A quarter of an hour later, the three had arrived by carriage and stood before the gates of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Setting foot in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the first time, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were deeply awed by the magnificent sight before them.
Xiao Wu's eyes widened, sparkling with excitement, and she could not help exclaiming, "It really deserves to be called the finest academy in the entire empire! The whole mountain belongs to the academy. How spectacular!"
Zhu Zhuqing could not help nodding either. A glimmer of agreement crossed her eyes as she softly added, "Although the Star Luo Empire is somewhat stronger than the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Royal Academy can't match the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in scale or grandeur."
Seeing their awestruck expressions, Chen Xuanqing chuckled. He reached out to pat both girls on the shoulders and said gently, "All right, you two, enough marveling. Let's head inside."
The three started up the path leading onto the mountain. From time to time, students dressed in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's uniforms passed them, all curiously sizing up the three strangers.
Although Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were still young, their distinctive bearing and striking looks drew everyone's attention.
Xiao Wu was lively and adorable, while Zhu Zhuqing seemed cool and noble. Walking together, they made a beautiful sight that people could not resist looking at a few more times.
[Ding! Host, please steal Dugu Yan away. Reward: one lottery draw.]
Chen Xuanqing had not expected the almighty system to arrange for him to steal Dugu Yan away as well. In truth, he was not particularly interested in her.
But since the almighty system had ordered it, Chen Xuanqing could only reluctantly accept this difficult task, piling