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

"Okay, okay, Zhai Ningning, you're really something! You can't find any topics to talk about, so you bring up us sisters to chat with people. You can't even tell right from wrong, can you?" Zhu Zhu said with a stern face.

"Huh? No, no!"

"You still say no? Your eyes are practically glued to Chen Xuan's face! Didn't you used to look down on him?"

"I... I do dislike him, but I can't lose my manners in front of outsiders!" Zhai Ningning explained softly.

She doesn't have a temper in front of her trusted best friends.

"You haven't lost your manners? You can't even figure out someone's cultivation level, and you haven't?"

"Huh?! Then, what should I do?"

"What do you mean, 'what to do'? What does Chen Xuan have to do with you? Why are you so nervous?"

"Huh? What you said makes some sense, but... I feel so embarrassed!"

"You know how embarrassing it is? Why don't you mention that he even looked at you...?"

"Alright, alright, let's just pretend this never happened. I need to recover from my injury. You can all go back to your rooms!"

Zhai Ningning blushed and pushed the two women out of the room.

Afterwards, she sat alone on the bed, thinking about everything that had just happened, and came to a conclusion that she found too difficult to bear.

That means she has developed feelings for Chen Xuan.

He was clearly a mortal from the lower realm; he clearly didn't want to touch me at first; he clearly offended me; he clearly infused me with spiritual energy...

But why isn't she angry or disgusted at all now?!

......

"Hmph, that despicable Chen Xuan, just as we thought, is finally going to make a move against Ningning today!"

On the way back, Zhu Zhu clenched her little fists and complained to Rou Wu.

"That's just the kind of person he is. You've seen how many women are in his house, so you should know what he is like!" Rouwu didn't care much, after all, it wouldn't matter how much she cared, especially since she didn't like Chen Xuan.

"Hmph, this is infuriating! I was clearly the first person to meet Chen Xuan, so why am I still owed this to him?!"

"Why don't you just forget about it? Chen Xuan wasn't a good person to begin with, so you still have a chance to back out!"

Seeing her best friend so infatuated with Chen Xuan, Rouwu thought about it and decided to advise her to break up with him.

"Hmm? Qingwu, what do you mean by this? Do you feel that I'm putting a lot of pressure on you, and that you'll lose Chen Xuan's favor in the future, so you're trying to persuade me to leave now?"

"Well, it's hopeless. Let's mourn for Dai Dabai."

"Pah, don't mention him, or I'll mourn for Tang Sirui!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! My situation is different from yours. I was forced into it, and I didn't like it at all..."

"That's why I should mourn for him, isn't it? After all, I never liked wearing Baymax, so there's nothing to mourn for him."

"..."

Rouwu remained silent.

It seems Tang Sirui is truly the one suffering the most. He still doesn't know that the woman he loves most has already been snatched away by someone else, and quite forcefully at that...

Over the next few days, Monster Academy continued to fight against other academies, but everyone's cultivation level and skill were too low (except for Rouwu), so it wasn't very interesting. Chen Xuan then started wandering around.

During that time, he sought out Long Yuyan the most, but for some reason, ever since Long Yuyan left the secret realm, she had been avoiding Chen Xuan and refused to see him.

When asked why, the woman hesitated and refused to say anything. In short, she just didn't want to see Chen Xuan, which infuriated Chen Xuan.

There's no such thing as letting a duck fly away once it's in your mouth. We'll see how I deal with her then!

That night.

While the entire Monster Academy team was resting and recuperating after winning the semi-finals, Chen Xuan arrived at Yu Gang's courtyard and knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was Long Yuyan. When she saw that it was Chen Xuan, she was obviously stunned. She hurriedly tried to push him out, but Chen Xuan would not let her have her way.

He grabbed Long Yuyan's small hand that was pushing him away and pulled her into his arms.

"Oh, Xuan'er, let go! This is your master's courtyard..."

"Tell me, why are you hiding from me? I won't let go until you tell me!"

"No, I wasn't avoiding you, Xuan'er, please let go, okay? I'm begging you!"

"Then what were you up to when you tried to push me out just now?"

"I...we can't go on like this. After all, I'm your teacher's wife. How can you do this..."

"Yu Yan, who is it?" came Yu Gang's question from inside the house.

Chen Xuan released Long Yuyan, snorted coldly, and walked into Yu Gang's room.

Seeing this, Long Yuyan sighed, lowered her head, and followed him inside.

"Oh, it's Chen Xuan. May I ask what brings you here?"

"It's nothing major. Recently in Tianyuan Valley, I absorbed another spirit tree and gained the skill of Life Peach Blossom, which is imbued with life energy. Seeing how hard you've been working for the team these past few days, I've come to offer it to you!"

After saying that, Chen Xuan took out a green peach blossom, which was full of vitality.

In fact, he didn't have any special skills related to the Peach Blossom of Life; he simply infused it with some life force, and of course, some other things as well.

Yu Gang took the green peach blossom and examined it closely, discovering that it indeed contained a strong sense of life.

"You've put your heart into this. If I were to consume this peach blossom, it would add at least 100 years to my lifespan. To me, it would truly be a priceless treasure!" Yu Gang's eyes burned with desire.

He was only at the Golden Core stage, with a lifespan of only 400 years at most. In addition, he was already middle-aged and had more than 100 years to live. Now he could have an extra 100 years for no reason. How could he not be happy?

"Teacher, you're too kind. You've shown me great kindness, and it's only right that I repay you!"

"Sigh, if everyone could save themselves so much trouble like you!"

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with someone in the team?"

“Yes, they made it to the finals entirely on their own strength. Not only did they lack teamwork, but those girls even had a fight! This caused the other male students to be afraid to get too close to others. What kind of situation is this?” Yu Gang sighed.

Long Yuyan glanced at Chen Xuan but didn't say anything, though she felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She could roughly guess what had happened when those girls had a fight; it must have been Chen Xuan, the culprit, who caused it!

"Huh? How could this happen? I get along with everyone pretty well. How about I go up and try tomorrow?"

Yu Gang looked at Chen Xuan and sighed.

This kid is stocking up on goods for himself; turns out he's itching to get into the ring. That won't do.

Putting aside your incredible luck in love, I wouldn't let you take any risks with your current romantic prospects!

"Let's forget about it. I can handle this for them. You just focus on your cultivation. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me anytime."

"Alright, then teacher, please take this Life Peach Blossom quickly. My master's wife and I will protect you!"

"Huh? Why are you in such a hurry?" Long Yuyan had a bad feeling; she seemed to have guessed Chen Xuan's thoughts.