"I'm sorry!"
"Students, I am truly sorry for my previous rude behavior."
He bowed ninety degrees; although his expression wasn't visible, his voice was quite sincere.
The battle between the new student and the sixth-year senior concluded.
The disheveled black-haired youth slowly approached An Zhen, taking out three exquisite small jade bottles and a thin black card from his spirit tool.
"I admit defeat. These are the Xuan Water Pills I promised earlier, and the black card is a debit card. Thank you for your previous words; please accept them."
After speaking, the youth, whose face was stained with dirt, bowed deeply again, then turned and strode away.
"That's enough, everyone. The rest of the milk tea is mine."
With the senior's words, the upperclassmen and women, some wanting to buy milk tea, others more curious about this junior who was both reasonable and skilled in combat, dispersed. They chatted excitedly about the strange battle that had just occurred. To be honest, if it weren't for the senior's presence and their understanding of Xu Sanshi, the outer court's most famous sycophantic... tortoise, they would have truly thought it was a fixed match.
"Not bad, An Zhen." The playful and lively girl jumped up and patted An Zhen's shoulder. "You not only defeated Xu Sanshi, that big turtle, but you made him submit."
...
The next second, to everyone's astonished gaze, the young man who had just been calm and composed, like a great hero, instantly turned pale. His aura withered, and his figure swayed, being supported by Bei Bei, who was the quickest to react.
"No." Tang Ya looked at her hand in confusion. "Are you faking an injury, kid?"
"Thank you." An Zhen nodded slightly to the youth.
"No problem."
"Brother An Zhen."
Huo Yutong hurried forward with a worried expression. Wang Dong, who had handed over the milk tea, nervously looked at the senior who was still there, only to find that his figure had already disappeared at some unknown point.
"I overused my Spirit. It's nothing serious; I'll recover after meditating for one night."
An Zhen explained with a pale face.
The standard for the Spirit to modify reality is determined by a comprehensive assessment of the object's status, energy, and the power exerted upon it...
If it were Xu Sanshi in his normal state, it would be fine. The difference between a Spirit Master with their Spirit activated and one without is significant. From this perspective, for the current An Zhen, Spirit Masters without activated Spirits are much easier to deal with than Spirit Beasts.
But he wanted to make a show and serve as a warning.
Alas, showing off in front of others always comes at a price.
And precisely, only this state, caused by the Spirit, cannot be refreshed by the Spirit itself.
"Using such power always comes with a price."
Everyone silently nodded upon hearing this.
That previous scene was too shocking.
The top-tier Beast Spirit, Xuan Ming Turtle, a Spirit Elder, whose boasted defense seemed nonexistent before a Spirit Grandmaster.
Those who didn't know would have thought a Titled Douluo was bullying a child.
"An Zhen, An Zhen!"
Tang Ya's eyes lit up, and she excitedly called out, "Do you want to join the Tang Sect? If you join now, this Sect Master will make you the third-in-command."
This is a super genius!
"Xiao Ya." Bei Bei pulled his girlfriend back helplessly. "He's still injured right now; shouldn't we let him rest first?"
At this moment, Elder Xuan and Zhang Lexuan had already quietly disappeared. The last guest had left. Given An Zhen's current weak state, although several people intended to befriend him, now was not the appropriate time.
Night.
"Why am I the one carrying you?!"
Wang Dong'er's slightly displeased voice rang out.
Because Wang Dong had been making milk tea the whole time, she was treated as An Zhen's employee. An Zhen, as an injured person, had difficulty moving. The small and weak Huo Yutong was clearly unable to bear such a heavy responsibility. As a male, tall and seemingly on good terms with An Zhen, Wang Dong naturally was forced to accept this task.
Wang Dong didn't know why she hadn't refused just now. Was it because of his previous actions or his weak appearance?
Forget it, that big turtle apologized to her and Yu Tong because of this guy. Consider it an act of great kindness from this young lady.
"Otherwise, I'll let you ride me back tenfold later?"
"Ten times."
The girl gritted her teeth and said hatefully, but the next second, a captivating blush flashed across her cheeks. The girl's shyness was a beautiful sight in the night, but unfortunately, no one could appreciate it.
"Pervert!"
"I'm compensating you, and you're still scolding me."
The young man lay peacefully on Wang Dong's shoulder, his dreamy pink-blue hair hanging down. The faint fragrance of the girl's body lingered at An Zhen's nose.
A moment later, Huo Yutong parked two shelves in front of the dormitory building and moved two jars filled with gold coins and silver coins into An Zhen's dormitory. Wang Dong placed the immobile An Zhen onto the bed.
"Today, we sold a total of 226 cups." The thrifty loli remembered clearly.
"Is that so?" An Zhen took out about fifty-some gold coins. "Alright, you two can split the rest."
"I don't need it." The young lady turned her head away disdainfully.
"Brother An Zhen, this is too much." Such a "huge sum" in cash form presented before Huo Yutong was undoubtedly quite shocking to the loli.
An Zhen rubbed the loli's small head and gently pushed the two buckets over. "Take them. You worked hard for these."
An Zhen turned and smiled at Wang Dong. "This should be the first money Wang Dong has earned on her own, right? Or, is student Wang Dong going to work for me for free?"
"I won't let you take advantage of me."
The young lady was stunned, then immediately changed her expression. She couldn't let this guy take advantage of her again. "Huo Yutong, I'm taking these back to the dorm first."
With that, she directly picked up the two jars and ran off.
"Remember to wash the money."
An Zhen grabbed Huo Yutong's wrist. "Open your mouth."
A smooth pill fell into the obedient loli's mouth.
"Hmm?"
Regarding the Xuan Water Pill, are there any side effects?
An Zhen, realizing belatedly, suddenly recalled some descriptions of this bone-transforming pill in the original work.
Its effect is gentle, increasing spirit power by at least one level for Spirit Masters below level twenty, and cleansing marrow and bones, increasing innate spirit power by one level for Spirit Masters of ordinary talent.
But cleansing marrow and bones means expelling impurities from the body, which means it will be very smelly.
Uh, it seems he's gotten Wang Dong into trouble.
Never mind, at worst, he'll give up his room and make do outside for a night.
"Alright, go back and rest."
Without mentioning meditating tonight, An Zhen saw the loli out the door.
An Zhen planned to test whether his cultivation speed would change without little Yu Tong around.
...
Pink and tender feet, pale with a hint of red, stepped on the soft sheets, a smooth, fair calf exposed to the air. The girl, dressed in thin pajamas, was in a rather good mood.
Wang Dong was very pleased looking at the clean gold coins, knowing they were all the result of her hard work.
Now that she thought about it, that guy was pretty nice.
He didn't hide his intentions towards Huo Yutong but openly admitted them, and his methods of pursuit didn't make people uncomfortable; he arranged such a good job for Huo Yutong. He also stood up to that sixth-year turtle in the black school uniform earlier. Hmm, he still seemed like a man, and he was quite well-behaved when he was lying on her.
But she felt like this guy knew a lot.
Wang Dong recalled what An Zhen said during their battle earlier.
It felt like he had a lot of emotional experience; he made that big turtle cry in an instant.
The girl's peripheral vision glanced at the small loli.
Hmph, with her around, she wouldn't let Yu Tong be bullied by this guy.
Brother An Zhen...
A jar full of gold and silver coins was reflected in her eyes, as brilliant as stars. The misty pupils seemed to flash with the events of today. That figure, standing tall, resonated in the loli's mind, as if to engrave this scene forever in her memory.
The story of a hero saving the beauty indeed happened, but the hero and the beauty had swapped roles.