SORCERESS 101 247 It Will Never Be The Same

"Please Long Yue, we have to keep it as a secret. Don't tell anyone about it yet. I'm not ready."

"Huh??? No! They must know about it! They deserve to know the truth! How could you even bear to lie to us all this time?? We treated you as our friend but all of this was just a lie to you!"

"No... Long Yue! Please... It is not like what you are thinking. I honestly take you all as my friends. You guys are the only friends that I have here... That is why it was hard for me to tell you the truth because I'm afraid that everything will change between us once you guys found out my true ident.i.ty.."

"But Su Yan, I mean Lady Lingxi... This is not right.."

"I know.. I know.. I promised I'll tell them about it. I'll personally tell them everything they have to know about me.. But please, not now... We still have a lot of things that we have to accomplish.

Think about Luna. Remember?? I'm also doing this for her. Can't you see?? I even shed my disguise just to get the information that we need to save Luna."

Indeed, it was undeniably a truth that Mu Lingxi was helping him out as well.

"So you know about the secret already??"

"Yes, my grandfather already told me everything about it, since I was Mu Lingxi. Do you think he will tell me about it if I don't use my true ident.i.ty?? See?? I even use myself as bait to help you.

Because you are my friends. I even risk having my secret being exposed just to get this information. I am doing this for you. Let us help Luna to recover first. I promise you I'll tell our friends everything about myself after everything is settled."

Mu Lingxi purposely mentioned about Luna because she knows that it was Long Yue's weakness. If she wants something that will hit Long Yue squarely, that would be Luna.

Only this cat of his could strike a chord in his heart.

Long Yue is nothing but just pure and simple lad. He might be as wise and matured as others, but he knew a good person when he sees one.

From the times that he used to spend with the other party, he knows that Su Yan or Mu Lingxi... whoever it was...the only thing that he was sure is that his friend has a good heart.

So he chose to trust Mu Lingxi's words just for this once. After all, he cannot deny the fact that the other party is also doing him a favor.

The information regarding the whereabouts of the apprentice necromancer is his only way to find an answer to Luna's condition. It was his only hope.

Mu Lingxi has that hopes in her hands and she personally took the challenge just to help him. So he definitely owes the other party a huge favor.

"Okay. I won't tell anyone about it. But remember your promise. After Luna's recovery, you will tell them everything yourself."

He said after he made his mind.

"Thank you, Long Yue.."

Mu Lingxi was so glad that Long Yue agreed to her request of hiding the truth with the rest of the group. Overwhelmed by her own joy, she hugged Long Yue out of habit.

Strange enough, Long Yue did not feel anything out of ordinary with that hug. It is just exactly how it feels when he used to hug or touch Su Yan before.

Whether the other party is Su Yan or Mu Lingxi, it was still his friend. So he gave his friend a hug as well.

Almost at the same time, Mu Lingxi and Long Yue released each other from that hug that they shared and step back to allow some s.p.a.ce between them.

"Long Yue, just treat me how you use to treat me before"

"I'll try.."

Of course, it will never be the same.

For Mu Lingxi, she could just pretend that nothing happened and continue with her disguise as Su Yan. After all, Long Yue did not a change in her eyes.

But in Long Yue's eyes, it will be a different story. It will never be the same Su Yan

He will have to consider the fact that the Su Yan that he used to treat as a close friend and brother is actually a girl. A member of the opposite s.e.x.

No matter how he thinks about it, it will never be the same. He won't be able to treat the other party exactly as how he treated her before.

Especially as he will saw Su Yan with her true ident.i.ty now, Mu Lingxi.

Aside from that, he also has to tread carefully because she is not just an ordinary girl. He also must consider his brother.

About how he will feel once he found out the truth. Once he learned that he knows the truth beforehand but he still chose to keep it as a secret to him

Since she was also the girl that his brother was in love with.

His brother's fiancee.

Long Fuzi's soon to be wife

His sister-in-law.

It will never be the same.

"Let's head back to Magus Academia as soon as possible"

Mu Lingxi said when the atmosphere was already less awkward.

"But how about our search with the apprentice necromancer?? I thought you will going to help me??"

Long Yue was confused upon hearing Mu Lingxi's suggestion

"Exactly. We will search for the apprentice necromancer just like what I promised you."

"Then why do we need to head back to Magus Academia as soon as possible when we haven't accomplished anything yet?"

"Because the apprentice necromancer is at Magus Academia.."

"What??? Are you serious???"

"Do I look like I'm kidding to you???"

"But how is that even possible??? Are you certain that the necromancer is within Magus Academia??'

"That is what I learned from my grandfather. My mother and the apprentice necromancer used to study at Magus Academia. After I was born, my mother went back to Magus Academia saying that she can only find him there."

"But considering that it was 18 years ago, it does not make sense for the apprentice necromancer to remain there up until now."

"That can be the case. But at least we already have direction. We can use that lead to look for him now."

"Well, you got a point. At least we are no longer clueless about it anymore."

"That is right. So let's hurry up and call up our friends so we can immediately return to Magus Academia"

Mu Lingxi and Long Yue went back to the royal place in a hurry. They told their friends about the piece of news that they managed to learn from the Mu Clan residence.

Mu Lingxi, of course, recounted them everything in detail, except the specifics of the curse that was cast upon her.

When they found out the truth, the group were all dumbfounded.

Just to look for the whereabouts of the apprentice necromancer, they travel far and left their school and purposely make their way here.

Only to find out that the apprentice necromancer that they were looking for is actually in the same school where they came from.

To think that the whereabouts of the apprentice necromancer is just under their nose all this time.