A flicker of dejection crossed A Er Ni's heart.
If that person were here, perhaps everything could be resolved as easily as a knife slicing through bamboo. A familiar silhouette flashed through her mind—the back she had always relied upon.
But I'm no longer that little girl who always hid behind others. Through my own efforts, I definitely won't become a burden to you again! Absolutely! Just wait and see.
Resolve returned to her eyes.
"Come on, let's start with a physical examination. Take off your clothes," Lu Sheng said casually.
"..." A Er Ni froze. She had been about to walk into the examination room herself, but at those words, her footsteps halted as she looked at Lu Sheng.
"Take off your outer clothes. You know the Fifth Order Detection Method, right? We need to take flesh-and-blood samples from five points on your body for balanced testing." Lu Sheng waved a hand.
"I know." Only then did A Er Ni nod and enter the examination room separated by glass walls.
Inside stood a metal restraint frame, with numerous sturdy leather straps beside it, used to bind magical creatures for sampling.
A Er Ni seemed familiar with the process. She leaned back against the restraint frame, and after removing her outer clothes, she wore only a short-sleeved white women's shirt. The taut fabric accentuated her full breasts and slender waist.
She spread her fair hands and parted her legs slightly, fitting her entire body into the metal frame.
Lu Sheng walked outside the glass and glanced in. Then he casually pressed one of the buttons in a row on the wall.
Beep beep—clack! Clack! Clack! Steam surged from the vents above the wall. Inside the glass enclosure, five metal arms holding needles slowly sprang out from the wall and extended