Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's Decision

After Lin Chen returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, life went on as usual.

He cultivated during the day, chatted with the girls at night, occasionally got dragged by Xiao Wu to the back mountain to catch rabbits, or got pinned down in the courtyard by Ning Rongrong to test the new support Soul Skill she had developed.

Everything seemed the same as before. Only Xiao Wu noticed that he would occasionally stare blankly toward the southeast.

"Still thinking about those sister beauties from Skywater Academy?" Xiao Wu appeared behind him at some point, hands on her hips, wearing an expression that said she had seen through everything.

Lin Chen withdrew his gaze and cleared his throat. "I was thinking about the Divine Trial."

"Mm-hmm, thinking about the Divine Trial. Thinking about them so seriously." Xiao Wu rolled her eyes, but she was not truly angry. She merely grabbed his ear and twisted it. "I won't object if you really bring them back. But if you dare sneak around behind our backs, hmph."

She bared her teeth like a little rabbit trying to threaten someone. "I won't let you into my room for a month."

Lin Chen laughed. "You make it sound like I often go into your room. Clearly, every time, it's you in the middle of the night—"

"Shut up!" Xiao Wu's face instantly turned scarlet, and she slapped a hand over his mouth.

However, he did not have to wait long.

On the third morning, Lin Chen sat in the courtyard drinking tea as usual.

He was enjoying the peace when he suddenly heard a clear cry from the distant sky, carrying an aura where water and ice intertwined. He set down his teacup and looked up.

A phantom of an icy-blue phoenix flew in from the