I'll even show you crossdressing men.

"Miss, don't you think this is melodramatic?" Zi Qing looked at her, her expression completely unsurprised, which really made her curious, so she couldn't help but ask.

"Didn't we already know from the beginning?" The gentle reply reflected the girl's attitude towards the matter...

PS: This is yesterday's update.

Chapter 200: The Origins of the Chu Family

"Qing'er, um, is what you said true?" As they approached the hidden passage, Ji Xiuyu couldn't help but want to know whether it was true or false before leaving.

"Yes, that's true. However, we haven't found any conclusive evidence yet as to whether Miss Chu Qiu has passed away or gone somewhere. But she has left behind her belongings, which is very likely because Miss Chu Qiu knew that she would suffer misfortune or might not be able to return, so she left these things behind. At least, a dead person is not as memorable as a living person whose whereabouts are unknown."

Ji Xiuyu knew nothing about what Ziqing was talking about, and she even began to doubt who the real child of the Chu family was.

"Don't you all think... well, Miss Chu Qiu is going to marry Miss Xu Qiuxin... that's a bit... unacceptable?" Lina said, glancing furtively at Ji Xiuyu. If it were Ji Xiuyu, what would she choose?

"There's nothing unacceptable about it; these things are all consensual. And to be honest, the Chu family has always been like this for thousands of years. Whether it's the head of the family or the partner, they've always been women. The reason why there are no men is... are you sure you want to hear this?" Zi Qing spoke softly, her words more captivating than any story, always ending abruptly at crucial moments, driving everyone crazy with anticipation.

"I want to hear it." After hesitating for a moment, looking at the deep tunnel, not knowing when they would be able to leave, they all chose to listen to this matter.

"Actually, there's not much to say." Her opening remarks immediately dampened anyone's interest; it has to be said, Zi Qing is truly a master at manipulating people's hearts.

"Sister Ziqing~" Bai Yu persisted, tugging at her sleeve and shaking it, insisting that she explain herself.

"The ancestors of the Chu family are actually very mysterious. To this day, no one knows where they came from. All that is known is that when several different worlds attacked this world for the first time, the Chu family arrived and helped this world overcome its initial difficulties. They also sealed off most of the passages between this world and other worlds."

"The so-called passage is like the current passage to the Demon Realm, except that there was no Demon Realm back then; the Demon Realm appeared later. It has to be said that their appearance was very ingenious. If it weren't for some reason that the Chu family didn't completely seal off all the passages, none of this would have happened now."

As she spoke, seemingly intentionally, yet also unintentionally, she abruptly shifted the topic to something else.

"Let's get down to business!" Bai Yu pouted, playfully scolding, as she tugged at her sleeve, about to bite her.

"Well, the reason is actually quite simple. The Chu family that remains in this world seems to only have the constitution to give birth to women, and it is absolutely impossible for them to give birth to men. If this changes one day, it means that this world will experience an irreversible upheaval, and someone will be needed to face the calamity."

As she said this, everyone's gaze involuntarily turned to Ji Xiuyu, especially Bai Ke, Andrei, and Ishikawa Yuya.

but……

With a curvaceous figure, snow-white skin, and a beauty that seems impossible for a human to possess, is this "girl" really a man?

If it's a man, how did he get this physique? Can boys have this kind of body?

If a boy had a body like that... no, even if a boy did, there wouldn't be any problem with it!

This kind of inner struggle has happened more than once or twice. Apart from Bai Ke, who remains as deadbeat as ever, the other two have fallen into this trap countless times.

Now, it seems that Ishikawa Yuya has figured something out and has begun to change, leaving only Andrei still struggling with his decision.

Besides the three of them, Qingyun and Ye Xuexin also glanced at Ji Xiuyu and compared themselves to him...

Although they were reluctant to admit it, the fact that this "girl" with a figure so much better than theirs turned out to be a boy made them feel somewhat dejected.

"Although these are all secrets, I'm curious, has the Chu family always been all women? Then... how could they have descendants?" As soon as Lina asked this question, Ji Xiuyu and the others looked at Riko. Qingyun, on the other hand, looked at her mother, Alicia.

"You must have heard of Nalanar, right?" Ziqing didn't reveal Riko's identity, even though they all knew who she was.

"If they know, then they should also know about her forbidden technique that allows women to have children of their own." Zi Qing stopped there, leaving the rest to them to figure out.

"But the Chu family existed before this technology was even available, right?" Lina gritted her teeth, still not quite believing it.

"This technology was discovered by Nalanar from ancient forbidden technology, which means it has existed since ancient times, do you understand?" Ziqing had already made it very clear, and Lina had nothing to say. She wanted to ask Ji Xiuyu something, but when she saw that Ji Xiuyu had turned her attention to Lizi and Bu Qingqing, she was unable to speak.

"Are you two really okay leaving like this? There could be big chaos here. Are you sure you don't need to take the others with you?" They can leave easily, but there are still people left behind.

What she was worried about was that if they left, and someone they knew got into trouble, they would come here out of concern, which would cause more trouble.

"No, they have their own ways of protecting themselves. If we have to solve everything, what's the point of having them? Besides, the chaos in the Wangquan family has nothing to do with them." Riko answered on behalf of Ayumi, seemingly unconcerned.

"Well, the Bu family isn't exactly a big family, but they do have some heritage." Bu Qingqing was also very happy that Ji Xiuyu cared about her so much; this small gesture of concern was the best reward for her.

Hearing them say that, Ji Xiuyu felt relieved. No matter what, as long as there were no problems, that was fine.

She wouldn't come here unless it was absolutely necessary, after all, it brought back too many bad memories.

“We’re almost at the exit, but I don’t think it’ll be that easy to leave.” Alicia, who had been walking ahead without saying a word, suddenly spoke up, drawing everyone’s attention to her.

"What's wrong?" Ji Xiuyu asked nervously. Was it dangerous outside? That shouldn't be the case, right? For people like them, unless a demigod came, they would be of no use.

"That depends on what you do, Xiuyu." As Alicia walked out of the passage, she turned back to look at Ji Xiuyu, then pointed to the figure standing above the passage, holding a sword, and said...

P.S.: I was so sleepy yesterday after the update...

Chapter 201: Gone

"Just like that, you're leaving?" He asked after a moment of silence when he saw Ji Xiuyu look up.

"With no ties, why not leave?" She felt a slight fondness for Mu Jian. However, this fondness was based solely on the fact that he had saved and helped her twice, and had nothing to do with romantic feelings.

But it was precisely because of this affection that she couldn't bring herself to hurt him. She could only pray that he wouldn't do anything reckless, otherwise the girl beside her wouldn't let him off the hook.

"Is that so?" Mu Jian tightened his grip on the sword slightly, then released it. Indeed, she was right. Without any ties, why not leave? What was the point of staying here?

But why do I feel so unwilling to accept this?

"The Wangquan family will be in chaos for a long time, and I estimate that you will need to take action. Go back; you can't stop me." Ji Xiuyu thought that he was keeping her here for the sake of the Wangquan family, after all, she was still nominally a member of the Wangquan family, and as the Grand Preceptor, he had an obligation to do so.

"I am no match for you." Shaking his head, Mu Jian was indeed confident, but he wasn't so foolish as to completely fail to see the gap between them.

Even if Ji Xiuyu didn't become an epic-level being through her own cultivation, as long as she is an epic-level being, I have no chance of defeating her.

That was a chasm, no less than the gap between the seventh rank and the hero, only slightly smaller than the gap between a human and a demigod.

If heroes might have a slight chance of defeating legends, then legends have absolutely no chance of defeating epics.

Even if her moves and abilities are much weaker than his, there is no way he can succeed.

"Well then, goodbye." This man is really strange. From the beginning until now, his actions have been completely erratic. He chased after me just to say a few words, and then nothing else. It's really... I don't know what to say.

No, at least he seems much better than Bai Ke, Ishikawa Yuya, and all those men who keep bothering me? Hmm, it must be my imagination.

"..." Watching them leave in silence, Mu Jian slowly breathed a sigh of relief. This was for the best; letting the rising obsession dissipate was perhaps a good choice.

"That person has designs on you, Miss~" Bai Yu was very sensitive to such things. Judging from Mu Jian's reaction and words, she could guess a thing or two. After getting away from him and being surrounded by a lot of monsters, she spoke up to warn him.

"Intent? What intent?" Ji Xiuyu's emotional intelligence fluctuated, all influenced by her judgment of a certain person. In her mind, Mu Jian was a stern and unsmiling person, or rather, a very strange one.

Moreover, as the teacher of a nation, she didn't believe he would have any feelings for her. That wouldn't be confidence, but narcissism. And she was by no means a narcissistic person.

“…Miss, you really are…” Bai Yu rolled her eyes, but the smile on her lips couldn’t be erased.

The more the young master acts this way, the less chance others will have of interfering. Eventually, he will be completely ours. That's wonderful.

Those idiots, don't they know that the young master is a very dependent person? If you want to win him over, all you need to do is make him feel that his life would be empty without you.

Being too impatient or domineering won't get you anything from him, you idiot.

"Let's be careful, this is not a peaceful place." With her spear in hand, Alicia had found Ji Xiuyu. Surprisingly, there was no fighting in Wangquan City. Now, on her way back, she could no longer let the other girls take action. Instead, she dealt with almost 80% of the enemies by herself, leaving Qingyun and Ye Xuexin to deal with the ones who were not too threatening.

As for the men, they could only stand there dumbfounded, somewhat embarrassed and speechless, before they could even make a move.

There's no way around it; their fighting strength is the weakest besides the three young ladies. They can't legitimately demand protection like the young ladies, but they have to act anyway, which leads to this situation.

"Everyone, make way." After walking to an open space, looking at the surging tide of monsters below and the insects flying around in the sky, Zi Qing did not stop. Instead, she took a few steps forward and asked everyone to step back.

After spending the past few days together, everyone had to admit that her abilities and wisdom were beyond reproach. So seeing her like this, they knew that she could definitely resolve the current situation, and therefore they all followed her advice and took a few steps back, giving up more space.

"Sky-Supporting Beast." He reached out and drew a mysterious rune pattern in the air. A pale purple light shone, and all the runes automatically combined into a magic circle.

As the magic circle was completed, a roar that seemed to come from ancient times resounded in the night.

Upon hearing that sound, everyone except Ji Xiuyu and Liu Qingli felt a surge of excitement; it was the roar of the Sky-Supporting Beast.

Sure enough, after the roar, the magic circle suddenly floated into the air, parallel to the ground, and then expanded to more than two hundred meters.

Then a colossal beast, seemingly capable of swallowing the heavens and the sun, crawled out of the magic circle, landed halfway up the mountain, and wiped out a large group of demons that were trying to avoid it.

Its terrifying power bent the surrounding trees in half. With a few sweeping attacks and the flick of its tail, it easily killed all the monsters within hundreds of meters. Not one of them could survive its attack.

"Let's ride it and leave." Holding Ji Xiuyu's hand, he lightly jumped and landed on the back of the Sky-Supporting Beast.

When the others saw this, they all ran up as well.

Flying isn't a particularly impressive ability; at least Ishikawa Yuya and Andrei can use it. The remaining girls, Riko Ayumi and Lina, summoned a magic carpet and flew up onto it.

In the end, those who remained were Tina, Bai Yu, and the weaker Liu Qingli.

"Miss, hold my hand, be careful." Bai Yu's attitude towards her had improved considerably. She clearly disliked those male companions, so why was she being so friendly to me, a newcomer?

She didn't know, but she didn't have time to think about it. She could only reach out and grab Bai Yu's hand, and Bai Yu pulled her up onto the back of the Sky-Supporting Beast.

"Goodbye." After seeing them all go up, Tina took out her greatsword, plunged it into the ground, and unleashed an incredibly powerful gust of wind. Then she pulled the greatsword out and accelerated toward the Sky-Supporting Beast, which had already run thousands of meters away.

Just as she climbed onto its back, unsurprisingly, the storm that had just subsided swept up, forming a tornado that stretched across the sky and headed towards Wangquan City.

Perhaps new troubles will arise there, but what does that have to do with me?

Chapter 202: I'm going to live with "Young Master"!

“Let’s go back to the academy. Xiuyu, your studies still need to continue. Don’t think that just because your strength has increased to this point, you can ignore the rules. After all, Sakura must have her reasons for bringing you here, and I think you know that.”

Alicia, sitting in the front, turned around and looked at the girls all around her, and said seriously.

"Okay." She is very strong, but some things cannot be explained by strength alone.

At least when facing Alicia, she was no different from an ordinary girl and still had to be managed by her.

This is a feeling of respect and dependence on her that has developed since childhood.

Aside from his mother, Chu Ying, it was her.

“Why does Miss need to go back to school? If it weren’t for studying in this godforsaken place, how could Miss have…” Bai Yu didn’t have any complaints about Alicia, but she still disliked her decision to send Ji Xiuyu back to school.

The memory of Ji Xiuyu being drugged and almost losing her virginity still makes her tremble; it was truly terrifying.

Alicia finally had a chance to leave that place, but she was "unreasonably" making the young master go back, which made her unhappy.

However, before she could finish speaking, Ziqing gently covered her lips, preventing her from speaking.

“This decision is correct. Miss has too little contact with the outside world, and the academy is a good way for her to understand some things. However, in order to protect her, the three of us must also transfer schools and live with her. Is that alright?”

The girl, who was initially unhappy that Sister Ziqing covered her mouth, immediately nodded after hearing her words, hoping that Alicia would agree.