Long Jinyu suppressed his eagerness to go see Xian Lin'er at once and turned his gaze to the remaining letters.
Excitement was excitement, but proper business still had to be handled.
He smoothed out that letter and carefully placed it at the corner of the table before reaching for the second letter from Sea God Pavilion.
Breaking the wax seal and unfolding the paper, he saw neat, forceful handwriting with a restrained elegance to it.
When he saw the signature, he could not help but freeze for a moment.
Xuan Zi?
"That old glutton actually wrote me a letter? I thought it would be my teacher looking for me."
He muttered softly, rubbing the fine-quality paper with his fingertips. "Wait, his handwriting can be this pretty? He must have had someone else write it for him, right?"
The handwriting was utterly unlike the sloppy, carefree style he had imagined Xuan Zi would have.
He unconsciously brought the letter closer, and a faint fragrance lingered beneath his nose. "This paper... clearly carries a bit of a girl's scent. It kind of smells like... like Eldest Senior Sister?"
"Cough, cough!"
He quickly cut off that somewhat improper train of thought. "Forget it, read the letter, read the letter!"
[Your nose is sharper than a dog's. You've even learned to identify women by their scent now?]
The system's voice suddenly popped up, carrying a hint of teasing.
"Damn it!"
Long Jinyu jolted in fright and nearly threw the letter away. "You scared me to death! Why did you suddenly show up? Don't you know people can be scared to death by other people!"
[Stop yelling at me. Keep it up and I'll deduct your points~]
"..."
[ Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the Easter egg mission: Fall unconscious twice within the first month