I wonder how Teacher is doing? As if sensing something, Qian Yun's gaze drifted uncontrollably toward the towering Pope Mountain, high enough to overlook all of Spirit City.
Pope Hall, I was back!
At the foot of Pope Mountain, Hu Liena jumped down from the carriage, excitement impossible to hide from her expression.
"Senior, until we meet again," Qian Yun said with a smile as he bid farewell to Zhou Shengmeng.
"Haha, see you, brat. I hope the next time we meet, you've already surpassed me!" Zhou Shengmeng laughed heartily.
After more than ten days together, the distance between them had faded. Zhou Shengmeng had found that Qian Yun and Hu Liena had no pampered airs at all, and even the youthful arrogance they ought to have had was rarely seen. They were actually quite pleasant to get along with.
After Zhou Shengmeng left, Qian Yun and Hu Liena took the steps two and three at a time, swiftly ascending under the cold gazes of the hall-guarding knights.
By the time he finally stepped onto the last stair, Qian Yun let out a long breath, and the knot in his chest at last eased considerably.
"Phew, Qian Yun, why are you running so fast?" Hu Liena said, hands braced on her waist as she panted.
Charging up several hundred steps in one breath really was exhausting.
"Heh." Qian Yun smiled with perfect ease. "I just haven't exercised in a long time, so I figured I'd give it a try today."
Hu Liena did not believe his nonsense at all. "I think you're just in a hurry to see Teacher, aren't you? Forgetting your friends at the sight of beauty—so this is the kind of person you are... hehe."
After saying that, Hu Liena, who had just been gasping for breath,