Time slipped by, fleeting as a white horse passing through a crack.
For the students of Shrek Academy, two years might have meant only a few periods of secluded cultivation and advancement exams. For Huo Yuhao, however, they had been two years of complete transformation.
Huo Yuhao had long since shed the awkwardness of his youth.
He stood tall and straight as a pine. His once-slight shoulders had grown broad and strong, and his smooth muscle lines held explosive power.
His Golden Eyes had grown even deeper. Every gesture carried a calm poise that could stir the heart.
But at last, the moment of parting had come.
As an exchange student between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy, Huo Yuhao was about to set off for that land where Soul Tools had reached great heights, to study there for three years.
The eve of his departure was bound to be busy and... rather intimate.
A quiet loft by Sea God Lake, in the inner courtyard.
Ling Luochеn lay limp on the bed. The woman who was usually as cold as a goddess of ice and snow now had flushed cheeks and a dazed gaze, like spring water thawed into a pool.
"You scoundrel..." Ling Luochеn traced circles on Huo Yuhao's chest with a limp finger. Her voice was hoarse, yet held a lazy satisfaction. "You'll be gone for three years. What am I supposed to do with the more than a thousand lonely nights ahead of me?"
Huo Yuhao gently stroked her silky hair, a mischievous smile tugging at his lips. "Senior Sister, who was just begging for mercy and saying she couldn't take any more? Looks like I'll have to try harder, so you won't forget me during those three years."
"Don't... I give up."