At five o'clock in the morning, Chen Changsheng opened his eyes. He wasn't waking up from his sleep, but from his state of meditation. After confirming that there was still no change with his body, he shook his head and returned to his room to take a bath. As he leaned against the edge of the wooden basin and allowed the slightly hot water to wash over his exhausted body and mind, the sighs passing through the wet towel became a mumbled question, "When will I be able to find a way?"

This wooden basin was around half the height of a human and was placed very close to the academy wall behind the house. In the next moment, he heard an extremely faint sigh from the other side of the wall, accompanied by a statement brimming with anxiety, "When will I be able to find that person?"

Chen Changsheng thought of that sigh he had heard last morning and took the wet towel off his face to turn and gaze at the wall. What confronted his eyes was a tangle of green ivy. The academy wall was very high, so he could not see the other side to know who was speaking.

It had been a very immature voice, most likely that of a female child. Every person's sorrows were not necessarily the same, but they were all sorrows nonetheless. Chen Changsheng suddenly sympathized with the girl on the other side of the wall, but he soon after realized that in his current situation, he wasn't qualified to sympathize with anyone else.

The following days passed in peaceful serenity. Every day, he would read books in the library, and when night fell, he would draw the radiance of the stars into his body for Purification. Over the course of this Purification, he would always have his eyes closed in meditation, naturally unaware that the radiance had all seeped into his body. From an exterior perspective, there truly had been no change. This result was unavoidably rather discouraging, but he continued to diligently and incessantly cultivate, not affected in the slightest.

Just like his cultivation, the repairs of the Orthodox Academy progressed in a methodical manner. Although that Priest Xin of the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education did not manage things from the front, there was no shortage of funds, and it all arrived promptly. Naturally, the artisans and laborers did not dare to slacken their pace.

As this academy wall that had been worn away by years of non-maintenance could not even block out sound, wind could also naturally pass through. 

(TN: Wind, 风, can also mean news.)

The news that the Orthodox Academy was being repaired quickly spread throughout the capital. The matter of the Orthodox Academy gaining a new student was also gradually known to the populace. However, true reason for the Orthodox Academy's decline meant that people only dared to discuss these pieces of news in private. Nobody dared to inquire about this publicly, so the only effect of these pieces of news was to add to the number of conversation topics over the dining and tea tables.

Chen Changsheng did not know that a storm was gradually building in the world outside. He continued to silently study and cultivate in that school in the depths of Hundred Flowers Lane, repeating a similar life and simply not feeling that his days were passing very dryly and monotonously.

On the surface, it seemed that he had stopped caring about whether he could succeed or not in cultivation. In reality, his mind was completely tied up with this matter. The proof was that it had already been several days since he had wiped the floorboards of the library, a rare occurrence for someone as obsessed with cleanliness as him.

That he had not succeeded in Purification did not mean that he had obtained nothing from this life of studying.

He read many books in the library, the majority of which he had already read in Xining Village, while there were some books regarding cultivation that he was reading for the first time. Upon comparing the two, he realized to his surprise that many of the words that he had read when he was small were related to cultivation.

When he was memorizing those Daoist scriptures as a child, he had no idea what those nigh incomprehensible words meant, nor was he able to obtain any definite explanation from his senior or master. He thought that they were words related to metaphysics and stopped brooding over them. Only after coming to the capital and reading these books on the initial phase of cultivation like On Purification in the Orthodox Academy did he understand. Originally, all the cultivation methods of the world, the precious experiences left behind by past experts, the techniques of certain major sects not meant to be transmitted to the outside world, and even a few secrets of demon experts were all contained in the three thousand scriptures of the Daoist Canon in Xining Village's old temple!

What did this mean?

Who said that he didn't know how to cultivate? He just had not begun to cultivate, or at least this was what he originally thought. Now, he knew that this argument was incorrect. Who said that he had not begun to cultivate? No, from the moment he could speak, he had begun, he was already cultivating!

The three thousand scriptures of the Daoist Canon contained in Xining Village's old temple were countless fragments of knowledge related to cultivation. In the past, these fragments had been a thick fog within his spiritual world, but the cultivation techniques that he now understood had become extremely small specks of dust that formed nuclei in the fog. The vapor began to crystallize around these cores, bringing down a boundless downpour.

Chen Changsheng had begun an extremely fantastical trip, a wondrous journey. It could be said that he had comprehended by analogy, and it could also be said that he had been suddenly enlightened, like he had been jolted awake by a whack to the head. But in reality, the most ideal descriptor of the truth was those five words: rising abruptly through accumulated strength.

A bit more than fourteen years had passed since Daoist Ji had picked him up from the stream, and every day and every night of those fourteen years had been spent on relentless reading. Those fourteen years of reading were a process of accumulation. He had already laid down an extremely thick foundation. Ultimately, all he needed was an opportunity, and then he could convert this knowledge that he had grasped over his fourteen years entirely into his own understanding of the world, and later on convert it into his own strength.

Just like a jar of gunpowder ignited by a spark.

A massive explosion occurred in Chen Changsheng's spiritual world. He voraciously read all the books in the library, grasping the laws of cultivation. Those fragments of information he had obtained from the Daoist scriptures of Xining Village were once more reassembled, once more reviewed, and then truly understood. With almost unimaginable speed, he comprehended the secrets of the cultivation world, grasped the details of those cultivation techniques. Solely in terms of cultivation knowledge, there were already frighteningly few people in the world with a more extensive understanding than him.

To be unable to succeed in Purification and yet suddenly obtain such a great harvest was a very delightful occurrence to Chen Changsheng, and also a consolation. Once his emotions settled down, he once more grew uneasy and confused. He walked to the window of the library and gazed in the direction of Xining Village in silence. The Daoist scriptures in that old temple were no ordinary objects, and his master was also naturally no ordinary man. He had helped him lay down such a firm foundation for cultivation, but why didn't he just teach him how to cultivate, rather than insisting that he only begin after coming to the capital? Was it just because his body's illness was not easy to treat and he wanted to see if he would have any lucky encounters in this place?

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, ten-odd days had gone by. No one from the Divine General of the East's estate appeared again, nor did that maid called Shuang'er come again. He was quite pleased that his calm life was not disturbed. But he was somewhat displeased that Tang Thirty-Six also never appeared. He had left his address behind at the inn, presuming that he would be able to find him. Fine, that fellow might be bitterly cultivating in the Heavenly Dao Academy.

The Orthodox Academy had only Chen Changsheng as its sole inhabitant. This was his own academy.

He quietly read and silently cultivated, gradually forgetting the world outside. He had already been forgotten by the outside world. On occasion, he would recall that conversation he had overheard in the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education, think about the excitement of those initiation activities held by the Heavenly Dao Academy and Star Seizer Academy and feel somewhat envious, but he did not care too much. He had long grown used to this sort of dull and monotonous life—in Xining Village's old temple, when he was reading together with his senior, his voice was the only sound.

It was just that he had attempted Purification for so many days, but his body still remained unchanging. He could see no hope of success, but he would not give up. In the end, however, he had grown somewhat more indifferent. He decided that if he still could not succeed in the next few days, he would have to search the books for another method.

Indifference often made people lose a little drive, but it would make some people become more cool-headed—precisely Chen Changsheng's current mental state. He could not be said to have returned to his original mindset, but he had returned to his mindset at the very beginning of this process. Now that he looked at the floor covered in a shallow layer of dust, the brow of this youth that so dearly loved cleanliness creased in deep displeasure.

Most of this displeasure was aimed at himself. He felt that he had grown lazy.

He brought up some clear water from the well and began to clean the floorboards. As the dust was gradually cleaned, the floorboards that were wiped clean with water began to exude an extremely faint aroma. He was unaware of the sweat he had perspired on the night that he had lit up his Fated Star, so he was somewhat puzzled. This aroma was truly very faint. A single gust of the night wind was enough to make it vanish.

After he finished cleaning, he casually sat down and began to draw in starlight for Purification.

The Orthodox Academy was a picture of tranquil silence. He closed his eyes in meditation, utterly forgetting all things. He naturally could not hear the night birds in the forest that should have been resting but suddenly began to chirp, the sound crisp and moving. The croaks of frogs that had halted for several days also began to ring out once more, happy beyond compare.

A butterfly fluttered in from the window and rested on the floor beside him, unwilling to depart.

It was the piece of floor that he had just wiped clean.

...

...

Hundred Flowers Lane was a very ordinary street of the capital. Of course, it had once been very famous because the Orthodox Academy in its depths had once been very famous. Additionally, the Hundred Herb Garden at that end had also been very famous. That place was the Imperial Garden of the previous dynasty.

The most famous rebellion in the Great Zhou Dynasty's history had also occurred in the Hundred Herb Garden. At the time, Emperor Taizong, who was still a prince, was galloping his horse from his estate to the Imperial Palace but was ambushed at this place by the other princes. At that moment, Emperor Taizong had still been dressed in his night gown.

The ultimate conclusion of that rebellion was known by the entire continent: Emperor Taizong narrowly obtained the final victory and his imperial brothers were all executed on the spot, with several hundred of their followers simultaneously being beheaded.

Because of this bloody, rather inglorious history, the Hundred Herb Garden lost its status as an Imperial Garden and was placed under the custody of the Orthodoxy's Hall of Heavenly Virtue, to be used for growing medicinal herbs and spirit fruits. Perhaps because the soil of the Hundred Herb Garden had absorbed too many nutrients from the blood, or perhaps because too many corpses had been buried beneath it, the medicinal herbs and spirit fruits planted here flourished. It once more became valued by the Imperial Court and was placed under strict guard.

In reality, extremely few people knew that the reason the Hundred Herb Garden was so heavily guarded, besides the precious medicinal herbs and spirit fruits growing within, was that it would often be used as a residence for important and powerful figures that would find it inconvenient to appear in public. For example, when the Divine Empress was first expelled from the Imperial Palace, she resided in the temple here in cultivation. It was also precisely for this reason that the Hall of Heavenly Virtue later on received enormous benefits.

At present, the Hundred Herb Garden was inhabited by another noble.

Under the old walls crawling with ivy was a table made of stone. A tea cup was on the table, and the cup contained the rarely seen and precious tea brewed from tea leaves freshly picked in the rain this spring.

A little lady was drinking tea.

Her face was childish, her pupils like black stars, her lips like red plums. She had long and slender eyelashes, and her pale white cheeks had two faint patches of red. She was a picture of astonishing beauty.

It was an extremely healthy sort of beauty, delighting both the body and mind of others, but never giving them any sort of distracting thoughts.

The girl herself was not much delighted. Her face was one of deep distress because she still had not found that person.


To pick is to choose. This is a story about choices. Three thousand worlds full of gods and demons, with a daoist scroll in your hand, you are able to control the entire universe…

At the beginning of time, a mystical meteor came crashing down from outer space and scattered all over the world. A piece of it landed in the Eastern Continent, with mysterious totems carved upon it. Through the observation of these totems, humankind comprehended the Dao and established the Orthodoxy.

Several thousand years later, the fourteen years old orphan Chen Changsheng left his master to cure his illness and change his fate. He brought a piece of marriage vow with him to the capital, thus began the journey of a rising hero.

It was 8:30 AM by the time Li Yundong arrived at the campus. Upon entering the compound, he made a beeline towards the main academic building. He had barely taken a few steps when he noticed a bespectacled girl wearing thick, black-rimmed glasses standing near the building. She was hugging a stack of books to her chest and glancing around frantically. One would think that she was expecting someone to suddenly jump out and steal her precious books. 
Well, it turned out that he had been right before about another storm brewing; the girl stormed towards him the moment she saw him.
"Li Yundong!" she snarled. "Do you have any idea what you've done! While you were AWOL for three days, someone from the State Education Commission came to our class and conducted an inspection! And you! You and your self-imposed sabbatical cost our class valuable honor points!" 
The girl went on and on at him like a machine gun, which wasn't that far from the truth since he felt as if his ear was about to be blasted off at the moment. With every cadence of her voice, Li Yundong found himself wincing.
Class honor points? he thought. What is this, high school? 
Words kept pouring out of the girl's mouth, and as her passion escalated, so did Li Yundong's urge to roll his eyes.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Sun Li, the Einstein of Tiannan University's Department of Chinese Language and Literature. And no, he wasn't really kidding about the Einstein part. At the end of her first year, this egghead actually received the country's top scholarship. By then, she was already famous enough to shake hands with the mayor.
Yep, she was just that good. 
Li Yundong did hear some vague rumors in the past about Sun Li. Apparently, she was consistently in the top three students from Tiannan City throughout her high school years, but then she "flunked" her National College Entrance Examination, only receiving second-tier marks. 
It actually shouldn't have mattered since there was a first-tier university that was willing to make an exception and admit her into their program. But she balked at the offer, claiming adamantly that she wouldn't accept handouts. Then, with all the spunk and resolve she could muster, she graced the halls of Tiannan University with her presence. 
Sun Li was one helluva tough girl. She was bold, fearless even. She was the type of girl with actual backbone and, in a non-anatomical sense, cojones. She was the classic "chili pepper" or "jalapeno" type of girl with a fiery personality; bite her, and your mouth would be on fire before you could even say the word "hot."
Her face was round above her cheekbones, though it tapered gradually along her jawline, like an egg or a melon seed. Her features were basically flawless. Well, if there was a single flaw in her appearance, it would be those godawful glasses that she wore all day long. Those Bibi Zhou glasses didn't suit her at all. And, if that wasn't bad enough, she wore a headband which looked so out of fashion and démodé that one would think she had time-traveled from the past. 
Li Yundong suddenly began to wonder what this girl would look like the moment she removed the glasses and headband. 
Well. No matter what she looks like, she still wouldn't be as pretty as that girl I saw at home this morning, that's for sure.  
The moment Li Yundong thought of that mysterious girl at his home, it was like some kind of valve had opened in his mind, allowing endless streams of thoughts to gush into his head: Who on earth is that girl? How the heck did she end up in the apartment? Wait a minute... Shit! I just left her alone at home without any supervision! She wouldn't steal anything, right? 
Err... Nah. Such a beautiful doll can't possibly be capable of theft... right? 
Argh! Screw it! If a pretty girl like that steals from me, then I- I'll just suck it up and embrace my shitty luck! 
From there, Li Yundong's mind began wandering off towards the other end of the universe: Who is she? What's her background? Did I lose my V-card to her when I was drunk? God, I sure hope not. Or do I?
Imagine a pot of boiling porridge. That's what Li Yundong's mind was like at this moment, muddled and messy. 
Sun Li had been giving Li Yundong a roasting for quite a while now. At one point, she noticed Li Yundong spacing out right in front of her.
Has he been listening to anything I said? Sun Li thought.
Just like that, Sun Li's anger was taken up a notch. She removed one book from her stack of books and shouted, "Hey!" as she slammed the book against Li Yundong's chest. 
Well, she really shouldn't have done that.
Enhanced by the Jindan's curative power, the Qi inside Li Yundong's body was like an automatic defense mechanism, which was activated at the exact moment the book hit. That kind of Qi could generate a force capable of propelling a human-sized object like the little fox/girl a meter away, let alone a book. 
SMACK!
It was instantaneous retaliation, and the book never stood a chance; it spun in the air like a shuriken and fell to the ground. Poor Sun Li didn't fare much better either. She had been holding on to the book when it struck Li Yundong, so some of the Qi's propulsion force was transferred to her body as well.
"Ah!" Sun Li's body lurched backwards slightly while the rest of her books fell out of her hands and tumbled to the ground. 
Sun Li immediately crouched down and began to gather her fallen books. She didn't even bother to curse at Li Yundong. That alone proved just where her priorities lay. 
When the books fell, Li Yundong had chalked it up to Sun Li's own clumsiness. Not that anyone could blame him for having such an assumption. He was, after all, unaware of his own bodily changes. Watching Sun Li on the ground, scrambling to pick up her books, Li Yundong sneered inwardly. What is it that they always say? Karma's a bitch? I wonder who'd even want to marry her with that kind of bitchy attitude.  
Despite the nasty thoughts coursing through his mind, Li Yundong kneeled down to help Sun Li with the fallen books. 
Li Yundong grabbed two Psychology textbooks before rising to his feet, then handed the books to Sun Li. 
Sun Li, of course, had her own ideas about what happened just now. She thought Li Yundong had deliberately pushed back against her book, so she glared at him and said, "Why are you such an asshole?" 
Something inside Li Yundong snapped.
"What! How am I an asshole!" Li Yundong yelled. "Would I have helped you pick up your books if I was an asshole? Yeah, that's right. No! I wouldn't have! Oh, and you want to know what an asshole would've done? Huh? Want me to tell you what I would've done if I was an asshole? I'll tell you! I would've stomped all over your books, that's what!" 
Sun Li's brows rose to her hairline. "F*ck you and your ancestor's tablet! I dare you to try it!" 
Wow, even her native accent was coming out now. (T/N: It is common in the Sichuan dialect to mention the coffin/tablet of someone's ancestors as a form of insult) 
Li Yundong's eyes flared in anger and a stifling tightness tugged at his chest. He glared at Sun Li, huffing and panting as the redness on his face spread all the way down to his neck. 
Sun Li noted the state of Li Yundong's eyes, which were red with threads of blood vessels that looked like they could burst any second. She'd be lying if she said that Li Yundong didn't look intimidating right now. Still, she tightened her neck muscles and met Li Yundong's gaze with firm defiance. 
Some time in the middle of their staring contest, a voice sounded beside them.
"Yo, look who's here? If it isn't the King of Love Confessions." 
Li Yundong's head snapped to the side and he saw two women standing there, looking back at him mockingly. 
The redness on Li Yundong's face turned several shades darker. One of the girls was Zhou Qin, a f*cking bombshell of a girl who was also the most beautiful girl in Tiannan University. Oh, and did he mention that she was the girl whom he had confessed to three days ago? 
With her willowy figure and her smooth alabaster skin, Zhou Qin's beauty was undoubtedly one in a million. The fabric of her pale yellow shirt flowed loosely around her body, billowing in the morning zephyr. "Fashionable" and "youthful" were the two words that best described her current appearance. Zhou Qin's eyes were bland and aloof as she studied Li Yundong, as though she hadn't just shoved a nice-guy speech down Li Yundong's throat three days ago. However, hidden within the depths of her eyes, amidst layer upon layer of aloofness and indifference, was an iota of disdain and contempt. 
The other girl, the one who taunted him just now, was Ding Nan. 
Li Yundong's lack of a comeback reduced Ding Nan to hoots of laughter. "Hey, are you deaf? I'm talking to you," Ding Nan said after her laughter had subsided. "You're now famous, you know? And guess what? That video of your confession has the highest click count on the university forums!" 
In an instant, a supernova of emotions exploded in Li Yundong's chest in the form of anger, humiliation, embarrassment, and shock.
"What did you just say? Who recorded it!" Li Yundong screamed at Ding Nan. 
By the time his gaze landed on Zhou Qin, his eyes were already filled to the brim with rage. 
"I can't believe you would do something like that," he said. "So despicable." 
Zhou Qin remained unperturbed by the accusation, as evident from her unchanging expression. Her eyes scanned over Li Yundong's body from head to toe. She didn't even try to explain herself or deny the accusation. Perhaps this proved just how little she thought of him; it was as if the act of explaining herself to him was beneath her. 
"Hey, watch your tone," Ding Nan said. "You think you're so great? Fine, take it up with He Shao then! He was the one who recorded the video. What are you going to do about it, huh?" Ding Nan snorted. "You have the balls to confess but not the balls to let your confession be seen? What a pathetic loser. You should take a good look at yourself in the mirror, loser. Who do you think you are anyway? Actually, no, don't answer that. I already know who you are. You're a stupid toad trying to have a taste of swan meat. Hah! Let me tell you something. With your looks? No girl would want you even if you pay them to be with you! So don't ever bother Zhou Qin again, you hear me?" 
Everyone has a temper. Even a monk who spent years meditating in a cave would get mad if sufficiently provoked let alone a normal guy like Li Yundong. The fact that Li Yundong's Qi had been enhanced to mind-blowing levels by the Renyuan Jindan was nothing but an accelerant to the flames of his anger. 
An overabundance of vitality tends to make a person quick-tempered. Needless to say, quick-tempered people are ticking time bombs who aren't above picking fights over inconsequential matters, so something as humiliating as what Li Yundong was currently experiencing would most certainly lead to a fight. 
He felt it first in his lower abdomen, then a ball of intense heat surged up to his chest a split second later. It was as if a firestorm was raging inside his ribcage, roiling and torching everything inside. Then, two things occurred in tandem: he heard a popping sound (like bubbles in a pot of boiling water) in his ear; he felt the opening of a gate of some kind inside his sternum, causing the firestorm in his chest to rise to the top his head! 
Qi gushed out from the top of his skull, causing the strands of his hair to stand erect as if they were being held up by some kind of invisible force. 
His eyes were opened so wide that his skin might actually tear across the bridge of his nose in a horizontal line, and the capillaries in his eyeballs bulged as blood pumped through them. The Qi inside his chest tumbled out of his mouth like a raging thunderstorm: "Say that again! I f*cking dare you!" 
No amount of Ding Nan's arrogance and Zhou Qin's composure could bear up against an outburst of such caliber; they were both girls after all. Especially since the Jindan's enhancements had taken Li Yundong's anger to a whole new level: eyes that were like lightning, seeming to be capable of bringing instantaneous death to anyone who looked upon them; a wild and feral demeanor that put a tiger to shame. Even a strong man would cower in fear in the face of such a menacing presence let alone two delicate girls. 
Terrified, both Ding Nan and Zhou Qin backed away from Li Yundong. Terror filled their eyes, though Zhou Qin's held an extra tinge of surprise. The surprise in her eyes, however, quickly changed into mortification and anger. 
Zhou Qin squeezed Ding Nan's palm furtively. Ding Nan's head turned to the side, then she gave Zhou Qin a look of understanding. 
Ding Nan started yelling at the top of her lungs.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing! We're at school! Help! Help! Somebody help! Someone's trying to kill us!" 
Morning classes were about to start, and a lot of students were on the compound, making their way to their respective classes. Needless to say, Ding Nan's shout drew everyone's attention, so it only took an instant for a crowd to gather around the four of them. 
Emboldened by the crowd, Ding Nan laughed tauntingly, arms akimbo. "Come on then! Weren't you acting like a brute just now? Ooh, look at you, squeezing your fists, huh? You want to hit me, don't you? Come on! Hit me" — Ding Nan showed off one side of her face and poked her cheek with her finger — "right here! Hit me if you're a man! Hah! Just look at your pathetic face. I bet you'd get rejected even if you confessed your love to every woman in the world!" 
Driven by fury, Li Yundong took a large step forward and cocked his fist backwards. 
Ding Nan screamed, flinching in fear; she took a step back, dragging Zhou Qin with her. 
Like Zhou Qin, Ding Nan was a beautiful woman with legions of knights in shining armors at her command. 
It was just a matter of time before someone among the men who held torches for these two women stepped forward. 
"Hey! What do you think you're doing, you bum?"
Wu Hui, a tall and muscular man, stood in front of Li Yundong. This champ wasn't just anybody; he was the department rep of Tiannan University's Department of Physical Education. The guy's face resembled Nicky Wu, so his fangirls gave him a nickname: Little Nicky. (T/N: Nicky Wu is a famous Taiwanese singer)
It just so happened that Wu Hui was one of Zhou Qin's relentless pursuers. Given such an opportunity to shine, why wouldn't he step up? 
However, as soon as Wu Hui stopped speaking, Li Yundong's hand shot out and seized his collar. Before he knew it, he had been lifted off the ground by a guy who was at least half a head shorter than him. 
"What am I doing? I'm f*cking you up is what I'm doing!" Li Yundong's wrath stunned every student in the compound. None of the bystanders could comprehend the terrifying amount of arm strength that Li Yundong must possess in order to lift a six-foot-tall guy off the ground.
Some guy nearby gasped in fear.  
"Holy shit! Is he Schwarzenegger?" 
Wu Hui gasped for air, with his face turning purple as he squeezed out the words, "L- Let go!" 
Li Yundong's feral grin transformed his slightly chubby and gentle face into that of a blood-thirsty beast. "You want me to let go? Fine!" 
Li Yundong was moments away from flinging Wu Hui into the air when he suddenly heard a feminine voice that was laced with joy and surprise.
"Oh, there you are!" 
That voice was as clear and distinct as a lark soaring across an empty valley. At the same time, it was sonorous and melodic, like the chime of a silver bell in the wind. No words could fully describe the true extent of the voice's beauty. It was like a spell, spurring the human instinct to respond to it and to wonder: Who could be the owner of such a beautiful voice? 
Li Yundong turned his head, and his eyes widened at what he saw. Almost instantly, his hair went limp and slowly sagged down from its upright position. 
Hey… Isn't she the same girl I saw when I woke up just now? 
The girl was dressed in a traditional Chinese-style red dress, like something out of a costume drama. Most women would look ugly in such a dress. But on this girl, it was like she was the beau idéal of traditional beauty, the description of which transcended the power of words; it was as though the work of a master painter had come to life. 
God must love melon seeds very much to create a face this beautiful based on their geometry. Every feature of that face was flawless. Those eyes, shaped like peach blossoms, were made to mesmerize. Her dark pupils were like twin black holes of tenderness and affection, sucking everything in with their irresistible pull. And when her red, water chestnut lips curved into a smile, a row of perfect white teeth was revealed. It was like some kind of sorcery, one that robbed the guys in the surrounding area of their ability to hold their saliva in their mouths.
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Reporters?
Lu Zhou was shocked and he quickly looked out of the balcony when he saw a van from Jin Ling TV station. It looked like the people carrying the camera equipment were negotiating with dorm staff. 
What is going on?
Shi Shang looked at Lu Zhou with admiration and said, "Lu Zhou, be honest. Did you do some earth-shattering thing again? My instincts tell me that the car downstairs is after you." 
Liu Rui was more logical after he heard Shi Shang and he said, "I'll go on Weibo, see what is going on."
He did not even have to search for it.
It was number one on trending. It was even above the celebrities!
Huang Guangming could not sleep anymore and he leaned against the bed as he scratched his head, "What did you find?"
"Zhou's guess…"
"What? Zhou's guess? What did Zhou guess about?" Shi Shang came over and asked. 
"No… Lu Zhou proved Zhou's conjecture," said Liu Rui as he staring at the mobile screen. He then looked at Lu Zhou and said, "… That Zhou's conjecture seems to be a world-class mathematics problem. I've seen it before in number theory books."
After today, those number theory books would have to be edited. 
In a sense, history was changing before their eyes.
Huang Guangming and Shi Shang gasped and they both turned to stare at Lu Zhou. 
Awkward, Lu Zhou touched his face and said, "Oi… Is there something on my face?" 
Other than his handsome face, Lu Zhou did not feel anything on it. 
With a serious expression, Shi Shang said, "Zhou, we're brothers, right?"
Lu Zhou sighed softly, "… Just stop, I'll buy you guys food."
After his groundbreaking discovery, it would be too cheap of him not to treat his roommates to a meal.
Shi Shang was unhappy, "Am I that type of person?"
Lu Zhou asked, "Then… I won't buy you that meal?"
"Wait, no! I mean I'm not that type of person, but if you insist, I'll still take you up on your offer!" said Shi Shang. He coughed before laughing mischievously, "Umm… When you're doing the interview, can I be in the shot? I'll post it on my news feed and brag to my friends." 
Huang Guangming's eyes widened and he yelled, "F*ck me, Shi Shang, this isn't like you! I didn't know you would step this low… I have to be in the shot as well!"
Liu Rui sat in his seat and was scratching his head about the proof of Zhou's approximation. Although he found the original thesis online, he could not understand the proof process at all and thus, he did not join in their conversation. 
Lu Zhou: "…"
For the sake of his own reputation, Lu Zhou suddenly felt like he could not do the interview here.
Who knew what these group of animals would say about him? 
It's best if the reporters don't interview them!
Therefore, he put on his backpack and left the dorm. 
As he rushed down the stairs, he ignored the screams of Huang Guangming.
However, just as he was about to leave the dorm building, he was blocked by a group of journalists and reporters. 
Lu Zhou thought that it was bad. He pretended to be a normal student and tried to slip past them. Unfortunately, he brushed shoulders with a cameraman and was recognized. 
A reporter from Jin Ling Evening News asked, "Hello, may I ask if you are Lu Zhou?" 
"Lu Zhou, how did you solve Zhou's conjecture? Are the articles true? Did you really dream of the proof?"
"… Can I ask how do you normally study? Do you have any advice for college students?"
"… The internet is saying that Professor Deligne from Princeton has given you an offer to study a master's degree there. Will you accept the offer?"
The questions made Lu Zhou cringe, especially when he saw his own reflection in the camera. Furthermore, with the crowd of students staring at him, he could not even form sentences. 
Fortunately, at this moment, someone came over and dissolved the crowd… 
"Move away, move away."
"Don't block the dorm building door."
A few men in suits stood in front of the entrance while the reporters gave way. 
Lu Zhou stood behind the men in suits and was relieved. He saw Dean Qin and two other strangers. From the looks of it, the two strangers were pretty high status, probably leaders of the school. 
While Lu Zhou was pondering over the identities of these two people, the old man in a suit walked in front of Lu Zhou, smiled, and extended his right hand, "Lu Zhou, congratulations."
Lu Zhou shook his hand and politely asked, "This professor… May I ask, who are you?"
"Hahaha," laughed the old man. Even though he smiled amiably, he said, "… Dean Qin is the only professor here. I'm not a professor."
The cameras next to them clicked and photographed the two shaking hands.
Lu Zhou was even more confused.
If you're not a professor, then who are you?
He had no idea who the guy was. 
Dean Qin said, "This is Secretary Liu. He works for the city government of Jin Ling." He smiled and lightly introduced the other person, "This is the president of the Su Mathematical Society and the vice chairman of the Chinese Mathematical Society, Professor Wang Zhongming." 
That professor had glasses on and smiled as he nodded toward Lu Zhou.
"Hello, Professor Wang!" said Lu Zhou politely as he stuck out his right hand.
Two old magnates…
"Hello," said Professor Wang with a smile as he shook Lu Zhou's hand. He shook it gently and said, "No wonder Professor Tang spoke so highly of you. You really are talented."
Lu Zhou smiled and said humbly, "Professor Wang, you're too kind."
"Let's talk another time. Secretary Liu still has some stuff to say and so, I won't waste your time," said Professor Wang with a smile. 
"I can afford to waste this time," said Secretary Liu with a smile. He looked at Lu Zhou and said, "Lu Zhou, on behalf of City of Jin Ling, I thank you for your contribution."
Lu Zhou was flattered. 
At most, he only contributed to the field of mathematics. He had not really contributed to the City of Jin Ling.
"I just solved a mathematics question. I don't deserve this," said Lu Zhou as he smiled modestly.
"That's where you're wrong," replied Secretary Liu. He smiled and continued, "The problem you solved isn't a normal mathematics problem. It's a problem that plagued the mathematics industry for 20 years! You are from University of Jin Ling, so how can the City of Jin Ling not thank you?"
Secretary Liu spoke nicely, but also bureaucratically. 
It was because he was not in the mathematics industry.
A 20-year-old mathematics question doesn't mean that mathematicians around the world had been trying to solve it for 20 years. Everyone had different research topics. Most mathematicians did not even invest any time or energy to this question. 
Lu Zhou smiled but he did not try to explain anything. Some words were better left unsaid. This conversation was mainly for the microphones and cameras around them, Lu Zhou just had to be a good "listener".
Lu Zhuo saw Secretary Liu's smile and analyzed in his heart. 
This busy man suddenly came to visit the University of Jin Ling and specifically came to meet me. Most of my papers are famous in the international and domestic mathematics community. But why is this political guy here? From which newspaper did you hear about me?
Speaking of which, if this guy wants to show his thanks for my talent, there should be something else waiting for me.
Money?
Honor?
I'll take either, as long as it's good for me!
After a pause, Secretary Liu smiled and spoke. 
"Our basic policy is to be education-oriented! Talent training has been the top priority of our city's Education department! Yesterday, the leader of our Municipal Education Bureau told me about you. This immediately aroused my attention. Especially after learning about your family situation, several directors of our city met overnight and decided to give you a reward. Our future scientists can't be poor!"
Lu Zhou heard him and suddenly said, "Secretary Liu, you work too hard!"
"Not hard at all," said the old man as he waved his hand. He then said with a smile, "You're the one that is working hard as a scientist who is fighting in the front line!"


After suffering from a heat stroke while working under the scorching heat of summer, Lu Zhou, a hardworking but poor university student, somehow becomes the owner of an advanced technological system. With the cheat given by the system, his university life changes overnight. 
  
A Master's degree? Easy. 
  
PhD? Not a problem.   
  
From a nobody, he quickly becomes a huge celebrity in the world of science. With the missions given by the system, he is on his way to winning a Nobel Prize.   

"System, can points be exchanged for money?"
  
"No."
  
"F**k, what use are you then!?"
  
"This system will make you the ultimate scholar, the kind that lords over all of humanity. What use will money be to you?"

" I shouldn't have married an illiterate woman like you" Ravi wanted to scream out loudly but he couldn't.

Ravi was a chartered accountant and was working as a Manager (Finance and taxation) in a famous company. Ravi got married to Saritha. Ravi's parents were orthodox people. They wanted an illiterate daughter-in-law who would know all household work and wouldn't talk much. But Ravi wanted a literate wife. There were some arguments happened between Ravi and his parents, but, finally, he had to marry Saritha thanks to the traditional technique, emotional blackmail from his parents.

It has been one week since they got married but he was not in a position to accept her as his wife. She hasn't talked much with him since marriage is fixed and till now also and even he wanted the same from her. He dreamed a lot about his future wife that she should be an educated and professional one, modern, rich in thoughts etc. But all those will continue to be his dreams till the end. He thought that his world turned upside down.

According to the traditions prevailed at that place, groom had to stay in bride's home for 3 days to carryout some rituals. They both went to bride's village. Ravi was not at all interested in these rituals , particularly not after getting married to this girl, but there was no option left for him.

First day, at around 8 pm, after finishing dinner, he got a call from his friend. Due to signals problem, he went to Terrace to talk over phone. When he finished the call, he stayed there for sometime as he was feeling uncomfortable in the house. He was unhappy. He put on earphones to listen some good music.

After sometime, when one song was over and before another song started playing, he listened one English conversation. It was from back side of the house. He was at the front side of the terrace. He went to the back side of the terrace. There, he saw his wife talking over phone in English fluently with out any break. For a moment, he didn't believe what he was seeing there. He kept on staring at her till her conversation was over. He was dumbstruck.

It took him 10 minutes to return to normal. She was speaking more fluently than him. He was in a deep confusion. "i was told that she was an illiterate. Then, how on earth she can talk in English, that too with such a fluency ?" he mulled over this question throughout the night.

Next day, saritha's best friend, Sirisha, came to see Saritha. Saritha introduced her to Ravi. While their conversation was going on, saritha got a call from another friend and she went out to attend the call. In the mean time, Ravi came straight to the point

" Sirisha, can I ask you a question ?"

"Yes"

"Yesterday night, I listened Saritha talking over phone in English. But, my parents told me that she is an illiterate. What is this ?"

" I don't know"

" Please tell me, I want to know. I swear on God. I won't tell this to my parents"

"This is very sensitive. Please don't tell to Saritha also that I told this to you"

" Yeah. Sure "

" You knew about saritha's family, right ?. Middle class family. Only one child. She was an absolute gem in studies. District first in 10th class, got good marks in +2, she joined in CA course. She almost missed ranks in CPT and IPCC. She joined in article ship in Bangalore. She took FINAL coaching also. When she was about to write the final exams, her father met with an accident and died at the spot. She was in deep depression as she loved her father more than she loved herself. Her mother, who was completely unaware of things on how to run a family, decided to marry Saritha to someone. When her mother came to know about your's match,she convinced Saritha for marriage. Saritha also agreed to marry as she was not in a position to continue her studies . Her mother even told to Saritha not to disclose about her education details to groom's family as they needed only illiterate daughter-in-law. She agreed for that.

"Tell more about her" (Ravi's perception towards her was changing)

" She is kind, honest, funny, modern, mature and talented. Her aim was so big. She tried so hard to achieve that. But God had put a full-stop for that. I don't think your parents will allow her to open books once again. They didn't know about her. If they come to know about this, they won't give her the respect a bride would expect in mother in law's home"

Saritha finished call and came back. They were back to the normal conversation.

On that evening, he sat on terrace and was thinking about Saritha "She is an educated, professional (even though she is not a qualified CA, she is possessing all qualities to become a professional), modern, matured girl. Because of that one incident, which turned her life jumbled-up, she had to stop all her education. Had that incident not happened, she would have achieved her goals. Even after facing such odd situations. she is still the same girl." While he was thinking all this, she was playing with kids. and his thinking continued " Look at that smile, gorgeous. Her dimple, inviting me to kiss on her cheeks. Her curved lips, dazzling. Her eyes, seductive. How lucky am i to have this beautiful lady as my life-partner. ". He started liking her.

Saritha came on to the terrace to call Ravi for dinner. He stood up and hugged her tightly and kissed her on forehead, without saying one word. Saritha was shell-shocked. She was staring at her husband while he was eating. He knew that she was staring at him. He winked at her and gave flying kiss in front of her mother. Her mother giggled. Before bed, he whispered in her ear "Thank you". She didn't understand the reason, kept calm.

Next day, they returned back to Ravi's house. Ravi and his family were staying in Hyderabad. He decided not to tell about her education details to his parents. He started treating her as his wife. On Sunday, he stayed at home. From morning to night, he observed her throughout the day. She woke up at 5 AM, cleaned the house, prepared breakfast, washed clothes, cooked lunch, cleaned plates and utensils, made supper. She was restless throughout the day.

He told to himself " Although, these activities have to be done by wife, but is it right, a talented girl like her has to stuck in the home 24/7 and 365 days. What if I encourage her to pursue the course from where she stopped ". He gave it a deep thought.

After one month, Ravi was transferred to the head office located in Bengaluru. Ravi's parents also wanted to come to Bengaluru, but he denied them. He convinced them that he will come back to Hyderabad after one year.

Ravi and Saritha moved to Bengaluru. Saritha still remembered the railway station, bus station, malls and places she went to when she was in Bengaluru. She was happy that she came back to the place where she spent 3 years of quality life, at the same time she was also sad as she couldn't able to finish the job for which she came to Bengaluru.

They settled into apartment near Ravi's office. They unpacked , decorated all household items. They loved that apartment.

Ravi went to office. His first day was boring. He took one hour permission to buy an important gift for his wife. He came back to the house and saw his wife was in white saree. He said to himself "Angelic, splendiferous".

" Saritha, come here, i bought a gift for you"

" For me ?" She is in disbelief.

" Yes. For you only. Open it"

She unwrapped it and broke into tears after seeing the gift.

The gift is " CA FINAL books"

He gave a letter and asked her to read.

" To my sweet heart,

I came to know that you were never an illiterate, you were CA aspirant. Due to your father's sudden demise, you had to stop the education and had to marry me. I came to know that you had so many dreams. It will not be possible for you to complete CA if we stay back in Hyderabad. That's why I requested my boss to transfer me to Bengaluru. My parents won't come here. You can start preparation for final exams. I know you still have a desire in your heart to finish CA course. From now, I will be there for you. Actualize your dreams. Wish you all the best".

While reading this letter, tears were flowing down from her eyes. There was no limit to her happiness. She went to bed room. Ravi was busy in changing clothes. She hugged him tightly and he felt her love and warmth in that hug. They kissed out of passion.

It took her two attempts to clear CA FINAL. Now, she is a CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT.

When she saw the result, First, she told to her father ( to his photo )" Father, I don't know where are you now. But your daughter here completed her CA course. Feel proud. Don't worry about me, Ravi is here to take care of me like you used to."

Next she rang to Ravi, who cut the call as he was in meeting. She texted him

" Ravi, results came out. I cleared CA FINALs. Now your wife is a Chartered Accountant "

" Congratulations CA saritha. I am so happy for you. Can't wait to meet you"

" LOVE YOU RAVI".

It is the first time she said I love you to him after marriage. He was on Cloud 9. He replied her " I have been waiting for this word from long time. "LOVE YOU TOO SARU" ( tears were falling down while he is texting her).

'Foundational Chinese Medicine'
This introduction to Chinese medicine, written according to the Encyclopedia, was a writing of basic theories. The first chapter was the preface but Lin Fan added slightly more, an overview of the origin of Chinese medicine and its developments in the past thousands of years. Anyone who studied Chinese medicine needed to know its history. If one didn't know the history, how would that person learn Chinese medicine?
Hence, before the first chapter, Lin Fan added in the history of Chinese medicine.
He buried his head in it and wrote furiously, occasionally stopping not because he didn't know what to write next but because he felt that his writing was too good, so he needed to stop for a moment and admire his own masterpiece.
The first segment, second segment...Second chapter, first segment: The Theory of Yin and Yang.
The Encyclopedia only included a word description and didn't have any images. If he added an image, it could add some vividness to the book.
The Earth consists of Yin, Yang, and the five elements and the human body was the same. Hence, using the human body to explain the five elements was not a bad choice.
*writing sounds*
The sound of pen against paper emanated inside the shop.
Fraud Tian and the rest were a little startled, wondering what Lin Fan was doing.
Lin Fan seemed to be very different that day and Wu You Lan was a little worried. "Brother Lin, what are you doing?"
Lin Fan didn't even look up. He smiled and replied, "Ming Qing asked me to write new basic teaching materials for the students."
"Er!"
At that point, everyone in the shop knew that Lin Fan's medical abilities were extraordinary, so they didn't doubt him. However, they had never thought that he would be writing teaching materials. That was rather shocking.
Chinese medicine was a large field of knowledge. Those who were able to write teaching materials were basically all expert professors aged seventy or even eighty-plus. As of now, Lin Fan was only twenty-something. For him to be writing Chinese medicine teaching materials, it really was shocking.
…
Shanghai's First Chinese Medical Academy.
Zhao Ming Qing was also working on this matter. He had already given the word that the First Chinese Medical Academy's foundational teaching materials will all be replaced with new teaching materials in future.
This news spread like a tornado within the academy. Everyone was in disbelief.
The current teaching materials were written by several old Chinese doctors decades ago and had been used until now. Now that he said they would be replaced, the students felt that it was inconceivable. After all, there were basically no teaching materials on the market right now that could compare to those they were using.
Some of the meddlesome students started to protest.
Of course, they didn't protest openly but they posted complaints on the Internet, expressing their unhappiness.
A student from a certain dormitory was furious and he immediately wrote a post and posted it on the Internet.
"Ever since Shanghai's First Chinese Medical Academy's Director Zhao Ming Qing discovered the medicine for anorexia, he has started to go crazy. Now, he wants to completely replace the teaching materials that we have been using for decades…"
The post was very long. The first part was normal. It just expressed his discontentment and puzzlement at the decision. But the later part consisted of his personal thoughts about the downfall of Chinese medicine and blamed it all on these old Chinese doctors.
They were unprofessional, constantly changing and thus, causing unceasing unrest in Chinese medicine, causing it to be unable to steadily develop like Western medicine.
This matter didn't attract much attention in the beginning. But after some people added fuel to the fire, this post was brought to Weibo and even became trending.
The next day!
When Zhao Ming Qing saw the post on the Internet, his heart shifted. He was a little angry. After reading the post, he could only say that this was abandoning oneself and not forging ahead for Chinese medicine.
Reporters gathered around the entrance of Shanghai's First Chinese Medical Academy.
When Zhao Ming Qing appeared, the reporters surrounded him.
The reporters didn't understand this kind of situation but they just felt that it was a big piece of news. When there are people protesting, that means there is definitely an issue. Hence, they wanted to find out more.
"Director Zhao, do you have any comments regarding that post on the Internet?"
"Is the Chinese Medical Academy going to abolish the current teaching materials and introduce new ones? According to our knowledge, the Chinese medicine teaching materials that still remain now are not many and the ones that are used now are the best there are."
"The various Chinese Medical Academies around the country have all expressed unhappiness towards your decision to abolish the old teaching materials. They feel that it is against the regulations."
The reporters kept asking questions, one after another.
The surrounding students spectated the scene. They knew that this was an eventful period for the academy and they also knew about the replacement of the old teaching materials.
To outsiders, this may not have been a significant thing but to them, this was incomparably significant.
Nowadays, the Chinese Medical Universities' teaching materials were all chosen by the Education Department and they weren't allowed to be changed without instructions being given.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to manage. If all the schools were in disarray in terms of teaching material, that would not be a good thing.
"Everyone, please quieten down," said Zhao Ming Qing calmly, "I understand that this matter will have repercussions but even so, this must be done because the reason why Chinese Medicine is declining right now has nothing to do with what illnesses it can treat. It is due to do with a lack of resources and manpower. The old edition of teaching materials are very good but times have changed and Chinese medicine must change as well. It has to stay with the times. That's why I'm going to replace the foundational teaching materials.
A reporter said, "Director Zhao, Chinese medicine is a crystallization of knowledge. It doesn't decline like scientific and technological products but it should get better with time. Don't you think this move is a mistake, Director Zhao?"
"Director Zhao, which books are you selecting as your new teaching materials?"
"Director Zhao…"
The reporters were questioning him excitedly. They made Zhao Ming Qing at a loss for words for a moment.
Then, Zhao Ming Qing waved his hand. "This interview shall end here. But I will declare that as the Chinese Medical Academy's Director, I put my students first. That's why I feel that changing the teaching materials is necessary. As for which books I have chosen, I can say this: They're much better than any other books that have been used as teaching materials in history.
Uproar!
The reporters were stunned. They didn't expect Director Zhao to answer with so much swagger and so much self-confidence.
Better than any other teaching material in history. Those were some really big words.
In the office.
Zhao Ming Qing made a call. "Teacher, there's an issue with the reforming of teaching materials."
Lin Fan replied, "What do you think of it?"
Zhao Ming Qing said, "I trust Teacher. That's why we must replace the current teaching materials."
"Then it'll be fine. What's the point of thinking so much? I'm very busy right now. Your teacher has been writing so much every day that my hand is sore. Teaching materials are teaching materials after all. The rigorousness of the content is exceptional. My brain is about to explode," whined Lin Fan.
Zhao Ming Qing was a little embarrassed. "Thank you for your trouble, Teacher."
The next day!
The Education Department held a large conference.
Shanghai's First Chinese Medical Academy was under their management. The whole nation's Chinese medical academies had the same teaching materials. It was all regulated. Now that Shanghai's First Chinese Medical Academy wanted to change its teaching materials, that was against the regulations and they had to stop it.
These teaching materials were crystals of knowledge left behind by predecessors. They were written by famous Chinese medical masters decades ago.
Why would they want to change them?
This Zhao Ming Qing was really ridiculous.


I am Lin Fan and I've become a jack of all trades just because of a powerful Encyclopedia. 
In the first ever competition organised for trolls, all the other contestants lost. The crowd exclaimed, "Brother, you're so good at trolling." 
Lin Fan replied, "But I've never been trolling..."

"Oh?" Zong Ling and Tong San both looked at Dong Bo Xue Ying, waiting for his decision.
They didn’t want to separate from Xue Ying. After all, Eternal Wind Academy was more than 4,500 kilometers away from the Xue Ying Territory. Once admitted into the academy, he must live on the campus and would have to spend about six years there. Some students even stayed for more than ten years in order to graduate. How could they bear separating for such a long time? ?
The two old men didn’t have kids. While maintaining a deep friendship with the Dong Bo Lie married couple, in Tong San’s heart Mo Yang Yu was his master, the most important person to him. Zong Ling also had sincere feelings for Mo Yang Yu, but he was a Six Armed Serpent Demon…. Mo Yang Yu couldn’t accept that originally in the adventure group. Ultimately, Mo Yang Yu got together with Dong Bo Lie.
When Mo Yang Yu got pregnant, the two old men were ecstatic! Immediately afterwards, they came over and moved in to help take care of Xue Ying, . Actually, in their hearts, they treated Xue Ying as if he was their own child.
Did they,truly want to separate for a long period of time? No, they were not willing to part with Xue Ying.
Eternal Wind Academy was the best in the Tranquil Sun Province, attending would help Dong Bo Xue Ying grow in strength tremendously.
"Of course I won’t go," said Dong Bo Xue Ying
"Why not?" Zong Ling worriedly asked.
"Why do you not want to go? If you want to become a powerful knight, then Eternal Wind Academy is the best in the region. We couldn’t go even if we wanted to. After the new year, you will turn eleven years old and can no longer enter the academy." Tong San anxiously said
Weaklings don’t have futures.
This was a world where only the strong survive! All powerful aristocratic families had powerful martial capabilities.
"Do you hate to part with Pebble?" Zong Ling suddenly asked.
Dong Bo Xue Ying nodded, "I don’t want to part with Pebble. He is only four years old, and he is not close to you two. He sticks to me so much that I need to sleep with him every day. He doesn’t have many memories about Mother and Father now. He only wants me, his older brother. I don’t want his childhood to not only be absent of his mother and father, but also of his brother!"
Zong Ling and Tong Sang fell silent, they could feel that Xue Ying really treasured his brother.
"At least I had my parents with me until I was eight, but my brother s four. No parents, no brother….. I can’t do this," said Dong Bo Xue Ying.
"Furthermore——"
"I wish to rescue my parents, but will going to the Eternal Wind Academy be of any use?" Dong Bo Xue Ying said, "I don’t think so!"
"Hm?" Zong Ling and Tong San were puzzled.
"The Eternal Wind Academy does indeed have a good education system, and it can foster large quantities of Heaven Tier Knights - some even became Meteor Knights. However... even if I became a Meteor Knight, will I be able to rescue my mom and dad? Hmph, my uncle is a ***** Silver Moon rank mage, and even he can’t do anything about the rules of the Mo Yang family." Dong Bo Xue Ying said, "If I want to rescue my mom and dad, I will need to be stronger than uncle. I will become a Legend knight! Or even a Transcendent!"
Zong Ling and Tong San looked at each other, a little surprised.
They never talked in detail about the true situation involving the Mo Yang family, but Dong Bo Xue Ying reasoned that he needed to be at least a Legend knight or even a Transcendent knight to make it possible. This child was indeed intelligent, because this deduction was correct!
"Legend knights are extremely rare."
"Transcendent Knights are legends. I collected a lot of books about Transcendent Knights. Some were exaggerated and fabricated, but their process of growth is real." Dong Bo Xue Ying said, "I once collected information tracking the growth of these Transcendent beings."
The books figured out the training methods of all one hundred and twenty five Transcendent beings in history. Among them, one hundred and nine became Transcendents after many life and death experiences!
"And merely sixteen went to the academy!"
Dong Bo Xue Ying looked at Zong Ling and Tong San, "What does this mean? If you want to become a Transcendent being, joining the academy sect makes you rather weak!"
Zong Ling and Tong San were shocked.
They had never thought about this. They only knew that a Transcendent founded the academy, and that it was unconditionally the holy land of cultivation! Amazingly, it nurtured a prodigious amount of Heaven and Meteor knights…. but most of the famous Transcendents recorded in the history never attended the academy!
They all fumbled along the path of cultivation themselves!
"How could that be?" Tong San was startled and couldn’t believe it.
"The books are in my study room. I also meticulously sent people to Water Rites town to find biographies about Transcendents," Dang Bo Xue Ying said. "This is fact.. Even though many geniuses have entered the academy, few have become Transcendent!"
"I also researched why."
"According to the Transcendence spear technique book father set aside for me, I made a deduction." Dang Bo Xue Ying said, "To become Transcendent, you need to forge your own path! But the academy students are led by the knight teachers. Although it may easier for them to break through ranks because they train earlier, when they suddenly need to create their own path without the usual guidance of their teachers, they become blind! How could they know how to advance?"
"Also those who are not in the academy don’t have systematic guidance."
"They need to search for their own path by themselves. When confronting a crisis, they need to polish and refine themselves to overcome it. Only through this method will they understand themselves! This is a path that only they walk! One that only they comprehend! As a result, they will slowly step into Transcendence."
Dong Bo Xue Ying’s eye shone. "Highly detailed systematic guidance is good for training a large number of knights. But to train to become a Transcendent knight, instead of helping, that detailed education would shackle a person and make it very hard to breakthrough."
Tong San stared blankly at Dong Bo Xue Ying, and said with a dumb voice, "You are truly the son of the master; both of your oratory skills and deductive reasonings are identical."
Zong Ling stopped smiling. "I never thought that the biographies unexpectedly contained this secret. I feel, to say the least… that your deduction has a lot of justification. "
"My deduction could be wrong."
"But numbers can not lie."
"Among the total 125 transcendent knights who made their names famous in the past, 109 of them never entered the academy! That’s why I will also not enter the Academy," said Dong Bo Xue Ying.
"Ha Ha, that is because you’re pursuing the peak. For many children, becoming a Heavenly knight is not bad and becoming a Meteor knight would be amazing. How many people would dare to aim for Transcendence?" Zong Ling laughed. "When training to become a knight of lower rank than Transcendence, entering a academy would be of great assistance, so most knights are from the academy."
"Yeah," Dong Bo Xue Ying nodded.
He agreed with that point.
However, his goal was much further!
"After reading the biographies, you, , analyzed the information and reached this conclusion; it is no wonder you are Ah Yu's son. If you become a mage, you would have a future too," Zong Ling praised. Mages needed to dissect and analyze the mysteries of the universe, so the ability to think was very important; all of the powerful mages were very intelligent.
"Too bad my spiritual force is not strong enough." Dong Bo Xue Ying laughed, "I am not suited to be a mage."
Unlike mages, a knight only needed to train hard and have resolution, so regardless of their gender, everyone had a chance to become one. Mages had very high requirements of innate talent: to start with, one needed to have strong spiritual force, and if their spiritual force was not high enough, they did not have the qualifications to try.
"After the new year, Pebble will be five years old, so we can now test his spiritual force." Dong Bo Xue Ying said, "Perhaps it is already at the doorstep."
Spiritual force exceeding a certain threshold meant having a great natural talent.
Normally, one must reach the doorstep by the age of ten, otherwise there was no hope for a future in magic! Mother had already reached the threshold at the age of six.
[editors note: so the early it arrives the better it is]

In the Tranquil Sun province of the empire, there exists an unremarkable lordship known as Snow Eagle Territory! This is the home of the Dong Bo clan, the clan of our hero Xue Ying! His father, a commoner turned noble; his mother, a noble who abandoned her clan for love, and his brother, an innocent toddler. But peace cannot last forever, Xue Ying’s peaceful life is shattered, and the only way to reclaim it is through power!

As they walked towards the classroom, Principal Liu could not hold back the curiosity in his heart, and finally asked, "Lu Man, you and Young Master Han—"
"There's no need to try to find out any more, she's my brother's girlfriend." Han Zhuofeng pursed his lips. "Of course, who knows they might break up."
Principal Liu laughed it off, he was too smart; he had noticed Han Zhuoli and Lu Man intimate interaction right now.
As for whether they would get married or not, it was hard to tell, but they were definitely not fooling around.
Although from Han Zhuofeng's words it seemed that he held disdain for Lu Man, didn't he still take look after her very well?
Having learned a lesson from Principal Zhang, Principal would definitely not let his subordinates handle matters concerning Lu Man.
Moreover, Lu Man and Han Zhuoli's relation could not be disclosed to any random person; if he were to be unlucky to meet someone as dumb as Teacher Li, then he would have to pull at his hair with Principal Zhang.
When they reached Lu Man's classroom, a theory lesson was being taught in the class.
Principal Liu knocked on the door a few times, and the professor stopped teaching. The professor opened the door and was stunned to see Principal Liu standing outside. "Principal?"
"I have brought a new student to join your class." Facing the professor, Principal Liu transformed into the stern, bold personality of a principal. "This is Lu Man, she will be taking the performing arts course. She has also starred in Greedy Wolf Operation which broke the box office record."
"This is Professor Hong, the teacher for the performing lesson," Principal Liu introduced Lu Man.
"Hello, Professor Hong," Lu Man politely greeted him.
Professor Hong politely praised her, "I saw your performance in Greedy Wolf Operation, it's really excellent. Director Sun also sang your praises and told me that you have a knack for performing, but it's just that you haven't taken any professional education which puts you at a disadvantage. It makes me very happy to meet you in person and get to know you."
No matter what, the Film Academy had quite a lot of students who became famous before adulthood or had good connections thus receiving special treatment. Hence, Professor Hong wasn't surprised or found it strange for Principal Liu to escort Lu Man himself and have her transfer in the second semester.
Moreover, not everyone was as arrogant as Teacher Li, unable to see others have a good life.
Also, not everyone relied on the casting couch, some people really had good backgrounds.
Even Principal Liu had personally escorted her to the classroom, placing more emphasis on her, so Lu Man had to have a strong background.
Although Professor Hong was a teacher in the Film Academy, she herself was a talented actor, having good cordial relations with many famous directors.
Earlier, Sun Yiwu had really praised Lu Man and it was his honest opinion and not false praise.
Moreover, when the topic of Lu Man came up, Sun Yiwu did not regard her as a budding starlet from the younger generation. Instead, he treated her at the same level, subtly hinting that Lu Man had a very good background, and no one in the entertainment circle can afford to offend her.
Therefore, Teacher Hong was not surprised that Lu Man could transfer to the Film Academy without going through the test.
"Lu Man just finished her admission procedure, so I personally walked her to the classroom. In case she can't keep up with the curriculum, please take care of her," Principal Liu said.
"No problem." Professor Hong agreed right away.
Although reluctant, Han Zhuofeng still said, "I'm taking the direction course, if you ever need any help, you can look for me. Of course, it's best if you don't find me. However, you know how to get to the Director class, right? If you don't just ask someone. Do you have my cell phone number?"
Finding his attitude funny, Lu Man watched him answer his own questions.
As expected, without waiting for her reply, Han Zhuofeng said, "Nevermind, I think that you don't have it."
Han Zhuofeng immediately took out a pen. "Give me your book."
Lu Man passed him one of the books in her hand, and Han Zhuofeng wrote down his phone number on the title page.
"After you save it onto your phone, destroy it immediately, don't tell anyone! If you dare to tell people my cell phone number, you're dead!" Han Zhuofeng threatened her fiercely.


"Take me in, I'll do anything you want me to!" 

In her previous life, Lu Man is sent to prison after being framed by her step-sister and an asshole. After being released from prison, the only thing that greets her is her mother's tombstone. Seeing the asshole and bitch getting happily along together like one big family with her birth father and step-mother, she sets out to die together with the asshole and her step-sister in fiery flames. 

The moment she opens her eyes again, she finds herself back on the very day she was framed. Resolutely jumping out the window and climbing next door, she seeks refuge from the man occupying the room there. But who would have guessed that the man is the brilliant hunk she has always admired from afar in her past life?

She vows to rub her eyes clean and be more discerning of people. She wants to make everyone who owed her in the past to pay her back! 

"Young Master Han, can you let me hug your other arm too?" 
"Actually, I have one more, do you want it?"
"…" 

(AN: It's getting darker?)
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tap.. tap.. tap..
tap.. tap.. tap..
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At the small room where only a single bed and a single cabinets are inside.
A small table where his good old antique pen4 personal computer that he has been using for almost 10 yrs.
It was also the last best gift he receive and without it how boring his life would have been and being called NEET no longer apply at him if he has no personal computer.
.
He was surfing the net looking at various information related to the small meteor that was now known as an accursed stone.
Similar occurrence can be found while searching and it has the same situation that he encountered.
Their are even few people near him and one was a girl he use to know 11 yrs ago.
She was a lovely girl and was her first love.
Sadly he never had the courage to confess or even tried being friends with her.
They remained strangers but as his first love. 
Saferu can't help but felt strange if his first love also receive a pass on the Kingdom of Fools Online, then won't they be enemies at the future.
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[Ding..]
A message suddenly appear from his FB.
It was strange since he can't remember any reason why someone suddenly sent him a message.
He accepted it and realize it was an old acquaintance from the past.
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[Hey Saferu you their bro?..]
[Our class well have a reunion at Hotel XxX street]
[A week from now]
[It's a FIVE STAR hotel and one of our classmate has just promoted as a CEO and promise to pay the place for our reunion]
[You should come! remember she will also come!]
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The message was not that long.
Saferu wanted to reply but in the end he decided to ignore it.
He remember this guy.
He was a famous social butterfly a MORTAL ENEMY of loners.
Why you ask?
This people has a wide circle of friends and often drag loners around!
It was very painful for a loner to be cornered by a group of social butterflies.
A loner can barely have a conversation with them they talk so fast as if endless words wanted to escape their mouth.
The guy who just sent him a message was called Andrew. 
They use to be best buddies although it was weird at first for the two of them but they manage to remained friends through out senior high school.
It was Saferu who suddenly distance himself from them. 
Another reason was Saferu was sent to an elite college university while Andrew attended a third rate college school. 
The reason why Saferu was able to attend such elite college was during at that time he has a college plan whom his parent had been saving for a couple of years but that was not enough as it can barely hold his tuition fees.
Another factor was his uncle.
A rich person also decided to sponsor him.
One reason his uncle agree of sponsoring him was that he owes his father a debt of gratitude.
.
He tried to adapt to the rich and intelligent students lifestyle that attended to an elite school. 
Saferu barely pass as he came from a public school the difference of education was like heaven and hell. 
It was already considered a miracle passing such elite college entrance exams. 
But to survive in such place seems impossible with his own knowledge alone. 
He needed to study harder while socializing to the rich students and cope with their life style. 
He ended ignoring his high school friends especially his best friend.
Two years later Saferu did not improve at all the gap was so wide that he can barely catch up. 
At that time his collage plan declared bankruptcy. 
And his bad luck did not end there. 
His rich uncle got a fight with his father and suddenly stop sponsoring him. 
Later Saferu learned that his mother uses his name as a student of an elite college to barrow money from her rich friends.
That made their family financially struggle for the money was used for his own mothers vice.
Her own mother even stole the money which Saferu's friends lend him to buy books.
That made him lose face and trust from his friends in college.
After all books from elite schools are expensive and during that time smarts phone are not that advance and cost a lot.
Internet are super slow you can barely do some research using his computer at home.
All this bad luck happened within two years and when his parents learned of his poor performance at school they decided to drop him out of college.
They found a good excuse of their recent badly luck specially in the issue of money.
Rumor started to spread that Saferu was a Bad Student.
This gave her mother some reason to push the blame on him saying that the money she took was spent on his education.
Her mothers friends forgave her as they learn that she was just another unlucky mother and even sympathize at her while thinking that Saferu was such a cruel and ungrateful child.
After he drop out Saferu started to turn into a social outcast.
Every time their is a special occasion he is always left at home.
If his father or mother has a friends gathering he chooses to stay.
He was aware of the bad rumor being spread by his own parents at him.
The only good thing happened during the 2 years was that his sibling was discovered to be a very smart children.
They manage to obtain a free scholarship.
A four years free college pass.
That made his parents redirect their attention and barely bother with their older useless son.
His father even made him an example often telling his siblings that not to follow their older brother foot steps.
.
"Look at your useless brother. Don't follow his examples! He is very useless and worthless!"
If killing was Legal, Saferu often wonder if his parents would already disposed him instead of letting him hide inside his small little room.
.
If Saferu can go back in the past. 
He will do everything to stop himself from attending such elite college and rather continue his studies with his best friend.
That was clearly the turning point of his life.
He would not cut his connections with them.
The friends he obtain at the elite school only recognize him for the sake of being classmates.
He might have found some real friends but the accident where his mother stole the money for his book which his college friend lend him made them avoid him and no longer trust him.
In reality ever since he started College he barely have any friends at all.
He even thought of falling in love of one of the girls in college.
They have a certain chemistry and his classmate often tease them.
Yet after a few months he learn that the girl is already dating someone else.
Such is the life style of the elite.
.
.
A few years later his best friend became a famous successful IT while he remains a NEET.
10 years was enough to make them a complete stranger.
Such is a loser in life.
At first he regretted it but a few years of losing intimacy and contact to other people gave him a life no different from a robot.
He lose the feeling of caring especially to himself.
He began to live with the moment, to go with the flow.
Although his fathers insults and curses hunts him everyday.
He manage to successfully create a mask that made people believe that he was a normal person.
But you see if he was normal.
He would never dream or pray that every time he went outside.
He always wanted to encounter some robbers that might stab him to death.
Or the car he has ridden well suddenly get into an accident.
Or just some random lightning struck him.
Praying for an accident to happen at him does not make him normal at all.
.
.
Andrew's sudden message made him slightly recall his sad past.
But he was not sad.
He lost the feeling of being sad a long time ago.
If some one was at his side he might ACT with the naturally and even reply at the message with a positive response.
But since he was alone all he did was continue what he did before the massage arrive.
As for what Andrew told him.
He won't go or rather he can't.
First he doesn't have the money to go their and next he has no clothes for such special occasion.
He barely has any clothes for himself.
A worn out oversize blue hooded jacket is all he have if he wanted to go outside.
A pants filled with holes for the so called fashion.
And a school shoes that has been with him ever since he left college.
He might not feel embarrass about it but he might got drag into something troublesome.
Despite no longer being best of friends.
He doesn't want to embarrass Andrew with his poor presence.
And hell well he appear as a loser in front of his first love.
.
.
As Saferu continued to stare at the monitor.
If other people can see him.
They will be surprise that a shadow of death was hanging at his back.
Reflecting his sealed heart whom always wanted to disappear.
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In the year 2020 where every single person in the world is using mobile phones. 
And popular mobile games became the norm for entertainment.
The arrival of a small meteor on Earth had created a small rift where it landed that grows bigger as time pass by.
The world government investigated this rift but failed because no life forms can go near it. Any thing within 5 km that has life that approach it will instantly turned into ashes. Soon they made a breakthrough as it is possible for machine to get near on it. 
They sent a drone robot to enter the rift only to cause a major disaster because they accidentally trigger and open the rift making it a functional portal that connects to another dimension. 
The trouble did not stop their as unknown lifeforms started to appear from within.

Saferu love to play mobile game at his phone until one day he wakes up and suddenly realize that an unknown mobile game appeared and when he tried playing it he was surprise because he was randomly drag to the unknown.

System Status now Online 
Host discovered 
Now activating host Time and Space Landscape:
"Welcome to the Kingdom of Fools"
[]Please Name your Kingdom ________[]
[]Please Name your System ________[]

Saferu was still half asleep at that time so after giving a name to it without even thinking he went back to sleep.
The next thing he knows is that he woke up in an familiar room and in front him was a huge body builder women who suddenly started calling him HUSBAND!.

- Seryoga, how are you coming with us tomorrow after the exa? Median happens only once in a lifetime! The first median is so accurate! - said Peter, my ... How would you call the closest person to me from our group who is not my friend? Ok, let there be a "comrade."

 

- Sorry, Petya, but I don't want to. There is no desire ... - I answered.

 

"Ugh," spat Petya, "since I got addicted to this my anime completely forgot how to have fun and live ... Fu, be like that."

 

- Kozlov, Sbruev! Well, calmed down, - the human anatomy teacher shouted at us, - we have a consultation here! You will pass the Anatomy exam tomorrow!

 

An old wallet, but it is falling apart in parts! Mentally chuckling, I continued to pretend that I was marking some question in the printed list of questions. So do everyone in my group.

 

Sergey Sbruev. Second-year student of physical education. I was born in a simple town, and grew up a fairly physically developed guy. What happened in the end? I entered one of the million youth sports schools that are located throughout our vast Mother Russia.

 

I look ordinary, brown hair and brown eyes. I am twenty years old and I am tall ... Well, average, one hundred eighty centimeters ...

 

The prevailing direction, that is, the section, I had kickboxing. But in the process, I was like many sports sections, naturally fighting orientations. The result was a hodgepodge of various fighting styles, like a Swiss knife - for all occasions.

 

My life ... It did not contain anything extraordinary, I was an ordinary athlete man, there weren't enough stars from the sky, all sorts of championships and medals were for coaching favorites, who I was a kind of sparring partner, so that they would not lose their form. I grew up in a very ordinary family, mom dad and two brothers. Alyosha is a senior, gnawing granite of physics. Veniamin - the youngest nibbled granite of indifference and squandering of parental dough and nerves.

 

He graduated from all classes, barely having made an emphasis on physical education and biology, and immediately dismissed the armukh, as it is now fashionable, once again he was barely able to enter the university.

 

Student life. Many wrote about this, medians, sessions, signs, a freebie, cruel and not so teachers with their requirements. For me it was also freedom. Yes, freedom, although you can hardly call a hostel the promised land for those who hunger for freedom. Well, more precisely, it seems like that for the first two months, until the roommates fill up the room, and Zinaida Petrovna does not steal every corner with ethyl alcohol, hoping to get cockroaches out ... It's a pity that he doesn't work for her.

 

With great pleasure, I moved from the hostel to a rented apartment, there is such a whole layer of landlords, imprisoned for students. Prices are not the highest, the university is within walking distance. The first course flew by and it was on it that two significant events for my life happened.

 

The first - love burst into my life, and the first, I somehow missed this strange feeling at school, despite the fact that the famous "riot of hormones" doused me. The second - I met with Japanese animation, known as anime, as well as comic books - manga. Naturally, the meeting did not take place immediately.

 

I once encountered a girl at the checkpoint, such people are called "kissed by fire," a real witch. Fiery red hair, I would call them even red, but they were red. Probably ... Still, the color rendition of the hair dye of the guys is messing up. The girl was with "average external data," but it hit me. And I got sick. At first I looked for more meetings with Daria Nikiforova, then conversations and compliments followed. As a result, everything grew together into something more - we began to meet. First sex, youthful and ... quick.

It was Dasha who introduced me to anime and manga, she took part in some kind of competition, created "her" manga (pa, there are such people on the readman a couple of times I saw). Well, I became interested, but what are you drawing, before this great artist hid her hobby from me, fearing that I would not understand her that way. Still, most people have an overwhelming prejudice towards animeshniki.

 

Well, I looked, it all started with Naruto and I was just simply drawn into. It started - "Naruto", "Van Peace", "Bleach" - the standard three of any self-respecting modern animeshnik, then acquaintance with the classics - "Dragon Ball" and so on. I was interested in everything from the shonen genre, yet I am a kickboxer and already in the third series of Naruto I caught myself thinking that I was studying not only the plot, but also the fighting techniques of the characters, namely the hand-to-hand combat.

 

I reviewed a lot of titles with Dasha in the evenings, we even came together. In the first half of my studies, I was actively hanging out with "new friends": I had a lot of fun, I had fun. With Dasha, I settled down, I was already recorded as a missing person. Petya is perhaps the only one who has decided to "save" me and has been trying to drag me here and there for the whole year. I have long scored on all these desperate attempts at salvation. And I didn't score on the sport, I keep fit and learn to manage ... Passable

 

Dasha, she left home at the Faculty of Design, where she studies, exams were earlier, and her mother fell ill, and here she is

Sergey Sbruyev was struck by lightning, he met with God ... And he fell into the world of cruelty and bloodshed, the world of elemental countries and nine monsters.

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