On the way back to the academy, the Listening Wind Rulers belonging to both Yu Sui and Mei Chengyu buzzed nonstop. Messages kept pouring in without pause.
Announcements from Taiyi Academy came one after another: updated lists, new dispatches to pursue the suspects, and more. More and more Lan Shi were being captured. Since the Xuan Kui Base had been destroyed the previous night, most of the Lan Shi on the list released by the Communication Institute had turned out to be Taiyi instructors and disciples.
Yu Sui looked up at Mei Chengyu. "Senior Martial Brother, isn't there anything you want to ask me?"
"Of course there is." Mei Chengyu sent a message as they walked. "Are you willing to tell me?"
Yu Sui folded her hands on the windowsill and rested her chin on her arms. "Ask me first."
Then she sighed softly. "You should've asked me a long time ago."
Why did that sound like she was blaming him? Mei Chengyu couldn't help glancing at her, amusement in his eyes as he studied Yu Sui.
"I was afraid you'd think I asked too many questions," he said. "So I didn't ask enough?"
Yu Sui nodded.
Mei Chengyu thought his junior sister could be quite exasperating sometimes.
"You're clever, Senior Martial Brother, and you can guess a lot. But if you don't say anything, then I have to guess what you're thinking instead. I don't want to make wild guesses about you."
Yu Sui propped her chin on one hand and tilted her head toward Mei Chengyu, who sat by the carriage window. "Senior Martial Brother, you can ask me directly about anything."
Mei Chengyu gazed quietly at the girl. He could feel in her a patience unlike anyone else's.
Yu Sui's gaze seemed to silently promise him, *I'll