"The noise outside is keeping me awake..."

Li Ying walked down from the second floor, rubbing her eyes. The three people in the living room exchanged glances, and Kui Nianruo couldn't help but say, "Ever since she acquired the Immortal Blood, Li Ying has become a lot more arrogant."

"And she can sleep a lot more too," Lin Xue said. "Being able to fall asleep right when the teacher starts speaking, I have to admit Li Ying's sleep management skills have reached the level of offering elective courses."

"Oh, you guys praising me like this makes me embarrassed," Li Ying scratched her head and giggled. She looked outside and asked, "What's happening outside that's so noisy? I thought I heard fireworks."

Qian Yuya said, "You're mistaken."

Li Ying nodded, "That makes sense, who would set off fireworks at night...?"

"That was the sound of guns," Kui Nianruo added.

"Oh, it was gunfire..." Li Ying fell silent for a few seconds, then quickly dashed to the long bench to hide behind Qian Yuya. While licking the back of her hand, she asked fearfully, "Isn't that even scarier?! How could White Night start a rebellion without telling us!?"

"It's not White Night," Qian Yuya said. "We think it's most likely the National Relief Association making a move."

"The National Relief Association? The enemies of the Imperial Academy?" Li Ying was taken aback. "Isn't Teacher Qin in great danger then? Last time he almost got his hand chopped off, and now with such a big commotion outside, will we even see his whole body?"

Kui Nianruo also got scared by her words. Lin Xue patted Li Ying's head, "Don't spread panic here. With Teacher Lou Yin holding the fort at the Imperial Academy, how could anything happen? Besides, Principal Cha will definitely rush back, and many martial pillars in Yanjing will ensure nothing major happens."

"But if they're not confident, the National Relief Association wouldn't make a move!" Li Ying retorted. "Even Teacher Qin, a ruthless villain, is given so much attention, the National Relief Association must be a major villain organization whose actions shake the world!"

"Even if something happens, we can only wait for the outcome," Qian Yuya said calmly. "We're too weak."

Li Ying: "Why don't we go to the Imperial Academy—"

"Naijie gave us a strict order before leaving. If we go out tonight, we'll be sleeping under a bridge tomorrow," Kui Nianruo said.

Li Ying weighed Qin Le Yin's life and sleeping under a bridge, then said with relief, "I believe Teacher Qin will have his own fortune, let's not hold him back. Nianruo, let's go to sleep."

"Why are you pulling me up?"

"You're chubbier, more comfortable to cuddle."

"I'm not chubby, my waist is already very slim—"

"But there are still some extra fat in certain areas..."

"I'm not going!" Kui Nianruo shook her head resolutely, "I'm going to wait for Naijie to come back!"

Li Ying looked at the others, seeming to find the same meaning, and then just lay on the long bench in the living room, "Alright, I'll wait with you. Ah, I really want to live in a big house, the long bench in the living room must be as comfortable as a bed..."

"Li the Good Man, remember to leave a few rooms for us nerds when you make it big in the future," Lin Xue teased.

"No problem!" Li Ying agreed immediately. "If I get rich, I'll take away the words 'if'."

Li Ying's voice grew quieter, it seemed she had fallen asleep. The living room fell silent. Kui Nianruo suddenly said, "Waiting like this isn't a solution, why don't we..."

"Cultivate?"

"Play games?"

Qian Yuya glanced at the two of them, then changed her tone, "Then let's play games. What do we play?"

"Dun-dun-dun! Of course, it's Unmatched Slayer!" Kui Nianruo took a box of cards from under the coffee table. "Each person draws five national hero cards and selects one. The rule is to defeat other players, let's go!"

Lin Xue: "I'll use Dragon Anthem. Did you know that Dragon Anthem is the first version compiler of the Military Strategy Theory we third graders are going to learn, and also an unmatched great general who dominated the world."

Qian Yuya: "I'll use Wen Zhandao. Wen Zhandao was a famous civil servant during the Lie Sect and Zhongzong periods. During the Lie Sect's uprising to restore the dynasty, he proposed the far-reaching 'Tea Strategy', which was adopted by Lie Sect, making him the top civil servant of the Lie Sect. Later, due to the Lie Sect having no heirs, he became the chief of four regents for the adopted collateral cousin successor. When the grassland tribes invaded from the south, Wen Zhandao led seven campaigns to the northern border, flattening Youyun with military and literary accomplishments, and was granted the title of Marquis Shui Jing. He authored 'The Wen Family Book' and 'On Learning', known as the greatest civil servant of all time."

They both looked at Kui Nianruo, who drew a national hero card and blinked, "I'll use Grand Ancestor. Grand Ancestor's achievement is... he unified Hui Yao?"

"You could say it more confidently," Lin Xue couldn't help but laugh. "I'll go first... Slash."

"Dodge."

"Tactic card, Young Master Offers Head."

"Impeccable."

"Tactic card, Raising Soldiers for a Thousand Days."

"..."

While they were playing cards, Li Ying's body was undergoing a peculiar transformation. She opened her eyes, her pupils turning red, sharp claws growing from her ten fingers, orange fur growing on her body, and even her ears starting to deform...

She slowly stood up on the long bench, Lin Xue casually noted her movements, "Is the noise of our card playing bothering you... Li Ying, what's wrong?"

Thump!

Li Ying suddenly jumped onto the coffee table, smashing it directly! She crouched with her limbs on the ground, looking around with a menacing aura, emitting growling sounds from her throat!

In the eyes of Lin Xue and others, Li Ying looked less like a human and more like a cat at this moment!

"Li Ying!"

"Li Ying, what's wrong with you!?"

Kui Nianruo wanted to reach out to help Li Ying but was scared away by her baring teeth. She licked her furry hand and suddenly seemed to regain partial sanity, struggling to say, "Stop... stop me..."

"Li Ying, you need to calm down first." Lin Xue didn't touch her but spoke with a soft voice from a safe distance, "We won't harm you. Calm down first, and tell us what's happening..."

"There's no time!" Li Ying roared, "While I can still control myself, you must stop me—"

"Okay."

Qian Yuya, who had been gathering strength for a long time, punched Li Ying away!

Li Ying screamed miserably, struck onto the wall, her pupils immediately filled with blood veins as she entered a rampaging state. But before she could attack, another fist flooded her vision!

Smack!

The long bench shattered from Li Ying's impact, Qian Yuya straddled her with impassive expression. Her glowing fist burst light, pounding like a piling machine, raining blow after blow on Li Ying.

"Aow—"

Pounding through tiles, into the ground, into the soil, Li Ying's head was completely buried with only the neck and below remaining visible.

"Roar!"

Qian Yuya's fists were bloody, yet her actions did not slow down, carefully choosing different spots on the face, ensuring not to fatally injure her.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"Roar."

"Meow..."

"Meow meow meow!"

Lin Xue quickly came over to pull Qian Yuya, "Yuya, wait a minute, Li Ying seems to have recovered."

Qian Yuya nodded and stood up, extending her hand to Kui Nianruo, who quickly handed her a handkerchief. Qian Yuya wiped the blood off her fists, walked over to open the front door, and carefully listened to the sounds outside.

Amid the gunfire and cries of battle, she heard numerous beastly roars and human screams. She shook her head, closed the door, and moved a chair to block it.

"What on earth is happening?" Lin Xue glanced at Li Ying, who was pulled out of the ground by Kui Nianruo, and asked, "Why did Li Ying suddenly...?"

"Immortal Blood," Qian Yuya said calmly.

"Taking Immortal Blood turns one into this?" Lin Xue said in surprise, "Teacher Qin was right, the Immortal Blood indeed has issues—"

"It's not just the Immortal Blood, but also the Spirit Condensing Pill and Sea Wave Powder."

Qian Yuya leaned against the door, glanced at the grand map of Hui Yao hanging on the wall, and said calmly:

"Yanjing is finished."

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