Inside the Spirit Hall Academy's Soul Elder Genius Class classroom, Qin Ming sat at his desk reading a thread-bound book as thick as two of his fists.
This book was the Record of Rare Plants Yue Guan had given him. Originally, after staying at Spirit Hall Academy for a few days, Qin Ming had planned to head straight to Blazing Sun Valley to cultivate, just as he had done last semester.
But at that moment, Ling Yuan had stopped him and told Qin Ming to remain at the academy for a few more days. She had only vaguely said that Pope Palace had important arrangements to make and had not explained the details.
Left with no choice, Qin Ming temporarily shelved his plans to visit Blazing Sun Valley. Whenever he was bored in the mornings, he took out the Record of Rare Plants to study and pass the time.
"Qi, do you know what Pope Palace has been up to lately?" Qin Ming turned his head toward the Golden-Haired Youth seated beside him.
After entering the Soul Elder Genius Class, he did not know anyone in this class well, so he had simply taken a seat beside Qi.
It was rather strange how fate worked. The two who had once been at each other's throats were now getting along in this manner.
Upon hearing Qin Ming's question, Qi lowered his head and thought for a moment. He could not recall hearing any recent news, so he shook his head.
"I don't know. I haven't received any information."
Qin Ming stopped dwelling on it and continued reading.
Just then, the classroom door was pushed open, and Ling Yuan strode in confidently, still wearing that black dress.
The noisy classroom instantly fell silent at the sight of Ling Yuan.
Sensing Ling Yuan's