Su Daqiang soon reached the east side of the city and brought Old Zhang, the veterinarian, to Nuoding Academy.
When Zhu Bajie, the dean of Nuoding Academy, saw that they'd brought Old Zhang, the veterinarian, he thought, Su Daqiang, you're even more shameless than I am.
Zhu Bajie looked at Tang San and Yu Xiaogang lying on the ground, and Xiao Wu sprawled beside them. All three were barely conscious. He couldn't help asking worriedly, "Old Zhang, can you treat them?"
Old Zhang glared at him. "I can treat livestock. You think I can't treat these three? Are they somehow worse than livestock?"
As he spoke, Old Zhang released the only Soul Ring he had—a white one—and began treating them.
You had to admit, the healing Soul Masters on Douluo Continent were pretty amazing. Sure, he was a veterinarian, but the treatment still worked quite well. He set all three of their broken bones, and there were no visible injuries left on the surface.
But that was all it was: a pretty exterior hiding a rotten core. Their internal injuries hadn't been treated at all.
Still, it was good enough. They'd hired the cheapest healing Soul Master they could find, and he was a veterinarian to boot. What more could you ask for?
After the treatment, Tang San and Xiao Wu were carried back to Dorm Seven, while Yu Xiaogang was taken to the staff dormitory.
When Qian Renyu returned to Dorm Seven with Zhang Zhuan and Yang He, Tang San and Xiao Wu were lying in bed, recovering.
Only, the two of them were lying under the same blanket. Unlike in the original story, this time they hadn't even pushed their beds together—Xiao Wu had gone straight to sleep in Tang San's bed.
The dorm beds were small to begin with. And here they were, a boy and a girl, sharing one bed and one blanket, facing each other, cheeks pressed together, bodies touching.
Was this how you tested a cadre?
Or were you trying to challenge your own weak spot?
Qian Renyu couldn't help sighing. "The world's gone downhill. People's hearts aren't what they used to be."
When Xiao Wu, under the blanket, saw the three of them return, the two rabbit ears on her head immediately perked up. Her rabbit eyes were bloodshot as she snarled at Qian Renyu, "Ren Yu, just you wait until Sister Xiao Wu has recovered! Sister Xiao Wu will kill you!"
Tang San spoke with equal fury. "Ren Yu, you hurt my Xiao Wu, you hurt my teacher, and you hurt me. I'll kill you!"
Qian Renyu remained calm after hearing those words from one Soul Beast and one half-Soul Beast.
"Zhang Zhuan, go find me the best healing Soul Master in Nuoding City."
"Yes, young master." Zhang Zhuan immediately set off.
"Yang He, look at our classmates Tang San and Xiao Wu. The injuries on their faces are almost healed. That won't do."
"Do them a favor and give them a few good punches."
"Yes, young master."
When Xiao Wu heard that, she scoffed. It's just a few punches. I'm used to it.
But when she saw Yang He take a pair of knuckle dusters out of his Soul Tool and put them on, she immediately panicked.
"Y-you, don't come any closer!"
And then...
Before long, Zhang Zhuan brought back the best healing Soul Master in Nuoding City.
"Hello. Sorry to trouble you, but could you treat this thing?" Qian Renyu said to the healing Soul Master.
The Soul Master took one look at Tang San and Xiao Wu. Wow, they're in rough shape. But it had nothing to do with him.
He released his Martial Soul and three Soul Rings: one white and two yellow.
However, this healing Soul Master's Martial Soul was a Body Martial Soul—his back.
He reached beneath his clothes and rubbed his back vigorously, then shouted,
"Third Soul Skill—Stretch-Leg Eye-Bulging Pill!"
Two little black pills flew from the Soul Master's back into Tang San and Xiao Wu's mouths.
Tang San and Xiao Wu immediately tasted something fishy and salty.
But warmth spread through their bodies, and soon their injuries had mostly healed.
Zhang Zhuan had already paid the Soul Master when he went to fetch him, so once the treatment was done, the Soul Master got up to leave.
But Qian Renyu stopped him.
"Young master, what do you mean by this?" the healing Soul Master asked, confused.
"Please don't worry, sir. I mean no harm. It's just that we haven't finished looking at their injuries yet. I'll have to trouble you to treat them again in a moment."
Hearing this, the healing Soul Master was rather confused. Hadn't the two of them already been treated?
But he soon understood.
As soon as Tang San and Xiao Wu's treatment was finished, Yang He took another pair of knuckle dusters out of his Soul Tool and handed them to Zhang Zhuan. With knuckle dusters on their hands, the two of them unleashed a flurry of blows on Tang San and Xiao Wu.
Thwack, thwack, thwack... Ah!
"Sir, please treat them one more time. Don't worry, money's no problem."
Two more Stretch-Leg Eye-Bulging Pills flew into Tang San and Xiao Wu's mouths.
Then Zhang Zhuan and Yang He unleashed another flurry of blows.
"Sir, please treat them again."
Two more Stretch-Leg Eye-Bulging Pills flew into Tang San and Xiao Wu's mouths.
Then Zhang Zhuan and Yang He beat them up again.
"Sir, please treat them one more time."
The healing Soul Master looked at the situation and wondered, What could these two six-year-old children have done to deserve this?
They're so young, and already this wicked?
But he looked at Tang San and Xiao Wu, then at the wallet on his waist.
Then he thought, Actually, these two children aren't bad. At least they've been pretty good to me.
Two more Stretch-Leg Eye-Bulging Pills flew into Tang San and Xiao Wu's mouths.
Then Zhang Zhuan and Yang He beat them up yet again.
"Sir, please..."
Two more Stretch-Leg Eye-Bulging Pills...
Zhang Zhuan and Yang He...
They kept going until the healing Soul Master ran out of Soul Power and left. Only then did they stop.
When Tang San and Xiao Wu saw the healing Soul Master leave, they couldn't help breathing a sigh of relief.
Just then, the rabbit and half-beast heard someone say,
"Zhang Zhuan, go out and find another healing Soul Master."
"Oh, and bring plenty of money. Get several of them while you're at it, so we don't have to make one trip after another."
At those words, Xiao Wu's rabbit ears drooped and never perked up again.
And so Zhang Zhuan rounded up every healing Soul Master he could find in Nuoding City.
"Sir, please treat them."
Treatment.
Zhang Zhuan and Yang He unleashed a flurry of blows.
"Sir, please treat them again..."
Treatment.
Zhang Zhuan and Yang He...
"Sir, please..."
Treatment.
Zhang Zhuan and Yang He...
Suddenly, they stopped again.
This time, it wasn't because the healing Soul Masters had run out of Soul Power. Zhang Zhuan and Yang He simply couldn't keep hitting them. They were exhausted.
Tang San and Xiao Wu thought, At last, this is over.
Qian Renyu took a look. There were still two healing Soul Masters they hadn't used yet. That wouldn't do.
So Qian Renyu took the bloodstained knuckle dusters off Zhang Zhuan's hands and put them on.
It was still best to do it yourself and make sure you had enough to eat.
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