Chapter 36: Finally, I'm an adult; I can write romance scenes now.

The lighting was dim, and only blurry figures could be seen moving about, like in a black and white movie.

She was a tall, slender girl with a very spirited high ponytail.

She tidied her gear, took down the photo frame on the table, and finally hid a dagger in her boot.

Satisfied, she stamped her foot and left without any hesitation.

The scene before my eyes was suddenly illuminated in crimson, and the crimson flames and black clouds generated by the chain explosions soared into the sky, until finally everything returned to darkness and nothingness.

"Hoh—!"

Su Yu suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils contracted violently within their sockets before slowly returning to normal.

He propped himself up and sat up, staring at the faint glow of the campfire before him, letting the cold sweat trickle down his forehead.

This is their new training ground, the edge of the largest desert in the Demon Realm, the Tara Desert.

The flickering firelight reflected deep within his pupils, and Su Yu couldn't help but recall everything from his dreams these past few days.

According to the storyline provided by the system, Su Yao is about to arrive in this world.

Although I don't know why I dreamed about these things, but...

He rubbed his head, feeling a deep headache. This girl seemed to really be a bit crazy.

I really want to go back and properly educate them.

However, judging from the dreams that have been circulating for the past few days, Su Yao in that peaceful world is avenging him and his parents who suddenly disappeared.

Thinking of this, Su Yu softened again and even felt guilty.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

A warm chest pressed against him, and another demon's cheek nestled against his neck.

It was Feng Huaijin who had grown up. Now he was a whole size bigger than Su Yu, but he still liked to do intimate things like before, and Su Yu was used to it.

"It's alright," Su Yu stroked Feng Huaijin's hair a couple of times, glanced at the sky, and said, "It's almost my turn to keep watch. You can go back to sleep for a while."

After saying that, Su Yu got up and walked out of the tent.

Feng Huaijin remained rooted to the spot, his dark eyes fixed on Su Yu until the figure completely disappeared.

My brother hasn't been feeling well these past few days.

Outside the tent, another demon was quietly gazing at the night sky. Hearing footsteps, it quickly stood up and greeted, "Senior."

Su Yu nodded politely to him and said, "I'll take over the night watch."

"Oh dear, there's no need for you to come in person..." The young demon's voice trailed off under Su Yu's cold gaze, and he finally said awkwardly, "Then I won't bother you any longer."

After saying that, the young man quickly darted back into the tent.

This young demon is Jin Rong, the son of the Jin family head of Liuhua City. He is a few years older than Su Yu and was rescued by Su Yu when he was taking revenge on that Nascent Soul old man.

His luck was hard to describe; he encountered a group of demons on his journey, only to have the entire group wiped out.

The old man who had just reached the Nascent Soul stage had been seriously injured and was in a hurry to absorb the life force of the demon to recover.

This team of demons wasn't enough, so they set their sights on Liuhua City later.

Although Jin Rong was lucky enough not to be drained dry, her tenacious vitality made her a target for the old man to use for testing medicines and talismans.

Now he only has the cultivation level of the mid-stage Golden Core stage left.

Even though Jin Rong was actually older, she still had to address Su Yu, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, as a senior.

Jin Rong sighed at the fickle nature of this demon's life as she entered the tent, only to be met with a pair of dark red, cold, and stern eyes.

Jin Rong's body stiffened instinctively, and she didn't know if she had offended the other party in any way.

Even someone in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm is someone he can't afford to offend.

Feng Huaijin withdrew his gaze expressionlessly, ignoring the guy, and closed his eyes to continue his cultivation.

It's alright now. Jin Rong carefully nestled in the corner furthest from Feng Huaijin and lay down to sleep contentedly.

You know what, having one in the early stage of Nascent Soul and the other in the peak stage of Nascent Soul just gives me a sense of security.

Outside the tent, the wind howled, but Su Yu didn't feel cold at all.

As soon as Jin Rong left, he frantically rummaged through his storage ring to find the documents his cheap master had just sent him, and frantically processed and approved them.

If we were to ask what Wuxi has given away the most in recent years...

Without a doubt, all of them, absolutely all of them!

His paperwork!

They send out a bunch every now and then!

Even without going to Yuan Mansion, the two brothers can already say that they know Yuan Mansion inside and out.

These reports even include which students were fighting!

There are even special categories for student incidents; just go through them once and you're good to go.

He even knew that Hua Xian and Yu Ronglan had both entered the Yuan Mansion five years ago.

The rule of Yuanfu is that you can only graduate after you have accumulated enough contribution points to the academy and reached the Refinement stage. Of course, you can also continue to cultivate in seclusion in Yuanfu if you wish.

Su Yu's strength is just waiting to break through, but he still needs some contribution points.

Su Yu wrote with great speed and ease, hoping to finish processing these before the next batch arrived.

I heard that the Yuan family has already discovered this matter and is no longer planning to send documents to Wuxi. They intend to send them directly to Su Yu next time.

It would definitely be more convenient to have one less Wuxi transfer station.

Su Yu responded to this by saying: ...

He never wrote this many words when he was in school back in modern times!

Fortunately, Little Twelve shared the burden with me.

I don't know what my cheap master has been busy with all these years. Apart from the documents and various resources that are delivered regularly, I can hardly see him.

Especially when they discovered that he had found the most suitable cultivation method, their joy couldn't be more obvious!

Su Yu skillfully replaced the broken pen and continued writing the replies.

That being said, Wu Xi did not completely withhold their teachings. However, since the three demons each possessed different ancient demon bloodlines, the cultivation methods most suitable for them all came from inherited memories. Wu Xi, as their master, could only play a guiding and enlightening role.

Fortunately, they can contact other instructors in the Abyss Mansion for answers to questions such as talisman crafting.

Su Yu paused, her pen tip touching the paper. Was this a decision regarding the attendance of mentors for the Yuanfu Grand Competition?

Su Yu glanced at the list at the back, and the first column read:

Master of the Manor: Personal Disciples Su Yu and Feng Huaijin

Very well, Su Yu said expressionlessly. It seems that his cheap master is completely unable to return in time. He plans to let the two of them make their own appearance and represent the mansion lord to watch the competition from the judging panel. How wonderful.

The competition will begin in half a month, so we should be able to make it to Yuanfu in time if we travel there now.

The competition process was similar to previous ones. The reports that were sent were just going through the motions, and they also informed the two poor disciples who had been running around everywhere that it was time for them to return to Yuanfu.

Over the past decade, the higher-ups of Yuanfu have gained a basic understanding of the two disciples Wuxi has taken in. After all, they handled all the paperwork and communication, and they had a fairly good grasp of their abilities. Several years ago, they were already extremely satisfied with Su Yu and Feng Huaijin.

He has awakened his bloodline talent, is exceptionally capable in his work, and is also quite strong enough to manage his disciples. What a perfect first disciple!

Wuxi was incredibly lucky; she found two of them outside at once.

Su Yu sighed as she finished organizing the documents she had approved. She sat cross-legged and gazed into the distance. Under the moonlight, this desolate desert resembled a silent sea, and even the pebbles looked like diamonds.

Their trip to the Tara Desert wasn't solely for training purposes.

Su Yu glanced at the hundreds of unread messages on the communication stone with a sense of utter despair.

A few more have arrived.

It's unclear how the demon in the Ghost Market learned that he possessed the bloodline of the Moon Demon, but ever since the last transaction, he's insisted that he is the master of the Ghost Market.

Wouldn't it be better to maintain a purely transactional relationship?

Su Yu skillfully pretended not to see anything and stuffed the communication stone back into her storage ring.

Of course, this wasn't his original storage ring; it was a larger one given to him by his master.

He was hiding in the ghost city from those lunatics who now wanted to kidnap him back and make him the city's owner.

[Host, the Ghost Market didn't lie to you.]