The First Academy in the Cultivation World

Ling Yan'er didn't have a destination either, but after visiting Lingyun City once, she just picked a direction and walked in it.

He stopped when he saw a city about the same size as Lingyun City.

When he reached the city gate, he looked at the three words "Furong City" on the gate tower, exclaimed, paid the copper coins to enter the city, and went in.

Dongfang Zichu sat on Ling Yan'er's shoulder and was probably treated as a figurine or a pet without being charged.

Ling Yan'er started to wonder after entering: "This place is called Hibiscus City, so there are a lot of hibiscus flowers?"

"Even if there are hibiscus flowers, they will not bloom until several months later, and you can't see them now." Dongfang Zichu interrupted Ling Yan'er's delusion.

Ling Yan'er changed the subject: "So which way should we go first? Ah, if we don't know which way to go, just go in a straight line, okay?"

"The copper coins you used to enter the city?" Dongfang Zichu asked, "Where did you get the copper coins?"

Usually, I only see Ling Yan'er taking out spirit stones to spend money. Whether it is tuition fees or monthly salaries, they are all in spirit stones. Where does she get the copper coins?

Even the last time I went to Lingyun City to stay in an inn and eat at a restaurant, it was Ling Ziye who paid for the room.

"Hehe, this is the reward I got for completing a task before." When Ling Yan'er first recruited students, she gave a copper coin reward for each person she recruited.

Ling Yan'er took out her cell phone and found that a new map had been opened in Lingyun City, and there were also copper coin rewards for recruiting students.

However, Ling Yan'er did not plan to recruit students so quickly this time. After all, the tasks had already been assigned, so of course she would play for a month first.

After walking for a while, Ling Yan'er found an inn and booked a room for three days, then went downstairs to go wandering around.

I had just gone downstairs and walked a short distance to watch the acrobatics when I discovered that my cell phone had been stolen.

Ling Yan'er lowered her head and whispered "cell phone, cell phone" several times, and the phone appeared in her hand.

Dongfang Zichu asked curiously, "Why are you talking about your phone?"

"My phone was just stolen, so I let it go! It's almost the end of your life and you didn't even notice it?" Ling Yan'er asked, holding the phone.

Dongfang Zichu choked: "You can't even keep an eye on it in your hand, and you're asking me?"

Ling Yan'er was speechless for a moment. After giving two copper coins as a reward, she grabbed Dongfang Zichu with one hand and squeezed out of the encirclement.

While strolling around, Ling Yan'er saw a shop selling robes and bought two sets of clothes for herself, and also had two sets custom-made for Dongfang Zichu.

As they walked out of the shop, Dongfang Zichu mocked them, "You don't have any cultivation skills, so why are you buying robes?"

Apart from the clothes Ling Yan'er wore when she came here, which she now wears as pajamas, her other clothes are also monastic robes.

"What do you care about me?" Ling Yan'er would never say that she bought the robes because she had more spirit stones than silver.

After putting the robes in her gaming backpack, Ling Yan'er went to the next door to buy some jewelry.

I wanted to imitate the protagonist in the novel and go to the black market to find bargains, but I ended up wandering around until it was almost dark and still couldn't find the black market.

Ling Yan'er, who had planned to have the baby stillborn, had no choice but to return to the inn.

At night, Ling Yan'er still didn't give up and asked if there were any taboos in the inn and if there were any unofficial history or legends about the inn. The waiter laughed at her for thinking too much.

The protagonist's trip was uneventful except for a thief. Ling Yan'er felt that this was unscientific!

Then, when she woke up, Ling Yan'er felt something was wrong. As soon as she opened her eyes, she heard a hoarse voice shouting, "Bow to Heaven and Earth."

But this was not the strangest thing. The strangest thing was that all she saw was red, a red veil and a red wedding dress, and she could not control her body. She felt that she was being pulled forward by a strange force to bow.

As soon as he straightened up, he heard the second voice: "Bow to your parents twice."

What was going on? Wasn't it agreed that there would be no magical legends or unofficial history? Was she overthinking it?

So what the hell is going on now?

Ling Yan'er couldn't control herself and turned around and bowed again.

When she heard the third call, "When husband and wife bow to each other," Ling Yaner was stunned.

She's getting married right now? She's still a minor! Forcing a minor is illegal!

Thinking of this, Ling Yan'er suddenly sat up. Dongfang Zichu, who only took up a small space on the bed, was startled by Ling Yan'er: "What are you doing?"

Ling Yan'er looked at Dongfang Zichu in the moonlight and paused for a moment before saying, "I just had a nightmare."

"What did you dream about?" Dongfang Zichu asked curiously.

"I dreamed that I was getting married in a wedding ceremony." Ling Yan'er said, "I dreamed that I was wearing a wedding dress and a veil and was getting married in a wedding ceremony. When I bowed for the third time, I remembered that I was underage and suddenly woke up."

"Ok?"

"Minors can't get married!" Ling Yan'er said, "We can't get a marriage certificate. It's illegal! And it wasn't my own will. I didn't do it myself. Forcing a minor to do something is a violation of the law!"

"So you woke up?"

"Yeah." Ling Yan'er answered as a matter of course.

Dongfang Zichu glanced at Ling Yan'er and asked carefully, "Are you tired of getting married?"

"You're the one who hates getting married!" Ling Yan'er retorted angrily, "I've already told you I'm still underage! It's impossible to date before I'm an adult! Why are you so eager to get married? Dating should last at least seventy, eighty, or ninety years before you even think about getting married!"

"Isn't it true that whatever you think about during the day, you will dream about at night?" Dongfang Zichu asked.

"I told you it's not true!" Ling Yan'er lay down again angrily. "How could I possibly have such a dream? Dreaming of some handsome guys with abs is just like what I think about during the day and dream about at night."

"A cultivator wouldn't dream for no reason," Dongfang Zichu added, glancing at Ling Yan'er. "It's a pity you're not a cultivator. Perhaps you've been reading too many novels lately."

Ling Yan'er felt like she was being tricked by Dongfang Zichu and lay down. "But when I was dreaming, it was very clear. It wasn't me moving at all."

"You're dreaming of logic?" Dongfang Zichu said, completely dismissive. "Go to sleep."

Ling Yan'er muttered quietly, "But I've been reading weird short stories lately. How could I possibly dream of getting married?"

But even though it was a nightmare, there were no scary scenes or frightening images, so Ling Yan'er had no choice but to lie down and sleep.

Then she slept until dawn. Before going to bed, she had thought that she might be in a coffin or in a bridal chamber, but nothing happened.

Dongfang Zichu, who was sitting at the table, asked, "Did you have any other dreams afterwards?"

Ling Yan'er shook her head: "No."

Then she pinched a pink peach blossom from the pillow and asked Dongfang Zichu, "Is this the flower you brought me this morning? Are there still peach blossoms outside in this season?"

The peach trees in the school cannot be viewed with common sense. They only have flowers all year round. After all, they are produced by the system, so they must be different.

But Dongfang Zichu suddenly became cautious when he saw Taohua.

"There are no peach blossoms." Dongfang Zichu said: "If the peach blossoms outside are not special, there will be no peach blossoms at this time."

"What is this?" Ling Yan'er felt that this peach blossom was a hot potato.

Dongfang Zichu: "I didn't sense anyone else's presence. Are you sure you didn't see this flower last night?"

"If I saw it last night, it wouldn't be this fresh." Ling Yan'er threw the flowers aside: "This one looks like it was just picked."

After throwing it away, Ling Yan'er remembered that this was an unscientific world. If it was preserved with spiritual power, not to mention last night, even half a month later it would be as fresh as if it had just been picked.

Then he said to Dongfang Zichu with certainty: "I really didn't see any flowers last night. Did you see any last night?"

Dongfang Zichu shook his head. He really didn't see the peach blossom last night. He flew over and observed the flower carefully, and indeed he didn't feel any spiritual fluctuations from the flower.

But it is impossible for ordinary people to place flowers under his nose, which only means that the person placing the flowers is more advanced than him.

Dongfang Zichu picked up the peach blossom and said with some concern: "There may be some problems in this city."

Yesterday, Ling Yan'er's cell phone was inexplicably stolen by a thief, and today this peach blossom appeared inexplicably. He was almost at the enlightenment stage of cultivation, but he didn't feel anything at all. What's more, Ling Yan'er had such a strange dream last night, which made him a little uneasy.

A cultivator would not dream for no reason, nor would he feel uneasy for no reason. Although Ling Yan'er is not a cultivator, she is not an ordinary person either.

What does it mean that she suddenly had this dream?

While Dongfang Zichu was still thinking about these things, Ling Yan'er packed herself up and prepared to go downstairs for breakfast. She was completely unaware and had forgotten her dream last night.

But as soon as I went downstairs, I heard a discussion.

"Have you heard? The third young lady of the Jin family also disappeared last night."

Ling Yan'er looked in the direction where the voice came from. There was only one table on the first floor of the inn with three people sitting at it. The person who was speaking was wearing a brown coarse cloth and lowered his body, his eyes and eyebrows could not hide his excitement.

"Keep your voice down, don't worry about your life. The Jin family is not something you and I can discuss. Where did you get the news?"

The man who scolded him was wearing a washed-out blue brocade robe, looking like a weak scholar.

"Brother Zhou, you are still putting on airs as a scholar. The Jin family won't recognize you as a relative."

The third one, who looked rather rogue, was dressed in black. After teasing the one in blue, he asked, "Did you hear that from your lover from the Jin family?"

"What lover? They said she's a distant cousin. She works as a handyman in the Third Miss's courtyard. How could that be false? I heard the Third Miss has been missing for three days, and the Jin family doesn't dare to look for her in a big way."

After Ling Yan'er went to the counter to order breakfast, she chose a seat two tables away from the three people and ate while listening to gossip.

"Is this the twenty-eighth girl to go missing in town?"

"This is the 28th one in the past two years. It's strange. Not only has the person disappeared, but even their remains have been found. People from the major sects have been investigating for two years and haven't found anything."

"Fortunately, you and I are both men, otherwise it would be dangerous, hahahaha."

"Those wealthy families have so many maids and guards inside and outside their homes that they only found out the next day when their young lady disappeared. I don't know what they do for a living."

"He disappeared in the middle of the night. Guards are also human beings who need to sleep."

"Who knows if the young lady eloped with a strange man herself? I heard that the maid saw a peach blossom by her pillow. Maybe it was a strange man who gave her the peach blossom to invite her to elope."

"Where are the peach blossoms at this time of year?"

"Who knows? Maybe it's a monk, and Miss Jin ran away with someone."

When Ling Yan'er heard the word peach blossom, she couldn't help but look over there. Dongfang Zichu also looked over there. Peach blossom, Ling Yan'er had just found one beside her pillow.

Ling Yan'er and Dongfang Zichu looked at each other. Sure enough, something was not right in this city.

Ling Yan'er took out her phone and opened the app, but there was still only the task of recruiting a new student.

Although she heard that someone was missing and she encountered it herself, there was no mission. Was the appearance of the peach blossom a coincidence?

Ling Yan'er turned off her phone but wanted to listen again, but the three people had already finished their breakfast and called the waiter to pay.

There were no customers here. After finishing their meal, Ling Yan'er and Dongfang Zichu asked the waiter as they paid the bill, "I just heard them say that twenty-seven or twenty-eight girls have gone missing in the city in the past two years. Is that true?"

"I haven't heard of it." The waiter said impatiently, "How can so many people disappear? And girls? I think they are crazy about girls."

"What about the third young lady of the Jin family?" Ling Yan'er wanted to ask more.

"There's only one Jin family in Furong City." The waiter sneered, "Who told you about the third young lady of the Jin family? The Jin family has five sons, so how can there be any young ladies?"

"Weren't there three people over there just now?" Ling Yan'er pointed at the table where the three people were sitting and said, "That's what the people at that table said."

The waiter looked at Ling Yan'er in surprise: "You guys were the only ones at the table the whole time."

Even Dongfang Zichu was a little surprised: "Didn't you just pay them the bill? It's been less than a quarter of an hour."

Unexpectedly, the waiter was also surprised: "Your table is the only one coming downstairs at this hour! Although our inn provides breakfast, there are not many people here. You also said it was less than a quarter of an hour. I can't have got it wrong for a quarter of an hour."

Ling Yan'er and Dongfang Zichu both felt something was wrong. Ling Yan'er paid the silver and held Dongfang Zichu in her arms: "Maybe we saw it wrong."

Dongfang Zichu also knew that this was not the time to argue with the waiter, so he just asked, "Is there really no one missing?"

The waiter shrugged. "Maybe. Kidnappers kidnap people every year, but I haven't heard of any girls going missing in the past two years. The kidnappers only take children."

"Thank you." Ling Yan'er carried Dongfang Zichu out of the inn, and both of them realized the problem.

This city is indeed a bit weird.

But now they don't know what the problem is. The three people talked so much in the morning, and they watched them finish breakfast, pay the bill and leave the inn. But they didn't expect that the waiter who paid the bill for them completely forgot this memory in just a moment.

It is even said that the Jin family has only five sons and no daughters. To find out who is telling the truth, you just need to find out whether there are any daughters in the Jin family in the city.

Ling Yan'er and Dongfang Zichu went shopping again. Ling Yan'er asked many people while shopping, but these people all had two sets of stories.

One set of excuses was that the Jin family in the city did have a frail and sickly third daughter, and the other set of excuses was that the Jin family did have only five sons.

One explanation was that no girls had gone missing in the city, while the other was that many girls had gone missing in the past two years, and all of them were unmarried girls aged sixteen or seventeen. Ling Yan'er was also asked to be careful.