Master of Ten Thousand Foxes

"In the Sakura Region, a large-scale bloody conflict erupted between the Celestial Cloud Clan and the Amaterasu Clan..."

"In the Lamp Eagle Region, the Luo Clan’s Ancestral Spirit and the Torch Goddess battled in the night sky, vying for faith..."

During lunch, news broadcasts played one after another on the cafeteria TV.

The students of the Immortal Grass Experimental Class stared at the news, dumbfounded.

"Things over there are so chaotic."

"Look at Sakura; an entire street is stained red with blood."

"The divine battle in Lamp Eagle collapsed a skyscraper. Who knows how many innocent people will die."

"It feels like the situation outside Jiuzhou is getting increasingly intense."

"Will the civilians in Sakura even dare to go out on the streets in the future? A little mishap and lives are lost!"

Bai Mo held his apprentice Jelly Orange, sitting at a nearby table, eating beef rice, looking at Wan Bocheng and others who were sighing, and then at Chu Mian, frowning... As they discussed the Sakura Region like this, wouldn’t Chu Mian feel sad?

He glanced at Chu Mian and saw her sitting next to Wan Bocheng, looking up at the news with the same surprised expression as Wan Bocheng.

"It’s indeed quite miserable over there in Sakura. At this rate, no one will dare to go shopping for clothes!"

Bai Mo frowned, feeling something amiss.

"Chu Mian, you... you... uh..."

Chu Mian glanced at Bai Mo, grinning.

"It’s okay!

"I’m not sad; I’ve already decided not to return to the Sakura Region.

"I want to stay in Jiuzhou!"

Stay?

Really want to stay?

Bai Mo was somewhat puzzled.

It sounded easy, but weren’t Chu Mian’s family, friends, and classmates all in the Sakura Region?

But Chu Mian, understanding and considerate, immediately resolved Bai Mo’s confusion.

"My family, friends, and classmates are actually all gone.

"Since I was little, I was raised as a lady, learning horsemanship, flower arranging, tea ceremony, and Go... No time to make friends, not even familiar with classmates.

"As for family, they’re not around anymore.

"My surname is Miyamoto, Miyamoto Rokuzo is my uncle.

"The Miyamoto Clan no longer exists; I am completely free!"

Bai Mo was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

He understood the logic.

But the clan was annihilated, and Chu Mian wasn’t the least bit sad. Instead, she was smiling and her eyes were gleaming with happiness, just like Wan Bocheng beside her. What kind of logic is this?

Bai Mo twitched his mouth, not wanting to think more.

He lowered his head and continued to tend to his beef rice.

...

After eating, Bai Mo wiped his apprentice’s mouth, picked up his apprentice, and was about to leave when Wan Bocheng suddenly stopped him.

"Expert Bai Mo! Chu Mian wrote a very impressive math paper! Could you please help us take a look?

"Uh... if she wants to stay, she still needs some academic achievements...

"This paper is really impressive!"

A circle of classmates, including Chu Mian, looked over at Bai Mo, not speaking, but their eyes were full of eagerness.

Yang Zhan also spoke up.

"You don’t have to look now, just give it a glance whenever you’re free!"

Wan Bocheng raised his head, his eyes filled with longing, even more than Chu Mian!

Bai Mo paused for a moment and sat back down.

"Let’s do it now. Where’s the paper?"

Wan Bocheng immediately took out a tablet from his bag, unlocked the screen, opened the paper, and handed it to Bai Mo.

Seeing Bai Mo take it and start reading, he immediately beamed and winked at Chu Mian.

"Do you know how many people want Expert Bai Mo to help review their papers? Hehe.

"This is a rare opportunity!

"Only our Immortal Grass Experimental Class has such solid connections!"

The classmates were all expectant, looking at Chu Mian, then at Bai Mo.

Yang Zhan immediately got up, ran to the cafeteria window, and soon came back with a large bag of drinks, first handing one to Expert Bai Mo’s Immortal Beast.

"Have a drink!"

Jelly Orange looked at Yang Zhan, extended a Fox Claw, took the juice, thinking this guy had quite the eye, just now it had wolfed down five servings of rice, and its stomach wasn’t quite settled, needing something to drink to fill the gaps.

Jelly Orange grinned, opened the juice, and took a swig.

Before Yang Zhan finished distributing the drinks, Bai Mo glanced up at Chu Mian.

"Were you previously in the Mathematics Department of Chimen University?"

Chu Mian quickly nodded.

Bai Mo returned the tablet to Wan Bocheng.

"The paper is very impressive.

"It’s on a number theory problem that has never been touched before."

Chu Mian’s face lit up!

However, Wan Bocheng and the others’ expressions darkened... Bai Mo didn’t make any notes. His initial comments were polite, setting up emotional groundwork for a real evaluation.

Sure enough, Bai Mo continued.

"...But this work is actually... not very valuable.

"What you’ve done, no one has done before, but that’s not because it’s too complex or challenging, just because it lacks value.

"Scientific research has its directions.

"For instance, all scientific researchers conduct experiments, research, and write papers every day, all aiming to climb to heaven.

"All their work is to layer by layer, bit by bit, build the Celestial Ladder higher, or to reinforce the Celestial Ladder.

"But your work belongs to building a platform extending eastward on a layer of the Celestial Ladder.

"No one has done this before, and perhaps you have the capability to extend the platform far to the east, and possibly see the sunrise earlier from this platform.

"But... our scientific work’s goal is to build the Celestial Ladder. This platform extending eastward does not contribute to the scientific enterprise.

"It’s not of great value."

Chu Mian’s expression dimmed.