Zheng Tianliang knew that Li Xiangzhou's memory was amazing and that she was gifted with the ability to distinguish small details. When he saw that she was not joking, his expression turned solemn right away. "This is not a good place to talk. Let's go into the school first."
Just like this, the three of them came to a secluded locust tree on the campus of Sichuan University. Zheng Tianliang continued to ask, "Xiangzhou, you said that Dr. Zhang went to the Qingyang Palace. What happened after that?"
"At that time, I wanted to stick a talisman on this fearless little wizard but when Senior Sister Lu heard his English, she guessed that he was a foreigner who had obtained the witchcraft inheritance by chance, so she didn't ask me to make things difficult for him …"
"There are other rules in the Heavenly Dao's rules. Senior Sister Lu did the right thing," Zheng Tianliang nodded thoughtfully and chimed in.
Upon hearing his words, Duan Lianbao, who was by the side, seemed to have been stirred up. Without warning, he gritted his teeth and said, "Heavenly Dao's rules, Heavenly Dao's rules! Isn't it enough for me to tie my hands and feet for thousands of years …" He no longer had the innocence he had just now.
"Shut up! Our Gate of Dao was founded by the human almighty to fight against the evil witchcraft! It thrives on the righteousness of the world. For thousands of years, we've been paying particular attention to 'only respecting the Heavenly Dao, regardless of human relations'. How can you understand the true meaning of this? Shut up!" Zheng Tianliang's expression turned grave as he shouted anxiously.
Duan Lianbao curled his lips in dissatisfaction but did not dare to say anything. Li Xiangzhou, who was by his side, also had a disapproving look on her face as she persuaded, "Tianming, it's true that Duan Lianbao's words are wrong for this matter. However, the entire China and even the whole world is experiencing a drastic change that has not been seen for thousands of years now.
The Gate of Witchcraft has already set its eyes on the Oasis World. The most abominable thing is that the government's attitude is still so ambiguous, so don't blame him. "
"Sigh, actually, I understand what all of you mean." Zheng Tianliang let out a long sigh and said with a bitter smile, "But the more critical the situation is, the more we juniors should not disobey the rules and let the elders worry …"
"Tianliang, we do have to abide by the rules, but the problem now is that 'the wind will not subside even if the tree desires peace'." Li Xiangzhou raised her eyebrows and interrupted Zheng Tianliang's words. "Even though that Dr. Zhang you mentioned was just a little wizard three to five years ago, his wizard power is indeed extremely pure. For this reason, I have an impression of him.
However, when I saw him again today, I couldn't see any black energy at all. What does this mean? "
"Xiangzhou, you mean …" Zheng Tianliang was stunned for a while before his expression changed abruptly. "You mean …"
Li Xiangzhou raised her eyebrows high and nodded. "He must have been a while.
It's still fine if this method of concealing wizard power is a relic, a treasure, or a god-given spell that he obtained when he made a breakthrough in witchcraft. However, if it's a kind of overseas witchcraft that can be cultivated, then if it's spread out and all of the wizards in the world learn this method, they would not be able to recognize it even with their Divine Eye and Telegnosis anymore … "
Zheng Tianliang's face couldn't help but turn ashen as he blurted out decisively, "Absolutely not!"
"In that case, we can only prepare for a rainy day," Li Xiangzhou sighed pretentiously, but excitement could be seen in between her brows. "That Dr. Zhang was only a little wizard a few years ago, so how much more can he improve now? Why don't we meet him and probe his background?
If the method he used to conceal his wizard power is some kind of relic, we'll use a treasure to exchange it with him so that the Gate of Witchcraft's people won't snatch it from him when they find out about it and end up harming his life instead.
If it's an innate wizard spell, we'll let him go and pretend that nothing has happened.
If it's a wizard spell, then we can only … eliminate this future trouble! "
"It's best if we can solve this matter peacefully. We can't choose the third method unless it's a last resort." A series of expressions flickered across Zheng Tianliang's face for a moment before nodding. Gritting his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulged as he replied.
When he was going against his conscience and making this decision with great difficulty, he had already retrieved his passport from the bedside table in room A0166 on the top floor of the Wangjiang Pavilion Hotel of Sichuan University. He had just called Shuangliu Airport and booked a first-class ticket to the US that would depart in the evening. Then, he put down his phone and walked out of the bathroom.
After taking a hot bath to wash away his fatigue, he took the elevator downstairs. When he was about to go out of the hotel lobby, he suddenly saw Zheng Tianliang walking towards him in a hurry. "Dr. Zhang, I've reported the news of your return to Sichuan University to Director Wang. She hopes that you can set a specific time for the lecture."
"It's hard to determine the specific time now. Mr. Zheng, please apologize to Director Wang on my behalf. I'm sorry, I haven't had breakfast yet …"
"Dr. Zhang, I can't determine the specific time, but you can at least give me a rough time. Is it three days, five days or a week later? There are still less than 20 days before the school reopens. Since it's named as a summer lecture, we really can't delay it anymore," Zheng Tianliang said anxiously and awkwardly.
"Oh, since the summer lecture time is already too tight, why don't we change it to after the school reopens?" Zhang Lisheng casually replied.
"But the publicity has already been made. Right now, all the universities in Chengdu already know that Sichuan University has invited the genius biologist who is in charge of the Shrimp World No. 2's biological laboratory at Stanford to hold a lecture this summer. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to change the time rashly.
If it really doesn't work, can you communicate with the school leaders personally? It just so happens that when you came to Sichuan University, it's just the beginning of the holiday so the leaders haven't even had the time to welcome you yet.
After I reported to the Academic Affairs Office that you've returned to school, I immediately received a call from Director Wang saying that our Principal Liu Yangtian, who is in charge of academic affairs at Sichuan University, would like to treat you to a meal at noon. He's already arranged it at the Rongjiang Club.
Since you haven't had breakfast yet, we can go there now. Soak in the hot spring first, have some breakfast, and have a good rest. "
Zhang Lisheng was rendered speechless by Zheng Tianliang's words.
Seeing that there was still some time before boarding, he pondered over it and felt that it would be better to meet the Principal of Sichuan University and casually make up a reason to return to the US than to leave without saying goodbye. If he could stay, he would rather not leave a bad reputation of being untrustworthy in the academic world. For this reason, he shrugged. "Your hospitality is just too enthusiastic. Alright then, Mr. Zheng, I'll go with you now."
"Great! I'll call a car to come over!" Zheng Tianliang nodded happily and took out his phone to make a call. "Hello, is this Master Sheng? I'm Zheng Tianliang. It's like this, isn't Principal Liu … What?
You're going to the train station to pick someone up now? It'll take you 40 minutes to come back … Yes, Master Sheng.
I know that you've booked lunch and it's only past 9 o 'clock now, but Dr. Zhang hasn't had breakfast yet … "
"Mr. Zheng, you don't have to be so polite. We don't have to take a car to pick you up. If the car has gone out, we can just take a taxi." Upon seeing Zheng Tianliang's anxious look, Zhang Lisheng kindly took the initiative to say.
"How can I do that? It's disrespectful to you …" Zheng Tianliang shook his head and suddenly asked in a daze, "Y-You know Chinese?"
"Of course I do. Besides, I'm a biologist, not a celebrity. Something like 'ostentatious' doesn't mean much to me, and I won't associate it with respect."
Zheng Tianliang sighed when he heard this. "Thank you for your understanding, Doctor. If you want to say that the requirements of foreign experts like you are much simpler, then alright, let's take a taxi." After saying so, he brought Zhang Lisheng out of the hotel.
When they arrived at the school gate, there were already several taxis parked on the street to pick up passengers in the air that was gradually becoming stuffy. The two of them got into one and Zheng Tianliang, who sat in the front passenger seat, said, "Master, to Rongjiang Club."
"Which place?" The driver, who looked to be in his forties, asked.
"Rongjiang Club, in the Liuhongzhuang in the southern suburbs."
"Liuhongzhuang? That place even has a club? What a remote place!" The driver glanced at Zheng Tianliang with wide eyes before starting the car and merging into the city's traffic.
"It's just opened. The location is remote, but the environment is good. There's a hot spring bath and a healthy medicinal diet available, and it's far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. How pleasant is that?"
"Of course, rich students like you are comfortable, but laid-off workers like us who have to take care of our parents and children and rely on sports cars to earn some hard-earned money every day can't be comfortable at all." The driver shook his head and muttered, chatting with Zheng Tianliang for a long time. After driving out of the city, they turned around in the suburbs for a while and finally arrived at a sparsely populated village.
The sun hung above their heads and shone down fiercely. Looking at the townhouse that did not have many traces of the city and could not even be called an urban village from the window, Zhang Lisheng asked curiously, "Mr. Zheng, the club that you mentioned is here? There's even a hot spring too?"
"Dr. Zhang, the style of Rongjiang Club is a little bit of the original rural flavor of Western Sichuan. Please come with me." Zheng Tianliang smiled strangely and looked at the taxi's meter. After throwing a 100 yuan bill to the driver, he walked out of the car.
Even though the young man had lived in a remote mountain village for 16 years in China, so he was not as familiar with the ways of the world as he was in the US, he still felt that something was wrong. However, he had just cultivated the Gu Sea Method in a different way, and there were thousands of wizard gus hidden in his body, so he was not afraid of any accidents.
Adding on to the fact that Zhang Lisheng felt that it would be a good thing if he could kill all the accidents before he left to the US so that there would not be any more accidents when he left, he did not flare up. For this reason, he also opened the door and got out of the car. With a faint smile, he said, "Alright, let's walk over."
The two of them walked into the village in silence one after another. The prey had already fallen into the trap and was about to reveal his true intentions. Zheng Tianliang, who was walking in front, glanced at the calm expression on Zhang Lisheng's face through the corner of his eyes and suddenly felt nervous. It was only until his footsteps came to a halt and he stood in front of the wooden door of a large house in the village that he finally calmed down.
"We're here, Dr. Zhang." There was a hint of guilt in his voice as he pushed open the old wooden door that was painted with old black paint and plastered with mottled spring couplets and walked into the courtyard.
"There's not even a signboard here, so how dare you call it a 'club'?" Zhang Lisheng also stepped into the threshold and said sarcastically, "Where's my hot spring and breakfast, Mr. Zheng?"
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