Leaving Without Saying Goodbye

"What is this...?"

Looking at the clothes in his hands, Long Jie gazed at Shui Bing'er in confusion. When had she bought clothes?

Shui Bing'er was a little embarrassed, but she still said, "Long Jie, I made these clothes especially for you. It's my first time making clothes..."

"You made them as a beginner?" Long Jie looked at Shui Bing'er and suddenly felt that the clothes in his hands had become much heavier!

"Yes! They're not very good..." The girl was a little shy. This was her first time making clothes, so she could not even say whether they looked good or not.

Long Jie said nothing. He opened the clothes on his own, and every stitch and seam on the exquisite garment had been sewn by Shui Bing'er herself.

The white clothes were embellished with many golden threads, forming a seven-star pattern above, which should have represented Long Jie's Seven Stars Blade.

Did it also represent the seven members of the Tianshui Battle Team?

Without hesitation, Long Jie took off his clothes and changed into the outfit Shui Bing'er had made.

The clothes fit perfectly. It was clear that their maker had put great care into them, and Long Jie found them very comfortable to wear.

"How is it? Are the clothes all right?" Shui Bing'er looked at Long Jie nervously, afraid that he might be even slightly dissatisfied.

Long Jie still said nothing. Instead, he stepped forward and embraced her. Only after a long while did he say, "I really like them!"

Those words finally put Shui Bing'er's anxious heart at ease. A smile appeared on her face as she said, "As long as you like them, I'll make more for you in the future!"

"All right!" Long Jie forced a smile, then said, "All right, hurry up and refine the skull!"

"Mm!" Shui Bing'er nodded and sat cross-legged on the bed, beginning to refine the skull. The crown-like Wisdom Skull was gradually assimilated by her power. This process would take at least three hours.

Long Jie watched calmly for half an hour, as if he wanted to remember Shui Bing'er's appearance. Only after half an hour did he rise from the bed.

"It's time to go back!"

With a sigh, Long Jie packed his luggage and placed his belongings into his Storage Ring. Wearing the clothes Shui Bing'er had made for him, he reluctantly left the room.

After three months together, he had become very familiar with everything here. But today, he had no choice but to leave. If he wanted to grow stronger, he could not remain here forever!

He strode toward the academy gates. Two people were already waiting there: the Vice Dean and the Dean of Education.

"You didn't say goodbye to them?" the Vice Dean asked Long Jie.

"No. It's not like we'll never meet again. There's no need to make it so sad!" Long Jie shifted his gaze to the Dean of Education beside the Vice Dean, and understanding dawned on him.

He had heard that after losing his bet with Long Jie last time, the Dean of Education had been dismissed from his post. He had gone from being the Dean of Education to becoming the Vice Dean's personal secretary.

Whether that counted as a promotion or demotion was truly hard to say!

"That's true!" Seeing Long Jie's gaze, the Vice Dean offered no explanation. She merely smiled and said, "The gates of Heavenly Water Academy will always be open to you!"

"I know. Thank you, Vice Dean!" Long Jie forced a smile and climbed into the carriage that had been waiting for a long time.

The carriage rumbled away, carrying him out of sight.

"Not a bad kid. Too bad he isn't a girl!" The Vice Dean shook her head, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

Two hours later.

Shui Bing'er opened her eyes in the room, joy filling her heart. The power of the Wisdom Skull had raised her Soul Power slightly. Not only that, but her ice Soul Power had also been greatly elevated.

If she faced yesterday's self now, Shui Bing'er was absolutely confident that she could utterly defeat her.

"This is incredible, A Jie, look at me..." Like a child who had received a precious treasure, Shui Bing'er was just about to share the good news with Long Jie. But when she looked around, Long Jie was nowhere to be seen.

Moreover, most of Long Jie's belongings in the room were gone. It felt as though Long Jie had never existed at all.

If not for the beds pushed together beneath her feet reminding Shui Bing'er of Long Jie's existence, she might have thought the past three months had only been a dream.

Her heart tightened. She hurriedly got off the bed and ran outside, searching for Long Jie.

The moment she stepped out, she nearly collided with the Vice Dean.

"Oh my, my little princess, why are you in such a hurry? You nearly scattered these old bones of mine!" The Vice Dean held her old waist and spoke in an exaggerated manner.

Shui Bing'er was extremely anxious and truly had no mind to speak with the Vice Dean. She tossed out, "Vice Dean, I have something urgent to do. I'll talk to you next time!"

Then she ran toward the Training Ground.

"There's no need to go. Long Jie has left!"

After taking only a few steps, Shui Bing'er stopped abruptly. She turned back and looked at the Vice Dean in panic. "Left? What do you mean, he left? Where did he go?"

"He went back to Lan Ba Academy. He was only an exchange student, so once the three months were up, he naturally had to return!" the Vice Dean said nonchalantly. By the time she finished speaking, Shui Bing'er's face had already gone pale.

"Why... why..." Shui Bing'er muttered to herself, her face filled with disbelief.

She had already grown used to Long Jie's presence. How could he leave?

"Child, don't overthink it. He only went back to Lan Ba Academy. It's not as though you won't be able to see him again. Just treat it like a long-distance relationship!" The Vice Dean comforted her with the familiarity of an elder.

Heavenly Water Academy and Lan Ba Academy were not even far apart. Was there really a need to react like this?

"Is... is that so?" Shui Bing'er looked adorably blank. To be honest, she did not even know where Lan Ba Academy was...

"Of course. It's not like he broke up with you!" The Vice Dean rolled her eyes helplessly. Young people these days acted as though a brief separation were life and death. How boring.

"That's right! Vice Dean, you're right!" Shui Bing'er finally brightened. He was at Lan Ba Academy anyway. At worst, she could just go visit him!

The Vice Dean shook her head helplessly. These young people...

"Alright, call the rest of the Tianshui Battle Team over!"

"Alright!" Shui Bing'er agreed and quickly summoned the other six members of the Tianshui Battle Team. When they heard that Long Jie had returned to Blue Tyrant, every one of them felt disappointed.

"What the... How could he just go back without saying a word!" Shui Yue'er pouted unhappily. Although Long Jie was Shui Bing'er's boyfriend, wasn't there a saying?

Half of a younger sister-in-law belonged to her brother-in-law, so Long Jie had naturally been very close with Shui Yue'er as well. Aside from Shui Bing'er, she was naturally the saddest about his departure.

"That bastard..." Yu Hairou was just as furious. She snapped, "The next time I see him, I'll beat him up properly!"

"But can you beat him?" Xue Wu could not help asking. With Long Jie's strength, who could possibly defeat him...?

"Hmph! With Bing'er there, would he dare fight back? Isn't that right, Bing'er?"

The girls all looked at Shui Bing'er. Though she was somewhat unhappy herself, she still agreed, forcing a smile. "That's right. If he dares fight back, he'll be dead!"

At those words, everyone burst into laughter, though there was still some sadness beneath their smiles. None of them wanted Long Jie to leave.

"Although you're all very sad..." At that moment, the Vice Dean spoke up rather discordantly. "I still need to ask: now that Long Jie is gone, who will be the captain from now on?"

The seven girls froze, only then realizing the problem. They had long grown accustomed to Long Jie being the captain, and suddenly replacing him made them somewhat unwilling.

"How about... we still let Brother Long Jie be the captain, and let Older Sister be the vice-captain?" Shui Yue'er spoke timidly.

As soon as she made the suggestion, everyone voiced their agreement. This showed just how important Long Jie was in their hearts.

"Since that's the case... then it's settled!"

As the Vice Dean finished speaking, everyone smiled happily. Perhaps this meant that Long Jie was still part of Heavenly Water Academy after all?