Chapter 29 (1/2)

The ink had already dried, and Sun Mo kept the manuscript.

Lu Zhiruo blinked her big eyes, watching with such fervent gaze as if she was a kitten that had starved for days and had just discovered dried fish left to dry on the balcony.

“Hold on, why don’t I help him tidy up his manuscript? Won’t I be able to read it openly then?”

Lu Zhiruo clenched her small fists and knocked her head. She was so stupid.

Swoosh!

A golden halo suddenly extended out in the library, bringing forth some noises in the initially quiet atmosphere.

“It’s a great teacher halo!”

Lu Zhiruo looked around and saw a handsome young man walking in. He waved his hand to get everyone to continue with their learning.

“He’s called Qin Fen, a graduate from Jixia Learning Palace, one of the top nine renowned schools. Do you want to have him as your teacher?”

Sun Mo assessed Qin Fen. What high EQ. He had released the ‘Wide Learning and Retentive Memory’ halo in the library. Not only would this leave a favorable impression on the students’ hearts, but it would also spread his name. His way of doing things was a lot better when compared to Zhang Sheng who only knew how to build up his reputation by bribing students.

Of course, the great teacher halo was something that could only be gained through enlightenment and not learned. Even if Zhang Sheng wished to do this, he was unable to.

Sun Mo was unable to replicate this act either. The ‘Priceless Advice’ halo could increase the weight of his words, allowing the students to be influenced for a while. However, he hadn’t grasped it completely yet; thus, it would only work at times. As for the ‘Ignorant and Incompetent’, it was a great teacher halo that was purely punishment in nature. If he were to throw it out here, he’d definitely bring about a great commotion, and he’d then be fired. 1

“No!”

Lu Zhiruo shook her head without any hesitation.

“You don’t look up to him? From what I heard, many students want to become his personal disciple.”

Sun Mo was surprised by how decisive Lu Zhiruo was. For students who didn’t have a good aptitude, there was no chance for them to study under a great teacher. Therefore, Qin Fen’s reputation as a graduate from a renowned school was very tempting. It wouldn’t be bad to be his personal disciple.

“It’s not about his capabilities. I just don’t like the scent of him!” Lu Zhiruo explained.

“Huh?”

Sun Mo was stunned and he subconsciously sniffed. There didn’t seem to be any other smell other than that of ink? (Moreover, are you really able to smell it despite being over 30 meters away from him?)

“Teacher Sun smells better.”

Lu Zhiruo smiled sweetly, flashing her dimples.

“Haha.”

Sun Mo couldn’t help but pat Lu Zhiruo on the head when he saw how docile she was.

The papaya girl didn’t doge but squinted her eyes slightly. She tilted her head a little and rubbed it against his hand. Her hand then reached out toward the manuscript on the table. 1

Did that monkey obtain the art of immortality? She really wanted to read it!

…

The sky was slowly turning bright. Yan Li, who usually liked to sleep in, got up. After washing up, he changed into a clean set of uniforms.

“It’s such a pity. Why can’t we wear the clothes we brought from home? Who would be able to tell that I come from a rich family like this?”

Yan Li felt gloomy as he looked into the mirror. But that didn’t matter. He put on his jade bracelet and then rolled up his sleeves just so that the bracelet would be revealed discreetly.

The true way of doing things was to flaunt your wealth in a low-profile manner. 1

It wasn’t as if Yan Li wanted to hitch up with girls, but that he wanted to become Qin Fen’s student. He knew that his aptitude was mediocre, but he could make it up with his wealth.

After all, cultivation required the depletion of a tremendous amount of resources, and money could be used to purchase some resources. Otherwise, if one were to rely on their own cultivation, how long would they take before they managed to achieve anything?

“Yan Li, you’ll definitely be able to succeed.”

Yan Li gave himself some encouragement. Today was the day of the student recruitment meet. Many teachers who were hard to meet would appear, and there would even be great teachers amongst them. However, Yan Li felt that he might not have such a chance to be chosen by them.

At the thought of this, Yan Li felt very gloomy. However, when he turned and saw Qi Shengjia, who was just getting up from his bed, he felt a sense of superiority.

“A salted fish!”

Yan Li wore a contemptuous smile. It was degrading to share the same dorm with trash like him. Was he not leaving school? Why was he still not doing anything?

Over the past two days, Yan Li would hope to see Qi Shengjia’s bed being emptied every time he returned to the dorm. He had even had the delusion that this pauper would flee away sheepishly like a loser, but he would be disappointed every time.

“I must get a great teacher this year!”

Wang Hao clenched his fist.

“Sigh, Shengjia has entered the battle hall. His chances are a lot greater than ours.”

Zhou Xu felt emotional and couldn’t help but be a little jealous. Previously, he was in a position in which he could look down on Qi Shengjia. However, now that Qi Shengjia had overtaken him, he naturally felt slightly uncomfortable.

“Zhou Xu, who did you say has gotten into the battle hall?”

Yan Li frowned. Had he heard wrongly?

“It’s Qi Shengjia. Didn’t you know that?”

Wang Hao was a little envious as well.

“Haha, is it fun to lie to me?”

Yan Li let out a stifled laugh and then glanced at Qi Shengjia from the corners of his eyes. “If some trash of the 4th-level of the body-refinement realm could get into the battle hall, then wouldn’t I be able to become its lecturer?”

“Shengjia, show him your battle hall’s identity plate.” Wang Hao teased, “By the way, Sheng Jia is at 5th-level of the body-refinement realm, not 4th-level.’

“That’s impossible!” Yan Li cried out and assessed Qi Shengjia dubiously. “Even if you want to lie, you should be more serious about it. I would believe that he can get up to 4th-level. After all, anyone could have a streak of good luck. But 5th-level… Would a guy who’s so poor that he has to wear a pair of holey socks be able to afford peak-grade medicine?”