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

"I don't know."

Yun Ping shook his head, then smiled and patted Fan Muyong, whose face was full of fear: "But don't worry, even if the Demon Slayer really comes out, I have a way to deal with it."

That old rogue was absolutely right.

If it were just about killing demons, Yunping was confident he could make that guy remember why the flowers were so red a million years ago.

So from the very beginning, what he was worried about wasn't Xu Yuan's matter, but why that person would bother with such meaningless nonsense.

Or……

Actually, she wasn't in charge; she was just secretly pushing things along.

I can't see through it.

That person was one of the few people in the world that Yunping couldn't see through.

Her purpose, her thoughts, her words, everything about her—

Yunping couldn't see through any of it.

It's like looking at a pure fog.

He had once learned some basics of divination, and theoretically, although he could not know the future or look back on the past, he could at least see through the nature of some people. So when those insects and trees transformed into humans, Yunping did not see much change.

As for Ye Xuanqiu... when Yunping last met her, all he saw was chaos.

Just as he couldn't see through himself, he also couldn't see through Ye Xuanqiu.

"That……"

Fan Muyong's words immediately snapped Yunping out of his reverie.

The fat vice-dean trembled, clearly lacking the ability to make accurate judgments at the moment: "So, should we... wait now?"

"While it's not impossible to break the Abyss Suppression Seal now, but—"

Thinking back to the Three-Day Academy Dean who is still missing, Yunping was really unwilling to take the risk.

"Cao Qingluo's fate is still unknown. If I rashly break the Abyss Seal, it might be noticed by those behind the scenes... Now is not the time to make a move."

"That's true..."

The thought that the dean's fate was still unknown made Fan Muyong's heart, which had just settled, jump again.

And more importantly...

He originally intended to resolve this matter secretly, and as quickly as possible...

But now the problem is much bigger.

“My dear teacher… could I ask you for a favor…”

Upon hearing Fan Muyong's request, Yun Ping was taken aback, then narrowed his eyes: "What is it? It's not going to be another request for me to become a teacher or something, is it?"

"Uh... if you put it that way... maybe that counts?"

"I won't do it!"

After saying that, the old rogue walked out.

But Fan Muyong wasn't about to let Yunping slip away so easily. He quickly went up to him, grabbed his hand, and said with a fawning smile, "No... I know you find it troublesome, but I really have no other choice..."

"What, there's no solution again?"

"You have no idea... I originally thought this matter could be resolved quickly, but now... if it's not resolved soon, this will become a huge problem!"

From Fan Muyong's anxious expression, Yun Ping could glean some information: "What do you mean?"

Seeing that Yunping was finally willing to calm down and listen to him, Fan Muyong breathed a sigh of relief and then spoke seriously.

"Actually—"

"In a little while, it will be our Three-Day Academy's grand festival... The Dean will have to make a personal appearance then, and we're still keeping his disappearance a secret for now—"

indeed.

Currently, only a few high-ranking members of the Three-Day Academy know about Cao Qingluo's disappearance; others, even the teachers, are unaware that Cao Qingluo is no longer there.

After all, this is a major event that could easily cause panic. If it spreads among the students, the resulting unrest would be absolutely terrifying.

Although one could find an excuse to say that the dean was temporarily absent, there would definitely be some people who would notice something was amiss—on such a grand day as the three-day academy festival, the head of the academy was not present. If such a thing got out, who would believe that nothing unexpected had happened?

In this way, Yunping could understand the anxious look on Fan Muyong's face.

However, he could roughly guess what Fan Muyong wanted him to do—

"I'm telling you, you little glutton..."

"Eh—"

Upon hearing Yunping suddenly call out his nickname, Fan Muyong's entire body trembled violently, and painful and tragic memories from the past suddenly surged into his mind.

As a senior to Ye Yuchan and others, he still remembers the gentle and refined young man with a touch of dashing freedom, holding an ink pen and smiling as he stood on the podium.

Back then, he and Cao Qingluo received a lot of help from Yunping. If they were to choose a "devil teacher" from among all the teachers of the Three Heavens Academy, they would definitely cast their votes for Emperor Wen, Xuan Lei, who founded the Three Heavens Academy.

"What...what do you want from me?"

"It's nothing~" Yun Ping smiled faintly, then a strange light flashed in his eyes: "I just wanted to ask you, you don't mean you want me to impersonate that kid Cao Qingluo and speak on stage, do you?"

"Uh……"

Fan Muyong scratched his face awkwardly before forcing a smile and saying, "No... is that not allowed?"

"That's fine." Yun Ping rubbed his chin, then smiled. "Speaking of which, I remember you seem to have a few jugs of rare wine in your collection?"

Upon hearing Yun Ping's words, Fan Muyong's expression changed drastically, as if he were about to cry: "No way! That's wine I've been storing for hundreds of years... I was saving it for a special occasion..."

Isn't today a special day?

Fan Muyong: "..."

So you're even cheating your former apprentices?

Fan Muyong rolled his eyes so hard they almost rolled them back; the phrase "heart breaking" perfectly described his feelings at that moment.

He planned to save that wine for his own birthday celebration in the future!

"Oh, right—"

Yunping seemed to suddenly remember something and spoke again.

Fan Muyong shuddered, thinking to himself, "What kind of trick are you up to now?" He looked up at Yunping with a wronged expression.

Seeing the fat man's appearance, Yun Ping gave a wry smile: "Don't look at me like that, I just wanted to ask—"

Do you know anyone named Duan Xingchen?

"Duan Xingchen?" Fan Muyong didn't understand why Yun Ping would suddenly bring her up. "I know her, so what?"

How did she get into the Three-Day Academy?

"she……"

Whenever Fan Muyong thought of Duan Xingchen, he unconsciously frowned.

The strange scene from that day remains vivid in my memory to this day.

"If I remember correctly, when Duan Xingchen first came to the Three Heavens Academy, he was carried there by a man covered in blood."

"man?"

"It should have been a man—but later, that person seemed to have been corrupted by the Abyss of Demons, turning into a demon, and was eventually killed by the teachers of our Three-Day Academy. Duan Xingchen, however, was not corrupted because of her innate constitution, and was eventually taken in by the Dean."

Is this all the clue we have...?

The corruption of the Demon Abyss...

It seems that the feeling from that day was not unfounded—the Holy Mystic Gold did indeed encounter some trouble.

And it's a big problem.

Why did you suddenly bring up Duan Xingchen?

When asked by Fan Muyong, Yunping simply shook his head.

"It's nothing, I was just asking."

63. Eve

In the end, even the old rogue admitted that he couldn't do anything about Duan Xingchen's amnesia.

Since Duan Xingchen's amnesia has already affected his soul, upon closer examination, it may be because he was attacked by a demon—although he was protected from corruption due to his immaculate holy body, his soul suffered great damage, which led to his amnesia.

certainly--

Other possibilities cannot be ruled out.

But in the end, those are just guesses.

What disappointed Ye Yuchan even more was that when Yun Ping, a true pervert whose face practically screamed "pervert," appeared, Duan Xingchen still didn't react at all.

This also proves that the pervert she was referring to was not Yunping.

Although the old rogue is indeed a synonym for pervert, and he leads the way on this path, leaving everyone else in the dust (Yunping: Hey!).

Then the question comes-

Who is the pervert Duan Xingchen is talking about?

Let's leave this question for now.

Because there are even more questions worth exploring.

"So... actually, you and I are best friends who have been through thick and thin together."

A single-character gate, inside the courtyard.

Ye Yuchan looked at Duan Xingchen with a serious expression, her tearful eyes reflecting the pure and innocent face of the young girl.

Duan Xingchen blinked in confusion. Having lost her memory, she had no idea whether what Ye Yuchan said was true or not.

Although the silver-haired maid in front of me did indeed have a face that spoke the truth—

"So you and I...we're actually that close..."