My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

"Cha Cha, this is so interesting! Why do I keep hearing my fellow disciples from the Chaotic Brocade Pavilion calling you Fairy Ciming?"

Luo Hanying said with a mischievous smile, "They all say that our Fairy Ciming is kind, broad-minded, and forgiving."

Ruan Chayan sighed and rubbed her forehead: "Why are you making fun of me too?"

After Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying "became famous overnight" at Shansi Garden, Ruan Chayan, as she had said, taught them the cooking knowledge she had learned from Xiange.

Because she was kind to people, she not only taught them knowledge but also brewed several pots of flower tea for them to drink, so they jokingly gave her the nickname "Ciming" (慈茗).

Of course, I also taught them how to brew flower tea.

Luo Hanying asked, "Did you tell those food cultivators how to make the seasonings?"

"I've said everything I remember. Once I've said it all at once, there's no need for me to go again."

Ruan Chayan asked with concern, "What are you doing right now?"

Luo Hanying closed her eyes to rest: "Let's cram for a bit and try some spells and swordsmanship."

The registration day is the day after tomorrow, isn't it? I don't even know which group I'll be drawn into. If I'm on stage early, there'll be no one to ask for advice, and I'm really afraid I'll collapse instantly.

Ruan Chayan couldn't help but chuckle: ["How could that be? We've studied so much diligently, we shouldn't collapse so easily, right?"]

"The main problem is that we haven't actually fought against humans. Although the puppets in the Floating Life Altar's puppet array are based on simulations of cultivators' attacks and defenses, the real world is far more complex than that."

Luo Hanying looked somewhat worried. [“In my memory, Shi Mi’er only ever won one magical duel. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have ended up working as a waitress in a restaurant, swallowing her anger even when she was being harassed.”]

Hearing Luo Hanying's words, Ruan Chayan also became anxious: ["Hey, stop talking! We haven't even registered yet, why are you thinking so much?"]

In fact, she thought about things much more than Luo Hanying, but they couldn't both be overwhelmed by negative emotions. One of them had to stand up for them, and it had to be her if it wasn't Luo Hanying.

Luo Hanying poked her head out of the window and spread her divine sense, saying, "It's raining, and there's even lightning! Good heavens, such strong lightning might just bring thunder."

Ruan Chayan remembered that Luo Hanying was a little afraid of thunder, so she asked with concern, "Do you want me to come and keep you company?"

"Accompany me? Why would you accompany me?" Luo Hanying asked, somewhat puzzled.

After hesitating for a long time, Ruan Chayan finally revealed the truth: "I remember you used to be afraid of thunder."

She was afraid that if she spoke directly, Luo Hanying would feel ashamed and stubborn.

Luo Hanying was both amused and exasperated: "Sister, that was so many years ago?"

I was indeed afraid for a while in junior high school, because when I was camping, lightning struck my tent.

I'm not afraid anymore. If I were afraid, what would happen if I had to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation? What if I didn't advance in my cultivation level?

Ruan Chayan felt embarrassed by Luo Hanying's words, and Luo Hanying expressed her gratitude, saying that Ruan Chayan really cared about her too much.

She said that all these years, Ruan Chayan would call her whenever there was thunder, and sometimes even insisted on sleeping in the same bed with her. She once thought that Ruan Chayan was afraid of thunder and embarrassed to say it, but it turned out that she was worried that Ruan Chayan would be scared to sleep alone.

Actually, she feels a little safer if she doesn't call.

After all, making a phone call during a thunderstorm carries the risk of being struck by lightning.

As they chatted, the topic returned to the competition. Neither of them had any experience in this area, and Xiange didn't know when she would be able to resolve her own issues and return. They were both unsure of how to proceed.

Ruan Chayan remembered that Luo Hanying was still preoccupied with the formation: [“How’s your research on the fourteenth-floor formation going?”]

"I've mastered it, but now I've encountered a new problem." Luo Hanying excitedly said this, then suddenly fell silent.

Ruan Chayan waited a long time without hearing anything further, and when she asked, it was like throwing a stone into the sea; she received no response.

It was just approaching evening, and it was still raining outside. If someone came looking for Luo Hanying, she wouldn't have remained silent. She could have given a response and then focused on dealing with the visitor. So, why was she suddenly silent? Was she in some kind of danger?

Ruan Chayan became increasingly alarmed as she thought about it, and went straight to the Luanjin Pavilion Dance Platform by flying sword, only to find that she had come up empty-handed at Luo Hanying's cave.

Ruan Chayan muttered to herself in confusion, "Where did she suddenly go? Why isn't she saying anything?"

This situation continued until noon the next day. During this time, Ruan Chayan wondered if there was a problem with the system, as the two of them could not communicate. After Luo Hanying discovered this, she went to her cave to find her. The two of them happened to miss each other, so she returned to her own cave to wait.

While waiting, Ruan Chayan took out the communication jade slip with a wry smile, secretly lamenting that the two of them relied too much on the system's communication function and had forgotten that communication was still possible in the cultivation world.

But Luo Hanying did not respond to her messages, no matter how many times she tried.

Luo Hanying refused to answer the messages, and Ruan Chayan had no other options.

Ruan Chayan spent the whole morning pondering in the cave, and she realized that things might not be so simple.

Ruan Chayan then went to Luanjin Pavilion again to inquire if anyone had seen Luo Hanying, as she was worried that Luo Hanying had been harmed but no one knew about it.

After asking around, I finally got news about Luo Hanying. Someone said they saw Luo Hanying when they were buying pills on Xinglin Peak.

After thanking her, Ruan Chayan rushed to the place where the pills were sold on Xinglin Peak. She learned that Luo Hanying had left with the disciples of Renming Peak and wondered where they were going.

Ruan Chayan paced back and forth, trying to discern the underlying meaning in their words, concluding that Luo Hanying was currently perfectly normal.

But why don't you communicate with her in your mind's eye normally? If the system is malfunctioning and communication is impossible, then why don't you answer her messages?

Ruan Chayan flew from Xinglin Peak to Renming Peak on her sword. After inquiring for a long time, she learned that Luo Hanying had gone to Yunzhong Square, apparently to see how the disciples of Nizong Peak would build their arena.

The square was crowded with people. Ruan Chayan searched for a long time but couldn't find any familiar faces, so she had to shamelessly ask them one by one.

Most people don't know who Luo Hanying is. Luo Hanying wears the robes of a sect disciple and has no distinctive items on her body, making her as difficult to find as finding a needle in a haystack.

Before she knew it, the day to register for the competition arrived. Ruan Chayan had been searching day and night for the past few days, following the clues left by Luo Hanying, and finally managed to catch up with her at Hongyan Hall.

When Luo Hanying saw Ruan Chayan, she nodded distantly and said, "It's Chayan."

"You still recognize me?! What have you been doing these past two days?! Why didn't you answer my messages?"

Ruan Chayan, her breath thick with embarrassment, stepped forward to pull off Han Ying's sleeve, only to be ruthlessly dodged: "Just talk, why are you getting physical?"

Luo Hanying glanced at Ruan Chayan; her attitude was indifferent, and a hint of doubt could be seen in her expression.

Ruan Chayan could immediately tell that something was wrong with Luo Hanying. Ruan Chayan herself also felt confused, wondering why the past two days had felt so unreal, with everything seeming strange.