On that day, Xu Qingfeng stared in disbelief as the junior's servant skillfully arranged all the items in the boxes one by one. Even the angle of the cushion had to be slightly adjusted. The servant's unselfconscious dedication and arrogance were truly astonishing!
Just thinking about the junior's ostentatious and overbearing air of "the academy is my home", and then looking down at Shen Cuiyu with a sincere smile in front of him.
Truly, there's no comparison without harm!
Xu Qingfeng suddenly found this new junior sister much more pleasing to the eye. She was as simple and innocent as a delicate little white flower that needed protection...
...Hiss, was his attitude just now a bit too cold?
It was already difficult for a girl to leave home alone to pursue her studies. As the first fellow disciple Shen Cuiyu met after coming to the Wanxiang Academy, shouldn't he show a bit of classmate friendship and camaraderie...
Shen Cuiyu was concentrating on eating the pastries and didn't notice the inner struggle of the senior brother beside her at all. She just vaguely felt that Xu Qingfeng's smile was more sincere, and he seemed to be more enthusiastic when introducing various places in the academy...
"Look, the building with the highest flying eaves over there is the lecture hall. Most of your classes will be held there in the future. The nine - story tower behind the lecture hall is our academy's library, named Langchen Pavilion. Throughout the ages, any mysterious classics, rare editions, and secret anecdotes you can think of can be found in the Langchen Pavilion. However..." Xu Qingfeng changed the subject, "The higher the floor of the Langhuan Pavilion, the more precious and rare the books are. Many rare editions are placed on the seventh to ninth floors of the Langhuan Pavilion. Only disciples above the Earth - level can enter, and they can only read inside the pavilion and are not allowed to borrow the books outside."
Shen Cuiyu was looking up at the majestic tower, amazed by the faint glow flowing on the tower and its ingenious structure. She forgot to respond for a moment.
But in Xu Qingfeng's eyes, this scene took on a different meaning - the young girl who had just entered the academy was full of longing for everything, but was secretly sad because of her low rank, sighing in front of the tower!
Xu Qingfeng's guilt deepened a bit. Why did he state the rules so bluntly? It only dampened people's spirits!
After hesitating for a moment, he awkwardly comforted her, "Don't worry. The disciple rank is based on a point - system. There is a practical training session every half - month in the academy. Disciples can go to the Wenshi Hall to receive tasks and accumulate points by completing tasks to improve their ranks... As long as you practice hard, there's definitely no problem!"
Shen Cuiyu came back to her senses and just smiled gently, not explaining her special constitution in detail.
Seeing this, Xu Qingfeng quickly changed the subject and pointed to a three - story wooden building not far away with a bustling crowd:
"By the way, that's the 'Baiyi Workshop'. Disciples usually come here to buy and sell pills, talismans, or second - hand magical tools. There's also a 'Miaoyan Studio' in the workshop, which specializes in selling all kinds of interesting talismans. Since you're new here, you might as well buy a basic 'General Knowledge Talisman'."
"General Knowledge Talisman?" A strong interest immediately appeared in Shen Cuiyu's eyes.
Xu Qingfeng explained in detail, "This 'General Knowledge Talisman' is really amazing. Just inject a wisp of spiritual energy, and you can sense the words left by countless disciples who hold the same talisman within the academy. Everyone often exchanges cultivation experiences, asks about difficult academic problems, and even... cough cough," Xu Qingfeng awkwardly touched his nose, "even chats about gossips and forms teams to buy pill materials. It's like a small gathering! Although it's a bit noisy, it's a good place to quickly learn about everything in the academy. Therefore, this talisman is very popular among low - rank disciples. One talisman costs two taels of silver. Although it's a bit expensive, it can be used for four years, so it's quite worth it."
He paused for a moment and then added, "Naturally, high - rank disciples have their own more private and accurate means of communication and look down on such a noisy thing. But for non - Heaven - level disciples, this 'General Knowledge Talisman' is quite useful."
Hearing this, Shen Cuiyu didn't hesitate and bought a General Knowledge Talisman. She injected spiritual energy into it as Xu Qingfeng said. Suddenly, it was as if countless faint whispers rose in her spiritual consciousness, converging into a vivid and noisy stream of gossip -
[The new seaweed and banana soup in the cafeteria is so unpalatable. Taking a sip is like a murder! If my Taoist heart wasn't stable enough, I would have vomited just now! Fellow classmates, don't try it easily. Cherish your lives and stay away from dark cuisine...]
[Urgent! Which fellow disciple has taken the elective course "Introduction to Qi Cultivation"? Can someone be kind enough to tell me what homework the teacher assigned today? I accidentally fell asleep while cultivating qi just now...]
[Selling a second - hand peach - wood sword in tears. It's 80% new with only a few scratches. It's definitely worth the price! Three qian of silver. Hurry up if you want to buy it!]
.............
All kinds of information about requests for help, transactions, and chats flashed by quickly. It was extremely vivid. Shen Cuiyu couldn't help but look at it for a while before exiting. She carefully put the General Knowledge Talisman into her purse.
The two continued walking. Occasionally, they would meet people who were familiar with Xu Qingfeng. They would greet him with "Hello, senior brother", and Xu Qingfeng would just nod in response familiarly.
"The place smoking over there is the pill - refining room. Disciples of the pill - refining department often develop new pills here. You'd better..." Before he could finish his sentence, there was a "bang", and a mushroom cloud slowly bloomed from the roof. A tile flew over, and Xu Qingfeng just managed to dodge it. Then several angry roars came from inside:
"What are you shaking your hands for?! Are you sprinkling cinnabar like powdered sugar?! This batch of 'Nine - Revolving Resurrection Pills' has been turned into 'Nine - Revolving Ascension Smoke' again!"
"Is it my fault? You controlled the fire!"
"........."
The disciples passing by just turned their heads to take a look and then went on with their own business, looking completely unfazed.
Xu Qingfeng remained calm. He gracefully dusted off the corner of his clothes that had been flapped by the wave and naturally continued the interrupted sentence, "You'd better stay away from here to avoid accidental injury."
Shen Cuiyu:........
The two passed through a medicinal herb garden filled with exotic flowers and plants and rich spiritual energy, and then walked around several bamboo groves full of spiritual energy. Finally, they stopped in front of a quiet courtyard.
The buildings here were small and delicate. Independent cottages were hidden among the ancient trees and green bamboos.
"This is the dormitory area for new students, Zhuyun Courtyard," Xu Qingfeng pointed to one of the cottages, "Your room, Room No. 7 in the Bing section. Your luggage should have been delivered."
Shen Cuiyu pushed open the door. The room wasn't very big, but it was bright and clean. There was a bed, a table, a chair, a cabinet, and a bronze mirror. The furnishings were simple and practical.
Sure enough, her luggage had been placed on the bed. A brand - new blue - and - white academy disciple's robe was neatly placed beside it. It was of the same style as the one Xu Qingfeng was wearing, and it emitted a soft glow in the skylight coming in from the window.