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

Ye Yuchan's lips curled up slightly. Behind her, Zhang Ruoxue and Lin Yuan, who were only wearing underwear, slowly stood up.

A hint of fear gradually appeared in Fan Luo Kui's eyes. "What are you going to do... Don't come any closer... Don't come any closer!"

Ye Yuchan did not respond to Fan Luokui, but kept smiling.

That night, the sounds of hehehehe and the girl's soft moans echoed endlessly in the courtyard.

19. The first day without Lao Yun – each setting off on their own.

In the end, Fan Luokui could not escape Ye Yuchan's clutches and had no choice but to submit to the tickling attack.

The next morning.

Four well-groomed disciples of Yuntian Academy stood in front of the courtyard gate, lined up neatly in a row according to their height.

A gentle spring breeze caressed the four people's black hair, and the mild temperature and cloudless blue sky indicated that today would be a perfect day for an outing.

Ye Yuchan reached out to straighten the lace hem of her maid outfit, slightly raising her right leg, which was covered in white stockings, behind her. After tidying up her attire, she put her hands on her hips with satisfaction and smiled.

"Very good~ Everything is ready, now it's time to take action!"

"You said you were going to take action, but I was completely dragged there by you guys." Fan Luokui said with a straight face, her cheeks still flushed from last night, and her tone was unusually weak.

It seems she has developed a psychological trauma from what happened last night, and she doesn't dare to speak loudly to Ye Yuchan now.

Ye Yuchan chuckled, "We're all students at this academy, so of course we'll go down the mountain together!"

Fan Luokui still looked unwilling, "What a strange reason, it doesn't make any sense logically..."

"Since you've already made up your mind, don't think about it anymore."

Zhang Ruoxue patted Fan Luokui on the shoulder from behind, and the latter quickly turned around, instinctively covering her sensitive waist.

Seeing Fan Luokui's amusing reaction, like a startled rabbit, Zhang Ruoxue couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Speaking of which, the one who played with Fan Luokui the most last night was not Ye Yuchan, but Zhang Ruoxue, who seemed to have awakened something strange. She seemed quite satisfied with Fan Luokui's moans.

For this purpose, Zhang Ruoxue even touched all the parts of Fan Luokui's body that were likely erogenous zones, and reacted to different degrees according to Fan Luokui's soft moans.

Ye Yuchan even suspected that Zhang Ruoxue might have awakened a sadistic tendency. If so, she would have to be careful in the future.

Sadism is a terrifying term.

"Hmm..." As the only senior sister who didn't go all out against Fan Luokui, Lin Yuan looked at the three junior sisters who were chatting and laughing with some doubt. "Um, Yuan'er has a problem."

"Is there a problem?"

Ye Yuchan turned her head, looking puzzled.

Lin Yuan nodded, then pointed to Zhang Ruoxue not far away, "Junior Sister Ruoxue, are you going to Jingyuan Village outside the city?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Zhang Ruoxue nodded slightly, a look of nostalgia gradually appearing in her eyes. “I’m going to see my parents and my younger brother in the village. It’s been a long time since I last visited them.”

In fact, since Zhang Ruoxue joined Lei Yu Sect, she has only returned to Jingyuan Village three times in nearly ten years.

Every time they see their parents and younger brother, they undergo a complete transformation. After all, they are just ordinary mortals, born without spiritual roots, and their lifespans are much shorter than those of cultivators.

Over the past ten years, Zhang Ruoxue's appearance has hardly changed. From an outsider's perspective, she looks like she has grown from fifteen or sixteen years old to seventeen or eighteen. However, Zhang Ruoxue is already twenty-five this year.

Her younger brother, however, has grown from eight years old to eighteen. If Zhang Ruoxue's memory is correct, the last time she saw her parents and brother was two years ago. At that time, her brother was already taller than her, which made her sigh at how fast time flies.

"Hmm... but Yuan'er has to go to Maple Leaf City, so she can't go with you, Junior Sister Ruoxue."

“That’s true.” Zhang Ruoxue nodded thoughtfully. “In that case, I can go alone without any problem.”

"no!"

As if anticipating Zhang Ruoxue's answer, Lin Yuan immediately jumped out, her small body standing straight, hands on her hips, trying her best to show her authority as a senior sister.

"Junior Sister Ruoxue, you can't go alone! You'll be in danger if you go alone! You need someone to accompany you!"

Ye Yuchan silently raised her hand, "In that case, I'll go with Ruoxue. It just so happens that I'm somewhat familiar with Jingyuan Village."

Ye Yuchan's second half of the sentence surprised Zhang Ruoxue. "Yuchan, you know Jingyuan Village?"

"Well, I guess you could say I know." Ye Yuchan nodded, trying her best not to think about anything else, and forced a smile. "Back when I was in Tianbei Valley, I went down the mountain a few times. Once, I happened to pass by Jingyuan Village, and the villagers there were very hospitable."

Even though the topic of Tianbei Valley was brought up, Ye Yuchan didn't seem to have any problems. Although that was just an appearance, it also proved that she was indeed trying hard to overcome the impact of that unbearable past.

Zhang Ruoxue exchanged a glance with Ye Yuchan, whose expression was slightly gloomy but who always wore a smile. After thinking for a moment, she nodded silently.

Lin Yuan stepped forward again, "That won't work either!"

The little girl recalled the special look Yunping gave her before he left.

It was obvious that Lin Yuan was to keep a close eye on Ye Yuchan. Although the little girl didn't understand why her teacher was so worried about her junior sister Yuchan, since Yun Ping had said so, it would be her dereliction of duty not to keep a close eye on Ye Yuchan!

However, the little girl didn't realize that sneaking down the mountain was already a dereliction of duty.

Lin Yuan skipped over to Ye Yuchan's side, hugged the latter's slender waist, and said with a serious face, "Junior Sister Yuchan has to come with me. Junior Sister Luo Kui, you go and accompany Junior Sister Ruoxue!"

"Huh?" Ye Yuchan's lips twitched as she looked at Lin Yuan, who was clinging to her and refusing to let go, somewhat bewildered.

When did my senior sister Yuan'er become so clingy? It doesn't make sense. Isn't this girl only clingy to that old rogue, that dead lolicon?

However, she didn't really care where she went—Ye Yuchan just felt that staying in the academy for three days was too boring, and going down the mountain for a stroll would be a form of training, right?

Moreover, to be honest, having just finished tempering the Lesser Heavenly Thunder Body and absorbed that wisp of Heavenly Obstruction Divine Thunder, his cultivation level has advanced to the Spirit Platform Realm, so he's bound to be a little itchy to try it out.

It would be great if I could find something to test my improved skills.

On the other side—

Fan Luokui had no objection to this arrangement. Her cultivation level was higher than Zhang Ruoxue's, and she also had plenty of combat experience. If any unexpected changes occurred, with her Transcendental stage cultivation, there wouldn't be more than one person in Jinglin City who could defeat her.

Zhang Ruoxue glanced at Fan Luokui. The two were quite compatible in some ways, and she could also take this opportunity to build a good relationship with her new junior sister, which wouldn't be a bad thing for her.

"Then let's do it this way. I'll team up with Luo Kui, and Yu Chan, you'll team up with Senior Sister Yuan'er."

“Okay, I’m fine with that too.” Ye Yuchan nodded, glanced back at the courtyard behind her, and then asked, “How long will you be gone? Are you all going to meet up somewhere in two days, or will everyone go back to the academy first?”

Fan Luo Kui nodded, looking thoughtful. "Whoever resolves this first should go back to the academy. If anything happens, we can contact the other group. But usually nothing bad will happen."

"What you're saying sounds a lot like a flag being raised..."

"Flag?" Fan Luokui couldn't understand the strange language Ye Yuchan was speaking, and looked at her with surprise and doubt. "Is it some kind of special language? I heard Lord Yin Hanxue Bing say that there are many strange dialects in some parts of the Empire."

Ye Yuchan couldn't help but rub her forehead and wave her hand, "This issue is a bit complicated. I think Luo Kui, it's better if you don't take it too seriously."

After all... explaining English to a cultivator from another world is too difficult.

After the final agreement was reached, everyone decided to separate after descending the mountain and return to the courtyard house only after they had finished their own tasks.

Ye Yuchan, Lin Yuan – Maple Leaf City.

Zhang Ruoxue, Fan Luokui – Jingyuan Village.

Geographically speaking, Maple Leaf City is farther away. Although Jingyuan Village is also outside Jinglin City, it is still under the jurisdiction of Jinglin City. Besides, Zhang Ruoxue is only going back to visit relatives, which will not take much time.

That being said—

A spring breeze caressed her face, lifting the crimson strands of hair from the girl's forehead.

Lin Yuan suddenly stopped and turned to look in the direction where Zhang Ruoxue and Fan Luokui had gone, remaining silent for a long time.

—I hope my two junior sisters are really alright.

Suppressing the intense unease in her heart, Yuan'er blinked, then turned and walked towards the direction of Maple Leaf City.

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Just a special reminder to all my lovely readers.

Next up are some minor side quests for the female disciples and some main quests, so our old rogue won't be appearing for now.

Of course, after this storyline dedicated to the disciples ends, the old rogue will officially return, and then it will be the story of the cross-dressing master.

20. The first day after Lao Yun left—the eerie Jingyuan Village

Compared to Maple Leaf City, Jingyuan Village is geographically closer to the courtyard houses, but it occupies a somewhat awkward position.

Because Jingyuan Village is a small village nestled in a corner of a dense forest, there are no particularly prominent buildings around it. Basically, if you turn left after leaving the village, all you'll see is a towering, lush forest. Therefore, it's unlikely that you can find Jingyuan Village by relying on any landmark buildings.

To be honest, even Zhang Ruoxue, who had lived in Jingyuan Village for more than ten years, got lost for a while when Lei Yuzong first went down the mountain to train and returned to the village to visit his relatives. She wandered around in the vast forest for half a day before finally finding the way to Jingyuan Village by following her childhood memories.

Fortunately, Zhang Ruoxue was not an idiot. After her first failed attempt to get lost, she learned her lesson and deliberately memorized a relatively obvious path.

The girl stretched out her hand, her five fingers pressed against an old, crooked tree in front of her, its branches and leaves withered. She closed her eyes, as if she were reminiscing about an old friend from the past.

"We're almost there, just a ten-minute walk away."

Her soft murmur caught the attention of a girl dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit that exposed her armpits. The girl asked, "Senior Sister Zhang, what are you doing...?"

Zhang Ruoxue turned slightly to the side and smiled, "When I came here before, I made some marks on this tree. My sense of direction isn't that good."

Fan Luokui nodded, indicating that she understood Zhang Ruoxue's behavior.

In fact, Fan Luokui's sense of direction is not good either. When she was the captain of the trial team in the Northern Ice Palace, there were several times when she lost her way and ended up leading the entire trial team to wander around the outer three palaces without finding the target.

— Fang Qingzhu gave him a thorough dressing-down for this.

While recalling her embarrassing past, Fan Luokui followed closely behind Zhang Ruoxue, her gaze unconsciously drifting into the distance. "Speaking of which, is Senior Sister Zhang's sect a sect that doesn't sever desires?"

"Sever desires?" Zhang Ruoxue paused, slowing her pace. "What do you mean?"

"Senior Sister Zhang doesn't know?"

Fan Luokui frowned; she had assumed this was common knowledge in the three great heavenly realms.

At least in the eyes of a power like the Northern Ice Palace, severing desires is perfectly normal. Although the Northern Ice Palace does not explicitly stipulate that its disciples must sever desires, most of them will abandon all worldly affairs and concentrate on cultivation.

However, Zhang Ruoxue had no idea what she meant by "severing desires."

"I've never heard of 'severing desires' before. Is it some kind of cultivation method?"

"Yes and no."

"What do you mean?"

Fan Luokui glanced at a strangely shaped shelled insect that had slipped away from her feet, and answered Zhang Ruoxue's question without hesitation: "In many major sects, there is a method called 'severing desires.' It is called a cultivation method because severing desires directly cuts off a cultivator's attachment to the mortal world, which can effectively prevent the birth of inner demons."

"It is not a cultivation method because severing desires cannot substantially improve our cultivation level."

"Sever all worldly desires directly?" Zhang Ruoxue suddenly understood, but her expression turned somewhat grim. "Does that mean we should abandon our kinship in the mortal world and focus solely on the path to immortality?"