Rocket

For Yuan Yuan, it was still an ordinary, unremarkable afternoon.

Within the borderlands where the day-night cycle stood independent of the Present Realm, every day passed without a ripple, with the end visible at a glance.

In the morning, she helped out at the stables and practiced swordsmanship for three hours. In the afternoon, she studied the materials her teacher had left behind, took notes, wrote down anything she did not understand, and sent it to his email. She also kept an eye on Lin Shijiu to make sure he did not cause trouble. If he did, she would beat him up first, then clean up the mess.

But most of the time, Lin Shijiu worked quite cleanly and saved her a lot of trouble.

On top of that, there were roughly five hours of piano practice every day, internal ensemble rehearsals with the Ivory Tower Symphony Orchestra twice a week, and, once every half month, revising the assignments submitted by other students in place of Huai Shi.

Though her teacher often took a long time to reply to emails, which occasionally made her feel anxious, most of her days were full and busy.

It was only that, during breaks in her piano practice, she would sometimes drift off.

When would her teacher come back?

Heavy footsteps sounded outside the classroom door, making her bow pause. Frowning, she saw Lin Shijiu sprint over and shove open the classroom door.

Before he could speak, Yuan Yuan reacted. "Did someone chase you down to hack you to pieces again?"

Her gaze instinctively fell upon the Sanjun Greatsword beside her. "Where are they?"

"No, no... it's not that!"

Lin Zhongxiaowu's eyes widened. He panted for a long while before catching his breath. "How could anyone catch me when I'm running away? It's not