You Really Know How to Play

The hospital.

Not long after Xu Yuan left, Lu Yiyi glanced at the backpack hanging by her bed.

With a thought, she summoned something.

A Black Cauldron suddenly appeared before her eyes.

The Zhou Tian Instrument!

The emperor's words echoed in her ears again:

"The Zhou Tian Instrument's restrictions are extremely strict. Even those at Foundation Establishment cannot act rashly inside it. Only those at Qi Refining can move through it unhindered."

"The National Monthly Exam will continue."

"Even the Special Admission Tests for the Nine Luminaries and Luofu will use it."

"But before that—"

"Yiyi, do whatever you want to do."

"After all, you were the one who discovered that Oddity."

Lu Yiyi reached out and gently caught the Zhou Tian Instrument, then looked out the window.

The Heaven was a deep blue.

Warm sunlight streamed through the window into the hospital room. There was no scorching heat in it; instead, it felt like a pair of warm hands passing through the air thick with disinfectant and medicine to settle gently on her.

Comfortable. Peaceful.

This was a hospital, sure—but how long had it been since she had basked in the sun like this?

He and I fought for this together.

No matter how brief this time might be...

A moment later, she turned her hand and put away the Zhou Tian Instrument. Then she picked up her notebook and looked at the two lines of poetry she had just written.

That's right.

Today is the weekend.

He fought a match this morning, and he doesn't seem to have rested at all lately.

No matter how I look at it, I should let him rest!

At least for the morning!

Rest was out of the question.

Xu Yuan started a Training Match alone and returned to the house