"However, it could just be a facade. After all, Ye Chuyu also said that in her world, many people hide their true hobbies, afraid of being exploited." Ye Chuxiao looked around.

At the same time, he took out his communication device and entered Ye Chuyu's contact number.

In the academy world, almost every academy has a similar communication network.

Although it's a pity that a large-scale communication network covering the entire world cannot be formed, it is still very convenient to have such a communication device within the scope of the academy.

"Eh! Amu! You just entered a strange number. Is it a newly acquainted friend?"

"Is she cute! Sweet-smelling! A soft girl?" Xiong Maomao leaned over from the side, her smile like a pervert.

Ye Chuxiao naturally pushed her head away: "Yes! That's right, so I have a date. Are you sure you want to be a giant magic lamp?"

Xiong Maomao screamed with excitement: "Ah! Really? What kind of girl is she? Should I put on makeup and prepare in advance? Do I need to prepare a gift for her? What kind of bestie does she like? Cute? Pure? Sexy?"

Ye Chuxiao turned his head and looked at Xiong Maomao with a blank expression: "Maybe she likes someone who is sensible, knows how to read the atmosphere, and then disappears automatically."

Instead of dialing the number, he sent a short message.

Afterwards, Ye Chuxiao looked around and found a nearby teahouse to sit in.

The atmosphere in the teahouse was very good, with large bookshelves, exuding the fragrance of books.

A girl wearing glasses and a snow-white gauze dress was playing an instrument that looked somewhat similar to a cello in the center of the hall.

The soothing music also slightly eliminated some of Ye Chuxiao's impatience.

At this time, Ye Chuxiao had barely escaped from the demoness Ying Shu's 'threat'.

He still had time, and he wasn't without options.

He didn't need to be so tense.

"Drinking tea?"

"Are you dating in the teahouse?"

"Ugh...! How boring!"

"Amu! You have to take girls to more interesting places!"

"Like adventure houses, underground exploration palaces, or even hunting outside the city together, these are more interesting!" Xiong Maomao continued to chatter.

Ye Chuxiao glanced at the guests around him who were quietly enjoying tea and reading, and said to Xiong Maomao, "Shh! Keep your voice down, don't disturb others."

A middle-aged man drinking tea looked up at Ye Chuxiao, then lowered his head and continued to play with the two bloodstones in his hand.

Ye Chuxiao found a seat, and a waiter immediately appeared at the table, whispering to Ye Chuxiao, "How many of you, sir? What kind of tea and snacks would you like?"

"Three! Thank you!"

Ye Chuxiao opened the menu, casually ordered a pot of fruit tea, and picked a few kinds of snacks.

After the waiter left, Xiong Maomao looked at Ye Chuxiao angrily, pouting her mouth and saying, "Ugh~! Amu is so annoying, he didn't even order my favorite durian pastry."

"The smell is too strong! I don't like it!" Ye Chuxiao casually took a book from the nearby low bookshelf, opened it, and said.

"Amu is such a straight man, be careful you won't have a girlfriend your whole life," Xiong Maomao said.

Ye Chuxiao said, "Ah! Isn't it nice to have money to go to clubs and play games when you don't have money? Why do I need a girlfriend?"

Even Ye Chuxiao himself didn't realize that he would actually behave so 'relaxed' in front of Xiong Maomao.

After a while, the waiter came over with a pot of fruit tea and several kinds of snacks.

The fruit tea was warmed on a piece of warm jade stone mat. The waiter poured a cup for Ye Chuxiao and then turned to leave.

Ye Chuxiao leisurely picked up the fruit tea in his cup.

The taste was a bit too sweet, not quite to Ye Chuxiao's liking, but he thought girls like Ye Chuyu and Xiong Maomao would like it.

Ding-a-ling!

The wind chimes in front of the teahouse rang crisply.

Ye Chuyu rushed in anxiously. Seeing Ye Chuxiao, she waved her hand vigorously while standing on tiptoes.

She was wearing a large mask and sunglasses that covered half of her face, and was wrapped up tightly.

If Ye Chuxiao didn't already know it was her, he really wouldn't have recognized her.

"Wow! Although I can't see her face clearly, her movements and demeanor are very cute!"

"Amu is so sly, secretly dating such a cute girl," Xiong Maomao said, pouting her mouth.

Ye Chuxiao ignored Xiong Maomao.

Instead, he waved to Ye Chuyu.

Ye Chuyu walked to the table, directly sat down next to Xiong Maomao, casually took off her sunglasses, and threw them on the table in front of Xiong Maomao.

"How is it? The atmosphere here is nice, right?" Ye Chuyu asked.

Ye Chuxiao nodded: "So, what's your real name in this world?"

Ye Chuyu said: "My name is Ye Chuyu! When I customized my identity, I just entered the name 'Ye Chuyu'."

"You're so simple."

"By the way, when can I learn the method of mind encryption?" Ye Chuxiao asked.

Ye Chuyu said: "Anytime, it's not a secret technique. I also got you a borrowing card. You can go to the library to borrow relevant books and learn some experience."

Saying that, Ye Chuyu searched around the bookshelves, then ignored Xiong Maomao, stepped over her, and took a book from the bookshelf and handed it to Ye Chuxiao.

"'Mind Encryption, Everyone Has a Lock in Their Heart!'" Ye Chuxiao read the name of the book.

"This is a book written by my third uncle-grandfather. It's one of the basic readings for mind encryption. You can refer to it to get started, but mind encryption at the introductory stage can't defend against Heart Pills, so after you get started, I'll take you to sign up for the 'Decryption Competition'," Ye Chuyu said.

"Decryption Competition?" Ye Chuxiao had some associations, but he wasn't sure.

Ye Chuyu said: "It's a competition where cultivators use illusions, mind techniques, hypnosis and other methods to unlock each other's mind encryption. Attackers and defenders are randomly assigned. There are regular competitions every month, with twenty rounds as a game. The winner of each game can get some prizes."

It was very strange, Xiong Maomao, who had been chattering non-stop before, seemed to be shy since Ye Chuyu appeared. She stopped talking and just sat aside, quietly looking at Ye Chuyu, occasionally showing a sneaky smile.

"Although participating in the competition is very hard, and having your thoughts exposed in public, revealing your inner voice in front of everyone, is a very embarrassing thing. But as everyone knows, participating in the Decryption Competition is the fastest and best way to improve the layers of mind encryption," Ye Chuyu said.

"Wow! Amu! Are you going to participate in the Decryption Competition? Aren't you afraid of embarrassment?"

"Or is it that there is no one you care about in this world anymore?" Xiong Maomao said beside her, shouting.

Ye Chuxiao gritted his back teeth, feeling a bit of anger rising. What was wrong with this childhood sweetheart?

It was already annoying enough that she was like gum that couldn't be shaken off, and now she had no tact at all?

"You, shut up!" Ye Chuxiao said in a low voice.

Ye Chuyu was stunned: "Huh?"

Ye Chuxiao exhaled, pointed at Xiong Maomao, and said to Ye Chuyu gently: "I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to her. I haven't introduced her yet... This is my current childhood sweetheart, called Xiong Maomao!"

Ye Chuyu looked at the seat beside her and carefully shifted her butt.

"Just saying, is there a possibility... that there is no one else beside me?" Ye Chuyu reminded in a low voice.

!!!

Ye Chuxiao was stunned. Then, his originally clear memories became blurry and distorted.

After that, his current identity 'information' actually changed.

His original hobby of 'playing the xiao' (箫, a Chinese flute) became 'fabricating friends'.

Clearly, liking to play the xiao was just his superficial hobby, a smokescreen to hide his true hobby.

Xiong Maomao's image was now flickering in Ye Chuxiao's eyes, as if the signal was bad.

"A...mu! What... are you... staring at... me for? Ah? Is there... something... dirty... on my face?" Xiong Maomao's voice began to become intermittent.

At the same time, Ye Chuxiao's heart also began to become flustered and fearful, instinctively wanting to grab Xiong Maomao.

To prevent her from disappearing.

At this time, Ye Chuxiao suddenly realized that although this was the academy world, Xiong Maomao's dress, her behavior, still seemed different from this world.

She was originally fabricated by Ye Chuxiao's subconscious!

Ye Chuxiao hurriedly held his breath and calmed his mind, silently chanting the mantra of tranquility, resisting the 'instinct' that seemed to be generated from inner desire.

"What's going on with this world? I haven't even started cultivating in this world, and I'm already directly loaded with such a problem."

"It seems that the 'defects' of the people in this world are innate, rather than being infected after starting cultivation." Ye Chuxiao slowly calmed the waves in his heart, trying not to look at the flickering Xiong Maomao.

"It seems that your problem is a 'hobby' that is like a hallucination. This shows that you have a good talent for mind encryption."

"Often only people with good talent for mind encryption will have similar 'hobbies', such as talking to the air, looking for a second self..." Ye Chuyu said.

Ye Chuxiao took a deep breath and said, "I originally thought that in your world, hobbies were just things like reading books, watching plays, listening to music, and fishing."

Ye Chuyu waved her hand and said, "Most people are indeed like that! But there are also very few people with special talents whose hobbies are a bit strange."

"My great-grandfather used to have a student whose hobby was searching for parallel worlds. Although he didn't really find parallel worlds, he gained spatial talent and was known as the fastest person in Canaan Academy. It's a pity that he was exploited and fell later."

"So, for cultivators in our world, mind encryption... is always the most critical. Only by controlling your heart and controlling your hobbies can you control your talent."

Hearing this, Ye Chuxiao opened the book that Ye Chuyu introduced.

He carefully studied it.