Chapter 42 (1/2)

Chapter 42: Overturn Heaven

Shirley said, “We should just expel students who cut class like this!”

Lu Chongyang said with a low voice, “If he can’t pass the test in two months, he’ll naturally get expelled.”

“But…”

Lu Chongyang said, “Tao academy has its own rules. He ranked first in the entrance exam. Sometimes geniuses have strange personalities. Two months is not a long time. We’ll give it to him. If he’s really beyond salvation, he’ll naturally get expelled by that time.”

Shirley’s lips twitched. She was still unhappy about it. She clenched her fists and said unwillingly, “My dad and mom are still fighting on the front line. They haven’t come back for the New Year in five years.

“It’s frontline warriors like that who fight day and night to buy us the time to practice.

“The civilians fifteen hundred meters below us have to pinch and scrape every day to have the resources we use to practice.

“I’ll never approve of people like Zhou Bai who waste their slot at Tao academy!”

Watching Shirley leave, Lu Chongyang let out a sigh. “Zhou Bai, you’ve really given me a tough problem.”

***

Zhou Bai didn’t know about the school’s and students’ attitude toward him, but he knew it couldn’t be anything good.

He could only pour his whole heart and soul into his studies so that he could have the opportunity to prove himself in the future.

That night, Zhou Bai self-studied until almost midnight. He was going to take a break and wait for the 200 points of Laziness of the new day.

He looked at Christina, curled up in a ball, in his mind. Ever since she’d obtained the advanced breathing method, she’d been in this practice mode. She hadn’t gotten up a single time.

Even the cat is working so hard, he thought. I can’t fall behind.

A moment later, the second it passed midnight, thumping sounds came from next door again, but Zhou Bai ignored them

In the past few days, after midnight every day, thumping noises would come from next door. Zhou Bai didn’t know what was going on, but he was immersed in his studies, so he didn’t waste his time checking it out.

But this time, the thumping seemed to be more violent than any other time in the past.

It seemed to be accompanied by the crisp sound of cracking, as if something were snapping.

Zhou Bai couldn’t help looking in that direction, but he didn’t see anything. Yet the thumping noise came again, and it felt even closer than before, as if it was inside his room.

Zhou Bai turned over suddenly, his primordial spirit rolling, his body tightening, instantly raising his guard.

After experiencing so many dangers, Zhou Bai was cautious.

The pounding sounds suddenly disappeared, as if nothing had happened.

***

Thump.

Jian Xing frowned. He seemed to hear something.

Thump-thump.

He heard it clearly this time. Was someone knocking on the wall?

Thump-thump-thump.

Thump-thump-thump-thump-thump-thump!

The knocking got faster and faster, more and more aggressive, like the beating of a drum.

Just as he was about to get up to take a look at what was going on, he heard the crisp noise of cracking, as if the wall was broken through.

His eyes widened. He wanted to get up, but felt a strange power bind his entire body. He couldn’t move or open his mouth.

The thumping sound came again, but this time, it was from under his bed.

A wispy voice came up.