Wei Ren flipped through the previous messages. When he saw how much time had already passed, he was so startled that he fell out of bed. The Ghost Armor Heavenly Spider dangling beside it froze, as if it couldn't understand why he had suddenly gotten so worked up.
"You got out of Zhanlong Cave?" Wei Ren asked.
Yu Sui: "No."
Then how had she sent that message?
Could she have cracked the academy's Communication Array?
The thought flashed through his mind. When Wei Ren looked at the messages on the Listening Wind Ruler again, they seemed all the more intriguing.
Wei Ren's expression grew complicated. He raised a hand and rubbed his face, once again regretting that he had nearly gotten Yu Sui killed by passing the information to Lu Haiye back then. If he'd just talked things over with her properly, their relationship wouldn't have turned out like this.
Maybe this was how things would be between them for the rest of their lives.
Wei Ren consoled himself by trying to look on the bright side. Yu Sui was so capable and so good at hiding her strengths; she was nothing like the weak, foolish girl other people thought she was. So whether they were up against the Agricultural Organization or Lady Su, they had a good chance of winning.
Having no idea that Yu Sui possessed strange fire, Wei Ren thought that working with her promised a bright future.
Only after Wei Ren realized he still had plenty of time did he get up from the floor and gather his things. Once he'd washed up, he went to the window and glanced at the sky.
The night was dark as ink. It didn't look like a good time to set out.
Wei Ren asked Yu Sui for more