Huo Yuhao was not worried that Zhang Lexuan would break her promise. Knowing that she belonged to Shrek Academy was enough.
Besides, Bei Bei had ended up like this because of him in the first place. Whether out of sentiment or reason, he ought to go over and check on him.
But Huo Yuhao absolutely had to make sure Bei Bei did not discover his identity. Otherwise, he would be killing the man and stabbing him through the heart as well.
At Zhang Lexuan's prompting glance, Huo Yuhao steeled himself and walked over.
Bei Bei was emotionally shattered now, looking as though he might jump into the lake at any moment. He really did need some comforting.
A rare specimen like Bei Bei, who would make such a life-or-death fuss over a woman, was not something one saw every day.
Something really might happen to him.
"Senior, could you tell me how to get to the inner court?"
Huo Yuhao approached, his clear voice ringing out as though he were simply a junior asking for directions.
Bei Bei froze for a moment, then looked at Huo Yuhao.
He kept feeling that the person before him looked familiar, but with that mask on, Bei Bei could not recognize him.
Perhaps he was imagining things.
"Junior, the inner court isn't somewhere you can go yet. You have to pass the Freshman Assessment and officially enroll at Shrek Academy, reach your sixth year, and then pass another assessment before you can enter the inner court."
Bei Bei had been so depressed that he had not wanted to acknowledge Huo Yuhao, but his great-great-grandfather was, after all, the master of the Sea God Pavilion.
Whatever the circumstances, he should not ignore a newly enrolled junior.
But Huo Yuhao smiled faintly at his words. "I