The group boarded a public soul-powered bus bound for the city center without incident. There were few passengers inside, and Tang Wulin spotted Wu Changkong by the window at once. He eagerly squeezed his way over and plopped down beside him.
"Teacher Wu," Tang Wulin said in a lowered voice, his tone a little ingratiating, "since you're already here, let's not waste time hunting down the address. Why don't you take us straight to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy? With a 'living map' like you around, we can save ourselves a few detours."
Wu Changkong turned his head and cast a bland glance at him with those perpetually chilly eyes. He said nothing, though the corner of his mouth seemed to lift ever so slightly.
To Gu Yue, who had just boarded, the sight was like a thorn driven into her heart. She watched Tang Wulin fawning over him, then looked at Wu Changkong's cold yet unrejecting manner. A sour tang instantly spread through her chest, almost tangible enough to drift through the bus.
She sat down opposite them in a sulk, her arms folded across her chest and her gaze straying toward Tang Wulin from time to time. She looked every inch a jealous little wife who had overturned an entire jar of vinegar.
Long Bing, seated beside Gu Yue, couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling. As Wu Changkong's beloved and these children's teacher's wife, she naturally saw things much more clearly. She gently patted the back of Gu Yue's hand and soothed her. "Don't worry. It's perfectly normal. Looks like you get jealous pretty easily too."
Gu Yue froze, then turned toward this legendary teacher's wife, a trace of bewilderment flashing through her eyes.
Long Bing's eyes held a smile, and her voice was gentle