Mu Ge waited for a response. When none came, he frowned at Li Chuan.
Li Chuan just kept staring, silently reciting geography facts about the Human Realm—Kongjing’s landmass, topography, latitude and longitude…
Eventually, the cafeteria doors opened. Mu Ge sighed and said, “I don’t have mind-reading powers. If you don’t speak, I won’t know what random nonsense is in your head.”
“But you knew it was random nonsense. How’s that not mind-reading?” Li Chuan replied while piling food onto his tray like a mountain.
Mu Ge said, “I really can’t read minds. I’m just sensitive to people’s thoughts.”
“How so?” Li Chuan asked, stacking more food. The other students began staring.
Mu Ge replied, “For example, I can sense whether someone harbors goodwill or hostility toward me. But I can’t know exactly what they’re thinking. Also—must you take so much food? Everyone’s thoughts are focused on us. It’s extremely uncomfortable.”
“But I’m starving!” Li Chuan protested.
The moment he saw the food, it felt like a prehistoric beast had awakened inside him. No amount seemed enough.
One cafeteria worker stepped forward, scolding him:
“Even if the academy subsidizes meals, you can’t waste food. Leftovers incur fines.”
“I promise I’ll finish it all,” said Li Chuan.
Sheng Xin’s group noticed him as well. The entire cafeteria’s attention was now locked on Li Chuan and Mu Ge. The swirl of mental energy made Mu Ge extremely uneasy—he wanted to flee immediately.
In the past, Li Chuan had always had strong focus but slow reactions. Now, with enhanced physical strength, he caught Mu Ge’s wrist just as he tried to escape.
“You came to talk to me. I still have questions. You’re not leaving.” Li Chuan said firmly.
Mu Ge: “…”
A small whirlwind wrapped around Li Chuan’s hand, making it feel like it was tangled in electric wire—numb and dull with pain.
But compared to the agony of the Earth Dragon Marrow transformation, this was nothing. Li Chuan gripped tighter, dragged Mu Ge to an empty table, and bossily ordered:
“Eat.”
Mu Ge tried to escape while Li Chuan was eating—but Li Chuan held him firmly with one hand and ate with the other, giving him no chance.
Mu Ge sighed.
“I was only curious about how you recovered. I came to check. I never intended to get involved.”
“So did I,” Li Chuan replied. “But clearly you know more than I do. I missed the orientation—I need someone to catch me up.”
Mu Ge said, “What if I don’t want to talk?”
“Then I’ll follow you around. After dinner, I’ll crash in your room, snore all night so you can’t sleep.”
“That’s just evil! You think I’ll be scared?”
Li Chuan grinned.
“You won’t be scared, but you’ll be annoyed. You’re the type who likes clearing your mind, staying on the fringes of crowds. I, on the other hand, have been the center of attention since birth. If I cling to you every day, you’ll lose your mind. Trust me—tell me everything now and spare yourself.”
Mu Ge twitched at the words “center of attention.”
“You’re really that confident?”
Li Chuan replied,
“I don’t want to be, but this is my life. Even when I tried to block everything out, I still ended up in the spotlight. Every time I had an episode, people would gather outside the medical room to watch. I’ve gotten used to it.”
“Don’t be fooled by Sheng Xin’s aloof demeanor. Every time I relapsed, he’d sneak over in the middle of the night to check if I was still alive. He did it twelve times in three years.”
Li Chuan said this at full volume. Sheng Xin, seated nearby, snorted, finished his meal in record time, and stormed out. Tang Chengyun and the others stuffed down their food and followed.
Unable to shake Li Chuan, Mu Ge resignedly sat beside him. Watching Li Chuan devour the mountain of food, he finally asked:
“Did you use ‘Earth Dragon Marrow’?”
“You can tell too?” Li Chuan wasn’t surprised.
Shen Nianxiang had noticed at a glance—clearly this wasn’t some hidden secret.
Mu Ge stared at him, clearly wanting to say more, but finally said nothing and just ate.
When they finished, Mu Ge grabbed Li Chuan and said, “Come. Let’s go somewhere quiet. I’ll give you a crash course.”
“I’m going to borrow the book!” Li Chuan shouted without looking back.
Mu Ge was left standing there in the dorm, stunned for a moment. After a while, he sighed helplessly and muttered, “He’s really… a strange guy.”
Not just strange—he was too energetic, like a tireless, unrelenting gust of wind.
Mu Ge didn’t hate him, but he wasn’t used to this kind of overbearing, high-energy personality constantly pulling him into the spotlight.
Before entering the Myriad Worlds, Mu Ge had long since learned how to avoid people and events he didn’t want to deal with. But now, facing someone like Li Chuan, avoidance wasn’t even an option.
Even if he tried to disappear from Li Chuan’s sight, that guy would definitely still find a way to chase him down and keep asking questions.
By the time Mu Ge snapped out of his thoughts and went to the library himself, Li Chuan had already borrowed the book titled “Energy Resonance: A Personal Interpretation of Heaven and Earth Flow by Tianren Jiulu.”
He flipped it open and started reading at a speed Mu Ge couldn’t quite comprehend.
“You… you can read this stuff?” Mu Ge asked in disbelief.
Li Chuan said without even lifting his head, “I don’t understand a single word, but I’m memorizing it first.”
Mu Ge: “…”
After a moment of stunned silence, he had to admit—this was indeed the most efficient and straightforward way to deal with a bad book. You memorize everything first, then slowly figure out what it means.
Hello, translator. First of all, thank you for translating this novel. I just found it in JJWXC and am so happy that’s it’s already being translated.
Sevond, there are missing paragraphs in this chapter. Specifically:
‘When they finished, Mu Ge grabbed Li Chuan and said, “Come. Let’s go somewhere quiet. I’ll give you a crash course.”
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“I’m going to borrow the book!” Li Chuan shouted without looking back.’
I had to mtl the missing paragraphs in JJWXC, it’s such a torture😭😭. It’ll be great if you can fix it.
Thanks again!