Chapter 55 - The Weirdo
In the garden in front of the living room.
Some s.h.i.+ family boys were fawning over Zuo s.h.i.+ pa.s.sionately with modest smiles. Every time Zuo s.h.i.+ asked about something, they would answer quickly in order to create a good impression of themselves.
Some of them were from the branches of the s.h.i.+ family and some, such as s.h.i.+ Tianxiao and s.h.i.+ Tianluo, were from the direct line.
Walking slowly among the fresh flowers, Zuo s.h.i.+ looked a little absent-minded, though her steps didn’t falter. She shook the watering can in her hand, bored and detached, like a spirit among the flowers.
s.h.i.+ Yan walked out of the living room, thought for a while, and directly went into the flower garden towards Zuo s.h.i.+. He then stretched out his hand and said, “Please show me the turtle sh.e.l.l.”
“You stupid guy. Now you come to make up to Little s.h.i.+! Where have you been just now?” s.h.i.+ Tianxiao grunted in discontent.
“Big Grandpa wanted to have a word with me.” s.h.i.+ Yan explained casually, “I promised Grandpa Zuo to help Zuo s.h.i.+ read the sh.e.l.l. We have different intentions.”
“Intentions? What’s the difference?” s.h.i.+ Tianxiao was a little embarra.s.sed. Suddenly he covered his nose with his hand and cried, “s.h.i.+ Yan, what is that smell coming from you?!”
A sour smell was wafting out from him.
The crowd didn’t notice it in the beginning as they were busy fawning over Zuo s.h.i.+. As they heard s.h.i.+ Tianxiao’s cry, they finally noticed and quickly covered their noses, complaining that s.h.i.+ Yan was too shameful.
Unexpectedly, the only girl there didn’t even take a step back, but stood there carrying the watering can, seemingly not caring about the smell at all.
Zuo s.h.i.+ stared at s.h.i.+ Yan in surprise, while confusion overtook her mind.
Every man, including s.h.i.+ Tianxiao and s.h.i.+ Tianluo, would suit up and put some perfume on before they saw Zuo s.h.i.+, using flower essence to ensure they didn’t leave a bad impression on her.
But this boy was too different! His warrior gown was wrinkled and dusty; apparently he had been wearing it for a very long time. There was the strong smell coming from him indicating that he had just finished training his martial arts.
This guy obviously doesn’t take me seriously!
Zuo s.h.i.+ was stunned and soon drew this conclusion, which triggered her interest in s.h.i.+ Yan.
Seeing the crowd turned off but Zuo s.h.i.+ still standing there, s.h.i.+ Yan was a little happy, as he asked softly, “Where is the turtle sh.e.l.l?”
“It’s at the living room, I will get it right away.” Zuo s.h.i.+ replied in a very melodious voice. She then moved her beautiful legs and thin body and disappeared in an instant.
The girl moved as fast as lightning. Even s.h.i.+ Yan could only see her shadow pa.s.s by, unable to follow her movement.
The crowd, including s.h.i.+ Tianxiao, were astounded.
They realized that not only was Zuo s.h.i.+ pretty, but also a warrior one realm higher than them.
By the time Zuo s.h.i.+ had returned, the crowd were still drowning in amazement as only six seconds had pa.s.sed.
Zuo s.h.i.+ appeared in front of s.h.i.+ Yan with a basin-sized turtle sh.e.l.l in her hand and handed it to him, “Here you are.”
s.h.i.+ Yan nodded and took the sh.e.l.l, only to find his body dragged down by a ma.s.sive weight and he almost fell to the ground by the heavy turtle sh.e.l.l.
He operated his Profound Qi and was barely able to stabilize his body. He exclaimed, “So heavy!”
He looked to Zuo s.h.i.+ in discontent and a.s.sumed she was deliberately trying to make a fool out of him!
However, he found that Zuo s.h.i.+’s eyes were crystal clear and devoid of any malicious intentions.
“Yes, I don’t know what this sh.e.l.l is made out of. It’s about four hundred kilograms.” Zuo s.h.i.+ didn’t notice that s.h.i.+ Yan had secretly cursed her, instead she fingered the short hair beside her ears and added, “I was surprised when I first got it.”
“Four hundred kilograms!” s.h.i.+ Tianxiao rubbed his temples and felt his head go numb.
Zuo s.h.i.+ held the turtle sh.e.l.l with one hand and could still move that fast! This made him realize the distance between him and Zuo s.h.i.+ and he was a little disappointed.
s.h.i.+ Yan was holding the turtle sh.e.l.l firmly after he recovered, which also improved his understanding of s.h.i.+ Yan, and he now believed what Zuo s.h.i.+ had previously said.
“s.h.i.+ Yan, you, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d...”
Though s.h.i.+ Tianxiao was not a gifted boy, he was clever enough. He realized that s.h.i.+ Jian had kept this a secret, so he stopped himself before he announced s.h.i.+ Yan’s latest shocking news.
s.h.i.+ Yan remained indifferent. Without replying to s.h.i.+ Tianxiao, he examined the turtle sh.e.l.l carefully and nodded to Zuo s.h.i.+, “This is one of the oldest languages, so I need to read it with the help of some books. Follow me to my room.”
At once, s.h.i.+ Yan headed to his own house with the turtle sh.e.l.l in his hand.
“Okay.” Zuo s.h.i.+ nodded and stepped up leisurely.
“Big brother, um, are we following them?” s.h.i.+ Tianluo showed a strange face, and asked quietly after the two had moved far away.
“Hmm, good idea.” s.h.i.+ Tianxiao couldn’t suppress his curiosity. Seeing no one was walking out of the living room, he also followed to s.h.i.+ Yan’s house.
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s.h.i.+ Yan lived in a three storey stone house.
The first floor held various trivial stuff, the second floor was for resting, and the third floor was filled with huge book shelves where s.h.i.+ Yan kept all sorts of ancient books.
After leading Zuo s.h.i.+ to the house, s.h.i.+ Yan saw that the crowd had also followed them. He shouted at them from the door, “I need quiet. Don’t come into my house.”
Then he closed the door and said to Zuo s.h.i.+, “Let’s go upstairs.”
Zuo s.h.i.+ nodded obediently and followed him to the second floor.
“Well, you go up and rest on the third floor for a while. I need to take a shower and change my clothes. I will catch up with you shortly.” He handed the turtle sh.e.l.l back to Zuo s.h.i.+ and pointed at the stairs leading to the third floor, “This way.”
“Why shower now?” Zuo s.h.i.+ rolled her eyes at him, and grunted with her delicate nose.
“I want to feel comfortable, it’s not out of consideration for you. Don’t think too much of yourself little girl.”
“You think too much!”
“Don’t waste my time. Go to the third floor! I’m taking off my clothes.”
Not bothering to care, s.h.i.+ Yan took off his warriors gown and threw it onto the hanger. He was only in his underwear and almost naked. He glanced at Zuo s.h.i.+ indifferently, “Why are you still here?”
After a long period of intense training, s.h.i.+ Yan had become much stronger. Every muscle looked s.h.i.+ny and hard, as if moulded by iron, emitting a strong sense of masculinity.
As Zuo s.h.i.+ saw him take off his clothes without any shame, she panicked. She cursed, “b.a.s.t.a.r.d!” and quickly took the turtle sh.e.l.l up to the third floor with her face blus.h.i.+ng.
This guy… had some figure. Zuo s.h.i.+ thought to herself as she was walking upstairs.
The third floor covered two hundred square metres.
Apart from the book shelves, there were many bizarre jars, bottles, pots and wine gla.s.ses on the expanded third floor.
Zuo s.h.i.+ took out an ancient book randomly, flipped it open and realized she couldn’t read it.
Zuo s.h.i.+ shook her head and thought to herself, “What a weirdo!”
Zuo s.h.i.+ had various hobbies as well.
She studied plants, tea ceremony, astrology, medicine and weapons, each for a short time. But she was too lazy so she couldn’t focus on one thing for too long. She would switch to a new thing shortly after.
These ancient books on the third floor were mostly about ancient history and ancient.
Zuo s.h.i.+ was not interested in them at all, so she found them all boring and difficult to understand. Now she was sure s.h.i.+ Yan was officially a weirdo.
Why are you interested in ancient life? What does it have to do with you? What can you do with it?
Zuo s.h.i.+ curled her lips, and thought that s.h.i.+ Yan was more ignorant and incompetent than her.