You're Strong But Now You're Mine-Chapter 537 - 535 Daytime

The dawn has broken, and the chaos has subsided.

"Li Ying, if you're not leaving, stay behind and watch the house."

Li Ying, who was still looking in the mirror, hurriedly ran out, pulling at Kui Nianruo and asking, "Do you think my right eye is bigger than my left? What should I do if my eyes are uneven? Everyone will definitely call me 'Big-Small-Eye' Li Ying in the future—"

Qian Yuya, who was checking her equipment, said, "I didn't hit your eye."

"The face is a very delicate human engineering, no matter which muscle you hit, it will definitely cause chain reactions! As the saying goes, damage one county, and a district will be ruined; ruin a district, and a nation will fall!"

Kui Nianruo clapped excitedly: "I get it, Li Ying, are you making an analogy?"

Lin Xue laughed out loud: "Li Ying, are you interested in becoming a political newspaper editor?"

"In any case, my face might have a lot of aftereffects. Xiao Yu, you have to see it through to the end. If my face gets ruined in the future, I'll blame you. You'll have to practice the Scenic Battle Technique well and be my lifelong Medical Officer... Why are you holding a knife?" Li Ying saw Qian Yuya pulling out a pale blue bone dagger and immediately hid behind Kui Nianruo in fear.

"There might be danger outside; it's necessary to carry a weapon when going out." Qian Yuya sheathed the dagger and placed it at her waist: "Alright."

"What's alright?"

"I will practice the Scenic Battle Technique in the future. Becoming your lifelong Medical Officer is not out of the question, provided you don't leave me."

Li Ying was taken aback: "Didn't you say learning medicine couldn't save..."

"But after today, the Scenic Battle Technique will become a survival skill that cannot be ignored." Qian Yuya said calmly: "In chaotic times, someone must become a Medical Officer."

"It can't be that serious, can it?"

Qian Yuya did not answer, just handed a handgun to Li Ying. Li Ying accepted the handgun, silently checked the bullets inside, and tucked it into her inner pocket, "Then I should be the one to practice the Scenic Battle Technique, as I can't beat anyone my age. You continue practicing the Biting Battle Technique, since you can't beat anyone your age either."

"Alright."

Kui Nianruo looked puzzled: "What chaotic times?"

At this moment, the sound of horns came from outside the alley. They quickly locked the door and went out, seeing a sedan parked at the mouth of the alley. Qin Yueshi was sitting in the driver's seat, and as they got in the car, she curiously looked at Li Ying through the rearview mirror: "Is Li Ying okay?"

Lin Xue: "The face was a bit swollen at dawn, but after a while of internal scenery healing, it's basically fine."

The demon transformation had ended after dawn, but during the transformation, Li Ying truly possessed a savage physique. Originally, her facial features were almost melded into one by Qian Yuya's blows, but within a few hours, they had mostly recovered. After the transformation reversed back to human form, it surprisingly seemed like she hadn't been hurt at all, making everyone think Qian Yuya hadn't eaten enough dinner last night.

Kui Nianruo curiously hugged the backseat pillow and asked, "Sister Shi, why did you come to pick us up so early?"

Qin Yueshi: "Walking to the Imperial Academy might be dangerous."

They glanced at the bloodstains and remnants by the roadside, agreeing with the nod.

The sedan drove along the main road towards the Imperial Academy, passing by endless cries, sounds of burning, and shouts. Fathers covered in blood held their sons still in beastly form, husbands carrying their wives' mutilated bodies cried till hoarse, and crows descended to peck at the remains of beasts and humans. On the road, corpses lay uncollected, forcing Qin Yueshi to take detours. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Everyone had many questions and things to say, but looking at the breakfast bun shop, now tightly closed, the newspaper stall stained with blood, and morning cries replaced with wails, they found themselves speechless.

Reality pressed down so heavily that it suffocated them.

Halfway there, the sedan had to stop. A group of guards was crossing the road, carrying bodies and injured. One guard, noticing the car's license plate, suddenly stopped and whispered to another pale and lifeless injured man. The injured man glanced at Qin Yueshi in the car, a flicker of light in his eyes that quickly dimmed as he shook his head.

Watching the guards walk away, Lin Xue asked, "Yueshi, do you know them? They seemed to recognize this car."

"They've caused trouble for the Qin Family before." Qin Yueshi said calmly: "The body they're carrying is the Yu Lin Commander Su Su. His brother Su Qian was killed by my brother while protecting Li Ying. They seemed to want to cause us trouble just now, but the injured vice-captain stopped them... Interesting, the commander is dead, but the vice-captain survived."

Qin Yueshi's words carried a hint of schadenfreude. The group wasn't surprised, knowing Qin Yueshi never showed sympathy for strangers, let alone adversaries. But none of them agreed with her, silently gazing at the scenery outside.

At this point, Kui Nianruo finally seemed to catch on, questioning, "Li Ying, what did you and Xiao Yu mean by 'chaotic times'? Sure, it's bad outside, but Yanjing will recover quickly, right? The Imperial Court won't let Yanjing fall into chaos."

"The Imperial Court naturally won't let Yanjing fall into chaos." Lin Xue said: "The ones who will are others."

"Who?"

"Outer District warlords."

"But they can't get in, right?"

"Now, they just might." Qian Yuya said calmly: "At the latest, a month, at the earliest..."

Kui Nianruo wanted to ask more, but the sedan had arrived at the Imperial Academy entrance. Typically, entering required speaking with the guard, but now the gate's fence had been smashed, and Qin Yueshi drove straight in to park by the roadside.

"I've heard lambs who leave the pen still yearn to graze, wolves who leave the pack still crave flesh. Now that you'll leave the Imperial Academy for a month, I hope you will still crave knowledge."

Beside the entrance, Wei Weiwei with his gray-white hair greeted the girls. Lin Xue asked, "The Imperial Academy will be closed for a month?"

Wei Weiwei nodded, glancing at Li Ying: "Ah, it's Li Ying, to see such a vibrant, spirited you in the morning makes me doubt I'm awake. Pity the academy is closed, I can't teach you students in class."

Li Ying shyly covered her face in delight. Qian Yuya reminded, "Mr. Wei is teasing you about always sleeping in."

"If you're here to see Vice Principal Qin, please go to the sixth floor of the Platinum Tower." Wei Weiwei said: "He specifically instructed me to guide you."

Kui Nianruo was surprised: "Is Mr. Qin okay?"

"Compared to the disaster outside," Wei Weiwei said: "He's fine."

The group thanked Wei Weiwei and headed to the Platinum Tower. Qian Yuya and Lin Xue lagged behind a bit, whispering to Wei Weiwei, "Is Sister Nai okay?"

Nai Qingni, who took care of them, hadn't returned all night. They didn't know her whereabouts, but Wei Weiwei, also a White Night Walker, surely knew.

"Same as before," Wei Weiwei said calmly: "Comparing to the outside, she's doing well. Your companions are getting far, catch up, and remember to listen to Vice Principal Qin."

Lin Xue nodded, but Qian Yuya sensed something brewing: "Did Brother Hongle cooperate with you?"

"It's with us." Wei Weiwei corrected Qian Yuya's phrasing, saying: "You'll find out when you see Vice Principal Qin."

...

On arriving at the sixth floor of the Platinum Tower, the girls were dumbfounded.

The grace, cleanliness, and devilish Silver Blood Trio, Qin Le Yin, was gone. Only a disheveled red-haired Qin Le Yin, covered in blood, sat in a chair. He seemed deep in thought, and on hearing the mechanical ladder's sound, he lazily lifted an eyebrow, "Good morning, have you had breakfast?"

"The breakfast shop was closed, but we boiled some noodles and had our fill." Qian Yuya stepped forward to check Le Yin's condition, holding his hand: "You're severely injured, your wrist has even been twisted before."

"As long as I'm not dead, there's no need to worry. Recovery is just a matter of time." Le Yin said, inviting them to sit.

"Why sit down!" Qin Yueshi turned to head into the mechanical ladder, "I'll go down and find you a Medical Officer—"

"Come back here and sit."

Le Yin's voice was soft, his tone gentle, yet Qin Yueshi immediately froze, reluctantly sitting down.

"There's no point in sitting!"

Le Yin explained, "By the time an officer treats me, they could save two or three others at death's door, and if the Principal knows I monopolized medical resources for such injuries, guess what he'd do to me for half a month's heavy injury?"

Qin Yueshi retorted, "But you're Qin Le Yin! They—"