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"Teacher."

"Haha, Xiaoyu, you're here. Let me introduce you three. This is my newly accepted student. From now on, he'll be your Junior Apprentice Brother, so look after him."

Hearing President Xiao's words, Cheng Xiaoyu turned his gaze toward the two women sitting on the sofa, and a flash of amazement inevitably crossed his eyes.

The two senior sisters were both incomparably beautiful in looks and figure, graceful and captivating. At Mingzhu University, they would definitely be school-beauty level, like a gorgeous scene all on their own.

One senior sister had a gentle expression and gave off a tranquil aura, seeming more like a girl from the arts department.

The other senior sister, however, shocked Cheng Xiaoyu. Mainly, she looked far too much like Mu Ningxue. Not only did she have the same silvery-white long hair, even her cool, aloof temperament was extremely similar, making him glance at her a few more times despite himself.

Sensing Cheng Xiaoyu's surprised gaze, the cool woman turned her head to look over. Her brows and eyes curved slightly, and a gentle smile tugged at the corners of her lips as she said, "Hello, Junior Apprentice Brother. I'm your Senior Sister, Qin Yuer."

"I'm Second Senior Sister Ding Yumian. Hello, Junior Apprentice Brother."

The artsy girl also introduced herself, a trace of delight showing in her tranquil beautiful eyes as she kept sizing up the new Junior Apprentice Brother.

Cheng Xiaoyu realized his gaze had been somewhat impolite and hurriedly looked away, saying, "Hello, Senior Sisters. My name is Cheng Xiaoyu. Please look after me from now on."

President Xiao looked at his three students, a sense of pride welling in his heart, then said, "Xiaoyu, your two senior sisters are actually Calamity Users."

"Calamity Users... I see."

Cheng Xiaoyu finally understood President Xiao's good intentions. After all, since both senior sisters were Calamity Users, perhaps that reason existed as well.

"Teacher, you said before that you sensed my Shadow aura was too dense. Are there any magic tools that can hide one's aura? I'm afraid other people might discover it."

Hearing this, the three of them exchanged smiles, and Qin Yuer was the first to speak.

"Junior Apprentice Brother, Grandpa Xiao isn't an ordinary person. He can sense it, but others can't."

"Mm, what you said isn't without reason. Being vigilant is a good thing. I prepared one each for Yuer and Yumian before. In a few days, I'll give you one too."

"Thank you, Teacher."

Gratitude showed on Cheng Xiaoyu's face. He really couldn't afford not to be vigilant. What he feared was someone thinking his ability wasn't the Undead Element.

"Xiaoyu, when your Shadow Element cultivation reaches a bottleneck, I'll take you to the Three Step Tower to cultivate for seven days."

"The Three Step Tower?"

President Xiao immediately explained the use of the Three Step Tower. Only then did Cheng Xiaoyu nod in shock. So Mingzhu University actually had this kind of cultivation Holy Land.

"Yuer, Yumian, take Xiaoyu around and let him get familiar with Mingzhu University. You young people should have some topics to talk about."

"Okay. Junior Apprentice Brother, come with us."

Cheng Xiaoyu actually still wanted to chat with his teacher a while longer, but Qin Yuer had already linked arms with him, so he could only walk out of the office.

Walking along the paths of Mingzhu University, sandwiched between two stunningly beautiful women, they inevitably attracted some attention from people on the road. Cheng Xiaoyu asked curiously, "Senior Sister, Teacher's strength... just how strong is it?"

Qin Yuer tilted her head and glanced at Cheng Xiaoyu. A faint smile appeared on her cool, pretty face, and she said mysteriously, "Grandpa Xiao is much stronger than those Super Level Mages. You'll know in the future. Also, you don't need to call me Senior Sister. It always feels strange. Call me Yuer Jie."

"If you run into any difficulties in the future, just come find Yuer Jie. I'll help you settle everything."

After saying that, her eyelashes curved slightly, and she raised her jade hand to rub Cheng Xiaoyu's head. But then she felt the gesture was a little over the line and quickly withdrew her hand, the roots of her ears turning slightly red.

In the past, this was how she had treated Ding Yumian, and she had gotten used to it. She had almost forgotten that the new Junior Apprentice Brother was a boy...

"Junior Apprentice Brother, you can call me Yumian Jie too."

Ding Yumian leaned her head over, revealed a sweet smile to Qin Yuer, and asked, "Yuer Jie, now that Junior Apprentice Brother is here to keep me company, can I go outside and play?"

Hearing this, the gentle smile on Qin Yuer's pretty face instantly disappeared, as if a layer of frost had formed over it, and she refused sternly, "No. You still haven't fully controlled your Power of Calamity. You can only go out after another two or three years. Before then, I won't agree!"

Hearing these words, Ding Yumian immediately wilted like a flower. She tugged at the corner of Cheng Xiaoyu's clothes in disappointment and quietly signaled with her eyes.

But Cheng Xiaoyu felt Senior Sister was right. They couldn't be careless about this kind of thing, so he gave Second Senior Sister a helpless look.

"Hey, you two..."

Their bodies trembled slightly. Although Qin Yuer still kept a smile on her face, there was not the slightest hint of a smile in it, and a faint chill seemed to creep over.

During summer vacation, Ye Xinxia kept actively reviewing her studies, striving not to fall behind when school started, and she also worked very hard on magic cultivation.

In Cheng Xiaoyu's view, his own younger sister's magic talent was very good. With only a small amount of resources invested, her progress was not inferior to those young ladies from great families, which made him work even harder to earn money for his younger sister.

Not only that, Ye Xinxia's legs were slowly beginning to show results with the help of the [Repair Potion]. Coupled with her talent in cultivation, it truly filled him, as her older brother, with joy.

Occasionally, Cheng Xiaoyu would go to Qingtian Hunter's Institute to take on some commissions, bringing Leng Lingling, this little girl, through streets and alleys. They actually completed many commissions.

According to Lingling, once school started, she would no longer be so relaxed and free, so she had to hurry and squeeze some labor out of him.

One day, a phone call interrupted Cheng Xiaoyu's life. It was actually Teacher Tang Yue, who hadn't contacted him in over a month.

"Teacher Tang Yue, why are you calling me?"

"What, I can't look for you if there's nothing wrong?"

Tang Yue's tone carried a bit of resentment, just like a wife abandoned by her husband.

"Are you free tomorrow? I want to have a chat with you, and there's something I'd like to ask you for help with."

Cheng Xiaoyu thought for a moment, then agreed. In any case, he really had nothing to do these next few days.

The next day, following the address Tang Yue had given him, he hurried to a small Jiangnan town in Hangcheng.

In Xishui Town, he found Youjian Inn. Cheng Xiaoyu went up to the second floor and, at a glance, saw the graceful young woman sitting upright by the corridor window, her figure forming astonishing curves.

Proud, magnificent peaks, a slender willow waist that looked as if it could be grasped in one hand, round and perky hips, long, straight, beautiful legs in black silk stockings crossed together, and a pair of glossy black, red-soled stiletto high heels on her feet. Her whole body gave off an alluring air.

Tang Yue seemed to sense someone arriving. Her beautiful hair swept slightly, and those bright, autumn-water eyes watched the tall, slender figure coming to the appointment with a smiling gaze, carrying an indescribable flavor.

"Long time no see, Student Cheng Xiaoyu."

"Teacher Tang Yue, it's only been a little over a month. Don't make it sound like we haven't seen each other in a year."

"Hmph, what an unromantic student. From now on, call me Sister Tang Yue. I'm no longer your teacher... Of course, if you want to keep calling me teacher, that's fine too. After all, don't you little boys like that kind of address?"

Seeing Tang Yue's teasing smile, the corners of Cheng Xiaoyu's mouth twitched a few times. He couldn't be bothered with this female hooligan.

"Hehe, I won't joke around anymore. In any case, as long as you weren't affected by the Bo City disaster, I can rest easy."

"Sister Tang Yue, since you're a Judge, then you should know what the Bo City disaster was about, right?"

At the mention of this matter, Tang Yue also put away her playful mood and said seriously, "Mm. The culprit behind the Bo City disaster this time was none other than the Black Vatican's Red Archpriest, Jiu Ying!"

"The Black Vatican... Red Archpriest..."

Cheng Xiaoyu hadn't expected so many things to be involved, but thinking about it, that made sense. Demon Beasts couldn't have attacked a city for no reason. Someone had to have been stirring up trouble behind it.

"All right, let's not talk about such heavy topics for now. I ordered some dishes. Let's eat while we chat. I'll tell you about what comes next. Actually, what I wanted to ask you for help with..."

Listening to Tang Yue, Cheng Xiaoyu roughly understood what she meant. Wasn't she just dragging him in as free labor?

He picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks, feeling somewhat helpless inside, but in the next second, a system prompt popped up before his eyes.

[Harmful component detected. Activating Health and Longevity.]

Mm... what was this?