Chapter 154: Life 68, Age 25, Martial Master Peak
Yan and I arrived together at the meeting with the rest of our classmates. We were both agitated as we sat, and seeing this, JiaQi decided to break the ice.
“I’ve decided to leave the Academy,” she said while holding her small deer. “I want to give LuLu a chance to live outside as she grows up. I’ll come back for the first term as a Grandmaster, but I’ll skip next term. I know I’m not going to be a Sovereign anyway.”
I continued to hesitate, so YuLong announced his decision. “I’m going home too. I know my limits. I’ve tried to learn to make talismans, but I have no talent for it. I only know how to fight. The best I can do is join someone else’s retinue. I need to talk with my father about my future before making any decisions.”
LiTing was nervous as she spoke. “I am going to take the regular Grandmaster courses. I wasn’t given enough funds for anything else.”
I looked at Yan. He signaled for me to speak.
“We all need to stay in the Academy. I know you all have your own paths to follow, but we all need to remain in our classes.”
I reached into my storage space and pulled out all the letters they sent me last time. After sorting the pile into three stacks, I slid each stack to the person who wrote them.
“These were provided to me by a powerful cultivator. They are letters from a phantom future. I don’t know what they say, but they should contain hints about what will happen if you leave the Academy.”
This was the story Yan and I had created. If anyone was testing the truth of our words from hiding, it would all check out. I considered using another shield for this conversation, but neither of us liked the idea. It might draw too much attention, some things were better off not shared, and personally, I didn’t want to spend the credits it would take.