roccoschili Chapter 157: Not Skiving
Chapter 157: Not Skiving
Chapter 157: Not SkivingIt was unusually noisy and bright. Anji tossed and turned with a light frown. The room was warmer than she remembered it to be. It also felt very comfortable that she did not want to leave the bed.
Wait. Bed?
Cracking open an eye, Anji realised it was very bright outside. The room seemed unfamiliar until she remembered where she was. This was not the Celestial Dragon Sect. If anything, she was in her shifu’s hut.
As the events from yesterday slowly came back to her, Anji jumped out of bed. That was right. She was busy helping with Assistant Hu’s surgery. She did not remember much after that. How did she get back here? Her clothes were also changed. More importantly, she was late! Who was her new internship re
"I’ll do it for him and for Anji as well," she claimed. "This was my mistake."
Satisfied, Senior Researcher Mo smirked, exchanging glances with Aunt Wine, who had returned from the kitchen with snacks for Anji and more tea for everyone else.
"In that case, I will assign you to clean the blackened walls of the kitchen. Today, you will assist with cleaning the kitchen of the western district and the mess hall under Aunt Wine’s instructions. There is a lot of stubborn grime and soot that needs attention."
The unexpectedly light punishment came as a surprise to everyone except for Senior Researcher Mo. Even Aunt Wine had no idea what to do with her new helpers for the day. However, Anji quickly offered to help, pulling out her talismans.
"Two people would be faster than one," she quipped.
Immediately after, Assistant Hu volunteered to help but was quickly shot down by Anji and Doctor Yun, who demanded that he rest.
"You too," the doctor glared at Anji. "Don’t think that I’ve forgotten about your sprained elbow. Due to yesterday’s emergency, I did not have time to give you a full body check-up. Today, I must do that."
Laughing at the angry doctor scolding the people who volunteered to help her with her punishment, Researcher Ke accepted the talismans gratefully while Doctor Yun nagged at the patients.
Aunt Wine shook her head with a sigh. However, the smile on her lips did not disappear. Instead, she turned to Researcher Ke and warned her that there was a lot of work to do.
Sitting back to watch the chaos, Pearl and Senior Researcher Mo sipped on their tea. It was unreasonable to return to work now that they were only an hour away from lunch. This did not count as skiving. It was a strategic, time-saving advanced break.