"Nothing. I probably haven't been resting well lately." Lu Qingxue shook her head.
Mu Fan did not accept Lu Qingxue's explanation. Looking into those clear, cool eyes, he said, "Senior Lu wouldn't lie."
A faint blush colored Lu Qingxue's fair cheeks before she finally said softly, "There are some matters at home. I may have to go back soon."
"All right. If you need help, just call me." This time, Mu Fan believed her, though he had no idea what her words truly meant.
"Okay."
Their conversations never seemed to last long, yet they both understood perfectly what lay behind those simple words.
"Let's go in."
Lu Qingxue turned, carrying a faint fragrance with her as she entered the Kendo Club first.
When Mu Fan appeared behind her, the Kendo Club members did not react at first...
But soon, when those students caught sight of the figure behind her, the dozen or so trainees all stopped at once.
Dead silence!
Under their watchful gazes, Mu Fan disappeared down the corridor.
Then, sounds of sharp inhalation erupted at once.
"Mu, Mu Fan."
"He's back?"
"He's the legendary figure of our Dingchuan Academy..."
"Shh."
As the metal sliding door slowly shut, the whispers outside instantly vanished.
Lu Qingxue motioned for Mu Fan to sit down, then asked quietly and seriously, "Where is it?"
Mu Fan casually took out his Sky Communicator. With a sweep of his fingers, a three-dimensional light screen quickly projected into the air.
The image of a planet continuously enlarged. Half of it was glaciers, half desert, with only scattered patches of green surviving in the gaps. Faintly visible were oases at the edge of the desert.
Mu Fan pointed to one of the oases.
"At the border between the Third Star Region, the Gador Empire, and the Beyond