Chapter 204

Teacher Gu still couldn't put Ye Xiu out of his mind, specially came over to investigate, but who knew the person opening the door was actually a young and pretty little beauty.

For a moment, Teacher Gu instead became bashful.

The two sat facing each other, Ye Zhi Zhi had already gone inside and lain down, only Ye Xiu stood to the side with an unhappy expression.

Sis finally came over for a visit, what's the homeroom teacher butting in for?

Teacher Gu felt a chill on the back of his head, wordlessly wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned his head and said to Ye Xiu:

"Please have a seat, I just thought you don't have an older sister, I was worried you might be deceived, so I came over to check."

Ye Xiu listened to this explanation, his heart stirred slightly, and he slowly sat down.

Lin Meng glanced at the homeroom teacher, then at Ye Xiu, and understood everything in her heart.

It seems Ye Xiu usually is a quiet and reticent child at school, and this homeroom teacher seems decent, but for some reason he ignores when someone bullies Ye Xiu.

Lin Meng somewhat felt that Teacher Gu was a bit incompetent.

"Teacher Gu, I am Ye Xiu's distant cousin, I just returned recently, heard that he and his sister are having a hard time, so I came specially to see them."

Upon hearing this, Teacher Gu couldn't help but praise Lin Meng's kind heart, and at the same time realized: no wonder Ye Xiu suddenly had money to move out of the slums and rent this place in the city—it turns out his cousin is sponsoring him.

"Miss Lin, you're thoughtful; this child Ye Xiu indeed has a tough life, but the school's subsidy is limited after all, and he still has to look after his sister. Now that you're taking care of him, I feel relieved."

Teacher Gu glanced at Lin Meng a few times, and then said a lot in a desultory manner.

He wondered in his heart, this little girl looks several years younger than him, yet her aura is far stronger than his as a homeroom teacher.

When talking with her, he always felt he should lower his posture.

Lin Meng exuded a strong aura, which made Teacher Gu feel something, and he couldn't help but ask.

"Um, Miss Lin, may I ask bluntly, are you an Awakened?"

Lin Meng thought for a moment and said: "I guess so."

"If we really had to say, she is far superior to an Awakened—we are cultivators."

"But after all, Awakened and cultivators are both people who surpass ordinary folk and possess extraordinary power."

"So Lin Meng admitting she is an Awakened is not wrong."

Ye Xiu, standing nearby, heard this, his eyes lit up, and he felt very excited.

"As expected, Sis is an Awakened!"

Teacher Gu felt a surge of respect, and his attitude changed again.

"Although I am also an Awakened, my aptitude is limited, I'm not suited to be a Night Watch; I wonder if Miss Lin is a member of the Night Watch organization?"

"This time, Lin Meng shook her head; she is quite curious about the Night Watch, and if she gets the chance, she'd like to give it a try."

"However, in this world she is greatly restricted; if she really had to take that salary, her frequent disappearances would certainly not be acceptable."

Seeing this, Teacher Gu couldn't help but be surprised; Miss Lin should be very strong, yet she is not a Night Watch.

"However, such examples are not uncommon; not every Awakened chooses to join the Night Watch organization."

"Some have plenty of money and dislike being restrained; others simply don't want to engage in a dangerous occupation."

"Their country has no law forcing Awakened to work as Night Watch, so Teacher Gu merely sighed a bit and didn't pursue further questions."

Ye Xiu anxiously watched the clock on the wall; each time Sis stays only a short while before she disappears.

His homeroom teacher is quite talkative, already eating into the time he could happily spend with his sister.

The next second, Ye Xiu immediately stood up, walked over to Teacher Gu, and said impatiently:

"Teacher, it's getting dark; if you go home late your wife will surely be unhappy, let me see you out."

Saying that, Ye Xiu grabbed Teacher Gu and pulled him up without further ado.

"Hey, you brat, you're so unwilling to stay—are you afraid I'll tell on you to your cousin? Rest assured, your grades are excellent, and your mock aptitude test results are impressive; aside from being a bit aloof, what could I possibly complain to your cousin about?"

Ye Xiu's face darkened upon hearing this; he really feared the old teacher would speak ill of him and let his sister hear, but after hearing it, he couldn't help but sigh in relief, and unexpectedly glanced at Teacher Gu, no longer trying to usher him out.

Actually, Ye Xiu indeed is aloof at school; even when facing teachers, he acts much more coldly than other students.

Teacher Gu had never praised him before; besides teaching, he rarely cared about other aspects of students, leading Ye Xiu to believe that in Teacher Gu's eyes he was just a problem student.

Unexpectedly, Teacher Gu did not embarrass him in front of his sister.

Lin Meng rose to speak, but Teacher Gu seemed to see that Ye Heng didn't want him to stay longer, so he also sensibly opened the door himself and said:

"Miss Lin, it's indeed getting late; I'll head back now. This child Ye Xiu is still not bad; nurture him well and he will surely become a pillar of talent."

Lin Meng: "Thank you, Teacher Gu, for coming today for the home visit; my Ye Xiu has been under your care at school."

At this moment, Lin Meng felt the teacher was not bad, but she hadn't even offered him a cup of water upon entering, which made her feel remiss as an older sister…

After Teacher Gu left, Lin Meng closed the door, not forgetting the milk, and first let Ye Xiu and Ye Zhi Zhi drink their respective cups.

Ye Xiu was still secretly pleased from Lin Meng's words "my Ye Xiu", and gulped down the milk without really tasting it.

There was still some time left; Lin Meng couldn't help but look at Ye Xiu and asked curiously:

"Your homeroom teacher just said your mock aptitude test was quite good; what does this mock test mean?"

Ye Xiu came to his senses and hurriedly explained to Lin Meng.

"It is a mock test done using some technology when the official aptitude test is administered, because the real aptitude test consumes testing spiritual fluid, which arises with the resurgence of the strange qi and is currently a non-renewable resource—using a bit means there's less left."

"Thus, over the past century experts have developed a set of mock devices for pre-screening; those with too poor aptitude cannot qualify for the official test, and only those whose aptitude reaches B or above can proceed to the next step."

Lin Meng nodded upon hearing this; it seems she still has much to learn about this world.

"Teacher Gu said your grades are outstanding; so did you place first in the theoretical exam?"

Ye Xiu bashfully raised one finger; Lin Meng widened her eyes, her voice rising a bit.

"First place?"

Ye Xiu embarrassedly nodded and said shyly: "I placed first in the province; our province had eight hundred thousand participants in the college entrance exam this time, I won the provincial top scorer in the theoretical section, and I was only three points shy of a perfect score."

After Ye Xiu finished speaking, he scratched his head, feeling a bit regretful, wondering whether his self-praise wasn't appropriate—would his sister think he was showing off and not humble?

Who would have thought Lin Meng instead widened her eyes and directly gave Ye Xiu a reverent, empty-handed bow of worship.

"It turns out classmate Ye Xiu is a top scholar; my apologies, my apologies."

Seeing his sister now look at him differently, Ye Xiu was overjoyed inside, but he still kept a calm exterior, not wanting his sister to think he was getting conceited from praise—a man whose tail would shoot up to the sky.

Just then, Zhizhi's surprised and delighted voice came from the small room, a voice that had never been so loud and vigorous.

"Brother, my body seems to have gotten better; I can jump on the bed!"

Lin Mengye heard Ye Zhizhi's voice, thinking it must be the Jade Marrow Pill's miraculous effect.

But at this moment, a suction force pulled her out again—time's up...