As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

Fu Hua frowned slightly upon hearing Xiao Shi's words, but she also put away her stance. In the previous clash, she had not sensed the slightest bit of hostility from Xiao Shi.

'Has this old fogey gone mad again?' Seeing that Fu Hua didn't speak, Xiao Shi continued, 'I don't want to fight you either. After all, if we get hurt, it will be sad for both of us, Master Chen.'

"After all, Master Chen is the best person in this world!!" With that, Xiao Shi got up from the ground and raised her hands above her head. "Master Chen is the heavens! I want everyone in this world to worship Master Chen!"

Fu Hua stared at Xiao Shi, who was raising his hands to the sky, a bead of cold sweat sliding down his cheek. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that this Herrscher who looked exactly like him was... a tiny bit... not very bright?

Moreover, judging from her tone and description of Chen Yuan, he didn't seem to be an enemy. Thinking of this, Fu Hua's hostility towards Xiao Shi lessened considerably, but she still maintained a basic level of vigilance.

"Hehe, Master Chen will definitely praise me then, and I can then rightfully ask him for a reward, and then... hehe, hehehehe!"

Completely oblivious to Fu Hua's idiotic gaze, Xiao Shi was still lost in his own fantasy.

"Although I don't know what you're fantasizing about, you should give up. Master Chen will not allow you to do this. Besides, you simply can't do it!"

Fu Hua walked up to Xiao Shi, calmly looked at the grinning Xiao Shi, and sighed. "As far as I know, only two people can modify a person's consciousness."

"Abonia, of course I know who she is. That repressed nun, she puts on a good act on the surface, but in reality she's a pervert obsessed with the body of a dust master."

Xiao Shi waved his hand dismissively, his expression unusually displeased. "If you hadn't been so dense back then, we would have already taken down Master Chen!"

“It’s me, not us.” Fu Hua interrupted Xiao Shi calmly, her voice growing softer and softer. “Besides… Master Chen is my master. Martial artists value respect for their teachers above all else. I have never had the thought of disrespecting my master.”

Xiao Shi glanced at Fu Hua speechlessly, her face conveying a "keep making this up, I'm listening" expression. Did she not know whether Fu Hua had those thoughts or not? This old fogey had absolutely no idea how she got out that day.

"Come on, when Bronya and the others were watching the replay that day, you were the only one who watched it from beginning to end. Do you think I don't know you?"

“That’s a test of character! How could I possibly let go of such a rare opportunity?” Fu Hua didn’t show any anger after hearing this.

"It's all for the sake of martial arts..." As he spoke, he came up behind Xiao Shi, his face unable to hold back any longer, a blush creeping up his cheeks, and he raised his arm to chop at Xiao Shi's neck.

"Old fogey!! You ambushed me!! You have no sportsmanship!!" Xiao Shi felt a chill run down his spine, and when he turned around, he saw the hand chop already in front of him. Startled, he bent backward. With a 'snap', his two hands caught Fu Hua's hand chop.

"Shut up! We absolutely can't let Master Chen know about this!!" Fu Hua was now completely out of her mind; her pupils had become concentric circles. "I can only make you lose your memory, just for a moment!!"

"Wake up, you old fogey!" Gritting her teeth, Xiao Shi's brow suddenly lit up. With a 'buzz,' Fu Hua's mind instantly cleared.

Fu Hua's pupils returned to normal, and the blush on her face gradually faded. She took a deep breath and withdrew her hand. "Manipulating consciousness...besides Aponia, only one other person can do that. You are...the Herrscher of Consciousness?"

"Oh! You're back to normal?" Xiao Shi looked at Fu Hua with a hint of mockery. "I told you, you're just fooling yourself, you old fogey. I can see right through you."

“No matter what…” Fu Hua was silent for a moment, about to say something, when her expression suddenly changed. “Master Chen is back. I’ll talk to you about these things later!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Hua's figure vanished into Mount Taixu. Xiao Shi Nie stared blankly at the spot where Fu Hua had disappeared, then stomped her foot angrily. "I want to go out and see Master Chen too!!"

On the other side, completely ignoring Xiao Shi's voice, Fu Hua steadied her breathing, opened the door, and went out.

"Oh dear~ We haven't had enough fun yet, Chenyuan, when will you take us out to play again?" Just as Fu Hua reached the top of the stairs, she heard Kiana's voice, and her fists clenched involuntarily.

"All you do is play all day." In the living room, Chen Yuan shook his head as he looked at Kiana, who had just returned home and sprawled on the sofa. He then turned his gaze to Himeko. "Himeko, I remember Kiana and the others had exams, right?"

"How did you know?" Himeko was taken aback for a moment when she heard Chenyuan's question, then nodded. "In a few days, Kiana and the others will face their first exam."

"It's not too difficult, just a freshman exam, testing basic knowledge and physical strength, etc."

"What?! There's an exam too?!" Kiana jumped up from the sofa upon hearing this, staring at Himeko in disbelief. "I've never heard Auntie say anything like this before!"

"That's just because Kiana, the idiot, didn't notice. What school doesn't have exams?" Bronya turned on the TV, mocked Kiana, and then ignored her. "By the way, Bronya is a very good student, so there's absolutely no need to worry about her."

This isn't Bronya bragging; as a child soldier, she was already fluent in various languages. Furthermore, her time at the Cocolia Orphanage allowed her to learn various theoretical knowledge about Honkai. Calling her a top student wouldn't be an exaggeration at all.

"You little dwarf!!!" Kiana was about to explode when Raiden Mei tugged at her clothes and whispered in her ear, "Kiana, you'd better hurry up and study. If you fail the exams too many times, you'll never become an A-rank Valkyrie."

"But... I don't like studying..." Kiana pouted, looking dejected. Raiden Mei wanted to comfort her, but then she remembered that her knowledge was about the same as Kiana's, so she shut her mouth.

Fu Hua naturally overheard their conversation. After clearing her throat, she walked down the stairs step by step. "In that case, I'll give Kiana and Mei a little tutoring."

"If Kiana and the others need my help, I can help them catch up on their lessons." At this moment, Wendy also raised her hand. Looking at Chenyuan on her shoulder, she really wanted to do something for her.

Their voices overlapped, and they both paused for a moment before looking at each other. Their gazes, belonging to top students, met in the air, and they nodded in unison.

"Hmm... that's fine. Fu Hua has always been number one, and she was number one when Wendy was here. The two of them are more than capable of tutoring Kiana."

Himeko thought for a moment and then nodded. "Okay, it's settled then. Starting tomorrow, Fu Hua and Wendy will tutor them together!"

'You just want to make things easier, don't you...' She rolled her eyes at Himeko speechlessly, thinking to herself. This girl clearly didn't want to do it herself and was forcibly dragging Fu Hua and Wendy into it.

"Sigh, never mind. Fu Hua, Wendy. I'll trouble you two." Chen Yuan sighed, not wanting to expose Himeko's thoughts. If Wendy helped Kiana with her studies, she could better integrate into the group.

"Okay then???" Kiana knew she couldn't escape it, and with a look of despair, she slumped back onto the sofa. "Speaking of which, when is Aunt Flo coming back? What's taking so long to deal with..."

"Of course it's something important! Who acts like an idiot like you all day long!" Kiana hadn't finished speaking when Theresa appeared in the doorway. "Chenyuan, I have something to tell you."

"Okay, sure." Seeing Theresa's serious expression, Chen Yuan nodded and jumped from Wendy's shoulder to Theresa's. "I'll go out with Theresa for a bit. You guys go about your business."

"Oh dear, let's go. Himeko and Fu Hua are here." Without giving Chen Yuan a chance to continue, Theresa led Chen Yuan towards the headmaster's office.

Some time later, after arriving at the dean's office, Chen Yuan jumped off Theresa's shoulder and tilted his head in confusion as he looked at Theresa fiddling with the terminal. "So, Theresa, what do you want to say?"

"Oh dear, you'll find out soon enough!" After fiddling with it for a while, Theresa brought up a screen on the terminal. With a simple tap, a holographic image appeared in front of the two of them.

"This is..." Chen Yuan's pupils contracted as he looked at the person in the image, and he rubbed his eyes in disbelief. After realizing he wasn't mistaken, an exaggerated smile appeared on Chen Yuan's lips.

Blue eyes, long, beautiful cherry-blossom hair. A purple scarf around her neck. She wore an off-the-shoulder shrine maiden outfit, a black undergarment, and a shimenawa (sacred rope) tied around her waist. Wasn't this the legendary Yae Sakura who had tormented Otto to the extreme?

"Chen Yuan, what are you laughing at?" Theresa looked at Chen Yuan's strange behavior and immediately guessed that the latter might know something. "On our way back, a strange Honkai energy fluctuation suddenly appeared in Changkong City. The Far East Branch suspects that a suspected Herrscher has appeared."

"And right after we sent out a drone to investigate, we captured this scene. The woman in front of us killed a being that resembled a pseudo-Herrscher with just one strike."

[Oh dear, host, it's been a long time. I probably don't need to tell you what to do next, right?]

"Oh, you're awake?" Hearing the system's words in his mind, Chen Yuan was quite impatient this time. "Need I say more? Let's begin the simulation!"