This discovery made Chen Changsheng extrely happy.
He thought it was probably because the hair was part of himself that he couldn’t see anything special. He rembered the saying that sotis you can’t see the mountain because you’re standing on it. That must be the aning here.
Chen Changsheng looked at that hair again.
“So why does my hair contain magical power?”
Chen Changsheng was puzzled. Then he thought, “Is every hair like this?”
He thought for a mont, and simply plucked another hair from his head.
Just like before, he cast a spell again.
“Borrow magic from hair, oil rise, fire burn!”
Holding the hair, Chen Changsheng lightly tapped the oil lamp.
A stream of golden light rushed out from the hair and fell into the oil lamp. Instantly, the oil inside the lamp visibly rose and filled up.
Chen Changsheng gaped, finding it unbelievable.
“Where did it co from?”
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Where did this magical power co from?
He had never practiced Qi Refinent or Essence Refinent. How could there be magical power in his hair?
Chen Changsheng pondered it over and over but couldn’t understand it.
The only explanation might be that the magical power had always been inside his hair, right from the very beginning.
Was it a benefit for a ti traveler?
Chen Changsheng shook his head, thinking it wasn’t very realistic.
Maybe things…
weren’t as simple as he imagined.
But judging by the current situation, figuring out the cause was probably impossible. He’d have to wait and see later.
Chen Changsheng sighed, looking at the hair in his hand. He mumbled, “Does that an I’ll have to pluck my hair often from now on? After doing it a few tis, won’t I go bald…”
Chen Changsheng couldn’t help feeling a headache coming on.
He rubbed his forehead. He decided not to dwell on these thoughts anymore.
“Whatever. Learning spells is what matters.”
Chen Changsheng picked up the book lying on the ground. By the candlelight, he started reading again.
This reading session lasted the entire night.
Insects chirped incessantly in the mountain at night. Once darkness fell, the sounds of cicadas and katydids filled the air, echoing all night long.
Around the fourth watch (1-3 am), the little apprentice Zi Su went out to relieve herself. Returning, she saw the Library Pavilion was still lit.
Still sowhat drowsy, she was jolted fully awake.
Zi Su took a mont to steady her breath, then walked towards the Library Pavilion.
Peeking through the crack in the door, she looked inside.
“It’s that Great Master from the dayti…”
She saw Chen Changsheng sitting on the floor, reading a book by candlelight, seemingly totally absorbed.
She pressed her lips together, finding this Great Master rather strange.
He wasn’t sleeping late at night, but instead was here reading.
Zi Su didn’t dare to look more. She withdrew her gaze and went back to her room.
She got back into bed and quickly fell asleep.
…
“Cock-a-doodle-doo—”
A rooster crowed at the mountain’s base. The sky was gray, and the hazy outline of the rising sun could just be seen over the distant peaks.
June usually had little fog, but this morning thick layers covered the area. Dew condensed and dripped from the mountain leaves.
Little apprentice Zi Su got up earliest because she had to cook breakfast for Master and her senior brothers.
Simring in the pot was rice porridge, but it was very watery, almost like rice soup. Besides that, there were so wild vegetables, gathered from the mountains yesterday. There were also so mushrooms; cooked in the pot, they made a simple side.
After putting the rice in the pot, Zi Su went to call Master and her senior brothers for breakfast.
That’s when she noticed the lamp in the Library Pavilion was still lit.
Zi Su paused and murmured, “He couldn’t still be reading…”
She went closer to take another look. Sure enough, she saw the Great Master was still turning pages in a book.
After thinking for a mont, Zi Su knocked on the Library Pavilion’s door.
“Knock, knock…”
Chen Changsheng, absorbed in his reading, was startled.
He paused, looked up, and saw the rising sun visible through the window.
“Great Master, ti to eat!”
Hearing the voice outside, Chen Changsheng put the book back. He walked towards the exit.
“Creeeak.”
The Library Pavilion door opened.
Zi Su saw the towering figure of the Great Master, several chi taller than her, and instinctively took two steps back in surprise.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa…”
Zi Su nearly stumbled backward.
Chen Changsheng’s mind twitched. He used his Divine Sense.
Zi Su felt an unseen force gently buoy her back onto her feet, steadying her.
Zi Su stood bewildered, looking around behind her.
But there was no one there.
Chen Changsheng said, “Thank you for coming all this way to call . Is the food cooking? Can I help?”
“Uh…”
Zi Su snapped back to reality, shaking her head. “No, no. It’s almost done. As soon as Master and senior brothers get up, we can eat.”
Chen Changsheng nodded. “Alright.”
“Please sit in the courtyard for now, Great Master. It’ll be ready soon.”
“Alright.”
Chen Changsheng walked into the courtyard and found a small stool to sit on.
Zi Su watched the Great Master.
She scratched her head, recalling the near fall. She whispered to herself, “So strange… I was definitely about to fall…”
Zi Su shook her head. Dismissing it as her imagination, she didn’t pay it any more attention.
Soon after, Xuan Huang and all the apprentices got up.
The five mbers of the hermitage – Master and his disciples – plus Chen Changsheng, squeezed around a single square table. It was clearly quite cramped.
Xuan Huang said, “It’s just plain food, Great Master. Please don’t mind.”
Chen Changsheng replied, “Grains and chaff are all food. Compared to rare delicacies, I find these simple dishes far more refreshing to the palate. Thinking it isn’t good enough doesn’t enter the mind.”
“Glad to hear it.”
Second Senior Brother Shang Lu, hearing the Great Master’s words to his Master, comnted to his senior brother after the al.
“Senior Brother, the Great Master talks so differently. He must be a very learned person.”
Chang Shan said, “Most likely a scholar.”
“Maybe a teacher?” Xuan Shen suggested.
Zi Su then rembered last night. “I saw that Great Master reading in the Library Pavilion late last night. Seed like he was up all night.”
“All night?”
“Mm-hmm.”
Zi Su nodded. “I heard little Liù down the mountain say that scholars in town beco oblivious to sleep and food when doing their work. For the Great Master to stay up all night, he must be very capable.”
“Is that so…”
Shang Lu couldn’t help but feel impressed. His regard for the Great Master grew a little deeper.
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Xuan Huang asked, “What do you think of my apprentices, Great Master?”
Chen Changsheng answered, “Chang Shan understands propriety and arithtic. Zi Su is capable and virtuous. I haven’t interacted much with the other two yet, so I can’t say for certain.”
Xuan Huang nodded. “Truthfully, I know in my heart that Immortal Fate likely isn’t in the cards for in this life. Even knowing an Immortal was right before , I’d feel the sa. But I have only one wish to humbly ask of you.”
Chen Changsheng placed the ga piece he was holding back into its jar and looked at him.
Xuan Huang said, “If… if any one of these four apprentices were to et your Dharma Eye… I hope you would look out for them a little.”
Chen Changsheng smiled. “I thought it was a big deal.”
“Who knows, I might often stay here in the future. Since borrowing your place, naturally, I will look after them.”
Xuan Huang felt as if a huge boulder was lifted from his heart.
“Xuan Huang sincerely thanks the Great Master for your imnse kindness on behalf of all four of them.”
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