Chapter 139 Studying at Huai Mountain (8)
Lin Shijie’s notes were exceptionally well-written, with neat handwriting and clear organization, making them a pleasure to read.
The content of the notes was also not difficult for Liu Sheng to understand.
However, after reading them, she was full of questions.
“Lin Shijie, Lu Senior Brother, did you learn to such a deep extent in the Curriculum Assessment at the Academy before?”
Liu Sheng felt that the content taught by Nangong Senior Sister far exceeded the difficulty of the Curriculum Assessment textbooks and past exam papers she had seen, so it was no wonder she found it a bit strenuous to listen to the lecture today.
She had thought it was because she was a transfer student, but now it seemed this profound level was consistent throughout.
“Xiao Shu, wasn’t this why you came?” Lin Shuying was a little surprised.
“What?” Liu Sheng didn’t know what she was talking about.
“Teacher Nangong’s intensive training not only precisely targets exam points to help pass the imperial examination but also helps to bridge the content of the National Academy’s courses, so that once you enter the National Academy, you can adapt quickly and be among the top students,” Lin Shuying explained.
Liu Sheng: “Ah?”
“I thought I was just attending a graduate school cram course, but it turns out I’m already doing graduate studies?”
“The policy essay course is also not just for the imperial examination; Nangong Senior Sister also teaches us techniques for writing research papers, so that after entering the National Academy, we can at least publish one or two articles in journals with an impact factor of five or higher.”
“Have you, have you published any articles yet?” Liu Sheng asked cautiously.
“How could it be that easy?” Qu Chunyan had already returned to her seat and taken out a packet of something labeled “Spicy Strips” and was gnawing on it. Hearing Liu Sheng’s question, she gnawed even harder.
“Ordinary Xuezis usually only have the opportunity to publish articles after entering the National Academy, because generally speaking, they don’t have access to much research resources,” Lin Shuying sighed, “So most articles are written by Seniors in the court.”
Zhong Youzhi shook his head, folded his fan, and pointed in Lu Shen’s direction: “Among us, only this kid surnamed Lu has, it seems it was published in something about Family and Spiritual Qi?”
Lu Shen’s dark face flushed slightly: “It’s just ‘Family,’ about the impact of differences in Spiritual Qi cultivation and marital relationships.”
“Lu Senior Brother is married?” Liu Sheng was a little curious.
“Of course not!” Lu Shen almost jumped up.
“I’m only sixteen!”
“…”
“…”
“He looks a bit old for his age.”
“To be able to write on this topic at sixteen, he’s truly a Genius.”
“But, haven’t you realized?”
“What?”
“Our age is probably the oldest… even though she’s Junior Sister…”
“They should have just come out of the Academy, or even not yet graduated…”
“…”
Liu Sheng was already somewhat accustomed to this erratic thought process.
In view of this, Liu Sheng decided not to mention that she already had two articles published in “cultivation theory” with an impact factor as high as ten. It was better to keep a low profile and not attract too much animosity.
She also decided not to mention her age for now; it was good to just be a Junior Sister.
…
And so, the half-day of study finally ended, and everyone walked out of the back door of the classroom in sequence, returning to Huai Mountain.
The cold white light was replaced by natural daylight, and a gentle breeze brought the fresh scent of pine and bamboo.
“What happens if we go out the front door of the classroom?” Liu Sheng asked.
Qu Chunyan immediately looked excited: “Then you can enter Hongxing Elementary School, where there’s the playground we’ll go to tonight, and also the experimental building, teaching building, and office building. Of course, you can also go to the commissary.”
“For Qu Junior Sister, the most important thing is the commissary,” Lin Shuying teased.
Zhong Youzhi had originally wanted to take the opportunity to make a snarky remark, but seeing Nangong Wan already standing in the courtyard watching them, he quickly closed his lips.
“Come quickly and eat,” Nangong Wan urged.
At this time, a table of dishes was already set up in the courtyard, with both vegetables and meat, a very reasonable balance of Meat and white. However, the colors looked bland and not very appetizing.
“Is this… made by the teacher?” Liu Sheng thought it was better not to call Nangong Senior Sister “Senior Sister” in front of others, to avoid suspicion.
“You could say… it is,” Nangong Wan said with a smile, “Ah, there’s also a pot of soup stewing on the stove, I’ll go bring it over.”
“I’ll go!” Zhong Youzhi volunteered.
“I’ll go,” Lu Shen said, getting up and walking directly to the back kitchen.
“Junior Brother Lu is so proactive!”
“Lin Shijie… I’m just too honest…” Zhong Youzhi said, feeling wronged.
Amidst the chatter, Qu Chunyan quietly whispered to Liu Sheng: “It’s made by the cooking Spiritual Artifact itself… Teacher Nangong just throws the ingredients in and sets it…”
Liu Sheng was silent for a moment, then picked up a piece of braised pork ribs and tasted it, her expression twisting slightly.
“How is it, not bad?” Nangong Wan asked with a caring smile.
Liu Sheng nodded vigorously.
“Ah, I miss the taste of human cooking.”
“The sorrow of the Spiritual Artifact era.”
“What if Nangong Senior Sister’s cooking is even worse than this?”
“Never mind, just treat it as sustaining life.”
Ling Xiaoshu took a bite, was about to complain, but was promptly held back by Liu Sheng.
She could only continue eating, feeling wronged.
Although there was clearly one more person and an extra set of bowls and chopsticks, everyone just seemed to not see Ling Xiaoshu, only feeling that the bone scraps in front of Liu Sheng were a bit more than usual.
“It seems Junior Sister really likes the food Teacher cooks!” Lu Shen brought back the soup, surprised.
“Yes…” Liu Sheng painstakingly finished the last bite, “I’ve been using my brain, so my appetite is bigger.”
“Come, then have some soup,” Nangong Wan proactively served Liu Sheng a bowl of soup.
Liu Sheng: …
…
After eating and drinking their fill, it was time for the afternoon class.
Policy essays could no longer be purely lectured like the Curriculum Assessment. Nangong Wan directly gave three topics and asked everyone to write. She sat on the podium, waiting for everyone to finish writing before reviewing them one by one.
After everyone had finished writing, a unified explanation would be given.
Liu Sheng originally thought that with “the world” in her hands, she should be the fastest to finish, but she never expected Lu Shen to be even faster than her.
As expected of a sixteen-year-old Genius who had also published articles.
When Liu Sheng went up second with her article, it also caused a stir of quiet admiration.
This Junior Sister, who had arrived last, was indeed extraordinary.
Nangong Wan read Liu Sheng’s article, but her brows furrowed tightly.
This reaction made Liu Sheng feel a little uneasy.
“To improve the people’s ability to resist the strange, you mentioned increasing the number of cultivators, and even mentioned increasing the number of ghost controllers and protective measures, but… you didn’t mention strengthening the Power Of Faith?”
“Why?”
Liu Sheng felt the gazes of her Senior Brother and Senior Sister from below the podium.
“The people’s resistance to the strange should stem from the protection provided by various levels and their own strength. The Supreme God is far above the Nine Heavens…”
Liu Sheng had not finished speaking when Nangong Wan interrupted her.
“Come talk to me after the martial arts training tonight.”
Everyone’s hearts skipped a beat.
Was the policy essay Junior Sister wrote that outrageous?
Well, she wasn’t from a Curriculum Assessment background after all.
No wonder she wrote so fast, she probably just wrote whatever, right? As a result, Teacher Nangong couldn’t even bear to look at it.
“Scared, scared.”
“Isn’t this the most terrifying ‘come to my office after school’?”
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