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Chapter 55: Demanding to Live Together After Learning Her Identity
(TLN: Third extra chapter!)
“Do we also need to keep it a secret?” When Long Shiyan was still lost in thought, a beautiful feminine voice suddenly sounded out. And then, the source of the voice took sparse footsteps, approaching together with several men and women. They were the members of the Student Holy Spirit Group.
Obviously, they had already gone to search for the treasures inside during the commotion.
Long Shiyan’s gaze shifted as she saw that they were all smiling. It was obvious that she was completely exposed, but even if they knew, they could hold back their feelings very well.
“Everyone knows that I don’t need to spread the news of how I am still alive. When the time comes, I will reveal my identity.” Long Shiyan shifted her gaze away from them.
“Although I don’t know why you want to hide your identity, we will try our best to hide it, so please rest assured,” Edgar said first.
“Hurry up and return to the position of the head of the Student Holy Spirit Group! It’s really tiring to deal with the head’s duties,” said Belinda, the secondary head of the group, who remained in the school to deal with basic duties that the head would normally do.
As a character, Belinda did not have many opportunities to appear in the original book, and her abilities were not strong. However, when Long Shiyan came to this school, Long Shiyan found that Belinda was not ordinary. While Long Shiyan habitually upheld their reputation, Belinda was very caring to the students in the lower grades. Because of her gentle and soft personality, many students secretly called Belinda “Elder Sister.”
She was different from Long Shiyan.
While it was hard to get close to Long Shiyan, these two people with different personalities were indeed good friends. It could be said that within this school, Belinda was the only friend who could speak with Long Shiyan normally.
Because of the excessive contact with Long Shiyan, Belinda was gradually influenced by her. She liked to go along with Long Shiyan to raise her own reputation as her strength also grew rapidly. What she did was very different from her role as a minor character in the original work.
When she grew up, she was placed second in popularity for the female rankings in the school, and was called the goddess of the school or “Elder Sister Belinda.” Many lower-grade students liked her very much.
Finally, she was recruited by Long Shiyan to fill a vacant position within the Student Holy Spirit Group.
When Long Shiyan went to the Magical Beast Forest to take the head of the group’s badge, she only took the secondary head of the group, Edgar, and the three guardians, Brands, Chris, and Zi Linglong. Meanwhile, Belinda stayed in the school to deal with basic duties.
The basic structure of the Student Holy Spirit was composed of a leader, two secondary heads, and three guardians. The three guardians included the chief magician Brands, who led the student magicians, the chief warrior Chris, who was the leader of the independent soldiers, and finally, chief assassin Edgar, who commanded the students’ assassin department. However, Edgar was also the secondary head, so his assassin unit was normally led by Zi Linglong.
These three guardian departments were not similar to the Alchemy Research Society and so on. The students must register in a department and become in control of it before becoming chief representatives of their respective departments.
“As I said before, there is no way that it would be so easy for the head of the group to die.” Brands laughed out loud and touched his hair.
Chris squinted at the red-haired man next to him and spoke in disdain, “Who was the one that cried when he heard that the head of the group died? Who was the one who cried as if the world had ended? Ever since Yan Shi appeared, I have been investigating her identity.”
“Wa, haha. Of course, that’s a coincidence.”
“In short, everything that happened tonight must be kept secret.” Long Shiyan felt very uncomfortable; she could not help but turn her body away. Zi Linglong did not say a word. Instead, she simply continued to stare at her, seemingly depressed.
All of her companions nodded and said, “We know what to do.” They have no reason to resist Long Shiyan’s will, so they could only compromise.
“Yes. You will still fulfill the obligations of the Student Holy Spirit Group and guard the safety of the students. You should not take any tasks outside of the school. Tomorrow is the school’s martial arts competition. You are mixing with the students in the school to maintain law and order to prevent the students from rioting,” Long Shiyan said.
“What about us?” asked the group of rebels who surrendered.
“The school is now a critical moment, so the punishment for you will not be given for the time being. But you have to follow along the rest of the Holy Spirit Group. Listen to their arrangements, guard the school, and make up for your sins. If there is any disobedience, let me know. Those who are disobedient will be executed directly,” Long Shiyan said.
“We understand!” A dozen people replied that they would not rebel again. They wanted to place their hopes on the school since it had a chance to recover. Right now, the school needed strength, and they had an opportunity to make up for their wrongdoings.
“Tomorrow is the school martial arts competition. Everyone will go back and rest. Belinda, you should also quickly return to the martial arts hall to fix the enchantment using the magic cores,” Long Shiyan said.
“We know, but what about you? Will you be attending the school’s martial arts competition as Yan Shi tomorrow?” Belinda asked.
“Of course I will attend!”
“Then what about us? Are we going to participate?” Edgar asked.
“Of course you have to participate, and you must try your best to get into the top rankings. It is best that you don’t lose your chief representative title, so get into the top ten. Of course, if you encounter a strong opponent, then you should not resist excessively.”
“Strong opponent!” Belinda knitted her eyebrows. “The students outside of the Holy Spirit Group members are only seventh-level fighters. With our strength, there should be no problem getting into the top ten.”
“But there are some unusual opponents that you don’t know everything about, such as the chief knight Zhan Yan, the chief illusionist Sieker, the quick dual-blade wielder Dinas, the iceberg beauty Shuang Yu, and the chief archer Ollie. Furthermore, there was a battle between Zhan Yan and the dark horse Long Aotian, who did not know his place. Going against these people who hide their strength might be too difficult for your current strength.”
“Long Aotian. Linglong said that he was your cousin!” Belinda sent a gentle look as she inquired.
Belinda’s words attracted everyone’s attention.
Long Shiyan’s gaze was filled with a complicated expression as she replied, “He is indeed my cousin, but it can also be said that he is not. In short, the situation is a bit complicated. My relationship with him is not close since he might be an enemy.”
After explaining where everyone should go, Long Shiyan soon left.
She moved very quickly and left the basement after a long time. When she returned to the surface, she didn’t plan to go back to the dormitory. Instead, she had to find a place to settle down.
As she ran, her speed gradually grew slower and slower.
Then, she stopped.
She stood on the lawn of the school. Behind her was a tall figure, who would always follow her. Long Shiyan didn’t have to guess to know who was behind her.
With a slight sigh, Long Shiyan’s indifferent tone turned softer. “You never seem tired of following after me. I will leave if you don’t come out.”
As the footsteps moved, an uneasy voice inquired, “Am I disturbing you, Elder Sister?” Long Shiyan suddenly changed her identity. Zi Linglong didn’t know what Long Shiyan was going to do, but it seemed to be a secret. Therefore, she didn’t know whether or not she should go to Long Shiyan. She was also very worried about whether she was hindering Long Shiyan or not.
Just like today, Long Aotian and Zhan Yan went out of control, and the enchantment broke. They were all scolded by her elder sister for being hindrances, and she left them.
She did not ever want such a thing to happen again.
She had long felt that Yan Shi and her elder sister were very similar, but her petite body had different abilities and appearances, which caused her to be very doubtful. But today, the enchantment crisis occurred and during their moment of helplessness, she stood up and dispelled the chaos in the masses with a calm attitude.
And they were also routinely reprimanded, exactly the same way as when her elder sister became angry.
Zi Linglong continued to suspect her identity until she saw her wound’s quick recovery. After, she concluded that Yan Shi was her elder sister. Her elder sister did not die; she just changed her identity. Zi Linglong did not dare to obstruct her sister. Since her sister pretended not to recognize her for some reason, she naturally had to do the same by not exposing Long Shiyan.
When the Student Holy Spirit Group members entered the storage room for the treasure hunt, they discussed things about her elder sister. They integrated their ideas and discoveries so that they could completely confirm that the name “Yan Shi” was really “Shiyan” in reverse.
After she went out, they happened to overhear her revealing her identity, so their doubts finally settled down.
“No.”
Zi Linglong’s face became bright; she could touch Long Shiyan without being a hindrance. She was so happy that she ran over and held her elder sister within her arms.
Soft, fragrant, and exactly the same as before. Although her appearance changed, she only felt a little uncomfortable. However, her sister was still her elder sister, and her sister’s smell would never change.
Due to the height problem, Long Shiyan was just buried in Zi Linglong’s chest. It had been only a few months since she had seen her, but this girl had grown up a lot. This was quite surprising, especially that “part.” What a pity how Long Shiyan herself would never grow in that “part.”
“This is great!” She let out tears of joy, but she would never allow her sister to see her tears. “Elder Sister is great. You really haven’t changed at all.”
Long Shiyan leaned over to breathe. After the reunion, she softly asked, “Were you subjected to any grievances at school?”
“No, it’s not bad, but Elder Sister was not there.”
“Of course, now I am bigger than Elder Sister while Elder Sister is still small in appearance.” Zi Linglong said gloomily.
Long Shiyan said with her eyes closed, “Right now, you are acting like a spoiled child.”
“I don’t care!” She hadn’t seen Long Shiyan for a long time, so she wouldn’t easily let her go. With the pain of learning about her death and the joy of their reunion, she felt extremely emotionally unstable. Only when she held this soft body could she feel at ease.
This was not a dream.
In regards to Zi Linglong’s character, Long Shiyan had no choice but to allow her to come to her. “It’s impossible to return to my original bedroom. Does Linglong have a place where I can live?”
After being first stunned, Zi Linglong was then filled with joy, “Elder Sister can live with me. My room is very big, and it’s not any worse than Elder Sister’s special bedroom. The facilities there should be very good.”
Noticing Long Shiyan’s silence, Zi Linglong cautiously asked, “Is Elder Sister going to abandon Linglong?”
Unable to withstand Zi Linglong’s cuteness, Long Shiyan’s tone became softer by a lot. “I just want to find a quiet place to live.”
“It’s very quiet there since I live alone. Elder Sister will be completely free of problems. Elder Sister should be very tired today and must have sweat a lot. You could take a bath and go to bed,” Zi Linglong said.
As soon as she mentioned tiredness, Long Shiyan felt her fatigue. The sweat on her body was very sticky. She had always been training under the two instructors, but there were no good bathing facilities there, so she couldn’t bathe for two or three days. Instead, she just wiped her body. Today, she didn’t even touch the water. As she sniffed her body, she wondered, “Am I smelly?”
“Well, it’s not good!” Zi Linglong became anxious. Although her sister looked very indifferent, she simply didn’t care about insignificant matters, however, she loved to be clean. Her elder sister enjoyed bathing and habitually kept herself clean, so once she mentioned bathing, she was sure that her elder sister would come with her.
Even if she couldn’t help her elder sister find a place to live, she just wanted to stay with her sister, so they won’t be separated.
Long Shiyan compromised. “Then I’ll go to live with you. Are there very few people around and is it peaceful there?” Since she was now exposed, there should be no problem with living with Zi Linglong aside from being afraid of someone going to her residence.
“Yeah.” Zi Linglong quickly nodded.
In this way, Long Shiyan had finally obtained a temporary residence. She must take a shower now, and then rest. She needed to participate in the school’s martial arts competition tomorrow and, if possible, defeat Long Aotian. Once she did, she must lead her group to defeat the other major schools to change the original storyline.
It was best for her to get the Tianxin Grass and find a way to break through the Saint realm to cope with Long Aotian’s inheritance as soon as possible. Long Aotian’s godly inheritance must be sealed. This was her responsibility as the Flower God’s inheritor, and it was a major step in suppressing Long Aotian.
As long as she could completely suppress Long Aotian, she would complete the system’s task.