Category: They All Want to Be My Female Lead

45. Apology at the Door, Teaching Inside the Room

Tap tap.

Yan Zhen politely knocked on the door and entered after receiving permission, closing the door behind him.

The office was a bit dim because the curtains were drawn on both the front and back windows used for lighting.

The Snow Wind Bead he had gifted was placed on the desk, emitting strands of cold air, making the room feel cool.

Behind the desk, the office chair as tall as a person was facing away from him. Instructor Yu Xuan’s voice came from behind it, “Come over here, Yan Zhen.”

Yan Zhen coughed and walked behind the desk. Sure enough, he saw Instructor Yu Xuan sitting upright, her legs together, her jade-like hands clasped and placed on her knees.

The beautiful instructor had an elegant and refined temperament. Her face was tense with a hint of anticipation, like a bride waiting for the groom to lift the red veil.

As their gazes met for the first time, both of their hearts rippled with unusual feelings.

As the main event approached, Yan Zhen suddenly became embarrassed and said softly, “Instructor, why don’t we forget about it?”

Instructor Yu Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then the tension in her heart eased a bit.

Getting cold feet at the last moment, he was indeed just an innocent boy. He felt a strong sense of novelty and curiosity about things he didn’t know, but when it came to actually engaging in them, he would feel uneasy due to the unknown.

He felt guilty, proving that his nature hadn’t changed and was still kind.

Instructor Yu Xuan’s eyes were gentler than usual. “Feeling shy? It’s okay, leave it to the instructor… Sit down first.”

As she spoke, she reached out and grabbed Yan Zhen’s wrist, pulling gently, wanting him to sit on her lap.

Yan Zhen forcefully braked with both feet. “Wait, Instructor?”

With a slight use of force, Instructor Yu Xuan made Yan Zhen involuntarily sit down.

He had already forgotten at what age he last sat on someone’s lap, but it was definitely before the age of five.

Yan Zhen’s height was only average among his peers, a few centimeters shorter than Instructor Yu Xuan. Coupled with his youthful face, he looked even younger.

Sitting on her lap like a child, the image didn’t seem out of place. It just lacked a warm atmosphere and only had the ambiguity of an older sister wanting to tease her younger brother.

As soon as he sat down, Instructor Yu Xuan’s arms wrapped around his waist, giving him a full embrace.

“Shh, don’t be so loud, or the people next door will hear you.”

“But Instructor…”

“Today, the instructor will teach you how to relieve stress. Once you learn it, you can solve it on your own. This is not a bad thing, but you need to treat it with the right attitude.”

Yan Zhen was shocked. Although the content was similar to what he had guessed, he didn’t expect Instructor Yu Xuan to actually demonstrate it with her own hands.

What should he do?

Instructor Yu Xuan’s chin rested on his shoulder, her cherry lips slightly parted. “First, pay attention to hygiene. Don’t let yourself get sick for a moment of pleasure. Second, have restraint. Adolescence is a period of growing and strengthening muscles and bones. Being too frequent will drain your foundation and harm your cultivation. Third, don’t feel inferior because of this. It’s a very normal physiological behavior. Occasionally releasing stress is beneficial to physical and mental health.”

She had summarized these points after cramming relevant knowledge for a few days.

Instructor Yu Xuan’s expression was serious, as if facing a great enemy. Her fair and soft hands slowly explored inward.

“Guanyin in the World, Jade Hands Subdue the Dragon”

A skill that seemed like it would appear in a martial arts novel flashed in his mind. Yan Zhen’s body froze, no longer having the strength to resist, and could only let her do as she pleased.

He recalled the xuanhuan novels he had read in the early days. Many of the protagonist’s skills were related to dragons.

Things like Evil Dragon Raises Head, Black Dragon Iron Body; Dragon-Subduing Hands, Grasping Dragon’s Dual Pearls; Flood Dragon Spits Water, Hidden Dragon Returns to the Abyss, and so on.

This xuanhuan feel-good novel also had dragon-related skills, but he would only be able to master them in the later stages. He would also have a very close dragon girl friend. Merging with her would activate the Dragon Person mode, increasing combat power tenfold.

Yan Zhen’s thoughts were all over the place, his scalp tingling. When he came back to his senses, he was already lying weakly in Instructor Yu Xuan’s arms, his head resting on her fragrant shoulder, panting lightly. His ears, cheeks, and chin were all wet, having been kissed enough by the beauty behind him.

Instructor Yu Xuan’s heart was surging with waves of emotion. She felt as if a raging fire had ignited inside her body. Her delicate and smooth face couldn’t help but rub affectionately against Yan Zhen’s temple, but deep down, she had a wild urge to devour him in one bite.

“Is it okay now, Yan Zhen?”

Yan Zhen made a sound of affirmation.

“But you’re still very energetic down there. Let me help you one more time.”

With that said, Instructor Yu Xuan continued.

At this moment, a knock on the door came from outside, startling both of them. Yan Zhen didn’t even dare to breathe heavily, and Instructor Yu Xuan also stopped her actions.

“Ahem, Instructor Yu Xuan, it’s me. I brought Zhang Wei over. Can you open the door?”

So it was them? Yan Zhen didn’t understand why they were here, but Instructor Yu Xuan knew very well. She instantly relaxed, feeling a special kind of excitement, and continued teaching as if possessed.

Yan Zhen quickly covered his mouth to prevent himself from making any sounds, feeling extremely absurd about Instructor Yu Xuan’s actions.

— Instructor, stop, stop for a moment.

He lightly patted Instructor Yu Xuan’s fair arms, but she seemed to be unable to receive the hint and remained unmoved. She even said in a clear voice, “Vice Dean, if you have any important matters, just speak directly outside the door.”

Outside the door, hearing Instructor Yu Xuan’s words, the Vice Dean and Zhang Wei’s expressions changed slightly.

She wouldn’t even let them in. Her attitude was too…

“Uncle, this stinky woman—”

“Shut up!”

Just as Zhang Wei was about to act up, the Vice Dean stopped him.

Thinking of the Dean’s man-eating gaze, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Instructor Yu Xuan obviously had a very powerful background. Offending her would not end well. While it could still be salvaged, he had to quickly apologize. Otherwise, it would be too late for regrets.

“If she doesn’t let us in, then we won’t go in. Just take it as using face to exchange for the future. Do you want to lose this job?”

Zhang Wei fell silent. Naturally, he didn’t want to.

Being a discipline instructor at the Mystic Academy, firstly, he had the backing of the Mystic Academy. Secondly, he was in charge of discipline and had considerable power. Many people had to curry favor with him.

Only a fool wouldn’t do it.

Zhang Wei’s injuries hadn’t healed yet. He was wearing an instructor’s robe without the sleeves. His ribs, which had several fractured bones, were tightly wrapped in medicinal bandages. His dominant right hand was also wrapped in white strips because his finger joints were injured.

He gritted his teeth and obediently lowered his head to admit his mistake.

“Instructor Yu Xuan, a few days ago, I was muddled for a moment and injured your disciple. Therefore, today I specially brought a bottle of Qi-Circulating Pill to sincerely apologize to you. I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive me.”

Inside the room, Yan Zhen couldn’t listen to Zhang Wei’s apology at all because Instructor Yu Xuan was too skilled. Her hands moved together, left down and right up, firmly grasping all his thoughts.

He didn’t dare take his hands off his mouth, fearing that he would make strange noises and be noticed by the two people outside the door.

Instructor Yu Xuan leaned back against the chair, holding Yan Zhen, while using her clumsy techniques. She coldly said, “Leave the thing and go. No need to see you off.”

Hearing these words, the Vice Dean felt relieved. Being able to accept the apology gift meant that there was no problem.

He placed the pill bottle at the door, informed them, and then took Zhang Wei and left.

Yan Zhen’s flushed face also returned to normal. He lazily looked at the ceiling, and three questions of the soul appeared in his mind.

— Who am I? Where am I? What do I want to do?

44. Exchanging Three Small Kisses on the Cheek for One Big Kiss

Yan Zhen quickly took a shower and returned to his room. Lying on the bed, he flipped through the “Special Trump Card: Stick Practitioner” obtained from completing the task while pondering about life with a sense of melancholy.

In the script, he didn’t have this kind of interaction with Instructor Yu Xuan. This wave belonged to being forced to add scenes, and he didn’t know if it would cause problems.

Although Instructor Yu Xuan wouldn’t go as far as liking him because of this, wouldn’t their future interactions feel strange?

Moreover, if it was exposed, wouldn’t it have a very bad impact on her reputation?

Emmm…

“System-chan, do you have any constructive suggestions?”

[Loading database.]

“Oh, read it then. I’ll wait for you.”

[Ding! Loading complete. Organizing relevant data.]

“Organize, organize, hurry up.”

[Ding! Organization complete. Analyzing relevant data.]

“Are you done analyzing?”

[Ding! Analysis complete. Generating conclusion.]

“…”

— So you’re saying this broken system is not even as good as “Hello, World!” It’s like an old phone, needing to go through the process step by step even when asking for an opinion. Can’t you make a pointer and directly output the conclusion?

[The Host’s words are wrong. Only by following strict steps for calculation can the correct answer be obtained.]

“Then hurry up. Don’t dilly-dally. Do you want me to pour you a cup of cappuccino?”

[Ding! System’s warm response: For scenes outside the script, the Host can freely display acting skills as long as it doesn’t violate the protagonist’s character setting and doesn’t contradict the plot of the script.]

Yan Zhen was speechless. “… System, do you really think this kind of nonsense is very constructive?”

[Ding! System’s warm correction: It’s not nonsense, but constructive suggestions.]

— What the hell is warm about you!

Yan Zhen rolled his dead fish eyes and then chose to sleep.

He slept well. The next day he woke up feeling refreshed. After washing up, he came to the dining room. His chair had been moved back to its original position at some point.

Yan Meng’er, wearing an apron, just walked out of the kitchen, holding a stack of pancakes in her hands.

“Cousin, sit down~ Breakfast is ready.”

As she spoke, she put down the plate and patted the back of the chair with her clean little hand.

Yan Zhen went over and sat down.

Yan Meng’er immediately took off her apron and stuck to him. She took out a small notebook from her hand and placed it in front of him. “Cousin, look~”

Yan Zhen glanced at it while stuffing a pancake into his mouth and found that it was a small calendar, and the last three days were all marked with hearts.

“What is this?”

“The day before yesterday, yesterday, and today, Cousin still hasn’t let Meng’er kiss you once, so Meng’er wrote it down~”

“!”

Yan Zhen almost choked on the pancake and hurriedly drank some tea.

Recently, he had been practicing the “Ancestral Talisman Scripture” to the point where his divine soul trembled, and he didn’t take any promises to heart.

Fortunately, he remembered saying it was just kissing on the cheek. Endure it for a bit and it would pass.

“I didn’t say it didn’t count. Then Meng’er, do you want to kiss now? If you want to kiss, hurry up before they come out. Otherwise, if Instructor Yu Xuan sees it, both you and I will be punished.”

Yan Meng’er originally wanted to sneak a taste in the corner of the academy during the lunch break, but after hearing Yan Zhen’s words, she suddenly felt the urge to try.

Before Sister and the others come out… This kind of talk is so exciting~

Yan Meng’er bit her lip and said in a delicate voice, “Then Cousin, close your eyes~”

Yan Zhen looked at her suspiciously. “Why do I need to close my eyes for a kiss on the cheek? Don’t play tricks.”

“Oh, Cousin, you’re overthinking. Meng’er is just shy~”

Yan Meng’er held her delicate little face with both hands, acting shy, not knowing if it was real or fake.

“I’ll believe you this once.”

Yan Zhen swallowed the pancake in his mouth and closed his eyes. He felt his cousin’s arms wrap around his neck, and her face also came close. He could smell a peach blossom-like fragrance. He heard the girl say again, “Cousin, can Meng’er exchange three small kisses on the cheek for one big kiss?”

— Are you collecting fragments to exchange for the complete version? Where did you learn that from?

Yan Zhen unhesitatingly spat out the three words “Cannot.”

“We agreed on only kissing the cheek.”

“But the mouth is also a part of the face. Cousin, you have to keep your word~”

“What nonsense. Don’t play word games with me. Have some respect.”

“It’s not a word game. This is called divergent thinking~”

“Don’t argue either.”

“Mmph! But, but if you kiss on the cheek, it will leave a mark and be seen by others. Meng’er put on lip gloss this morning.”

“I can wipe it off… Are you going to kiss or not? If not, forget it.”

“Kiss, I’ll kiss. Cousin is stingy.”

Even with his eyes closed, Yan Zhen could imagine Yan Meng’er’s expression of dissatisfaction with her lips pouting. He felt a bit helpless.

Soon, he felt the girl’s soft lips pressing against him. The extreme sensation reminded him of strawberry-flavored jelly.

Just when Yan Zhen thought she was going to let go, he felt the flesh of his cheek being sucked, and then the tip of her little tongue mischievously smeared saliva on it.

Yan Zhen indifferently said, “Have you kissed enough?”

“Not yet~”

The voice sounded a bit strange because the girl’s pink lips were still pressed against his face, even sliding and changing position, making people feel that she had the little scheme of kissing all over Yan Zhen’s face with just “one kiss.”

Yan Zhen had a black line on his head, thinking that he knew this girl wouldn’t be honest and obedient to just kiss once and leave. Here she was, starting to act shamelessly.

“We agreed on one kiss. How long do you want to kiss for?”

“It counts as one kiss until I let go~”

Hearing this, the corner of Yan Zhen’s mouth twitched slightly.

After all, she was the lady of the City Lord’s Mansion, the grandniece of the Earl. At this moment, where was the slightest demeanor of a well-bred young lady? She was a pure flower-obsessed girl.

“Hurry up and finish kissing. If they see us later, our agreement will be void!”

This threat was indeed effective. Yan Meng’er immediately let go of her lips and looked at Yan Zhen from a distance, saying resentfully, “Bad Cousin, don’t scare Meng’er when she’s happy~”

After saying that, she quickly kissed Yan Zhen on the other side of his cheek and forehead, then sat back in her seat with satisfaction. She even considerately took out a handkerchief to wipe his face, and then smiled sweetly.

A bit sassy, a bit cute.

Yan Zhen couldn’t do anything about her. A few months ago, his little cousin was still being played in the palm of his hand, but after entering school, she had completely changed her position.

It might be because there were too many women in the house, which suppressed his masculinity.

It would be fine once he rose up in the monthly test.

Soon, Yan Ruyu, Mi Xue’er, and Instructor Yu Xuan all came over.

Seeing Yan Zhen, Instructor Yu Xuan’s heart skipped a beat, but her expression was well controlled.

After breakfast, Instructor Yu Xuan left first, and the remaining four people fell behind, heading to the Mystic Academy together.

It was already time for the theory class, but Yan Zhen didn’t need to continue drawing talismans for the time being, so he didn’t slack off in class.

During the lunch break, Yan Zhen didn’t go to find Yan Meng’er. After agreeing to be kissed by her once a day, the previous agreement became invalid.

“Little brother Yan Zhen, aren’t you coming to the cafeteria with us?”

“No, I have something else to do.”

He had to go find Instructor Yu Xuan to fulfill the agreement and then escape. Otherwise, he always felt like there was a sword hanging over his head, which could make the character and plot he was playing become a complete mess at any time.

43. During the Day, in the Office

When Yan Zhen came out of the crystal space, it was already late at night outside. Fortunately, he had hung a sign in front of the door that said “Cultivating, Do Not Disturb.” Otherwise, they would have thought something had happened to him in the room again.

Rubbing his empty stomach, Yan Zhen decided to go to the kitchen to take a look. After opening the door, he found a piece of paper under the door with four big characters written on it:

Remember to eat

Yan Zhen smiled slightly and went to the kitchen. Sure enough, he saw that the stove was still burning, and the pot was full of food, with a pot of soup beside it.

Smelling the aroma of the food, Yan Zhen had a big appetite. He finished eating and drinking everything, including the soup, then burped with satisfaction and started washing the dishes.

“Let me help you.”

Instructor Yu Xuan’s voice came from behind. Yan Zhen turned his head and saw her elegantly walking over in a different style of nightgown than yesterday.

Under the sleepwear, the tender skin and voluptuous body created a mature charm, as tempting as the forbidden fruit, making him have the urge to take a bite and taste it.

After all, he was an impure adolescent boy.

Yan Zhen quickly suppressed the urge in his heart and said, “Instructor Yu Xuan, you’re not resting yet?”

Instructor Yu Xuan stood beside Yan Zhen, rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair arms, picked up a dish brush, and washed the dishes with him.

“I usually don’t sleep early. I just finished meditating and came out to get some air. Seeing the kitchen light on, I knew it was you… Are you feeling better?”

“Mm, I’m completely fine now. I’ll go to school tomorrow. I’ve caused you trouble these past two days, Instructor.”

“What trouble is this? As long as you’re okay, that’s good. After all, the instructor still needs to rely on you to get a good ranking in the monthly test and boost my prestige~”

“No problem. I guarantee that I will get first place in every monthly test from now on and always make the instructor prestigious.”

“Smooth-talker.”

Instructor Yu Xuan pursed her lips and smiled. Although she said that, she actually believed in Yan Zhen.

In the previous life, he hadn’t said such things to her, but he did it.

Yan Zhen also grinned and continued washing the dishes.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment, leaving only the sound of trickling water and the swishing of dishwashing.

Yan Zhen could smell the fragrance emanating from Instructor Yu Xuan’s body. The beauty was like jade, with a faint, lingering fragrance, making people’s hearts and minds restless.

He felt a little overwhelmed. After tasting the flavor, he became particularly sensitive to these things.

This completely went against the protagonist’s character setting.

His character setting was that even when he was poisoned by the evil dragon’s aphrodisiac, facing two beauties with half-exposed clothes, he could still hit the brakes in time, preferring to generate electricity himself rather than ruin their bodies like a real man.

Except for the beginning, when he was stunned by the fairy-like beautiful sect master, he rarely felt moved in his heart or desire afterward.

— Be cold, me!

Yan Zhen secretly adjusted his breathing and reached out to grab the last plate. Coincidentally, Instructor Yu Xuan also reached out.

So, Instructor Yu Xuan grabbed the plate, while he grabbed Instructor Yu Xuan’s fair wrist.

As their skin touched, both of them paused their movements and turned to look at each other.

Under the light, their eyes met, and time seemed to stop at this moment.

It was the first time Yan Zhen had observed Instructor Yu Xuan so closely. Her aqua blue eyes were as pure as gems, with his figure reflected in her pupils. Her beautiful face was somewhat startled at the moment, with a faint blush on her cheeks, as if caused by the heat, adding a few traces of charm to her.

— Instructor, you’re simply a walking lewd picture!

It was also the first time Instructor Yu Xuan had observed Yan Zhen at such a close distance. His appearance was more accurately described as handsome rather than cool, fair and clean, looking a bit immature. His eyes were clear and watery, but there was a small flame inside, emitting a gaze as hot as the sun, making her body heat up as well.

— Could he be… thinking about it?

“Yan Zhen?”

“I’m sorry, Instructor. I didn’t do it on purpose!”

Yan Zhen withdrew his hand like lightning.

Instructor Yu Xuan felt her ears getting hot, definitely turning very red. Fortunately, she didn’t have her hair up today, so it was covered.

“It’s okay. This is the last one. Just leave it to me. Have you taken a bath? If not, go quickly.”

“Oh, oh, then I’ll go first. See you later, Instructor.”

Yan Zhen felt relieved and shook the water droplets off his hand, turning to leave, but Instructor Yu Xuan called out to him.

“Wait, Yan Zhen.”

Yan Zhen turned around nervously. “What is it?”

Instructor Yu Xuan pondered for a moment before saying softly, “It’s about the previous agreement. If you have any thoughts, you can tell me clearly. I will… try my best to satisfy your requests.”

Agreement?

Yan Zhen was confused for a while before suddenly remembering. It was the secret teaching agreement!

Stay calm, don’t panic. He had a countermeasure for this long ago.

As long as he said he had no requests, nothing would happen. At most, he would accept Instructor Yu Xuan’s health knowledge education.

For example, pay attention to hygiene, have restraint, and so on. At most, she would teach him how to guide himself.

Very wholesome!

For example, in Japan, they have health and physical education classes starting from middle school. Is there a problem? No problem!

“I have no requests!”

Instructor Yu Xuan blinked timidly and confirmed, “None?”

— For example, whether to wear the instructor’s uniform or home clothes, black silk stockings or white silk stockings, whether the makeup should be more mature or younger… According to the book, boys should have their own fetishes.

Yan Zhen quickly shook his head, indicating that he absolutely would not make lewd requests to the instructor against the moral principles, and that he was a good student with all-round development in morality, intelligence, and physique!

“I see, I understand.”

Instructor Yu Xuan smiled shyly, and her mood instantly became more dazzling than the flowers blooming in the courtyard.

Apparently, Yan Zhen was saying that as long as she was the other party, he would be happy no matter what they did.

Could it be that he really regarded her as his “beloved”?

After all, only when you were with the person you liked would you feel happy no matter what you did.

Things were going so smoothly that she felt it was unreal.

Because she had never been in a relationship before, but often heard gossip about others breaking up, divorcing, and separating, Instructor Yu Xuan had always thought that love was very difficult.

Was she too lucky? Or did the heavens let her be reborn to make up for her regrets back then?

“Then it’s agreed for tomorrow night? I’ll go to your room. It’s less likely to be discovered by them.”

Oh, this… Tomorrow night, he had to learn pill refinement with the beautiful sect master. In fact, every night from now on!

If the beautiful sect master found out that he was learning lewd knowledge with Instructor Yu Xuan, wouldn’t she skin him alive?

“Instructor, can we do it during the day?”

“During the day?”

“Mm, during the day, at lunchtime. It happens to be convenient and won’t be discovered by them either. Let’s choose the instructor’s office as the location. It’s relatively private after closing the door.”

“…”

Instructor Yu Xuan was shocked.

Doing it during the day and in her office, wasn’t this child’s fetish a bit too strange?

Just thinking about it made Instructor Yu Xuan feel very awkward, but deep in her heart, it also sparked a sense of immoral excitement.

She recalled the dialogue between the male and female protagonists in the “Book of Seduction” she had read these past two days:

— Since we’re seeking excitement, let’s go all the way~

— You’re so slutty.

“I understand. I’ll listen to you.”

42. The Five Realms of the Divine Soul

It wasn’t until evening that the final stroke was finally completed. The fire talisman drawn with just black ink on white paper suddenly burst into flames, with the flames showing a deep red color like blood.

“Success!”

The corner of Yan Zhen’s mouth twitched. Suddenly, he felt bursts of intense pain coming from between his eyebrows, as if a drill had gone in and kept stirring.

“Ah!”

Yan Zhen let out a miserable cry and fell backward, covering his forehead.

Chen Xi was well prepared. She opened her arms and embraced him, saying in a gentle voice, “Endure it, Zhen’er. Circulate the ‘Ancestral Talisman Scripture.’ Imagine your mind and spirit transforming into a fire talisman, breaking open the ancestral aperture between your eyebrows, and use this to guide the birth of spiritual power!”

Yan Zhen, who was familiar with the script, knew what to do, but this was really too painful. It was more painful than 1000-7*(1), so painful that he almost couldn’t think, let alone circulate the cultivation technique.

Refining the Extreme Flame was painful, drawing the Ancestral Talisman was also painful. Everything was painful. He was really fed up with these dog fart settings!

— System!

[At your service, Host.]

— I want to use the trump card (Level 1) to eliminate the pain caused by the birth of spiritual power!

[System received.]

As the voice fell, the novice trump card Yan Zhen initially received transformed into light spots and dispersed. The intense pain between his eyebrows instantly disappeared.

Yan Zhen composed himself and, as the beautiful sect master said, circulated the “Ancestral Talisman Scripture.” He imagined a fiercely burning fire talisman appearing in his spiritual world, which then transformed into a comet trailing a blood-colored flame tail, charging straight towards a certain gap.

He didn’t know how much time had passed. At a certain moment, the space between Yan Zhen’s eyebrows seemed to throb, and then a semi-transparent spiritual flame slowly lit up. His closed eyes also opened at the same time, his gaze as sharp as lightning.

He stretched out his right hand and clenched it fiercely. A burst of gold and silver flames sprouted from his palm, with the flames reaching a height of one foot.

This was a manifestation of not being able to control it, immediately displaying the maximum firepower.

Yan Zhen mobilized his spiritual power and infused it into the flames, gradually reducing the fire output. The floating gold and silver fire in his hand shrank accordingly until it became a small flower that fit perfectly in his palm.

With this level of control, fist and foot techniques and mystic techniques could all reach a meticulous realm, increasing combat power by more than double!

Now, if he were to face Lan Ke, even without using the gold and silver fire, he could still beat the other party until they howled.

With a strong grip, the flames disappeared. The sound of the system’s task completion prompt also rang in his mind. Yan Zhen revealed a hearty smile.

After a week, he finally, finally, finally gave birth to spiritual power. It was really not easy!

At the same time,

“Sect Master, I succeeded!”

“Mm, congratulations, Zhen’er.” Chen Xi smiled. “Using only a week’s time to successfully give birth to spiritual power, as expected of your master’s disciple, impressive.”

Although she had already understood Yan Zhen’s talent in her previous life, she still couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.

As far as she knew, alchemy apprentices needed at least a month to guide their spiritual power out. Those who took longer needed to spend half a year or even a year.

But Yan Zhen only used seven days. No, there was one day when he was in bed, so to be precise, it was only six days!

Logically speaking, his soul was relatively strong, so the difficulty of guiding spiritual power should have been higher.

Even with her guidance and protection, it was still too fast, leaving others far behind.

A little monster indeed.

The more Chen Xi looked at him, the more she liked him tightly. Although she knew that boys at this age didn’t like to be treated like children, she still couldn’t help but touch his head.

— She even wanted to continue hugging him and rubbing against him.

Yan Zhen was already used to the beautiful sect master’s affection. He said shyly, “Sect Master praises me too much. It’s all thanks to Sect Master’s wholehearted guidance and… and helping me eliminate the aftereffects, so I was able to succeed so quickly. Thank you, Sect Master!”

Chen Xi extended her slender jade finger and placed it on his lips. “Silly boy, why do you always have to say thank you between you and me, master and disciple?”

Yan Zhen quickly covered his mouth with his hand. Chen Xi smiled helplessly. “Since Zhen’er has already given birth to spiritual power, your master can formally teach you the way of alchemy.”

Hearing these words, Yan Zhen hurriedly sat up straight and listened attentively.

“Alchemist is actually a general term. The way of alchemy has five major branches: pill refinement, tool forging, talisman drawing, formation arrangement, and beast taming. You entered the way through fire talismans, so you can continue to learn talisman drawing. But the way of talisman patterns doesn’t help much with cultivation. Your master recommends that you learn pill refinement first. The wonders of pills are endless. They can save people, harm people, and even save oneself. If you can become a high-grade pill refiner, countless cultivators will want to curry favor with you.”

Yan Zhen nodded in agreement. It was like when Yan Lie collapsed at the beginning of the year. The entire city lord’s mansion was helpless, but after the beautiful sect master took action and refined a fourth-grade pill, he was immediately cured, allowing this pillar of the city lord’s mansion to stand up again and lead them to turn the tide!

In a word, divine!

It’s not that the others aren’t good, but they are not as popular as pill refiners. However, the way of pill refinement is also the most difficult. Just identifying medicinal ingredients, understanding medicinal properties, and memorizing prescriptions are already a big threshold.

Although tool forging also has similar thresholds, they are far from being as high as pill refinement.

Of course, if you just want to be a pill refinement tool person, being able to refine a popular first or second-grade pill is enough to enter a factory and receive a high salary.

“Sect Master, I want to learn pill refinement. Please teach me, Sect Master!”

Yan Zhen’s eyes were like a child eager for knowledge. Chen Xi lightly tapped her delicate head. “To learn pill refinement, you first need to meet two conditions yourself. One is to have a cultivation level above a five-star Mystic Disciple, and the other is to have a divine soul cultivation level above the Hidden Realm.”

“Sect Master, what is the Hidden Realm?” Yan Zhen pretended to be ignorant and recited the lines, but he was very clear about this setting in his heart.

The divine soul cultivation had five major realms:

Hidden Realm, Manifest Realm, Secluded Realm, True Realm, and Profound Realm.

The Hidden Realm was Yan Zhen’s current realm. The spiritual flame between his eyebrows was faintly visible.

Manifest Realm, where spiritual power manifested externally and was visible to the naked eye.

Secluded Realm, where the divine soul left the body and could traverse the void and netherworld.

True Realm, where the illusory became real. After death, there was a high possibility of forming a spiritual secret realm.

The Profound Realm was difficult to describe clearly. Even Yan Zhen, who was familiar with the script, didn’t know how the Profound Realm should be described. Anyway, it was profound and extraordinary.

The beautiful sect master was currently only at the half-step Profound Realm. Her ability to transform into a realm spirit state was also related to this.

Chen Xi briefly explained the divine soul realms and continued, “Secondly, you also need a pill cauldron. A good pill cauldron can make your pill refinement twice as effective with half the effort. For beginners, it’s not that particular, but you can’t buy inferior products at least. The third is that you need pill formulas. The pill formulas of each family are kept secret, but you can still buy some common ones on the market, which can be used as negative teaching materials. In addition, you also need a large number of low-grade medicinal ingredients, enough for you to practice with.”

Yan Zhen nodded repeatedly.

“In terms of cultivation, Zhen’er, you are qualified. But you haven’t prepared the tools yet. Go buy a pill cauldron, a few pill formulas, and a batch of low-grade medicinal ingredients tomorrow, and your master will teach you carefully.”

“I understand, Sect Master.”

Chen Xi blinked her eyes and said meaningfully, “There are quite a few things to buy. Is your budget enough, Zhen’er?”

“It’s still enough for now.” After all, Yan Zhen still had the 100 million crystal coins given by the system. The previous 10 million was still mostly left, so he didn’t need to consider the issue of funds for the time being.

Chen Xi didn’t think much of it. The degree to which alchemy burned money was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. According to the way it was in the previous life, he would probably be worried about finding ways to gather money in about a month.

At that time, she would remind him about “how to earn money from the sect master.”

 

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1000-7*(Tokyo Ghoul anime reference)

41. Instructor Yu Xuan with a Strong Background

At dinner, Yan Zhen usually sat at one end with Yan Meng’er, Yan Ruyu, and Mi Xue’er, while only Instructor Yu Xuan sat at the other end, as a sign of respect for her.

But today, Yan Zhen sat next to Instructor Yu Xuan, far away from the three girls. The reason was that he didn’t want to get close to the perverts.

The girls’ cheeks still had a faint blush remaining. Whenever their gazes met, they turned even redder.

Instructor Yu Xuan looked at the few disciples and found it somewhat amusing.

When she was almost done cooking in the kitchen, the three girls happened to come back from school and ran to Yan Zhen’s room. Not finding him there, they came to the kitchen to ask her.

Instructor Yu Xuan then said that Yan Zhen should still be in the bathroom, so the three girls went there.

But they called out for a long time outside, and Yan Zhen didn’t respond.

Thinking of his physical condition, the three girls thought something had gone wrong. In a moment of urgency, they smashed the bathroom door and barged in.

It just so happened that Yan Zhen had just come out of the bathtub, and the bathroom was fully exposed to the three girls who broke in. Now he was sulking.

Although the three girls had already explained, Yan Zhen didn’t forgive them.

He had just been kissed by the beautiful sect master, and his body was in an excited state. Being fully exposed in front of them without any cover, who the hell could stand it?

His self-esteem and sense of shame were severely hit.

After quickly finishing his meal, Yan Zhen ignored them and ran back to his room as if fleeing.

As soon as he closed the door, he entered the crystal space and continued to draw fire talismans with black ink on white paper.

During the process of drawing talismans, the divine soul resonated and trembled with it, and there were signs of spiritual power being born.

As he approached success, the degree of the divine soul’s tremor would become more intense. In the absence of elixirs to soothe it, only dual cultivation with the beautiful sect master could eliminate the aftereffects of the headache.

Since starting to cultivate the “Imperial Blaze Art,” Yan Zhen had dual cultivated with the beautiful sect master a total of three times.

Once was to refine the gold and silver fire, once was when she checked his homework, and another time was the day before yesterday to eliminate the aftereffects of the divine soul’s tremor.

Today was the fourth time.

The script did not show any dual cultivation scenes. Yan Zhen couldn’t help but worry about whether it would affect the subsequent development. Moreover, the beautiful sect master who dual cultivated with him was as perfect as a fairy, making him feel ashamed of himself. In addition, in order to avoid the collapse of his character setting, he could only passively accept the beautiful sect master’s guidance and couldn’t take the initiative to attack. Therefore, every time they dual cultivated, Yan Zhen was quite nervous.

“Don’t be nervous, Zhen’er. Dual cultivation is just a kind of cultivation. As long as you treat it seriously, there’s no need to hold any reservations.”

“But I always feel like I’m wronging Sect Master.”

“Silly boy, didn’t your master say that she doesn’t feel wronged at all?”

Chen Xi looked towards the boundless starry sky outside the heavenly pillar, and her eyes became deep. “In the past, your master always guarded this Fire Refining Star Realm, living emptily day by day, not knowing the passage of time. Although I was still alive, I was like a lonely ghost, muddling through, unable to find meaning, until I met you, Zhen’er.”

Chen Xi’s gaze fell back on Yan Zhen, full of tenderness. “Cultivating you into a talented individual is your master’s greatest wish in this life. Everything done for this makes your master very satisfied. Your master wants to teach you many things, whether it’s cultivation or alchemy, including dual cultivation. To be able to personally turn my own disciple into a real man, your master is very proud, Zhen’er~”

Yan Zhen was moved by the beautiful sect master’s heartfelt words. His nose felt a bit sour, thinking about what virtues and abilities he had to make the beautiful sect master do so much for him.

He was so touched that he didn’t hear anything wrong with those words. There was only one thought in his mind to repay the beautiful sect master, prompting him to say with passion and ambition, “Sect Master, I will definitely not let you down. I will work hard to cultivate until I reach the peak of the Mystical Heavens!”

Chen Xi smiled with relief. “Your master believes you can do it… Then let’s start the dual cultivation.”

With that said, she naturally pushed Yan Zhen’s chest, letting him lie down on the stone bed with a cushion.

As the curtain suddenly fell, their clothes also silently disappeared. The taboo cultivation between master and disciple slowly began.

Yan Zhen: /(//o/ω/o//) /

Chen Xi: ( )

…

Since tomorrow was still a cultivation class and he couldn’t learn to draw talismans in class, Yan Zhen requested another day of sick leave from Instructor Yu Xuan.

Instructor Yu Xuan was worried about his health and naturally approved it. Then she asked with concern if he felt uncomfortable anywhere again.

Yan Zhen said that he was fine and just wanted to rest for another day.

Yan Meng’er watched her cousin return to his room, silently recording the kisses from yesterday and today in her little notebook, planning to kiss him back when he got better.

The three girls finished their breakfast and went to school. On the way, without Yan Zhen’s company, they always felt like something was missing.

Especially Yan Ruyu and Mi Xue’er. When they arrived at the classroom, there was an empty seat between them, making them feel inexplicably empty inside. They could only sit together like before.

As for Instructor Yu Xuan, she was called to the dean’s office because of the incident of injuring the discipline instructor Zhang Wei a few days ago.

Zhang Wei’s uncle was one of the two vice deans of the Mystic Academy, in charge of managing the junior classes. It was also his arrangement for Zhang Wei to become a discipline instructor with his mere two-star Mystic Master cultivation.

His nephew was beaten, so naturally, as his uncle, he wouldn’t let the matter rest. But Instructor Yu Xuan’s strength was not bad, and she also had the mysterious background of the Sacred Land Academy. Moreover, she was an instructor of the intermediate class, not under his jurisdiction, so he couldn’t do anything to her. He could only make a scene in front of the dean.

As fellow instructors, publicly starting infighting within the academy was a serious violation of discipline and had to be severely punished… and that student who dared to offend his superior and confront the instructor also had to be severely punished…and so on.

The dean was dispatched from the Sacred Land Academy and vaguely knew Instructor Yu Xuan’s status in the Sacred Land Academy. Naturally, he stood on her side, but he couldn’t protect her too obviously. He could only call her over and talk it out.

Instructor Yu Xuan originally didn’t want to dwell on it too much, but when she heard that the vice dean actually wanted to punish Yan Zhen, she instantly became furious.

Yan Zhen’s sudden headache yesterday was very likely caused by Zhang Wei’s injury, and she hadn’t even settled the score with them yet. Instead, the other party played the victim first.

“Dean, I’ll leave this matter to you. If you can’t handle it well, then you don’t need to be the dean anymore. I will have the elders send someone to replace your position.”

After saying that, Instructor Yu Xuan turned around and left without giving them another glance.

The dean, who had wanted to slack off and watch the show, trembled all over.

The vice dean also felt a thump in his heart and became suspicious. He was about to open his mouth to ask, but he saw the dean staring at him with a gloomy face. “Within three days, have your useless nephew go apologize to Instructor Yu Xuan and her disciple… If they don’t forgive him, don’t blame me for not considering our colleague relationship!”

With that said, he kicked the dumbfounded vice dean out.

Yan Zhen was not aware of what had happened in the academy. At this time, he was diligently practicing drawing fire talismans in the crystal space.

On the white paper, the black talisman patterns were vaguely taking shape, with only the final stroke remaining.

40. The Beautiful Sect Master is Jealous

“No, no, Sect Master. Actually, it was because I thought the symptoms were like catching a cold. I thought that maybe wrapping myself in the blanket could make it better, so I didn’t go to find Sect Master right away.” Yan Zhen fabricated the story without blinking an eye. “When I woke up the second time, I immediately wanted to ask Sect Master for help, but because there were other people in the room, I couldn’t come in front of them to avoid exposing Sect Master’s existence. I kept delaying it and fell asleep again, sleeping all the way until evening.”

However, after he finished speaking, not only did the beautiful sect master not let go of that poor ear, she even pinched his other ear as well.

With both ears in the beautiful sect master’s hands, they were kneaded and pinched by her five fingers as if they had become toys.

— What’s going on? Did I still not answer correctly?

Yan Zhen was uneasy in his heart, afraid that the beautiful sect master would remove his ears in a fit of anger and then reattach them using the methods of a Master Alchemist.

After a long time, he finally heard the beautiful sect master speak again, “So, Zhen’er, did you sleep alone, or did you sleep with a woman?”

Yan Zhen felt that his ears were in even more danger. He desperately pondered whether he should answer this question truthfully.

Sometimes, being honest doesn’t lead to leniency and only makes the situation worse. Life occasionally needs kind lies.

Just as Yan Zhen was about to speak, a dangerous premonition flashed through his mind, making him suddenly realize.

No, if the beautiful sect master asked like this, she must have already known everything. If he lied, there would definitely be no good fruit for him to eat.

It was still best to tell the truth.

“I…I  slept with Instructor Yu Xuan.”

Chen Xi narrowed her beautiful eyes, and her pair of soft hands let go of Yan Zhen’s ears, moving from both sides to touch his chin and neck.

Although the movements were gentle, making the intimate contact of skin bring a numb and itchy wonderful sensation, Yan Zhen had the illusion that he would be strangled.

“Why would you sleep with the instructor?”

“Cough cough, I’m not too clear either. I fell asleep in a daze. When I woke up, I found Instructor Yu Xuan also lying beside me, but…we didn’t do anything!”

“Oh? What else did Zhen’er want to do?”

Chen Xi bent down, her silver-white long hair on both sides falling down like a flying waterfall, scattered on both sides of his face. Her bright eyes stared straight at her own disciple.

With his vision limited by the beautiful sect master’s towering sacred peaks, Yan Zhen could only see half of the beautiful sect master’s face, so he couldn’t judge her current mood, but he could imagine that it definitely wouldn’t be very good.

“I didn’t want to do anything. I slept very deeply and didn’t know anything!”

— But your master knows.

Chen Xi sighed inwardly.

Because her beloved disciple didn’t come to find her for a head massage, Chen Xi thought he had something to do. She specially used the Reflection Technique to peek at the situation outside and happened to see a familiar and mature woman in a blue and white instructor’s uniform hugging Yan Zhen, and he even said, “Instructor, don’t go! Just let me rest like this, okay? Instructor’s body is fragrant and soft. Now I feel like my head doesn’t hurt as much.”

At that moment, for the first time, an emotion called jealousy surged in Chen Xi’s heart.

Whether it was Yan Zhen’s two brides in his previous life or his cousin, cousin-in-law, and fiancée in this life, Chen Xi had no rejection towards them. Instead, she felt very proud that her disciple would be liked by outstanding proud daughters of heaven.

Only when she heard Yan Zhen call “Instructor” and say words similar to liking did Chen Xi become jealous, as if she had been replaced.

He should only like her as his sect master. No one else counted. No one was allowed to take away her unique position!

Her disciple belonged only to her, his sect master.

Thinking of that scene again, a sick sense of possessiveness suddenly sprouted in Chen Xi’s heart, vaguely giving rise to the idea of keeping Yan Zhen in the crystal space forever to live together.

Fortunately, Chen Xi, after all, had the cultivation of half-step Mystic Saint. She quickly suppressed the evil thoughts in her heart and returned to normal.

“In that case, Zhen’er, your instructor even slept in the same bed with you to take care of you. It seems she treats you very well.”

“Instructor Yu Xuan does treat me quite well, but!” Yan Zhen’s tone changed, and he said with enthusiasm, “Compared to Sect Master, she’s still far behind! Sect Master is the person who treats me the best! Instructor Yu Xuan’s goodness is not even one ten-thousandth of Sect Master’s!”

Chen Xi was stunned for a moment, and then her heart seemed to have a rising sun, dispelling all the gloom. Her incomparably beautiful face finally showed the usual faint smile.

She started moving her slender fingers again, carefully and meticulously continuing to massage her disciple to relieve his headache.

“You say it nicely, but who knows what you’re thinking in your heart, child. It’s hard to guarantee that you won’t forget your old sect master when you have a new instructor.”

“How could that be? Sect Master will always be my most beloved sect master. No one can replace you, even closer than my mother!”

Feeling that the beautiful sect master’s attitude had eased, Yan Zhen threw away his principles and said whatever was cheesy.

Chen Xi’s mood became even brighter.

“Smooth-talking. You don’t learn good things, only learning this art of flattery. Your master will have to punish you.”

As she spoke, she pinched his cheeks.

Yan Zhen intensified his efforts and said, “I’m speaking from the bottom of my heart, Sect Master. Moreover, I only say these things to Sect Master. Who else can I say them to since you’re my only sect master~”

The word “only” dealt a 1000% joyful critical hit to Chen Xi. Her mood value directly broke the scale. She asked lovingly, “Does it still hurt, Zhen’er?”

Yan Zhen tried shaking his head and found that it was almost completely healed, with only a little dizziness left, like just waking up, nothing serious.

Having experienced the feeling of a splitting headache, in comparison, Yan Zhen now knew how refreshing it was to have a clear mind.

“It doesn’t hurt at all anymore. Sect Master is really amazing!”

“Are you still dizzy?”

“Oh, a little dizzy. Is there a problem, Sect Master?”

“It means the aftereffects of the divine soul tremor haven’t been completely eliminated. It’s not good to continue learning the ‘Ancestral Talisman Scripture.’ Let your master help you a bit more… Close your eyes.”

When it came to cultivation, Yan Zhen didn’t dare to be negligent. He obediently did as told.

Chen Xi lovingly cupped Yan Zhen’s face and slowly leaned down, capturing his lips.

Yan Zhen was stunned. He opened his eyes but couldn’t see anything. Then he felt a sweet pink tongue carrying a thread of sweetness coming over, easily prying open his teeth.

A continuous stream of cool air was transferred from the beautiful sect master’s mouth, flowing through his throat along with the saliva, quickly spreading to his limbs and bones, making Yan Zhen feel as if he had eaten a peppermint candy. All fatigue was swept away, and he felt refreshed!

Chen Xi didn’t indulge in Yan Zhen’s lips. After transferring the air, she separated and looked down at him from above.

“Because your symptoms are mild now, there’s no need for dual cultivation. Just transferring air is enough.”

Because transferring air is also a part of dual cultivation?

Yan Zhen was impressed without understanding. He nodded with a red face.

“Thank you, Sect Master~”

Chen Xi instructed Yan Zhen to come in for guidance after dinner. After Yan Zhen agreed, he returned to the bathroom and stood up from the bottom of the bathtub.

Hot water flowed down his body with a splash. Yan Zhen wiped his wet hair, slicking it back.

“Cousin!”

“Yan Zhen!”

“Little brother Yan Zhen!”

At this moment, several calls came from outside, and then the bathroom door was slammed open. Yan Meng’er, Yan Ruyu, and Mi Xue’er rushed in hurriedly.

“!”

Yan Zhen looked at them in shock, and they also looked at Yan Zhen in astonishment. The two sides stared at each other with wide eyes.

39. The Beautiful Sect Master is Angry!

Yan Zhen tried hard to think but still couldn’t remember, feeling a little uneasy.

He moved, trying to get up, but it woke up Instructor Yu Xuan, who was sleeping lightly.

The beauty who was sleeping like a begonia in spring slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Yan Zhen staring at her blankly, her pretty face carried the laziness of just waking up. She asked softly, “You’re awake, Yan Zhen. Does your head still hurt?”

Yan Zhen stared at her with his clear, watery eyes. “It’s much better now.”

“Really? That’s great. You almost scared me to death this morning.”

Instructor Yu Xuan seemed to be still frightened. Her slender hand stroked Yan Zhen’s cheek, her thumb gently sliding. Her sapphire-like beautiful eyes were full of tenderness.

“It’s good that you’re okay.” She murmured, and in the end, she smiled lightly. Her smile was infinitely gentle, like a friendly girl next door or a kind auntie from the neighborhood, the kind that could easily stir the heartstrings of a pure-hearted boy.

Fortunately, Yan Zhen had experienced the daily baptism of the beautiful sect master, so he had developed a strong resistance to this. He was only slightly moved.

“Sorry for worrying you, Instructor… Did the instructor stay here to take care of me the whole time?”

“Mm, eh?” Instructor Yu Xuan probably finally came to her senses. Her long eyelashes fluttered like the flapping of butterfly wings. She looked at Yan Zhen’s face that was close at hand, then at her legs that were still wedged between his knees. Her jade-like face instantly turned red like she had applied too much rouge.

She suddenly tensed up her slender and plump body and explained incoherently, “Yan Zhen, don’t misunderstand. I didn’t do it on purpose. It’s because, it’s just that…”

It was the first time Yan Zhen had seen Instructor Yu Xuan in such a flustered state, like a little girl who had made a mistake and felt guilty. It was quite adorable.

He definitely couldn’t laugh in this situation, right? But Yan Zhen really found it hard to hold back his smile.

“Instructor, why don’t you calm down first?”

Instructor Yu Xuan saw his half-smiling expression. She covered her burning cheeks with both hands and said somewhat self-abandonedly, “It was you who said you wanted me to hug you to sleep, so that’s why I held you like this and laid down on the bed.”

It was true, but why would I… Yan Zhen felt a bit embarrassed and smiled slightly, “I thought so. Thank you, Instructor.”

Instructor Yu Xuan’s heart beat a few times faster, and her mood also brightened up involuntarily, as if her body and mind were both easily swayed by Yan Zhen.

— Don’t smile at the instructor like that, you little rascal who loves to provoke people.

She turned her face away, put on her shoes, and got out of bed. Her movements were so fast, as if her bottom had been scalded.

“Since you’re okay now, I’ll be going.”

“Okay.”

Growl.

Yan Zhen’s stomach suddenly made a loud sound, like a hungry beast roaring to the sky after waking up.

Instructor Yu Xuan paused her steps and looked back at his troubled expression as he rubbed his belly. She instantly felt like she had regained the upper hand and said with some amusement, “I’ll go to the kitchen to cook. Yan Zhen, why don’t you take a bath first? There should be food ready by the time you’re done washing.”

With that, she left Yan Zhen’s room with light and cheerful steps.

Yan Zhen patted his cheeks and sat up, feeling like there was still something important he hadn’t done, but his mind was still dizzy, and he couldn’t remember it for a moment.

Might as well not bother.

He took clean clothes from the wardrobe and dragged his heavy steps to the bathroom.

After rinsing under the faucet, Yan Zhen stepped into the bathtub and immersed his body in the hot water.

“Phew—” Yan Zhen let out a long sigh, as if trying to expel all the fatigue from his brain.

At this moment, the crystal pendant on his neck suddenly turned hot, and a summoning intention from the beautiful sect master was transmitted into his mind.

Yan Zhen finally realized what he had forgotten to do: he didn’t explain to the beautiful sect master why he didn’t go back last night to receive her head massage.

“I have a feeling I’m going to get scolded.”

Yan Zhen was no longer in the mood to soak in the bath. He planned to go back to his room immediately to admit his mistake.

He was about to get up from the water when he felt a warmth in his palm. The Star Shifting Fire Seal activated on its own, generating secret power and sucking him into the crystal space.

“Oh no, the beautiful sect master is angry!”

With a splash, Yan Zhen fell onto the stone bed in the central altar with his wet naked body. His head happened to hit a pair of beautifully curved legs.

His chin was resting on the white, soft, and plump leg flesh. It didn’t hurt at all, but instead felt very comfortable.

Yan Zhen raised his head. His gaze followed the black silk nightgown upward, passing the G-peaks that could be considered transcendent existences, until it met the beautiful sect master’s gaze. He couldn’t help but swallow.

“Sect Master…”

Chen Xi’s face was expressionless. She calmly looked at her disciple who was lying on her lap and said lightly, “Zhen’er, where did you go? Your master has been waiting for you for a long time.”

Yan Zhen tried his best to act cute and obedient. “Sect Master, I was wrong.”

“What’s wrong?”

Chen Xi flicked her finger, and profound power fell on Yan Zhen’s wet body, evaporating all the water droplets on his body.

His body became dry. Yan Zhen said without hesitation, “I shouldn’t have stood you up without a word, Sect Master, and let down your kind intentions.”

Chen Xi’s expression didn’t change. Her five fingers gently stroked Yan Zhen’s head, combing his smooth hair like treating a little pet.

“Then why didn’t you come back, Zhen’er?”

“Because, because it was too late after eating the late-night snack. I didn’t want to disturb Sect Master’s rest. Moreover, the symptoms weren’t so obvious this time, so I planned to try to endure it. I didn’t expect that I couldn’t endure it, so I slept for a day.”

Yan Zhen confessed everything, hoping that the beautiful sect master could be lenient.

Chen Xi grabbed Yan Zhen’s shoulders and used a little force to turn him over.

“Sect, Sect Master?”

Yan Zhen was very embarrassed, his face flushed red. After all, he wasn’t wearing clothes now. It was fine to lie face down, but if he was lying face up, the long-nosed little elephant wouldn’t be able to hide.

Yan Zhen immediately joined the crotch-covering faction, but he saw the beautiful sect master grab the blanket beside him and cover his body.

“Are you sure you slept for a day? Logically speaking, Zhen’er, you should have been woken up by the pain in the morning.”

Chen Xi said while starting to massage Yan Zhen’s temples. Obviously, she was well aware of his condition.

As the beautiful sect master’s five fingers lightly pressed and heavily kneaded, the dizziness and pain in his head that were like a hangover immediately improved significantly, like biting into a cold watermelon on a hot day. The coolness rushed through his entire body, making him slowly relax.

Yan Zhen lightly exhaled and secretly glanced at the beautiful sect master. Seeing that her face was still expressionless instead of her usual silent smile, he didn’t dare to let his guard down. He said even more obediently than a puppy, “Reporting to Sect Master, this disciple woke up for a while in the morning due to the pain, but fell asleep again very quickly.”

— Little slick, he even referred to himself as a disciple.

The corner of Chen Xi’s mouth curved up into an imperceptible arc.

“Since you woke up from the pain, why didn’t you come to find your master?”

“Hehe, I didn’t think of it at the time.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Zhen’s ear was pinched by the beautiful sect master. Her delicate fingertips rubbed back and forth on his earlobe. It was a bit itchy, but it seemed like she could pinch it off at any time.

— Oh my God, wrong answer!

A drop of cold sweat appeared on Yan Zhen’s forehead. He quickly understood:

Not thinking of the beautiful sect master first meant that he didn’t put her in the first place in his heart, which was a failure as a disciple!

But the beautiful sect master hadn’t punished him yet, which meant he still had a chance to answer again.

— Come on, my brain, start spinning!

38. Yan Zhen’s Headache

After washing up and returning to his room, Yan Zhen entered the crystal space as usual and practiced drawing fire talismans under the supervision and guidance of the beautiful sect master.

After the practice, just as the beautiful sect master was about to give him a head massage, Yan Meng’er happened to bring a late-night snack, so Yan Zhen had to go out to open the door.

Yan Meng’er put down the late-night snack, looking like she was ready to have a heart-to-heart talk with her cousin and even sneak into his bed, but Yan Zhen didn’t indulge her and carried this incestuous cousin out.

Yan Zhen was about to return to the crystal space when he suddenly remembered a small plot in the script. It was written that without the assistance of medicine and the beautiful sect master’s massage, he practiced drawing fire talismans, and the next day, he woke up with a splitting headache, as if he had a high fever of forty degrees, and had to take a sick leave.

This plot didn’t have much purpose other than to show the difficulty of drawing fire talismans and the importance of medicinal assistance, prompting him to collect medicinal ingredients. There was almost zero character interaction, and the system didn’t list it as a key plot that must be acted out.

But Yan Zhen, with the concept of trying to restore the plot as much as possible, suddenly wanted to act out this part.

So he turned off the Star Shifting Fire Seal and quietly went to bed.

The night passed without a word.

The next day, Yan Zhen woke up before the sun came out.

He was woken up by pain.

It felt like his head was about to split open, extremely painful, and it also felt like a huge stone was stuffed inside, incredibly heavy.

“This is too much. No wonder I need to take a sick leave. In this state, even getting out of bed is torture.”

Unknowingly, Yan Zhen fell asleep again until Yan Meng’er came to call him to get up and eat.

Opening the door, Yan Zhen told his cousin that he was feeling unwell and asked her to help him request a leave from Instructor Yu Xuan.

Seeing Yan Zhen’s face as pale as paper, Yan Meng’er was startled. Then she suddenly remembered the only time Yan Zhen took a sick leave in their previous life and hurriedly went to call Instructor Yu Xuan.

Yan Ruyu and Mi Xue’er, who were having breakfast, were also alerted and came to Yan Zhen’s room together to check on his condition.

“Yan Zhen, what’s wrong with you?”

The four beauties surrounded his bed, their faces full of concern, their slightly furrowed brows looking as if they were in even more pain than him.

Yan Zhen was a bit embarrassed by their fuss. If someone didn’t know better, they might think he had a terminal illness, so exaggerated.

“It’s not a big deal. I just have a headache. If I sleep for a day, it might get better.”

Although he said that, Yan Zhen’s current state was visibly poor. How could the four girls believe it was a small matter?

Instructor Yu Xuan sat on the edge of the bed, circulated her water mystic power, and gently placed her jade-like hand on the top of his head, trying to help him relieve the pain, but it didn’t have much effect.

After all, this was pain brought about by the trembling of the divine soul. It couldn’t be calmed by just using mystic power. Yan Zhen planned to trigger the system’s skip function and directly jump to the recovered state.

But if they were still here, he wouldn’t be able to trigger it, and he wouldn’t even be able to enter the crystal space in front of them to ask the beautiful sect master for help.

“You don’t need to worry about me. Hurry up and go to school. When you come back after school, I should be almost healed.”

The more he said that, the more worried the four girls became, especially Yan Meng’er, whose eyes were red and on the verge of tears.

“Meng’er won’t go. Meng’er wants to stay with Cousin.”

In their previous life, they didn’t live together. They only knew that Yan Zhen asked someone to take a sick leave for him, but they didn’t know that his condition would be this bad.

Yan Zhen was helpless. Although he was moved by their concern, if they didn’t leave, he would be in pain to death… So he spoke a bit more sternly, “You staying here is useless and will only affect my rest. Be good and go to school.”

Instructor Yu Xuan also spoke up, “Yan Zhen is right. You staying here won’t help. Leave it to the instructor. I don’t have many classes today, so I’ll take care of him. You go to school first.”

Hearing this, Yan Zhen felt that something was wrong.

— No, you should also hurry up and go to class, Instructor! You can’t abandon other students for the sake of me alone!

The three girls were persuaded by Instructor Yu Xuan to leave, but she herself stayed behind.

Yan Zhen felt that he couldn’t hold it anymore. The extremely intense pain made him cover his temples and groan in a muffled voice.

“Yan Zhen!”

Instructor Yu Xuan’s expression changed slightly. She reached out to support Yan Zhen, letting him lean against her chest. One hand hugged his waist, and the other hand condensed water mystic power and placed it on his forehead.

Unfortunately, the effect was still minimal.

Water mystic power could only calm the mind and soothe the spirit. It was difficult to alleviate the pain of the divine soul unless one knew special healing techniques, but that was the method of Master Alchemists.

“Could it be that his divine soul is injured?”

Instructor Yu Xuan vaguely saw through it, her brows furrowing even more because this was a big problem.

But thinking carefully, it was unlikely. After all, Yan Zhen was only at the Mystic Disciple realm and couldn’t even touch the realm of the divine soul.

“How about I take you to the academy to find a Master Alchemist for treatment? Maybe they will have a way.”

“No, Instructor, no. I don’t want to move right now.”

Yan Zhen didn’t dare to say that he was fine now. Otherwise, it would only deepen Instructor Yu Xuan’s concern for him. But he heard her say again, “Then should I call a Master Alchemist from the academy to come here?”

“No need. Instructor, don’t go! Can you just let me rest like this?” Yan Zhen’s head was dizzy, and he directly started acting coquettishly to stabilize Instructor Yu Xuan, “Instructor’s body is fragrant and soft. Now I feel like my head doesn’t hurt as much.”

It had to be said that resting on Instructor Yu Xuan’s soft chest and smelling her elegant fragrance, Yan Zhen indeed felt extremely comfortable.

However, hearing his words, Instructor Yu Xuan couldn’t help but blush a little, thinking that her breasts were not some kind of medicine for curing illnesses, so how could they relieve a headache?

But she could feel the reliance on her in Yan Zhen’s words.

Looking at him, usually independent and self-reliant, but so fragile when sick, as if he had suddenly become ten years younger, it was a bit cute.

Thinking like this, Instructor Yu Xuan’s maternal instinct swelled up like fermented dough. After a brief hesitation, she quickly took off her shoes and socks, hugged Yan Zhen, and slowly laid down on the bed, using her mature and voluptuous body as a soft cushion for him.

“Rest well. The instructor will stay with you.”

Instructor Yu Xuan gently spoke while stroking the top of Yan Zhen’s head, like a mother coaxing a child to sleep.

Yan Zhen really couldn’t hold on anymore. With his face buried in the undulating valley between her breasts, he fell into a deep sleep.

He slept until near dusk before slowly waking up.

His head still had a dizziness and pain like a hangover, but it was much better than in the morning.

Opening his eyes, he happened to meet Instructor Yu Xuan’s beautiful and tranquil sleeping face, less than three inches away from him.

With each breath, the beautiful instructor’s warm exhalation blew on his face, carrying a faint orchid fragrance.

A slender arm was tightly wrapped around his waist, making the two of them very close from head to toe.

Yan Zhen blinked and fell into deep thought: How did he end up sleeping with Instructor Yu Xuan?

It took a while before he remembered that he had tried to recreate the headache plot but messed up, and then Instructor Yu Xuan didn’t go to class and stayed in the room to take care of him.

But how did she end up taking care of him on the bed?

37. Kiss Once Every Day

The topic was successfully diverted. Yan Zhen continued, “Three stars is not enough. There’s still half a month until the monthly test. If you can advance to four-star Mystic Disciple, maybe you can join the intermediate class 1 with us.”

Yan Meng’er had originally planned to do this, but she didn’t have enough elixirs to assist her. Moreover, she didn’t want to give up the opportunity to be close to her cousin and wholeheartedly cultivate, so she delayed it.

If they could be in the same class, they would have more time together. They could also pass notes and whisper in class, making up for the regrets of their previous life.

Now, it seemed a bit of a loss.

Should she choose the current closeness or the longer closeness in the future?

Yan Meng’er fell into a dilemma of choice, and then Yan Zhen made the decision for her: “Let’s put it this way. When you, Meng’er, advance to four-star Mystic Disciple, I’ll take you to buy new dresses, eat delicious food, and go to scenic spots to play. Before that, you should focus on cultivation, okay?”

“These are two separate matters, right? Cousin, you’re trying to trick Meng’er again. I won’t fall for it!”

Yan Meng’er was very smart.

Yan Zhen snorted.

“Anyway, Meng’er, you have to cultivate diligently. Otherwise, I won’t take care of you.”

“Meng’er will naturally listen to Cousin.” Yan Meng’er blinked her eyes, obviously calculating something. “But in order to give Meng’er more motivation, Cousin should also show some appreciation~”

“What do you want?”

“If Meng’er focuses on cultivation, then there won’t be time to accompany Cousin.”

“It’s okay, because I also need to cultivate.”

“It won’t be okay! If Meng’er doesn’t get close to Cousin for a day, I’ll get a disease where my whole body feels uncomfortable.”

Yan Meng’er raised her slender index finger, her expression serious, as if she was talking about something very real.

Yan Zhen rolled his eyes at her: Are you a long-nosed catapult shooter?!

“So?”

“So,” Yan Meng’er deliberately put on a shy attitude, “Cousin needs to let Meng’er kiss you once every day to alleviate the symptoms caused by not being close for a long time. Hehe~”

☆￣(＞。☆)

Yan Zhen stopped eating and rubbed his temples in a headache.

“Why did my cousin turn into a shameless pervert…”

Yan Meng’er lightly hit Cousin’s forearm: “Meng’er is not shameless at all. Meng’er is only like this to Cousin because Cousin is a unique and irreplaceable existence in Meng’er’s heart.”

The girl made a deep and affectionate confession, without any shyness or reservation, just smiling sweetly.

Yan Zhen turned his head away, ignoring her.

Although these words sounded cheesy, he couldn’t deny that he was very happy in his heart.

Who doesn’t want to be valued and cherished in someone’s heart?

Yan Meng’er shook Yan Zhen’s arm and pleaded, “Please, Cousin. As long as Cousin agrees to Meng’er’s request, Meng’er will definitely cultivate diligently and strive to catch up with everyone.”

If it were at the beginning, Yan Zhen would definitely not agree to Yan Meng’er’s request.

But after a long time of getting along, he had to admit that he had developed a bit of tenderness for Yan Meng’er.

As a cousin, she was very obedient, cute, and liked him very much as a cousin, even though that kind of liking was a bit incestuous.

“I can agree, but only on the cheek.”

“What about other places?”

“Only the cheek. If you don’t agree, then forget it. I won’t spoil you.”

“Meng’er agrees, agrees…”

Yan Meng’er quickly promised, but her clear black and white eyes turned, thinking that the mouth should also be considered a part of the face, right?

“Thank you, Cousin. Cousin is the best~”

After saying that, Yan Meng’er wanted to give Yan Zhen a kiss on the cheek, but fortunately, Yan Zhen was prepared in time and blocked it with his arm, warning, “Your mouth is full of oil. Stay away from me.”

Being disliked, Yan Meng’er pouted with a resentful expression and continued to eat with her head down. She even took the meat she had just put in Yan Zhen’s bowl and ate it herself.

“…”

Yan Zhen really had a headache. At first, he only treated Yan Meng’er as a supporting character of a little vixen and didn’t pay much attention to her. Now that they had been together for a long time and he seriously treated her as a cousin, Yan Meng’er’s incestuous tendencies made him feel a bit awkward.

Although the Gallo Kingdom allowed cousin marriages, the daughters of the Yan family’s cousins who married the clan leader could only become concubines, and their status was much lower than the main wife. Naturally, Yan Zhen didn’t want to wrongly treat her.

For her own good and for the sake of his own protagonist act, he had to find a way to correct Yan Meng’er’s incestuous tendencies.

Generally speaking, Yan Zhen just needed to find a cousin-in-law for her, but he couldn’t do that.

Should he find a suitable person to act it out?

No, no, the script didn’t have this plot. It was better not to mess around to avoid any chain reactions.

Forget it. He would talk about it again after a while. Anyway, she was still wearing a collar of belonging, so she couldn’t make much of a fuss.

Yan Meng’er hastily ate a few bites and then ran off to take a bath in a hurry. She probably didn’t want to miss the opportunity to have physical contact with her sisters and the instructor, leaving Yan Zhen to slowly finish the food on the table.

After eating his fill, Yan Zhen turned on the lights in the courtyard and sat on the rattan chair under the tree, digesting while looking up at the starry sky.

Before long, the four girls returned from their bath. Their hair was tied up high, revealing their slender jade necks, and their delicate bodies still had a faint mist, exuding a moist fragrance.

Because the weather was getting hotter, they were all wearing thin and loose nightgowns.

The two lapels on the upper body crossed to form a V-shape, with beautiful collarbones and undulating snow peaks faintly visible. Different floral knots were tied at the waist; the hem of the nightgown hung down to the knees, but the slit was very high. As they walked, their pink legs were fully exposed, as white and bright as polished ivory.

Although their dress was similar, the temperament of the four girls was quite different. Instructor Yu Xuan was gentle and elegant, Yan Ruyu was graceful and generous, Mi Xue’er was lively and spirited, and there was also the charming and cute Yan Meng’er.

The small courtyard house just happened to gather the four golden flowers of the Mystic Academy.

The four girls’ casual and unguarded attire made it seem as if they didn’t treat Yan Zhen, the only boy in the house, as an outsider. Therefore, only he could catch a glimpse of such a charming spring scene.

Yan Zhen had the illusion that he had become the protagonist of a harem feel-good novel, but in fact, he was playing the role of the protagonist of a no-female-lead feel-good novel. The contrast between the two made him feel a subtle mood.

“Cousin, do we look good? The four of us are wearing the same nightgown in different styles.”

As always, Yan Meng’er took the initiative to show off her cuteness. Pinching the wide sleeves with her small hands, she stood on tiptoe and spun around in front of Yan Zhen. The hem of her clothes fluttered with her movement, not only revealing those two pale jade legs but even a corner of her pink panties.

The overly bold action made the other three girls blush, secretly envious of her ability to express her feelings so straightforwardly.

But Yan Meng’er’s words made Yan Zhen’s gaze not only linger on her but also move to the other three girls one by one.

Noticing him looking over, Yan Ruyu shyly brought her legs together and slightly tucked in her bottom. Mi Xue’er’s heartbeat also quickened, and she brushed her hair behind her ear with the gentle evening breeze; Instructor Yu Xuan wrapped one arm around her waist, trying to cover the slightly plump flesh there.

The four girls had different charms.

As his gaze swept over their bodies one by one, Yan Zhen only felt the blood rushing to his head. Before he could show any embarrassing behavior, he quickly slipped away.

“I’m going to take a bath.”

The four girls vaguely sensed his embarrassment. They glanced at each other and then pursed their lips and smiled.

36. Yan Meng’er’s Apology

Yan Zhen felt that he had fallen into his cousin’s trap, but with his lips being sucked and his neck being hooked, there was no room to struggle.

After nearly five minutes, the two separated, panting with hot and humid breaths, their cheeks flushed red as they gazed at each other.

“Meng—”

Yan Zhen was about to speak, but Yan Meng’er was still unsatisfied. As if unable to control herself, she leaned in again.

A second round.

The second time, Yan Meng’er was obviously more skilled, firmly grasping the sensation of his lips and tongue.

When they separated again, a silver thread stretched between their mouths, hanging in the middle.

With the softness of the girl’s breasts pressed against his chest and her fragrance teasing his sense of smell at close range, Yan Zhen felt his head become dizzy. His mouth was a bit sore and dry, as if all his saliva had been sucked away.

Yan Meng’er licked her lips, her face flushed pink, her eyes full of affection as she said, “Cousin wasn’t really kissing Meng’er. It was all Meng’er kissing Cousin. It doesn’t count like this. Let’s…let’s do it one more time.”

She even wanted to kiss again.

After hearing this, Yan Zhen’s face darkened. He slapped her little perky butt.

Smack!

The crisp sound echoed softly in the quiet room.

Yan Meng’er cried out in pain, but at the same time, she also sobered up from the sweet and passionate mood. Her eyes revealed a trace of resentment.

“Why did you suddenly hit me…”

“Who told you to take a mile when given an inch?”

“Kissing once is a kiss, kissing twice is also a kiss. Cousin is so stingy!”

“Can’t you be a little more reserved?”

“It’s Cousin who made Meng’er become unreserved, so Cousin has to take responsibility~”

As she spoke, Yan Meng’er quickly kissed Yan Zhen’s cheek and then grinned at him.

Yan Zhen was at a loss. If this continued, he might not be able to restrain himself. Slipping away was the best strategy.

“Alright, don’t stay cooped up in the room. Let’s go out and eat. Everyone is very worried about you.”

Yan Zhen patted his cousin’s hand, indicating for her to let go.

Yan Meng’er reluctantly withdrew her arms, got out of bed to put on her shoes, and asked casually, “By the way, Cousin, when did you and Instructor Yu Xuan get together? You even hid it from Meng’er.”

Yan Zhen poured a cup of tea and was about to moisten his mouth when he heard these words. He spat it all out.

“What nonsense are you saying, Meng’er! How did I get together with Instructor Yu Xuan?”

“Meng’er saw it all. You were hiding in the office, secretly being intimate.”

“Intimate my ass. Instructor Yu Xuan was treating my injuries. We closed the door to avoid suspicion. By the way, Meng’er, how did you know? Did you secretly follow us?”

Yan Meng’er suddenly realized that she might have misunderstood. She quickly ran to Yan Zhen and looked him up and down, saying, “Cousin, you’re injured? Where are you hurt? Is it serious?”

Yan Zhen poured another cup of tea and said leisurely, “It’s a minor injury. It will heal by tomorrow.”

“Really?”

“Mm.”

“I’m sorry, Cousin. Meng’er misunderstood you.”

Yan Meng’er felt extremely guilty, but at the same time, she also felt greatly relieved in her heart. After the rain, the sky clears. It’s nothing more than that!

Yan Zhen gulped down some tea and lectured, “What are you thinking, girl? How could you have such a misunderstanding? If Instructor Yu Xuan finds out, see if she’ll give you a hard time.”

“I didn’t do it on purpose… Meng’er will go apologize to Instructor Yu Xuan too.”

Yan Meng’er spoke in a delicate voice, then affectionately hooked her arm around Yan Zhen’s, deliberately using her pair of full and perky D-cups to sandwich it, and pulled him to walk out of the room together.

Although Yan Zhen was used to his cousin’s little tricks, he really couldn’t resist this one and could only go along with her.

In the living room, the three girls had just finished eating. Seeing Yan Meng’er clinging to Yan Zhen, chatting and laughing as they came over, they all smiled one after another.

“It seems everything is fine now.”

“Come and eat, Sister Meng’er.”

Seeing the three girls, Yan Meng’er let go of Yan Zhen and hugged them one by one in a coquettish manner. First was Yan Ruyu, then Mi Xue’er, and finally Instructor Yu Xuan.

“Instructor, I’m sorry for making you worry.”

In her previous life, Instructor Yu Xuan had a great relationship with Yan Meng’er, so she naturally didn’t resist her hug. She just found it a bit strange that Yan Meng’er in this life had opened her heart to her so quickly.

“It’s good that nothing’s wrong.”

Instructor Yu Xuan said softly. She thought Yan Meng’er was upset because Yan Zhen stood her up, making her feel that he didn’t value her. So she explained on his behalf, “Yesterday, Yan Zhen got into a conflict with a few boys from your junior class and injured them. This afternoon, he was confronted by the discipline instructor Zhang Wei and got a bit hurt. I took him to the office to treat his injuries. He didn’t intentionally not go find you, Meng’er.”

Yan Meng’er was stunned when she heard this. Being smart, she quickly realized why Yan Zhen would have a conflict with people from the junior class.

This didn’t happen in her previous life. The reason it changed was also because of her.

Cousin got hurt because of her, yet she misunderstood Cousin and the instructor and got angry at them.

“That’s right, Sister Meng’er,” Mi Xue’er also helped explain, “Little brother Yan Zhen was so concerned about you. Hearing you cry, he didn’t even eat and ran to comfort you.”

Yan Ruyu patted her cousin’s head and said with pity, “Silly girl, don’t be like this in the future. Go apologize to him.”

Yan Meng’er felt a lump in her throat. She turned to look at Yan Zhen, her eyes turning red again. She threw herself into his arms and said, “Cousin, I’m sorry. It’s Meng’er’s fault.”

Yan Zhen looked at the three girls with some helplessness. He had already coaxed her, but now this happened again.

Yan Zhen gently patted his cousin’s back, “Don’t say these things. Hurry and eat. The food is getting cold.”

Yan Meng’er let go, sniffled, and said, “Meng’er will make a late-night snack for Cousin tonight~”

“At least you have a conscience.”

“Hehe.”

The two sat down side by side and started eating.

The three girls who had finished eating went to take a bath together at Mi Xue’er’s urging.

Yan Meng’er picked out all the meat from her plate and put it into Yan Zhen’s bowl.

“By the way, Cousin, when you said in the room earlier that you would take Meng’er to buy new dresses, eat delicious food, and go to scenic spots to play, was that true?”

Uh, Yan Zhen’s movement of shoveling rice paused. He blinked.

The joyful light in Yan Meng’er’s eyes quickly disappeared, and her face also turned cold, as if she was looking at a creepy old man who deceived little girls.

“Did Cousin lie to Meng’er?”

“Ahem, of course not. But there hasn’t been much time recently. Let’s do it in a few days.”

“Specifically, how many days?”

“At least after the monthly test. Meng’er, don’t just think about playing. Hurry up and cultivate!” Yan Zhen put on the air of an elder brother and pressured her, “You say, how many stars are you at now? Two stars. Cousin Ruyu is five stars, senior sister Xue’er is four stars, and I’m almost six stars. Among everyone here, you’re the lowest.”

“Mm.”

When it came to this, Yan Meng’er instantly lost confidence because she had indeed been neglecting her cultivation.

Before Yan Zhen fell in cultivation level, he had always been the one urging and guiding her to cultivate.

After separating, she became even more lax because she missed Yan Zhen.

After being reborn, she had been thinking about how to conquer her cousin. The reason she was able to quickly advance to Mystic Disciple was that she wanted to go to school with him.

Logically speaking, with her experience of cultivating to the peak of Mystic King and half-step Mystic Lord in her previous life, her early-stage cultivation should be very fast.

With sufficient elixirs to assist and wholeheartedly devoting herself to cultivation, she could even soar to Mystic Scholar within a year and Mystic Master within two years.

She weakly said, “Meng’er will be able to advance to three-star Mystic One very soon~”