Chapter 59

Grina was a bit conflicted, when did she ever start giving advice to a young girl who could be considered family because of a human?

Well, Zheng Chen could indeed make her do this; he had already proven himself through his actions. △

"He has the necessary responsibility to protect you, and you are his greatest support behind the scenes!" Grina said with finality, "If he dares to be irresponsible, I'll be the first to not let him off!"

"So, Lei, you don't need to worry about this at all."

At noon, Zheng Chen went to Xi Ya's room to check on her. At this time, she was no longer in a state of prolonged sleep, although she was always awake, her mental state remained in a state of depression.

When Zheng Chen arrived, she only gave him a blank look before turning back to continue being immersed in her own world, muttering to herself. After staying for a moment, he opened the door and left, needing to prepare thoroughly before leaving.

He had been very busy lately, always preparing for what was to come.

If his physical condition wasn't so poor, he would even compress his rest time. With the strong suppressant, the black particles' influence on him was largely suppressed, so his attributes had mostly recovered, except for his constitution, which was still not at its peak.

He could maintain a level of 6 if he rested well, but if he was a bit tired or the suppressant's effects weakened, it would drop again, fluctuating between 5 and 6.

This greatly affected his combat endurance.

As for daily training, it was out of the question; he had to minimize his daily consumption as much as possible.

"Rote memorization alone cannot be considered true learning." Xi Na, who was teaching Zheng Chen medical knowledge, twirled a pen in her hand and said. Zheng Chen had a good memory, making it easy for her to teach him, but he seemed to lack talent in medicine.

He couldn't apply what he learned as well as he did in combat.

"Practice is a major driving force for improvement, but there's no such opportunity now." Letting Zheng Chen practice medicine? If he dared to show up, a bunch of people from different factions would immediately surround him...

Time was short, so Xi Na could only summarize her medical knowledge as much as possible, teaching him what would be helpful for his future journey.

"By the way, Grina said you don't need to attend the evening class today, spend more time with Lei." After finishing today's schedule, Xi Na took a sip of water and relayed the message. To maintain strict secrecy, she tried not to disappear for too long to avoid arousing suspicion.

Zheng Chen nodded, put away his notes, and left. Watching his departing back, Xi Na sighed softly. A peaceful life was truly out of reach for this young man...

Putting down the pen she was twirling, Xi Ya shook her head. Now, all they could do was provide as much help as possible.

"Eh? Boss, you actually want to listen to a song?" Glayard blinked, looking very surprised at Zheng Chen and Lei, who had come to find him. Could it be that Zheng Chen had taken the wrong medicine today?

"Sing."

Zheng Chen pulled over a chair, sat down with Lei, and said calmly. Even with a head full of questions, he suppressed them, as Zheng Chen's affairs had effectively put him under a form of house arrest, preventing him from leaving.

Grina and the others trusted Zheng Chen but couldn't fully trust Glayard. Glayard was also frustrated by this; he had explained many times, but things remained the same. Without performances for a while, he was also feeling stifled.

Now, even though the audience was small, with an appreciator, his enthusiasm rose. "I've been working on a song, though it's not yet complete. Boss, would you mind listening?"

"Sure."

A song he poured his heart into... Zheng Chen listened intently, even though he was tone-deaf, it didn't affect his appreciation of the song. When Koko Wite came to listen, Glayard's performance clearly improved.

This song was specifically prepared for Koko Wite.

His singing voice echoed around, and Grina sighed softly upon hearing it. If her own partner... Ah, the past is like smoke, better not to mention it.

Xi Na, who was about to leave, also stopped to listen. When the song ended, she was just at the door and saw Hyde leaning against it, "Is there something?"

"Want to improve our diet? Let's go have a meal together." Hyde pushed his glasses up and said casually, as if he hadn't considered the possibility of Xi Na refusing.

"Wouldn't my cooking be better?"

"Can you cook every day?"

"That depends on how busy I am." Xi Na smiled lightly.

"Busy? After that guy leaves, how could you still be busy!"

On the other hand, after finishing the song, Glayard took a deep breath after a long time. He hadn't perfected the song, but unexpectedly, it was completed tonight, and so smoothly. Noticing Zheng Chen's calm expression, he scratched his head and looked at Koko Wite, "Uh, did I sing badly?"

"Great! Absolutely amazing!" Koko Wite clapped her hands together, her eyes sparkling with joy, "So cool, Glayard is so awesome!"

"Memorable." Zheng Chen stood up, pushed the chair back to its original position, and said, "I won't disturb you anymore."

"Uh... It seems really good?" Glayard stared blankly at Zheng Chen as he left. Hmm, if he praised it, it must be really good?

"Of course it's good!" As soon as Zheng Chen and Lei left, Koko Wite pounced on Glayard, "Didn't you notice? They were holding hands when they left! Glayard is so great!"

"… Go to bed early." After sending Lei back, Zheng Chen leaned against the door frame and said softly.

"Okay." Lei nodded happily, pulling the blanket to cover the lower half of her face. Grina was right; she heard the door close, indicating that Zheng Chen had left, but she felt that he was still standing outside the door.

After a moment, the door to the room opposite Lei opened, and Grina came out, "You should also go to bed early. You're not the same as before."

After Zheng Chen returned to his room, Grina couldn't help but sigh again. Whether it was good or bad for Lei to follow him...

The next noon, Xi Na brought a not-so-good piece of news. Some unfamiliar faces had appeared in the small town, making everyone more cautious in their actions.

Later, some people also visited Hyde's clinic. For the past few days, this narcissistic doctor had been in a bad mood, always rushing to the secret location and leaving quickly.

"A bunch of bastards, actually daring to monitor me!" When he came to the secret location again, Hyde shouted angrily. He could maintain a relatively good temper in front of Zheng Chen, partly due to Zheng Chen's personality and partly because he respected him!

As for others? Who cares who you are!

"Because of your special status." Grina shook her head. As a Holy War Angel physician, it was normal for Hyde to receive attention. Xi Ya's condition could only be handled by a Holy War Angel physician at the moment.

"Hmph, no matter what, the people who came this time are quite comprehensive." Hyde still grumbled, "From the Edel Garden, the Holy War Angel Protection Association... Tsk, they didn't even fight when they met."

"I'll come here less often from now on, and you need to be more careful." Hyde sighed in frustration, "First, we need to get rid of those annoying people!"

As for Xi Ya, if her condition worsened while he was away, there was no need to worry for now. Zheng Chen already carried a lot of concentrated strong suppressants. If Xi Ya went berserk, a single injection would knock her out.

Zheng Chen wouldn't be foolish enough to let Xi Ya completely lose control.

Although his constitution was currently lacking, his overall combat power hadn't decreased much. During this time, he had Xi Na prepare many strong medicines, some for treatment, but more for... killing!

So, the ability to extract concentrated liquid from herbs was really convenient!

Not to mention, this ability's extraction of herbs was just a byproduct...

The more Zheng Chen prepared, the closer his departure was.

"Since that's the case, you should focus on learning how to make the Sealing Glory Talisman during this time." Grina said. The Sealing Glory Talisman was something that restrained Holy War Angels. Although they were repelled by it, they still needed to understand it.

Because it restrained them, they had to do this. As an elder of Alukvori, Grina had a high level of understanding of the Sealing Glory Talisman and knew many countermeasures, all of which she would teach to Zheng Chen.

Better to be prepared, and Zheng Chen also needed the Sealing Glory Talisman. Unfortunately, it couldn't be refined like herbs to make it more potent.

"Lei, there's no more tea here."

After sending Lei away, Grina stared at Zheng Chen seriously, "The Sealing Glory Talisman can also help your condition, so try to avoid using the suppressants as much as possible, even if the effects are worse!"

Zheng Chen had become much paler, partly due to his weakened state and lack of sunlight, and partly due to the side effects of the strong suppressants, which affected his health. This paleness was not a good sign.

"Lei doesn't want you to die too soon."

"No."

"… You're really straightforward." Grina was a bit helpless after being directly rejected by Zheng Chen.

"Being evasive is meaningless." Zheng Chen continued, and even if he was evasive, Grina could guess that he would still do it.

"Sigh, at least here, you don't need to do that now."

Zheng Chen nodded slightly.