17 Unexpected Situation (1/2)

The sudden question came as a surprise for Lina followed by dejection. Matters relating to awakeners were like poking at her sore spot. She could faintly remember when she was young and asked to drink the poison that would seal her talent forever.

The tragedy of the royal family was something that affected the whole kingdom. The Greene family had always been a line of loyal subjects to the crown. But unclear complication and confusion had made them out to be viewed on the wrong side. In fact, several other small noble families were also implicated despite being innocent.

It was a sensitive period and the Queen didn't want to leave any possible traitors go unpunished. Perhaps the queen would regret her impulsiveness that was ruled by her rage years later, but the deed has already been done. They have no antidote for the Water of Absolute Nothingness, but this might not be a problem for Leon if he was presented to solve the problem.

However, he is in the dark regarding Lina's condition. The event was something that happened almost 18 years ago and not many students knew about it because some weren't old enough to think for themselves, while others weren't even born yet.

The subject was also taboo, and no one dares speaks about it. Otherwise Lina wouldn't be able to be respected by her students if they were fully aware that she was doomed to be ordinary. They thought she was just like them, who are unable to get their hands on some Awakening Pills as the pills were distributed to their more important family members first.

”I don't know much at all about Awakeners. What I know are all common knowledge. Why do you ask?” Lina shook her head before asking curiously.

Leon smiled wryly. He thought he could learn more about awakeners from her mouth. He wanted to understand the nature of awakeners so he could figure out if it was safe for him to awaken his own bloodline ability. He could refine a True Awakening Pill for himself, but he didn't want to awaken so recklessly. If the ability was incompatible and conflicted with his own Divine practice, then he would stand to lose more than he would have gained from it.

'Maybe I should ask the old man next time I pay him a visit to refine more pills for him.' Leon decided.

”Never mind, I was just curious.”

”Ah I see.” Lina said, seeing Leon didn't have any intention to continue the subject.

”Sorry for the wait, here are your 500-gram Amur Tiger steak and 200-gram Grizzly Bear steak. I hope you both enjoy a pleasant meal.” The waiter brought out the meals and said courteously with a smile before leaving.

The waitress was shocked at their behavior.

'Are they the reincarnation of some starving beast? How can they enjoy their food like that? It's not like the food would run away.'

”Damn this is some good stuff.” Leon said while chewing with his mouth full. He was pleasantly surprised. The beast meat was endowed with spirit energy. He could feel the benefits from refining the energy as he ate. It was better than taking some pills, which would leave behind lingering pill toxins.

On Lina's side was a different story. After they had finished eating, her face was red embarrassment. She had lost all her reasoning and ate with great gusto and in an unladylike manner. Her body had moved on its own.

'Ah... What have I done? I want to find a hole to crawl myself in.' She didn't know how to face people from now of if word of it got out.

”Phew~ We should eat here more often.” Leon rubbed his belly with a satisfied smile.

Lina blushed with anger as she stamped his foot under the table.

”Hey, what was that for? Didn't you enjoy the meal?” Leon was startled. This wasn't the reaction he was expecting.

Lina stared at him with daggers in her eyes.

'Won't I die from embarrassment if I keep eating like that?'

Leon scratched the back of his head, not sure what the problem was.

”Huh? Teacher Lina, are you alright?”

”What do you mean? I'm feeling f-fine... huh? That's weird. What's wrong with me?” Lina suddenly felt lightheaded as her body started burning up.

Leon had asked because he noticed her nose was bleeding.

”Ah what's wrong with me? I feel so hot.” Lina started squirming as she felt very uncomfortable.

Leon dashed to her side and felt her pulse.

'Oh shit. What do I do?” Was the first thing he could think of.

He had immediately figure out her body's situation from feeling her pulse. For some reason her body was unable to absorb the spirit energy from the bear meat and all her pores were closed, trapping the energy inside her body to run amok and making her body burn up, like overheating. What made matters worse was the Grizzly Bear was align to the fire element. Its spirit energy-rich meat would be infused with fire element. It was like adding oil to the fire.

He didn't think he would come across a person with the Heaven's Lock Confined Body constitution. It may sound amazing, but such body constitution was considered the lowest of all constitutions suitable for cultivation. People with such constitution was unable to cultivate energy and doomed to live an ordinary life.

Leon knitted his eyebrow into a frown. This wasn't a natural born Heaven's Lock Confined Body but an artificially made one.