Early in the morning, the five teachers and students of Class Zero gathered at the academy gate. They then boarded a medium-sized Soul Guidance Bus and headed toward the outskirts.
Inside the bus, Tang Wulin sat beside Xie Xie, while Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue sat in front of them.
The vehicle moved smoothly forward. Xie Xie leaned close to Tang Wulin's ear and lowered his voice, his tone carrying the teasing mischief unique to young boys.
"Wulin, did you notice?"
"Ever since Yuhao arrived, Gu Yue hasn't been as... 'close' to you as before."
Huo Yuhao turned his head and glanced at him. "Gu Yue and I weren't that close to begin with."
Xie Xie snorted, looking as though he saw through everything. "That's what they mean by an outsider seeing things clearly!"
"Gu Yue... she may not be stunningly beautiful, but her talent and strength are beyond question."
"I originally thought you two might..."
He trailed off halfway through, wiggling his eyebrows. The implication could not have been clearer.
Tang Wulin looked at him in surprise, his face plainly saying, You're overthinking it. "We're still students. We're too young."
"What do you mean, too young?" Xie Xie retorted indignantly. "You don't know how many people in the academy secretly..."
His words abruptly stopped.
Because a shadow fell over him.
Xie Xie's neck stiffened as he slowly looked up.
Gu Yue, who had somehow turned around from the front row, was looking down at him coldly with her dark eyes. Her face seemed covered in a thin layer of frost.
Xie Xie's Adam's apple bobbed. He suddenly remembered that the Mental Power of the two people in front far surpassed that of ordinary people. His little "whispers" probably sounded no different from shouting directly in their faces.
He gave