I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

"Hahaha, I remember, Alina."

Young Draco chuckled twice, then handed over the empty bowl.

"Um, Alina, could I have another bowl? Your soup is so delicious..."

"It's alright, Talulah can eat as much as she wants."

Alina didn't laugh at her; she simply took the bowl and served her soup.

"After all, you were the one who caught this prey. And you need plenty of stamina to come up with a good plan."

Alina handed Talulah a full bowl of borscht, adding to what she had just said:

"Just like painting, if you don't have enough physical strength to keep your mind clear, then what you paint won't be recognized by others."

"I don't know anything about drawing."

Talulah replied, sobbing as she worked hard to finish her meal:

"However, if Alina wants to learn to paint, I can recommend my grandfather to you. My grandfather is very accommodating and knows a lot, so he can definitely teach you painting."

"It's not good to trouble the elderly too much..."

Although touched by Talulah's words, the deer girl also knew that the difference between the two could be seen just by their clothes. The other party's elders must be very important people who were either rich or noble. How could she, an ordinary village girl, trouble such people?

"Don't be shy. Whenever Grandpa comes to visit me, I'll recommend Alina to him. Don't worry, Grandpa is a very kind person, and Alina is so kind and lovely, hehehe."

Alina didn't answer, seemingly not taking it to heart.

"There's only one bed."

After dinner, Talulah stared at the only bed in the room and spoke to Alina.

"Talulah, just make do for one night. I'll ask Uncle Ollie to make another bed for me tomorrow."

"What about Alina? Should she sleep on her left or right side?"

"Let's go to the left, I still have some things to do. Talulah, go to sleep first, you've come so far and saved me today, you must be very tired."

"My legs are a little weak... Hmm, another basin of water?"

"Yes, it's under the table over there. The smaller one on the left is for washing your face, and the larger one on the right is for soaking your feet. There's tooth powder and new toothbrushes in the cabinet above."

Following Alina's directions, Talulah quickly found the tooth powder and the wooden basin.

"Is that all... It seems Alina's life isn't easy either."

Looking at the thin layer of tooth powder, young Draco brushed his teeth while thinking about how he could improve the deer's quality of life.

"Hmm, as expected, thinking about things is easy and simple, but doing them is a complete mystery."

After soaking her feet and washing her face, Talulah felt much better.

"I'm going to rest now. Alina should also go to sleep early and not work too hard."

"Okay, I'll go to sleep soon."

Little Deer took out a set of clothes and a needle and thread from the wardrobe and began mending them by the light.

“Talulah, wear this outfit tomorrow. You can’t wear the one you’re wearing here.”

"Um……"

A muffled, indistinct response came from behind. Alina simply chuckled, covered her with the blanket, blew out the lamp, and went to sleep fully clothed.

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"That's not enough. If it's only this bad, if you can't even beat me, you can't help her."

"If you can't take it anymore, just say it. No one will laugh at you."

The red dragon, with a stiff face, scolded the panting blue-haired baby dragon in front of him.

"I will not give up."

The young dragon raised its heavy sword and faced the red dragon, launching an attack based on what the red dragon had taught it.

"That was good this time, but you can do better and faster."

As if he were never satisfied, the red dragon would make even stricter demands on the young dragon whenever it made progress.

"call……"

The young dragon was so exhausted that she could no longer speak. If it weren't for the sword supporting her, she would have collapsed to the ground.

"Well, Huijie has already done a very good job."

A hand suddenly appeared on her little head and gently rubbed it.

"Ancestor."

Upon seeing the newcomer, the red dragon immediately suppressed its temper and became as obedient as a child.

"Ancestor..."

Leaning against the newcomer's chest, the young dragon looked up at him, its voice soft and gentle.

"Yes, I saw it all."

Bai Zhou bent down and rubbed the baby dragon's chubby little face, praising it:

“Huijie is much better than this brat. He didn’t work as hard as Huijie at the same age.”

"Ancestor, times have changed..."

Wei Yanwu was about to speak when Bai Zhou glared at him, shutting him up.

"Don't even mention your mediocre skills. I've been teaching you for half a year, and your swordsmanship is a complete mess. It's also hindered Huijie's studies."

"I……"

Wei Yanwu wanted to argue for his swordsmanship, but then he remembered that the swordsmanship he had learned was passed down from this person in front of him, and that his twenty years of skill was really not enough, so he shut his mouth in frustration.

"I'm taking Huijie with me. I'll teach her myself. You should go back to your job as governor. Also, I heard from Wenyue that you haven't been back for several days?"

"Ah, this..."

Before Wei Yanwu could explain, Bai Zhou waved his hand at him.

"You're not a child anymore, so I won't say much more. Wen Yue is a good girl; you can't bully her."

"Alright, let's go back today. If Wen Yue tells me tomorrow that you haven't gone back, I'll break your legs and drag you back."

"...Don't worry, Ancestor, I will go back."

Seeing that he agreed, Bai Zhou nodded slightly, then carried the baby dragon and left the training room.

Chen Zhen, who is from the 54th Kindergarten, loves it more and more the more she looks at it.

"Huff...huff...!"

The young dragon earnestly swung its arms, and with the help of the auxiliary device, the wooden sword in its hand accurately stabbed the same spot on the puppet again and again.

"Although there are many and complex sword techniques, most of them are formed by overlapping and changing those basic techniques."

The dragon was beside her, telling her stories.

"The Shadowless Strike in the Crimson Sky Sword Technique is merely a way to quickly execute the remaining variations by leveraging the momentum of the first strike."

"First, thoroughly memorize these basic moves and internalize them. Even without a sword manual or sword techniques, you can still become the best in your generation by drawing your sword, slashing, and thrusting."

The young dragon listened quietly, memorizing the instructions, and continued to swing its body ten thousand times as before.

"A girl with a tragic past... and a master with a mysterious background..."

Nian, who was writing and drawing with a pen to the side, looked up at the little guy and a flash of inspiration struck her.

"I've got it, she's the main character."

"A girl with a tragic past was taken in as a disciple by a mysterious person, who taught her unparalleled swordsmanship."

"After completing her studies, the young girl attempted to enter the world to uncover the truth behind the tragic events that had befallen her family. Before leaving the mountain, her master told her three promises."

"First, the young girl's skills must be used for the good."

"Secondly, if the girl indiscriminately kills innocent people, no matter how far away he is, he will go to her side and cripple her skills."

"third……"

"What is the third?"

Bai Zhou watched for a long time but didn't see Nian write out the third agreement, so out of curiosity, he asked about it.

"Third... oh dear, I haven't thought of that yet."

Nian frowned slightly, biting her pen as she replied with a troubled expression.

"How about the third rule, which would prevent the girl from revealing who her teacher is?"

During the day, Bai Zhou massaged the young dragon's sore arms while offering suggestions to Nian.

"This will make the master's origins more mysterious, and it will also make it more enjoyable when the master appears to save the girl in the future."

"Yes, that's right. After all, my master is a god-king. If I just casually tell everyone that my master is a god-king, then I'd lose all my class."

Nian nodded in agreement, then continued to brainstorm the rest of the plot.

"The young girl traveled the land upholding justice, and with her extraordinary skills, she became the leader of the martial arts world in the Great Yan Dynasty in just two or three years. With the help of many companions she met, she successfully uncovered the truth behind her family's suffering, but an accident occurred after she killed the culprit."

"The girl discovered that the culprit was actually colluding with an organization that worshipped sirens. These madmen actually wanted to use an evil spell to make the sea flood the land."

"In order to obtain more clues, the girl visited a divine dragon lord who guarded this place. Through their conversation, she learned that the lord had been secretly fighting against these sea monsters all along."

"At the same time, villagers have been frequently going missing in nearby villages."

"Follow-up investigations revealed that these events all pointed to a coastal village."

"But even though the girl tried her best to rescue the missing villagers, she couldn't stop those guys from completing the evil ritual. The ritual summoned storms and countless sirens."

"The storm swept the sirens toward the land. The girl was helpless and could only watch the natural disaster strike."

"And at that very moment, hehehe..."

Seemingly a little tired, Nian changed her posture, putting her legs up on the chair and curling up in the rocking chair.

"The deity descended from the heavens, annihilating the enemy with the power of thunder and rescuing the young girl from danger. But afterwards, the girl discovered that the deity was actually with her master..."