"Are you worried about Li Jiayu?"
"No!" Xiao Wanqing was still on edge. Kurumi's quiet question instantly threw her mind into disarray, and she reflexively denied it.
A panicked denial was worlds apart from a firm, resounding one. As a Light Priest, Xiao Wanqing quickly realized that.
Her pretty face went pale. She did not even know why she was so flustered.
Forcing down the chaos in her heart, Xiao Wanqing paused before saying, "Li Jiayu is now the spiritual pillar of Xijiang University. I'm afraid that if anything happens to him, it'll cause unrest. Besides, the Fallen Angel is Li Jiayu's summoned beast. Their combat strength is among the best in the migration force. Now that Li Jiayu has fallen unconscious, if the insect swarm attacks again, Xijiang University's defenses..."
"But you still have me."
Xiao Wanqing froze. She truly had overlooked Kurumi, whose combat strength was extraordinary. What was wrong with her today? Xiao Wanqing rubbed her temples with her fingers. She suspected that she had used the Basic Healing Spell too many times, causing a slight mental overdraft that muddled her thoughts and left her in poor condition, exposing several flaws in a row.
"Kurumi..." Xiao Wanqing naturally placed her delicate hand over the back of Kurumi's hand and said sincerely, "It's really wonderful that you came."
"About that day, what exactly..."
Kurumi quietly withdrew her hand and changed the subject. "You should worry about Li Jiayu instead."
Xiao Wanqing stopped speaking. She wanted very much to know where Kurumi had gone these past few days and what had happened to her, but she was not Kurumi's family, nor did she have the right to ask what Kurumi had done.
Was she supposed to use her status as the principal of Xijiang University to "order" her student