Chapter 013 Chapter 13

Ding Ling walked out of the bathroom after she finished speaking. After Ah Yan washed his face, he returned to his seat and applied some lotion on his face to cover his cheeks that wanted to twitch.

She actually wants to cover up for Ding Ling?

ah?

Ah Yan had originally considered going to the famous temples and Taoist temples in Bincheng with his childhood sweetheart this weekend to ask for amulets, and to ask for a few more to help his roommate ward off the evil spirit of the ghost king.

As a result, Ding Ling has now taken the initiative to give her a new identity...it seems that A Yan can no longer do this.

If she was really a member of some mysterious sect, she would naturally not go to other Taoist temples to pray for peace.

Ah Yan finally managed to divert Yi Zhi's attention away from him.

Now the jingle comes again.

It hurts, it hurts so much!

She just wants to live an ordinary college life!

For a moment, Ah Yan was somewhat envious of Chu Bingbing who was sitting next to her and was frantically opening parcels.

Such a simple and unpretentious life, where one spends money like crazy on shopping and unpacking express deliveries every day, would not attract the attention of other roommates at all.

Everyone in the dormitory had classes in the third and fourth periods of the morning, so the air conditioners were turned off when leaving the dormitory. Everyone had just returned at this time. Yi Zhi walked in holding a large cardboard box and took a deep breath.

"It's so cool, how high is the air conditioner?"

Chu Bingbing looked up and immediately exclaimed "Huh".

"The air conditioner is not on. Why is our room so cool?"

Ah Yan saw Ding Ling clenching his fists and understood.

The Yin energy has its own air conditioning, right? It also saves on electricity bills in the dormitory.

She also said "eh", and then seemed to remember something, "It's probably because the cool air from this morning hasn't dissipated yet. Our dormitory is small, and the air conditioner that was turned on at night gathered the cold air all night. I locked the door when I went out for class in the morning, and the balcony door was also closed, so the cold air didn't dissipate."

"Is that so?" Yi Zhi sat down holding the cardboard box, as if he accepted the answer.

Chu Bingbing on the other side also nodded repeatedly, "That should be the reason."

"Do you want to take a nap? I'll turn on the air conditioner." Ah Yan walked over and turned on the air conditioner. When she turned around, she saw Ding Ling's pale face giving her a grateful smile.

Normally, she would slowly release her negative energy, but today, because senior Shen Hui came to the dormitory urgently, the negative energy in the room unexpectedly became a little thick, and even her ordinary roommates could notice it.

Fortunately, I just told Yan about it, and she immediately found a way to make amends for me, and the other roommates didn't get suspicious.

Ah Yan climbed onto the bed feeling a little tired, and shrank into the bed curtain, feeling completely safe.

I opened my phone and wanted to send a message to Zhu Jue, but I couldn’t talk about these things on the phone, so I decided to wait until Zhu Jue and I met after class to talk.

Also, she really needs to change her habit of looking up at people's heads to see if they have halos!

"Yizhi, what did you buy? A small succulent plant? Very beautiful." Chu Bingbing

"This is a plant that can remove odors. I put it in the bathroom cubicle." Yi Zhi said.

"And cherry tomatoes. I have an elective course that requires me to submit the potted plants I grew in my dorm, so I made some balconies so I don't have to wait until the end of the semester to hand in homework."

"You have to hand in the homework as the final assignment, so you better take good care of it." Chu Bingbing hissed. She had seen news online about agricultural college students who died tragically when graduating from the school of plants and animals and were unable to graduate. Although it was obvious that this was just a final assignment, she still had to stay away to avoid accidental injuries.

Odor-eliminating plants? Ah Yan was lying on the bed, thinking about the conversation he had with Yi Zhi a dozen days ago. Yi Zhi actually got it.

Everyone has been keeping the bathroom in the dormitory pretty good these days. Chu Bingbing put some incense and perfume in there, but it still has a bit of a smell because of the stench and the sewer.

Ah Yan's eyelashes fluttered. If there really was such a plant that could remove odors, every household would buy it and it would have been famous long ago. As far as she knew, people generally used green onion to absorb formaldehyde. Other plants didn't seem to have this function, right?

After thinking about it, she closed her eyes and went to sleep. Because of the encounter with the female ghost last night, her sleep quality was not very good. In addition, she had to get up early for the morning class, so her eyelids drooped during the class.

"Tsk, Ayan is asleep." Ding Ling made a hissing sound, and Chu Bingbing stopped opening the package and quietly climbed onto the bed.

Yi Zhi carefully placed the shelves and flower pots she brought back on the balcony, and she nodded with satisfaction.

This box is called express delivery, but in fact she took it out of the space herself.

Yi Zhi planted several plants from this world in her small space. She chose small tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries, and mushroom fruits as fruits, as well as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and several kinds of vegetable seedlings... All of them grew well, and she didn't use spiritual energy to nourish them! They have reached maturity.

Because there was no cooking equipment in the dormitory, Yi Zhiqian tried several kinds of fruits, which were delicious!

The fruit had a rich aroma and looked great. She had never eaten such delicious fruit in her previous life or this one.

You can even say that after eating it, you feel like your whole body is cleansed!

With good varieties and the special effect of the spiritual spring in the space, Yizhi believes that the vegetables and fruits produced in his space can sweep the market once they are taken out.

For comparison, she transplanted small tomato seedlings out of the space and prepared to grow them on the balcony of the dormitory for comparison, to see the difference between the ones grown in the space and the ones she nurtured with wood-type spiritual power in the dormitory.

Yi Zhi came to Bincheng to study on a scholarship. In this world, she is an orphan whose parents have passed away. She has been studying under the care of the community and school since junior high school. She has nothing except an old house left by her parents.

Although the scholarship is enough for her to complete four years of college, Yi Zhi's life in the apocalypse in her previous life made her want to stock up on everything. Only with money and supplies can she feel safe.

Especially since she recently discovered that gold and jade items seemed to be able to make her small space bigger!

Yi Zhi accidentally brought the jade ring that Gu Jiasui gave her a few days ago into the space. The jade ring almost slipped out of her hand, and the whole small space became a little excited.

Yi Zhi searched his whole body and recalled for a long time before he was sure that it was the ring that caused the problem.

In the previous life, Yi Zhi did not have any gold jewelry. When he went out to look for supplies, he basically changed the supplies after finding them. After all, it was the end of the world, and making a living was the first priority. Occasionally, he threw the things he found into the space for preservation, but it did not cause any changes in the small space.

But in this world today, a jade ring can actually cause the space to shake. She is really confused. Why is this happening?

Yi Zhi couldn't understand why. If she had discovered it in her previous life, wouldn't she have been able to expand the space long ago?

Is it because there is a difference between things in the end times and things in this world?

The school schedule is busy and there are no places to buy gold and jade items. Yi Zhi plans to go to the famous antique street in Bincheng on the weekend. She doesn't plan to buy expensive items, but just buy some gold and jade trinkets to do an experiment.

Fortunately, when she was in the space, she had a strong control over the space and did not let the space forcibly take the jade ring away. After all, it was a gift from her roommate Gu Jiasui, and she would have no explanation whether it was lost or disappeared.

By the way, when she thought of this, Yi Zhi became more concerned about this matter. If it weren’t for the gift that Gu Jiasui gave her, she would not have discovered the secret of the possible expansion and upgrading of the space. She was thinking about what gift she should give in return.

Ah Yan got out of bed after waking up from her nap. Passing by bed number six, she looked at the two pots of gardenias that were growing more and more prosperous.

These two pots of flowers... She pinched her fingers. It has been almost half a month since the day she reported for employment, and they are still blooming so luxuriantly, without a single fallen petal in the pots.

Is Yi Zhi's healing ability so effective?

A Yan turned around and went into the bathroom. She swept around and saw that there was indeed a small flowerpot at the bottom of the shelf. It was the size of a normal succulent plant, and the plant growing inside looked like a trumpet.

Among Ayan's neighbors in Ningcheng, some like to grow balcony and terrace plants, and there is also a grandmother who loves succulents very much, but she has never seen this kind of plant.

She crouched down to observe it closely, raising a finger close to it.

For a moment, before Ah Yan's fingers moved, the light green trumpet-shaped leaves seemed to come closer on their own accord.

Um?

Hmmmm?

Ah Yan was stunned, his right hand frozen in place. Was this an illusion? Was he dazzled?

But there is no wind in the bathroom.

After taking another look at this unknown odor-eliminating plant, Ah Yan washed his hands and went out.

She stood on the balcony and used a pole to take down last night's laundry. After one night and half a day, she had finished washing the whole thing. Her eyes caught sight of an unknown potted plant on a new shelf, and an idea suddenly occurred to her.

Gardenia, cherry tomatoes in pots, unknown plants.

Except for the dying gardenia at the beginning, Yizhi knew that the plants he brought back now were not dying plants.

So, her ability might not be healing, but plant-related?

Plant affinity, the ability to control plants or something like that?

It had nothing to do with her anyway, so Ah Yan stopped thinking about it. For the time being, she didn’t want to continue to attract Yi Zhi’s attention.

Gu Jiasui did not return to the dormitory at noon, so he sent a message to Ayan asking her to help him save a seat for the afternoon class.

She didn't say anything and A Yan didn't ask. It's not a good idea to ask about a celebrity's privacy.

Before the bell rang for class, Ah Yan watched Gu Jiasui sit next to him carrying a packaged box and then stuff the things into his bag.

Ah Yan was puzzled, but kept silent.

Gu Jiasui was carrying a small bag. Was he temporarily putting the things here?

At this time, the bell for class rang. The two of them were unable to talk, so Ah Yan saw the WeChat message from Gu Jiasui.

【Gu Jiasui】: This is for you.

【Gu Jiasui】: My own painting. Not expensive. Please don’t refuse it this time.

Ah Yan glanced at the brocade box in her canvas bag. She said it casually, but she didn't expect Gu Jiasui to put it in a brocade box. It seemed to be framed.

I almost forgot about this!

But...she gently touched the material on the brocade box. This might not be the common and cheap Song brocade. Ah Yan took a glance at it. Could this thing be made of Yun brocade?

Thinking of Gu Jiasui's style, Ah Yan's mouth twitched slightly. She felt it was very likely.

Well, the Yunjin box doesn’t matter. With a painting of my own, it is cheaper and more acceptable than the previous ice bracelet.

While taking notes during class, Ah Yan noticed that Gu Jiasui had beautiful handwriting.

Because he had been with the genius twins since he was young, Ah Yan and his childhood sweetheart had learned everything from musical instruments to calligraphy and painting.

Although Gu Jiasui's calligraphy is written with a water-based pen and his strokes are fast and free, one can still see the writer's own penmanship. He is not copying others, but has his own unique style.

Ah Yan felt that it was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Gu Jiasui was an ancient person. His handwriting was so good that it seemed that he must have been from an official family. He probably learned the calligraphy from some great ancient figure.

The teacher would occasionally ask students to answer questions, which made Ah Yan concentrate and stop thinking about nonsense.

The 78th class was over, the day's classes were over, and the students left the classroom in a hurry.

"I'm not going back to the dormitory now." A Yan and Gu Jiasui looked at each other and spoke at the same time, then laughed.

Ah Yan and Zhu Jue agreed to have lunch at the cafeteria of the Medical College today. There were many students on campus at this time, and the two did not have time to discuss the matter of the Ghost King.

There were many people in the cafeteria. A Yan took a seat in the corner by the window while Zhu Jue went to buy dinner.

There was no one around, so Ah Yan thought for a moment, took out an alcohol wipe, wiped his hands, and then wiped the table carefully.

One portion of pork ribs pot with rice, one portion of duck blood vermicelli, and one portion of fried rice noodles. Zhu Jue has a large appetite, so he basically eats two portions of staple food. Ah Yan tries each of them, and the rest is left to Zhu Ma.

She deliberately chose a seat in the corner of the cafeteria, far enough away from other students to avoid being overheard. The two of them sat close together and whispered about what happened today.

Upon hearing that Qingmei was mistakenly identified as a Taoist, Zhu Jue, who was just eating a mouthful of rice, almost choked.

He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I asked Da He to help me get you a string of Five Emperors coins a few days ago. My junior gave me an address in Bincheng, on the Antique Street. Da He said that person has some connections, so I'll go there this weekend."

After knowing the situation of Qingmei's four roommates, Zhu Jue made preparations. The other three were easy to deal with, but the Ghost King was the one that gave Zhu Jue some headaches.

Humans and ghosts are different, and it is not good to live with ghosts for a long time. He found a classmate in high school who was interested in metaphysics and asked him if there was any magic tool that could protect safety and be good for the body.

The Big Five Emperors' Coins are hard to come by, but the Small Five Emperors' Coins are easier to find. He needs it urgently, but there is nothing he can't find as long as he spends money.

"Hmph, you're hiding it from me again." Ah Yan snorted at him in dissatisfaction, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

“If there are any extra Little Five Emperors coins, just give a few more strings to other roommates.” She thought about it and decided that since she had to cover up for Ding Ling, she couldn’t let other roommates be troubled by the negative energy.

"Panxitang is also in the Antique Street, right? It's a good opportunity to visit and buy some paper, pens and paints."

They have been learning traditional calligraphy and painting from their elders since they were young. After becoming more skilled, they use natural mineral pigments. Panxitang is one of the shops they mail order from all year round and is also an old acquaintance of the family.

After dinner, the two left the cafeteria. It was not dark yet, so they found a bench on the roadside on campus. Ah Yan took out the gold box that Gu Jiasui had given her from the canvas bag.

"I think, look, this should be Yunjin, right? I remember when I went to Yunjin in Jinling City before, I bought something with this texture."

Zhu Jue was looking at the brocade box as Ah Yan slowly unfolded the scroll, not knowing what Gu Jiasui had painted.

When she saw the content of the painting, she was stunned for a moment. She thought Gu Jiasui would paint a freehand sketch of flowers, birds, mountains and rivers, but she didn't expect her to paint a documentary!

The scroll shows a female hero who sees injustice and draws her sword to help. She is heroic and stands in front of another woman, glaring at the rogue. There are crowds of people watching around her and water stains on the ground.

This is exactly the ancient version of the painting where she rescued someone that day!

There was no trace of modern times on the scroll, but Ah Yan could still tell that the painting was of the scene on that day.

Gu Jiasui's gift was beyond her expectations. There were also small words in classical Chinese on the corner of the scroll describing the situation, and the owner left his seal.

"The Female Hero Flying to Save People." Zhu Jue named the scroll with a smile.

Ah Yan glared at him and suddenly froze when he looked at Gu Jiasui's handwriting.

I saw Gu Jiasui’s notes in class before. The handwriting was not very obvious when written with a water-based pen, but on the scroll now, the handwriting with a brush is undoubtedly the "Jia Ning style".

Princess Jianing, who died young due to a feud with her husband and devoted half her life to music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and bronze and stone artifacts, created her own style of calligraphy. The Jianing style has flowing lines and a clear and melodious style.

"Look, photos from the museum." She quickly called the person next to her.

On the day when Lu Jianian was looking for her all over the Internet, she and her childhood friend went to the Bincheng Museum, where there happened to be a large exhibition displaying a calligraphy work by Princess Jianing.

Comparing with the photos taken in the museum, the brushwork is smooth and the pen style is consistent.

"What a blast."

"It's as if it was written by Princess Jianing herself," she murmured.

Thinking of the "travel through time and space" halo above Gu Jiasui's head, and his style of casually giving people a bunch of things, A Yan and Zhu Jue looked at each other, and both of them had strange expressions on their faces.

She seemed to have discovered another big secret.

It can't be what she thinks...?