It was completely dark outside, with only moonlight slowly coming in from outside, but the moonlight only illuminated the outlines of things in the classroom.

At the end of autumn, Tianshui Sect was no longer filled with the sounds of insects and birds, and it was exceptionally quiet, especially tonight. When Fang Chaozhou got up, he felt that the sound of clothes rubbing against each other seemed to be amplified several times.

He was standing at this moment, looking at the person sitting not far away, and without hesitation, he walked out, trying to pretend that he didn't see it, but he had only taken one step when he heard the sound.

"Where are you going?"

Xue Danrong's voice sounded calm.

Fang Chaozhou paused, turned slightly sideways, his toes still pointing outside, "Go back."

After those two words were spoken, there was no response. Fang Chaozhou looked at Xue Danrong and said cautiously, "Then I will go back first."

After saying this, he ran away, as if he was afraid that the other party would catch up with him.

Fang Chaozhou rushed along, and when it became darker and darker, he wanted to take out the night pearl lamp, but his storage ring was missing.

He searched all over his body but couldn't find the storage ring. He sometimes gets sick in the middle of the night. If he didn't have the water magic weapon in his storage ring, he wouldn't be able to survive with his current state of consciousness.

He had just taken the night pearl lamp from the storage ring. If the storage ring was lost, it would only fall into the school and the road he had just walked on.

Fang Chaozhou immediately went back to look for it, but he couldn't find it on the road. He searched all the way to the school, and finally there was only one place left to look for -

The classroom where he slept before.

The storage ring contained not only the water-based magic weapons he had stockpiled, but also the 500,000 spirit stones he had just received yesterday. If the storage ring was lost and picked up by someone else, and the seal on it was washed off, he would become a complete pauper, a pauper who would not survive for more than a few days.

Last night he had promised to take the brown pheasant out for some delicious food.

Thinking of this, Fang Chaozhou gritted his teeth and tiptoed to the back door of the classroom. He opened the door and poked his head inside.

It seems like there is no one.

He looked around the entire classroom and saw no one else.

Fang Chaozhou immediately entered the classroom and walked to where he had slept before. Because the light was too dim, he needed to squat down and feel around. He touched the floor where he slept, but found nothing.

Fang Chaozhou's eyes fell on the table next to him again. He bent down and reached his hand under the table. It was not easy to touch in this position, so he simply lowered his upper body and raised his hips to touch.

Just as he was trying to find the storage ring, he heard other noises.

The sound of soft-soled boots stepping on wooden boards was very slight, but in this environment, it could be heard clearly, especially since Fang Chaozhou's face was very close to the floor at this time.

Because of that voice, Fang Chaozhou froze completely. Just when he was imagining that he had heard it wrong, the voice was approaching, getting closer and closer to him.

At that moment, Fang Chaozhou's body became even stiffer. He didn't know whether he should continue looking for the storage ring. In short, it didn't seem right to continue lying under the table, but if he climbed out of the table, he would face the person who came directly, but his current posture was really indecent.

So Fang Chaozhou tried hard to lower his raised buttocks little by little, until he was lying on the ground with half of his upper body still under the table. At this time, he was like a turtle with its head hidden in its shell, with only its tail exposed.

But even with such a "cowardly" move, he was not able to escape being discovered.

"What are you doing?"

It was Xue Danrong's voice.

At the same time, Fang Chaozhou felt that the surroundings were brighter, as if Xue Danrong had lit a lamp.

Fang Chaozhou pursed his lips silently and slowly moved out from under the table. He moved very slowly, as if he was very reluctant to come out. But no matter how slow you are, you will eventually climb out. Fang Chaozhou came out from under the table and looked up to see Xue Danrong holding a bronze lamp.

The clothes Xue Danrong wore were basically all of the same color, either the Tianshui Sect's disciple uniform or a snow-white coat. Combined with the aloofness between his brows, he always looked cold and difficult to approach.

But at this moment, the dim candlelight cast a layer of warm light on Xue Danrong, alleviating his sense of alienation.

Fang Chaozhou met Xue Danrong's eyes and swallowed unconsciously because of nervousness, "I...I..."

"Are you looking for this?" Xue Danrong spread out the hand that was not holding the bronze lamp.

When Fang Chaozhou saw this action, he immediately climbed up. The thing lying quietly in Xue Danrong's palm was exactly the storage ring he had lost.

"Yes, I didn't expect that the teacher would pick it up. Thank you, teacher." Fang Chaozhou reached out quickly and wanted to take the storage ring, but when he touched the storage ring, his hand was also held.

Xue Danrong grabbed his hand and the storage ring together, and because of this thing, their fingertips were pressed tightly together.

A trace of astonishment flashed across Fang Chaozhou's eyes, and he wanted to pull his hand out, but as soon as he moved, Xue Danrong spoke again.

"I think I've seen this storage ring somewhere."

These words made Fang Chaozhou freeze in place.

Xue Danrong once took off his storage ring when they were practicing dual cultivation.

"Where was it?" Xue Danrong lowered his eyes to look at the hand he held, then raised his eyes again, his gaze fell on Fang Chaozhou who was obviously stiff, "I can't seem to remember."

Fang Chaozhou managed a smile after a while, "Storage rings on the market all look very similar, so it's normal that the teacher finds them familiar."

Xue Danrong didn't say anything, but just stared at Fang Chaozhou quietly.

Sometimes it is more terrifying to keep silent than to speak. For example, at this moment, Fang Chaozhou's mind is full of thoughts like "It's over, I've been discovered, Xue Danrong must have found out that I was the one who fed him poison and forced him to practice dual cultivation", "How will he deal with me? I haven't been to Zhichunzhou for so long, Xue Danrong must have found out that the poison was not real!", "I'm dead."

The last three words appeared clearly in his mind.

Fang Chaozhou closed his eyes and took a breath, "I admit..."

"Did you also lose your storage ring last time?" Xue Danrong's words suddenly rang out, causing Fang Chaozhou to pause for a moment.

Xue Danrong spread his hands again, "I picked up a storage ring here last time, but I didn't know who it belonged to, so I left it where it was. It was you last time, right?"

Fang Chaozhou felt the hand that was gripping his heart loosen again, "Yes, it's me, I didn't expect that I was picked up by the teacher last time, thank you so much teacher."

As he spoke, he took the storage ring and put it back on his hand.

But as soon as he put it on, he heard Xue Danrong's next words.

"fraud."

Fang Chaozhou froze in place once again.

"I didn't pick up any storage ring last time." Xue Danrong said softly, "Do you know what it means to deceive your teacher?"