"Xiyan..."
As Zhu Xiyan walked toward them, Zhu Xiaoran, Tian Fang, and Li Zhixuan seemed to have guessed—or at least sensed—what was coming. They opened their mouths, then hesitated, unsure what to say.
The other students nearby also turned their attention to Zhu Xiyan.
Although Zhu Xiyan had been their classmate for nearly a year, most of them could hardly say they knew her well. Some had barely spoken to her at all.
After all, not long after she first enrolled as a freshman, Zhu Xiyan had displayed astonishing strength. And since she was usually reserved and low-key, most of the others saw her as a cold, aloof "goddess."
Only Zhu Xiaoran and the others who shared her dorm knew her well.
Later, after the Special Recruitment at Huaxia Cultivation University and the incident involving the Cultivation Society, Zhu Xiyan became an untouchable figure in her classmates' eyes.
Now that they knew she had a deep relationship with Ning Wangshu, an immortal, everyone understood that Zhu Xiyan belonged to a world entirely apart from theirs.
Zhu Xiyan paid no attention to the other students. Looking at Zhu Xiaoran, Tian Fang, and Li Zhixuan, she smiled and said, "Xiaoran, Fangfang, Zhixuan, you've all seen what happened today..."
"So I may not be coming back to school anymore. Take good care of yourselves!"
After a brief pause, Zhu Xiyan added, "Of course, even if I stop coming to school, we'll still be classmates and friends. We can meet up and catch up whenever we have time."
"And if you have any questions about cultivation, you can still contact me."
Though they had already suspected this might happen, Zhu Xiaoran and the others still looked reluctant. But they understood that now that Zhu Xiyan's close relationship with Ning Wangshu had come to light,