Yin Tingxue stayed in the Nameless Academy reciting texts. Taking advantage of Zhou Yitang's absence, she gazed out the window toward the mountain path and caught sight of a familiar figure.
Wasn't that Senior Sister Lu?
Two days and nights had passed since the minor examination. Lu Ying ascended the mountain path, her silhouette cutting through the towering spruces, reaching the summit where a one-armed woman awaited her.
"Master."
Lu Ying greeted her master, her tone so flat it surprised even herself.
There wasn't the slightest emotion of returning home… Lu Ying's eyes lowered slightly as she tried to search her heart for waves of feelings, but there were none to be found.
Zhou Yitang glanced briefly at Lu Ying and nodded—that was the highest acknowledgment she could offer.
