Ch. 87 - One Bad Apple Spoils The Whole Bunch
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Beiming Feng stood beside Ling Qingxue with an apologetic expression.
"I'm sorry. It took a while to kill the Second Elder of the Beast King Cult, so I was a little late."
He actually arrived quite early; the battle lasted less than two hours. Beiming Feng's ability to arrive in such a short time spoke volumes about his strength.
The Second Elder of the Beast King Cult was a King Rank expert, his strength equally formidable.
To kill him so quickly without sustaining any injuries showed that Beiming Feng was in no way inferior to Liu Qingkuang.
Ling Qingxue shook her head. "You were already very fast. It's not your fault."
Beiming Feng handed over a jade bottle.
"This is the Spring of Life. Feed it to your magical beast. Its injuries will heal within a day."
The Spring of Life was also a King-level spiritual medicine, containing immense life force. It could basically revive anyone with a breath of life, except for those with soul damage.
As the spiritual spring water entered his mouth, Wu Liang's body began to recover at a visible speed, but he still did not awaken.
Activating his bloodline divine skill consumed bloodline power, requiring him to recover through hibernation.
He would not fully awaken for at least three to five days.
And with his current bloodline power, it would take at least half a month to use the bloodline divine skill again!
Constantly squeezing out bloodline power to use the bloodline divine skill placed a heavy burden on him. Normal use, on the other hand, presented no such risk.
However, Wu Liang was a gluttonous beast; consuming large amounts of food allowed him to recover faster, reducing the limitations on his use of bloodline power.
The wounded had been settled, and not long after, Hong Lie and Lin Zhennan arrived together.
Previously, due to the thorough investigation of the Beast King Cult, Governor Hong Lie had not appeared in person, but he finally had some time to spare.
"Damn it, those bastards played dirty tricks on me. I'll wipe out their lair sooner or later!" Hong Lie cursed angrily.
He was over two meters tall, standing there like a wall.
Lin Zhennan wiped the sweat from his brow. "Old Shen, is Qingxue alright?"
"Of course she's alright. I only managed to hold them off because I took a Blood-Burning Pill. You'll have to write a self-criticism this time. Two hours without a single reinforcement." Shen Congwu said angrily.
It was a crucial time for the national martial arts exam, yet the protection of students was still inadequate.
Lin Zhennan had to take the blame...
After all, Shen Congwu wouldn't dare to blame Hong Lie, a King Rank martial artist.
Lin Zhennan felt guilty. "Fine, I'll write it. Before the martial arts exam, the provincial governor will send troops to guard your high schools. Besides, the Beast King Cult lost several Protectors and Elders this time. They won't dare to make any more moves for a while."
"That's more like it."
Shen Congwu's injuries would take at least a month or two to fully heal, and if someone like Chen Xiao came again, the entire Lingtian Middle School would be finished.
Moreover, Chen Xiao entered Lingtian Middle School as the Dean of Students of Nanhua Middle School, making it impossible to guard against.
Hong Lie's face turned cold. "This time, we must thoroughly investigate everyone else at Nanhua Middle School. How could we not have discovered a Beast King Cult's Protector who had been hiding for so long? What was that old bastard Zhang Tiancheng doing?"
Speak of the devil, and he appears. Zhang Tiancheng arrived at Lingtian Middle School with a dark face.
Upon receiving the news, his mind went completely blank.
The Dean of Students of Nanhua Middle School was the Ninth Protector of the Beast King Cult, and his best student of the year, Yang Lie, was dead!
He's really been screwed this year!
"Governor… Greetings."
Hong Lie's eyes widened, his tiger-like gaze filled with ferocity.
"What the hell are you doing? Didn't you check Chen Xiao's background when you recruited the teachers? You couldn't even find out he's the Ninth Protector of the Beast King Cult!"
Zhang Tiancheng looked aggrieved. "I did check, but there was nothing unusual. Besides, Chen Xiao hardly ever made a move during his tenure, and he never displayed any Beast King Cult methods. There was nothing I could do..."
"You bastard... Next year's education funding will be cut by thirty percent. Conduct a thorough background check on everyone in the school and test every single person for magical beast bloodlines!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll take care of it as soon as I get back!"
Zhang Tiancheng nodded and bowed, not daring to contradict Hong Lie.
He couldn't compare with Shen Congwu, who was now credited with both his merits and his role in nurturing Ling Qingxue.
Even if Shen Congwu scolded Hong Lie to his face today, Hong Lie wouldn't blame him too much. After all, it was his own poor planning that led to this mess, and he should take responsibility for it.
"Alright, take your students back to school quickly. Don’t get into more trouble before the martial arts exam!"
Zhang Tiancheng led his remaining nine students away in a car.
His heart was bleeding. The school's top student was dead. What kind of grades could he have this year?
And now, next year's funding would be reduced by another 30%. Without resources, he couldn't match Shen Congwu.
"I am utterly ruined! Chen Xiao, one rotten apple, spoiled the whole basket at Nanhua!"
...
Lingtian Middle School.
Hong Lie looked at Shen Congwu somewhat excitedly.
"Principal Shen, has Ling Qingxue's Taotie truly activated the Taotie bloodline?"
"Yes, he did. Even Chen Xiao was killed by the Taotie Feast. That terrifying ferocity even chilled me to the bone. As expected from one of the Four Fiends!" Shen Congwu exclaimed.
Even though it was just a phantom, the killing intent and evil in its eyes seemed to drag people into hell.
This wasn't about strength, but a deterrent to the soul and the mind.
Humans felt this less acutely, but magical beasts truly understood the terror it evoked.
Even Chen Xiao, with his Bloodthirsty Bat King bloodline, trembled at the ferocity of the Taotie.
Hong Lie burst into laughter, making no attempt to hide his joy.
"Excellent! With the Taotie bloodline activated, Ling Qingxue can now compete with Liu Fufeng for first place in the martial arts exam! This year, our Nanchuan Province is going to be famous!"
Lin Zhennan, though pleased, still had a trace of worry in his eyes.
"It's still very difficult. Liu Fufeng's magical beast is a golden dragon, and he's even activated the Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline. It and the Taotie are both top-tier divine beasts. If their levels were similar, they might be able to compete, but Ling Qingxue's level is slightly lower..."
Liu Fufeng's current level was already at the Third Rank mid-stage, and he was confident of breaking through to the late-stage before the martial arts exam.
Ling Qingxue, at best, could only reach the Third Rank early-stage. Winning would be extremely difficult in this situation.
"So what? Second place is fine too. It still breaks the best record of Nanchuan Province. We must take things one step at a time. Maybe next year's martial arts exam will bring another genius from Nanchuan Province!"
Hong Lie smiled and handed two Nanchuan tokens to Shen Congwu.
"One is for you, Principal Shen. Your contribution in consuming the Blood-Burning Pill and fighting Chen Xiao to the death was immense. The other is for Ling Qingxue. Not only did she remain calm, which allowed her to push beyond her limits to set up the Four Spirits Annihilation Array, but her magical beast activated the Taotie bloodline and killed Chen Xiao, the Ninth Protector of the Beast King Cult, bringing glory to Nanchuan Province!"
Shen Congwu grinned, his eyes filled with joy.
"Thank you, Governor. I just did my duty. It would be even better if there were more resources next year."
Hong Lie laughed and scolded, "You're taking advantage of me! Next year, the 30% of funding deducted from Nanhua Middle School will go to your Lingtian Middle School. Remember to cultivate a few more Ling Qingxues!"
"Governor, you're so righteous!!"