Ten minutes later.
The three of them appeared in the bustling Central Province City.
Shen Ye pushed the wheelchair, with Song Qingyun beside him, as they browsed the night market together.
"Shen Ye."
"What?"
"I'll tell you in advance: tonight's Welcome Party will involve a large-scale teleportation event."
"Huh? Won't telling me beforehand break the rules?"
"No." Song Qingyun smiled. "I'm one of the organizers. I can block other people's prying, so no one knows I've leaked the test to you."
She continued, "Beneath Central Province City is a network of underground passages, stocked with all kinds of dangers, treasures, legacies, and weapons."
"In a few minutes, all the new students will be teleported into the underground passages."
"The instructors from the Three Schools will start watching-"
"This is when the instructors choose their students."
"Remember to put on a good show."
"Mm," Shen Ye said.
So that was what the Lord of the Weeping Demon Prison's map was for.
It seemed this demon lord really wasn't willing to accept defeat.
Shen Ye pushed the wheelchair into a bustling shop.
Song Yinchen curiously picked up all sorts of things, looking them over again and again, reluctant to put them down.
"I'll buy you one."
Shen Ye simply took out his money and bought her a stick of candied hawthorn.
He bought one for Song Qingyun too.
Then he bought himself a phone lanyard, threaded it through, and hung his phone against his chest.
"Little sister, we've browsed plenty by now. How about we go back and complete the Contract?" Song Qingyun asked, holding her candied hawthorn.
"We've only been browsing for a few minutes. I want to see those underground passages you mentioned," Song Yinchen said between bites of candied hawthorn.
The sisters looked at each other.
Song Yinchen's eyes