"Wulin, your strength has increased so much. What happened?"
Inside Tang Wulin's room, Huo Yutong asked with red, swollen eyes.
She had clung to Tang Wulin and cried for over an hour before finally stopping, leaving her face a little messy.
Tang Wulin gave a bitter smile.
"Hey, hey, we just made our relationship official, and you're already asking your boyfriend that?"
Huo Yutong pouted.
"Can't I?"
"Of course you can." Tang Wulin said softly, "Teacher left me an inheritance called the Dragon Core. He used a Hundred Thousand Year Level Dragon Blood Ganoderma to help me absorb it."
"...I see."
At the mention of Mu En, a flash of sorrow passed through Huo Yutong's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it and said with a smile:
"That's wonderful. That makes your position as the Sea God's Pavilion Master Successor even more secure."
"Mm."
Tang Wulin saw how hard she was holding it in, but he did not point it out. Instead, he stroked her little head and comforted her without a word.
They were lying on the bed together now, Huo Yutong pressed close against him. Neither of them had the slightest improper thought; they simply wanted to experience the feeling of relying on each other.
After a moment of silence, Huo Yutong suddenly said:
"Wulin, I'm leaving tomorrow to become an exchange student at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. I'll be there for two and a half years."
"...Mm."
Tang Wulin nodded, his expression somewhat heavy.
He had just gotten a girlfriend, yet they were going to be separated before they had even had the chance to spend much time being intimate. It truly made him feel a little miserable.
But he could not stop her from going.
To his surprise, Huo Yutong immediately said seriously:
"This