Su Yuan looked toward the back row by the window again.
Sitting there was a frail girl with her head bowed. Her bangs covered most of her face, and her hair was neat and black. She wore thick black-rimmed glasses.
Looking more closely, Su Yuan realized she had long hair that fell to her shoulders. He hadn't noticed before because of the angle.
As for why he'd mistaken her for a boy just now...
It wasn't because she looked masculine. She was just... a little too flat.
Besides, the Ten Great Preparatory Classes' uniforms didn't have separate styles for boys and girls, so it was only natural to get them mixed up... right?
"What's her name?"
Su Yuan turned to Zhang Baiyi again.
"Qi Hanyua," Zhang Baiyi replied casually.
"As for her personality, I only heard about it from my teacher."
"According to my teacher, she's very talented at alchemy, but her Dao Heart is seriously weak. She wants to give up at everything. Even passing the Preparatory Class assessment this time was a close call."
Su Yuan nodded in understanding.
Being weak in Dao Heart shouldn't affect her alchemy, right?
Before class began, Su Yuan left his seat and hurried over to the girl in the corner.
"Qi Hanyua, there's something I'd like to ask you."
The girl, who'd had her head bowed the whole time, visibly froze when she heard someone call her name.
Then she slowly raised her head and brushed aside her long bangs.
A delicate, picturesque face appeared before Su Yuan.
When she saw it was Su Yuan, the girl asked cautiously, "Su Yuan, d-do you need something from me?"
For some reason, her accent was a little strange. She didn't distinguish between flat and retroflex consonants.
Perhaps realizing her accent sounded odd, Qi Hanyua