The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"It's like this, junior sister was collecting demonic beasts when she encountered people from other academies. They saw that I had quite a few demonic beasts and asked me to hand them over!"

"I disagreed, and they wanted to take away my demon-hunting bag. I was no match for them, so I had no choice but to run away, and that's when I met you, Senior Brother!" Fairy Qinglan pretended to be pitiful.

"This isn't right, is it?" Chen Xuan was perfectly clear-headed.

"Where, what's wrong?" Qinglan asked nervously, seeing that Chen Xuan didn't believe her.

"With a face like that, who would dare to lay a hand on you? Do they have a death wish? Or are they saying they've never seen Fairy Qinglan before? Don't tell me you have no connection with Fairy Qinglan, I don't believe it!"

Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

It turns out he didn't have any excuse to question himself.

"I am indeed a descendant of Ancestor Qinglan's family, but Senior Brother, you are unaware that the Academy Competition demands fairness and impartiality. No matter what grudges the disciples have, elders are not allowed to retaliate in any way. Otherwise, they will be isolated by the entire cultivation world!"

"Their act of stealing monsters during the trial is not against the rules, because we have jade pendants that allow us to leave. However, leaving would be tantamount to ending the trial prematurely, which would definitely not result in a good score!"

"Oh, so that's it."

Upon learning that the girl in front of him was indeed not Fairy Qinglan, Chen Xuan pinched his chin and began to examine her closely.

"You say Fairy Qinglan is your ancestor, but I remember she had no children..."

"I am from the Qinglan family!" Fairy Qinglan answered immediately.

"Qinglan's family?"

"You didn't know?" Fairy Qinglan asked, somewhat surprised.

"how could I know?"

"..."

"It's the family of Ancestor Qinglan. Her name is Qinglan Yu, and my name is... Qinglan Jue!"

"Your appearance, is it a case of atavism?"

"No, no, it's because when I was young, I gained the favor of the Ancestor. She gave me her own essence and blood to absorb. In addition, we are of the same race, so I became more and more like her."

"Hmm...that's pretty sad, you don't even know what you originally looked like!" Chen Xuan complained.

'Sad my ass, this is how I look!' Qing Lanyu also complained, but only in her heart.

"Actually, it's not so bad. At least I've received a lot of preferential treatment despite having this appearance."

"Doesn't anyone look at you with eyes full of greed? After all, you and that person are so... right?"

"Perhaps I've been well protected; at least I've never seen it." Qing Lanyu shook her head.

'Who dares to look at me like that? Who dares? Who dares?'

"Well, speaking of which, you're really unlucky to have been robbed!" Chen Xuan suddenly said.

"Yes, they are absolutely despicable!" Qing Lanyu stamped her foot as well.

"Now... hand over your demon-hunting pouch, or your senior brother is... robbing you!"

Qing Lanyu stared wide-eyed at Chen Xuan in disbelief, her voice trembling as she asked, "Senior brother, what... what did you say?"

Chen Xuan chuckled and said, "Didn't you hear me? I said, hand over your demon-hunting bag!"

"Senior brother, how could you do this? I've already explained to you that I'm a junior of the Qinglan family, you can't treat me like this!" Qinglan Yu said anxiously.

Chen Xuan said seriously, "How did I treat you? I only robbed your demon beast during the trial. I wasn't trying to do anything to you. These are the rules of the trial. What did I do wrong?"

“But, but…” Qing Lanyu didn’t know how to refute it.

"No buts, just hand over your demon-hunting bag." Chen Xuan stretched out his hand, his expression leaving no room for refusal.

"No!" Qing Lanyu refused outright.

'Good lad, you've really broadened your horizons. You dare to rob my things. Just wait and see what happens to me in the future...!' Fairy Qinglan thought angrily to herself.

"Fine, you said it yourself. You won't listen to reason, so here I am..."

"Come on, Senior Brother Chen Xuan, you're just a support. You might not even be a match for me in a fight. In a one-on-one situation, even that group of people wouldn't be a match for me!"

"As for you, Senior Brother Chen Xuan... I'm already being kind by not even trying to take it from you!"

"Are you investigating me?"

"Hmph, how could I not know about your infamous Monster Academy! Besides, I was watching from the crowd when you paid your respects to the patriarch that day!"

"...Alright, since you know I'm a support, why are you still following me?" Chen Xuan thought for a moment and realized that he was indeed just a support on the surface, so it was best not to take action.

"I...it's because there's strength in numbers! With your reputation as a member of Monster Academy, senior brother, we're naturally not afraid of them!"

"Since you know the name of my Monster Academy, and you want our protection, you'd better hand over some money to me obediently...?" Chen Xuan rubbed his fingers together, his meaning clear!

"Hmph, money-grubber!"

The fairy Qinglan was so angry that she wanted to stomp on him with her jade foot, but he ruthlessly dodged her.

"Give it to me or not. If you don't, then don't follow me!"

Qing Lanyu gritted her teeth, took out a storage bag from her person, and handed it to Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan took the storage bag, glanced at its contents, nodded in satisfaction, and then put the storage bag away.

“That’s more like it. In the future, when you encounter something like this, you should obediently hand over some treasures to avoid causing trouble everywhere.” Chen Xuan patted Qing Lanyu on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"I understand, senior brother." Qing Lanyu nodded, looking aggrieved.

'You little brat, when I get my chance, I'll make you cough it all up, with interest!' she thought bitterly.

Little did she know that if Chen Xuan truly knew what she was thinking, he would definitely agree with her: "Yes, yes, I promise, I'll return it with interest, but before that, you'll have to pay the price of being swept away!"

Afterwards, Qinglan composed herself and invited Chen Xuan to set off together.

There was no way around it; she just wanted to dig into Chen Xuan's background, especially... his mysterious methods that she couldn't detect!

"Chen Xuan, let's go! I know where there are lots of monsters!" Qinglan looked at Chen Xuan and smiled sweetly.

"Hmm!" Chen Xuan nodded, then stared at the face that resembled Qinglan Fairy by ninety percent and swallowed.

"However, from now on, you must call me Senior Brother!"

"Okay..."

Immediately, they headed deeper into Tianyuan Valley.

heaven.

“This Tianyuan Valley… has such a background, and it’s only in its infancy. It’s truly rare!” said Fairy Bixiao.

"Fine, I'll give you this opportunity. After all, you're the one who possesses my true form, and my sisters... can use you too!"

Then, Bixiao waved her hand, conjuring a small pair of scissors, which she threw into Tianyuan Valley.