Assessment Begins

Yesterday, Xue Lingyun had probably been the most idle person in the entire grade.

While everyone else was getting used to their teammates and discussing tactics, he stayed alone in the dormitory.

Cultivating, reading, soaking in medicinal baths—when he got hungry, he dug out the food he had prepared earlier from his Storage Soul Tool. Since he was alone, he could make do however he liked.

At noon, Wang Dong came knocking once.

She pounded on the door hard enough to make it boom, her voice coming from outside. "Xue Lingyun! Open up!"

Xue Lingyun did not move.

"I know you're in there! Open the door!"

He still did not move.

Outside went quiet for a few seconds, then the pounding resumed. "We're not done with what you did to me earlier! Come out and explain yourself!"

Xue Lingyun turned a page in his book.

After a while, the knocking stopped. There came a heavy huff from outside, followed by receding footsteps.

He did not pay it much mind. In his experience, this young girl's temper came fast and went fast. By evening, when she came to mooch off the bathroom as usual, she would calm down on her own.

Sure enough, at dusk, the secret knock sounded right on schedule.

Wang Dong stood at the door holding a wooden basin and walked inside as if nothing had happened. Huo Yuhao followed behind her, though he gave Xue Lingyun a few extra looks.

The moment Wang Dong entered, she looked around everywhere before leaning over to ask, "What are you eating? Is there any left?"

Xue Lingyun pointed at the half-roasted chicken left on the table.

Without another word, Wang Dong picked it up and started gnawing on it. Between bites, she said indistinctly, "At least you've got some conscience."