Chapter 709: Meeting Dean Zi (3k)
The shallow red sunset scattered on the ground. As Su Jiu walked towards the cafeteria, she released E Huo again. E Huo, carrying Popcorn, walked on the road just as school was ending, a small figure beside a large one.
“Is it the cafeteria on Renmin Avenue? I can ask then why we need to go to Lanhai City.”
On the way, Su Jiu glanced at the message from Dean Zi, suppressed her doubts, and walked up the slope towards Renmin Avenue.
“Wow, such a cute girl, did she use a transformation skill?”
Suddenly, some students noticed the two of them. After asking if they could take a picture, they immediately opened the front-facing camera, took a photo with Su Jiu, and then left with a heart symbol.
“Why does this girl look like a doll? Are her eyes due to her bloodline? Why are they vertical pupils?”
The two of them looked like sisters buying candy for their younger sister, which was quite unusual on the university’s pedestrian street. Many university students who found E Huo cute wanted to pet its head, and for a moment, they were so crowded that they couldn’t move.
E Huo was the kind of creature that became very friendly when there was food. It pleasantly accepted the snacks handed over by the older brothers and sisters, its eyes curved like crescent moons—
She knew she was very cute!
“Squeak!!”
When a hand actually tried to pet its head, Popcorn, possessing a territorial instinct, bared its sharp teeth and drove them away. Its light yellow eyes showed a hint of vigilance.
However, it was too small, and its fierce appearance was no different from acting cute to the students.
“This little fox is also so cute! Much cuter and gentler than the big wolf at my place.”
“Rua rua~”
The students knew that this was E Huo’s beast pet. They gave up the idea of petting E Huo’s head and shifted their attention to Popcorn. They petted it again and again, which made the somewhat proud little fox curl up into a ball.
The crowd was pushing. E Huo was as popular as the old grandmother selling cotton candy next to the elementary school. One after another, Su Jiu was happy to let this happen. She didn’t mind it as it allowed E Huo to experience some of the outside world.
When it was a glasses-wearing boy’s turn to pet the little fox’s head, he suddenly turned to look at Su Jiu and whispered, “There are a lot of [Dragon Hunters] lately, not only outside but also within our school. You should let your sister be careful…”
“Beast pet hunters again… Classmate, I just returned from an internship abroad. I’d like to ask what exactly this is?”
Hearing this, Su Jiu became curious. She had also heard about this on the plane, but she was in a hurry after getting off the plane and didn’t have time to ask about the situation.
“It’s not a big deal. It’s just a group of people who enjoy harvesting beast pets, killing lone beast pets everywhere. You know, if beast pets die instantly, they can’t return to the spiritual space.”
The boy with glasses chuckled, but he didn’t pay much attention. After all, although there had been many incidents, there were no human casualties. The world is so big, and there are countless perverts. He added with a smile, “Fortunately, those people basically don’t attack humans.”
“It’s good that they don’t attack humans. Such group of poachers should be caught soon.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu nodded thoughtfully. The harm was indeed not too high, merely damaging other people’s property. Otherwise, the Night Watchers should have taken action…
“Hey! Have you chatted enough?”
Next to the boy with glasses, perhaps his girlfriend, her hand around her boyfriend’s arm, looked at Su Jiu with vigilance. It was unavoidable, as Su Jiu’s appearance was too imposing.
“Actually, most of the people whose beast pets were killed have a bad reputation. As long as we don’t act out, the hunters won’t come for us.”
The boy with glasses smiled helplessly and added before happily following his girlfriend away. The two of them looked like a happy couple, jumping back and forth, playfully bickering.
“A bad reputation? Poachers? This…”
Su Jiu looked at their retreating figures and felt that what he said didn’t match the fierce image of poachers. Killing beast pets with a bad reputation?
What kind of logic is this?
After wandering with these students for more than half an hour, the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only Su Jiu and E Huo. E Huo hugged a whole bag of dried fish and waved reluctantly at a senior sister.
“Let’s go to the cafeteria. Dean Zi should be here by now.”
Seeing this, Su Jiu quickly held E Huo’s hand and ran towards the cafeteria. The cafeteria on that road was not too far from them. In no time, they could see the silhouette of the two-story bungalow-style building.
Brushing past students who occasionally came out of the cafeteria, Su Jiu glanced at the lively cafeteria and soon spotted Dean Zi by the window. He didn’t seem to be alone.
Holding E Huo’s hand, Su Jiu brought E Huo to Dean Zi’s table and greeted him with a light smile, “Dean Zi, sorry for keeping you waiting. I was delayed by some unexpected events on the way.”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. I have nothing to do all day, so it doesn’t matter if I wait or not.”
Dean Zi waved his hand and looked at Su Jiu, becoming more and more satisfied. She was a genius who cultivated both “physical” and “magic” abilities, even winning the first place in the World Competition. Perhaps only the hidden descendants of those old aristocratic families could compare to her?
Moreover, she had saved his granddaughter.
With a sigh of emotion, he thought of his descendant, turned slightly, and said with a smile, “This is my granddaughter Zi Yi. She is also from the Priest Academy. It was all thanks to you that she was rescued from the kidnapping by the Ancient God Sect last time. Otherwise, the only descendant of the Zi family would have been lost.”
“Hello, Classmate Su.”
Sitting next to him was an equally petite figure, wearing the traditional long skirt of a priest. She lowered her head, her fingers fiddling with the hem of her skirt, and her light gray eyes revealed a hint of nervousness. It was his granddaughter, Zi Yi.
Unlike her previous arrogance, she now showed the respect that an ordinary priest should have when facing a senior.
“We meet again, Classmate Zi Yi. If there’s a chance, we can exchange knowledge about potions. I’m really not good at making potions.”
Seemingly noticing her caution, Su Jiu smiled and didn’t speak coldly, but instead offered her a way out.
In her opinion, the dean’s granddaughter’s previous behavior was just due to her young age and not having met peers stronger than herself.
“Mhm.”
Hearing this, Zi Yi finally looked up at Su Jiu, her eyes showing relief. The other party didn’t seem to look down on her as she had feared.
Then, the matter she was about to ask for help with might have hope…
After chatting with Zi Yi for a while, Su Jiu turned her gaze back to Dean Zi and got to the point: “Dean Zi, what is it you wanted to see me about?”
Dean Zi nodded with satisfaction at Su Jiu’s emotionally intelligent remark. He found it comfortable to interact with such students, much more so than with those stubborn troublemakers.
“Ahem…”
Thinking of the matter his granddaughter had asked for, Dean Zi suddenly coughed and stroked his snow-white beard, reluctantly saying, “My granddaughter wants to follow you for a few days to see how you train and to ask for some experience in medical skills.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zi Yi, afraid that Su Jiu would refuse, quickly waved her hand and added:
“Classmate Su, you are the only one who has suppressed me in terms of the priesthood. I really want to ask you about your daily learning methods and details. I want to know what aspects I am inferior to you, and you have the strength to lead me out of this ivory tower. Grandpa also believes in you…”
She really wanted to know how this girl, who was the same age as her, could be so outstanding, and how much effort she would have to put in to follow in her footsteps?
Grandpa told her—there are people whom she might never be able to catch up to in her entire life.
But Zi Yi was also a young person, and a renowned genius at a young age. Although frustrated, her youthful unwillingness to admit defeat supported her, and she wanted to get closer to such a person.
She wanted to see the scenery that person had seen, do what that person had done, even if it was just to see their back…
Dean Zi spoke again, but this time with a hint of helplessness in his eyes: “Classmate Su, I will also offer a High-Rank Battle King level medicinal material as compensation.”
“This…”
Faced with this kind of nanny job with a liability, Su Jiu subconsciously wanted to refuse. Seeing Dean Zi’s doting yet helpless expression and remembering that he had helped heal Bairnis, the refusal that was about to be spoken turned into:
“Alright, you can keep the reward. Dean Zi has already helped me enough. If Classmate Zi Yi wants to follow me, she’ll have to pack her things tonight. I’ll be heading to Lanhai City tomorrow…”
Hearing Su Jiu agree, Zi Yi felt a weight lifted from her chest. She quickly nodded, her light gray eyes gaining some color. She quickly patted Dean Zi on the shoulder and then ran towards the dormitory:
“Grandpa, you guys talk. I’m going back to my dorm to pack my luggage.”
“This child…”
Looking at the girl’s retreating back, Dean Zi chuckled and shook his head. When he looked at Su Jiu again, his eyes were filled with satisfaction.
The other party remembered his past help and was willing to bring his granddaughter along, which could be considered a mutual repayment between mentor and disciple.
He paused, seemingly remembering what Su Jiu had said earlier. Dean Zi glanced at E Huo, who was sitting beside Su Jiu, with some curiosity:
“Little Su, you said you were going to Lanhai City. Are you in need of a beast pet? Lanhai is a famous major city for beast pet trading in our country. It has a complex mix of legitimate and underground markets. If you’re lucky, you might even be able to buy the offspring of War God level monster beasts there.”
“It’s not that I need a beast pet, but…”
Su Jiu gently shook her head and recounted the incident where she met Mr. Kyoung-soo there. She saw Dean Zi’s face change to a strange expression and blinked, “What’s wrong?”
“I see why you’re going to Lanhai…”
Dean Zi’s face twitched slightly. He suddenly remembered that the assigned student had messaged him asking why she was participating in the freshman sign-in, which had also confused him at the time.
He quickly contacted the administration office and the Dragon Hunter guild, but both were busy. Seeing this, he simply set it aside and focused on waiting for Su Jiu to arrive.
Su Jiu was stunned: “You know? Isn’t this the entrance exam?”
Dean Zi and Su Jiu, who was equally bewildered, looked at each other before he slowly said:
“Of course not. It’s a special plan, but with your strength, participating in it is quite appropriate. The previous student’s strength was lacking, and she went for the Dragon Hunter’s resume.”
