Brother, how come you're a witch?

Liu Baishuang unconsciously pressed the communication jade pendant hidden in her chest.

If there really is a celestial spy from the future, how should she deal with him?

If she believes she will become a world-destroying witch, then she should gladly accept this future subordinate.

But what if she wasn't so determined to walk down this predetermined future?

Liu Baishuang's hands slowly clenched... She had imagined many possible futures, but it seemed that her bloodline did not give her any choice.

She was destined to be an enemy of all living beings in this world.

"Shuang'er, what's wrong?"

Xu Qinglan noticed her sudden drop in mood and asked with concern.

"Master...it's nothing, I just feel sorry for Senior Sister Mo Yu," Liu Baishuang said softly, her eyes lowered.

"Oh, my Shuang'er, you are still too kind."

Xu Qinglan patted her head, sighing but also seemingly smiling with relief:

"You'll suffer if you leave the Xuanqing Sect with this kind of personality. You need to be more shrewd and learn to hide your true self."

"Um."

Liu Baishuang lowered her head and responded with a soft "yes".

Master, actually I'm not kind at all. Actually, I've always been... hiding myself.

"Let's go get some pastries, then you should go to sleep."

Xu Qinglan pinched Liu Baishuang's nose, handed her the birdcage containing the little oriole, and then took her hand and walked towards the pavilion not far away.

The little oriole chirped twice, annoyed by the frequent movement, and its clear chirping brightened Liu Baishuang's gloomy eyes.

She took a deep breath and composed herself.

Whatever the situation on Yan Mountain is, it's none of her business now.

A person who does not plan for the future will have trouble in the present. Her most important task right now is to find the guy who saw her in close contact with the monster.

......

The bright moon sets in the west, and the rising sun shines again.

The inky darkness faded, but it didn't disappear; instead, it shifted to Su Yan's eyelids, forming heavy dark circles.

"There's a reason why weapon refiners like to skin Bloodfang White Wolves, and there's a logic to it."

Su Yan, munching on a steamed bun from the cafeteria, summarized his actions from the previous night as follows.

He also really wanted to skin that little white wolf.

All night long, no matter how much Su Yan chased it, it just kept circling around in the same spot, resolutely refusing to go deeper into Guanyu Valley.

Even with a sword to its neck, it will only howl twice. The proud wolf will never yield unless there is egg yolk cake.

In some ways, he's quite similar to someone else in that stubborn streak.

Su Yan looked at the person walking next to him, engrossed in eating a steamed bun.

Ye Jingqiu remained as icy as an iceberg, her small face flawless and without any dark circles under her eyes.

It can only be said that people's physical constitutions are different. The ability to stay up all night is stronger in the Foundation Establishment stage than in the Qi Refining stage.

Ye Jingqiu felt Su Yan's gaze, looked up at him, and said while chewing:

"I was just thinking, could the places it's circling be its usual area?"

"Absolutely impossible. Bloodfang White Wolves are social animals, and they must frequent areas near their dens." Su Yan shook his head, feeling sorry for the little sword ancestor's limited knowledge of demonic beasts.

"Then the owner of the bell must have been feeding a pack of wolves, right? Perhaps the owner of the bell fed it right where we were standing last night, which is why it appeared there," Ye Jingqiu said, swallowing what was in his mouth.

"Comrade Ye Jingqiu, if you analyze it like that, then our clues will be cut off. I didn't find any other clues there yesterday."

Su Yan looked serious, unwilling to believe it:

"And didn't you hear it say? It won't lead the way without giving you egg yolk cake."

"That's just my guess."

Ye Jingqiu looked away.

"No matter what, we'll stock up on egg yolk cakes and go for it again tonight."

Su Yan patted Ye Jingqiu on the shoulder, telling her not to be discouraged and lose her fighting spirit due to defeatism.

"oh."

Ye Jingqiu responded.

And we arrived at the sect's discussion square.

Even if you stay up all night, you still have to attend the morning class.

As usual, Su Yan and Ye Jingqiu found two adjacent prayer cushions in the last few rows and sat down. They closed their eyes together, the former starting to doze off, while the latter was contemplating the way of the sword.

"Ring, ring, ring."

The bell rang three times, and morning classes began.

Su Yan sighed and opened his eyes, only to find that the area around them was already full of people. This was quite unusual, as most of the disciples of the Xuanqing Sect were very fond of cultivation, and the back rows were usually empty.

However, he didn't care much. He reached into his pocket, wanting to grab some sunflower seeds to eat, but found nothing.

Then I remembered that all the sunflower seeds I had on me last night had gone to waste.

There's another reason to want to skin the wolf.

Su Yan had no choice but to continue dozing off, but before he could close his eyes, a hand landed on his shoulder.

"Junior Brother Su, didn't we agree to exercise restraint?"

"...Senior Brother Lu?"

Su Yan turned his head and was quite surprised to see Lu Jing sitting next to him.

As the chief disciple of the outer sect, he was the most diligent in cultivation, always rushing to be in the first row for morning classes.

"Yes, team leader, take care of yourself."

"Team leader, you must have been practicing swordsmanship all night. You are truly a role model for us all."

"The team leader must be overusing his spiritual power, causing mental stress and poor sleep. I have a good remedy for calming the nerves."

Concerned words came from all directions.

Su Yan looked around and realized that he and Ye Jingqiu were surrounded by members of the cultivation group. These people all had flattering smiles on their faces, which made them seem ill-intentioned.

"What do you want?"

Su Yan immediately became vigilant, knowing that being surrounded in the Gou Dao at any time was extremely dangerous.

"Nothing."

One of the female group members tilted her head:

"We just want to ask for a leave of absence."

"No, did you even do any work before taking leave?"

Su Yan opened his eyes wide. He and Ye Jingqiu had been doing most of the work these past two days. The rest of the group was just taking turns watching the warehouse. What was there to ask for leave for?

"Oh, I'm not asking for today's leave, I'm asking for leave after today."

A male team member, grinning, handed over a crumpled flyer:

"Team leader, look!"

"This is... the Ultimate Sword Cultivation Challenge?"

Su Yan raised an eyebrow.

He remembered this thing. Before he founded Liuliu, when he went to the market, the sword cultivator who was ripped off by a secondhand vendor said he wanted to participate in this, which is why he came to exchange for a flying sword.

"That's right, team leader! Over a hundred sword cultivators unleashed their swords simultaneously, traversing mountains and valleys for three days and three nights, finally crossing the finish line with all their might in the rising dawn!"

Another female group member leaned over and said with great emotion:

"How exciting! How exhilarating!"

"It's just flying around the Xuanqing Sect on a sword."

Su Yan's lips trembled slightly as he glanced at the route on the flyer.

Starting from the main peak, the route passes through eighteen checkpoints, including Chenfeng Valley, Duanqian Peak, Suchuan, and Yanshan, before finally returning to the main peak, ranked by the time taken.

The furthest point of this route reaches the outer perimeter of the Xuanqing Sect, where there are some relatively powerful demonic beasts, which is one of the difficulties of the competition.