27: Chapter 27 The Mysterious Old Man
Su Mu opened his eyes and glanced at the elderly man with closed eyes.
The old man's eyes remained shut, his breathing exceptionally steady, making him appear no different from an ordinary person.
Su Mu then closed his eyes again, accelerating the flow of his Source Power.
Using a Source Power Cultivation Method to speed up the circulation of Source Power was an extremely taxing task for the soul.
Before long, fine beads of sweat began to appear on Su Mu's forehead.
However, he was surprised to find that the speed at which he cleared his meridians had increased significantly.
Previously, it took Su Mu about three days to clear a single meridian.
Using the old man's method, it seemed he could now achieve it in less than two days.
Su Mu opened his eyes excitedly and then looked at the old man with gratitude.
"Senior, thank you for your guidance."
The old man nodded with satisfaction, a kind smile appearing on his face.
"Young man, your talent and comprehension are both excellent. Keep it up!"
After saying that simple sentence, the old man continued to rest with his eyes closed.
Although Su Mu was curious about the old man's identity, he understood that opportunities are encountered by luck, not sought out.
The fact that the old man was willing to offer a word of advice was already good enough.
Su Mu and the old man's brief, cryptic conversation caught the attention of Liu Gong and Wang Yue.
Wang Yue stared at Su Mu with her large, watery eyes.
The boy, however, was full of confusion; he knew nothing about meridians or Source Power, as those were subjects for the third year of high school.
She felt very curious about this handsome young man.
As a top student, she had already self-studied the third-year curriculum.
She knew that this was the primary method of cultivation for ability users.
Initially, seeing Su Mu's appearance along with the little sister and the beautiful older sister beside him,
She had assumed Su Mu was just an ordinary person taking the high-speed rail to take his sister on a trip.
(Everyone in this world awakens an ability, but only those who comprehend Source Power and have studied a Source Power Cultivation Method are considered ability users.
Those who have not comprehended Source Power or practiced a cultivation method are ordinary people.)
Hearing the old man's words and Su Mu's response, it wasn't hard to deduce that Su Mu was an ability user.
This made her feel very strange. At this time, where was an ability user going on the subway?
Liu Gong, sitting next to her, was confused by what he heard, but the way Wang Yue looked at Su Mu made him uncomfortable.
He and Wang Yue went to the same high school. He had gone to great lengths to find out that Wang Yue was going to Modu for summer training.
Relying on his cousin's position in the Linjiang University Student Union, he managed to secure a spot for the training and shamelessly accompanied Wang Yue to Modu.
He had planned to boast to Wang Yue on the way. In his view, although Wang Yue was pretty, the university hosting her training was probably inferior to Linjiang University.
But while he was trying to have a good conversation with Wang Yue, the old man suddenly spoke, and that kid put on an act with a few replies, stealing all of Wang Yue's attention.
He was very displeased.
"Brother, where are you headed?"
Liu Gong pretended to make small talk.
Su Mu was still cultivating and did not speak.
Seeing that Su Mu ignored him, he raised his voice a bit.
"Brother, which city are you planning to go to?"
Wang Yue was a bit unhappy seeing Liu Gong disturb someone's cultivation and intended to stop him.
However, Su Mu's brow furrowed slightly, and he stopped running his Source Power Cultivation Method.
"I'm going to Modu."
By now, Su Mu's forehead was covered in dense beads of sweat.
Leng Jing noticed that Su Mu had stopped cultivating, turned her head, and pulled a pack of tissues from her pocket.
She pulled one out and handed it to Su Mu.
"Wipe yourself, you're covered in sweat!"
Su Mu took the tissue and gave Leng Jing a bright smile.
Wang Yue glanced at Leng Jing. Although she was wearing a mask, as a girl, she could sense that this was definitely a great beauty.
Then she looked back at Su Mu. He's actually quite handsome!
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She was starting to ship them a little!
So, Wang Yue asked curiously,
"Hey, what are you guys going to Modu for?"
She wasn't as rude as Liu Gong; her tone was very gentle.
"I'm going to Modu for university."
"You're going to university? Which one?"
"Modu Ability University!"
Wang Yue's mouth hung open.
"Tch—"
"You're going to Modu Ability University? The scores just came out, and applications haven't even been filled yet, but you're already planning to attend?"
"That's just hilarious."
Liu Gong snorted in disdain. He was now certain that this kid was just trying to attract Wang Yue's attention.
"Yueyue! Don't pay attention to people like this. Someone who only knows how to boast has no real ability."
Su Mu shrugged slightly, offering no explanation.
No matter how much you say, there will always be someone who doesn't believe you, and Su Mu didn't need others to believe him anyway.
Su Mu carefully tapped Sister Leng Jing, gesturing for another tissue.
The corners of Leng Jing's eyes curved slightly as she pulled out another tissue and handed it to Su Mu.
Su Mu didn't use the tissue to wipe his sweat; instead, he wiped away the drool trailing from Lin Ruoxi's mouth.
Liu Gong saw that Su Mu didn't speak further and was instead using a tissue to wipe drool.
He assumed he had exposed Su Mu's lie and that the other party was doing this out of embarrassment.
However, it wasn't entirely his fault for not recognizing Su Mu; neither of them was from Jiang Province, and they only paid attention to the Ability College Entrance Examination in their own province.
Although there were many videos online of Su Mu killing ferocious beasts, those videos had only started spreading yesterday.
Liu Gong glanced at Wang Yue very smugly and said,
"See? I guessed right, didn't I!"
Wang Yue ignored him, following the example of the sister opposite her and looking at the scenery outside.
And Liu Gong blamed all of this on Su Mu.
The high-speed rail continued to speed along, and the six people stopped talking.
Su Mu continued to run his Source Power Cultivation Method to cleanse his meridians.
The train stopped, and the old man prepared to disembark.
Before leaving, he said to Su Mu,
"Young man, if you ever have the chance to come to Hangdu in the future, remember to look me up there."
After saying that, he left with a smile.
Su Mu knew this old man was definitely a powerhouse, but he hadn't expected him to be a professor at Hangcheng University.
Su Mu nodded to the old man with a smile.
After the old man left, a stern-looking middle-aged woman boarded.
As soon as she arrived, she told Liu Gong to keep quiet as she wanted to rest.
After that, it was indeed very quiet.
Su Mu was very pleased and continued to cultivate the entire way.
Finally, an hour later, they arrived at Modu Station.
Su Mu gently shook Lin Ruoxi awake.
This little girl had fallen asleep within ten minutes of boarding and had slept soundly the whole way.
Su Mu's arm had gone a bit numb from her holding it.
The three of them grabbed their suitcases and left the train, slowly walking toward the station exit.
Wang Yue and Liu Gong also walked behind them.
Although Liu Gong didn't want to, the exit they were heading for happened to be the same as Su Mu's.
But he was still disgruntled.
After leaving the train, Leng Jing took off her mask to take a sip of water.
As luck would have it, Liu Gong saw Leng Jing's peerless beauty.
Liu Gong immediately ran forward.
"Brother, it's fate that we sat together on the train. Where are you going? My cousin is coming to pick me up in a bit; I can have him give you a ride."
Then he looked at Su Mu and said with a smile,
"But my cousin's car only has four seats, so one person will have to take a taxi."
It was obvious he wanted Su Mu to take the taxi.
Leng Jing said in a tone devoid of emotion, "No need to trouble yourself, we have a way to get there."
Lin Ruoxi sensed that this Liu Gong had clear hostility toward Su Mu.
She said very unhappily, "We wouldn't sit in your crappy car anyway!"
Su Mu smiled. "Thanks for the offer, but someone is picking us up!"
Before Su Mu arrived, Director He Kui had called him and said that Principal Yang would arrange for someone to pick them up.
Liu Gong was fuming as he dragged his suitcase toward the exit.
He wanted to see exactly who would come to pick them up; he could tell that these three were all dressed very ordinarily.
Soon, Su Mu reached the station exit.
A tall young woman with a face full of spirit and wavy hair walked over.