Chapter 63: The Cliché of the Hero Saving the Beauty Appears

Amidst the ruins of scattered stones.

Shi Kong was radiating a baleful aura of fury, his expression dark and terrifying. He had been on the verge of eliminating Lu Qinger, clearing away his greatest obstacle, when Li Luo suddenly appeared and whisked her away!

This result, falling short at the final hurdle, nearly made Shi Kong explode with rage despite his usual composure; he wished he could tear Li Luo into ten thousand pieces right then and there.

Shi Kong scanned his surroundings, trying to sense Li Luo’s trail, but to no avail. It was as if Li Luo and Lu Qinger had turned invisible, leaving no trace for anyone to detect.

After searching for a while, Shi Kong knew this was not the way. He took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, and returned to the side of the frozen Xiang Liang and his two companions, then channeled his resonant power to thaw them out.

As the three broke free from the ice, their faces were purple and blue, and their bodies were shivering violently; they had clearly been frozen quite badly.

It took a long while before the three of them gradually recovered.

Seeing this, Shi Kong said, "Lu Qinger was rescued by Li Luo; our mission is not yet fully complete."

"The most urgent task now is to find them. Lu Qinger was injured by me earlier and will certainly need time to recover. Moreover, her 'Ice Jade Hand' power is exhausted and cannot be activated in the short term, so as long as we find her, eliminating her will be easy."

Xiang Liang and the others nodded upon hearing this.

They had put in so much effort and certainly did not want it all to be in vain.

"Relying only on us might not be enough manpower, as the terrain here is too complex. I suggest we spread the news that Lu Qinger is severely injured. There are other students in the White Spirit Ruins now; if Lu Qinger were at her peak, they would naturally not dare to harbor ulterior motives, but now that she is severely injured and carrying so many points, I fear there will be some bold ones who will have ideas," Zong Fu suddenly said.

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately drew agreement from the others, and even Shi Kong’s eyes brightened as he nodded with a smile.

"Let's act quickly; don't give them too much time."

Shi Kong gave the order, and the group immediately began to busy themselves.

Outside the White Spirit Mountain.

As Lu Qinger was rescued by the person who had suddenly appeared, countless sounds of relief erupted outside the arena. After all, setting aside other factors, they naturally supported the beautiful Lu Qinger from a sensory perspective, not to mention that she was the weaker party being besieged.

However, they also understood that Lu Qinger had already been injured, and even if she had been rescued, it would likely only delay her elimination by a little while.

"The one who rescued Lu Qinger seems to be the Young Manor Master." Although Li Luo’s figure had flashed by in an instant, Cai Wei’s eyesight was still good, and she had vaguely identified him.

Yan Lingqing nodded slightly and said, "Li Luo’s move of playing the hero to save the beauty is quite practiced. The timing and execution were simply perfect; which young girl could resist that?"

Cai Wei said with a playful smile, "Could it be that Qing'e is about to have another love rival?"

Yan Lingqing said with schadenfreude, "If that’s the case, then there will really be a good show to watch."

While they were laughing there, the atmosphere at the main pavilion remained heavy, though with Lu Qinger suddenly being rescued, the old Dean’s gloomy expression softened slightly.

But he still did not speak, because he understood very well that in this situation, the Nanfeng Academy had already begun to fall into a disadvantage.

With Lu Qinger severely injured and her combat effectiveness impaired, the difficulty of her being able to rival Shi Kong again was too great.

To the side, Viceroy Shi was calmly drinking tea and did not change color because Lu Qinger had been rescued. He also knew that even though there had been a change at the last moment, this change had come a bit too late.

Lu Qinger was no longer the biggest problem.

Next, as long as Shi Kong found her and took the points, everything would be over.

By then, the golden signboard of the number one academy in Tianshu County would fall to the Dongyuan Academy.

Thinking of this, a faint smile could not help but appear on Viceroy Shi’s lips.

By the way, that was that Li Luo who rescued her, right? The people of the Luolan Manor are as annoying as ever, but it doesn't matter. As long as he continues to govern Tianshu County, there are plenty of ways to slowly erode and topple the Luolan Manor’s industries here.

Somewhere in the White Spirit Ruins, inside a hollow tree that had grown out of the ruins and broken walls, Li Luo gently set down the Lu Qinger he was holding.

He looked down and found that Lu Qinger’s eyes were fixed intently on his face.

"Although I know that this kind of hero saving the beauty has too much lethality for you, I still hope you can restrain yourself," Li Luo pondered aloud.

Lu Qinger gave a soft scoff, then her willow brows furrowed slightly; the stinging pain from within her body made her realize that her injuries were not light.

"How are your injuries?" Li Luo asked upon seeing this.

Lu Qinger sighed and said with some frustration, "They are quite serious. I fear my combat effectiveness will drop sharply from here on out. I was truly too careless."

"That’s troublesome. Shi Kong and the others will likely be searching for us like madmen now. If he is smart, he might even incite other students. We will be dug out sooner or later," Li Luo frowned and said.

"Sorry," Lu Qinger said, lowering her head.

"What are you apologizing for?" Li Luo asked, puzzled.

"For failing to win first place and letting down your expectations. This will also cause the Nanfeng Academy to lose its extra admission quotas," Lu Qinger said softly.

"What does that have to do with you? Admission quotas are all fought for by oneself. As for the extra quotas, if you can win first place, that’s your ability; if you can't, then it’s just bad luck for the others at Nanfeng Academy," Li Luo said irritably.

"The Lu Qinger I know isn't this sentimental. Did you get hit so hard you went stupid?"

Lu Qinger glared at Li Luo angrily and said, "You’re the one who went stupid from being hit."

Li Luo smiled and said, "By the way, I almost forgot. Even though you’re injured, I have a Water Resonance! I can help you heal!"

"With these injuries of mine, I’m afraid I won't be able to fully recover in such a short time," Lu Qinger hesitated.

"We'll recover as much as we can," Li Luo said. His "Water-Light Resonance" was extremely special; both the Water Resonance and the Light Resonance possessed healing effects. With the two combined, it would surely have miraculous effects on healing.

So he reached out his palm and grasped Lu Qinger’s slender, fair hand.

However, the moment he grabbed it, Lu Qinger pulled her hand back violently as if she had been electrocuted. Her fair, crystalline, and pretty face turned bright red, and at the same time, her beautiful eyes stared at Li Luo in shame and anger: "Pervert, what are you doing!"

Li Luo was also startled by her intense reaction, then he smiled bitterly and said, "I'm using my Water Resonance power to help you heal."

Lu Qinger stammered, "Then, then don't hold my hand."

Li Luo scratched his head, speechless: "My shallow resonant power is much weaker through clothing. How about you turn around and I’ll pull your clothes down a bit?"

Lu Qinger bit her small white teeth, looking at him with shy anger, like a fierce little tigress.

"Fine, I won't heal you! You're too hard to please! Let's just wait here to be eliminated," Li Luo was also angry. Girls were just troublesome; even healing could be this much of a drag.

I, Li Luo, have a temper too!

"Don't."

Seeing him about to stand up, Lu Qinger hurriedly stopped him, then lowered her head and said, "I was wrong, just continue healing."

Li Luo gave a soft huff, then sat down and reached out his palm, roughly grabbing Lu Qinger’s small hand. But truth be told, whether it was because of the secret technique she practiced or not, her small hand was delicate and cool, with a jade-like texture that made one want to play with it.

But Li Luo remained expressionless, rapidly circulating the resonant power in his body. He saw the blue resonant power surging along his palm, beginning to drill into Lu Qinger’s body one after another to restore her injuries.

As Li Luo’s Water Resonance power surged into her body, a flash of surprise crossed Lu Qinger’s eyes, because she discovered that Li Luo’s Water Resonance power was extremely pure, and the healing effect was even better than she had imagined.

A faint, gentle sensation spread from the injured areas in her body, dispelling the stinging pain.

Lu Qinger glanced at the small hand being held by Li Luo, bit her red lips tightly, and turned her head slightly, using her long hair to cover half of her pretty face. At this moment, her face was flushed, and her body was trembling slightly; this appearance would never normally be seen on her.

Lu Qinger was not actually resisting being held by Li Luo; it was just that because she practiced the "Ice Jade Hand," her hands became extremely sensitive when she was not channeling resonant power, so she usually wore ice-silk gloves and never let anyone touch her hands.

But now, this Li Luo had acted recklessly, grabbed her hand, and even threw a tantrum demanding she lower her head and admit her mistake. Thinking of this, the always-proud Lu Qinger felt a little aggrieved.

(End of chapter)