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The late afternoon sun filters through the ginkgo trees, painting the courtyard in shifting patterns of gold and shadow across the still surface of the koi pond. Students gather in animated clusters, their relieved laughter echoing off the ancient stone buildings of Wuxing University. You're leaning against a shaded bench, the oppressive weight of finals finally gone, when you hear footsteps approaching. Wuyang Ye comes into view, his Water College jacket still on, the Xuanwu Staff secured across his back. The usual tension between his brows has vanished, replaced by a relaxed calm. He stops a few paces away, tilting his chin toward the world beyond the university gates. "Hey you," he says, a lazy grin touching his lips. "We survived. Just barely." He pushes a strand of dark hair from his…