Chapter 55: There's Really No Need to Bow So Deeply

Luxue asked.

"He should be fine now, but I suggest you still have someone from the Zuo family come and pick him up. He needs a guide to provide psychological channeling and soothing..."

Luxue looked up at Ye Mexi.

Just now, she remembered very clearly that Zuo Xi's berserk value had already exceeded ninety. The moment Ye Mexi struck him with that single blow, Zuo Xi's berserk value instantly began to drop...

"Stop looking! Zuo Xi's condition is not stable yet."

Luxue nodded blankly. Then, under Ye Mexi's arrangement, she contacted the Zuo family, returned to her room to change clothes, waited for the Zuo family's arrival, and left with them...

***

"Ugh..."

Who the hell hit him with a stick? That was genuinely going for the kill.

Zuo Xi clutched his head and sat up.

"Zuo Xi? You're awake."

Luxue hurriedly helped him sit up.

Luxue?

"Where am I..."

Right! He was in his room at the Zuo family estate.

"How did I get back?"

Zuo Xi raised his eyes and glanced at the bracelet on his wrist...

Sixty-nine?

Was he seeing things?

"I had the Zuo family bring you back for mental channeling and soothing. You're fine now," Luxue said.

"Earlier..."

Luxue nodded.

"It was Mexi! But I don't know what method she used. In any case, we both owe her our lives."

Even in a semi-bestialized state with her combat power suppressed, Zuo Xi would have been hard-pressed to escape death. And if he had rushed out of the dormitory, the Gifted Academy would have suffered countless casualties because of them. By then, Zuo Xi wouldn't even have made it to the Barren Desert Star; the Disciplinary Department would have executed him on the spot to appease the families of the injured gifted students.

Zuo Xi pondered for a moment.

"I've already taken an extended leave. Let's head back to the dormitory first and see what kind of reward Ye Mexi might want..."

Luxue nodded.

***

"Flowers path of Huang Siniang bloom full and deep, thousands upon thousands... pressing the branches low. The lingering butterflies dance from time to time, the carefree orioles... sing with precise grace. The carefree orioles sing with precise grace... precise grace... precise grace..."

The dormitory door opened, and a pleasant voice rang out, singing a melody that even Luxue, a sound healer, had never heard before.

Following the series of chaotic events today, both of their spiritual consciousness seas had been in utter turmoil. Yet, upon hearing this singing, it was as if a spring of spiritual water had been poured into their mental seas, and their minds instantly cleared up.

"Oh! Sister Luxue, Captain Zuo, why are you standing outside instead of going in?"

Ye Ximo, who had run out to grab some snacks, asked in confusion from behind them.

Luxue and Zuo Xi snapped back to their senses.

"Ximo, you're back?"

Ye Mexi walked out of the kitchen.

After entering the door, Luxue stumbled, collapsed in front of Ye Mexi, and knelt down.

There... really was no need for such a grand gesture...

Ye Mexi reached out to help her up.

"No! Mexi, you deserve this bow for saving my life this morning! I also have a bold request: please take me as your student. I want to learn to sing the song you just sang..."

What on earth had she just sung?

Behind them, Ye Ximo hummed, "...Tum-tum-tum-tum... singing with precise grace..."

Ye Mexi blinked.

"If you want to learn, I can teach you, as long as you don't mind..."

Thanks to binge-watching short videos in her past life, she could hum many pop songs, though she rarely knew any of them from start to finish. Of course, whether she was in tune or not was a matter of opinion.

"Can you get up now?"

Luxue hadn't moved yet. Even Zuo Xi walked over and dropped to one knee.

"A debt of life must be repaid with a gushing spring! It's just that we don't have anything impressive enough to offer. I'm afraid you might look down on it..."

This display... was a bit too much, wasn't it?

"I'm only able to clear away a portion of the dark energy clusters. You'll still need a guide for follow-up channeling and soothing treatments, so drop the talk about life-saving debts. If you feel bad about it, just give me a few high-tier beast souls."

High-tier beast souls were a piece of cake for combat team captains.

Zuo Xi scavenged through all his personal reserves and even resolved to beg, borrow, or steal more high-tier beast souls to give to Ye Mexi once he returned.

"I need to make one thing clear first. When I learned this, I wasn't a good student who could settle down and study properly, so everything I know is half-baked and incomplete..."

Even an incomplete version could achieve such an effect!

Luxue replied, "I'm not being greedy... Actually, wanting more would be greedy of me! Not to mention my mentors or the sound healers of the entire Moyun Starfield, even across other starfields, no one has ever heard a singing technique like yours... Mexi, you should apply for a patent before you teach me!"

She... she couldn't even sing the complete version, she only knew these few lines, why on earth was it escalating to applying for a patent?

If she actually applied for one, wouldn't Leng Baihe figure out they were compatriots?

Wait, no! Star Snow Ink was already open for business; if they really were compatriots, Leng Baihe couldn't possibly have had zero reaction... Or perhaps they came from different parallel dimensions?

"Really! If you don't believe me, talk to Feng Yanqing and Duan Ningshuang. If you don't mind, let him help you. This is your achievement and cannot be plagiarized by others..."

Sigh! Strictly speaking, wasn't she also a form of plagiarist?

"I'll get in touch with Duan Ningshuang."

Feng Yanqing didn't say a word.

Duan Ningshuang lounged lazily against the sofa, looking completely relaxed. He said, "I'm about to release a new album. We can record this song separately then. Even though there are only a few lyrics, I think it sounds much better than many familiar songs. At that time, you, Luxue, and I will each record a version and be credited separately. This is a ballad from your hometown."

Ye Mexi nodded.

She had no ambition to use knowledge from her previous world to disguise as her own and shine brilliantly.

Duan Ningshuang glanced at Feng Yanqing.

To be honest, before today, he had never had a good impression of otherworldly souls. Every single one of them considered themselves to be some extraordinary figure, stirring up trouble was routine, and the occasional one claiming to be low-profile was just eager for everyone to fawn over and suck up to them...

And when he was a teenager, he had killed an otherworldly soul with his own hands!

His nominal elder sister's personality changed drastically after an illness. His once gentle, pure, and kind sister suddenly began acting rebelliously, and not only stirred up trouble within the family, but even drove two originally friendly young masters of noble houses to the brink of a life-and-death duel over her...

Though the family had some reservations about her, it wasn't to an unbearable degree. It was he who killed her!

There had been instances where killing an otherworldly soul allowed the original consciousness to return.

However, his sister had learned what that otherworldly soul had done to her, and feeling deep guilt toward the family, she refused to live on...