After a moment of surprise, Liu Sanlang quickly calmed down.
He still clasped his hands in apology first—after all, the accidental disturbance had been real. Then he leaned closer, lowered his voice and deepened his tone. "Senior Sister Kang, what are you doing here? Aren't you afraid the elders will give you trouble?"
Kang Yunshu widened her eyes, looking faintly aggrieved as she ground her teeth. "I was here first!"
"!?" Liu Sanlang froze for a moment. After sorting through his memories, he realized... Kang Yunshu seemed to be telling the truth!
The three of them had arrived early, but Green Hut Academy was open around the clock, and the reading area never lacked people who studied through the night. When he, Wu Ming, and Zhang Miao had each picked out a stack of books and begun their separate searches... Kang Yunshu had indeed already been there in the distance!
"Then what are you doing here!?"
Kang Yunshu grew even more annoyed. "What business is it of yours!?"
As she spoke, she discreetly reached out to cover a sheet of letter paper before her.
Liu Sanlang had sharp eyes. Through the gaps between Kang Yunshu's fingers, he vaguely made out the letter's contents.
It was a cultivation report, written in a rigorous and respectful style. It recorded her recent progress, reflections, and other matters in formal writing, to be submitted to her benefactor and master, Lord Yanliu.
This was also a required task for outer disciples traveling abroad: reporting their cultivation daily by letter, then receiving Lord Yanliu's written guidance in return. Though it was not like inner disciples, who could see their master every day, they could still receive much instruction in the Three Pure Ones Orthodox Method.
Liu Sanlang merely praised her. "Heh heh, as expected of an