After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

So--

Who is this girl who seems more like a shadow to him?

Or rather... what could it be?

There seems to be only one answer.

An answer that can only be looked up at the sky, but absolutely cannot be spoken aloud.

Then, recalling the girl's astonishment when Shi Yan mentioned that book called "The Record of Leaving Heaven".

Ming Zhongqing felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

The water around Shi Yan is... very deep and murky.

“I understand—” Ming Zhongqing nodded gently.

If writing down what others have told you is considered "demonic," then telling your teacher everything is the absolutely correct choice.

Even... I can boldly speculate.

The reason why Wenren Ershu approached him was also related to his teacher's words.

Adding to Shi Yan's words, 'What did that guy do to me?'

There were also things that Shi Yan referred to as plunder.

Ming Zhongqing could deduce what must have happened between hearing someone write and the teacher's words.

The time was probably when Shi Yan went to Frost Rainbow Valley.

It was after that return that Shi Yan began to wear women's clothing on a daily basis.

Ming Zhongqing was really curious about what happened during that time.

But she didn't ask.

"In short... Ming Zhongqing, stay away from that guy." Shi Yan couldn't help but urge him, looking at Ming Zhongqing's frail appearance.

"If she shows up again, just call me."

"I'll go deal with her."

"Mm." Ming Zhongqing nodded gently.

Looking at Shi Yan, who was sitting in the bright sunlight and looking at him with a worried expression, Ming Zhongqing's lips curled up into a slightly forced smile.

Even a teacher worries about himself.

She didn't forget the important matter.

Ming Zhongqing glanced to the side and saw a rolled-up map of Qingzhou on the bookshelf next to him.

She prepared to get up and get it.

Seeing the girl's weak and listless appearance, Shi Yan quickly got up, brushed past Ming Zhongqing, and took the map off her.

Ming Zhongqing held his breath.

So soft...

Her consciousness became somewhat hazy, and it wasn't until Shi Yan spread out the map in front of her that Ming Zhongqing slowly came back to her senses.

She reached out her hand—

With a tap of his fingertip on the map, a small wisp of yang energy floated up.

"It is said that... the Tomb of Loulan is a small world without a fixed anchor point."

"But that's actually wrong."

"The tombs of Loulan have a fixed 'passage' that can be accessed." This was the information Wenren Ershu told her.

Beside her, the Pure Color Mandala simply listened attentively.

She would listen intently to any news related to that bastard.

Even from the black-haired crow descendant next to that damned nemesis.

“I know…” Shi Yan nodded gently.

The world she and Donghuang Li entered before was actually the passageway of the Tomb of Loulan.

The girl who had Jun Qianrou's appearance, Hua Xiangrong's height, and Xia Xia's figure had already told her this.

Ming Zhongqing looked up, slightly surprised.

However, she quickly suppressed her surprise.

Shi Yan has had many extraordinary encounters, so it's only natural that she would know this kind of information.

"This is the first recorded location where the 'Tomb of Loulan' was discovered." Ming Zhongqing pointed to Yangyan, whose location was roughly north of Qingzhou.

“And here…” She pointed to a place further north, Youzhou.

It's very close to the Cangyun Sect.

"This is the place where the 'Tomb of Loulan' last appeared." This is what Wenren Ershu told her.

Shi Yan looked at the map.

That place is almost right next to Yanshui City, which is the hometown of Cang Wanyun and Xiaonvba.

If nothing unexpected happens... Cang Wanyun should have entered the "Tomb of Loulan" that time, and then transformed into... "Ba".

"Did you find anything?" Ming Zhongqing's fingertips slowly slid down from Yanshui City, forming an arc that swept across the northern node of Qingzhou.

With the node in the north of Qingzhou as the axis, on this arc... Le'an City and Yanshui City are symmetrical.

"Under our feet—"

“There should be a passageway leading to the ‘Tomb of Loulan’.” Ming Zhongqing looked up at Shi Yan. “I don’t know what Wenren Ershu wants to do to you…”

"But... that's what she wanted me to tell you."

"The third passageway is located near this city."

Shi Yan suddenly chuckled, "Actually... that passageway is right there—"

She pointed to the street outside.

Ming Zhongqing stared blankly at Shi Yan.

The girl vaguely realized something.

“I’ve already been to that passageway.” Shi Yan looked at Ming Zhongqing and sighed softly. “It’s an abandoned passageway.”

"It's dangerous and terrifying inside."

"It would take the power of an Enlightenment Realm expert to emerge unscathed."

In Shi Yan's view, the purpose of writing about others is probably to screw oneself over and kill oneself in the lair of the blue pheasant.

“I understand.” Ming Zhongqing nodded heavily.

Seeing Ming Zhongqing's somber expression, Shi Yan couldn't help but reach out and pat the girl's head.

But after thinking about it, I realized that I wasn't actually that close to Ming Zhongqing.

He slowly withdrew his hand.

"It's alright..." Shi Yan comforted Ming Zhongqing, "I believe... finding the next tunnel is only a matter of time."

"because--"

Because of the intricate connection between himself and the Lord of Loulan.

Because... Shi Yan turned her head to look at the solid-colored mandala, who was standing there stiffly, almost forgetting to feed the little girl, making the little girl stretch her neck to 'peck' the pastries in her hand.

You'll find it yourself.

“No.” Ming Zhongqing pressed one hand on the map. “Actually, I also know where the next tunnel is.”

"Huh!??" Shi Yan was stunned.

She knew that Ming Zhongqing was well-read and exceptionally intelligent.

But... this kind of thing shouldn't be something you can find in a book.

Ming Zhongqing stretched out his hand and tapped on the map.

Three symmetrical... places where the tomb of Loulan or the passageway once appeared were now filled with scorching heat.

Ming Zhongqing reached out and drew a circle on the map.

Now Shi Yan understood.

“I might even be able to guess.”

"Where is the cornerstone that anchors that small space?"

Given that a circle can be drawn, there is only one circle that can pass through three points simultaneously.

Yanshui City, north of Qingzhou, Qiancheng County.

The three locations are each one-ninth of a circle's distance from each other.

So... just continue south along Qiancheng County—

New yang flames floated up.

"The next place where we can find the tunnel should be here."

"Qi County".

Not only that.

shhhhh--

Ming Zhongqing even marked out all five other possible locations where passageways might appear.

She even marked the center of the circle.

"If nothing unexpected happens, these should be the places." She looked up at Shi Yan, a hint of pride in her eyes, as if waiting for his praise.

Seeing the expression on Shi Yan's face, Ming Zhongqing couldn't help but smile.

She felt a genuine sense of joy.