Chapter 62 (Part 1)

"Mu Qing, I'm here! How's everything going today?"

Xu Ling pushed open the door of the ward, looked around, and waved to Xia Muqing.

"It's still the same." Xia Muqing asked her to sit down, and said helplessly, "Don't keep coming to my ward. The college entrance examination is not long away. Why don't you take your little Yingzi and Nightthorn for sprint training?"

During the time that Swift Dog and Little Caterpillar were in a coma, Xu Ling came to check on them almost every day and also brought class notes to Xia Muqing.

She used to be sleepy during her academic classes, but now she is serious and takes notes in detail and neatly, marking the key points carefully.

In Xu Ling's words, during the time Xia Muqing was on leave, her academic performance improved dramatically and her scores increased significantly.

"If Swift Dog had stayed in bed for a few more days, I would have gotten a perfect score on the History of Mystical Beasts exam."

Xia Muqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You should have studied long ago. You have to take the college entrance examination! But you don't have to send the notes in person. Just take a photo and send it to me."

Xu Ling said with a smile, "Today is different. Two people want to come and see you and Xiaofeng. Guess who they are?"

Xia Muqing raised her eyebrows in surprise and looked over her shoulder to the door.

Two girls walked in from outside and greeted her happily: "Captain!"

"Xia Shen!"

Xia Muqing was a little surprised: "Jiang Li, Ding Ling?"

Ding Ling ran over, hugged her tightly, and then stuffed a bag into her hands.

"I brought this folk remedy from my hometown. My second aunt said that after three bowls, even a vegetative person would move a few times. God Xia, if you don't have any other ideas, why not give it a try?"

She blinked her bright eyes and held up a bunch of hay. "And this, too. Back home, it's called 'brain-awakening grass.' Burn a little by your bed every day. The fragrance calms your nerves and wakes your mind. It really works."

Xia Muqing: "...Thank you, thank you?"

Is it true that a vegetative person can move a few times? Why does she feel a little scared when she hears it?

However, Ding Ling's intentions were obviously good. Xia Muqing was very grateful and accepted the things seriously.

Jiang Li also came over, stared at Xia Muqing's right hand which was wrapped in gauze, and handed her a tube of ointment with a herbal fragrance.

"Captain, this is for burns. Apply it morning and night. It's incredibly effective and I guarantee you won't even have a scar."

Xia Muqing: "Is it also from my hometown?"

Jiang Li chuckled: "I guess so. My second uncle prescribed the medicine, but he is a pharmacist at the top three hospitals near my hometown, and his skills are pretty good."

"Captain, how have you been lately? I heard that poaching gang is very scary. Will they come looking for you again?"

Xia Muqing thought for a moment, "They lost over a dozen people last time, and they're all stuck in the Security Bureau now. I heard they uncovered a lot of secrets, so not only S City, but all the surrounding poaching groups have been wiped out recently... I guess they're too busy escaping to look for me."

"Don't worry, I'll be careful. Last time I went to the Beastmaster Association, with President Zhong's recommendation, I even exchanged for several life-saving secret weapons..."

A few people sat down and chatted for a while. Xia Muqing thought that the gift-giving part was over, but she didn't expect that after a while, Xu Ling pulled out a bulging bag from her bag and stuffed it into her hand with a mysterious smile.

Xia Muqing looked at it in surprise: "What is this?"

She untied the ribbon at the mouth of the bag—and large pieces of letter paper, greeting cards, and postcards flowed out like a tide.

Xia Muqing was almost overwhelmed by the greeting cards.

She looked at the cards in her pocket in surprise. She picked up one at random and saw a dried flower carefully pinned on it, with a line of small words written in a beautiful handwriting:

[Go Summer God! Go Gale Dog!]

I picked up other cards, and they all contained words of encouragement:

Get well soon!

Everything will be fine!

[Come back soon, Xia Shen. We want to train with you!]

Full of concern overflowed from between the lines. Xia Muqing flipped through the pages blankly, then raised her head and looked at the three girls in front of her in surprise and confusion: "Who gave these to me?"

Jiang Li: "They were all written by classmates!"

Ding Ling nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, your classmates are all worried about you. These cards were Xu Ling's suggestion. She and Teacher Ni have been busy working on this for several days."

Xia Muqing turned to look at Xu Ling. Xu Ling stuck out her tongue at her and said with a grin, "Don't say thank you, or I'll get goose bumps."

Xia Muqing was a little overwhelmed: "I... I don't seem to have a very close relationship with my classmates, and we don't communicate much..."

It's not that she is a loner, but she was busy working to earn money before, and later she was busy with competitions and training, which led to Xia Muqing rarely participating in activities such as gatherings. She was mostly just an acquaintance with her classmates, and was closer to Xu Ling and others.

Jiang Li raised a finger and shook it gently at Xia Muqing.

She said sternly, "Captain, this is because you don't understand the situation. Although you don't communicate much with everyone, we all take you as an example and have been working hard."

"For example, at the school's training ground, your Xiaofeng trains there diligently every day. He's almost become a common sight at our No. 3 Middle School. Everyone likes to go there and train with the Swift Dog. The mysterious beasts are all more motivated."

"Also, Captain, you have no idea how popular you are out there right now. You're practically a spiritual belief to many people. A while ago, the school organized the final subject test before the college entrance exam. Previously, these tests were just formalities, and few people could pass. But guess what happened this time?"

"Over 50 students, a full class, have passed the assessment and have been allowed to transfer from the general department to the Beast Taming Department!"

Xia Muqing was stunned when she heard this.

She knew the subject placement test was the final exam before the college entrance exam that Teacher Li had mentioned. Even if a student failed the placement test, if they had bred a powerful profound beast, they would have the opportunity to transfer to the Beast Taming Department during this exam, thereby gaining the opportunity to take the Beast Taming College Entrance Exam.

But generally speaking, it would be good if two or three people could pass this kind of test. After all, the subject-based examinations are a unified selection process involving the entire city, and the students' qualifications are tested more thoroughly.

Moreover, students who enter the general department generally do not come from wealthy families and raise ordinary kinds of mysterious beasts. After failing to be selected, most of them will divert their attention to other directions. There are very few people who insist on breeding offensive-type mysterious beasts.

But this time, according to Jiang Li, a full 50 people passed the test.

This is truly unprecedented.

"Yes, the teachers were also surprised," Ding Ling continued. "Then the school conducted a survey and found that all the students who passed the exam had heard about your story. That gave them confidence and motivated them to catch up."

"If it weren't for your encouragement, they wouldn't be where they are today. Even though they don't say it, everyone admires you and is grateful to you!"

Xia Muqing listened in a daze, speechless for a moment.

She stroked the greeting card in her hand and felt a warm current flowing in her heart, gently warming her heart, like a gentle and warm spring breeze.

It feels really warm to be cared about by so many people.

This was the first time she had felt this way.

Ding Ling and Jiang Li didn't want to disturb Xia Muqing's rest, so they sat for a while and then left. Xu Ling stayed and changed the medicine and gauze on the back of Xia Muqing's hand, and found a drawer to put away the "local specialties" that Ding Ling brought.

Xia Muqing was flipping through the greeting cards nearby. The more she looked at them, the hotter her face became. Her cheeks flushed as she said, "Why did you ask everyone to write this? It's so embarrassing."

Xu Ling winked at her: "I have planned it carefully."

"Didn't you say that little caterpillars have the ability to absorb emotional energy? I'm thinking these cards, with your classmates' wishes for your mysterious beast's speedy recovery, can they also be considered an emotion?"

"If the little caterpillar absorbs it, will it wake up sooner?"

When she said this, Xia Muqing was stunned.

"Collecting emotional energy this way?" she murmured. "You're so lucky to have come up with this idea..."

Xu Ling: "Well, but I'm just thinking about it randomly, I don't know if it will work."

She glanced at the gray-black cocoon on the bed, feeling a little disappointed: "No movement, it seems useless-"

"No," Xia Muqing said suddenly, "It works!"

There was no spiritual contract between Xu Ling and the little caterpillar, so she couldn't see the emotional energy in the air, but Xia Muqing could see it clearly.

At this moment, a little light was quietly emerging on the greeting card, and a faint power containing worry and blessing was continuously flowing into the gray cocoon and sinking into the vague figure of the little caterpillar.

Xia Muqing was surprised and delighted, and grabbed Xu Ling's wrist tightly: "It really works - that's great, Xu Ling, your idea is great!"

Xu Ling was also delighted: "Haha, as long as it's useful, my hard work these past few days has not been in vain!"

…

Xu Ling's method opened a new door for Xia Muqing.

Since it is impossible to pour resources into the cocoon, why not take it out for a walk and absorb more positive emotional energy?

In this way, the little caterpillar's evolution may be reversed, and it will not turn into a big devil like the Ghost Butterfly!

Xia Muqing was very excited and discussed with Xu Ling for a while.

When Xu Ling was about to leave, she also carried the koi fish to the door of the ward and happily reminded Xu Ling: "Don't always worry about me, the college entrance examination is the most important thing. How are Xingqiongying and Yejingjing recently? Do you still remember the key points of their training..."

As the two were talking, suddenly, a person ran up the escalator at the end of the corridor.

Cheng Zizhuo was so anxious that he couldn't even wait for the escalator. He kept saying "Excuse me" in the crowd and squeezed his way up. By the time he arrived at the ward on the 6th floor, he was already gasping for breath.

He didn't even bother to catch his breath and ran straight to the end of the corridor according to the ward number Chi Zi told him.

Xu Ling stood outside the door with most of her body stretched out. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a dusty young man in the distance. He thought he looked very familiar. "Hey, Mu Qing, look at that guy... isn't he the one who's been all the rage online lately, the youngest divine beast master?"

"Why is he in our S City? And he even came here... Tsk, he's quite handsome in person, it seems the photo isn't photoshopped..."

Xu Ling was muttering when Cheng Zizhuo ran to their ward and glanced at the door number: "Excuse me, let me pass. I need someone—"

Xu Ling: “???”

Wait, who is this handsome guy looking for?

This is a single room. Isn't Xia Muqing the only one in it?

Xia Muqing also saw Cheng Zizhuo and her eyes widened slightly: "Why are you here? Aren't you taking a practical class?"

Cheng Zizhuo was breathing heavily, his eyes were shining, and her figure was reflected in his pupils.

He took the fastest plane and was anxious all the way here. Worry was like boiling water, bubbling in his heart.

Now that he finally saw the real person standing in front of him, he could no longer suppress his worry. His head got hot, and his hands and feet moved faster than his brain. He rushed up and gave Xia Muqing a big hug.

"Are you okay? I heard from my senior sister that something happened to you!"

Xia Muqing: “……!”

Xu Ling, who witnessed everything: "!!!"