Lu You stood in the doorway, looking at the golden-haired, golden-eyed figure on the sofa. A chill shot from the soles of his feet to the back of his head, piercing straight through his crown.
He slowly closed the door.
Bang! Then he turned and walked away.
Hey, the place is yours!
"Teacher Lu, you really should come back."
Her gentle voice sounded beside his ear and burrowed into his mind like a winding, coiling snake.
Lu You's dark pupils contracted slightly. After a moment's thought, he turned around, opened the door, and went inside.
If she truly intended to stop him and meant to kill him, this was Kyoto. He could not escape even if he wanted to.
He might as well figure out what she was plotting, then counter her as the situation allowed.
She sat there casually, the exquisite hem of her white robe draping over the edge of the sofa. Her bare, jade-like feet rested lightly on the floor, the bones of her toes distinct, the neatly arranged blue veins lending a different charm to her snowy, creamy skin.
The sight alone whetted the appetite.
She was like a lazy cat.
Her face was still shrouded in that hazy light, obscuring her features, but that aura...
That unfathomably deep pressure from her psychic energy made every hair on Lu You's body quietly stand on end.
He had actually considered many possibilities.
Amaterasu Kong might send someone to warn him, pass him a message through the Academia Faction, or even expel him from the school outright.
But he had never expected this Kyoto Prefectural Lord, who held the lives of a billion people in her hands, to barge straight into his home like an uninvited rogue!
Lu You took a deep breath and closed the door without