Chapter 768: Animals Are Cuter Than People

"You... how did you manage to act like the Master of the Plane?"

Zhao Wuji touched his bear-like head in a daze: "A casual glance was enough to loosen my bottleneck?"

The other three also felt a sense of awe rise within them.

Originally, they had felt that no matter how powerful he was, they had no desires or demands of him, and that it was enough to just treat him as their student.

But then he pulled off a stunt like that; it was simply a miracle, and it was quite frightening...

"Those who hold fast to their original intentions ought to be rewarded; I merely adjusted the rules slightly."

Qin Jian waved his hand: "You all go ahead with your work, I'm going to find Zhuqing."

After he left, the four of them subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"How could Grandmaster think to offend such an existence, just because of Tang San?" Li Yusong shook his head.

"That person is as dear to him as his own son," Zhao Wuji curled his lips: "Forget it, these matters aren't for us to manage. In any case, they are all students; if they come back, we receive them, and if they don't, we few will just keep each other company in our old age. That's fine too."

"Ow! The food is going to burn!"

Shao Xin took a long stride back into the kitchen, feeling deeply annoyed: "My reputation as Shrek's head chef!"

The three could not help but chuckle.

Qin Jian walked along the academy path; it was evident that the teachers had tidied up quite a bit over the past few days, and everything was very clean.

"Chirp, chirp."

From time to time, the sounds of birds came from afar, bringing with them a leisurely, rustic atmosphere.

"This is..."

Subconsciously walking to his former dormitory, Qin Jian discovered that the place had changed drastically.

"Ah..."

A low exclamation came, and a female figure jumped out from the room, looking flustered and frantic.

"I'm bringing you food! Don't scratch me!"

Qin Jian looked over, and a faint smile slowly appeared on his face.

It turned out that the ones chasing the woman were actually a few little squirrels.

They kept throwing pebbles, looking quite fierce.

And this woman...

Qin Jian looked for a moment: "Are you... Zhu Zhuyue?"

The woman was startled and looked up: "Ah! Chief Judge, you've come!"

As she spoke, she knelt to the ground in one motion.

Qin Jian used his soul power to lift her up: "We are acquaintances, after all, and you are Zhuqing's closest sister; there is no need for such formalities."

"Yes."

Zhu Zhuyue remained uneasy.

Qin Jian thought of Xue Wu from earlier, and of teachers like Zhao Wuji, and could not help but sigh softly: "Perhaps in the future, I will be able to taste the feeling of being lonely at the top..."

Zhu Zhuyue looked at him quietly, wanting to speak but hesitating.

"But it doesn't matter. As long as I have them by my side, that is enough." Qin Jian chuckled and shook his head.

"Shoo, shoo."

Qin Jian took two steps forward, and immediately two pebbles were shot at him.

He swiped his hand and batted them away.

"Hmm... where did you little fellows come from..."

Some distant memories suddenly flooded his heart: "Is it... the Little Squirrel that intruded back then? Or one from the Ice Age?"

Qin Jian looked at the squirrels several times, but he could not recognize the little squirrel that had once helped him roast chestnuts.

To human eyes, one squirrel looks exactly like another; it was truly impossible to tell.

"Squeak, squeak."

Just at this moment, a soft cry suddenly came from inside the room, and the squirrels' attacks stopped immediately.

A chubby squirrel waddled out, then stood up and stared blankly at Qin Jian.

"Is it you?"

Qin Jian suddenly crouched down.

He had a premonition that this was the little fellow that had moved in to live with him back then.

"Squeak, squeak."

The squirrel let out an ambiguous cry, and it was impossible to know what it meant.

Afterward, it waddled back into the room, and the others followed it inside.

Qin Jian chuckled: "Years have passed; even if I saved it back then, it wouldn't remember."

He stood up, turned around, and intended to leave.

"W-wait a moment, Chief Judge..."

Zhu Zhuyue suddenly widened her eyes and pointed behind Qin Jian: "Look!"

Qin Jian turned around out of curiosity.

The little squirrels had crawled out of the room again, each carrying a pile of pine nuts, chestnuts, and the like, which they piled at his feet.

Even with his current state of perfect, harmonious mind, at this moment, an indescribable feeling of being moved lingered in his heart.

He waved his hand, and sent all those chestnuts back to them.

"Squeak?"

The squirrel was clearly a bit confused.

Qin Jian, however, gave a soft laugh: "Animals are cuter than people."

Afterwards, he reached out his hand again, soul power lingering at his fingertips, slowly covering the few little squirrels.

Although he could not make them develop intelligence, he could still refine their bodies and help them live a few more years.

"Live well, little ones."

He smiled, turned around, and walked away with satisfaction.

"Chief Judge."

Just at this moment, a figure ran over from afar.

Qin Jian took one look and smiled again: "Zhu Zhongye."

Zhu Zhongye revealed a look of being flattered, immediately kneeling on one knee: "Greetings, Chief Judge."

"I was originally wondering how Zhu Zhuyue could have appeared alone; so it turns out you brought her," Qin Jian said with a smile.

Zhu Zhongye nodded: "This subordinate heard that the Head of Family was getting married, but it was not being held at the family estate. I thought that Yue'er is the only relative in the Head of Family's heart, so I brought her here."

"To be able to arrive in just these few days, it must have been very tiring, right?" Qin Jian said thoughtfully.

From hearing the news of the wedding to finding out Zhu Zhuqing's whereabouts, and then rushing over at high Speed to help out, this was not easy.

Zhu Zhongye neither shook nor nodded his head, only lowering his head to say: "It does not amount to even one ten-thousandth of the Chief Judge's kindness."

Qin Jian asked curiously: "What position do you hold in the Spirit Judgment Hall now?"

Zhu Zhongye immediately replied: "This subordinate is now the Chief Judge Official of the Star Luo Empire."

"Not bad."

Qin Jian gave a light smile: "It can be considered that I did not misjudge you."

Zhu Zhongye lowered his head and remained silent.

"Get up."

Qin Jian laughed heartily as he left: "People, too, can be cute."

"Regardless of the race, there is good and evil, and there is right and wrong; one cannot generalize."

He walked away leisurely.

Zhu Zhuyue helped Zhu Zhongye up.

"Yue'er, what did the Chief Judge see? He seemed very emotional?" he asked with some curiosity.

Zhu Zhuyue pointed at that group of squirrels and, with a smile, recounted what she had seen.

Zhu Zhongye could not help but nod, laughing: "An existence like the Chief Judge is as unreachable as the lonely moon in the high sky; I never expected he would have such an approachable side."

Zhu Zhuyue looked at Qin Jian's back from afar, shook her head, and said: "That is only in our eyes; in Zhuqing's eyes, he is that most intimate reliance."

Zhu Zhongye nodded and smiled: "Let's not talk about this. Time is a bit rushed, but it cannot be too shabby; I will go buy some more things to decorate."

Zhu Zhuyue hugged his arm: "I will go with you."

"Alright."

Zhu Zhongye gave a gentle smile and went out with her.

At this time, Qin Jian had already wandered past many of the academy's sceneries and was approaching the location of Zhu Zhuqing, whom he had sensed.

That was the former Girls' Dormitory.

There was a massive balcony here.

At the break of dawn, the sunlight spilled down.

A woman in black leaned against the railing.

A gentle breeze blew up her long, beautiful hair, dancing with the wind.

(End of this chapter)