Knock knock knock!
"Please come in."
Xiao He pushed open the door. This was an office in the fire-element teaching building. The small room had four desks, but the one labeled "Instructor Red Lotus" was empty.
"Hello teachers, I'm looking for Instructor Honglian. Do you know where she is?"
All three teachers were women and seemed quite kind and approachable. Upon hearing that Xiao He was looking for Honglian, one of them replied, "Today is Instructor Honglian's training session; she took the students to the bathhouse."
"Students?" Xiao He was taken aback. "A lot?"
"There are about twenty people. Instructor Honglian leads the elite class, so not all the students are participating in the training course. Which instructor are you a student with?"
“I am also a student of Instructor Honglian.” Xiao He then asked, “Which district’s bathhouse does Instructor Honglian go to?”
"West District 13".
"OK, thanks!"
You're welcome.
Xiao He gently closed the door, then hurried towards the West Thirteenth District.
He wouldn't ask anyone else about the old dean's affairs, since it was a secret of the Fifth Junior Academy, and only Honglian could possibly know the truth.
After all, three months have passed, and the old dean couldn't possibly stay in Flying Dragon City forever; he was most likely busy with unfinished business. So, the only hope is that he left Honglian some contact information or clues about the Forbidden Land.
The forbidden land is now under rule, and no one can successfully become a god—this is a serious matter.
This is crucial to whether the five of them can complete their mission.
If you're like the old dean and get stuck at 99, that would be a real headache.
The West 13th District isn't far; it's not even as far as Black.
Upon seeing the sign for the bathhouse in the distance, Xiao He paused in his tracks.
"This... I can't go in, can I?"
Although his current body is fine enough to enter the women's bathhouse, his morals tell him "no."
"Forget it, let's wait outside. It's too far from here, we won't be able to see them even if they come out."
Xiao He's steps were no longer as hurried as before; he simply walked normally to the entrance of the bathhouse.
Not far from the gate was a small garden with many benches, and Xiao He's target was one that was neither too close nor too far.
"Oh my, what a coincidence!"
Before he could even enter the small garden, Su Mei suddenly emerged from the bushes beside him.
Xiao He gave her a haunting look.
"Want to take a bath?"
"no."
"Then what are you doing here?"
"Waiting for someone."
"Oh dear, who are we waiting for? Why don't we just go inside and find them? Why do we have to wait?" Su Mei said, linking her arm with hers like a casual friend: "Who are you looking for? I'll go with you."
"Need not."
"Oh right, if you just woke up, this is indeed your first time here! Don't be afraid, I'll stay with you! Let's go~"
Without saying a word, Su Mei pulled him forward.
"Really, there's no need!" Xiao He withdrew his hand, and the awkwardness in his eyes was noticed by the observant Su Mei.
The latter smiled mysteriously, thinking to himself, "Could there be some hidden meaning?"
"It's too complicated inside. I don't want to miss it if I go in and out." Xiao He said casually and turned to leave.
Su Meiming has a cunning look to her. She doesn't make a scene or argue, but sticks to me sweetly and affectionately. She doesn't seem like a good person, but there's no evidence that she's committed any heinous crimes. She's really difficult to deal with.
Compared to when they first met, her attitude had completely changed.
Xiao He couldn't help but think of Nan Bai. It seemed that the girl was just using Nan Bai as a ride, so he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"It seems I misunderstood Xiaohe's meaning before. She wants to protect not just Nanbai, but... this entire country..."
"Why do you always frown? You're so beautiful, you look even more beautiful when you smile!" Su Mei chattered incessantly beside him. The stone bench was so long that Xiao He couldn't sit on it all by himself, so she squeezed onto it.
"Hey? Isn't that Amei?" A girl who was rushing by suddenly stopped her car.
"Oh, Xiao Lan." Su Mei greeted her familiarly, "Let me introduce you, this is my best friend, Xiao He!"
"?" Xiao He was speechless.
"Hello! I heard that Instructor Crimson Lotus is teaching in Cold Spring District! Is that true?" a girl passing by asked hopefully.
"Yes...!" Su Mei didn't hesitate for long, making it hard to tell whether she truly understood or was just pretending.
"Oh! Really! I skipped class to come here! I'll talk to you later! I need to hurry in! It might be full if I'm late!" This girl was very outspoken and spoke with a lot of surprise.
"Alright! Keep it up!" Su Mei waved her hand.
Xiao He frowned; Honglian was actually having a class inside…
"Shall we go in and take a look?" Su Mei asked, trying to pull him inside as if she were being coquettish.
A sign next to it has a floor plan of the bathhouse. The men's bathhouse is on the left, the women's bathhouse is on the right, and there is a large pool in the middle called "Cold Spring".
The cold spring area is a place similar to a swimming pool, and it is not gender-segregated, unlike the separate men's and women's bathhouses.
If you don't want to take a shower, you can go directly into the cold spring area through the middle door.
Pets are not allowed inside.
"Uh, hey, wait for me!" Su Mei's hand was suddenly free, and she saw Xiao He enter through the gate.
Inside the gate, a senior student in charge of registration took Xiao He's school badge and glanced at it.
"Welcome, Xiao He. I suggest you change your clothes first to avoid getting your school uniform wet."
"No need, I won't go into the water," Xiao He said.
"Okay, be careful." The senior student was already used to it; many of the students who came to watch the class today had come without changing their clothes.
"Hmm? Wait a minute..." The senior student suddenly looked at Xiao He, who had already walked away: "Xiao He?! Could it be that Xiao He?!"
The entire Cold Spring area is roughly the size of two football fields.
Normally, it would be difficult to find someone here, but today, I don't know what kind of show Honglian is putting on, she actually held a class here, attracting a group of people to watch.
Moreover, most of these students are male, and they come from all sorts of departments, so it's hard to tell if they're really there to attend classes.
[Wang Xuefeng: Good heavens! You've been sleeping for three months!]
[Xiao He: The system has been updating for a whole day, okay?]
[Wang Xuefeng: Can you share my location?]
[Xiao He: Positioning]
[Wang Xuefeng: Damn! You still have the mind to soak in a hot spring?]
[Xiao He: I came to see Honglian to ask about the old headmaster. What are you doing here?]
[Wang Xuefeng: I didn't say I went somewhere, I said I came back somewhere. Xiaoxing said you were awake, so I came to find you right away!]
[Xiao He: What is it?]
Wang Xuefeng: I'll talk to you when I get here.
[Xiao He: You come here]
"Ahem, that's the principle. Does everyone understand?"
"Understood!!" The echo resounded powerfully, soaring into the sky.
"Now let's move on to the practical part."
Honglian's voice was like heavenly music to the ears of many boys.
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