Duan Jingtian watched Zhou Qingran quietly, his expression calm, with a trace of indifference.
Zhou Qingran looked at Duan Jingtian as well.
Neither of them spoke.
The atmosphere was unusually tense.
Duan Jingtian's companions stood beside him, eyeing Zhou Qingran with keen interest, their eyes gleaming.
So this was the branch academy's strongest prodigy, the one Duan Jingtian had set his sights on?
As expected, she was truly extraordinary.
Her looks alone were flawless, with few who could rival her. She was a perfect match for Duan Jingtian.
"Seeing me again, don't you have anything to say?" Duan Jingtian broke the silence, his voice devoid of joy or sorrow.
"We're strangers. There's nothing to say."
At that answer, Duan Jingtian narrowed his eyes slightly. "You're my Dao Companion, not a stranger. I came here to take you back to the main academy!"
Zhou Qingran looked at Duan Jingtian earnestly. "Do you think I'll go back with you?"
Duan Jingtian met her gaze with equal seriousness. "Do you think you have the power to resist?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Vice Dean, Jiang Feng, and the others. "At the main academy, I heard you beat quite a few instructors over this engagement. Do you think the same trick will work on me?"
Following Duan Jingtian's gaze, Zhou Qingran glanced at Vice Dean, Jiang Feng, and the others. She knew they still hadn't learned their lesson and had told Duan Jingtian everything.
Duan Jingtian had probably come in person because they'd tattled.
He knew that issuing an order alone would no longer work. He needed to use harsher measures, so he had come himself.
"Don't make a pointless struggle. Your talent is extraordinary, and you're growing quickly, but as you are now, you're still no match for me."
Duan Jingtian spoke