Chapter 27: A Shocking Discovery
Editor: Sparrow Translations
"Hey bro, wanna join me for a game of basketball?" Zhang Dong asked Ling Yun, straight after the class was dismissed.
"Nah, it's fine. Thanks for asking though," Ling Yun replied, before returning to his books.
While History allowed Ling Yun to understand how the world had advanced and developed until today, Geography could give him an idea of the structure and layout of the earth, as well as a deeper understanding of nature and cultures here. Learning about Earth geographically would hasten his process of understanding this world.
Since he had landed himself in this situation on Earth, he would have to adapt as fast as possible in order to survive. To be able to survive and grow stronger, he had to first learn and understand as much as possible about this planet.
"Water covers more than 70% of Earth," Ling Yun stated as he immersed himself thoroughly into each and every word in the book. He was diligently discovering new facts about earth, so much so that he did not pay any attention to the teacher during the two periods of Geography lesson.
Though Earth might be at least a hundred times smaller in size than Cultivation World, it held a greater array of dazzling natural phenomena. From the voluminous oceans and statuesque mountains to the illimitable deserts and torrential rivers, Ling Yun's innate desire to explore had been awakened.
Ling Yun made marks on the map on the following places: China's Kun Lun Mountains, Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, Brazil's Amazon Rainforest, Africa's Sahara Desert, North Atlantic's Bermuda Triangle, Somalia, as well as the North and South Poles. He had been wanting to find out about the unknown secrets behind these places. However, his main concern was still about the country of his origin, China. There was this uniquely ancient but splendid civility breeding in this country that intrigued his curiosity to know more.
Through the history textbooks, he was bewildered by that fact The Great Wall Of China was built upon altitudinous mountains by the natives a good two thousand years ago. Little did he expect this famous attraction to look so majestic, like a sleeping dragon lying across the ridgelines of mountains, stretching from the East China Sea to the Kun Lun Mountains.
If only Ling Yun was physically fit enough, he would ascend off the ground to thousands of miles above just to have a look.
Being a descendant of China, Ling Yun visualized from bits and pieces of his memory an image of a dragon that was no different from the Golden Dragon present in Cultivation World. What is with this world I'm in? How is it related to Cultivation World? He was puzzled by everything that he was learning.
Another attraction that had drawn Ling Yun's attention to was the Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang. What Terracotta Warriors? More like a bunch of hidden soldiers! Someone is practicing longevity! Ling Yun exclaimed as it took him just a while to understand what was actually going on.
Realizing both the Great Wall of China and Terracotta Army were from the Qin era and recalling about Lao Zi's "Dao De Jing", Ling Yun broke out in cold sweat. Together with the myths and legends from ancient China, all these explorations and connections between them were enough to make Ling Yun confident about his hypothesis.
There are definitely self-cultivators in this world, or at least there were in the past.
Others might think that these were just mythical legends, but to Ling Yun, a genius at self-cultivating, he was certain these were not as simple as they seemed to be. After all, to Ling Yun, even kicking a mountain into the ocean was an effortless feat.
He continued to make markings on more locations on his textbook. East China Sea, Wudang Mountains, Mount Longhu and even Shaolin Monastery. I shall explore these places once the time is right
He was currently not even physically strong enough to protect himself, let alone travel to those venues.
"It's the first time this semester! I've never seen him so serious about studying in class before!" Zhang Ling exclaimed, still in a state of disbelief.
"So what? Isn't it our duty, as students, to pay attention and be serious about learning in class?" Cao Shanshan uttered, as she gave a face of disregard to her best friend.
"I know, I know. For us, that might be a natural thing to do, but to Ling Yun, it must be a drastic change!" Zhang Ling turned back and looked into the eyes of Cao Shanshan.
"Don't you think that Ling Yun is trying to turn over a new leaf?" The talkative Zhang Ling added.
"Zhang Ling, I think you are smitten with him! Since you are so curious, why don't you ask all these questions yourself?" Cao Shanshan grunted as she looked at her friend displeasedly.
Zhang Ling decided to walk the talk, as she stood up and walked over to Ling Yun's table.
What? Did she just give up her best friend for that fatty over there? Cao Shanshan got so agitated that she could shred a whole jungle worth of paper.
"Hey, Ling Yun…" Zhang Ling said as she casually took the seat beside him.
"Yes?" Ling Yun replied after being disrupted from reading his books.
Before Zhang Ling could see enough from what Ling Yun was reading, he frantically closed his books and stared at Zhang Ling.
"Nothing much. Just wanted to let you know you have to treat me to dinner later," Zhang Ling cheekily told him.
"Wait… Why?" Ling Yun was stunned by Zhang Ling's sudden and direct request.
'No reason why! In case you forgot, the History representative in our class is none other than yours truly!"
Ling Yun was puzzled over the connection between being the History representative and a free meal.
"Have you forgotten about it? Mr. Wu said he will assign the history representative to tutor you," Zhang Ling giggled as she was excited about her free meal.
Ling Yun recalled that Mr. Wu would make arrangements for him and he had duly agreed to it. But, he just hadn't expected the history representative to be Zhang Ling. Not wanting to lose out on his end, Ling Yun posed a question to Zhang Ling. "Treating you to a meal is possible, but what can you help me with?"
"Well, I'm not trying to boast but my history results have never slipped out of the top three since my first day of taking the subject! Even your sister, who ranked first in the level, fared much worse than me for History. Maybe you should ask me what would I not be able to assist you with." Zhang Ling asserted with pride written all over face.
Despite the fact that his sister was a Science student rather than an Arts student, Zhang Ling's achievements convinced him to nod his head in agreement.
"But, I want to bring Cao Shanshan along," Zhang Ling added. This suggestion was immediately rejected by Ling Yun.
"But why not? She's one of the school's most beautiful girls after all." Zhang Ling proclaimed while Ling Yun stood his ground, and shook his head harder.
"Come on! Be a gentleman! Shanshan has been to many countries before and some of them include those that you had made markings on." Zhang Ling persevered with her idea. Her eyes had been quick enough to spot what Ling Yun was reading before he closed his books earlier.
Finally, Zhang Ling succeeded as Ling Yun was tempted by the information he could extract from Cao Shanshan during the meal. "Alright, that is possible too. But I have a condition. Please make sure she keeps her princess-like attitude to herself and not bring it wherever she goes," Ling Yun warned his soon-to-be tutor.
"Fantastic! It'll be at Savant's Restaurant across the school then. Can you go and make a booking?" Zhang Ling asked of Ling Yun urgently before he could have a change of heart. Realizing that Ling Yun could not even afford a phone of his own, Zhang Ling took the responsibility of booking the table herself.
After successfully booking a table, Zhang Ling made her way back to her own seat, only to receive death stares and an angsty look from her best friend.
"So you've finally decided to come back after so long?" Cao Shanshan mentioned sarcastically.
"Shanshan, he has already given in for your sake. Must you be like this?" Zhang Ling remarked, looking tenderly into the eyes of the Cao Shanshan.
"Huh? For my sake? What's going on?" Shanshan wondered, curious and confused simultaneously.
Zhang Ling smiled at her, before explaining herself. "Okay, so this is the full story. Mr. Wu wants me to tutor Ling Yun in History by making full use of his talent in memory work. Hence, I've taken this opportunity to knock a free meal out of him".
"Are you serious? How can you do this despite knowing his family has financial difficulties? As classmates, we are supposed to help one another, not take advantage of each other!" Cao Shanshan raged, as she was disappointed by her best friend's actions.
"Hello, my dear, do you know what you are saying right now? Have you forgotten the reason you are famished now? He was the one that denied us of our lunch. Now, I wonder, who is the one falling for him!" Zhang Ling rebutted. "And to add on, didn't he take your thousand dollars just now? We might as well eat your money's worth then! You two can also take this chance to reconcile."
As the words exited Zhang Ling's mouth like bullets from a machine gun, Cao Shanshan was appeased, although at the same time, still being rather displeased for having been dragged into this matter by her best friend. Her alluring face blushed as she realized she had been repeatedly speaking up for Ling Yun unknowingly.
She went on to take a peek at Ling Yun.
Chapter 28: Beating the privileged
Editor: Sparrow Translations
Not long after Zhang Ling was done with her bookings, two figures emerged at the door of the class.
With his body full of branded products head to toe, his shiny earrings and rings enhanced his superficial presence. His arrogant look on his face, with his overly long hair, depicted his egoistic personality. The first thing he did when he entered the room was to insatiate at Cao Shanshan, without bothering to hide his desire for her.
Next to enter was someone less snooty. He held a tall and muscular physique which was just a few centimeter squares shy of covering the whole frame of the entrance.
Cao Shanshan, unlike Zhang Ling, was conscious about the presence of the two hooligan-looking individuals. "Gou Junfa, what brings you to our classroom again? Get out now!" Cao Shanshan shouted sternly.
Gou Junfa, with his fanciful clothing, was one of the Four Famous Privileged in Qingshui High.
He stared at Shanshan for pouring cold water on him, then proceeded to ask her out. "Shanshan, have you eaten? Let me treat you to a meal at Savant's Restaurant once I'm done with my matters on hand".
Zhang Ling looked up after being distracted by this bragging voice, only to go white at the sight of Gou Junfa.
The Four Famous Privileged of Qingshui High were made up of namely: Xie Junyan, Tang Meng, Gou Junfa and Lu Chentian.
Xie Junyan was well known for being the teachers' pet. His family background, appearance and academic results were all that one could wish for. There was no reason to dislike him.
As for Tang Meng, The Little Gambling God, he was one of the Four Ruffians of Qingshui High. However, his cocky attitude was neutralized by his reasonable and loyal character traits.
Gou Junfa and Lu Chentian were the completely different compared to the two former students. They were complete wastrels; despite coming from better families, the only abilities they had were going against the school rules and finding joy in fooling around with girls.
One was the only son of Qingshui City's largest real estate developer, whereas the other had the Minister of Education Bureau of Qingshui as his father. With two great pillars behind them, they did not need to worry when they broke the rules and got into troubles. Their admissions to University would not be a problem to them as they could rely on their family backgrounds to pull strings.
Zhang Ling might have seemed really daring when she went up against Tang Meng but there was a difference between Guo Junfa and the former. Guo Junfa, together with Chentian, were delinquents that left no evil undone. From what she heard, there were a few rather good-looking girls that had been violated by these two sinners. Zhang Ling turned and gazed at Ling Yun only to see him engrossed in reading his books, oblivious to the happenings around him.
Everyone in the school knew about Gou Junfa's crush on Shanshan. If not for her deep and complicated family background, he would have forced himself on her.
"So what was the matter that had to have you personally come to my classroom to settle?" Cao Shanshan ignored his offer by posing him a question. Subconsciously, anxiety took over her as she knew that his target was Ling Yun.
They were all in the classroom which made it difficult for Cao Shanshan to use her moves when needed. She predicted another loss for Ling Yun today, after recalling all the pain he had suffered from their previous encounters.
Indeed, Gou Junfa smirked at the school belle before making his way towards Ling Yun, who up till now had no idea of this ruffian's presence.
"Idiot! I have heard stories about your incredible acts today! So what? Are you lusting after Shanshan too? Please take a look at yourself first!" Junfa criticized Ling Yun in his face.
Ling Yun ignored him as he was too lazy to care about the ruffian.
"Wow! You dare to not reply when I'm talking to you? Looks like someone is itching to get beaten to a pulp again! Stupid idiot, you jolly well raise your pig head up to me, you understand?" Gou Junfa was infuriated, as he threw profanities out of his mouth.
This time, Ling Yun chose to look up but he had a wide smile on his face. "You are Gou Junfa, right? I have some questions for you".
"Wow… Looks like someone has indeed grown some balls to ask me questions! Go ahead! Ask anything you want." Gou Junfa was surprised by Ling Yun's request and decided to play along. It was a good opportunity for him to perform and impress Cao Shanshan.
"So here's my question. For the past three years, how many times have you beat me up? How much money have you taken from me? Do you want more?" Ling Yun smiled innocently.
Hearing that, Gou Junfa was delighted as he gazed at Cao Shanshan, hoping that she would be impressed by his upcoming actions. "I'm not very sure how many times I've beaten you up, but everytime my hands are itching to train, you will be the first I find. As for the money, I would estimate it at four thousand dollars. Plus, there is nothing much I can get from you given how poor your family is, isn't it?"
Junfa took attempts at ridiculing him. "Oh, by the way, I've heard that your sister has won ten thousand dollars from the Little Tyrant. This, together with the thousand dollars you took from Shanshan, shall all come to me after this".
"Gou Junfa! Can you stop bullying people? What is the difference between you and a pirate then?" Cao Shanshan lost her temper and raged at the ruffian.
Ling Yun had totally forgotten about the tiff at the canteen earlier in the day and felt that it might be worth it to treat her to dinner.
"Then why must I give up these eleven thousand dollars?" Ling Yun asked the wastrel.
"When I ask for this amount of money from you, you jolly well give it to me. Why must you have so many questions?"
"Alright fine then, one last question. I want to know how much cash you have with you now." Ling Yun directed his question to Junfa.
"I think you are really itching for a fight! A person of my standard will minimally have close to ten thousand dollars with me everyday!" The ruffian replied angrily after being offended by Ling Yun.
"That's good. I will not have to worry about you then!"
"What do you mean by that? What worry would you have?" Junfa was unclear about what Ling Yun was trying to say.
Ling Yun chose not to reply as he stood up from his chair and clenched his right fist. Before Junfa knew it, a punch landed on his left cheek! "Ouch!" Although Ling Yun used only half his strength, the speed and impact were enough for Gou Junfa to groan in pain.
"I was worried that after returning what you took from me with interest, you would not have enough to see a doctor for your bruises." Ling Yun boasted confidently as his punch had only sent the ruffian two steps back.
Ling Yun walked to the front of Junfa, grabbed his shirt before rewarding him with another punch from his left fist. This time, seventy percent of his effort was used. Gou Junfa literally flew a good two meters away before falling to the ground and curling up like a centipede. The pain was so agonizing that no sound could be heard from him.
He was sweating profusely from the pain, along with the blood oozing out from his mouth that was missing some teeth. He was shocked that this fat a*s dared to assault him and fearful of what would happen to him. What was even more shocking was that this fella was actually smiling even after beating him so viciously. He didn't seem afraid of the consequences at all.
By now, everyone present in the classroom was flabbergasted. Cao Shanshan and Zhang Ling were even more dumbfounded as they could not believe what they saw. The incredible tales of Ling Yun teaching the big bullies lessons were now accepted to be part of the truth to the two of them.
His moves were swift and ruthless, just like his personality to not beat around the bush and get things done immediately.
As of now, the muscular dude at the door, Pi Hezhi, had gotten himself out of the shock. He was Gou Junfa's lackey, someone who had probably also done more evil than good.
Pi Hezhi rushed to the fighting scene only to be restricted by the narrow space between the tables and Junfa's badly bruised body. Just as he got himself into a dilemma to either fight or save Junfa first, Ling Yun attacked with yet another violent move.
He took a step to move beside Gou Junfa, single-handedly held this delinquent off the floor before aiming a shot at his chest.
*Boom!* Ling Yun gave approximately a hundred percent effort with this kick. Junfa's bulky body was directed at Pi Hezhi, sending them colliding into each other before falling to the floor.
"Wow! He is so cool! This is so amazing!" Zhang Ling cheered enthusiastically as she was impressed by Ling Yun's majestic presence and ruthlessness.
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