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Bab 22: Word in the Beauty’s Ear

Editor: Sparrow Translations

"A merciless apology?"

Still bewildered, Tang Meng stared at the composed Ling Yun, pondering deeply over what he had said.

Merciless lessons. Sincere apologies. But what is a merciless apology?

As Ling Yun picked up his chopsticks to finish up the dishes, Tang Meng joined in, having not touched anything yet.

Within ten minutes, the plates were empty. Ning Lingyu wiped her alluring lips before smiling at her brother; bloated. He need not derive information from Tang Meng anymore now that his sister knew about Li Lei too.

"Are you free later? I have something to talk to you about," Tang Meng stopped the siblings and asked Ling Yun.

"Of course. I'm going to the classroom for lessons, where else would I head to?"

"Classroom….? Are you sure you know what you are saying?" Tang Meng found it dubious. It would be a joke if he even knew his way to the classroom.

"Will you be able to understand the words of the teacher?" Tang Meng asked in disbelief.

"Brother, are you really attending lessons?" Ning Lingyu was overjoyed at the news of her brother's decision to start learning again. The older sibling rubbed his fingers on Ning Lingyu's shapely cute nose and teased, "Yes, I'm going to catch up on whatever I have missed out".

"Look for me after school in the classroom. I've got to go now," Ling Yun uttered to Tang Meng. He sensed that it was something the sister should not know about.

The chummy siblings walked towards the exit, leaving Tang Meng the affectionate view of their backs before he could reply.

Ling Yun had infuriated the school belle and then left with Ning Lingyu. The faces of all the students in the canteen were filled with envy and jealousy.

After the sibling had vanished from sight, Tang Meng smacked his own forehead and shouted, "Hey! You better come back now and return me my thousand dollars fatty!"

Sadly, everyone, including poor Tang Meng, knew what would happen after money fell into the hands of Ling Yun. It would never be seen again.

Covered inside the cozy arms of her brother, Ning Lingyu loved the feeling of protection and security. She had not felt this warmth for a long time.

"Brother, you might think for Tang Meng's size that he is dull and foolish, but in actual fact, he is shrewder than he looks. You forced him to resign to you just now but he will not allow himself to suffer in silence".

"He won't allow himself to be at a loss," Ling Yun replied calmly.

"If that is so, then what did you take the thousand dollars for?" Ning Lingyu probed. Then, she made an educated guess, "Or….was it to inflame Cao Shanshan?"

"I'll only take whatever I think should be taken," Ling Yun spoke in a serious tone as he rubbed the head of his younger sibling.

Ning Lingyu proceeded to slant her lips and touch her dainty eyebrows. Then, she started making faces to Ling Yun gleefully.

When they finally reached the hostel residences gate, Ning Lingyu paused and look over at her brother. "Hurry, go retrieve your dirty laundry. I'll be waiting for you here".

"Is this really necessary? I know how to wash my clothes myself," he replied. There was no reply from Ning Lingyu. However, judging from her expression, Ling Yun realized that it would be better to heed what she said.

Left with no choice, Ling Yun took the running attire he had used that day and placed it in a pail before passing it to his sister.

"If you are really serious about studying, I can give you tuition!" Ning Lingyu told her brother excitedly. She did not care about anything else as she felt that it was her duty to tutor Ling Yun if he wanted to learn.

"Sure, but promise me you won't let it affect your studies," Ling Yun replied with a heartwarming smile.

As Ning Lingyu headed off to her destination, Ling Yun cast his view on her sister's elegant back view. Through his kinship with Ning Lingyu, he had finally found a sense of belonging in this world.

He turned around and made his way back to his room.

Inside the classroom of Grade 12 Class 6

"Urghhh… I'm so hungry," Zhang Ling complained as she drooled over the plate of boiled fish she never got to try.

"Alright! Stop it! Can you keep your d*mn mouth shut?" The already fuming mad Cao Shanshan ranted in frustration.

"But… but… I'm starving! All thanks to that stupid ball of fats!" Zhang Ling cursed agitatedly.

"I have a piece of cake in my bag. You can take it if you want," Cao Shanshan mentioned as she glared at Zhang Ling with reluctance.

"Really? Thank you so much!"

It did not take too long before the cake entered Zhang Ling's mouth.

"Hey, Zhang Ling, just a while ago you were reprimanding Ling Yun ferociously. However, why does it seems like you don't hate him at all?"

"Hate him? What for?" Zhang Ling exclaimed after almost choking on the cake.

"But… I'm your best friend! Don't you feel aggrieved for me at all? After what that bastard Ling Yun did to me?" Cao Shanshan rebutted as she attempted to get her cake back.

"Hey..hey! The cake is innocent. Leave it alone. Actually, Shanshan, I think something is wrong with you today."

"What did you just say?! Is something wrong with me? What could be wrong with me?" Shanshan was shocked to hear that from her best friend.

Looking around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, Zhang Ling whispered to Cao Shanshan to reflect upon it. The school belle was even more baffled.

Oh… sh*t! What's wrong with me today? Why am I getting agitated so easily?

"At the start, Ling Yun was just eating peacefully over at his table. You were the one that walked over."

"The thousand dollars you gave to Tang Meng belongs to him. Does it matter if Ling Yun took it away? It no longer has anything to do with you. Why did you flare up?" Zhang Ling added as she tried to reason with Shanshan.

"Lastly, Ling Yun did not criticise you or insult you at all. Instead, you were the one who went over to find trouble. He said absolutely nothing, my dear!"

Chao Shanshan was at a loss for words. She recalled that other than consuming his lunch, all Ling Yun had done was take the money away. He had not made any remarks about anyone.

"Still, he has no right to take the money right? The thousand dollars is for Tang Meng, not for him…"

"Fine, I admit that Ling Yun's action was despicable but did you have to be so furious over that thousand dollars?" Zhang Ling uttered. "Even though his explanation was just as despicable, at least he did explain himself. Moreover, Tang Meng himself had no comments. What are you so agitated for?"

"I… I…" Cao Shanshan was made speechless by Zhang Ling's questions.

I was there for so long but Ling Yun did not even look me in the eyes. Shanshan thought in her mind.

"You were a totally different Shanshan today! What's wrong? Or… have you fell for that fatty?" Zhang Ling probed as she witnessed a change in her best friend's expression.

Just as Zhang Ling ended her question, Cao Shanshan blushed and frantically covered her best friend's mouth with her palm. "You should have choked on the cake and died for saying something so wrong! Fall for him? Never in my life! I would rather fall for a smelly old pig than that stupid a*s jerk!" Cao Shanshan rebutted very hesitantly.

"Okay fine, you didn't fall for him. I was just chatting you up, there is no need to suffocate me to death!" Zhang Ling gasped while catching her breath.

"But he said…" Cao Shanshan paused as she realized she probably was the only one who had heard Ling Yun commenting on something being enormous and firm. That comment had enraged her.

"But he said he did not know you right?" Zhang Ling assumed, before elaborating, "It's actually quite logical. Everyone knows about his crush on you and he is self-conscious about his appearance and timidness. Hence, he might as well act like he does not know you so that he can hide his sorrow and save his dignity. Does that make sense now?"

Cao Shanshan was stunned. This was the exact same deduction she always told Zhang Ling about.

"However, you also pointed out that he spread rumors about me to others so as to attract my attention…" Shanshan rebutted as she was not entirely appeased.

"My dear, that was my attempt to help you so that you do not throw your face in front of everyone," Zhang Ling smirked.

Cao Shanshan was pacified; no longer provoked. "So you mean, the whole of today, I was just being unreasonable and finding trouble?"

"The weather today looks good with the lukewarm sunrays and occasional windy breeze," Zhang Ling said while attempting to divert the topic.

"What exactly has gotten into me today? I've never become this agitated before," Cao Shanshan sighed, feeling disappointed at herself.

"Oh, but there is something that you do not know yet. You are not alone. Tang Meng was also badly humiliated by Ling Yun today," Zhang Ling whispered to her best friend.

Zhang Ling went on to speak about what had happened before Shanshan had made her way to the canteen earlier in the day. She told her about how Ling Yun deliberately made things difficult for the Little Gambling God.

"What? Ling Yun actually made Tang Meng submit to him?" Shanshan doubted.

"Yes, the insane run this afternoon was not the only thing weird about Ling Yun. His eyes, his expressions, and his tone were all out of the norm as well! He's like a totally different person!" Zhang Jing answered substantially.

"Take a moment to think about it. The attitude Ning Lingyu has towards Ling Yun has taken such a drastic change too!"

"To be honest, if not for his plump and hideous look, I would have suspected that the Ling Yun of the past and the current Ling Yun are two different people!"


Bab 23: Get out of here!

Editor: Sparrow Translations

"Achoo!" Ling Yun sneezed forcefully. He was in the midst of picking his teeth and almost bit his own tongue.

"Someone must be talking about me behind my back!"

If Ling Yun had heard Zhang Ling's suspicion about him, he would have stumbled so badly and injured his tongue!

On the other side, Cao Shanshan placed her hand gently on Zhang Ling's forehead. She was checking if Zhang Ling was healthy and sane to make such a deduction about Ling Yun.

"I think you've been reading too many fantasies to have such a wild imagination!" Cao Shanshan asserted as she knew the reason for Ling Yun's sudden change.

Whether it was through deliberate training or pure coincidence, a person would go through drastic changes as long as he fulfilled the criteria for overcoming his own physical limits.

The most obvious enhancement would arise in his fitness level. As for the others traits, it would depend on his bone potential, as well as his ability to comprehend and analyze situations.

As she assumed all these were the reasons for Ling Yun's sudden development, Cao Shanshan missed out on the truth. Zhang Ling's suspicion was right.

"Oh and…" Zhang Ling was stopped before she could even continue.

"Can't you just say everything at one go? It's getting on my nerves!"

"Well… I can keep my mouth shut if you really don't want to hear this," Zhang Ling gave Chao Shanshan a face of disregard.

"Fine, tell me," Cao Shanshan pleaded politely in order to get her best friend to speak.

"You shouldn't have asked to meet Ling Yun outside just now".

"Why not? I need to teach him a lesson for humiliating me in front of other students!" Cao Shanshan said as she started to be riled up.

"No… What I meant was that you had the wrong choice of words," Zhang Ling responded with a pitiful tone.

"What? What do you mean by that? Which word did I use wrongly?" Cao Shanshan clarified worryingly.

"The words you used were along the lines of daring Ling Yun to meet you alone outside, the students at the sides were all ridiculing this particular sentence."

It didn't take too long before Cao Shanshan understood Zhang Ling's point. She became flustered.

"If those blabbermouths are to twist and tell tales about this, you should know better than me what the consequences will be…" Zhang Ling uttered, not wanting to comment too much.

Shanshan's mood did not stay cool for too long before the situation drove her hopping mad again.

"It's all that fat ass Ling Yun's fault!!" Cao Shanshan shouted, with steam rising out from all over her body.

Zhang Ling gazed at her furious pal, pondering in deep thoughts.

There's no love without hatred…

Over at Hostel 305…

"Ling Yun, twenty minutes more to the start of the lesson. Are you going for it?" Chai Hanlin, who just woke up, asked in awe.

"Sure, of course I'll be going," Ling Yun said as he proceeded to get ready.

"There will History and Geography lessons later. Both the subject teachers don't have a good impression of you. So don't take it to heart if they say anything unpleasant, alright?" Chai Hanlin advised.

At this stage, all the Grade 12 students were already streamed into either Liberal Arts or Science classes. Class 6 was one of the Liberal Arts classes. Other than the compulsory languages they had to take, they would learn a combination of three subjects. Namely History, Geography and Political Science.

Ling Yun assured Chai Hanlin everything would be fine before making their way for classes.

"Ling Yun, I want to apologize for what happened yesterday night. I'm sorry for not being able to stop Wei Tiangan and his people from locking you outside the hostel gate," Chai Hanlin finally got his words off his chest.

"It's fine, I don't blame you," Ling Yun forgave Hanlin as he understood the importance of depending on himself instead of others.

"But… Ling Yun, you have never retaliated before, why did you do it this time?"

Ling Yun slowed down before looking into Hanlin's eyes to explain. "I have my own limit. I can stomach it for the first few times. However, if they decide to continue playing with fire and cross that line, I will teach them a lesson!"

"No wonder… Given your build, you could have easily beaten them to a pulp. Your tolerance level must be high to put up with their shameless acts," Chai Hanlin got overly excited as he recalled Ling Yun's majestic bearing last night.

High tolerance level? No way! Instead, I am probably the most unforbearing individual in this world.

Ling Yun giggled at Chai Hanlin's comment.

The guys' hostel was only a 200 meters walk from the classroom. Before they realized, the two of them had reached their destination.

Ling Yun found Grade 12 Class 6 and went into the room, only to hear someone announcing his arrival before receiving stares from his classmates.

Ling Yun cast his gaze across the classroom and managed to pick out a few familiar faces. They were the infuriated Chao Shanshan, her best friend Zhang Ling, the bootlicker Gu Yuanlong as well as Wei Tiangan, who deliberately gave a poker face.

"Wow! He actually turned up!"

"Of course! So that he can boast about his out-of-this-world doings just now!"

"But the next lessons are History and Geography. Let's watch him make a show out of himself!"

"Have you guys heard the story of how he made Cao Shanshan angry… hehe."

Students exchanged comments between themselves softly, as if Ling Yun's majestic prowess exhibited last night and earlier today deterred them from mocking him out loud. This was especially after Jia Meng had two of his teeth knocked out by Ling Yun. This showed how much people hated to have pain inflicted upon them.

Ling Yun gave zero concern to what came out from the mouth of those gossip mongers as he went on to get himself a seat instead, picking a seat at the last row, at the corner of the class. A lofty and beanpole-looking student by the name of Zhang Dong gave up his seat to Ling Yun before taking the seat beside. Zhang Dong's results had always been above average, which posed no problem for him to admit into a second-grade university.

"Hey brother, that was savage!" Zhang Dong murmured after both of them sat down.

"Haha… It was just so-so," Ling Yun replied despite not entirely comprehending what his tablemate meant.

"History's next?" Ling Yun queried after checking out Zhang Dong's timetable.

"Yup, and sad to say, it is two periods long. You have to be careful brother, Mr. Wu might find trouble with you".

Subsequently, Ling Yun retrieved all his History textbooks from Grade 10 to 12 out and put it on his desk.

Hey, this history textbook is so new. It looks like the previous Ling Yun has never touched it before.

As he had just arrived in this world, he had to seek his own methods to attain resources and learn about this world's history and civilization. This book's insubstantial content might have been inaccurate, but it was still better than having zero knowledge at all.

Zhang Dong could not believe his eyes as he witnessed Ling Yun reading a Grade 10 History textbook.

"Stop kidding me. The examination is in two months' time. You won't be able to improve much by being hardworking now."

"I wanna enrich myself," Ling Yun replied and his eyes never left the pages.

Having no other option, Zhang Dong unreservedly pulled out a book from his stack and passed it to Ling Yun. After all, better to start late than to never start.

"Take this, I have marked the key points. It should be able to aid you tremendously in enriching yourself."

As long as one was enriched with the philosophies and beliefs to live a life with the corresponding values, they would not die a meaningless death.

Ling Yun took a glance at Zhang Dong's debilitated textbook and rejected him sincerely. "Thanks for the offer but I don't need it." Thereafter, he continued browsing his own textbook.

Looking at the way Ling Yun read through his book, Zhang Dong doubted that he actually absorbed any information. He thought he was probably just skimming through instead.

Sigh… He's just doing it for the sake of looking good Zhang Dong sighed as he placed his book back into his pile.

*Ring Ring*

Mr. Wu, the history teacher, made his way into the classroom as the alarm rang. As Mr. Wu paced towards the center of the stage, he sent sharp stares over the classroom. He was enraged and disgusted upon the sight of Ling Yun.

"Class, greet!" Chao Shanshan announced in her crisp voice. The school belle was also the class monitor of Grade 12 Class 6. The students stood up subsequently, one after another, except for one.

Ling Yu was so engrossed in reading about the classical school of thoughts by the sages during the Qin Dynasty and its history. He had no idea everyone else was waiting for him to stand up.

Mr. Wu, who had been staring at Ling Yun from the beginning, let out a deep hum to express his unhappiness with him. Zhang Dong frantically tapped Ling Yun to alert him.

As Ling Yun looked up to see his classmates on their feet, he instinctively got his a*s off his chair and paid attention to the front. However, in his mind was a discourse by Lao Zi, the founder of Daoism Philosophy.

"The Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets the Ten Thousand Things… The person reflects the Earth. The Earth reflects Heaven. Heaven reflects Dao. And Dao reflects its own nature…"

This must be the way to cultivation! Ling Yun thought to himself.

The chant repeated itself inside his mind, over and over again. While all his classmates had already taken their seats, he stayed erect, unconscious of his surroundings.

Mr. Wu's face darkened, as he yelled furiously at Ling Yun. "Ling Yun, you either stop playing a fool and focus on my lessons or you get the d*mn hell out of here!"


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