Chapter 140 - My Sister (1/2)
Like most people at the stadium, Su Lingyue’s cla.s.smates were all focused on the stage below without noticing someone was coming. Su Ping found a random girl and tapped her shoulder. “Where’s Su Lingyue?”
The girl was startled by the sudden question, and was startled for a second time when she recognized who was talking.
“Pro-Professor!”
Similar to her friends, she quite respected this new teacher who had made quite a name in the academy recently, and she felt fl.u.s.tered when Su Ping was speaking to her so close.
Su Ping saw more people looking his way in excitement and didn’t want to make a scene. He asked again, “Tell me, where is Su Lingyue?”
“Miss-Miss Su has been sent to the sickroom.”
“The sickroom??” Su Ping scowed. “Is she hurt? Will it be all right?”
“I don’t know. Professor Cheng mentioned something about a spiritual attack. We won’t know anything before a doctor checks her out.”
Su Ping clenched his fists.
There was a big flaw about the Aquatic Blessing, that it had completely no effect against spiritual attacks. Spiritual attacks were dangerous. They were harder to prevent compared to ordinary ways of attacking. The victim could easily suffer dementia or brain death.
“… Which way to the sickroom?” he asked.
“Are you going to-Oh, uh, there’s a temporary one inside the stadium for emergencies. Use that medical hallway over there.” The girl pointed the way.
Following her hint, Su Ping saw an improvised shed just beside the battle stage. There were several people in doctor uniforms on standby.
“Thanks!”
Like a flash of lightning, Su Ping dashed to the edge of the audience area and jumped off. Below the edge was a path for doctors and fighters to conveniently reach the stage at the center. There, Su Ping saw Dong Mingsong and their “rivals” watching.
Though he wasn’t planning on greeting them. He went straight to the medical access.
“Hey-hey you, you can’t go in there.” A doctor watching the path stopped him.
Su Ping glanced at the man. “I’m a professor. I’m allowed inside, right?”
“Professor? Please don’t joke at such a-wait, are you Professor Su Ping?” “Yes!”
“…I’m sorry. Please come in.”
After Su Ping went further inside, another doctor came with a worried look. “You can’t let someone—Who’s this Professor Su Ping?”
“G.o.ds. You should spend more time outside your lab. He’s the new advanced teacher employed by the academy. Do you know he has an Inferno Dragon as his pet? This means he’s a guaranteed t.i.tled battle pet warrior if nothing goes wrong.”
“An Inferno Dragon?? Pulling my leg, are you? Is there such an extraordinary specimen in Longjiang City at all?”
“Well, that’s what the students have been saying these days anyway.” Further inside the path, Su Ping made a quick turn and saw someone he recognized waiting outside a unit. It was Cheng Shuanglin, Su Lingyue’s teacher, and the one who showed him to the vice princ.i.p.al’s last time.
“Professor Cheng!” Su Ping quickly headed her way. Cheng Shuanglin had been lost in thought. She jumped upon hearing Su Ping’s voice. “Su-why are you here? I didn’t hear you coming at all…”
“Never mind that.” Su Ping checked the sealed door behind her. “Is Su Lingyue in there? Is she okay?”
“Su Lingyue? Oh, the result just came in. The doctor said that the attack almost reached her hippocampus, but it didn’t, which is… lucky for us. Otherwise, she would experience loss of memory, or worse, mental disorder. This is all thanks to her Phoenix Call technique. Thank goodness she improved it to the fourth rank…”
Su Ping’s expression softened. This meant there was no permanent harm done.
“Can you tell me what exactly happened to her?”
“You… care about her, Mister Su?”