"Declare to the Lixia Disaster Strategy Bureau!"

"Declare to the Chengying Disaster Strategy Bureau!"

"Declare to the Jixia Disaster Strategy Bureau!"

"Declare to the Chenming Disaster Strategy Bureau!"

"Declare to the Zengcheng Disaster Strategy Bureau!"

"Declare to the Nanning Disaster Strategy Bureau!"

"Declare to the East and South China Witch Association!"

"Declare to all Free Magical Girls in East and South China!"

"If you cannot provide information on Si Motu and Jiang Si! Our sect will destroy all Magical Girls and Witches from sects outside the East and South China!"

Hong Mian looked back at Jin Cha, dumbfounded.

Jin Cha covered her face.

A girl in love, when she goes crazy, is truly terrifying.

...

"Recently, the Cyan Cloud Sect declared that if the Disaster Strategy Bureau and Witch Association cannot provide information about Si Motu and Jiang Si, they will annihilate all Magical Girls and Witches..."

Beihai, Jiang Si’s home.

Keke stood at the door, leaning against the door of her bedroom, looking at Teacher Zi Yuan in front of her.

She stared dazedly for a long time before the news broadcast woke her up. Then she felt nauseous, the food she just ate kept rising up, she felt sick, her heart raced, and breathing became difficult, "How could it be that they can’t be found?"

"Previously, the Heart Image Remains were unstable and fluctuated. To prevent the Heart Image Remains from affecting the surrounding cities, I went to Anyang with everyone from the Cyan Cloud Sect to handle the Heart Image Remains."

Zi Yuan spoke word by word, trying to maintain her composure, but her increasingly fast speech betrayed her:

"Back then the situation was dangerous, I entered the Heart Image Remains to take a look, he followed me in, and when the Heart Image Remains collapsed, we got separated, Jiang Si disappeared."

Zi Yuan murmured, somewhat lost, repeating again, "Nowhere to be found."

Keke listened quietly, seemingly lost in thought for a while, and then grasped the unreasonable part vehemently trying to deny it, "No, that’s not right, Jiang Si is not a Magical Girl, why would he go to the Heart Image Remains? He’s just an ordinary person, he shouldn’t be going to such dangerous places!"

It’s impossible, he had just returned a few days ago, and even went out with Teacher Zi Yuan. Everyone was scrambling for the room opposite to Jiang Si’s...

How could he suddenly run to the Heart Image Remains and then disappear?

Zi Yuan’s lips moved, then she slowly replied, "I thought it would be alright..." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Ah, it was the same last time with Jiang Ming, when Teacher Zi Yuan was handling the matters with the Witch Association.

She deliberately took Jiang Si with her.

Previously, it was said she was taking Jiang Si to the hotel for tutoring, but actually, she was taking him for an adventure.

Keke bit her lip, Jiang Si’s image before leaving constantly flashed in her mind.

"He can definitely be found, right? Right?"

Zi Yuan remained silent for a long time, "I don’t know."

"Ha."

Keke seemed to smile, but there was no humor in her somewhat absent-minded eyes. After a long time, she muttered in a daze, "Can’t understand."

"Teacher Zi Yuan, you are the strongest, right?"

A Magical Girl who can do anything, who can protect everyone.

"Why couldn’t you protect Jiang Si?"

If you liked him, shouldn’t you do everything to protect his safety? From the beginning, not even letting him take any risks?

"Clearly Teacher Zi Yuan, you are his lover, right? Why would you let him go to such a dangerous place?"

Just like that, so lightly, so simply lost your lover?

"Why, Teacher Zi Yuan, Teacher Zi Yuan, can say nonchalantly to me, that my brother is missing?"

Why on earth? Why did it come to this...

Just recently, the relationship had started to ease a bit, I hadn’t even properly apologized to him, explained past things clearly to my brother.

No response, no reason.

Finally, it was just Zi Yuan’s meaningless reply, "I, didn’t..."

"...Sorry."

A silence so long it was unbearable.

The news ended, the TV broadcasted pleasant evening music, a chill penetrating through the window constantly assaulted the two, children outside cheered for the snow, cars whizzed by, the sound of skidding brakes was piercing, until all sounds entered the living room, swallowed by dead silence.

Keke walked forward one step, Zi Yuan instinctively retreated one step.

Keke, slightly taller, pressed down on Zi Yuan, causing her head to be unable to lift, retreating another step, leaning against the wall when something fell down.

It was the family photo hanging next to the television.

Zi Yuan lowered her head, looking at the photo, Keke’s parents, Keke’s brother, and Keke.

Only Keke...

When wanting to bend down to pick it up, she was a step late.

The girl who picked up the family photo gently wiped the dust off the picture.

"I, only have my brother."

A voice weak to the point of transparency yet piercingly loud in the living room, "I only have this one family member, Teacher Zi Yuan."

Grasping the magnificent skirt tightly, that luxurious skirt became wrinkled and ugly in her hand, snowflakes sticking to the window melted, turning into a drop of water sliding down, leaving tear stains on the glass.

"I really, only have my brother... I have no family, Teacher Zi Yuan..."

More and more snowflakes fell on the window and melted, making the glass seem washed by rain.

Murky and dim.

After a while, she bit her lip, reaching out to try to comfort the trembling Keke.

However, the hand was coldly pushed away in the air.

"I hate you."

The girl whimpered, hugging the photo tightly.

"Zi Yuan."