As night fell, the academy came alive.
Yu Sui had not left Moon Mountain for more than ten days. When Sheng Zui and Gu Gan had asked her about it, she had said she was away training under her master's orders.
Fortunately, both of them had things to keep them busy, and neither insisted on seeing her.
Gu Gan was trying to find the Mysterious Person hiding behind the Listening Wind Ruler. After discovering medicinal flowers in Wei Ren's dormitory, he had grown suspicious and had spent the past few days investigating Ji Meng.
The matter with Ji Meng had dealt Gu Gan a heavy blow. He absolutely would not allow or accept anyone betraying him.
Sheng Zui, meanwhile, was dealing with the academy's vote for World Destroyer. He had somehow been voted into the top three, and in a fit of rage, he had taken people from the School of Names and the Legalists to the Communication Institute. There, he had argued with the assembled scholars, demanding that the institute hand over everyone who had voted for him.
At the time, Yu Sui was still on Moon Mountain, living and dying inside Zou Qian's Water Myriad Phenomena. The Five Elements Light Cores she had sent out hadn't witnessed the scene either. When Mei Chengyu told her about it afterward, she regretted missing it for quite a while.
Nian Qiuyan had originally planned to talk to Yu Sui, but who knew she would stay on Moon Mountain for so long? On top of that, Kong Yiyi had recently grown suspicious, and she was keeping a close eye on him.
Fortunately, Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu were busy too and hadn't come looking for trouble, giving Nian Qiuyan time to placate Kong Yiyi.
While eating in the Dining Hall, Yu Sui