Wangshu Inn.
"Find yourself a room and stay here. I'll come for you when the sun rises tomorrow."
"If you fail to get up, the contract will be void."
With that, Xiao vanished.
"Ugh, this guy is just too cold."
Ellin felt helpless, but she couldn't exactly return to her Serenitea Pot. If Xiao couldn't find her the next morning, her lessons would fall through.
So she could only get a room at Wangshu Inn and stay the night.
Early the next Sky-Clearing morning.
Xiao came to find Ellin, but judging by his reluctant expression, something had clearly changed his mind.
Seeing this, Ellin couldn't help sighing. Time really was good at smoothing out emotions.
Yesterday, she had talked circles around Xiao, leaving him utterly bewildered. But after a night of thought, that rush of emotion had faded. Now that he had calmed down, he probably felt rather aggrieved.
The reluctant expression on Xiao's face was all the confirmation Ellin needed.
"Master, he doesn't seem very keen on teaching you."
Feng'er spoke to Ellin over the party voice channel.
"It's fine. Don't panic. If I could mess with him once, I can do it again."
Ellin replied.
"I didn't expect you two to be so punctual."
Xiao gave Ellin a cold glance. "Then let's waste no time. Our training ground is Jueyun Karst."
"I'll go ahead. If you can't keep up, it means you aren't qualified to receive my instruction, and the contract will be void."
With that, Xiao shot off toward Jueyun Karst with a whoosh.
"Seriously? That fast? If you don't want to teach me, just say so!"
Ellin grumbled.
"But shaking me off won't be that easy!"
With that, the divine core inside Ellin spun rapidly, and a vast amount of Anemo enveloped her, carrying her