Book 4: Chapter 37: Chase And Escape
The look on Lilithâs face turned serious upon hearing the origin of the notebook, as she deftly put it away.
âSince youâre so sincere about it, then I wonât pursue this matter anymore. But Iâll be relying on you if I ever encounter any trouble in the future.â
âFine, your senior martial brother, I, shall come to your aid at any time.â
Elder White had no choice but to comply with Lilithâs request. After all, it was his fault. He almost caused irreversible and serious consequences to Lilith because of his selfish desire, so he could go along with whatever she wanted.
Lilith nodded in satisfaction. Although it was a thrilling ride, everything ended well. She not only saved herself from a long and arduous training, but she was also able to stabilize the two powers in her body without any foundation thanks to that drop of ancient blood in her body.
She was sure that if anyone who trained in both magic and martial arts saw how easily she could stabilize the two powers, they would definitely cough up three liters of blood and lament about how unfair the world was.
But more importantly, she also gained both an old and a young âservantâ.
The old one was naturally Elder White, who promised that he would readily come to her aid at any time. The young one was of course, her cute martial niece, President Diana.
With such an ultimate blackmail material, Lilith wouldnât have to worry about Diana not obeying her.
Now that she thought about it, it seemed like the Disciplinary Committee had already unknowingly fallen into her control.
Hmm, Iâm getting closer to my goal.
âSince junior martial sister already has battle qi, can we start the training?â
âAlright.â
Lilith nodded and asked, âHow are we going to train?â
Elder White took out a scroll, âYou can just train according to the steps that are recorded in this scroll.â
Lilith accepted the scroll. As soon as she opened the scroll, a beam of golden light shone right onto the area between her eyebrows and then White Jade Styleâs cultivation method instantly surfaced in her mind. It was all extremely strange.
Lilith closed her eyes to concentrate, and then began to carefully read the cultivation method.
According to the content in the scroll, although the requirements of White Jade Style were extremely harsh, the cultivation method was actually simple and crude.
To put it bluntly, it was to strengthen your body by forcibly fusing battle qi into your own flesh.
Rather than calling it a martial skill, it was more like a method to train your body.
However, control was an extremely important key here. If one acted too quickly and forcefully, they might explode on the spot before the fight even started.
But if the fusion was done too slowly, it wouldnât be effective at all. Just like how if Elder White didnât manage to instantly strengthen his certain part earlier, then he would be clutching his family jewel and seeking to get even with Lilith by now.
âThe first phase will need to be carried out with medicine. Guess Iâll have to go and make some preparations.â
âGo then, junior martial sister. You can always ask me if you encounter something you donât understand.â
Elder White stroked his beard and smiled. To him, Lilith being able to successfully cultivate White Jade Style would be the best outcome for him. He wasnât even worried if he would be bossed around by this junior martial sister of his.
âWell then, I shall leave now. I need my beauty sleep after a hard dayâs work. The training can wait till tomorrow.â
Lilith waved goodbye to Elder White, but her face suddenly changed as soon as she took a step.
Feeling as though most of her strength had been sapped, she stumbled and fell to the ground.
âOuchâ¦â
Lilith struggled to stand up, but found that it was an extremely difficult feat. Her powerful body had become a burden at this moment. It felt like it weighed more than half a tonne with every move she madeâ¦
âWhat is going on?â
Elder White carefully looked at her with a frown, but couldnât find any clue.
âCan I touch you, junior martial sister?â
âWhat do you want to do again, you old pervert?!â
âJust trying to check on your condition. Donât overthink, junior martial sister.â
Lilith hesitated for a moment before giving her hand to the old pervert.
Elder White immersed his mental power into Lilithâs body and after diagnosing her, he said, âItâs nothing serious. Just that the battle qi and magic power are too abundant in your body. As a result, a few important acupoints are blocked hence causing poor qi and blood circulation. Donât worry about it, junior martial sister. Once your body adapts to this state, your battle qi and magic power will start circulating. All will then be naturally solved.â
âAny side effects?â
âNot really. Just that youâll feel weak during this period of time. For someone like you who relies heavily on physical strength, there may be a temporary huge decline in your strength.â
Elder White let go of her after making the diagnosis and continued, âI think thatâs not a problem. Youâre in the academy and not on a battlefield, so a temporary decline in strength shouldnât affect anything. In other words, your body is starting to accommodate the battle qi I channeled into you. Thatâs a good sign.â
A smile bloomed on Elder Whiteâs face. Now that the worst possibility of Lilithâs body rejecting battle qi had been eliminated, her training in cultivating White Jade Style could be considered half successful.
Lilith let out a sigh of relief upon hearing that too.
As long as there wasnât a problem with her body, then there was no issue.
As for the temporary decline in her strength, Elder White had a point. She was at the academy and not on a battlefield. It wasnât like someone would challenge her to a fight out of the blue, right?
It wasnât like she was a public enemy of the academy, so why would she have that many enemies?
â¦â¦â¦
âVice President Lilith, youâve kept us waiting for a long time.â
âWho are you guys?â
At the gates of the female dorms, Lilith cautiously looked at the few strange students who were blocking at the door.
âWhat business do you have with me?â
The leader of the group wore a splendid scene hairstyle and stood out like a sore thumb among his other similarly weird-looking companions.
âI am Gut from fourth-year.â
The scene kid took a few steps forward and walked to Lilith. He looked directly into her eyes and said solemnly, âThe reason why Iâm here is none other than to challenge the Lilith who dared to speak so brazenly at the opening ceremony.â
âChallenge? You brats? You really think I got onto this vice presidentâs seat through money?â
âI dare not. But after hearing all the rumors about Vice President Lilith, my hands are itching to fight with you.â
While Gut the scene kid was saying that, his companions blocked Lilithâs path. It seemed like they werenât going to give up until they achieved their goals.
âYour hands are itching? I think more like your skin is itching.â
Lilithâs voice deepened, âWant to challenge me? Fine. As you wish. But donât go crying later.â
âI canât ask for moreâ¦â
âHuh? Elder Mord? Why are you here?â
âElder Mord?!â
Upon hearing Lilith, the veterans who obviously had been taught countless lessons by Elder Mord involuntarily turned their heads.
However, there was no Elder Mord in sight.
âDamn! We got fooled!â
Gut cursed and turned his head back, but Lilith was long gone.
âShe escaped?!â
âWhat do we do, boss?â
âWhat else? Chase after her!â
Gut looked in the direction where Lilith had vanished to and gritted his teeth.
âWe came on a mission this time! If we fail, that person will definitely skin us alive when we return!â
The others shuddered when they heard that before determination slowly filled their eyes.
Right. They must capture Lilith!
âAfter her!â
âRoger!â