Chapter 748: Punishment (3k)
Su Jiu slowly retracted her gaze, adjusted her glasses, and found it inexplicably amusing. She then picked up a pen and wrote on a small note:
“Of course, I’m a Priest. I can even grant buffs to others.”
After writing, Su Jiu shifted closer to her side, her eyes seemingly returning to the days when she sat on the podium, watching students pass notes to each other, a smile of nostalgic youth on her face…
Often, the podium allowed one to see everything happening below clearly, but the teacher wouldn’t say anything. Perhaps those notes were the essence of their youthful days.
Guan Xiaorong took the note Su Jiu passed to her and secretly glanced at her deskmate with the “married woman’s hairstyle.” She couldn’t help but wonder if the other person was indeed a student.
At least, she must have graduated not long ago.
“Grant buffs?!”
Glancing at the content, Guan Xiaorong’s mouth slightly opened, and she abruptly turned to look at Su Jiu. Seeing the face that was around her age, she couldn’t help but quietly ask, “Classmate Susu, are you a high-ranking War General level Priest?”
It wasn’t easy for a normal War General level Priest to learn how to grant buffs. Most only acquired such skills when they reached the high-ranking War General level.
After all, these skills consumed a lot of mental power and energy. A Priest with insufficient strength could very well be drained, leading to mild unconsciousness or severe incapacitation.
“Shh.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu was taken aback. She met the girl’s expectant gaze, nodded, and made a shushing gesture, pointing at the note.
After receiving the reply, the lonely girl’s gloomy mood swept away, her heart pounding, and she even felt a bit of anticipation for what was to come.
The highest level in the entire school was only at the Initial Stage Battle General level. If she teamed up with this Jiu Susu, wouldn’t she have a chance to dominate in the team competition?
Her father’s death hadn’t significantly impacted Guan Xiaorong. It could be said that her reclusive personality was largely due to his frequent absence from home and lavish lifestyle. After her mother passed away, her father often stayed out.
In the spacious villa, there was only the large garden and a small her.
Shaking her head, she willed herself not to dwell on the unpleasant past. Guan Xiaorong continued writing on the note—
“Susu, don’t reveal your strength carelessly for now. In the afternoon, just use the basic Healing Arts on me…”
“Classmate Guan, don’t pass notes randomly during class. Give me the note!”
However, halfway through writing, a cold female voice sounded next to them. A girl wearing a butterfly hair clip and a black mid-length dress approached.
Her exposed calves were covered in sheer white stockings that clung tightly to her skin. They looked slender without any excess flesh, like unsweetened white cigarettes, exuding a cold aura, as if she were wearing stockings.
The girl in the black dress was Bernice, who had heard about Su Jiu attending classes here and had temporarily adjusted her schedule to come and see.
“Xiao Si…”
Su Jiu blinked and looked over, meeting the girl’s clear, ocean-like eyes. She opened her mouth but didn’t finish calling her by name.
“Classmate Jiu Susu, you should address me by my title when at school.”
Bernice looked at Su Jiu rather seriously, emphasizing her point with a high-cold tone. As she spoke, the area below the podium fell silent, and some even looked at her with pity.
“This foreign teacher is not only powerful, but also terrifyingly cold-tempered and never smiles during class…”
“Shh, haven’t you heard about the male student in Class F who whistled at her? The next day he was in the hospital in a wheelchair! He didn’t even know what happened.”
The hushed conversations below were barely audible, but Su Jiu heard every word without missing a beat. She didn’t take it to heart and called out in a deliberately drawn-out voice,
“Teacher… Ber… nice.”
After saying this, she looked at the girl in the black dress with a half-smile. Did the usually obedient and well-behaved Xiao Sisi have another side to her?
“Mmm, little… Classmate Susu, be more careful next time. Pay attention during class and don’t get distracted below.”
Being stared at by Su Jiu, Bernice subtly squeezed her thighs under the black dress and turned her head slightly, a faint, imperceptible blush appearing on her face.
She was good at putting on airs in front of Su Jiu, but she also found this act of putting on airs novel, making her little maid heart feel ticklish.
“Classmate Jiu Susu, come to my office after class.”
She slowly released her thighs, glanced at Guan Xiaorong beside her, let out a soft hum, took the note directly, put it in her pocket, and then silently took out her textbook to begin the lesson.
“Alright everyone, turn to page 142. Today, we’ll learn how to convert life force into External Qi…”
Although Bernice’s classes were cold, her classes were always very popular with the students. After all, she often spoke of fantastical healing methods, and the most outrageous one she even demonstrated in front of the entire class.
After covering the textbook material, she would also recount stories from her campaigning days, which was also a primary reason why practically the entire class liked her.
Of course, no one truly believed the stories, as they all thought they were made up to make the Healing Arts more engaging. After all, the idea of fighting the Otherworldly War hundreds of years ago was simply too outlandish.
This class was a bit different. Everyone was wondering what would happen after the new classmate Jiu Susu angered the ice-cold teacher and went to the office later.
Would she be reprimanded? Forced to write a self-criticism? Or would her parents be contacted?
Listening to the basic healing knowledge that high school students were learning, Su Jiu felt inexplicably sleepy. But whenever her eyes started to droop, she would meet the pale blue eyes and instantly feel invigorated.
In this class, the owner of those eyes had been constantly watching her.
The 45-minute class didn’t seem too long. “Ding ding!!” The bell rang abruptly. At this moment, Su Jiu suddenly slumped onto her desk and, using the spare time, sneakily pulled out her phone. Someone had just contacted her…
It was an old acquaintance with a black and white anime male god avatar, with a slightly chuunibyou flavor.
“Bai Ming: Little brother-in-law, are you there?”
Seeing the “are you there?” opening, she couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth. This guy definitely wasn’t up to anything good; he was probably in trouble.
“Me: What’s wrong?”
“Dududu!”
“Bai Ming: I’m trapped in the ‘Great Passage.’ Are you free to come to Zhu Sha Group Islands?”
Su Jiu expressionlessly typed on the virtual keyboard:
“Me: No time. You definitely won’t be in trouble. If there’s nothing else, don’t @ me.”
She was certain the other party didn’t need her help and would absolutely have some fortuitous encounter. Otherwise, with his strength only at her younger brother’s level, how could he possibly fight the Otherworldly beings that might appear in the future?
“Bai Ming: Ah? That’s really heartless, little brother-in-law.”
“Bai Ming: Wait!! Actually, I’m looking for you for another reason!”
“Me: What reason?”
“Bai Ming: We found an old-fashioned ladies’ alchemy wallet inside. It contains some things, and if forced open, it will be destroyed. The symbol on it is an eye, which seems to be your Night Watcher emblem, right?”
“Bai Ming: The wallet only has two faint letters, ‘Ro’, on the outside.”
“Ro? Is that a name or something?”
Looking at the text, Su Jiu was stunned. A wallet related to the Night Watchers, no wonder Bai Ming found her…
She quickly typed a few words: “Keep it for me.”
“Bai Ming: Okay, the magnetic field here is too strange. We can only communicate for a few hours a month. I won’t talk anymore. My friend seems to have discovered a local tribe.”
Just as Su Jiu was pondering what that meant, her shoulder was gently nudged, and Guan Xiaorong’s voice reached her ear:
“Classmate Susu, it’s the break between classes. Don’t forget to go to Teacher Bernice’s office.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu suddenly remembered. The little maid might still be waiting for her, sulking. Without further thought, she jogged towards the office.
Before long, a figure in a black long dress could be seen sitting in a corner, exuding an aura of “do not approach.” Just as Su Jiu was about to enter the office,
“Are all these children so gossipy?”
She abruptly stopped, as if sensing something, and covered her forehead, turning around to see many eyes fixed in her direction. Just counting them, there were over a dozen or twenty, with whispers constantly entering Su Jiu’s ears:
“She’s so late, she’ll definitely get a big scolding, right?”
“This foreign teacher hates lateness the most…”
They were all curious about how the ice-cold teacher would deal with such a student who acted out on her first day.
Shaking her head, Su Jiu swaggered towards Bernice. At this moment, the onlookers held their breath, as they could only see Su Jiu’s back and were already guessing what expression of anger the teacher had on her face.
“Why are you late?”
Bernice pouted, her cheeks puffed out. It was her first time playing a role, and facing the late Su Jiu, she was momentarily unsure how to act, but she still felt a thrill.
Standing in front of the desk, half of Su Jiu and Bernice’s bodies were obscured. Su Jiu scratched her head and, out of habit, came up with an excuse like they did in high school: “Catching up on homework.”
“This foreign teacher hates liars the most. She’ll definitely be punished with copying homework.”
Hearing Su Jiu’s answer, many students outside the office chuckled. She had just arrived today, so what homework could there be? Her excuse was not even thoughtful.
“Really? If it’s fake, there will be a punishment, you know.”
Hearing Su Jiu’s excuse, Bernice glanced at the students outside the window and then quietly reached out, pinched Su Jiu’s hand, and gently massaged it, as if playing with a fun toy.
“Re…ally.”
Feeling the rhythmic massage on her hand, Su Jiu felt an inexplicable comfort. For some reason, facing the current Bernice gave her an indescribable feeling.
“Oh~ Lying is wrong!”
Using the desk to block the line of sight, the little maid suddenly smiled, then placed the Blood Clan girl’s hand on the black long dress, her palm sinking slightly.
Beneath the long dress were soft thighs, and then her hand slowly moved towards her abdomen. The dress covered a warmth even greater than her hand.
Feeling the softness of her thighs, Su Jiu’s body suddenly stiffened. She swallowed and said in a low voice, “Xiao Sisi, what does this mean?”
“Punishment…”
Placing the Blood Clan girl’s somewhat pale hand between her legs, the little maid’s blue eyes seemed to draw out threads. With a slight tilt of her head, her legs suddenly closed together.
“This is Miss’s punishment for not paying attention in class.”
“There are students watching…”
The momentary softness and warmth transmitted, and Su Jiu quickly turned her head, glancing outside the window. Before she could finish speaking, Bernice pushed her hand closer to the warmer spot.
This strange sensation made her instinctively reach through the skirt and pinch the soft flesh of her thigh.
“…”
Feeling her thigh being pinched, a blush appeared on Bernice’s face. She let go for a second before tightening her grip even more. She grabbed Su Jiu by the collar and pulled her closer, her hair intermingling. She gently blew on Su Jiu’s pointed ear:
“Miss, next time it won’t be this simple.”
Su Jiu nodded helplessly, her pretty face flushing, causing her glasses to fog up.
In her heart, she was somewhat anticipating the next time…
Where would it be next time?
From the outside perspective, they saw Bernice forcefully pulling Su Jiu’s collar, as if she were about to slap her a few times, and everyone was startled.
What a terrifying punishment!
