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When Gu Yuexuan regained consciousness from his stunned state, he saw a gentle woman with her ink-black hair tied up with a black hairband suddenly appear beside Ren Suo. She lifted the collapsed Ren Suo and checked his breathing with her fingers.

Suddenly, Gu Yuexuan felt his body lighten, especially the back of his neck, as if a thorn-covered noose had been lifted from it. Control of his body finally returned.

The gentle woman raised her head, nodded gently at him, and then disappeared with Ren Suo, reappearing moments later inside the safe area's medical unit.

A Fourth-Stage Cultivator, Space Awakener, Dong Chengling!

Gu Yuexuan was naturally familiar with her profile. Whether it was because of his sister or Dong Chengling's own strength, both were reasons enough for him to remember this person deeply.

In their Tactical Headquarters' internal database, there was a Fourth-Tier Rank space spell that simulated Dong Chengling's awakened spell.

Moreover, Dong Chengling was, to date, the only Fourth-Stage Cultivator who had not joined the Great Wall. However, because Dong Chengling didn't seek fame, her renown was largely confined to the Tactical Bureau circle—essentially regarded as 'someone else's model Cultivator.'

It was said that Dong Chengling had been to Sky Capital. Under the base's assistance, she tore open a space, allowing the Mysterious Country to be the first to encounter the Nine-Tailed Fox that descended upon Tokyo Skytree. However, this was a confidential matter, and Gu Yuexuan had only heard rumors without knowing the details.

He had known previously that Dong Chengling was a very kind person; otherwise, his sister wouldn't have liked Teacher Dong so much. But he hadn't expected her to value a colleague's life so highly that she would instantly unleash her fourth transformation presence to intimidate the entire scene and swiftly teleport to rescue the person!

With her around, at least my sister won't end up with the wrong person…

Gu Yuexuan did not think Dong Chengling and Ren Suo had any particularly deep, secret relationship. This was because, from his sister's description, Dong Chengling was a model Cultivator who devoted herself completely to Cultivation and teaching. She appeared as if she were a Truth Seeker in a relationship with Spiritual Energy itself.

Although Gu Yuexuan had initially seen Ren Suo sitting with Dong Chengling, he later saw Dong Chengling change her seat to sit with his sister.

What did that indicate? It was like during crowded metro rides where one has to sit wherever there's space. However, once an empty seat became available, she clearly preferred not to have much contact with Ren Suo!

Therefore, through careful analysis, Gu Yuexuan subconsciously judged that Ren Suo and Dong Chengling were merely ordinary colleagues.

However, if it was just a colleague in trouble, why did she release such killing intent towards me that I couldn't even move…

Slightly puzzled, Gu Yuexuan, after leaving the combat area, didn't go directly to the medical unit to observe. Instead, he randomly found a student and asked, "Do you know what kind of relationship Teacher Dong has with Doctor Ren?"

The female student he approached looked somewhat surprised and casually replied, "They're friends."

"Just friends?" Gu Yuexuan pressed on. "Do they ever chat or eat together at the academy…"

"I haven't seen that." The student shook her head and said, "Teacher Dong always goes straight home after class. She seems to cook for herself, and she doesn't appear on campus at other times. However, I have seen Teacher Bai eating and chatting with Teacher Dong."

Teacher Bai?

Gu Yuexuan instantly recalled the handsome man who had confronted him earlier, feeling he might have been overthinking things.

With a tall, handsome, powerful, and mild-mannered colleague like Bai Ji, who is also a celebrity Cultivator, how could Dong Chengling possibly be interested in Ren Suo?

Even though Ren Suo had defeated him just now, Gu Yuexuan had seen Ren Suo's profile. He knew Ren Suo stayed home all day, rarely going out except for his shifts, not even visiting the Great Cultivation Field to train.

Even though Ren Suo was also a conscientious Healing Cultivator, he always gave off an unambitious impression.

Moreover, if his father hadn't discovered his… secret relationship with Gu Yuexuan's sister, he wouldn't have even been interested in challenging the rank list.

For someone like him, being liked by my sister is already exceptionally lucky; how could a highly promising great beauty like Dong Chengling also like him!

Dong Chengling is probably just his friend, which is why she was so agitated. Although her agitation to the point of wanting to kill me was a bit extreme, it only showed that Dong Chengling is a deeply loyal and good person!

With his doubts cleared, Gu Yuexuan's mind brightened, and he strode into the medical unit's resting area, where a large group was already gathered.

As he approached, he heard a female doctor remove her stethoscope and say, "He's fine, very healthy. He's just exhausted and asleep."

Hearing this, Gu Yuexuan also relaxed slightly.

If Ren Suo had really died, then the headline news in the Tactical Bureau's internal newsletter in a few days would definitely be: "The one who was beaten is fine, but the one who did the beating dropped dead suddenly"...

While it would be amusing, I wouldn't want to be famous for such a reason.

Gu Yuexuan walked in and saw seven or eight people gathered around the sleeping Ren Suo. Ren Suo lay on a bench, looking very peaceful, a smile indicating he didn't need emergency rescue on his face.

He saw his sister, Gu Yueyan, holding Ren Suo's hand. Her beautiful eyes, like flowing water, were filled with worry.

Unable to suppress his jealousy, he moved closer, tapped his sister's shoulder, and whispered, "Shouldn't you show some concern for your brother too?"

His sister turned her head, glanced at him, and replied, "Aren't you completely fine?"

Gu Yuexuan blinked—he really was completely fine.

Although he'd been pummeled by Ren Suo while lost in reminiscence, Ren Suo had, in reality, only hit his vest. The power exerted was just enough to break his Defensive Magic. After Ren Suo shattered his Defense Barrier and left Gu Yuexuan without Spiritual Energy to maintain his Defensive Magic, Ren Suo stopped his attacks, giving Gu Yuexuan a chance to surrender.

Besides his sister, other students, Tactical Cultivators, and teachers stood nearby, their faces showing genuine concern.

Gu Yuexuan thought to himself, This guy Ren Suo isn't entirely useless after all; at least he has quite a few friends.

But does Ren Suo have so many friends because he's a smooth talker? Could such a person be a romantic scammer? Could he be two-timing someone?

So among these people who care about him, could there be other romantic interests of his?

Gu Yuexuan began to observe more carefully:

Dong Chengling... Ignore.

My sister's friend, Lin Xianyu, is using her phone to take photos of Ren Suo, even starting to edit them by drawing cat ears and whiskers on him... Ignore.

My sister's friend, Ren Xingmei—Ren Suo's actual sister… Ignore.

Deputy Director of the Lian River Countermeasure Bureau, Qiao Muyi, hmm?

Gu Yuexuan noticed that Qiao Muyi's gaze towards Ren Suo seemed a bit off.

At this moment, Li Dan said to Yu Kuangtu nearby, "Ren Suo hasn't finished his paper yet, and he needs to rest now from his injury. Why not reduce his paper quota by one for this month?"

"It's not out of the question…" Yu Kuangtu rested his chin in his hand and said, "But if we make an exception this time, I think he's very likely to pull this kind of stunt every month just to be lazy..."

"Then hand over his paper responsibilities to me," Qiao Muyi suddenly said to them. "I will take responsibility for collecting his papers, ensuring that the bureau submits enough research papers every month. How about that?"

"Hand them to you…" Yu Kuangtu's mouth twitched. He looked at Ren Suo, who was in a peaceful sleep, and suddenly felt a twinge of conscience, trying to defend this young fellow: "You and Ren Suo are quite close, right? What will you do if he doesn't submit his paper?"

Qiao Muyi smiled faintly, her lips curling into an alluring arc. She said, "I'll lock him in my office and supervise him personally until he finishes."

"What if he can't write it?" Li Dan asked.

"Then he'll have to stay locked in my office for a lifetime," Qiao Muyi stated as if it were a matter of course.

Okay, Qiao Muyi definitely isn't one of Ren Suo's romantic interests either.

Qiao Muyi was indeed a werewolf, just as her profile stated—a bit more than just ruthless.

That leaves only the short-haired beauty… Ah, sorry, that's Bai Ji. Mistook him for someone else.

Gu Yuexuan looked around, realizing that Ren Suo's only romantic interest might actually just be his sister. He felt perhaps he had been worried over nothing.

But Dong Chengling is still very suspicious!

At this moment, Gu Wenyi also came over. Standing outside the rest area, he asked, "How's everything?"

"Nothing much," Gu Yueyan raised her head to reply. "He's just asleep."

Gu Wenyi nodded. Just then, Zhao Huo, who was nearby, suddenly asked, "He only collapsed after the match was decided, so he should be considered the victor over Gu Yuexuan, right?"

Gu Wenyi looked at Zhao Huo, then at Gu Yueyan, and at Ren Suo behind Gu Yueyan.

"Naturally, it counts. It's getting late; let's begin the next round of matches immediately. Who from Heavenly Lotus Academy will issue a challenge?"

There was another third turn battle to watch. Since Ren Suo was merely asleep and not in any serious condition, the teachers and students didn't linger and dispersed to continue observing the matches.

Next up was Bai Ji. He spoke a few words with Dong Chengling before leaving. Gu Yuexuan took this opportunity to call Dong Chengling aside and asked quietly, "I have a question I want to ask you…"

Dong Chengling seemed somewhat preoccupied, glancing back towards the rest area from time to time. She said casually, "Go ahead and ask."

"Um… what kind of person do you think Ren Suo is?" Gu Yuexuan chose a more euphemistic way of asking, lest he expose his suspicion that Ren Suo might be two-timing.

Upon hearing this question, Dong Chengling paused, slightly taken aback. She turned her head to look at Gu Yuexuan, whose handsome face with its bright eyes and sword-like brows showed a serious expression, and her heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

The last person who asked a similar question was Bai Ji, and he was handsome.

The person asking this time is Gu Yuexuan, and he's also handsome.

Before Bai Ji asked this question, something had happened: as a Third-turn Cultivator, he had been saved by Second Stage Cultivator Ren Suo.

Before Gu Yuexuan asked this question, something had also happened: as the testing Cultivator, he had been defeated by the challenger, Ren Suo.

When Bai Ji asked, he had been furtive, pulling me to a deserted spot before daring to ask.

Gu Yuexuan is also being furtive, pulling me to a spot where others can't hear before daring to ask.

Could it be… Gu Yuexuan also…