Chapter 357: Bai Zhenzhen Assesses Damage for Le Mulan

Chapter 357: Bai Zhenzhen Assesses Le Mulan’s Damages

In the spirit realm projection, Bai Zhenzhen’s face was drenched in sweat, her body radiating waves of steam, and a faint trace of fierce energy lingered on her expression, as if she had just emerged from a fierce battle.

Zhang Yu exclaimed in surprise, “Did you just finish your exam?”

Bai Zhenzhen nodded, exhaling deeply. “Yeah, I only rested for about ten minutes.”

“This final exam lasted from yesterday morning until late at night, spanning hundreds of kilometers…”

As she spoke, Bai Zhenzhen paused briefly, a hint of helplessness flashing across her face. “The exam content involves military secrets, so I can’t disclose it. Let’s not talk about this.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yu’s heart stirred. He thought to himself, “The final exams at Tianjian University… It seems they’re preparing for potential wars, just like the civil engineering finals at Wanfa University.”

Bai Zhenzhen asked eagerly, “How did you do on your finals this time? Did you beat that Ji Yanshu?”

Zhang Yu immediately sent her a screenshot of his ranking. Bai Zhenzhen’s eyes lit up, and she smiled with relief. “As expected of my dear son, you did really well.”

A glimmer of anticipation flashed in her eyes. “Now we’re both one step closer to the Top Ten Competition.”

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, remembering his promise with Bai Zhenzhen to compete together in the Top Ten League.

Bai Zhenzhen added, “By the way, I sent you some delicious food again. It should arrive in the next couple of days. Don’t forget to collect it.”

“I’ll be coming to Wanfa University in November for the flying sword competition. If you have time, come watch my match.”

“November?” Zhang Yu thought to himself. “The civil engineering competition in my department is in December. It seems A’Zhen won’t be able to watch my match.”

“But I’m still just a substitute player, so there’s no point thinking about it now.”

While Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were chatting, Le Mulan obediently sat nearby.

Watching Zhang Yu’s smiling face, she thought to herself, “Zhang Yu must be talking to Bai Zhenzhen again.”

Having lived together for over a year, Le Mulan knew that every night, whether Zhang Yu was studying, working, in the dormitory, or at the construction site, he always made time to talk to Bai Zhenzhen.

She had long grown accustomed to this unwavering routine.

She just didn’t understand…

“Couldn’t Zhang Yu complete the mana infusion with me while talking to Bai Zhenzhen?”

“It would save so much time.”

Le Mulan shook her head and was about to close her eyes to meditate when a message from her brother, Le Jingchen, interrupted her.

Le Jingchen: I asked the professor, and it should be fine. She’s very satisfied with your situation. Go for the interview tomorrow.

Le Jingchen: This professor has extensive experience in high-end pharmaceuticals and is a technical expert at the company. Learn well from her.

Le Jingchen: Especially the self-production drug technique. Your talent is well-suited for this.

Le Mulan knew that the so-called self-production drug technique involved using one’s body as a furnace, mana as fuel, and refining ingested medicinal herbs into various pills.

Compared to the mass-production route of building pharmaceutical factories and production lines, the self-production route, though lower in output, directly linked cultivation level to pharmaceutical skills. The higher the cultivation level, the more advanced the drugs produced naturally became.

Moreover, unlike the mass-production route, which required building new production lines to manufacture higher-tier drugs after each cultivation breakthrough—a costly endeavor—the self-production route avoided such expenses.

After discussing the mentor, Le Jingchen brought up another matter.

Le Jingchen: The company knows about Zhang Yu’s results this time and is very curious about how he managed to defeat Ji Yanshu.

Le Jingchen: But we’ve analyzed Zhang Yu’s samples multiple times and found nothing conclusive.

Le Jingchen: The company wants to purchase Zhang Yu’s reproduction rights to cultivate a batch of his offspring.

Le Jingchen: Test the waters with Zhang Yu and see if he’s willing.

Reading her brother’s message, Le Mulan replied: It’s probably difficult. He’s always been protective of his reproduction rights. He wasn’t willing to sell them even back on the first level.

Le Jingchen: Do your best. If there’s an opportunity, try to persuade him. Holding onto these rights is useless. It’s better to cash them in and use the resources to improve his strength.

While Le Mulan was conversing with her brother, Zhang Yu stood up, twisting his waist and stretching his body.

“Bring it on,” Zhang Yu said. “A’Zhen, do you remember you never beat me in high school?”

On the other side, Bai Zhenzhen also began moving, her muscles generating waves of steam.

She smiled and said, “Yu Zi, the spirit realm network conditions in your new dorm are pretty good. The feedback is timely, and the latency is low.”

“Perfect for me to see your current level.”

“Remember to call me ‘Mom’ when you lose.”

In the next moment, their figures suddenly overlapped, engaging in a fierce battle within the small dorm room.

However, due to the spirit realm network, their physical bodies couldn’t actually touch. Their clashes were brief, focusing solely on the exchange of techniques.

Unable to rely on his formidable physical defenses, Zhang Yu immediately found himself at a disadvantage, feeling as though every move he made was seen through by his opponent.

He continuously pushed his internal energy, moving faster and faster. Not only did his movements create sonic booms, but his punches and palm strikes gradually triggered shockwaves.

But no matter how fast Zhang Yu became, Bai Zhenzhen effortlessly matched his speed.

Moreover, before Zhang Yu could even complete a move, Bai Zhenzhen would spot its flaw, forcing him to change tactics repeatedly and keeping him on the defensive.

“If one of me isn’t enough, then two of me will fight.”

Using the Wuliang Heart Inner Dharma Body, Zhang Yu employed a dual-minded technique, his left and right hands executing different martial arts simultaneously as he pressed toward Bai Zhenzhen.

At first, Bai Zhenzhen was caught off guard, but she quickly adapted. Her sword fingers unleashed a storm of electric light, breaking through Zhang Yu’s dual-minded attacks.

In response, Zhang Yu activated a third and then a fourth layer of consciousness.

His hands, feet, elbows, knees—every part of his body became a lethal weapon.

His movements were unpredictable and formless, as if four people were simultaneously controlling his body, leaving Bai Zhenzhen momentarily unable to decipher his techniques.

But with four layers of consciousness, each with its own intentions, their actions began to hinder one another.

For instance, one consciousness controlled the right hand to strike forward with a palm, while another controlled the right foot to push off the ground and dodge backward…

These contradictory and mutually obstructive tactics gradually threw Zhang Yu into disarray.

Just as Zhang Yu was fully immersed in his fierce battle with Bai Zhenzhen, his movements bursting through layers of sonic barriers, he suddenly felt a soft, icy impact—a dull thud.

Bai Zhenzhen asked in confusion, “Yu Zi, what are you doing? Why did you stop?”

For the sake of the duel, from Bai Zhenzhen’s perspective, she could only see Zhang Yu’s humanoid projection in front of her, not the dorm room or the surroundings where Zhang Yu was.

But soon, as Zhang Yu disconnected the projection and turned on the camera, the sight of Le Mulan lying unconscious on the ground appeared before Bai Zhenzhen.

Bai Zhenzhen asked, puzzled, “Is Le Mulan sleeping?”

Zhang Yu replied helplessly, “I accidentally knocked her out.”

Bai Zhenzhen urged, “Then why are you just standing there? Quickly check her condition.”

Zhang Yu said, “I already looked. Her forehead is a bit swollen. I used ice mana to reduce the swelling.”

“Her breathing is steady now. She probably just got knocked out. It shouldn’t be serious.”

Bai Zhenzhen said, “That’s not what I meant. You knocked someone out, and you’re not taking photos for evidence or assessing the damages?”

“Hurry up and figure out her condition before she wakes up, so she doesn’t try to extort you.”

Zhang Yu knew Bai Zhenzhen and Le Mulan weren’t close, but he felt he had a good relationship with Le Mulan and couldn’t help saying, “That won’t happen, right?”

Bai Zhenzhen said, “Haven’t you heard of college students accidentally injuring their classmates and then getting extorted for large sums of money by those who fake their injuries?”

Fu Ji added, “Zhang Yu, what Bai Zhenzhen said does make some sense.”

"After all, you're now a Foundation Establishment cultivator, capable of moving at supersonic speeds. It's inevitable that you'll encounter situations where you might collide with someone. You really should learn the procedures for gathering evidence and assessing damages."

Bai Zhenzhen said discontentedly, "Take off her clothes and check if she has any external or internal injuries."

"Even if she doesn't try to extort you, if she has internal injuries now, every moment of delay will increase the medical costs, and it'll all fall on you in the end."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this, thinking that Bai Zhenzhen's words made sense. If Le Mulan had indeed suffered internal injuries from the collision, she needed immediate treatment.

Urged by Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Yu first removed Le Mulan's outer clothes and pants, checking her arms and legs for any injuries.

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Left arm."

"Right arm."

"And the thighs."

"Turn the lights brighter, shine the main light on her, otherwise it's hard to see."

"Don't worry, I've recorded everything. All four limbs are fine, not a single scratch."

"Now take a wide shot, capture the collision marks around."

Looking at Le Mulan lying pale and delicate on the ground, Zhang Yu couldn't help but say, "Isn't this a bit disrespectful to her?"

Bai Zhenzhen replied, "This is the standard procedure for assessing damages after a collision. What does respect have to do with it? Can respect heal her injuries? Can respect save on medical costs?"

Bai Zhenzhen continued, "Turn her over and check her stomach and back for any damage."

Following Bai Zhenzhen's instructions, Zhang Yu flipped Le Mulan over.

Bai Zhenzhen said, "See that small bruise on her stomach? That should be the impact point."

"Let me take a close-up shot."

"Alright, now reach out and feel it."

"What does it feel like?"

Zhang Yu said, "Very cold."

Bai Zhenzhen asked again, "And?"

Zhang Yu replied, "Very smooth."

Bai Zhenzhen snapped, "Damn it, I'm asking you to check if she has internal injuries in her organs!"

(End of Chapter)