Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor

Chapter 552 - 44: Terrifying Rumors

When Yun Sheng assisted her in, Donghuang Lingling had already awakened.

As a Doctor, Yun Sheng had also discovered that Donghuang Lingling’s breath was somewhat rapid, clearly indicating that she had already woken up, yet both chose tacitly not to mention it, aiming to sway the Dark Gold Master to change his mind.

The Mainland Magic Elite Camp is a unique place on the continent to nurture Mages, with a very special training mechanism where the instructors and trainees mutually choose each other.

After a trainee selects an instructor, the instructor can either accept or reject the trainee. However, if a trainee is not accepted, no other instructor will accept a trainee that has been rejected by another instructor.

"Hmph, you also noticed that her strength is simply not enough to stand in the Mainland Magic Elite Camp. She might have had the cultivation of a Magic Master initially, but after taking the Forbidden Medicine, her cultivation likely can’t even reach that of a Magic Master anymore, unable to meet the minimum requirements of the Mainland Magic Elite Camp," Dark Gold detested that Donghuang Lingling actually took Forbidden Medicine, intending to deceive her.

"I didn’t mean to deceive intentionally," Donghuang Lingling got up, explaining eagerly, "I just wanted to catch your attention, to become your trainee, because I heard that the conditions you require for recruits are very strict."

In order to stand out among the new recruits, Donghuang Lingling took Forbidden Medicine, thinking that her Holy Mage cultivation would enable her to become a trainee of the Dark Gold Master, only to be seen through immediately.

Now, as she suffers from the backlash of the medicine, her cultivation has indeed plummeted to rock bottom, possibly not even at the Magic Master level anymore.

This filled Donghuang Lingling with immense regret.

Dark Magic is the most difficult magic to learn among all magics, but once mastered, it is the fastest in terms of increasing one’s cultivation.

"With this kind of mentality, you can’t possibly learn Dark Magic well; even if you did learn it, you would likely fall into the evil path. Since you are awake now, just leave," though Dark Gold is a Dark Mage, what she detests most are those Mages who seek crooked paths.

"Even if I might fall into the evil path, I wish to learn Dark Magic. My family in Eastern Capital and my home need my protection," Donghuang Lingling kneeled down with a thud and knocked her head on the ground three times toward Dark Gold.

"You are a descendant of the Donghuang Dynasty," Dark Gold was taken aback.

"Over these years, there have been continuous attempts to assassinate my brother and Empress Dowager. I want to learn Dark Magic to protect them," Donghuang Lingling thought of this, her expression growing more determined.

Dark Gold was also moved, and it just so happened that when she was younger, she had an association with the Donghuang Royal Family.

She was originally a Dark Mage despised by everyone on the continent.

By a stroke of luck, she received a recommendation from the Donghuang Dynasty and joined the Mainland Magic Elite Camp; unexpectedly, it was after several decades that she would meet a descendant of the Donghuang Dynasty again.

Dark Gold fell into contemplation, if she remembered correctly, the one who had recommended her to join the Mainland Magic Elite Camp back then was the father of Donghuang Lingling, the previous Emperor Donghuang.

The daughter of an old friend...

"Dark Gold Master, I have a way to cure the poison in Lingling’s body, and I can also find a way to enhance her magic cultivation. As long as she recovers the cultivation of a Mage, she could remain in the Mainland Magic Elite Camp," Yun Sheng did not know what Dark Gold was thinking, but she could tell that Dark Gold was no longer as opposed to Donghuang Lingling as before, seizing the opportunity, she pleaded on her behalf.

Yun Sheng’s acupuncture skills were extraordinary, and she also possessed Life Spring Water. The combination of these two could cure most poisons in the world, especially since Yun Sheng knew that Gu Feng and Qi Ye were also in the Magic Elite Camp.

Those two are skilled in Light Magic and poisoning respectively. The cooperation of the three could definitely cure Donghuang Lingling.

"Hmph, don’t speak too confidently. You two, don’t think that by joining my sect, you can become Dark Magic practitioners for sure. Let me tell you, you at least have to endure two years of training, then I will officially impart the magic to you," Dark Gold neither agreed nor denied, but she also did not demand Donghuang Lingling to leave. Implicitly, that meant Donghuang Lingling could stay.

Donghuang Lingling was overjoyed upon hearing this.

She repeatedly thanked the Dark Gold Master, while Ke Ling watched from the side, her eyes dimming.

After Donghuang Lingling decided to stay, because of the limited space in the Dark Gold Master’s thatched cottages, she and Yun Sheng were arranged to live in the left cottage.

Yun Sheng tidied up the thatched cottage, and Donghuang Lingling stood by for a while, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "I’m sorry, Yun Sheng."

Her apology stemmed from her previous cold demeanor towards Yun Sheng.

In fact, upon discovering Yun Sheng’s identity, she felt ecstatic, but remembering the warnings of the palace mages before leaving the palace, she became somewhat apprehensive.

Yet Yun Sheng didn’t blame her, instead he helped her heal and pleaded on her behalf.

This made Donghuang Lingling feel very guilty.

She thought, after six or seven years, Yun Sheng might have changed, but he was still the same Yun Sheng as before.

"You are just like you were back then, no different. Don’t feel bad. Remember when Chen Lianlian and her group came to cause trouble earlier, didn’t you also want to help me?" Yun Sheng had noticed early that although Donghuang Lingling could have remained uninvolved, she inadvertently stood up for him when provoked by Chen Lianlian’s group.

This alone made Yun Sheng see Donghuang Lingling as a true friend.

After Donghuang Lingling opened up, she became much more lively.

She pulled Yun Sheng along, chattering about what happened in the past few years of Yun Sheng’s life.

The two were chatting happily when Ke Ling entered, carrying tea and some food in her hands.

Since Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling had become apprentices of the Dark Gold Master, Ke Ling became their senior apprentice sister.

Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling had noticed that there seemed to be only a few of them in these thatched cottages.

"Senior apprentice sister, by the way, why haven’t we seen the other apprentice brothers and sisters? I heard that the Mainland Magic Elite Camp has quite a few people," Donghuang Lingling said, wanting to forge a good relationship with Ke Ling first.

"Hehe, the disciples of the Dark Gold Master, it’s just the three of us, or rather, it will only be us three from now on. Didn’t you look into the Dark Gold Master’s situation before choosing a mentor?" Ke Ling looked at the two young girls in the room, both of whom possessed enviable beauty. Previously, she had been relieved that the Dark Gold Master would only take Yun Sheng as a disciple, thinking she would only have to deal with one in the future.

Unexpectedly, the Dark Gold Master also took on Donghuang Lingling.

But it’s okay, dealing with one is the same as dealing with two.

Ke Ling, with a cheerful smile, pulled Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling to sit down.

"Is there anything special about the Dark Gold Master? Isn’t she the only Dark Mage in the Mainland Magic Elite Camp?" Donghuang Lingling asked, curiosity written all over her face.

"You don’t know?" Ke Ling looked concerned, "Then you must not have heard about the Dark Mentor’s hell-style training."