After spending a Gold Soul Coin to smooth the way, Ning Bei successfully found out where the dean of Skywater Academy lived.
After winding through several turns, he arrived before a luxurious-looking residence, and the plaque for the Shui Residence came into view.
"The surname Shui? Is there some connection to that Ice Phoenix Girl?"
Ning Bei could not worry about that much, so he knocked directly on the Shui Residence's main gate.
Half a minute later, a woman with light-blue, shoulder-length short hair poked her head out. When she saw Ning Bei's face, she froze slightly, then a faint blush climbed onto her cheeks.
"It's you! May... may I ask what you need?"
Ning Bei clicked his tongue inwardly in wonder. He had just been thinking that this place might be connected to that Ice Phoenix Girl, and now her younger sister had appeared.
The woman who came out was none other than Shui Yue'er, the little lovestruck girl he had met once before, whose Martial Soul was Dolphin.
"Hello, we meet again. I'd like to see the adults of your household. There are some matters I need to discuss with them. Would that be all right?"
"Ah? Then... then wait here for a moment. I'll be right back."
Shui Yue'er answered in a bit of a panic, then immediately turned and slipped back inside, even thoughtfully closing the gate behind her.
A few minutes later, the gate opened again, and several women with the same hair color appeared before Ning Bei.
The difference was that the two women walking in front were clearly much older, people of the same generation as his father, Ning Fengzhi.
The two women behind them were the sisters Ning Bei had met before, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
Ning Bei nodded to the