Chapter 115 There Is No Dus (1/2)

Bai Shaoliu returned to the inn. Anping Canal was right outside the inn, and the water was naturally flowing.

He took a bench and placed it by the side of the canal. He stared at the running water.

The inn owner, Zhou Ling whose charm from her younger days still existed was wondering what was wrong with him. He did not look half dead today, but he looked even duller.

Even though the sun was bright and it was extremely hot, he was paying full attention to the water.

The water in Anping Canal, while it did not flow particularly fast, it was clear. The water glittered under the sun. It was hard for one to keep his eyes open when looking at it. Bai Shaoliu's eyes got drier, but he did not close his eyes. He continued staring.

He kept doing it until evening. The water was now dyed red by the sunset, which made it as pretty as flowers.

Zhou Ling could not stand it anymore. She went beside Bai Shaoliu and asked, ”What is wrong with you?”

Bai Shaoliu did not move even an inch and he continued to stare at the water.

Zhou Ling could not stop herself but to give him a kick.

Bai Shaoliu then reacted in a delayed manner, and asked the inn owner, ”Why do you think water flows?”

Zhou Ling was astounded by how stupid this question was, and answered, ”If the water comes from a higher place, it is natural for it to flow downward. The water upstream is at a higher place than the downstream, and hence it is only natural for it to flow.”

Bai Shaoliu frowned a little, and said, ”Is it that simple?”

The inn owner put her hands on her waist and glared at him, ”Why are you thinking of such rubbish? You should be working.”

Bai Shaoliu had nothing to hide from the inn owner. He owed a lot to her, comparable to how much he owed to Shen Lian. He replied, ”Mister Shen asked me to think about why water flows.”

When Zhou Ling heard this, she asked, ”Which Mister Shen?”

”The one from the next street, from the 'Walking Dead' Clinic.”

”You mean the guy asked you to think about that? Well, then you should go and tell him about my answer just now.” The inn owner seemed like she was about to laugh.

Bai Shaoliu knew that the answer would not be so simple, but what she said seemed to have a power on him. Under such unknown forces, he followed her order.

The 'Walking Dead' Clinic.

Shen Lian sat next to Ruoxi, and looked at her writing practice.

The word 'Yong' as written by Ruoxi, from the shape of it, it looked nothing different from what Shen Lian had written. Even the style was similar. However, by looking at it carefully, there were some differences to be found.

The 'Yong' written by Shen Lian looked as if it was alive and moving. On the other hand, the 'Yong' written by Ruoxi lacked liveliness.

While Bai Shaoliu was staring at Ruoxi's writing, he was thinking about what the inn owner said again.

Shen Lian patiently listened to Bai Shaoliu's answer and then he replied slowly, ”You said that water flows from upstream to downstream, and this is the reason why water flows. Why don't you tell me why can't water flow from the bottom to the top?”

Bai Shaoliu was stunned, he knew the answer was too simplistic, but in fact, he never thought about it.

Shen Lian used another question to dismiss Bai Shaoliu. He thought to himself, ”It probably requires him to get hit by an apple on the head, then can he figure out the answer.”

He did not intend for Bai Shaoliu to figure out the reason water flowed from high to low. It was simply because he was too stubborn and inflexible. If he could get out of this bottleneck, then he would have come to a revelation.