Yu Sui had been waiting for Gu Gan to tell her that Mei Chengyu had found out, but nothing happened even by the afternoon. She tested the waters a few times, but Gu Gan always avoided the subject.
It seemed he wanted to sound out Mei Chengyu's attitude first.
But Mei Chengyu wasn't saying anything about it either.
Yu Sui decided to leave them to it. Let the two of them duke it out on their own. She happily took Li Jinshuang to the outer city to buy some new clothes.
Black Beard arrived right on time—not too early, not too late—and waited outside the gates of Taiyi Academy.
The academy gates formed a massive black wall. The words "Taiyi Academy" were carved on both sides. The wall's surface was smooth and rounded like jade, its color rich and full. At a glance, it felt warm and pleasing to the eye. Four broad entrances ran through it, spanning more than a hundred meters in total.
Each entrance connected to a road leading to the outer city, though the roads all went in different directions and passed through different scenery.
Every day, countless disciples, instructors, and others passed through the academy gates. Many disciples liked to visit the outer city, and plenty of people made frequent trips between the academy and the surrounding islands for cultivation or trials.
Yu Sui waited at the first entrance. Quite a few people were already gathered around. She leaned against the stone wall, head lowered as she looked at her Listening Wind Ruler. After she sent Li Jinshuang a message, Li Jinshuang had clearly struggled with it for a while before replying, "I'm coming."
Still, it was good that she'd found the resolve to change.
It would have been terrible if Li Jinshuang had given