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Pei Zhi spoke first, his voice dry and hoarse: "Why don't you come in?"
The hand holding the IV bottle was already a little sore. The medicine flowed through the IV tube again, forcing the blood back into the veins. Xu Youling smiled at Pei Zhi: "It can't get in. Your mental strength is too strong."
"That's because you're too weak." Pei Zhi responded subconsciously, but then he seemed to feel something was wrong. He frowned and added, "Yesterday, you didn't succeed in guiding me."
"How could it be?" Xu Youling opened his eyes wide, "I saw your mental image, there..."
"It was just a brief glimpse. Not only did you not sort it out, you almost died from the mental oppression yourself." Pei Zhi said in an irritable tone.
"Is that so..." Xu Youling felt a little disappointed.
He was so sleepy that he thought he had at least successfully managed Pei Zhi's violent mental state. But mental state is a delicate and complex task. Looking back now, he clearly lost consciousness at the time, so how could he have successfully completed the mental state?
Xu Youling thought for a moment and asked, "So what happened to you later?"
The guide stood at the door, while he sat upright inside the room, his two spirit bodies guarding the doorframe anxiously. It felt like he was being visited in prison. Pei Zhi replied muffledly, "He was sedated."
"Ah..." Xu Youling didn't know what to say for a moment.
He recalled how he mustered the courage to throw away the tranquilizer gun, only to end up with the same fate. His heart sank. Did this mean the villain's path to evil was doomed to fail?
"Will you blame the military? They're doing this for your own good, right..." Xu Youling felt increasingly guilty as he spoke. "If you continue to treat others like that without self-control, you won't be treated well by others either."
It was typical leadership thinking. Weak, incompetent, blindly believing in appeasement tactics, completely unaware of the immense mental pressure and psychological crisis the Sentinels endured.
"Is that all you want to say?" Pei Zhi's voice turned a little colder. "Then get out of here."
"No!" Xu Youling softened his tone and whispered, "Actually, I want to ask... wouldn't you feel uncomfortable if you didn't receive counseling? I learned a little while preparing for the preliminary exam. The book said that the more powerful the sentinel, the more severe and painful the post-war trauma will be. So you..."
Xu Youling is an outsider from the world of Sentinel, and he doesn't know that this knowledge is common sense here and there is no need to acquire it from books or exams. However, in the eyes of the indigenous people, this is probably just pretending to be stupid and pretentious.
"Yes, I feel very uncomfortable, almost dying of discomfort. Are you satisfied?" Pei Zhi said maliciously, "Get out, I don't want to see you."
"Wait a moment--"
Before Xu Youling could finish her words of persuasion, the sentry waved his hand and used his powerful mental force to close the door in the air, almost pinching the German Shepherd's paw.
"..." Xu Youling squatted down and rubbed it, "What should I do? Your master hates me."
The German Shepherd shook his ears, showing a pitiful and aggrieved expression.
The drip had finished, so Xu Youling pulled out the needle and tossed it into the nearest medical waste bin. The orange cat bit his slippers, urging him to leave, but Xu Youling squatted down again, holding the German Shepherd's muzzle, looking left and right for a moment, as if lost in thought.
"Why do you feel a little dirty?" he whispered, "Can I give you a bath?"
As early as when he first saw such a beautiful German Shepherd, Xu Youling's old professional spirit had awakened. In addition, he recalled the section "The relationship between the spirit body and the owner" that he had learned during the initial test, which mentioned the commonalities between the spirit body's state and the owner.
The master's state is faithfully reflected in the spirit body. This is the consensus of the world. But what if the spirit body's state is forcibly changed? Will the master become... happier?
"It's hard to say." Xu Youling nodded, "You look nothing like your master."
The German Shepherd, who was running around in circles, seemed to have heard some good words, and licked the back of Xu Youling's hand with a grunt.
Xu Youling found a clean sink nearby and tried to bathe the German Shepherd.
The interior of the White Pagoda was simple, but it had everything you needed. Xu Youling found human body wash, a cushioned brush, a dry towel, and even a hair dryer behind the mirrored cabinet on the sink. The German Shepherd pawed at the sink, sniffing the warm water Xu Youling had poured.
"Are you afraid of water?" Xu Youling picked it up and put it into the pool. The tile surface was too slippery and the German Shepherd almost fell. Fortunately, Xu Youling caught it in time.
"Woof!" The German Shepherd uses its bark to announce that it is not afraid.
Xu Youling scooped up a handful of water and sprinkled it on the German Shepherd. Its thick fur and strong body made it difficult to get wet. Using the massage techniques she had learned at the pet shop, Xu Youling slowly rubbed the water into the dog, creating bubbles.
"It would be nice to have a water gun," Xu Youling said as she washed its tail. "Well...it's better to use pet shampoo, it's safer."
The orange cat sat aside with a look of disgust, watching the humans and the silly dog happily playing a scary game about water.
German Shepherds are large dogs. Xu Youling hadn't recovered from his cold yet, and he was hit like this yesterday. He was also under mental pressure, so he couldn't lift his arms for long after washing. At this time, the German Shepherd stood quietly in the water waiting for him to rest, licking his face with his tongue from time to time.
In this way, after hesitating for a long time, I finally finished taking a bath.
When the German Shepherd jumped off the sink, it splashed all over Xu Youling's trouser legs. He chased it around the room with a hair dryer, and finally managed to dry the little guy.
"Let's go! I'll take you back." Xu Youling discussed with the German Shepherd, "How about you go in by yourself? The two of us won't go in."
He was talking about himself and the orange cat. You have to eat one bite at a time, fight one battle at a time, and you can't rush to reform a villain.
The German Shepherd led the way again, pushing the door of the white noise room with his nose.
Xu Youling was about to slip away with the ginger cat when Pei Zhi opened the door with a stern expression. He had already changed into a full set of military uniform, his eyes dark, and his mental power was no longer as rampant as before, but rather restrained.
"Stop." Pei Zhi said.
For some reason, Xu Youling thought he looked a little blushing. He stopped, holding the orange cat in his arms. "What's wrong?"
"Did you give it a bath?" Pei Zhi bent down and picked up the fluffy, fragrant German Shepherd by the scruff of the neck, with a look of gnashing teeth in his eyes.
"Isn't it allowed?" Xu Youling was a little confused, but she still asked humbly in a gentle voice, "I didn't see anything in the book that said you can't bathe a spirit, and it seems very happy too."
"Of course it's happy."
Pei Zhi threw the German Shepherd back into the crib, leaned against the door frame with his arms crossed, and glared at Xu Youling, who was holding the cat obediently. "Do you often bathe other people's spirit bodies?"
Well... if it's a pet, I've washed it a lot, but a spirit body...
"No, it's the first one." Xu Youling said.
"Very good. Then you are not allowed to wash other spirit bodies from now on." Pei Zhi said coldly, "Goodbye."
"Why--"
With a "bang", the door of the white noise room was closed again. Xu Youling shook his head helplessly and left with the orange cat in his arms.
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Xu Youling didn't stay in the White Tower ward for long. The injury to the back of his head wasn't serious; he only needed a dressing change and stitches removed, and he would recover quickly.
On the day of discharge, just as Xu Youling was packing her luggage, there was a sudden commotion at the door of the ward. The sound of leather shoes entered; it turned out to be the examiner for that day.
"Hello!" Xu Youling quickly put down the clothes he was packing and shook hands with the examiner.
The examiner looked around and said with a smile: "How is your recovery going?"
"It's almost ready." Xu Youling responded truthfully.
"That's good." The examiner smiled. "Well, candidate Xu Youling, in light of your tremendous courage in this critical situation and your excellent written test scores, and given the possibility that you might miss the retest due to your injury, the committee has unanimously decided to award you an honorary certificate."
Xu Youling was a little overwhelmed: "What is the difference between an honorary certificate and a regular one?"
"The difference is that others who see your certificate will know you didn't take the exam, but earned it through other significant contributions," the examiner replied. "But I must remind you that you must provide guidance to the sentries while ensuring your own safety. This is the prerequisite for everything."
"I understand, thank you!" Xu Youling took the qualification certificate with both hands.
Although the timing of obtaining it was a little late and the method was a bit strange, but after all, I got it, so it is worth being happy.
After seeing off the examiner, Xu Youling started packing again. The orange cat sat lazily on the cupboard and watched, its tail wagging.
"I always feel like something is missing." Xu Youling put on his bag, picked up the orange cat and walked out. "What is it?"
It was not until he left the White Tower and walked into the biting cold wind, and sneezed with his mouth wide open, that he realized that the large and warm white scarf was missing.
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Xu Youling returned to his small house in the city. It was inconvenient for him to hold the orange cat with his hands, so he pushed the door open with his feet. As soon as he entered, he sneezed twice, making his shoulders shake.
"Hey? You're back?" Song Qi raised his head and greeted, "How was it? Did the exam go well?"
"Well...it went relatively smoothly." Xu Youling said.
Song Qi is his roommate and an ordinary guide, but he has no intention of taking the qualification exam and just enjoys the life of an ordinary person.
"There are raw noodles, vegetables and fresh eggs in the refrigerator. If you're hungry, just make some for yourself." After saying hello, Song Qi went back to play games.
Xu Youling shrugged and opened the refrigerator to find ingredients for two. Every time he cooked, Song Qi would say he didn't want to eat, but in reality, his spirit would circle around the table, just short of diving into the bowl.
As usual, the lop-eared rabbit jumped onto the table to steal a piece of green vegetable.
"..."Xu Youling paused.
Is he obsessed with washing dogs? Why does he think this rabbit is a little dirty too?
"Song Qi?" Xu Youling shouted towards his room, "How long has it been since your rabbit took a bath?"
"How can you bathe a spirit?" Song Qi yelled back, "You must be crazy on the test!"
Xu Youling turned his gaze back and met the rabbit's eyes. As expected, the white fur got dirty easily when it got dusty, making it look dull and slovenly.
"Just try washing it once." Xu Youling said to the rabbit, "You can bite my finger if you feel uncomfortable."
Half an hour later, Song Qi stretched and walked out of the room. He ran into Xu Youling coming out of the bathroom with a fragrantly washed lop-eared rabbit in his arms. "Xu Youling, what did you make for dinner...eh?"
"What's wrong?" Xu Youling was a little nervous. "Is there something wrong with the washing?"
He still remembered that Pei Zhi fiercely forbade him to wash other people's spiritual bodies, even though Pei Zhi himself looked very refreshed.
"What are you washing?" Song Qi, a rough-hewn man, was completely unaware of the changes in his spirit body. He took it carelessly and said, "I mean, a few days ago, I was a little dizzy because my brain was a little overloaded after work. Just now, when I left the room, hey, I feel better?"
Xu Youling kept the hand that had given the rabbit away, and stood there in a daze.
So, cleansing the spirit body really has a miraculous effect on the master?
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