When the next day came, Cai Wei greeted Li Luo, who had just arisen. He looked absolutely terrible, with black eye-circles and sluggish movements. It was as though he had not slept well the previous night.
"What's wrong? Didn't sleep well?" Cai Wei asked with concern.
Li Luo shook his head and smiled. "The academy has been having their preliminary examinations recently, and I think the stress has gotten to me."
He didn't want to mention the situation of him having to face off against Song Yunfeng today. There wasn't any point.
Cai Wei nodded knowingly, and her radiant and beautiful egg-shaped face had an encouraging expression. "Do your best! I'm sure you can do it!"
"Oh, Yan Lingqing asked about you yesterday. It seems that you didn't go to the Suncreek Villa?"
While hurriedly stuffing several mouths of porridge into his mouth, Li Luo garbled, "Please let her know that once my preliminary examinations are done, I will spend more effort on resonance smithing. If she wants to find me for a chat, I will be more than pleased to do so then!"
Cai Wei smiled mischievously. "Why did you not tell her personally?"
"I was afraid she might beat me to death," Li Luo answered honestly before devouring his breakfast. After waving goodbye, he quickly ran off.
Seeing this scene, Cai Wei could only shrug helplessly as she watched Li Luo escape, wryly shaking her head. After which, she continued to have her breakfast as though nothing had happened, slowly chewing and enjoying it.
...
"Li Luo." As Li Luo made his way to Southwind Academy, he heard a familiar, clear, and crisp voice behind him. Turning around, he saw the good-looking and immaculate Lu Qing'er sitting right beneath a massive viridescent tree.
Lu Qing'er was currently wearing a black, short-skirted academy uniform. This coupled with her snow-white skin made the sight of her even more attractive. Her thin waist and short skirt further accentuated her slender legs. She was so eye-catching that everyone who was in the vicinity would furtively glance at her every so often.
Li Luo, hearing her greeting, immediately walked over and gave a casual smile.
"I heard you're going to be facing off against Song Yunfeng today?" Lu Qing'er asked as her brows knitted together in a frown.
Li Luo could only nod in response.
"What do you plan to do?" Lu Qing'er asked.
Li Luo paused for a moment before frankly responding. "I'll probably just give up on the fight."
Hearing this response, Lu Qing'er gave a light laugh, but there was no intention to mock him. Instead, she only seriously nodded. "That is a very logical decision. There is no need for you to prove yourself against him. With your talent in the resonance arts, the gap between you two will lessen in time."
"I feel the same way too."
At this point, Lu Qing'er became slightly silent and solemn. "I'd like to apologize for what has happened. I think that part of the reason why the situation has devolved to such an extent is because of me."
Li Luo smiled, "Well, honestly, you're barely the problem. It mostly has to do with the relationship between House Luolan and the Song family. Of course, I think the bigger reason is that Song Yunfeng is afraid."
"Afraid?" Lu Qing'er's almond-shaped eyes blinked curiously.
Li Luo gave an insipid smile. "Well, he's afraid that I will return to that form I had in the past. If that were to happen, he would forever live in my shadow and all of his effort throughout the years would go to waste. People would ridicule him." If anyone else heard these words, they would think that Li Luo had a screw loose in his head. Furthermore, the Song Yunfeng of today had much more influence and standing in the academy than Li Luo.
Lu Qing'er, on the other hand, looked pensive. She was extremely clear about how outstanding and exceptional Li Luo was in his prime. Even now she found it hard to match up to him, much less Song Yunfeng.
"So, he wants to firmly suppress and completely crush you before you are able to mature? This also serves to fortify his own confidence?" Lu Qing'er asked.
"Most likely." Li Luo nodded.
"If this is the case, then he won't let you give up so easily," Lu Qing'er commented.
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