Chapter 68
Xiao Ke: You can complain that my photos are bad, but you can't say that I didn'
Chapter 70 Xiao Ke: You can complain that my photos are bad, but you can't say that I didn't capture the brat's heroic figure!
As Wang Changsheng flew through the air, he watched Zhishi emerge from the flowerbed and swagger toward the teaching building. However, the shadowy figures around her seemed oblivious to her presence, instead acting erratically. This made him unable to hold back, and his eye twitched.
"Swish"
Suddenly, at that moment, the crazed black shadows merged into one, then transformed into a tentacle as thick as a bucket, which sprang up from the ground and grabbed at Sakura's magic wand.
"Ah!" Sakura was suddenly pulled by a huge force, lost her balance, and was about to fall to the ground.
Fortunately, Wang Changsheng was right behind her. His wings flapped suddenly, allowing him to quickly get closer. He stretched out his arms in time, grabbed Xiaoying in his arms, and held her in a princess carry.
Sakura's heart was pounding and she was sweating profusely from what she just witnessed.
But she still held onto the flying staff tightly with both hands, which prevented the shadow card from being taken away.
With Wang Changsheng's help, Xiaoying struggled with the shadowy tentacles for a while, only to find that she was almost exhausted and couldn't pull the staff back. Suddenly, an idea struck her.
The next moment, the flying staff in Sakura's hand rapidly shrank and then broke free from the shadow's control, allowing her to transform it back into a magic wand.
"(?д?`) You scared me to death!" Xiaoying was held in Wang Changsheng's arms, her eyes still showing some shock.
"Are you alright, Sakura?" Wang Changsheng asked, looking at the person beneath him.
Fortunately, when he was promoted to a second-level mage, he also grew a little taller.
Although it's not obvious, she's still a bit taller than Sakura when you really compare them.
Otherwise, it would have been somewhat difficult for him to lift Sakura up in his arms like that.
Xiaoying, nestled in Wang Changsheng's arms, regained her senses and slowly shook her head, "I'm fine."
"FLY!"
With a flash of light, she used the Flying Card again, transforming the magic wand in her hand into a flying staff, and then mounted it.
Seeing that Xiaoying was not frightened, Wang Changsheng nodded and then looked at the black shadows that were constantly churning and rolling on the ground. They gathered together like a large, twisted pool.
"Is this thing related to Venom?" A thought popped into Wang Changsheng's mind.
Just as he was about to check on Tomoyo's whereabouts, he suddenly heard a soft sobbing sound.
"Um?"
Looking in the direction of the sound, Wang Changsheng discovered that it seemed to be Xiaoying mooing and crying.
This made him pause for a moment, then he quickly moved closer.
"Sakura? What's wrong?"
His wings flashed, and his powerful wings made him look quite heroic. Even though he was young, he gave people a sense of pressure.
There's nothing we can do about it; these wings are just that big.
"It's okay without me." Seeing Wang Changsheng approach, Xiaoying quickly wiped the corner of her eye and then lowered her head, not wanting him to see her face.
"Sakura." Wang Changsheng gave a helpless smile. He patted Sakura's head, then flipped his hand and produced a tissue, handing it to her.
"We've been playing cards for a while now, and our hands are covered in dust. Rubbing them in your eyes could cause a bacterial infection. Let's wipe them with tissues."
Sakura, who had just calmed down, felt a warm pressure on her head and a clean white tissue handed to her. Instantly, she was stunned again.
She didn't really care about magicians or Clow Cards.
How could I possibly collect all those Clow Cards when I'm just an ordinary fourth-grade elementary school student?
These two alone were already fraught with danger. If it weren't for Xiao Wang by her side, she really wouldn't know what to do.
Can I get through this on my own?
How could that be possible!
What if I get into danger?
Will it make my brother and father worry?
Sakura, who had initially felt alright, was only startled by the sudden grab of her flying staff by the shadow. However, with Wang Changsheng's comforting words, she felt her grievances instantly overwhelmed, and her thoughts raced.
She had already said that she didn't want to be a magician, but the people around her were pushing her in a direction she had never imagined before.
She was forced to embark on this path in order to fight the Clow Cards and encounter various dangers.
Just because she opened a magic book and summoned a big yellow-headed mouse from it?
Large teardrops swirled around Sakura's eyes, but despite their watery appearance, not a single tear fell. It was unclear whether this was some kind of anime/manga setting, leaving Wang Changsheng, who was standing to the side, completely dumbfounded.
He quickly realized what was happening and handed Sakura two tissues, gently patting her ahoge (cowlick).
After a two-second pause, he spoke gently and softly, "Xiaoying, I know you've just entered the realm of mystery and it's deeply affecting you. Faced with the unknown and danger, it's natural to want to back down. But even though we haven't known each other for long, I know you're the kind of girl who wouldn't disregard the lives of others. You certainly wouldn't stand by and watch the people around you get hurt, right?"
"This time the telegram came with great force. If you weren't worried about the potential danger to your classmates' lives, which could eventually lead to the threat of the telegram spreading to the neighboring high school, where your brother is, why would you have overcome your fear and come to this school late at night?"
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"All of this is pointing to one thing."
Wang Changsheng lifted Xiaoying's chin, making her look at him. His eyes still held a glimmer of light.
"Sakura, you are a responsible and dependable girl. You are willing to challenge yourself, and I will not let you fight against those Clow Cards alone. Be bold, I will always be behind you."
Seeing that Xiaoying's cheeks were already flushed, Wang Changsheng smiled gently, then rubbed her head, with a hint of doting affection in his eyes.
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"What is that brat doing to my Cardcaptor Sakura?!"
In the scene, Xiao Ke watched Wang Changsheng and Xiao Ying getting so close that she almost ground her teeth to powder.
On the ground, the rolling, surging black shadows also seemed rather agitated, but what they were thinking remained a mystery to others.
Wang Changsheng, who was flying in mid-air, calmed Xiaoying down, and then looked at the black shadows that looked like Venom, a few cold glints flashing in his eyes.
"I've never made Sakura cry."
"You dare?"
Wang Changsheng was about to eat two fruits and then summon eight hundred fireballs to deliver a fatal blow to these ugly shadows when suddenly a series of clicking sounds came from all around.
Immediately afterwards, countless lights lit up one by one in an orderly fashion.
One by one, the large spotlights on the rooftop of the teaching building lit up the entire silent campus with their bright and dazzling light.
At the same time, the shadowy figures that were about to continue attacking Wang Changsheng and Xiaoying instantly dissolved and vanished into nothingness in the void.
"Ah!" Sakura was blinded by the sudden light and quickly covered her eyes with one hand.
But that wasn't the end of it. In addition to the large lighting equipment that could only be placed on the rooftop, all the buildings throughout the school were shining brightly.
There was no difference; every classroom, every office, every single one with a light on, was lit up at that moment.
The bright lights illuminated Yuzhi Elementary School as if it were daytime, instantly dispelling the deep and dark night, and the shadows completely disappeared under the light.
"Hey—! Sakura! We're here!"
Sakura rubbed her eyes, and by now she had mostly adjusted to the blinding light.
"What's going on? Is Xiao Ke calling us?" Sakura asked Wang Changsheng beside her, puzzled, and then looked in the direction from which Xiao Ke's voice came.
On the top floor of a teaching building, two figures stood by the window, peering at them.
Tomoyo had already taken the camera back from Kero's hands, and Kero had time to wave to Sakura.
"(●′?`●)? Sakura-chan is so cute~ Even when she's a little confused, she's still so adorable~" Tomoyo held the camera and pointed the lens at Sakura and Wang Changsheng.
"Chang Sheng is so cute too, the young magician, the savior under the moonlight, the prince who helps Sakura, hehe (づ??????)づ~"
"I feel so honored and happy to have captured their heroic figures on camera!" Tomoyo stood by the window, the evening breeze still a bit chilly.
But she didn't care at all; on the contrary, she was quite excited.
After all, if there were windows blocking the view, the clarity of the shot would be greatly reduced, which was something she absolutely could not allow.
"Sakura and Chosei both have magic. I wish I had magic too," Tomoyo murmured to herself.
"Huh? Tomoyo, do you want to learn magic too?" Kero, who was flying beside her and calling Wang Changsheng and Sakura over, turned around and looked at Tomoyo when he heard her whisper.
"Yes, if I could learn magic, I could fly and film from now on, and I wouldn't need your help anymore." Tomoyo nodded. "I just glanced at what you were filming, Kero."
At this point, Tomoyo paused, "I'm not saying Kero-chan, your filming was bad, but it didn't quite capture the heroic spirit of Chosei-kun, and the scenes with Sakura were a bit blurry, which is a real shame."
Xiao Ke: "?"
You can complain that my photos are bad, but you can't say that I didn't capture that brat's heroic figure!
What heroic bearing could that brat possibly possess?!
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"What are you talking about?"
Wang Changsheng flapped the wings of the White Dragon Emperor and came to Tomoyo's side with Sakura.
Upon seeing the system notification, he glanced at the large-headed rat flying next to Tomoyo.
Are you talking badly about me again?
"What?! I'm talking bad about you?"
Xiao Ke, who was already angry, was stunned when she heard Wang Changsheng's words.
"Go ask Tomoyo what we just talked about!"
It was clearly the one being talked about just now, and it was because of this brat, but now Wang Changsheng is turning around and blaming it?
Oh my gosh, this is truly unbearable!
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"Tomoyo, did you turn on the school lights?" Sakura grabbed Kero's head, interrupting Kero's attempt to start a heated argument with Wang Changsheng, and then asked Tomoyo.
"Because my mother is also a member of the school's board of directors, she naturally wouldn't object to turning on the lights." Hearing Sakura's question, Tomoyo chuckled softly and nodded, not denying how the lights throughout the school were turned on.
"Is that all? Just turn on the light?" Sakura looked around. The bright incandescent light transformed the once quiet campus into a city that never sleeps.
She chuckled and nodded slightly, then asked, "But why did those shadows disappear so suddenly? I thought we were going to have to fight again."
"Haha, Sakura-chan, you're so cute!" Tomoyo looked at Sakura, her eyes overflowing with affection.
She explained to Sakura in a sweet voice, "When the light shines on it, the shadow naturally disappears."
"Uh?" Sakura paused, then realized what she meant, and scratched her head awkwardly. "Oh, I guess so. How come I didn't think of that before? Haha~"
That's true. Now that Sakura thinks back, when Xiao Wang used his magical fire attack and summoned those sparkling wings behind him, those shadows didn't seem to dare to get close to him.
That clearly means being afraid.
However, it seems that Xiao Wang's big wings ran out of power, the light dimmed, and those shadows started to become unruly again.
Wang Changsheng glanced at the furious Xiao Ke, smiled slightly, ignored it, and turned his gaze back to the empty campus.
Because of the rampage of the shadow puppets and their indiscriminate attacks, the entire campus now feels like it's in the midst of a war.
The scene was one of utter devastation and ruin.
Those shards of glass, broken into pieces, scattered everywhere.
Those tables, chairs, and benches that were missing limbs or broken from being smashed to pieces
Those classrooms were riddled with holes, big and small.
And in the fountain pool, a statue that cost a fortune to build is now nothing but dust and fragments.
"Hey, do you think the principal will faint if he comes tomorrow and sees the school in this state?"
Wang Changsheng turned his head to look at Sakura and Tomoyo and asked his question.
His gaze also fell on the brightly lit various lighting fixtures.
Even during regular classes, the lights wouldn't be turned on like that, especially the large lighting equipment on the rooftop, which has extremely high power and therefore shines very brightly. It's usually used for large-scale events at night.
However, such activities are extremely rare.
Therefore, these large pieces of equipment are basically never turned on; they are just for decoration.
Occasionally, two or three might be turned on, but dozens like this, all turned on simultaneously...
I've never actually done that.
In this situation, electricity bills are probably calculated on a minute-by-minute basis.
"This money, it's not going to be paid by Tomoyo, is it?" Wang Changsheng glanced at Tomoyo, who was recording the entire campus.
The latter was excitedly muttering to himself.
"OMG! This kind of ruined scene is so rare. To be able to film Sakura in this environment is truly, truly, truly amazing!"
As Tomoyo held up the camera and snapped photos, her mind and thoughts were simply not enough to support any mental activity other than filming; she couldn't even think of a few words.
Wang Changsheng:
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"Hey sis, do we really have to go this far? There's a limit to being a pervert!"
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Wang Changsheng really couldn't understand what kind of existence Sakura held in Tomoyo's heart.
An angel? Or something else?
Why are they so enthusiastic?