Aftereffects

Bang! Bi Ji struck Na'er on the neck with the edge of her hand, knocking her unconscious.

She truly could not bear to see Na'er like this.

"Your kindness is misplaced." Xia Yi sighed softly, then added, "If you help her now, not only will she not thank you, she will only hate you."

"I know." Bi Ji nodded. She knew that Na'er would certainly blame her once she returned to normal, but she simply could not bear to watch Na'er in that state.

Xia Yi shook his head helplessly. "You know more about humans and Soul Beasts than I do. Humans are now far stronger than Soul Beasts, so let me remind you: if you truly want to save the Star Dou Forest, you must first be prepared to pay any price. Even the slightest hesitation will not only fail to save the Star Dou Forest, but will instead hasten its destruction."

"What do you mean? What do you mean, 'you'? Are you leaving us?" Gu Yue could not help asking.

Xia Yi shook his head. "Not exactly. No matter what, I need to stay at Eastsea Academy for a while. At the very least, I need to learn how to cultivate Soul Power. Besides, I am very interested in Mecha and Battle Armor. For now, Eastsea Academy is my only choice."

"What about after that?" Gu Yue asked.

"We can talk about that later." Xia Yi shook his head again. He had never truly made plans for the future, because he did not know how to plan for it.

In truth, he did not feel much attachment to the Star Dou Forest, nor was he particularly passionate about saving it.

Especially after everything that had happened today, he was truly disappointed in the Star Dou Forest.

Everything he had just done was merely to repay Zi Ji for bringing him out of the Star Dou Forest.

If Gu Yue and the Beasts of the Star Dou Forest truly wished to save the Star Dou Forest with all their hearts, he would help them without hesitation.

But if they too were indecisive and unwilling to make sacrifices, Xia Yi did not want to waste his time on them.

For Xia Yi, what he wanted most right now was to figure out exactly what he was.

Even when he had been a fox, he had often wondered why a mere fox possessed such immense power.

Why was he not as ignorant and muddleheaded as other Ten-Year Soul Beasts?

There was another question he thought about most often: did he truly count as a Soul Beast?

No one could give him an answer to these questions. He could only seek them out himself.

"All right, then we'll talk about it later." Gu Yue nodded. She knew that an existence as shrewd as Xia Yi could not possibly be moved by a few words and then become loyal to her like Di Tian and the other Beasts.

If she wanted Xia Yi's loyalty, she would have to rely on real actions.

"But I have two questions for you. First, how did you know that someone was treating Tang Wulin?" Gu Yue asked curiously. It was only after Xia Yi said that someone was treating Tang Wulin that Na'er truly believed him.

"If no one were treating Tang Wulin, she wouldn't have come to assassinate me. She would have gone looking for Bi Ji instead." Xia Yi pointed at Na'er in Bi Ji's arms. The reason Gu Yue had gone to find Bi Ji when she returned was because no one had been saving Tang Wulin at the time.

After Na'er arrived here, she did not go looking for Bi Ji and instead came directly to assassinate him. That meant someone Na'er trusted absolutely was treating Tang Wulin.

Bi Ji did not need to act at all.

Gu Yue nodded, then glanced at Na'er and asked, "Second question: did you really leave Soul Power inside Tang Wulin that could be detonated?"

"You believed that? I'm only a level-ten Soul Scholar. How could I possibly have that ability?" Xia Yi rolled his eyes.

"Just as I thought!" Gu Yue looked at Na'er with pity. At the thought of Na'er finding out she had been played by Xia Yi, Gu Yue could not help shaking her head.

Poor little Lord! Zi Ji and Bi Ji sighed inwardly again.

At Skysea Academy, Holy Spirit Douluo frowned deeply. She gently beckoned, and the Prayer Angel flew out from Tang Wulin's body.

"Your Excellency, how is Wulin?" Wu Zhangkong hurriedly asked. Having come from Shrek Academy, he naturally held Holy Spirit Douluo in the utmost respect.

"I have completely healed the injuries to his eyes and throat. It is only that the injury to his lower body was left untreated for too long, so there will be aftereffects." Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li said gravely.

"Aftereffects? How could this happen?" Wu Zhangkong's face immediately turned pale. If even Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li could not heal Tang Wulin, it was no different from pronouncing a death sentence on Tang Wulin's lower body.

"I should be asking you that. This child was so severely injured, so why didn't you contact me immediately? Was your pride really that important?" Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li rarely became angry, but a trace of fury appeared on her face.

From Tang Wulin's injuries, she could tell that more than two hours had already passed by the time Wu Zhangkong had used the Soul Guidance Communicator to call Shrek Academy.

She did not know about Gu Yue. She thought Wu Zhangkong had delayed contacting Shrek Academy because he could not swallow his pride.

Ya Li also blamed herself somewhat. If she had not brought Na'er along, she might have arrived a little faster. In that case, Tang Wulin might not have been left with aftereffects.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li asked Wu Zhangkong in a low voice.

"Your Excellency, this is not Teacher Wu's fault. We have a classmate named Gu Yue, who comes from the Spirit Pagoda. By coincidence, a healing type Title Douluo from the Spirit Pagoda was inspecting Eastsea City. Gu Yue assured us that she would definitely invite the Spirit Pagoda's Title Douluo to save our class monitor. But Gu Yue never returned, and that was what delayed things." Xie Xie hurriedly explained. As he looked at Holy Spirit Douluo, his eyes were filled with admiration.

Holy Spirit Douluo was far too famous across the continent. Even those who had never met her had heard of her deeds. She was practically the dream lover of all male Soul Masters.

"A healing type Title Douluo from the Spirit Pagoda? Why have I never heard of one?" Ya Li frowned slightly. As the foremost healing type Soul Master, she did not believe there could be a healing type Title Douluo she knew nothing about.

"Your Excellency means that the Spirit Pagoda does not have a healing type Title Douluo at all?" Wu Zhangkong abruptly raised his head, his eyes gleaming.

If what Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li said was true, then Gu Yue had deliberately delayed things.

Combined with the fact that Xia Yi had been brought here by Gu Yue, it was difficult for him not to suspect that Gu Yue had done it on purpose.

Although Gu Yue and Tang Wulin had always had a very good relationship, so many clues pointed at Gu Yue that it was difficult for him not to suspect her.

"I have indeed never heard that the Spirit Pagoda has a healing type Title Douluo." Ya Li shook her head. After taking a deep breath, she said, "But the relationship between the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy has grown increasingly tense over the years. We cannot rule out the possibility that the Spirit Pagoda deliberately kept it hidden from Shrek Academy while training a healing type Title Douluo."

Wu Zhangkong nodded. He too found it hard to believe that Gu Yue would deliberately target Tang Wulin. After all, last semester, Gu Yue had truly treated Tang Wulin exceptionally well.

"Your Excellency, are Wulin's aftereffects serious?" Wu Zhangkong continued asking.

"His functions are all intact. If he takes it easy, there will be no problem, but he cannot endure strenuous activity." Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li glanced back at Tang Wulin and shook her head helplessly. She had already done her best.