"Then I look forward to your guidance!" Ning Wen nodded.
At his words, the great stone suspended in Shui Bing'er's heart finally settled, and a smile rippled across her cool face.
"Wonderful! Our school will finally have a boy!"
Beside her, Shui Yue'er spoke with excitement written all over her face.
Unlike her older sister Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er was lively, innocent, and cheerful, with a weakness for handsome boys.
And although Ning Wen was a little young, he was undoubtedly a handsome boy.
Not to mention, Ning Wen had saved both her and her sister.
That was clearly another point in his favor.
So she was very happy about Ning Wen joining Skywater Academy!
"Then are the four of you willing to join our Skywater Academy now?"
Shui Bing'er glanced helplessly at her lively, exuberant younger sister before returning her gaze to Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan.
"Of course!"
Ning Rongrong immediately slapped the table and stuck out her tongue cutely. "When we meet them in the tournament arena, we have to teach that Shrek bunch a proper lesson!"
"I'm following Brother Wen. Wherever he goes, I go."
Xiao Wu nodded lightly, her eyes curving into crescents as she turned toward Ning Wen with a tender smile.
"I'm in!"
A cold curve lifted the corner of Dugu Yan's mouth, and a trace of disdain flashed through her emerald eyes.
Zhu Zhuqing gave a slight nod, a cold glint flashing in her dark eyes.
"Good, then it's settled." Shui Bing'er smiled in satisfaction.
The group paid their bill and left the Mirror Lake Teahouse, following the waterside stone path deeper into Skywater Lake.
The bluestone paving beneath their feet was damp from the lake, carrying a faint, cool moisture. Black-canopied boats glided slowly through the waterways