"Hey, Xuanyuan, are you listening?" Hu Tao asked worriedly.
"I'm listening. What time are you going to school tomorrow? How are you getting there?" Ning Xuan was on her Light Computer, looking up the location of the Xingluo Bay Middle and High Level Joint Academy.
"We have Food Prep class tomorrow, from ten to eleven in the morning and two to three in the afternoon. We only need to be there by ten. Teacher Qu said we can take home half of the ingredients we prepare in class. I'm determined to do a great job with them this time!" Assuming Ning Xuan was asking about class times, Hu Tao quickly recited the schedule to her.
Ning Xuan had already found the location of the Xingluo Bay Middle and High Level Joint Academy. It wasn't far from her home. Moreover, there was a school bus stop nearby, so she could take it to get to school.
"Okay, see you tomorrow then!" Ning Xuan said, about to end the call.
"Hey, wait, wait! Xuanyuan, are you really not bothered? Jin Rongrong is also a simp for Luo Meng, and she said today that she's going to teach you a lesson!" Hu Tao's use of the word "also" was pointed; it was clear that in their classmates' eyes, Ning Xuan was undoubtedly a simp for Luo Meng as well.
"What's there to be bothered about? We'll talk tomorrow when we see each other." After saying her piece, Ning Xuan hung up.
Hu Tao stared at the disconnected call in disbelief. "He Mo, Xuanyuan actually said 'what's there to be bothered about?' She used to be so thin-skinned. Do you think... um... she hasn't been to school for the past few days. She didn't actually go to the Mysterious Barrier Land, did she?"
"If she'd really gone, do you think she'd have made it back alive? Even Spirit Controllers don't dare enter a Mysterious Barrier Land above their level. She's a normal person. Going there would have been a death sentence," He Mo said nonchalantly.
"Anyway, I heard the Fighting Department got a new teacher. They say he's Double S-Class in both spiritual power and Physical Ability, and he's a young, handsome guy. I'm going to audit a Fighting Department class tomorrow!" The moment she mentioned a handsome guy, He Mo instantly perked up.
"Wipe your drool. That guy just came from an A-level Star's Exotic Beast battlefield. The rumor is he's here to recuperate because of frequent spiritual power rampages. You can look, but don't you dare do anything reckless!" Hu Tao gave her friend a disgusted look. 'My two best friends, one is boy-crazy and the other is romance-obsessed. Neither of them is normal.'
「The next day.」
Ning Xuan took the school bus to school. The bus traveled on a sky track that only appeared after the vehicle started; on normal days, she had no idea where it was hidden. She found this high technology fascinating to watch.
Ning Xuan had just stepped through the school gates and was about to ask someone for directions to the third-year culinary classroom when someone smacked her on the shoulder. "SMACK!" "Xuanyuan, Jin Rongrong is in the classroom waiting to corner you! Let's not go there yet. Quick, come with me!" Hu Tao said nervously, grabbing Ning Xuan and pulling her toward the central building marked "Fighting Department."
"Rongrong, Ning Xuan is over there! How dare she still try to get close to Luo Meng! Quick, let's go stop her!"
Ning Xuan stared blankly at the young man walking out of the Fighting Department building. If she wasn't mistaken, she could see blatant disgust in his eyes.
"Ning Xuan," the young man said with a haughty expression, "Ning Fei told me your spiritual power has awakened. Although it's a bit late for you to awaken now, my cousin's spiritual power is only D-level. You might just be a match for him. I can introduce you. From now on, stop coming to find me all the time. I've told you many times, we're not right for each other!"