Chapter 38 (1/2)

When Zhou Bai arrived at the cafeteria, half of the cafeteria was shut down. There were only a few serving windows left open for students to exchange points for cheap food.

A few people ate at the tables.

Apart from the three main meals, the cafeteria usually only provided the most basic food.

After eating a bowl of humanfeed, Zhou Bai’s physical and mental strength recovered immediately. His stomach was warm, and he felt satisfied.

He strolled back to his dorm slowly. Zhou Bai was still thinking about how to increase Laziness.

Right before he reached his door, he saw that the door to the dorm next to his own was open. A bright red light shot out from the room.

The red light radiated like blood, making Zhou Bai frown.

Zhou Bai thought, Who is this reckless? They have this kind of light on at night? Can they even fall asleep?

He walked up, curiously inspecting the room.

But he only saw a pallid face.

It was a girl’s head poking out from behind the door. She asked, “Is anything the matter?”

Zhou Bai went blank for a second, then scratched his head and said, “Oh, it’s nothing. I live next door. Say, your light is rather special.”

The girl stared at Zhou Bai with wide eyes, and she said slowly, “I’m used to it.”

“Oh…” Zhou Bai nodded. He pointed at his own door and said, “I’m going to sleep then…”

“Goodbye.”

Bang! Looking at the shut door, Zhou Bai frowned. So hard to get along, he mused. He scratched his head and returned to his room. Elsa immediately jumped on him. Zhou Bai stroked her and got into bed to rest.

The humanfeed he’d just eaten had the effect of restoring energy and wiping out his exhaustion. After eating, Zhou Bai lay slumberless on his bed.

He looked at Christina, who still curled up in a ball. She seemed to be practicing still. Zhou Bai thought, What a hard-working cat.

He watched her for a while. In a daze, Zhou Bai finally felt sleepy.

But a sudden thump came from the wall and jerked Zhou Bai awake.

“What the hell?”

Zhou Bai looked in the direction the sound came from and heard a series of thumping noises. When he was about to get up and interrogate his neighbor, the thumping stopped again.

Zhou Bai went back to sleep. He closed his eyes, tossed and turned, accumulating sleepiness little by little.

Just when he finally felt sleepy…

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Continuous loud collisions came. Zhou Bai’s eyes shot open, and he shouted in the direction of the wall, “What the hell are you doing in the middle of the night? Aren’t you going to sleep?!”

The thumping sounds stopped. Zhou Bai exhaled angrily, then lay down again. But after lying down for a while, he realized he couldn’t fall asleep.

“F*ck.”

The next morning, Zhou Bai got up looking bitter. After taking Elsa to the cafeteria for breakfast, he brought her back to the room and went to class alone.

He restored his energy after a bowl of humanfeed.

When he walked into the classroom, Zhou Bai saw Jing Xiu wave at him from a distance. He walked over and sat down next to her. Soon the class began.

Lu Chongyang still taught this morning’s class. It was a continuation of yesterday’s lesson on practicing Divine Maps. He talked about the balance between Divine Maps, Degree of Taoification, and primordial spirit power.

“Remember, you must not be greedy on the path of Tao practice. Whether it be Divine Maps, Degree of Taoification, or primordial spirit power, you can’t be greedy for advancement in any of these fields. Instead, you have to find the balance between the three. Today, we will be learning about the change of the five elements and yin yang, and use them to judge whether we have lost our balance on the path of practicing Tao…”