Lin Zhenzhen suddenly realized why the name seemed so familiar.

Yan Rui is the younger brother of Yan Feichen after he became a demon.

This is also a previously released side quest, requiring her to recruit characters during the new disciple initiation ceremony.

The original book only mentioned that he had a tragic background and that before entering Cangyan Mountain, he even spent time in brothels.

But I never expected it to be such a coincidence. And I just happened to run into it.

Lin Zhenzhen laughed: "Now are you still going to say I'm neglecting my duties?"

The system was speechless. This woman has always been incredibly lucky. Could it be that someone secretly gave her some kind of back door?

She arrogantly declared: "It's just a coincidence, it's due to my character, there's nothing I can do about it!"

Since he is an important character in the plot, Lin Zhenzhen will definitely put in the effort to have a proper talk with him.

She beckoned to Yan Rui, gesturing for him to sit down next to her.

Yan Rui slowly approached, but instead of sitting next to her, he sat opposite her.

Sensing his resistance, Lin Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I just want you to talk to me for a while."

"You look very young, have you been here for many years?"

Yan Rui coldly looked up and softly hummed in agreement.

"How old are you this year?"

"twenty."

"You're already twenty!" Lin Zhenzhen raised her voice.

Yan Rui frowned, somewhat displeased: "Is twenty old?"

Lin Zhenzhen did not answer. For ordinary people, twenty is certainly not old, but if one wants to join a cultivation sect, this age is indeed a bit too old.

She remembered that the upper age limit for selecting new disciples at Cangyan Mountain was sixteen.

"If you want to leave here, I can help you."

Yan Rui looked at her with some surprise. There were many people who wanted to redeem him, but she was the first one to make such arrogant remarks on their first meeting.

He glanced away: "I'm not going with you."

Although they are all just playthings, at least he still has a voice here and can stick to his bottom line of selling his art but not his body.

"Who told you to come with me?" Lin Zhenzhen chuckled. "Although I intend to take you as my apprentice, the proper procedures must be followed. I can't show favoritism."

"What's the meaning?"

"You want to cultivate immortality, right?"

Yan Rui suddenly looked up, her expression one of surprise and disbelief: "How did you know?"

"How do I know it's not important? What's important is..."

Lin Zhenzhen leaned closer, looked into his eyes, and said, word by word.

"The triennial selection of new disciples for Cangyan Mountain is about to begin. This will be your last chance to enter the world of cultivation."

Why is it called the last chance? Because three years later, the cultivation world has already been thrown into chaos by Yan Feichen, and there's no time to recruit new disciples.

Yan Rui stared at her, his handsome brows furrowing into a knot: "Who exactly are you?"

“Perhaps he will be your future master,” Lin Zhenzhen said with a smile. “But I haven’t fully confirmed whether you are truly suited to this path.”

Give me your hand.

Yan Rui hesitated for a few seconds before slowly extending his arm.

Lin Zhenzhen felt as if she were touching bones, pressing her fingers firmly up his forearm to his neck.

He is indeed a promising talent for cultivation, but it's a pity that his potential has been wasted so many years in a place like this.

It seems that's the only way.

"Open your mouth."

"What?"

Lin Zhenzhen pinched his chin and urged, "Open your mouth, let me see your throat."

The Azure Flame Sect has no age limit for only one type of disciple: the extremely rare Sound Cultivator.

Seeing that she had a serious expression and no other strange look in her eyes.

Yan Rui gritted her teeth and then did as she was told.

As he opened his mouth, Lin Zhenzhen immediately saw a wisp of true energy swirling around his little tongue.

"All done!"

Lin Zhenzhen beamed with joy.

Just then, the sound of fighting suddenly came from downstairs.

The roof tiles also rattled.

Immediately afterwards, the door to their room was violently kicked open from the outside.

Lin Zhenzhen turned her head and saw Yan Feichen dressed in white.

He held his sword, his hair disheveled, and his usually emotionless phoenix eyes widened slightly.

Lin Zhenzhen froze for two seconds.

The system laughed loudly and returned her words verbatim.

[It was just a coincidence, due to my character, there's nothing I can do about it!]

Lin Zhenzhen suppressed the turmoil in her heart and the string of curses that flashed through her mind, and calmly withdrew her fingers from Yan Rui's chin.

She turned her gaze to Yan Feichen, seemingly waiting for him to explain why she was there.

“I…” Yan Feichen’s eyes swept over Yan Rui, who was standing to the side, without changing his expression.

"The office has issued a task: the people have reported that there are wandering demons in this area."

When he mentioned the word "demonic spirits," his gaze lingered on Yan Rui's face for a moment.

Then he narrowed his eyes and his tone became more ambiguously serious.

"It lives by absorbing the vital essence of people."

Lin Zhenzhen secretly wiped away a bead of sweat. Why are you looking at him like that?

They're just innocent, law-abiding citizens; you're the male demon, a demon with celestial blood, the villain among villains.

Lin Zhenzhen coughed twice: "So, have you caught this demon?"

"No, I lost them." Yan Feichen lowered his head in shame.

Lin Zhenzhen understood. It seemed that the footsteps heard on the roof before Yan Feichen broke in were left by that demon.

She stared at the still-dripping blood on the sword in his hand and smiled comfortingly.

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