Chapter 53: Poor Qualifications?

  I was going to say a few more words, but Xiaolong's throat is inflamed and I'm out getting medicine... Ah, the weather is bad, everyone take care of your body.

  "This is what Huang Xujie entrusted someone to pass on to you." said Xie Yuja, observing Hao Ren's expression.

  Hao Ren's face was expressionless, having anticipated that there would be such trouble, only he hadn't expected it to come so quickly and so directly.

  "What's this?" Feeling something was off, Zhao Jiaxin snatched the note from Hao Ren's hand and took a look.

  But when he saw the words on the note, he suddenly shouted in anger, "Nonsense! You really dare to look for trouble! Ah Ren, don't be afraid, I'll call a few more brothers and we'll go together tonight!"

  "Shh!" Xie Yu Jia hastily stopped the excited Zhao Jia Yun, telling him not to shout, and then said to Hao Ren, "I also roughly know why Huang Xu Jie came looking for you, but this matter may not be impossible to resolve. How about this: tonight I'll go with you to explain things clearly and try not to make a big deal out of it."

  "It's nothing, let's talk about it tonight." Hao Ren took the note back from Zhao Jiatian, tore it into pieces and threw it into the trash can at the back of the classroom.

  He was so calm, but Xie Yu Jia on the other hand was somewhat flustered, and thought that Hao Ren would do something irrational, so she asked tentatively, "You and Su Han... it's not like what they're saying, right?"

  Actually, she wasn't very sure either, especially after Zhao Yanzi came to school for the sports meet last time, Xie Yujia felt that Hao Ren and Su Han's relationship was not ordinary, but in her heart, she also thought that Hao Ren was usually honest and shouldn't be the kind of person who could stir up such a big storm.

  Especially after his performance at the last sports meeting, she looked at Hao Ren with new eyes, thinking that he was not only sincere and brave, but also very low-key.

  No matter what, as the class monitor, she would not allow the boys in her class to take advantage of the situation and cause trouble, especially since Huang Xujie was the vice mayor's son and a big shot in school. If Zhao Jiayu and his friends were to get into a fight with Huang Xujie, they would definitely end up on the losing side.

  "Su Han is a distant cousin of mine. She gave me a necklace, simply as a gift from one sister to another." Hao Ren replied.

  Xie Yu Jia Song let out a breath and thought to himself, "As expected." How silly of me to actually think that Su Hang was Hao Ren's girlfriend?

  "Alright, tonight, I'll go with you and make things clear with Huang Xujie." she continued.

  "What's there to say clearly?" But unexpectedly, Hao Ren's tone suddenly turned harsh. "People like Huang Xujie, the more you let them have their way, the more arrogant they become. Just because I'm not related to Su Han, does that mean this matter is settled? He wants to pursue Su Han himself, but he can't stand others getting close to her? Is he the mayor's son, and this school belongs to him? Can he really do whatever he wants?"

  Hao Ren's rapid-fire questions left Xie Yu Jia stunned and speechless.

  In the end, Hao Ren didn't say whether he was going or not, and simply packed up his things and walked out of the classroom!

  "Ah Ren, I'll go with you tonight!" Zhao Jiatian chased out and walked to Hao Ren's side, saying.

  "We're going too!" Cao Ronghua and Zhou Liren chimed in unison.

  "Where am I going? I didn't say I was going to meet him." Hao Ren said.

  Zhao Jiayun thought Hao Ren was still afraid and said, "Don't be scared! I'll make some calls this afternoon and gather a dozen or so people. If Huang Xujie dares to lay a hand on you, we'll take him down directly!"

  "Don't take the initiative to provoke trouble, my things, I will handle them myself. If he looks for me, I'll go, it's too much face for him." Hao Ren replied.

  "You're not going, he still thinks you're afraid of him!" Zhao Jiaxin was excited as if he wanted to find someone to fight immediately.

  "He lost to me in long-distance running, now he's the one who's embarrassed. What do I have to be afraid of? If I were afraid of him, I wouldn't have won against him in long-distance running!" Hao Ren said.

  "Right! Let him go to the playground alone and wait for him, see what he can do!" Cao Ronghua said in agreement beside him.

  The four of them went to the cafeteria for lunch and continued with their normal classes in the afternoon. The sophomore courses were mostly foundational, and the schedule was quite tight between classes. Having experienced the painful failure of freshman year and the miserable policy of Donghai University that didn't allow make-up exams but only re-taking classes, they didn't dare skip class again from sophomore year onwards.

  After finishing the C Language and Programming course on Building D, their afternoon classes were over. Following their usual routine, they planned to go to an internet cafe to play computer games, have dinner at the HTC Plaza outside, and then head together to their scheduled evening public course, Marxist Philosophy Principles.

  "You guys go have fun, I still have some things to take care of." Hao Ren said to Zhao Jiatian and the others who were excitedly preparing to head to the internet cafe as they left the classroom.

  "What's going on! You're not going, how can we form a team for 3C!" Zhou Liren, who had already been thinking about today's 3C tactics during class, immediately shouted in dissatisfaction.

  "Anyway, something's up, you guys go have fun!" Hao Ren waved his hand at them and walked towards the stairs on the other side to avoid Zhou Liren coming over to pull him.

  "Come on, come on! He's not going anyway!" Zhao Jiayu shouted, leading a large group of people from three or four dormitories downstairs with a loud noise.

  Xie Yu Jia came out of the classroom and looked up and down the stairs on both sides, finally gazing at Hao Ren's figure walking towards the farther staircase, thought for a moment, then followed him.

  Hao Ren's so-called "something" was actually going to Su Huan's office to find Su Huan. Yesterday, he was entangled by Zhao Jiaxin and others, and missed a day of practice. Today, after 4 o'clock, there were no classes, and going to Su Huan's office to cultivate for two hours would also make up for yesterday's loss.

  He walked across the two sky bridges between buildings and entered the F office building where the college teachers were, then went up to the fourth floor by the stairs, heading towards Su Han's office. Along the way, he didn't notice at all that Xie Yu Jia was quietly following him.

  And when Hao Ren knocked on the door and entered Su Han's office, Xie Yu Jia's inner shock was beyond description.

  "I didn't even know I was being followed." Su Han said calmly, wearing a purple floral voile dress, with her eyes closed, as Hao Ren walked into the office and closed the door.

  "Ah?" Hao Ren was slightly startled, and then opened the door again to look at the corridor outside, but he didn't see anyone.

  "Close the door, she's gone." Su Han opened her eyes and said another sentence in a light tone.

  Hao Ren's heart was racing as he closed the door and turned around to look at Su Han.

  Today's Su Han, wearing a long dress made of purple chiffon fabric, the U-shaped neckline presents her sexy clavicle curve and full chest line.

  Because she was sitting cross-legged, her beautiful legs stretched out from under her long skirt and were displayed in front of Hao Ren's eyes, even the small toes and clear as jade fingernails could be seen clearly.

  There was a kind of incense burning in the room that Hao Ren didn't know the name of. The smell wasn't strong, but it made people feel very comfortable.

  Su Han pointed with one hand, and the closed curtains automatically opened. The quiet greenery of the campus outside appeared before Hao Ren's eyes, and this bright light also swept away the dim light in the room.

  "Take a look at the scenery outside, don't stare at me." Su Han said with slightly parted lips.

  Hao Ren's face turned red, and he hastily shifted his gaze from Su Huan's slender legs. "Elder Lu gave me the Consecrated Soul Decree, I've only practiced half of it, and I hope...Su...Sister will give me more guidance."

  "Hmm," Su Han nodded solemnly and seriously, "You recite 'Condensing the Spirit and Resolving the Doubt' for me to hear."

  Hao Ren thought for a moment, then began to recite, "The Way of Heaven is vast, thick, high, bright, long-lasting, and eternal. With its infinite power, the sun, moon, stars, and constellations are suspended in it, and all things are covered by it... It carries Mount Hua without being heavy, shakes the rivers and seas without overflowing, and all things rely on it..."

  Like reciting ancient texts in middle school, Hao Ren finished reciting in one breath and looked at the teacher who was giving out questions, waiting for further instructions.

  "Is it gone?" Su Han asked.

  "It's gone." Hao Ren replied.

  "It turns out that Lu Qing only gave you the first part of the Jing Shen Jue, no wonder you haven't been able to make any progress in your cultivation until now. This old man, saying he's taking care of it, is really careless." Su Han muttered under her breath, then turned to Hao Ren and said, "I'll recite the last two parts of the Jing Shen Jue for you, listen carefully."

  "Determine the presence or absence, and its truth or falsehood. Either open it up to show it, or close it off to conceal it. Opening it up to show it means being in harmony with one's emotions. Closing it off to conceal it means differing from one's sincerity. Separation and union have their own principles, which start from one's will. The preciousness of subtlety lies in its pursuit of the Way..."

  "Like yin and yang, like circle and square. Before seeing the form, roundness is guided by the Tao; after seeing the form, squareness is dealt with in affairs. Advancing and retreating, left and right, are controlled thereby. If one does not first set oneself aright, the people will not be upright, this is called being unskilled in the use of things... forgetting one's emotions and losing the Tao..."

  Su Han's voice was clear and pleasant to listen to, like pearls falling onto a jade plate. The rise and fall of her tone were like the rhythm of a song, each word a precious gem. Hao Ren sat quietly, his heart and soul united, committing every word and sentence to memory.

  About 20 minutes later, Su Han finished reciting the last word of Jing Shen Jue's gong method and asked Hao Ren, "Do you remember everything?"

  Hao Ren really wanted Su Huan to repeat it again, not because he didn't hear clearly what Su Huan said about the cultivation method, but because Su Huan's voice was too good to listen to, and he couldn't help but indulge in it once more.

  He just knew that Su Han was not easy to mess with, and being able to get her personal guidance was already a blessing from heaven. How could Hao Ren dare to make any further progress? If he had a slippery tongue and a crooked mind, the first one to die would definitely be him.

  "Uh-huh, got it." Hao Ren thought and honestly replied to her.

  "Understood? Then cultivate on your own." Su Han coldly threw out a sentence and began to meditate with her eyes closed.

  If she didn't think that Hao Ren's comprehension was extremely low and only excelled in diligence, she wouldn't have gone to such great lengths, personally reciting the most basic and lowest-level cultivation method, Jing Shen Jue, slowly for him to hear, but would have directly implanted this cultivation method into his mind instead.

  However, she did not know that Hao Ren had almost broken through the second layer of the Concentration Technique by himself, relying on the stone tablet in the Taoist temple on Qingyan Mountain to communicate with heaven and earth and gain insight, despite lacking the second and third chapters of the technique.

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