Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Chapter 20 (Two in One)…
Class is finally starting!
Although he was taking a combat class, Luo Shizhen felt that he had "reviewed the course" because he had already trained for a day under the guidance of his elder brother.
New students, new atmosphere, he must study hard and try not to be the last one!
Secretly encouraging himself in his heart, Luo Shizhen stepped into the classroom.
As soon as he entered, he saw Chu Xiao waiting at the door and immediately greeted him happily:
"Chu Xiao!"
At the same time, most of the students who sensed the presence of the strange awakener also looked over.
Strange—never seen before—to detect if there is any threat—
Several gazes, like knives, were directed at Luo Shizhen, each one containing undisguised scrutiny and provocation.
These young awakeners are all about the same age, just like stars that walked down from the TV. Although their temperaments are different, without exception, they are all so good-looking that people can't take their eyes off them.
Luo Shizhen was being stared at. It was the first time in his life that he saw so many good-looking people in the same space.
He was simply stunned.
The next second, Xiao Shan stood in front of him, and his tall figure protected Luo Shizhen tightly.
His eyes were cold as he met the gazes of these awakened ones, like a wild beast protecting its cubs.
Chu Xiao made the same move. His gaze was much calmer, but it also contained a silent warning.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp!"
The little elf who was sleeping on a leaf on the podium was awakened and looked at the scene in horror.
For humans, Qi is invisible, but spirits can see it clearly.
In the classroom, it seemed that the students were staying quietly in their original seats without moving.
But the Qi in their bodies has turned into various gases, like wild beasts with bared fangs and claws, rushing towards the "newcomer" impatiently, wanting to leave their own breath on the other party and declare their sovereignty over the territory.
These aggressive Qi were blocked by Chu Xiao and Xiao Shan's Qi, and finally turned into a big melee. All the Qi didn't care who was who, and with violent energy, they bit and collided with each other in the air.
For a moment, the entire classroom was filled with a suppressed and violent fighting spirit.
“Chirp! Chirp!!”
How could the little elf sleep at this moment? He was so frightened that he was shaking and crawling under the table, madly slapping the person sleeping underneath with his short little hands.
Unfortunately, this person was still sleeping soundly. It was almost dark outside, and his body was shaking from being pushed, but he just turned over and continued to sleep.
Luo Shizhen couldn't see the Qi, he just felt that he was inexplicably blocked by Xiao Shan as soon as he stepped into the classroom.
He heard a familiar murmur, squeezed half of his body out from behind Xiao Shan, and shouted in surprise:
"rhubarb?"
“Chichichichi!!!”
The little elf was more terrified when he saw Luo Shizhen than when he saw the Qi flying all over the sky.
It didn't call for anyone, but slid to the ground with a whoosh, and its short legs once again left an afterimage as it ran out of the window at a rapid speed.
"Huh?"
Luo Shizhen watched Da Huang run away like a flying bird, and was extremely confused: "Why is it running?"
He pushed Xiao Shan again: "Brother, you are blocking me. Why are you standing at the door and not going in?"
Xiao Shan was even more puzzled than him: "Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
Energy users are extremely sensitive to Qi. Now that Qi is rushing around in the room, Luo Shizhen should definitely feel uncomfortable.
"It's a bit uncomfortable, brother, how did you know?"
Luo Shizhen sniffed and said, "The air feels so stuffy, a little suffocating, and breathing is a little difficult."
This is already the reaction of an energy person affected by Qi.
Luo Shizhen said this with a nonchalant expression, and then concluded:
"Maybe my cold hasn't healed yet and my nose is blocked again."
Xiao Shan was really convinced.
Luo Shi must be very capable to misunderstand the suffocation caused by the influence of Qi as a blocked nose caused by a cold.
What happened to the saying that energy people are sensitive and fragile?
Luo Shi really didn't take the small matter of a cold seriously. Although his brain was not very good when he was young, he was in good health and never got sick. It was only after he entered junior high school that he gradually started to have some minor illnesses and pains occasionally, but they didn't have much impact.
I just made a note in my mind to remember to take some cold medicine after class today.
“Huh!”
He pulled Xiao Shan's arm: "Brother, there is someone under the table!"
Xiao Shan looked back and saw, as expected, a man was stretching out from under the table on the podium.
He hummed, "Don't worry about it, that's the vice principal."
The vice-president is very eye-catching.
The first thing Luo Shizhen saw was his long silver-white hair that fell like a waterfall, and the second thing he saw was his god-like appearance.
His eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and his light-colored eyes were like a deep lake covered with a layer of mist. He was wearing a Taoist robe and had a slight smile on his face.
"Students, please control your Chi, otherwise the combat class will have to start early."
His tone was gentle, but he easily picked up a rocket launcher in his hand.
Then, he skillfully put it on his shoulder and aimed it at the students in the classroom.
Luo Shizhen opened his eyes wide.
He stretched out his hand and pulled Chu Xiao, who was about to be hit, towards the classroom door.
"Is that a real bazooka?"
Xiao Shan stared at him pulling Chu Xiao's hand, wishing he could chop Chu Xiao's arm off:
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, let Chu Xiao get hit by a bullet and see."
Behind him, Qin Yinian came slowly and saw this scene:
"Wow! Is today's combat class so exciting?"
The image of "teachers kindly teaching training movements" in Luo Shizhen's mind was replaced by images of cannons and rocket launchers.
"Will this be okay?"
Qin Yinian knew what he was thinking as soon as he saw his expression, and replied cheerfully:
"How could that be? It's not that easy for an awakened person to die. Are you scared? If you're scared, call me brother and I'll protect you."
"No."
Now that he knew that the awakened would not be killed by the rocket launcher, Luo Shizhen felt relieved.
He firmly refused: "I want to rely on myself."
Xiao Shan was very satisfied that Luo Shizhen rejected Qin Yinian and patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, big brother will protect you."
Luo Shizhen was determined: "No need, big brother. The school must have a reason for using a bazooka to teach us. If I dodge it, wouldn't that be skipping class?"
He has never skipped a class in his life and he will not skip this time.
"Since I won't die, I have to face it bravely. Besides, it's better to rely on myself than on others. I have to rely on myself!"
Xiao Shan, who taught him this saying yesterday: "..."
He finally discovered that he would learn whatever Luo Shi taught him without any discrimination.
The vice-principal has already discovered Luo Shizhen. To be precise, he knew about Luo Shizhen's existence from the very beginning, but he only turned his attention to him now.
He slowly waved at Luo Shizhen, looking very sleepy. He seemed to be carrying the rocket launcher with such ease and simplicity, but he spoke weakly.
"Come~"
After Luo Shizhen knew that he was the vice principal, he immediately gave him the respect and treatment that a vice principal deserved. Now that he was called, he hurried forward obediently.
The vice-principal's hand rested lightly on his shoulder, still looking as if he was about to fall asleep.
"New classmate, please introduce yourself... Ha... I'm going to go back to sleep."
"Oh, right."
Before crawling back under the table, he turned around and glanced lazily at the students:
"The new students have purification abilities and can't handle strong Qi. You all should be careful."
Then, under Luo Shizhen's astonished gaze, he crawled back under the table with the rocket launcher as smoothly as if he had no bones.
This is not under the table at all, it's actually a basement passage.
From Luo Shizhen's perspective, he could vaguely see a bed underneath, a large desk beside the bed, and a desk lamp on the desk.
Luo Shizhen was confused and puzzled, but he was a very self-consistent person.
Since I can't figure out why the vice principal has to live under the classroom, I'll just give up thinking about it.
His grandmother taught him that there are many strange people in this world, and told him not to care what others say or what they do.
He straightened his chest and raised his head, looking at the classmates below.
Luo Shi is really good at introducing himself. After all, from elementary school to high school, every time he went to a new place, the teacher would arrange for the students to introduce themselves.
However, he used to be too shy. When he introduced himself for the first time at No. 3 Middle School, he stumbled over his words and his face turned red with nervousness. Later, he had no idea how he got out of the situation.
Luo Shizhen believes that this might be the reason why he was unable to integrate into the class when he was in No. 3 Middle School.
It didn't get off to a good start at the beginning.
So this time he learned his lesson. Even though he was so tired last night, he still took the time to carefully prepare the script of his self-introduction and recited it many times.
Luo Shizhen tried hard to suppress his nervousness, but his face still turned slightly red:
"Hello everyone, I'm Luo Shizhen, I'm nineteen years old, and I transferred from Hongxi Third Middle School. My awakened ability is purification, and I hope to spend three happy years with you all."
Quiet--
The awakened ones below looked at this strange fellow.
He was even polite.
This is so abnormal.
The awakened ones were either sitting or leaning on the edge of the tables. Although the classroom was large, the arrogant attitudes between each other made people feel cramped and oppressive.
Everyone was very far apart, as if there were invisible boundaries between them, and no one was willing to easily step into the other's territory.
Lu Qiujin was one of them.
He observed Luo Shizhen's expression calmly.
Luo Shizhen’s personality is… too ordinary, just like a normal 19-year-old student.
A normal 19-year-old student would not be able to stand no one responding after introducing himself, right?
Seeing that he applauded Sui An before, I knew that he still cared about these things.
And his two "friends"?
The two awakened ones who are arrogant and don't care about other people's reactions would not think of this.
Luo Shizhen must feel very embarrassed, right?
I introduced myself so seriously, but got no response.
There were two of my friends present, but no one came to support me.
No matter how sunny a person appears, he or she will definitely have some complaints.
At this time, if he responded, he would definitely be able to gain Luo Shizhen's favor to the greatest extent.
Isn’t that what human nature is?
Lu Qiujin coldly calculated the timing in her heart.
Three—two—one—
The time had come, and he raised his hand slightly, about to applaud.
——Luo Shizhen had already come down from the stage happily.
It was his first time transferring schools, and he was a little nervous, fearing that he had memorized the words incorrectly. But it turned out that he didn't make a single mistake!
Well done Luo Shizhen!
Luo Shizhen imitated the way his grandmother used to praise him and secretly praised himself in his heart.
As for his classmates applauding and welcoming him, he didn't expect that.
He might have been a little bit excited before, but if his classmates didn't even applaud to welcome the new teacher, how could they applaud him as a new classmate?
As for the fact that Chu Xiao and Xiao Shan did not show up, Luo Shi really couldn't think of that.
He just ran up to the two of them happily, his cheeks still a little red, and his dark eyes brightened even more:
"Chu Xiao, big brother, did my self-introduction go smoothly? I prepared it for a long time."
Luo Shizhen still remembered that the two had a bad relationship, so he stood between them to avoid close contact.
Seeing his happy expression, Chu Xiao's eyes softened a little:
"Yeah, it went very smoothly."
Xiao Shan glared at Chu Xiao unhappily, but when Luo Shizhen looked at him expectantly, he did not continue to be cold and hard.
He was indeed not used to praising others, but Chu Xiao had already praised him, so if he didn't, wouldn't that mean he was just waiting to push Luo Shizhen towards Chu Xiao?
Xiao Shan stiffly uttered three words:
"not bad."
Luo Shizhen suddenly became happier.
Lu Qiujin, who witnessed this scene, fell silent.
After seeing Luo Shizhen sit down, he even took the initiative to greet Rong Nian. After Rong Nian responded, Lu Qiujin became even more silent.
In his impression, Rong Nianping was unwilling to get close to anyone.
But at this moment, this mermaid was giving Vice Principal Luo Shizhen a popular science lecture.
"The vice-president is also a time-series person, but he doesn't slow down, he travels through time in a very heaven-defying way."
Rong Nian still maintained a reserved attitude.
Specifically, he was talking to Luo Shizhen across a seat from him.
Luo Shizhen didn't care. His seat was closest to Rong Nian, but he saw that other students were sitting many seats apart. Although he didn't know why, he habitually followed the crowd.
He asked curiously, "What does shuttle mean?"
Seeing that Luo Shizhen didn't take the initiative to sit over, Rong Nian patted his legs a little unhappy, but snorted and replied:
"Time travel, have you heard of it?"
Luo Shizhen was indeed shocked: "You can travel through time? That's amazing!"
He thought it was amazing when he saw time slowing down, but he didn't expect it could be possible to travel through time.
"Then can we have a chance to see the Vice Principal travel through time? I really want to see it!"
Rong Nian: "Don't think about it, the vice principal has retired."
Luo Shizhen was puzzled: "But the vice principal looks very young."
Although he has white hair, his face looks very young.
Don’t people retire when they are in their 50s or 60s?
"Do you think a supernatural ability like time travel comes at a price? It's said that every time the Vice Principal travels through time, he loses something."
Luo Shizhen didn't understand: "What did you lose?"
"Memory, not his memory, but other people's memory of him."
Rong Nian lay on the desk with his head tilted. When he was on the shore, he always felt that his body was very heavy, so he would rather sit than stand if he could, and would rather lie down than sit if he could.
From this angle, one can see Luo Shizhen's slightly round eyes staring at him intently.
Luo Shizhen's eyes were peaceful and harmless, which made him feel much better.
"Time is the most unpredictable. For example, the new teacher who is a time sequencer might just slow down time, but if the vice principal travels through time like this, time will fade for him as well."
Luo Shizhen asked: "Can the time on my body be faded?"
"It seems to be possible at the moment. I heard that even his parents and former teammates have lost their memories of him. As of now, no one knows the vice-principal's name."
Luo Shizhen was shocked when he heard this: "Even the vice-principal's parents don't remember the vice-principal?"
"Will the vice-principal's name also disappear from the household registration book? Will any traces of his previous life disappear as well? Will the social security he paid into still be valid?"
Rong Nian: "...Your focus is quite peculiar."
"All traces are still there. People who were related to the vice-principal will vaguely remember this person, but the memories and emotions about him will disappear. To them, no matter what their previous relationship was, the vice-principal is just a stranger."
"Anyway, the vice-president is retired now, but we only know him as the vice-president, and he never says his name."
Luo Shizhen felt very uncomfortable after hearing this.
"The vice-principal must be very sad."
He would definitely be very sad if his grandmother thought he was a stranger.
Rong Nian moved slowly and calmly, approaching Luo Shizhen.
"He should be sad. After all, no one in this world remembers who the vice-principal really is."
Luo Shizhen imitated Rong Nian and lay on the table: "But the vice principal still remembers it, right?"
Rong Nian: "It's because of remembering that we feel pain. Humans always care too much about emotions."
He has successfully sat next to Luo Shizhen.
He leaned over, sniffed it, and looked a little intoxicated.
Luo Shizhen looked at him in confusion, his entire face almost touching his neck.
Sudden!
Luo Shizhen thought of the zombie.
He suddenly covered his neck vigilantly and dodged backwards:
"what you do!"
Ever since he encountered that zombie, whenever he saw something was wrong, he felt like people wanted to bite him.
Luo Shizhen subconsciously wanted to find a brick to protect himself, but there were no bricks in the classroom. He reached into the hole in the table and took out a grenade.
Luo Shizhen: “…”
Rong Nian didn't seem afraid of grenades at all: "Why are you using it now? It's for practicing dodging skills during class."
Luo Shizhen: "...No, won't it cause any problems?"
"How could that be? It's just a grenade, not a nuclear bomb."
Luo Shizhen: “…”
He reluctantly believed this and put the grenade back.
Rong Nian responded calmly, so he should still be conscious and not turned into a zombie, so there is no need to blow him up with a grenade.
Luo Shizhen said seriously: "Don't get so close to my neck, I will think you want to bite me."
"Why would I bite you? I don't eat people!"
Rong Nian felt wronged: "I just wanted to lick you!"
Luo Shizhen was even more confused: "Ah? Lick me? Why are you licking me?"
Rong Nian's delicate and beautiful face showed a hint of urgency. She licked her lips and moved closer.
"You don't smell bad. I want to smell you more."
After hearing this, Luo Shizhen straightened his back slightly with pride:
"Of course, I shower every day, and I soap myself twice, and I change my clothes every day."
After being laughed at as a dirty child when he was young, Luo Shizhen has always been very good at cleanliness.
Rong Nian: "You like to be clean, can I lick you?"
Luo Shizhen was a little happy to be praised, but he always felt that something was not right:
"You can just smell it, why are you licking me?"
"Because it smells good, I want to lick it."
Rong Nian was once again very close to Luo Shizhen.
"I discovered last time that you really don't have that human stench on you. You're exceptionally pure and peaceful. Lick it for me. You have no idea how miserable I am. Every day I'm trapped in a group of human stench, smelling their various desires. It feels like I'm living in a pile of durian."
Rong Nianping hates everyone because as a mermaid, he can smell the various desires and negative energy in these people.
Whether ordinary people or awakened people, they all have a dark and painful side.
They might not show it, but Rong Nian can smell it.
The most annoying thing is that he is only a first-level awakener now, and he has no way to control his ability. He has to smell it even if he doesn't want to.
"You're different. You don't stink at all, and you can even block out the stench of other humans. I want to try licking you and see if I can keep the blockage going longer."
Rong Nian was an expert at pretending to be pitiful. When she saw Luo Shizhen sounding hesitant, her beautiful eyes immediately filled with tears, looking pitiful.
"Please, Shi Zhen, just let me lick you, just one bite. I promise, just one bite, no more than that."
Luo Shi is such a soft-hearted person.
If only I were licked...
He hesitated: "Okay, but you can't lick my neck."
He was attacked by zombies and has shadows.
Luo Shizhen thought for a moment and said, "Try it with the back of my hand. I've just washed my hands, so they're very clean. Or if you think they're not clean, I can wash them again now."
Rong Nian was excited: "No, no, just like this."
Luo Shizhen still felt a little embarrassed, so he found a tissue and wiped the back of his hand before handing it over:
"You lick it."
Rong Nian's pupils shrank slightly with excitement, and a few small and beautiful fish scales appeared uncontrollably behind his ears. He couldn't wait to hold Luo Shizhen's hand and was about to bury his head.
Someone suddenly grabbed the back of his neck from behind and forced him to stand up.
Rong Nian's eyes instantly turned fierce, and he turned around and launched a fatal attack, but of course it was blocked.
Only after he discovered that there was another self standing behind him did he reluctantly retract his claws.
"You didn't come earlier or later, but arrived just in time for my success. Is this intentional?!"
Chen Heyan stood next to another Rong Nian with a smile:
"The seventh rule of the Awakened is that you may not mark others without permission."
"Student Rong Nian, you've violated the rules."
Rong Nian struggled a few times under his other hand, but failed to break free. He could only say angrily:
"I got permission! Luo Shizhen agreed to it!"
Chen Heyan: "But Shi Zhen doesn't know what it means to mark something. You are deceiving him."
Rong Nian snorted coldly: "I am a mermaid. Mermaids don't lie. Why am I called a mermaid?"
"It doesn't matter if you're a mermaid or a human-mermaid, this is a school and you're a student. If students break the rules, they'll be punished."
Chen Heyan took out a small yellow piece of paper from somewhere and stuck it on Rong Nian:
"Rong Nian, you violated the school rules. Since you didn't succeed, you will only be punished with three days of confinement."
Luo Shizhen was a little confused as he watched the sudden turn of events. "What is a mark?"
"Marking is a way for atavistic awakeners to track their prey."
Chen Heyan's tone when speaking to Luo Shizhen was much gentler:
"If you are marked, Rong Nian will unilaterally establish a subtle connection with you. For at least the next three months, he will be able to sense your location. No matter where you are, Rong Nian will be able to find you."
Luo Shizhen understood: "Then what?"
Chen Heyan: "Oh, there's more."
"I didn't lie to you about the reason he marked you. After you were marked, you became connected to him. Through this connection, Rong Nian could choose to only smell you."
Luo Shizhen exclaimed.
He looked at Rong Nian: "Then just tell me directly, why are you lying to me? Lying is not good."
Even though they guessed that Luo Shi would really say that and actually heard it, Chen Heyan still felt that this kid had a really good temper.
Being marked means being treated like prey, and your whereabouts are as if tied to a locator, and this is done without your knowledge.
Even if he is not an awakened one, but just an ordinary person, he probably won’t be able to accept it.
And for the Awakened, who already have a sense of territory, this is absolutely unacceptable.
Rong Nian deceived Luo Shizhen because he knew this, because he didn't think Luo Shizhen would agree to him.
Rong Nian indeed thought so too.
Although he was being carried, he still turned his head away stubbornly, not looking at Luo Shizhen:
"I'm not lying to you, you'll let me mark?"
Luo Shizhen: “Yes.”
Rong Nian: "I just know you can't, so... What? You can?? How could you possibly?!"
Luo Shizhen also looked quite puzzled: "Being marked by you doesn't hurt or itch, and it doesn't have any effect on me. It's just a convenient thing, so why shouldn't I agree?"
Rong Nian stopped tilting his head and turned around, staring at Luo Shizhen in disbelief:
"You don't mind if I can get a feel for your location?"
Luo Shizhen: "We are classmates. We go to school every day. Our seats are so close to each other. We also live in the same dormitory. We see each other every day. If you want to find me, why don't you just call me? What's the point of feeling my location?"
Is it to feel whether he is on the left side or the right side of the playground after class?
Rong Nian: ...It seems so.
But, but... he always felt that things could not be settled in this way. After all, he knew that other awakened people would definitely not agree.
Rong Nian stared at Luo Shizhen suspiciously: "You are not lying to me, are you?"
Luo Shizhen answered honestly: "No, I'm speaking from the heart."
Rong Nian: "Then can I mark you now?"
Luo Shizhen: “No.”
Rong Nian opened her beautiful eyes wide: "You still said you were not lying to me!"
Luo Shizhen said slowly: "You have to apologize to me, because you just lied to me, which is wrong."
Rong Nian was skeptical: "Do you just want to hear my apology and then humiliate me?"
He lied to Luo Shizhen, but Luo Shizhen was willing to mark him just because he apologized?
Where in the world can one find such a person?
"No, why would I humiliate you? What you did was wrong. People should apologize when they do something wrong. It's good for you and for me."
Luo Shizhen remembered very well what Chen Heyan taught him. He had always been a leader in listening to his teachers.
Rong Nian had been quite quiet when he suddenly heard Luo Shizhen say that he was a human being, which was a minefield for him.
His softened attitude suddenly changed:
"I am a mermaid, a beast, not a human. I don't follow human rules."
Luo Shizhen: "Then I won't mark you."
Rong Nian: "..."
Luo Shizhen also has a temper.
"You lied to me and you still don't apologize to me. I don't want to help you unless you apologize to me."
Rong Nian wanted to just not mark it, but looking at Luo Shizhen who was pursing his lips and looking angry, he couldn't say it for some reason.
Because he could sense emotions, he could clearly feel that even now, Luo Shizhen did not have any ill feelings towards him.
He was just stating the facts.
Rong Nian moved his legs like a fish's tail and whispered, "I'm sorry..."
Luo Shizhen was happy when he finally heard the apology. He first looked at Chen Heyan as if he wanted to get praise, but after receiving a gentle smile from Chen Heyan, he stood up straighter as if encouraged.
"It doesn't matter."
Rong Nian lost his arrogant attitude and his voice became softer: "Can I mark you now?"
Luo Shizhen: “No.”
Rong Nian: “?”
He looked up at Luo Shizhen in disbelief: "Why?"
Luo Shizhen: "Last time you scolded me by the lake and didn't apologize, you have to make up for it."
Rong Nian suddenly felt weak when he thought about it:
"……sorry."
Luo Shizhen nodded seriously: "Also, you have to promise not to scold me or bully me in the future."
Rong Nian: "...I promise, I won't scold you or bully you."
He waited for Luo Shizhen's next request.
As a result, the next second, Luo Shizhen put the back of his hand to his mouth.
Rong Nian's pupils shrank, and when he looked up, he saw Luo Shizhen's brilliant smile without any gloom.
Luo Shizhen smiled and said, "Okay, I forgive you."
"Lick it."
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