149: Return to Daxia

"Nani!?"

"Shen Pan is a God Child of an alien race? That's impossible!!!"

The Kujo Family expert, having abruptly learned the "truth,"

just stared with eyes that refused to close and died completely in a foreign land.

Until his death, his subconscious was preventing him from using his life-saving item.

"To think that someone in Sakura actually wants to assassinate Your Highness the God Child; they must all be lured out! It seems I have no choice but to use my trump card."

Barn painfully took out a purple-black crystal and pressed it against the forehead of the Martial Saint, who was trapped in deep hypnosis.

This was one of the rewards he had obtained earlier: a Necromancer Overlord-created undead that could directly replace an Epic Peak expert!

Furthermore, it was immune to inspection and identification by anyone of Legendary Rank!

The only flaw was that the target had to be in a coma or severely injured. Moreover, they would be unable to achieve a Breakthrough to Legendary for the rest of their life.

Most of the Epic Experts of the Necromancer Overlord lineage were "pilfered" this way!

When the purple-black crystal shattered and a red vengeful spirit entered the Martial Saint's body, Barn looked coldly at his newly acquired subordinate:

"After you return, lie low and keep an eye out for anyone looking to target the God Child. If there are any, lure them over!"

Since Sakura had already declined, it was the perfect time to make a move and set the board!

"Understood."

When the replaced Kujo Family Martial Saint left Tianzhu with his mission, the strongest family in Sakura, the Kujo Family, ceased to exist in all but name from this day on!

...

The next day.

"Ruolai, if you don't wake up, Qingshu might just blow up the hotel."

Shen Pan, who had moved to Ruan Qingshu's room, amusedly nudged Jiang Ruolai, who was lying in bed with her eyes closed, "fast asleep."

As for why he had to change rooms, it was naturally because Ruolai's original room was no longer fit for habitation!

"Mmm~"

Having her fake sleep exposed, the stunningly beautiful girl, her face full of shyness, slowly opened her eyes. She felt the soreness all over her body and the chill on her delicate, fair skin.

Jiang Ruolai subconsciously pulled the blanket to cover her exposed charms. She tried her best to greet him as if nothing had happened.

"Ahaha, good morning, Shen Pan!"

Her voice was still full of vitality and lightness, but compared to before, it was now tinged with a hint of mature languor.

"It should be good afternoon, little sleepyhead. It's time to get up. We're returning to the Imperial Capital this afternoon; the Vice Dean said Sakura is too dangerous and not suitable for an internship."

"Mm-hmm!" Jiang Ruolai nodded in agreement, but simply refused to come out from under the covers.

At this moment, her not-so-large brain was constantly replaying the madness of last night.

Because it was her first time, and her Physique was quite sensitive, she had given up on studying in the middle of the night and had passed out, feeling incredibly disheveled and embarrassed.

Thinking about it now, Jiang Ruolai suspected that she had been set up by her two best friends!

Because yesterday she had just purely wanted to give Shen Pan a benefit. But as a result of Qingshu's forceful intervention and her self-serving behavior of queuing with Shen Pan,

she had become a bit jealous and had her competitive spirit stirred up. In a moment of heat, she had agreed to the request for a promotion and raise, and had given herself away on the spot...

"It's all Qingshu's fault!!!" Jiang Ruolai covered her shy, crimson cheeks. In her heart, she kept cursing her best friend to never grow up.

If the other party hadn't jumped the gun and made her feel a sense of crisis, she could have definitely stayed steady for a while longer! At the very least, at the very least, she could have stayed steady until the end of this semester!

Shen Pan, seeing Jiang Ruolai's refusal to get out of bed, looked at his phone, where there were 99+ notifications from Ruan Qingshu.

Most of them were expressions of concern and greetings for Jiang Ruolai, as well as resentment over the two of them staying out all night and leaving her to sleep alone in a cold bed.

Shen Pan silently sent a message to Loli Ruan saying he would be there soon. To keep this pair of best friends from having a falling out, he grasped Jiang Ruolai's ankle, which was exposed outside the covers. The warm touch successfully drew her attention.

Shen Pan said with a straight face: "Get up and wash up, otherwise we'll be in a rush when we leave this afternoon. Also, I forgot to prepare safety measures yesterday, so remember to go find Qingshu and ask her to help take care of it."

Although he could also use the Power of Death to eliminate cells, Jiang Ruolai was currently in a state where she would explode at the slightest touch. She would definitely not agree to let him inspect the high-quality mining area.

So... letting Qingshu do it, the other party would only offer some Yin and Yang sarcasm and praise. But she would still have to help eliminate the hidden danger, while taking the opportunity to be petty. This way, Qingshu's anger would at least be more than half gone, and Ruolai wouldn't be so shy anymore.

"Ah!?" Jiang Ruolai let out a delicate cry. Yesterday, she had been too focused on studying Daoist philosophy and had forgotten to take medicine or prepare a raincoat!

Plus, the essence Shen Pan had given her was so abundant, wouldn't she achieve a Breakthrough to Nascent Soul?

But what did he mean by finding Qingshu to resolve it? Could it be that in the past, Shen Pan and Qingshu always avoided accidents this way?

But to go find Qingshu for help in this state... Jiang Ruolai, her face blushing, stammered for a good while before she could suppress the shame in her heart. She nodded slowly: "I, I understand."

After Shen Pan went to wash up first, she finally got out of bed, looking uncomfortable and dragging her feet. She looked at the System rewards: [Congratulations to the Host for obtaining three skill points, one Class Point, and a significant increase in basic attributes!]

"..." At this moment, Jiang Ruolai finally understood what the System had been hinting at a few days ago. "So, it wasn't that the System had sent the wrong reward, but rather..."

"Forget it, anyway, I've managed to get three free skill points, now I can achieve a Breakthrough to level 56!" Not a loss! The usually optimistic Jiang Ruolai thought happily.

Then... subconsciously, she came near Shen Pan, who was washing up. A flash of surprise passed through Shen Pan's eyes, and he chuckled: "So eager, want to start a round?"

"Huh?" Jiang Ruolai looked at the approaching Shen Pan with a dazed expression. Her heart panicked. "Wait! I went the wrong way! Mmm—"

...

When the three-person team regrouped. Ruan Qingshu, expressionless, swept a calm glance at her best friend, who was blushing and walking unsteadily, needing Shen Pan's support.

"Ruolai, did you take an aphrodisiac? Why are you so hot!"

"Qingshu!!!" Jiang Ruolai, not wanting to argue with her best friend, sat down and hurried to eat to replenish her energy.

At this moment, the Vice Dean's call came through: "Classmate Shen Pan, how much longer until you arrive? It's time for us to return to Great Xia!"