Playing Along, Gu Yuena's Shyness

Gu Yuena's days at Heaven Dou Royal Academy went far more smoothly than she had expected.

No one suspected her identity.

The persona of "Gu Yue, an exchange student from the Star Luo Empire, a level fifty-nine Soul King with a Silver Dragon martial soul" blended perfectly into an academy filled with geniuses.

She was neither warm nor cold toward others, neither deliberately sociable nor withdrawn. She got along well with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, quickly becoming part of their lives.

Her relationship with Lin Chen also quietly progressed through an unspoken understanding.

Lin Chen had agreed to "guide" her cultivation, so every evening, the two of them appeared at the academy's training grounds.

Of course, Gu Yuena did not need a level fifty-six Soul King to guide her cultivation.

Even if she suppressed herself to level ninety-nine, she was still more than forty levels above Lin Chen.

But she put on a convincing act. Each time, she found some "cultivation-related confusion" to ask Lin Chen about, her tone sincere and her expression attentive, just like a diligent student humbly seeking instruction.

Lin Chen was more than happy to play along.

He would move close to her, almost pressing against her body as he guided her movements hand in hand.

Whenever the distance between them narrowed to less than a fist's width, he could smell the faint, cool fragrance on her.

Gu Yuena never dodged. When his fingers touched her arm, she would even lower her eyes slightly, her silver lashes trembling gently like a cat being stroked.

"Your movements are too wide, causing Soul Power to leak out." Lin Chen stood behind her, one hand on her shoulder and the other gripping her wrist as he adjusted her posture.

His chest was nearly pressed to her