The Legend of the Fountain of Youth! Xiao Xiao Remains a Loli, Xiao Heavenly Emperor!

"Back then, it was thanks to junior Gu Yuena. She teleported with me and helped me evade part of the attack..."

"After the two of us fell off the cliff, that Soul Beast stopped chasing us. By the time I woke up, the current had already washed me ashore."

Jiang Yi sat in the middle, telling everyone the cliff-fall story he had prepared beforehand, leaving them utterly bewildered.

"What about junior Gu? Teacher, why don't you go look for her again..."

Ma Xiaotao hugged Jiang Yi's arm, practically pressing half her body against him, while her eyes signaled Yan Shaozhe.

Yan Shaozhe: ...

Tao'er, I'm the teacher here!

"Let's wait until dawn."

Jiang Yi shook his head, his tone gentle.

"I've already looked for her and found no trace of her. But with junior Gu's abilities, she should be fine."

After separating from him, Gu Yuena had returned to the Lake of Life to make arrangements.

He wasn't worried about Prison Gu betraying him. She didn't have the brains for it; she was probably still basking in her own cleverness.

What did she mean, giving Bi Ji to him?

"Then I'll search the nearby area after dawn. You escort the students back first."

Yan Shaozhe glanced at Ma Xiaotao, who refused to let go of Jiang Yi, then at Jiang Yi's perfectly calm expression, and silently sighed.

People just weren't what they used to be!

As the night deepened, no one said anything more. They gathered around the campfire, calming down after the day's harrowing journey.

Deep within the forest, Myriad Demon Valley.

The valley resembled an eye. At its center lay a sapphire-blue gem—a spring embedded in the heart of the valley.

A hundred flowers bloomed within the valley, with rare flowers and exotic herbs arranged in neat