The next day at noon.
Lu Xiao finished his training and was about to return to the small courtyard to rest when someone suddenly called out from behind him.
"Captain! Wait for me!"
Yu Tianheng hurried toward him, his expression complicated.
"Yu Tianheng? What do you need me for?"
Yu Tianheng stopped a few steps away from Lu Xiao, breathing slightly heavily as his gaze fell on him.
For some reason, whenever he faced Lu Xiao, his heart inexplicably trembled.
He even felt the urge to bow his head in submission and willingly follow him.
Yu Tianheng clenched his fists, suppressing the absurd thought before saying, "Captain, my aunt wants to meet you?"
Lu Xiao looked puzzled. "Your aunt is?"
"She's the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong!"
Yu Tianheng explained, "Because of what happened with Tai Long, my aunt wants to apologize to you in person!"
At the mention of the name "Liu Erlong," a flash of understanding passed through Lu Xiao's eyes.
He looked at Yu Tianheng and said slowly, "If that's all it is, tell her not to take it to heart."
With that, Lu Xiao turned to leave.
Yu Tianheng grabbed Lu Xiao's arm, his tone carrying a hint of pleading. "Captain, my aunt... her temper is rather fiery. You should still go see her."
He was genuinely afraid. Liu Erlong's temper was famously explosive throughout Heaven Dou City, and when she lost her temper, she showed mercy to no one.
If he failed to bring Lu Xiao over, Liu Erlong would not go easy on him just because he was the family's future heir!
The moment he recalled Liu Erlong's cold gaze, Yu Tianheng could not help shuddering. A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out across his back.
He tightly gripped Lu Xiao's