Chapter 122: Eve of the Mock Exam
As noon approached, it was a scorching summer day.
“I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before, she’s so beautiful, even more so than our class beauty…”
“Seen her? Are you still dreaming? And can our class beauty even compare? Judging by her aura, I bet she’s killed quite a few people.”
“She’s here! Shut up now!”
Su Jiu walked over with a small satchel containing some energy boosters. The moment she stepped onto the sports field, the students’ chatter fell silent.
Seeing the four large blocks already formed ahead, she slowly walked through the students’ fixed gazes, crossing the formations towards the flag-raising platform at the very front.
She was still dressed in a JK uniform, but instead of her previous insolent demeanor, she now exuded elegance. She no longer needed to pretend; her strength was her confidence.
Within the formations, she saw Luko’s complex expression, and the fear from her former roommates. She just smiled and shook her head, continuing her walk until she reached the flag-raising platform.
She had never truly cared about the dormitory disputes.
The first time Su Jiu stepped onto this platform, there was a lot of chatter and confusion. Now, under the warning of their teachers, the students below were exceptionally well-behaved, not daring to move even while drenched in sweat.
Seeing Su Jiu approach, the other four intern dragon hunters were ready. Lu Xin, as the leader of their trio, quickly responded in a low voice, “Boss, these students are all assembled.”
Su Jiu nodded slightly and then lightly chuckled, “Let them disband, they must be tired. The sun is so strong.”
She might as well go check on her little brother, the loser. After feeding him so many medicinal herbs, he should have at least become a battle pig, right?
After seeing Su Jiu nod, Lu Xin shouted, “Alright, everyone look over here! This is our leader for this journey—you can call her Madam Su. If you perform well, she might even teach you combat techniques.”
Lu Xin naturally couldn’t reveal Su Jiu’s identity as a Night Watcher in such a public setting.
As for the students behind them, they truly felt Su Jiu’s combat techniques were very strong. She even wondered if her teacher could win against Su Jiu, but every time she recalled the decisive throat slitting, she dared not think further…
The students below dared not move erratically. Their teachers were the first to start clapping, followed by thunderous applause from the crowd. They wouldn’t dare to heckle like they did with the freshly graduated intern teachers.
Su Jiu did not take the microphone to speak. She calmly looked down at the crowd, her intention here was merely to guide students in techniques and play the role of a teacher for a while.
Next, the teachers of the lower-performing classes led their students back for cultural lessons, while students of intermediate or higher levels began one-on-one duels.
Skills in streams of light continuously flashed as they clashed using bloodline-granted abilities, their power making Su Jiu chuckle.
“Use ice, the girl with fangs, yes, I’m talking about you. Raise your right side a bit, be faster, you can instantly defeat your opponent.”
“Hey! You, the boy with the fire lotus, pay attention! Don’t randomly fuse it with strange things, your opponent is still a student!”
“Lift your leg and kick directly… Your lightning enchantment isn’t good enough, put more effort into it…”
“Swish!” “Swoosh!” “Bang!”
Su Jiu walked by, offering guidance and occasional elegant head dodges to “stray bullets,” easily flicking away feathers from certain avian bloodlines with a flick of her finger, looking relaxed.
Her gaze swept across, and she finally found Su Xiao Yu. Facing him was the previous Monkey King boy, Hua Yu. Due to a lack of combat experience, Su Xiao Yu could only dodge the opponent’s attacks with speed.
It couldn’t be said that he was completely outmatched, only that he was humiliated by being beaten and could only hide and dodge.
“So weak?”
Seeing Su Xiao Yu’s predicament, Su Jiu raised an eyebrow but said nothing. After all, it was just a sparring match, and it was good for Su Xiao Yu to learn a lesson.
Hua Yu recognized Su Jiu’s face. While surprised, he quickly lessened his strength and slowed his movements. Just as he was pulling back his fist, Su Xiao Yu, whom he had previously dismissed as a pushover, seized the opportunity and unleashed a wild punch.
“Bang bang bang!”
In a duel between Intermediate Stage Warriors, whoever attacked first gained an advantage. Su Xiao Yu hadn’t been training for nothing in the past few days, and he promptly pummeled the opponent.
Only when the other side repeatedly shouted to stop did Su Xiao Yu calm down. He realized he had just beaten up one of the top five students in the grade. His face first showed disbelief, then he looked towards Su Jiu and walked towards her.
“Big Sister, I’ve made it!”
“Made what? Get lost.”
Su Jiu pushed him away with a hint of helplessness. A green light faintly glowed in her hand as she looked at the bruised and swollen Hua Yu and said lightly, “Don’t be distracted by appearances. If he were an enemy, you would be dead by now.”
“Thank you, Madam Su.”
Hua Yu felt the wounds on his face slowly disappear and quickly bowed in thanks. For a commoner like him, receiving free treatment saved quite a bit of money, which was the best.
“Here, take this.”
Su Jiu rummaged in her satchel and pulled out a fiery red foxtail grass, handing it over with her usual calm expression. “I have only one request.”
“This is… a Scarlet Ember Grass? I heard it’s a rare fire-elemental medicinal herb that sells for over a hundred thousand?”
Hua Yu felt something churning in his throat. If he had this item, would it mean he could advance to an Advanced Stage Warrior ahead of schedule?
So he quickly and cautiously asked, “Madam Su, please just tell me.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu’s lips curved into a smile. She walked back a few steps, her gaze falling on Su Xiao Yu, who was bragging over there. She tiptoed, grabbed him by the scruff of his neck, and dragged him back.
“Sis, sis, what are you doing!” Su Xiao Yu tried to struggle but found his older sister’s strength to be unbelievably great, resigned to being dragged.
“This Madam Su’s method is really effective, but what is she doing now?”
“It’s obvious Su Xiao Yu is in trouble, otherwise, he wouldn’t be handled like this.”
As the surrounding students watched this scene, wanting to laugh but not daring to, Su Jiu dragged him over and, pointing at her younger brother to Hua Yu, smiled indifferently. “Go beat him up.”
After saying that, Su Jiu threw the grass directly to Hua Yu and glanced at the almost setting sun. Her guidance for today was almost over, and she should return to her apartment. She still had…
Now she had two things to face—first, breaking through to Battle General, and second, investigating the Ancient God Sect’s conspiracy.
Hua Yu took the grass and then looked at Su Xiao Yu, who had a constipated expression. His face immediately broke into a friendly smile, and he even summoned his Scarlet Flame long staff…
Listening to Su Xiao Yu’s pig-like screams, the students watched Su Jiu’s departing back with a shiver. Was this what they called a “cute but dark” personality?
Under a shady tree.
“Teacher Zhou, Teacher Si Chen often comes to look for you. Do you think he’s got feelings for you?” a female teacher whispered to Ms. Qian, her eyebrows twitching, looking gossipy.
Ms. Qian glanced at her and rolled her eyes. “I wish! But every time he comes to ask, it’s only about whether students have parents to pick them up, where they live, and if they’re safe.”
“It’s all work-related talk. Yesterday, he seemed a bit interested in Liu Lin.”
Another teacher said, “She’ll be transferred back for the Gaokao in some time. I don’t know why.”
…
The next day, around nine o’clock.
Su Jiu drove a Chevrolet, taking the other four dragon hunters to the city center’s artificial monster cultivation hall, which was also the place where these high school students would take their exam.
There was no alternative, as she had been invited to attend as a guest judge alongside people from government organizations. To avoid disrupting the ongoing investigation mission, she had to participate.
While parking in the underground parking lot, Su Jiu saw that familiar figure. The person seemed to have regained some spirit and was chatting with a middle-aged man with a slicked-back hairstyle. Judging by his attire, he seemed to be from the Law Enforcement Hall.
After an unknown amount of time, once the middle-aged man left, she walked over with her hands behind her back and softly tapped the person’s shoulder.
“Dad, I’m back!”
