After collecting the medicine, Liu Erlong headed back to Shrek Academy without looking back.
Gui Mei and Yue Guan followed far behind her.
When they reached Shrek Academy, both of them were stunned by the surroundings.
"Old Ghost, is this really an academy? Why does it look like a ruin to me? Look at those heaps of broken wood, and that huge pit in the ground."
Looking thoroughly disgusted, Yue Guan edged closer to Gui Mei, pinching his nose with one hand and fanning the air with the other.
"This is just awful~ Even the air stinks. Why don't you go by yourself, Old Ghost? I'm a clean freak~"
"Sigh... fine. I'll go alone."
"Thanks, Old Ghost~"
The moment he finished speaking, Yue Guan darted away, unable to leave fast enough.
Gui Mei shook his head, turned into a streak of shadow, and slipped into Shrek Academy.
At that moment, Liu Erlong was crouched on the floor, brewing medicine in an earthenware pot.
It was her first time brewing medicine herself, and she had no idea how to control the heat. All she could do was clumsily grip a palm-leaf fan and fan the firewood beneath the pot with one forceful stroke after another.
The wood failed to burn properly, sending up billowing smoke that instantly filled the entire room.
The acrid smoke forced its way into her nose and mouth. Liu Erlong covered her mouth and coughed incessantly, her eyes turning red from the fumes.
Just then, urgent knocking suddenly came from outside.
Knock, knock, knock-!
The knocking was frantic, and Yu Xiaogang's voice followed immediately. "Erlong! Open the door!"
Gui Mei looked up, his gaze falling on Yu Xiaogang as he approached the door. At the sight of his aged, haggard appearance, his brows immediately knitted together.
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