Ch 28: We’ll talk about the future later.

Is the Shi Juan Shi almost gone?

Rui Bu Si leaned her head over, but Head Nurse Da Tiantian pushed her back onto the bed:

“Don’t move around now, I’ll give you a checkup.”

No, she didn’t want to be scanned by that instrument again: “I feel much better already, I shouldn’t need a checkup.”

Her head wasn’t dizzy anymore.

Letting Head Nurse Da Tiantian cover her with a blanket, she asked as Da Tiantian turned to get the instrument:

“What will happen if Jian Ni’s Shi Juan Shi is almost gone?”

The Shi Juan Shi is the Quark Clan’s life force energy; without the Shi Juan Shi, Jian Ni will likely not live much longer.

Hmm… If he dies like this, what would a new Flame Star be like?

It feels like Jian Ni’s magical abilities aren’t as bad as they were at the beginning of the school year, and his magical talent isn’t bad either.

Twirling a strand of hair around her finger a few times before letting go, before Da Tiantian could speak, Director Pa snapped his pointer, pointing at Jian Ni:

“The Shi Juan Shi being almost gone means Jian Ni doesn’t have pure Quark Clan blood; he’s only a pretend Magic User.”

Huh?

Her hand playing with her hair stopped. Is there such a thing?

“Our Quark Clan has lived in the human world for hundreds of years. After coexisting with humans, similar cases have indeed occurred.”

Seeing everyone’s confusion, Da Tiantian explained first, then turned to scan Rui Bu Si with the instrument:

“Oh dear, I told you when school started, girls shouldn’t abuse their bodies to lose weight.

Look at how low all your physical indicators are!”

Rui Bu Si：……

What’s coming will always come; even changing the subject is useless.

“I understand, Head Nurse Da Tiantian, I’ll pay attention.”

“Of course you should pay attention! I’ll make sure you drink a bottle of my homemade nutrient solution every day!”

Da Tiantian pointed her index and middle fingers at her own eyes, then quickly poked them towards Rui Bu Si.

Such sharp and determined eyes, it’s scary.

“I will drink it properly.”

No, she wouldn’t drink that terribly astringent stuff.

She would definitely find a way to avoid Head Nurse Da Tiantian.

“The school rules say that students found without magic are usually erased from Meng Academy’s memories and sent back to their original place. Is it the same for Jian Ni?”

Jian Ni’s Shi Juan Shi is almost gone; he still has a chance at Meng Academy, but he’s truly finished if he returns to the human world.

But…

She started playing with her hair again. Jian Ni and Lan Bao instantly looked nervously at Director Pa because of this statement.

“Indeed, Meng Academy has always handled such matters this way.

However, Jian Ni is still a bit weak; let him rest first. I will report this to the Headmaster when they return and wait for their decision.”

“But, Director Pa—”

Jian Ni’s unfinished words were stopped by a calming patch from Da Tiantian.

He had just found his place in Meng Academy, and he had made several friends; he didn’t want to leave so inexplicably…

“Director Pa, don’t leave yet,” Lan Bao stopped Director Pa, who was about to leave the infirmary, his expression anxious. “I haven’t made a wish on the Wish-Fulfilling Wand yet. If I wish…”

“Oh dear,” Da Tiantian interrupted Lan Bao, “The Wish-Fulfilling Wand isn’t omnipotent. It’s just a magical item; how could it possibly make a human suddenly have a Shi Juan Shi?”

Then, feeling a little cruel, she patted Lan Bao’s shoulder comfortingly:

“It’s okay, you still have some time together. I don’t think the Headmaster will be back anytime soon.”

It didn’t seem to encourage him much, his expression looked even worse…

Forget it, forget it. Pa has left; it’s better for her to leave without saying anything.

After Victoria, who had been there but hadn’t spoken much, also left, only Jian Ni, Lan Bao, and Rui Bu Si remained in the infirmary.

Getting up from the bed after lifting the blanket, Rui Bu Si tied her messy hair again.

How troublesome, it’s inconvenient to play with my hair now. It was definitely better when my hair was loose before.

Since that useless System said it would blur the memories of familiar people about her, it shouldn’t matter if she lets her hair down again, right?

But, the hair tie was bought with her money.

“Rui Bu Si, when do you think Jian Ni will wake up?”

After being given the calming patch, Jian Ni fell asleep immediately and didn’t react to being called.

“The calming patch doesn’t last long; he should wake up soon.”

Just as she was about to give a specific time, remembering Jian Ni’s dwindling Shi Juan Shi, she changed to a vague statement.

“It feels like you know more about Meng Academy than we do. Do you know any way to restore Jian Ni’s Shi Juan Shi so he won’t be expelled?”

He knew Jian Ni really wanted to stay at Meng Academy, and he didn’t want Jian Ni to leave either.

If Jian Ni wasn’t at Meng Academy, then he would be alone…

“Of course, there are ways…” Wait, if her memory is correct, what is Lan Bao’s magical ability?

—It’s conversion.

“Of course, there’s no way I would know,” she quickly scanned Lan Bao from top to bottom, put on her shoes and stood up, “I just read the school rules and know a little bit of what’s in them.”

“But don’t worry, I’ll find a way to restore Jian Ni right now. Just don’t touch him for now.”

Although Rui Bu Si usually gave Lan Bao an unreliable impression, at this moment, she gave him a feeling that she could definitely find a way.

“Is there anything I can help with?”

What he could help with… No, it’s better for him to stay in the infirmary and not go out.

“Keep an eye on Jian Ni, don’t let him catch a cold, and don’t move him around.”

After saying that, she hurried out of the infirmary. On the way, she encountered Victoria returning, they exchanged a glance and then looked away, each going in a different direction.

On the way, she happened to meet Mi Ya Xing, who was returning to the male dormitory.

Great, she was just thinking about how to sneak into the male dormitory at this time without being kicked out.

She grabbed his wrist: “Quickly, use your mind reading.”

The other party seemed to be thinking about something and hadn’t reacted to the sudden situation. After several urges, he did so a little dazedly.

“…Ah, okay.”

After a few seconds, Mi Ya Xing’s eyes widened, and his expression became excited:

“You also guessed that Xia Guanglei might be an undercover agent for the Dark Clan, and that Jian Ni’s Shi Juan Shi was likely stolen by him?”

Also?

Then she didn’t need to waste time explaining.

“How did you…”

“Stop, Jian Ni’s dorm is the first room on the right on the second floor. I can’t go into the male dormitory, you go find Jian Ni’s Shi Juan Shi quickly.”

Who had the leisure to talk about how they discovered it?

She hadn’t thought of a reason yet.

We’ll talk about that later.

“Hey, why are you walking so slowly?” Seeing his speed, she felt anxious.

She grabbed Mi Ya Xing’s wrist and ran forward quickly, running at high speed to the male dormitory building, where he leaned against the wall, gasping for breath:

“Next time you pull me to run, could you… not be so sudden?”

When he was suddenly pulled to run at the beginning, he almost fell because he couldn’t catch his breath.

“This is, an emergency.”

Her condition was far worse than Mi Ya Xing’s. She sat on the ground leaning against the wall, gasping for breath. She rubbed her head; no way, the fall hadn’t completely healed, and she ran too fast just now; now her head is starting to feel dizzy.

After resting for a while, she kicked Mi Ya Xing’s shoe:

“Hurry up, go find the thing.”