Gu Zhilin was unaware of Lu Jin'an's situation.
He returned to his dormitory, which was much better than his accommodation in the downtown area, and even better than the club's facilities.
For more than six months since he was awakened, he has been in a state of confusion.
Because he couldn't find his place in this unfamiliar world.
But now it seems he has found his place.
Although the current name for this position is still Lu Jin'an's partner.
But he believes that one day, his name will appear proudly in other people's mouths.
He truly didn't take those who came to provoke him seriously.
Gu Zhilin buried himself in the clean white sheets and took several deep breaths before raising his head.
Life seems to be getting better and better.
He unconsciously let out a smile.
I then planned to meditate.
Just then, I received a message from Jiang Jiyang.
Ask him if he wants to go to the cafeteria to eat together.
They hadn't eaten anything all day, but Gu Zhilin didn't want to eat right now.
So he refused.
Not long after I refused, I heard a knock on the door.
He walked to the door, puzzled, just about to ask who it was.
Then they heard Lu Jin'an's voice: "It's me."
Gu Zhilin opened the door with a puzzled look. It seemed this person had just left not long ago: "What's wrong? Is there something you need?"
"Jiang Jiyang said you weren't planning to eat anything?" The man looked at Gu Zhilin with some concern. "Are you feeling unwell?"
Gu Zhilin shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, I just want to meditate right now, so I don't plan to eat."
Lu Jin'an was very dissatisfied with this answer: "Cultivation is important, but the body is also important. How can you not eat? Let's go, I'll go with you."
Gu Zhilin shook his head helplessly: "I really don't plan to go, and it won't affect me even if I don't eat for a week."
Lu Jin'an frowned upon hearing this: "Did you live such a hard life before? Not eating for a week?"
Unexpectedly, the man misunderstood. Gu Zhilin waved his hands repeatedly, "No, I'm not not eating because I can't afford it, but..."
He simply made some room for Lu Jin'an to enter his dormitory.
Lu Jin'an also walked in and sat on the sofa, looking at Gu Zhilin with a leisurely air.
It seems they want him to give a reasonable explanation.
Gu Zhilin smiled and said, "You know I'm a Taoist priest, right?"
Lu Jin'an nodded: "Taoists also need to eat."
"Do you know that we Taoists have a practice called Bigu (abstaining from grains)?"
"Bigu?" Lu Jin'an frowned; he had never heard of this term before.
"It means that you don't need to eat during the fasting period."
"Nonsense." Lu Jin'an said seriously, "How can you not eat? The human body needs nutrition to function. Stopping eating will affect the body's functions."
Seeing that Lu Jin'an seemed angry, Gu Zhilin felt a little guilty for no reason, but still explained, "Of course, it's not like I just randomly stopped eating and abstaining from grains."
"This requires cultivation to a certain stage. Although my abilities are average, I have cultivated to the stage of fasting."
"When necessary, I will fast for a period of time to maintain the purity of my body," he explained patiently, though he wasn't sure if the person could understand.
After all, even people in the 21st century can't understand it.
Lu Jin'an frowned as she looked at him, making sure that what he said was true.
But he continued, "Does that mean that once you reach a certain level of cultivation, your body no longer needs nutritional support?"
It seems there are still some doubts.
Gu Zhilin shook his head: "How should I put it? Our cultivation focuses on absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, but in fact, besides the essence of the sun and moon, we also breathe."
"We can extract nutrients from the air and transform them into the nutrients our bodies need through practicing certain exercises."
In fact, Gu Zhilin couldn't explain these things clearly either, since the techniques he used back then were mostly based on his own experience, with very little theoretical explanation.
Lu Jin'an frowned, seemingly not understanding: "What nutrients are in the air?"
“Of course there is.” Gu Zhilin quickly explained, “In fact, in the 21st century, researchers have already extracted starch from the air, and the composition of the extracted starch is exactly the same as that of starch produced in nature.”
"Really?" Lu Jin'an was somewhat skeptical, but still immediately used his AI to check.
And when I checked, I actually found it.
Researchers were already conducting this study in 2024, before the apocalypse.
Lu Jin'an then believed it.
I'm still a little worried: "Can you guarantee that fasting won't harm your health?"
Gu Zhilin raised his hand and swore, "I promise."
"Well... okay, but you need to be careful too."
Gu Zhilin nodded: "Don't worry, I don't fast all the time. There are cycles for it too."
"You should go eat something now, right? Do you want to..." He was worried that he was delaying this person's time to go to the cafeteria for lunch.
Lu Jin'an shook her head: "I have nutrient solution in my dorm, so I don't need to go to the cafeteria."
Gu Zhilin smiled upon hearing this and said, "Nutrient solutions are quite convenient now."
Then he said, "In that case, would you like to start meditating and cultivating with me?"
In fact, Lu Jin'an had wanted to study with them for a long time.
He'd been jealous of Wen Yili for a long time because he always managed to meditate with Gu Zhilin.
Now that Gu Zhilin has brought it up himself, he naturally has no objections.
He then took the initiative to say, "I have already read the 'Treatise on Response and Retribution' that you mentioned last time."
Gu Zhilin raised an eyebrow in surprise: "You're such a good student."
Lu Jin'an neither confirmed nor denied this, but simply asked, "What do I need to do now?"
"Come with me."
Gu Zhilin led him to the bed in the dormitory and said, "I've calculated it. The dormitory you arranged for me is very good. The most suitable place for meditation is this bed, and of course, there's also the balcony."
"But the balcony is more suitable for going at night. Let's stay in bed for now."
Lu Jin'an stared at the pristine white sheets before her, swallowing hard involuntarily, her words faltering as she stammered, "Bed...on the bed?"
"Hmm." Gu Zhilin nodded. "What's wrong? Do you mind? If you do, we can go to the balcony, but right now..."
“I don’t mind,” Lu Jin’an said immediately before he could finish speaking.
Hearing that the other party didn't mind, Gu Zhilin nodded and said, "Okay, I've already taken a shower. You go take a shower and clean yourself up first, and I'll get ready."
As he spoke, he pointed to his bathroom and then added, "I forgot you live next door. Why don't you go back to your dorm to shower? You can change your clothes there."
Lu Jin'an glanced at the other person's bathroom. There was still some moisture on the glass inside, which was obviously Gu Zhilin had just used.
There is likely still some pheromone scent remaining inside.
He didn't dare risk going in, so he nodded and said in a fairly calm tone, "Then I'll come over after I take a shower."
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