From New Year's Eve to the fifteenth day of the first month, Wang Qi definitely would not be the only person left at the Immortal Academy. There were always some youths who did not care so much about things like "the whole family reunited." Either their parents were cultivators, so there was no need to rush home, or they were truly single-mindedly devoted to the Dao and had already seen through the mortal world, or, like Wang Qi, they had nowhere to go.
But Wang Qi should not have had any acquaintances at the Immortal Academy during these days. No matter how poorly he got along with others, he could still be certain of that. After saying goodbye to Wu Fan yesterday, he should not see anyone familiar for half a month. The Foundation Establishment Realm teaching assistants, including Xiang Qi and Su Junyu, would all return home.
But what had he just heard? "Meow"?
Could it be that his cat-servant rating had shot up lately, to the point that he would be unhappy if he went a day without being meowed at, so he had begun hearing things? And it was even a duet?
"Meow!" Just then, an even more childish voice appeared.
Fine, it was a trio.
This did not accord with the Dao!
Once again doubting his outlook on life, Wang Qi stirred his mana and stopped calculating the standard field equations. The electromagnetic mana around him stagnated for a moment, then transformed into another, simpler electromagnetic field. Powerful electromagnetic force spread outward, sweeping away the snowflakes around him.
Within several dozen zhang around Wang Qi, the snow stopped. Not a single flake fell there.
"Meow?" Not far away, Mao Zimiao looked up at the sky in confusion. Only then did she belatedly turn toward Wang Qi.