Chapter 448 Su Ze (3k)
“A competition?”
Hearing this, Su Jiu turned her head slightly and looked at the proud expression on her cousin’s face. A strange feeling appeared on her face. She had faced the black-clad figures of the Ancient God Sect, killed top military officers, and crushed peers from major universities worldwide.
It seemed like it had been a long time since anyone her age would make such a request with such an entitled tone.
Seeing Su Jiu remain silent, Su Mengmeng thought the latter was intimidated. Immediately, a smug expression appeared on her face, and she said with a smile, “Sister Su Jiu, haven’t you experienced any fights in university? Or perhaps…”
She paused, a mischievous glint in her eyes: “As someone from a prestigious university, Sister Su Jiu, haven’t you even reached the Intermediate War General level yet?”
“You…”
Upon hearing this, Su Xiao Yu frowned slightly and was about to step forward, but Su Jiu, with a smiling expression, held her arm. Su Jiu took two steps forward, her gaze landing on Su Mengmeng’s face, and asked softly,
“If we compete with skills, it’s almost New Year, and there are many guests watching. Grandfather would also be unhappy if he saw us two girls fighting, wouldn’t he?”
Competing with a War General, even a top-tier one, was truly meaningless.
“Guests…”
Hearing this, Su Mengmeng’s eyes narrowed as she looked at the people passing by and noticed a few people already looking this way.
“Indeed, as your Sister Jiu said, Mengmeng, you shouldn’t mess around.”
She then looked at her father, who shook his head at her. She pursed her lips, suddenly thought of something, and then quietly asked Su Jiu, “I originally wanted to ask Sister Su Jiu for some guidance, but thinking about it now, it’s better not to… However, I’m still a bit curious about what Sister Su Jiu has learned at Magical Capital University?”
“What did I learn?” Su Jiu thought for a moment and answered truthfully, “That would be Healing Arts and Alchemy skills, as I was taking classes at the medical school.”
“Healing Arts and Alchemy skills?”
Hearing Su Jiu’s words, the scene fell into silence. Su Xiao Yu and the other looked at her with expressions of shock. No way— are you really studying medicine?
Bai Zhi tilted her head and observed Su Jiu, as if trying to see through the girl in the autumn dress. It was her first time hearing Su Jiu’s major, and as her confidante, she understood even better—the girl in front of her was very different from an ordinary doctor.
Her decisiveness and her way of returning favors felt more like that of a knight-errant than a doctor, perhaps “wandering physician” would be a more fitting title.
Hearing this, Su Xinglie also waved to stop his daughter’s antics and smiled at Su Jiu, saying, “Perfect, Mengmeng is also curious about alchemy and has even self-taught herself to the level of an alchemist. You two should go to the backyard and exchange ideas. Also, Aze is over there helping the younger generation solve their cultivation difficulties.”
Su Mengmeng straightened her back a bit more and made a gesture for Su Jiu to follow her, then led the way, muttering to herself, “Those alchemy formulas are too simple. I just lack practical experience, and the materials my brother gave me are too few. Otherwise, even intermediate alchemy wouldn’t be a problem.”
“You two go ahead. Xiao Lin and I are going to rest and report our recent itinerary to the leaders.”
Su Xiao Yu had no great interest in these things, so she waved her hand and then pulled Liu Lin’s hand towards the living quarters. After all, they had been trapped by the Ancient God Sect for days, and she still had to explain things to the old man.
“Alright, then please, Cousin Mengmeng, lead us inside for some exchange.”
Looking at Su Xiao Yu’s departing back, Su Jiu couldn’t refuse further and sighed before following Su Mengmeng into the backyard. She hadn’t taken a few steps.
Just then, she was called by Su Xingguo, who asked hesitantly, “Isn’t E Huo back yet?”
Clearly, E Huo’s obedient demeanor made the middle-aged man feel a sense of having a real granddaughter.
Su Jiu then remembered that E Huo had run off somewhere as soon as she entered. Perhaps she had gone to beg for food from passersby. She replied, “She ran into the hall, maybe she’s hungry and went to find something to eat?”
“Oh.”
Su Xingguo replied, a look of affection flashing in his eyes. He soon got up and walked towards the hall, shaking his head and chiding, “I’ll go find her. How can you, an adult, let someone go hungry? I’ll go see her, we can’t let her be abducted by bad people.”
“You go ahead. Take care of her more. She’s been wild lately, with no discipline at all.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu’s mouth twitched. Hungry?
It was more like she could never eat enough. Ever since she evolved to her current stage, E Huo’s body was like a bottomless pit. Even when she was full, she could still keep eating.
Leading Bai Zhi out of the somewhat noisy front hall, they walked through the corridor, turned a few corners, and the crystals in the lanterns emitted light of various colors, falling on Su Jiu, making her eyes narrow and then widen slowly as she adapted.
At this moment, Bai Zhi held Su Jiu’s hand, gently pressing the fleshy part of her palm. Her fingers emitted faint light, and with a special telepathic communication, she said, “No wonder you didn’t return home. Everyone here is so sarcastic, it’s really irritating.”
“There’s no helping it. My grandfather’s siblings are all like this.”
Rolling her eyes, Su Jiu also scratched the back of Bai Zhi’s hand and transmitted a message in the same way she communicated with monsters: “After we’re done, we still have to go to the main hall for dinner. I’ll treat you to something delicious tonight, so don’t make a fuss for now.”
“Hmph, I’m not a child anymore.”
Bai Zhi replied, still pressing Su Jiu’s soft palm, the soft feeling making her lean her body slightly.
Soon, the two passed through several magic crystal lamps, and before them appeared a huge training ground. In the center of the training ground, there were dozens of chairs, and more than a dozen young men and women, who looked like high school or university students, were sitting around a tall, slender young man with glasses, listening to him preach.
“Brother, I’ve brought Sister Su Jiu to discuss alchemy skills.”
Su Mengmeng, who was in front of them, waved excitedly at the young man with glasses and shouted, then secretly glanced at Su Jiu and the two of them. Finding that they had no other reaction, her eyes showed a hint of disappointment.
“Su Jiu? Isn’t she the eldest daughter of Third Uncle?”
“Didn’t they move to a county town like Huayang? They haven’t returned in many years.”
“My dad said her grades were never very good. I didn’t expect her to understand alchemy skills.”
The gazes of everyone turned towards them, sizing up Su Jiu with curiosity. The chattering noise seemed to be about to overturn the entire backyard until the refined young man in the center waved his hand, and the noise quieted down considerably.
“Mengmeng, stop fooling around. My research is all about cold-resistant monsters. How would I know about alchemy?”
Seeing Su Mengmeng’s proud expression, he then looked at Su Jiu and the two behind her, his face showing a hint of helplessness. He squeezed through the crowd and walked slowly towards them.
He said with a smile, “This girl has made you two laugh. She’s just like this, young and doesn’t know how to respect people. Please don’t mind her too much.”
“Cousin Su Ze, hello.”
Su Jiu was somewhat surprised that her Cousin Su Ze was unexpectedly like a normal person, which saved some trouble. Bai Zhi greeted him in the same way.
Su Ze glanced at Bai Zhi’s pupils with surprise, then looked at Su Jiu’s right eye, narrowing his eyes. But he didn’t say anything else. Instead, he said to Su Jiu with a calm expression, “Cousin Su Jiu, I have some matters I’d like to discuss with you, also related to alchemy.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu was first stunned, then quickly realized there was more to his words. However, she still smiled and furrowed her brows, asking, “Can’t we talk about it here?”
Did this Cousin Su Ze see something? But they had only just met.
“No, Cousin Su Jiu, this is the core technology of our Imperial Capital University. I still don’t want outsiders to spread it around.”
He paused slightly, then looked at Bai Zhi’s dead-fish expression. Su Ze’s smile froze, and he shook his head as if talking to himself, pointing to the corner of the wall.
After saying that, he strode towards that spot without any hesitation.
“I haven’t even started discussing yet, and you’re already teaching!”
This action stunned Su Mengmeng. Finally, her gaze turned hostile towards Su Jiu, and she said somewhat sourly, “Sister Su Jiu, please don’t spread this precious stuff.”
“Alright, alright, alright.”
Su Jiu nodded helplessly, then followed him, leaving Bai Zhi looking displeased at Su Mengmeng and the onlookers.
When Su Jiu reached the corner, Su Ze glanced at Bai Zhi, who was still pouting there, and breathed a sigh of relief. He casually summoned a green energy shield around himself, then stared at Su Jiu with a serious expression and said solemnly, “Cousin Su Jiu, do you know the origin of the girl beside you? Her pupils are completely different from the known pupils of humans who have obtained bloodlines. None of them match.”
Before Su Jiu could reply, he continued nervously, “If I weren’t specializing in monsters, I wouldn’t realize it at all. This is very similar to the transformation of certain plant-based great demons. The white floral object in her pupils is actually her true pupil—she’s very likely a monster!!”
“Humanoid monsters are very dangerous!! They are moody and have large-scale destructive capabilities.”
Listening to Su Ze’s reminder, Su Jiu blinked, finding it a bit amusing. ‘What a coincidence, so am I.’
But she certainly couldn’t say that. After carefully considering, she explained seriously, “I know. Little White is actually a harmless Little Flower Fairy. Ever since I met her, she hasn’t done anything bad besides stealing cakes. Cousin, you’re too nervous.”
Su Ze shook his head, pointing to his own eyes, then to Su Jiu’s pupils, and said solemnly, “Cousin, haven’t you noticed? You’ve already been infected by the flower demon, and your pupils have also appeared with floral objects. The best way now is to report it to the Dragon Hunter for them to handle it.”
“Uh…”
Hearing the explanation, Su Jiu became speechless. Then she started talking nonsense, saying Bai Zhi was her future pet. The other party then looked at Su Jiu suspiciously and nodded.
After confirming that Su Jiu was fine, this new teacher from Imperial Capital University dispelled the energy shield and was about to leave, but was called back by Su Jiu:
“Cousin Su Ze, I heard you’ve been researching cold-resistant monsters. Have you researched any specific great demons from Bear Country?”
