Chapter 97

The Ice Beast incident caused a huge uproar. After all, there were so many named students who had to go out to hunt demon beasts every day, and their safety was not guaranteed. Who would dare to go out and risk their lives in the future?

Dean Zhuge was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. However, the dozen or so patrol team members and a squad leader in the vicinity all committed suicide out of fear of punishment, making it impossible to continue the investigation. In the end, Dean Zhuge ordered the revocation of Gu Shanhe's position as patrol team captain and had a vice-dean take over. He also issued an announcement that all deceased students would be given a grand burial and substantial compensation, which gradually calmed the situation down.

Jiang Yi woke up the next day. Although he had no injuries, he was extremely weak and fell back into a deep sleep after being awake for a short while.

When he woke up again, it was already evening of the second day. He blinked his eyes in a daze, feeling that his body had recovered somewhat, but his stomach was growling with hunger. He struggled to sit up and looked around, finding himself in a strange, luxurious room, but it was empty.

"Am I not dead? Where am I? Who saved me?"

Jiang Yi was confused. Before he lost consciousness, he only remembered the Ice Beast charging at Su Ruoxue, and there were no strong individuals around at the time, so he should have been dead.

After thinking for a while and still not understanding, he could no longer bear the hunger in his stomach. He got up to look for something to eat and to ask someone for information. However, due to his weakness, he fell to the ground, hitting his head on a small round table by the bed and breaking a teacup.

"Creak!"

A woman in a maid's robe outside was startled and pushed the door open, walking in. Seeing Jiang Yi struggling to get up, she quickly asked, "Young Master, are you okay?"

"Who are you? Where am I?" Jiang Yi asked in confusion.

The woman smiled faintly and said, "This is Dean Qi's courtyard, and I am Dean Qi's maid. Please sit down, Dean Qi is out but will be back soon."

"Did Dean Qi save me?"

Jiang Yi was shaken and suddenly remembered Su Ruoxue and Qian Fu. He immediately asked anxiously, "Did Mentor Su and Qian Fu get rescued?"

The maid smiled slightly and said, "Mentor Su killed that Ice Beast. She is in the next room, and she is fine. You can ask her for more details."

"Good!"

Worried about Qian Fu, Jiang Yi struggled to get up and wobbled toward the next room.

When he entered the room, Su Ruoxue was indeed awake, lying on the bed reading a book. Her long black hair was uncombed, flowing like a waterfall over her shoulders. Jiang Yi saw her profile, which was so beautiful that it almost made him fall over.

Su Ruoxue turned her head and saw Jiang Yi staring at her with a dazed look. She suddenly remembered the scene on the mountain when Jiang Yi fell on her, and her face turned red. She glared at the maid and scolded, "Oh, Xue'er, you didn't even announce that someone was coming in."

Jiang Yi came to his senses and asked seriously, "Mentor Su, how are Qian Fu and the others?"

Su Ruoxue adjusted her robe and casually combed her disheveled hair, then said, "They're fine, don't worry. None of them died, and they are all recovering."

"Oh, that's good."

Jiang Yi felt completely relieved. If they had all died, he wouldn't know how to face Qian Wanguan. Feeling weak, he sat down at a small round table by the bed and turned to the maid, a bit awkwardly, and said, "Sister, can you get me something to eat? I'm really hungry."

"Sure, just wait a moment." The maid was delighted to be called "sister" and immediately went out.

After the maid left, Jiang Yi subconsciously looked back at Su Ruoxue. Their eyes met, and they both suddenly realized they were alone in the room, and Su Ruoxue was wearing a nightgown?

"Um..."

Su Ruoxue immediately looked away, her face flushed with red. She wanted to say something but couldn't. Should she kick Jiang Yi out? But he looked so weak, he might faint on the way.

Jiang Yi also didn't know what to say, and the atmosphere in the room became awkward and unusually intimate...

"Um..."

Jiang Yi paused and said casually, "Mentor Su, I'll leave after I finish eating. By the way... thank you for saving me. If there's anything you need in the future, I'll do it without hesitation, even if it means facing a mountain of blades or a sea of fire."

Mentioning this, Su Ruoxue wasn't as awkward. She blinked her gem-like eyes and asked, "Jiang Yi, you don't know what happened back then?"

"Um!"

Jiang Yi nodded in confusion and said, "I saw the demon beast charging at you and fainted. I don't know what happened after that. What's the matter, Mentor Su?"

Hearing the maid's footsteps outside, Su Ruoxue didn't say much and said softly, "Rest for a while after you finish eating and go back to the West Courtyard. You don't need to go out to hunt demon beasts until I'm fully recovered. And don't leave the academy! I'll tell you more later."

"Okay!"

Although Jiang Yi was confused, he didn't dare to ask more. He picked up the bowl of meat porridge the maid brought in and started eating voraciously. Soon, he finished the bowl and licked his lips, looking at the maid with a pitiful expression, "Sister, do you have more?"

The maid was startled by Jiang Yi's eating and quickly nodded, "Yes, I'll get it right away."

"Ha ha, okay!"

Su Ruoxue smiled and said, "Jiang Yi, you suffered a great loss of energy. Eating too much is not good for your body. Rest for a while and then go back to the West Courtyard."

Jiang Yi nodded, smiled at Su Ruoxue, and got up to stretch. Feeling somewhat recovered, he bid farewell to Su Ruoxue and the maid and walked out.

Leaving Dean Qi's courtyard, Jiang Yi walked to the West Courtyard, which took him about half an hour. As soon as he entered the courtyard, a round body ran out, shouting from a distance, "Boss, are you okay? You scared me to death."

Jiang Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head, feeling guilty, "How are Qian Fu and the others? Sigh... it's all my fault."

"They're fine, they won't die, but Qian Jun's leg is broken."

Qian Wanguan's face turned cold, and he said in a low voice, "Boss, this was done by Jiang Niliu. Gu Shanhe is from the Jiang family. Others might not know, but I do."

"It was him?"

Jiang Yi's eyes flashed with a hint of killing intent. This time, they almost all died. Jiang Niliu seemed like a gentleman, but his methods were as despicable as Jiang Qilin's. However, he was clearly more cunning. Even if someone guessed it was him, there was no evidence, and no one would believe it.

"Give me a year, and I'll avenge Qian Jun's blood debt!"

Jiang Yi's face was cold. He could forgive Jiang Niliu's treachery, but he couldn't forgive the injuries to Qian Fu and others, Qian Jun's broken leg, and the deaths of over a dozen students. He was determined to surpass Jiang Niliu within a year and then settle this blood debt.

Walking from the North Courtyard to the West Courtyard, Jiang Yi was a bit tired. After chatting a bit with Qian Wanguan, he prepared to go back to his room to rest. However, just as he went in, Qian Wanguan shouted from outside, "Boss, a beautiful girl is looking for you."

Jiang Yi poked his head out and saw a bright yellow figure. Ji Tingyu was standing in the courtyard, smiling at him. The bright and charming young woman was like a blooming peony, stunningly beautiful.