Chapter 104. Fully Committing to the Act
Su Tang was momentarily stunned by the questions. Having just experienced spiritual power exhaustion last night, her body was indeed quite tired, but it was nowhere near the severe level they were asking about.
Could it be they didn’t come for the purification I did for Zhan Ye yesterday?
She instinctively looked at An Se and saw the man raise an eyebrow at her. Su Tang’s mind raced.
“I… I have indeed been feeling unwell lately.”
She quickly glanced at An Se, seeing him give her a nearly imperceptible nod with a smile in his eyes. Her heart instantly became clear.
“Guide Su, don’t worry. Tell us slowly—what parts of your body are uncomfortable?”
The female “white coat” on the far left opened a folder and took out a pen, fully committing to her recording posture.
“I…”
Su Tang bit her lip, her voice carrying a hint of trembling through a well-timed pause. She lowered her eyes slightly, adopting an extremely cautious posture.
“It probably started a while ago. My body has been feeling wrong. This feeling… it’s as if I’ve been forcibly invaded by something. I’m sore and pained all over, especially… especially in my head. There’s a stinging pain there from time to time, and I can’t sleep at all at night.”
At those words, the air in the room instantly froze.
The white coats looked at each other, their recording hands freezing. One after another, sharp intakes of breath could be heard in the quiet environment.
Su Tang lowered her head, her face showing a pained expression, but in her heart she couldn’t help but wonder if her words had been a bit too severe. Hearing their silence, could it be they had realized she was lying?
Should I try to dial it back a bit?
Just as she was about to speak, there was movement from An Se’s side.
“Specifically, what kind of discomfort is it? Is it the same as the feeling of spiritual power depletion?”
Su Tang looked up slightly and saw An Se adopting a serious posture. His lips were pursed in a straight line and his face was expressionless, but the amusement in his eyes betrayed him.
“It’s not quite the same…” Su Tang spoke tentatively. Seeing the interest in An Se’s eyes deepen, her voice followed suit and slowly took on a sob.
Her fingertips tightly gripped the hem of her clothes, and her shoulders began to tremble slightly.
“I… I don’t know how to describe what I’m feeling now. It’s like… like my spiritual power was forcibly plundered, or like…”
She intentionally paused, a flush of humiliation rising on her cheeks.
“Like being crudely sucked dry. Even my spiritual sea feels tight in waves. A little movement makes me dizzy and nauseous.”
The white coats’ expressions became very subtle, and their gazes toward Su Tang held a few more degrees of sympathy.
A flash of satisfaction crossed An Se’s eyes, which he immediately replaced with an expression of pained distress.
“Why didn’t you say so earlier? As a Guide, you are the most precious existence in the White Tower. Any bit of discomfort in your body should be reported to the Medical Department. How could you be so careless as to drag it out until now without telling us?”
Su Tang was actually getting into the mood quite well, but she nearly broke character at An Se’s words. She quickly lowered her head, her shoulders shaking as she stifled a laugh.
An Se turned around, inconspicuously blocking the white coats’ view of Su Tang, and looked at them.
“You heard her. Su Tang’s current state is clearly dual damage to her spiritual power and body. Especially this kind of traumatic reaction—she must be treated immediately.”
He paused, his tone growing heavier.
“Her body is currently showing severe post-traumatic stress response. It’s really not suitable to use those cold instruments you’re carrying to probe her spiritual sea. Of course, if you want to ignore the protection regulations set by the Guide Protection Association, then act as if I didn’t say that.”
The white coats were cowed by An Se’s words. Looking at Su Tang’s tearful appearance, they also felt that under these circumstances, it would be truly unreasonable if they still forcefully probed her spiritual sea with instruments.
However, the emergency order they received was to submit a complete and rigorous report. If they didn’t probe her, how could they give the White Tower an explanation?
“We also know it’s very rude to make this request now. It’s just, Director An Se, the order we received is that the report must be submitted within four hours. If we don’t perform an inspection, our work cannot be completed…”
“Simple.”
An Se curled his lips into a smile, crossed his arms, and raised an eyebrow at Su Tang.
“Don’t you just want to know her physical data? Have you forgotten what I do? It’ll be fine if I go in and probe for you.”
Director An Se’s spiritual threads could ignore any boundaries and enter another’s spiritual sea directly without causing pain. Having him do it was indeed the most suitable option.
The white coat responsible for recording was about to agree, but the one in the middle, who was slightly shorter, shook his head.
“Everyone knows Guide Su Tang has been living in the Medical Department for a while lately. Director An Se, if you perform this test, the authenticity of the results might be questionable.”
At those words, the atmosphere in the room grew silent again.
The white coat responsible for recording hurriedly walked over and yanked the man’s sleeve. Was he crazy? Saying that in front of Director An Se—did he really think Director An Se had a good temper?
“Director An Se, don’t misunderstand. He didn’t mean that. Everyone knows you’ve always been the most just person in the White Tower.”
There was no change on An Se’s face, but his gaze grew colder bit by bit.
“I’m truly asking for trouble, aren’t I?”
“Fine. Then use your instruments and go ahead and pierce the spiritual sea of a fragile Guide who is in a state of stress and trauma. However, if word of this gets out, when the people from the Guide Protection Association start making trouble, do you think those old fogies in the White Tower will stand in front of you and shield you, or will they push you out to be their own shield…?”
“Tsk, look at me, talking too much again. Hurry up and do it. My Medical Department has a lot to do, so don’t continue wasting my time here.”
After saying that, An Se sat down on a single-seater sofa nearby. From his posture, it was clear he intended to be a spectator and didn’t plan to intervene further.
No one was unaware of the White Tower’s style of doing things. Forget shielding them; it would be good if they didn’t kick them while they were down.
The recording white coat slapped the shoulder of the one in the middle and looked at An Se with a fawning smile.
“Look at what you’re saying, Director An Se. With Guide Su as she is now, even if you let us make a move, we wouldn’t be able to do it.”
“Please don’t hold it against us. Considering Guide Su’s physical condition, you must be the one to do it personally for us to be at ease.”
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