33: Everyone else has it, except him!
Lu Chen's figure...
...was right within his reach.
He was about to be healed.
Hehe.
Just what kind of refreshing sensation would it be to have pure life energy pour into his body?
Principal was filled with anticipation.
He watched with a smile as Lu Chen raised the bone of his index finger.
At the tip of the finger bone, a crystal-clear, pale green light bloomed.
In an instant.
Every cell in his body began to crave it!
Yes, this was the feeling!
Set against the backdrop of this pure life energy...
...he felt that Lu Chen's slender, bone-white finger was like the most perfect work of art in the world!
The pure life energy poured down.
It's coming!
Principal held his breath.
Eh?
The pure life energy that his entire body's organs were thirsting for actually did not enter his body!
Instead, it flowed into the body of the Red Star Mercenary Group Leader, Zhang Chi!
What?!
Before Principal could even process his shock...
...he saw a surge of energy soar into the sky!
*Crack!*
Everyone heard the sound of broken bones snapping back into place and shattered internal organs and meridians beginning to fuse within Zhang Chi's body.
In the blink of an eye.
Zhang Chi's injuries were completely healed, restored to their original state.
Although he didn't experience a Breakthrough in his Realm like Sun Qihai did...
...his overall aura had become significantly stronger.
Clearly, with just a little more Cultivation, Zhang Chi would break through his current Realm.
Witnessing Lu Chen's miraculous methods once again, everyone was still deeply shaken to their core.
Ning Xiwei's Little Skeleton truly held the power over life and death!
When he chose to kill, none could escape!
When he chose to give life, none were beyond saving!
Originally, Chen Shouyi and the others felt more fear than respect toward Lu Chen.
They feared Lu Chen's decisiveness in killing.
The respect they had was merely for Lu Chen's miraculous healing methods.
After all, Lu Chen was a skeleton, an undead creature.
Undead creatures were the epitome of cold-bloodedness, naturally inclined toward slaughter.
Even with a master's restrictions, that inner indifference could be clearly sensed even from a distance.
But now, Lu Chen had actually saved Zhang Chi at Ning Xiwei's request.
Suddenly.
Their impression of Lu Chen changed.
In their hearts, a few sparks of genuine respect for Lu Chen himself began to grow.
Lu Chen was no ordinary skeleton.
He was an undead creature with humanity!
He was worthy of their awe and respect!
At this moment.
"I'm healed!"
"I'm completely healed!"
Zhang Chi squeezed his arms and patted his chest.
Not only was his body restored, but even his internal hidden injuries had completely vanished.
The flow of energy within him no longer felt sluggish!
In fact, it was thirty percent smoother than when he was at his Peak state!
"Thank you, Lord Skeleton!"
"From this day forward, the Red Star Mercenary Group is at your disposal!"
He knelt on one knee in a formal salute, while simultaneously removing a gem-encrusted pouch from his waist and presenting it to Ning Xiwei with both hands.
"Lady Ning, these are some of my personal assets. Please accept them for now, Lady Ning. I will provide the remaining assets immediately."
Zhang Chi lowered his head and pushed the gem pouch forward a bit more.
La... La... Lady Ning?
Looking at the burly, middle-aged man in his forties kneeling before her and respectfully calling her 'Lady Ning'...
This is so embarrassing... Ning Xiwei's face instantly turned bright red.
Her toes curled inside her shoes, and she hurriedly waved her hands at Zhang Chi, stammering,
"Group Leader Zhang, no, there's no need for this."
"Please, Lady Ning, you must accept!"
Zhang Chi dropped to both knees and even kowtowed once.
What should I do... Ning Xiwei looked left and right.
She looked at Lu Chen one moment and Sun Feifei the next.
Being begged by a forty-year-old man to accept a gift...
...was a first for her.
"Feifei, what should I do?"
Sun Feifei didn't say anything, she just kept giggling.
"Hehe, haha."
Catching a glimpse of the Little Girl's wriggling toes...
...Lu Chen felt amused.
The Little Girl's embarrassed look was quite cute.
Lu Chen let out a *clack-clack* laugh.
Time to help her out.
He then extended a finger bone and hooked the gem pouch.
*Swish.*
He stored it inside the Commander's Seal.
Then he waved his hand to signal Zhang Chi to leave.
Seeing his gem pouch vanish in the blink of an eye...
...Zhang Chi's pupils flickered, but he didn't dare ask any questions and quickly backed away.
Seeing that even Zhang Chi had been restored to his Peak state by Lu Chen...
...Principal grew anxious and couldn't help but call out to Ning Xiwei,
"Student Ning, tell your Little Skeleton to hurry up. The Principal is in so much pain, I can't hold on much longer."
Upon hearing this...
...Ning Xiwei's flushed face turned pale, and with a hint of resentment in her tone, she said to Lu Chen,
"Little Skeleton, please save him."
Hearing Ning Xiwei order that extraordinary Little Skeleton to heal him...
...Principal finally felt at ease.
It was finally his turn.
Ning Xiwei really was easy to manipulate.
Just mention the benefits he'd given her.
Talk about the care the school had shown her.
In reality, all schools in Chiyang City treated Genius students with the same standard of care.
In other words, all the preferential treatment she received from the school was earned by herself.
However, he could claim credit for all of it.
Force Ning Xiwei to feel grateful toward him.
Just like how he had demanded that Ning Xiwei delay her Awakening by three months to publicly reveal her Spirit Contract.
He was an expert at dealing with these young girls.
Ning Xiwei wasn't just any ordinary girl; she was a girl with a powerful Little Skeleton.
But all of this would become his stepping stone!
By manipulating Ning Xiwei, he would surely climb to the Peak of power in the Empire.
At the thought of this...
...Principal couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
This chuckle sounded extremely grating to Chen Shouyi and the others.
"What luck!"
The looks they gave Principal were filled with envy and jealousy.
"A true Dragon like Ning Xiwei, Lady Ning, has emerged from his school!"
"Lady Ning has a soft personality and is kind-hearted. Who knows how many benefits this Principal will squeeze out of her in the future!"
It was infuriating.
Principal was clearly greedy and power-hungry, yet he had such good luck!
Even though he was currently on the verge of death...
...the Chiyang High-ranking Officials wished they could switch places with him!
They all knew.
As long as Ning Xiwei was there, Lu Chen would definitely save this snobbish Principal!
And indeed, that was the case.
Lu Chen had already arrived at Principal's side.
At the same time, pale green, pure life energy bloomed at the tip of Lu Chen's finger bone.
*Swish!*
It transformed into dozens of light motes.
Into each mote, Lu Chen infused 1 point of vitality.
He had seen the attitude these Chiyang High-ranking Officials had toward Ye Lingxing.
It was decent.
Of course, that wasn't the main reason.
The main reason was their attitude toward the Little Girl.
He was satisfied with it.
They deserved a reward.
He would bestow 1 point of vitality upon each of them.
The dozens of pale green light motes drifted into the bodies of the Chiyang High-ranking Officials.
"How comfortable!"
"It feels like soaking in a hot spring!"
"My hidden injuries are all gone!"
"Ah, the scar I had there is gone too!"
"Haha, I broke through! I broke through!"
Everyone was cheering!
Every face was filled with sheer ecstasy!
They had all been more or less injured from the battle with Ye Lingxing.
Although they had recovered significantly under the treatment of Priest Professionals, it would have still taken a lot of time and resources to fully heal.
They hadn't expected...
...that Lu Chen would actually share life energy with all of them.
In just a moment.
Not only were their injuries completely healed, but they had even gained quite a few benefits!
Ning Xiwei's Little Skeleton...
...how was he an undead?!
He was clearly a god!
"We thank Lady Ning!"
"We thank Lord Skeleton!"
Everyone was filled with excitement as they knelt on one knee in salute.
The look in their eyes as they watched Lu Chen changed from mere respect to profound reverence!
Pure life energy was a treasure of the world!
The Little Skeleton was actually willing to share it with them.
Such a loyal, righteous, and generous Little Skeleton deserved their respect!
Chiyang City was deeply honored to have the Little Skeleton!
In this moment of collective joy...
...only Principal was filled with displeasure.
Everyone else had received life energy, except him.
Moreover, this life energy belonged to Ning Xiwei, and he had long since considered anything belonging to Ning Xiwei as his own property.
Such precious energy had actually been used by them.
What a waste!
"Student Ning, have you forgotten your beloved Principal?"