"Wait, wait a minute, I can take you to Supreme Academy."
Her tone softened, "To be honest, I happen to be going there to teach a class. But you have to tell me first, what exactly is your relationship with Jiang Yunzhou?"
A Lan's face immediately lit up with a brilliant smile.
"Really? You're not trying to trick me somewhere to sell me off, are you?" she said playfully, her eyes sparkling.
She was so aloof just now, and now suddenly so enthusiastic. Could there really be a trap?
Tang Yuehua couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Do you have a persecution complex? Believe it or not..."
A Lan quickly scurried after her, laughing: "I didn't mean that, I believe you, of course I believe you!"
"Yunzhou and I met a long time ago. I really came to find him. We had a bit of a misunderstanding, and I traveled a long way just to explain it clearly to him."
"Sister Tang, you'll help me, right?"
The simple address of 'Sister Tang' secretly pleased Tang Yuehua. This girl was quite good at handling things.
"Whether I believe you or not, we'll see later. The person you're looking for isn't at Supreme Academy right now. He took his disciples out for training and I don't know when he'll be back."
A Lan was stunned upon hearing this: "What? He's not in Tian Dou City? Where did he go?"
Tang Yuehua found her anxiousness a little amusing: "I don't know either. You can either wait for him to come back, or you can leave now."
Of course, A Lan wouldn't leave. After all the trouble she went through to find this place, and finally getting a clue, how could she leave?
But she also started to wonder: Tang Yuehua's reaction, why did it seem like she was very familiar with Jiang Yunzhou?
Could it be that they had some unspeakable relationship?
She was almost forty; she could be Jiang Yunzhou's mother. How was that possible?
But why did her eyes sparkle when Jiang Yunzhou was mentioned?
Unable to suppress her curiosity, she asked with a smile: "Sister Tang, what is your relationship with Yunzhou?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of tenderness unconsciously appeared on Tang Yuehua's face: "He, ah, is a sunny big boy. We are very good friends."
A Lan carefully observed her expression, and the more she looked, the more she thought it was possible. Otherwise, why would she blush when answering?
However, even if she had some suspicions now, it wasn't good to ask too much. She herself still had a misunderstanding with Jiang Yunzhou to resolve, so she dared not be randomly jealous.
The two chatted idly, and soon arrived at Supreme Academy.
"This is Supreme Academy. Yunzhou currently has five direct disciples and more than twenty students. He's not here, so he entrusted me to look after it."
A Lan nodded thoughtfully, mumbling to herself: He already has five direct disciples? ...She followed Tang Yuehua into the academy. Tang Yuehua went directly to class, and she wandered around the academy by herself.
This scene was witnessed by Liu Erlong, who was watching from a building across the way.
"Tang Yuehua? Why would she come to Supreme Academy?"
She hadn't been to the academy these past few days, so she naturally didn't know that Tang Yuehua had been coming every day.
A woman's intuition immediately put her on alert.
She didn't think any further, went straight downstairs, and walked quickly towards Supreme Academy.
As soon as she entered the academy, she heard a melodious tune, and then immediately saw A Lan wandering around.
Their gazes met in the air.
"You are?"
"You are?"
Their steps slowly approached, each sizing up the other.
"My name is Liu Erlong, Dean of Lan Ba Academy across the way. I'm here to see Dean Jiang, could you please call him for me?"
A Lan paused, then replied: "My name is A Lan, you can call me Xiao Lan. I'm also here to see Jiang Yunzhou. But Sister Tang said he took his disciples out for training five days ago, and I don't know when he'll be back."
As A Lan spoke, she silently sized up Liu Erlong. Why did this Dean Liu seem to have such lingering charm?
She didn't know if she was being overly sensitive, but she felt that every woman she met had some connection with Jiang Yunzhou. This was a woman's sixth sense.
"You said Yun... Dean Jiang took his disciples out?"
Upon learning that Jiang Yunzhou was out, her first reaction was: Could Jiang Yunzhou have left because she was avoiding him?
A wave of regret immediately surged in her heart. Had the cow run away?
A Lan nodded, and tentatively asked: "Are you from the Lan Ba Tyrannical Dragon family?"
Although she didn't know Liu Erlong, she knew of this family. The academy was called 'Lan Ba', so there should be some connection.
Liu Erlong, however, was lost in thought, her mind completely filled with 'Is he angry with me?'.
"Dean Liu? Dean Liu? What's wrong?" A Lan saw her spacing out and waved her hand in front of her eyes.
Liu Erlong snapped back to reality and quickly explained: "Ah? Nothing, I just got distracted thinking about something. What did you just say?"
A Lan was a little speechless and shook her head: "Nothing. He's not here, so why don't you come back when he returns?"
Liu Erlong turned to leave, but then suddenly paused: Why should she leave?
She turned back and said with a smile: "Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I'll accompany you to tour the academy. It's my first time here too."
A Lan was a guest after all, so it was hard to refuse.
So the two walked and looked around the academy together.
Before long, Tang Yuehua finished her class for the day and came out to see A Lan and Liu Erlong together, so she walked towards them.
"Dean Liu, why do you have time to come here today?"
Being in Tian Dou City and both from prominent families, it was perfectly normal for them to know each other.
For some mysterious reason, these three women were gathered together at Supreme Academy.
At this moment, the three looked at each other, and coincidentally, they all read a hint of 'not simple' from each other's faces.
Subtly, a 'could these two be my love rivals?' intuition quietly arose.
Their woman's sixth sense told them: It was highly possible.
But such a thing couldn't be stated directly, so they could only keep it to themselves and observe secretly.
"Well, Dean Jiang and I are neighbors, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to drop by, right?" Liu Erlong said, crossing her arms.
"But Pavilion Master Tang, why would she come here to teach? That's quite unusual."
Tang Yuehua maintained her elegance and said indifferently: "Dean Jiang and I have a good relationship. He entrusted me to take up a teaching position here and help him look after the academy."
Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong felt a little uneasy.
If she hadn't run away, would she be the one standing here now?
"I see, then Pavilion Master Tang is truly a good person. However, I have been a dean for several years, so if there's anything you don't understand, you can always ask me."
Tang Yuehua smiled in response: "Dean Jiang's students are all very well-behaved and sensible. I happen to teach etiquette and music, so I probably won't need to trouble Dean Liu in that regard."
A Lan looked left and right, why did it feel like their conversation was a bit confrontational?
Liu Erlong suddenly felt a little stifled in her chest... "Haha, it's fine, there's always something you won't know..."
She didn't let Tang Yuehua speak, and continued: "I still have some matters at my academy, so I'll take my leave first."
Before turning around, she didn't forget to say to A Lan: "Miss Xiao Lan, come visit our Lan Ba Academy when you have time."
A Lan, who was silently observing, was suddenly called upon and quickly responded: "Uh, okay! I'll be waiting for Yunzhou at Supreme Academy for the next few days. I'll go play with Sister Liu when I have time..."
She then looked at Tang Yuehua, her eyes full of expectation: "Sister Tang, can you take me in for a few days?"
Tang Yuehua initially wanted to refuse, but seeing Liu Erlong pause, she immediately changed her mind: "Of course, you can stay with me for a few days."
It was unclear whether it was out of that inexplicable hostility, or if she truly wanted to gamble on the relationship between Jiang Yunzhou and this girl.
If she took good care of this girl, perhaps it would make Jiang Yunzhou happy.
"That's great! Thank you, Sister Tang!"
A Lan's smile was like a flower, and her beautiful face revealed the bright innocence of a young girl.
She wondered if her mindset had also become younger after becoming younger herself.