"I heard that! What aren't you telling me?"
A petite figure appeared like a ghost, slipping silently into view and arriving before them in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the secretive pair, Zi Yan's large eyes filled with suspicion. She glanced from one to the other, pouting in displeasure, completely unaware of the fruit juice glistening at the corner of her mouth under the moonlight.
Queen Medusa stepped through the air toward her and affectionately wiped away the juice, her fair chin slightly raised and a gentle smile on her lips.
"There. Ask him yourself."
Under Zi Yan's unwavering stare, Chen Cang kept a straight face. "Your big sister Medusa and I were discussing returning to Jia Nan Academy. We wanted to surprise you."
"Big sister Medusa, is that true?"
"It should... be."
"No, Chen Cang, you're lying! Tell me!"
Breaking away from Medusa, Zi Yan immediately lunged at Chen Cang, determined to get to the bottom of it.
Chen Cang gave the two magical beasts in the mountain valley below a slight signal, then set off toward Jia Nan Academy.
The Black-Corner Region held plenty of good things, but there was no hurry to claim the rest. For now, entering seclusion to improve his strength mattered more.
He had been looking forward to this day for a long time.
And Jia Nan Academy was an excellent place for secluded cultivation.
"Don't bite me! Who taught you that?"
"Mmph... will you tell me or not?"
"I'll tell you! Right now!"
Watching the two of them tussle, one big and one small, Medusa could not help smiling.
Then she stepped through the air and followed them.
The next day, Jia Nan Academy.
Nearly two years had passed. Group after group of students had left, and new students had