Whether it was the primordial cocoon strips or the goddamn holy tomatoes…
These names, as always, were a stark contrast to her loving nature.
However, today's dish was surprisingly normal, so everyone dug in with a sigh in their hearts.
When Ancient Relic picked up an avocado slice with his chopsticks, Mother Xian immediately brought out three spoons of sugar, and beamed at Ancient Relic. "This is my personal favorite! Sugar with holy avocados is a game changer!"
All: "…"
After eating Mother Xian's love bento, everyone escorted her to the school gate and waved goodbye to her in the cool breeze.
Though her love bentos were… normal. They still had to thank her for her overwhelming kindness and gratitude.
After checking the numbers and finding out that five students were less that day, this old auntie immediately remembered the group of No. 90 High School students attending the exchange meet for two schools, and so, she had arrived journey-worn to deliver the food that could only be feasted on Fridays.
Worth mentioning was that she could precisely calculate and count how many love bentos was needed. No one else in No. 90 High School could do that except her. This old auntie, who had been in the game for years, was a symbol for students and teachers.
"Goodbye students! Make sure to have fun at the exchange meet tomorrow! If I have time, I'll come again! Kiss~"
Mother Xian waved to everyone, blew them a kiss that made them shudder, then jumped on her Gucci flying sword and vanished into the distance.
On the eve of the spirit sword exchange, there was one thing that was unchecked…
Just as Mother Xian left, Xero's nose and ears started to twitch.
Ears and nose? That meant something was not right… For Xero, this only happened if the chains were getting weaker.
And he could only roughly determine the status…
… Danger level, three stars.
The talisman seal on his nape was about to expire. Looking at the time frame, it wasn't difficult to figure out… That dude, was on his way..!
That hateful guy whom Mother Zhang had mentioned.
From a young age, Tianrui had always been a headache to Xero. Although Tianrui's identity has been classified by the Qinghai Government and he had always been lavished with praise for his brain, which if stolen from him, could uncover secrets of our universe with studies, Wang Jin's impression of his brother was still within those stupid challenges back then. Bluntly speaking, that guy was a total ass brain.
Furthermore, this dumbassery was reflected in many other ways…
Of all the stupid things he did, the one he took most fun in… was disguising himself as a cultivator.
…
It was three-thirty in the afternoon on Friday.
The school had let on time at No. 89 High School. Students walked out of the teaching building and exited the gate in twos and threes.
At this point in time, a man was standing near the school gate. He was dressed in a rough and elegant linen and was wearing a dark yellow youming cloak. The man carried a long sword on his back that weighed roughly fifty gongjin,[1]like a seasoned practitioner who had just walked into a school… Unfortunately, this attire wasn't really convincing for those with magical energy… from that, they could tell that this normie didn't have spirit energy whatsoever.
Every cultivator possessed an essence in their being which came from nature; magical energy mixed with spirit energy would be formed in the dantian[2] region when someone was born, and it flowed through the body's meridians. This essence, if awakened properly, could change a person's inner temperament and then move outward to make the person's countenance dazzle with radiant light, and their steps would become light as wind. The true body of a cultivator can even emanate a scent similar to fragrance.
Standing at the gate of No. 89 High School, Tianrui sighed; he was young and had potential, was handsome and talented… but being talented did not mean you shouldn't practice. He had realized at a young age that he couldn't cultivate because of his physique. It was for this reason that he had devoted all this time to researching science.
Looking eagerly at the Foundation Establishment students passing by, his eyes couldn't help revealing a little resentment… If it weren't for his physique, with his own natural talent at cultivation, someone as insignificant as the little brother Xiao Xi[3] be no match for him!
These were Tianrui's thoughts.
"Sir, are you perhaps looking for someone?" No. 89's old guard approached him warily.
With the spirit sword exchange happening tomorrow, No. 89 High School's on campus personnel had increased their vigilance against such people. Even guardians or family members had to inform the teacher in advance, but only after the teacher gave the school guard office approval, would they be allowed to enter. But this man had been standing and playing games on his phone for ten minutes straight, in addition, he was sighing for another two minutes which the guard found suspicious…
Tianrui looked at the old uncle and shook his head to clear himself. "Oh. Hello there, little cultivator, I'm here to look for someone…"
Being called a "little" cultivator made the guard chuckle slightly and look the man up and down. "You are… a guardian?"
The guard was also a cultivator, his realm wasn't too high but he could still detect the essence of a true cultivator.
Tianrui nodded. "Yes, yes, that's right, I'm looking for a student."
Since he was pretty much the right hand man in the family alongside Father Zhang, he figured, after all, he was the older brother. He was five whole years older than Xero; so there was nothing weird in saying that he was a guardian.
"Whose guardian are you? And whom are you looking for, which class?"
"I'm looking for No. 90 High School's Zhang Xero… he previously informed me that he was participating in an exchange event."
The old uncle immediately understood that it was that group of people.
However, he still had doubts about Tianrui's identity as a "cultivator." Shouldn't this guardian at the very least reach Golden Interior (Core) stage?
Most of the teachers in this school were at the Golden Interior Stage, so the old uncle had previously encountered people similar and thus could recognize their aura.
… It was very obvious that this man… had no qi whatsoever!
Considering the recent incident that transpired with the Shadow Emblem Terrorist Organization at No. 90 High School, he couldn't help but ponder… over the last few days, the higher-ups had issued clear orders to take precaution in case that Shadow Emblem would take advantage of the spirit sword exchange.
And now, people that wanted to enter No. 90 High School were strictly examined, and expert overseers as well as another additional security guard inside the school had been arranged. Safe to say, Shadow Emblem wouldn't have the balls to brazenly try and infiltrate the school.
However, this young man disguising as a cultivator had succeeded in attracting his attention.
This old guard had retired from the cultivation police department a few years back. Based on his years of experience, he now had reason to be suspicious; it was possible that this young man was a spy dispatched to infiltrate the school.
[1] The word, (gōngjīn) = kilogram (the metric unit of weight)
[2] The chinese word, (𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯) means lower abdomen and in Chinese xianxia novels, like 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, qi (𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺) forms in the lower region and gradually spreads through the meridians.
[3] Xiao Xi refers to Little Xero which is a playful nickname Tianrui uses on occasion.