"You're quite honest, aren't you..."
Luo Li replied, caught between laughter and tears.
Lu Yuan did not particularly mind.
He spread his hands and readily accepted the assessment.
However, even as he accepted it, he had his own confusion and doubts. "Actually, I have a question for you too..."
"Go ahead."
Luo Li nodded.
Her quiet demeanor instead made Lu Yuan feel somewhat awkward.
But since he had already said it, Lu Yuan was not the sort to put on airs. He got straight to the point. "Why did you choose the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy?"
"It's a long story."
Luo Li frowned and thought for a moment before adding, "If I keep it as brief as possible, it went something like this—after I passed through the Spirit Road, Tai Cang, the Dean of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, came to find me with Senior Ling Xi and invited me to join the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. Actually, I hadn't really wanted to join it. At first, I thought the Ten Thousand Phoenix Spiritual Academy, which was entirely for women, suited me better. But Senior Ling Xi told me that you had graduated from the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, so I chose it."
It really was the short version of a long story.
So short that Lu Yuan only half understood it.
He had some guesses, yet did not dare be certain.
With a sigh, he pressed on. "So they just talked you into coming?"
"Talked me into it?"
"I suppose."
"To me, there isn't much difference between the Five Great Spirit Academies. Whether I joined the Ten Thousand Phoenix Spiritual Academy, the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, or the Holy Spirit Academy, they would merely provide me with an environment to grow in. In the end, I would still have