The battle in the Military Formation had drained a great deal of energy. Xue Mushi looked listless. He usually seemed low on energy, but this time it was clear he was exhausted.
Li Jinshuang hadn't shown it as plainly, but fatigue was visible in her eyes and brows.
They both planned to return to their dormitory to rest. After saying goodbye to them, Yu Sui hurried toward the Taoist Saint Hall.
It was early summer now. Grass covered the ground outside the hall, and the places that had once barely qualified as paths were now overgrown with flowers and plants. The surrounding fields were lush and quiet; crystalline morning dew clung to the trees and earth. Apart from the birds and small beasts flitting through the woods, no one disturbed the cold droplets.
Whenever Yu Sui came to the Taoist Saint Hall, it felt like a place cut off from the world.
Quiet and peaceful, with secluded hills and distant green waters, it was a place of rest for many souls.
It was very peaceful, except when Sage Chang Gen's two disciples came by to disturb the quiet.
Yu Sui thought she had arrived early enough, but when she climbed the steps, she saw that the main hall's doors stood open. Her Senior Martial Brother was curled up in a rocking chair, wearing a Black Wide Robe Outerwear. His hands poked out from beneath it as he tapped at the Listening Wind Ruler. His eyes never left it, though his brows were slightly furrowed as he said to Sage Chang Gen, "I listened to Instructor Ruan's classes too. I've got nothing to ask you. Instructor Ruan teaches well, and I'm not an idiot. I understood everything. You should be asking Junior Martial Sister if she understood. Oh, she didn't even