Chapter 239 Fairy Tale Kingdom (Thanks to the dazed lunatic for the gift, thank you!)
Meanwhile, the group that stayed behind at Yinling Sect also encountered considerable trouble.
The helicopter from the Lake Province Cultivation Department arrived quickly, its rotors roaring as they tore through the air, causing the surrounding air to vibrate and hum.
The fuselage lowered its altitude and slowly descended, the powerful airflow whipping up dust and gravel, and the sandstorm swirled around it. The huge metal fuselage hovered steadily in mid-air, and with the continuous low roar of the engine, the landing gear slammed heavily to the ground, making a dull thud.
Before the intense rotor noise had subsided, the cabin door was pushed open with a thud.
Two tall, upright figures slowly stepped out of the cabin, their neat, dark uniforms sharp and sleek, exuding a solemn aura that kept strangers at bay.
One of them took out an ID card from his pocket, opened it, showed it to everyone, scanned it, and then quickly put it away.
"Special Investigations Division, Cultivation Department of Lake Province. I now suspect that all of you are suspects. Please do not move around before we have completed our investigation to avoid causing unnecessary trouble for everyone."
"What do you two mean by this? Are you doubting us?"
Zhang Qinwan's face darkened. What a big mouth they have! They immediately labeled them as suspects. Who gave them such audacity?
"Ms. Zhang, this is just a routine procedure. I have reason to suspect that you were the ones who did it. After all, before the investigation is completed, anyone could be the murderer."
One of them said impatiently, waved his hand, and several more people jumped out of the helicopter and began to check all the information about the Yinling Sect.
"Alright everyone, now cooperate with the questioning. I will interrogate each and every one of you thoroughly."
It's confirmed, these people really are here to cause trouble. Who gave the orders? They're so stupid they don't even have a brain.
How could Farley, with his fiery temper, possibly hold back? He just jumps in and starts accusing you, huh? He'll interrogate you properly, won't he?
"I hope your ability will be as tough as your mouth in a little while..."
Farley pursed her red lips, and a surge of energy began to rise around her. Apparition activated instantly, and when she reappeared, she had already grabbed the person who had just spoken by the neck and slammed him hard to the ground.
Punches rained down on the man's face, and his teammates, seeing the horrific scene, immediately pulled out a pistol and aimed it at Farley.
"The suspect is attacking the interrogators! Requesting backup! Requesting backup!"
"Shut up." Hermione snatched the gun from the man who had pulled it out with an accio. Since Farley had already made a move, there was no reason for her not to follow suit. She couldn't let her go alone; they were sisters in the same bed, and she couldn't just watch her get bullied.
Daphne and Blaise quickly followed and brought all the accompanying personnel under control. Farley was still punching the investigator who was speaking the loudest, and no one dared to step forward to stop her.
"Alright, Gemma Farley, if you keep hitting him, you're going to kill him. That's not good for Su Yu."
Finally, it was only when Zhang Qinwan saw that the man was barely breathing and that he was about to die if he wasn't stopped that he stepped forward to stop Farley, who was still venting his anger.
"Phew!" Farley rubbed his bleeding right hand and spat at the unconscious investigator at his feet. "What were you pretending for here?"
"Speak! Who sent you? What is your purpose?"
Zhang Qinwan didn't look at Farley, but instead looked down at another investigator who was kneeling on the ground in fear, and asked him a question.
Daphne stepped forward to clean Farley's arm, checking for injuries. Blaise scoffed, thinking that with Farley's abilities, how could she possibly be injured? Then Callis tapped him on the head.
The helicopter pilot, seeing the situation below, instinctively wanted to escape, but Luna, who had been hidden in the crowd and was the least conspicuous, took a small step forward.
"Fairytale Kingdom, the Realm Expands!"
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, a ripple spread out, and the helicopter instantly transformed into a giant plush toy.
"Wow! Luna! That move of yours was absolutely awesome!"
Callis's eyes started sparkling; what girl wouldn't want to have that ability!
"Can I have a few more, Luna? I want a bigger panda plush toy!"
The giant pandas in Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces all shuddered. Oh no, something evil has their eyes on them!
"Have some decency. That thing is a national treasure of Tokyo University. It's worth at least ten years. Do you want me to bring you food?"
Blaise pulled the very bold Callis aside, advising the young lady to stop talking.
"I can conjure one out of a stone, do you want one?"
Luna tilted her head, thinking Callis really wanted it. Then she casually turned the artificial mountain next to her into a giant panda doll. It was a bit too heavy to carry. Although it was a rag doll, it was huge. A rag doll that was two stories tall, who could carry it?
"Wow!!! That's amazing! Luna, I absolutely love you!"
Callis grabbed Luna and gave her a big bite, then rushed toward her giant panda plush toy.
"Um, Luna, I want one too…I wonder if it's okay…" Ginny came over, her big eyes sparkling, watching Callis jump into the giant plush toy, her mouth watering.
"Sure, no problem. What do you want?"
Luna Luna! I...can I have one too?!
Even Cho Chang and Fleur came over, each grabbing one of her arms and acting coquettishly.
Hermione and the other two exchanged glances, not understanding what was so good about this thing. They felt it was better to just hug Su Yu, at least Su Yu was warm and cozy.
"Quick! Quick! Neville! See if you can get one for me too!" Even Parvati, who had just woken up on the other side of the ocean, couldn't resist such a plush toy.
"What's so good about this thing..." Crabbe looked at Callis, who was having a great time playing in the panda plush toy, and didn't quite understand.
"Exactly! If Luna could turn this rockery into a roasted chicken leg, that would be amazing! I could eat such a big roasted chicken leg all day!"
Goyle imagined the artificial hill in front of him as a giant chicken leg, and his mouth started watering as he thought about it.
"I think you should focus on the things at hand..."
Zhang Qinwan rubbed her forehead, looking at this group of problem children. Luckily, she hadn't had any children, otherwise, just thinking about it was terrifying. Su Yu was much better; she didn't cause any worry.
It was learned that it was the Cultivation Department of Hubei Province After the Minister gave the order and instructed them to make things difficult for the group from Hogwarts School, Zhang Qinwan didn't waste any more words and knocked out the remaining investigator with a single slap.
"Things might be getting complicated. The governor of a province is making things difficult for us. Ha, there must be someone behind him."
"Indeed, according to the power structure of your University of Tokyo, this matter cannot possibly involve only him. But isn't that a good thing? At least we have a target for our breakthrough. If we follow the clues, we will definitely find out who is targeting Su Yu."
Chapter 240 Blood Fiend (Thanks to the dazed lunatic for the gift, thank you for your love and support)
Unlike Zhang Qinwan's side, which was mostly playful and carefree, Su Yu's side was engaged in battle with the final boss.
It turned out that the huge pool of blood was only meant to nourish a blood corpse. The blood corpse didn't seem to have much intelligence; it could only howl and waile before attacking the group.
"I really don't want to fight this thing. Since coming to Dongda University, I haven't been able to use even half of my strength. It's my natural enemy!"
Young Master Malfoy complained as he threw out a wind blade, but the once incredibly sharp wind blade had no effect on the blood corpse, only temporarily slowing down his attack rhythm.
"I can't sense or control my emotions either; he has no emotions at all! Even attacking us is like an instinct for him."
Pansy fired a Conringo at the Blood Corpse, then stepped on its shoulder to use as leverage to retreat.
"Everyone step back, let me handle this."
Su Yu flicked his wrist, and a slytherin spear appeared in his hand. "Perfect timing to test my new power. Hope you can take a beating."
Su Yu's figure slowly floated into the sky, her entire body covered in blue light. Six black Truth-Seeking Orbs with gold trim floated and surrounded her behind her. Her white hair flew wildly, her left eye was a Tenseigan, and her right eye transformed into a six-tomoe Rinnegan.
This is a new form that integrates all of my abilities after obtaining the power of the Six Paths of Yin and Yang. I no longer need to switch the form of my eyes, and I can use the abilities of all my eyes at the same time.
"Let's try out my new marksmanship!"
Su Yu held the spear upright with one hand, kicked it, then twirled it with one hand, and hurled the spear away with force.
"Azure Dragon Piercing the Sun!"
With a loud bang, the spear shot forward in a straight line, emitting a sharp explosion, and pierced through the blood corpse's body, pinning him firmly to the ground. The blood corpse struggled and trembled in the pool of blood.
Su Yu dodged and grabbed the spear shaft, using the spear's elasticity to pull it from the blood corpse. After tumbling two and a half times in the air, he used the Six Harmonies Spear Technique: Mount Tai Pressing Down to smash the blood corpse, which had just stood up, to the ground.
Then, with a flourish of the spear overhead, he simultaneously raised the spear tip downwards in a dripping motion, holding the shaft above his head. Watching the staggering blood corpse charging towards him, he lowered the spear tip with his right hand and began to spin it, performing a flourish. Then, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, he thrust forward, piercing the blood corpse. The instant he struck, he pulled the spear out, tip downwards, and swept it away, sending the blood corpse flying.
With another swift Tiger Tail Sweep, Su Yu slammed the Blood Corpse to the ground. The Blood Corpse lay on the ground, head tilted back, roaring loudly to vent its anger. But Su Yu didn't give it a chance. With a final Phoenix Nod, she smashed its head to pieces.
"Gulp..." Malfoy and the others swallowed hard. When did their leader learn that move? It's so cool...
"I was finally able to sense his emotions..."
(Don't get hung up on the difference between spear and gun. A spear with a different shaft can also be called a gun. There is no concept of gun in English, so it is generally called a Chinese spear. Spear = 矛, staff spear = Chinese long spear.)
"Not bad, my good grandson. Your Six Harmonies Spear technique is so smooth and powerful, it's truly exceptional. You've already shown the style of a master. It's much cooler than your good-for-nothing father's swordsmanship, hahaha."
Grandmother Changxian praised Su Yu without reservation, making Su Yu blush slightly.
"What exactly is going on here? Who is keeping a blood corpse here? Judging by the age, it has been here for quite some time."
Su Yu put away the slytherin spear and looked at the headless, bloodied corpse at her feet.
"This is already enough to become a Blood Fiend. If it goes any further, it will become the Blood Fiend King."
Meng You stepped forward, squatted down, and observed carefully.
" Is the massacre of the Yinling Sect related to this Blood Demon?"
"It must have been them. For the sake of the essence blood, this Blood Fiend's essence blood has not yet been refined. It must belong to the seniors of the Yinling Sect. Damn it, which beast did this?"
Meng You clenched his fists, seemingly somewhat unwilling.
With things having come to this point, Su Yu had no other options. The person behind the scenes was hiding and wouldn't move, and with the limited information available, it would be difficult to catch them. For the time being, he could only hand the matter over to Meng You and his team in the Cultivation Department, instructing them to report the matter and conduct a thorough investigation.
"My dear grandson, remember to visit the Northeast this time, and then come to see your grandma. Grandma Hu San will be so happy to know. Remember, you must come!"
Since Su Yu had nothing more to do here, the group said their goodbyes, promising to visit Grandmother Changxian, before returning to Yinling Sect through the portal.
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At the Lake Province Cultivation Department branch, the Minister is on the phone with the capital.
"Useless trash! Who gave you permission to act on your own? To deliberately let Blood Fiend wipe out their entire family before they arrived, and then frame them? You think you can frame them with just those two pieces of trash? Have you lost your mind?"
"Yes...it was my oversight, please give me another chance..."
"Shut your dog mouth! Because of your unauthorized actions, that Blood Fiend has been exposed! Now we've lost a Blood Fiend that was about to become a king. How are you going to explain this to the higher-ups, you piece of trash! Immediately stop all your actions. All plans need to be reconsidered. Our goal is to bring down the Su Family, to kill them in one fell swoop, not to alert them like this!"
"Yes...yes...I understand..."
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The Yinling Sect, the frame-up was actually resolved by Neville. In fact, no one expected that this guy was currently very much in love with Parvati, and he kept his crappy video recording on all day long. Parvati was also a strange person, afraid of missing any exciting stories while sleeping, so he kept the recording function on all the time.
Goodness, with this combination, everyone has an alibi. Neville accidentally recorded everyone, and they're all on video; no one escaped.
So the two special investigators' plan to be punished was in vain. They ran down the mountain looking disheveled and were even dismissed on the spot by the Cultivation Department personnel who arrived later.
" The Minister of Lake Province? I'll remember you."
Su Yu muttered something to herself, then led the team down the mountain with Zhang Qinwan. The visit to Yinling Sect was completely ruined, since their home was gone.
The bus continued its journey along the mountain road, heading west.
Knowing that Luna could conjure dolls, the Callis girls started surrounding her and conjured up a whole bunch of dolls on the bus, decorating the entire bus. Seeing the dolls scattered everywhere, Su Yu was also a bit annoyed. And then there was Kurama, who was always causing trouble. This time, she used a transformation spell and blended into the dolls. Without being aware of her surroundings, no one could find where she was.
Su Yu Su Yu Su Yu!
Ginny jumped into Su Yu's arms, "I heard your Tenseggan can make puppets move by themselves, right? Can you make these stuffed animals in the car move by themselves too? Please!"
Chapter 241 The Toad Demon (Thanks to Yang Ankn for his generous contribution, thank you!)
They say one woman is worth 500 ducks, so there are thousands of ducks on this bus, plus those bouncy dolls. Su Yu finally understands what it means to reap what you sow, and she has to eat the bitter fruit of her own actions, even if it means she has to do it with tears in her eyes…
Boom
A thunderclap boomed, making my eardrums buzz. Large raindrops followed, pelting the car with a pattering sound.
"What the fuck!"
A doll was running around wildly in the carriage, chanting "Fa fa fa fa!" over and over again.
Su Yu didn't even need to look; it was definitely a teddy bear. Only it could shout out such beautiful language so unrestrainedly.
"Oh my shit! Little cakes, peaches, can I hide in your arms for a while and get some shelter from the lightning?!"
As she spoke, she even showed off her personal talents, such as spinning clockwise and counterclockwise, which made Callis and Pansy giggle. Then, a jealous Blaise slapped her away.
"Chief, why did you bring this out? Can I tear it up...?"
As everyone knows, Teddy Bear's eloquence and playboy personality are not much weaker than Blaise's. In addition, he has no moral boundaries and is open to both tops and bottoms, and he can handle anyone from eighty-year-old grandmothers to teenagers like Johnny. Blaise can't compare to him in this respect...
"Smash!" Teddy Bear threw a baseball at the car window, shattering it instantly. A torrential downpour soaked Teddy to the bone, but Malfoy easily restored him to his original form with a flick of his wrist. No one knew where the baseball came from; anyway, Teddy was good for nothing but causing trouble…
Su Yu initially thought it was just for fun. Since Ginny and the others all wanted dolls that could move, adding a teddy bear wouldn't be a bad idea, so she had Luna make one. But no one expected that even though it was artificially created, it still couldn't change its cheesy nature.
"Listen to me, last week I used a carrot and then sold it to a family of six..."
Teddy Bear was still chattering away, playing with Pansy and the other girls. Ginny, annoyed by its garrulous chatter, didn't join them, only talking to Cho Chang. Fleur and his friends were playing house. The little bunny, little tiger, little rascal, little fierce dog, and little rascal were all around him. They were not angry. The little rascals were huddled together. Wait... little rascals.
" Kurama! How old are you! Still assembling clips!"
"The giant flying bag is coming! Run, run!"
Outside, it was pouring rain, but inside the car, there was a cheerful atmosphere.
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On the other side, Hogwarts School.
Harry was still the same; every night he would go to Umbridge's office for solitary confinement and then draw lines on the back of his hand.
After his friend Ron found out about this, the two of them cursed that old geezer Umbridge for a long time. However, Harry felt that this year was getting harder and harder. He had to be locked up for two hours every day, and when he returned to the common room, he had to face a lot of homework, especially Professor Snape's paper. Without Hermione here, he was so worried that he was about to lose all his hair, and his dark circles were getting worse every day.
Ron lived up to expectations and was successfully selected as the goalkeeper for the Quidditch team. When Malfoy learned of this, he simply lamented that Gryffindor really had no one left; now even Tom, Dick, and Harry could play in Quidditch football.
As for the Weasley Twins, since Hermione wasn't at Hogwarts School, there was basically no one to keep them in check. Every night, the two of them would find a group of first-year wizards to experiment with the various gadgets they had developed. The key point was that the wizards had to pay them to participate in the experiments, but for the adventurous little lions, the money was well spent. One by one, they would eat the Coma Flower Candy and fall asleep immediately.
On Sunday's Quidditch training day, Ron's disastrous performance ruined the day's practice. He was so excited while passing the ball that he hit Katie in the face. Katie then accidentally ate a blood sugar-lowering pill from Weasley Twins and ended up with a severe case of hyperglycemia, requiring hospitalization at Hospital Wing.
Fortunately, Hermione from this world accompanied Su Yu to Tokyo University, otherwise Ron would have vented his anger on her.
That evening, Ron received a long letter from Percy, which essentially said the same thing: he wanted Ron to side with him against Harry, the Weasley Family, Dumbledore, and Umbridge. The professor is a very easygoing and lovely person. She will bring about changes to Hogwarts School. Dumbledore's power will soon crumble. He is very glad that he got rid of his family. He is ashamed to have lived with them before. He is grateful for the Minister's magnanimity.
Coincidentally, Sirius also came to chat tonight; his image appeared in the fireplace in the closet, chatting with Harry and Ron.
" Harry, there are not only good people and Death Eaters in this world, but also a lot of annoying people. Umbridge even drafted a bill targeting Werewolf two years ago, which has made it impossible for Lupin to find a job for the past few years."
However, Sirius told them an important piece of news: Hagrid and Madame Maxime went to seek Giant's help but failed. Madame Maxime returned, but Hagrid disappeared and there has been no news of him since.
Finally, Sirius hoped that he would come to see Harry, but Harry refused. Sirius was so angry that he said Harry was nothing like his father and hung up the phone in a huff.
Sure enough. The very next morning, the announcement of Umbridge's appointment as the first Senior Investigator filled the entire Daily Prophet, marking the beginning of his control over Hogwarts School.
Wearing her pink dress, Umbridge looked like a toad, grading her teachers' work with a pen. In the morning Charms Class, Professor Flitwick ignored her, treating her like a guest. She didn't seem to mind, just writing something down in her notebook, seemingly grading.
In the afternoon's Divination Class, because Isolde went to the University of Tokyo, Professor Tenilauni came back again—poor kid.
In class, before Professor Tenilauni could even speak, she was interrupted by Umbridge, who harshly criticized Parvati for not only whispering during class but also constantly playing with her messaging laptop, seemingly having a video chat while dating. She accused Parvati of completely disregarding the professors.
Confiscated! It must be confiscated! And he should also be placed in solitary confinement!
So, when Umbridge Just as the professor snatched Parvati's notebook, Neville had just handed his notebook to Su Yu...
"What are you doing? What do you want me to do? Oh ho, isn't this the toad spirit? How come you're chatting with her?"
Su Yu was initially confused. "You're chatting with your girlfriend, fine, but why are you sending this to me? I don't even like your girlfriend." But who would have thought she'd see Umbridge's message? Su Yu assumed Neville was in class and her mic wasn't on. But not only was her mic on, but Su Yu's insults about her being called a "toad spirit" were also transmitted verbatim…
Chapter 242 Becoming a Teacher (Thanks to "Windpipe Who Doesn't Want to Get Hit by a Car" for the like, thank you)
Umbridge When the professor saw Su Yu's face, he almost dropped his diary in shock. "Why didn't you say so earlier? Why didn't you say you were talking to this tyrant? Why did things have to come to this?"
Then they heard Su Yu call her a toad spirit... Umbridge didn't know whether to return it to Parvati or keep it for herself. For a moment, her face looked like she was in a battle, which was quite a sight. Harry, Ron, and many students burst out laughing, and the class was impossible to continue.
" Harry Potter, another week of detention! Um... Sue Foley, I won't bother you any longer. Have a great time at East University..."
Harry's face darkened. How come I'm the one who got hurt again? The whole class was laughing!
Next up is Professor Tenilow, who is also suffering. Umbridge says, "If I can't handle Su Yu, I can handle you guys."
She demanded that Professor Tenelaw make a prophecy about Umbridge herself. Professor Tenelaw couldn't do anything but mutter and angrily say that a disaster would befall Umbridge. Umbridge wasn't afraid. Ha, disaster? Disaster always comes one step behind me!
Then she started scribbling in her evaluation book, and nobody knew what she wrote, but Harry figured it couldn't be anything nice. Then Professor Tenelow explained to Harry that his fabricated dream might foreshadow his untimely death, and Harry lost all sympathy for her, starting to miss Isolde. At least the professor wouldn't tentenly say she'd die, even though she always secretly flirted with Su Yu in class...
Then, in Magic Defense class, Harry got into another big argument with Professor Umbridge Quarlock.
"Ha, Professor Rocky is a great teacher, I think so too, especially his idea of sticking Lord Voldemort to the back of his head, what a brilliant idea, isn't it?"
Harry said this sarcastically to Umbridge, and then successfully earned himself another week of detention...
Harry also had backbone. He decided to remain silent and not cry out in pain when Umbridge put him in solitary confinement and made marks on his hands, in order to thwart Umbridge's smugness. Su Yu was incredibly impressed. What a Gandhi-like behavior! Nonviolent non-cooperation, right?
As for how Su Yu knew about this, it was because Hermione's eldest son Harry asked Hermione for help, and Su Yu happened to be lying on Hermione's lap while she was video chatting with Kurama.
"You know what? In Transfiguration Class, Umbridge almost got into a fight with Professor McGonagall, but Professor McGonagall didn't really pay attention to her, and Professor McGonagall's comeback was absolutely awesome!"
Then Harry mimicked Professor McGonagall's way of speaking, "You know, I generally don't allow other people to speak when I'm speaking!"
" Harry, I think you should soak your hands in the juice of filtered and acid-washed Motra rat tentacles. It should help. Otherwise, you can't keep bleeding like this."
Hermione glanced at Harry's hand, which was wrapped in a scarf and was still bleeding, and frowned as she spoke.
"Perhaps he should ask me, the prefect of Slytherin. Don't worry, Potter, as long as you ask, the students of Slytherin will treat you, very quickly."
Seeing Harry's expression, young Master Malfoy gloated from behind his seat, shouting and then bursting into laughter.
"Ha, Malfoy, put your mind at ease. I would never hand my hand to a fool."
Harry is known for his sharp tongue, and he immediately retorted.
"Shut up, Malfoy."
"Fine, if you won't tell me, then don't... As you wish, Miss Granger..."
Malfoy pursed his lips and shut his mouth from arguing with Harry.
"Let's get down to business, Harry," Hermione said, looking at Harry seriously. "I think you need to do something about Umbridge. She's a terrible woman."
"I suggest poisoning it; just have Harry ask Neville."
Malfoy poked his head out from behind again, only to be swatted back by Su Yu. Kurama, however, thought it was a brilliant idea. She stepped on Su Yu's stomach and jumped to the back row, causing Su Yu to let out a muffled groan…
Then she went with Malfoy to talk to Neville about how to poison the food, because maybe it would come in handy sometime, right?
"Sigh…" Harry sighed, "But what can we do…"
As he spoke, Harry looked at Su Yu again, thinking that if Su Yu could intervene, everything would be easily solved.
"Listen, Harry," Hermione frowned, as if she could read Harry's mind, "You can't rely on Su Yu for everything. After all, Fudge and his gang are targeting you, not Su Yu. You can't drag Su Yu into this."
"Perhaps... perhaps I'm thinking of a possibility, which is... that you teach yourselves Defense Against the Dark Arts!"
Hermione boldly voiced her thoughts, which shocked Harry.
"What did you tell us to do?" Harry wondered if he was hallucinating.
"But you won't learn anything this year, will you? You need to learn to protect yourselves. Danger can come at any time. So why don't you go to the library and find some curses to practice on your own? Besides, you've already finished reading the textbooks, right? What you lack now is only a teacher, a qualified teacher, a teacher who can correct you."
This was the best solution Hermione had come up with after thinking about it for a long time. Harry and the others couldn't waste this year. Even if Minister Fudge was targeting them, it wouldn't work. After all, Lord Voldemort wouldn't wait for them.
"Are you kidding me? And what about teachers? Where are we supposed to find teachers now?"
"Believe in yourself, Harry. Your Defense Against the Dark Arts is the best in the entire year of Gryffindor, isn't it?"
Hermione encouraged Harry, speaking to him slowly.
"You...you mean..."
Harry stammered as he looked uncertainly at Hermione on the other end of the laptop.
"You guessed right, the teacher I was talking about is you, Harry."
Harry didn't know what to say; his mind was a complete mess. Hermione didn't pressure Harry, but simply told him to think it over; there was no rush.
After hanging up the call, Hermione stroked Su Yu's hair, smoothing the stray hairs on his forehead. She seemed to have been struggling with this for a long time before slowly speaking.
"Do you think what I did was right, Su Yu? "
"There's no right or wrong, Hermione. Just do what you want to do. You still have me, don't you? I can mop the floor for you, so don't worry about it."
Su Yu didn't want to preach any grand principles. When your abilities are so great that you don't need to reason, whatever you do is right. So Su Yu was the same way. Let Hermione do whatever she wanted. Was she afraid of Lord Voldemort or Fudge? So Su Yu simply turned her head, put her mouth to Hermione's little belly, and gently blew on it.
"Ugh~ How could you be so mean! It tickles, stop blowing on me, you big bad guy..."
Chapter 243 Hot Pot (Thanks to Baichai for the generous donation, thank you!)
In Sichuan, autumn always brings continuous rain. It's been raining for several days now. Su Yu likes this gloomy weather. Lying in the back seat with Daphne by her side, taking a nap feels wonderful.
"Let's eat hot pot together!"
Ginny, learning the Sichuan dialect she'd picked up from Cho Chang, ran over and grabbed Su Yu's arm, shaking it.
"Yes, yes..."
Su Yu was a little helpless. "Can you guys handle spicy food? You're always clamoring for hot pot. Fine, just don't cry later."
"Boss! I'll have a half-and half-cooked hot pot!"
Sure enough, as soon as the bus stopped in front of a hot pot restaurant by the roadside, Callis, Ginny, and the others rushed in and started ordering.
"A hot pot with two separate broths? Okay."
The hot pot restaurant owner is a native of Sichuan. There's no other way; with more and more tourists coming in recent years, he has to consider the feelings of his customers. Besides, these foreigners clearly can't handle spicy food, so a half-and-half pot it is.
"Yes, a mushroom soup and a tomato!"
"I'll fuck you..."
Soon, the boss kicked the girls out; they were just there to annoy him.
Su Yu covered his forehead. He had thought that these people couldn't eat spicy food, but he hadn't expected that they hadn't even wanted to order spicy hot pot. Seeing the girls who were still indignant, he had no choice but to persuade them.
"Forget it, it's good enough that the boss didn't beat you guys up. If Malfoy and the others had said that, the boss would probably have them begging for mercy on their knees by now..."
"Kneeling and begging for mercy? No way... is it really that bad?"
Malfoy didn't understand. It's just that we didn't order spicy hot pot, why is it such a big deal?
"I'm absolutely certain you'll end up in this terrible state unless you reveal your Tianjin Eye."
Su Yu patted Malfoy on the shoulder with great certainty.
"Tianjin Eye? What is that?"
"Hmm... how should I put it, have you ever heard of a drink called Beer Tea Refresh? Yes, that's it, but in Sichuan, it's called 'Lao Zi Gei Li Beer Tea Refresh'! Experience it for yourself."
After saying that, Su Yu went back to the bus. There was no other way but to find another place to eat.
"This cake is so delicious! Su Yu, you should try it."
Finally, after the group visited more than a dozen hot pot restaurants, one owner, seeing how pitiful they were, reluctantly invited them in, clutching his chest and suppressing his heartache.
Ginny held a sweet leaf-wrapped rice cake to Su Yu's mouth, wanting him to try it too. Su Yu didn't refuse, took a bite, and praised how delicious it was.
"This one, this one is delicious too!"
Kurama squinted as she ate the brown sugar glutinous rice cake in front of her, her little feet swinging around, looking very satisfied.
"Boss! Another serving of sesame sauce, please!"
Malfoy was cooking tripe in the mushroom broth when he turned around and shouted at the owner, which made the owner so angry that he almost overturned the pot.
The group split into two tables and enjoyed hot pot in the rain late at night. They were having a great time. Only the owner had to take two nitroglycerin pills before he slowly recovered.
The Tang Clan of Sichuan, descended from the Mohist school of Sengoku, has a history of over two thousand years, making it a truly ancient institution.
Skilled in forging various mechanisms, concealed weapons, and poisons, even in today's cultivation world, facing a sneak attack from a Tang Clan master would be extremely troublesome.
Su Yu and his companions walked through the bamboo forest in the mountains. Thousands of green bamboos rose from the ground, each stalk upright and verdant, with dense layers of bamboo leaves overlapping, filtering the sunlight into a dim and fragmented dappled pattern.
The mountain wind rustled through the forest, and the vast bamboo forest made a rustling sound that filled the surrounding area, covering the sound of footsteps on the stone steps. The ancient path paved with bluestone slabs wound its way up the mountain, and tiny bamboo roots sprouted from the cracks in the slabs, covered with a thin layer of damp moss.
" Blaise, what if we're walking along and suddenly a poisonous snake jumps out and bites us?"
Blaise glanced at Callis, knowing perfectly well that this fearless little girl, as a Slytherin, was actually afraid of snakes.
"Don't worry, if it bites you, please don't ask me to suck out the poison for you, I'm afraid of getting poisoned too."
"Are you asking for a beating?!"
Just as the two were playfully fighting, Malfoy, the young master beside them, let out another scream. The unlucky boy, Callis wasn't bitten, but our young master was unlucky enough to be bitten by a bamboo viper.
In an instant, Malfoy felt an excruciating burning pain at the bite site, and the wound began to swell rapidly, with large black patches spreading.
"ah!!!"
Young Master Malfoy let out a painful wail.
"Help me! Help me! Help me! Pansy, I'm dying..."
Su Yu almost laughed. It seems Malfoy really is incompatible with Dongda University. He's only been here a short time, and he's already experiencing constant fear and unexpected disasters. Bamboo vipers aren't particularly venomous, and given their constitutions, they'll probably just feel unwell for a few days, not to the point of death. But Malfoy didn't know that and thought he was about to die. He was lying on the ground, clutching Pansy's arm, almost crying.
Pansy looked at Malfoy's blackened wound and anxiously glanced at Su Yu and the others.
"This snake is probably poisonous! Quick, someone help him suck it out!"
"That's probably not going to work..."
Su Yu looked at Malfoy and smiled with a hint of malice.
"?"
Pansy turned around in surprise to look at Su Yu, who coughed twice.
"Um... drug use is illegal..."
No? Chief, how could you do this?
Theodore and Blaise exchanged a glance, then looked at their boss, as if they understood something, and almost burst out laughing.
"Then we can quickly take him to the nearby Hospital Wing..."
Pansy, seeing Malfoy crying out in pain, felt a pang of sympathy and offered another solution.
"That won't work either."
Blaise spoke first, walked over to Malfoy, squatted down, and looked at him teasingly.
"Drug trafficking is also illegal."
Pansy was utterly speechless. Were these people just going to watch Malfoy die?
"Then can we carry him back to the car and let him rest for a while?"
"That's even worse, possession of drugs is also illegal."
Theodore finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
Pansy finally realized that these guys must have figured something out. The snake's venom probably wouldn't have much of an effect on Malfoy. What a bunch of frenemy friends.
"Alright then... no need to save him... Malfoy's practically dead anyway."
"What? I think I can still be saved... Don't let me die here alone... Please, Pansy... Save me..."
Malfoy was terrified and completely oblivious to everyone's ulterior motives. He clung to Pansy's arm, refusing to let go, as if afraid Pansy would abandon him there to fend for himself.
"Alright, alright, you lot, you're all really wicked. Let me take a look."
Olivia watched as the others squatted on the ground, clutching their stomachs and laughing so hard they were almost crying. Helpless, she took out her first-aid kit and squatted down next to Malfoy, pulling out a small knife.
"Tell me, your life or your leg, you can only choose one, which do you pick, young master Malfoy?"
Malfoy's eyes rolled back completely, and he fainted.
Chapter 244 Tang Clan
The mountain path winds its way upwards, passing through a forest full of strange poisonous plants and old bamboo before finally arriving at the Tang Clan's gate.
A tall stone archway stands at the end of the mountain path, with the two characters "Tang Clan" carved in gold on a black background on the archway. The strokes are cold and hard, and tiny mechanism holes are faintly visible between the cracks in the stone, which makes it clear that there is a hidden danger. On the side of the stone archway, a line of small characters is carved: "Trespassers will die."
Beyond the stone archway lies the main gate of the Tang Clan. The gate is forged from thick, dark iron, with intricate patterns on the door panels forming grooves for hidden weapons. The door knocker is made of bronze animal heads, its verdigris gleaming with a cold, eerie light.
Instead of stone lions, there are two bronze mechanical statues about half a person's height in front of the gate, with dark glass inlaid in their eyes, silently facing the way they came. They can be activated instantly if there is any unusual movement.
The high walls on both sides stretch up the mountain, with countless hidden crossbow windows scattered across the surface. At the base of the walls grow patches of strange, dark green flowers with a slightly bitter scent, which are poisonous plants cultivated by the Tang Clan.
A thin mist drifted over from the mountains, carrying with it the scents of herbs, ironware, and faint poisonous plants. The smell wasn't pungent, but it made people secretly wary.
Two Tang Clan disciples dressed in gray outfits stood guard on either side of the gate, each with a Thousand Machine Box hanging from their waist. They stood calmly, their eyes scanning every visitor who came up the mountain.
"Fellow Daoists, please inform them that I am Zhang Qinwan, and I am here with distinguished guests from Hogwarts School to request an audience with your sect leader."
At the entrance, Zhang Qinwan bowed to the two Tang Clan disciples. After returning the bow, the disciples didn't even glance at Su Yu and the others before turning around and going inside to report.
"These people are so unreasonable."
Callis complained to Pansy beside him, "They've all come, aren't they going to come and greet them? They're an exchange group, aren't they?"
But Pansy was still taking care of Malfoy, who was barely breathing beside her, and didn't hear what Callis was saying.
Just as Blaise and the others were starting to get impatient, footsteps were heard again from behind the door.
With a low metallic scraping sound, the massive iron gate slowly slid open to both sides. Behind the gate was not a spacious courtyard, but a deep blue stone passageway. The stone walls of the passageway were densely covered with hidden holes, and sunlight leaked down from the gaps above, falling on the cold stone ground. Every step seemed fraught with danger.
Looking inside, the towering pavilions with their overlapping eaves stretch upwards along the mountainside, and you can vaguely see gears and copper locks peeking out from between the eaves. The entire Tangmen is like a giant beast lurking in the mountains of Sichuan.
"Everyone, the sect leader invites you to come with me."
The Tang Clan disciple ushered everyone in without showing any remorse for making them wait so long. His tone was even arrogant, as if he looked down on the few Western so-called trash magicians in front of him.
"Hmph! I don't know where you got your confidence from." Blaise snorted, expressing her dissatisfaction. This Tang Clan really didn't take them seriously.
"Don't rush, Blaise, let's go inside and talk."
Su Yu patted Blaise on the shoulder and went inside first. Kids are always so restless. Wouldn't it be better to throw him a Tailed Beast Ball once he's inside?
Actually, Su Yu was quite curious about the Tang Clan, a sect that combines assassination techniques with secret poison-making skills and is adept at taking lives with hidden weapons invisibly. However, after seeing this place from the mountain gate, she not only didn't feel any novelty, but was also somewhat disappointed.
Everyone says that the Tang Clan of Sichuan is unparalleled in its hidden weapons and poisons, but in Su Yu's eyes, this sect has long been trapped in old ways and has accumulated many problems.
Everything is meticulously designed and ingenious; hidden weapons are polished in every way, poisoned bait is prepared layer by layer, and the setup of mechanisms involves a great deal of complicated procedures.
Every move, every weapon, every poison, must adhere to the old rules passed down from their ancestors, refusing to make any changes. Their methods are complicated and cumbersome, emphasizing weapons over themselves, trapped in the routines left by their ancestors and stuck in their ways.
Despite the drastic changes in the world, they still cling to the old rules and refuse to let go, indulging in the study of all sorts of ingenious and poisonous devices, yet they are too lazy to explore new paths.
Relying on hidden weapons and poisons to commit crimes, but once these layers of external forces are removed, one's own strength is actually quite weak. Adhering to the old house and old rules, blindly following the old ways, even though the methods are insidious, one has long lost some of the pioneering spirit.
To put it simply, take the Shadow Compass Society for example. They have AWMs and 98k rifles, and they're not afraid of your crossbows and darts. In fact, they've even put talismans on their weapons. When they fire a bullet, it's like a cannonball. Not only does it explode, but it also carries a death curse, making it an area-of-effect attack. You and your cover are as ridiculous as they are. Not to mention when they bring out rocket launchers and grenade launchers.
I recently heard they're researching how to add an Apparition to tanks, and then cover them with a stealth cloak. What they fire from the cannon isn't anything else, but a giant vanishing spell. Su Yu finds the thought terrifying. On the battlefield, the enemy wouldn't see anything at all, and it could change position at will. One vanishing spell, and the enemy would be instantly and truly annihilated. Even if the spell fails, wouldn't that be even better? Missing limbs, or even a head, would be even more frightening.
Furthermore, let's talk about Luna. She's the nemesis of the Tang Clan. Her domain, once deployed, is a natural counter to the Tang Clan. No matter what traps or hidden weapons you have, if she replaces even one component of a trap with cotton, the Tang Clan will be crippled. Not to mention, once her domain is deployed, anything that enters will be turned into a doll. Even if you use poison, so what? She'll turn herself into a rag doll, and the Tang Clan will be destroyed…
Sure enough, Su Yu and his group entered the Tang Clan and waited for two full hours in the reception room, but the Tang Clan leader still hadn't appeared.
However, Su Yu wasn't going to just wait idly. The group went about their business. Kurama had already set up the barbecue grill and was grilling meat skewers for everyone with Goyle and Crabbe.
" Kurama, could you grill me a skewer of sweet potato noodles? Thank you!"
Fleur and Olivia have recently taken a liking to this snack, and Su Yu even bought a lot of the semi-finished kind for Fleur, which she put in her storage ring and froze for preservation.
Clatter... Clatter... Cassandra, Farley, Isolde, and Zhang Qinwan set up a mahjong table and were shuffling the tiles. Pansy was fanning Malfoy, who was lying on a bamboo chair, and occasionally feeding him a sip of soda. Theodore was leaning against the window, flipping through an old book, finding the group noisy.
Callis pulled Ginny along Cho Chang Daphne and the others were playing house with Luna, with her clinging to Su Yu and refusing to leave. As for Neville, well, let's not even talk about him; he and his girlfriend were so lovey-dovey that it made you want to vomit.
"Holy crap! Kurama...it's on fire! Did you put in too much oil?!"
Blaise couldn't stand the smell anymore. Where was that strong burnt smell coming from? Then he saw Kurama's barbecue stand, and the flames were even reaching the roof. He said it wasn't safe to set up a barbecue stand indoors!
"Fa fa fa fa!" Teddy Bear excitedly ran around Callis as he watched the burning house, while the other rag dolls were also terrified and ran towards Luna.
"don't worry."
As she spoke, Luna turned the group of little guys into porcelain dolls, so they shouldn't be afraid of ordinary fire now.
The little guys were having a good time. Teddy Bear got cocky and knocked over the barbecue stand. Now the fire was even bigger, and he even broke an arm. He howled and cursed as he went to find Luna for help.
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