Lu Baoyou froze.
As he watched Lin Qiye's retreating back, he suddenly realized that whether in strength, vision, or depth of thought, he and Lin Qiye simply existed on completely different levels.
Lin Qiye was clearly only a few years older than him, yet for some reason, Lu Baoyou felt like a child in front of him.
Immature, shallow, completely led around by the nose.
"...Okay." After a long silence, Lu Baoyou finally said the word.
Just as Lin Qiye had said, he could not give up his soul for such vague and intangible things. He was a living human being too, and he had the right to seek life.
And the three chances Lin Qiye had given him allowed him to strike a stable balance between Great Xia's survival and his own life or death.
He could do what he wanted to do, and he would also have a chance to pursue the right to keep living.
"That way is the dormitory building. Go find yourself a room, settle in, pack your things, then come to the cafeteria. Leave the other instructors to me." Lin Qiye casually left those words behind and vanished from where he stood.
Lu Baoyou stood alone before the empty dormitory building, gazing at the spot where Lin Qiye had disappeared. After an unknown amount of time, he murmured to himself.
"One day, I'll catch up to you..."
"You want to personally guarantee Lu Baoyou?"
Over the phone, Yuan Gang was surprised to hear Lin Qiye's words. "Is it really necessary, for his sake?"
"This isn't for his sake. It's for the Night Watchmen," Lin Qiye replied. "That kid has something in his eyes that the other Night Watchmen don't... Give him some more time, and I think he'll grow into someone who exceeds