Boys Need to Protect Themselves Too!

However, the Grandmaster's accident happened at the academy...

Ye Xinglan looked at Tang Yinmeng, who was in extremely poor condition, but still didn't say anything. After a moment of silence, she said, "I'm not just wandering around; I'm going to the Body Sect in Heaven Dou City."

"The Body Sect?" Tang Yinmeng was stunned, opening her swollen red eyes to look at her.

"What are you doing at the Body Sect? Looking for revenge?"

Seeing Ye Xinglan's disheveled state after being beaten up, it's hard not to think in that direction.

Ye Xinglan's cheeks flushed slightly, and she spoke, her neck stiff.

"I went to Lu Guan to ask him for guidance on cultivation! I lost to him."

Tang Yinmeng was taken aback.

"Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. If you lose, just train hard at the academy. What's the point of running off to live in Heaven Dou City?"

"I challenged him this morning, but he didn't even activate his Martial Soul; he only released a Soul Spirit, and I still lost."

"What did you say? A Soul Spirit?"

Tang Yinmeng sat up straight as she listened. I had to sit up to hear what she was saying.

Ye Xinglan has just broken through to the third ring, and it's three Thousand-Year Soul Ring. Coupled with her mastery of the Man and Sword as One, even ordinary Four-Ring Soul Ancestor would suffer under her sword if they were not careful.

So he was defeated by a Soul Spirit that had separated from his body?

"Absolutely true." Ye Xinglan took a deep breath, her chest heaving.

"I absolutely must see how he cultivates! Otherwise, I'll never catch up to him in this lifetime!"

"Grandmaster, I absolutely must ask for this leave!"

Looking at this stubborn guy in front of her, Tang Yinmeng felt a headache coming on.

Ye Xinglan is a promising talent being groomed, and if something were to happen to her at the Body Sect, she, as the Grandmaster in charge of Inner Court affairs, wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility.

Tang Yinmeng rubbed her temples. "I'll go ask for permission."

She can't make that decision.

Sea God’s Pavilion.

Soft white light flowed through the room, dispelling some of the stuffiness.

Ya Li sat in a wicker chair by the window, holding a cup of warm tea. After listening to Tang Yinmeng's report, her brows furrowed slightly.

"Nonsense." Ya Li put down her teacup, the porcelain clinking against the table with a crisp sound.

"How old is Xinglan? She just turned eleven not long ago. A Three-Ring Soul Elder, running off to live alone, how can that be allowed?"

Tang Yinmeng, standing beside her, kept her head down, her hands folded in front of her, not daring to say anything more.

"Teacher, it was Yinmeng's oversight."

Tang Yinmeng quickly admitted her mistake, "It's just that Xinglan is too stubborn; she insisted on doing it."

A soft footstep came from behind the screen inside the room.

Yun Ming, tall and slender, walked out dressed in loose gray casual clothes and casually picked up the conversation, "What's wrong?"

"Brother Ming, Ye Xinglan is going to the Body Sect to find Lu Guan..."

Ya Li stood up, walked to Yun Ming's side, and briefly described the situation.

Yun Ming didn't reply immediately, "Lu Guan?"

It looks somewhat familiar.

"That's Mu Ye's disciple, the child I wanted to adopt before..."

"The Body Sect..."

Yun Ming muttered something under his breath.

"Approved."

"Ah?"

Tang Yinmeng was stunned, and Ya Li next to her also turned her head in surprise.

"Brother Ming, Xinglan, she..."

"It's alright, she went to the territory of the Body Sect. Mu Ye wouldn't dare let anything happen to her."

Yun Ming walked to the window, put his hands behind his back, and looked down at the Sea God Lake.

"Besides, didn't you want to adopt that child? Xinglan has gone, you should also go and make more contact with the Body Sect."

Moreover, he also wanted to use Ye Xinglan's eyes to see what kind of tricks that little guy named Lu Guan was up to.

Shrek Academy students can't live in an ivory tower forever. Going out to see the world and experience some hardship is a good thing.

"Since the Pavilion Master has spoken, I'll go and process the formalities for her right away."

Tang Yinmeng breathed a sigh of relief.

After Tang Yinmeng left, Ya Li spoke again, "Brother Ming, Xinglan is only eleven years old..."

"Hmm... but the Inner Court is different from the Outer Court; the students there are free to act."

"Sigh." Ya Li sighed softly.

Yun Ming observed this and pondered in his heart.

Students like Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi, who are considered Inner Court students, are seen as potential candidates for Inner Court admission.

Enjoy the resources of the Inner Court and receive guidance from the elders of the Sea God’s Pavilion. The teaching method of the Inner Court is not the same as that of the Outer Court, and there are not many restrictions on behavior.

But they are indeed too young and cannot be allowed to roam freely. Moreover, the Inner Court's chosen candidates are mainly exceptional geniuses, essentially guaranteed admission.

However, the future development of these geniuses may not be comparable to that of the top students in the Outer Court.

This also led to some arguments.

Perhaps this system needs to be changed? Or... abolished?

Yun Ming rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

The following morning.

Heaven Dou City, the headquarters of the Body Sect.

Lu Guan yawned as he walked out of the room, wearing a loose vest that revealed his well-defined muscles.

Xu Xiaoyan had already been in the courtyard for a while; to be precise, she had been meditating in the courtyard all night.

Xu Xiaoyan calls it "comprehending the starry sky".

"Good morning, Brother Lu Guan!"

Hearing the noise, Xu Xiaoyan waved her hand.

"Morning."

Lu Guan walked to the well, filled a bucket with cold water, and poured it directly over his head.

Whoosh!

Water splashed everywhere. Lu Guan shook his wet short hair and casually picked up a towel draped over the rack to wipe his face.

Just as he was about to go to the training ground to stretch his muscles, Lu Guan's ears suddenly twitched.

A very faint rustling sound came from the old locust tree outside the courtyard wall.

Moreover, a familiar yet chillingly sharp aura was seeping into the courtyard through the wall.

This aura made no attempt to conceal itself; it stood there directly and unabashedly.

Lu Guan paused in wiping his face and turned to look at the courtyard wall on his right.

Who's over there?

Xu Xiaoyan was startled and almost dropped the brush in her hand. She looked in the direction Lu Guan was looking.

The courtyard wall is about three meters high, and right next to the top of the wall is a large locust tree in the neighboring courtyard.

At this moment, the dense canopy parted into two clusters of branches and leaves.

Ye Xinglan was sitting cross-legged on a thick tree trunk, holding the Stargod Sword in her arms, a thick hardcover notebook in her hand, and a charcoal pencil perched on her ear.

Upon realizing she had been discovered, Ye Xinglan remained unfazed, even straightening her back.

"Don't worry about me, you just practice."

Ye Xinglan took the charcoal pencil off her ear, opened the first page of her notebook, and adopted the posture of a diligent student listening attentively in class.

"I've rented this courtyard next door. From today onwards, I'll watch you cultivate from here."

Xu Xiaoyan's mouth dropped open.

Lu Guan's signature open mouth:???

Seriously?! Are you serious, lady?!

She lives nearby; this is stalking, isn't it? This is definitely stalking!

And if he hadn't discovered her, would Ye Xinglan have planned to stay hidden in the tree forever?

Isn't that spying?

Lu Guan felt a chill run down his spine.

My new, weird neighbor is spying on me?!

Boys, you need to take care of yourselves even when you're out and about!