Leisure Life
After the swordplay class ended, Lu Beichen was surrounded by students again. He only nodded slightly to Xu Shulou. He didn't expect to meet Xu Shulou in Xuancang College. He felt complicated. Wei Xuandao deserved it. Xu Shulou couldn't be blamed for his death. He just blamed her for being so ruthless in front of everyone.
Xu Shulou nodded in return and left the school. However, a female classmate who often ate with her excitedly caught up with her at the door and said, "Master Lu nodded to you!"
Xu Shulou didn't quite understand what was so strange about Lu Beichen nodding at her. When he was pinned under her sword and she asked him "Do you admit defeat?", he had nodded to her repeatedly.
But she still smiled politely at her classmates.
Who would have thought that at dinner time that day, everyone would gather around her and start gossiping. Before Xu Shulou could get a word in, the others had already started arguing.
"Our little girl was born beautiful, and she is often praised by teachers in the academy. How can she not be worthy of the top spot of Lu Bangtou?"
"No matter how much praise you receive, you are still just a student. There is still a gap between you and the top of the list!"
There was nothing Xu Shulou wanted to eat in the dinner provided by the kitchen today, so she just ordered a plate of mulberries. While eating the fruit, she overheard the quarrel among the people and was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
When he looked up at his junior sister next to him, he found that Bai Roushuang's face was red, and he was slightly startled: "What's wrong with you?"
"I'm holding it in," Bai Roushuang snatched a mulberry from her senior sister's plate and said in a voice transmission, "God knows how much I want to stand up and slam the table and tell them that Lu Beichen is not worthy of my senior sister."
Xu Shulou laughed: "Why bother to fight about this? Besides, what's the point of being worthy or not worthy?"
Bai Roushuang bit a mulberry and said, "Lu Beichen alone has made everyone so excited. What if they knew that the person sitting in front of them is Xu Shulou?"
I really don’t know…Xu Shulou thought of his reputation and looked up at the sky: “It’s better not to let them know. If their first reaction is to run away, I will lose face.”
"..." Bai Roushuang was unable to refute for a moment.
Fortunately, they didn't need to interrupt, and everyone's interest in gossip was quickly diverted. At this time, someone shook his head and said, "Stop thinking about it. I heard that Lu Bangtou has been very close to Miss Shen from Cangqiong Castle recently."
"Miss Shen? The Shen Wanci who is ranked fifth on the Qingyun Prodigy List?"
"That's right. They are both heroes on the list. Aren't they a perfect match?"
"Alas, another genius from a famous family. I can't envy him enough." Everyone sighed and changed the topic.
“…”
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Lu Beichen did not stay in Xuancang College for too long. After briefly gaining some fame, he left.
At this time, the college also announced the results of the students' last assessment, and everyone put Lu Beichen behind them and focused on their studies.
"Number 121" was naturally the undisputed first place. Xu Shulou felt a little embarrassed, thinking that with his cultivation level, he really shouldn't have snatched the place from these students. Bai Roushuang was puzzled when she heard this: "Why bother with them? Many of them are older than you and have practiced longer than you. Do you want to feel sorry for having better talent than them?"
Xu Shulou looked at his junior sister in surprise.
Bai Roushuang wrinkled her nose: "Why? I didn't expect that I would say these things?"
Xu Shulou raised his hand and tapped her forehead: "You are right, I am obsessed."
A hint of pride appeared on Bai Roushuang's face.
Xu Shulou had won a single bedroom. She walked into this room, which was neither too big nor too small, looked around, changed the curtains, took out a few exquisite ornaments from the Qiankun bracelet and put them away, watered the green plants placed by the window, and then settled down here leisurely. Outside the window was the scenery of the pine trees and the sea of clouds. Xu Shulou liked it very much and often jumped out of the window to fly to class. She also released the little black cloud she bought from the City That Never Sleeps, letting it blend into the sea of clouds.
Her fellow junior students also did well in their studies, especially Feng Yi, who achieved excellent results in the course "Fighting and Maintenance of Spirit Pets", which amazed the teacher.
Although the content of this test was basically within the scope of what had been learned in the past three months, there was still a gap between the students in terms of ranking. Those who usually looked down on others and who were obviously from famous families and taught by famous teachers were mostly ranked at the top, including the domineering Young Master Thirty-third.
On this day, Xu Shulou was preparing to go floating in the sea of clouds and read a book, when he ran into a girl sobbing quietly on the cliff.
She recognized this as the "206" who she often met in the kitchen, and walked over to him and asked softly, "Are you okay?"
Erbailiu looked up and saw that it was her. He wiped his tears embarrassedly and said, "It's you."
"Yes... do you miss home?" Xu Shulou asked. She knew that the girl in front of her had just entered the world of cultivation from the mortal world not long ago. She was lucky enough to catch up with the start of classes at Xuancang Academy. The first step in cultivation could lay a solid foundation.
"No," Erbailiu shook his head, "It's just because of this assessment."
"If you don't want to live with others, I can lend you my small building," Xu Shulou suggested.
"It's not about the dormitory," the girl bit her lip, "it's because of my grades. I'm at the bottom of the list."
"What's the big deal? How long have you been in the cultivation world?" Xu Shulou advised, "Just take your time."
Erbailiu showed some discouragement on his face: "But aren't most of those at the top of the list disciples from famous families? When will people like us be able to stand out?"
"It's just most of the time, not absolutely. These three months are just the beginning. Who can predict what will happen in the future?" Xu Shulou sat down next to her. "Besides, cultivation is about cultivating one's heart and becoming a better self. It doesn't matter if you can't compare to others. If you are better and more knowledgeable every day than the day before, then your trip here will be worthwhile."
The girl lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers: "You are the first, so it's easy for you to say it."
“…”
"Come to think of it, you are also from the mortal world, right? How did you do it?"
Xu Shulou thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing special. To succeed in anything, the only thing you need is talent and hard work. Neither of them can be missing."
She seems to be very lazy in recent years, but to reach where she is now, how could she not have worked hard?
Erbailiu said dejectedly, "Then there is probably no hope. I'm afraid I don't have any talent."
"You are already a rare talent for being able to enter the True Realm," Xu Shulou reminded her, "Now that you are here, why do you always think that you are incapable?"
"But, it would be great if I was born in the world of cultivation," Erbailiu shook his head, "I would be influenced by it since I was young, and I would definitely be able to do better."
"Human desires are endless," Xu Shulou smiled, "How could those who come from the cultivation world not think that if they were born in the immortal world, they wouldn't have to practice so hard, and they would be immortals from birth, how great would that be?"
Two hundred and six were startled by what she said: "Will it?"
Xu Shulou plucked a blade of grass and held it in his mouth: "Who knows?"
The girl was interrupted by her, and the depression in her heart was inexplicably relieved a lot. She let out a sigh: "Thank you for comforting me."
Xu Shulou smiled and said, "I hope you don't mind me being long-winded."
Erbailing was a little embarrassed: "Where? Are you here to read a book? I won't disturb you."
She was about to leave in a hurry. Xu Shulou looked at her back, leaned back on the grass, and blew a little tune gently with the grass leaves in his hand.
In one’s lifetime, one day is happy and one day is painful. But as a human being, one is always inevitably troubled by external things. These troubles are small and big. Some people worry about rankings, some worry about their family, country and the world, and some worry about what to eat tonight...
Xu Shulou was lost in thought. After he finished playing the song, he patted his clothes and stood up: "Senior, are you not coming out yet?"
Just when she was talking to 206, she noticed someone coming nearby. That person seemed to have seen a girl crying and was embarrassed and didn't know what to do. So after she sent 206 away, she closed her eyes and played a song considerately to give that person a chance to leave. However, she didn't expect that this person was still standing there and listened to her whole song.
Hearing the sound, the man came out from behind the tree and smiled at her.
Xu Shulou bowed and said, "Master."
"No need to be polite," the man was none other than Master Xue, who taught them swordsmanship. Unlike Lu Beichen, who was just a guest lecturer, he was a real swordsmanship master. He looked at Xu Shulou seriously and said, "Your character is most suitable for swordsmanship."
Xu Shulou was slightly stunned, not knowing which of his words had caught the master's eye.
Master Xue did not explain. After leaving this sentence, he disappeared.
Xu Shulou didn't think much about it. He jumped into the sea of clouds, floated in it and opened a book of magic.
That night, her fellow juniors and some familiar classmates held a small bonfire party for Xu Shulou to celebrate her first place.
It was difficult to get meat in Xuancang College, so a group of people gathered around the campfire to roast fruits. Every time they took out a kind of fruit, the others would jump back and forth between "Can this be eaten after roasting?" and "It's actually quite good."
Xu Shulou also took out some spiritual wine that he had brewed recently, and everyone ate the fruits and the spiritual wine happily.
Xu Shulou leaned back on the recliner, skewered a roasted peach with honey and glutinous rice sugar powder, and took a small bite. The firelight bounced on her face, and Bai Roushuang kept looking at her with her chin in her hand. Xu Shulou asked curiously, "Why are you looking at me?"
Bai Roushuang said sweetly: "Just looking at Senior Sister, I feel warm and relaxed."
Xu Shulou raised his eyebrows: "How is your new subject 'Spiritual Energy Transformation' going?"
Bai Roushuang made a bitter face: "Sister, this is not warm and comfortable anymore."
Xu Shulou laughed triumphantly.
At this time, Sixth Junior Brother Ji Ci came late. Xu Shulou looked up at him and said, "Aren't you supposed to be in seclusion recently? How come you have time to come out and play?"
Ji Ci spread his hands: "Fortunately, I have strong self-control. In order to come out and play with you, I suppressed the desire to retreat and make pills."
“……”What a great self-control.
Everyone sang and danced until dawn. A classmate patted Xu Shulou on the shoulder and said, "Although I don't know your true identity yet, I have already regarded you as a close friend."
Xu Shulou was very moved and sincerely hoped that the other party would continue to do so after knowing his true identity.
The days in Xuancang College passed one after another. Xu Shulou enjoyed this kind of life very much and had no intention of running away for the time being.
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