Deep in the mountain valley, the current rushed past, moss covered the ground, and the towering Qingyou trees hung heavy with aerial roots, revealing the long years they had stood there.
Xiang Feifei used Shadow Swallowing to carry the four of them a long way before she dared stop. By the time they reached the river, she was panting from exhaustion, having used up too much of her Five Elements Qi.
"The terrain of the dormitory grounds changed this year. I've never seen it like this before, and I don't even know where we are now." Xiang Feifei sat down against a tree, catching her breath.
Yu Sui stood by the stream, listening to the rushing water. She gazed ahead without saying a word.
Gu Gan's brows were tightly furrowed. Before he could speak, the man beside him said in an unfriendly tone, "If you can be driven to this by a nobody like Sha Qian, you'd be better off dying during this year's Night Walk. Then you wouldn't leave Taiyi and embarrass yourself, or tarnish President Zhu's reputation."
Ever since Yu Sui had defended Mei Chengyu several times, Gu Gan had been seething. Now that Mei Chengyu had struck a nerve, fury seemed ready to pour from his eyes as he killed him.
"How impressive do you think you are?" Gu Gan raised the hand bound by the True Spirit Chain and shook it mockingly. "In the end, aren't you in the same boat as me?"
Mei Chengyu only smiled. "There's also that idiot Xia Feichen."
Yu Sui gave a slight sniff. Her senior martial brother was truly annoyed now, attacking everyone indiscriminately.
She turned around and gently soothed him. "Let's find a way to undo the True Spirit Chain first."
Xiang Feifei chimed in, "What about Qian Ying?