Greetings From The White Tiger
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"Look who is trying to be beautiful, isn't that your sister, Xu Lin?" A girl who sat next to Xu Lin spoke and nudged her waist spoke as soon as Ming Yue entered the classroom.
Qing Xu Lin glanced at Ming Yue who came later than her with clean appearance. In the past, Ming Yue didn't really pay attention to her own appearance. Her hair was often slightly messy and she always looked down, evading people eyes. It gave the sense of gloomy and depressing in other people's view.
Now Ming Yue carefully combed and styled her hair for a little bit, not looking down even once, revealing her pale but jade like beautiful face. She showed indifferent expression toward her classmates, not even care the gazes that were directed at her. Such difference in attitude was a contrast to her past self.
However what Ming Yue didn't know was that from the moment she died due to being the sacrifice of The Curse of Thousand Spirits and reborn, her soul and body had developed into different being. Thus the aura of gloominess that always surrounded her already disappeared, replaced by an elegant, alluring, divine aura.
Ming Yue herself couldn't feel it but others could. They couldn't help but glanced at Ming Yue from time to time.
Qing Xu Lin cursed inwardly for the sudden change of Ming Yue but her expression never revealed her disdain toward her adoptive sister. She was the popular Qing Xu Lin after all.
A sweet and gentle smile appeared on Qing Xu Lin's face, "Well it's good that Yue er wants to be beautiful. Every person has the chance to change themselves whether it is suitable or not, right?"
Some of the girls giggled, clearly knew that Cu Lin's words were meant to mock Ming Yue. Ming Yue didn't even refute, not because she couldn't but because it wasn't worth it. Her mind was already occupied by the plans she made for moving out of the Qing house. started from Job, living expenses, place to live.
It was 07.00 and when the teacher came, the class finally began. In the past, Ming Yue was an introvert girl with so-so academy ability. It was not because she was stupid but because she couldn't concentrate. The moment class began, ghosts at school sometimes made noises that only she could hear, of course it would break her concentration. Just like what happened right now.
Ming Yue sighed as some ghosts of delinquent kids screaming and singing like mad people. Looked like she also needed to find a way to deal with these ghosts.
"Ming Yue." The Math teacher, Mo Liu called her name.
"Yes, Sir." Ming Yue answered, trying to ignore the noise came from those delinquent ghosts.
"Answer question number 3." Mo Liu ordered.
"Yes." Ming Yue stood up and walked to the white board. However when she was about to reach the board, a rough voice echoed in her mind followed by a painful headache.
"Master!"
'Wha..'
Ming Yue stopped abruptly and touched her forehead.
"Master! Can you hear me?"
The voice spoke once more and this time the headache became more painful, Ming Yue let out a soft groan of pain as she put her hand on the teacher's desk before her consciousness was dragged away by the darkness.
Mo Liu saw the strange state of Ming Yue, his brow furrowed in confusion and when he was about to ask what was wrong with her, Ming Yue fainted on the floor. The class was in an uproar seeing the fainted Ming Yue and Mo Liu, being an experienced teacher, he lifted and carried Ming Yue to the health room.
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"Master."
"Master, wake up!"
'So Noisy' Ming Yue complained inside as she opened her eyes, what greeted her was a huge face of a white tiger with its fangs, grinning at her.
While screaming, Ming Yue slapped the white tiger's face hard and made some distance between her and the tiger.
"Guh!" The white tiger groaned in pain and shook its head for a few time, "As expected of Master. Your slap is powerful as always."
Ming Yue blinked a few times, looking dumbfounded.
'Did it just talk?'
'It DID talk, right?'
'I am not hearing things, right?'
"No Master, you're not hearing things. I really can talk. It's a given if I can talk. I am the mighty Bai Hu, the heavenly beast of the west ~" Bai Hu said smugly, clearly proud of himself.
'Wow, what a snobby tiger.' Ming Yue thought inside.
"How mean of you, Master! I am not a snobby Tiger!" Bai Hu retorted in sulky manner, clearly felt that he was wronged.
Not to far from behind the sulky white tiger, three huge creatures could be seen. A Vermilion Bird, a Dragon and a Turtle with snake coiled around its body. There were black lines on their head seeing Bai Hu's behavior.
Zhu Que : "He really DID scare her."
Qing Long : "I like how Master slapped him. I wish she slap him a bit more."
Xuan Wu : "I agree with Master, he is kind of snobby."
Zhu Que : "And why he greeted Master as if he was promoting himself?"
Qing Long : "Humph! He needs a few more slap."
Xuan Wu : "Qing Long, you really want it that bad, huh?"
"Shut up! I can hear you clearly!" Bai Hu turned his head, growling to three.
"Excuse me for disturbing your comedy show, but where am I?" Ming Yue who paid attention to their bickering with lines over her head couldn't help but asking the question.
"Is this a dream? but, it feels real." Ming Yue looked down to stare at her own hand. she still remembered the feeling when her hand slapped the white tiger.
Zhu Que, the vermilion bird which human called phoenix flew closer toward Ming Yue. "This place is not a dream, Master." She answered, "This place is a place that exist between dream and reality.
"Welcome to 'Tianshang De Kongjian', Master!" Bai Hu said with a wide grin.
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