22: Chapter 22 Let's go to Shanghai!
Night, Su Mu's living room.
Three people sat at the dining table, eating a sumptuous dinner.
Lin Ruoxi's spirits weren't high, and Leng Jing also ate silently as if she had something on her mind.
But a teenage girl couldn't hide things after all; she poked at the rice in her bowl a few times, unable to eat.
Finally, she looked at Su Mu and said,
"Brother Mu, are you leaving soon?"
Su Mu looked at the teary-eyed Lin Ruoxi, truly unable to bear seeing her sad.
He pulled a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Lin Ruoxi.
"I am indeed leaving, but I will take Xiao Xi with me."
Lin Ruoxi took the envelope in confusion and then opened it.
"Invitation Letter for Modu University Affiliated High School"
Lin Ruoxi took out the paper inside the envelope and then read the bold characters on it aloud.
First came shock, then ecstasy.
Lin Ruoxi stood up happily from her chair, holding the paper in both hands as she spun around and jumped in place.
While jumping, she kept saying, 'That's great! That's great!'
Su Mu ignored the little girl's excitement and looked at Leng Jing again.
"Sister Leng, why don't you come to Modu with us too!"
A smile first blossomed on Leng Jing's beautiful oval face, but then it was clouded over.
"I won't go; there's nothing for me to do there. Besides, where would the three of us live?
If we rent a place, the monthly rent in Modu is too high."
She really wanted to go together, but her younger siblings were going for school, while she would have nothing to do and would have to spend more money.
"It's okay, Sister Leng. We have a flower shop right at the entrance of Modu Ability University.
You can still sell flowers there, and you don't have to worry about accommodation. There's a villa inside Modu Ability University for us to live in."
Su Mu naturally explained the arrangements.
At the same time, he explained where these things came from.
However, Leng Jing was still a bit hesitant.
"Sister Leng, I might be very busy after I go to Modu Ability University.
Xiao Xi is still young and needs someone to take care of her.
Also, Sister Leng, I really don't feel at ease leaving you alone in Jianglan. Thinking about that man this afternoon, I really can't imagine what would have happened if I hadn't been there?"
Lin Ruoxi finally finished her excitement and said with a smile while hugging one of Leng Jing's arms.
"Sister Leng, Sister Leng! Please come with us!
Xiao Xi can't bear to leave you; Xiao Xi still wants Sister to sleep with her."
Unable to withstand the persistent persuasion of her younger siblings, Leng Jing finally agreed to go to Modu with Su Mu.
"Xiao Mu, when are we going to Modu?"
"We need to pack our things, and the flower shop needs to be handled. Let's wait until Xiao Xi finishes her exams before we leave!"
Leng Jing showed a sweet smile again.
But Lin Ruoxi, who was hugging Leng Jing's arm, immediately pouted.
"Why do I still have to take exams? Can't I just go straight to high school in Modu?"
Su Mu flicked Lin Ruoxi's forehead and said with a laugh,
"Of course you still have to take exams, and you have to do well!"
The knowledge studied in this world was very comprehensive, with subjects including abilities, wilderness geography, combat theory, and six or seven other academic subjects.
And the most crucial one was PE class, but this PE class wasn't about playing ball or running.
PE class was much more tiring than academic classes.
Not only did they have to learn weapons and unarmed combat, but there was also practical training.
Sometimes they would even be beaten black and blue, with bruises all over their bodies.
Furthermore, there were at least two PE classes every day, and sometimes the PE teachers would even take over the academic teachers' class time.
The PE exams were naturally different too; it was a one-on-one battle with the teacher, who would then give a grade.
No wonder Lin Ruoxi was unwilling to take the exams.
Lin Ruoxi threw a tantrum for a while.
But the arm can't twist the thigh,
especially since Lin Ruoxi's thin arms had to twist the 'thighs' of both Su Mu and Leng Jing.
However, to soothe Lin Ruoxi, Su Mu promised to take her sightseeing as soon as they arrived in Modu.
And then buy her new clothes.
She was a teenage girl after all; she was easily soothed with a few words.
She skipped back to her room to start reviewing her lessons.
Su Mu and Leng Jing cleared the dishes together.
"Sister Leng, I'll take you to buy new clothes too!"
Su Mu suddenly spoke out of the blue, and Leng Jing's hand clearing the dishes seemed to pause for a moment.
Then she tapped Su Mu's head with her clean hand.
"Do you take me for a little girl too?"
However, her slightly flushed cheeks and the upward curve of her lips betrayed her joyful mood.
In the early summer sky, many stars were hung, and the bright moon cast down pure white light.
In a villa far away at Modu Ability University.
An elderly man with graying hair but bright, piercing eyes sat on a single-seater sofa.
Watching the video on the computer, his eyes grew more spirited, and his expression became increasingly exaggerated.
What was playing on the computer was precisely the recording of Su Mu's Ability College Entrance Examination.
When he saw Su Mu's battle against the Little Monk, the old man sat up straight in excitement.
"mastery-level Spear Technique, it's definitely mastery-level Spear Technique."
This person was the Vice-Principal of Modu Ability University—Yang Wendao.
He was also the teacher Su Mu was to take as his master.
Previously, Director He Kui had only sent a few clips of Su Mu killing Second-rank Ferocious Beasts to Yang Wendao, and he had already made up his mind to take him as a disciple.
This afternoon, Director He Kui sent another video, a full 4 gigabytes.
However, during the day, Yang Wendao was busy with school affairs and had no time to watch it.
In the evening, after finishing his work, he finally had a moment to take a look.
As an eighth-rank powerhouse, Yang Wendao's dynamic vision was very strong.
He played the video at 8x speed.
Before long, the video reached the scene where Su Mu kept luring creatures from the core area and then killing them.
Yang Wendao laughed even more happily, thinking to himself,
'That kid He Kui did well, finding me such a good disciple. I'll give him a raise tomorrow.'
After a while, the video showed Su Mu facing the Third-rank Ferocious Beast, the Explosive Flame Panda, alone.
Yang Wendao's eyes widened, attracted by that powerful ability.
That black lightning seemed as if it could strike him directly through the screen.
"mastery-level proficiency in the Thunder Cloud Spear."
Yang Wendao murmured under his breath.
As the current Spear Saint, Yang Wendao naturally recognized this very common B-rank Lightning-type Spear Technique Combat Technique.
This Combat Technique was one of the simplest B-rank skills.
But being able to practice it to the mastery-level was quite extraordinary.
Moreover, what made Yang Wendao very curious was the skill in Su Mu's hand that could gather lightning.
"A Combat Technique that can cause changes in the surrounding weather can only be done by S-rank skills.
No! The weather only changes while he maintains the skill's formation state; once the skill is used, the weather returns to normal.
It should be a peak A-rank Lightning Element Battle Skill."
If Su Mu were here, he would certainly admire Yang Wendao's reasoning ability.
Deducing the rank of Su Mu's Combat Technique based solely on a video.
When he saw Su Mu's final Chidori kill the Low-level Third-rank Ferocious Beast, the Explosive Flame Panda.
Yang Wendao could no longer sit still and directly picked up the phone.
He called Director He Kui, who was still in Jianglan.
"Director He, are you still in Jianglan?"
Director He Kui was very surprised to receive a call from the Principal and immediately stood up.
"I am, Principal Yang. Please give me your instructions."
As for why Director He Kui didn't call him Vice-Principal Yang, well, unless he didn't want to keep his job.
"When is that Su Mu you recruited coming to Modu?"