After returning to the dormitory, Wang Donger headed straight into the bathroom.
Before long, the soft patter of running water came from within.
Li Changqing sat alone on the living room sofa, holding a cup of hot tea in one hand while casually flipping through that day's newspaper with the other.
Most of the newspaper's content concerned the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
There were match results from the various academies, analyses of the competing teams, and plenty of reports about Shrek Academy.
As the continent's number one academy, Shrek Academy's every move drew immense attention.
Even a reserve member making a temporary appearance would be repeatedly studied by every major faction.
However, this content clearly failed to interest Li Changqing much.
He merely glanced through it a few times before shifting his gaze outside the window.
Just then, a snowflake drifted silently into the room.
Then came a second, a third...
More and more snowflakes floated in through the window, slowly spinning in the night.
It was clearly summer, and Star Luo City was not particularly cold, yet at that moment, the temperature in the dormitory suddenly dropped by several degrees.
A faint chill began to emerge along the windowsill, across the floor, and even in midair.
If it had been anyone else, they would have immediately become wary at the sight.
Yet Li Changqing paid it no mind at all.
He did not even set down his teacup, merely watching quietly as the snowflakes continuously gathered.
A moment later, the swirling snow gradually condensed into a slender figure.
Her white robes were fairer than snow, and her silver hair frosted like ice.
Her cold yet peerlessly beautiful face gradually became clear amid the snowy glow, like an immortal maiden who had stepped out of an icy world, radiating