Volume 4: It's Dark, Please Close Your Eyes Chapter 5: Spring for Foodies Has Arrived
Tang Zheng really didn't expect that during the decadent time in Lu Yilou, he had caused such harm to Instructor Zou. Looking at Instructor Zou's intense reaction, the psychological trauma area is probably not small.
Tang Zheng had no choice but to let him calm down for a while, and then he said: "In fact, there is more than one beggar... A long time ago, there were three beggars in Wulong Town. Because they had no place to live, they could only hide behind tall buildings in winter, using the high walls to shelter from the wind and rain..."
"Uh..." Tang Xiaotang had never heard Tang Zheng say such a thing before. She grew up in Wulong Town and had no idea there was such a thing.
Tang Zheng nodded at Tang Xiaotang and continued, "The oldest one among them probably hoped to help the two friends get out of such a day as soon as possible. He barely broke through to three stars and got close to the door of Jubao Pavilion. In the end, he became the shopkeeper of Jubao Pavilion in Wulong Town..."
"Ah, Mr. Ban!" Tang Xiaotang immediately thought of Ban Yiluo, and her reaction was far better than Instructor Zou.
"Yes, because Mr. Ban is the oldest, his cultivation before the three stars was faster than the other two. However, because he is too old, he can no longer make any further progress after breaking through the three stars." Tang Zheng felt a little sad. Looking at Instructor Zou with a changing look in his eyes, he said, "However, the three beggars finally have a place to stay and are living like human beings. Only then did they think of asking for names."
Tang Xiaotang and Instructor Zou were both silent.
Tang Zheng smiled and said, "They haven't read many books. They thought back to their begging life in Wulong Town for more than ten years. Whenever the wind and snow came, they would take shelter from the wind and rain in some three- or four-story buildings. So they named themselves 'Yilou'."
Instructor Zou's eyelids twitched: "Are all three beggars named Yilou?"
Tang Zheng hummed: "Yes, but the last name is different."
Instructor Zou did not speak again.
After the three of them settled down, Lu Yiluo's imagination in casting... oh no, his talent in casting, began to show.
Those difficult and cold nights finally passed, and the three beggars shivering in the cold wind finally had a place to shelter from the wind and rain. However, the dream that supported them to survive in the cold wind has never been forgotten by them.
Lu Yilou left Wulong Town several times, caught hundreds of Swallowing Thornfish by hand, and obtained 1,600 pieces of their scales, which gave him the prototype of the sword and dagger in Tang Zheng's hand...
After hearing this, Instructor Zou finally stopped talking about Lu Yilou's mischief in Feishi City. He sighed and said, "So, Xie Yilou is the third beggar?"
Tang Zheng shook his head: "Then we have to ask Ban Yilou and Lu Yilou, because neither of them has mentioned this person to me. I just guessed that it might be related to them based on their names."
Although we are still not sure who Xie Yiluo is, having a clue is always better than having no idea at all.
"Then I will immediately inform the chief deacon about Xie Yiluo's matter. Almost everyone on the blacklist has been confirmed, and our protection plan is about to begin..." Instructor Zou stood up. There were too few trustworthy people now, and he still had a lot of things to do.
Tang Zheng and the others also stood up.
The next matters will be handled by Instructor Zou and his team.
After Instructor Zou left, Tang Zheng calmed down and devoted himself to the development of secret martial arts again.
Although there was the blacklist issue, he did not forget that the upcoming battle was with Alsophila Academy.
Alsophila Cyathulae Academy, the host of this year's Academy Martial Arts Conference.
Because the distance was too far, the Yisu Academy, which had almost never entered the second round of the Academy Martial Arts Competition, had very limited understanding of them.
"I deduced from my astrological talent and called upon the Wheel of Taihao. The first move is self-sealing, calling upon the astrology to lock myself for about a second. I'm already very proficient at this. However, the second move, locking the flaw, still needs more practice... After all, there's no one to practice on." Tang Zheng scratched his head.
After his suicidal experience in the Star-Seeking Tower, he found it relatively safe and sound to develop his secret martial arts step by step.
Self-sealing is to shorten the star power circuit to the shortest and separate one's one second from time and space. However, it is only one second, and only someone with rich combat experience like him can use it accurately.
Of course, as he becomes more and more familiar with the stars and more and more proficient in calling them, this one second time may be extended.
As for the second move, he used it in conjunction with his astrological talent, because his astrological talent could see the opponent's flaws three seconds later, so he could find a place where flaws frequently occurred and lock it down.
If the purpose of the first move is to shorten the star power circuit to the shortest, then the purpose of the second move is to shorten the effective range to the minimum.
Can it be expanded later
Tang Zheng first practiced these two moves several times, and then thought about whether he could develop a few more of these small-range, low-mana-cost moves.
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Time passed quickly, and the battle with Alsophila Academy was almost upon us.
Tang Zheng had finished dinner with Leng Zhan, Tang Xiaotang and the others and were preparing to go back to discuss tomorrow's formation when suddenly, a fresh scent of flowers and fruits wafted from the door.
They turned around and saw a girl in a long floral dress, carrying a large bamboo basket on her head, walking towards them.
"Excuse me, are you from Yisu Academy?" The girl took down the bamboo basket that looked to weigh dozens of kilograms with one hand and gently placed it on the table in front of them. Her voice was sweet and soft when she asked the question.
Leng Zhan nodded: "Yes."
The girl smiled again: "I am Ji Lan, from Alsophila Academy. We will meet on the stage tomorrow! You have come from far away and may not have tasted the fresh fruits from our academy's orchard. I specially sent some to you."
Everyone was stunned.
They thought that the girl was a maid at the Alsophila Academy, but they didn't expect that she was actually a student of the Academy, and a student who could even participate in the academy's martial arts competition!
In fact, they have found a pattern in the past few days.
It seems that the higher the status of a person in Alsophila Academy, the more unbearable their clothes are. Just like this beautiful girl in front of me, she is wearing a dark blue floral dress. It is simply incomprehensible. How can she look so good? Is it true that if a person is beautiful, it doesn't matter what clothes they wear?
If we follow this logic, if someone grows up to be as beautiful as Hua Yingxiu, does it matter whether she wears clothes or not?
"Hey, what kind of fruits are these? I've never seen them before." Tang Xiaotang lifted the cover of the basket and exclaimed when she saw all kinds of fresh fruits still with water droplets on them.
She had never seen most of the fruits in it before.
The girl named Ji Lan smiled and said, "Fruits from the south may be rare in Wulong Town, and fruits from Wulong Town are also rare here. Eat them, they are all grown by me."
"The extracurricular life at Alsophila Academy is really rich and colorful." Tang Zheng couldn't help but complain.
Ji Lan came over and brought a basket of fruit and then left.
Instructor Zou looked at Ji Lan's back and said, "I didn't expect that she would be able to attend the Academy's Martial Arts Competition."
"Do you know her?" Tang Zheng asked.
"Who doesn't know her?" Instructor Zou sighed a little, "The fruits grown by Jilan are usually used in banquets of major families... But no matter how famous she was in the past, she was just a fruit grower..."
She likes flowers and plants, but that doesn't mean she will live her whole life with the impression that she is "just a fruit grower" in this world full of countless possibilities.
Now, she has taken the first step, right?
"Well, can this fruit be eaten?" Tang Xiaotang looked at these beautiful and colorful fruits and was a little afraid to eat them.
"Sure, no problem." Instructor Zou ate one first and said, "Alternaria Academy has given this to every opponent of theirs. It's edible."
"That's a relief." Since knowing that she was on the blacklist, Tang Xiaotang has become much more cautious.
If I die accidentally, wouldn’t I become a sinner of humanity?
No way!
In his previous life, Tang Zheng knew that tropical fruits were delicious. However, he was lucky enough to have time to make a bowl of instant noodles. How could he have the time to eat fruits that required various processing steps?
Of course, the fruits in the game are not bad, but they are just strings of data after all, and the taste cannot be compared with real fruits.
Now, although he is still very busy, he finally has time to eat some fruits.
It’s really much happier that I don’t have to rush around like I’m fighting a war.
While Tang Xiaotang was still struggling with a fruit that was covered with thorns and exuded a faint fragrance , Tang Zheng had already cut it open easily.
The chill of the Hanjiangxue is like a stream of immortal air flowing over the fragrant flesh, making the exposed tender yellow flesh even more juicy and crispy.
"Hmm, the real thing tastes better after all." Tang Zheng put a piece of fruit pulp into his mouth, and his mind was filled with "Pineapple Sweet and Sour Pork", "Coconut Milk Chicken", "Fresh Pomelo Tomato Fish" and other dishes that are not difficult to make but require a lot of time...
They had just finished dinner, and after eating a few fruits, there was still a large basket left. Tang Zheng waved his hand and said, "Although it is winter now, it is... spring for foodies. Tomorrow, if we beat Alsophila Academy, I will treat them to a big dinner too!"
"Master, are you going to take action again?" Tang Xiaotang's eyes had turned into stars.
"That is..." Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "But the premise is... we can beat Alsophila Academy tomorrow!"
"Why do I feel like 'I'll win even if I die' when I see Xiaotang's eyes?" Jiang Wuyan's gaze moved between Tang Zheng and Tang Xiaotang.
"You must win even if you have to die. If you don't win, you will regret it for the rest of your life!" Tang Xiaotang vowed to Jiang Wuyan.
