Chu Wang's expression was a little unpleasant, but the emotion was fleeting, and he quickly and gently coaxed Meng Ru.
"I wasn't looking at anyone else."
"You still deny it? I just saw you staring at that woman without blinking! Since you're mine, I won't allow you to look at other women!"
Meng Ru's words were quite domineering.
Because Chu Wang's cultivation level wasn't much different from hers, and most of Chu Wang's resources came from her side, Meng Ru felt very confident.
If things were as they were in the original story, Chu Wang, with all the opportunities and resources he had, would have already left his peers far behind. Meng Ru was just one of those who admired him, so how could she dare to speak to him like that?
It could be said that the story was altered step by step from the very beginning when the Lin family was not wiped out.
Chu Wang didn't dare to say anything loudly, so he could only coax Meng Ru in a low voice.
He told her about his grievances with Lin Jingge. He only told her these things selectively.
"Alright, I'll believe you this once! But even if you have a grudge, you're not allowed to keep targeting her and trying to kill her!"
“I was staring at her because I suspected she had taken the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine’s treasure. Do you remember the golden light we saw from afar about the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine? After I knocked her away, that golden light disappeared.”
Upon hearing this, Meng Ru immediately realized what was going on. Instead of worrying about Chu Wang staring at other women, she grabbed his wrist tightly and said, "Anything that the Bloodthirsty Vine can hide must be something good. We can't let it go like this!"
"I'm afraid it will be difficult, since the Grand Elder of the Southern Courtyard is still alive..." This is what troubles Chu Wang the most.
Regardless of whether it was Lin Jingge or not, they could simply capture her and search her soul. However, with the Grand Elder of the Southern Academy present, they dared not act rashly.
Thinking of this, Chu Wang felt a surge of anger.
Left with no other choice, the two had to resign themselves to their fate and leave.
Lin Jingge, on the other hand, was escorted back to the South Courtyard by the Grand Elder.
Of course, their escorting was merely due to the fact that they were being escorted by the Grand Elder's granddaughter. Normally, the Grand Elder would never do such a thing; at most, he would help kill the demonic beasts.
Back at the South Wing, those with serious injuries were arranged for treatment and rest, while those with minor injuries were summoned to the South Wing's council hall.
At this moment, the person in charge of the mission registration and arrangement office was already sitting to the side, and the dean and other people who were free also came to the meeting room.
Upon seeing the Grand Elder and the others enter, Qingyu was the first to stand up.
"Elder, are the things you spread true?!" Qingjian stood up and walked towards the Elder.
"It's true, but the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine isn't level seven, it's level six. It only gained level seven power in a short time because it absorbed the flesh and blood of an entire village of villagers."
"How could a monster appear in our South Campus territory?" Zhao Ya murmured.
This is the fundamental reason why everyone attaches so much importance to this matter.
Everyone turned to look at the person in charge of assigning tasks via jade slips.
The person in charge was just the lowest-ranking manager in the South Campus. Being watched by so many big shots made him break out in a cold sweat.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "I... I don't know why! Dean Qing, you asked me to put this jade slip up there."
The person in charge of arranging the jade slips felt extremely wronged.
Hearing him say that, everyone's eyes turned to Qingjian again.
Qingjian frowned slightly, then remembered after a moment.
This happened not long ago.
As fate would have it, he was searching everywhere for materials to repair the array on the back mountain when he happened to pass by Liu Family Village and sensed something amiss. Because he was in a hurry to find materials, he sent a message to the person in charge and assigned this task to him.
At the time, he didn't think much of it, assuming that the soaring demonic aura came from the nearby forest.
After listening to Dean Qing's explanation, Lu Huaizhou stepped forward.
He cupped his hands in greeting and then spoke.
"Dean, that Bloodthirsty Vine not only blocked our divine sense detection, but also transformed into several human forms..."
"Several?" The elder frowned as well. "The place I went to only had one Bloodthirsty Demon Vine."
Everyone fell into deep thought.
A single demonic vine transforming into several human figures—this is something we wouldn't even dare to dream of!
"Could it be an illusion?" Lin Jingge, who was standing at the back, asked.
Everyone agreed with this explanation, and it's the only explanation that makes sense now.
"I will have someone investigate this matter thoroughly. As for the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine from the Demon Realm, we'll keep it a secret for now and announce it after the investigation is complete, so as not to cause panic," Qingjian said.
Everyone responded in unison.
They then left one after another, leaving only a few influential figures from the Southern Academy behind.
When Lin Jingge returned to her residence, Tang Cheng was still in class and not in her room.
She simply closed the door and went back to her room.
A burning pain shot through my back.
His arm has been set, and now, apart from the external wounds on his back, his body is covered in internal injuries.
The only thing that Lin Jingge felt fortunate about was that her bones had not been damaged.
This mission was really unlucky. Not only did I make a wasted trip, but I also ended up with a lot of injuries.
"I really don't know when I'll be able to save up enough contribution points to exchange for the pills and herbs to save Grandma!" Lin Jingge murmured as she sat on the bed.
Just as I was thinking about it, Lingka made a sound.
When I took it out, I found that I had gained 5,000 contribution points.
She exclaimed in surprise and stood up.
"Five thousand?!" Lin Jingge rubbed her eyes and looked again; the number was still five thousand.
"Wasn't the mission not completed?" Lin Jingge asked, somewhat puzzled.
However, it's a good thing to have contribution points, and she didn't dwell on it as much as I did. She just thought she would ask the other teammates tomorrow.
Thinking this through, Lin Jingge calmed down and put the spirit card away.
She was taking out the pills Tang Cheng had prepared for her from her spatial ring, and was about to swallow them when...
Xiao Shi suddenly ran out of the space.
"...Xiao Shi?! How come your fur has turned golden?!" Lin Jingge exclaimed in surprise.
She had seen Xiaoshi change colors before, but this shimmering gold was the first time she had ever seen it, and it felt completely different from the simple color changes she usually saw.
[Golden?] Xiao Shi was a little confused; it hadn't changed its color.
But now is not the time to talk about these things.
[Forget about gold or silver, let's not talk about that now. Gege, I have some good news for you!]
Xiao Shi jumped onto the bed, took cat-like steps, and rushed into Lin Jingge's arms.
[What good news?] Lin Jingge immediately took out the pill, held Xiaoshi in her palm, and communicated with Xiaoshi in her mind with a puzzled expression.
[Didn't I tell you before that the Heavenly Book wasn't complete? The Heavenly Book I stumbled upon was only a damaged one. The pharmacopoeia you have is a fragment of the Heavenly Book, and I've found another fragment!]
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