On the bustling street, Snow Spirit held a meat-stuffed flatbread in both hands and ate with relish.
Behind her, Cheng Yu carried a wrapped flatbread in one hand while munching on another just as generously stuffed with meat.
After passing through the dense crowd, Cheng Yu found the street cordoned off.
Spectators crowded around it.
Cheng Yu finished what remained of his flatbread in a few bites, then tapped a fairly young man ahead of him on the shoulder.
"Excuse me, young man. Sorry for the trouble, but what's going on here?"
The young man answered with easy familiarity.
"Oh! Nothing much. Apparently, an impressive teacher from the Central Capital is about to join Skycloud Academy. See, even the Grand Libationer has come out to welcome him personally."
As he spoke, the young man gestured with his chin toward a middle-aged man inside the cordoned-off area.
Actually, Cheng Yu's gaze had already been drawn to that middle-aged man before the young man said anything. There was no other reason: he was the only person at the Cavern Mystery realm (Legendary) in the group. It was impossible not to notice him.
Behind the man stood a group of men and women dressed alike. Their bearing unmistakably told everyone that they were scholars.
Cheng Yu nodded inwardly. Whatever else might be said, their appearance alone made this Skycloud Academy worth enrolling Snow Spirit in.
But it looked as though enrollment would be impossible today. Cheng Yu had never liked joining crowds, so he decisively led Snow Spirit away while she was still clutching her flatbread and munching on it.
On the way, Snow Spirit asked curiously,
"Yuyu, didn't you say you were taking me to school? What does going to school mean? Is it like a private school?"
Cheng Yu shrugged.
"With