On his return journey, he no longer had to run the whole way on his own two legs as he had when traveling with Tang Qing. The Clear Sky Sect had kindly given him a Flying Soul Tool, which would cut his travel time by well over half.
By the time he returned to Shrek Academy, registration for returning students was just about to begin.
Dai Yunze had left with Tang Qing when the holiday began, but he came back alone. Upon returning to Shrek Academy, he went straight to find Zhou Yi, precisely because Tang Qing had not come back with him.
Although Dai Yunze did not know whether Zhou Yi was on campus, checking her office was a safe bet. As it happened, he arrived just in time to see Wang Dong rush into Zhou Yi's office like a whirlwind, then heard two voices ring out inside at once.
One was Wang Dong's. "Teacher Zhou, have you seen Huo Yuhao?"
The other, naturally, was Zhou Yi's. "Where's Huo Yuhao?"
Hearing this, Dai Yunze stopped and decided to wait outside for a while before going in.
Before long, three students emerged from Zhou Yi's office and closed the door behind them. They paused briefly when they saw Dai Yunze standing outside, but asked nothing and hurried away.
The office was clearly well soundproofed. Once the door closed, Dai Yunze could no longer hear Zhou Yi and Wang Dong talking inside.
Of course, since he remembered the plot, he did not actually need to listen to their conversation. He could recall the relevant events from the original novel himself. Naturally, it also occurred to Dai Yunze that he could perhaps go find Huo Yuhao now and quickly bring him back with the Flying Soul Tool, sparing him from missing registration