The evening breeze stirred the fallen leaves.
A group stood outside the Military Academy. Beneath the dim yellow streetlights, only Zhang Suannai's voice could be heard: "You don't look like much, but your girlfriend's pretty!"
Chen Shu pressed his lips together and pretended not to hear.
She had repeated that line several times since that afternoon.
The group members wore subtle expressions too.
Chen Shu guessed they were remembering how, when he had first joined the group three years ago, he had declared himself the most handsome man under heaven.
The thought suddenly left him wistful—
That was already three years ago?
Time flew. Youth really was fleeting.
Group Leader's voice brought him back:
"Then we'll head off."
"Oh, okay..."
"See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
A string of farewells followed.
The talents from abroad each had their own place to stay. Brother Meng went back to the palace with Group Leader. The Buddhist and Daoist duo had graduated from their respective schools and were returning to their temple and monastery. Wu Eiwei had not graduated yet, so she stayed at the Military Academy. Yan Keling and Jiang Lai had both been injured that afternoon, and unlike the Buddhist and Daoist duo, they had no one to rely on in the Jade Capital. They stayed at the Military Academy with several other badly injured talents from abroad to receive free treatment.
Talking quietly, they crossed the road together. There was another traffic light where they needed to turn left, so they stopped to wait, all glancing back at where they had just been.
Chen Shu, Ning Qing, Ning Qing's sister and pet, and Zhang Suannai stood together.
They only had to follow this road to the right to get back to their respective schools.
Ning Qing was wheeling an extremely