Hogwarts: I'm the only cultivator here!

Filch: !!!∑(?Д?)

"I, Filch, love working overtime! Overtime makes me happy! Anyone who tries to stop me from working overtime, I'll fight them!!! I have to work until dawn!"

Because of a rumor deliberately spread by someone, most of the people at Hogwarts have gone mad, and in this state, some figures hiding in black robes are quietly approaching Hogwarts.

Chapter 185 Ye Feng: Don't force me to reveal the location of the library.

"Ye Feng, is what they're saying true?"

"It's true, and it's not true."

Hermione: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

"What's the meaning?"

Ye Feng: "That book does exist, but the contents haven't been confirmed to be safe, so I can't teach it to you yet. As for this information, I specifically passed it on to someone. I'll teach you after he learns it and confirms it's safe."

"Gulu~"

Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, Harry and the others all swallowed hard. Only Cho Chang looked at Ye Feng with a look of satisfaction, as if she were looking at a child who was growing up. This made Ye Feng feel a little uncomfortable, after all, his body was still small, but he had once been an adult.

Fortunately, someone quickly eased the awkward situation.

"Harry, could you come here for a moment?" Just as Ye Feng was feeling a little awkward, Black's arrival broke the small awkwardness. While Harry and Black were having a harmonious and friendly conversation, Ye Feng raised an eyebrow slightly, because he seemed to see the guest he had been waiting for.

"I didn't expect there to be an Animagus among the Death Eaters. That's really impressive. But I hope you can tell which tree is the ordinary one and which is the Whomping Willow. After all, I still need you to deliver the book to Voldemort."

Although the other party concealed it very well, unfortunately, Ye Feng could not say that he knew all the birds in the vicinity, but he still remembered very clearly the kinds of birds that would appear at Hogwarts, because Hogwarts was a major breeder of owls.

Don't be fooled by the fact that owls have big, cute eyes and seem to only be good at delivering messages at Hogwarts. In fact, owls are birds of prey in the wild, and the kind that most birds would rather avoid.

The reason is simple: owls fly almost silently due to the special structure of their wing feathers, and they can also be seen at night.

I might not be able to beat you during the day, but you'd better not let me know where you live, otherwise it won't matter if you don't sleep at night.

Of course, even without considering this, owls are still considered birds of prey, because their claws and sharp beaks are enough for them to defeat most birds of prey. Moreover, the owls at Hogwarts can see both day and night, so very few birds dare to enter the Hogwarts campus.

But now a bird that doesn't have a colony near Hogwarts has suddenly appeared at Hogwarts, and as soon as it appeared, it kept looking at Ye Feng. The moment Black appeared, it suddenly turned its head and stared at Black intently. It would be strange if there wasn't something wrong with this.

So, when the bird flew up and pretended to be an ordinary bird, changing position but actually to get closer to Ye Feng and his group, Ye Feng spoke up, "Do you want to know where I hid that book?"

Ye Feng's words immediately piqued Hermione and the others' curiosity. Even Harry and Black, who were reading the book, couldn't help but pay attention to this side. Hermione began to speculate: "According to rumors, the book is located in Professor Dumbledore's office, the Gryffindor common room, a flowerpot in the herb shed, and Professor Snape's room."

"These places can be ruled out first, because the herbs in the greenhouse that you used to mess with are almost on the blacklist. If you show up at the herb shed, Professor Sprout (I forgot the name) will be there within a minute. You can't and don't have time to hide the books."

"Then there's the Gryffindor common room, but that's impossible too, because Gryffindor students like to go out at night and there's nowhere to hide things. Most importantly, the common room is dangerous; it might burn down at any time, so you wouldn't hide anything there."

When Hermione said this, everyone else nodded in agreement. Because the Gryffindor common room was not close to the kitchen, and they had been turned into foodies by Ye Feng, not only them, but other students also liked to cook some late-night snacks in the common room.

"Then there's Professor Snape's room, which is also unlikely. I don't even know how he ended up in the options and was believed by so many people."

“But considering that the person who hid the things was…” Hermione glanced at Ye Feng before continuing, “So while Professor Snape’s room is a bit unlikely, we can’t completely rule it out.”

"Finally, and most likely, is Professor Dumbledore's office. After all, it's the easiest place for you to go and one of the safest places in Hogwarts, so there's a high chance the item is hidden there. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been found so far."

After Hermione finished speaking, she looked at Ye Feng expectantly. The bird in the distance also nodded in agreement, but Ye Feng shook his head and said, "Your analysis makes a lot of sense, but unfortunately it's all wrong."

"Here's a tip for you: the most dangerous place is the safest place."

"Oh, by the way, we go to this place every day. Remember, everyone at Hogwarts goes there, and if nothing unexpected happens, everyone who goes there will take a look at that place, but basically no one pays any attention to it."

"A place everyone goes to every day..."

"Dining room!"

Almost simultaneously, Hermione and the others shouted out the correct answer, and Luna's beautiful eyes widened instantly after she shouted out "restaurant," staring at Ye Feng with disbelief.

"You wouldn't have hidden something in..."

Ye Feng: "Shh~ Just know it, don't say it out loud, or Headmaster Dumbledore will kill me if he finds out."

As soon as Ye Feng said this, everyone else's eyes widened instantly, staring at him in disbelief. Clearly, they had also guessed where Ye Feng had hidden the item. Only the little bird not far away was so anxious that it was almost speaking human language.

In fact, Ye Feng also wished he could shove the book into Voldemort's hands right now and make him take it back to Voldemort. But Voldemort was the current Dark Lord. You could say he was weak, but you couldn't say he was brainless. So if he wanted to get the magic cultivation method willingly or even eagerly and start cultivating it, then the show had to continue.

Therefore, Ye Feng and his companions exchanged a knowing glance and stopped discussing the issue, instead starting to talk about what to eat that night. The bird was so impatient that it almost rushed over and grabbed Ye Feng and his companions by the neck, asking, "Why aren't you continuing?"

However, after all, it was a Death Eater who had been lying in wait for so long and successfully evaded the Ministry of Magic's purge, so it had some patience. Therefore, the bird stayed for a while longer and saw that Ye Feng and the others had indeed changed their topic and were no longer continuing their previous conversation before it reluctantly left.

That night, a small bird, not commonly seen at Hogwarts, landed on the dining room window. As the bird carefully observed the dining room from the window, a loud creaking sound rang out, the dining room door was pushed open from the outside, and a person carrying an oil lamp strode into the dining room.

"I've searched everywhere else, and now this is the only place left that's possible. The book must be here!"

"Where could it be? Where on earth would that bastard hide my little darling?"

Dumbledore, who was observing from the shadows, thought, "Filch? I didn't expect him to actually find the right place."

"But that makes sense. He's the only one at Hogwarts who can move around freely without being noticed, so it's not surprising that he could find the real hiding place of that book. Actually, I'm also curious, where would that little rascal Ye Feng hide that book?"

Chapter 186 Dumbledore: I was too naive.

The dining halls at Hogwarts are very large; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to accommodate all the students and teachers dining together. However, despite their size, there are very few places to hide things, because a large number of people move around there every day, and almost everyone eats in the same spot.

Because of this, the Hogwarts students, who are extremely familiar with the dining hall environment, will keenly notice any difference from usual, making it very difficult to hide anything.

Filch and the Death Eater who had turned into a bird were also aware of this, so their first thought was about Ye Feng's basically fixed dining location.

The only difference is that Filch knew Ye Feng often sat there to eat, so he went straight to his target after entering, while the Death Eater bird did not know this, so it could only search blindly.

However, he wasn't stupid. When Filch walked straight in a certain direction, he realized that Filch must have guessed something, so he stared intently at Filch, his whole bird poised to pounce.

Of course, he didn't think Filch could actually take the item, because he was a Death Eater, while Filch was just a Squib who couldn't use magic. Even if he had talismans, he would definitely not be a match for him.

Others at Hogwarts and wizards in the magical world might be wary of using lethal magic, but the Death Eaters are not. In fact, it could be said that every Death Eater has the blood of countless innocent people on their hands.

Therefore, in order to steal what their master needs, he doesn't mind sending a 'low-quality Squib' to hell along with the 'takeaway' of the item.

Filch, trembling with excitement, was completely unaware of the impending danger—or rather, there seemed to be no danger at all.

Dumbledore was still watching from the shadows, and although Filch was a Squib and not a real wizard, he had earned some money from working at Hogwarts for so many years, enough to buy talismans, so his safety was guaranteed.

Of course, the two, whose attention was completely focused at the moment, had no idea that there was someone else watching them in the dark. When Filch walked to a table and stood there, the only sound in the entire restaurant was Filch's heavy breathing.

“If I’m not mistaken, that book must be hidden here!” With that, Filch suddenly squatted down and bent over to examine the space under the table, but soon he collapsed to the ground, looking utterly dejected.

"No! How could there not be! It's impossible that there isn't! I've searched almost the entire Hogwarts, but this is the only place I haven't looked, and it's the most likely place."

After searching high and low, including the places where Ye Feng often sat and even the places where Zhenge Gryffindor often sat, Filch collapsed to the ground in despair. The bird that had swooped out the moment Filch crouched down also lay disappointedly on the table not far behind him.

"Impossible. Ye Feng himself admitted that he hid that book in the restaurant, and in a place where everyone could see it..." Muttering to himself, the dejected Death Eater Bird happened to glance at the most conspicuous table in the restaurant.

"Surely...no way?"

Almost simultaneously, Filch also stood up abruptly, because he had also considered this possibility, and that was the only place that no one else dared to touch casually.

Almost simultaneously, a man and a bird rushed towards Dumbledore's usual dining table. Dumbledore realized this the moment Filch failed to find the book under the table where Ye Feng often sat, because his seat was the most suitable place for Ye Feng to hide things.

To hide something properly, the best place is one where you can touch it freely without anyone noticing anything unusual, and where no one else can look at it casually. If such a place is limited to a dining room, then there is almost only one place: Dumbledore's dining table as the headmaster.

Dumbledore: ε=(?ο｀*))) Sigh~

Dumbledore couldn't help but sigh as he watched the man and bird rushing straight toward his dining table. He should have realized it sooner; he shouldn't have believed that Ye Feng would be so kind as to think he would be uncomfortable sitting for too long and specially buy him a rather thick cushion.

"I was wondering why this cushion was soft all around but hard when you sat down. Turns out they stuffed books inside."

As Dumbledore was marveling, the bird flew to Dumbledore's dining table, and after quickly scanning the area, it fixed its gaze on the thick cushion.

Without any hesitation, after locking onto the target, the Death Eater who had transformed into a bird immediately turned back into a human, picked up the cushion, and tore it apart.

"Click~"

The thick cushion was torn open, and the moment it was torn open, a thick book with a black cover fell out with a whoosh and landed on the ground with a thud.

When Filch saw a bird fly to Dumbledore's table before him, he already sensed something was wrong. When the bird transformed into a person in a black cloak, Filch's heart sank even further. He never expected that someone would try to steal his place at this moment.

Seeing this, Dumbledore, who was hiding in the shadows, took out his wand.

Regardless, the book ultimately belongs to that brat Ye Feng. Even if he doesn't care, Dumbledore absolutely will not allow anyone outside the school to take the book, especially not a Death Eater.

But just as he took out his wand, a slender, white hand suddenly appeared and grabbed it.

Dumbledore: Σ( ° △ °|||)︴

"Shh~ Headmaster Dumbledore, you can't ruin my plans."

Dumbledore: (；一_一)

Seeing that it was Ye Feng who had grabbed his wand, Dumbledore reluctantly put the wand away.

"What exactly do you want to do? You should think this through, little guy. That thing is not like the talismans or flying brooms of the past. Once this thing spreads, the entire magic world will be turned upside down. This is no joke."

Ye Feng: "Headmaster Dumbledore, don't worry, everything is under control and won't be rampant, because ordinary people can't understand it, and even if they could, they wouldn't have the ability to learn it."

Dumbledore: (((?Д?;)??

"How to say?"

"Actually, I never revised that book after I finished writing it, so the content is a bit profound and most people can't understand it. More importantly, without a strong physique and a powerful spirit, even if you understand it, you can't learn how to cultivate it."

Dumbledore: (ー_ー)!!

"So, actually, I deliberately let someone use that thing to test its feasibility. Principal, please don't ruin my plans."

Dumbledore: "Alright... but be careful not to mess things up."

After giving Ye Feng some instructions, Dumbledore went back, but before leaving, he silently mourned for a second for his former student.

"Tom, I hope you'll realize this in time..."

Chapter 187 Ye Feng: Are there still enough tools?

"This is... the Secret Manual!"

Dumbledore: [?_??]

Filch: [?_??]

Upon hearing the words "What kind of bird is this Animagus Death Eater?", Filch and Dumbledore were instantly puzzled. However, when they saw what kind of book the other was holding, they immediately understood. But after understanding, they were both speechless.

"I can only say, as expected of you, Ye Feng, this is indeed your style."

It's no wonder Dumbledore made such a comment; the book was indeed full of Ye Feng's strong personal characteristics. The book's cover was made of black lambskin and decorated with a golden six-pointed star and many other rather mysterious patterns painted with an unknown gold pigment. The book was indeed labeled 'Secret Manual'.