Ling Lan, a mentor from Skywater Academy, looked at her curiously.
She had taught this girl for more than a decade.
Yet she had never seen her this nervous before. She looked like a young maiden eagerly awaiting the chance to see a boyfriend she had been separated from for years!
Was this really the Shui Bing'er she knew?!
"Um... a friend."
Ling Lan gave her a deep look but did not ask further. In a voice only the two of them could hear, she said,
"You can, but don't wander off."
"I understand!"
Shui Bing'er clenched her fists. Her usually cool eyes now radiated excitement she could not conceal.
She looked toward the gates of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Even her normally tranquil heart had begun to stir.
"Hey! Captain..." A rather mischievous-looking girl nudged her arm and asked with a grin, "I think I saw your ears turn red just now. What was that about?"
"What did you say to the mentor?"
Shui Bing'er's heart skipped a beat. She looked at her with feigned composure, one brow slightly raised. "Did they?"
"Huh? No?"
Xue Wu scratched her head. She had been ready for some juicy gossip.
Had she just imagined it?
It had been a long time since she had seen anything make Shui Bing'er's ears redden.
She was now curious why her captain had seemed so distracted ever since entering Heaven Dou City.
While riding in the carriage, she had kept looking out the window.
As if...
She were searching for someone...
Could it have just been her imagination?
The Skywater girls entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy in neat formation. Compared with the crowd's enthusiasm for them,
Blazing Fire Academy received a much colder welcome.
"Pah! A bunch of fools blinded by pretty faces!"
"Our vice-captain isn't