Female Protagonist Assistance System

Chapter 49 : . Anomaly

The entire plaza fell into a deathly silence almost instantly.

Xiao Yan had already left the arena and lost his mobility, so the winner of this three-year agreement was Nalan Yanran!

After a brief silence, a thunderous cheer erupted from the plaza.

"Young Sect Master! Young Sect Master!"

An elder on the viewing platform stroked his beard and nodded: "It was actually the Wind's Extreme. I didn't expect the Sect Master to have taught her even this... With her current strength, to be able to utilize the Wind's Extreme to such an extent, she truly stands out among her peers."

Yun Yun, seated nearby, nodded and raised her hand to stroke the purple small snake coiled around her wrist, only to receive an unforgiving bite in return.

Unfazed, she withdrew her hand and was about to stand up: "Yanran is injured, I..."

Before she could finish, she was interrupted by a light yet domineering voice: "What do you think you're doing? What does her injury have to do with you? I don't see you being this proactive when I'm injured. What are you trying to do?"

Yun Yun's movement froze, her eyelashes trembling slightly. The voice came from within her mind, so others couldn't hear it: "She is my disciple."

The Queen, however, showed no intention of listening: "So what if she's your disciple? Is being a disciple so great? Yun Yun, you're not allowed to go."

A hint of amusement flashed in Yun Yun's eyes, her voice as calm and gentle as ever, but upon closer listening, one could sense a tenderness like a gentle breeze: "You don't want me to go?"

"When this Queen says you're not allowed to go, you're not allowed to go!"

The Queen was accustomed to being domineering. As the ruler of the Snake People, she had always been this way, especially towards her current caretaker, although the great Queen would never admit to this point.

In fact, Medusa, who had regained consciousness and successfully advanced to the Dou Ancestor rank, could have left long ago. However, she couldn't resist the fact that this Cloud Mist Sect Master was truly easy to bully, had many good things, and was never stingy with her. Moreover, during the days when her consciousness was dormant, it was Yun Yun who had been taking care of her. After waking up, Yun Yun continued to grant her every request. So now, Medusa was truly enjoying her stay.

With the Queen's order, Yun Yun naturally wouldn't refuse. Thus, under the puzzled gazes of the elders, she sat back down.

I'm sorry, good disciple. I'll send you some nice things later as consolation.

Yun Yun lit a mental candle for Nalan Yanran.

Fortunately, there was still Xiao Yi Xian.

Almost the instant the match ended, Xiao Yi Xian leaped down from the viewing platform and rushed towards Nalan Yanran. Nalan Jie and Nalan Su, who had been watching the match from a tree, also hurriedly came to her side.

"Yanran..."

Xiao Yi Xian knelt helplessly beside Nalan Yanran, her eyes slightly red. Upon closer inspection, there seemed to be tears in her eyes.

Nalan Yanran, clutching her injured shoulder, drew in a sharp breath. Xiao Yan's punch had been merciless; the bone was probably broken.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's lost expression, Nalan Yanran couldn't help but chuckle. She raised her hand, intending to tug at Xiao Yi Xian's sleeve, but caught sight of her own blood-covered hand and nonchalantly withdrew it.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Nalan Yanran found it amusing, almost forgetting the intense pain in her shoulder. "I'm fine, it's just a broken bone. Aren't you a physician? Can't you tell?"

As soon as she said this, she saw Xiao Yi Xian hastily wipe away her tears and reach out to her: "Right, I am a physician... Don't move, let me take a look."

Nalan Yanran was a bit speechless. She was about to refuse when she noticed Xiao Yi Xian's slightly trembling hand. The words on the tip of her tongue instantly changed: "Whatever you want, look if you want to."

Nalan Su also briefly examined Nalan Yanran's body. After confirming that she only had a broken shoulder bone and no other injuries, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As the Young Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect, Nalan Yanran naturally had no shortage of good things. She was wearing a set of close-fitting soft armor made of special materials. This soft armor could block the invasion of external Dou Qi, which was why Xiao Yan's violent Dou Qi hadn't corroded her body.

Almost all attention was focused on Nalan Yanran. As for Xiao Yan, lying on the ground half-dead, no one seemed to care. It was an elder from the Cloud Mist Sect who remembered him, casually pointing to a disciple and instructing them to take Xiao Yan to a guest room in the Cloud Mist Sect.

It wasn't out of concern that Xiao Yan's death in the Cloud Mist Sect would cause any trouble; it was simply a small gesture of kindness.

A failed cheater was destined to receive no sympathy.

Even Nalan Jie, who still harbored some doubts about Xiao Han's words, had to admit that this little man who cheated by taking pills indeed didn't deserve his precious granddaughter's affection.

"Haven't you looked enough?"

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian holding her wrist, Nalan Yanran's small face turned slightly red. She turned her head away, somewhat flustered.

Xiao Yi Xian used her free hand to tuck her hair behind her ear, her eyes still slightly red, and said softly, "No, I haven't."

"..." Nalan Yanran felt a surge of restlessness throughout her body. For a moment, even her gaze became somewhat evasive. "Th-then do as you please, how troublesome..."

Still as tsundere as ever.

Xiao Han's lips twitched slightly, feeling it was a bit hard to watch. She took out a small porcelain bottle and tossed it into Nalan Yanran's lap: "Drink it."

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes lit up, carefully picking up the porcelain bottle as if it were some priceless treasure.

"What is this?"

As the bottle was opened, a fragrant medicinal scent immediately wafted out. Nalan Yanran's nose twitched slightly as she asked.

"This should be third-grade Bone-Growing Liquid," Xiao Yi Xian said. Although she wasn't an alchemist, she was a physician after all and was quite familiar with such healing medicines.

Nalan Yanran made a small sound of acknowledgment but didn't reach for it. Xiao Yi Xian paused briefly, then, with a slight upward curve of her lips, supported Nalan Yanran and helped her drink the Bone-Growing Liquid.

"Hiss—"

As soon as she drank it, Nalan Yanran drew in a sharp breath. She felt the broken bone in her shoulder start to itch, as if countless ants were crawling up and down. She wasn't afraid of pain, but this almost unbearable itch was hard to endure.

Seeing Nalan Yanran's expression, Xiao Yi Xian knew the medicine had started to take effect. She discreetly held both of Nalan Yanran's hands, preventing her from touching her injured shoulder: "Bear with it a bit. Don't tell me you can't even endure this little itch?"

Hearing this, Nalan Yanran immediately widened her eyes: "What kind of joke are you making?! How could I, the Young Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect, be afraid of such a tiny itch?! Who do you think you're looking down on?!"

Seeing Nalan Yanran, who was calm and reliable in front of others but easily flustered in front of Xiao Yi Xian, Nalan Su and Nalan Jie were somewhat speechless. Then, they couldn't help but shake their heads with amused smiles.

Xiao Han raised her hand to adjust her hat brim, then glanced at the immovable Yun Yun on the viewing platform, her sharp eyes catching sight of the purple small snake coiled around her wrist.

Calculating the time, Medusa should have recovered long ago. Why was she still by Yun Yun's side?

Feeling Xiao Han's gaze, Yun Yun, who was chatting idly with Medusa, looked up and precisely located Xiao Han's position. She then revealed a faint smile.

During her casual conversation with Medusa, she had learned Xiao Han's true age. To be honest, when she first found out that this seventh-grade alchemist and Dou Ancestor was only nineteen or twenty years old, she was truly shocked. Even now, when she saw Xiao Han, she felt somewhat peculiar.

"Senior Sister, calculating the time, our vacation should be ending soon, right?"

At this moment, Gu Xun'er, who hadn't spoken for a long time, seemingly casually mentioned.

Hearing these words, Xiao Han fell silent.

She still didn't know how to face this girl who harbored those kinds of feelings towards her.

Slightly averting her gaze, Xiao Han responded in a low voice: "Mm."

Her heart was in turmoil.

Seeing this, Gu Xun'er didn't say anything more and shifted her gaze away.

The system, confused by the mysterious interaction between the two, felt that its newly updated chip might not be sufficient.

Even though the host's emotional fluctuations were so obvious, why could she still maintain such a cold and indifferent appearance?

Usually, the system would have been unable to resist asking its almost omnipotent host, but this time, it felt that this wasn't a question that could be asked out loud. It might even receive a death glare from its host.

⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱

When Xiao Yan woke up, he felt as if his body was about to fall apart. Every part of him was in pain, and his internal organs burned with an unbearable ache.

"Damn it!"

He cursed angrily. The thought of losing to a woman made a surge of resentment well up in his heart.

"Teacher! Why didn't you help me?! Were you happy to see me humiliated in front of so many people?!" Xiao Yan slammed his fist violently onto the bed beneath him, creating a loud noise.

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Yao Lao immediately darkened his face. He emerged from the ring and said coldly, "I've already given you the reason."

At the same time, he was extremely disappointed. No matter how good Nalan Yanran's resources were, they couldn't compare to what he had given Xiao Yan. With his resources, even with Xiao Yan's three-year gap, he shouldn't have lost so miserably, and even had to use the Berserk Spirit Pill... He didn't know what to say anymore.

And this person didn't even look for problems within himself, but actually blamed him for not helping.

In an instant, Yao Lao felt a surge of powerlessness.

"Enough," Yao Lao said coldly. "Although you've offered me three years of Dou Qi, I've also helped you tirelessly for these three years. Consider it even. From today onwards, we are no longer teacher and student."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes widened suddenly, his expression distorted: "What did you say?"

Yao Lao's voice was low: "Can't you understand human speech?"

Xiao Yan frantically pounded the bed, roaring, "What kind of joke are you making?! If it weren't for me offering you three years of Dou Qi, could you have awakened from your slumber?! You think you can write it off after giving me some benefits? Do you think I'm a beggar?!"

This outburst shattered the last bit of affection in Yao Lao's heart. He looked at Xiao Yan in astonishment, finding it hard to believe that such ungrateful and shameless words could be uttered so matter-of-factly.

"Get out!" Yao Lao shouted in anger, waving his sleeve. Xiao Yan flew out like a kite with its string cut, slamming hard against the wall.

"Cough cough cough—"

Xiao Yan clutched his chest in pain, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Yao Lao waved his hand again, and the storage ring hanging around Xiao Yan's neck broke free from its cord and came before him, then merged into his soul.

"You can't leave!"

Seeing Yao Lao's determined departure, Xiao Yan's eyes were bloodshot.

How could Yao Lao possibly listen to Xiao Yan's words? He turned, about to leave with a sweep of his sleeve.

But at this moment, an unexpected change occurred!

Several pitch-black chains suddenly appeared without warning, attacking Yao Lao at high speed!

Although Yao Lao only had the strength of a Dou Ancestor now, he was no ordinary being. The Ancient Cool Flame burst out instantly, fiercely meeting the chains!

Xiao Yan was also greatly startled by this turn of events, but before he could speak, he heard a slightly hoarse voice resound in his mind.

"Hello, Child of Destiny."