How big was the world?
Lu Ping had been curious about this before. In that airtight and narrow stone room, Lu Ping had seen the world through the air hole the size of a palm above his head.
In the morning, light would shine in through the air hole. The dust in the light could float and spin for an entire day. Lu Ping had tried to catch them, but to no avail. However, the feeling of the light hitting his hand was very comfortable and warm.
At night, he could sometimes see a star in the blowhole. If he was lucky, he might see two stars. One time, Lu Ping even saw three stars in the blowhole. They were winking at him. He was excited for several days because of this.
When it rained, there would be rain falling in. When it snowed, there would be snowflakes floating in.
Once, a little bird landed on the air hole. It poked its head in and chirped a few times before flying away.
The world was so interesting, Lu Ping thought. He didn't know how big it was, but it was definitely much bigger than his stone room. Maybe it was a hundred times, or a thousand times bigger.
Later, he finally escaped and saw the world outside the air hole. The vast sky, the vast earth, these were things that ordinary people were tired of seeing and had no interest in expressing their feelings. However, Lu Ping was so surprised that he couldn't open his eyes.
How big was it?
He thought, it must be more than a hundred times, or a thousand times bigger!
He was determined to live on, to be together with Su Tang, in this world. He was no longer curious about how big the world was. As long as he could live in it, he would be satisfied.
Plop plop plop plop …
Another pot of spring water was boiled. Small bubbles rose from the bottom of the pot and burst. Guo Youdao picked up the kettle, raised it high, and brewed again. This time, he made three bowls, one for Lu Ping.
"Help yourself," Guo Youdao said as he carefully picked up his bowl.
"I might not be able to help you with your cultivation," Wen Gecheng said to Lu Ping.
"Maybe it's because you came too late." Guo Youdao blew on the floating tea foam in the bowl and said without looking.
Lu Ping noticed a piece of paper thrown on the tea table. It was dry, and the content was simple and scribbled. It was an invitation to Wen Gecheng, and the date was: January 22nd, 1857 in the mainland.
Lu Ping remembered this day.
That day, he and Su Tang escaped from the organization and walked for a long time in the snowfield. He didn't know where to go, but he kept walking. Later, they met Guo Youdao, who took them on the road together. By the time they reached Zhai Feng Academy, it would be at least a week later. However, from the date of the letter, it seemed that Guo Youdao had written this letter on the very day he met them.
However, Wen Ge actually took more than three years to keep the appointment. Lu Ping couldn't help but feel deep respect for him.
"It's a miracle that I can see this letter. Otherwise, do you think I would come to this barren mountain after seeing your crappy writing?" Wen Gecheng said. His whereabouts were erratic, and it was illogical for him to say that he received a letter. Therefore, he was surprised that this letter could not be lost for more than three years, and it eventually fell into his hands. It was because of this surprise that he came to the appointment that was three years late.
"It's not a wasted trip, right?" Guo Youdao said.
Wen Gecheng nodded and then said to Lu Ping, "Although you don't care about it yourself, I am very curious about your background."
"I will find it." Wen Gecheng reached through the window and patted Lu Ping's shoulder.
"Oh." Lu Ping's unexpected reaction was calm, but it didn't seem to affect Wen Gecheng's mood at all. It seemed that after he made up his mind, his whole person was full of energy.
"Then, I'm leaving."
The farewell came so suddenly. Lu Ping thought that if Wen Gecheng was interested in this, he would definitely ask him a lot of things.
"Right." Wen Gecheng, who had already jumped down from the stair, suddenly thought of something.
"I don't know what you are doing now, but I have a suggestion," Wen Gecheng said, "Separate the soul power and steal it one by one. It might be easier."
"Oh." Lu Ping responded. His face didn't show the kind of epiphany or thinking expression that Wen Gecheng expected.
"You are already doing this?" Wen Gecheng said with some resentment.
"Yes," Lu Ping said.
"Goodbye!" Wen Gecheng left without looking back.
"Hehe." Guo Youdao smiled again and drank a full cup of tea. Then he looked at Lu Ping and said, "If you met him three years ago, you would have taken fewer detours, right?"
"Yes." Lu Ping nodded. Escaping from the organization was taking advantage of the other party's negligence in the experiment. But in every experiment, the removal of the Ecstasy Lock was limited. The degree was limited, and the time was also limited. At that time, the temporary soul power he had was quickly suppressed by the Ecstasy Lock.
It was in the three years in Zhenfeng College, after countless attempts and countless failures, that Lu Ping finally found the method he was using now. And Wen Gecheng, who was only meeting him for the first time, was able to sort out so many methods. It was really amazing. If he could really meet him three years ago, he could really save a lot of time for Lu Ping to take detours.
"Microscopic Seamless, an unparalleled observation ability. Only a person with an unparalleled curiosity like him could master such an ability," Guo Youdao said.
"Curiosity?"
"Yes. Don't you see that he is more concerned about your matters than you are about yourself? Because you are too worthy of his curiosity, "Guo Youdao said.
"Then shouldn't I help him?" Lu Ping scratched his head. Although he didn't really care, others were after all busy with his matters. If he didn't help out, it would be a bit too much.
"Don't worry! In order to satisfy his curiosity, when he needs your help, you won't be able to escape, "Guo Youdao said.
"Then I'd better stay away from him!" Lu Ping was a bit scared again.
"You can try and see," Guo Youdao said.
"Why do I suddenly feel so uneasy … I feel like he might be more troublesome than the organization," Lu Ping said.
"Of course, you're already very satisfied that the organization didn't bother you, but his curiosity is endless. Right now, he's only curious about your background, but soon, his curiosity will shift to this mysterious organization. Their members, their operations, their goals, these things, he'll definitely want to know, "Guo Youdao said.
"Why did you invite him here? What are your intentions?" Lu Ping asked.
"Uh …" Guo Youdao thought for a bit, "To identify your bloodline and help you solve the problem of Soul Lock."
"And now?" Lu Ping asked.
"Now … … he can only blame himself for being late … …"
"I feel a bit sorry for him!" Lu Ping said.
"No, he's enjoying it!" Guo Youdao said, "As for you, I didn't think you'd already reached this level. You should also repay me for saving your life."
"Speak."
"I've already said it, the future of Zhenfeng College depends on you outstanding students!" Guo Youdao said.
"You're cheating!" Lu Ping said.
"In order to cheat, I had to relax the rules and wait for you for three years," Guo Youdao said.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? I was able to pass the first year's Tower of Soul's level in my first year. Is there a need to rush over like this? "Lu Ping said.
"Rushing over is good, but just passing, how is that enough?" Guo Youdao laughed.
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