After transmigrating into the book, I became the little sun of the crazy villain.

Using a cleansing spell to cleanse himself and Qi Yan, Yun Zhao opened the tattered little book to look for the next method.

Looking at Yun Zhao's serious expression, Qi Yan sat on the steps, feeling quite uncomfortable.

Just now, when her fire elemental power went out of control, she pounced on him without hesitation. Could it really be an act?

Qi Yan was uncertain.

"Qi Yan, take a look at this method, it's earth therapy, the specific steps are..."

"Yun Zhao," Qi Yan suddenly said, "aren't you afraid of losing your life? Why didn't you run just now?"

Yun Zhao was taken aback. "Run? Run for what?"

Qi Yan lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers. "It was so dangerous back then. You had a defensive magical artifact on you. You could have escaped on your own."

It's just acting; there's no need to get yourself involved.

“But you’re in danger,” Yun Zhao’s voice rang out above Qi Yan’s head. “What will you do if I escape?”

"Besides, isn't the reason I wear so many defensive magical artifacts to protect both of us when we encounter danger?"

"I've said it before, I love you, and I will protect you forever."

He looked up, she bent down, and their eyes met.

[Affection +5, Current Affection 14]

Yun Zhao's smile grew even brighter as she reached out her hand to Qi Yan, "Let's not sit here anymore, let's go back inside."

Qi Yan did not respond, but his hand involuntarily landed on Yun Zhao's outstretched hand.

The two walked slowly toward the house. Yun Zhao sighed, "That was really dangerous just now. You don't have spiritual power and can't activate your spiritual weapon. If it weren't for the clothes protecting you, you would have been burned."

It turned out to be the case.

Qi Yan opened his mouth, but no words came out.

But the last trace of awkwardness in his heart was gone; instead, he felt a little sore and swollen. This was the second time someone had protected him.

Qi Yan glanced at Yun Zhao's profile; she was beautiful in the moonlight.

Yet it remains unattainable.

Once inside the house, Yun Zhao said "Goodnight" to him.

"You should get some rest. We'll try other methods tomorrow. I'm going back now."

Qi Yan sat on the edge of the bed and said, "Mm."

Yun Zhao stepped out the threshold with one foot, but as if she suddenly remembered something, she turned back and quickly walked up to Qi Yan.

"what happened?"

Yun Zhao didn't speak, but leaned towards Qi Yan.

Qi Yan subconsciously closed his eyes, feeling a warm touch on his left cheek.

"It wasn't wiped clean enough before, but it's fine now."

When he opened his eyes again, Yun Zhao was already gone.

All was quiet except for the chirping of unknown insects outside.

In the pitch-black room, Qi Yan lay on his side on the bed. Before closing his eyes, he suddenly whispered:

"Good night."

Little did she know that in Yun Zhao's room, she had activated a soundproofing array and was writhing on the bed in a deathly motion.

"My affection level is 14! I'm so awesome!"

Yun Zhao couldn't wait to announce to the world that everyone was celebrating. She thought the mission would be difficult, but she didn't expect Qi Yan to be so easy to win over.

"Oh right, right," Yun Zhao said, after his initial excitement, he quickly sat up and said, "Quickly memorize the key points."

"Host, what are the key points?"

Yun Zhao buried himself in writing, not even looking up, and said, "The key points for increasing favorability, um... this is the third key point, saving Qi Yan can increase favorability."

"If I memorize a few more, maybe I can even write a book about how to defeat villains!"

Yun Zhao thought to himself with delight.

……

Just as dawn was breaking, Qi Yan was woken up by Yun Zhao.

Seeing Yun Zhao earnestly studying how to help him unseal his cultivation, Qi Yan decided to be magnanimous and not hold a grudge against Yun Zhao for waking him up with a gong.

But as magnanimous as he may seem, he wasn't really that magnanimous; at least when it came to burying himself in the ground, he couldn't be magnanimous at all.

Qi Yan's expression was indescribable. "The earth therapy you're talking about, is it burying me in the ground?"

He, the great demon king whom everyone would fear in the future and who could stop children from crying at night, was actually planted in the ground by Yun Zhao like a scallion!

Yun Zhao said solemnly, "It's not about burying you in the soil, but about letting you have close contact with the land and absorb the essence of the sun and moon, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through the soil."

No matter how eloquently she spoke, Qi Yan refused to accept this method.

Yun Zhao shrugged. "Alright, I'll try another method."

After trying five or six methods that seemed unreliable and were actually quite unreliable, Yun Zhao gave up.

She said helplessly, "Is it really impossible to sense any spiritual energy at all? Should I go ask the elders? Hmm, if only my martial aunt were to come out of seclusion now, she might know how to unseal her cultivation."

Qi Yan shook his head, "I can't feel it... but when I used fire therapy yesterday, I did notice that the spiritual energy in my body was slightly loosened."

Yun Zhao was even more worried. "But it got out of control yesterday. If I hadn't been wearing enough defensive magical artifacts, we would have almost been burned to death."

She was completely baffled. "How did it get out of control? I was in perfect control."

"Because he has the wind spirit root."

Mu Qianqian's voice came from behind Yun Zhao, "Fire relies on the wind for its power. If you can't fully control your spiritual energy, won't it get out of control?"

Yun Zhao turned around in surprise, "Senior Sister Mu, is that really the reason? Then if I control it well, will it not get out of control, and will I be able to unlock Qi Yan's cultivation?"

Mu Qianqian shrugged, "I don't know. The reason for the loss of control was told to me by my master. As for whether I can use spiritual power to undo his cultivation level... my master didn't say."

Yun Zhao pressed further, "Has Martial Uncle emerged from seclusion?"

“No,” Mu Qianqian shook her head, “Master sent me a message.”

As she spoke, Mu Qianqian handed a folded piece of paper to Yun Zhao, "This is from your master. By collecting these spiritual herbs, you can unlock his cultivation level through a medicinal bath."

Yun Zhao took a look and saw that they were all very common spiritual herbs, which could be collected in one trip to Mu Peak.

She hugged Mu Qianqian tightly, "Thank you, Senior Sister!"

Mu Qianqian felt a little uncomfortable with her actions, so she pushed Yun Zhao away and said, "No need to thank me, you should thank my master."

Yun Zhao smiled and said, "I have to thank you. Thank you for making this trip, Senior Sister!"

Mu Qianqian then realized that Yun Zhao was calling her "Senior Sister" directly, which was much more intimate than before.

Memories buried deep in her heart surged up, and Mu Qianqian couldn't distinguish between the present and the past, or which was a dream.

She deliberately put on a stern face, "Stop thanking me. While it's still early, hurry up and go to Mufeng to settle things as soon as possible so you can focus on your cultivation."

Yun Zhao agreed and took Qi Yan with him on their swords to Mu Peak.

Mu Qianqian watched them leave, then turned to look at the little boy.

"Xiao Tong, don't you think Yun Zhao has changed a lot compared to before?"

The child was taken aback, then slowly nodded, "Indeed..."

Most of the disciples in Mufeng are disciples with wood spiritual roots. Spiritual roots can largely reflect a cultivator's temperament. For example, cultivators with fire spiritual roots are short-tempered, while those with water spiritual roots are gentle.

Cultivators with wood-elemental roots are generally more composed and calm in the face of adversity, and are not easily startled.

But what happened today...

"Have you heard? That top-grade wind spirit root cultivator that Junior Sister Yun Zhao likes... he's no good!"