That was the unspoken understanding between men. A glance, a gesture, and they followed you out of the classroom without asking why.
The four of them went up to the school building's rooftop, unaware of the furtive figure following behind them.
"Jiang Hao, if you have something to say, just say it. Why all the secrecy?"
Jiang Hao did not beat around the bush.
"Song Jie, Xiaolin, Chubby and I are planning to go to the City of Eternity. We wanted to ask what you two think."
At those words, Song Jie fell silent. Chen Xiaolin, however, looked eager to give it a shot. "I want to go too. Qingliu might have already joined the Shenzhou Army by now. I don't want her to look down on me as a weak, useless coward who only knows how to hide behind the front lines."
Jiang Hao nodded and asked Song Jie, "What about you?"
Song Jie hesitated for a long while before saying helplessly, "Even if I wanted to, I couldn't get past my father. He won't let me go to war."
Hearing that same excuse again, Jiang Hao immediately grew angry. "Why does every one of you say that? Isn't protecting our homeland and winning glory exactly what we men should do? Joining the army used to be an honorable calling. How have your fathers and families all become obstacles now?"
"You said it yourself-that was before. Right now, over at the City of Eternity..."
Song Jie suddenly stopped talking. He looked toward the doorway, where Wen Ruxue stood watching the four of them.
Wen Ruxue had heard their entire conversation. She slowly approached, not sparing Song Jie so much as a glance. When she reached Jiang Hao, she said without any visible emotion, "Have you ever considered me your