After an unbearably dull class, the Ice School students filed out of the hall.
For many students, classes like this were optional in all but name. The teachers were respected professors, but they mostly covered theory, with only the occasional demonstration.
A mage's strength did not improve through theory alone. Training and practice mattered more, so most students chose to meditate during class, and the teachers left them to it.
They were adults, after all, responsible for their own choices. Besides, working hard at cultivation was a good thing. No one would stop them.
Mu Tingying had done nothing all class. She had neither listened nor meditated, spending the entire time in a daze. Something was clearly wrong.
The teacher had noticed, too. Normally, she would enter a meditative state, but today she had looked listless throughout the lesson. He called on her to stand and answer a question.
Mu Tingying barely registered that he had called her. Once on her feet, she could not answer at all.
The teacher felt he could not let that slide, but then he remembered that she was a young lady of the Imperial Capital's Mu Clan, a genius in both talent and strength. His tone softened, and he let her sit without pressing her.
Even after sitting down, she could not focus. At last, class ended.
At the hall's entrance, she happened to run into Mu Ningxue and Nan Rongni, who were also leaving. The three women's eyes met.
People nearby stopped to watch.
Many knew about the bad blood between the Ice School's two beauties. Would something exciting happen? They could hardly wait.
To everyone's disappointment, Mu Tingying merely glanced at Mu Ningxue, gave a cold snort, and walked away, her long, smooth legs carrying her off with a sway of her