Night fell, and Gu Qingnian and the other two returned to their dormitory.
The three did not rest right away. Instead, they sat facing one another. Gu Qingnian and Wang Dong exchanged a glance before both turned to Huo Yuhao.
Others had not noticed anything unusual about Huo Yuhao, but Gu Qingnian and Wang Dong felt it keenly. They had lived with him for over a year and knew him very well.
"Yuhao, are you all right?" Wang Dong asked softly.
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I'm fine. It's just that having to go back so suddenly feels a little hard to adjust to. I can't let Dai Yueheng find out who I really am."
"Don't worry. We won't pass through the Duke's Mansion on this trip to the Star Luo Empire. There's a chance we might visit the White Tiger Duke, but there's also a good chance we won't," Gu Qingnian said slowly.
The two were slightly surprised, then fell silent. On second thought, that did make sense. After the incident involving Gu Qingnian, both the Star Luo Empire and the White Tiger Duke's Mansion had reined themselves in considerably. They would most likely have Gu Qingnian's group avoid the Duke's Mansion to avert any suspicion.
Truthfully, though, all of that would ultimately come down to what Gu Qingnian said.
"Thank you, Qingnian..." Huo Yuhao said to Gu Qingnian again.
Gu Qingnian shook his head gently. "All I did was clear a path for you. In the end, you still have to become strong through your own efforts. Keep at it!"
"That's right. You've already changed a lot, but we're still far behind the upperclassmen and Qingnian. Today's battle made that perfectly clear. The three of us could barely hold out after using our fusion skill just once.
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