The sky had turned dark long ago. There were not many lit places in the daoguan. The front courtyard was a bit livelier. There were students and parents shuttling back and forth under the lights. There were very few people when they reached the middle courtyard. The corridor was lit, but it made the courtyard even darker.
Xue Lei led Luo Nan up the corridor on the left. They arrived at the back courtyard. It was pitch-black here. No one could be seen at all. The lights of the corridor and the haze of the bustling city sprinkled down. Only then would they not be in total darkness.
"There aren't usually many people here." Xue Lei mentioned. He then pointed at the pitch-black wooden building in front of them. "We're here. That's the mind study."
The wooden building looked long and wide under the dusky light. It practically took up most of the back courtyard. This surprised Luo Nan a bit. He had always thought that the mind study was a study or something like that when he heard Xue Lei talk about it. He never expected it to be an extremely large room. It could already be used as a training ground.
Luo Nan was even more certain when he walked into the mind study. This place should have been a training ground in the past. The floor beneath his feet was made of soft wood with excellent elasticity. It was very comfortable to walk on it after taking off his shoes. But it was certainly unused now. Quite a few items were placed inside. The layout was quite casual, and it looked a bit messy.
There was a short table placed near the door. There were a few cushions and a tea set on top of it. There was a stove next to the short table. It was used to boil water and boil tea. It was clean and tidy. It really did look like someone was here often.
Xue Lei turned on the lights. The lights only covered the area in front of the door. The layout inside was even more dusky and messy. The shadows were indistinct, and it looked a bit terrifying.
Xue Lei was a bit embarrassed by this situation. "The gym master usually lives here. This place is a bedroom, a study, a living room, and even a utility room. It's just that they aren't separated. "
Luo Nan was very baffled. "Why?"
"The gym master said that he's impatient and full of fire. He needs an open place to channel it. It's easy to get sick if he's stifled. Of course, we normal people can't do this …. "
Xue Lei took out the tea set, kettle, and other things used to entertain guests as he spoke. He turned on the stove to boil water. Who knew that his wristband would vibrate the moment he put the water in. He slapped his forehead after receiving the message. "Nanster, sit here for a bit. I still have to go help my senior. Sorry, sorry."
"Go to hell."
Of course Luo Nan didn't mind. The relationship between the two could be said to have been through life and death. There was no need to be so courteous. Xue Lei, on the other hand, felt that he couldn't argue with them, so he put his palms together and bowed before hurrying over.
It seemed that the dojo was indeed short of manpower …
Luo Nan was a bit surprised. To be able to open a dojo in the Boshan Building, he should be worth hundreds of millions. Why didn't he hire a few more coaches? Or was it that business was too good for them to handle?
Luo Nan recalled his impression of the daoguan, but he felt that there weren't too many people in the daoguan. There weren't many people staying in the back courtyard, and there weren't many people in the middle courtyard. It really wasn't lively.
Hmm, it was a little strange.
He didn't think too much about it. Before the water boiled, he stood at the door and watched the wind. This sort of ancient building was rarely seen in the current Xia City. Though it was a bustling business district with an unending stream of people above and below him, the clamor of people was blocked outside the courtyard. It was truly a wonderful place to find peace amidst the hustle and bustle.
Outside the mind study, two stone figurines lit up. The orange-red glow illuminated the entrance to the mind study, the corridor, and a small area of the courtyard.
A gust of wind blew, and leaves rustled as they fluttered down. Only now did Luo Nan see that there was actually a large tree planted in the back courtyard. It was so thick that it would take two people to wrap their arms around it. Luo Nan was unable to make out its species for a time. He just felt the edge of the light reach out, and the shadow of the tree danced. It was quiet and secluded. The rustling sound of the wind cleansed one's heart and mind. It made one's mind clear, and one's mind was silently born.
Luo Nan stood under the wooden corridor outside the mind study. He was dazed for a time, and the sound of boiling water behind him woke him up with a start. He walked back through the door and brewed a pot of tea for himself.
He was young, after all. His thoughts were fickle. His faintly discernible thoughts quickly dissipated, and he sized up the furnishings within the room. This large room possessed many functions, and it made him quite curious. He immediately held the teacup, and his gaze swept over the various furnishings behind the dusky light. There were some places where the light couldn't reach, and he couldn't see them clearly. He naturally used his mental senses.
The range of his clairvoyance was around ten meters, and it covered the entire area behind the door. His exquisite perception didn't let even the smallest speck of dust escape.
Because of this, Luo Nan discovered that this place was actually quite clean. It couldn't be said to be spotless.
However, it was often cleaned, and there was a faint sense of order. It seemed that the arrangement of junk naturally separated a relatively independent area. It wasn't as messy and disorderly as Luo Nan's first impression of it.
That's right... Luo Nan felt relieved. Gym Master Xiu was an old-school figure, so there was no need for him to make his own residence this messy.
Luo Nan's interest was piqued after he understood the situation inside. He wanted to figure out how the functional areas represented by the orderly furnishings within the chaos were divided.
"There are books placed all around. Yes, there are pillows as well. That should be the study."
"There's a praying mat, and it's quite close to the center. Could it be the bedroom?"
"That side is full of furnishings. They look quite old. Is it a collection, or is it a storeroom...?"
Luo Nan pondered over the furnishings one by one, finding them quite delightful. Luo Nan's gaze roamed all the way, and he made a full circle before he suddenly stopped.
There was a large furnishings not too far away from the door. It was an enormous round ball that took an adult to wrap their arms around. It was nearly half the height of a person when placed on the ground. As for the material, it looked like metal. It looked very heavy, and there was nothing else in the surroundings. It looked very abrupt.
Luo Nan couldn't think of a use for it, so he simply walked over to take a closer look. Luo Nan got closer, and he felt a slight chill hit him in the face. It was icy cold to the touch. It was definitely made of metal.
Was it hollow or solid? If it was the latter, the wooden floorboards might not be able to support it.
Luo Nan looked below the metal ball. It turned out that there was a large bowl-like tray. The metal ball rested in the tray, and it looked quite stable. Luo Nan reached out his hand to push it, but it didn't move. He increased his strength, and this time it was too much. The metal ball was greatly dislocated in the tray, and it emitted a grinding sound.
The sound was exceptionally clear in the empty and quiet room. Luo Nan was shocked, and he hastily stopped his hand. He didn't know what the structure of the connection was, but he only used a bit of strength, and the metal ball began to roll slightly in the tray. It shook the floor below to the point of trembling.
The spinning metal ball rubbed against Luo Nan's fingertips. Luo Nan could feel that there were uneven traces on the surface of the ball. It seemed to be broken lines, and it was even colored!
How could he not see a blurry pattern when the ball spun a bit … … And it was luminous!
There was something wrong with the style.
Luo Nan was baffled when he suddenly felt that the blurry pattern was lifted up a bit.
At first, he thought that it was an illusion caused by the spinning, but then the grinding sound that came from the spinning disappeared. The spinning pattern continued to rise until it reached his chest.
"......"
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