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2.04% The Daily Life of the Immortal King / Chapter 45: Wang Ling Is Lei Feng

Chapter 45: Wang Ling Is Lei Feng

Editor: Henyee Translations

After seeing Old Antique's passive skill at attracting women in his "artsy mode," Wang Ling had started to sort out his own passive skills.

Because sometimes, especially for him, the trouble wasn't always caused by the power he couldn't control, but by his "passive skills."

Thus, over the last two days, he had in fact been silently sorting his passive skills into the practical series, the chicken rib1 series and the damn useful series… this really did make things clear and simple at a glance.

In the damn useful series, the skill that had left the deepest impression on Wang Ling was a passive branch spell called "Jumping Carp," which had originated from one of the Three Thousand Great Dao, the "Great Wave Palm." As long as he clapped his hands at a person thirty-two times consecutively, that person would start acting like Magikarp1 when it utilized its Splash move: flopping around with no attack effect whatsoever.

And then, in the chicken rib series… from the name alone, one could tell that the passive skills in this series were the type that were "tasteless, but a waste to discard." Some of the skills might seem very practical, but were of no value to him.

For instance, the passive spell the "Boundless Devouring," was a branch spell of one of the Three Thousand Great Dao, the "Great Devouring Spell"— as long as Wang Ling dropped his tears in any kind of food, the food would multiply quickly within a short period of time, one becoming two, two becoming four… unfortunately, he wasn't a glutton. The only thing he liked were crispy noodle snacks.

He remembered using this spell to clone his crispy noodle snack when he was a kid. In the end, the crispy noodle snacks had multiplied like crazy beyond his control. At that time, he could only open a tunnel and send these magically cloned crispy noodle snacks into the boundless vastness that was the universe.

By now, these crispy noodle snacks had probably already formed their own galaxy…

So though he had a lot of passive skills, most of them weren't very practical.

As for the practical skills series, although there were only a pitiful few, they were all abilities that he thought were very useful for hiding his cultivation realm, like the "Great Shielding Spell," which blocked the possibility of unscrupulous people investigating him through whatever means available.

And now, in front of this "black cat movie king" floundering in the water, another one of Wang Ling's passive skills had unwittingly activated…

His Heavenly Eye had the ability to "eliminate the false and retain the true"!

Honestly speaking, even he hadn't expected that in this type of Foundation Establishment high school, there would actually be people who knew how to use the Transformation Spell. This was quite an advanced skill. The General Administration of 100 Schools didn't forbid people from learning it, but given its complexity, it was useless for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to try and learn this skill on their own without the guidance of a master.

...

At this moment, the "black cat movie king" had already been struggling in the lotus pond for two whole minutes…

Faced with such a weak and pitiful kitten, this person actually had no sympathy at all!

This was what He Bufeng was thinking in his heart.

Earlier on, he had arranged for his shamate underling to be in position nearby to immediately take photos as evidence any time Wang Ling behaved as if he wasn't going to do anything to save him… then the next day, they would flood the school's Tieba1 and BBS forums! For this small piece of news, they would only need to write a sentimental article and exaggerate it a little, and it would definitely rile up a whole bunch of shit-shoveling officers who would condemn Wang Ling en masse.

At that time, No. 60 High School would definitely lose face.

However, the premise of the whole plan depended on the Transformation Spell working flawlessly.

...

The black cat was still floundering merrily in the lotus pond…

"…" Wang Ling stared at the black cat; no one noticed his pupils, as dark and deep as obsidian, shine with unusual radiance, like a kaleidoscope.

It had to be said that He Bufeng's Transformation Spell was superb and he could hide perfectly from most people's eyes and ears. Unfortunately, this petty transformation couldn't escape the authority of the Heavenly Eye.

While He Bufeng was playing delightedly in the lotus pond, he was surprised to notice that he seemed to be creating much bigger splashes and his visual angle was changing drastically. Even the black fur on his hand seemed to be disappearing…

Huh… strange!

The situation…

Seemed a bit off…

Then, after a few short seconds.

He stood up in the lotus pond, his face full of surprise…

Standing gallantly, full of vigor, his wet balls hanging out…

… F**k!

He Bufeng had utterly never expected to turn back into a human at this moment! And the most alarming thing was that his clothes were gone!

"…" Stung by the sight, Wang Ling covered his eyes as he also thought "f**k" in his heart. Someone please tell him… why the hell had He Bufeng's clothes been restored to nothing! This damn ability to "eliminate the false and retain the true" was really a bit too thorough! It stung the eyes! Obviously the spell had a bug somewhere!

The scene was an unimaginable embarrassment for Wang Ling.

He felt a little repentant!

He couldn't control this Heavenly Eye passive skill… the ability to eliminate the false and retain the true was indeed impressive, and could help him see through plenty of false illusions.

Clearly, however, there were times when things were restored too thoroughly, which wasn't a good thing…

At that very moment, He Bufeng felt wretched and like he had gone a little crazy — as if he was in a game and had drunk a healing potion with a transformation effect, but then found out that all his top gear had been swallowed by the system. Additionally, this feeling of wind blowing coldly on eggs made his balls ache with melancholy1

He covered his face and once again sank down into the lotus pond — he didn't think he had ever felt this ashamed before.

There was no one around, and his shamate underling was still lurking at a distance, completely unaware of what had happened.

Bracing himself, He Bufeng looked at Wang Ling and said in an entreating tone, "Classmate, could you please find me some clothes…"

Wang Ling: "…"

After thinking for a bit, Wang Ling took off his jacket and threw it beside the lotus pond.

He then lowered his head and quietly turned around to leave.

After all, he was not Super Chen and would never show interest in a brother who had stripped completely.

...

A young boy walking among the sakura trees, carrying a slightly melancholy air…

Sitting dazedly in the middle of the cold lotus pond, He Bufeng looked at Wang Ling's back as the other boy left.

He hadn't expected the Transformation Spell to wear off so rapidly. What was more, he hadn't thought that this guy, who he was supposed to be bullying, would instead come to his rescue during the most embarrassing moment of his life.

Utterly ashamed, He Bufeng climbed out of the lotus pond and put on the blue jacket which Wang Ling had given him. The sports jacket was longer than ordinary clothes and was just able to cover his embarrassing bits. Luckily school wasn't over yet, otherwise, he would really have been embarrassed if there had been more people in the sakura forest.

"Boss, I recorded everything!" The shamate underling popped up next to him.

"F**k! Still want to f**king record! Delete all of it!" He Bufeng's face twitched. He recalled the moment when he had just turned back into a human and had yet to react — still happily splashing around in the lotus pond, he would just look like a dimwit. How could he keep such a video?

"Then this person… are we bullying him or not?"

"For this type of student from another school who upholds the three views, we should open our arms and welcome him! If not for this Classmate Lei Feng1, I would have completely lost face!" As He Bufeng said this, he stripped his shamate underling of his pants and put them on.

"…"

As the breeze brushed against his bare thighs and short leg hairs, the shamate underling felt a little aggrieved.

"I will have to properly thank this Classmate Lei Feng later." He Bufeng sighed. Thinking of Tang Jingze's group of people that wanted to stir up trouble, he keenly felt the gap in the quality of character between the students of the two schools… he couldn't continue being a degenerate like this. No. 59 High School's Student Union had to be completely reorganized!

The two individuals stared in the direction which Wang Ling had disappeared in for quite a long time.

Then, unwittingly, Wang Ling's "Great Shielding Spell" was reactivated…

Almost at the same time, the two people realized an important problem…

F**king wait! —

This Classmate Lei Feng… what the f**k was his name?

.

  1. Colloquially speaking, "chicken ribs" in Chinese refer to things that have little value or are of little interest, but which a person is reluctant to give up.
  2. Magikarp is a fish-type Pokemon that... is pretty much useless.
  3. Tieba is a Chinese online communications platform.
  4. "Wind blowing on eggs" is adapted from the first part of a Chinese saying: "Like wind blowing on eggshells, when money is gone, a person feels light," and thus refers to He Bufeng (literally) losing everything. There is a also a pun here, in that the pinyin for egg 蛋 is the same used in describing a man's balls 蛋蛋.
  5. Lei Feng was a soldier in the People's Liberation Army who, after his death, was held up by the communist party as an example of a model citizen. He has become a cultural icon, symbolizing selflessness, modesty and dedication.

Chapter 46: Sad Odd Zhuo

Editor: Henyee Translations

Wang Ling absolutely didn't want to be Lei Feng. He Bufeng had caused this incident himself, so he only had himself to blame. Wang Ling could have ignored it and chosen to walk away.

However, Father and Mother Wang had taught him from young that he had to have a bottom line in anything he did… leave a line in all things, in case of meeting again1. Even if He Bufeng was a delinquent, he was still in no way like that heinous bunch of Shadow Stream dog-headed humans2

Hence, Wang Ling left his school jacket, a decision he made even after considering overall the relationship between the two schools. Everyone knew that the relationship between No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School wasn't very good.

But then, when would the cycle of revenge end?

Wang Ling didn't know whether a single school jacket could change anything, but he thought it was worth a try.

After all, even Director Xie, the most difficult person to deal with in No. 59 High School, had been ensnared by Old Antique. Anything was possible…

...

In No. 59 High School, someone's ass and balls were turning blue from the wind.

Elsewhere, in the office of the General Administration of 100 Schools, Odd Zhuo was feeling very sad today.

Odd Zhuo, who had become Deputy Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools at a young age, was the envy of outsiders, but no one knew the considerable pressure which he was under.

On one side, this pressure came from his superior.

The General Administration of 100 Schools was in charge of all the cultivation schools, even kindergartens, in Songhai city. All the major district education offices were subject to its directives. And above the General Administration of 100 Schools sat the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, which was under the direct jurisdiction of Secretary Sun Dakang, a member of the central government.

The position of Deputy Director wasn't big or small. However, in Odd Zhuo's opinion, sitting in this position was just like prostituting himself… the benefits all went to the Director while he was the one who answered the phone calls in the office. Pressure from his superior directly led to work pressure, which made him feel that his life was miserable.

On the other side, the pressure also came from Odd Zhuo himself.

He was well aware of the reason why he had been able to become Deputy Director. Additionally, what terrified him the most was how, at the annual meeting every year, a few of his drunk superiors would insist on dragging him over to perform the "Sky-Parting Sword Skill" that he had used to kill the sky-swallowing toad back then…

In short, sitting in this position of Deputy Director was very exhausting for him.

There was no shortage of parents who came to see him about their children entering school. The issue of their children's education was an important matter, so it was impossible for him not to help. Of course, there were also plenty of parents who discretely tried to give Odd Zhuo red packets, but he never accepted them.

He thought that although he wasn't quite at the level of a true, morally upstanding model worker, at least he was upright and honest… which was why he wanted to report his own superior for corruption and would face whatever consequences to come out of it. However, he didn't have a shred of evidence.

Furthermore, since the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Huaxiu nation's central government had issued the Eight Provisions and Six Bans, various leaders had begun to restrain themselves, no longer indulging in luxury and debauchery. Party banquets no longer even served dishes; leaders would take out abalone-flavored fasting pills from their pockets, pop them into their mouths, then start drinking tea and chatting…

Thus, it was more difficult now for Odd Zhuo to find proof.

...

No. 60 High School's defeat of the international, first-class assassin organization Shadow Stream had become a widely-discussed topic in society. With regard to the spirit sword exchange meet between No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School this time, the head office of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools had personally called Odd Zhuo to express fervent concern regarding the event.

Actually, the main issue was Lotus Sun's safety. After Shadow Stream's assassination attempt, rumor was that the big boss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group had directly called the central government… Odd Zhuo didn't know what they had specifically talked about. However, after that, the head office of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools had personally called Odd Zhuo to ask about all of Lotus Sun's movements at school.

Just that morning, he had personally answered a phone call from his senior.

Over the phone, he could guess what his senior wanted to talk about. It was very likely about the security issue.

This time, so many first-class Shadow Stream killers had died — there was no way they would give up so easily.

In the spirit sword exchange meet between the two schools, leaders of various status would be present. The more people there were, the higher the chance of something happening. Problems were bound to arise if there weren't any security measures in place. In fact, Odd Zhuo had had people carry out surveillance in the last two days, for fear of something going wrong. If this task wasn't dispatched satisfactorily, the first unlucky person in the line of fire would be him, as the Deputy Director who had ordered for this very important task to be carried out.

A receptionist and a scapegoat… it sounded pretty sad, but these truly were the problems which Odd Zhuo currently faced.

It wasn't just about work, but more about the current situation.

After he had gotten off the call with the head of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools in the morning, an unusual guest visited Odd Zhuo's office that afternoon.

The person was very tall, dressed stylishly in a black windbreaker and carrying a motorcycle helmet. He didn't look like anyone important at first, but the moment he pushed open the office door, Odd Zhuo was struck completely dumb as he almost started cursing in his heart. "Sec… Secretary Dakang?"

Sun Dakang, the Director of Huaxiu nation's Education Department and Secretary of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools… this old leader of unfathomable realm was a monumentally influential personage in Jinghua city.

Odd Zhuo hadn't had any direct contact with this legendary old leader before and had only seen him from afar at previous annual regular meetings.

Honestly speaking, he had only been able to recognize Sun Dakang's identity at first glance because he was so deeply impressed by the man.

Rumor had it that Secretary Sun Dakang was a very low-key person, and when Odd Zhuo saw him today, he could see it was true… god, a black windbreaker and a helmet — anyone who didn't know might take him for the food delivery man!

Sun Dakang put down his motorcycle helmet and didn't wait to be invited before he sat down in a guest chair with a faint sigh. "After so many years, this place… it really hasn't changed at all." His voice was magnetic and had that particular accent which older leaders used, giving his manner of speech a unique lingering charm.

Usually there were plenty of parents who visited the office, and the tea leaves which Odd Zhuo had on hand were running low. When he opened the tea canister and couldn't find anything good to offer, he immediately felt a little embarrassed.

Sun Dakang smiled at Odd Zhuo. "It's alright, Deputy Director Zhuo, green tea is fine. I turned up uninvited today, I hope Deputy Director Zhuo won't blame me for it."

Odd Zhuo hurried to offer Sun Dakang a cup of herbal tea. "How can Secretary Dakang say that… if there is a problem, a phone call would have sufficed."

"This telephone is the people's hotline, I don't have the right to use it." Sun Dakang laughed and said, "… So, I came to visit you myself today."

"If it's about Student Lotus Sun's safety, I have already made the arrangements. If Secretary Dakang is worried…"

"That's not the reason why I'm here today."

Sun Dazhong waved his hand. "With regard to Student Lotus Sun's safety, we are of course very confident in Deputy Director Zhuo's arrangements. Upper management is aware of Deputy Director Zhuo's contributions to the General Administration of 100 Schools in Songhai city in the last few years. If Deputy Director Zhuo hadn't personally made plans to protect No. 60 High School and defeated Shadow Stream a few days ago, I'm afraid that might have been the biggest terrorist attack we would have ever experienced in the history of education in our Huaxiu nation. If we didn't have Deputy Director Zhuo, who could predict what could have happened then!"

"…"

Odd Zhuo: "Then why has Secretary Dakang come to see me today?"

"No. 60 High School's spirit sword exchange meet will be held in two days. This time, I will be observing it on behalf of my superiors."

"…"

"It suddenly occurred to me yesterday that I hadn't informed anyone yet. It's not too late for me to come and report to Deputy Director Zhuo, is it? Of course, it's fine for only Deputy Director Zhuo to know of this matter and to give me another identity under the General Administration of 100 Schools when I take part in this event. If my real identity alarms too many people or causes a fuss, it'd be boring."

Sun Dakang spoke frankly and evenly, his expression mild. "In short… a low-key profile!"

"… Old leader, what are you talking about?"

Odd Zhuo wiped at his cold sweat and could already make the connection. Bloody hell, if this got out…

The school authorities of No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School would go crazy… and not just the school, local and even city-level leaders would be shocked…

Sun Dakang this name was really too famous.

Even without saying anything else, just hearing this name would make anyone shudder. This Secretary of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools was one of the ten renowned personages who had founded Huaxiu nation! He was a hero who had once fought bravely on the ancient cultivation battlefield, an old general who had made distinguished contributions to the creation of the Scientific Cultivation era!

Odd Zhuo couldn't help feeling doubtful when he thought about this… such an esteemed person actually wanted to attend a spirit sword exchange meet between two ordinary high schools?

He felt it was really too inconceivable!

"Apart from this, there was one other thing."

Sun Dakang took a sip of tea. "I wonder whether Deputy Director Zhuo still remembers the demon rampage that happened six years ago?"

"…"

At the mention of that incident six years ago, Odd Zhuo felt a faint sense of foreboding.

  1. "Leaving a line in case of meeting again" roughly means to maintain cordial relations in case of encountering the same people again in the future.
  2. Dog-headed humans is a literal translation of 人头狗, which in online games like King of Glory refer to players who know they are about to die, and so try to take their opponents out with them using FLASH or IGNITE attacks.

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