An Qi raised her head, stretched out her hand, held Ji Zi's cheek, which was as soft as a girl's, and gently stroked it, saying:
"Jizi, you are a very strong person, right?"
Strong enough to face death, yet showing a gentle, flawless, perfect smile to his students.
Ji Zi shrugged, grabbed An Qi's hand, kneaded it gently, and said as a matter of course:
"Of course, I am the battle-hardened Muryota Himeko! What, do you have any exciting news to tell me? Could it be that Kiana has done something stupid and infuriating again?"
Kiana, who was obsessed with animation, twitched her ears, turned her head blankly, and stared at Himeko with wide eyes.
No, I can be shot here too?
And Angie shook her head.
"No."
"That's fine, as long as it's not Kiana."
Jizi's current state of mind is probably like this:
Kiana set the house on fire? Her butt is swollen, just throw her into the sea to feed the sharks!
Angie set the house on fire? There must be something wrong with the house. Ask her if she needs gasoline first.
Or maybe people living under the same roof should all have this mentality.
After all, An Qi is so well-behaved, sensible, and pitiful, so she is loved by everyone. What's wrong with her? Right?
"Yeah, I believe Himeko."
An Qi nodded and huddled into Ji Zi's arms.
She believed that Ji Zi would save her and that Ji Zi would wait for her.
As for the thousand apologies, I will slowly express them in the future. Anyway, time will not be a problem that bothers Anqi, she has plenty of ways to deal with it.
Ji Zi stroked the top of An Qi's head, and in a corner that An Qi couldn't see, she gradually frowned - she always felt that something was wrong with An Qi, but Ji Zi knew too little and had no answer, so she could only temporarily attribute it to an illusion.
……
"Swipe!"
In the kitchen early in the morning, Angie casually pulled out a gorgeous and fleeting knife, and the flying apples turned into neat petals and fell into the plate, while the peels, cores and other debris all flew into the trash can.
But she did not wash and put away the fruit knife immediately as she usually did.
Instead, the tip of the knife was against her index finger, and the mirror-like blade reflected her eyes, as if frozen, motionless.
"Angie, what's wrong with you?"
Mei Raiden soon discovered something was wrong.
An Qi seemed to be frightened, her body trembled, and the knife fell to the ground with a clang.
She shook her head violently and gave Raiden Mei a forced smile:
"Nothing, probably, I didn't get enough rest. I'll take the fruit out and then go wake up Kiana for dinner."
An Qi walked out as usual.
Mei Raiden looked down at the fruit knife on the ground, a flash of light flashed in her eyes, and the knife was attracted to her hand. Then, she looked in the direction of the kitchen door, a little absent-minded:
"Eyes, red, is... am I seeing things?"
In the moment before the knife hit the ground, the blade reflected Anqi's eyes. Raiden Mei vaguely saw that the eyes were as red as blood.
"No, it must be an illusion."
Mei Raiden put the knife away, but the uneasiness still lingered in her heart.
……
"Wake up, lazy pig."
Angel pulled back Kiana's blanket expressionlessly.
This idiot, if I can't be by her side to take care of her for a while, won't she end up like the contents of a trash can in a few days?
Well, that shouldn’t be the case. Mei is watching us.
But during that time, would Mei still have the mind to take care of Kiana?
Thinking of this, An Qi became more and more uneasy.
"Ouch! The light is so bright... Let me sleep for a while... Sleep for five minutes..."
"Five minutes?"
"Five hours... Ouch!!!"
An Qi was kicked off the bed.
I take great pains to take care of you, but I am not going to obey you unconditionally.
What if you don’t eat breakfast on time and it gets cold? It’s bad for your stomach!
"I'll give you five minutes. Come down and eat, or I'll beat you up."
"what?"
Kiana lay on the ground with her butt sticking up, wailing and looking up, only to see that Angel was really holding the alarm clock and counting the seconds, with the other hand holding the fiery red sword.
OMG!
If you don't hurry up, you'll really get chopped off!
Five minutes later, Kiana hurriedly washed herself, then ran out to put socks on her feet. In her haste, her foot slipped and her head almost hit the leg of the table.
"Ugh--"
An Qi looked at the white-haired silly boy dancing with joy and sighed.
She put down the alarm that was about to expire, pressed Kiana to sit on the bed, and then squatted down to put on her socks.
"An Qi..."
"You can't do this. I can't take care of you like this forever, and the same goes for Mei. There will always be times when we are not around, and you have to learn to take care of yourself."
"Ugh..."
Kiana blushed, lowered her head, stared at her fingers, and dared not speak out of guilt.
Angel smiled and was about to stand up, but was suddenly grabbed on the face by Kiana's hands.
"What are you doing?"
"Hmm... seems to be a little white? Are you feeling uncomfortable, Angie?"
Kiana's bright and clear eyes showed some worry.
Anqi was suddenly silent.
I just didn't expect this idiot could notice it.
I thought she would be confused until the end.
An Qi smiled and said nothing. She just stood up and took her downstairs to eat.
……
An Qi gave some signs, not many, and not very obvious.
But as everyone paid close attention, they all felt something was amiss, so the atmosphere became a little depressing.
"I always feel that Anqi has been a little strange these past two days..."
On the weekends when Angel went out to practice, Kiana spoke frankly about her concerns.
Several people in the living room, each doing their own thing, suddenly moved.
Ji Zi frowned and said:
"Could it be that I've been practicing too hard and my body is in trouble? Fu Hua, what do you think?"
"I don't think so. I haven't given her any homework for a long time. But Angie has always been very self-conscious. It's not impossible that she has tried too hard. Let me check her out when she comes back."
Fu Hua is currently weaving a pair of gloves, using silk threads produced by special Destructoid beasts that are compatible with Destructoid energy, which will be of great help in protecting the hands after completion.
As a master, this was the birthday gift that Fu Hua prepared for An Qi - of course, it was also with the help of Cang Xiaoxuan's suggestion, otherwise she probably wouldn't have thought of such a meaningful way.
In short, so far, no one thinks there will be any big problems.
Anqi seems to be in a very stable mood, and the other problems should be easy to solve.
"Tomorrow is her birthday! Hehe, I've already prepared a surprise, so don't hold me back! I think after giving Angie a big surprise, there won't be any problems!"
Kiana looked forward to the moment of giving the gift and suddenly became optimistic.
This obviously also infected the other people present, making them smile.
Ji Zi: "Don't get carried away. I hope you can be more reliable this time."
Bronya: "Bronya is ready, but I don't know if the stupid Kiana will make a fool of herself."
Fu Hua: "My gloves are finished. I'll check them again and give them to her tonight. The gift from Taixu Mountain has also been sent. It's a pity that my family is busy with other things, otherwise it would be great if they could come together."
Mei Raiden smiled calmly and said nothing. She was just thinking about the scabbard she had asked Teacher Yang to make for her, hoping that Angie would like it.
……
The next day, Angel got up early to make breakfast, dragged Kiana, who was sleeping in bed, down to eat, and then went out to practice. Everything was the same as usual.
Soon after she left the house, the room became lively.
Himeko was in the middle, wearing her conductor's cap and commanding the team. Mei and Fuhua were preparing a feast in the kitchen. Bronya and Kiana were running around in the living room, setting up the venue and arguing with each other from time to time. Even Theresa, who came to check on the situation, was forced by Himeko to join the team and worked with Kiana without knowing what was going on.
Busy, with anticipation and excitement.
This was Angie's first birthday at St. Freya's, and it was very special for her and everyone around her.
When everything was ready, everyone sat in the birthday party, which had been changed into a new format, eagerly waiting for Anqi's return.
But that night, An Qi never came back.
Chapter 236 No, still no!
"Angel must have gotten lost, or maybe she was so focused on her training that she forgot the time. Really, she can get confused on a day like this! I'll go out and look for her, you guys just wait!"
"Oh!"
In the brightly lit living room, Kiana spoke, breaking the silence, and then hurried out the door.
However, everyone could see how restless Kiana was, clenching her fists in the silence.
Ji Zi took a deep breath, raised her eyes, and looked at everyone with a calm gaze:
"Fuhua, Bronya, you know best where Angel usually is, so go out with Kiana to look for her. Theresa, let's check the surveillance to see if she really is somewhere training and has lost track of time. Mei, you wait at home, maybe she will be back soon. Whoever has news should notify the others immediately to prevent everyone from worrying too much."
As soon as she finished speaking, she dragged Theresa, who hadn't reacted yet, out.
But only Theresa knew that Ji Zi's hands at this moment were like iron pliers, very strong.
Bronya and Fu Hua stood up and walked out of the house in silence.
The only one left, Mei Raiden, felt her body go limp and she bent down as if she had lost her strength. She supported herself on the table with both hands, her fists unconsciously turning white from clenching.
An Qi's strange behavior over the past few days suddenly caused a panic that made everyone's heart palpitate.
……
No, no, no!
Kiana, Fu Hua and Bronya searched all the training places of Angel that they knew, but they just couldn't find the girl who could make them feel at ease.
Mei never waited for the person who was supposed to come back.
Finally, it was Ji Zi who found the surveillance footage from the morning and confirmed that An Qi had gone to an old teaching building that was about to be demolished.
They searched the entire building and found the only clean and dust-free empty classroom.
An Qi was the child who liked cleanliness the most. In addition, there was a faint scent lingering in the classroom. The most important thing was the red ancient sword lying alone on the floor of the classroom - everyone was very familiar with it, because this was the sword that Fu Hua gave to An Qi, and it was also her usual weapon.
Fu Hua walked to the location of the ancient sword, squatted down, took a deep breath, and slowly grasped the hilt.
"There are no signs of struggle or fighting, so it's probably not in danger. Maybe it's just..."
