Chapter 71 – You on the Left, Me on the Right

Click…

An extremely faint door opening sound spread through the silent room.

Su Ming, lying on the bed, remained completely unaware, still fast asleep.

From the doorway, two sneaky little heads tentatively and cautiously peeked in.

Who else could it be but Jiang Wanyu and Yao Beibei?

“Great, Senior is still asleep.”

Jiang Wanyu was the first to spot Su Ming sleeping soundly on the bed and couldn’t help but make a triumphant gesture.

“I… are we really going to sneak into Senior’s room?”

Yao Beibei’s face was slightly flushed, looking rather anxious and nervous, like an innocent little girl feeling guilty about planning to do something bad.

Jiang Wanyu, on the other hand, looked completely unbothered.

“Isn’t this a good opportunity?” Jiang Wanyu whispered to Yao Beibei. “While Senior is still asleep, let’s thoroughly investigate his belongings. We might find something useful.”

“But…” Yao Beibei still seemed unable to overcome her inner hesitation.

In response, Jiang Wanyu fired off three rapid questions.

“Aren’t you curious why an ordinary student like Senior would have a Spell Formula book for a high-level Spirit Art like the 【Octagonal Crystal Barrier】?”

“Aren’t you curious where Senior went last night when he wasn’t in his room?”

“Don’t you want to know Senior’s true nature?”

These three questions immediately stumped Yao Beibei.

Yes.

The reason the two of them had sneaked into Su Ming’s room so early in the morning was precisely because they had accumulated too many questions from the previous night.

When Su Ming gave the Spell Formula book to An Zijin, they had been eavesdropping outside the door.

Su Ming thought no one knew about his late-night secret departure, unaware that Yao Beibei, with her keen senses, had already noticed.

Coupled with their original intention to investigate Su Ming for An Zijin’s sake, his unusual behavior made them increasingly concerned.

Thus, the two fierce and beautiful juniors took the opportunity to sneak into Su Ming’s room early in the morning.

“When we’re on missions, we always act together. We’ll probably be together constantly during this period. If we don’t take this chance to investigate secretly now, we might not get another opportunity to check Senior’s room.” Jiang Wanyu said with a serious expression. “Actually, we should have taken the chance to investigate last night when Senior sneaked out. But you, dummy, didn’t wake me up and just fell asleep yourself. What a wasted opportunity.”

“I… I couldn’t help it,” Yao Beibei whispered guiltily. “We were on that long mission yesterday, and I was exhausted too.”

“In that case, we can’t miss this opportunity,” Jiang Wanyu continued. “Senior seems to be catching up on sleep because he was out last night. Under normal circumstances, he might not sleep this deeply or soundly.”

Jiang Wanyu hadn’t forgotten that yesterday morning, the earliest risers were her and Su Ming.

From this, it seemed Su Ming wasn’t the type to laze in bed.

Therefore, opportunities to secretly investigate his room might indeed be scarce.

“But what if Senior suddenly wakes up?”

Yao Beibei was so nervous she began to slur her words.

“If he wakes up…”

This question stumped Jiang Wanyu.

Despite her seemingly logical analysis, Jiang Wanyu had actually made the impulsive decision to sneak into Su Ming’s room.

After Yao Beibei told her about Su Ming’s secret outing last night, it was impossible for her not to be concerned and suspicious.

So, while Jiang Wanyu appeared to have thought things through, she actually hadn’t considered much. After learning about Su Ming’s nocturnal activities, she hastily dragged Yao Beibei along.

If Yao Beibei knew this, she would definitely cry foul.

Especially Jiang Wanyu’s next statement made Yao Beibei want to turn around and leave immediately.

“If Senior wakes up, I’ll say you were trying to sneak attack him, and I came to stop you.”

Jiang Wanyu directly sold out her teammate.

“Huh?”

Yao Beibei was dumbfounded.

“It’s fine, just a little sacrifice of dignity. For Zijin’s sake, it’s nothing.”

Jiang Wanyu patted Yao Beibei’s shoulder, putting on a noble, self-sacrificing air.

“Then… then why don’t you be the one to sacrifice?”

Yao Beibei protested anxiously.

“We’ll take turns,” Jiang Wanyu brushed her off. “You go first this time, and I’ll take the next turn. Fair, right?Yao Beibei: “∑(っ°Д°;)っ”

It seems you have some misunderstanding about the word “fair.””

While Yao Beibei stood there stunned, Jiang Wanyu, as if not giving her a chance to reconsider, pushed her, sending her stumbling into Su Ming’s room.

Yao Beibei almost screamed, reflexively covering her mouth with her hands. She looked like she had been pushed out as a meat shield to draw the boss’s aggro, ready to meet her heroic demise with tearful eyes.

Jiang Wanyu also slipped in quietly, gently closing the door before joining the frozen Yao Beibei.

“You take the left, I’ll take the right.”

Jiang Wanyu spoke succinctly, as if she were an expert, then turned and headed to the left.

Yao Beibei really wanted to tell this so-called sister that she said “you right,” but she was walking to the left.

But that didn’t seem particularly important now. Yao Beibei could only walk to the right with a wronged expression, beginning to carefully search the area.

The room was large, but most items were standard furnishings provided in every suite of the Dormitory Building. Su Ming’s personal belongings were actually quite few—just a backpack, a suitcase, and some neatly arranged clothes.

As for the habits of boys, almost everyone knows they aren’t particularly meticulous organizers; they go for convenience, and Su Ming was no exception.

Thus, Su Ming’s backpack and suitcase were piled in the right corner of the room. Only a few changes of clothes had been taken out and tossed onto a small sofa nearby. Aside from these, nothing else of his was visible in the room.

This made Yao Beibei start to suspect that the so-called sister, who was idly wandering on the left, had already noticed this and deliberately assigned her to rummage through Su Ming’s luggage.

“For little Zijin’s sake…”

After hesitating for a moment, Yao Beibei finally made up her mind and began searching through Su Ming’s backpack and suitcase.

Jiang Wanyu found nothing and was indeed feeling a bit bored. She gave up her search and came over to Yao Beibei’s side.

“Beibei, found anything?”

Jiang Wanyu asked in a very soft voice.

Hearing her, Yao Beibei turned around to face Jiang Wanyu.

Cough…!?

Yao Beibei’s turn caused Jiang Wanyu’s eyes to widen in shock, nearly choking on her own saliva.

The reason was simple.

Yao Beibei was holding a pair of shorts in her hand.

For two 17-year-old girls, the scene was rather stimulating.

“What… what are you doing, Beibei!?”

Jiang Wanyu couldn’t believe her eyes.

Good grief, usually you act all shy and reserved, I thought you were really that prim and proper. Turns out you’re this wild?

“What?”

Yao Beibei hadn’t realized yet. When she did, she noticed she was holding something rather inappropriate in her hand.

Instantly, Yao Beibei’s face turned visibly red, and her small cherry lips slowly parted.

Seeing this, Jiang Wanyu was extremely alarmed. She rushed forward and covered Yao Beibei’s mouth.

“Don’t scream! If you do, we’re done for.”

Jiang Wanyu urgently whispered.

Mmph! Yao Beibei, blushing furiously, nodded. After freeing herself from Jiang Wanyu’s hand, she hurriedly explained, “I… I didn’t mean to! I didn’t realize!”

When Jiang Wanyu called her, Yao Beibei’s hand, while rummaging through the suitcase, had grabbed onto something. As she turned, she pulled it out with her.

It was all a coincidence.

“Really?”

Jiang Wanyu was highly skeptical.

Although she was also greatly startled, upon reflection, girls sometimes have their moments of bold curiosity—she could understand that.

“Believe me!”

Yao Beibei desperately tried to clear herself, even stepping closer to Jiang Wanyu to emphasize her point.

“I… I believe you, I do! So, could you please not come closer with that thing…!?”

Jiang Wanyu couldn’t help but retreat several steps.

Only then did Yao Beibei hurriedly throw the object away, her small face burning red as if on fire.

Surely, today’s experience would be unforgettable for this young girl.

“So? Found anything?”

Jiang Wanyu awkwardly changed the subject.

“No…”

Yao Beibei’s voice was as faint as a sob, clearly still somewhat dazed.

“I didn’t find anything either.” Jiang Wanyu frowned and murmured, “Strange, it’s too clean here.”

Jiang Wanyu quickly scanned and noticed Su Ming’s luggage contained only daily necessities—exceptionally clean.

This wasn’t normal.

“Even an ordinary Sorcerer would carry a couple of bottles of alchemical potions or alchemical tools. Materials obtained from hunting Phantom Demons should also be here.”

Jiang Wanyu felt puzzled.

This girl didn’t know that Su Ming had already stored all those important items in his backpack.

If it weren’t for the fact that having completely empty hands would seem odd, Su Ming would have preferred to store all his luggage in the backpack.

Naturally, Jiang Wanyu and Yao Beibei couldn’t find anything.

But now, precisely this point caught Jiang Wanyu’s attention.

“Something’s off.”

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Wanyu’s gaze suddenly shifted to Su Ming, who was sleeping soundly on the bed.

“Wanyu?” Seeing this, Yao Beibei asked fearfully, “You… are you planning to do something bold again?”

Without a doubt, Yao Beibei was scared.

Indeed, Jiang Wanyu was truly daring.

“Beibei.” Jiang Wanyu leaned close to Yao Beibei’s ear and whispered, “Let’s search Senior’s person.”

Hearing this, Yao Beibei shook her head vehemently without a second thought.

But Jiang Wanyu gave Yao Beibei no chance to resist. She directly dragged her over to Su Ming’s bedside.

“Same as before, you left, I right.”

Saying this, Jiang Wanyu cautiously climbed onto Su Ming’s bed from the left side.

Yao Beibei was on the verge of tears.

Forget everything else for now, could you at least figure out left and right first?

(End of Chapter)