Chapter 134: Seeking Knowledge at Huai Mountain (III)
While Liu Sheng was writing furiously, Nangong Wan and Wen Weilan sat under a peach tree in the courtyard, drinking tea and watching Ling Xiaoshu and 嘯天 (Xiao Tian) chase each other on all fours.
“This girl is quite interesting,” Nangong Wan said with a smile.
Wen Weilan was a bit speechless. If Liu Sheng knew that her younger sister was getting along so well with the dog, becoming playmates and getting her clothes dirty and wrinkled, she would probably explode with anger.
“This… it doesn’t look like a weird objects, nor is it an ordinary spiritual plant.”
“Indeed, Senior Sister truly hit the nail on the head. Sheng Sheng found her in a Weird Domain.”
“Extraterrestrial creature?”
“Sheng Sheng said she came from the Universe, but I don’t understand that concept,” Wen Weilan said.
Hearing the word “Universe,” Nangong Wan’s eyes darkened.
“Your friend is also very special.”
Wen Weilan heard Senior Sister’s approval and immediately brightened with a smile.
“Yes, and she is my lifesaver.”
Her gaze fell on the bamboo cottage where Liu Sheng was. Through the open window, she could see Liu Sheng buried in furious writing.
Subsequently, Wen Weilan began to chatter about how she met Liu Sheng and how Liu Sheng saved her.
Wen Weilan did not grow up by her parents’ side, and her grandparents were, after all, a generation removed, so there was more respect than closeness.
Therefore, for Wen Weilan, Senior Sister was both an elder sister and a mother-like figure.
However, Senior Sister had lived in seclusion for a long time, usually only seeing her once a year when visiting Master during the New Year.
Thus, by the time Nangong Wan heard about Wen Weilan’s experiences, a long time had passed.
Now, listening to Wen Weilan recount the events in detail, Nangong Wan couldn’t help but feel heartbroken.
“Why didn’t you let Cui Cui come find me?”
“Senior Sister, you have been secluded from the world for a long time. If not for teaching, you might not even pay attention to current affairs. How could I bother you again?”
“Moreover, at that time, my heart was like dead ash, and I felt there was no possibility of recovery. Why would I make Senior Sister descend the mountain for a dying person like me, inviting conflict?”
Wen Weilan slowly said, lowering her gaze, her fingers gently caressing the rim of her teacup.
“Enough,” Nangong Wan sighed.
“What I am more worried about now is that you have, after all, embarked on the path of a Yugui. Do you know that this path is extremely perilous, and one misstep can lead to utter defeat?” Nangong Wan said, her face sinking.
“Indeed, nothing escapes Senior Sister’s eyes.” Wen Weilan blinked, softening her voice to flatter her.
“Don’t think that will make me let you off.” Faced with Wen Weilan’s cuteness, Nangong Wan’s mind remained very clear.
“But what can I do without my spiritual nature?” Wen Weilan’s expression was quite bitter.
“Why not come to me and stay with me on this mountain? I can protect you until the day I can no longer protect you.”
From Nangong Wan’s perspective, it didn’t matter whether Wen Weilan was Miss Wen or a cultivation Genius; her safety was the most important thing.
“But there are still many things I don’t understand, and I need strength to investigate them thoroughly.”
This was what Wen Weilan kept deeply in her heart: her grandfather’s purpose, her brother’s existence, and whether she truly killed Lu Er. She hadn’t figured any of these out.
“Sigh, never mind. As long as you’ve thought it through, just be careful.”
Wen Weilan had grown up, and what was done was done. Nangong Wan couldn’t do anything about it. She couldn’t possibly remove that weird objects from her body, could she?
“You are always like this, unwilling to cause worry, shouldering everything yourself. Thankfully, you now have friends.” Nangong Wan looked relieved. “I used to worry about your aloof personality and your preference for solitude, fearing you’d have few close companions. I never expected…”
“This is the first time I’ve seen you come to me for someone else,” Nangong Wan said, her eyes full of teasing.
Wen Weilan’s face immediately flushed red.
“That’s good. In life, a true friend is hard to find… You are extremely fortunate…” Nangong Wan murmured, her gaze falling among the bamboo forest, revealing a nostalgic expression.
The mountain breeze blew, and the pine and bamboo swayed like waves, rustling.
Besides that, only the sound of barking dogs and children’s laughter echoed through the forest.
…
After a moment of silence, a shout suddenly rang out: “Senior Sister, I’m done!”
Liu Sheng’s head was poking out of the window, waving at them in the courtyard.
“That fast? It hasn’t even been half an hour!” Nangong Wan said with a slight hint of doubt, glancing at Wen Weilan.
But Wen Weilan had an “as expected” expression, smiling as she took a sip of tea, clearly having anticipated it.
“Alright, I’ll go see what kind of Genius you’ve brought me.”
Nangong Wan said, walking towards the bamboo cottage where Liu Sheng was.
Upon entering the bamboo cottage, Nangong Wan’s gaze fell on the test paper, which was covered in writing on the desk.
Picking it up, the first thing that caught her eye was the neat and beautiful regular script.
“Good handwriting!” Nangong Wan exclaimed.
Being able to write such good handwriting indicated that Liu Sheng must have put in a lot of effort during her early schooling; otherwise, she wouldn’t have such a profound foundation in calligraphy.
In the imperial examinations, a neat paper first left a good impression on the examiner.
Coupled with aesthetically pleasing calligraphy, it would add another two points to the impression score.
This way, the starting score would be much higher than many other candidates.
As she carefully studied it further, Nangong Wan’s eyes gradually widened, revealing a look of astonishment.
“Are you truly from the Tiangong Department?” Nangong Wan asked, her words tinged with disbelief.
Liu Sheng chuckled, “Of course, it’s absolutely true.”
Nangong Wan looked back at the test paper, checking the answers one by one in her mind.
“Curriculum Assessment, all correct, top grade,” she finally exhaled lightly and said.
“How did you do it?” Nangong Wan asked, her eyes wide with shock, looking at Liu Sheng.
“I have a good memory,” Liu Sheng said, her demeanor calm and unashamed.
“Shameless, so shameless!”
“How could it not be all correct? With the World as a cheat, I can write it exactly like the textbook if I want to.”
“But is this cheating? Isn’t the World part of my strength?”
“Since no Restriction was triggered, then no cheating occurred.”
The Liu Shengs all argued among themselves, and then the World also began to analyze seriously.
“According to the theory of Origin, I was created by Liu Sheng and am part of Liu Sheng’s strength; according to my own existence, I am now part of Liu Sheng’s body, and of course, I am inseparable from Liu Sheng.”
“See, the World says so too.”
“The World is an honest instrument, it does not lie. If it says it is, then it is.”
“It’s just that I have many questions about the concepts in the Curriculum Assessment, for example, the Origin of Spiritual Qi. Is it really, as the book says, from Divine Power?” Liu Sheng continued, “Or is it a naturally existing particle that can be identified and utilized by humans because of the Supreme God?”
“No verification process, not rigorous enough.”
“But in an exam, we can only parrot the textbook, we can’t say we don’t believe the textbook’s theory, can we?”
“What you said is indeed a question many scholars have today. We can discuss it more in the future.”
This statement indicated that regardless of the policy essay or the martial arts test, Nangong Wan would accept Liu Sheng.
