Birds called, streams answered; mountains rose high, mists wandered.
Trees followed the wind's palm; waters danced in robes of sunlight.
Azure as the heavens, unlike the drifting clouds...
On the mountain's stone path, Su Mo gasped for breath. He stared at the mountain road with no end in sight, despair all over his face.
"Third Senior Sister, what kind of academy has to be built halfway up a mountain?"
His red robes fluttering, Gu Yu led the way. Hearing Su Mo's question behind him, he turned, thought for a moment, and said, "Because the Dean said... halfway up the mountain, we're not among the clouds... nor in the mortal world!"
At this point, Gu Yu paused. Since Little Su Su was already his Little Junior Brother, some things could hardly be kept from him.
He continued, "But apparently, there was already an academy halfway up the mountain. Everyone left later on. The Dean couldn't be bothered to build another, so he moved straight in. And... he couldn't even be bothered to change the name!"
"So you don't need to take what the Dean said about halfway up the mountain... the mortal world... and all that too seriously."
Su Mo's eyes went blank... So the "Academy" wasn't actually a real academy!
Su Mo glanced back down the mountain... Was it too late to change my mind?
Forget it. I finally found a mighty leg to cling to...
Sighing, Su Mo struggled a few more steps uphill.
He looked up at the road ahead again. It didn't seem any closer... Great, those steps seemed to have been wasted too.
Watching Su Mo's idiotic behavior, Gu Yu's lips twitched.
"But why can't we just ride the carriage up? Why do we have to take this little path on foot?" Su Mo couldn't help