After finishing the congee, I remembered I hadn't washed up yet. After returning to the room and freshening up, Yao Yao had also woken up. She was wearing her pink tracksuit and her hair was in a ponytail, looking every bit like a modern girl. Yao Yao smiled at me, her large eyes twinkling as if they could speak. Bathed in the morning light, her skin was fair and flawless, her features exquisite. Her entire face looked like it had stepped out of a painting, making me want to kiss her.
"What are you looking at?" Yao Yao chided, "Haven't you seen beautiful women in the underworld?"
"No, I just think you're really beautiful, I can't get enough of looking at you," I said. "There are quite a few beauties in the underworld, but they're all cold and not quite suitable."
"Hmph, you're such a smooth talker," Yao Yao rolled her eyes at me. "Right, we have to go to the hospital to see Chu Qi this morning. Do you want to change your clothes?"
"Let's change. You're too flashy in that outfit," I said.
"Oh, okay," Yao Yao said, turning and entering the adjoining room.
I lit a cigarette and had only just sat down when Yao Yao emerged from the room. She had changed into a more casual tracksuit and was wearing flat athletic shoes. She now looked vibrant and youthful, a far cry from her previously delicate and cute appearance.
"Are you interested in going to college?" I suddenly asked, feeling that she was very much like a student.
"College? Me?" Yao Yao's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Yes, if you don't want to, I won't force you. If you do, I'll call Shen Xingyue right now, she should be able to arrange it," I said.
"...Why are you suddenly bringing this up?" Yao Yao frowned, her face full of confusion.
"Once this 'war' is over, you can't stay here every day, can you?"
"What are your plans?" Yao Yao countered.
I shrugged. "I haven't decided yet, but I definitely can't just lie flat and wander around doing nothing. I'll get sick from boredom. My temporary thought is to pursue postgraduate studies, so I'm asking if you want to go to college with me."
"What is postgraduate study?" Yao Yao didn't quite understand.
"It's continuing your education after four years of university, called postgraduate study, shortened to grad school."
"Then can I go to college?"
"That's just a matter of Shen Xingyue and her group saying it," I chuckled. "Other majors might be tough, but studying something like Chinese Language and Literature should be fine."
"Okay, I'll consider it," Yao Yao raised an eyebrow. "Let's go to the hospital."
The fox demon drove again. As the three of us were about to head to the hospital, a flock of those dolphin spirits swarmed over. Their hair was all wet, likely from just returning from the dark port. I asked them what they needed, and the leader of the dolphin spirits delicately asked if their help was no longer needed here.
It seemed they had all understood the situation. If it were a full-scale war, I might need these dolphin spirits, as their individual combat prowess was good. But if it were a strategic battle, they couldn't participate, and their individual strength wasn't top-tier, so for now, they indeed had no use.
"I haven't asked where you're from," I said with a smile, looking at Yao Yao. Yao Yao nodded, agreeing to let them go home.
"We have no fixed abode. We wander back and forth between the East Sea, Sakura Country, Shrimp Tail Isle, and even California," the lead dolphin said.
I thought for a moment. They had come all this way. Although they were here to pay homage to the reincarnation of Bai Ze, as the host, I couldn't let them leave empty-handed. But if I gave them money, it would probably be inconvenient for them to carry after they transformed.
"How about this, you stay tonight, and I'll go into the city to bring you some gifts?" I said.
The dolphin leader was about to refuse, but Yao Yao stopped her with a hand gesture, signaling them to not be polite and just wait.
The three of us drove off, first going to the hospital. Chu Qi was almost fully recovered and could walk freely, just not engage in strenuous activity. The specialists in Sabia advised her to rest in the hospital for a while longer to avoid any lingering issues.
If I hadn't seen her injuries, I would have forgotten that I knew the 'Qi Blast' spell. I mainly hadn't used it in the underworld; I had been using firearms.