Eve of the Storm

As night fell, the man-made lake was shrouded in a quiet, peaceful atmosphere.

The entire area was so silent it felt suffocating. On a summer night, aside from the slightly cool breeze off the lake, there was not even the faintest sound of insects. It seemed to foretell that this was destined to be an extraordinary day.

At this hour in the past, many students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy would linger along the paths by the lake, including quite a few young couples.

Yet tonight, apart from Ye Chen and Yue, there was not another person in sight. This situation was certainly connected to the disturbance in Ming De Hall.

"Do you remember what happened when we went to the Starry Night Mountain Range a few days ago?" After a long silence, Yue seemed to have found a lead and asked in return.

Ye Chen nodded. Of course he remembered. Even though too many things had happened recently and there was far too much information to process, none of it affected his memory.

There was no helping it. What had happened then had simply left too deep an impression.

Seeing Ye Chen nod, Yue frowned and continued explaining, "You must be curious why that young man in black didn't attack you, right?"

Ye Chen was startled. This matter had indeed troubled him for a long time. "That's right. Do you know why?"

To his surprise, Yue actually shook her head in response. "I don't know either."

What did that mean?

She had brought it up herself, only to say she did not know?

Ye Chen did not rashly press her for an answer and instead chose to wait and see. He knew Yue definitely had more to say.

"I truly don't know that person's purpose, but