The instant Zhou Qingran returned to Heavenly Extremes Academy with the blue-robed young man, several powerful auras locked onto them. Daoist Lu Chen, the Vice Dean, Jiang Feng, and others appeared nearby in an instant.
Looking at the blue-robed young man standing shoulder to shoulder with Zhou Qingran, and their fingers interlocked, Daoist Lu Chen furrowed his brow deeply, sensing that something terrible was about to happen.
Zhou Qingran had actually brought back a Dao Companion—and they were acting so intimately!
The Vice Dean, Jiang Feng, Old Man in Brocade Robe, and the others secretly snickered. Was Zhou Qingran a blockhead? She'd really brought back a Dao Companion. Wasn't she afraid of enraging Duan Jingtian?
Everyone knew the Dao Companion Zhou Qingran had mentioned had to be fake. Duan Jingtian understood that too. He'd let Zhou Qingran leave, intending to wait until she came to her senses and returned to apologize.
Who could have guessed that Zhou Qingran would really bring back a Dao Companion?
The blue-robed young man glanced at Zhou Qingran. "Qingran, they seem to be looking at me rather strangely?"
Zhou Qingran shook her head. "Ignore them."
Daoist Lu Chen pressed his lips together, his palms already slick with sweat. "Qingran, do you know what the consequences of this will be? How could you really bring a man back? And... and... sigh!"
Ke Yu looked worried too. "Mentor Zhou, you've lost your mind!"
The Vice Dean, Jiang Feng, and the others said nothing, but all wore sneers. They couldn't wait to see how Duan Jingtian would deal with Zhou Qingran and the young man.
"Rumble!"
In the distance, a terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from the direction of Heavenly Extremes Hall, sweeping across the sky and crushing the heavens.
A man strode toward them. With every step he