Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

These men, who are usually rolling in money and have a dozen women willing to throw themselves at them, are now going crazy for a fairy named Hua.

Ye Yuchan glanced at Hua Xianzi's appearance, which was indeed quite good, but she had seen Yin Hanxuebing before. Hua Xianzi's level was at most that of Fan Luokui, and she was no match for Yin Hanxuebing at all.

Honestly, Ye Yuchan almost became gay the moment she saw Yin Hanxuebing.

Luckily, there's a bit of a rogue living inside me...

Sitting in the bright moonlight, Fairy Hua smiled faintly, and she was indeed very satisfied with the men's adulation.

But her job now is not to incite a riot among the men.

"I am aware of everyone's enthusiasm, but at this art gallery, our focus should be on the art itself, and on the winners."

This means we're about to enter a crucial phase.

A battle of painting skills.

As Hua Xianzi's hand swirled in mid-air, a large section of the ground in the center of the venue, which had been deliberately cleared out, suddenly rose about half a meter. At the same time, sixteen snow-white scrolls appeared around the empty space, forming a ring.

In the very center of the sixteen paintings is a plump, blood-red fruit.

Once the fruit appeared, no one looked at Fairy Hua anymore; all eyes were fixed on the fruit.

That was the winner's spoils, a reward that only the ultimate victor in the art competition could claim.

Hua Xianzi continued, "Now that the painting is ready, all the invited painters may take their places."

"And our ultimate victor will be able to obtain the Blood Bead Fruit right in the center. I don't need to elaborate on how precious this important fruit is for cultivators to break through from the Transformation Stage to the Origin Stage."

"Now, I will introduce the invited artists to our guests."

However—

Having said that, Fairy Hua couldn't help but reveal a mysterious smile.

She paused deliberately, as if to whet everyone's appetite.

"However, our boss played a little joke on everyone this time. All the artists will wear masks and use pseudonyms. This is to prevent the artists' real identities from being revealed. It will not only prevent unnecessary disputes between the artists after the art gallery ends, but also allow everyone to have some fun."

"A mask? A pseudonym? How interesting!"

"Fairy Hua, you're not just putting on a show to fool us, are you?"

"This mask hides the painter's identity. My friend is also participating, so are we supposed to guess the painter's identity?"

"That's good too, it adds a touch of mystery."

The spectators sitting below were mostly there for entertainment; the event itself was rather novel.

Hua Xianzi also sensed the commotion below, smiled, and took out the list of artists she had received from the backstage.

Immediately, he announced loudly.

"So, our first painter, in position number one, his pseudonym is..."

"A pink bunny?!"

Even Fairy Hua herself couldn't help but raise her voice.

What is this thing?!

Could there be a mistake? That doesn't make sense; I definitely received the list of artists.

Why use such a pseudonym right from the start?

The audience fell silent, stunned by the bizarre nickname.

The young man wearing a bright pink bunny mask had already stepped onto the stage step by step under the silent gaze of the crowd.

Once everyone realized he was a man, the room became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

After stopping, he gave a polite bow.

This action was like lighting a fuse.

"Hahahaha—"

The entire audience erupted in deafening laughter.

Even Hua Xianzi, who was sitting in the crescent moon, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

It's hilarious that a grown man would wear such a mask and have such a name.

Is this person here specifically to perform how to amuse the guests?

However, not everyone was laughing.

At least Ye Yuchan and the others looked like they had stomach aches.

"Is it him? That build, that hairstyle and hair color, he's that old scoundrel, isn't he?"

"It seems so..." Zhang Ruoxue stopped drinking, her mouth wide open, her face extremely gloomy.

Fan Luokui's face was filled with gloom, and she said in a deep voice, "I've checked, it's definitely him."

Qin Shishi swallowed hard, just about to say something.

Ye Yuchan and the other two simultaneously held their foreheads, their faces grim.

Fan Luo Kui's lips twitched, and she asked in a low voice, "Is it too late for me to withdraw from the academy now?"

Zhang Ruoxue glanced at her palely, "If you're going to cancel, take me with you."

"Add one." Ye Yuchan sighed and rubbed her forehead. "I don't even want to say I know him, it's too embarrassing!"

9. No one can bear this humiliation.

The young man on the stage, wearing a pink fluffy rabbit mask, seemed completely oblivious to the mocking gazes around him, and silently sat down in front of his own painting.

Yunping's sudden outburst was quite a shock to all the female disciples.

Especially for the newcomer Fan Luokui, although she could tell from the past that Yunping was an unserious old rogue, his behavior and way of speaking revealed a frivolous and worldly attitude, a kind of cynical temperament she had only seen in some spoiled brats.

But you're being way too flashy.

Wearing a rabbit mask is one thing, but choosing a nickname like "flashy pink bunny" is something only the devil knows how he came up with.

The young Fan Luo Kui looked extremely embarrassed, experiencing for the first time in her life what it meant to be "awkwardly embarrassed."

Having a mentor like that is really embarrassing!

On the other side, Hua Xianzi, who was sitting in the Moon Bay looking dumbfounded, smiled gently, befitting someone who had seen many storms.

"This artist is quite interesting~ Could it be that he is a hidden master who is trying to amuse all the guests?"

As one of the most influential female guardians in Maple Leaf City, Fairy Hua has presided over countless events, and this little storm is not enough to make her lose her beauty.

She quickly began to smooth things over for Yunping, while of course not forgetting to send a few curses to the relatives and ancestors of this pink bunny artist.

"Then let's welcome the next painter. This painter seems to have a close relationship with the City Lord's Mansion of Maple Leaf City. However, he has also followed the rules of this Art Gallery and is wearing a mask. Therefore, I will not reveal his specific identity."

"Next, please have the artist, known as Silver Fox, take their place for scroll number two~"

As soon as the words "Silver Fox" were uttered, a large group of scantily clad women on one side of the venue erupted in screams.

Wearing a silver fox mask and dressed impeccably, the young man, exuding the demeanor of a refined gentleman, slowly emerged from behind the curtain and came into the public eye.

Compared to the previous pink bunny, the code name Silver Fox, while not particularly clever, still appears exceptionally noble in contrast to the pink bunny.

In particular, the gentlemanly young man's posture of walking with his hands behind his back formed a stark contrast to the lazy and listless appearance of the previous painter.

This is what is meant by "the difference in quality is immediately apparent".

Hearing the shouting and the women beckoning to the painter with their seductive poses, Ye Yuchan frowned with impatience.

"What's wrong with these women? They're all screaming like they've been paid to be fans, shouting 'Young Master Chen! Young Master Chen!'"

"That means they're working for that Young Master Chen, right?" Zhang Ruoxue took a sip of sake, swirled it around her lips, and looked at Ye Yuchan with a hint of curiosity. "By the way, what are 'screaming powder'?"

"They're people who pay others to come and scream for them." Ye Yuchan spread her hands, explaining a non-existent term to Zhang Ruoxue, "To put it bluntly, it's about showing how popular they are."

Fan Luo Kui sat on the soft sofa, her back ramrod straight, holding the scabbard in her hands and observing coldly. "How boring."

Qin Shishi, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore. Where did all these people come from? They didn't even know the son of the city lord of Jinglin City next door.

She glanced at Lin Yuan uncertainly, thinking to herself that the little girl probably didn't know either.

Before she could even ask, Lin Yuan chimed in on her junior sisters' conversation, "Speaking of which, I think I recognize that Young Master Chen they're talking about."

"Eh? Senior Sister Yuan'er, do you remember her?" Ye Yuchan turned her head away.

"Mmm!" Lin Yuan nodded affirmatively, then tilted her head slightly. "Yuan'er remembers... it seems like it was in Jinglin City before, Yuan'er met it by chance, it seemed like it was cursing and saying it was going to cause trouble for our academy, and it seemed like it was someone from the City Lord's Mansion!"

At this point, Lin Yuan pouted a little embarrassedly, "But there were so many of them at the time, and many strange sects were also in their group, so Yuan'er didn't dare to ask them what was going on. She just went back to the courtyard house, and then those people came looking for her, and the teacher got angry."

After Lin Yuan said that, Ye Yuchan and Zhang Ruoxue understood.

So that Mr. Chen was one of those troublemakers back then.

Even the Valley Master of Tianbei Valley and the Sect Master of Leiyu Sect were crippled by the old rogue's kicks... He's lucky to still be alive.

Unfortunately, he ran into the old rogue again here. Was this bad luck, or was fate playing tricks on him?

Thinking of this, Ye Yuchan and Zhang Ruoxue no longer looked at the silver fox painter with any disgust, but instead with a strange pity.

However, Lin Yuan's words surprised Qin Shishi.

"Wait, Yuan'er, your academy was targeted by the City Lord's Mansion? And nothing happened?"

“No.” Lin Yuan said as if stating something obvious. “The teacher was very angry, so she scolded them and chased them away.”

"We taught those people a lesson and chased them away..."

Qin Shishi was shocked. In her memory, wasn't this a major event that had recently occurred in Jinglin City?

She stared in astonishment at the silent young man wearing a strange mask not far away, and asked blankly, "So, you are all... students of Yuntian Academy?"

Ye Yuchan and the others nodded in unison.

……

"My goodness... So, your master is the dean of the Cloud Heaven Academy?"

Everyone nodded again.

Qin Shishi fell silent.