Chapter 52 part 1
A specialized transport elevator had been set up outside the practical exercise site, and the group returned to the school smoothly through it.
The Principal heard the commotion outside and stuck his head out the window again.
Seeing Luo Shizhen being carried back and the supported Lu Qiujin walking toward the infirmary from a distance, his eyes widened.
“What happened? Whatās going on?”
He pulled his head back and was about to head out.
The guard reached out to stop him but was slapped away by the Principal: “They’re already back; why are you still stopping me!”
The guard: “…”
Although he was sent by Yongzhou, the Principal could indeed slap his hand because he was also a graduate of this school.
“But your confinement order lasts until an hour from now. Unless we receive orders from above, we can’t let you out. Principal, please understand.”
The Principal had been too anxious to go out and see the situation and didn’t want to make things difficult for the guard who needed to follow orders. He simply lay on the floor and started pounding.
“Vice-Principal? Vice-Principal!”
“Are you there? Are you there, Vice-Principal?”
The section being pounded slowly shifted from beneath, and a man with waist-length white hair and the appearance of a celestial being slowly poked his head out.
He spoke sluggishly: “Principal, if thereās something, you can say it directly. No need to ask if Iām here.”
Principal: “Eh! How could that be? Itās a matter of politeness.”
The guard behind thought to himself, pounding on someoneās ceiling as soon as you disagreeāthat doesn’t seem very polite either, does it?
The Vice-Principal had a mild temperament and didn’t bicker with the Principal. He just slowly yawned and asked just as slowly:
“Is there something you need from me? If not, I’m going back to sleep.”
“Don’t sleep!” The Principal grabbed the Vice-Principal, who wanted to return to his hole: “The students who went out for the practical exercise are back. Itās not convenient for me to go out, so as Vice-Principal, you go and show some concern. See why one was carried back and the other supported.”
The white-haired man slowly yawned again, his beautiful eyes filled with sleepiness: “But~ I’m~ sleepy~”
“You’re not sleepy, you’re very energetic. One of us school leaders has to go on such an occasion. I can’t go, so it has to be you. Go quickly!”
The Principal directly dragged the man out and pushed him out the door: “Remember to tell me the situation after you find out!”
The white-haired man then began to walk forward sluggishly. The Principal leaned his head out the window:
“Vice-Principal! Walk faster! At your speed, the injured students will be fully recovered by the time you arrive!”
The white-haired man, despite moving so slowly, still possessed a celestial air:
“Iām already walking… very~ fast~”
Principal: “…”
This speed is hardly faster than a snailās.
Guard: “Principal, are you just going to stand here and watch the Vice-Principal walk?”
With the Vice-Principalās walking speed, could someone as impatient as the Principal stand it?
Principal: “Do you think I want to watch?”
“Iām stuck again, quick, help me down!”
On one side, the Vice-Principal was still on the road, walking slowly at a speed that could compete with a snail.
On the other, the infirmary saw a peak in foot traffic since the start of school.
Young Awakeners didn’t like to gather. When the medical staff suddenly saw a large group of students walking in together, they thought the school had been attacked by a hallucination Anomaly and that they were seeing things.
Furthermore, while it was surprising to see students and teachers in the infirmary, it wasn’t too surprising.
Where did these unfamiliar Guardians in combat suits come from?
The Zhadao members, being watched by the medical staff, acted as if they didn’t see it, thick-skinned enough to follow right behind.
“Perform a full check-up on these two students.”
Chen He-yan immediately stepped forward to talk with the medical staff.
He was also in disbelief after receiving the news and hurried over quickly. Although he knew Luo Shizhen was fine, he still couldn’t help but catch his breath when he saw him sleeping with his eyes closed in Sui Anās arms.
Luo Shizhen looked truly disheveled, covered in blood. Although he knew from the phone call that the blood belonged to Lu Qiujin, and Lu Qiujin was standing right there perfectly fine, Luo Shizhen had his eyes closed.
It was only after he walked over, lightly patted the boyās head, and felt Luo Shizhenās shallow, even breathing from up closeāconfirming once again that his vital signs were stableāthat Chen He-yan let out a huge sigh of relief.
“Luo Shizhen is suspected to be in a deep sleep due to excessive use of his purification ability.”
“Lu Qiujin was forcibly purified after reaching 94% Alienation. His vital signs are currently stable.”
The medical staff who came forward didn’t have much of a reaction to the first sentence.
It wasn’t a rare thing for Energy Users to overuse their abilities.
But hearing that Lu Qiujin had been forcibly purified after reaching 94% Alienation, even an ordinary person would realize how unbelievable that was.
There was only one Purifier in the school; it was obvious who had purified Lu Qiujin.
A doctor stepped forward, his expression almost reverent, as he carefully tried to take Luo Shizhen from Sui Anās arms.
But Sui An refused.
“Iāll take him directly for the examination.”
Sui An had gone through such comprehensive physical exams many times and knew the procedure well. The doctor thought about it and didn’t say anything more.
Another doctor said to Lu Qiujin: “Student, let’s go. Do you need me to support you?”
“No need, I’ve recovered a bit.”
Lu Qiujin stood firmly on his own, yet his gaze remained fixed on Luo Shizhen.
For the first time, he acknowledged his status as a student and looked toward Chen He-yan:
“Chen-laoshi, why is Shizhen in a deep sleep? Will he be okay?”
Chen He-yan didn’t know either and could only shake his head:
“This is the first time someone has been purified after reaching an Alienation value of 94%. We won’t know the physical condition of you and Shizhen until after the full examination.”
Lu Qiujin pursed his lips.
Lin Qi had draped a jacket over him, covering the scar on his chest, but Lu Qiujin knew there was a scar there.
Luo Shizhen had personally cut it open to save him.
He had approached Luo Shizhen just to be purified.
It was just that even Lu Qiujin himself hadn’t expected that after he had given up on being purified, Luo Shizhen hadn’t.
Lu Qiujin had never thought anyone would give their all for him like this.
And if something happened to Luo Shizhen because of this purification…
At this moment, Lu Qiujin felt extreme panic.
This panic even surpassed the panic he felt back when his parents had tied him to the operating table, preparing to gouge out his heart for his brother.
“Don’t think too much.”
Chen He-yan saw that Lu Qiujinās expression was wrong and said warmly:
“Shizhenās vital signs are all currently normal, and his Qi is stable. There shouldn’t be any issues.”
Luo Shizhen was far from having “any issues”; at this moment, he was having a beautiful dream.
In the dream, he was chasing butterflies under his grandmotherās care.
The sun was bright, and Grandma was washing clothes by the stream. Little Luo Shizhen wasn’t walking steadily yet; he waddled and focused on chasing the butterflies.
“Be careful…”
At that time, Grandma wasn’t very old. Although her hair was white, there weren’t many wrinkles on her face.
Luo Shizhen felt at ease under her gaze.
The small child tried hard to move his disobedient legs and ran for over half an hour before finally catching a small butterfly that couldn’t fly very high.
He looked at this beautiful, colorful butterfly and laughed with delight.
The next moment, the child suddenly opened his mouth and swallowed the butterfly.
“You can’t eat that!”
The elderly woman, who had been watching her grandson, immediately stood up and quickly pinched his mouth open, taking the butterfly out.
The child then cried out aggrievedly: “Ah! Ahhh!”
He clumsily reached out his arms, trying to reach the butterfly in Grandmaās hand, not understanding why he wasn’t allowed to eat the prey he had caught.
“Be good, Shizhen. This is a butterfly. Butterflies can’t be eaten.”
“Eat! Ah! Want to eat!”
Grandma Luo patiently took out a piece of dried sweet potato from the cloth bag she carried and stuffed it into the child’s open mouth.
“Butterflies don’t taste good. Let’s eat this, eat the dried sweet potato.”
With something in his mouth, the child stopped fussing. His throat moved as he wanted to swallow it.
He was stopped again by Grandma Luo: “Chew it slowly, okay? Otherwise, you’ll scratch your throat.”
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