Visiting

After all that commotion, Luo Qingyu rubbed her stomach, only then realizing she hadn't eaten.

But then she remembered she had just arrived, was unfamiliar with the place, and didn't know where the cafeteria was, so she decided to take out the reward the system had given her—that bottle of barbecue-flavored Inedia Pills.

She took one out and popped it into her mouth, her eyes lighting up. “Hmm! Delicious! I didn't expect this Inedia Pill to actually taste like barbecue.”

The next moment, 007 appeared from who knows where, as if seriously evaluating. 【007: Of course! The Inedia Pills produced by this system are naturally delicious, several times stronger than ordinary Inedia Pills.】

Luo Qingyu nodded perfunctorily. “Ah, yes, yes, you're right, this Inedia Pill is indeed delicious.”

After eating, she rubbed her sleepy eyes, climbed onto the bed, and prepared to sleep.

Sure enough, children's bodies are prone to drowsiness. After a long day, a wave of fatigue washed over her, and she fell asleep almost as soon as her head touched the pillow.

However, what she didn't know was that as she fell into a deep sleep, the spiritual energy around Green Bamboo Courtyard seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, beginning to surge wildly.

Strands and wisps of pure Heaven and Earth spiritual energy continuously entered her body through her breathing and pores, ultimately gathering entirely into her dantian.

Luo Qingyu remained completely unaware, sleeping exceptionally soundly, even comfortably turning over.

Early the next morning, Luo Qingyu stretched broadly, rubbing her sleepy eyes as she sat up. She felt she had slept unusually soundly last night, and her spirits were much better.

“Hmm, not bad. Today is indeed a good day for visiting.”

She was slowly getting up to tidy herself when a familiar, cold mechanical prompt sounded in her ear:

【Ding! Today's Mission: Get to know Senior Brother Zhou Xingyun, Second Senior Brother Ming Xuan, Third Senior Brother Xue Yu, and Junior Brother Mu Zhongxi.】

【Time Limit: 24 hours.】

【Failure Penalty: One electric shock.】

Luo Qingyu frowned slightly, her heart full of questions. “Mu Zhongxi? I remember yesterday during the apprenticeship ceremony, it was only me, right? When did he become an apprentice?”

System 007 immediately explained: 【He awakened while the Host was asleep, and was later brought by Xie Chuxue to become an apprentice. He is now your Junior Brother.】

Luo Qingyu nodded in understanding. “Oh, so that's how it is.”

After speaking, she raised her hand and retrieved the Cloud Concealing Hairpin from her system space. A faint light flowed along the hairpin, and Luo Qingyu's features began to sharpen and harden, her figure subtly shrinking. In a flash, she transformed into a handsome young boy.

Luo Qingyu checked herself in the bronze mirror, left and right, and raised her eyebrows in satisfaction.

“Hmm, not bad, not bad.” She touched her cheek, unable to help but narcissistically say, “Even if I become a boy, I'm still the most handsome one!”

After confirming that her disguise was flawless, she still felt uneasy and pressed the system. “007, look carefully, is there any difference between me now and before? Will I be exposed?”

007 immediately explained: 【Rest assured, Host, this Cloud Concealing Hairpin is a divine-grade spirit artifact, absolutely reliable. I guarantee that even if your Master and the Elders come, no one will be able to tell!】

Hearing the system's assurance, Luo Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest. “Then I can rest easy!”

She bounced twice in place, hyping herself up, muttering, “Go go go! Time to do the mission!”

Before her words finished, she darted out of the courtyard like a joyful fawn.

As soon as she stepped out of the Green Bamboo Courtyard gate, she ran into a young man in snow-white robes.

The person had his back to her, seemingly admiring the bamboo forest outside the courtyard. His figure was as straight as a pine, and a cool, otherworldly aura enveloped him. Luo Qingyu's steps paused, and her eyes instantly lit up—wasn't this Senior Brother Zhou Xingyun? She had searched high and low, only to find him without any effort!

She immediately adjusted her expression, putting on a well-behaved yet slightly reserved look, and quickly walked forward, looking up with her small face and calling out crisply, “Hello, Senior Brother!”

Zhou Xingyun slowly turned around when he heard the voice.

“You are…” His voice was clear and cool like jade, carrying a hint of faint confusion.

Luo Qingyu blinked her big eyes, introducing herself with an innocent look. “Senior Brother, I'm the new Fourth Junior Brother! I just became an apprentice yesterday. Didn't Master mention it to you?”

Zhou Xingyun heard this and gave a faint glance at the new Fourth Junior Brother before him.

He lowered his head, his long eyelashes concealing a fleeting awkwardness and emptiness in his eyes. He was like a soulless jade sculpture.

“Mm… Fourth Junior Brother.”

“Master did not mention it,” he said indifferently.

Luo Qingyu seemed to sense something. She could feel a faint aura of death and melancholy from Senior Brother, which left her momentarily speechless.

The atmosphere between the two became awkward for a moment.

After a short while, Luo Qingyu couldn't bear the strange atmosphere any longer and had to bravely say, “Ahem… well… Senior Brother, do you know where Second Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother are? I want to go meet them.”

Zhou Xingyun heard this and nodded faintly.

Before Luo Qingyu could react, he grabbed the back of the small Junior Brother's collar, lightly tapped his toes, and instantly leaped onto a flying sword.

Along the way, the flying sword zipped through the mountains at an astonishing speed. Luo Qingyu only felt the wind whistling in her ears, the scenery rapidly receding, and her stomach churning.

Finally, the flying sword landed steadily at the place where Ming Xuan and Xue Yu were attending class.

As soon as Luo Qingyu's feet touched the ground, she couldn't hold it in any longer and threw up, a messy puddle on the ground, her face instantly turning pale.

Zhou Xingyun stood by, looking at the miserable state of his Junior Brother, a trace of guilt flashing across his cold face.

He lowered his eyelids, his fingers curling slightly, and finally uttered two low words: “My apologies.”

Luo Qingyu took a while to recover before straightening up, weakly waving her hand to indicate she was fine.

“Senior Brother… next time… could you go a little slower…” she said weakly.

Zhou Xingyun nodded, said nothing more, turned, and departed on his sword.

At this moment, a gentle voice came from not far away: “Fourth Junior Brother? You're here.”

Luo Qingyu looked up and saw Third Senior Brother Xue Yu standing there, looking at him with a gentle gaze.

Xue Yu looked at the new Fourth Junior Brother before him, his eyes filled with a soft smile.

Ming Xuan, who walked in right behind Xue Yu, cast his gaze upon the slender, seemingly young Luo Qingyu. “Is this the new disciple Master accepted yesterday? Why does he look like a thin bamboo pole?”

Xue Yu immediately patted Ming Xuan's arm lightly, helplessly saying, “Second Senior Brother, how can you speak of Fourth Junior Brother like that? Fourth Junior Brother has only just arrived.”

He then turned to Luo Qingyu, his tone gentle and amiable. “Hello, Fourth Junior Brother, I am your Third Senior Brother Xue Yu, and the one standing next to me is Second Senior Brother Ming Xuan.”

Luo Qingyu looked up. The two young men before her, one in emerald green robes and the other in purple robes, looked only two or three years older than herself. She smiled and said, “Hello, Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, my name is Luo Qingyu.”