Chapter 205 - Life in School (1/2)

Lin Luoran recently started to study for a postgraduate degree. Though she doesn’t have to go to every cla.s.s as normal students do, her life in school is not so easy.

In Huaxia’s history, there are many kinds of ancient writings such as oracle, bronze script, seal script, and clerical script… The history of writings reflects the history of Huaxia. Besides, most ethnic minorities have their own scripts, which make the entire history of scripts in Huaxia even more prosperous.

No one is able to study all the known script of human. Although cultivators have longer lives than normal people, they can’t afford to waste their time on this. Therefore, the scholars are so respectful because they are willing to spend their life organizing the scripts. They have drawn comparison tables between these ancient writings and modern Huaxia characters so that people can study them conveniently.

Lin Luoran’s advantage is that her memory is way better than others.

She can remember every word in the books she reads, which is very helpful to her current research.

Lin Luoran spends most of her time at the university reading books recommended by her mentor, Professor Qi. Sometimes when she gets bored, she will go to the library of the University of Chuan and looks for materials in the isolated ancient writings zone.

She mostly reads books about unofficial history, which is much more interesting than the official history. Lin even comes across Rong Donglin several times in the library. Rong is also one of Professor Qi’s students. Professor Qi always talks about how talented Rong is… However, Rong has no choice but to use most of his spare time to do part-time jobs in order to help his family out. Professor Qi feels pity about this.

Speaking of helping his family out, Lin Luoran thinks of Luodong’s cla.s.smate, Huang Weijian.

She once asked someone else to ask about Huang’s origin from Ms. Liu. In the beginning, Lin Luoran doubted that Huang Weijian was a spy someone put in Luodong’s cla.s.s. Unexpectedly, Ms. Liu said that Huang and his grandfather had lived in the room made of iron sheets for over seven years. Huang was only four or five years old when he first moved there. Ms. Liu watched him grow up. It was impossible that Huang was a spy.

Huang Weijian’s grandfather supported Huang to go to school by picking and selling waste. According to Ms. Liu, Huang’s grandfather was a healthy and vigorous old man. However, he disappeared a couple of months ago.

The only thing that raises Lin’s suspicion is that Huang Weijian’s grandfather spent a large sum of money to transfer Huang to Luodong’s cla.s.s and he disappeared after that. Years ago, Lin Luoran personally went to the school to pay for Luodong’s tuition fee. Most families couldn’t afford the fee, let alone Huang’s grandfather who only worked temporary jobs and picked and sold waste for a living.

Is there a chance that something happened to Huang Weijian after his grandfather disappeared?

Lin Luoran denies this idea immediately.

With the bead by her hand, Lin Luoran wasn’t able to achieve the level of cultivation of Huang in a few months. — That’s right. The reason why Lin Luoran cares so much about Huang Weijian is that he is a cultivator in the level of Training Qi!

If treasures like the bead were everywhere, Huaxia’s world of cultivation wouldn’t have declined so much. Baojia has a nice Taoist root and she hasn’t officially entered the earlier stage of Training Qi after cultivating for three years… Hence, Huang must have started to cultivate from an early age.

The problem is, if Huang’s grandfather were also a cultivator, even he was in the level of Training Qi, he wouldn’t have to pick up waste for a living. Now he is missing…

Lin’s head aches. If Huang is really a spy, the one who puts him there must think highly of her. After all, Huang Weijian is already in the level of Training Qi when he is twelve years old.

Lin Luoran thinks ironically that she may be thought too highly of.

Anyway, Lin is interested in Huang Weijian himself.

That day, she witnessed Ms. Liu asked for the rent from Huang and she heard Huang talking about making money. Lin becomes so curious that every day, after picking Luodong up from the school, the two of them will go “stalking” Huang. Sometimes Lin will drive Luodong home and go to follow Huang alone. She never misses a day.

Half a month later, Lin Luoran realizes that Huang Weijian comes back home later and he spends more time picking up waste… She starts to doubt that this little cultivator may not know about his abilities. If he could use his abilities, he would become rich easier than everyone else.

Huang Weijian here only knows to pick up the waste. Lin Luoran wonders whether he is innocent or silly — or, his stubbornness gives him more patience?

Lin Luoran can feel the fluctuation of Reiki in Huang Weijian’s old bag. Granted that Huang doesn’t know any spells, the thing in the bag should be able to scare away those bullies.

However, after following Huang around for half a month, Lin Luoran discovers that this young boy does nothing but picking up and selling waste to make money. He is too well-behaved to be a spy… Days before, Lin Luodong helped Huang out. However, Huang still acts coldly, which makes Luodong gloomy.

Seeing that Huang Weijian is going out again with the gunny bag in his hand, Luodong yawns and asks, “Sister, why do we follow Huang around all day?”

Lin Luoran is surprised by the question. Right. Since Huang Weijian is not suspicious, why does she want to follow him?

Lin Luoran claps her hands, “Let’s go. We won’t come here tomorrow.”

Everybody has their own way of life. Huang Weijian keeps people away and never asks for help. Lin Luoran doesn’t want to be nosy.

As for Luodong, it’s nice that he has a cla.s.smate who is a good person and a talented cultivator.

Luodong has the single Taoist root of earth. He will be able to make his own choice when he becomes an adult.