453 Observing the Sword for A Whole Night and Drawing i (1/2)
Chapter 453: Observing the Sword for A Whole Night and Drawing it
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Wind blew into the hut, making the gauze curtains dancing randomly. Mist rose from the Headmaster's teacup and disappeared in the air. Maybe the wind would make the tea cool down quicker.
Ning Que was not like Chen Pipi. His face didn't get wrinkles because of the heavy wind, but he looked very worried after being reproached by the Headmaster, ”I just want you to analyze for me, do the pros outweigh the cons?”
The Headmaster drank his tea and put the cup down. He shook his head and said, ”I'm old, so I don't waste time thinking about these trivial things. Do you think it is worth it or not?”
Ning Que answered seriously, ”I have been thinking after she gave her term. Haoran Sword is indeed the most famous cultivation skill of our Academy, but without the Great Spirit of Youngest Uncle, it cannot be counted as the real secret skill that the Academy couldn't leak out.”
The Headmaster didn't reveal his attitude, and he said, ”Continue.”
Ning Que thought about the fight with Ye Hongyu in the side yard which ruined the plum blossom there and the paper sword she held between her fingers. He said with hesitation, ”I don't understand her paper sword, but it is interesting, I even think it comes from the South Jin Kingdom...”
The Headmaster frowned unhappily and then looked at Ning Que and said, ”Make it simple.”
Ning Que said honestly, ”I think it is worth it.”
The Headmaster said casually, ”Then, why you hesitate. Just exchange that with her.”
The Headmaster seemed not care about it at all. For him, giving away the secret cultivation skill of Academy, Haoran Sword, was like giving away an old yellowish cabbage.
Ning Que was not used to such an atmosphere. He asked carefully after a while, ”Master, do you not want to ask me any questions?”
The Headmaster took the book up and was about to continue writing. He said casually, ”Why should I ask?”
Ning Que asked hopefully, ”What if I die?”
The Headmaster didn't even look at him. He stared at the book, waited for the ink to melt and said, ”Everyone dies. If you die, there is no need for your reminding in advance, for I will not be too sad.”
His wish died out and his strong heart which was immersed by the body water and became immune to every kind of harm finally broke into two pieces after hearing his Master's irresponsible and cold reply. He thought that he would save a half of the heart for Sangsang, as for the other half, he wanted to turn it into a fire and burn the Headmaster's beard.
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Ning Que first went to the yard of Second Brother and said his requirement with accompaniment of the roaring waterfall. Then he went to the cliff cave, where thousands of books were stored. Finally he went through the Cloud Gate array to the second floor of the old library, and found several books about the Sword Formulas and Skills of Haoran Sword and went to Third Sister to register.
The whole process was strangely easy.
The Headmaster gave him a very irresponsible informal approval, and Second Brother, scholars and Third Sister irresponsiblely gave him what he wanted without asking for anything to prove that he did get the Headmaster's agreement. He was still in a daze when he was already sitting in the carriage while holding a thick pile of books.
He thought that based on what happened today, it seemed that he could just steal any books from the Academy at any time, and then he would become very rich.
When he was back to the mansion at Yanming Lake, Ning Que went directly to the backyard and threw all the books on the table. He said, ”These are what you want.”
Ye Hongyu took a book and frowned. She didn't expect the Academy to agree to give such valuable cultivation books to Ning Que so easily. It even made her doubt whether these books were real or not. But as soon as she glanced at the first page of the books, she knew they were real.
Ning Que found that the book she was reading was the Introduction to Haoran Sword , the book he read after vomiting blood while entering the old library. He felt very emotional. After a while, he got rid of that emotion and reminded Ye Hongyu, who was absorbed in reading, ”Where is my thing?”
Ye Hongyu raised her hands to untie the buttons on her collar.
Ning Que watched her fingers moving. He didn't know what he was expecting for, the paper sword that carried lots of secrets or the exciting view beneath her Taoist robe.
Ye Hongyu took the thin paper sword out but didn't give it to him. She stared into Ning Que's eyes and said, ”I have two requirements.”
Ning Que said, ”Go on.”
Ye Hongyu said, ”You only have one night to observe it.”
Ning Que said, shaking his head, ”No way, unless you agree that you also have only one night to read these books about Haoran sword.”
Ye Hongyu smiled and was about to say something.
It suddenly occurred to Ning Que that the girl standing in front of him was a genius in cultivation. Maybe she had the same ability of never forgetting what she read like Sangsang. So he interrupted her immediately, ”It is not right to make the time limit so short. Why don't you give me more time, and I will give you more time too.”
Ye Hongyu stared at him for a while, then smiled. She shook her head and said, ”Luckily, you reacted in time.”
Ning Que said, ”I can never be fooled.”
Ye Hongyu said, ”Three nights.”
Ning Que thought about it for a moment before he answered, ”Deal.”
Ning Que asked curiously, ”What is your second requirement?”
Ye Hongyu pointed to the paper sword and said, ”You are not allowed to smell it.”
The paper sword had been hidden at her chest and got her smell as well. A normal girl would be very shy to give it to other people. Ye Hongyu was not as shy as them, but she still didn't want Ning Que to do any disgusting things.
Ning Que stared at her and said in a serious tone, ”Do I really look like a pervert?.”
Ye Hongyu said with a smile, ”Junior Sister Sangsang grows up with you. And you make her your wife even before she turns into an adult. I think that is what a pervert does anyway.”
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In the summer, in the yard you could hear the frogs all the time and sometimes you could hear the sound of cicadas.
Under the dim light of an oil lamp, Ning Que was staring at the paper sword.
Sangsang companied him staring at the paper sword before she went to bed because of being too sleepy.
Ning Que rubbed his fingers against the paper to feel the paper subconsciously.
His movement looked very obscene, but actually he wasn't thinking of anything nasty. It didn't cross his mind that this piece of paper was put against the Taoist Addict's chest before.
He just wanted to make himself less nervous by rubbing it.