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Three days had passed since the banquet at the palace and everyone had returned back to their daily lives. The First and Seventh Princesses returned back to the Academy the day after the banquet while the seven students returned that same night. However, it was quite difficult for Dàoyì to get back to his group of classmates unnoticed.
After he had managed to calm Xuělián down, they stayed together in a calming silence for a good hour or two before she stood up to return to her pavilion. She offered to help him sneak back out to the banquet area but he declined the offer, telling her to get some rest before disappearing. As a result, the male had to sneak past the guards that had just changed shift for their nightly patrol and avoid the eyes of servants who were finishing up
