She knew that Lü Jingliang could hear her, but she still raised an eyebrow at him, looking rather irritating.

See? Everyone thinks you have ill intentions.

Lü Jingliang: "..."

Great, he's been dragged into this again for no reason.

As time passed, after the two sisters finished dinner, Jiang Xinyao suggested that they go back to the academy.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuetong refused without hesitation, saying, "No! Your injuries haven't fully healed yet."

She knew that Jiang Xinyao was in a hurry to go back because the academy had a competition. Although Yaoyao's injuries had almost healed, there was no competition without danger.

I heard that their academy's competition this time involves students going into a space inside a painting to seize beast cores.

Jiang Xinyao knew she would refuse, but she still persisted and said coquettishly, "Sister, my injuries have all healed, there are just some scars left on my body. I'll just apply more ointment when I get back."

Jiang Yuetong remained unmoved and said calmly, "No one is allowed to interfere in the academy's competitions. If you enter the painting space alone, who will guarantee your safety?"

"Of course it's the teachers. The teachers will keep an eye on the students' movements from outside, so there's no danger at all."

In the past, I would compete against my classmates. Now it's different. I can go to a painting space that I've never seen before, and I don't have to fight against my classmates. Instead, I'll fight against Warcraft.

Yao Yao naturally wanted to see it for herself, and if she encountered any danger inside, she could leave instantly by crushing the token given to her by the teacher.

"Sister, I really want to participate in this competition..." Jiang Xinyao said coquettishly, shaking her sleeve.

Jiang Yuetong paused for a moment upon hearing this. She had never been to an academy since she was a child and did not know how those academies ensured the safety of their students during competitions.

“Alright, if you really want to go, I won’t stop you.” Jiang Yuetong slowly stood up and continued, “But you have to come back to Huanhai Prefecture with me first.”

Jiang Xinyao asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why go back?"

“Of course I’ll take you back to contract with magical beasts. Before, no matter where you were, I could always arrange for someone to protect you. Now that you’re going to the competition alone, it’s easy to worry people if you don’t contract with some magical beasts.”

Hearing this, Jiang Xinyao felt a warmth in her heart.

Following Jiang Yuetong outside, she looked up at the darkening sky, pouted, and said, "But it's so far to go back, it will take at least six days round trip, and the competition starts tomorrow."

Jiang Yuetong pursed her red lips: "Use the Flash Talisman. As long as you choose the magical beast quickly, you can be back tonight, not tomorrow."

"At such a long distance, a trip would require at least a dozen Spirit Flash Talismans, and a round trip would require nearly thirty. At the cheapest price for a single talisman, it would cost more than three thousand spirit stones, so it would cost more than one hundred thousand spirit stones."

Even Jiang Xinyao felt a pang of sympathy upon hearing this.

She glanced at the silent person beside her and cautiously asked, "Sister, you should be able to hold on, right?"

She was afraid her sister wouldn't be able to handle spending so many spirit stones in one night.

Understanding the meaning behind her words, Jiang Yuetong was both amused and annoyed. She reached out and tapped her forehead, saying, "You should think more about what kind of magical beast you need."

Although she herself felt quite distressed, she had earned so many spirit stones precisely because she wanted to spend them on Yao Yao.

If that tragedy hadn't happened within the cat demon clan back then, her father and mother would be just like her now, searching the continent for rare treasures and letting Yao Yao squander them as she pleases.

She couldn't let the loss of her father and mother mean that Yao Yao lost everything that should have been hers.