After the final interrogation, the teachers and students from Wenwu Academy all felt utterly drained, as if their last ounce of strength had been sapped away.
After mechanically completing the registration process, Qi Ke frowned and asked the Special Administration Bureau personnel, “Why are you all so obedient to Li Yunxian’s orders?”
That question…
The staff glanced briefly at Qi Ke and the others.
Aren’t they just cooperating obediently because they heard the interrogation was requested by Li Yunxian?
All three of these people were Nascent Soul cultivators, after all.
However, the blunt truth was just too harsh.
The Special Administration Bureau personnel grumbled internally but didn’t dare say anything out loud to these Nascent Soul cultivators, so they simply gave the simplest honest answer.
“The director said that agreeing to follow Li Yunxian’s request is better than refusing and forcing her to handle it personally, which would be worse for you all.”
Hearing that, the teachers and students from Wenwu Academy thought:
So, we’re supposed to thank the Jingcheng Special Administration Bureau for the interrogation, huh…
They had no energy left to complain about the deeper meaning behind the director’s words.
The group was weak and limp as the staff escorted them to Li Yunxian’s front gate.
When they arrived, they saw the villa’s courtyard, where the large gate had been dismantled.
The huge windows were removed.
Even the large outer walls had been torn down.
The Wenwu teachers and students looked at each other:
Is this a residence or a construction site?
Li Yunxian had already sensed their arrival but showed no reaction.
***
Meanwhile, Yu Anle, who was busy assisting Li Yunxian, saw her teachers and classmates arrive and obediently greeted them with a polite smile.
The students like Pei Dongyuan shot Yu Anle sorrowful looks, but Qi Ke and the three teachers let out a long sigh of relief when they saw both Yu Anle and Li Yunxian safe and sound.
They glanced at Li Yunxian, who ignored them, said nothing, and instead beckoned Yu Anle over with a wave of her hand.
Looking at that gesture, it was clear she wanted to talk to Yu Anle privately.
Yu Anle glanced at Li Yunxian, saw she didn’t object, then put down her work and walked toward Qi Ke.
“What’s going on between you and her? Why did you disappear after entering the dense forest?” Qi Ke asked. “Where’s your phone?”
Yu Anle kept her obedient expression but spoke completely bluntly, “The phone was set to whitelist.”
She then took out her phone, removed the restriction, and a string of messages popped up.
All of them were from the Wenwu teachers and students.
Qi Ke was left speechless, choking back emotions at the scene before him.
Yu Anle finished carrying out the last of Li Yunxian’s frustrating tasks, then began explaining the entire sequence of events to everyone.
Including how she was recognized the moment she sought out Li Yunxian, and how it was Li Tianying who sent them to Jingcheng.
Qi Ke and the others were completely at a loss for words.
No wonder the Wenwu teachers and students were frantic during those days when Yu Anle and Li Yunxian went missing.
Turns out it was a one-sided blackout affecting only their Wenwu group!
“You said before that Yunxian’s conditions weren’t too unreasonable, right?”
“This………..shouldn’t be too unreasonable, right?” Yu Anle asked quietly.
Indeed, no one could claim Li Yunxian’s demands were excessive.
After all, they had been the ones scheming against her first.
“So, will Professor Li be able to come to Wenwu Academy?” Qi Ke didn’t want to dwell on that matter and switched to the topic he cared about most.
At that moment, Li Yunxian finally walked over and answered directly, “The Blood Pool is now being handled by our academy’s Professor Su. The secret realm’s restoration is proceeding faster than expected. In about half a month, my teacher will be able to come to Wenwu.”
With a definite timeframe, Qi Ke and the others visibly relaxed.
“All right, if you have time now, please help me out a bit.” Li Yunxian raised her hand, beckoning them.
The three Wenwu teachers remained composed, but the students’ faces immediately fell.
“Sis, is the punishment not over yet? I know I was wrong, please let me go……..” Pei Dongyuan, who didn’t care about his pride, wailed loudly at Li Yunxian.
Li Yunxian looked at their expressions, torn between amusement and exasperation, and said, “It’s over, it’s over.”
“I mean, I’m asking for your help.”
“I can’t finish this alone. I really need your help, please.” Li Yunxian clasped her hands together in a pleading gesture.
Seeing the genuine and radiant smile on Li Yunxian’s face, the Wenwu students, who had just been sighing in exhaustion, suddenly felt invigorated.
Clearly, punishment and a request for help meant completely different things to them.
Before long, the students were shouting and enthusiastically joining Li Yunxian in tearing down and rebuilding the house.
None of them had done such work before, and doing it all together was surprisingly fun.
The three Wenwu teachers shook their heads watching the energetic students, then, with a slight air of elderliness, went to visit Li Yunxian’s family.
Xia Congyun didn’t understand much about professors or Nascent Soul cultivators, but she knew Li Yunxian was about to spend half a month to a month at another school, so she warmly hosted Qi Ke and the others.
After a formal conversation, the topic gradually shifted to Xia Congyun lavishly praising her daughter.
Even though Li Yunxian hadn’t been home more than a few days and was already restless, planning how to tear down the house, Xia Congyun filtered everything through her pride and praised her daughter as full of energy and especially filial.
She had lived in the villa for years, and now her daughter was personally renovating it.
In short…
The daughter was wonderful!
The three Wenwu teachers smiled warmly and nodded occasionally, chiming in with some praises about being a good daughter.
Their tone was sincere because it was true.
Li Yunxian really was filial.
Though Xia Congyun’s embellished perceptions were somewhat off, her conclusion was correct.
They had sensed and heard from Li Yunxian herself that the demolition and reconstruction were for a purpose.
Since the enemy had previously harmed her mother, she wanted to strengthen the house’s defenses, change the layout, and install and hide some magical artifacts.
Knowing it was all for family, the Wenwu students’ enthusiasm surged once more.
***
Meanwhile, Qi Ke and the others listening to Xia Congyun call Li Yunxian her “good treasure” again and again couldn’t help but feel somewhat brainwashed.
The more they looked at Li Yunxian’s face, the more they saw her clever and sensible side.
Wasn’t she clever and sensible?
Knowing they had schemed against her, Li Yunxian still helped them, only exacting a little harmless revenge by frightening them.
What childish and adorable retaliation!
Wasn’t that enough proof of her being well-behaved?
Qi Ke and the others automatically filtered out their own past frustration and breakdowns in the secret realm and interrogation room.
They didn’t know that Xia Congyun originally called Li Yunxian “good treasure” for the same reason one might give a hyperactive baby the nickname “Jingjing”—to fill a perceived deficiency.
Thus, when Director Wu came to visit them the next day and subtly suggested bringing Li Yunxian back to Wenwu earlier, they agreed without much hesitation.
After going through the “missing student” ordeal, the three teachers still felt some residual unease.
It was better to return to the academy sooner rather than later.
Director Wu breathed a sigh of relief when the Wenwu teachers agreed.
Good.
After Li Yunxian finished refurbishing her own home, she had already begun eyeing the streets near Xia Family Villa, even messaging him to ask if renovations could start!
Uncontrollably, Director Wu’s mind flashed back to that explosion that had wiped out an entire mountain ridge………
Ahhhhhh!!
Take her away!!
Quick, take her away!!
Therefore, on the third day of Wenwu Academy’s teachers and students arriving in Jingcheng, they left with Li Yunxian.
When they left, the Special Administration Bureau personnel and the Xia family couple came together to see them off.
The Wenwu teachers and students were somewhat surprised by the huge number of Special Administration Bureau members present.
Pei Dongyuan, whose mouth was quicker than his brain, poked Li Yunxian and said directly, “Sister Xian, you’re from Jincheng, right? You’re so popular here in Jingcheng too!”
Hearing Pei Dongyuan, Yu Anle quietly looked up at the sky, knowing what was going on. Li Yunxian showed no reaction at all.
“Yeah,” Li Yunxian replied calmly.
“I’m really good at making friends!”
Faced with that statement, Pei Dongyuan thought about how he met Li Yunxian, then looked at their classmates around him—most had been tormented by her, yet somehow still maintained decent relationships with her………
He nodded in complete agreement.
“Definitely.”
He gave his utmost affirmation.
“Since we’re all friends, during your time at Wenwu, Sister Xian, I’ve got your back!”
“If anyone dares to bully you, I’ll stand up for you!!” Pei Dongyuan patted his chest, showing his reliability.
Li Yunxian’s eyes curved into a smile.
“Sounds good.”