Chapter 71 Different Reactions
An inexplicable intuition told Lin Guantang that perhaps, probably, all those people gathered at the gate of Quan O College were looking for him.
The most compelling evidence is the restaurant opposite O Hospital where he nominally works part-time. It has always been deserted, but today it is packed with customers. Sitting in the car, you can even see Ding Ruize busy greeting and seeing off customers at the door.
In order to verify his guess, Lin Guantang decided to find his classmates in O College to ask what was going on.
As soon as I opened the communication software, I was greeted by a series of unread messages.
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[Lao Lin]: Good boy, the news said that you single-handedly took on a group of criminal gangs and rescued hundreds of omegas. You really made a name for yourself. Well done, you really brought honor to District 35. Thanks to your father's bravery back then, I, your father, decided to celebrate with a night of drinking for you and promote you throughout District 35 so that everyone knows how powerful you are.
Lin Guantang: ...
Please don't publicize it.
He really didn't want the uncles and aunts in District 35 to misunderstand that he didn't actually come to the Imperial Capital O Academy to enroll, but was abducted by aliens and transformed into a One-Punch Man with extremely powerful fighting power.
Lin Guantang didn't expect that Old Lin would give him such a big surprise right at the start. He challenged a group of people alone... Didn't he think it was outrageous to say this?
And you don't have to use me as an excuse when you have a drinking urge.
Lin Guantang expressionlessly asked Hexi to find a bunch of links about the harmful effects of alcoholism and forward them to him, then opened the private chat page of his friend Yuan Wenjun.
[Original Text]: No way, was he really imprisoned in the ancestral hall and punished to kneel?
There were many messages above this sentence asking where Lin Guantang was and what she was doing. Lin Guantang didn't think much about it. He just thought that she was engrossed in watching some TV series and had lost track of the screen when discussing the content with others. So when he replied to her message, he reminded her.
[Haitang]: I'm fine. I stayed at a friend's house yesterday. Who were you discussing movies and TV series with? Did you send the wrong message?
[Original Text]: Haitang! Wow, you finally replied to my message. Are you okay?!
[Original Text]: Of course it's not some TV show! I'm worried that you didn't come home at night and didn't reply to my messages. Is it because you angered Master Huo and were arrested and forced to kneel in the ancestral hall? Poor Haitang, how did Master Huo take a fancy to you? Damn it, why would he, an A who has nothing to do with sex, choose you as his fiancée? Isn't this forcing you to be a widow? [Angry] How can you be so bullying!
Lin Guantang: ...
Wait, wait, wait—
He clearly knows every word, but why does reading them together make him feel so confusing and scary, like reading an alien language?
He thought it was incredible enough that his father could confuse the two things "he went to find Chen Le" and "the military cadets carried out the mission" and draw the conclusion that "he could take down an entire criminal gang by himself", but he didn't expect that there were people who were more creative than his father imagined.
Lin Guantang stared at the long message sent by Yuan Wenjun in amazement, trying to sort out her train of thought, but failed.
Even if you are really worried that something might happen to him, normally, shouldn't you be worried that he will be harmed by bad people? Why would you guess that he was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall?
Lin Guantang's impression of the ancestral hall, apart from what appears in various entertainment works, is that during the New Year holidays, everyone goes to the large courtyard, which is usually only visited by yellow sand, wind and rain, to sing, dance, eat and drink, and set off firecrackers and fireworks to celebrate the festival.
Even if there is a kneeling part in the ancestral hall, it is a ritual that everyone goes through together. Normally, if anyone goes to the ancestral hall to kneel and worship, he will only be suspected of being possessed by a ghost and needing to be exorcised.
And why is Huo Shizhen here? Why did Huo Shizhen arrest him and make him kneel in the ancestral hall? Why did even Yuan Wenjun know that he borrowed his "fiancée"?
Lin Guantang bumped his head on the platform in front of him. He was unable to accept the message sent by Yuan Wenjun. He turned his head to look at Huo Shizhen, and met his gaze because of his sudden fall.
His expression seemed to be asking him what was wrong.
After staring at each other in silence for a long while, Lin Guantang raised his head, leaned back in his chair, and replied to the message weakly.
[Haitang]: Where did you hear these outrageous rumors? Who told you?
【Original text】: The whole school knows about it
[Haitang]: ...
The whole school?
As if sensing Lin Guantang's speechless shock, Yuan Wenjun directly threw him a forum link and comforted him:
[Original Text]: But don't worry, everyone still supports you. If you need help or rescue, everyone will definitely help you. You are a big celebrity and a hero now [sunglasses]
[Original Text]: Speaking of this, I almost forgot to say that you'd better not come to school these few days. The teacher said that he can send the courseware to you directly, and I will also help you record the course. Anyway, after discussing with the teacher, I have temporarily asked for a week's vacation for you to get some peace and quiet.
[Original Text]: You may not know this, but the news that you went into a den of thieves alone to save an omega a few days ago, and then exposed the den of perverts and rescued all the victimized omegas, went viral last night. This morning, a group of people blocked the school gate to interview you or something. It was so scary that I couldn't even leave [terrified]
Thanks for thinking of him, but he already knew.
After seeing the version of the description that came from Yuanwenjun, which was unknown to which version, Lin Guantang was too tired to complain about the incongruities. Before opening the forum link, he even had the mood to guess how outrageous the speculation could be.
Then his cognition was refreshed.
[Is that Xiaolin classmate on the trending search list Haitang from our school? She actually did such a big thing without saying anything!]
[That Xiangwu Villa is so scary. Just watching the video makes me feel so desperate. How on earth did Haitang dare to go so deep into it? I can't even imagine it.]
[So how did Haitang find her way there? ]
[I know this. There's a teacher in our academy who witnessed it. It seems he was looking for a missing friend and happened to run into someone looking for the also missing Miss Shao. He thought they were both omegas and had disappeared in the Golden Mystery City, so he quietly followed them. I have to say he's really brave.]
[Rumor has it, if Haitang hadn't released the S-level pheromone at the critical moment to suppress it, the military academy students and those poor omegas would have been doomed. What would happen if a group of AOs who were induced to estrus were gathered together? That scene is unimaginable.]
[This is the first time I know that an S-class omega can suppress an A-class omega. I was shocked.]
[Don't learn this. You can't suppress someone of the same level. Also, I heard that Master Huo actually came to the rescue later, otherwise Xiaolin would have been doomed. It's just that there's no relevant video available online.]
[? The Young Master Huo you're talking about isn't the one I imagined, right? Why would he rush to the rescue for no reason? Could he have something to do with Xiaolin?]
My aunt's uncle's brother is a military academy student. He said that Xiaolin is the prince's fiancée... But please don't spread it outside. It seems to be a secret [hush]. The relevant posts on their military academy forum were deleted very quickly. And you can see that there is no news about the prince online. You can imagine how scary it is. If you want to discuss it, please try to censor it... Otherwise, I'm afraid our O Academy posts will be deleted as well.
[Sure enough! I've long said he had an extraordinary background. He turned out to be the prince's fiancée. No wonder he dared to go to the devil's lair alone. It turns out he has someone backing him up.]
Are you referring to that prince who doesn't like Os, supporting Haitang in saving the omega? Don't be ridiculous. I'd say Haitang must be under immense pressure to defy that prince and save someone. Just ask any prominent noble in the capital, and they'll tell you how sharp-tongued and difficult to please that prince is. He hates it most when someone disobeys him and acts without authorization. Haitang would be in big trouble if he took a shine to her. She might even be forced to follow the rules and become the most conservative, traditional omega who obeys A's every word.
[That's right, Haitang hasn't come to school yet. I heard she's been on leave for at least a week! This doesn't fit in with his work-study style at all. Maybe he's being punished by some family rules for acting without permission, like kneeling in the ancestral hall or something. I heard the Crown Prince is very conservative, so he's definitely not happy with Haitang being so prominent.]
"What? She's being punished for a week? That's pathetic! Haitang saved so many people, why is she being punished? I'll ask my family about the Huo family's recent activities and see if I can find a chance to visit Haitang and ask for her help."
[Good people above! I can also ask someone to find out what's going on. Anyway, I must rescue Haitang!]
[I can do that too. Let's form the Begonia Savior Alliance!]
[But now that I think about it, the prince is so stingy even though his fiancée is from a wealthy family and yet he still has to work part-time every day. Or is the Huo family bankrupt and doesn't give his fiancée food?]
[Possibly! I heard that during the July parliament, the Huo family was suppressed and criticized for being too conservative, while the Sheng family became more prominent.]
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If there are only one or two rumors, you might still want to explain them carefully, but when you find different rumors everywhere, you will choose to give up.
Faced with all the wild speculations on the forum, Lin Guantang had no idea where to start clarifying the matter, nor could he tell which one was more serious.
In short, he had not expected that the incident concerning Xiangwu Villa would cause such a big response, and he could not understand why the relationship between him and Huo Shizhen was so bizarre.
And please don’t get angry for no reason. He really wasn’t persecuted!
Lin Guantang's mood turned from shock to numbness, and he thought that he would never be alarmed by any strange words again.
Even when he exited the forum, he saw the message Ding Ruize had sent earlier saying:
[You have a week off. Please enjoy your time with the young master and cultivate your relationship. I won't disturb your world of two.]
I can still reply calmly: I wish you a happy work, and you must do your job as a restaurant waiter well and don't slack off with the customers.
However, Ding Ruize, who is busy, will probably see this message after get off work, and he may even have to work overtime.
After Lin Guantang sent the message, he had nothing to do for a while, and it was impossible for him to get off the car immediately - there were so many people outside looking for him. Not to mention whether he would cause a panic stampede after going out, he had no idea whether these people were good or bad. Going out rashly would probably cause more trouble and lead to more misunderstandings.
There are already enough outrageous rumors about him, so there is no need to add more strange impressions.
Since he couldn't go out, Lin Guantang could only continue to focus his attention on Huo Shizhen who was resting with his eyes closed.
I wonder what he did to the famous families in the imperial capital to leave such a twisted and terrifying impression.
Or maybe the imperial capital has its own unique situation, which is beyond his comprehension.
Kneeling in the ancestral hall and the like, this has gone beyond the scope of conservatism and become feudalism.
But Huo Shizhen also possesses the highest authority of the empire's most advanced system -
When leaving Xiangwu Villa that day, although Lin Guantang was a little confused due to the excessive release of pheromones, he still caught a glimpse of the system with six pairs of wings spread out on the screen. Even a small temporary residence was enjoying the system's intelligent control one step ahead of the public. It was clearly an advanced innovator.
It's simply two extremes combined in one person, full of irreconcilable contradictions.
Moreover, from his interactions with Huo Shizhen over the past few days, it was true that he spoke rudely, but there was nothing else to criticize. Huo Shizhen had helped him a lot, and in Lin Guantang's heart, he was already a good man in the world whom he could place all his trust in.
It may not be known whether distance creates beauty, but it seems that distance can easily lead to various misunderstandings.
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