At this moment, Song Chao came out, looking rather calm, clearly indicating that Sister Huang must have said something to him inside.

"Let's go, senior, we can set off now. I'm ready!"

Now, Song Chao is eager to try, and he no longer has the shyness he had before. His eyes are full of longing for Cuiping Mountain.

It's obvious that inside, Sister Huang must have promised Song Chao some benefits related to going to Cuiping Mountain.

Song Chao was quite naive before, so he was easily fooled.

I scanned Song Chao again with my Heavenly Eye and unexpectedly discovered a faint, peculiar energy within his body.

I hadn't discovered this kind of energy before, which means that during the time we were inside, something unexpected happened to this child.

"Something's up! After going inside, the child seems to have gotten something!"

I discreetly passed information to Ji Xinglan and told her everything I had discovered.

Ji Xinglan looked at Song Chao in surprise after hearing my telepathic message.

"Uncle Chen, do you mean to say that this woman gave this child some abilities or benefits?"

Ji Xinglan was a little unsure, so I nodded vigorously to tell her that this was roughly the case.

That's when I understood why Sister Huang insisted on bringing Song Chao along; it seems Song Chao is the key to getting in.

Without this key, even if we had extraordinary abilities, it would be impossible to enter directly inside.

That woman is still wary of me. Even though we have reached an agreement, Sister Huang still doesn't fully trust me.

Of course, I have no complaints about this, because I am in a similar situation, and I am now keeping a close enough guard against Sister Huang.

When I saw Song Chao arrive, I carefully rolled up the painting and put it into my mirror.

I don't want Song Chao to know the contents of this painting.

If Song Chao and Sister Huang have some special connection and Song Chao tells Sister Huang the secret of this painting, that would be bad.

And so, Song Chao readily left with us. Before leaving, Song Chao told me that he needed to go to the academic affairs office to take care of something—he needed to ask for a long leave of absence.

Otherwise, given his student status, he wouldn't be able to stay away from school for an extended period.

If someone is caught sneaking out of school, they will be expelled.

"Then you guys wait here for me, Xiao Chao and I will go take a look!"

I looked back at Luo Tianhe, Ant Laodao, and Ji Xinglan.

I decided to take Song Chaochao to get the leave slip approved first.

After we finish doing all this, we'll reunite with Luo Tianhe and the others.

"Okay, we're used to it anyway!"

Luo Tianhe's lips twitched, but he knew he couldn't dissuade me, so he simply agreed.

"I knew my senior was the best!"

Song Chao smiled and then led me toward the administration building.

Suddenly my eyelid twitched.

"Master, be careful. There's something wrong with this administration building. We shouldn't let our guard down!"

Thunder Strike Sword reminded me again via telepathy.

I gripped Song Chao's arm tightly, afraid that something might happen to him even slightly.

"Senior Chen, the shop owner said this matter is very important to her. She hopes we can succeed, and she also hopes we can all come back!"

After entering the administration building, Song Chao spoke again.

I didn't respond to him, I just nodded slightly, and then quickly walked forward.

The administration building is where the teachers work. It's almost 8 o'clock now, and most of the teachers have already left work.

University professors aren't that diligent, especially at third-rate universities like this.

They usually run very fast around 5 or 6 o'clock.

However, the director's office light is still on.

According to Song Chao, the director's office was on the 3rd floor. We went to the 3rd floor and found the office.

I looked at the office door with a slight frown.

Because I saw a familiar taste here.

I remember now. When we first arrived at this school, in the illusion we entered, I saw that girl come to the office to complain.

There was a bald director in the office at the time, and I think this was his office.

Just as I was in a daze, Song Chao raised his hand and began to knock on the door.

A rough voice came from inside.

"Please come in!"

I scanned the area with my clairvoyance, and sure enough, there was a faint black aura emanating from the office.

I understand now. No wonder Sister Huang didn't say anything before and just told me to leave.

This is a total trap!

I brought Song Chao to handle the formalities, and that's when we ran into this guy. If this guy attacks us, I definitely have to find a way to deal with it.

There were no explicit demands, but there were implicit ones. This Sister Huang really had some tricks up her sleeve.

I couldn't help but give Sister Huang a thumbs up; her methods are truly ingenious.

And so, I pulled Song Chao along and pushed the door open.

The old man inside looked exactly like the person I remembered; he was bald and had a sleazy face.

This aligns with my preconceived notions about certain university professors.

When Song Chao and I came in, the old man looked at me, but surprisingly, he didn't suspect my identity.

Then, Song Chao went up and took out an application from his small schoolbag.

Since the small shop where Sister Huang works also handles printing, I guess this report was printed there.

"Director Wang! I'm Song Chao, a sophomore from the Textile College. I'm here to approve a long leave, which will probably take about seven days!"

Song Chao carefully placed the application materials on the desk. Director Wang glanced at Song Chao with his nostrils and moved the materials over with his little finger.

He impatiently signed and stamped the document before pushing it away.

"Okay, just go next door to sign this, and then get a leave slip from your advisor!"

Director Wang's attitude was much better than I expected. Just when I thought everything was fine, Director Wang asked Song Chao to go out first so he could talk to me.

I turned around and told Song Chao to wait for me outside the door, and that I would come out to find him as soon as I finished my business.

After Song Chao went out, he carefully closed the door.

Director Wang gestured towards me with his lip, indicating that I should sit opposite him.

"It's bound to happen. That woman sent you, didn't she?"

Director Wang's eyes were full of fatigue, and from this I seemed unable to tell whether he was good or bad.

"Sister Huang didn't ask me to come find you. I just accompanied Xiao Chao to deliver some documents!"

Since Director Wang hasn't shown any malice, I'm not going to treat him that badly.