"Ugh~ AAAAHHH~ AAAAHHH~."
A shriek that resounded through the skies erupted from within the City Hall. Changli, who was standing outside, immediately cast a barrier.
Only after completely shrouding the City Hall did that voice stop spreading outward.
However, by this moment, the city defense troops had already come running at a quick pace.
"Greetings, Lord Changli. May I ask if that scream just now means something has happened to Magistrate Jinhsi?"
Arriving before Changli, the leader of the city defense troops immediately bowed to her, his first concern being the safety of the Magistrate.
"With me here, what could possibly happen to Jinhsi?"
"Alright, you may all withdraw… Do you think I would plot against my own disciple?"
Changli's first sentence actually made the other party suspicious, so she helplessly added the second sentence.
There was no helping it; she had always lived a secluded life in Jinzhou… Her reputation outside was a mix of good and bad.
And given Jinhsi's scream just now, which truly sounded somewhat terrifying… the other party would be incompetent if they didn't get suspicious.
"This lowly one will withdraw."
After the group of city defense troops withdrew, they still kept their guard up.
The leader immediately ordered his subordinates to notify Sanhua. After all, if something really happened to the Magistrate…
For him, it wasn't a question of whether he could bear the responsibility, but rather that he felt ten thousand deaths would not be enough to atone for his negligence.
Back on this side, Changli stepped into the barrier. Hearing her own disciple's screams again… she couldn't bear it in her heart and hurriedly stepped back out.
As long as she couldn't hear it, then those unbearable feelings wouldn't arise, right?
As for Sanhua, she did not come over after receiving the message.
Who else but she would know exactly what kind of special existence Changli was?
Although most matters in Jinzhou were carried out under Jinhsi's leadership, if Changli wasn't behind her…
Jinhsi would never have been able to grow to her current level. Furthermore, many of the decrees in Jinzhou and even Huanglong could be said to have originated from Changli's hand.
Therefore, she naturally continued with the matters at hand.
"Hold on, it's almost over… You absolutely cannot fall short at this moment."
Rover had also entered the final stage at this moment. He only needed to open up his authority.
Thereby allowing the link between the Jue and Jinhsi to merge completely. Then, the so-called Secondary Resonance would be considered a success.
"Ah~~ Ah~~ Xi… knows… You… just… go ahead… come… on…. Ah~~~ Ah~~."
Jinhsi forcefully endured the ravaging energy within her body. As she stammered out this sentence, a pair of dragon horns had already begun to slowly grow from the top of her head.
Moreover, her body began to shine with a dazzling white light. This was clearly the stage where she had stepped into metamorphosis.
"Authority open, Spectro Link… Fuse for me."
After Rover finished speaking, an extremely powerful Spectro force completely merged into one with Jinhsi.
"Ugh~~~ Ah~~~ Ah~~~ Ah~~~ Mmm~ Hmph."
This final wave of impact caused Jinhsi, after fully withstanding it… to feel a surge of Spectro force filled with warmth feeding back into her.
That sensation made her involuntarily let out a delicate hum, after which she completely lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep.
On Rover's side, having consumed a massive amount of Spectro force, even with his extremely powerful vitality filling the gaps…
At this moment, he… was still somewhat fatigued.
"It looks like it was a success. Next, you should have a good rest."
Looking at the graceful young girl before him with dragon horns on her head, he spoke with a gentle expression before lifting her up and placing her on the bed to the side.
Then he walked out of the City Hall. It was only when he casually dispelled Changli's barrier that she reacted.
"Is it over? Thank you for your hard work, Rover."
Seeing Rover appear, Changli's eyes lit up, naturally knowing that the matter was accomplished.
"Mmh. It can be considered a success. Jinhsi's willpower is indeed very impressive. She should be able to wake up around tomorrow morning. Let's not disturb her rest for now."
Rover nodded and informed her of Jinhsi's condition.
"Good. Then next, how about letting Changli take Rover for a view of Jinzhou's night scenery?"
"By the way, you haven't had dinner yet, right? I wonder if you would be interested in trying Changli's cooking."
Nodding gently, every sentence Changli spoke… still gave people a ticklish feeling in their hearts.
Rover, who originally had an appointment with Yangyang and the other girls, seeing that it was already late at night… smiled and accepted Changli's invitation.
Borrowing the moonlight, the two walked all the way toward the pavilion at the top of the Mountain, getting to know each other through idle chat.
"By the way, Calcharo was likely arranged by you in secret, right? Withdraw him… I'm strong enough to protect myself."
Suddenly sensing Calcharo following from a great distance away, Rover tentatively brought it up with Changli.
"Alright. Since Rover says so, Changli will explain it to that leader."
Changli was straightforward, admitting it directly and without hesitation.
And Calcharo's appearance was indeed due to Changli paying the price of a favor to personally bring him over from the New Federation.
As for whether this favor was one Calcharo owed her from before, or one she promised just now…
Regarding this point, Changli simply smiled and did not give a clear response.
Before long, the two arrived at their destination. Rover sat down casually and began to admire the moonlight in the night sky.
Looking down, one could overlook the entire Jinzhou city, brightly lit with myriad lights.
Such a scene… it had to be said, was naturally extremely beautiful.
Changli, on the side, set out several distinctive pastries on the stone table.
Jinzhou's night sky was exceptionally bright. Even without the aid of any lamps, they could clearly see everything before them.
And the scene unfolding right now… looked just like a wife arranging and preparing food for her husband.
When Rover's gaze glanced over at Changli, who was wholeheartedly setting the table, he found that figure under the moonlight… truly made his heartbeat accelerate noticeably.
"Come and taste them. These are all Jinzhou specialties. This is Star flaky pastry, this is Dragon Beard candy, and these are soup dumplings."
"These were all made by Changli in her spare time. If they don't taste good, you must not laugh at Changli."
While beckoning Rover, Changli introduced the names of the various pastries…
And judging solely by their appearance, they indeed didn't look like they were bought from a pastry shop.
At the very least, in his opinion, if a pastry shop's presentation was like this… it shouldn't have been able to survive until now.
Furthermore, there were some slightly burnt spots, which were evidently due to the influence of Changli's Vermilion Bird flames.