The slanting sunset spread a layer of gold and crimson over the tree-lined paths of the Shrek Outer Court. Tang Wulin walked with light steps, his face glowing with a brightness long absent—he could finally leave the Sea God Pavilion! Beside him walked a youth in a plain white robe, her bearing as cool as frost.
Her features were picturesque, her nose straight and high, her pale lips sharply defined. Her eyes were as deep as icy pools, yet held a faint, indescribable tenderness. A green jade hairpin loosely secured her long black hair, and a few stray locks fluttered in the wind, making her face look all the more striking and otherworldly.
She called herself "Wang Dong."
"Sis, are you sure this is all right?" Tang Wulin lowered his voice, secretly sizing up the "male cousin" beside him. "The way you look... aren't you attracting a little too much attention?"
"Wang Dong" gave him a cool glance and said evenly, "I'm here to protect you, not cause trouble. Remember, call me Wang Dong or Brother Wang. Don't give us away."
"Got it!" Tang Wulin agreed with a grin, secretly feeling rather pleased with himself. Who would have imagined that this peerlessly elegant "Young Master Wang Dong" was actually my unattainable older sister—Tang Wutong?
They had barely reached the Dormitory building when they ran straight into Gu Yue and the others.
Gu Yue was talking to Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan. Wu Siduo stood nearby with her arms folded, while Wang Qiu'er kept her head lowered, unconsciously twisting the corner of her clothes around her fingers, looking distracted.
"Wulin! You're finally back!" Xie Xie was the first to jump forward, throwing an arm around Tang Wulin's shoulders. "Where have you been hiding these past few days? You even skipped training.