Everyone turned to look at the man who had just arrived, and nearly all of them wore the same expression… joy mixed with relief.
It was as though a heavy tension that had lingered in the air suddenly melted away the moment he stepped inside.
"What's going on here?" Lin Feng asked calmly, his hands clasped behind his back, his sharp gaze sweeping over the group as if trying to piece together the scene from their reactions alone.
Before anyone could answer, hurried footsteps echoed from the doorway.
Liu Yang rushed in, slightly out of breath, his robes rumpled as if he had sprinted the entire way.
Without hesitation, he darted to the front and hastily pulled out a chair, settling himself in with forced composure.
He had arrived just in time and that alone was enough to make him sigh inwardly in relief.
He absolutely did not want to appear tardy in front of his teacher, not even by a single breath.
