(Thank you to everything, thank you to the devil Xuan Lu, and thank you for your tips. Also, thanks to Shang Shanshui and alvaroxing for the monthly tickets. Thank you, and keep those monthly tickets coming!!)
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However, after being startled by the old man's antics, Xiao Yi's earlier melancholy dissipated all at once. Suddenly, he remembered how he had been aimlessly buzzing around like a headless fly during this time. No matter what, he had to get some answers this time. He hastily asked, "Old man, where are you? What do you want me to do at Z University? It's been so long; surely you've about finished being mysterious, right?"
"What to do? Just giving you a vacation."
The old man seemed extremely surprised that he would ask such a question, responding as though it were the most natural thing in the world.
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Upon hearing the old man's feigned ignorance and infuriating answer, Xiao Yi cursed a storm in his heart.