Engagement Canceled: I Can Extract Prefixes-Chapter 224 - 223: Is There Something Wrong With You?
Found a spot under the shade of a tree.
Nearby, there was a large, square stone, dry and seemingly clean.
Shen Han, being the kind of man he was, naturally did not mind such an environment.
Looking at Mu Zhiwei, this Fairy surprisingly did not mind either.
She sat directly on the ground, unlike some fairies who hesitated and vacillated.
Shen Han sat on the left side, slightly distanced.
Perhaps out of gratitude for Shen Han’s contributions in the Secret Realm, Mu Zhiwei, a normally quiet person, began to play the role of a teacher.
Starting from the basics of arrays, Mu Zhiwei explained from the Enlightenment level.
Compared to the guidance given by Shi Yuezhu, Mu Zhiwei’s guidance was actually quite different.
Shi Yuezhu spoke primarily from the perspective of a Sword Cultivator, discussing how to dispel the effects of arrays.
How to escape from arrays, how to damage them, and so on.
But what Mu Zhiwei said was from the perspective of an Array Master.
What she spoke of was the foundation that every Array Master must understand.
Mu Zhiwei still spoke softly, as before, and somewhat intermittently.
Shen Han listened very attentively, as the Path of Array might become a Secret Technique that could save his life.
Moreover, he had copied down many strange patterns in the Secret Realm.
Perhaps, they were some profound arrays.
If he wanted to use them, some basic understanding of arrays was necessary.
Picking up some stones, after going through the basics, Mu Zhiwei demonstrated to Shen Han the setup of basic arrays.
Demonstrating was much easier compared to explaining.
After all... it didn’t require speaking...
It wasn’t until nightfall that Dean Tianyi suggested the two take a break, halting the teaching session.
Shen Han was still somewhat unsatisfied; arrays indeed held many intricacies.
The variables among them were endless.
The arrays explored during this Secret Realm exploration were just a tiny fraction of the world’s arrays.
After having some dry food, Shen Han shamelessly asked Mu Zhiwei if she had any related books to lend him for reading.
After a moment of thought, Mu Zhiwei handed over her handwritten notes.
It seems many powerful people liked to keep a copy of handwritten notes, recording all their insights.
Even these powerful individuals cannot have absolute confidence in their memories.
In the summer, moonlight was frequent.
Shen Han, under the moonlight, continued to study the handwritten notes.
As Mu Zhiwei was a woman, she was given the carriage to rest in.
Focusing his gaze, soon, gray words appeared on the notes, "Slightly Flawed Notes."
This was normal; handwritten notes often contained casual jottings.
It naturally became a negative entry.
Shen Han extracted this gray entry, then immediately added a "Simple and Understandable" entry to the notes.
Reading these notes was much easier this way.
Originally, it might have taken days to read thoroughly, but with the aid of the "Simple and Understandable" entry, Shen Han finished it in one night.
These handwritten notes contained many advanced array techniques.
Although Shen Han understood them, he knew that understanding was just the start; mastering these techniques required further practice.
Nevertheless, Mu Zhiwei’s teaching was quite practical.
The effectiveness of array placement is greatly influenced by the Array Master.
Besides the placement rules, invoking the array at the Hub requires the Array Master to use Mind Techniques.
Its essence is somewhat akin to certain Cultivation Techniques of scholars.
But through the rules of arrays, the power of these thoughts could be infinitely amplified.
Moreover, arrays also have lasting and stable effects, making them a popular choice for household protection and defense.
After a night passed, Shen Han restored the notes to their original condition before returning them to Mu Zhiwei.
He also casually pointed out some minor errors in her notes.
When Mu Zhiwei looked at the pointed-out errors, she realized she indeed made mistakes...
In her eyes, a trace of surprise rose involuntarily.
Did he finish all of it in just one night?
If he skimmed through it, it might be possible.
But if he was reading so superficially, how could he find her mistakes...
She looked at Shen Han with even more curiosity in her eyes.
By dawn, Shen Han continued to learn the Path of Array from Mu Zhiwei.
In just one night, Mu Zhiwei found that Shen Han’s understanding was almost catching up with hers.
Some challenging points that took her years to slightly comprehend...
But Shen Han required only a night...
The whole day was mostly spent bypassing theoretical study.
It was all about practicing the setup of arrays.
Several days after the Summer Solstice, the weather had become slightly hot.
But in the valley, except at Noon, there was shade from the mountains and trees at other times of the two-hour periods.
Occasionally, a few breezes blew through the mountain gaps, making it quite comfortable.
Dean Tianyi, too, found a large rock, waved his hand, and turned it into a stone chair.
Sitting on the chair, he wore a kindly smile.
Just watching Shen Han and Mu Zhiwei.
Studying array skills, occasionally getting engrossed, they would get a bit closer.
However, as soon as Shen Han realized, he immediately shifted his position.
To avoid being seen as an irresponsible wanderer.
As Noon approached, Dean Tianyi seemed to be standing far away, feeling bored, so he walked closer.
"Looking at you two, you make quite a pair~ Hahaha~"
Hearing this cheerful laughter, Shen Han swiftly moved a few steps away.
"Dean, you should... watch your words..."
Shen Han was somewhat speechless; how did learning arrays lead to such comments...
If Senior Sister Mu heard this, who knows what she would think.
As he spoke, Shen Han glanced aside.
He found that Mu Zhiwei hadn’t even looked at the dean once.
After the day’s study, the three of them set off to return to the Capital City.
After traveling a stretch, Mu Zhiwei alighted from the carriage early, as she was headed back to the Lindong Mu Family.
After she left, Dean Tianyi became even less restrained with his words.
"So, what do you think? Any thoughts?"
Shen Han looked rather helplessly at the dean before him, wondering why someone so senior, with a white beard, seemed so frivolous.
"Dean, I... I’ve only known Senior Sister Mu for just four days..."
"What’s wrong with four days?
A nobleman sees a woman he likes; it usually only takes a breath’s time. You can’t be sure after four days?
Mu Zhiwei, that child, is quite lovely, no less than Su Jinyu, each having their own charm.
Aside from speaking less, she’s quite fine in every other aspect.
And heed my advice, find someone who speaks less, and in the future, you’ll thank me for it~"
Dean Tianyi, with a mischievous smile, left Shen Han quite at a loss.
"Dean, please don’t concern yourself with this... I’m not even thinking about these matters..."
When Shen Han said he hadn’t thought about these things, Dean Tianyi only became more frivolous.
"Not thought about it?
Is there some problem with you?
At your age, if you’re not thinking about it now, are you going to wait until a hundred years later, when you’ve returned to the earth, to think about it?"
