“Cough, cough, actually Wang Quan Baye isn't that bad. He was one of the four most outstanding geniuses of the Wang Quan Family, after all.”
“Although his natural talent wasn't as good as Wang Quan Wumu, Wang Quan Shou Zhuo, and Wang Quan Fugui, and he even lost his Sword Heart in the end, his strength was still quite formidable. He could be counted as one of the strongest among the Human Clan at that time.”
Zhang Yu swallowed the Steamed Bun in his mouth, glanced at Ye Xuan who was wearing Wang Quan Baye's attire, then looked at the Steamed Bun in his hand, and offered a brief explanation.
“Oh.”
“So he was the worst among the four?”
Chen Hao took a bite of his Steamed Bun, blinking as he looked at the two of them.
Zhang Yu was silent for a moment, then reluctantly squeezed out a sentence:
“At least he lived longer.”
“That consolation is worse than no consolation at all…”
Ye Xuan rolled his eyes and said irritably.
However, what Zhang Yu said in this regard wasn't entirely wrong.
Wang Quan Wumu, Wang Quan Fugui, Wang Quan Baye, Wang Quan Shou Zhuo—the four most outstanding geniuses of the Wang Quan Family.
It was just a pity that one died too early, one was sickly, one lost his Sword Heart, and only one truly managed to grow up.
In terms of natural talent, Wang Quan Baye truly couldn't compare to the other three.
“Creak.”
As the classroom door was pushed open, the Class Teacher walked in, his round belly protruding, holding a stack of assignment books. The Black-rimmed Glasses on the bridge of his nose swayed slightly with his steps.
“What’s all the noise, what’s all the noise!”
“Your voices are so loud, I could hear you from downstairs!”
He cleared his throat and scanned the classroom. Just as he was about to say something more, his gaze suddenly locked onto the back row.
At that moment, Chen Hao was secretly stuffing half a Steamed Bun into his mouth, while Zhang Yu was frantically using a textbook to cover his soy milk cup, still chewing on the Steamed Bun in his mouth.
“Eagle Eye, Zhang Yu, what’s going on? Class started a while ago and you’re still eating breakfast?”
“What? Did Ye Xuan bring it for you again?”
The classroom instantly fell silent, leaving only the sound of Chen Hao and Zhang Yu chewing their Steamed Buns. They froze in place, mouths stuffed, looking exactly like two captured hamsters.
“Zhuren, there’s a reason for this…”
Chen Hao swallowed the Steamed Bun in his mouth with difficulty.
“Oh? What reason?”
Li Zhuren raised an eyebrow, placing his hands behind his back, appearing quite curious.
“We… we couldn’t wake up…”
Zhang Yu mumbled quietly.
“Couldn’t wake up?”
“I remember you, Ye Xuan, and Chen Hao are day students, right? His home is in the south of the city, and yours is in the north. He can arrive at school on time, so how can you two not wake up?”
Li Zhuren walked up beside them and said irritably.
“Maybe Ye Xuan doesn’t need to sleep?”
Chen Hao scratched his head and said cautiously.
A burst of stifled laughter echoed in the classroom.
Ye Xuan couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this. Only Eagle Eye could utter such an astonishing statement.
Doesn't need to sleep?
Even after fusing with Wang Quan Baye's Template, he didn't possess that ability.
“Stop joking around!”
“Starting tomorrow, you two bring your own breakfast!”
Li Zhuren tapped the desk.
“Zhuren…”
Chen Hao tried to say something more but was silenced by a glare from Li Zhuren.
“And you, Ye Xuan.”
Li Zhuren suddenly turned to Ye Xuan, and the gazes of the other students followed.
“Don’t bring breakfast for them next time. Sleep in a bit more yourself in the morning.”
“It’s Grade 12 now; ensuring your rest is the most important thing.”
“Other Teachers advocate reading more and resting less, saying there will be plenty of time to rest later; but Zhuren is different. Zhuren hopes that while ensuring your grades, you can also maintain a healthy body.”
As he spoke, Li Zhuren’s gaze swept over the motley assortment of attire in the classroom, and he couldn't help but feel a bit emotional:
“The times have changed; all sorts of strange creatures are appearing now.”
“Transcendent power is no longer a human fantasy but a real possibility. Zhuren can understand your thirst for these powers; Zhuren is no exception.”
“But Zhuren doesn't want you to waste too much time outside of studying because of these things; the College Entrance Examination is right around the corner. Zhuren hopes you can focus more of your energy on your studies.”
“Alright, that’s all for now. Let’s start the lesson.”
“Yes, Teacher.”
Scattered responses echoed in the classroom. Although what Li Zhuren said made sense, for them, who were still unaware of the harshness of reality, it was hard to truly feel it.
Before the Spiritual Energy Revival, few people were interested in studying; after the Spiritual Energy Revival, it was even less so.
A person cannot simultaneously possess youth and the feeling of youth.
Even Ye Xuan, after awakening his past life's memories, couldn't return his mentality to how it was before.
“Alright, class time!”
Li Zhuren clapped the podium, and the classroom immediately quieted down. He opened his lesson plan, but his gaze involuntarily drifted toward the window.
There, a Crow was perched on a branch, its black eyes flashing with Scarlet Red Light.
Soon, the time for one class quietly slipped away.
“Ding-a-ling—”
The bell for the end of class rang, and the classroom immediately became lively.
Zhang Yu leaned back in his chair, his eyes vacant, as if his Soul had been drained.
“Why does it feel like class time is getting longer? Isn’t it forty-five minutes?”
“Nonsense. You don’t have a Mobile Phone, so of course time passes slowly.”
Chen Hao pouted, then pulled a Mobile Phone out from under his book, flaunting it in front of Zhang Yu.
“Look what I have in my hand.”
“Huh? Your Mobile Phone is still here?!”
“Didn’t Zhuren make your mom take it away during the last parent-teacher meeting?”
Zhang Yu’s eyes widened as he looked at the Mobile Phone in Chen Hao’s hand in disbelief.
“I have two; my mom doesn’t even know about the other one.”
Chen Hao raised an eyebrow smugly.
“Besides, I’ve awakened a Special Ability now, so Zhuren can’t detect me playing on my Mobile Phone at all. If he even makes a move to look at me, I put the phone away in advance.”
“Having good eyesight is great. My Eagle Eye really lives up to its name.”
As Chen Hao spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with a hint of pleasure.
This kind of life was impossible before the Spiritual Energy Revival. Back then, even if Zhuren walked right up to him, he might not have noticed; unlike now, the time it takes for Zhuren to glance at him is enough for him to scan Zhuren eight hundred times.
“Damn it! Why is your Special Ability so useful! My Taotie Special Ability is useless except for letting me eat two extra bowls of rice!”
Zhang Yu slammed the table, looking extremely envious.
“Don’t talk about your gluttonous Special Ability. You call it Taotie, but it’s just a rice bucket. How can it compare to my Eagle Eye?”
“What rice bucket Special Ability? That’s clearly the Taotie that rapidly digests the food I eat, extracts nutrients from it, and then enhances my Constitution. Haven’t you noticed my body is much stronger than before?”
Hearing Chen Hao’s words, Zhang Yu instantly became annoyed.
It was fine for him to complain about his own Special Ability, but it wasn't right for Eagle Eye to criticize it.
“It’s useless crap. Even if your body is stronger, it hasn’t made you arrive earlier than me.”
“How about you bring breakfast for me from now on?”
Saying this, Chen Hao looked at Zhang Yu with some anticipation.
“. Fine, you’re right about that.”
Zhang Yu looked away; he absolutely could not agree to something like that.