Chapter 76 Beauty
The Yuling class was located in a building closest to the back mountain, where spiritual energy was relatively abundant. Its classrooms were spacious and bright, filled with numerous training equipment that were difficult to understand.
More than 40 students from different classes sat in their seats, their expressions full of excitement, and they kept exchanging gossips they had heard from different sources.
Shortly after the preparatory bell rang, a tall and capable figure walked into the classroom, attracting everyone's attention.
The woman wore an off-white shirt with wide-leg pants, decorated with a thin belt, and her long hair was tied behind her head, revealing a cool face.
Glancing at the students below the stage, the woman remained expressionless and lingered on Lin Xingyan's face for a moment.
In addition to Lin Xingyan's outstanding appearance, more importantly, she had already done her homework on the files of the entire class.
A single water-type spiritual root is considered an excellent seedling no matter where it is. Therefore, this school is quite lucky.
Then she looked at her deskmate and was slightly startled. What a coincidence, the two most unique people in the class were sitting together. And, that person looked quite familiar.
How do you mean?
At last month's symposium, she attended as Zhai Manni, the eldest daughter of the upper-class cultivation family Zhai. By then, she was tired of the intrigue.
Taking advantage of the resurgence of spiritual energy, Zhai Manni quietly fled her family and settled in a random city. She also took the initiative to apply for the position of head teacher of the Yuling class, and as expected, she was successful.
At that time, I only saw this guy from the Abnormal Control Bureau shining brightly from afar. Now, I looked at Yu Che again—
His calm demeanor and cool, self-possessed eyes, which far surpassed those of a teenager, coupled with his outstanding strength, were indeed somewhat special.
A hint of curiosity and a sense of destiny quietly grew.
Lin Xingyan, who was sitting at the podium, had her eyelashes drooping, and she curled her lips almost imperceptibly, showing a rare resentment, secretly observing Yu Che's reaction.
This woman, in the original book, was one of Yu Che's current beauties. Although Lin Xingyan was full of confidence and Yu Che eventually fell into her arms, he still felt unhappy no matter how he thought about it...
There's nothing you can do about it. The AI that's in love is just so unreasonable.
"Hello, students. I'm Zhai Manni, the head teacher of the Yuling class." Her voice was cold. "In the first class, I'll be teaching 'Absorbing and Releasing Spiritual Energy,' the first step in spiritual practice."
Although seemingly cold, Zhai Manni's explanation was simple and easy to understand. Combined with the demonstration, everyone nodded in agreement.
During the class, Zhai Manni gave each student a jade token - when the jade token was activated by spiritual power, it would emit white light.
Those with superior qualifications often have a high affinity with spiritual energy and are more likely to succeed.
"Come on, students, try it calmly according to the method I just mentioned." Zhai Manni announced the start.
The classroom immediately became quiet, and the students solemnly began the first challenge on the road to cultivation.
Some people close their eyes and concentrate, while others frown and work hard.
For Yu Che, this was easier than breathing, but he didn't want to stand out too much, so he waited for more than ten minutes until three or five people in the class succeeded, then he slowly took action and completed the task almost instantly.
The jade token emitted a steady white light when touched by his fingertips.
The head teacher must pay attention to the progress of the whole class. Zhai Manni's eyes fell on Yu Che again, and her eyebrows raised slightly.
She understood Yu Che's personality and felt a little more appreciative. Unconsciously, she paused for a moment at his calm profile.
Immediately, her gaze naturally shifted to Lin Xingyan next to her.
She frowned slightly, her hands pressed tightly against the jade token. However, the jade token before her seemed to have lost its power, showing no sign of lighting up.
Zhai Manni looked at it and shook her head secretly. With such a high purity of the single spiritual root, spiritual affinity shouldn't be a problem. Why was it so difficult to get started? She felt a little disappointed in Lin Xingyan.
Yu Che also noticed Lin Xingyan's predicament. Seeing her anxious and aggrieved expression, he unthinkingly stretched out his hand, spread it on the table, and whispered, "Don't worry, I'll help you. Give me your hand."
Lin Xingyan seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and immediately placed one of her hands on Yu Che's open palm.
Their skin touched, and Yu Che's gentle wood-type spiritual power carefully penetrated into Lin Xingyan's meridians, guiding the chaotic energy in her body and running a small cycle along the correct path.
Lin Xingyan closed her eyes, feeling the flow of spiritual energy. In her other hand, the jade token, which had been dull and lifeless, occasionally lit up with a halo.
Although it is still pitifully weak, it is a great leap from nothing to something compared to before.
At this moment, the girl's fingertips seemed to curl unconsciously, and Yu Che realized belatedly that it was obviously inappropriate to help the opposite sex by touching with the palms.
He wanted to retract his hand, but felt it was too deliberate, and his expression became barely noticeable and dull.
At this moment, Lin Xingyan quietly opened her eyes, ignoring the movement of the jade token, and chose to peek at Yu Che, and the unhappiness in her heart was miraculously soothed.
The timing was perfect, and the jade token in front of Zhao Yu finally lit up. Even though the light was dim and flickering, it was indeed lit!
He raised his head excitedly and immediately looked in the direction of Yu Che and Lin Xingyan, wanting to show off.
The result was that they were holding hands. Zhao Yu's eyes bulged out, his face turned green, and he suddenly had an idea -
"Teacher Zhai, they are cheating!" Zhao Yu pointed at them and shouted.
Zhai Manni didn't want to intervene. The jade token wasn't meant to be a test, but rather a practice for guiding Qi. But since Zhao Yu had publicly broken it, she, as a teacher, had to express her opinion.
"Quiet." Zhai Manni glanced at the seating chart, raised her eyes, and said in a calm tone with a warning.
"Student Zhao Yu is right. It's a good thing that Yu Che is willing to help his classmates, but in the path of cultivation, the foundation is crucial. Relying on others is not a long-term solution. Student Lin Xingyan, you need to work harder."
She subtly affirmed Yu Che's good intentions, pointed out Lin Xingyan's problem, and then shifted her focus to guiding other students who were still struggling: "Everyone else, keep working hard and don't be distracted."
Lin Xingyan withdrew her hand at the right moment and gave Zhai Manni an expression that was both aggrieved and a little ashamed: "Thank you, teacher. I know I was wrong."
Suddenly his hand was empty, Yu Che pursed his lips, pretending nothing happened, and continued to hold the jade token. It seemed like he was practicing, but in fact he was slacking off.
After class, as Yu Che was packing up, he saw Lin Xingyan resting her hands on her cheeks, looking a little lonely. He hesitated for a moment, then said with concern, "Don't worry about it. You'll get better if you work hard."
Hearing the sound, Lin Xingyan turned her head and forced a smile, but it seemed that her dimples had dimmed. "It's okay, I just... seem to be a little dumber than others. I just need more practice to be fine."
Yu Che watched, the awkwardness in his heart turning into a hint of hidden pity: "Don't be impatient, take your time."
As school was over, huge raindrops pattered down. Yu Che walked out of the school gate, unable to dig out his folding umbrella from his bag, only to remember that it was hanging on the wall outside the classroom.
When he returned to the classroom to get his umbrella, the back door was ajar. There were two umbrellas hanging on the hooks on the outside wall. One was a blue-black umbrella, and the other was—
Yu Che paused and looked inside through the crack in the door.
In the empty classroom, Lin Xingyan was sitting alone in her seat, pressing the jade token with both hands, trying to draw on her spiritual power over and over again.
The light was no longer as weak as in the classroom, but became softer and suddenly went out. After only one or two seconds, it emitted a slightly brighter light again.
This cycle repeats itself, like a light bulb with poor contact flashing wildly.
Sweat slid down Lin Xingyan's forehead, but she seemed not to care. Her eyes were extremely focused, her lips were tightly pursed, and she adjusted her breathing again and again, trying again with stubborn tenacity.
Yu Che stood quietly outside the door without disturbing her.
Only hard work can bring rewards. This common saying is the life motto that Yu Che has followed throughout his two lives.
With a hint of relief and appreciation in his eyes, he did not stay any longer and turned away quietly.
Lin Xingyan, who seemed to make up for her shortcomings with hard work, glanced at Yu Che and confirmed that he was far away. Then she casually played with the jade token with her slender fingers.
In the blink of an eye, the jade plate shone brightly, and the dark classroom in the rainy evening seemed as bright as day.
A boy stayed in school because he didn't bring an umbrella. He was stunned when he saw a classroom in the opposite building suddenly become brightly lit:
"Oh my god, the Yuling class is so superior. The wattage of their lamps is even higher than ours."
Lin Xingyan was completely unaware of the complaints from her alumni. The white light shone on her beautiful face, adding a touch of holiness to it. She looked thoughtful.
To make a man who longs to be a savior fall completely, it is far from enough to just play the role of a rose that needs careful care and stimulate his desire to protect.
Lin Xingyan placed the jade token back on the podium and slowly walked out of the classroom. She remembered to pick up the umbrella with the cute pattern printed on it and continued with her previous thoughts:
He should also see the thorns of the rose and its branches standing proudly in the wind and rain.
It made him realize that what he wanted to protect was not the clinging dodder, but a distinct existence that could ignite his desire for conquest and sense of pity.
The rain continued to fall. Lin Xingyan opened her umbrella and walked a short distance outside the school gate when her phone in her pocket vibrated. An unmarked number popped up on the screen.
She paused for a moment and turned from the main street into a quiet alley. Miraculously, although there were occasional passersby on the street, no one noticed the girl's actions.
After confirming it was safe, she raised the phone to her ear, and something strange happened -
The sweet female voice disappeared, replaced by a deep young male voice, echoing over the chaotic sound of rain:
"speak."
A respectful report came from the other end of the phone:
"Young Master, the Qin and Wang families have publicly submitted to us, but they have secretly joined forces to cut off the three main transportation routes in our Lu'an mining area. They deliberately chose to attack you when you were not at the main residence to test your strength."
Lin Xingyan narrowed her eyes slightly, suddenly emitting a cold murderous intent, forming a sharp contrast with her sweet appearance. "Got it. Make arrangements. I'll be back tonight."
"Yes, young master."
The call ended. The cold male voice was as if it had never appeared. Lin Xingyan put her phone back into her pocket, holding her girlish umbrella, and rejoined the crowd.
The next morning, Yu Che returned to the classroom. When the new teacher came in, there was still only a chair beside him.
As time went by, Zhai Manni came to class without any surprise, and Yu Che was sure that Lin Xingyan had taken a leave of absence.
Could it be that I was too hasty and forced the qi to flow in, damaging the meridians?
He felt regretful, thinking back to the scene where Lin Xingyan practiced in the seat next to him after school yesterday. Not everyone needed to work as hard as he did. He should have stopped her from practicing.
It was only then that Yu Che suddenly realized that he didn't have any contact information for Lin Xingyan. In the past, their only connection seemed to be through school.
Yu Che felt a bit distracted during class that day. When school finally ended, he rushed out of the school gates and, relying on his memory, ran all the way to the school district apartment building.
He found the security booth at the entrance to the complex and asked, "Hello, may I ask which household in Building 18 Miss Lin Xingyan lives in? I'm her classmate. She didn't come to school today, and I'm a little worried about her health."
The security guard looked at Yu Che warily. Seeing that he was in school uniform, he didn't look like a bad guy, but he still did his job conscientiously.
"Sir, I'm sorry, but we can't disclose the owner's information. Since you're a classmate, you should know her contact information, right? It would be best to contact her directly."
"I couldn't contact her, so I came here to ask," Yu Che said, his voice growing more anxious. "I'm really worried she might be ill. Can you please make some concessions?"
The security guard shook his head, his attitude very firm: "This is the rule. If I break it, besides being disrespectful to the owner, I will also be fired. Please forgive me."
Yu Che stood there, realizing that asking further would be fruitless. Gazing at the lit windows, he felt a sense of powerlessness.
What he didn't know was that when he was standing at the gate of the community with a worried look on his face, a private plane had already flown away from K City.
Inside the cabin, Chu Yanxing resumed his usual cold and dignified youthful demeanor, rapidly pondering in his mind how to deal with the rebellion of the Qin and Wang families.
As for Lin Xingyan's existence, it will only delay for a while.
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