Chapter 6: Heading to the Capital
"Who is this?" Lin Tian's popularity was not high, and how did Nangong Wanyi know him, so she asked Wei Feng in a hurry. "This is my roommate, Lin Tian." Wei Feng introduced. "I remember now, I saw you eating together yesterday! Are the four of you going to Beijing together?" Nangong Wanyi said.
Wei Feng nodded and, together with Lin Tian, sized up the other three beauties. Their appearance didn't need to be mentioned; being able to enter the list of beauties at Hai Tian University naturally meant they were all stunning. As for their temperament, Mu Rong Xue gave off a cold feeling, and even from three meters away, Lin Tian could feel the chill emanating from her body. However, despite being cold, Mu Rong Xue also gave off an icy pure and clean feeling, like a snow lotus on a glacier. Zhou Yao was like a rare orchid in a secluded valley, gentle and elegant, with a classical beauty that was somewhat similar to Wang Yuyan from the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Qin Ke was like a noble and refined lady, dignified and elegant, and when Lin Tian and the others looked at her, they nodded slightly in approval.
"Who are these two? Qin Ke and the others seem to be waiting for them here!" The crowd was abuzz with discussion.
"That tall guy is Wei Feng, he's a great man! During military training, his boxing skills made their instructors feel inferior. The other kid I don't know, but judging from his clothes, he shouldn't be anyone important!"
"Ling Tian, that's Ling Tian!" A voice suddenly rang out from the crowd. Another voice followed: "Ling Tian, what qualifications do you have to stand with all these school flowers?!" Someone took the lead, and the others immediately made a ruckus, not wanting to provoke Wei Feng, whose reputation was not small, so most of the criticism was directed at Ling Tian!
Lin Tian's gaze locked onto the crowd, and the two people who had stirred up everyone's emotions were immediately recognized by him. Those two people he had seen just yesterday, they were exactly the second of the many younger brothers following Wang Hao! "Why bother?" Lin Tian thought to himself, he was very certain that he hadn't provoked Wang Hao, could it be that just because he and Zuo Yunfei were roommates, they became the target of attack?!
With such a narrow mind, he can't achieve great things. Although he can't provoke Wang Hao for the time being, Lin Tian doesn't take him seriously either!
The crowd's clamor, Lin Tian pretended not to hear, and even closed his eyes to cultivate his spirit. By doing so, he not only made Nan Gong Yu'er and the others look at him with admiration, but also made the onlookers angry, this is contempt, naked contempt!
"Lin Tian, I want to duel with you!" A relatively robust guy jumped out and said. "This classmate, I strongly suggest you go see a psychologist, what era is this, still dueling?" Left Yunfei's lazy voice came from outside the crowd.
"Wind Chaser S10, Phantom K6!" Seeing the two cars quietly driving to the outside of the crowd, some onlookers immediately exclaimed. The Wind Chaser and Phantom series have only been on the market for three years, but they have already occupied most of the domestic high-end car market. The Wind Chaser S10 and Phantom K6 are even more exceptional, with rumors that only a few were produced!
"Ladies, let's get on the bus quickly, it doesn't feel good being stared at like monkeys!" Wei Feng said.
Nangong Yu'er and the others nodded, although they were used to being surrounded by onlookers, but to be honest, they didn't like this feeling either. Nangong Yu'er opened the car door of Zuoyunfei first and sat in the passenger seat. Qin Ke smiled slightly and sat in the passenger seat of Xiao Bai's car. "Muyong sister, you and Qin sister can take one car, and I'll take another with Yu'er!" Zhou Yao said, her voice soft and pleasant to hear. Muyong Xue didn't say anything either, just nodded and opened the car door of Xiao Bai's car and got in, while Zhou Yao naturally sat inside Zuoyunfei's car.
"Lao Wei, you take Xiao Bai's car, I'm afraid of frostbite!" Lin Tian said softly, walking towards Zuo Yunfei's car. "Damn it, you little brat!" Wei Feng secretly gave Lin Tian the middle finger.
Opening the car door, and sitting down next to Zhou Yao, Lin Tian felt his heart beating suddenly much faster, not daring to move a muscle, pretending to close his eyes and meditate! "Master, your heartbeat has reached 120 beats per minute! Hehe!" Xiao Ling's voice echoed in Lin Tian's mind.
"Xiao Ling, can you connect to the internet?" Lin Tian shifted his attention. "Yes, Master, do you need me to download I Ching data?" Xiao Ling said. "Download it immediately, and by the way, how many dimensions have been interfaced? Is it enough to protect my brain when entering the I Ching data?"
"Master, you currently possess 7-dimensional interface power. To avoid neural damage when importing data, it is necessary to consume 5 dimensions of interface power to protect your brain!" Xiao Ling said, "I Ching data search completed, do you want to import?"
"Invade!"
Lin Tian felt as if there was a balloon expanding in his mind, with complex information constantly impacting the nerves of his brain. If he didn't have the power to protect himself, Lin Tian knew that his brain would definitely be damaged. However, under the effect of the warm currents, it had protected Lin Tian's brain from damage very well. One minute later, the information implantation was complete. "Master, there is some good news! Your spiritual power has reached 74 dimensions, an increase of 1.5 dimensions!"
"A little bit of five dimensions, alas, even ants are flesh!" Lin Tian sighed in his heart and immediately searched for information about I Ching in his mind!
The I Ching consists of two main parts: the Jing and the Zhuan. The Jing is divided into the Upper Jing and the Lower Jing. The Upper Jing has 30 hexagrams, while the Lower Jing has 34 hexagrams, making a total of 64 hexagrams. These 64 hexagrams are derived from the eight trigrams Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, and Dui through repeated combinations.
Each hexagram consists of a diagram, title, judgment, and line statements. Each diagram has six lines, which are further divided into yang lines and yin lines. Yang lines are denoted by "9", while yin lines are denoted by "6". The lines are arranged from bottom to top in six rows, referred to as the initial, second, third, fourth, fifth, and upper lines.
The 64 hexagrams have a total of 384 lines. The title is related to the content of the judgment and line statements. The judgment precedes the line statements and generally serves to explain the theme. The line statements are the main part of each hexagram's content, arranged according to the relevant content in the order of the six lines.
The Zhuan consists of seven types of texts in ten chapters: Tuan Shang and Xia (Commentary on the Judgments), Xiang Shang and Xia (Commentary on the Symbols), Wen Yan (The Great Treatise), Xi Ci Shang and Xia (Appended Statements), Shuo Gua (Explaining the Trigrams), Za Gua (Miscellaneous Notes on the Hexagrams), and Xu Gua (Sequences of the Hexagrams).
Lin Tian thought that the materials of I Ching were not many, but unexpectedly, those materials can be called massive. If it was just one book of I Ching, then it wouldn't be too much. However, I Ching is known as "the leader of all classics and the source of great Tao". Later generations have understood it in so many different ways. Xiao Ling downloaded everything related to I Ching!
Lin Tian's brain quickly started to turn, but for a while, it was completely impossible to understand the vast amount of information! "It seems that I can only take it one step at a time. Others spend their whole lives deciphering the Book of Changes, and if I can understand it in just over ten days, that would be incredible! Lingbo Weibu should only need to understand a small part of the Book of Changes, not all of it. This way, in three or two days, I should be able to truly start learning Lingbo Weibu!" Lin Tian thought to himself, and as his brain quickly turned, his attention shifted, and his heartbeat slowed down!
His heart was racing so fast, not because of love at first sight or anything like that, but simply because he rarely interacted with girls, let alone someone as stunning as Zhou Ya, who could shift his attention, which was already a rare and precious thing!
"Fourth elder, there's a beautiful woman beside you, can you still pretend to be wooden?" Zuo Yunfei chuckled. Lin Tian said with a bad tone: "Drive your car now, the speed is already 105 km/h, be careful not to rush out of the highway, if you crash and nothing happens to you, but if something happens to the two beauties, you'll have a big responsibility!"
"It shouldn't have happened at my level!" Zuo Yunfei said, and this wasn't bragging, as a martial artist, his reaction was far beyond that of an ordinary person. As long as he didn't suddenly cramp up in both hands and feet, the chances of an accident weren't high! "Zhou Yao, how did you two end up together?"
"We've known each other for a long time!" Zhou Yao said. Zuo Yunfei nodded, not feeling surprised at all. Whether it was Qin Ke, Murong Xue, or Zhou Yao and Nangong Yu'er, their families shouldn't be simple, and if the older generation had a relationship, letting the younger generation get to know each other and form friendships early on was a common thing. Zuo Yunfei's own family background wasn't simple either, but he hadn't made many friends of the same age. It wasn't until university that he got to know Wei Feng, Xiao Bai, and Lin Tian, although Lin Tian was just an ordinary person!
"This National Day, I don't know if there will be some jokers coming out to stir up trouble!" Nan Gong Yu'er furrowed her brow and said "It's inevitable, but the country should be able to control it!" Zuo Yunfei said, "The newly established rapid response teams are not comparable to those of the past. Moreover, the country has a lot of secret powers in its grasp!" What these secret powers were, Zuo Yunfei didn't say, Nan Gong Yu'er and Zhou Yao could guess one or two things, but Lin Tian was unclear, he had only received the Star Ring for two days after all, as an ordinary person, it's natural that he wouldn't know too many secrets!
Zuo Yunfei drove very fast, and in just over three hours they had already arrived at Beijing City. As it was near National Day, all sorts of checks were extremely strict, but by 2 pm they had settled down.
"The young ladies have already arrived in Beijing and are staying at a hotel under the Left Family's flag." Just as Zuo Yunfei had just checked in, a black Mercedes-Benz stopped on the opposite side of the street in front of the hotel. "If Wan'er goes out, follow her; if she stays in the hotel, you all keep watch outside! The people from the Left Family have already been guarding the hotel strictly!" A stern voice came through the satellite phone. "Yes, Master!"
At the same time, several other forces also arrived at various places outside the hotel, and almost all of them reported the same news, with similar responses.
There wasn't a single person occupying one room, Lin Tian and the other three guys lived in a large suite, while Nangong Yuanyi and the four girls also did the same. This wasn't for the sake of saving money, but rather because it was more lively this way. There was another reason as well, gathering together made it easier to protect each other. Of course, with Zuo Yunfei's group's abilities, trying to take them down wouldn't be an easy task. As for the girls, Qin Ke and Zhou Yaling didn't know, but Nangong Yuanyi was even more formidable than Zuo Yunfei. As for Murong Xue, Lin Tian speculated that she must have practiced a cold-attributed martial art, otherwise it wouldn't be possible to have such an icy temperament!
"Wow, I'm exhausted, driving for over four hours at a time!" Zuo Yunfei threw himself onto the sofa and exclaimed loudly, "Old Three, you really don't know how to seize opportunities! With such a beautiful woman sitting next to you, you actually acted like a wooden stake!"
Lin Tian poured himself a glass of water and drank it, saying calmly: "I know what kind of person I am. The gap between me and Zhou Yao is too big, at least for now. In Zhou Yao's eyes, I'm just a passerby. No matter how much I say, it won't shorten the distance between us, and maybe it'll even give people an impression that I'm overreaching myself!" Lin Tian didn't want to get involved in emotions right now. With the star ring on his hand, he should focus on improving his strength as soon as possible. Without strength, everything is just empty talk!
Zuo Yunfei patted Lin Tian's shoulder, not saying anything else. How could he not know the difference between Lin Tian and Zhou Yao? But hearing Lin Tian say so, his heart still felt a kind of suffocating feeling! "Old Three——"
Lin Tian waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything more. I'm just saying that I don't have the qualifications for now, but who can predict what will happen in the future?!" With the star ring on his hand, Lin Tian was confident. Zuo Yunfei and Wei Fengxiao knew a bit about Zhou Yao's family background, although they thought it was impossible for Lin Tian to be with Zhou Yao, they wouldn't say anything to discourage Lin Tian. "Good, Old Three has this ambition, so why worry that great things won't be achieved? Even if you can't get Zhou Yao in the future, there are countless beauties in the world, and one of them will definitely belong to you!" Wei Feng laughed loudly.
"Hey, Old Wei, you and Murong Xue sat together, did you spark anything?" Zuo Yunfei stared at Wei Feng. "Spark something? I'm about to turn into an ice block! Along the way, she didn't say a single word!" Wei Feng said with a sullen face, staring at Lin Tian with a hint of resentment in his eyes. Lin Tian ignored that resentful gaze: "Old Wei, you should be like a passionate volcano and melt Murong Xue's ice block! If you can successfully melt such an icy woman, it'll be even more passionate than fire!"
"Lao San, you and Lao Si have learned bad things, and actually set me up!" Wei Feng said, "Xiao Bai, what do you say?"
"I also agree that you go melt the iceberg!" Xiao Bai threw out a sentence and turned to head towards his room. Wei Feng: "......"
(Thanks, brothers, for thinking Xiao Tian's book isn't too bad!)