After a burst of excitement, the great demons looked at An Chen with increasingly respectful and admiring gazes, as if they were looking at a god.
Although they had never seen ancient gods and didn't know how powerful the figures in the myths were,
they clearly understood and deeply felt that their teacher was undoubtedly the strongest deity in this world!
Every move their teacher made was filled with infinite mysteries, enough for them to study for a lifetime.
In the past two years, although the great demons had never seen their teacher take action, they all knew that when the teacher did, it would be earth-shattering!
Thinking of this, the great demons instinctively stood up, cupped their fists together, and respectfully bowed to An Chen, saying, "We students thank the teacher for the guidance!!"
This act of guidance was like being reborn, and it would be engraved in the heart of every great demon, never to be forgotten!
Da Di Lan opened its mouth as well but only managed to utter the syllable "thank" before hearing its companions already finish their words.
It had no choice but to close its mouth again, showing an even more innocent expression as it looked at the teacher.
Hearing the students' thanks, An Chen smiled with satisfaction, "There's no need to be so polite. The best gift for me is for you to remember every word I've said."
Xiao Bai raised its head, waved its fist, and said seriously, "Don't worry, teacher, we will definitely remember every word you said~"
The other great demons nodded, naturally sharing the same sentiment.
At this moment, Xiao Qing's eyes brightened as she looked at An Chen and softly said, "Teacher, Xiao Qing has a question."
An Chen nodded and said, "Go ahead."
As the other great demons turned their attention to Xiao Qing, she continued to look at An Chen, voicing the doubt in her heart.
It was a question she had always wanted to ask but had never dared to.
"Xiao Qing wants to know, when will the teacher's eye condition be cured?"
Whoa~
Upon hearing this question, the great demons, including Xiao Bai, the leopard, and the Siberian tiger, all showed shocked expressions.
Even the golden monkey, hanging upside down from the beam with a short temper, quickly covered its eyes with its claws, as if afraid to witness the teacher getting angry.
The white mountain goat also put down the scroll it was holding, looking at Xiao Qing in astonishment.
It was clear that none of them had expected Second Sister to ask such a sensitive question at this moment.
After all, since the teacher started teaching, they had instinctively avoided this topic and never dared to ask why the teacher had gone blind.
Nor had they asked why, after so long, it still hadn't healed.
They were deeply concerned that if they brought up such a sensitive issue, it would reopen the teacher's wounds and sadden him.
If that happened, wouldn't it be their fault as students?
As the great demons began to feel nervous and anxious,
An Chen, after hearing Xiao Qing's question, knew she was expressing concern for him. He also knew that the other students had the same doubt.
So, to put their minds at ease, An Chen didn't hide the truth from them. He smiled slightly and revealed the time when his eyes would heal.
"If nothing unexpected happens, my eyes will be healed in about a year."
Upon hearing this answer, the great demons, including Xiao Qing, were all stunned!
It seemed they were a bit unaccustomed to the teacher's response, showing expressions of surprise and disbelief.
But soon, they snapped out of it, widening their eyes, and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Wait! Teacher, what did you just say? Another year???"
"Waaa~ Is this true? In a year, the teacher will be able to see again?"
"Woohoo~ That's amazing! This is so wonderful!"
At this moment, the great demons were all cheering and jumping with joy, incredibly happy and excited about the teacher's response.
In fact, over the past two years, every time they saw the black cloth over the teacher's face, they couldn't help but feel a sense of pain and sorrow, wishing they could be the ones to go blind instead.
They had tried various methods to heal the teacher's eye condition.
For instance, they would pick lotus leaves and guard the courtyard from dawn until morning, just to collect dewdrops to wash the teacher's eyes.
This method was suggested by a frog, claiming that dewdrops contained the essence of yin and yang from both day and night, which could harmonize the five elements within the body.
Additionally, they would dive to the bottom of the celestial lake, bringing back blocks of hard ice, melting them into water for the teacher to drink.
They believed that the teacher's blindness was likely caused by burning, and as long as they could extinguish that flame, the teacher would regain his sight.
Unfortunately, despite trying all those methods, the teacher's eye condition still hadn't healed.
Later, they all took turns beating up the frog.
As a result, the frog developed a psychological trauma and now grumbles "ribbit, ribbit, ribbit" in complaint every night...
Listening to the cheers of his students, An Chen also laughed, feeling excited about the moment he would open his eyes and see the world again in a year.
Moreover, he was eager to see what his innocent and adorable students actually looked like.
How different would they be from the images he had sketched in his mind?
"One more year... It will pass quickly," An Chen thought quietly to himself.
Then he recalled something important.
Earlier, the system notification had not only informed him that the cube was an ancient inheritance from an alien race but also mentioned that three of his students had passed the max-level validation and could awaken their bloodline talents.
Who could those three be?
An Chen immediately opened the Saint Teacher System interface, clicked on the notification, and found that one of the students was just as he expected: Xiao Qing.
However, the other two students surprised An Chen.
It turned out to be Chi Zi and Guai Guai.
They had both passed the max-level validation of their courses and life skills, earning the chance to awaken their bloodline talents and possibly obtain inheritance marks.
This naturally made An Chen very happy.
He hadn't expected the system to offer such rewards.
With this, the students who awakened their bloodline talents would now have a certain degree of self-protection.
Once they left this mountain and ventured into the cities, where strange occurrences were rampant, they would be better equipped to survive.
An Chen quickly made a decision.
Since the system had such rewards, he would help them awaken their bloodline talents, allowing them to grow stronger step by step in preparation for the spiritual energy resurgence in a year.
An Chen raised his hand in a gesture for the students to quiet down, then said, "Students, in light of your diligent study and love of life over the past two years, and your efforts in transforming the small village into our shared home, the teacher will now reward three students..."