Chapter 38

Chen Changsheng suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, my name is Chen Changsheng."

"I know," Luo Luo replied with a smile.

Of course, she knew that her teacher was named Chen Changsheng. Although she had never doubted him, since she wanted to be his disciple, the people of the Bai Cao Garden had already used various methods to thoroughly investigate Chen Changsheng. She knew he came from a small town called Xining, that he knew Tang Sanshiu, and even how he entered the National Teaching Academy. Therefore, she was even more convinced that her teacher was definitely not an ordinary person.

She also thought of something and said with some concern, "Teacher, was it inappropriate for me to speak to that Heavenly Dao Academy instructor just now?"

Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "Yes, it was a bit. The phrase 'What's it to you' can actually be said as 'What the hell is it to you.'"

After saying this, he laughed, and Luo Luo also laughed, feeling very happy. She felt that it was easy to be happy with her teacher, and this was a very good thing. Then she thought of the matter before the Heavenly Dao Academy instructor came.

"Why did the people from the Eastern Imperial Divine General's Mansion come to find you?"

"Some matters."

Chen Changsheng didn't know how to answer. Seeing the curious look on the little girl's face, he asked, "Do you know about the Eastern Imperial Divine General's Mansion?"

Luo Luo replied, "The legendary phoenix nest, how could I not know?"

The so-called phoenix nest, of course, was related to Xu Yourong's innate bloodline.

Chen Changsheng asked, "Do you know Xu Yourong?"

"I would like to know her."

Luo Luo said with some regret, "When I came to the capital, she had already gone to the south, so I didn't have the chance to meet her."

Chen Changsheng recalled Tang Sanshiu's evaluation of Xu Yourong and advised, "Luo Luo, I know you are very strong, but don't think about comparing yourself with her. We don't necessarily have to be the strongest; as long as we are improving, that is true strength."

Luo Luo understood that he had misunderstood something and said with a smile, "She is the reincarnation of the true phoenix, unparalleled in the world. Even my family admires her, and they have always used her to motivate me since I was young. But I really haven't thought about comparing myself with her. I've heard she is a very good person, except for her somewhat aloof personality. But she is much better than the Seven Laws of the Southern Divine Kingdom. I just want to know her and be friends with her. Teacher, do you think that's good?"

Chen Changsheng was silent for a moment and said, "I and she... don't have a good relationship."

Hearing this, Luo Luo was somewhat surprised, then thought of something and said, "Teacher, you really like to deceive people."

Chen Changsheng was a bit puzzled and asked, "Where have I deceived anyone?"

"You always say you are an ordinary person."

"I am an ordinary person."

Luo Luo covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "An ordinary person... how could they have a bad relationship with her?"

Chen Changsheng was speechless because what she said made sense. If he were really an ordinary person, it would be impossible to have any relationship with Xu Yourong, who was high above the clouds. If there was no relationship, how could it be a bad one?

Seeing his expression, Luo Luo stopped laughing and said seriously, "Teacher, from today on, I won't like her anymore, and I don't want to be friends with her."

Chen Changsheng was slightly stunned and asked, "Why is that?"

Luo Luo said matter-of-factly, "Because you and she don't have a good relationship, so she must not be a good person."

Chen Changsheng sighed and said, "That's too unprincipled, isn't it?"

Luo Luo said, "You are my teacher, so I will listen to everything you say. Isn't that a principle?"

Chen Changsheng had nothing to say about this, gestured for her to sit down, and then extended his hand.

Luo Luo insisted on becoming his disciple because she had some extremely difficult problems in her cultivation.

Any cultivation method has a corresponding true essence circulation method. Only by fully mastering it can one unleash the true power of the cultivation method. Her problem was that she could not circulate the true essence in her body according to the records in the books.

On the night when the demon race's strongman assassinated her, Chen Changsheng used eight words to prove that he could solve this problem, or at least had the possibility of solving it.

Chen Changsheng wrote her name on the National Teaching Academy's roster, so he had to take responsibility for her cultivation. He roughly knew what her problem was, so the first lesson he gave her naturally had to start from this aspect. He first needed to confirm the state of the true essence in her body.

Spring breeze entered the window, gently brushing the book pages and the hem of her skirt. Chen Changsheng and Luo Luo sat opposite each other on the black, shiny wooden floor. He closed his eyes and calmed his mind for a moment, then gestured for Luo Luo to extend her right arm. He then raised his right hand and slowly placed it on her wrist.

His movements were casual yet precise. His index and middle fingers, like a sharp sword, accurately landed on her pulse point. However, at the moment of true contact, they were extremely gentle, like autumn leaves that would not disturb the soil below.

Luo Luo's eyes were wide open, looking at his fingers on her wrist, very surprised. She had grown up in luxury, seen many doctors, and knew how remarkable this seemingly unremarkable pulse-taking action was.

Is Teacher also a famous doctor?

While she was surprised by these thoughts, Chen Changsheng was also surprised because he clearly felt that the pulse of the little girl was so strong and clear, like a war drum. The problem was... the drum beats were too dense, how could the pulse be so fast!

His fingers, like raindrops bouncing off a drum, instantly retracted.

He looked up at her eyes, seeing the clear and calm gaze, confirming that she was not overly excited, and after thinking for a moment, he placed his two fingers back on her wrist. Unexpectedly, the sensation on his fingertips was still the same.

Luo Luo's heart rate was more than twice the normal range!

If it were an ordinary person, maintaining such a fast heart rate would definitely cause a flushed face, dizziness, and sweating. If it lasted a bit longer, it might even lead to a burst blood vessel and death!

But... Luo Luo had no reaction, looking completely normal, with a very steady pulse. Why?

Chen Changsheng did not retract his fingers, focusing on her pulse, observing her pulse image, his brows furrowing more and more. After a long time, he found that her heart rate did not slow down over time but became even faster!

He looked up at Luo Luo's face again and noticed that she had some sweat on her temples and her breathing had become slightly faster, knowing that she was really nervous this time.

Luo Luo was indeed very nervous. She did not expect that the first action of her teacher's first lesson would be to take her pulse. It wasn't until Chen Changsheng's fingers landed on her wrist that she remembered the problem, remembering that her pulse was very different from that of ordinary people... What should she do?

Chen Changsheng retracted his fingers, looked at her in silence for a long time, and asked, "Your pulse... has always been like this?"

Luo Luo lowered her head and softly nodded, like a child who had done something wrong: "It has been like this since I was born."

Chen Changsheng continued to be silent, seemingly pondering a very troublesome problem.

He vaguely guessed Luo Luo's origin.

No human could survive for long with such a fast heart rate, let alone grow as old as Luo Luo.

This could only mean one thing: Luo Luo was not human.

The spring breeze continued to enter the window, gently brushing the book pages, the little girl's skirt, and the slightly damp hair at her temples.

The library was silent.

Luo Luo lowered her head, looking very pitiful.

Chen Changsheng looked at her, wanting to ask something but not knowing how to start.

Luo Luo suddenly looked up, seeing his hesitant expression, and gathered her courage to say, "Teacher, if you ask, I will tell you."

Chen Changsheng looked at her and suddenly felt she was very brave. He thought for a moment and said, "Then I won't ask."

Luo Luo opened her eyes wide, looking at him in surprise, "Why, Teacher? Don't you... feel curious?"

Curiosity is the hardest itch for all intelligent beings to stop, the greatest temptation. For example, she was now very curious why Chen Changsheng did not continue to ask, even though she had already said that as long as he asked, she would tell him everything.

"Curiosity is sometimes not good."

"Huh?"

Chen Changsheng sighed and said, "I am your teacher, right?"

Luo Luo was very confused and said, "Of course, Teacher."

Chen Changsheng reached out and touched her head, smiling, "A teacher must have the demeanor of a teacher. If the truth is too shocking, and your origin is too astonishing, how will we get along in the future? How will I maintain the dignity of a teacher?"

"Ah..."

Luo Luo had never expected it to be for this reason. She was stunned and cautiously asked, "Teacher, are you not afraid?"

Chen Changsheng said, "What is there to be afraid of? It's just that I haven't encountered it before, so I'm a bit unaccustomed."

Luo Luo was very happy hearing this, rubbing her head against his palm like a cute little animal, and said in a muffled voice, "Teacher is the best."

...

...

Perhaps because she felt that Chen Changsheng was good from head to toe, every hair, her originally very firm trust in him was magnified unimaginably at this moment, like the sun rising. So even though he did not ask, she wanted to say something.

"Teacher, the amount of true essence in my body is not small," she said.

Chen Changsheng thought about the pulse image earlier and confirmed it. The little girl's spirit was extremely powerful. If she had such an origin, the amount of true essence in her body would naturally not be small, at least many times more than that of ordinary people of the same age.

"But I don't know how to use it."

Luo Luo explained, "Of course, there are cultivation methods at home, but the highest-level methods are only suitable for men... Even if my bloodline awakens, using those methods, I can't reach the strongest level, at most just the upper realm of Gathering Stars, and I can't enter the Sacred Realm."

Chen Changsheng was speechless, thinking that if she could reach the upper realm of Gathering Stars, she would be one of the strongest on the continent. Yet this little girl student was still not satisfied, which showed how high her standards were, or how astonishing her origin was.

"If I can't be the strongest, I won't be able to inherit my father's scepter in the future, and I will have to marry his successor."

Luo Luo looked at him with a委屈 (grieved) expression and said, "But I don't want to get married."

"So you want to learn human cultivation methods to see if there is a way to break this limitation."

Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and then said, "No problem, we will definitely become the strongest teacher-student pair on the continent."

Luo Luo opened her eyes wide. Although she had almost blind trust in Chen Changsheng, she still found it hard to believe when she heard these words.

Chen Changsheng thought about his own problems, looked in the direction of the Lingyan Pavilion in the palace, and felt somewhat moved. The things he had to do seemed like a delusion to anyone, but he had to think that way and strive for it because fate had not left him a second path.

"Be bold in your thinking, and never set limits for yourself before your dreams are realized. Never give yourself any excuses to retreat or reasons to fail. Only then do we have a chance to turn seemingly distant dreams into reality."

"This is the first lesson I give you."

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