Chapter 883: Chapter 883: Li Li’s Promise
Qin Sisi and Xiao Meng stepped out together, just about to have breakfast at the canteen, when she suddenly remembered Li Li and turned her head to look at Li Li’s room, asking softly, "How is Li Li doing?"
Xiao Meng replied, "She’s injured a bit more seriously than you, but she should be alright with Teacher Ru Lin’s treatment and Teacher Mo Liu’s elixirs."
Qin Sisi thought for a moment and decided to go and check on her.
As she approached the doorway to Li Li’s room, Qin Sisi was just about to knock when the door suddenly opened on its own.
Qin Sisi paused for a brief moment, looked up, and saw Li Li standing at the door, dressed in black, her expression as cool and aloof as ever, yet her pale face indicated she had suffered a great injury.
"Li Li, are you okay?" Qin Sisi asked with concern.
Li Li responded indifferently, "I’m fine, thanks."
Qin Sisi nodded and took the initiative to invite her, "Then let’s go have breakfast together!"
Li Li hesitated for a moment before saying, "You go ahead, I still have some things to do."
Qin Sisi didn’t say anything more; Li Li had always been solitary, seemingly preferring not to get too close to others. Since that was her personality, Qin Sisi naturally respected her wishes.
"Then we’ll go first," Qin Sisi replied, turning to leave, but Li Li suddenly called out to her.
"Qin Sisi, I owe you my life. I will naturally repay this debt of gratitude in the future," Li Li said, her face devoid of emotion.
Qin Sisi looked at her, speaking warmly, "We’re classmates. You’ve helped me before, and it’s only right for me to help you."
Li Li shook her head and said, "It’s not the same. What I did for you was a small matter, but you saved my life. I never owe anyone favors. I can do one thing for you, just tell me when you think of it."
Qin Sisi blinked and asked, "Anything?"
"Anything," Li Li replied firmly, then after a couple of seconds added, "as long as it won’t harm my young master."
Qin Sisi felt a stir in her heart; it seemed Jiu Ge truly held a very, very important place in Li Li’s heart.
She smiled faintly and said, "Alright, I’ll remember that. I don’t need any help at the moment, but I’ll let you know when I do."
Li Li nodded.
Qin Sisi turned around and, taking Xiao Meng by the hand, walked toward the canteen.
Xiao Meng glanced at Li Li and whispered, "Sister Sisi, I always feel like Li Li is a bit strange. She hardly ever speaks to anyone."
Qin Sisi spoke evenly, "Some people like liveliness; others prefer solitude. Maybe she’s just naturally quiet. There’s nothing strange about it."
The two walked into the canteen together, and during their meal, Qin Sisi told Xiao Meng about activating her Wind Attribute, sharing her joy with her.
After breakfast, they went straight to Tianlei Mountain.
With the lesson from last time when Teacher Wuting punished Ya Ling for being late, this time nobody dared to arrive late. Everyone came to Tianlei Mountain early, standing outside the classroom waiting for Teacher Wuting.
When class time arrived, Teacher Wuting appeared punctually, and upon seeing all the students who had come early, he nodded in satisfaction.
As with last time, the students who had yet to activate their Thunder Attribute had to go to the empty ground behind the classroom to find a Perak Stone, place their palms upon it, and get struck by lightning until their Thunder Attribute was activated; those who had already activated the Thunder Attribute entered the magic classroom to learn Thunder Attribute Magic skills.
Last time, Qin Sisi was struck by lightning eleven times in a row, and finally succeeded in activating her Thunder Attribute. She could now begin learning Magic skills. Xiao Meng, Wen Xuan, and Chu Ming, on the other hand, had to continue enduring lightning strikes at the Perak Stone.
The three walked towards the back of the classroom with gloomy faces, out of options.
Teacher Wuting shouted loudly, "Be more alert. Don’t be so gluttonous and sleepy. Wake up quickly after passing out, and immediately start the next one. If you drag on like snails for half a year, other people’s Thunder Magic will have advanced enough to reduce you to ashes."
Xiao Meng and the others, being scolded like this in front of their classmates, felt somewhat embarrassed. However, the words of Teacher Wuting did remind them that while others had already begun practicing Magic skills, they were still sluggishly activating their Thunder Attribute. If this went on for too long, they would surely be far surpassed by others.
The three said nothing, but the chord in their hearts began to tense.
The rest of the students were brought into the magic classroom, lined up in a row, facing Teacher Wuting.
Teacher Wuting spoke with a stern expression, "Last class we learned Dingze Thunder, a skill that uses the Thunder Attribute Magic within one’s body to stimulate the lightning in the sky, to strike the opponent. It’s effective when attacking a target that is above your position from a lower one."
Qin Sisi listened attentively, realizing that the Thunder Attribute skill learned in the previous class was Dingze Thunder, which she remembered Ye You had used once in her world.
Teacher Wuting continued, "Last class, I had each of you kill a Cloud Piercing Crane. This class is a review session, continuing the practice of Dingze Thunder. The task for each of you is increased to ten Cloud Piercing Cranes. Ya Ling will face double the punishment, needing to kill twenty; Li Li has injuries, so her punishment is postponed. She will continue with the double task volume in the next cycle of learning; Qin Sisi’s quadruple punishment is also suspended until the next round."
Hearing that everyone else had a normal amount of tasks and only she was being punished, Ya Ling’s face immediately drooped down, and she pouted unwillingly.
"Qing Pu, you take the others to Crane Valley to practice first. I’ll give Qin Sisi a make-up lesson." The straightforward Teacher Wuting paid no attention to the subtle feelings of the young girls. He directly made arrangements for the upcoming teaching session because Qing Pu held a higher Magic Level and seemed more reliable, so Teacher Wuting assigned him the temporary role of "class leader."
"Yes," Qing Pu responded respectfully, leading several classmates out of the magic classroom and towards Crane Valley.
Teacher Wuting then turned to Qin Sisi and said gruffly, "Watch closely. I’m only going to explain once. If you can’t learn it, figure it out on your own."
Qin Sisi opened her mouth but ultimately didn’t dare to say anything, and just nodded vigorously.
Teacher Wuting stood in front of a mirror, his tall figure clearly reflected.
He titled his head back, looking at the top of the mirror, his arms slowly raised, then bent in front of his chest to join together—an act of gathering the power of Thunder Attribute Magic.
Once the Magic Power was fully gathered, Teacher Wuting quickly formed a Dharma Seal with his hands, then pushed his palms sharply upwards at an angle, and a golden light as thick as a fist soared into the air, like a spry dragon ascending to the heavens.
The golden light flew into the top of the mirror and disappeared within. The light inside the mirror suddenly darkened, followed by a second when the mirror was filled with dense clouds and thunder roared.
Branch-like lightning continually struck down from above, and the silhouette of Teacher Wuting in the mirror became riddled with wounds under the bombardment of the lightning, eventually dissolving into wisps of blue smoke and vanishing completely.
