Magic Chef Of Ice And Fire

MCIF Chapter 17.3

Chapter 17.3 – The Mage Association’s Probe

Xue Jing startled out of her stupor and cursed to herself, ‘How could this be, is he really that good looking? He’s only an embroidered pillow, that’s all. Xue Jing, Xue Jing, don’t be confused by his appearance. This kind of man is not worthy of arousing your goodwill.’ Breathing deeply,  She strolled to Nian Bing’s side and carefully looked at him, saying, “Not bad, it fits really well. This is just wearing good clothes and imitating people, right. Just keep up the appearance of having a hint of arrogance. Come time for the party, without my indication, you are not to speak as you please. It is only okay when you are with me.”

Nian Bing nodded and said, “Miss, the party starts tonight. What should I do now?”

Xue Jing said, “There are many things you should do. First, I will teach you some party etiquette. Oh, that’s right, can you dance?”

In his mind Nian Bing said, ‘Jump five? Is there also a jump six?’1.Shaking his head, he said, “I cannot.”

Xue Jing said, “Okay. This is something that takes a long time to learn. I hope you can learn quickly because it’ll be very useful tonight. We will start right now; I will first teach you etiquette.”

Half an hour later, Xue Jing’s astonished voice emitted from the wooden house. “Nian Bing, have you never learned etiquette before? You know how to do everything. You seem to do it even better than I.”

“No, I haven’t! I just copied whatever you did, that’s all.” Did he really not know? Of course not. From when he was young, he learned these things from his father’s teachings. His father always said that these are needed quite a bit for occasions of social interaction. Right now, with Xue Jing, he was actually recalling these scenes from his childhood, so he was able to perform very naturally and fluently.

Xue Jing looked at Nian Bing with misgivings. She said, “Fine! It seems that your power of comprehension is really high. There’s no use to continue studying etiquette. We will start learning how to dance. If you can also learn to dance this quick, I will take you to eat something good this afternoon.”

Right at this time, a clear, sonorous voice came from the outside. “Jing’er, the clothes that you wanted were made.”

Xue Jing jumped out in  fright. “Shit, my father came. Nian Bing, you go hide first. Don’t you dare let my father see you.”

Nian Bing said blankly, “But, the room is only this big, where can I hide?”

The voice from outside sounded again. “You girl, you didn’t even close the gate to the courtyard. You’re already this big but still this careless. In the future, who would dare to marry you.” This time, the voice was much closer to the wooden house.

Xue Jing looked everywhere anxiously. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She hastily pulled Nian Bing to the front of the bed and pushed him onto the bed. There was no time for them to hide even his shoes. She hurriedly pulled the two curtains shut, just as the door to the room opened.

Xue Jing frantically turned outwards. “Father, why did you come here personally?”

Reclining on top of the soft bed and smelling the faint scent, Nian Bing’s heart could not help but stir. All he heard was that clear, sonorous voice say, “This girl, recently, you’ve been going out every day and going crazy. Having not seen you, Father missed you. Your mother passed earlier, so your father is your only relative. Don’t tell me that your own father cannot go see his daughter?”

Xue Jing’s mood had already returned to normal. Acting like a spoiled child, she said, “Father is the best. That’s why I have definitely been accompanying you recently. Oh, that’s right. Are you going to the party tonight?”