25: Scanning books

At this moment, Luo Ying spoke weakly, “Teacher, Long Yuan was only notified by me very late yesterday. He lives quite far away and has to take a bus to school. The traffic situation in Fengyang County these past two days isn’t very good due to the strange light…”

Yun Yi’s expression softened slightly upon hearing this. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly looked up into the distance and saw a figure rapidly approaching. His pupils contracted!

The person arriving was indeed Long Yuan. Last night, he was so engrossed in reading that even his alarm clock couldn’t rouse him. It wasn’t until Duan Hu received a message from Luo Ying, urging him to go to school, and called him that his Divine Soul returned. For the journey to school, he completely abandoned the bus and ran quickly by himself. What used to be an hour-long bus ride, under his full-speed sprint, only took him less than five minutes to reach the school. He only slowed down when he was close to the training ground, then walked quickly.

But what he didn’t know was that his full-speed sprint had already fallen into Yun Yi’s eyes. With Yun Yi’s discerning gaze, it wasn’t hard to spot some clues, especially with Yun Yi’s Martial Master (Mid-stage) Xuanjue, he could keenly sense the Qi and blood emanating from Long Yuan. From the state of his Qi and blood, it wasn’t difficult for him to see that Long Yuan’s current Cultivation Realm was not much different from a Martial Artist, which made him feel incredible.

After Long Yuan arrived and stood by the training ground, he bit the bullet and shouted, “Report! Student Long Yuan is late for class, please punish this teacher!”

Yun Yi sized him up and down, then snorted, “Since you’re late, you won’t attend class today. Come back tomorrow!”

“Yes! Teacher!!!” Long Yuan was stunned for a moment, but he didn’t argue. He turned and left.

The other students looked at this scene, one by one dumbfounded, wondering what kind of situation this was?!

Being late for class, and actually getting a day off!

If he were to be recorded as a demerit, that would be understandable, but Yun Yi didn’t mention any punishment. It seemed Long Yuan had gained a day off. How could such a convenient thing exist in the world?

Qin Gui was the first to be unconvinced and loudly said, “Teacher, I object!”

“Reason!” Yun Yi snorted.

“That kid Long Yuan is just a good-for-nothing with F-grade Elementary Aptitude. His Cultivation has barely reached the Martial Apprentice threshold. His entry into the Elite Class is already the principal’s special favor, probably because of his spiritual talent. But on his first day of class, he’s late, and you, Teacher, actually let him off for a day without punishment. Where does that leave us Elite Geniuses with Advanced Aptitude who are always on time for class?” Qin Gui said loudly.

“That’s right! That kid Long Yuan is just a weakling!” Wang Yu echoed.

“He was also at the bottom of the ordinary class…”

“We are truly ashamed to be associated with someone like him, who has neither talent nor ambition!”

“Please, Teacher, expel him directly and give others a chance…”

“Exactly, exactly…”

Many others also joined in, demanding that Yun Yi drive Long Yuan away.

Yun Yi snorted, “Those who question my decision, take one big step forward!”

Qin Gui, Wang Yu, and the others looked at each other, not knowing what Yun Yi meant by this. But under Yun Yi’s authoritative gaze, they all took one big step forward.

“Do three hundred push-ups on the spot!” Yun Yi shouted.

“What?!!!” Everyone was bewildered, but under the powerful aura of Yun Yi, they dared not say more and quickly started doing push-ups on the spot.

Ye Xuan, Luo Ying, Long Xiangning, Zhang Li, and others watched this scene with shock, but also secretly laughed. This was the trouble caused by talking too much. They had long heard that Teacher Yun Yi was decisive and unwavering. Qin Gui and the others actually dared to challenge his authority in class, wasn’t that just courting death?

But what surprised them was why Yun Yi would make such a decision?

Could there be some hidden secret that everyone didn’t know about?

Otherwise, with Yun Yi’s personality, it was unlikely he would let Long Yuan off so easily.

Unfortunately, Yun Yi didn’t say, so no one knew what he was up to, and no one dared to ask. Thus, this matter became a mystery, lingering in the hearts of the Elementary Elite Class members.

Long Yuan didn’t know what happened afterward. After leaving the training ground, he thought for a moment and decided to head to the school library. With the Advanced borrowing card Lu Shijie gave him, he could spend an entire day there, which was part of his plan anyway.

He swiped his card and entered the library. Since it was class time, there weren’t many people inside. After carefully checking the catalog, he decided to start reading books on humanities, history, and geography.

Now, his way of reading was unusual; he only needed to quickly browse to remember and fully understand. This, of course, was thanks to his super powerful Divine Sense. Thus, he didn’t need to sit and read, but rather walked continuously along the direction of the bookshelves, constantly flipping through pages, one after another, book after book. This method of reading was what he called “scanning books.”

However, even with the extremely fast speed of scanning books, it was still like a tortoise crawling compared to a library with a massive collection of books. So, he decided to stick with this plan for the foreseeable future.

After reading all day, and even getting two proper meals plus a late-night snack, Long Yuan left school content and took the bus home.

He took out his phone on the bus and found that Duan Hu had left him several messages: asking if he had made it to Teacher Yun Yi’s class, inviting him to play games after class, and asking him to go home together after school.

This brought a hint of warmth to Long Yuan’s heart. After all, his predecessor didn’t have many friends here, only Duan Hu, his best friend. So, he naturally wanted to continue this rare friendship for him. He quickly replied, explaining the day’s events, to avoid any misunderstanding from Duan Hu that might cause a rift.

Sure enough, that simpleton Duan Hu quickly replied. There was no rift whatsoever. Instead, he clamored for Long Yuan to treat him soon, also mentioning that the four Families of Luo Ying, Qin Gui, Wang Yu, and Zhang Li had all held celebratory banquets for them yesterday, with as much pomp as possible. Long Yuan would be inexcusable if he didn’t treat him, and so on.

Long Yuan pondered for a moment and replied, “Xiao Hu, you know they are big Families. I’m just a poor commoner, so let’s not bother with those superficial things. Tomorrow night, I’ll treat you to grilled skewers, plenty to fill you up!!!”

“Grilled skewers? Then I want the ones from that Meichuan Inn on Tianfu Street!” Duan Hu replied instantly.

“No problem! I’ll even get you a case of ice-cold beer, so your five internal organs can enjoy themselves…”

“Really?!”

“Absolutely!”

“That’s great…”

Seeing Duan Hu’s laughing face in his reply, a knowing smile also appeared on Long Yuan’s face. He suddenly thought about whether he could find a suitable Cultivation Technique for Duan Hu as well, giving him a chance to Cultivate into a strong person. They were brothers for life; he couldn’t become awesome while Duan Hu remained at the bottom, could he?

Last night, while reading in the Treasure Pavilion, his horizons had broadened significantly, and he felt his ideological Realm had improved by a large margin. Thus, he was full of confidence in helping Duan Hu grow.

Speaking of which, Duan Hu’s Aptitude was E-grade, even better than his predecessor Zhu Deyuan. Setting aside Cultivation Techniques, just having enough resources could push him to the level of a strong person. So, for now, collecting waste materials and making money were the top priorities. Whether for his own Cultivation or for Duan Hu to grow together, both of them needed ample resources.

“Land-based seafood farming is a path, but it requires too many people and too much time. To get rich quickly, I must think of other ways. Oh, right, let’s look at the Martial Arts Home…”

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