It was late at night, near the end of Hai Hour.
Ren Ye strolled leisurely up to Qinghe Academy with measured strides. This time, however, he did not go to the Dragon Gate gallery at the side, but swaggered up to the main entrance.
He climbed the steps and peered furtively through the crack in the door. It was pitch-black inside, without a trace of light. It was already near the end of Hai Hour; presumably, Xu Qingyan and his wife had gone to bed.
If they were still awake, they were definitely getting up to something.
Wouldn't barging in be rather rude, then? It really is late, after all... After considerable hesitation, Ren Ye suddenly muttered, "Fuck it. I paid three hundred thousand Star Source. I'm a paying customer! Whatever you're getting up to, you still have to see me!"
He had actually wanted to wait until daytime, but messengers holding Communication Order Tokens could only leave the Gutan Sect at night. They still had to participate in the treasure hunt during the day, so even if he came tomorrow, it would have to be after dark.
After all that thinking, I might as well knock. If you've really got something to teach, I'll pay for more. If you're a fraud, we'll see whose tricks of the trade are better.
Knock, knock...!
Ren Ye raised his hand and tapped the door knocker with a strong sense of rhythm.
Before long, peering through the crack, he saw what seemed to be a light coming on in the Inner Courtyard. A clear, pleasant female voice immediately cursed, "Scholar Xu! I told you to close this lousy school, but you wouldn't listen! People come pounding on the door in the middle of the night every day. Tomorrow, get out and live somewhere