SORCERESS 101 254 Back At Schoolmaster Yin's Chamber

"Su Yan is right, there must be a way out to resolve this puzzle."

Long Fuzi said to comfort his younger brother who seemed as if all kinds of hopes and light abandoned him.

Long Yue right now looked no different from a deflated balloon as e stood there with his shoulders slump and his face gloomy.

The group observed their friend, Long Yue, as sadness clouded his features.

"Thank you for cheering me up guys, and sorry for causing trouble for you all."

Long Yue said as he sported a smile on his face. It was unclear whether that smile is genuine or if he was just forcing a smile despite his sadness so that he won't worry his friends anymore.

"Oh come on, do you even have to mention that?? You're our friend. Who else should we lend our help, if not you??"

Chan Gu said as he patted the other party's back in a brotherly manner.

"Exactly, this is what friends are for..."

Fan seconded as he too looked at Long Yun encouragingly.

"Don't forget that even Schoolmaster Yin told us that he will try looking for a way to help us. Considering that it has been a while since then, I believe that we will be hearing back from him one of these days. Just be positive"

Chan Gu added when he recalled another source of help that they could turn to. When Fan Lei was reminded by the man whom they met before they left the school library, he almost slapped his own forehead.

"Right, we also met Schoolmaster Yin at the school library. Such a pity, that  we were fl.u.s.tered by his sudden arrival, as such we hurriedly took our leave as soon as we found the opportunity."

"Well, it seemed that he still doesn't have any progress about it either. Since he did not bring it up when we met him just a while ago."

Mu Lingxi said. Since Schoolmaster Yin did not mention anything about his progress when they met, it was apparent that he too was still working on it.

The group thought that they would at least have a couple of rest before they would have to set for another quest.

But reality proves them wrong. Because on that very next day, Teacher Nana asked their group of six to follow her back at Schoolmaster Yin's chamber.

Apparently, Schoolmaster Yin wants to talk with them. So as their cla.s.s adviser, Teacher Nana was tasked to personally bring them in his office.

"Woah??? Why now?? Is it because he saw us at the library last night?? Is he suspecting us doing some secret mission among ourselves??"

Fan Lei asked his two other friends that accompany him last night in the library as soon as Teacher nana was out of earshot.

"Let's not hope that it is not the case. Who knows, maybe it was good news. It can be that he already got some progress on his research and he already found the cure for Luna."

Mu Lingxi tried to sound optimistic as much as possible. But the nervous smile on her face still gives her true feeling away.

The group with Teacher Nana on their lead walk pa.s.sed through several corridors before the bizarre-looking staircase came into their view.

This is the same bizarre staircase hat they took when they first visited Shoolmaster Yin's chamber. The Steps of Will is still surrounded by string fluctuation of magic just like before.

Mainly because if various incantations inscribe on each of its steps to allow it to keep afloat. Mu Lingix and her friends climb on to the stairs until they arrived at the vast room.

The room looks exactly how it looks when they first came here. It still looked more like an art exhibition hall, and on its center sat a painting of a woman's portrait,

This portrait a.s.sumed the role of being the centerpiece of the art exhibition. The other work of arts that were displayed inside that same hall pales in comparison to the painting.

It is not because of the aesthetic beauty that the portrait has, that it managed to stand out among the rest. But rather because of the unique aura of mysteriousness that was shrouding the painting itself

Taking a closer look at the painting, they saw the beautiful maiden resting under the flowering peach tree. The lady in the portrait looked enigmatic as ever.

The mysterious lady in the portrait looked as beautiful as ever. Like an ethereal fairy gracing their eyes with her presence.

Her long black hair fluttered as the invisible wind blows in it. Her hazel brown eyes stared at the new visitors and scanned each of their faces. Before her gaze landed momentarily at Mu Lingxi's direction.

When the two eyes met, Mu Lingxi was struck by that same feeling of affinity that she had felt before when she first set eyes on the painting.

Both she and Ja.n.u.s felt that same feeling of familiarity towards the painting befre. But they immediately pa.s.s that out as a feeling of curiosity. After all, it was their first time seeing a moving portrait, and a very lifelike at that.

But right now, Mu Lingxi wonders if this feeling of affinity was still evoked out from pure curiosity or if there is another meaning behind it?

Her interest was drawn closer to the beautiful maiden inside the painting. But before Mu Lingxi could observe the maiden in the painting, it already went on doing its task.

The beautiful maiden stretched her hands upwards to next the upper edge of the painting before she tore the canva.s.s int half and allowing them entry.

As soon as the canva.s.s was peeled away, a long and dark corridor appeared before them. Due to their prior experience, the group no longer felt surprised about it and they followed Teacher Nana as they took their step inside the painting on by one.

When they first came here before, Teacher Nana still had to report herself as a teacher of the academy and had to wait for a few minutes before they gain entry.

Bu this time, they were given an immediate entry as soon as the beautiful maiden saw them. Before anyone from their group could even introduce themselves

It seemed that Schoolmaster Yin was already expecting them inside his chamber. He already instructed the beautiful maiden in the painting to allow them access to the pa.s.sageway.

When they reached the end of the long corridor, they saw that the wooden door in  Schoolmaster Yin was left ajar.

"Schoolmaster Yin specifically told me that he wants to have a private talk with your group and asked me to escort you all the way here. I guess I could only take you as far as here. Schoolmaster Yin must be waiting for you guys inside, You should hurry up. I'll take my leave now."

Teacher Nana said before she took her leave. Walking down the same empty and dark pa.s.sageway that they previously took.

'Knock. Knock. knock'

The group knocked at the wooden door first to announce their presence.

"Come in..."

When they heard Schoolmaster Yin's voice inviting them in, that is the only time that they went inside his chamber.