Xu Yi was a bit puzzled, "Why wouldn't you know? Follow your heart."
When Xu Yi contemplated, she would also ask for others' opinions, but the final decision was always her own.
In her view, as long as the pros and cons were analyzed, an answer could be reached.
"But I..."
Yu Xiaoyu opened her mouth, then swallowed the rest of her words.
She clutched her teacup tightly, thinking dejectedly that someone as decisive and straightforward as Xu Yi couldn't understand her feelings.
She suddenly looked up again, staring directly at Xu Yi, and asked urgently, "Do you think I should go?"
"Me?" Xu Yi shook her head. "I don't know your true thoughts, so I can't make the decision for you."
Xu Yi could already see through Yu Xiaoyu's thoughts, but she didn't offer advice as Yu Xiaoyu expected.
Only Yu Xiaoyu herself could decide her future.
Disappointed, Yu Xiaoyu drank her tea in one gulp and took her leave.
After walking out of Xu Yi's room, Yu Xiaoyu stood in the hallway, somewhat lost. She didn't know where she should go or what she should do.
Inside the room, Xu Yi's eyes darted. She took out her communication disk and sent a message.
Before long, heavy footsteps could be heard.
"Yu Xiaoyu, what are you doing here?"
Xiong Zhuangzhuang rushed over in response to Xu Yi's message. He indeed saw Yu Xiaoyu standing at the doorway and, remembering Xu Yi's instructions, he asked Yu Xiaoyu directly.
"I was just out for a walk."
Upon seeing Xiong Zhuangzhuang, Yu Xiaoyu collected her jumbled thoughts and forced a strained smile.
"Is there really nothing?" Xiong Zhuangzhuang asked again, unassured.
Yu Xiaoyu shook her head.
Xiong Zhuangzhuang could only nod and turn to leave.
"Hey, wait a moment."
Yu Xiaoyu suddenly called out to Xiong Zhuangzhuang.
"What is it?"
Xiong Zhuangzhuang turned back, his tall and strong figure exuding a sense of security.
Yu Xiaoyu blurted out, almost unconsciously, "Are you going to Kunlun Academy?"
"Yes, why wouldn't I? Not just me, they should all go."
After speaking, Xiong Zhuangzhuang was a beat late in realizing and asked, "By the way, are you going?"
"I... do you want me to go?"
"Of course, I do." Xiong Zhuangzhuang said sincerely, "If everyone else goes and you don't, won't you be left behind? Haha."
Xiong Zhuangzhuang was forthright and loved lively occasions. In his opinion, it was a fated connection for everyone to gather, and this connection should naturally last as long as possible.
Xiong Zhuangzhuang's smile seemed to contain a peculiar power. Yu Xiaoyu's previous nervousness, anxiety, and unease all vanished at that moment.
A genuine smile also appeared on her fair, small face.
"Alright, then I'll go too!"
Inside the room, Xu Yi, who had "accidentally" overheard their entire conversation, slowly curved her lips upwards.
The next day.
"Senior Yu, Senior Liu, we have decided to participate in the Kunlun Academy entrance assessment."
In the private room, Xu Yi and the others were all present, while Yu Chun Dao and Liu Yin Xiao were still sitting together intimately.
Although their actions were not excessive, their gazes seemed to stretch like silk threads, making people feel somewhat sickly sweet.
Upon hearing Xu Yi and the others' declaration, their expressions remained normal, as if all this was within their expectations.
After all, since Kunlun Academy was established, very few people who received an invitation had refused to join.
That particular individual was an exception, appearing only once in several hundred years.
"Then we shall depart immediately to participate in the assessment."
As Liu Yin Xiao finished speaking, he raised his hand and flicked out a jade slip.
The jade slip flew precisely in Xu Yi's direction.
Xu Yi raised her hand to catch the jade slip. Before she could say anything, she looked up to find Liu Yin Xiao and Yu Chun Dao had already vanished.
The two had simply left.
Xu Yi had no choice but to probe the jade slip with her divine sense. Inside was a map.
However, it was unclear who had drawn this map; it was very crude. A few simple curves and a black dot representing the destination, with no other textual markings. Xu Yi looked at it in confusion.
She passed the jade slip to the others for circulation. After the jade slip had gone around, everyone fell silent.
Because from the map, they couldn't discern any useful information.
"Is it possible that Senior Liu was deliberately playing with us?" Feng Qingyang exclaimed.
Bei Xinghan cast a cold glance, and Feng Qingyang shrank his neck, closing his mouth obediently, though his face still showed defiance.
Hong Jing stated, "Although Senior Liu didn't set a deadline, it's likely that the sooner it's deciphered, the better. Does anyone have any ideas they can share? Let's brainstorm together."
"This map has no markings or text, making it too difficult to find the place on the map," Xiong Zhuangzhuang furrowed his brows.
"That's right, he didn't even give us a hint. How are we supposed to find it?" Bai Shan puffed out his round cheeks.
Among everyone present, his desire to join Kunlun Academy was the most urgent, and thus he was also the most annoyed.
At this moment, everyone realized that from the moment Liu Yin Xiao and Yu Chun Dao left, the Kunlun Academy assessment had officially begun, and the first stage was to find the location of the Kunlun Academy assessment.
"Give me the jade slip," Lu Zaiye suddenly said to Xiao Qi, who was holding it.
Xiao Qi quickly handed the jade slip to Lu Zaiye, and everyone's gazes immediately fell upon Lu Zaiye.
Lu Zaiye slightly lowered his eyes, gently turning the jade slip between his fingers, remaining silent.
As time passed, Bai Shan's expectant expression gradually turned into disdain.
"You definitely..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Zaiye suddenly moved.
With his five fingers closing together, the jade slip in his hand instantly turned into dust.
Xu Yi and the others' eyes widened, staring at Lu Zaiye in disbelief.
Lu Zaiye had actually crushed the jade slip?
This was the only clue!
Bai Shan's face changed dramatically. He was about to lunge forward and challenge Lu Zaiye to a duel.
Then, many tiny specks of light suddenly appeared from Lu Zaiye's hand, and those fine points of light converged in the air, quickly forming a detailed map.
This map not only marked the detailed location and route but also thoughtfully divided it using different colored spiritual lights.
It could be said that anyone who could read would absolutely not get lost looking at this map.
Before the others had recovered, Xu Yi had already taken out a new jade slip and memorized the map. As she did, she marveled, who would have thought that the correct way to open the jade slip was to crush it.
The first stage of Kunlun Academy was already this difficult. Weren't they afraid of everyone failing?
But then Xu Yi thought again, perhaps Kunlun Academy truly didn't care whether they passed the assessment, otherwise, Kunlun Academy wouldn't be so little-known.
At this time, the others also reacted and hurriedly took out their jade slips to memorize the map. Even Bai Shan, despite his foul expression, did not hesitate in his actions.
After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the map automatically dissipated, and without needing to communicate, everyone immediately got up and headed outside.
The assessment had officially begun.