Volume 1, Chapter 61 – Joking with a Serious Face

“Undead? Are you sure it’s the Undead?”

Speaking of which, over the past few days, Tianyin had learned a few things about the Undead.

The reason they’re called the Undead isn’t because they’re beings that can’t die.

On the contrary, the Undead… refer to those who are already dead.

People who died and were brought back through some abnormal means of resurrection, their incomplete souls and bodies continuing to exist in this world.

To put it precisely, the Undead are the living dead.

Among the Eight Great Factions, the Graveyard is composed entirely of Undead. It’s said that the Graveyard’s main stronghold lies in a plane independent from the Main World. In that plane, there is no sun, no moon—only endless dimness and deathly silence stretching infinitely. Nothing else exists there.

There’s even another saying, that the Graveyard’s plane is the so-called Netherworld.

“Xiaomengyao… are you saying… your brother… has become one of the Undead?”

“Mm-hmm, that’s what he said~”

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“…”

Hearing that, Tianyin didn’t know what to say.

Undead… Graveyard. Logically speaking, as one of the most rule-bound factions among the Eight Great Factions, they should never extend their influence outside their own stronghold. Not to mention voluntarily turning into Undead…

“Um… Xiaomengyao, when did your brother turn into one of the Undead?”

The reason she asked wasn’t anything special. She was simply curious.

The black-haired girl shook her head.

“I don’t know, but speaking of which, Master, when are we leaving? It’s almost been a week already~”

There was no denying it, the girl’s train of thought jumped ridiculously fast. Just a moment ago, they were talking about her loli disciple’s brother, and in the blink of an eye, the topic had jumped to when they’d depart.

“Master, if we’re leaving, what should I bring?”

“…”

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“Well… just take care of it yourself, alright…”

Even Tianyin’s voice sounded powerless by this point.

“Take care of it myself?”

The girl looked lively, her face showing a thoughtful expression.

“If that’s the case… Master… since I’m deciding what to bring, then of course I should prioritize Master’s needs~”

“Wha—What do you mean prioritize?! The way you said that sounds super misleading, okay?!”

“Eh? Master… isn’t that normal? Isn’t it natural to think that way?”

Xiaomengyao looked completely puzzled.

“Wait… that’s even more suspicious! When preparing for a trip, you don’t need to prioritize me! And besides, I already have my own things prepared!”

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“But Master, the more you say that, the more I feel like I should carefully think things through for you…”

“Wait… do you even see me as your Master anymore?”

“No no, Master, I definitely see you as my most important Master… Mm, because Master is the most important person to me, I have to make sure to think carefully for you…”

What kind of logic was this? Tianyin felt her brain couldn’t keep up.

“Um… Master, if we’re going on a trip, I think I should prepare lots of sweets like candy and cake for you… Also, if we have to camp outside at night, I’ll need to bring some blankets to keep Master warm… and if things get really bad, as your disciple, I might have to help warm your bed… and if Master can’t get up in the morning, I might have to wake you up with a good morning kiss…”

“Wait wait wait wait wait…”

Listening to her disciple muttering to herself, Tianyin felt things were getting increasingly out of hand.

“I won’t even mention the candy and cake part, but what’s with the blankets?! I’m not that fragile! And I don’t need you to warm my bed! And… that good morning kiss thing, Xiaomengyao, you can’t be serious about that, right!?”

“Ehehe~ just kidding~”

“Then could you please stop joking with such a serious face?!”

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“Mm-hmm, got it. So, Master, when are we leaving?”

Looking at her loli disciple’s expectant eyes, then glancing at her own Life Skill that was almost about to reach A rank, Tianyin finally replied,

“Tomorrow… I think by tomorrow, we’ll be ready to set out…”

Translator Note

Don’t ask me why there’s a flip-table emoticon there… I just follow whatever is written in the raw…