"Teacher, are you about to break through?"
Xu Yue looked delighted, happy for Leng Yaozhu. "Does that mean you're about to..."
At Leng Yaozhu's level, every breakthrough was a rare opportunity, but the benefits it brought were equally immense.
"Mm, perhaps." Leng Yaozhu nodded. "So put more effort into looking after that little girl. I heard there's quite a powerful force behind her."
"If possible, she could provide you with some support in the future."
"Understood, Teacher!"
Xu Yue nodded. He guessed that Gu Yue's talent had probably been discovered. Judging by the timing, it was about right.
"Then... Teacher, I'll be going..." Xu Yue said cautiously once more.
"Mm, go on." Leng Yaozhu nodded.
"Teacher, I'm really leaving now..."
Xu Yue slowed as he walked toward the door, though his body remained facing Leng Yaozhu as he sought confirmation again.
"Do you have anything else? You can say it all at once..."
"Get out!"
Seeing him dawdling like that, Leng Yaozhu's previously gentle expression instantly darkened, becoming imposing.
Her beautiful red eyes narrowed slightly as she said coldly, "If you don't want to leave on your own, I don't mind throwing you out."
"Goodbye, Teacher!!"
Having received a definite answer, Xu Yue hurriedly rushed out of the testing room and ran toward the Spirit Pagoda's elevator.
As Xu Yue left, the frostiness on Leng Yaozhu's exquisite face gradually melted away.
Her beautiful eyes stared blankly at the doorway for a moment before slowly lowering. Her red lips parted with a soft sigh.
"Ah... It's good to go into seclusion. We should both calm down..."
Inside the empty elevator.
Xu Yue leaned against the cold metal wall, slowly closing his eyes and letting out a long breath. His expression gradually became complicated.
"What a mess..."
The reason he had