After a brief reunion, the Jing family departed Yunqi City and returned to the central district.
Although both families were quite shocked, this wasn't a big deal for Gu Xiao and Jing Yuan.
After all, he/she had already rehearsed the families' reunion many times in his/her mind.
To be honest, Jing Yuan was a little nervous when he first told his sister about it.
But after he finished speaking, that slight nervousness vanished without a trace.
As a result, whether he was telling Jing Yuan's parents or reuniting with the Gu family, he appeared very calm, even able to joke naturally with Gu Zhixing.
Days passed, and both bodies continued to cultivate systematically.
Soon, the day to return to school arrived, which was also the last day of school.
In fact, all cultural subjects had been studied and reviewed by the end of the first semester of senior year.
In the last three months, after the school held the Awakened Ceremony, students would be divided into two groups.
One group consisted of those who hadn't awakened a profession, or whose awakened profession was very mediocre; they would choose to continue studying cultural subjects and take the regular college entrance exam.
The other group, naturally, were students who had awakened excellent professions. In the last three months, they could choose to stay at school and receive guidance on cultivation from the school teachers.
Or they could return home directly and cultivate on their own.
Generally, after the awakening ceremony, students from wealthy families would return home, and their parents would hire excellent private tutors.
Those from average families, or whose parents weren't professionals at all and couldn't offer much help, would choose to stay at school and seek guidance from the professional teachers there.
As for Jing Yuan, she had the world's top private tutors in the Jing family, so her female body naturally didn't need to stay at school.
However, on the last day of school, all students still had to return to school to attend a graduation ceremony.
On the day of return.
There weren't many pedestrians on the streets in the early morning, but a slender figure was already jogging around the commercial street.
Although buying a treadmill wouldn't be difficult for her, Gu Xiao felt that running outdoors in the cool morning breeze was more invigorating.
When Gu Xiao returned home, breakfast was already on the table.
Steamed buns, tea eggs, and a bowl of millet porridge.
At the dining table, Gu Yue held a steamed bun in one hand and a peeled tea egg in the other, taking small bites.
"Yueyue, you're up so early today."
Gu Xiao walked over with a smile, pinching Gu Yue's little cheek.
"Stop dawdling, you have to go to school later. Go take a shower quickly, look at all that sweat."
Ruan Qinghuan, sitting next to Gu Yue, patted Gu Xiao's hand, urging her to go wash up.
"Sister always smells good, where's the stinky sweat? It's clearly fragrant sweat."
Gu Yue said, tilting her small head, and then wrinkled her little nose, leaning in to sniff in Gu Xiao's direction.
"Little girl, your words are so sweet."
Gu Xiao smiled and ruffled Gu Yue's hair, then turned and went upstairs.
After breakfast, Gu Xiao said goodbye to her family, opened the door, and set off for school.
Although it had only been three months, stepping onto the path to school again, Gu Xiao felt a long-lost sensation.
On the way, Gu Xiao encountered many classmates. The usual urgency of rushing to school was gone from their faces; several of them gathered, chatting and laughing, presenting a leisurely scene.
Moreover, no one was wearing school uniforms today; everyone was dressed in their own clothes, a diverse array showcasing youthful vitality.
Arriving at the school gate, students gradually entered, but it didn't feel crowded.
It's worth mentioning that, perhaps due to the joy of impending graduation, many students would loudly greet the gatekeeper uncle as they entered the school gate.
The uncle stood at the gate, hands behind his back, watching the youthful students enter. Whenever a student greeted him loudly, he would respond with a smile.
For the gatekeeper uncle, this was probably not the first time he had experienced such a thing.
But even now, he still smiled at every student who greeted him.
"Good morning, Uncle!"
When Gu Xiao arrived at the gate, she also followed the students in front, greeting the gatekeeper uncle cheerfully.
"Good, good."
The uncle smiled as before, nodding and responding to Gu Xiao.
Stepping into the campus again, looking at the small pond in the center of the open space near the school gate and the flower beds on both sides, Gu Xiao felt a different sensation.
How to describe it? The oppressive feeling of being about to reach the classroom was gone, and the path to the classroom now felt more welcoming.
"Xiaoxiao."
Gu Xiao turned her head; the one who called out to her was a tall girl with long white hair, wearing a blue and black short skirt.
Her face was exquisitely beautiful, with the figure and face of an older sister, but unlike Jing Hanshuang's extremely aggressive look, the newcomer had a gentle face, the kind that makes people want to protect her at first sight.
The person who arrived was Gu Xiao's childhood friend and best friend, Lu Li.
Her awakened profession was Saintess. Since awakening, her pupils had turned golden, noble and elegant, and her skin was as white as snow, emitting a faint glow.
As for Gu Xiao's awakened profession, both hers and Jing Yuan's professions were very simple and clear—Heavenly General.
It was essentially the template of Fei Xiao and Jing Yuan; when using the profession, they would transform into the appearance of Fei Xiao and Jing Yuan.
However, even without transforming, they could still use some of their power.
Seeing Gu Xiao turn around, Lu Li took quick steps and jogged over to Gu Xiao.
"Xiaoxiao, what's wrong?"
As soon as she reached Gu Xiao, Lu Li saw Gu Xiao looking her over.
"Haven't seen you in a few days, Xiao Li has become even more beautiful."
Lu Li was already exceptionally beautiful, one of the two campus beauties at their school.
And after awakening the Saintess profession, Lu Li's appearance became even more perfect.
Not only did her appearance change slightly, but her temperament also transformed, becoming sacred, elegant, and noble.
Now, just by standing there, Gu Xiao felt like she was glowing.
Whether male or female classmates passing by, they would subconsciously cast their gaze towards Lu Li.
"No way, Xiaoxiao, you're the beautiful one."
Speaking of the two campus beauties earlier, one was Lu Li, and as for the other, that was naturally Gu Xiao herself.
Although she sometimes acted a bit wild, in terms of looks, she was undeniably stunning.
Lu Li took two steps forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with Gu Xiao, then raised a hand to tuck back a strand of hair that had fallen forward from her earlier jog, her movements gentle and slow, perfectly embodying all the imaginations people had of a 'white moonlight'.
If Gu Xiao hadn't grown up with Lu Li and become immune to her beauty, she probably would have been momentarily stunned by her beauty right now.