62: Chapter 62 The Limiter on Teacher Su
Yun Zhuo's gaze drifted between the mother and daughter's faces before finally settling on Teacher Su. "Are you sure?"
Teacher Su nodded. "Don't worry. As I am now, no one can handle me except for you."
"Alright then, I'll be downstairs. Send me a voice transmission if anything happens."
In the attic, Su Qingtang saw Yun Zhuo leave and stood up to run after him, but she stopped just as she reached the door.
"What am I doing?"
Su Qingtang gave a bitter smile, shook her head slightly, and closed the door she had just opened.
But as soon as she closed it, she opened it again and walked out.
I'm just going to get a drink of water. I ate breakfast too fast just now and got choked by a Steamed Bun.
In the garden.
Ling Xiangjun watched Yun Zhuo's figure until it disappeared before turning back to look at her daughter, Su Qingyuan.
"Come and sit."
Ling Xiangjun gestured for her to sit in the chair her sister had just occupied.
"Mom, if there's something you want to ask, just ask. I definitely won't hide anything from you that I'm able to say."
Ling Xiangjun smiled slightly upon hearing this. "So you're saying that between us mother and daughter, there are things you can't say because of that boy?"
Teacher Su hesitated for a moment, but her gaze gradually became firm. She said, "As the saying goes, a married daughter is like spilled water. He is my War Spirit Master, and even more so, my future husband."
The smile on Ling Xiangjun's face gradually vanished. She asked devoid of emotion, "And so?"
"So he is the person I will spend my life with. Isn't it only natural to look out for him? At the same time, I believe the person I've chosen isn't someone who doesn't understand reason."
"You really have forgotten your mother now that you have a husband."
"Mom, you're shifting the concept. By your logic, I could also say you've forgotten your daughter now that you have a husband."
"Silence!"
"Is it not true? Before today, I was just a commodity in your eyes to be exchanged for interests.
Do you dare say you aren't clear on what kind of character Sima Xiang is?
The only reason you want to cancel the marriage alliance now is because you've discovered that keeping me in the Family can bring the Family even greater benefits.
But all of this is because of Xiao Zhuo; he is the one who changed my fate.
You can even sell your daughter for the Su Family and for my dad.
So my heart being with Xiao Zhuo is just the same as you."
"Presumptuous! You..." Ling Xiangjun was quite angered by Teacher Su's words, but not to the point of losing her reason.
The daughter before her was no longer the same as before.
If they really had a falling out and a rift was created between her and the Su Family, it would be even harder to make her heart return to the Su Family.
Of course, she could also turn them into humanoid weapons, but they were her daughters after all; she didn't want to do that unless absolutely necessary.
Thus, after taking a few deep breaths, she softened her tone. "Forget it, let's let the past be the past.
We've known each other for over twenty years. Other than making you marry Sima Xiang, there hasn't been anything else to make you unhappy, right?"
"Mom, what exactly do you want to ask by keeping me here? If there's nothing else, I'll be going. I'm afraid Xiao Zhuo will get impatient waiting."
"A daughter truly does favor the outside world." Ling Xiangjun shook her head with a bitter smile. The moment she looked up again, her gaze met Teacher Su's eyes.
A red glow suddenly burst from her left eye and pierced into Teacher Su's right eye.
Teacher Su struggled for less than two seconds before her eyes became lifeless, as if she had lost her soul. She sat upright, staring forward with unfocused eyes.
Ling Xiangjun sighed softly. "Daughter, I didn't want it to be like this, but to find out the truth, I can only resort to this inferior tactic."
"Now answer me, what is the current grade of your talent?"
"Imperial Rank."
"But I remember you were clearly Medium Grade mortal rank before. How did it become Imperial Rank?"
"Because of Xiao Zhuo. He awakened the Taming Mastery talent trait."
A War Spirit Master's talent traits were generally 'Mastery' of something, such as Saber Mastery, Sword Mastery, or the rare Corrosion Energy Conversion Bonus, which allowed for faster leveling and stronger endurance.
In short, they were all sorts of things.
At the same time, even among the same 'Mastery' traits, there were different levels.
Just like how different people with Saber Mastery had different degrees of proficiency.
So, a niche talent like Yun Zhuo's Taming Mastery made sense.
Ling Xiangjun continued to ask, "Can he improve the talent of all War Princesses?"
"No. The War Princess herself must possess the potential for improvement. He only developed my potential."
"How did he develop it? What are the specific operations?"
Teacher Su, with her hollow eyes, began to frown at this moment.
She couldn't say. She couldn't say that Xiao Zhuo used money to smash through the barriers, and even less so that he could absorb corrosion crystals without limit. Otherwise, the fifty billion that Chen Kun lost would soon be traced back to him.
Seeing this, Ling Xiangjun immediately barked, "Speak!"
"Cannot say!"
"I want you to speak, right now! Immediately!"
The red glow in Ling Xiangjun's left eye grew more intense. Simultaneously, a red light lit up under the skin of Teacher Su's forehead, like a ruby embedded in her frontal bone.
Countless red threads spread out from around that ruby like blood vessels.
In a short moment, Teacher Su's world-toppling face became exceptionally hideous.
"I don't know. This is his talent, and it only works after a contract is formed."
Teacher Su almost roared out those last few words.
Ling Xiangjun quickly closed her eyes.
Teacher Su also regained her calm.
Ling Xiangjun asked again, "To what degree has that boy's compatibility with you reached?"
"120%."
"120%! You're an Imperial Rank!"
After saying it, Ling Xiangjun felt her words were redundant.
Because in this state, it was impossible for Su Qingyuan to lie to her.
"He was Imperial Rank from the very beginning. It's just that the teachers at No. 8 Middle School made a mistake, because a talent of this level has never appeared in this world before.
His talent exceeded the scope of the appraisal device, leading to an error.
Coupled with No. 8 Middle School's tradition of never producing an Earth Rank, the appraisal teacher simply wrote 'mortal rank' on his file."
Ling Xiangjun thought about this for a moment and didn't doubt it.
Because just now, when she appraised Su Qingyuan, her own left eye had also made a mistake.
According to the contract rules between War Spirit Masters and War Princesses in this world, a War Spirit Master's talent can be higher than their War Princess's, but it absolutely cannot be lower.
Because in the pair, the War Princess is responsible for absorbing Corrosion Energy, and the War Spirit Master is responsible for converting it.
Once the amount absorbed by the War Princess exceeds the conversion limit of the War Spirit Master, the War Princess will undergo aberration.
In other words, before a second Imperial Rank War Spirit Master is found, the only person who can currently handle an Imperial Rank War Princess is that boy, Yun Zhuo.
Thinking of Yun Zhuo, Ling Xiangjun's gaze couldn't help but soften.
That boy definitely has a problem!
Ling Xiangjun made this conclusion in her heart once again.
But a conclusion was just a conclusion; she couldn't muster any hostility toward him in her heart. As soon as a little bit arose, it would be dispersed by the thought of him.
So she would constantly make this conclusion in her heart, then forget it. When she noticed a problem, she would make the conclusion again, and then forget it again.
It repeated in a cycle until the effect of Monarchs Charm wore off.
Thinking this, a green light flashed in Ling Xiangjun's left eye. Teacher Su instantly woke up and looked at her mother with some confusion.
She felt as if something had happened just now, but she couldn't remember, like she had blacked out from drinking.
Ling Xiangjun smiled slightly. "Do you want to be with that boy?"
Teacher Su immediately snapped out of it and said firmly, "Of course. No one should think of separating us."
"But you should also know that the difference between his status and yours is like the distance between clouds and mud.
Don't talk to me about love being regardless of status. You're not a child anymore. He might not be sensible, but are you not sensible either? Do you think you have a future with him?"