Chapter 2002: Everyone Has A Little Secret (1/2)

Li Qiye shook his head and smiled after seeing Xinxue: “Two old men losing to a girl, I’m speechless.”

Xinxue sat down in front of him, still feeling very nervous. She looked up and said: “Teacher, I’m here to learn.”

In fact, not too many would want to stay at Study Room without a different goal. Of course, they could be using it as a starting point before transferring to the other cla.s.srooms.

“I believe it.” Li Qiye said: “Your reason is purer than the other two, in order to read all the books here.”

He then focused his glare: “But, have you ever thought that this is also a type of running away?”

“Running away?” Xianxue was surprised: “No, I just really like reading.”

“I don’t question that, you do like reading, but it has become a mental fort for you.” Li Qiye said flatly: “I’m sure I don’t need to talk about your clan, but being the oldest daughter there must be great pressure, especially for someone with a personality like yours. Instead of facing adversity, you chose to hide instead, so you use reading as an excuse to hinder your cultivation. Furthermore, only when you drown yourself in this ocean of books would you find solace from the pressure of compet.i.tion.”

The a.n.a.lysis shocked the girl. It was true, she wasn’t only here because she couldn’t afford the payment or because she loved books.

She had never talked about this with anyone, not even Old Liu and Goldloop. No one at the academy was aware of her intention until now.

What stunned her even more were the details of his a.n.a.lysis, as if he was slicing her heart piece by piece for a clearer look. The most vulnerable thing in her heart has been revealed.

“How do you know?!” She jumped up in fear and instinctively covered her lower body as if she was naked.

“It’s not hard since nothing can hide from my eyes.” Li Qiye leisurely said.

She stood there, frozen, for a long time before eventually looking at him nervously.

“Don’t worry, it is quite obvious, I didn’t spy on you or anything.” He continued.

The girl sat down again and continued to defend herself, not wanting to admit her biggest insecurity: “I, I really just like to read books, it’s my favorite hobby.”

“You’re also running too.” Li Qiye said: “Reading is good, but using it as escapism and treating it as a tool shows that a lack of respect. Thus, since I am your teacher now, you can make a choice. To read without taking advantage of it, to be able to face your fear of cultivation, no longer delaying yourself. There’s no need to give up certain things in order to do what you like. Reading and cultivation aren’t mutually exclusive. What you need to do now, is to train hard but still read when possible.”

Xinxue fell into silence. She was indeed the oldest daughter of her clan but her talents were inferior compared to her siblings. This created immense pressure on her since youth so she escaped into Study Room for the ocean of books.

“In order to go further, a dao heart is the most important.” Li Qiye said: “Overcome your fear and bask in the immensity of the heaven and earth. At that point, you can read whatever you want or go out and verify all the legends of the human race.”

“I…” She stammered, not knowing what to say.

“The onus is on you to either overcome your fear or continue to use books as a s.h.i.+eld. Take your time thinking, no need to give me an answer just yet.”