The House of Waveswept Rocks.

When the carriage stopped outside, Zheng Muyao was just about to follow Su Yi in when she heard him say, “You should go home.”

“Uh….” Zheng Muyao batted her eyes, then pleaded, “Uncle Su, I want to go to your house and have a look around.”

But it was as if Su Yi didn’t even hear her. “Go back and ask around for me. I want to know whether or not Zhu Guqing has made it back to Heaven’s Origin Academy.”

On his way back, he wondered, Why was it that despite the commotion, Zhu Guqing didn’t make an appearance? She's Wen Lingzhao's master!

Even Wen Lingxue was nowhere to be found. Something wasn’t quite right here.

Remember, when he first left the Cloudriver Prefectural Capital, Zhu Guqing and Wen Lingxue had already boarded their passenger ship and left. Based on the distance, they ought to have arrived in the Imperatorial Provincial Capital three days later.

Which was to say that they should have arrived the day before yesterday.

But today, during his trip to Heaven’s Origin Academy, he saw no sign of either one of them.

“Zhu Guqing? Uncle Su, don’t tell me you’ve taken a shine to that mature, icy beauty?” Zheng Muyao couldn’t help but ask.

Su Yi stretched out his finger and poked her forehead. “What do you spend all...