Although they were all "old friends," he did not look like an "old friend" at all right now.
Moreover, Lin Yi had a terrible premonition. Could that call have been meant not for Young Master Tian to summon him, but... for him to call the Great Serpent at a critical moment?!
For a moment, he seemed to see a trace of himself in the illusory outline of the Great Serpent's shadow, as though he were looking into a mirror through hazy fog.
Soon, the collapsing, distorted layer began returning to normal, and Lin Yi's consciousness returned as well.
He plopped down into his own body.
May 121, Year X023, 11:43, Group B Class 2.
Lin Yi shook his head gently. His consciousness returned completely, and he was whole again.
He woke fully and immediately checked the time on his watch.
11:43.
"Holy crap, it's almost noon?!" Lin Yi was shocked, but thinking back, it had already been around 9:40 when Tian Bufan summoned him.
After everything they had done, only two hours had passed. That seemed... pretty decent!
And that was despite their having entered a Layer Rift where time was distorted.
At the normal flow of time, it would probably have been afternoon already.
Forget eating; even rushing straight to the Gymnasium for class would have been cutting it close.
He quickly patted Wei Liang. "Liangzi, Liangzi! Time to eat. Coming?"
Wei Liang hurriedly put down the book in his hands. "Let's go, let's go! I'm starving! Oh, right, what time is it?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the Grandfather Clock on the wall.
"Holy freaking beans! It's almost noon?!"
His eyes widened. "I was reading for that long?"
"Exactly. I felt bad interrupting you," Lin Yi bluffed. "But strictly speaking, at our walking speed, it'll only