Chapter 281: The Thoughtful Disciple
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
No matter how strong Wang Ling was, he was in essence still a student, and since he was a student, he had to study. Actually, it felt like he was committing a crime by leaving a clone behind to take his place in school. It was like when many people played the whole summer or winter holiday away, and only did their homework on the last day.
But even if Wang Ling got Pen that guy to do his homework every time, it would take just a few minutes to finish itâŠ
The bullet train, powered by spirit energy, sped on toward Winter city, covering tens of thousands of li in just a short three hours. And like everyone said, it was obvious that as they approached the city, the temperature dropped rapidly. Looking around the carriage, Wang Ling saw plenty of cultivators deliberately put on extra clothing.
Those who hadnât reached the Golden Core stage would find it a little difficult to withstand the chill in Winter city.
On this side, in contrast, none of the seven people from the chat group got up, nor did they put on more clothes; they looked quite at ease. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was even wearing the long johns which Wang Ling had given him, so he wasnât afraid of the cold at all.
Looking at the white snowy landscape and the cloudless blue sky outside the train, Wang Lingâs agitated heart settled significantly. Absorbing himself in homework was actually one way of calming himself down.
âTch, is it getting below sixty degrees now? Some magic treasures have very low tolerance for the cold; in a stark environment like Winter city, theyâre probably only able to perform at half their power.â Fatty Luo looked outside the window.
Next to him, Dharmaraja glanced at Fatty Luoâs undershirt, large shorts, and his palm-leaf fan, and shivered. âBrother Luo, can you put on some more clothes? Iâm not cold, but looking at you makes me feel cold.â
That was Fatty Luoâs trademark getup â an undershirt, shorts and the palm-leaf fan, the same way that Dharmaraja always had goggles with him.
âWho cares?â Fatty Luo automatically ignored Dharmarajaâs complaint. âMy undershirt and shorts are very good at keeping me warm.â
If Fatty Luo didnât say anything, no one would believe that these undershirt and shorts were actually magic treasures, and were even top-quality vestments.
About ten minutes later, an attendantâs pleasant voice sounded throughout the train.
âDear passengers, thank you for taking the harmony class spirit energy bullet train. We will be arriving at the final station, Winter city, shortly. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you again. Have a nice tripâŠâ
When the seven of them got out at the station, each person was stopped at the exit and asked to produce their ID card.
This was exactly what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had expected would happen.
Although Winter city was where Huaxiuâs cultivation military troops were stationed, regular people werenât banned from coming here. It might be cold, but the snowy landscape views were truly a sightâŠ
Wang Ling heard that back then, Little Black had drawn inspiration from an ice sculpture he had seen in Winter city to invent that âArmstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon.â The owners of the ice sculpture had been a gray-haired uncle who liked to pick his nose and a girl with her hair put up in buns 1 .
Because he had collected all types of maps of magic treasures over the years, Fatty Luo had the honor of being their guide this time.
With the location Wang Ling had earmarked using his Memory Sketching Skill combined with the map of Winter city, Fatty Luo could already basically verify Immortal Mansionâs location.
âItâs on Sanyuan Road! Iâm sure of it!â
In the freezing wind and snow, Fatty Luo in his shorts stood on a long bench in the train stationâs front square and confirmed the final location for everyone with an excited face. âLord Jingke! Iâm coming to find you!â
This fanboy Fatty Luoâs confidence in Jingke was clear from his words, since he had said âcomingâ instead of âsaving.â
In his view, Jingke alone was more than strong enough to directly annihilate Immortal Mansion.
Wang Ling furrowed his eyebrows slightly. ââŠâ
He just had a bad feeling. He recalled the prophetic dream which Loopy Toad had told him about previously. In it, a fatty had been tied to an iron post, and then had been pierced through the heart by countless arrows⊠Wang Ling had the faint feeling that among their number, if this fatty wasnât Fatty Luo, then it would be Dharmaraja.
âBrother Ling, is there a problem?â Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked, noticing that Wang Lingâs expression didnât look very good.
Wang Ling hurriedly shook his head.
Before he could determine whether or not Loopy Toadâs prophetic dream was real, Wang Ling thought that there was absolutely no need to cause panic.
âThen itâs decided, letâs go to Sanyuan Road first and take a look,â said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
âBut how are we going to get there?â Cailian Zhenren asked.
Most of them werenât familiar with Winter city. Of the seven of them, only Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been here several times on assignment, but he still wasnât familiar with Sanyuan Road.
âShould we take an unlicensed car? I saw a lot of unlicensed car drivers sneaking around in the square just now.â Fatty Luo smiled shiftily.
In refining and collecting magic treasures over the years, he had actually racked up a record for robbing tombs⊠In each place he went to, he would hire an unlicensed car to take him to his destination, so those unlicensed drivers had maintained special connections with him.
âBrother Luo, forget your outrageous idea⊠itâd be very troublesome if we got caught in an unlicensed car.â Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. âWeâll use Dididache 2 and call for a commercial car.â
But just as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was about to open the app, a black commercial car approached them from a distanceâŠ
âAzure licence plates?â Everyone couldnât help frowning, since these plates were only used by Winter cityâs government.
While Wang Ling was feeling suspicious, his phone suddenly rang. He looked at the screen display â unexpectedly, it was Odd Zhuo who was callingâŠ
Staring at the approaching government car, which was slowing down, Wang Ling finally answered the call after several seconds of his wristwatch vibrating.
âHello, shifu !âAs soon as he answered the call, Odd Zhuo on the other end was already talking excitedly. âAre you in Winter city now? Why didnât you tell me your disciple before you left?!â
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Wang Lingâs lips twitched, and while he was wondering how Odd Zhuo had found out, the latter was already explaining it. âToday, Warden Liang and I were checking out something related to the Master of Shadow Streamâs younger sister in our custody, and his online surveillance system here has a record of your arrival in the city; we knew as soon as you swiped your third generation ID cards. Donât worry, shifu , I would never ever have the guts to monitor your movements!â
Wang Ling: ââŠâ
Odd Zhuo: âThe black commercial car in front of you was arranged by a colleague in Winter cityâs government upon our request. Itâs not easy to move around in Winter city, so feel free to have them take you wherever you want to go.â
Wang Ling: ââŠâ As expected, a disciple was a shifu âs warm cotton-padded jacket 3 .
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After saying that, Odd Zhuo hung up in excitement.
In the office at Songhai First Prison, Warden Liang looked at him strangely. âDirector Zhuo⊠why are you so happy? Is your shifu going to pass on his teachings to you?â
âOh, no.â Odd Zhuo shook his head, then sighed. âItâs just that Iâve been so busy lately that I havenât seen my shifu in a long time. After talking with him on the phone, I feel much better.â
âDirector Zhuo, something doesnât seem right about your shifu -and-disciple relationship.â
Warden Liang gave Odd Zhuo his opinion. âA shifu and disciple who donât meet often are just like lovers in a long-distance relationship; if you donât keep in touch regularly, itâs likely that you wonât be able to maintain this connection for long!â
It would have been better if Warden Liang hadnât said anything; when he finished, Odd Zhuo was a little anxious, and gripped his hand emotionally. âMany thanks for the warning, brother!âWarden Liang: âWhat are you doing?â
Odd Zhuo: âBuying a ticket to Winter city! Iâm going to go look for my shifu !â
Warden Liang: ââŠâ
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