Chapter 68 – Wu Chong Comes Knocking
Transtor: Krukist
“Didn’t Vice Director Chen preach about free academic spirit? Why would he stop me?”
Wu Chong’s eyes darted around. “No, that guy is too close to Vice Director Chen. What if Chen decides to make trouble for me?”
His ckeys thought to themselves, If Vice Director Chen wanted to cause trouble for you, he wouldn’t be Vice Director Chen. But seeing Wu Chong’s hesitation, they fttered him:
“That’s why, Young Master Wu, it’s better not to stir up trouble.”
“After all, in twenty days, He Wu will take care of Lin Yu…”
Wu Chong, however, wasn’t convinced. Twenty days? That was too long. Besides, He Wu was He Wu, and Wu Chong was Wu Chong.
“No, I’m definitely going.”
“I have to teach Lin Yu a lesson. If he apologizes, he might barely qualify to be my brother-in-w.”
“If he doesn’t apologize or help me win over Ling’er, I’ll beat him until he cries.”
Wu Chong thought for a moment, then waved his hand. “All of you, go find people. Get as many Heavenly Cloud Academy students as you can. Gather in front of Vice Director Chen’s building ter.”
He cpped his hands. “With so many people watching, Vice Director Chen won’t dare target me.”
“And if I defeat Lin Yu in front of everyone, it’ll show my brilliance. Ling’er will be impressed…”
Wu Chong chuckled, but when he saw his ckeys still standing there, he grew impatient. “What are you all standing around for?”
“Hurry up! If you don’t go, don’t bme me for being harsh.”
The ckeys exchanged uneasy gnces. Their families relied on the Wu family, so they didn’t dare disobey. With a sigh, they left.
Meanwhile, Wu Chong was brimming with excitement, as if he had already seen himself defeating Lin Yu.
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“Repair complete.”
A pop-up appeared in the computer within Lin Yu’s Sea of Consciousness. He slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a turbid breath.
A fsh of lightning seemed to flicker in his eyes as he stood up and pulled open the curtains. A surge of Qi and Blood energy emanated from him.
Lin Yu’s expression was one of surprise. “I actually broke through automatically…”
This time, he hadn’t used energy to download the Heavenly Cloud Body Forging Art, yet his cultivation had advanced to First Rank, Seventh Stage. This puzzled him.
Moreover, he felt different—lighter, more agile, and more attuned to the spiritual energy of the world.
Closing his eyes, Lin Yu felt as though he could “see” the spiritual energy around him, vibrant and pulsating in the darkness.
“This is only 5% restoration… I’m already different from others. If it’s fully restored…”
“The results will be unimaginable.”
Thinking of Chen Shuitian’s words—that it would take three years to possibly defeat Han Ya—Lin Yu now felt…
Three years was too long.
He clenched his right fist, recalling Cao Tong’s advice. “The Mountain-Splitting Bde… I can use it now, right?”
“Since Chen Shuitian wants me to crush Heavenly Cloud Academy under my feet, I can’t let him down.”
“He wants me to be his junior brother…”
“But now, I even want to defeat you.”
A fire burned in Lin Yu’s heart.
Since his first meeting with Chen Shuitian, despite all the benefits he’d received, Lin Yu couldn’t shake the feeling of being maniputed.
The old Lin Yu might have silently endured, waiting to grow stronger.
But the restoration of his seven meridians and eight vessels had changed his mindset. Before, he only wanted to stay low-key.
Only by staying low-key could he avoid trouble and protect himself.
Now, however, Lin Yu felt that since he had agreed to Chen Shuitian’s pn to one day crush Heavenly Cloud Academy…
What was the point of staying low-key?
With his bde in hand, he would fight his way to the top.
“Sigh.”
“I never wanted to be so high-profile…”
“I just came here to cook. How did I end up in the spotlight?”
Lin Yu sighed but picked up the broadsword he had brought from the training ground and left. Outside, the sky was a deep crimson as the sun set.
As Lin Yu stepped out, Chen Shuitian, sitting in the living room, watched him leave with a nod. His gaze lingered on the broadsword in Lin Yu’s hand.
Chen Shuitian smiled. “Remember to come back and cook. Have you come up with any new recipes tely?”
“Prepare some Spirit Crystals for me, and warm a pot of wine… Never mind, I’m not capable of ‘warming wine while sying heroes’ yet.”
Lin Yu, annoyed, replied, “You’re sending me out to fight, and you still want me to cook? That’s too much.”
But deep down, he began to wonder—
If he hadn’t proactively shortened the timeline from three months to one, would Chen Shuitian still have these pns?
The reason Chen Shuitian wanted Lin Yu to crush Heavenly Cloud Academy was likely because Lin Yu’s recent performance had been too outstanding. So outstanding that Chen Shuitian had to adjust his pns.
As Lin Yu left, Nan Ziyan emerged from her room, biting her lip. “Teacher, did you really accept him as Grandmaster’s disciple on his behalf?”
“Yes, I did,” Chen Shuitian said casually. “Your grandmaster has been traveling the continent. I haven’t seen him in years.”
“The st time we met was when I took you as my disciple. Back then, he said if I found someone suitable, I should take them in for him…”
“You’ve probably heard—your grandmaster always thought that me and my two senior brothers weren’t worthy of inheriting his full legacy.”
Nan Ziyan, who idolized Chen Shuitian, couldn’t stand anyone belittling him, even if it was self-deprecation.
She excimed, “If even you aren’t worthy, how could Lin Yu be? He’s just a cook…”
Chen Shuitian’s gaze was unfathomable. “He’s more than just a cook.”
In truth, Chen Shuitian also found it absurd. His first meeting with Lin Yu had been at a cooking competition…
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As soon as Lin Yu closed the door, someone outside shouted:
“He’s out! Lin Yu’s out!”
“He finally showed up! I heard he has a fight with He Wu in twenty days!”
“He Wu is one of the top twenty geniuses in our academy. How can a cook like him win?”
“Let Wu Chong teach him a lesson…”
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