Chapter 708: By Mistake (3k)
Looking at the not-so-friendly gesture of the senior sister in front of him, Su Jiu blinked again. He originally wanted to use E Huo, but after thinking about it, he silently took out the loquat branch that he hadn’t used for a long time, and tentatively asked: “Senior Sister, are you sure you want to fight until you get injured to pass?”
Looking at the fierce-looking woman in leather clothing, Su Jiu suddenly realized that he had offended the principal’s personal disciple at school. Wait… Damn it! Could it be that Lin Tingyu deliberately targeted him?
“If you don’t want to be tested, you can choose to leave directly…” Hearing this, the hot girl from Taishan raised her eyebrows again, explaining impatiently. Finally, she glanced at Su Jiu’s clothes, was taken aback, and continued to ask, “You’re not wearing the old student uniform, which academy are you from?”
She used mental probing and actually found that the other party had strength fluctuations at the Intermediate Battle King level, which was already considered top-tier among the old students of this university. It seems they are going to send a priest to assist; could it be this young lady?
“Priest Academy—is there a problem?” Su Jiu answered with a smile almost without hesitation, and at this time, he had already walked towards the stage, his steps light and leisurely. With a gentle rub, silk-golden external qi emanated. If it’s just a fight, it’s quite simple.
“Ah? Priest Academy, is it from outside training…” The hot girl looked at Su Jiu slowly walking onto the stage, her eyes lowered slightly as if she was thinking about something. Finally, she appraised the “Super Hard Loquat Branch” which looked like something only a priest would use, and asked, “Did the school send you?”
“Mhm.” Although Su Jiu didn’t know why she asked this, he replied softly, then raised the loquat branch, gently waved its leaves, and asked with a smile, “Don’t look at me being from the Priest Academy, I’m very good at fighting. Senior Sister, you don’t need to worry about hurting me.”
“No need. Since you were sent by the academy, show me your Spring Bloom Technique. If you meet the requirements, you’ll pass.” The hot girl waved her hand, rolled her eyes, then jumped directly off the stage and made a thumbs-down gesture towards the three Battle Kings shrinking by the entrance, ordering, “Wang Qiubai, you’ve taken on some priest skills and are familiar with this kind of thing. Go up and test if she’s qualified.”
How could someone at the Battle King level not pass? However, there were still people queuing behind, so it was necessary to go through the motions. “Okay, okay, but I’m also not very skilled, so don’t expect me to filter anything…” Being called out, a long-haired man in a black trench coat put down his notebook, stretched, and got up, twisting his neck left and right before walking towards the stage. A deep blue external qi emanated from him, indicating he was a water element bloodline user, and his strength had reached the Initial Battle King level.
Before the hot girl stepped down, she took a deep look at Su Jiu, then took out her phone and sent a message to an ID named “Shop Owner”: [Regarding the execution of the “Poacher” counter-arrest plan, did you request a Grand Priest from the school for assistance?] After a moment of silence, the other party sent a string of text: [Probably?] [Chen Xiao, this priest is not the main point. The main point is that our mission may involve contact with certain forces. The bizarre death of this beast pet could be someone collecting “Contract Power.”] [“Contract Power” can be used through special channels to force those with insufficient strength to contract with stronger monsters.] [Your mission is to pose as passersby separated from your beast pets and try to capture the person behind this “poacher.” While killing the beast pet, he will use alchemical artifacts to temporarily stay behind. You will use that free period to counter-act.]
Chen Xiao, the hot girl, understood everything from the text. The school and police collaboration for this investigation was indeed taken seriously, otherwise, they wouldn’t have dispatched a Grand Priest, who was already scarce. She then quickly typed a reply: [Boss, we have been acting as if separated from our beast pets these past few days, but he hasn’t fallen for it at all. Perhaps the local “poachers” have become wary of us. I plan to go to Lanhai City in the south tomorrow, which is a concentrated area for beast pet deaths.] [You can, but once you’re out of Magic City, there won’t be any high-level official personnel to assist. Prioritize your safety at all times. Smiling face with yellow beans JPG.] The boss quickly responded, agreeing with the suggestion. [Okay. Rose, Rose, Rose JPG.]
“It should be about time… What is this?” Just as Li Xiao was about to breathe a sigh of relief while looking at the screen, a crimson-golden falling leaf drifted onto her phone screen. Lightly, she looked up in surprise, only to see crimson-golden falling leaves fluttering all over the hall. “Is it her?” She reached out and caught it. Her palm felt warm, and she could almost instantly feel a healing aura emanating from it. She was stunned by this almost tangible falling leaf, and the next moment, she looked towards the stage. She found her companion Wang Qiubai frozen in place, looking at the young lady gently waving the loquat branches with a silly look, as if he was scared by her actions. It was obvious that this move was probably very powerful, otherwise, her well-traveled teammate wouldn’t have such an expression.
Su Jiu then quietly stopped, smiling as she looked at Li Xiao in front of her, tilting her head. Her gentle voice suddenly rang out, “How about it? Is this Spring Bloom Technique up to par?” Seeing that no one on the stage was speaking, Li Xiao opened her mouth, reached out, and flicked a stream of external qi onto the head of the long-haired man, Wang Qiubai. Wait until he looked over, seemingly thinking about something. Li Xiao, feeling a bit speechless, held her forehead and gestured with her eyes for him to announce the result quickly.
Receiving the hint from her, Wang Qiubai finally reacted. He quickly turned his head to look at Su Jiu, showing a friendly smile, and said, “Of course you passed. Miss, Sister Xiao just asked you to show it a little. This display is a bit too much, isn’t it?” (It’s always friendly towards the strong.)
“As long as I passed, I’ll leave then.” Hearing this, Su Jiu on the stage nodded slightly, casually waved away the Spring Bloom Technique, and turned to walk off the stage, clearly intending to leave directly without wanting to chat more with them.
“Wait…” Seeing this, Li Xiao hurriedly stepped forward, opened her phone, handed over a QR code, laughed heartily, and introduced herself, “My name is Li Xiao. We have to gather at the train station tomorrow. Let’s add each other on QQ first for convenient contact.”
“We still need to go to the train station?” Su Jiu blinked, feeling a bit confused. Hadn’t they already checked in? But, following the other party’s request, she scanned the QR code, added her as a friend, and joined a five-person QQ group.
“Due to some reasons, our plan has changed and we need to go to Lanhai City first…” Li Xiao nodded. She assumed Su Jiu already knew about this plan and mission. After all, they were from the same school, so she didn’t think much of it.
“Plan? Alright, I’ll be going back then. See you tomorrow.” The more she listened, the stranger Su Jiu found it. She suddenly remembered that her final assessment seemed to be a research task cooperating with Lin Chujiu. Could this be something the school arranged—a makeup exam at the start of the semester? For her, such a makeup exam wasn’t even enough to warm up. It’s fine if she goes, she has nothing else to do anyway. Without chatting much with them, Su Jiu fiddled with her phone messages for a while and hurried away from here to see some old acquaintances and check on their recent conditions. With her current strength, she could completely cure Mrs. Wenders’ illness, and she even had the strength to help Mr. Wenders himself.
Looking at Su Jiu’s departing back until she could no longer see her, Li Xiao only then came back to her senses. She turned to look at Wang Qiubai on the stage not far away. Seeing him still sighing, she asked with great curiosity, “Is this Grand Priest very strong? It’s just the most basic Spring Bloom Technique, so it shouldn’t reveal much…” She rarely saw such a surprised yet solemn expression on her well-traveled friend’s face.
“No, it reveals a lot.” Lowering his head, Wang Qiubai tidied the hair on his forehead, looking solemnly at the slowly glimmering falling leaves under his feet. A stick resembling a pointer appeared in his hand, and he poked at the falling leaves, softly saying, “No, she is very strong. In terms of the healing power provided alone, she is comparable to a Demigod-level Holy Priest, and the proficiency of her skills is definitely perfect. If superiors allow a priest of this level to join, the mission difficulty might be very high.”
“Comparable to Demigod level?” This time Li Xiao was a little surprised. Although her life force was only at the Demigod level, it was still enough to make people astonished, especially since she wasn’t an old hand like herself.
“Since the priest has arrived, there’s no need for us to recruit students who haven’t even reached Battle King. Pack your things and prepare to go to Lanhai City tomorrow morning.” Wang Qiubai smiled, stood up, and also walked down. Learning that his teammate was powerful was both good and worrying. At least such a powerful priest could provide strong buffs and great healing during combat.
After Li Xiao and the others left, the hall became silent. “Oh no! Damn, I was so focused on doing experiments that I forgot about the task assigned by Dean Zi.” A figure wearing the old student uniform of the Priest Academy rushed over. She glanced inside and saw no one, thinking she had gone to the wrong place, so she retreated and looked into another training hall.
“Why haven’t they come yet? Does that junior sister not want to check in?” In that training hall, a girl wearing glasses, looking like a good girl, sat on a chair, occasionally looking at the watch on her hand and muttering. Why is it so hard to get a credit? If it weren’t for the need to accumulate eight social practice credits for graduation, she wouldn’t be doing this job.
Seemingly recognizing the other person, the figure in the old student uniform walked in, her gaze falling on the girl. She was a little surprised that the other person looked too young, but she still politely said, “I’m a volunteer sent by the academy, responsible for your and your teammates’ logistics.”
“Ah?” Hearing this, the glasses girl was stunned. She only remembered that the teacher had asked her to come and test a junior sister, but how did it become about logistics? She looked down at her phone again and sent a message to the teacher, but found that he was too busy to pay attention to her. Confirming that this junior sister was indeed from the Priest Academy, she then coughed softly and slowly stood up, “Then let the test begin! Show me your Spring Bloom Technique.”
Forget it, since she’s already here, she’ll get the credit after the test. Who cares about the rest.
