Chapter 340 (1/2)
Chapter 340: Déjà Vu
Translator: GravityTales Editor: GravityTales
Tang Xiu’s eyes sparkled as his sight fixated on Han Qingwu’s cascading fingers. It was a shocking discovery. Han Qingwu’s movement was… It was _her_ … most habitual action in the Immortal World.
Back then, although Tang Xiu drowned himself in cultivation and somewhat neglected her, but when all was said and done, he lived together with her for millenniums. He was perfectly aware of this habitual action of hers.
At this time, Tang Xiu recalled that, after his return to Earth, he came across Han Qingwu many times; for which, he suddenly came to a realization. That was, he had never paid attention to her words, actions and demeanor before. And now, clues appeared one by one in Han Qingwu’s actions.
The mannerism and the changes in demeanor!
Her little actions were extremely similar with… _her_ … in the Immortal World.
_This is impossible!_
Tang Xiu suddenly stood, attracting the attention of Han Qingwu and the other students. He didn’t go to the podium but turned to the back door and left the classroom. Yet, the restlessness inside his heart didn’t reduce in the slightest after he came out of the classroom. Instead, it got more intense.
“Oh?”
Suddenly, he smelled smoke in the air. He immediately followed the smoke trail to the stairwell. There, he saw two young men squatting in the stairwell, smoking while chatting. Tang Xiu walked over and then said, “Brothers, could you give me a cigarette? I was in a hurry when I came outside and forgot to bring mine.”
The two young men were startled for a second, as one of them smiled and took out half a pack of cigarettes. He pulled out one and handed it over to Tang Xiu together with his lighter. He then laughed, “We originally thought that students who can be admitted to Shanghai University were only the goody two shoes and don’t like smoking. Never thought I would find another smoker buddy here. Anyways, I’m Tang Chao from Western Prairie; and he’s Wu Dong from Northeast. We both are freshmen in the Department of Finance.”
Tang Xiu lit up his cigarette and took deep puffs. After the restless feeling inside his heart disappeared, he said, “I’m Tang Xiu from Star City and also a freshman, albeit in the Department of History. You two continue chatting, I still have to go downstairs. We’ll chat some other time.”
“OK, go!” The two young men could also feel Tang Xiu’s restlessness as they nodded and replied.
Smoking his cigarette, Tang Xiu went out of the building and headed straight to a small grove nearby. He then sat himself down on a stone bench by the sidewalk trail, while two identical faces kept appearing in his mind.
Han Qingwu! Xue Qingcheng!
His wife in the Immortal World was called Xue Qingcheng.
Their slightest facial expressions, words, and actions, as well as their bearings, ceaselessly turned his mind upside down as he compared and contrasted them. Yet, the more he compared, the more he could tell that there were too many similarities between them.
_This is highly improbable! Xue Qingcheng ought to be in the Immortal World. At the most, she would only have trouble cultivating the Heavenly Art of Cosmic Genesis. But it’s absolutely impossible for her to come to Earth. Even if she wanted to, she doesn’t have the ability to send her Avatar embodiment here._
_Only, they are clearly people from two different worlds. I couldn’t care less whether they are alike. But, why do they have some resemblances to their bearing, words, and actions? Is this just a mere coincidence?_
Inside the Department of History’s classroom.
Upon seeing Tang Xiu leave without a word, the 20 students and Han Qingwu had bewildered expressions on their faces. Han Qingwu herself wanted to chase after Tang Xiu, asking for the reason. But she didn’t feel right to leave out the other students here. Hence, she could only smile and explain, “Well, maybe Tang Xiu is not feeling well. We don’t need to worry about him. Anyways, let’s continue with the self-introductions!”
“My turn!” Hu Qingsong got up.
Han Qingwu nodded. While listening to the student’s self-introductions and dealing with everyone inside, she came before the classroom’s windows at the front row without herself realizing it.
She knew Tang Xiu rather well. She was clear that Tang Xiu was definitely not someone who would easily display such a rude gaffe. She had never seen Tang Xiu as silent as a grave and with such an unsightly face.
After the students finished introducing themselves, her eyes glanced out of the window. But at this moment, she could clearly see Tang Xiu sitting alone smoking on a stone bench on the sidewalk in the small grove near the classroom building.
That’s right! He was smoking!
Han Qingwu was stupefied. She didn’t know when did Tang Xiu learn to smoke!
_Something must have happened!_
She deeply thought inside in silence. She wasn’t aware of the fact that she herself had become somewhat preoccupied since Tang Xiu left the classroom.
“Hey, did you noticed? Teacher Han seems absent-minded.”
“When Tang Xiu was still here, Teacher Han was very energetic. But after he inexplicably left, she became somewhat inattentive. Don’t tell me what everyone said is true, that Teacher Han really came to Shanghai University to pursue him?”