Chapter 16

: The girl's life was thus ruined.

"Ring ring ring—"

The loud school bell rang, causing the girl with the ponytail to look up from her books, her face filled with confusion.

Why is class starting again? Didn't we just finish class?

But then she saw the teacher already standing on the podium, and only the sound of her personal microphone echoed in the quiet classroom. This forced the girl with the ponytail to accept this cruel reality.

Ugh, so sleepy…

The girl slowly pulled her textbook from her desk, opened the book, and silently yawned, feeling her eyelids grow incredibly heavy.

"It's all Master's fault! He swore that cultivation would refresh the mind, but instead he made me memorize the techniques all night. By the time I finished memorizing them and started using that 'Moonlight Essence' cultivation method, it was already time for school. I'm so sleepy this morning..."

Li Jiangqun tried hard to open her eyes to read, but the Chinese teacher's voice, which sounded like a hypnotic app, kept undermining her mental state.

—I achieved the remarkable feat of not sleeping for a single second in my Chinese teacher's class; you should try it too!

After the thought flashed through her mind, the girl collapsed onto her desk and fell asleep, breathing softly.

Li Jiangqun had a dream.

She dreamt that a fluffy, adorable creature fell from the sky and said to her, "Young lady, I see you are gentle, kind, beautiful, charming, and incredibly cute. You are a rare talent for cultivating demonic arts. Sign a contract with me and become a magical girl who will rule for eternity!"

Li Jiangqun thought to herself that this furry thing spoke in a tone somewhat like her white-haired master, but considering that it was telling the truth, she happily agreed and signed the contract to become a magical girl.

In her dream, she heard the contracted beast say that its name was Xue Li, and that it was the prince of the Magic World. Other magical girl contracted beasts would call it "Prince" when they saw it. Now that it had become her summoned beast, the magical girl's status rose sharply after she transformed.

After transforming into a magical girl, she saw many magical girl seniors she had only seen on TV before, who came to greet her very enthusiastically. The magical girl Peony said to her, "Woman, you have caught my attention!" The magical girl Yanli was too shy to look at her, and only grabbed the magical girl Zhizi's hand and asked, "Teng Hua... how would you rate me, Yanli?"

Monkey Leng Xun waited patiently for days at the school gate, determined to fight her. Finally, he burst into laughter and declared, "Monkey Leng Xun is here... Teng Hua, come and try your magic!"

However, her life of being the center of attention didn't last long. Soon, evil demon angels appeared, and the powerful three executive sisters emerged, defeating all the magical girls in an instant. So she stepped forward and defeated the three executive sisters in a flash.

However, the number of the Demon Angel's subordinates was too great, and she was quickly outnumbered and defeated, even her hope of transformation was shattered.

Then, the high-ranking official, the Heavenly Demon Lord, stepped out from among the officials and disdainfully circled the defeated monkeys.

"Hehehe, that Monkey King is nothing special! Without the Monkey King's interference, my army, the Heaven-Shaking Demon Lord, will ignite a war between the two realms today! And unify them all!"

However, before the Demon Lord could be arrogant for more than a few seconds, he saw Tong Hua stand up alone, unleashing an astonishing aura.

The Demon Lord cried out, "What are you doing? Shouldn't you be unable to transform anymore?"

But Li Jiangqun gave a cold laugh.

"My master once told me..."

"Have you not heard that Heaven always finds a way out?"

"It's true that I, Li Jiangqun, can no longer transform, but who says that stopping you means you have to transform?"

Having said that, her aura was no longer concealed and was revealed, clearly indicating that she possessed the cultivation level of a Dao Embryo!

Then she slowly recited it.

"I knew from an early age that the demons were arduous, but I still had my master by my side."

"Who knows the hardships I've endured along the way? The cultivation of both body and spirit resides in my heart!"

After finishing her recitation, she no longer held back and stretched out a finger to crush the terrifying demon lord in front of her. But strangely, no matter how hard she tried, the terrifying demon lord remained unmoved.

"Huh?" she mumbled in confusion.

"..."

"Excuse me, could you please stop rubbing your forehead against my hand?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jiangqun raised her head in confusion and saw a girl with short black hair in a school uniform standing by the window outside the classroom. One of her hands was out the window and resting on Li Jiangqun's forehead, staring at her expressionlessly.

"...?"

"!!!"

Looking at the three large characters "Student Council" pinned to the short-haired girl's sleeve, and then at the embarrassed teacher on the stage and the students in the classroom trying not to laugh, Li Jiangqun felt the temperature on her face rising rapidly.

The student council girl then looked at the teacher on the stage, who could only nod helplessly.

"Alright, student, please come out for a moment."

The short-haired girl issued her ultimatum expressionlessly, and the girl left the classroom with a flushed face.

Standing in the corridor outside the classroom, the short-haired girl looked at the ponytail girl in front of her, who was hanging her head and twisting her fingers silently. She picked up her pen and notebook and sighed silently.

"Name."

"...Li Jiangqun".

"Hello, classmate Li Jiangqun, I am Wang Fanfan from the student council."

After a brief self-introduction, the short-haired girl, Wang Fanfan, continued.

"Student, you should know that the school has been cracking down on misconduct recently, so our student council members have been sent to patrol the classroom at irregular intervals. We have caught you sleeping during class, and in an improper sleeping posture, which seriously affects classroom discipline."

"Li Jiangqun, the student council is now issuing you a serious reprimand in accordance with school regulations. Do you have anything else to say?"

The girl wished she could disappear into the ground, and after a long while, she mumbled something in a low voice.

"No, nothing to say..."

"Alright, now please sign this. After you sign, your class, Grade 11, will receive a demerit. If there is a second demerit, the student council will report it to the grade director, who will then give a school-wide reprimand at the Monday assembly."

"Thank you for your cooperation. Now, please return to the classroom and continue the lesson. Goodbye."

Although the student council, which was previously somewhat invisible, has gradually gained some prestige among students due to the school principal's recent decentralization, the short-haired girl seemed to think it was nothing to be proud of. She simply had the girl sign her name on the notebook before turning around and leaving.

Watching the short-haired girl's departing figure, Li Jiangqun fell silent.

But she had to face it eventually. After a difficult internal struggle, the girl braced herself and went into the classroom.

Seeing his students return to their seats, the Chinese teacher on the stage finally suppressed the laughter that was rising and falling in the classroom, and then began to speak.

"Okay, okay, I understand. Sleeping is a natural human need. But next time, please don't sleep by the window. You could try sitting somewhere else..."

"Waaah..."

Hearing the teacher's teasing, the girl was too shy to look up.

Thus, the life of Li Jiangqun, a descendant of the Yuan family, was ruined by her unscrupulous teacher, Yuan An.

Yuan An: ?