The little girl held Little Flame in one hand and Zhou Heng's hand in the other. With her adorably doll-like appearance, she had melted the hearts of countless people along the way.
Only Zhou Heng muttered inwardly that this girl was a little demon beneath that cute exterior—who knew how many strange little tricks were hidden in her tiny head? Mu Tongtong back home was just as clingy. He had thought he could enjoy some peace after running away, but the world was so vast, and yet little girls like this were everywhere!
"Uncle, you're amazing! You entered the Star King Academy after just a few days apart!" the little girl said in a mature, old-fashioned tone, as though she were Zhou Heng's elder.
"Of course!" Zhou Heng said with a smile. In front of Jiang Zishuang, he did not mind joking around and playing along.
"Then Uncle has to keep working hard! Once you win first place in the Star King Academy half a month from now, you can go to the academy competition with Mommy!" The little girl had pestered Zhou Heng into buying her a cotton candy. As she stuffed her mouth full of sugary strands, she spoke indistinctly.
"What academy competition?" Zhou Heng asked in surprise. He was an utter outsider to begin with, and after entering the academy, he had either been in seclusion or running around outside. Naturally, he was terribly out of touch with the news.
"Every hundred years, all the academies go to Great River Academy for a competition. Um..." Jiang Zishuang bit her finger and thought for a while before saying, "The competition is divided into three levels: Star King, Star Emperor, and Star Thearch. Two wins out of three, and the academy that takes first place in the end gets