"He Caitou? Is that you?"
Wang Dong stared at that gleaming bald head, looking a little dazed.
"It's me." He Caitou nodded. "I'm still the same old me, but you've changed a lot.
"If you hadn't spoken, we might have walked right past each other. If I hadn't recognized your voice, I wouldn't have dared believe it was you."
"Wang Dong, what on earth happened to leave you looking like this? I remember your family was pretty well-off. How did you end up in such a sorry state?"
He Caitou's voice was filled with rueful emotion.
Wang Dong had been quite famous at the academy. Leaving everything else aside, her looks alone had been enough to cause a stir among the girls.
Besides, He Caitou had once traveled with Wang Dong to the Star Luo Empire to compete in the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament. He knew she was someone who had no shortage of money. She really shouldn't have ended up so miserable.
Could her family have fallen on hard times?
He Caitou wondered to himself.
"It's a long story. Can we go inside to talk?"
Wang Dong gave He Caitou a meaningful look.
With so many people around and prying eyes everywhere, this clearly wasn't the place to talk.
She didn't want people gawking at her like a monkey.
"Brother, she's a student from our Shrek Academy. Could you bend the rules a little?"
He Caitou draped an arm around the gatekeeper's shoulders as he spoke to him.
The gatekeeper looked troubled. "That's a difficult request. As you know, our academy has very strict rules. You'll have to pay extra..."
He Caitou: "..."
Damn, I almost thought you really were devoted to your duty.
Wang Dong rolled her eyes as well. After all that, he was still just