the magical girls had disappeared that Ruoyun emerged from the seabed.

Then, Hyacinth peeked out from the side, though she instinctively wanted to shake her head—as a young lady, Hyacinth rarely encountered such an embarrassing situation.

After falling into the sea, she was soaked to the bone, and her hair was wet and uncomfortable, but she knew that she and Ruoyun were doing something shameful.

So he suppressed the urge to shake his head and quietly waited for Ruoyun's command.

"Nobody's here, you can leave now."

Relieved, Hyacinth got up and swam to the shore with Ruoyun, not even daring to fly.

Sneaking around like this is so exciting...

Hyacinth buried the lower half of its face in the seawater, concealing its smile.

The feeling of being soaked in seawater was a bit strange, but very refreshing, although it was a little cold late at night.

Unexpectedly, it was Shion who ultimately caused the remnants of the mental image.

Watching Ruoyun's retreating figure, she pondered when would be the best time to tell Ruoyun about Ziyuan's true identity.

While it might be interesting now, I don't think the impact will be that significant...

Since it has nothing to do with me, there's no need to rush to expose it.

Some joys and expectations accumulate over time, just like a prize pool.

The bigger the misunderstanding, the more interesting it will be when Ruoyun finds out Ziyuan's true identity.

Of course, Hyacinth doesn't want to hurt Ruoyun either. If things really get to the point where they can't be accepted, she will try her best to protect the child. If things get to the point where they can't be salvaged, she will keep it from Ruoyun for the rest of her life.

Isn't that interesting too?

It's like a treasure chest that you can't open, making you incredibly eager to open it...

The two swam to the shore, and when they were still some distance from getting ashore, Ruoyun deactivated her transformation. Hyacinth was slightly taken aback and also deactivated her transformation.

"We're about to go ashore, let's conserve some magic power," Ruoyun explained, half of her body submerged in the water.

Hyacinth nodded; at this moment, all she had to do was trust.

Ruoyun deliberately chose a secluded spot, with a grove of trees right after she came ashore, to conceal her figure and avoid being spotted at a glance.

Leaning against a tree on the shore, Ruoyun skillfully dug a hole, then found some dry firewood, picked up a flintlock pistol and fired a shot into the hole, igniting the firewood and making a simple fire.

Hyacinth watched with great interest, then said with some admiration, "Does Ruoyun often do this kind of thing?"

"Fortunately, I've only done a lot of work during the time I joined the Holy Church."

As she spoke, she dried her clothes over the fire. Hyacinth followed suit and dried her clothes by the fire, only to discover that Ruoyun's underwear was quite simple and even patched.

For Hyacinth, who comes from a wealthy family, this is quite rare. "Are you short of money?"

"Fortunately."

"If you need money, I can lend it to you."

"I'll lend it to you if I ever need it."

She wasn't very polite. Ruoyun stirred the fire again, making it burn even brighter. Hyacinth was a little curious, so she tried to do the same, but it didn't work well.

The grove of trees by the sea is not very dense. As a protective forest along the coast, it doesn't actually have much ecosystem and there are hardly any wild animals. There are some insects, but they have all been driven away by the insect repellent powder sprinkled on it.

Ruoyun's chosen location was also quite remote, with several trees providing excellent cover. In addition, the fire was in a pit, making it difficult for even forest rangers to spot. Although the personnel near the heart image wreckage had been dispersed, there was no need to worry about such things.

Ruoyun's extensive experience in wilderness survival exceeded Hyacinth's expectations. She was also very meticulous, making her a truly reassuring teammate.

After sitting for a while, Ruoyun began to take stock of their spoils.

The prism that can deflect their skills, the crystal pistol whose bullets can track enemies, the bell that can control mirror beasts... these are all items dropped by defeating that prince.

The rest were things they picked up from the remains of the mental image that looked useful: a broken music box, an antique-looking broken sword, an empty black card box, and a crystal ball that could release a filthy mirror beast, which they killed as soon as it came out.

Both bags were stuffed full—they each carried a bag before going to the Heart Remnant, and then, by taking advantage of the mechanism that magical girl transformation and non-transformation states do not affect each other, they managed to hide the bags and bring them into the Heart Remnant.

However, these were not the biggest gains. After counting them, Ruoyun took out a miracle seed from her bosom.

It was a miracle seed from the Land of Mirrors. Although it was called a miracle seed, its internal structure was different. This seed was as transparent as glass, and you could even feel that it contained a small space inside.

Ruoyun's usually tense face broke into a smile. "So many B-rank and C-rank side quest items, plus this mysterious seed, I wonder how many points we can exchange for. And we've also learned about the prince of the Mirror Kingdom. He can control Mirror Beasts and has a partnership with the witch. With so much information, shouldn't we be able to exchange for quite a few points too?"

"This mission to seize the remnants of the mind image was ultimately worthwhile."

Only when talking about the Holy Temple God Space does Ruoyun reveal a touch of naivety and innocence befitting her age.

"The points won't be low, will they?" Hyacinth thought for a moment. "But what do you want to exchange for? The skills you have right now are already pretty good."

"You can never have too many skills. My magical perception has never been very strong. My teacher at the Qingyun Sect always said that I had no talent in this area, so I plan to exchange for a few perception-type spells, as well as a stealth spell to make my movements easier..."

Ruoyun talked excitedly about her exchange goals, her eyes sparkling with excitement, looking like a child looking forward to a new toy.

Hyacinth listened quietly beside her, occasionally asking how the other planned to use it.

As a sea breeze blew by, Ruoyun suddenly stood up. Before Fengxinzi could react, a white figure stood next to Ruoyun and placed a hand on her shoulder.

Hyacinth paused for a moment before standing up and looking at the girl next to Ruoyun.

She was the Qingyun Sect magical girl I had seen before entering the remains of the Heart Image Sect, and who had some connection with Ruoyun.

The girl in white had her eyes closed, yet she seemed to see everything, a complete contrast to myself, who clearly had eyes but seemed to see nothing.

"You've grown a lot."

Her tone was somewhat relieved, but not very hostile. Ruoyun remained silent, not nervous at all, which reassured Fengxinzi.

If there were real danger, Ruoyun would certainly not remain indifferent.

"Have you been eating properly lately? You haven't changed your clothes, and you need a haircut. What's wrong with your socks? One is long and the other is short. Didn't I tell you before not to wear socks randomly?"

Ruoyun listened silently to the barrage of questions, and finally just said, "These socks were originally like this."

Hyacinth added from the side, "Trendy."

However, I was a little curious about how the other person could see the socks with their eyes closed, since it was still dark.

The two had a relationship that surprised her somewhat.

The girl in white sat down beside her and simply asked, "Are you really not coming back?"

"Yeah, I'm not going back."

"Alright."

The girl with her eyes closed took out potato chips from her pocket and handed them to Ruoyun. "Qianjing bought these before. You like these, so she bought an extra bag. She just left it there and didn't want to return it. Since no one was eating it, I thought I'd give it to you when we met again. Here you go."

Ruoyun initially wanted to refuse, but seeing that the teacher had already placed it in her hand, she accepted it anyway, saying, "Thank you, teacher."

Then she handed Hyacinth a small box of fries, saying, "Have some too. Thank you for taking care of Ruoyun."

"No, no," Hyacinth said, taking the fries. "It's Ruoyun who's been taking care of me."

"Please continue to take care of me in the future."

"I will try my best."

There was no unnecessary chatter. As they ate, they saw the blind girl give them two more packets of ketchup, saying it would be better to dip them in it.

Hyacinths were a novelty for a while, and some people even carried ketchup with them.

That's interesting. I can carry some condiments with me from now on. But she doesn't really like ketchup, so I'll try something stronger...

Bai Mei warmed her hands over the fire and said calmly, "There's something I hope Ruoyun can help me with."

For Ruoyun, who had always been a burden to her teacher, hearing her teacher ask for help was a pleasant surprise.

It would be a lie to say she wasn't happy; she was even a little flattered. She asked softly, "What kind of help?"

The teacher said, "The sect leader of Qingyun Sect, who is also my master and your grandmaster's boyfriend, has gone missing."

Hyacinth was taken aback. "Boyfriend?"

Bai Mei nodded, "Her name is Jiang Si."

Hyacinth almost spat out the fries she was eating.

Looking at Hyacinth, who was coughing violently while covering her mouth, Bai Mei was somewhat surprised, but ultimately said nothing. She simply continued, "Well, if you see the Sanctuary Walker, the one who led you into the Sanctuary, ask him. He should know."

Of course he knows, since it's the same person.

Hyacinth finally stopped coughing, but she didn't dare to look up. She just kept her head down and bit her lip hard.