Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

Ningchuan City Third Hospital.

A figure came running from the end of the corridor.

"Sir, please do not run in the hospital!" a nurse's voice rang out from behind.

However, at this moment, Chu Yunfeng couldn't care about anything else.

In front of the intensive care unit, he gasped for breath, reached out, and gently pushed open the half-closed door.

On the hospital bed, a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl sat leaning against the pillow, wearing a slightly oversized blue and white striped hospital gown that made her look exceptionally petite.

The girl was very weak. Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the blinds, illuminating her pale face and making her look especially pitiful.

Just then, the door opened.

Chu Lingxi slowly turned her head.

When she saw the boy standing at the door, she smiled faintly, her lips curving upwards: "Brother."

"Lingxi..."

Chu Yunfeng's tears fell instantly.

He rushed over and hugged his sister's small body tightly.

His arms trembled slightly, but he held her tightly, as if afraid that if he let go, she would disappear.

"It's good that you're awake, it's good that you're awake..." Gently stroking his sister's soft hair, Chu Yunfeng's voice was choked with emotion, and he could barely speak.

He had waited far too long for this day.

……

Inside the hospital room, the brother and sister talked for a long time.

Sometimes she cries, sometimes she laughs.

Chu Yunfeng told his sister about his experiences over the past few days.

This includes how he was rescued by the guardian beast of the Azure Dragon Academy while selling organs on the black market, became its student, awakened his martial soul to join the Azure Dragon Academy, achieved first place for the academy in the Insect Nest dungeon, and even defeated a fear-level boss...

The little girl opened her big, watery eyes, which sparkled as she listened.

Chu Yunfeng's experiences were so fantastical that they sounded like the legendary stories in novels.

But Chu Lingxi knew that her brother wouldn't lie to her.

After listening to Chu Yunfeng's explanation, Chu Lingxi was stunned for a long time.

She suddenly looked up, gazing longingly at Chu Yunfeng: "Can I go to Qinglong Academy too?"

Chu Yunfeng affectionately reached out and ruffled her hair, smiling as he said, "Maybe later, but you're only twelve now, not old enough to start school yet."

"I'm not going to school." Chu Lingxi shook her head, her voice incredibly earnest. "I just want to personally thank that guardian beast for saving my brother and me. He's our lifelong benefactor!"

Chu Yunfeng was taken aback.

Looking into his sister's clear, innocent eyes, he finally nodded: "Okay."

……

Qinglong Academy.

The school bell rang, and students left the school one after another.

After bidding farewell to Su Chen, Lin Fan, Xu Liyue, and Kong Bowen went home.

The playground, which had been bustling all day, finally became empty.

As the sun sets, its golden rays bathe the campus in its afterglow.

Su Chen's enormous serpentine body coiled on the open ground, its golden vertical pupils half-closed, enjoying the last warmth before sunset.

Just then, Chu Yunfeng walked into the school.

What brings this kid here?

Su Chen slowly opened his eyes and noticed a small figure following behind him.

Chu Yunfeng, holding the little hand behind him, looked at Su Chen and said gratefully, "Teacher, my sister has woken up. She said she wants to see you in person and thank you in person."

As soon as he finished speaking, a small head cautiously peeked out from behind Chu Yunfeng.

She was a little girl of about twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a simple light blue dress. She had a delicate and lovely appearance, and her big, dark eyes were looking timidly at Su Chen.

However, the moment her eyes met those golden vertical pupils, the little girl instantly shrank back behind Chu Yunfeng like a startled rabbit.

A hint of a smile flashed in Su Chen's snake-like eyes.

She's a pretty cute girl, but she's a little timid.

That's normal, though.

Faced with his imposing physique, even seasoned warriors might be terrified and their legs would go weak, let alone a little girl who was just over ten years old.

Just then.

As if she had made a tremendous decision, Chu Lingxi actually suppressed her fear and poked her head out again.

Although her bright, sparkling eyes still held a hint of fear, this time she did not back down. Instead, she raised her small face and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Guardian Beast, thank you for saving my brother and me."

"This is delicious, you can have some..."

As she spoke, she lowered her head, took out a colorful candy from her skirt, and handed it to Su Chen.

Upon seeing this, Chu Yunfeng couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

He knew that his sister's favorite thing was candy.

The little girl, who was originally quite well-behaved, couldn't let go of the candy once she saw it.

Even he, her older brother, usually finds it difficult to get a piece of her food.

Surprisingly, she actually took it out and gave it to the teacher.

only……

Chu Yunfeng was both amused and exasperated.

Teachers are ferocious beasts, would they really eat this?

However, Su Chen's reaction was beyond his expectations.

Those usually indifferent golden vertical pupils narrowed slightly, the snake's mouth opened, and a gentle stream of air gently sucked the candy from Chu Lingxi's palm and into her mouth.

Given Su Chen's size, this tiny candy wouldn't even be enough to fill a gap between his teeth, but he still savored it carefully and then slightly nodded the snake's head.

But he still carefully examined it and then nodded slightly at the snake's head.

"Mmm, it's delicious."

"Really?" Chu Lingxi's eyes lit up immediately, curving into crescents as she looked overjoyed.

She mustered her courage and took two more steps closer to Su Chen: "Guardian Beast Master, when I grow up, I want to go to the Azure Dragon Academy too, and I want to become a martial artist, just like my brother, to protect others!"

Su Chen lowered his head, his golden vertical pupils meeting those clear, large eyes for a moment.

After a moment, he nodded slightly and said calmly, "Alright, I'll be waiting for you at Azure Dragon Academy."

"Um!"

In the sunset, the little girl looked up, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

The faded light blue skirt swayed gently in the evening breeze, like a beautiful flower in bloom.

Looking at the scene before him, Chu Yunfeng's eyes couldn't help but redden slightly.

Without his teacher, he would probably have died on the black market long ago, and his sister would never have woken up.

Over the past decade, everyone has said that Azure Dragon Academy has become weak.

However, no one realized that it was precisely this weakness during those ten years that made the Azure Dragon Academy completely united and increasingly cohesive.

This unbreakable unity is constantly transforming into the driving force for the rise of Azure Dragon Academy.

The road ahead is long.

There is only one thing that will never change for Chu Yunfeng.

As a student of Qinglong Academy.

He will follow in his teacher's footsteps forever!