Chapter 49: Complicated Friendship
Chapter 49: Complicated Friendship
He Lingyun watched from afar as Senior Brother Wen led the little monsters on an outing in the mountains and forests, explaining to the children in an entertaining way everything they saw along the way.
When seeing leaves, Wen Rui would say: Why are leaves green?
When seeing the colorful spring flowers, we will ask: Why are flowers colorful?
When seeing a colony of bees collecting nectar among flowers, we will talk about the importance of bees collecting nectar in maintaining the operation of the entire ecosystem.
When seeing an animal, he would talk about: What is the food chain? He would talk about the corrections of "all living things, whether they are oviparous, viviparous, born from moisture, or born from transformation" and a brief description of biological taxonomy.
When seeing streams and clouds in the spring rain, we can talk about the water cycle process and geographical significance.
When seeing cliffs, we can talk about weathering, sedimentation and sequence stratigraphy.
He Lingyun, who had carefully studied the "Biology" and "Geography" volumes of the Jiejiao Nine-Year Compulsory Teachings Series, quickly recalled the knowledge in the textbooks and compared them one by one. Wen Rui's outdoor teachings made the knowledge easy to understand and interesting.
He Lingyun couldn't help but envy those little monsters. It was no wonder that they could easily surpass the poor academic performance of the big sisters in Lishan Xianzong because they had such a good teacher.
Fellow senior sisters all thought that studying the textbooks that Wen Ruiqiang had forced on them was useless and not beneficial to their practice. It would be better to recite a few volumes of the "Huangting Sutra" and meditate more to comprehend the profound principles contained therein instead of wasting that time. However, He Lingyun increasingly understood the value of the textbooks taught by Senior Brother Wen.
At noon, Wen Rui led the students to choose an open green grass field, directed the little demons to spread out the tablecloth, light a bonfire, and start a picnic.
A group of little demons ate bamboo rice and snacks while sitting in a big circle, and were selected one by one to perform their talents. The scene was really joyful and warm, and the children's smiles were bright and innocent, and it was completely hard to tell that they were originally a group of orphans with miserable fates.
He Lingyun knew that it was Wen Rui who changed their fate, healed their wounded hearts, and resolved their deep hatred towards the human race.
The happy time of the picnic was short-lived. The little demons packed up the camp and started the afternoon teaching activities. He Lingyun, who was hiding and peeping, was very interested and wanted to continue the class. He was also curious about what Senior Brother Wen was going to teach the children in the afternoon.
The outdoor classroom was set up on this open lawn. Wen Rui took out the "Sword 20" from his bag one by one, more than fifty in total, and arranged these new flying swords neatly into rows.
Then, he took out some strange eye-covering helmets and put them on the little demons' heads one by one. He also distributed some strange black flat boxes to the little demons.
"Students, you usually practice in the simulation cabin. Today, you have a rare opportunity to practice. You must practice seriously and distinguish the difference between practical training and simulation training."
After debugging the equipment for each child, Wen Rui gave a very serious lecture: "I have always believed in the creed of 'knowledge is power'. The fundamental purpose of our Jiejiao is only to intercept and study the true meaning of the Heavenly Dao, spread knowledge and educate sentient beings. It is not for the purpose of competing for supremacy or exercising the so-called hegemony of 'expounding the Dao on behalf of Heaven'."
He paused, glanced at each of the little demons, and continued seriously: "But the current living environment we live in is very harsh. Although they are obviously not in the right place, the Chan and Ren sects, who won the Conferred God War by force and treacherous tactics, have taken control of the world. Their disciples believe that might is truth and that 'the strong are respected and the losers eat dust' is the law of heaven."
Finally, he shouted loudly: "If you don't have enough power to protect yourself, you have no right to reason with the hegemonists. We must have swords in our hands and dare to draw them, but that is to protect our loved ones and to deter the evildoers, not to bully the weak and exploit the people. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" A group of little demons responded in their childish voices, shouting at the top of their lungs.
He Lingyun, who was hiding and attending the class nearby, felt his blood boiling after hearing these righteous lectures. He agreed with them from the bottom of his heart and even felt that they made more sense than the teachings of Lishan Laomu.
"The lecture is over. Let's start the practical training according to the previous virtual cabin training format!"
At Wen Rui's command, the little demons immediately took action, and one after another, the Sword 20s rose into the air with tail flames.
Obviously these children were not novices and were very skilled in operating the Jian-20. The launch of more than 50 Jian-20s was orderly and they soon formed a sword group in groups of three in the air.
The sword group's actions were very methodical, as if the sword formation had been choreographed in advance. The main attack echelon and the auxiliary echelon constantly interspersed and circled in the sky, charging towards the imaginary attack targets again and again.
He Lingyun is also an expert at controlling Jian Erling. As the saying goes, the layman watches the excitement while the expert watches the details. After only watching for a while, she was secretly shocked by the control level of these children.
These little demons are generally in the Qi training stage, with one or two just promoted to the foundation building stage. Their control level is not inferior to He Lingyun. There are even one or two little demons with outstanding performance, whose level obviously surpasses her.
No one knows how powerful Jian Erling is better than He Lingyun, who has actually experienced a real battle. It is no problem for him to win against a cultivator with poor mobility and strong defense but weak offense, even if the opponent is a master in the Nascent Soul stage.
The sword formation composed of more than fifty Sword 20s, under such skillful control, coordinated with each other to launch a fierce attack. Even He Lingyun did not dare to confront them directly. Combined with the extremely long control distance and ultra-high cruising speed of Sword 20, it was difficult to escape once he was locked on.
Recalling the scene at the gate of Jinling Sect where the little demons faced a dozen Lishan disciples and protected Wen Rui, it seemed that the elder sisters did not want to bully the children, but in fact, if these children were to become ruthless and control the sword 20 to fly into the air and fight back, the dozen elder sisters would not be able to resist at all and would not be their opponents at all. They could not pass the exams and could not win the fights. He Lingyun could not help but feel ashamed for the Lishan bad student sisters.
In such a comparison, the disciples trained by Lishan Laomu over hundreds of years are far inferior to the elementary school students taught by Wen Rui in just a few years. It is no wonder that Senior Brother Wen despises the teaching philosophy of Lishan Laomu.
Wen Rui folded his arms across his chest, looking up at the Sword 20 Formation which was constantly changing its formation in the air, and he was in a surprisingly good mood.
The main reason for taking the students for outdoor teaching today was that he wanted to get some fresh air. After accompanying Luan Qingyu in the jar in the underground laboratory for more than half a month, he felt a little bored from being a homebody.
The system gave him constant physical health, but perhaps in order to ensure the deterrent effect of the Hell Experience Card, it did not maintain constant mental health. If Wen Rui could not find ways to relieve stress regularly, he would have gone crazy long ago.
The scientific research process of continuously overdrawing brain power is very stressful. If I don’t give myself a day off, it will definitely affect the subsequent research. The pressure accumulated recently can no longer be effectively relieved by watching short videos or petting small animals, so I simply took the students out for a walk.
Giving the future seeds of Jiejiao emotional value not only deepens their emotional ties, but also enables self-psychological counseling, killing two birds with one stone.
The main purpose of taking the little demons out for a trip was, of course, to use a group of children as human shields for himself, in order to prevent his good mood from being ruined by those poor-student junior sisters who were deliberately looking for trouble and knocking him out. After trying it, it turned out to be very effective, and he gained the long-lost peace and quiet.
Without this group of little demons, Wen Rui would not be afraid of being hit by his junior sister. As long as the other party was wearing the clothes produced by his Jinling Sect and holding the flying sword produced by the Jinling Sect, she would suffer the consequences if she attacked him.
But doing so would expose his secret of hidden backdoors in Jinling Sect's products. If this displeased Lishan Laomu and she asked him to recall the defective products, he would suffer a huge loss.
It is more cost-effective to use children as human shields. Apart from the group of people blocking the door, the few junior sisters he met on the road who were unhappy with him and wanted to beat him up, when they saw him with the children, they could only glare at him with disgust and were unwilling to commit violence in front of a group of children.
The sun was setting, and Wen Rui's soul had almost recovered. He told the children to control Jian Erling to land, collect the new flying swords and operating equipment suitable for low-level cultivators, and lead the students back home.
On the way back, they ran into He Lingyun, who was walking with her long legs. When she saw Wen Rui, she acted very poorly and pretended to be surprised. She said unnaturally, "What a coincidence, Senior Brother Wen. I didn't expect to meet you here."
Wen Rui didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded in response, then passed her by.
"and many more……"
He Lingyun quickly turned around and caught up with Wen Rui, walking side by side step by step, and said hesitantly: "Senior Brother Wen, long time no see, um, um..."
"what's up?"
Wen Rui put on a poker face as if he was not familiar with her and spoke in a calm tone.
He Lingyun was stunned, and it was obvious that he was in a low mood. He lowered his head and whispered, "I just want to ask, has Senior Brother seen Junior Sister Luan recently?
Afraid that Wen Rui didn't understand, He Lingyun continued, "She is Junior Sister Luan Qingyu from Caiyun Peak. She is as tall as my shoulders, with green hair and eyes. She has a rather blunt temper, but she is actually a very nice person... Some time ago, she said she was going to Jinling Sect to look for you. She hasn't been back to the sect for half a month, and I'm a little worried about her."
"Don't worry, she has been in the Jinling Sect these days."
"Really..." He Lingyun seemed very depressed and said, "I want to meet her."
"It's not very convenient." Wen Rui said indifferently: "Junior Sister Luan is practicing in seclusion with the help of my Jinling Sect's secret method. Now is the critical moment for progress and improvement. It will be useless to interrupt her practice rashly."
When He Lingyun heard him say this, he felt a chill in his heart and mixed emotions filled his mind.
She forced a smile and said, "Brother, you really have a way. However, given Brother's stinginess, he must have exploited me severely, right? Did Sister Luan also sign a body donation agreement with Brother?"
"No need." Wen Rui shook his head and said, "Junior Sister Luan and I have a special relationship, so I will help you with all my strength without asking for anything in return."
The smile froze on He Lingyun's face.
(End of this chapter)