Wait a minute, where is my master?

Inside the private school.

After Fan Youzeng entered, he poured himself a cup of tea, then skillfully pulled out a copy of "Anonymity Hero Legend" from the top shelf of the bookcase and began to read it with relish.

Since he was young, he had fantasized about being an unsung hero, the kind who leaves without a trace and a single leaf doesn't stick to him.

At the age of eight, Fan Youzeng entered the Immortal Sect and began to imagine himself achieving great Cultivation, becoming an unsung hero in the Nine Provinces Realm, secretly guarding the entire Nine Provinces Immortal World.

At fifteen, Fan Youzeng reached the Qi Cultivation Fifth Level. Realizing his limited talent for Cultivation, he wisely scaled down his dreams from the Nine Provinces to Qing State.

At fifty-four, Fan Youzeng had barely completed the Low Grade Foundation Establishment, and knowing his life would have no miraculous encounters and that a Golden Core was hopeless, he chose to come to Kao Mountain Town to teach.

At the same time, he became the unsung hero of this small town.

...

Outside Kao Mountain Town.

Lying in the gray and white fur of Little White, the little Taoist enjoyed the beauty of the starry sky, squinting his eyes. He raised his hand and patted the husky beneath him.

"Little White, let's stop by the river ahead."

Traveling at night didn't affect the trio, but Jin Xu, having been through nine years of compulsory education and a model youth, wouldn't have his demon pet work overtime.

They were out to wander, not to seek blessings, so there was no need for the 996 work culture.

"Temple master, I smell the scent of living humans about ten miles ahead; it seems to be a small town. Shouldn't we stay there tonight?"

The husky ran to the riverbank, its nose twitching, and suggested to the little Taoist.

"No need, let's stay here."

In this wild and desolate place, in the dead of night, paying a sudden visit to a town might scare the people. It's better to stay by the river, as he hadn't left home without bringing a house.

The little Taoist stood up, jumped off the wolf's back, and waved his Taoist robe towards the open space in front of him.

Xuanxu Temple was flung into the air, spun around, then caught the wind and expanded to its normal size, gently landing on the muddy ground.

As the Taoist temple landed, Yaoer shouted in excitement and was the first to rush into the backyard kitchen.

From what she said on the road, it appeared that she planned to come up with a new recipe and go straight to challenge Jiang Xiulan in Qingmu City.

Jin Xu smiled at the sight of Little Fish Demon rushing in, then stepped forward to follow.

"Temple master, it's not just the scent of living humans ten miles away, but there seems to be a hint of demon aura as well."

Little White, who hadn't bothered to transform into human form, continued in its original appearance.

"Hm?"

The little Taoist, with his foot raised at the doorstep, withdrew it back.

"Let's go check it out then."

...

A cloud drifted slowly across, obscuring the moon in the sky.

The land lost the moon's light and instantly plunged into darkness.

Inside the private school.

Fan Youzeng finished the "Anonymity Hero Legend" and once again reached up to the top shelf for a book. After some searching, he took down "Anonymity Hero Legend Volume Two," turned around, and laid down on the couch to continue reading.

This book told the story of a cultivator who had not been cultivating for even a year yet had become invincible in the Nine Provinces Realm, but was exceptionally low-profile. Fan Youzeng, in reality, was just a minor Cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm and couldn't be an unsung hero of the Nine Provinces Realm, so he satisfied his craving through the book.

"Thump thump thump~"

Just as he was engrossed in his reading, a sudden knocking sounded from outside the private school.

"Who's there? Is that you, Blue Widow?"

There was no reply from outside.

Fan Youzeng turned over, stuffed the novel under his pillow, and casually asked again, preparing to get up and open the door.

But halfway there, he suddenly realized something.

No way!

The Blue Widow from the town had returned to her parent's home two days ago, so who could possibly be knocking on her door this late at night!

Moreover, Old Man Shi had already told the townspeople during the day that things were not peaceful recently, and nobody should go out after sunset.

The old man with the loud voice still held some prestige in town, and everyone usually heeded his words.

When things go against the norm, there must be demons at play!

Thinking this, Fan Youzeng pulled out a long sword from under the bed.

He slowly walked to the door.

Suppressing his voice, he asked, "Who is it?"

A female voice he had never heard before came from outside the room.

"We are just travelers passing by."

Standing inside the room, Fan Youzeng felt a shiver run through his entire body! Those words emitted an intense cold that chilled him to the bone.

"I didn't expect that the many-generations-ago town mayor's diary was telling the truth, that such a terrifying demon would come to Kao Mountain Town! This demon is so formidable that I must catch it by surprise and launch a sneak attack to stand a chance of victory."

He had secretly read the diary and knew about the prophecies from the Confucian Practitioner in his gowns. Fan Youzeng guessed that this person might be a traditional Confucian Practitioner from the Qingmu Academy, but he could not understand why he prophesied that Kao Mountain Town would face danger in two hundred years, during the seventh, eighth, and ninth months.

But now was not the time to think about these things.

He had to strike with all his might, defeat the demon outside the door first; otherwise, Kao Mountain Town might no longer exist after tonight!

Fan Youzeng gripped the long sword in his hands and called out, "Hold on, I'll open the door for you."

After saying that, he suddenly burst out from a window nearby, planning to catch the demon outside by surprise!

"Crash!"

The wooden window frame shattered into pieces.

Fan Youzeng, holding his long sword, landed on the open ground outside the door.

In his mind, he should have struck the demon outside with the Gentleman sword the moment he burst out, followed by three Fireball Techniques.

The demon itself carried a chill, surely it must fear fire!

However, his thoughts slightly deviated from reality.

He did burst out, but just as he began to raise his sword hand, it was slammed into the ground by a massive paw, and he couldn't move at all.

As for the Golden Light Talisman protecting him, it flashed briefly and then shattered.

"Temple Master, the spiritual power I smelled comes from this person,"

Little White pinned Fan Youzeng to the ground, a faint trace of ice attribute spiritual power seeping out, freezing him to the surface.

Taoist Jin Xu scratched his head. He had used his Spiritual Sense and saw that this person's Qi was calm and harmonious, not resembling a Demon Cultivator.

But why did he want to attack with a sword upon meeting?

...

Fan Youzeng on the ground was now seeing stars and felt dizzy.

Although Little White restrained her strength and did not intend to kill him, his posture just now was clearly aggressive toward her and Jin Xu, so the force of her paw was not light.

Fan Youzeng was lying on the ground, feeling the paw withdraw, and tried to stand up with effort, only to find a layer of ice had formed beneath him, trapping him firmly on the ground.

He barely lifted his head, seeing a pair of human feet approaching him; then the person squatted down and threw something next to his head.

Then he heard a pleasant voice at his ear.

"Excuse me, is this animal trap yours?"

After Jin Xu and Little White arrived at Kao Mountain Town, they only found a trap with a faint demon aura on the outskirts of the town, but the trap carried a lot of spiritual energy.

So Jin Xu let Little White lead the way to this town to find the owner of the spiritual energy.