She said softly, "When it is time to take something up, the vast majority will choose to do so; but when it is time to let go, only those who can make that decision without hesitation are heroes and outstanding figures."
Qin Fangyang said evenly, "Perhaps on the day I die, I will let go of everything."
This was nothing less than telling He Yuanyue plainly.
Only death would end it. Until death, he would never stop!
He Yuanyue sighed softly.
Afterward, they parted in midair and each headed back.
Sister Lan, Qin Fangyang, and He Yuanyue returned to Second High School, while Mu Yanyan escorted Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian home.
By the time the two arrived home, it was already three in the morning, the darkest stretch after midnight.
"Doggo, what do you think about this?"
Zuo Xiaonian sat in Zuo Xiaoduo's room, her eyes sparkling.
"The former principal was absolutely right. Those two Qi-Reading Adepts really are members of the Witch Alliance; at the very least, they're people colluding with it."
Zuo Xiaoduo spoke softly, but with great certainty. "There's no doubt about that. There can be no mistake."
"I know about those two. What about everyone else?" Zuo Xiaonian asked.
"There's nothing wrong with the others."
Zuo Xiaoduo went over everyone's faces once more in his mind and said, "None of the others gave me any sense that something was wrong. Gu Luoyan belongs to one of Shangjing's great lineages. It seems these lineages really do know a thing or two about selecting guards."
"What about Gu Luoyan herself?"
"Gu Luoyan's aura is extremely upright. You could call her a rare person of true righteousness."
Zuo Xiaoduo was somewhat puzzled as to why Zuo Xiaonian kept dwelling on this question.
"Upright? A person of true