Yuchi: "Alright, I’ll thank you on behalf of the senior teacher!"

He felt completely at ease now and asked with a chuckle:

"So Yinghan, what happened next? It’s unlikely you just stood by watching and then went back to rest, right?"

Yinghan shook her head solemnly and said, "Of course not. Besides, Sect Leader Senior Brother, you asked me to keep an eye on Xuexiang. And since we’re all sect sisters, I couldn’t just ignore it. So at the time, I made sure to see what was really happening with Xuexiang!"

"After all, even if Sect Leader Senior Brother wasn’t at the sect, Junior Sister Zong was present. She is a terrifying existence at the Spirit Storage Stage. I can’t believe anything evil would dare to directly confront Junior Sister Zong. So I definitely went to see what was happening, wondering if I was seeing things."

"Then I quietly followed Xuexiang back to the third floor. She went back, step by step, and sat down to continue her cultivation. I watched for an hour without noticing anything unusual; she was as normal as ever. So I left."

The beautiful Song recalled the events of that night, feeling a bit guilty. She wanted to wake Xuexiang directly, but since everyone was in normal cultivation, she felt it wasn’t right to disturb her. So she suppressed her excitement and managed to do some proper cultivation herself later.

Understanding this, Yuchi couldn’t help but give a thumbs up: "Sharp-eyed Yinghan, my darling, even after such occurrences, you can calmly return to cultivation. That’s impressive!"

The beautiful Song teasingly said, "You’re annoying," then continued:

"I had no choice. The cultivation speed of the sect sisters is amazing, and I don’t want to fall behind. Even without your help, their cultivation is effective. With your help, if my cultivation speed isn’t satisfactory, it’s quite embarrassing."

This is what she thought. Since she wasn’t the strongest in the sect, she had no solution for what happened that night. Moreover, considering it was night, she might have just misunderstood. So she didn’t pay much attention and went back to proper cultivation.

Yuchi took a sip of tea, soothing his throat, and simultaneously asked, "And the next day? Knowing your character, Yinghan, you surely went to ask Xuexiang about it, right?"

"Yes!"

"The next day, I found Xuexiang and casually brought up the previous night’s events. But Xuexiang wasn’t aware of anything."

"She didn’t know she was sleepwalking, nor was she aware of a shadow on her. To avoid making her think something was wrong, I didn’t elaborate. I changed the topic and left Xuexiang to go back to my cultivation."

"Then, that evening, during cultivation, I stopped abruptly and went to the Martial Arts Arena to see if the shadow appeared again. If it was a one-off occurrence, there’s no need to bother you, Sect Leader Senior Brother, given your responsibilities."

"But clearly."

"I saw it again, or rather her. Everything happened just like before. Xuexiang appeared again, even in a sleepwalking state. Everything was identical, black shadows in the sky, more clouds, thicker." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"I had no choice; even if it meant disturbing you, Sect Leader Senior Brother, I had to tell you. I’m unclear on how to proceed."

Yinghan finished speaking.

Her lips gently closed, her face calm but slightly worried as she looked at Yuchi. After all, Yuchi had told her everything about Xuexiang, asking her to take care of her. Who knew such things would happen so quickly... She didn’t mention her feelings.

She truly was frightened.

To know this shadow gives an ominous feeling, and it’s utterly disgusting. Yinghan nearly vomited; it’s an intense nausea as if seeing blood and stench brought by a great disaster, far surpassing the smell of stinky tofu.

While stinky tofu smells bad, it tastes good...

After all, Yuchi finally grasped the basic understanding of the events.

Understanding it now, he gently touched Yinghan’s cheek, feeling the slight tremble and coldness of her skin, he sincerely said, "Yinghan, you’ve gained weight."

Yinghan: "..."

With a swift slap, Yuchi’s hand was knocked away, her stunning face instantly blushing.

She softly "hmphed," and said exasperatedly, "It’s because these things made me uneasy, which made me eat a bit more... If you’re displeased, just say so..."

"Haha, but I like this kind of feel. A woman’s face needs some meat; otherwise, without any, it would look like a crab, wouldn’t it? Or like shrimp, all shell?"