With that, she turned and walked toward the dormitory, her retreating figure radiating an indescribable sense of loss.
Ye Lingling followed to help.
Yu Tianheng stood silently to one side.
He watched Dugu Yan walk away, his heart full of frustration.
He had prepared everything long ago. He had planned to find the right moment soon to confess to her and tell her everything in his heart.
Everything had been arranged, yet something had gone wrong at precisely this moment.
Why had it happened so suddenly?
The entire Training Ground fell silent. None of the other team members dared speak. They could only watch, the atmosphere unbearably heavy.
Dugu Bo shot Yu Tianheng a cold glance.
"Boy, you should be grateful nothing happened between you and Yanyan. Otherwise... hmph!"
Inside the Girls' Dormitory.
Dugu Yan sighed softly as she slowly packed her clothes, her movements sluggish.
"Lingling, I really can't bear to leave you—or anyone on the team."
Ye Lingling gently helped her sort through her things, handing her neatly folded clothes one by one.
"Yanzi, even if you leave Heaven Dou Academy, we won't lose touch. We can keep writing to each other.
And the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is one of the top Upper Three Sects. Ordinary Soul Masters would fight tooth and nail to get in.
With your grandfather's connections, you'll be an Inner Disciple at the very least. The resources and environment there are far better than here. You should be happy."
Dugu Yan fell into a daze at her words.
She remembered the pills her grandfather had brought back before.
Just one had noticeably increased her cultivation speed.
That feeling of growing stronger so quickly had enthralled her.
Unfortunately, there had been too few. Nowhere near enough to satisfy her.
Her grandfather had later