Chapter 567: Do You Want Revenge?

All that could be seen sitting in the Courtyard was Duan Yu.

Duan Yu's body had recovered as before, looking as if they had never just fainted.

"Qin Zixie, it's been a year, I hope you have been well!"

Duan Yu stood up, a smile lingering on their face.

Qin Zixie had actually heard yesterday that Duan Yu had returned. Though they were not present, the news that Duan Yu, single‑handedly, used a Soul Capturing Song to drive away tens of thousands of Spirit Beasts had already spread.

"A year apart, and your beast‑taming skill has certainly grown," Qin Zixie said with a thin, insincere smile.

Their relationship with Duan Yu—how to put it?

In Renxu 108 Class, among the seven disciples, they and Duan Yu are the most lively and flamboyant.

Whenever the two are in the Academy, they inevitably stir the Academy into chaos.

But that was in the past; in the past two years, Duan Yu has put away their playful spirit and devoted themselves entirely to improving their beast‑taming strength.

Qin Zixie once mocked Duan Yu, but Duan Yu earnestly explained to them.

She said she had met a reclusive master, a beast‑taming expert who had once, outside Xuan Yuan City in the Central Region, tamed a powerful bloodline Spirit Beast and saved countless people; Duan Yu happened to be traveling then and witnessed the scene firsthand.

At that time, she was already somewhat famous in the beast‑taming world, yet when she faced that Spirit Beast, she still felt as tiny as an ant.

When that person descended like a celestial maiden, veiled and shrouded in mystery, their first strike wielded the force of an endless sea, quickly subduing the rampaging giant beast!

At that moment, Crown Prince Xuan Yuan Luo of the Xuan Yuan Wang Chao was also present, witnessing everything with his own eyes.

Since then, Duan Yu has taken that person as a role model, striving to become a Beast Tamer as outstanding as that goddess!

Duan Yu smiled and agreed with Qin Zixie's words.

This time, she set out to travel, crossing countless mountains and rivers, hoping to reunite with that master, but ultimately she was disappointed.

However, over this year, her beast‑taming strength has indeed made great progress.

She is striving toward that goal, but—my ideal role model, where are you now?

I so want to see you again, to show you my current achievements; I hope you'll praise me, even if it's just a single sentence.

Qin Zixie, seeing her like that, knew this person must have thought of that master again.

"I just can't understand—was that person really that powerful? Worth you going to such lengths?" Qin Zixie couldn't help but wonder how great that person's charisma was, to keep Duan Yu so steadfast for years without wavering.

"You don't get it," Duan Yu shook their head. "If you had been there at the time, you wouldn't say that."

"Enough, enough, let's stop talking about her; let's talk about Ye Qingran!"

When saying this, Qin Zixie's smile at the corner of their mouth carried a hint of mockery.

Upon hearing the name Ye Qingran, Duan Yu's complexion darkened a bit.

"Mention her for what?"

Qin Zixie sneered, "I heard Ye Qingran interrupted you while you were playing the Soul Capturing Song, causing you to faint?"

Duan Yu, with a cold expression, nodded.

Since she had already controlled the Spirit Beasts, why would she suffer a backlash? It must be because Ye Qingran interrupted her, leading to the backlash.

That is the only plausible explanation.

What Duan Yu didn't know was that, while they were playing the Soul Capturing Song, some force had already marked them, waiting to deliver a fatal blow. Had Ye Qingran not interrupted in time, their best condition would still have left them a vegetative patient.

However, Duan Yu was unaware at that moment.

"So that's how it really is. It seems Ye Qingran was indeed afraid you'd steal her spotlight, and that's why she did it."

"What did she do?"

"She, oh she, is something else— the day before yesterday, in the Academy, she challenged Nan Xin of Dan Valley in alchemy, openly revealing her Pill Emperor status, humiliating Nan Xin beyond redemption!"

Duan Yu was taken aback.

She had not known about this before.

"Pill Emperor?" Even Duan Yu was stunned.

The Pill Emperor title is exceedingly prestigious.

"A Pill Emperor serving as an Instructor in our Academy?" Duan Yu found it somewhat laughable.

"What was she thinking?"

Qin Zixie sneered, "Who knows? Probably aiming at the reputation of our Renxu 108 Class, right?"

Qin Zixie's smile carried a hint of sarcasm.

Renxu 108 Class of the Shenzhou Academy is renowned outwardly, and if put bluntly, infamous.

Thus, one after another went to the Academy, became instructors of Renxu 108 Class, and then tried to conquer them.

As for the outcomes, they were all rather tragic.

Ye Qingran might be one of them, perhaps not.

Duan Yu raised an eyebrow, thinking that such a possibility was not impossible.

"Do you want revenge?"

Qin Zixie asked.

Duan Yu looked at them, eyes filled with question.

"Although Ye Qingran is a Class Instructor, she also has other duties; at this moment she is at the Training Ground."

Qin Zixie's tone was lingering.

"So?"

"So, we can go make her look foolish!"

Ye Qingran was indeed at the Training Ground.

As a Special Grade Instructor, Ye Qingran's status, besides being the Class Instructor of Renxu 108 Class, also makes her an Instructor for the entire Academy.

Because of Ye Qingran's Pill Emperor status, her standing in the Academy has risen dramatically, earning the respect of the vast majority of the Academy's disciples.

Many Academy disciples would, when Ye Qingran was teaching, go to her to ask questions; whether it was cultivation or pill refinement, Ye Qingran would never tire of it.

Clear logic, profound erudition, kind attitude, great patience...

These made the Academy disciples look at this newly arrived instructor in a new light.

"Damn it!" Not far away, Nan Yan watched Ye Qingran being surrounded by Academy disciples, jealousy flashing in their eyes.

Because of Ye Qingran, Dan Valley's standing in the eyes of Beimingzhou people is no longer what it once was.

Even those who had doubted the Ling Xianliu incident back then, now because Ye Qingran mentions Ling Xianliu in the Academy, saying he didn't die, those voices have resurfaced; Dan Valley is now thrown into chaos by Ye Qingran.

Her father, the Grand Elder of Dan Valley, has also lost all face!

At this moment, Nan Yan caught sight of two figures walking this way, and her gaze flickered.

"Senior Sister Duan Yu!"

Hearing that voice, Duan Yu barely furrowed their brows.

Qin Zixie furrowed their brows even more, feeling great aversion to this affected accent.

"Nan Yan." Duan Yu smiled at Nan Yan and gave a greeting.

Nan Yan owes her a favor, and she cannot repay kindness with betrayal.

"Senior Sister Duan Yu, are you feeling better?"

"Mm, much better."

Their conversation looked quite intimate, and many disciples couldn't help but focus their gazes on them.