Chapter 44: Manager Huang The Old Man

  For Sun Yan, the librarian of the college library, Old Man Huang was a kind and affable old man. Every time he and Mu borrowed this type of book, Old Man Huang would turn a blind eye and let them take it away.

  This is a truly respectable old man who understands the needs of young people! Sun Yan and Mu Tong couldn't help but praise him repeatedly.

  Following Wang Sen, a group of people walked to the front of the library. Wang Sen stepped forward first and knocked on the heavy wooden door, saying respectfully: "Old Huang, we're here."

  Old Huang!

  Sun Yan's eyes widened in surprise, he couldn't believe that Wang Sen would use such a respectful title, and the object of it was that old man Huang.

  Seeing Sun Yan's confusion, Feng Lingxue whispered: "Grandpa Huang participated in the Three Wars of Sino River, and it is said that Mr. Zhang Zhengri at that time also had to be called - Old Man Huang."

  Sun Yan found it somewhat hard to believe that someone who had participated in the Three Sino-Japanese Wars and was originally the seventh principal, Zhang Zhengri, would also call out to Old Huang.

  The time span of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Snow River Wars exceeds 800 years. How old is that old man Huang? How strong is his power?

  Creak... The door of the hall opened silently, and a group of people walked in. Sun Yan saw Old Man Huang again.

  During the summer vacation, the library was quiet and still. The old man sat behind the counter as usual, with his eyes closed as if he had fallen asleep. His face was full of wrinkles, like dry tree bark, and his fingers were bony, with his palms curved like a chicken's claw, looking like an old man who had been worn out by the years.

  "Huang Lao, you're still the same, full of energy and vitality." Wang Sen said with a smile.

  Sun Yan's mouth twitched, and this old-fashioned appearance could also be called the spirit of a dragon horse? However, he noticed one thing: Old Man Huang had not changed at all since they first met three years ago.

  Then, Wang Sen introduced: "Huang Lao, this is the first winner of the [Righteous Day Elimination War], and also one of the best students in our Nan Ying Academy this year. He excels in both character and learning, is willing to help others, and is humble..."

  Listening to Wang's endless praise, spitting flying saliva, even with Sun Yan's thick face like a city wall, he would have liked to dig a hole and crawl in. He and Old Man Huang were old friends, knowing each other inside out, did they need such a "grand" introduction? It was really embarrassing to the point of losing face in front of his ancestors.

  The old man opened his eyes and nodded slightly: "Oh, it's Xiaoyan, I'm familiar with him. He's a good student and often comes here to read."

  Feng Lingxue's beautiful eyes floated over, does this guy often come to the library to read books? What kind of book is he reading?

  Sun Yan stepped forward with a stiff upper lip and dryly said: "Hello, Old Huang."

  "Just call me Old Huang, it sounds more comfortable. Alright, follow me."

  The old man stood up, leading the crowd to the depths of the library. As they walked, he said: "I didn't think anyone would actually apply for the【Righteous Day Elimination War】, but, Xiao Yan, don't have too much hope for the reward. Zhang Zhengyi is a cunning guy, and it's unlikely that he left anything good behind."

  Upon hearing this, Wang Sen and the others couldn't help but exchange bitter smiles. Carter patted Sun Yan's shoulder and said, "Sun Yan, what Huang Lao said is right, don't have too much hope for the final reward."

  "Why?" Sun Yan was stunned, not understanding the meaning. The seventh principal, Zhang Zhengri, grandly established the "Zhengri Elimination War", and was approved by Emperor Feng Academy's president Lin Xinghe. Since it was so high-profiled, the final reward must be extraordinary.

  Wang Sen shook his head repeatedly and said helplessly, "Because Mr. Zhang Zhengri is a student of Lin Xinghe's mentor, their personalities are identical. Apart from pursuing martial arts, Mr. Zhang Zhengri's greatest hobby in life is... to tease people."

  "Feng Lingxue said in a soft voice, 'During the Third Snow River War, Mr. Zhang Zhengri single-handedly defended Nan Ying Academy, using the Empty City Strategy to deter the JW Alliance's Panlong-class fleet for 15 days. Unfortunately, he was eventually discovered and made a heroic sacrifice. From another perspective, Mr. Zhang Zhengri was actually pranking himself, and in the end, he pranked himself to death.'"

  "It's said that Mr. Zhang Zhengri once boasted - one day, if he could swindle the entire Odin star domain just once, then his life wouldn't be in vain." Rodney sighed.

  Kai sighed and said, "I've also heard about this. It's said that when Lin Xinghe's mentor heard about it, he sighed and said, 'This is indeed his good student.'"

  Sun Yan felt a chill run down his spine, he had been thoroughly screwed over by himself, and there were actually people like this in the world.

  "Huang Lao, what reward did Mr. Zheng Ri leave behind? Don't you know anything about it?" Sun Yan asked with full of hope.

  The old man looked at him with a hint of a smile and said, "As for what the reward is specifically, I'm not quite clear. However, Zhang Zhengyi that kid once said that when he learned a second-rate combat skill, it took him a long time to master it. He really hopes to pass on that combat skill and see if anyone can grasp it. Judging from Zhang Zhengyi's way of doing things, I suspect this reward might just be..."

  What a joke! A second-rate martial technique! Sun Yan cursed in his heart, I've worked so hard for so long, and the reward is just this mediocre skill?

  Even if the two martial arts are excellent, they can only be at the level of "Second Segment Burst Fist". Zhang Zhengyi, who has been dead for over 200 years, still wants to play tricks on people. Why not leave behind a powerful technique?

  Deep down, Sun Yan had a premonition that he was probably being played, and that he had been toyed with by someone who had died several hundred years ago.

  Unbeknownst to them, the group arrived at the deepest part of the library. The old man stepped forward, stretching out his withered hand like a twig, and pressed it against the wall. The wall opened silently, revealing a deep and mysterious passageway.

  "Alright, go ahead. You have 4 hours to find the reward inside. If you can't find it, then I guess you're just unlucky."

  Grandma's bear, and there's a time limit? Zhang Zhengri this old fellow is too ruthless, actually playing this trick.

  Sun Yan's face was filled with sorrow and indignation, and he reluctantly walked in, the wall closing behind him immediately. The passage went straight down, the stairs under his feet emitting a faint light, vaguely outlining the surrounding scenery, revealing an inexplicable mystery.

  A moment later, Sun Yan walked to the end of the corridor and came to a door.

  The room is not very large, about 100 square meters in size, square and plain, with no decorations at all.

  Standing at the door, Sun Yan stared blankly at this room, the floor and walls were all covered with thick dust, about 10 cm thick, it was clear that no one had set foot here for a long time. The empty room, also didn't know what it was used for before.

  As soon as Sun Yan looked around, his face turned black. Such a room was simply empty and bare, where could he find the reward? Was it carved on the wall?

  Yeah, it's very likely, I can only be a free cleaner once, brother.

  He said and did, Sun Yan took off his jacket as a rag, started wiping the wall, wiped away a thick layer of dust, after seeing the material of the wall clearly, he couldn't help but curse: "Damn, this wall is made of cobalt-chromium alloy, how much money does it cost!"

  Cobalt alloy is a must-have material for making interstellar aircraft carriers, extremely hard and expensive, and it's actually used to make the walls of this room.

  Sun Yan wiped the wall with a resentful expression, and before long, he was covered in dust from head to toe.

  The wall on the left has been wiped clean and is smooth as a mirror, nothing is there!

  The wall on the right has been wiped clean, but still nothing!

  Sun Yan's face remained wooden, and he began to wipe down the other wall. When he reached the top, his expression first showed a hint of joy, but then his entire face turned even darker, and he couldn't help but curse: "Damn it all! Zhang Zhengyi, you old scoundrel!"

  On the top of this wall, a line of words is crookedly written: "Classmates, isn't eating ash very cool? No need to wipe it anymore, the reward is on the opposite wall."

  These words were clearly carved by hand, and the fact that they were engraved on a cobalt-chromium alloy is beyond ordinary people's imagination, showing that Zhang Zhengyi's martial arts skills are unfathomable. If it were in normal times, Sun Yan would definitely have a heart of reverence, but now, he just wants to drag Zhang Zhengyi out of his coffin and flog his corpse for three days and three nights.

  Don't be so formal!

  Back to being furious, Sun Wen could only obediently go and wipe the wall again. In his heart, he gritted his teeth, Zhang Zhengyi you old turtle, if you dare to bully me again, I'll curse you 1,000 times a day, 1,000 times!

  With his arm wrapped around the coat, Sun Yan began to wipe the last wall, thick dust falling off in chunks, revealing a wall full of words. These words were also extremely ugly, but they had penetrated three inches into the wall.

  "The earth conceives and gives birth to a dragon."

  "The dragon wants to soar into the nine heavens, the mountain collapses for it, the earth splits open for it, raging fire burns the city, water floods the four fields..."

  Sun's mind conjured up a series of images, the vast and desolate earth, a giant dragon bursting out of the ground, riding on clouds and fog, the entire sky was filled with the dragon's body, as if even the sky couldn't bear the dragon's flight.

  A giant dragon soared in the sky, swallowing clouds and spitting out fog. On the ground, all kinds of disasters appeared, the earth cracked, magma erupted, burning city after city, dams burst, and rolling floods submerged the fields, leaving all living things scorched.

  People began to pray to the gods, hoping to tame this giant dragon. Finally, an immortal broke through the air and came. He walked in the void as if on flat ground, and his steps seemed to have the light of spring, summer, autumn, and winter flowing around him.

  An immortal flies above a giant dragon, one foot treads on the dragon's head, the giant dragon submits to him and hides in the ground forever.

  The wall records such a story, the words are ugly and unbearable, but every word is deeply engraved on the wall, with an invisible pressure rushing forward.

  At the end of this wall's inscription, there is a sentence: "How to seal the dragon? With the four seasons as the guide, dispel the five elements and transform into the five phases, it is called - Dragon Sealing Pillar."

  Sun Yan read it from beginning to end, then again from end to beginning. His face turned dark, almost dripping with ink, and he cursed wildly: "Damn it, is this a battle technique or a kung fu mantra? This is simply a mythological story, I'll screw your Zhang Zhengyi's..."

  Even after death, he still wants to play tricks on people. What can be said about such a scoundrel like Sun Yan?