As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yangzi paused. His gaze swept across Class Zero before finally settling on Tang Wulin. After one last look, he shifted his eyes away, following them to Wu Changkong. Then, gathering his courage, he said:
"Also, Teacher Wu, thank you for your guidance this semester, and thank you to my partners.
"But I'm sorry. I'm transferring schools. I'll be leaving with Yangzi. Here, I can sense Wulin's bloodline aura far too clearly. If I remain at the academy, I'll inevitably be influenced by him little by little. These past two days, when I haven't cultivated with him, I've clearly felt suppressed. So, I can only leave."
Upon hearing Wang Jinxi's words, Tang Wulin had never expected that the two of them were withdrawing from the academy because of him.
Tang Wulin hurriedly stood up and said:
"Jinxi, if I have such a huge effect on you, I can stay farther away from you. You and Zhang Yangzi don't need to leave the academy at all."
Having spoken what was in his heart, Wang Jinxi seemed to have let out a sigh of relief. Smiling at Tang Wulin, he shook his head to comfort him, as though he were also comforting himself.
"Don't be silly, Wulin. Don't blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you. All the changes happened to me, and you can't decide the Other Shore Flower in your own bloodline.
"This won't affect our friendship. It's just that we truly can't cultivate together anymore. It isn't only my Martial Soul that is affected by your bloodline aura, but also my mind.
"Perhaps only by leaving you and cultivating somewhere else for a while can I truly recover.
"This psychological pressure had existed ever since the Class Advancement Competition. I just never