Chapter 224: Where Are the Hidden Guards?

"Yun chu." Ningguang lightly called out.

Jiang Yunchu didn't lift her head, "I'm not in pain; I've always been grateful for my choice, and also grateful for my perseverance all along."

She is not a perfect person; she also has weaknesses, also has shortcomings, also has obstacles she cannot get past.

She is merely an ordinary person; the god in the children's eyes, whom they admire, has always been just an ordinary person.

"Dean, I am willing."

Just as Ningguang and everyone else were still thinking about what to say, Kang Zi Wei suddenly lifted her head, her eyes showing a rare determination.

"I am willing."

The three words, when spoken, felt light and airy, as if they weighed nothing, yet these three words represent a choice, and also represent her future direction and path.

"Give you time; five days later, the Joint Examination; after the Joint Examination, give me an answer." Jiang Yunchu neither refused nor agreed.

Tomorrow, go to Kang Fu; Zi Wei can discuss with her great aunt; she just needs to wait for the final answer.

The four young ladies, at this time, chose different paths.

"Alright, other places—are you definitely not injured?" Jiang Yunchu looked at Zhiqiu and asked for confirmation.

Kang Zhiqiu shook her head, "I won't falsely report military conditions; the body is one's own; if the body is ruined, then nothing remains."

Her composure hardly belongs to her age.

One reason is that people of this era naturally mature earlier.

Another reason is that Kang Zhiqiu and Kang Zhi Chun, from a young age, have been influenced by their second aunt, making their personalities more inclined toward openness, even knowing what they want and what matters most.

"Good."

"Zhi Chun, it's your turn." Jiang Yunchu looked toward Kang Zhi Chun.

Kang Zhi Chun gave a bitter smile, "I have no wounds on my body, but I feel completely weak; it must be from running back then."

She indeed has no wounds; some bumps and scrapes are inevitable, but they'll heal in a while; however, all the joints in her body seem to be working against her.

Jiang Yunchu took out a bottle of medicinal oil, "Wherever you feel uncomfortable, apply the oil and rub it in."

"Zhiqiu's wound must stay dry for three days; after three days, come find me to remove the stitches."

"Zi Wei's hand needs medicine for seven days; I've placed the medicine on the table for you."

"Nai Xin's condition is more serious; she needs to stay in bed for three days and cannot get up."

"Did you hear that?" After explaining the situation, she then looked at them with a stern expression.

At this moment, she is no longer a doctor, but a Dean, a stern and imposing Dean.

"Yes!"

The four young ladies, with solemn expressions, spoke in unison.

"I'll go outside to check; you all rest inside the room."

"We'll return to the academy tonight."

After giving instructions, she walked out of the room, looking at each child outside; each had some wounds, especially Kang Wu, whose ankle was still bound with a white strip.

"How do you feel?"

Jiang Yunchu raised her eyebrows, then looked toward Ning Hanmo.

Ning Hanmo lowered his head, thought for a moment, "I feel… my strength is insufficient; I need to double my training. Right now I cannot protect others; I can only watch my companions get hurt."

This time, the companions' injuries, as well as Kang Nai Xin's coma, weighed heavily on Ning Hanmo's heart, leaving a deep mark that made him recognize his shortcomings and realize that if he doesn't strive, such incidents will happen frequently in the future.

And he cannot bear such an outcome!

"And you?" She looked toward Kang Zhi Xia.

Kang Zhi Xia smiled, patted Han Wen Jun and Jia Chuan on the shoulders, "I've come to know brothers."

"Before, we were harmonious on the surface; now we are harmonious in heart."

"Those three, I now fully accept them."

"They are brothers."

"Brothers for life!"

Everyone's personality differs; take Kang Zhi Xia and Ning Hanmo as examples—their personalities differ, they encounter different things, so their insights differ.

"Not bad; I really appreciate this way of looking at things." Jiang Yunchu said approvingly.

Then she looked toward Ning Qiancheng.

Ning Qiancheng smiled, "I feel that many things I need to think about more deeply; some things could clearly be avoided, yet they still happened."

"I feel my younger brother has become much more obedient." Before being named, Kang Wen immediately raised his hand, looking at Kang Wu with a relieved smile of praise.

When others speak, everyone is thinking.

When Kang Wen spoke, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Kang Wu's face turned slightly red; when his bones were just set, his face wasn't even this red…

"I feel my older brother has grown up." Just…

There are some people you shouldn't provoke; there is some anger, which may be delayed but will arrive.

For example, the current Kang Wu immediately retaliated.

Kang Wen frowned, thought for a moment, but unexpectedly did not retaliate, nor did he show any other emotion; he still wore a self-satisfied look—what's going on?

It made Kang Wu feel as if he had struck cotton—soft and limp, unable to exert any strength.

Jiang Yunchu had no time to mind the brothers' thoughts, then turned her gaze to Zhang Cunwen on the side.

"I think we still need to make money; if we have money, we'll have tools, weapons, and protective armor, so nobody needs to get hurt."

"Sigh."

After saying that, Zhang Cunwen also sighed regretfully.

Jiang Yunchu narrowed her eyes; how could the Yong Bo Marquis Manor raise such a money-obsessed person? This really is hard to explain.

I feel that I need training, even my body's strength and power are far inferior to Brother Zhi Xia's, and......

Han Wen Jun lowered his head, "Obviously we were walking together, only Brother Zhi Xia thought about taking weapons; we didn't even have this awareness."

Han Wen Jun's words fell, and everyone sank into thought.

This was also something in their hearts; upon hearing the mission, they directly followed along.

Because they knew the Dean would never harm them, would never truly let them come to harm, but they forgot that while the Dean wouldn't, reality would.

What happened today gave them a lesson, engraved in their hearts.

"I have always advocated thinking before acting, but today I found it utterly useless; many things and accidents are not within the plan." Jia Chuan let out a sigh, Han Wen Jun's thigh injury was not due to his own carelessness, but because he saved himself.

His own arm only suffered a minor injury, but Han Wen Jun's thigh will forever bear a scar.

His own injury is not enough to make them remember for long.

But a companion's injury can make the children remember it for a lifetime.

Jiang Yunchu scanned the circle, looking at these children, "Where are the Dark Guards?"

"Here!"

In an instant, more than thirty Dark Guards, clad in black robes with black face cloths covering their faces, all concealed themselves in the darkness.

"Each of you has someone by your side, who silently protects you in the shadows."

"When you face mortal danger, they are responsible for bringing you away."

"When you give up, they are responsible for bringing you away."