After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

Both of them looked in the direction from which the sound was coming from.

The graceful young man leaned on a maple tree branch, looking at Shi Yan and Du Gui.

His aura was natural, as if he had merged with the world.

So... upon first stepping into this world, neither Shi Yan nor Du Gui realized when he arrived, or... whether he had been standing there the whole time.

In short, it wasn't until he deliberately made some noise that Shi Yan and Du Gui noticed the newcomer.

"Yun Shushu?" Shi Yan read out the boy's name.

The boy looked at Shi Yan with a smile, but when his gaze fell on Du Gui, who was holding Shi Yan's hand, his elegant and refined demeanor instantly shattered. He looked bitter and resentful, as if he wanted to escape, which even made Shi Yan wonder... what exactly Du Gui did to Yun Shushu back then.

However, it shouldn't be something between men and women.

The teacher's words explored the depths of the transition.

Du Gui, a notorious witch of the "Futian Gate," seems... unexpectedly innocent.

"Miss Shi Yan—" The young man bowed respectfully to Shi Yan. Then, as if changing his expression, the moment his gaze shifted towards Du Gui, his expression became... well... wary and disgusted.

"Miss Watari".

"I wonder what brings you here this time?"

Du Gui took a step forward and was about to speak when Shi Yan gently grasped his palm.

The woman immediately became obedient, like a cat whose tail had been caught.

Biting her lower lip, she felt strange.

Clearly... clearly she wanted to be the more proactive and assertive one in her relationship with Shi Yan, but it seems like she's been completely controlled by Shi Yan.

I feel somewhat unwilling.

I wanted to speak, but... my mouth felt like it was glued shut.

Du Gui was caught in that contradiction, his whole being seemingly frozen in place.

Yun Shushu looked at Du Gui with a strange expression.

When had he ever seen this woman show such an expression?

Back then... in front of Miss Su Su, this guy acted arrogantly and recklessly, showing no regard for anyone.

Now, however, he is completely under Miss Shi Yan's thumb.

All I can say is that everything has its counter.

"Sister Dugui came with me." Shi Yan turned slightly to show Yun Shushu the girl sleeping behind him.

"This visit is to..."

"It's mainly for my younger sister."

Yun Shushu frowned as she looked at Shi Xia behind Shi Yan. "Please come with me."

Master Yan and Du Gui followed Yun Shushu.

She glanced in the direction Yun Shushu had come from.

Amidst the scattered snowflakes, a line of sparse hoof prints, resembling the footprints of a deer, was left behind.

Thinking of the essence of Yunshushu—

Peach pull...

Shi Yan roughly guessed that neither he nor Du Gui had noticed Yun Shushu's arrival until Yun Shushu materialized into human form.

Yun Shushu walked ahead, clearing the way for Shi Yan and Du Gui.

There is no road leading to the "Hidden Cloud Clan" at all; only a deer like Yun Shushu in her true form could probably roam freely through the maple forest where the branches and leaves spread out.

However… as Yun Shushu walked ahead of Shi Yan and Du Gui, the maple trees seemed to possess a spirit, turning their branches to make way for the girls. After Shi Yan and the others passed, they turned their branches again to block the path.

Click, click—

The sound of footsteps on snowflakes and dry branches was crisp.

"These tree spirits are all afraid of you..." Yun Shushu's voice was gentle, the kind that was hard to dislike.

The master knew that Yun Shushu was referring to the crossing and returning.

Beside Shi Yan, Du Gui stood with an air of arrogance and pride, saying, "Last time I came, this guy was just circling around me..."

"And then?" Shi Yan echoed the woman.

But... stepping on the dry branches amidst the snowflakes, the answer was already vaguely emerging in Shi Yan's mind.

"I simply cut a path through it."

As the sound of the ferryman faded, the maple leaves seemed to tremble, shaking off a few clumps of snowflakes.

Shi Yan's eye twitched violently.

really……

However, it does fit this guy's personality quite well.

“My Yunyin Family has never encountered such an unreasonable person before.” Yun Shushu smiled wryly, his gaze falling on Xia Xia’s face again.

Shi Yan noticed the unusual look in Yun Shushu's eyes, "My younger sister..."

"Ah, I'm sorry." Yun Shushu hurriedly bowed to Shi Yan, "It's just..."

"Your sister just reminds me of someone I know."

"Are you from the 'Hidden Cloud Clan'?" Shi Yan asked.

“Yes…” Yun Shushu nodded gently.

"Is it a dragon?" Recalling the unusual behavior Xia Xia displayed on the day of the tribulation, Shi Yan looked at Yun Shushu.

Yun Shushu's expression changed drastically.

He stopped abruptly and looked at Shi Yan, "Miss Shi Yan!?"

“My younger sister has the blood of a dragon in her veins.” Gently stroking Xiaxia’s hair, Shi Yan’s eyes seemed to be filled only with Xiaxia.

How come she never noticed before?

Xiaxia is actually a little dragon girl.

No wonder -

Xiaxia is developing so slowly.

No wonder... in the game, Xiaxia's stamina bar is the least durable, but it also recovers the fastest.

Even when her energy bar was completely depleted and turned red, the girl quickly regained her energy.

Because she is a dragon.

Beside Shi Yan, Du Gui's brows furrowed as well, as if he had thought of something.

“To be precise…” Yun Shushu hesitated, her brows furrowing deeply, but finally decided to speak, “It should be a Chi (螭).”

"After all, Aunt Thirteen... was a dragon in disguise."

“So alike…” He looked at Xia Xia behind Shi Yan, “So alike.”

Listening to Yun Shushu's words, Shi Yan could roughly guess what had happened in the past.

The Thirteenth Aunt mentioned by Yun Shushu may be Xia Xia's mother.

Her true form is a dragon.

This is normal.

After all, the "Hidden Cloud Clan" is full of various spirit beasts that can transform into human form.

On the contrary, pure-blooded humans are extremely rare.

In that past, Xiaxia's mother may not know why she left the "Yunyin Family" and gave birth to Xiaxia.

Finally... she was entrusted to her mother and adoptive father, becoming their daughter-in-law.

only--

Shi Yan frowned slightly as she looked at Yun Shushu, who was cautiously trying to touch her but dared not offend her. "Chi?"

“Yes…” Yun Shushu’s gaze was completely fixed on Xia Xia’s sleeping face, but there was not a trace of infatuation in her eyes. Instead, there was only the look of an older brother looking at his younger sister.

Consequently, Yun Shushu's gaze towards Shi Yan became more affectionate.

However, upon seeing Du Gui, he suddenly became extremely disgusted, which made Du Gui feel quite uncomfortable.

“Thirteenth Aunt is born from the strange energy of the mountains and forests, a genuine Chi.”

“But…” Shi Yan frowned slightly, “Xiaxia has horns.”

The teacher said he wouldn't forget.

In that terrifying lightning strike, the little dragon behind Xiaxia had horns on its forehead.

But the Chi is a dragon without horns.

"This..." Shi Yan's words immediately left Yun Shushu speechless.

How could a dragon grow horns?

Just like himself... Although Taoba is also a "warding off evil" beast, there is a world of difference between him and his ancestor.

No matter how much you cultivate yourself, you can never become a Pixiu.

How could Aunt Thirteen's daughter have horns?

Yun Shushu has already accepted the fact that Xiaxia is Thirteenth Aunt's daughter.

After all... they look too alike.

The girl's face looked so much like the woman in Yun Shushu's memory.

"Perhaps it's due to the abnormality of the dragon species."

"If she is nourished by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for a long time, and then crosses the Dragon Gate... Xiaxia might become a true dragon."

But... what kind of spiritual energy from heaven and earth would be needed to support a girl of the Chi race to transform into a true dragon!?