Chapter 608 Helian Sheng
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"Ouyang, did you understand what they were talking about just now?" After parting with Di Esi and the others, Lin Shen asked Ouyang Yudu beside him.
"The Peony Fairy's rule-strength is a kind of restrictive power, stopping blades and spears, forbidding swords and guns..." Ouyang Yudu explained.
"Well, it seems I'm the only one who didn't understand or see it, huh?" Lin Shen didn't mind at all, jokingly said.
"I can't compare with Wei in terms of comprehension ability; I also understood it more clearly only after he explained," Ouyang Yudu said, "You have your own path, whether you understand it or not doesn't matter, it's not important."
"That's also true." Lin Shen had never taken such matters to heart; if he didn't understand, then he didn't understand – one didn't have to understand everything in life.
It was about time; they hurried toward the examination area to pick up Tian Yunxiang and then return to the hotel.
The nearby roads were rather narrow, with flowers trees on both sides blossoming with clusters of light pink, a stroll through here was surprisingly pleasant.
As they walked, they came across an elderly man carrying a round glass fish tank heading towards them, with water and two small goldfish inside. Experience new stories on My Virtual Library Empire
The elderly man, in a rush, came face to face with Ye Yun as he reached the opposite side of Lin Shen and his company.
Ye Yun wanted to make room for him, and he intended to do the same for Ye Yun. Ordinarily, with Ye Yun's reactions, avoiding a collision wouldn't be a problem, but in his panic, the elderly man's hands slipped and the glass fish tank shot out, threatening to smash on the ground.
Lin Shen reached out and caught it; the fish tank seemed to be caught by an invisible force, rapidly pulled upward and stably landed in Lin Shen's hand.
"Grandpa, are you okay?" Lin Shen saw that the elderly man had no cultivation, or at least he seemed unfamiliar with martial skills.
But given his appearance, he should be one of the Supreme Clan, generally all natural Ascenders, so it was surprising to find someone from the Supreme Clan who was not versed in the ways of cultivation.
The elder just stared blankly at Lin Shen and the fish tank in his hand, not reaching out to take it back, as if he was stunned.
"Grandpa, are you sure you're alright?" Lin Shen asked again, wondering, "Could it be that he is so scared? Are there such weak people among the Supreme Clan?"
"Nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong." The elder finally snapped back to reality, took the fish tank from Lin Shen, but his eyes stayed fixed on Lin Shen, asking with a somewhat peculiar expression, "Which teacher's student are you? What's your name?"
"I'm Lin Shen, not a student of the academy, and I don't have a teacher," Lin Shen replied.
"Not yet with a teacher?" The elder's eyes lit up, he adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose and then asked, "What do you say your name was again?"
"Lin Shen, the Lin of 'Lin stands out in the forest', the Shen of 'depth of the clouds unknown'," Lin Shen patiently repeated.
He often forgot others' names himself and could understand the elderly man's predicament, so he was not impatient.
"Lin Shen." The elder put the fish tank aside, took out a notebook, fished a pen from his pocket, and wrote down the name Lin Shen. Then he looked up at Lin Shen again and asked, "What race are you?"
"Human." Lin Shen was inwardly startled by the old man's behavior, "Couldn't have run into a scammer, could I? Supreme Star shouldn't have such people, right?"
"Lin Shen... Human... Alright... I've noted it down..." The elder nodded his head.
"Grandpa, if there's something bothering you, you can tell me now, and I'll take you for treatment," Lin Shen said.
"No need, no need, I have something else to do right now, I'll come find you later," the elder said as he packed up his notebook and pen, picked up the fish tank, and hurried off. After some distance, he appeared to remember something, turned back to Lin Shen and said, "My name is Helian Sheng, don't get it wrong."
"Come find me later? He couldn't really be a scam artist, could he?" Lin Shen grimaced.
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Lin Shen didn't take the matter to heart, thinking if someone did come looking for him, at worst he could just compensate with some money.
If it was too excessive, he could seek help from Di Esi, who had a good rapport with Wei Wufu. Helping out with a small favor like this shouldn't be a problem.
Six people arrived outside the examination area, with more than an hour left until the end of the test, they could only wait outside.
Helian Sheng hurried into a laboratory, where a group of people were waiting for him.
These people clearly weren't students of the academy; each one appeared quite old, seemingly very professional and prestigious.
Yet when Helian Sheng entered, the group of old fellows actually came forward one after another, addressing him as Teacher Helian like elementary school students.
"Teacher, we'll have to rely on you for today's experiment," Lou Ran said respectfully, as he too was among them.
"I'm old now, with hands and feet not as agile. I can only offer my insight, you must carry out the experiment yourself," Helian Sheng handed a fish tank he was holding to Lou Ran.
Lou Ran solemnly received the fish tank and placed it on the experiment table.
After the experiment concluded, all the big shots were shocked. After coming to their senses, they stood up and applauded for Helian Sheng and Lou Ran.
The dissected goldfish, which had been jumping lively back into the tank, showed no signs of ever having been emptied of all its organs.
"Teacher, I'll escort you back," Lou Ran offered, supporting Helian Sheng as everyone else departed.
"Good timing, I also have something to discuss with you," Helian Sheng didn't refuse, speaking as they walked.
"Why so formal with me, teacher?" Lou Ran said, discontented.
"Today I came across a promising seedling. If you're thinking of accepting a student, you might consider him," Helian Sheng suggested.
"You could just tell me directly who it is," Lou Ran smiled.
"I'm not insisting, just offering a suggestion. He's not from a major family, and he probably hasn't passed the test, so it's up to you to decide," Helian Sheng was naturally referring to Lin Shen.
Since Lin Shen wasn't in the examination room at the time, he surely didn't pass the test. Helian Sheng hadn't expected that Lin Shen wasn't even a candidate.
"It's a bit troublesome if he hasn't passed the test, that's against the rules," Lou Ran frowned.
"Although he didn't pass the test, he has mastered 'Inviting the Gentleman into the Jar' from the Solutionless Skills," Helian Sheng smiled as he said this.
"He mastered 'Inviting the Gentleman into the Jar'? Teacher, you can't be joking, right?" Lou Ran asked, somewhat incredulously.
"I saw it with my own eyes, my sight isn't so dim with age yet," Helian Sheng chuckled: "If you're not going to take him, then I'll have to accept him myself. You wouldn't mind having such a young Disciple, would you?"
"Someone actually mastered 'Inviting the Gentleman into the Jar'," Lou Ran pondered: "The person you're talking about, it's not Evil Qianchun, is it? Recently in the academy, he's the only one who hasn't given up on studying 'Inviting the Gentleman into the Jar', but he already has a teacher."
"Doesn't seem like it... I remember he said he doesn't have a teacher..." Helian Sheng reached into his pocket, rummaging for a while, but failing to find his notebook, he pat his head helplessly: "Getting on in years, my memory is getting worse. I wrote down the name but now I don't know where I've lost my notebook."
"Don't worry, I'll bring Evil Qianchun over for you to see. If it is him, then there's no problem. At most, I'll swallow my pride and request to take him from his current teacher," Lou Ran felt that the person Helian Sheng was talking about was likely Evil Qianchun.
Although Evil Qianchun wasn't from the Supreme Clan, his talent and attitude towards learning were excellent. If he really did master 'Inviting the Gentleman into the Jar', he would be worthy of becoming his Disciple, and it would be fine to take him on.