155: Hydrotherapy for frostbite

Upon seeing the match schedule, Lv Hao walked up to Cao Yuyang.

"As you wished, we face each other tomorrow."

Cao Yuyang stiffened his neck; he was merely acting like a fox borrowing the tiger's might.

Truly facing a powerhouse like Lv Hao, the mere aura alone rendered him speechless.

He swallowed hard, then left with his head held high.

Gu Xiaoyue checked her own schedule; she was to face Luoshui.

She turned back to look at the Luoshui captain, whose face was somewhat grim.

Having just finished fighting Huaqing today and now facing Nanya, a two-game losing streak was unavoidable tomorrow.

Even Xiangzhong conceded to Nanya today; it would be quite reasonable for him to concede tomorrow as well!

Chongbei vs. Xiangzhong.

West River vs. Yiheng.

Sheng Tao vs. Yuanquan.

There was no suspense for West River vs. Yiheng, but Chongbei and Xiangzhong were evenly matched, so it was worth watching.

As for Yuanquan vs. Sheng Tao—the two sides were originally similar in strength, but Yuanquan had been heavily battered by An Huai today.

Frostbite was also not easy to cure.

Because of their defeat in the first match, Yuanquan would likely end up at the bottom of the finals in this National Competition.

"Teacher, the Yuanquan captain is injured. Let me deliver this schedule to the infirmary for him."

Gu Xiaoyue raised her hand and requested permission from the official teacher.

"Hmm, alright. Thank you, student."

Gu Xiaoyue took the schedule to the infirmary, where Jiang Yi was lying, looking rather depressed.

Upon seeing Gu Xiaoyue arrive, he immediately looked aggrieved.

"Gu Xiaoyue, I knew it would be you!"

He struggled to sit halfway up. "I sent a team member to fetch the schedule, but he just messaged me saying it had already been taken."

"Yes, I brought it for you and also wanted to check on your condition."

Gu Xiaoyue handed him the schedule. Jiang Yi took a look and then sighed. "Everyone else is fine; I'm the only one who was seriously injured."

"I'm afraid I won't last five moves in tomorrow's match before losing."

Although the entire Yuanquan team had been hit by Duan Yao's freezing spell, Jiang Yi had faced her head-on, so his injuries were the most severe.

"I still feel a chill seeping from the marrow of my bones."

He wrapped his blanket tighter and inadvertently shivered.

Jiang Yi stole a glance at Gu Xiaoyue's expression, seemingly afraid of seeing disgust in her eyes.

Gu Xiaoyue looked around and turned to lock the door.

She made a shushing gesture to Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi was confused but nodded obediently.

Gu Xiaoyue raised her hand, and a transparent water sphere the size of a volleyball appeared in her palm.

She pushed the water sphere toward Jiang Yi, and it instantly transformed into several streams of water, beginning to wrap around his body.

As time passed, the transparent water lines slowly turned ice-blue, and finally converged back into a sphere in Gu Xiaoyue's hand.

The previously transparent water sphere had not only turned ice-blue but had also grown a few sizes larger.

Jiang Yi also felt his body become much lighter, and the chill had completely vanished.

"Gu Xiaoyue, is this Water..."

Jiang Yi roughly guessed that this was Water Therapy.

Gu Xiaoyue made the shushing gesture again.

"As you thought."

Water-type attacks were not weak, and Water Therapy was rare, almost considered a divine skill.

Although its healing effect was slightly inferior to Light Therapy, Water Therapy was much better for treating frostbite.

Since Duan Yao had injured Jiang Yi because of her, she would just heal him.

After the treatment, Gu Xiaoyue unlocked the door.

"You should still rest in the infirmary tonight."

Jiang Yi understood what she meant; although he was mostly recovered, returning to the dormitory would inevitably arouse suspicion in some people.

He nodded, seemingly hesitant to speak.

"Hmm? If you have something to say, just say it."

Gu Xiaoyue could see that Jiang Yi seemed to have something on his mind.

Jiang Yi struggled for a moment before finally asking the question in his heart.

"Gu Xiaoyue, between you and Duan Yao—who is stronger?"

Gu Xiaoyue froze for a moment, then chuckled. "Why did you think to ask this?"

"Fighting Duan Yao today, she didn't even draw a summoning array; she summoned her pet beast directly!"

"Up until now, I have never seen such a powerhouse..."

Jiang Yi glanced at her with some trepidation; the words "including you" were swallowed back down.

Gu Xiaoyue crossed her arms over her chest and adjusted to a more comfortable sitting posture.

"That's a hard question for me to answer."

"After all, both of us have hidden our strength, so there's no way to evaluate it."

Jiang Yi froze for a moment, then gave a wry smile.

"But don't worry. When An Huai faces Nanya, I will force her to use her full strength."

"Then it will naturally become clear who is stronger!"

The two chatted for a while longer until one of Jiang Yi's classmates brought him food, at which point Gu Xiaoyue stood up to leave.

Back at the dormitory, she distributed the remaining match schedule to everyone.

She also specifically told Charlie, "An Huai is facing Huaqing tomorrow. You and I will go watch together."

Duan Yao's strength was formidable, and Lv Hao and Su Anxi were not weak either.

Whoever won, it would be infinitely beneficial for her to gauge their strength.

And then there was Vincent; regardless of the outcome, his expression would likely be very entertaining.

The match between An Huai and Huaqing was the first one.

Many spectators gathered around the arena early in the morning.

After all, Huaqing was a perennial victor, and An Huai was a favorite to win the championship this year.

An Huai's popularity even surpassed Nanya's; many brainless fans who admired strength were absolutely obsessed with Duan Yao.

Banners had already been hung, and they cheered as they watched Duan Yao jump onto the arena.

It had the air of a fan meet-and-greet.

Gu Xiaoyue was left between laughing and crying by this situation.

Duan Yao was a bit cute and strong, but had she really gained countless fans so quickly?

Perhaps because fans felt she was guaranteed to win in her previous matches, they hadn't put on such a display to cheer her on.

Gu Xiaoyue pulled Charlie and Chu Li along to find a seat that was neither too far nor too close.

Huaqing's team members took their time getting onto the stage.

Lv Hao, Su Anxi, Ye Junhe, Lin Zhiyi, Vincent, and a newcomer named Pei Ran.

Seeing them stand firm on the arena, Cao Yuyang hurriedly brought up his proposal to Lv Hao.

"Huaqing captain, why don't we have a one-on-one duel?"

Lv Hao raised an eyebrow. Did he really dare to challenge him to a one-on-one?

He didn't rush to answer, paused for a moment, and opened his mouth, making it look like he was about to agree.

Cao Yuyang's face lit up with joy, and a subtle glint flashed across his eyes.

"I don't agree."

Lv Hao flatly rejected his request for a one-on-one.

Cao Yuyang's face instantly turned incredibly ugly.

He had been trying to trick Lv Hao into agreeing to a one-on-one so he could push Duan Yao out to fight.

That way, regardless of whether they won or lost, he himself would be safe.

Otherwise, with his Mature Stage 2 pet beast, getting grazed by the skills of Huaqing's Mature Stage 5 pet beasts would likely result in serious injury!

It might even cost his pet beast its life; after all, there was not only a gap in level but also in quality.

It wasn't that he was too weak; he, a mere mortal, simply didn't want to suffer collateral damage while the gods fought.

"Why are you refusing?"

Cao Yuyang asked, somewhat unwilling to give up.

He definitely still wanted Lv Hao to fight Duan Yao while he hid in the corner of the arena.

"If you want a one-on-one, let's save it for the individual matches."

"This is a team competition!"