"Are you newcomers?" A brown-haired girl, who seemed quite gentle, asked.

"Yes, I am..."

"I know who you are, Rosette, the Star of the Academy! But here, you are just like us, the lowest in this class!" the brown-haired girl said.

"The lowest?" Izayoi questioned.

The brown-haired girl looked downcast and said, "The teachers here don't care at all. The few teachers assigned here are from other schools who were dissatisfied. We have already lost hope, like being thrown away like garbage in this class in the valley! Here, the boys who are strong and good at fighting are the leaders. Girls must submit to them and find their own backing, otherwise, they can't survive here!"

Rosette was astonished, "Are you kidding me??? I know this is supposed to be a class for underachievers, but the kingdom also has its laws! How can they allow such things to exist?"

"Laws? Hmph! Our parents and families have already abandoned us! Even if we escape back home, our parents will send us back here again. They have lost hope in us! They believe we are hopeless children, and they just hope that the harsh teaching methods can change us, or let us destroy ourselves!" the brown-haired girl said. "Forget it, telling you all this is useless! Anyway, be careful here, your beds are over there!"

The brown-haired girl led Rosette and Izayoi to a row of bunk beds, with one bed in the corner, but the upper bunk was broken.

"There's only this bed, you two can squeeze in together!" the brown-haired girl said.

"How is this possible? We don't mind the environment here, but the upper bunk doesn't even have a bed board!" Rosette said.

"Forget it!" Izayoi said, "Have you forgotten that you are here as punishment? Don't act like a spoiled little princess anymore!"

Rosette looked at Izayoi and trusted her words, so she nodded.

After the brown-haired girl left, Izayoi and Rosette started to tidy up the bed. Rosette brought her own blanket, while Izayoi tied a rope between the bunk bed and the pillar, hanging a curtain cloth on it for some privacy.

Rosette finished making the bed and looked apologetically at Izayoi, "I'm sorry, Izayoi, we have to squeeze in together."

Izayoi looked at the bed, which was small even for two slim girls like them, and for some reason, she couldn't hold back the tears.

"Huh? Izayoi, why are you crying?"

"It's nothing, I... I don't know..."

Meanwhile, in the Ancient Demon Realm.

Qingyin took the female soldiers to train near the Demonic Capital in the ice fields.

The ice fields were similar to Snowland, but not as cold. Qingyin brought the female soldiers here to train because she felt they lacked combat ability in extreme cold.

At this moment, Qingyin and Xu Chen were squeezed into a small tent, while the female soldiers were sound asleep in their own camps.

As for Star Dance and the others, they were still dealing with the situation with the Demon Emperor's wife and hadn't come over yet.

"Xu Chen, do you remember? We first met in a tent like this," despite the heavy snow outside, Xu Chen and Qingyin felt an extra warmth in the cramped tent.

Xu Chen naturally recalled that rainy night when she was with Izayoi, and Qingyin, unexpectedly for a Imperial General, came in.

"Izayoi..." When she thought of that situation, Xu Chen couldn't help but worry about Izayoi.

"I'm sorry, Xu Chen, I forgot again. I'm sorry for bringing up things that make you sad," Qingyin saw Xu Chen's expression and realized that she had once again mentioned Xu Chen's concerns.

Xu Chen shook her head, "No, it's okay, Qingyin sister. I should be the one apologizing. These events, whenever I think of Izayoi, I might bring down your mood. Maybe I don't have the right to let you treat me like this. I can't even take care of the emotions of the person right in front of me, so what right do I have to show a worried expression for Izayoi!""No, Xu Chen, I am not the least bit disappointed! In fact, I am proud!"

"Huh?"

"Proud of you! My lover is such a deeply affectionate boy. They say men think with their lower body, but I... I clearly feel your strong desire for girls, yet you can always restrain yourself! Because Izayoi may be in danger, you force yourself not to indulge in anything! You have my admiration!" Qingyin blushed as she spoke, "But sometimes I feel like you're too amazing! Sleeping with me every day like this, yet never taking a step further. Even I, as a girl, can't resist it, but you can always control yourself. Having a boyfriend so upright and strong like you, I... am truly lucky!"

"Qingyin, sister..." Xu Chen looked at Qingyin's disheveled long hair and beautiful face. Her gaze told him that her admiration for him was true, but also not entirely true. Her eyes were filled with a complicated shine, eagerness, longing, suppression, and helplessness...

Those slightly trembling lips, the heaving chest suppressing intense desire...

Perhaps indulging in passion with Qingyin right now would make Xu Chen feel guilty! He would feel sorry for Izayoi.

But, is it not a crime to leave such a stunning beauty untouched and unloved? Is it not a crime against Qingyin?

"Qingyin, trust me, it's really not that I don't want to. Maybe I want it just as much as you do, but..."

"Don't say it, Xu Chen..." Qingyin smiled gently, "Since we can't do it, why always think about it? Let's listen to the sound of the cold wind outside the tent. Listen, that soft sound of snowflakes falling onto the thick snow, isn't it a romantic natural sound? When two people are together, aren't there many other interesting things we can do?"

"Qingyin, sister..." Seeing Qingyin being so reasonable, Xu Chen felt moved, "Indeed, Qingyin sister is the most adorable!"

He tightly embraced this soft yet strong woman.

"Xu Chen..." Qingyin blushed and showed a look of happiness, "I train the female soldiers in the forest during the day, and at night, it's our own world. This kind of life is so fulfilling."

"Is it really fulfilling? Obviously, it's not fulfilling here!"

"Hey, why do you have to bring up those things again? It took me so long to forget about them! Fine, it's not fulfilling, not one bit fulfilling! Holding like this can only make me more uncomfortable. Are you satisfied now?" Qingyin chuckled and scolded.

"Qingyin, if you keep saying things like that, be careful I spank your butt!" Xu Chen frowned.

"All you know is spanking me! I say something wrong or do something wrong, and you only know how to spank me! Look at you, with your delicate appearance, you turn out to be an abusive man! An abuser!"

"Hmph! You're the one who is secretly an M!"

"Alright!" Qingyin blushed, "Don't talk about these things anymore! If you do, I'll leave the tent!"

"Hey! Qingyin, don't go! Don't go!" Xu Chen trembled as he tightly held Qingyin, burying his face in her shoulder...

"Xu Chen, suddenly, I feel like this is also quite beautiful. Although we won't do anything, our spirits are entwined. Isn't this a state of love that is extremely beautiful?" Qingyin said.

"Qingyin, if you could see through my heart, you would know how much I want to passionately kiss your lips right now, regardless of everything!"

"No matter how crazy you are, you would never do anything to me! Actually, I don't even want to kiss you now. I am gradually falling in love with a purely spiritual love. Don't you think it's quite nice too?"

"Really? Qingyin, sister, you have such a sexy body, yet you're only willing to love through our spirits. You truly have my admiration!" Xu Chen said."Alright! Let's not hide in the covers and praise each other shamelessly anymore. Some things, we both know in our hearts." Qingyin lowered her head and leaned her face close to Xu Chen's.

"Just talking to you like this, I will never get tired, Qingyin... "

"Okay, let's sleep... If we continue with this sweet talk, I won't be able to resist asking you for a kiss..."

"Qingyin..." Xu Chen also knew, "Actually, I know that just a kiss, what harm would it do? But I'm afraid that in the current atmosphere, things might get out of control..."

"What are you afraid of! Let me tell you a secret!" Qingyin suddenly played with her hair, blushing, and whispered in Xu Chen's ear, "Today is my dangerous period, and I'm not afraid, so why are you?"

"Huh??? Dangerous period???" Xu Chen's face turned red all at once. "Qingyin, please don't talk to me about this kind of thing! Okay, let's sleep! Let's not think about these things anymore."

"Alright, I won't think about it. Let this dangerous period pass safely... Count sheep."

"Huh? Why count sheep?"

"To lull me to sleep."

"Even though you're older sister, why do I have to lull you to sleep?"

"Just count if I tell you to! Are you still a man? Do you have to hesitate even when counting sheep? Just count one by one!"

"I understand... Then I'll count by your ear..."