"Good girl Huanhuan, what kind of clothes do you like? Mom can change them for you."

  "Oh~ The flowers here are so vibrant, nah nah nah~"

  "Hey, good girl Huanhuan, what color do you like? Mom can change that too."

  "By the way, good girl Huanhuan, we haven’t made a contract yet. Quick, let’s do it. Oh, Mom can’t bear to hurt you~" As the Radiant Ribbon spoke, its body suddenly became razor-sharp, slicing a tiny cut on Nan Gong Huan’s fingertip, drawing a drop of blood.

  The Radiant Ribbon immediately absorbed the blood drop, and the contract was complete!

  Although no contract array appeared, Nan Gong Huan felt a connection with the Radiant Ribbon in her heart, and its voice became even more enchanting.

  "Oh, good girl Huanhuan has also contracted a little dragon beast. Come on, good boy, call me Mom~" The Radiant Ribbon then connected with Xiao Jiu.

  Seeing this, the Wansheng flower on her finger couldn’t resist and, while Nan Gong Huan wasn’t paying attention, bit a small cut on her finger and began sucking the blood.

  In an instant, the contract was complete!

  "Mas...Master!" The Wansheng flower’s tender voice sounded like a baby just learning to speak, unfamiliar with human language.

  "Little delicate flower, come here, let Mom hold you~" The Radiant Ribbon was determined to be everyone’s mother, raising its seniority with everyone it met.

  The Radiant Ribbon rubbed against the Wansheng flower, and this time, the flower didn’t bite it but instead asked curiously, "Mom? Mother?"

  In the Wansheng flower’s world, it didn’t understand what "mother" meant.

  "Yes, call me Mom. Good girl Huanhuan, what’s this little delicate flower’s name?" The Radiant Ribbon teased the Wansheng flower like a child.

  "It... let’s call it Wan’er," Nan Gong Huan thought the name suited the jealous little flower, and its voice sounded more like a girl’s.

  "Wan’er~ Xiao Jiu~ You’re both Mom’s treasures~" The Radiant Ribbon began singing again...

  Nan Gong Huan finally understood what it meant to be a chatterbox and a singing maniac. The Radiant Ribbon was either talking or singing. Although its voice was pleasant, listening to it non-stop would make her ears grow calluses!

  "Mom, why don’t you go out for a walk and come back later? You’ve been trapped for so long, you must want to see the outside world," Nan Gong Huan blurted out, then immediately regretted it.

  This was the academy. If the Radiant Ribbon wandered around on its own, wouldn’t it end up beating up all the male students...

  "Oh, right, Mom didn’t think of that. I’ll go for a walk and come back to find you later, good girl Huanhuan~" The Radiant Ribbon whooshed out and disappeared in a flash.

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  "This is bad," Nan Gong Huan wiped her sweat, hoping the Radiant Ribbon wouldn’t cause any trouble.

  That night.

  Nan Gong Huan heard several explosive academy rumors.

  "Witnessed by many students, a male student was hung upside down from a tree, and a long ribbon was spanking his bottom!"

  "A white ribbon coiled around a tree suddenly dropped down when someone passed by. The passing student thought it was a snake about to bite him and fainted from fright!"

  "Someone saw a long white snake swimming in the academy’s central pool. They couldn’t see how long it was, only that it stretched across half the pool."

  Nan Gong Huan didn’t dare show her face, hoping no one would discover that the "white snake" was the Radiant Ribbon.

  She couldn’t afford the embarrassment...

  "Today was such a pleasant day, good girl Huanhuan, ha~" The Radiant Ribbon coiled back around Nan Gong Huan’s waist, let out a comfortable yawn, and then fell silent.

  Nan Gong Huan guessed it had fallen asleep and sighed softly.

  If it was this chaotic on the first day, she couldn’t imagine what the future held.

  With only a few days left until the Dragon-Tiger Competition, Nan Gong Huan spent her time cultivating, striving to improve further.

  In the first few days, the Radiant Ribbon couldn’t sit still, darting around the academy, appearing and disappearing without a trace. It even wandered in front of Elder Sima at the Treasure Pavilion several times before finally calming down in the later days.

  As the Radiant Ribbon put it, "This academy is too boring. Good girl Huanhuan, take Mom to explore a broader world."

  Nan Gong Huan also took some time to complete a simple task. Using the teleportation array, she arrived at the Ronghua Auction House in the imperial capital. Under the identity of Black Lotus, she exchanged magic herbs through alchemy.

  Of course, gathering so many rare magic herbs wasn’t something that could be done overnight. As a multinational merchant guild, they had all the herbs in stock!

  However, transporting them to the Fengxuan Empire took some time.

  Later, Nan Gong Huan successfully obtained them and prepared the advancement potion for the Four Spirit Life stage.

  Although she was still some distance from advancing to the Four Spirit Life stage, it was better to be prepared.

  Time flew by, and soon it was the day of the Dragon-Tiger Competition.

  The freshmen from the academy’s four districts gathered together. Besides the 200 commoner students, there were over 8,000 children from various officials, big and small.

  Although the ratio seemed imbalanced, this was the Royal Academy, primarily open to the children of officials.

  The Dragon-Tiger Competition was divided into two stages. The first stage was also a free-for-all. The over 8,000 students were divided into four groups, with each group undergoing elimination matches to select the 100 students still standing.

  A total of 400 students would advance to the second stage of one-on-one battles, competing for the final rankings.

  The top 400 students would receive rewards, with the prizes increasing as they advanced in rank.

  On the vast training ground, the circular seating area capable of accommodating 100,000 people was already filled with many spectators. Besides the competing students, there were academy mentors, elders, and senior students from other years.

  The competing students were assigned to the same area, each finding their seats. As soon as Nan Gong Huan arrived, she heard Yun Qingqing’s voice.

  "Sister! Sit here!"

  The little girl had arrived early and grabbed a good spot, saving seats for everyone so they could sit together.

  Ye Sang, Ye Wanjun, and Mei Zhengfeng were already seated, waiting only for her.

  "You’re all here," Nan Gong Huan smiled and walked over.

  Except for the glutton who hadn’t returned yet, Nan Gong Huan felt a bit regretful. She didn’t know how he was doing or if he was in good condition.

  Bo Jingtu had told her that if Dong Yan was injured, the Bell Tower inherited within the Di Ming Ring would also show corresponding damage. Now, the Bell Tower was intact and shining brightly, indicating that he was doing well and there was no need to worry.

  "We were just waiting for you, sister. This time, we must all achieve high rankings!" Yun Qingqing waved her arms, her adorable appearance immediately attracting many gazes.

  Among them, of course, were some malicious stares. The noble students naturally looked down on the commoner students, and when they saw someone pretty, they couldn’t help but harbor ill intentions.