Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 282: The Wonderful Species of the Forbidden Zone

The wonder of the Forbidden Zone transcends the understanding of current scientific fields.

Qing Chen realized this the moment he saw the towering tree from afar.

The ginkgoes he’d eaten, the mimosa pudica that turned into blades, and Ding Dong, who could read people’s minds.

Every creature born there was vastly different from those in the outside world.

What would it be like if one day, the entire Forbidden Zone merged into one, and all humans gave birth to new humans from the Forbidden Zone, no longer bound by rules?

Thinking of this, Qing Chen grew excited about the Dragon Fish he was carrying.

Li Changqing looked at him with a slight smile: “This is a treasure from the Ban Shan Mountain Estate. Many people have longed to eat it but couldn’t get it. You, however, got to eat it first. I don’t know what madness came over that person to actually give such a treasure to you.”

As for who Li Changqing referred to as “that person,” she didn’t seem inclined to reveal it.

To be honest, this was also what she couldn’t understand the most. She probably guessed who sent the fish, but why did that person send the fish?

“Has anyone eaten it before? What are the effects after eating it?” Qing Chen curiously asked.

Li Changqing said, “You’ll find out tonight after you eat it. By the way… after you left the academy, my uncle called me. He said you caused chaos at the academy, even taking the desks of the other Instructors.”

Qing Chen calmly looked out of the window, memorizing the terrain of the Ban Shan Mountain Estate, and replied, “Didn’t you send me to the door and leave, hoping for this scene?”

“While I anticipated the Instructors would trouble you and wanted to see how you’d handle it, I didn’t expect you to be so fierce,” Li Changqing turned, looking at Qing Chen with interest. “You said before that you’re a good student and smart, but you didn’t say you were this smart.”

Just like Li Changqing initially didn’t know that Qing Chen was also an underground boxer, Qing Chen had given her too many surprises since their first meeting.

Qing Chen said, “Those Instructors have been in the academy for too long, thinking only about how to teach basic knowledge to children, their way of thinking has naturally become rigid. But they didn’t arrange a desk for me, so it should be fine for me to grab one, right?”

“Grabbing one is certainly fine, the point is, my uncle said you grabbed four… Why did you grab so many desks!” Li Changqing said with a smile. “Try to ease the tension with the Instructors tomorrow. I’m not demanding anything from you, it’s mainly because my uncle pleaded on their behalf, so we should give him some Face^[-].”

“Okay, I didn’t intend to feud with them,” Qing Chen suddenly wondered, “Can all Li Clan members enter the academy? Or is it only for direct descendants?”

“Everyone is welcome,” Li Changqing replied.

“Then will Li Ke from the eldest branch be ostracized by others?” Qing Chen asked again. He heard that the core members of the other branches of the Li Clan were quite averse to the eldest branch.

“If any Instructor in the academy finds that any member is bullying others, then those children who bully others must kneel in the ancestral hall for three days,” Li Changqing calmly said, “If you want to bully someone, go to the city and bully outsiders. You can’t bully your own family members in the academy.”

At this moment, Li Changqing looked at Qing Chen: “Because of what happened today, with someone hiring a strong fighter to challenge you, are you feeling a bit resentful?”

“No, I just think he’s a bit different,” Qing Chen said.

“You can tell me if you have a bad impression of him, it’s fine, I don’t like my brother either,” Li Changqing said.

But things weren’t as Li Changqing thought.

In Qing Chen’s brief impression, the 14-year-old boy was studious, upright, and acted in a grand manner. This was worth paying attention to.

However, whether this child is all good looks with a bad heart still needs further observation.

Qing Chen hadn’t forgotten that he still needed to choose someone to be a Knight to continue the legacy.

In the evening, when the chef at Flying Cloud Courtyard heard that a Dragon Fish was to be braised, his hands began to tremble.

They had only heard of Dragon Fish, never seen one.

When the Dragon Fish was brought to the table, Li Yino’s eyes widened. She looked at Li Changqing: “Dragon Fish? Aunt, you’ve gone after Dragon Fish again?”

Qing Chen slowly turned his head, thinking, it seems Li Changqing has done quite a few despicable things in the past, no wonder this woman knew when she entered the Guardhouse that they didn’t have the power to release anyone, the Secretariat had to speak.

It’s all experience.

Li Changqing tapped Li Yino’s head with her chopsticks: “Don’t always spread your aunt’s affairs, that was years ago. Besides, your seventh uncle took me there at the time, I was just an accomplice, he’s the main culprit. And, we hadn’t even made a move when we were caught by that expert from the Secretariat.”

Qing Chen thought, oh, this kind of bad deed, the Master is never far behind.

However, he was curious: “I’ve heard all day that there are experts guarding Baopu Building, what level are they?”

“Why ask that, you’re not planning to break into Baopu Building,” Li Changqing said, “Eat it while it’s hot, the whole fish is yours, no one else is allowed to touch it.”

When Li Yino heard this, she immediately lost heart: “Favoritism.”

“Favoritism? This was specially given to him, and it’s useless for you to eat it,” Li Changqing said.

When Li Yino heard that it was a special gift for Qing Chen, she was stunned.

Qing Chen thoughtfully picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. The next moment, he suddenly felt the fish was strange. The texture wasn’t like fish, but rather like freshly unearthed spring bamboo shoots.

Moreover, the moment he swallowed it, he felt a warm current flowing into his stomach, then concentrating on his injured ribs.

Li Changqing only explained after he had eaten: “Eating Dragon Fish can nourish the bones. All Metahumans in the Federation cannot escape the fate of high attack and low defense. Therefore, Metahumans who want to make up for their shortcomings will look for opportunities to seek out magical species in the Forbidden Zone. And you were injured before, so eating Dragon Fish is just right.”

Qing Chen was stunned. No wonder Master would go looking for Dragon Fish to eat, no wonder Master said he had been to many places in the Forbidden Zone before going to prison, so that’s the reason.

But what surprised him most was not this, but that the old man seemed to know he was injured and specially sent the Dragon Fish to him.

This gift was too targeted. Was the other party watching him?

If that’s the case, it must be related to Master Li Shutong.

Qing Chen used his finger to press on his ribs. It didn’t hurt as much anymore.

It was as if a layer of gentle fish collagen had filled the gaps in the bones.

This gave Qing Chen some confidence for the next Trials of Life and Death challenge.

Before, he didn’t want to have anything to do with the old man at Dragon Lake again. But now Qing Chen was thinking, would the old man have any other treasures?

Maybe he could talk to the old man tomorrow, and ask for help to secretly replace the real Forbidden Artifactace-020 on the eaves of the Baopu Building with a pair of replicas.

There are so many fakes already, it won’t matter if there’s another pair.

After dinner, Li Changqing looked at Qing Chen: “How do you feel after eating it?”

“It’s indeed magical,” Qing Chen nodded in response. He felt that with each bite of Dragon Fish, the gentle warm current increased. At one point, Qing Chen wondered, can the nourishment obtained from eating Dragon Fish be stacked?

If it can be stacked, can his bones become as hard as steel?

At this time, after Li Yino and the others left, Li Changqing smiled slightly: “You won’t feel anything by just eating a couple of bites. How about Auntie helps you check?”

Qing Chen fled in a panic.

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The next morning, Li Yino and Li Tongyun were waiting at the door early: “Qing Chen, my aunt and I will be busy recently, and Xiao Tongyun wants to skip class whenever she has the chance. The Instructors at the academy can’t control her either. Now you’ve become an Instructor, so she’s entrusted to you. She’ll go to school with you from now on. If she skips class, tell me.”

Qing Chen was silent.

“What’s wrong, is it not possible?” Li Yino curiously asked.

“No,” Qing Chen turned and went to Flying Cloud Courtyard to find Li Changqing: “It’s like this, haven’t I become an Instructor at the academy? I was thinking, Qing Yi is only 14 years old, and he’s still of school age. Although he has to Face^[-] the Shadow Succession, you also know that studying is crucial in life. If he comes to City 18 to seek refuge with you, but his studies are neglected, when the Shadow Succession is over and he returns home, his parents will surely think you, as his elder, are not very competent.”

Li Changqing’s eyes lit up: “I didn’t expect you to think so much for me.”

At this time, Qing Yi was still eating breakfast at the table. When he heard Qing Chen mention this, he was completely distraught.

Qing Yi looked up and saw Qing Chen looking at him earnestly, as if he was really planning for his life!

Li Changqing patted Qing Yi’s shoulder: “Don’t eat, pack your things quickly, and go to school with Uncle Qing Chen. The Li Clan academy is no worse than your Qing Family academy. If you don’t listen, I won’t keep you at Ban Shan Mountain Estate, I’ll directly send you home with the Federation Army.”

Qing Yi struggled inwardly for a while, then maintained his well-behaved persona: “Yes, aunt.”

“Xiao Tongyun and I will wait for you outside,” Qing Chen said with a smile. “By the way, you can’t bring servants into the academy. Qing Yi doesn’t need to bring too many people, just one or two will do. After all, there won’t be any ill-intentioned people in Ban Shan Mountain Estate.”

“Makes sense,” Li Changqing nodded.

While waiting for Qing Yi outside.

Xiao Tongyun looked up at Qing Chen beside her: “Brother Qing Chen, Li Ke eavesdropped on the Instructors yesterday, and now the whole class is talking about you.”

“What are they saying?” Qing Chen curiously asked.

“About grabbing the other Instructors’ desks, Li Ke said you’re both literary and martial, very powerful,” Xiao Tongyun muttered, “He spent the whole afternoon chatting with people about you, as if he knows you well, but I’m the one who knows you better, but I can’t tell my classmates.”

“Why bother competing?” Qing Chen patted her head.

“By the way, Brother Qing Chen,” Li Tongyun asked, “I heard that you Metahumans have a way to live longer, even stay young forever, is that true?”

“Only cultivators can, Awakened Ones and Gene Soldiers can’t,” Qing Chen said.

“I see, then can I cultivate with you?” Li Tongyun looked around, making sure no one was eavesdropping, then whispered, “I’m a Time Traveler, going back and forth between two worlds, I’ll definitely age faster than others. If I don’t find a way to prolong my life, when I’m 20, I might look like I’m in my thirties or even forties.”

Qing Chen thought to himself, other people cultivate to become stronger, but Xiao Tongyun wants to stay young forever. Just like girls buying cars, they only look at appearance and don’t care about performance.

He thought for a moment and said, “This path may not be suitable for you, it requires a lot of hardship.”

“I’m not afraid of hardship,” Li Tongyun muttered, “And if I can cultivate, I can help you too.”

“That’s still a long way off,” Qing Chen smiled.

Qing Yi came out of the door, and the two stopped talking.

But the Qing Yi who was always well-behaved in front of Li Changqing, whispered to Qing Chen: “You did this on purpose, didn’t you?”

Qing Chen was amused. He didn’t expect that forcing a child to go to school could directly tear down his disguise.

He looked surprised: “What do you mean, Qing Yi, you don’t like going to school? I thought you liked going to school, otherwise, I’ll tell your aunt Changqing to let you stay at Flying Cloud Courtyard.”

Qing Yi’s expression changed, then he smiled: “How could that be, I really love studying.”

Qing Chen patted his watermelon-shaped head: “That’s right, the path of life is long, you should learn until you’re old. You’re still young, you’ll understand this when you grow up.”

Qing Chen sneered inwardly. He planned to leave Flying Cloud Courtyard after he advanced to level D.

Since he couldn’t leave for now, then Qing Yi shouldn’t be able to go out and wander around.

The three of them arrived at the Li Clan academy. This time, Qing Chen’s feeling of stepping into Bieyuan Courtyard was completely different.

Last time he was a guest, this time he was more like the owner.

“Huh, Li Ke is waiting here, Brother Qing Chen, he seems to be waiting for you specifically,” Xiao Tongyun curiously said.

Qing Chen looked up and saw Li Ke holding a thermos, waiting outside the Common Room.

The young Li Ke’s Face^[-] and clothes were dusty, he didn’t know how he got them dirty.

When he saw Qing Chen, he walked over: “Sir, this is for you. I think you may not know the rule that teachers and students at the academy have to prepare their own lunch, so I specially brought an extra one for you. You can heat it up at noon.”

Qing Chen was a little surprised: “Why did you bring me food?”

Li Ke politely said: “Not only today, I’ll bring you an extra one every day. Just put the thermos back in the office after you’ve eaten, I’ll take it back to the servants to clean. Also, I came at six this morning, the Martial Arts Hall has been abandoned for a long time, it’s full of cobwebs and dust. I’ve cleaned it for you, it won’t delay your class.”

After speaking, Li Ke returned to the Common Room to prepare for morning reading.

Qing Chen held the thermos thoughtfully. It turned out that the dust on the other party was accidentally stained when cleaning the room.

It’s just that the boy changed his attitude overnight, which made Qing Chen a little uncomfortable.

What he did was more like what a disciple should do.

Just like he had served Li Shutong in the wilderness, making fire and cooking.

Qing Yi looked at Li Ke’s figure and thought, is it necessary to be so nice to Qing Chen?!

Qing Chen turned to him and smiled: “Aren’t you going to class? Xiao Tongyun, arrange a seat for him, you two must not skip class.”

Now, Li Tongyun had a sense of mission. She knew Qing Yi was one of Qing Chen’s opponents in the Shadow Succession, so she had to help Brother Qing Chen keep an eye on this kid!

Entering the office, Qing Chen smiled at the Instructors and said, “Good morning, everyone.”

There was a new desk added in the corner of the office. Mathematics Instructor Zhou Xingwen was sitting there aggrievedly. When everyone saw Qing Chen coming in, they subconsciously stood up, looking a bit at a loss.

Although the Headmaster said that he had already greeted Li Changqing, everyone’s grievances from yesterday should remain in the past.

But the problem is, Qing Chen hadn’t said he forgave them and agreed to let them leave the corner.

“Sit, everyone sit,” Qing Chen smiled and sat in his seat. Only then did everyone sit down.

For a moment, Headmaster Li Liheng suddenly felt that Qing Chen was more like the Headmaster…

In the office, when all the Instructors thought everything would be peaceful, Qing Chen looked at Mathematics Instructor Zhou Xingwen and said, “Instructor, your class is on Thursday morning, isn’t it? Because I have other things to do every afternoon, I’d like to swap with you.”

Normally, martial arts classes are not cultural classes, so they are all scheduled in the afternoon. But Qing Chen had already decided to go to Dragon Lake every day to see if he had a chance to get some more Dragon Fish.

Therefore, he had to change the class to the morning.

Zhou Xingwen looked at Li Liheng, but Li Liheng pretended not to see it, fearing he would get into trouble.

Zhou Xingwen finally muttered, “Okay, I’ll swap with you.”

Qing Chen then looked at Physics Instructor Liu Junkui: “Instructor, your class is on Friday…”

Before he finished, Liu Junkui decisively said, “Swap.”

Qing Chen only had these two classes a week, and he changed them both to the first class in the morning.

“Very good,” Qing Chen nodded. “It seems we’ve become a harmonious and united family. I’ll go check out the Martial Arts Hall’s teaching venue, you guys keep busy.”

He stopped not far from the office.

He heard Zhou Xingwen’s voice from the room: “Headmaster, are you going to take care of this? Is it appropriate to have martial arts class on the first class in the morning? Should we, Bieyuan Courtyard, teach all the Li Clan children to become warriors? Are we living up to the old Headmaster’s expectations?”

Li Liheng’s voice came: “You should go talk to him yourself, why are you bothering me?”

Zhou Xingwen lamented: “You are a respectable Headmaster.”

Zhou Xingwen looked at the other Instructors: “You guys just didn’t have your classes changed, but we Instructors are one. His actions are like slapping us in the Face^[-]. Luan Fengfeng, I ask you, if someone slaps you in the Face^[-] on the road, what would you do?”

Luan Fengfeng thought for a moment: “I’d be very angry.”

Zhou Xingwen hesitated, then turned to Liu Junkui: “What about you?”

Liu Junkui thought for a moment: “I would condemn him on the moral level!”

“How spineless are you guys!” Zhou Xingwen said.

At this time, the Headmaster suddenly said: “You probably don’t know that he beat up more than thirty servants yesterday, if I were you and got slapped in the Face^[-] on the road, I should first bend down and pick up my head from the ground…”

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