In front of the somewhat old-fashioned residential buildings, two student teams from Demon Hunter Academy unexpectedly crossed paths and exchanged glances.
One side was an ordinary team made up of regular students and freshmen who had just enrolled.
The other was an elite team made up of the academy's top students.
Ordinarily, even if two such teams happened to meet, they would have little reason to interact.
However, when Su Ming and Xu Qianqian stood in their respective teams and their gazes met, this unexpected encounter left both sides stunned, their faces revealing surprise.
"How—how could she be here?"
The person who said this was not Su Ming, but An Zijin.
An Zijin was staring at Xu Qianqian with an even more astonished expression than Su Ming, and a trace of wariness could be seen in her eyes.
"Senior~~~ヾ(@^▽^@)ノ"
Lei Hao, on the other hand, looked overjoyed.
Ye Bai, Jiang Wanyu, and Yao Beibei exchanged somewhat bewildered looks.
As for the people opposite them, apart from Xu Qianqian, who was still stunned, the others had somewhat subtle reactions.
"Isn't that Su Ming and An Zijin?"
"They're here too?"
Several top students either exchanged glances or frowned deeply as they looked toward Su Ming's group.
"Boss."
"It's Su Ming."
Two somewhat shifty-looking top students moved close to the team leader's side and lowered their voices as they spoke with clear hostility.
Who else could the team leader have been besides Li Wei?
The chief of the Hunter Department had arrived there with only a backpack and a weapon, leading his team.
He glanced at Xu Qianqian, then looked toward Su Ming, his expression unreadable.
Then, without hesitation, Li Wei raised his feet and walked toward Su Ming's group.
"Senior."
Xu Qianqian seemed to have realized what was happening. Seeing Li Wei