Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

He pretended not to see the Snow Condensation Sword that had just appeared!

Why are you asking such strange questions again? Is Master testing whether I recognize him?

"I came out to train on my own. If I have to trouble my master with everything, what's the point of me coming out? Besides, I can handle it myself."

After careful consideration, Jing Shu believed he had given the perfect answer.

Jing Ran nodded in agreement. Indeed, if Jing Shu had to trouble his elders with every little thing, it would do more harm than good to his cultivation.

"Let's go then," Jingran said, turning and leaving the alley.

If I don't leave soon, the children at the private school will all be dismissed. However, the sword I just summoned seems to be trying to tell me something...

Now that she had calmed down, Jingran remembered the unusual nature of the sword from earlier.

Jingran had always known that there was a sword in his sea of ​​consciousness, but the sword spirit had been dormant. He had tried to awaken it, but without success.

This time, however, he was too emotional and his body instinctively summoned the sword, and this time, the sword spirit awoke.

Jingran knew this was his natal sword, but he couldn't remember its name.

Judging from the sword spirit's excited state, it should know its past and why it lost its memory. However, it fell asleep again. The sword spirit seemed to be injured and wouldn't wake up for long.

Jingran began to recall the past, but it was all shrouded in mist, and she couldn't see clearly at all.

Forget it, the sword spirit will awaken someday. We'll deal with that then. Right now, the most important thing is to solve the problem at hand.

Jingran shook her head, as if trying to shake away all her previous thoughts.

Jing Shu followed Jing Ran to the private school. On the way, Jing Shu glanced at Jing Ran out of the corner of his eye.

Master, do you believe me now?

Subconsciously, Jing Shu didn't want to expose his master's identity so soon.

Inside the private school, Xu Sheng was teaching the children to read. A boy leaning against the windowsill listened to Xu Sheng read the text and then let out a big yawn.

To keep himself from falling asleep, the boy looked out the window to see what the birds in the trees were doing, but he immediately spotted Jingran and the other person.

"Brother Jingran and Brother Jingshu are here!" the boy exclaimed excitedly.

“Finally here!”

"Where is it? Where is it!"

The school, where only Xu Sheng was studying, suddenly became noisy.

Xu Sheng looked helplessly at the two people who walked in.

"Didn't I say I'd come over this afternoon?"

"I had nothing better to do, so I just came over," Jing Ran replied casually.

"Alright then," Xu Sheng said to the children with a smile, "How about we have these two teach you to read next?"

"Great!!!" the children cheered.

"I'm not very good at this. Ran, you do it. I'll sit downstairs."

After speaking, Jing Shu followed Xu Sheng down from the podium and sat at the back of the classroom.

Jingran had no objections, but the children were unhappy.

"We want Brother Jingshu and Brother Jingran to teach together!"

"Yes, yes!"

Jing Shu chuckled lightly but did not agree.

"I'll learn with everyone today and leave the podium to Brother Jingran. I'll take over tomorrow, okay?"

"Alright." Having received the promise, the children finally let Jing Shu go.

Jingran glanced at Jingshu but didn't say anything. She then began reading from the textbook.

Sitting to the side, Xu Sheng looked the two of them up and down. Had they gotten this close after just one night?

"Ah Ran? Isn't that a bit too affectionate?"

"Live with virtuous people..."

A clear, cool voice echoed through the classroom. This time, the children were no longer distracted; they focused on their textbooks and read aloud along with Jingran.

Looking at the classroom atmosphere, which was completely different from what he had just experienced, Xu Sheng was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This differential treatment is too much!

Jing Shu sat in the back, staring intently at Jing Ran.

In the past, Master would often go out to find spiritual plants, so Meng'er was always taught by him. This was the first time she had ever heard Master read aloud.

After the children were able to read the text fluently, Xu Sheng taught them the main idea of ​​the text, followed by memorization, calligraphy practice, and previewing lessons. The day passed quickly.

"Xu Sheng, I have other things to do and won't be going back," Jing Ran said to Xu Sheng.

It would be inconvenient for him to stay at Xu Sheng's house any longer, as he was helping Jing Shu, and besides, he should leave.

Xu Sheng wasn't surprised. Ever since Jing Ran demolished his wall, he knew Jing Ran might not be an ordinary person, including his friend. Leaving was only a matter of time.

"Okay, I understand. Will you be coming again tomorrow?"

Jingran didn't know if she would have time to come back, so she simply looked at Jingshu.

“Mr. Xu, of course we’ll be coming,” Jing Shu said with a smile.

"I promised the children I would come and teach them to read tomorrow."

"Okay." Xu Sheng smiled upon hearing this.

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"When will those evil cultivators make their move? Shouldn't we be on guard against them tomorrow? Why are you still going to the private school?"

On the way back, Jingran raised his hand and set up a soundproof barrier between the two of them, and couldn't help but ask.

"The ultimate goal of this organization is the Soul-Devouring Beast sealed in Huacheng. In two days it will be the fifteenth of August, and the full moon on that night will be when the seal is at its weakest. They will definitely find that time to break the seal."

Seeing that Jingran was listening attentively, Jingshu quietly took Jingran's hand and pinched Jingran's fingertips, then told Jingran about the current situation.

Jingran remained silent for a moment after listening.

"So Xue Niang is the guardian of this seal."

Jingran never expected that the proprietress who had been teasing him at Zuixianlou that day would have such a reliable side. Indeed, appearances can be deceiving.

"Well, we'll listen to her about what to do two days from now. Originally, we hadn't confirmed whether it really was that evil cultivator from that organization. I once suggested using myself as bait to lure out those impatient people so we could investigate whether our previous guesses were true."

"However, Xue Niang and the others did not agree, so the matter was dropped. Unexpectedly, this accidental discovery revealed the truth."

Jing Ran looked at Jing Shu with a hint of reproach. This was clearly putting himself in danger. Just look at what that man did to "Jing Shu" in the illusion array, and you'd know how much those evil cultivators wanted to kill him. Besides, he was a light-elemental cultivator.

"You shouldn't have revealed your identity in the first place. You can kill one person, but what if it's a group of people?"

Jing Shu's lips curled slightly upon hearing this; he knew his master was worried about him. But...

“If a group comes, we will kill a group.”

There was a hint of madness in Jing Shu's tone, which was quite different from his usual approachable demeanor.

Jing Shu stopped and stared straight at Jing Ran.

"Aran, I have that ability."