Everyone settled into dedicated cultivation.
To keep their information from leaking, they stopped participating in the subsequent inter-academy exchanges.
Tang San worked with Oscar to forge kitchen utensils.
Before entering seclusion, Ma Hongjun went to find Bai Chenxiang.
The two had arranged dates before, and usually swept through the city's food street together at noon.
Bai Chenxiang stood at the entrance to the food street, dressed in casual everyday clothes, a shoulder bag slung over her shoulder and anticipation written on her face.
"Where is that fatty?" Bai Chenxiang scanned the crowd, but the figure she was hoping to see still had not appeared.
Instead, a handsome red-haired man drew quite a few people's gazes.
He was coming straight toward her.
"Miss, are you meeting someone?"
Wearing a handsome face and an utterly goofy expression, Ma Hongjun approached Bai Chenxiang and greeted her.
He figured his dramatic transformation would surely give Bai Chenxiang a fright, so he decided to play this little prank.
"Who the hell are-huh?" Bai Chenxiang wore a disgusted expression, ready to chase away this frivolous man who did not know his place.
Then she suddenly realized his goofiness felt familiar. Noticing the enormous axe behind him as well, she ventured, "Barnyard chicken?"
"Who are you calling a barnyard chicken?!" Ma Hongjun retorted instinctively, then immediately realized he had given himself away.
"You idiot, Ma Hongjun! How did you turn into a completely different person? Did Third Brother give you cosmetic surgery?"
Bai Chenxiang covered her mouth with one hand and pinched Ma Hongjun's face with the other. Since he had grown taller, she had to stand on tiptoe to reach him.
"No! I'm impressed you recognized me, Xiangxiang. You really do love me."
Ma Hongjun bent down a little. Despite having his face pinched, his heart