The night was black as ink, and the plan they had just devised on the training grounds still carried the heat of a gamble. Tang Wulin and Gu Yue exchanged a look, then turned in unspoken agreement and headed toward the teachers' offices.
"Are you sure we should go now? We're walking straight into the net." Gu Yue lowered her voice, but her purple eyes gleamed with eagerness.
"Now that we've settled on a plan, we need to catch Teacher off guard." A sly gleam flashed through Tang Wulin's eyes. "Besides, I want to see what he's like around Senior Long Bing now that she's been resurrected."
They soon reached Wu Changkong's office. Tang Wulin had just raised his hand when he noticed the door was ajar. The sounds coming from inside made him pause.
"Teacher, we're here to report..."
The moment they pushed open the door, the sight before them lodged every word in Tang Wulin's and Gu Yue's throats. Both froze like statues.
Inside the office, Wu Changkong, normally as cold as frost, sat in his chair, while Long Bing—the woman who should have vanished into the passage of time—was sitting on his lap. Dressed in white, she nestled against his chest as they murmured to each other. The warmth between them made anyone reluctant to intrude.
After all, Long Bing owed her new life entirely to Tang Wulin's and Gu Yue's expertise in mecha and elements, as well as the mysterious power of Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon King's bloodline. They had "resurrected" her from fragments of data and energy, allowing the woman Wu Changkong loved most to return to the world.
Seeing the "senior" they had resurrected being so intimate with their teacher left both of them with a jumble of emotions—relief mingled with embarrassment.
"Ah!"
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