The warmth of Tang Yuxin's lips lingered on Horn's mouth.
"Ahem——" He coughed to dispel the embarrassment. "Accident, purely an accident!"
"Don't worry, I won't blame you for kissing me!" Tang Yuxin glared at Horn, experiencing her first close contact with the opposite sex.
Seeing Horn's rogue appearance, Tang Yuxin pouted. "Horn, you used to be just a lump of wood. Tell me, have you deceived the hearts of many girls in the past two years?"
In the Immortal World for two thousand years, Horn naturally had many confidantes. "Yuxin, are you jealous? Have you fallen in love with me a long time ago?" Horn changed the topic.
Tang Yuxin pursed her lips, cheeks turning red. "Horn, you narcissist! How did you become so narcissistic? I won't be jealous of you."
Horn looked at Tang Yuxin's blushing explanation, feeling comfortable and relaxed, as if he had returned to the past.
"Horn, what's your current level of cultivation? Tomorrow, you and I will go to the Immortal Martial Academy in Linzhou. My best friend has connections there, and I'll ask her to find a way to protect you. The Sun family won't dare to touch you rashly."
Tang Yuxin shifted to business. Since the recovery of Earth's spiritual energy, Xia Guo had established many Immortal Martial Academies. Tang Yuxin, currently a student at Linzhou Immortal Martial Academy, ensured they would have a way to navigate potential challenges.
Horn didn't want to hide anything from Tang Yuxin. He calmly stated, "My current level of cultivation is beyond your imagination. Even the dean of your Immortal Martial Academy in Linzhou, I could defeat with a snap of my finger. It's just a Linzhou Sun family; you don't have to worry. From tonight on, there will be no Sun family in Linzhou!"
After a brief pause, Tang Yuxin, stunned, reached out and touched Horn's forehead. "You don't have a fever either! Why are you talking nonsense? Do you know how powerful the dean of our college is?"
Horn, not inclined to explain, knew Tang Yuxin would witness his abilities firsthand soon enough.
As Tang Yuxin prepared to continue, her phone on the bedside table vibrated twice. She opened a text message reporting the Sun family's betrayal and execution, leaving her in disbelief.
Horn, reading the message, noted the efficiency of Nie Jiuxuan. Tang Yuxin questioned, "Have you known about this for a long time?" Horn, smiling calmly, decided to let Tang Yuxin discover the truth on her own when she returns home.
Tang Yuxin, thinking Horn acquiesced, sighed in relief upon learning about the Sun family's fate.
The two chatted for a while, and after dawn, they had breakfast at the hotel. Tang Yuxin then led Horn onto the bus to Linzhou Immortal Martial Academy.
"Horn, do you remember? When we were in junior high school, we took the bus to and from school together every day."
"You didn't talk much back then; you were just like a fool!" Tang Yuxin's smile was sweet, and the wind from the car window tousled her hair. The morning sunshine highlighted her soft face, momentarily captivating Horn's mind.
Once on Earth, Tang Yuxin had been a ray of sunshine in Horn's heart, a solace from past pains. He reached out, smoothing Tang Yuxin's disheveled hair. Her cheeks reddened as she protested, "Horn, what are you doing?" Her voice was low.
"I'm helping you smooth your wind-blown hair," Horn replied matter-of-factly, gazing tenderly at Tang Yuxin. This time, he returned with the intention of bringing happiness to her.
Tang Yuxin remained silent until the bus arrived, then hurried away like a frightened rabbit. The main entrance of Linzhou Immortal Martial Academy impressed with its size, and many students bustled around.
"Horn, let's go in!" Tang Yuxin took Horn into Linzhou Immortal Martial Academy.
As they stepped inside, a vast square greeted them, featuring a large screen displaying important national events. Horn furrowed his brows as he walked toward the screen, drawn to something catching his attention.
"The eldest young master of the Qin family in the imperial capital and Song Ruoyan, one of the four beauties of the Immortal Martial Academy in the imperial capital, will hold an engagement ceremony in the imperial capital in six months. Prodigies from Immortal Martial Academy from all over will be invited to attend the engagement ceremony."
Tang Yuxin, aware of Horn's past, witnessed a change in her expression after seeing the screen. "Horn, let the past go! Song Ruoyan is not worthy of you," she comforted.
Song Ruoyan, once Horn's fiancée, had a birthmark covering almost half of her face. Despite the Song family's efforts, Song Ruoyan became marginalized. The engagement was initially arranged to strengthen ties between the Tianhai Su family and the Song family.
In the beginning, Horn and Song Ruoyan cherished each other, but their relationship soured after Horn successfully developed a prescription to remove the birthmark. Song Ruoyan disappeared, and Horn's attempts to find her were met with violence from the Song family.
Reflecting on the situation, Horn sneered, "Yuxin, you are right. Song Ruoyan is indeed not worthy of me!"