The gate to a sunlit courtyard was pushed open.
"All right, this will be your dormitory from now on."
Elder Su pointed at the building ahead as he spoke to Xiao Fan and the others behind him.
"Uh... we're living together?" Xiao Yan glanced at Xun'er, then turned a curious gaze toward Elder Su.
"Heh." Elder Su glanced at Xiao Yan, then said with an amused smile, "There are plenty of rooms in this building. I never told you to sleep in the same room. What, did you have that in mind?"
At Elder Su's words, Xun'er's cheeks visibly reddened. She reached out and gave Xiao Yan's waist a vicious pinch, then, worried she had pinched too hard, gently rubbed the spot.
"Thank you, Elder Su!" Xiao Fan bowed to Elder Su and spoke respectfully. After all, as an Inner Academy elder, he could simply have sent a student to show them the way. Instead, he had brought them here himself. That was something to be grateful for.
"Heh, all right. I won't disturb you any longer. If anything comes up in the Inner Academy, come find me." Elder Su waved a hand and left the courtyard.
"Let's each find a room and get settled first!" Xiao Fan turned and spoke to the others. None of them objected.
The building had three floors. Wu Hao kept things simple and claimed a room on the first floor as his territory. Xiao Xun'er and Hu Jia found two vacant rooms at the end of the second floor to use as their bedrooms. To give the girls some privacy, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan casually chose two empty rooms on the third floor and tidied them up.
Once he had finished tidying his room, Xiao Fan went out and told Xiao Yan that