"Looks like someone else has taken an interest in you," I said with a laugh.
Xia Lingyun watched Guoyan fly away, looking bewildered, then asked, "Teacher Wen, is that director of academic affairs very strong?"
Wen Qianqian nodded. "Not just very strong. Extremely strong."
"I want to fight her!" Xia Lingyun said at once.
Pfft.
Wen Qianqian nearly choked. All she could say was, "You want to fight her? Do you know how strong she is? She ranks among the academy's top ten! She's the director of academic affairs! Someone with real authority!"
"Real authority? What does that have to do with being strong?" Xia Lingyun looked innocent.
"Well, nothing, really..." Wen Qianqian looked a little embarrassed. She probably felt that discussing this with a child was rather pointless.
"Then can we go see Guoyan now?" Xia Lingyun was a little excited.
Wen Qianqian took out a small flute and blew it twice. Soon, two dragonlike beasts came trotting over.
Seeing Wen Qianqian mount one of the dragon steeds, Xia Lingyun promptly climbed aboard too. But the boy never went near the second steed.
Instead, he went straight to the spot behind Wen Qianqian.
Wen Qianqian was speechless. She had meant to remind him to ride the other steed, but Xia Lingyun had already steadied himself against her and even placed his hands on the reins.
"Nan Huaiwen, take that one. Let's go together!" Xia Lingyun said, beaming.
Nan Huaiwen was stunned. He hurriedly waved his hands. "No, I think I'll go register first. See you later!"
"Huh? I was saving this mount for you. I can just ride with Teacher Wen!" Xia Lingyun looked puzzled.
How would Nan Huaiwen dare go see the director of academic affairs?
He was just an ordinary student. He shook his head like a