How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 144: Teaching in the Mountains

This mountainside hotel is full of ethnic minority charm.

The surroundings are adorned with phoenix tail bamboo, a large garden in the center, and bamboo houses in the back. The long rows of bamboo houses are nestled halfway up the mountain; to the left, there lies a deep valley with a murmuring stream, and to the right, there is a school with "Wushen Mountain Primary School" hanging on the door. It seems this is the only school that the driver mentioned.

Between the school and the hotel, there is a place selling mountain goods, with several middle-aged women dressed in Miao clan attire, laying out wicker baskets, woven grass animals, and some mountain wild vegetables, black chicken, Yellow Ginseng, and the like in front of them.

The air carries the freshness of the mountain breeze and the fragrance of flowers from an unknown source.

Lin Xiaosu took a deep breath and entered the hotel.

The inside of the hotel is no different from those in the outside world; Lin Xiaosu checked in at the front desk and directly presented his ID.

Lin Xiaosu, from Old Tashan Village, Fengshan Town, Fengcheng County, Dong Chu Province.

This first step is unlike all other Qianlong.

When Qianlong undertakes a task in a complex situation, they never reveal their true identities.

But Lin Xiaosu did exactly that.

Because there is one reason: this mission is very special.

He came under the guise of investigating the extinction case of the Dong Brothers, but in reality, he was unable to continue the investigation, as the incident took place six months ago, far beyond the limit of Reverse Time.

Without the help of Reverse Time, he, Lin Xiaosu, is just an ordinary detective.

With no leads to start the investigation, there is only one way to turn a desperate situation around.

That is to tailor a bait specifically for the personality of Chu Tiankuo.

This bait is Lin Xiaosu himself!

Chu Tiankuo, a man with a high regard for himself, is also a resolute character. Why were the Dong Brothers exterminated? It was because they came to investigate the death of the Gold Medal number 196.

Although Lin Xiaosu may not be very well known outside Fengcheng, in Qianlong and the eyes of Qianlong’s potential rivals, his name is extremely sensitive.

By entering Miaojiang under his real name, as soon as Chu Tiankuo hears of it, how could he not kill him?

If he treats cutting down Qianlong Gold Medals like chopping cabbage heads and can exterminate the Dong Brothers, why can’t he kill a mere Lin Xiaosu?

Checking into the hotel is the first step.

What is the second step?

Rest!

Since entering the Gongchun Mountain outpost, Lin Xiaosu has been engaging mercenaries, generals, and top genetic experts nonstop, without a moment’s rest.

Without proper rest, a person is like a precision instrument lacking maintenance; setting aside physical fitness, the operations of the brain will lack smoothness, which is a taboo for solving cases, finding clues, and responding to emergencies...

He had some food, took a good bath, and fell asleep.

This sleep lasted from noon until the sun set in the west.

Only when the sky outside was completely dark did Lin Xiaosu wake up, taking a deep breath of the fresh air in the mountains, his mind feeling as clear as if washed with water.

He opened the door to a pleasing view.

He chose a top-floor room, mainly because it was more convenient to oversee everything below.

It seems someone else had the same idea; the room next to his had its lights on, clearly occupied.

The light cast onto the nearby building, creating an elegant scene.

Next to a flower bed, there was a swing set, on which a woman was gently swinging in a carefree and leisurely manner. Beside the swing set, there were two lounge chairs, between which was a small teapot emitting steam, and next to the teapot, a small teacup made of bamboo.

The woman was originally swinging but suddenly stopped when she saw Lin Xiaosu come out from his room, touching the ground with her toes.

"Hello!" Lin Xiaosu greeted her with a smile.

"Hello!" the woman responded, pointing to the lounge chair beside her, "There are chairs here; it’s quite nice to rest after a meal."

"But I haven’t had dinner yet," said Lin Xiaosu.

"Then you better hurry, this hotel isn’t like the big hotels outside; the chef might be going home soon..."

"Alright, I’ll go down for dinner!"

"Wait!" the woman called out, "A piece of advice, don’t order any wild meat."

Lin Xiaosu was slightly startled: "Why?"

"The chef’s skills leave much to be desired... His cooking is quite alright, but when it comes to meat, it’s better left undiscussed; he seems to know only one way to cook meat, which is boiling it over high heat. It’s expensive, a waste of ingredients, and also not tasty."

Lin Xiaosu laughed, "Thanks!"

He went down to the main hall, and indeed, the chef was planning to close up, but since Lin Xiaosu had come down, he had to delay.

The menu was placed in front of Lin Xiaosu.

He scanned it and saw indeed a lot of wild meat, quite... not cheap, all costing several hundreds.

A hotel opened specifically for the scenic area, hundreds for a dish of meat, isn’t there anything special?

Lin Xiaosu was a tad skeptical and ordered three dishes, including a portion of wild mutton...

Half an hour later, he went upstairs.

The woman was no longer swinging but was sitting in a lounge chair drinking tea.

Lin Xiaosu approached her: "I’m sorry to you!"

"Huh? What do you mean?" the woman asked with Miao Mu glanced over.

"You urged me not to eat wild game meat, which piqued my curiosity, and I, being the skeptic, ordered a dish..."

"And then?" the woman asked.

"Well, I believed in his nonsense; he truly wasted ingredients."

Giggle...

The woman laughed...

Lin Xiaosu also laughed: "Are you here for a trip?"

The woman shook her head lightly: "I’m here to teach. I’ve been here for over a year."

"Staying in a hotel instead of the school, it seems like you’re a rich kid coming down to experience life."

"You’ve got it wrong there..."

The woman introduced herself; her name was Hu Die.

From Xi He province.

Not the offspring of a wealthy family, quite the opposite, she was of the poorest kind.

As a child, her father died early on, and her mother was frequently ill. Originally, she couldn’t afford schooling, but then she met a good teacher, Teacher Deng. Teacher Deng taught in her impoverished elementary school for five years, taking her from first to fifth grade, and even paid all her tuition and miscellaneous fees.

The teacher also paid for her mother’s medical bills.

When she was in fifth grade and Teacher Deng was leaving, she cried and followed him a long way. When the bus arrived, she clung to the teacher’s hand: "Teacher Deng, what do you hope I will do in the future?"

Teacher Deng, patting her head, told her, "I hope when you succeed in your studies, you’ll also become a volunteer teacher someday."

Thus, becoming a volunteer teacher became her obsession.

After graduating from university, she initially wanted to return to her hometown, to the elementary school where Teacher Deng had taught for five years, but that school closed down due to a shortage of students.

She learned that Teacher Deng was from Biannan Province, so she came to his hometown, choosing the remotest school, to pass on the torch in the same manner he had...

She didn’t live in the school because there was simply no dormitory in that elementary school.

All the other teachers were locals who went home after school. The room, where she stayed, was arranged for her by the village in the hills. The village chief said the village was poor and couldn’t afford to provide her with subsidies, but they couldn’t let her pay for food and lodging out of her own pocket. So they spoke with the hotel owner. Since the hotel was located there, it had to maintain some relationship with the villagers, and they agreed to cover her food and lodging for free.

Lin Xiaosu sighed softly: "Passing on the torch, continuing the love, it’s rare in this era."

Hu Die just smiled lightly: "I guess I caught a good time. At least the accommodations and food are first-rate, unlike during Teacher Deng’s time..."

Suddenly, the door to her room gently opened, and a little girl ran out, no more than six or seven years old, with her hair done in cute twin braids, bouncing around playfully.

"Little Moon, have you finished your homework?"

"I have!" The little girl ran to Hu Die, her head tilted back, looking at Lin Xiaosu with a slightly surprised expression...

"Little Moon, how should you greet the uncle?" Hu Die asked her.

"Hello, uncle!" the little girl called out loudly.

Lin Xiaosu smiled: "You’re called Little Moon?"

"Yep, teacher gave me this name, do you like it, uncle?"

"It’s lovely!"

"Uncle, what’s your name?"

"Mine also has a ’little’ in it; I’m Lin Xiaosu."

"Uncle, what are you doing here? Are you also teaching us?"

"I just came to... have fun."

"Little Moon, since you’ve finished your homework, go play too!" said Hu Die.

"Teacher, I want to read my little books for a bit, then I’ll go to sleep, is that okay?" freewebnøvel.coɱ

"Sure, go ahead!"

Little Moon happily ran back to her room, and Hu Die watched her go with a smile.

"This child is..." Lin Xiaosu said.

Hu Die’s expression turned slightly sad: "This child, it’s a pity, last year, her parents who were working in the cities died in a factory explosion, and her grandfather who took care of her couldn’t handle the shock and followed them, leaving her with no one to take care of her. The village is full of poor people who already struggle to support their families, so it’s hard for them to take care of her until adulthood. Thus, they contacted a family in Tai Chong City to take her in, but right before getting on the car, she clung to my feet calling me ’mom,’ and refused to leave... I later realized I probably look a lot like her mother."

"So you became her mom, keeping her close by?"

"What could I do? She’s very clingy, and for a long time, she would wait outside even when I went to the restroom, afraid I’d run away..." Hu Die smiled lightly: "Later, I figured it out. I met Teacher Deng when I was young, now she’s met me. Perhaps, this is all fated."

"Perhaps there really is a fate in human life, and thankfully, such fate exists..." Lin Xiaosu said.

Maybe in that moment, there was some kind of resonance in their hearts.

They talked a lot...

Talking about the outside world, about this realm.

Driven by a very natural topic, Lin Xiaosu brought up something: "I heard in Tai Chong about Wushen Mountain being quite mystical, with someone named Moon Spirit Saintess who seems almost mythical, do you know her?"

"Why? Are you here for her?"

"How could that be?" Lin Xiaosu laughed: "I’m just asking out of curiosity, I heard she’s actually about our age, a university student, how did she become so mystical?"

"That’s different! Her family is very knowledgeable, her father is the Witch God of this realm, she’s been studying witchcraft and poisonous insect technique since childhood, that’s over twenty years of hard training, and in some respects, she’s even stronger than her father. I heard with just her flute in her hand, she can control the poisonous insects and ferocious beasts of the mountains."

"She can control poisonous beasts with a flute?"

"I’ve only heard about it, never witnessed it myself." Hu Die said, "Personally, I’d advise you not to be too fascinated by her, those who practice witchcraft and poisonous insect techniques can’t be judged by ordinary standards."

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