36: Class reunion

One hour later, at the entrance of Villa No. 1 in Qinglong Mansion.

"Qin Yu, thank you so much for this time. If it weren't for you, I feel like I might have died in that Novice Secret Realm."

Having returned to her previous female form, Lin Xueyue looked at Qin Yu and thanked him with a serious expression.

"No need to thank me, it was just a small favor." Qin Yu remained as calm and indifferent as ever.

"By the way, congratulations on being specially admitted to Star Ring Academy in advance." Seeing this, Lin Xueyue continued, "From now on, you are a favored child of heaven who has joined the Four Great Academies."

"I still have to give my all for the College Entrance Examination tomorrow."

"My S-rank Wind Mage profession, while considered decent in our Jiangzhou City, is still a bit difficult to get into the Four Great Academies. I don't even know if I'll be able to get in."

"If I can't get in, then after starting university, we might only be able to see each other during the holidays."

Having said that, Lin Xueyue's tone was noticeably downcast.

Over this period of time spent together—whether it was the first time in the Novice Secret Realm when Qin Yu "descended from the sky" and wiped out Li Sheng and his bodyguards with a wave of his hand...

...or this time in the secret realm, where Qin Yu displayed great power and saved her and the entire Lin Clan Merchant Guild exploration team again...

Qin Yu's figure had been deeply imprinted in Lin Xueyue's heart.

And now, with Qin Yu being directly admitted to Star Ring Academy of the Four Great Academies, while she still had to give her all for her future in the College Entrance Examination tomorrow...

Lin Xueyue felt a strong sense of disparity in her heart, and was also somewhat reluctant to part.

However, regarding Lin Xueyue's low spirits, Qin Yu seemed completely oblivious, merely replying stiffly: "Then you do your best."

Afterwards, he turned and walked toward the neighboring Villa No. 2.

For a moment, Lin Xueyue was stunned: "Wait, no? Qin Yu, you..."

However, before she could finish,

Qin Yu had already stepped into Villa No. 2 of Qinglong Mansion.

Which was his current home.

For a moment, the rest of Lin Xueyue's words were stuck in her throat.

A good while later, Qin Yu, who had already returned home,

heard a grumble filled with resentment:

"Qin Yu, you are just a block of wood!"

Qin Yu heard this complaint clearly.

But regarding this, he only shook his head and did not respond.

"Auntie, I'm back!" Qin Yu shouted as he walked through the door.

"Got it, got it." Li Ziqi's voice followed immediately from inside the room.

The door opened, and seeing Qin Yu return safe and sound,

Li Ziqi clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, she returned to her usual irritable state.

"You were gone for seven days. I don't even know if you still have me, your auntie, in your heart."

"Of course I do, Auntie. When I was fighting those magic seeds in the secret realm, my mind was still thinking about whether you were eating enough and keeping warm at home."

"Alright, alright, stop being so mushy..."

Seeing this, based on long experience, Qin Yu was well-versed in this and quickly coaxed Li Ziqi into a good mood.

The two chatted for a while longer.

Li Ziqi went to cook, and Qin Yu returned to his room.

"Whew!" Half-lying on the bed, he recalled the seven days in the secret realm.

Qin Yu's tense state of mind, until this moment,

finally eased slightly.

"Ding-dong!"

"Ding-dong"

"..."

Suddenly, a series of super message notification sounds rang out rapidly in Qin Yu's ears.

super message, just like WeChat in his previous life, was the most popular social software in the Dragon Kingdom.

However, because there was no network in the secret realm, he couldn't use it. Plus, ever since he awakened the E-rank Mechanic Profession, not many people had been looking for him.

So during this time, Qin Yu had left his phone at home.

Now that the super message was suddenly ringing, it made Qin Yu curious as to who was looking for him on the eve of the College Entrance Examination.

Moreover, judging by the frequency of the messages, it seemed like whoever was looking for him was in quite a rush.

"I hope it's not just news or super message activity notifications..."

Recalling the habits of WeChat from his previous life, Qin Yu muttered to himself before rolling off the bed and picking up his phone, which had been tossed on the desk for seven days and was almost covered in dust.

However, upon opening the super message, what greeted Qin Yu's eyes...

...was not a private chat box, but a group chat named "Jiangzhou No. 1 High School Class of 641 Vanguard Class Commemorative Group".

The message notifications Qin Yu had just received were also from this group.

Clearly, no one was looking for Qin Yu personally.

It was just that during the seven days Qin Yu was in the secret realm,

someone, he didn't know who or when, had added his super message account to this new group.

"Tsk tsk..." He glanced at the bottom of the chat interface, where various private chat boxes were deathly silent, frozen from the night before the class change ceremony.

Then he looked at the lively scene in the group chat at the moment.

To be honest, Qin Yu still felt some emotion in his heart.

After all, he still remembered that before the class change ceremony, as the top seed of Jiangzhou No. 1 High School,

he didn't know how many people would look for him every day to chat and build relationships.

However, after the class change ceremony, these people all seemed to have vanished.

Of course, emotion aside, Qin Yu wasn't one to hold a grudge.

After all, fawning over the strong and bullying the weak, currying favor with the powerful—it was all too normal.

Especially in this world possessing extraordinary powers,

this trend was especially prevalent.

Therefore, at this moment, after just a brief moment of reflection, Qin Yu didn't dwell on these pointless thoughts anymore.

Instead, he curiously began to check the messages in the group.

However, to Qin Yu's surprise...

the moment he opened the group chat interface, he saw that someone had tagged him in the group.

[Zhao Yuanming (A-rank Beast Tamer): @Nie Yuxi @Qin Yu, Yuxi, Qin Yu, tomorrow is the College Entrance Examination. Are you two really not attending tonight's class reunion?]

[In the future, because of our different professions, we will all go our separate ways. Perhaps this reunion will be the last time many of us see each other.]

Once this message was sent, the group fell into a brief silence.

Afterwards, it became lively again...

[Proud Lord (Guo Zixing): Speaking of which, ever since the group was created, Goddess Yuxi and... Class Monitor Qin Yu haven't said a word, right?]

[It's been several days already, no idea what those two are doing.]

[I Must Get Into a First-Class Academy in the College Entrance Examination!: That's right, it's so strange. Logically speaking, Teacher Xu has already said he'll attend, so no matter what, they should have at least popped up to say something.]

[Wu Wenbin (A-rank Summoning Mage): Is that even a question? Goddess Nie has been specially admitted to Star Ring Academy, she must be undergoing secret training at Star Ring Academy.]

[As for Qin Yu? Haha, he awakened a Mechanist profession; he probably hasn't recovered from the blow yet and doesn't dare to face us...]

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