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

Although demons still exist in the world today, their numbers are much better than the terrifying scene of demons roaming the sky millions of years ago.

The dragon race, especially the black dragon race, were the right-hand men of Emperor Gu Tianren, and could almost be called the embodiment of justice. They were not on the same path as the evil demons, and were completely opposed to them.

But now Yunping says that these two mosaics in front of him are the offspring of dragons and demons.

This is like saying a peace ambassador marries a terrorist leader and they have a bunch of kids...

—Although the analogy is somewhat subtle, it's roughly the same idea.

"You old scoundrel, are you kidding me... dragons and demons..."

Ye Yuchan found it hard to accept; he couldn't believe that the dragons in the Blackwater Abyss would associate with demons: "This... is unlikely, isn't it?"

"No...it's possible."

Yunping immediately refuted Ye Yuchan's suspicions.

Because he knew that while the black dragon in the Blackwater Abyss might not be involved with demons, there was one dragon that was absolutely likely to be with demons.

“Not all dragons stand on the side of justice. In fact… there is a mad dragon that has now broken free from the control of the Blackwater Abyss.”

"The Mad...Dragon?"

Ye Yuchan seemed to have thought of something. He remembered the chains that had been broken in the Blackwater Abyss, and the darkness that was so filthy that it could corrode everything.

And the truth about the Dragon Bone Wasteland revealed by the Black Dragon King Jueying.

The source of chaos... that chaotic, mad dragon.

Having said that, Yunping didn't continue. He stared thoughtfully at the two clumps of flesh, then casually wiped them away, unleashing a spell that instantly set them ablaze.

Suddenly, raging flames shot into the sky, and after a fleeting burst of fire, they vanished without a trace, along with the flesh and blood.

Having dealt with the body, Yun Ping looked at Jiang Yuetian and asked solemnly:

"Xiao Jiang, you said that when these dragons found you, they said some strange things. Do you remember what they said?"

"This...I remember some..."

As if she had already guessed that Yunping would ask this question, Jiang Yuetian did not think for long before answering, "Although they all sounded very strange, and their voices were very... very hoarse, I could roughly understand what they were saying."

"What impressed me most was that they said I smelled like someone else. It seems that they targeted me because they knew that."

"Someone's...scent?"

Ye Yuchan frowned, unable to detect any clues at all.

Yunping made a mental note of this information, and then asked, "Anything else?"

“Hmm…” Jiang Yuetian pondered for a few seconds and said, “They seem to have mentioned a strange [prophecy], but I’m not very clear about the specific content of that prophecy.”

A prophecy? A taste?

What kind of nonsense is this?

Ye Yuchan felt her head was spinning and looked at Lin Yuan with some confusion. She then realized that her junior sister was also completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on.

Even this time, Yunping did not show any sign of understanding. He frowned the whole time, as if he was thinking about something.

The prophecy, the taste... and that mad dragon...

what is the problem?

Unable to sort out his thoughts in a short time, Yun Ping took a deep breath and turned to look at the exhausted Jiang Yuetian: "If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it for now. For the next few days, Xiao Jiang, you should stay in the academy and rest for a while. It just so happens that your cultivation is about to break through, and you will soon be able to use the things that your teacher has prepared for you."

"it is good……"

Jiang Yuetian nodded, then dragged her exhausted body toward her house.

On the other side, Yunping turned his gaze to Xiaolin Yuan.

He picked up Yuan'er's petite body and placed her on his lap, asking softly, "Yuan'er, when your teacher went to Kuntian Domain a few days ago, did you feel anything was wrong with your body?"

"Huh?" Lin Yuan didn't understand why Yun Ping suddenly asked this, but she still obediently answered him: "No, Yuan'er has been doing very well lately, and this double pupil seems to be getting better and better. She can play the zither notes that she couldn't play before."

"...Is that so? That's good."

Yunping smiled and rubbed the little girl's head, feeling a sense of relief.

He still remembers that the little girl Lin Yuan has an extremely complex bloodline, a situation that reminds him of the Devouring Demon, which was almost wiped out back in the Hundred Saints Era...

If the little girl is indeed related to the Devouring Demon, then the tremors in the Demon Abyss this time may affect Yuan'er.

However, Yuan'er said that she hadn't changed at all. Whether this was good or bad, or whether Yunping's judgment was wrong, he still couldn't draw a conclusion.

But at least for now, Lin Yuan is still that cute, petite, and lovable little girl.

"Old rascal!"

Ye Yuchan's voice came over.

Yunping turned his head and noticed that Yuchan's expression was a little subtle. He blinked and asked, "What, do you want your teacher to pat your head?"

"No...no, that's not it!" Ye Yuchan blushed, then immediately remembered how she had jumped into Yun Ping's arms earlier. She shook her head violently before saying, "I just wanted to ask you something..."

"Go ahead and ask. If it's a physiological issue, I might consider helping you out."

"Who asked for your help?! I want to ask about Third Senior Brother!" Ye Yuchan snorted angrily, looking at the shameless old rogue who was smiling and not afraid of corrupting Xiao Lin Yuan, and pointed to the empty stone table, "The white dove just flew away. Third Senior Brother went out of the backyard and went back to his room."

The old rogue narrowed his eyes, looking at Ye Yuchan with some curiosity: "So? The letter was delivered, isn't that normal? What's there to ask?"

"……no."

Ye Yuchan suddenly straightened her expression: "You old rogue were asking Second Senior Brother about those sub-dragons, so you probably didn't notice..."

"But I saw it. When my third senior brother came out of the backyard, he put on that black hood..."

She turned to look at Jiang Shaoguang's tightly closed house, her expression somewhat complicated.

It seemed like she was feeling sorry for him, but it also seemed like she was confused.

"And, on his hands..."

"Hold that torn-up letter."

5. Be a thief!

a few days later.

Inside the courtyard house.

"Junior Sister Yu Chan, isn't what we're doing a bit inappropriate?"

"What's wrong with it? Even the old rogue agreed!"

"It feels a bit like a thief..."

"Even lies can have good intentions, and besides, this isn't really stealing; we're just peeking into Third Brother's little secret."

The girl named Ye Yuchan was squatting in the corner, explaining to her petite senior sister with a serious expression: "This is also for the sake of our third senior brother. If we ask him directly, he definitely won't be willing to tell us."

Lin Yuan agreed with this, because Jiang Shaoguang had basically not left his room for the past few days, keeping himself locked inside and showing no intention of coming out at all.

Even when Fan Luokui came knocking on the door, arguing and insisting on competing with Jiang Shaoguang, the latter just casually dismissed her with a few words. To be honest, Fan Luokui has been quite depressed these days.

Without the usual morning rush, the courtyard felt a bit quieter.

“Well… there’s no need to sneak in…” Lin Yuan glanced at the tightly closed window, still a little reluctant: “This is considered trespassing…”

"Hey, we're all family, there's no such thing as trespassing! Besides..."

Ye Yuchan stared into Xiaolin Yuan's bright eyes and asked softly with a smile, "Senior sister, don't you want to see what's written in that letter?"

Lin Yuan's expression suddenly froze. She stood there, somewhat dazed, for a while before nodding, a little embarrassed and reluctant, her lips slightly pouting.

"It's not that...it's not that I don't want to..."

"That's good! Let's take advantage of the old rogue calling our senior brother out and go inside to check on that letter! Maybe he hasn't thrown it away yet!"

Although sneaking in like this felt a bit unfair to her third senior brother, Xiao Lin Yuan felt a pang of heartache when she thought about how Jiang Shaoguang had locked himself in his room these past few days, as if he had become an autistic patient. After all, they had lived together in the courtyard for so long, and it was impossible not to have some feelings for each other.

Moreover, just as his junior sister Yu Chan said, ever since Sister Su's white dove delivered that letter, Jiang Shaoguang has become the way he is now. Although he seems to be just a little lazier than before, his behavior still reveals a strange flavor.

She was also eager to see what was written on that letter that had suddenly made Jiang Shaoguang act strangely.

So, with a mix of reluctance, curiosity, and worry, Lin Yuan followed Ye Yuchan, quietly opened the window, and peeked inside.

Compared to the other people's rooms, the interior decoration was nothing special. If you had to say, Jiang Shaoguang's room was simpler—at least much tidier than Zhang Ruoxue's and Ye Yuchan's rooms. There were almost no unnecessary things on the table. He didn't usually dabble in literature, and the books he used to pass the time were neatly arranged on the bedside table.

The only thing that caught the eye was a light brown box he had placed in the corner, but at first glance, it seemed to be just an ordinary box for storing odds and ends.

Ye Yuchan and Lin Yuan exchanged a glance, and then the two tiptoed over the windowsill and carefully stepped into Jiang Shaoguang's room.

Although Jiang Shaoguang had already been called away by the old rogue, they still didn't dare to make too much noise. So when they were looking through the window, Ye Yuchan and Lin Yuan seemed to have really taken on the role of thieves and were quite cautious.

Even when walking, they started to tiptoe, just so they wouldn't make a sound.

As soon as the two entered Jiang Shaoguang's room, they began to look around to see if there were any traces of the torn letter.

Ye Yuchan glanced around, then began gesturing to Lin Yuan, roughly meaning—Senior Sister, you look in the bookshelves or something, I'll look around the bed…

However, looking at Ye Yuchan's somewhat haphazard gestures, our little Lin Yuan didn't understand what Junior Sister Yuchan meant at all. She blinked blankly and stood there at a loss.

Seeing her senior sister's blank expression, Ye Yuchan sighed and lowered her voice, saying softly, "Senior sister, I'll go look for the letter by the bed. Senior sister, you can look somewhere else."

"Oh, I understand."

Kobayashi nodded in sudden realization, and then obediently and cautiously began searching for traces of the envelope.

However, it turned out that the torn envelope had probably been discarded long ago, as neither Ye Yuchan nor Lin Yuan found any trace of it.

Could it really have been burned by the third senior brother?

With this peculiar thought in mind, Ye Yuchan looked at her senior sister Lin Yuan, who had achieved nothing and looked helpless, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the small box that hadn't been particularly eye-catching before.

With the belief that things should be done thoroughly, Ye Yuchan gave Lin Yuan a wink, and the two girls huddled together by the box.

It was not locked.

This saves the trouble of unlocking the door.

The two exchanged a glance, and then placed all their last hope on this small box.

Ye Yuchan took a deep breath, as if to unveil the mystery, and slowly opened the box in front of her.

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