78: Chapter 78 Teacher Su, who always wants to win an argument
After a glass of milk, some color finally returned to Teacher Su's face.
“What time is it?” She held her forehead, her long hair messy as a bird's nest covering her face. She looked back toward the window, but only saw the drawn curtains.
Yun Zhuo stood up to pull the curtains open. “Exactly nine o'clock.”
“Huh? Still going? No more, no more, okay?”
Yun Zhuo's hand paused while pulling the curtains, and he smiled. “I heard morning tea is good for the body.”
“Don't. I've already gone from the 'Cook-Cook' to the 'Consumer'; I want to cry just hearing the word 'tea'.”
“No way. You made so much delicious food for me. If I don't show some appreciation, wouldn't I be letting down your sincere heart? If you don't like morning tea, how about we change it to afternoon tea?”
“Afternoon tea...” Teacher Su seemed tempted, but after thinking about it, she quickly shook her head. “No, no, let's wait until tomorrow.”
“No, you must choose one: morning tea or afternoon tea.”
“I... I was wrong. I'll never make delicious food for you again, is that okay?”
“Do you know what you did wrong?”
“Mhm, mhm.” Teacher Su nodded. “You're still young. Eating too many supplements causes internal heat, and internal heat makes it easy to get nosebleeds.”
Yun Zhuo smiled. “Are you still going to teach me that 'if you keep longing, there will be an echo'?”
“Not teaching it anymore.”
“Then do you still want me to kneel for you?”
“I told you to kneel in front of me, I didn't say you could kneel behind me.”
“Hmm? Teacher Su, looking at your long hair, it would be a pity not to tie it into twin tails.”
“Twin tails? How old do you think I am, tying twin tails?”
“Don't you know twin tails come with a built-in speed buff?”
“Huh? I... I'm tired. You go out now, I'm going to sleep.”
As she spoke, she quickly hid under the covers, wrapping herself up tightly.
Yun Zhuo picked up the glass she had placed on the nightstand and smiled. “When you wake up, remember to get up and eat breakfast.”
“You made it?” Teacher Su suddenly threw back the covers and asked.
“Bought it.”
“Is there Sweet Potato Porridge?”
“Yes.”
“Then can you bring it over to me?”
“Sure.”
Teacher Su smiled slightly, feeling as though the pain wasn't quite so bad anymore.
It wasn't until noon that Teacher Su finally recovered her strength.
Supporting herself against the wall as she reached the living room, she saw Yun Zhuo sitting alone on the balcony, brewing tea.
The breeze blowing in carried a fresh scent of tangerine.
Teacher Su walked over curiously. “Didn't you say you had something to see Principal Ren about today? Why are you here brewing tea by yourself?”
“I spoke with Principal Ren on the phone earlier; he wants me to wait a bit longer.”
“Oh.” Just as Teacher Su finished speaking, in her dazed state, she walked right into the glass sliding door with a loud thud.
“Hiss~”
Rubbing her head, she subconsciously looked at Yun Zhuo, her face flushing red involuntarily.
Seeing that her punishment was about enough, Yun Zhuo walked over with a smile and tucked her under his arm.
“What are you doing?” Teacher Su looked confused.
Yun Zhuo carried her as he flew out from the balcony into the air.
“Transform.”
“Ah? Oh...”
They performed Body Integration, and in less than a minute, when the two returned to the balcony, Teacher Su had become radiant and glowing with vitality.
“You brat, you clearly knew this could help me recover quickly. Why didn't you do it sooner? You made me look like a fool.”
“Is it my fault?”
“You... Hmph! It's exactly your fault.”
“Want some tea?”
“I'll drink!”
Yun Zhuo sat behind the small table and poured a cup for Teacher Su, smiling. “Here, try this Small Green Tangerine Tea sold by the old man downstairs.”
“You're actually drinking tea? No, why did you take up tea drinking at such a young age?”
“I was curious, so I bought some to try. Look, these little green tangerines are completely hollowed out and stuffed with tea leaves.”
“You've never seen this before?”
“No.”
“Hmph~ How ignorant.” Unwilling to accept defeat, Teacher Su always wanted to win the last word.
After saying that, she suddenly remembered something and asked, “By the way, what was the correct answer to that 'teaching and raising' thing you mentioned yesterday?”
“You teach me how to read, and I'll teach you how to... raise people. What else could it be?”
Teacher Su burst into laughter, but seeing Yun Zhuo look over, her face darkened again. “Hmph, nothing but nonsense. Perfectly good words are ruined by people like you.”
“Heh, why don't you think about how you explained 'charging straight ahead' and 'lining the path' to me last night?”
The two of them sat on the balcony, bickering back and forth like that.
Time passed unknowingly until the afternoon.
Teacher Su came out of the bathroom after a shower and saw Yun Zhuo was about to head out.
“Did Principal Ren call?”
“Yeah, want to come along?”
“Sure, wait for me to get ready.”
When they arrived at Seventeenth Middle School, the students of the Martial Arts Class had all gone for field training, so the school felt exceptionally quiet today.
The old man in the security booth was still inside, polishing his Great Sword.
“Old man, open the gate!”
The old man slid open the small window, poked his head out, and immediately broke into a wide smile.
“It's Xiao Zhuo, you're back.”
As he spoke, the electric gate shuddered and slowly began to open.
Yun Zhuo looked at the old man. “Old man, have we met somewhere before?”
“Yeah, we saw each other at the base yesterday. No need to get off; just ride your War Princess right in.”
“Won't it disturb the other students?”
“It's fine. Those liberal arts students who can get into university won't be bothered by this little noise, and for those who can't, no amount of silence will help.”
With a roar of the engine, the two arrived at the administrative building.
Before Yun Zhuo could get off, Teacher Su had already deactivated her First Form, hugging Yun Zhuo with a slight smile.
“What are you looking at? Let's go. Did you want me to carry you on my back?”
“That would be nice.”
“In your dreams. Hurry up and let's go.”
They arrived at Ren Honglin's office.
“You're here.”
“Principal, did the runes I asked for arrive?”
“They're here, but I only got sixty pieces for the Corrosion Energy absorption bonus. Even though this stuff is considered junk, it's quite rare. First, the drop rate is low, and second, when some people get one and see it's just a 1% junk rune, they throw it away right then to save space. Besides those, I also got some other things; they were all bought as a bundle anyway, so you can count them yourself later. In addition to the runes, I also got you some crystals. You're level sixteen and still haven't socketed any crystals; you'll be at a disadvantage once you get to university.”
As Ren Honglin spoke, he pulled out a twenty-five-cubic-meter War Spirit Master Bracelet for Yun Zhuo.
This way, Yun Zhuo could still use it after Body Integration, allowing him to swap the War Princess's runes and crystals according to the real-time situation during battle.
“Because crystals are relatively expensive and the rune seller wouldn't sell them individually, they had to be bought as a bundle. So in the end, there's only eleven million left, which has already been deposited into your account.”
“Thanks, Principal.”
“No need to be polite with me,” Ren Honglin laughed. “As long as you don't blame me for not saving you money, kid. Once you're in university, there will be plenty of places to spend it.”
He paused and then added, “By the way, when do you plan to set off?”
“Tomorrow.”
“It's good to go early.” Ren Honglin nodded. “Did you buy the Portal tickets?”
“Not yet. I was planning to go take a look after leaving here.”
“Remember, if things don't work out, come back quickly to take the Martial Arts Examination. With your ability, getting into a first-rate martial arts university is absolutely no problem.”
“...”
Imperial Capital, Phoenix City.
Its area was at least thirty times that of Dawn City.
Imperial Capital Martial Arts University was like a city within a city, sprawled across the center of Phoenix City.
Principal Si, also known as Si Qingyun, and another of the Twelve Principals, Ji Shuyue—a man and a woman—were walking through a wooded area.
“The Su Family got a student in; have you heard about this?”
As he spoke, Si Qingyun glanced at her nonchalantly.
“Is that so?”
Si Qingyun nodded. “I find it strange. Why would the Su Family people send someone to our school? It's not like their family doesn't have its own university.”
Ji Shuyue smiled. “Go ask Principal Su then.”
“I say, it's no fun when you talk like that.”
“Hey, Principal Si, our two families are allies, it's true, but I'm not a mind reader. How would I know what you're trying to ask? Also, I don't even know what that student is called yet. What do you want me to say?”
“Here, this is the kid's file.”