Chapter 131 (1/2)

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Chapter 131: A Tranquil and Chill Autumn

Ning Que scratched his head and gave her an embarra.s.sed grin, knowing the female professor saw through his intentions.

The female professor smiled and said, ” There is no need to avoid me, I'm here just for a casual stroll.”

Ning Que picked up the topic, asking reverently, ”May I ask why you are fond of these woods, professor?”

There was a short pause. The female professor, with her hands behind back, lifted her head and observed the autumn leaves for a moment before answering calmly. ”Years ago, someone used to practice Tao enlightenment in this Sword Woods. That person was the one and only I truly admired in the Academy. I thought his scent might still linger here, and every time I came here, I felt quite gay. ”

”The one and only you truly admired?” asked Ning Que, confusedly. ”Was it the headmaster who practiced Tao enlightenment here?”

The female professor smiled without saying anything.

Ning Que watched the slender figure with hands behind back looking up at the sky with an air of grandeur around her. He scratched his head and said, ”Should the master you admired still be here, you two might become friends.”

The female professor shook her head, said softly, ”Should we meet, I would like to try his sword energy and see for myself if it was really that majestic and unparalleled.”

Ning Que thought of the book on Haoran Sword in the old library, which remained an enigma to him when he heard the words ”sword energy”.

”There is a real spirit in this woods, if you can observe and interpret it, then don't waste it, and have a closer look.”

The female professor turned around, shot him a glance and said, ”Though cultivators do not deign to contend with common people, you should not indulge yourself overly in this simple life of reading books and enjoying the scenery. After all, how could one achieve his ambition if they were too unambitious? Tang students of your cla.s.s will all go to the frontier fortress to gain some experience next autumn. You ought to lay the groundwork firmly this year, otherwise wouldn't it be a pity to die in battlefields? ”

Ning Que made bowed wholeheartedly for her enlightening words, and noticed the word she used. He asked curiously, ”Teacher, are you not from the Tang empire?”

Shaking her head slightly, the female professor resumed her gentle steps out of the woods.

Ning Que gazed at her beautifully retreating figure, and inquired, ”Professor, as your student, I do not know your name yet.”

”My name is Yu Lian.”

Yu Lian? Ning Que thought to himself, ”What an average name, it even sounds a bit tacky! How could a female professor have such a name?” Suddenly, the old question resurfaced in his mind, and he braced himself to ask loudly, ”Professor, could you reveal your age?”