Chapter 504: I

Isn't Gu Wuyou here to settle scores with Ye Qingran?

"I'm in class. Later."

Ye Qingran refused without even thinking.

The words shocked everyone.

They all thought Ye Qingran's attitude toward Gu Wuyou was overly dismissive, even indifferent.

To know, this person is a disciple of the Renxu 108 Class, famed as the Demon Class!

"Fine then, I'll wait for you to finish class."

Gu Wuyou thought for a moment and agreed.

This reaction again set the hearts of many Academy disciples and Instructors racing.

When did that Gu Wuyou, who once almost drove the Class Instructor to death, become so easygoing?

So the many Academy disciples who rushed from different battle platforms to watch the show were disappointed.

After saying that, Gu Wuyou stood to one side, arms crossed, looking seemingly patient.

Seeing this scene, the Academy disciples rubbed their eyes, doubting whether they had seen correctly.

"Is this person really Gu Wuyou? It can't be a fake, right?"

Similar doubts kept coming, but no one dared to confront them.

After all, no one dares to offend them.

Ling Xueyao's complexion grew increasingly sour as she watched.

Before this, she had always thought that Gu Wuyou spared Ye Qingran that day because Ye Qingran employed some delaying tactic.

Once the scheme was exposed, Ye Qingran would die even worse.

She never expected Gu Wuyou, as if possessed, to show great tolerance toward Ye Qingran.

What on earth is going on?

Could it be…

A filthy thought gradually formed in her mind.

Her gaze shifted back and forth between Ye Qingran and Gu Wuyou, gradually squinting.

"It must be like this!"

Before long, Ye Qingran finally finished class.

Only then did Ye Qingran leave together with Gu Wuyou.

After they left, Ling Xueyao's eyes flashed, and she said to the nearby Nangong Han, "Han, do you think Ye Qingran and Gu Wuyou are…"

She hesitated, giving Nangong Han a look.

Nangong Han raised an eyebrow, "What?"

"It's… that kind of relationship."

Ling Xueyao bit her lower lip, a coquettish blush appearing.

The accompanying Li Mama continued, "Madam, that day, Ye Qingran and Gu Wuyou were alone in the Classroom for over half an hour; could they have been doing that sort of thing?"

After speaking, Li Mama deliberately covered her mouth, feigning a slip of the tongue.

Originally, there were already many Academy disciples nearby, and with their conversation, they weren't avoiding anyone; the disciples present had keen hearing and caught every word clearly.

In an instant, they seemed to understand something.

"No wonder Gu Wuyou didn't trouble Instructor Ye, so it's because…"

"But Instructor Ye already has a family, right? Her two children supposedly just entered the Celestial Class this year; how could she do such a thing?"

"Who knows? You can know a person's face but not their heart!"

Hearing the surrounding gossip, Ling Xueyao's lips curled into a triumphant smile.

Although there were some remarks supporting Ye Qingran, they were quickly buried.

She believes that after tomorrow, the rumor of Ye Qingran cheating on Gu Wuyou, the Fickle Woman gossip, will become known to everyone!

Ye Qingran and Gu Wuyou were hurrying toward the Renxu 108 Class, unaware that rumors about them were spreading at light speed.

The Classroom was filled with a pungent odor.

Ye Qingran sniffed lightly and realized Gu Wuyou's fire spirit pill had failed again.

"I've tried many times following your cautions; it was about to succeed, but each time at the crucial moment it failed."

Gu Wuyou knit their brows, looking somewhat dejected.

For this, they even went out for a walk to adjust their mindset, but still couldn't make it work.

They were truly at a loss; otherwise they wouldn't have come to Ye Qingran.

Ye Qingran nodded, indicating she understood, then walked to the alchemy furnace, grabbed a handful of residue.

She pinched it, then smelled it.

Immediately, her eyebrow lifted, a sudden insight flashing in her mind.

Beside her, Gu Wuyou, seeing her familiar motion, felt a slight surprise.

How does Instructor Ye seem so seasoned?

Is she truly just an Instructor, not an Alchemist?

"How about it?"

Gu Wuyou asked.

Ye Qingran turned sideways, meeting Gu Wuyou's gaze.

Then she picked up a Memory Stone and placed it aside.

Gu Wuyou saw this and said nothing.

Last time, when they were alone in the Classroom, Ye Qingran was also this dry.

He also asked the reason.

"Next time when you form the pill, first put out the Spirit Fire."

"Put out the Spirit Fire?" Gu Wuyou was greatly puzzled, "If you put out the Spirit Fire, can you still form the pill?"

All pills, whether modern or ancient, can only have the flame withdrawn after the pill is fully formed.

"Other pills indeed work that way, but don't forget the Fire Spirit Pill you are refining."

"Fire Spirit Pill?"

Gu Wuyou was startled.

"That's right. The Fire Spirit Pill is special because it inherently has a fire attribute, so when forming the pill, if you don't put out the Spirit Fire, the fire attribute becomes too strong and the pill formation fails."

Ye Qingran talked breezily, as if listing family heirlooms.

Gu Wuyou, after listening, suddenly felt a revelation, his mind cleared.

"So that's it, I understand!"

Gu Wuyou clenched his fists, very excited. Even though he didn't immediately try Ye Qingran's method, he was already certain that as long as he followed her instructions, he would surely succeed in refining an ancient Fire Spirit Pill.

For a moment, his gaze at Ye Qingran was somewhat complicated.

Could she be a hidden alchemy master?

Otherwise, how could she so easily spot the problem and give a pinpoint solution?

He wanted to ask that question, but he held back.

Ye Qingran saw his thoughts, smiled and said, "I've already told you everything about how to refine the Fire Spirit Pill. Moreover, I'm sure that when you try next time, you'll definitely succeed."

So?

Gu Wuyou asked Ye Qingran with his eyes.

"So, shouldn't you go back to class?"

Class?

Gu Wuyou frowned, his tone a bit stiff, "Instructor Ye, the agreement we reached last time was that you would teach me how to refine the Fire Spirit Pill, and I wouldn't hold you accountable for destroying my alchemy room."

"But the alchemy room is essentially the Classroom. You occupied the Classroom as your own alchemy room; how should we settle that account?"

Gu Wuyou was at a loss for words for a moment.

The reason he monopolized the Classroom was that, aside from Hong Wu, no one else came for half a year. Such a large and quiet place left vacant was a waste, so he claimed it for himself.

Since he did that, the Academy had no one come to him about the matter.

So, Ye Qingran suddenly saying she wanted to settle the account caught him off guard.

"At worst, I'll just refine pills elsewhere in the future."

Ye Qingran understood, implying that attending class was now impossible, forever impossible!

As expected, the students of this class are hard to manage.

However, who doesn't have a trump card?

"Anyway, you mean you won't attend class properly, right?"

Gu Wuyou gave no reply, clearly tacitly agreeing.

"Alas, I originally wanted to say that, since you're interested in ancient pills, I happen to know a bit and could teach you, but since you refuse, never mind."