Feng Qiwen then looked once more at the sleeping Gu Qianqian.
Her choice to leave her parents and go with him might have come from an instinct to protect herself.
But could such an instinct really be called cold-blooded?
Young Master, were the things you did also driven by instinct? Did instinct tell you not to return to the Xu Family?
On the other side, the moment Ye Yu stepped through the curtain of light, a blinding white flash streaked before his eyes.
Yet Ye Yu did not close his eyes. He stared straight ahead, refusing to blink even as his eyes stung with pain.
As for Xie Liuying and the others beside him, they had long since shut their eyes on instinct.
A few breaths later, the blinding white light faded, revealing a vast mountain range before them.
"So it begins. As long as we reach that place, we'll have passed the first round of screening." Xie Liuying pointed at a lofty peak that flickered in and out of view in the distance.
Fan Bian and Qing Li nodded as well.
Ye Yu surveyed the surroundings, spreading out both his spiritual sense and soul power. Everything around them was tranquil.
But very soon, Ye Yu sensed that he was being watched. He turned toward the horizon, his eyes narrowing. Finding no hostility, he did not pursue the matter. It was probably someone from Heavenly Saint Academy observing them all.
"Thanks to you. Otherwise, we wouldn't even know what the first screening was about," Fan Bian said gratefully.
In Heavenly Saint Academy's eyes, gathering the information they needed was itself part of the test.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. We've all come here after leaving our homes behind. It's only right that we look after one another," Xie Liuying said with