Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 98 - 4 Hemp Not

Chapter 98: Chapter 4 Hemp Not

5V voltage is still too weak, Zheng Fa opened his cell phone and searched online for a long time.

Finally, he found a treasure for Cultivation—a variable transformer!

After placing an order with a local merchant, Zheng Fa headed out towards the classroom.

As he entered, he noticed a slight change in the classroom—right next to the main door near the blackboard, there was a new sign that read: "XXX days until the college entrance exams!"

Tang Lingwu was standing underneath the sign, holding a stack of number plates with red numbers on a white background.

The classroom was crowded, with students clustering in small groups, chatting.

But most of the students’ eyes occasionally drifted towards the numbers in Tang Lingwu’s hand, as if those little squares held significant meaning.

When Zheng Fa reached his seat, his best friend Wang Chen was slumped on the desk, not even greeting him. His expression was similar to most in the classroom, slightly anxious.

Tang Lingwu picked out the numbers "100" and neatly placed them on the board.

Wang Chen suddenly sighed, looking at the sign lamenting, "Suddenly feels so long."

Zheng Fa looked around; most people seemed more serious than usual, except Tang Lingwu, who looked normal and was reading a college mathematics course textbook—"Near-contemporary algebra."

From her expression, she seemed completely unaffected by the looming college entrance exams.

"Only a hundred days left..." Wang Chen plopped down next to Zheng Fa and said, "That’s so long! My parents are even more nervous than I am! My mom is constantly making tonics at home, won’t even turn on the TV, afraid it will disturb my studies, making me too scared to play games with sound!"

"The scariest part is, she doesn’t even scold me for playing games anymore, she even praises my skills!" His face showed a burdened joy, "It makes me feel too guilty to play!"

Zheng Fa remained silent, feeling like he was being shown off.

"I read online that we’ll miss these days after graduation... Miss my ass!" Wang Chen muttered, complaining, perhaps to ease his inexplicable tension: "These are the most painful days of my life, okay!"

He talked for a while without hearing Zheng Fa’s response and turned his gaze towards him.

"What about you? Do you think you’ll miss it?"

"Me?..." Zheng Fa looked around the classroom: "I’ve already started missing it, yeah, seven days a week."

JIushan Sect frankly shattered his imagination of the Immortal Sect.

Angry lower-level Cultivators.

Disciples from two branches fighting fiercely in the Talisman Magic Pavilion.

Zhuang, who refuses to practice, and Zhang, who sees no path ahead.

It gave him an inexplicable sense of despair.

Looking at these classmates, all anxious and uneasy about the college entrance exams, Zheng Fa felt... they were kind of cute.

Wang Chen was stunned, looking at him, then at the silhouette of Tang Lingwu, silent for a long while before saying:

"...If I have to miss, I’d miss Tang Lingwu too."

Watching his somewhat sullen expression, he probably felt that he’d been shown off by Zheng Fa.

...

The transformer arrived quickly; the model Zheng Fa bought had an output voltage ranging from 0V to 300V, adjustable in 30V increments.

He set up the transformer and began slowly adjusting the output voltage, holding two copper wires.

At 30V, there was a slight sensation, but still not as intense as when he practiced with the Xuanlei Stone in the Xuanwei Realm.

He adjusted the voltage to 60V, still not enough.

Until 90V—a familiar tingling sensation made his hands tremble!

His spiritual power also began to circulate spontaneously.

His skin trembled slightly, feeling both numb and itchy.

This was exactly the state of Skin Tempering recorded in the "Five Thunders Body."

...

It was another day to visit Old Man Bai.

As Zheng Fa and Tang Lingwu walked along, he suddenly asked curiously, "Tang Lingwu, you seem not nervous at all?"

Now, apart from him, who had a rather unique experience, Tang Lingwu was the calmest in the entire class.

What Zheng Fa found even harder to understand was that most of the time, Tang Lingwu wasn’t studying high school materials but was learning college courses—

Including brash moves like studying math during English class and doing problems during Chinese class.

Even the teachers turned a blind eye to it.

"What’s there to be nervous about?"

"The college entrance exams."

Tang Lingwu seemed to understand something, nodding her head: "Didn’t I tell you? I don’t have to take the college entrance exams."

"?"

"I got a guaranteed admission."

Tang Lingwu said this with an expression as ordinary as if she was saying she had eaten.

"... Then why do you come to school?"

This time, Tang Lingwu was silent even longer.

Just when he thought Tang Lingwu wouldn’t answer, a light voice from her resounded:

"I don’t want to go home."

Zheng Fa turned his head, looking at Tang Lingwu’s face.

She turned to look at Zheng Fa, her face showing a rare mischievous smile, and said:

"I’m just kidding, do you know what the happiest thing is after getting a guaranteed admission?"

"What?"

"Sitting in the classroom, doing nothing, and watching you all study hard."

"..."

Zheng Fa watched as Tang Lingwu walked ahead of him, her ponytail swinging as if trying to block his somewhat skeptical gaze.

...

In the teaching building’s office, Mr. Chen, Zheng Fa’s class teacher, watched the two’s figures with a frown and smoked worriedly.

The female teacher opposite him, seeing his demeanor, curiously followed his gaze, seeing Zheng Fa and Tang Lingwu.

"Are you frowning about those two kids?" The female teacher laughed, "Didn’t the principal praise you?"

"Praise aside... but it also got them into this puppy love mess, and I find myself at a loss for words." Mr. Chen still sighed.

"What’s wrong with puppy love? Didn’t Zheng Fa’s grades improve drastically since he’s been in love? Isn’t that a good thing?" The female teacher pouted, seemingly a bit jealous, "If I had a couple like that in my class, I’d brag about it every day in the office."

"You don’t understand, the more dedicated Zheng Fa is to the relationship, the harder he’s hit if they break up... This kid has had a tough life, I’m afraid he won’t be able to handle such a blow."

"Why aren’t you hoping for the best for them? Who knows, maybe they’ll go from school uniforms to wedding dresses, how romantic?"

"No way." Mr. Chen took a deep inhale of his cigarette and only spoke after exhaling the smoke, "You haven’t seen Tang Lingwu’s mother. She would not allow her daughter to date freely. If it weren’t for me dealing with those boys in class who harassed Tang Lingwu first, her mom would have caused a scene at school."

"That strict with upbringing?"

"It’s not about being strict..." Mr. Chen seemed hesitant, finally uttering, "Her mom is a bit — overly protective."

The female teacher nodded, watching the two walk away, a car following them from a not too close distance.

She seemed to understand Mr. Chen’s concerns and comforted him with a smile:

"Who knows what the future holds, for now, these two kids are doing well, enjoying their sweet romance. If I weren’t their teacher, I’d be all over this love story!"

"Zheng Fa doesn’t have parents, and as his teacher, I have to worry..." Mr. Chen stubbed out his cigarette and cursed, "Damn it! They’re experiencing sweet love, but why am I the one suffering through their love woes?"

...

At Old Man Bai’s home.

Zheng Fa listened intently to Old Man Bai — he felt his mind was sharper than before.

He wasn’t sure if it was due to stepping onto the path of cultivation, or because his soul was extraordinary.

His thinking and memory seemed to have also improved lately.

At least, Zheng Fa was confident that high school exams were no longer too challenging for him.

Listening to Old Man Bai’s lessons, he could quickly keep up with the knowledge points shared—

Well, it felt less like reading a heavenly book now.

Old Man Bai noticed the change too, but instead of happy, he frowned, "You’ve been making quick progress, have you been studying topology all the time?"

Zheng Fa nodded.

He could manage most of his high school curriculum during class hours.

The rest of his time, including some at the Xuanwei Realm, he devoted to topology.

"This can’t go on," Old Man Bai’s expression darkened. "The college entrance exams are close, be it topology or martial arts, you should prioritize your exams."

Zheng Fa didn’t argue. He had his plans but chose not to refute.

But he knew Old Man Bai meant well.

Besides, he wasn’t ready to explain—

Should he yell out that he was cultivating?

This was something Zheng Fa still didn’t know how to broach, and the Spirit Mountain Technique couldn’t even be cultivated until Qi Cultivation level seven.

There was no rush.

Like sensing his plans, Old Man Bai’s words sharpened, "Don’t be like Tang Lingwu. She could have gone to Beijing University already. Can you? First, focus on your exams... otherwise, if she goes to Beijing University and you don’t get in, I’d like to see how you’d cry then!"

"I understand."

Hearing this, Zheng Fa grew more solemn, as Old Man Bai was truly concerned.

After Old Man Bai finished speaking, Zheng Fa and Tang Lingwu prepared to leave. They gathered the drafts and books from the table, their fingers accidentally touching—

Tang Lingwu shuddered, the papers in her hands falling like snowflakes onto the table.

"What happened?"

"Numb."

Tang Lingwu glanced at Zheng Fa and said softly.

Zheng Fa was startled and looked at his own hand.

These days practicing the Five Thunders Body, he felt subtle changes in his body, even some sparks of electricity in his spiritual power—likely because he was just beginning to temper his skin and couldn’t fully control this power yet.

But he hadn’t realized he was electrically charged.

"Numb?"

Old Man Bai frowned, looking at Zheng Fa and then at Tang Lingwu, "Static electricity?"

Tang Lingwu shook her head, "More tingling than static."

She carefully reached out and touched the back of Zheng Fa’s hand—another tremble.

"It feels like... getting an electric shock."

"Cut it out! You young people." Old Man Bai huffed, "It’s just static, yet you say it’s an electric shock! How about acting like a dear in headlights or trembling in distress?"

He mimicked Tang Lingwu, touching Zheng Fa’s hand and then remained silent, shivering.

"Numb?"

Tang Lingwu gave the old man a side-eye.

"Numb."

Old Man Bai nodded stupidly, looking at his finger and then at Zheng Fa, his face showing deep puzzlement.

"No trembling old deer, or quivering aged body, right?"

"..."

...

"Are you saying you’ve practiced a... martial art?" Old Man Bai frowned, staring curiously at Zheng Fa, "That’s quite miraculous!"

"Wasn’t the previous martial art miraculous?" Zheng Fa was bewildered, he thought he had made it quite obvious.

"...I felt something was off, but thought it was just training, but who could be sure?" Old Man Bai scratched his hair and spoke, "Making a human into an electric baton seems a bit unscientific."

"..."

"Zheng Fa, I know a way, you might not even need to do the entrance exams, just go directly to Beijing University!"

"Ah?"

"Beijing University’s Medical Faculty welcomes you!"

"Wait... with this method, am I supposed to be a student, or a specimen?"

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