After walking from the mount docking area at the entrance of Rainbow Cloud Wetlands, Larkspur strolled along at an unhurried pace for more than ten minutes before finally reaching the cabin where Fangting Squad was staying.
Though she felt no physical fatigue, the hours-long tug-of-war with Ink Lotus had still left her mentally drained. So she took a moment to stand in the shadows and adjust her expression, making sure no one could see the weariness on her face. Only then did she silently dispel her Spell Formula and enter the cabin.
Inside, all three juniors were gathered around the sofa, huddled over Xia Liang's phone. Larkspur could hear music and dialogue coming from it and could tell that they seemed to be watching some kind of video, so she made no sound when she entered. As a result, the juniors were completely unaware that someone had come in through the door.
Bai Jingxuan was the first to notice Larkspur. Her eyes had grown tired from staring at the screen for so long, and when she shifted her gaze, she spotted Larkspur. Then, while the other two were still focused on the phone, she called out, "Teacher!" and pounced on her.
"Teacher, you came back so late!" Though her words sounded vaguely reproachful, Bai Jingxuan had already wrapped both hands around Larkspur's arm. There was no blame at all in her actions, making it clear that she was simply acting spoiled.
"Mm. Something unexpected came up and delayed me a little."
For the time being, Larkspur had no plans to tell her juniors about Ink Lotus, so she only glossed over her whereabouts before patting Bai Jingxuan's arm. "How was your day? What are you doing now?"
"We're learning how to make eggs—"
Bai Jingxuan had no intention of hiding