Chapter 249: Three Girls, One Pot

"Brother Jian!" "Qin Jian!" "Brother!"

I do not know how much time had passed, but finally, the pleasant yet anxious voices of several girls reached him.

Qin Jian struggled to open his eyes, and at this moment, Shi Nian had long since been consumed by the Love Mist, his entire body burned away to nothing.

"Hum!"

A soul bone radiating seven-colored light appeared before his eyes, and Qin Jian slowly picked it up: "With this thing, and with her help, my own body will slowly grow a set, it is best to give it to Rongrong..."

He slowly rose and looked up, only to see Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and everyone from Shrek Academy flying toward him at high Speed.

They had eaten Oscar's Mushroom Sausage and were using all their strength to try and save him...

Qin Jian could not help but want to grin, but somehow it triggered his damaged spirit, and a wave of dizziness hit him instantly.

"Brother Jian! What is wrong with you?!"

Ning Rongrong's voice finally reached him, and the voices of others asking questions all at once surrounded him.

The world suddenly became somewhat distant, as if his entire person had been suddenly stripped away.

"Rongrong, this soul bone... for you..."

He heard himself say slowly, then handed out the soul bone in his hand, and also heard the sound of everyone exclaiming: "Soul bone?!"

But these things had nothing to do with him anymore.

The world became more and more distant, and amidst the spinning sky and turning earth, his vision gradually dimmed...

When Qin Jian woke up again, he found that he was already lying on the bed in the academy dormitory.

It felt a bit heavy on his body...

Qin Jian looked to the left and saw Zhu Zhuqing lying on the edge of the bed, fast asleep with her head resting on his shoulder.

Looking to the right, Ning Rongrong occupied his right shoulder, and poor Xiao Wu could only use his thigh as a pillow...

"I am a wounded patient, are they treating me like a body pillow?"

Qin Jian was initially speechless, but then a look of tenderness began to bloom in his eyes.

Being able to see them safely surrounding him, without noise, trouble, or strife, is truly good...

Perhaps it was Qin Jian's slight movement that startled Ning Rongrong, and she suddenly raised her head: "Brother Jian, you are awake!"

Subsequently, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu also woke up in the same manner.

"Qin Jian, are you alright now?"

"Brother, are you better?"

Qin Jian nodded and smiled: "Slow down, you have been lying there all night and just woke up, won't you get dizzy if you lift your heads so suddenly?"

But the three of them acted as if they hadn't heard his words, one by one grabbing his hands, grabbing his feet: "You are alright... that is truly great..."

It was already impossible to tell who was saying this, because all three girls were choking with sobs.

"Don't cry, am I not right here, perfectly fine?"

Seeing their tear-streaked faces, Qin Jian was completely at a loss.

"Brother Jian, no matter where you go in the future, you must take me with you; I never want to be this worried and afraid again," Ning Rongrong said, throwing herself onto him.

Qin Jian reached out from under the quilt and hugged her tightly: "It was fortunate that it was just me this time, otherwise it wouldn't have been so easy to escape..."

"I don't care! I don't care! I don't want to be separated from you!" Ning Rongrong shook her head incessantly.

"Alright, alright, alright, we won't separate, we will never separate again," Qin Jian said repeatedly.

Then he saw Zhu Zhuqing on the right looking as if she wanted to come forward but was somewhat hesitant, so he couldn't help but reach out his left hand and smile slightly: "Come."

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Ning Rongrong, but in the end, she could not resist the longing in her heart and slowly let herself into Qin Jian's embrace.

Ning Rongrong naturally noticed, and she quietly pouted, but she didn't say anything.

"To still be able to hold you all like this, it's truly good..." Qin Jian murmured.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong could not help but feel their hearts tremble.

They did not feel any smugness from Qin Jian's words about having them both in his arms; what was there was only the joy of still being able to embrace them—it was pure happiness, containing no impurities.

"Stinky brother! You heartless flirt! You forgot about me again! Hmph!"

Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips: "I want a hug too!"

Then, without another word, she kicked off her high heels and pressed herself horizontally across, squeezing between Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and lay on top of Qin Jian.

Qin Jian and the others: "..."

Even if his arm span were wider, he couldn't hold all three people at once...

However, Qin Jian smiled, quietly feeling the presence of the three of them, his expression peaceful and gentle.

"You all... can you please not... leave... uh..."

The evil power of harmony would not let him speak again.

But Ning Rongrong and the other two all understood his words.

Although they didn't know exactly what had happened yesterday, Qin Jian had clearly suffered mental torture, and now it sounded... as if this mental attack had something to do with them?

Ning Rongrong's expression was somewhat complex, but she still said softly: "Brother Jian, I... will never leave you..."

"Me too."

Zhu Zhuqing was as cold and detached as ever, but she did not hesitate.

Only Xiao Wu opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she couldn't get it out for a moment.

She had not yet figured it out...

"Click."

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open by Oscar with a slap, slamming against the wall with a bang and emitting a heartbreaking creak.

"Brother Jian! Brother Jian! You are finally awake?"

The ten-thousand-watt lightbulb walked in without noticing a thing, only to see Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu scrambling to climb off Qin Jian.

Xiao Wu was even so flustered that she accidentally pressed on an indescribable place, making Qin Jian nearly scream out loud.

"Jian... Brother Jian... I didn't see that wrong, did I..."

Oscar rubbed his eyes hard: "Did you wipe them all out in one go?"

"Hmph!"

Xiao Wu ran out in a flurry, and as she passed Oscar, she took the opportunity to stomp on his foot.

"Awoo!" Oscar howled like a ghost.

Qin Jian's specially made metal heels—that sour, stinging sensation... was unbelievable!

Following that, one foot after another, Oscar's feet miserably turned into pig trotters.

"Brother Jian, I just came to check on you..." Oscar was on the verge of tears.

Qin Jian had already stood up and put on his clothes by then; he walked over, patted his shoulder, and said: "As a third wheel, you have to have the awareness that you might get beaten up."

Oscar: "?"

Hearing the news that Qin Jian had recovered, Grandmaster, Tang San, and the others all gathered around.

"What did you say? The team leader of Canghui Academy? That Shi Nian?!"

Flender said in disbelief: "That old thing is a Soul Saint!"

Tang San's pupils constricted.

Although he did possess the Hidden Weapon Yama's Invitation that could threaten a Soul Saint, that required the right time, place, and conditions; in a normal battle, it would be impossible to succeed.

But Qin Jian, who currently had no Hidden Weapons, had relied on his own strength as a mere Soul Ancestor to counter-kill a Soul Saint; how could this not leave the equally proud Third Young Master of the Tang Sect incredibly astonished.

"Don't look at me like that..."

Qin Jian spread his hands and said helplessly: "Although I have some hidden methods, the restrictions are too great, and the effects... are too brutal; they aren't suitable for use in the competition arena at all."

Grandmaster gave him an unreadable look and said: "You are truly too astonishing. I now feel that even relying on you alone, we could win the championship... Xiao San wouldn't even need to go on."

The expressions of Tang San and the others darkened.

He was becoming less and less relevant on this competition stage that was so eye-catching and desirable...

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(End of this chapter)