The black-haired girl's voice was perfectly normal. She neither raised it deliberately for everyone around her to hear nor lowered it to keep it from anyone.
Some students heard her words and froze in surprise. Zhong Lizi paused too, glanced at Jing Jiu, and gave a soft murmur of assent.
"My name is Jiang Yuxia, an exchange student from the Divine Academy." The black-haired girl smiled at her. "I really like this novel."
Jiang Yuxia's straight black hair was slightly damp, and her gaze was calm, like slowly flowing lake water.
This lovely girl seemed to be made of water, giving off a soothing air.
Perhaps that was precisely why Zhong Lizi agreed to exchange contact information with her.
Jing Jiu disliked bustle. "Let's go," he said.
With that, he turned and walked into Star Gate University.
Zhong Lizi gave Jiang Yuxia a slight smile and hurried after him.
Watching the boy in the blue tracksuit, Jiang Yuxia looked puzzled. Who is he? Why does Zhong Lizi listen to him so readily?
Rumor had it that her family was distantly related to the Priest Lineage on the surface. That was not quite accurate: she was the heir the Priest Lineage was concentrating its efforts on cultivating.
The Priest Lineage was not descended from past Priestesses, but was a family that served the Priestess. The entire family hoped she could break precedent and become the next Priestess. Her main reason for transferring from the Divine Academy to Star Gate University was to gain more support and ultimately win the Priestess selection.
Befriending Zhong Lizi was an instruction from her elders. Through certain channels, they had learned that Xuan Yu Company had a particularly important project underway, and this silver-haired girl from an underground academy was its original author and planner. She