The guest rooms of the Tongming Cult had rarely been used since they were built. After all, this place was located at the edge of the extreme northern region, where human presence was already scarce. Whether elders or disciples of the cult, few had friends coming to visit.
However, today, two guests had arrived in the guest room.
Zhang Lexuan and Beibei sat at the table, neither speaking for a moment. Seeing each other here, both felt some surprise in their hearts. They wanted to ask something, yet for a while, neither knew how to begin.
In the end, it was Zhang Lexuan who took the initiative to break the silence. "When you left the academy back then, it was to search for traces of Tang Ya. Did you find her?"
"Mm." Beibei nodded. He glanced at the woman in front of him, who had been like a mother and sister to him. His usual imposing manner weakened somewhat. Mentioning Tang Ya now caused a slight change in his expression.
Zhang Lexuan, however, did not seem particularly surprised. She simply raised her head and surveyed the furnishings of the guest room.
"Elder Sister… this isn't your first time here, is it?"
After seeing Zhang Lexuan in the Tongming Cult, many things had already become clear in Beibei's mind. Zhang Lexuan's change of heart had not happened overnight.
"What do you think of this place?" Zhang Lexuan did not answer immediately. Instead, she posed a question in return.
Beibei lowered his head slightly upon hearing this. He hid nothing and simply spoke his true feelings. "They're different from the evil soul masters we've encountered before."
"At first, when I heard Elder Sister's ideas, although I had no right to speak because of Little Ya's situation, I still felt some confusion in my heart."
"But now, I somewhat understand what you meant. Their every action and movement… if I hadn't known in advance, it would be hard for me to imagine they were actually a group of evil soul masters."
"Yes." Zhang Lexuan seemed to recall something. Her gaze became slightly distant as she gently nodded. "I never imagined that person would actually be an evil soul master."
"Since you've found traces of Tang Ya, aren't you planning to take her back?" Zhang Lexuan withdrew her thoughts and changed the subject.
"Little Ya still doesn't want to go back." Beibei's eyes lowered slightly upon hearing this. "Although she was coerced, in the end, she still did some things she didn't want to do. She still can't get past that hurdle in her heart."
Zhang Lexuan glanced at Beibei, a slight change appearing in her expression. "So that's how it is."
"Then what do you plan to…"
"I plan to stay here with Little Ya."
"Sigh." Zhang Lexuan let out a soft sigh. "The academy is just the academy; it won't restrict where you go. But what about the Tang Sect? Can you really feel at ease not keeping an eye on things there?"
"Yuhao and the others will handle it well." Beibei had great confidence in Huo Yuhao. "Yuhao is actually better at these things than I am. It was only because he was too young before. With him there, I can naturally rest assured."
"That's good then." Zhang Lexuan replied, and the room fell silent once again.
Just as Beibei was wondering how to speak up, footsteps suddenly sounded from outside.
"Sect Master, a guest has arrived. I have already brought her to the guest room."
A voice filled with loathing came from outside the door. Zhang Lexuan abruptly stood up.
"Chatting about old times in my place?"
With guests in the room, the door had naturally been left open. Before the person could finish speaking, Lin Xiao had already seen the two people inside from afar.
Seeing that the three of them seemed to have something to discuss, the person showed some tact and turned to leave on his own.
Lin Xiao glanced at Zhang Lexuan and let out a laugh. "I've only been gone for how long, and already there are new people in the cult. It seems it won't be long before this place gets lively too."
"I came to find you for something else. Running into Beibei here was also unexpected for me."
Beibei also stood up and looked at Zhang Lexuan with slight surprise. In his opinion, he had never heard Zhang Lexuan speak in such a tone different from usual.
"I thought you came to deliver living expenses to him since he's staying here for Tang Ya." Lin Xiao also took a couple of steps forward. "Sit down, all of you. Where were you just talking?"
"My conversation with Eldest Senior Sister is already finished." Beibei cupped his hands toward Lin Xiao, then walked toward the door.
Lin Xiao did not stop him. Only after seeing Beibei leave the guest room and his figure disappear did he turn his gaze back to Zhang Lexuan.
"Although I mentioned the Tongming Cult to you before, this should still be your first time actually entering here, right? What do you think?"
"Mm… very good."
"Haha, compared to Shrek Academy, the environment here is much simpler."
As Lin Xiao spoke, he looked toward the door. As if to prove his point, the wind and snow outside grew stronger, and the chill in the air showed no sign of dissipating.
"No, I really like it here." Zhang Lexuan also looked outside and gently shook her head. "The residences of ordinary people surround this place. It's not like Shrek Academy…"
"What about Shrek Academy?"
"It's located within Shrek City, yet there isn't even a main gate leading into the city. The academy's high walls are like a division separating the academy from Shrek City."
Lin Xiao recalled for a moment and suddenly realized that what Zhang Lexuan said was indeed true. When people from Shrek Academy wanted to return to the academy from Shrek City, they had to first leave the city and then enter through the academy's exclusive east gate.
"Sorry."
Before Lin Xiao could speak, he heard Zhang Lexuan softly utter two words.
Lin Xiao's expression changed slightly as he looked at Zhang Lexuan. "What happened?"
"I actually… have an engagement with Beibei, the one you just saw."
Zhang Lexuan kept her head lowered, but she heard Lin Xiao's tone suddenly soften. "I know."
"How do you know about this? Even most people in the academy don't know." Zhang Lexuan suddenly raised her head to look at Lin Xiao, her eyes filled with astonishment.
"I know many things." Lin Xiao looked at Zhang Lexuan with a smile. "When we have time later, I can tell you everything I know, one by one."
"You've always known?"
Lin Xiao nodded.
"You've known for a very long time?"
Lin Xiao nodded again.
Although it felt somewhat unbelievable, Zhang Lexuan also knew there was no need for Lin Xiao to deceive her. Moreover, his reaction just now showed he was not surprised by her words at all.
Suddenly, she let out a long sigh.
"Just now, when talking with Beibei about Tang Ya, he told me that there's a hurdle in Tang Ya's heart that she can't get past, which is why she has stayed here all this time and is unwilling to go back with Beibei."
"Now that I think about it, I actually also have a hurdle that I haven't been able to get past, one that has kept me… kept you at a distance in front of me."
A flash passed through Lin Xiao's eyes. By the time he looked at the table, Zhang Lexuan was no longer there. Turning his head, he saw the beauty already by his side, gently leaning against him.
"And now?"
Zhang Lexuan said nothing, only shaking her head slightly.
"You are the vice dean of the number one soul master academy on the continent, Shrek Academy. Getting too close to an evil soul master like me, aren't you afraid it will affect Shrek's reputation?"
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