Xiao Ye arrived at Shanghai Base City, the top-tier base city where Kunpeng Academy was located.

Outside a luxurious, large manor in the center of Modu, this was the home of Yun Bing, Yunxi, and their family.

Xiao Ye met the Vajra Venerable.

He was a bit surprised; the Vajra Venerable was the official director of the national education bureau in Dragon Country.

He was also the father of the Kunpeng Academy's student council president.

The Vajra Venerable had interacted with him before and had given him some help in the past.

The Vajra Venerable squatted gloomily outside the manor, smoking cigarette stubs, his eyes blankly gazing at the sky in a daze.

The ground was already littered with cigarette butts.

Xiao Ye asked, "Uncle Cheng, what are you doing out here?"

The Vajra Venerable, Cheng Gang, snapped back to reality, lifting his head to look at Xiao Ye in shock.

He was clearly surprised to see Xiao Ye here.

"Brother Xiao, aren't you still only a sophomore? What are you doing here instead of at school? Where have you been?"

"I still need you to help me with my physical defect."

He had gone looking for Xiao Ye, but couldn't find him. His defect—he was the three-second man—was a pretty serious issue.

This defect had improved for a while after Xiao Ye gave him a massage before, but lately it flared up again.

"Defect?" Xiao Ye twitched the corner of his mouth.

*As his realm increased and he encountered beings on higher levels, Xiao Ye had completely forgotten about Cheng Gang's defect.*

He scratched his head and said,

"Uncle Cheng, I've had things to take care of lately, so I haven't been at school."

"I'll fix your defect right now."

Fixing a template defect just required Rule Crystal Fragments—a quick replacement, really easy to deal with.

He fired up the Template Adjuster, extracted the excess gold attribute Rule Crystal Fragments from the Vajra Venerable's body, then inserted two Creation Crystal Fragments.

In no time, Cheng Gang felt his body getting much stronger and more solid. He threw a few punches, the gloom on his face gone, and said excitedly,

"Brother Xiao, you're a miracle worker, seriously."

"My body feels full of energy now, thank you so much! Hahaha."

"Now that woman can't call me small and weak anymore, can she?"

"When I go home today, I'm definitely going to restore the glory of being a man and take back my position in the family."

Xiao Ye chuckled, "You're welcome. But what are you doing out here, chain-smoking by yourself?"

The smile that had just appeared on Cheng Gang's face froze, and he sighed,

"You know I'm with the education bureau, in charge of nationwide education and teacher assignments and all that."

"Ever since Big Sis Yun Bing and Big Sis Yunxi got married, they've stopped caring about Kunpeng Academy."

"Now, the Modu base city's Beastmaster colleges are enrolling way fewer students than before, all because Yunxi, Yun Bing, and Liu Ya—the three perfect goddess figures from Kunpeng Academy—have left."

"I came this time to try to talk to Big Sis Yun Bing and Big Sis Yunxi. It'd be great if they're willing to come back as headmaster and vice headmaster."

Suddenly, Cheng Gang was startled, squinting his eyes,

"Wait a minute, Big Sis Yun Bing, Big Sis Yunxi, and Liu Ya—they all married you!"

"So now it's not just Yunxi and Yun Bing who are gone—even Liu Ya, the goddess teaching assistant, left Kunpeng Academy with you."

His eyes flashed with a dangerous light.

Cheng Gang suddenly rolled up his sleeves, a determined look on his face, and stepped toward Xiao Ye, projecting a do-or-die energy.

Step! Step! Step!

With every step, his aura grew stronger, until that final step.

Xiao Ye actually felt a huge pressure coming from him!

*But Xiao Ye remained unmoved; this kind of pressure was like an ant trying to shake a tree, not even able to mess up his flowing hair.*

"Bang!"

Just as Xiao Ye thought Cheng Gang was about to attack, Cheng Gang suddenly dropped to his knees.

Kneeling, his determined face turned mournful as he pleaded,

"Brother Xiao, my good Brother Xiao,"

"can you please ask Liu Ya, Yun Bing, and Yunxi to come back and work at Kunpeng Academy? I'm begging you, brother."

Xiao Ye was dumbfounded, the corner of his mouth twitching.

*What kind of play is the Vajra Venerable putting on now?*

*He thought there would be a fight, but instead, he knelt!*

Xiao Ye sighed helplessly and helped Cheng Gang up, saying earnestly,

"The three of them left of their own free will. I didn't force them to leave, so begging me doesn't help."

"I'm not going to force them, either. What would be the point?"

"So, you'll have to find another way—drum up some hype for Modu Beastmaster Academy and get the enrollment numbers up."

Cheng Gang let out a long sigh, looking utterly deflated,

"Modu Beastmaster Academy's as good as done for."

"None of the local high schoolers here in Modu Base City want to go to Beastmaster Academy anymore."

At that moment, Yun Bing and Yunxi inside the manor sensed Xiao Ye's presence and came running out.

The moment they saw Xiao Ye, Yun Bing and Yunxi were delighted, beaming as they said,

"Xiao Ye, you made it all the way to our front door, why aren't you coming in?"

"Hmph! Heartless—you finally bothered to come see us."

They each grabbed one of Xiao Ye's hands.

Xiao Ye pointed at Cheng Gang and said,

"Uncle Cheng's here—I was chatting with him for a bit."

Yun Bing and Yunxi were surprised, "Isn't that the Vajra Venerable? You're here too?"

Cheng Gang wanted to cry—he was standing here, a living, breathing person, and these two women hadn't even noticed him.

Xiao Ye said,

"Uncle Cheng, come inside with us."

"Let's figure something out together."

Modu Beastmaster Academy was still his alma mater. Even though it had ten colleges and Kunpeng Academy was just one of them,

if Beastmaster Academy went under, it would be partly because of Xiao Ye, so he needed to do something about it.

Cheng Gang followed them into the living room.

Yun Bing and Yunxi's parents were chatting on the sofa. When they saw Xiao Ye come in, they immediately got up to welcome him.

Their faces, wrinkled like chrysanthemums, lit up with beaming smiles as they said,

"Son-in-law, it's been so long and you're still as handsome as ever."

"We know you're busy, so we didn't want to bother you—otherwise we'd have invited you over a long time ago."

Xiao Ye greeted them, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law,"

"I've really been busy, and I should have come to visit you sooner. That's my bad—I'm sorry."

The two elders were very understanding, smiling,

"It's fine—we know how you feel about Xiaobing and Xiaoxi."

"No need to apologize. You saved both our lives. Come by anytime you want, no need to ask."

Xiao Ye chatted with them for a while; the old couple's mood lifted, and they went to the kitchen to start making lunch.

Only then did Cheng Gang speak up,

"Headmasters, you really don't want to keep working at Kunpeng Academy?"

Yun Bing and Yunxi shook their heads, making it clear they weren't going back.

Their realms had reached Star River Realm; now that they had reunited with their parents, their focus was on Blue Star's safety and their family. They didn't want Kunpeng Academy's daily hassles to drag them down.

Cheng Gang looked glum, sighing,

"So our Modu Base City Beastmaster Academy really is finished."

"No, it's already finished."

Xiao Ye glanced at Yun Bing and Yunxi, thinking,

*Uncle Cheng, maybe there's still a way to bring back the hype for Modu Beastmaster Academy.*

Cheng Gang waved his hand, "Brother Xiao, no need to comfort me. When even three goddess-level headmasters and teaching assistants won't come back, what else can we do?"

Xiao Ye grinned and said,

"Modu Beastmaster Academy's popularity plunged after Yun Bing, Yunxi, and Liu Ya left."

"You could hang a banner at the school gate."

"Just say that Yun Bing, Yunxi, and Liu Ya have been cultivating hard at Kunpeng Academy and have already broken through to the Great Emperor realm."

"Or use that as a headline and hype it up online."

"Maybe it'll win back some of Beastmaster Academy's popularity."

Cheng Gang was stunned.

*Yun Bing, Yunxi, Liu Ya—all three of them broke through to the Great Emperor realm?*