Not long after opening his eyes in the Mortal World, Chen Miao heard Ge Feng getting out of bed beside him.
It was much earlier than usual. After a moment's thought, Chen Miao realized what might be going on.
He immediately raised his head as though the noise had woken him and asked, "Brother Feng, where are you going?"
Ge Feng glanced toward Chen Miao in the darkness. "Oh, I forgot you didn't know."
"Whenever someone leaves the courtyard, the days off for all the apprentices after them move up a slot."
"Ying Xiu left, and I was behind him, so my day off moved up."
"The same goes for you. Tomorrow will be your day off. That new kid's day off comes after yours."
Just as I thought, Chen Miao said to himself.
This was good news for him.
Getting his day off a day early meant he could obtain Yin Virtue a day early, too.
But in the darkness, Ge Feng's expression didn't seem as excited as it usually was on his days off.
After some thought, Chen Miao decided it probably had something to do with how they had worked together to get Ying Xiu kicked out yesterday.
They had, after all, deliberately tripped someone up. From the time Chen Miao had spent with Ge Feng, he knew the man was certainly no bad person.
So it had probably weighed on him somewhat, and he needed time to come to terms with it.
After saying goodbye, Ge Feng took his things and left the room.
Once Ge Feng was gone, Chen Miao stayed in bed and took out the booklet.
Last night, time had been too tight. He had only managed to review Mirror Pillar's memories, and hadn't yet decided how to allocate the two jin, four