Case 52: By the seasons.''Till mountains crumble,
Till rivers run dry,
Till thunder rumbles in winter,
Till snow falls in sumr,
And the earth mingles with the sky,
Not till then will my love die.''
''Hah...''
''???''
Suddenly hearing an overly sentintal poem from Yu Chen, Kierra turned around and raised her eyebrow. In the first place, after enslaving assigning the old man to work at White Lotus, the archwizard accompanied Yu Chen to her room as the martial master was about to break through to the peak of the Soul Transformation Stage.
The breakthrough took quite so ti, but ultimately, Yu Chen did it.
Yet, right when Kierra was about to feel proud of her disciple for once, Yu Chen spewed out this kind of bullshit!
''Love? What is Love? Go train so more!''
''...Kierra. In life, everyone needs love. It is a must.'' Yu Chen shook her head. ''As soone who has lived for almost a millennium, I humbly offer my opinion.''
''...''
Suddenly, this irritated Kierra a bit. Was Yu Chen trying to flex her age? Was that it?
Feeling salty inwardly, the archwizard actually turned on her sarcastic mode. ''Big talk for a virgin, '' she comnted.
Twitch. Yu Chen's serene face cracked a bit.
''Hm~... Why don't you help graduate that life, then, Miss Experienced?''
''...''
''...''
In the end, both of them stopped before the conversation took a strange turn. No, maybe it already had.
Nevertheless, as the two sat next to each other for a while, they suddenly felt a bit sentintal. This ti, Yu Chen was the one initiating.
''Say... has it been two months?''
''Hm?''
''Since you suddenly appeared.''
''Has it?''
Thinking back, Kierra herself felt like the ti she had spent here was much shorter than that. Ti passes faster when you are having fun—was it?
'As expected, it wasn't a bad idea, after all.'
Coming to this world, the archwizard honestly didn't expect much. She thought she knew everything and that this trip would only result in her drifting in the void for a while, and yet...
Fun. It was fun.
Cultivating new wizards was fun. Finding a way to improve her power was also fun, and... it seed there was sothing suspicious with the 'higher realm' of this world.
Through five centuries of relentless studying, Kierra found out that there was another type of energy a sentient being could wield besides mana and mana-adjacent force—divine power.
As it was, history had shown that divine power was decisively better than mana and that those who had it were hailed as 'gods.' Unfortunately, Kierra's ho planet—no, her ho universe didn't have a god in the first place, so she couldn't catch a random one and interrogate them.
Perhaps cosmic beasts like Cosmos, who were essentially the evils of the universe, thrived because no god existed. Humans ruled the universe, and that was the end of it.
So, when the archwizard witnessed the 'heavenly punishnt' containing divine power, she was imdiately intrigued.
Assuming the one giving out these punishnts was a god, what would be the reason? Were they afraid of people rising to be as strong as them?
As much as Kierra wanted to rip the world apart to find out the secret right away, she didn't want to rush it. Besides, she had sothing else to take care of anyway.
The matter with August, for example. If she were not careful, even soone other than August would rush over. Both of them were a pain to deal with...
But for now, things were peaceful.
''Well, I do plan to stay here for so more ti,'' Kierra replied. ''I have initiated a war, after all. I have to finish it.''
''...That is a relief.'' Yu Chen sighed.
''Worry not, I won't try to bail out of our deal by escaping.''
''Yes, yes... thank you very much...''
After teasing each other a bit more, the two began to stroll around the sect for a change of mood. Different from a while ago, the two had now beco comfortable with each other. Yu Chen could now joke around Kierra and sotis even make fun of her without fearing for her life, which was a great achievent.
As for Kierra, she was simply Kierra.
''Still, Kierra. How will you take on the unorthodox folks?''
At this, the archwizard turned to Yu Chen, her face unchanging.
''I can handle them alone.'' She declared. ''My army knows no bounds, and re creatures of this realm can't dream of defeating it.''
''O-Oh...''
''The problem is not them.''
''Then...?''
''Rember the woman you saw earlier?''
''...What about her?''
''She is probably going to join that side.''
''???''
Imdiately, Yu Chen fell into deep confusion and panic.
Why would Kierra's ex suddenly turn to the dark side?! Was she saying that they would have to fight that monster of a swordswoman??
''But why??'' Yu Chen quickly inquired.
''If she's the sa woman I know, it's definitely to get back at ,'' Kierra replied nonchalantly.
''Are you two still having a feud...?''
"N... no, probably. She's rely jealous of the won around ."
''J-Jealous...??''
Wait. Wasn't this talking about Yu Chen herself?!
So she was the root cause all along?!?
No, no, no. There were other won loitering around Kierra as well, so...
''In any case, the war will be fine.'' Kierra continued. ''Au won't—August won't do anything outrageous.''
''Oh...''
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This ti, it was Yu Chen who beca jealous! What was that intimate nickna? And why did she still trust that woman so much??
A bit frustrated, Yu Chen once again pouted lightly, following Kierra's steps as she gazed at the ground. The gentle wind of autumn blew on the lonely road, carrying a few dead leaves and a hint of the sweet aftertaste she got from Kierra.
These tis, the martial master of Qinling had many turmoils in her heart, and all of them were caused by this haughty woman in front of her.
Truthfully, Yu Chen was still scared. Kierra ca like a wind, and she feared that the archwizard would abruptly leave like the wind one day. She had no idea where Kierra ca from, and she was reluctant to ask about the matter directly.
'But... what good will it be if I hold it forever?'
At this mont, the two were completely alone.
Just like her confession, maybe if she revealed her intentions this ti...
''Kierra—
''What happened?''
''!!''
Right then, Yu Chen saw the dangerously gorgeous face of Kierra right before her eyes. When did she get there?!
''Hm...''
Before Yu Chen could react, Kierra quickly understood the situation and went in for a quick peck on her lips.
''I know what you are thinking about.'' She said calmly. ''Worry not, I am not that scummy of a woman, even if I like to play around.''
''A-Ah—''
To finish the combo, Kierra then sealed the victory by pressing her lips onto Yu Chen's, this ti tilting her head and going as deep and as long as she wanted.
When she pulled away, the opponent had nearly lost her mind!
''Mhm... it suits you.''
Kierra smiled teasingly, tapping her lips while admiring the lipstick she transferred to Yu Chen.
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As the victim stared forward in a trance, Kierra giggled and turned away, elated after a prank.
'It's quite peaceful... but maybe this is not bad.'
Kierra continued her way, excitedly awaiting the future ahead.
Day by day, she spent her ti quietly in this realm, capturing each and every morable mont with her disciples.
Snow fell, flowers blood, and when the sounds of cicadas started to ring across White Lotus as if calling for sumr, news about the frontline with the unorthodox sects finally arrived.
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