145: Chapter 144 Na Lanxuan_1 145: Chapter 144 Na Lanxuan_1 Lu Chuan offered a faint smile and said, “It’s .”
The student from Azure Dragon Academy quickly made a welcoming gesture and said, “Mr.
Lu, our principal asked to invite you in.”
Lu Chuan nodded and asked, “Can I bring my friend with ?”
The student from Azure Dragon Academy said, “Certainly.”
Lu Chuan turned to Wu Daolong and said, “Let’s go.”
Wu Daolong was dumbstruck; he couldn’t fathom why, with the Calligraphy Maniac Wang Zhiqiu present, the principal of Azure Dragon Academy would invite Lu Chuan inside instead.
Could it be that Lu Chuan’s calligraphy skills were leaps and bounds above Wang Zhiqiu’s?
But why can’t I see it?
Could it really be because I have such a low comprehension of calligraphy?
Wang Zhiqiu and his students were also staring wide-eyed.
One of Wang Zhiqiu’s students hastily stepped forward and asked, “Hey, are you mistaken?
Look closely at who this is beside , the Calligraphy Maniac Wang Zhiqiu!
You’re not inviting our teacher but so nobody instead, has your brain gone soggy?”
A trace of anger appeared on Wang Zhiqiu’s face as he said coldly, “Perhaps this person misunderstood the principal’s words.
It’s no big deal, we just need to clarify things once we’re inside.”
The student from Azure Dragon Academy, with a look of annoyed helplessness, replied irritably, “Are you guys sick or sothing?
Our principal invited Mr.
Lu Chuan specifically.
How could there be any mistake?”
Wang Zhiqiu’s complexion instantly turned ashen as he said, “Could it be that my characters are inferior to that of this youngster?”
The student from Azure Dragon Academy seed to have just rembered sothing and said, “Oh, now I get it, you must be that so-called Calligraphy Maniac Wang Zhiqiu, right?”
Wang Zhiqiu imdiately lifted his head and said, “Indeed, it is I.
I assu your principal is a discerning person; surely she could tell the good from the bad when my works are compared with those diocre ones.”
The student from Azure Dragon Academy scoffed and said, “Our principal indeed gave a special critique of your works.”
Wang Zhiqiu eagerly asked, “What did she say?”
The student from Azure Dragon Academy said coldly, “Utter crap!”
Having said that, he turned to Lu Chuan and Wu Daolong and said, “Let’s go in.”
The three of them entered the grand gateway of Azure Dragon Academy together.
Wang Zhiqiu stood rooted to the spot, and it took him quite a while to co back to his senses.
“She actually said my works were…
utter crap?”
“So in her eyes, I am truly so worthless.”
His students hurried to console him.
“Teacher, this only shows that the principal of the Azure Dragon Academy lacks insight.
Your level of skill is known to all, and you shouldn’t let the judgnt of one person affect your mindset.”
“What do you know!” Wang Zhiqiu roared.
He glanced at the entrance gate of the Azure Dragon Academy, then turned around, his face filled with dejection, and left the place as if his heart had been broken.
…
Inside the Azure Dragon Academy.
The student led Lu Chuan and Wu Daolong to the entrance of a tranquil courtyard filled with bamboo.
“Our principal is inside, please go ahead,” he said.
Lu Chuan nodded and, together with Wu Daolong, entered the courtyard.
They soon saw a woman sitting at the stone table in the center of the yard, dressed in a dark green long skirt, with skin fairer than snow and a beauty that was breathtaking.
This woman possessed an understated elegance, with a hint of sorrow between her eyebrows, adding a worldly touch to her detached deanor.
She was none other than the principal of the Azure Dragon Academy, Na Lanxuan.
Despite being over forty, her figure and appearance outclassed many won in their twenties.
Her mature presence, which suggested she had seen it all, lent her every movent a charm not found in younger won, thus making many n desperate just to get a glimpse of her at the academy.
Two pieces of calligraphy were placed in front of Na Lanxuan at that mont.
One was the “Green Mountains and Clear Waters” that Lu Chuan had just written.
The other was the “Continuous Self-Improvent” which Lu Chuan had previously sold to soone else for ten million.
Na Lanxuan was lost in thought as she stared at the two pieces, oblivious to Lu Chuan and Wu Daolong’s arrival.
Lu Chuan stepped forward and greeted her with cupped fists, “Principal.”
Na Lanxuan then ca back to her senses.
She looked up at Lu Chuan and Wu Daolong, stood up, and looking at Wu Daolong, asked, “Are you Lu Chuan?”
Wu Daolong was taken aback, then said with embarrassnt, “No, no, this is Lu Chuan, my na is Wu Daolong.”
Lu Chuan, with a look of annoyed helplessness, thought to himself, Does my na sound so old to warrant such a mistake?
Na Lanxuan’s face showed surprise as she turned to look at Lu Chuan and said, “You…
are so young?”
Lu Chuan cleared his throat and said, “You flatter , Principal.”
Na Lanxuan scrutinized Lu Chuan and asked, “What is your relationship with Master Qingyun?”
Lu Chuan humbly said, “I am indeed he.”
Wu Daolong, with a shocked expression, said, “You’re Master Qingyun!
Is that true?”
Lu Chuan said, “I have no reason to lie to you.”
Wu Daolong finally understood why Lu Chuan was so confident that he could definitely enter Azure Dragon Academy today—turns out he was the famous Master Qingyun from the calligraphy world!
“Lu Chuan said my calligraphy skills weren’t up to par, so it seems that they really aren’t,” Wu Daolong finally ca to a new understanding of his own level in calligraphy.
Na Lanxuan walked around Lu Chuan, the corners of her mouth carrying a faint smile, and said, “I didn’t expect you to be so young.
It’s quite a pity.”
Lu Chuan looked puzzled and asked, “What’s there to pity?”
Na Lanxuan said, “I’ve been looking for soone with shared interests, and your calligraphy really fits my taste.
It’s just a pity that I’m not fond of older won going after younger n, and there’s quite an age gap between us two.”
Lu Chuan had an embarrassed expression on his face.
Before he could speak, Wu Daolong on the side said with a laugh, “The principal’s words aren’t right.
In today’s world, matters between n and won don’t consider age gaps anymore.
Besides, the principal maintains herself so well that many twenty-year-old girls feel inferior in front of you.
Moreover, a young man at Lu Chuan’s age finds it hardest to resist a woman full of charm like you.
So I think if the principal is interested in Lu Chuan, it’s not impossible to give it a try.”
Lu Chuan stared with his mouth agape and turned to look at Wu Daolong.
Wu Daolong winked at him as if to say, “How’s that?
My assist wasn’t too bad, right?”
Na Lanxuan laughed at his words, then stared at Lu Chuan and asked, “He does make so sense.
What do you think?”
Lu Chuan quickly said, “Principal, don’t listen to his nonsense.
I know you’re just joking.
We’ve co here today for serious matters, so please stop teasing , the younger one.”
Na Lanxuan chuckled, “Unexpectedly, you’re quite principled.
Alright then, no more teasing.
Tell , what brings you to Azure Dragon Academy?”
Lu Chuan hastened to say, “Azure Dragon Mountain is a land of great feng shui, and I wish to use it for a breakthrough.”
Na Lanxuan frowned and asked, “Are you a martial artist or a cultivator?”
Lu Chuan thought for a mont and said, “Uh…
neither, but also sowhat both.
You can rest assured, Principal, I’m just trying to increase the chances of a successful breakthrough, and will not cause any damage to Azure Dragon Mountain.”
Na Lanxuan looked at Lu Chuan, did so quick calculations with her fingers, and revealed a smile, saying, “I didn’t expect that pure cultivators still existed on earth.
No wonder I felt you were extraordinary the mont I saw you.”
Lu Chuan’s face changed, and he quickly asked, “Does the principal know about cultivators?”
Na Lanxuan smiled and said, “I know a bit.”
Lu Chuan was shocked and realized at that mont that he couldn’t fathom the principal’s depth at all.
Could it be she was another hidden powerhouse like Abbess Yanyue?
He clasped his hands in greeting and said, “Since the principal is aware of my background, then you must also know that my breakthrough won’t impact Azure Dragon Mountain and Azure Dragon Academy.
I hope you can lend this place for my breakthrough for the sake of calligraphy.”
Na Lanxuan waved her hand and said, “Sorry, I can’t allow you to breakthrough here.”
Lu Chuan, puzzled, asked, “Why not?”
Na Lanxuan laughed and said, “Because this place isn’t as simple as you think.
You don’t need to ask more about it, as it involves Azure Dragon Academy’s secrets.”
As she said this, she took out a seed from her clothes and handed it to Lu Chuan, “Nevertheless, seeing that your calligraphy is very appealing to , I’ll give you this seed.
Take it back with you, plant it in the ground, and it will change the feng shui around it, providing you an excellent location for your breakthrough.”
Lu Chuan took the seed, feeling a strange vibration from it, very extraordinary.
He didn’t make a fuss, after all, this was soone else’s turf, they had already said no to his breaking through here, and they had even given him a seed, so he couldn’t overstep.
He clasped his hands toward Na Lanxuan and said, “Then I’ll thank the principal.”
Na Lanxuan’s lips curved up, and she handed Lu Chuan a piece of paper with a phone number, “If you have any thoughts about this old lady, call , and I wouldn’t mind having a deeper discussion about calligraphy with you.”
After saying that, she also winked, quite enchantingly.
Lu Chuan shuddered, always feeling that if he agreed, in the end, he would be gnawed on until not even the bones were left.
Won in their forties who have maintained themselves so well are the epito of bone-corroding charm.
“I…
if I have thoughts, I’ll call you, principal.
Goodbye for now, we’ll be going.”
After finishing, Lu Chuan quickly pulled Wu Daolong and headed outside.
It was only outside the Azure Dragon Academy that Lu Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Daolong appeared confused, and after coming to his senses, asked, “Why did we co out?
What did you guys talk about?
It felt like I was a bit confused, almost like I had fallen asleep.”
To Wu Daolong’s surprise, Lu Chuan asked, “You didn’t hear my conversation with the principal just now?”
Wu Daolong said, “I heard the earlier part, but when it ca to your breakthrough, I don’t know anything.”
Lu Chuan was taken aback.
Clearly, the principal did not want Wu Daolong to hear their conversation and had used so thod.
Lu Chuan also knew such techniques, but to use them as silently as Na Lanxuan just did would require at least the power of the Golden Core Realm or beyond.
The principal of Azure Dragon Academy was definitely not simple!
There must also be so secrets unknown to the public hidden within Azure Dragon Mountain; otherwise, the principal wouldn’t have prevented his breakthrough there.
But those secrets didn’t concern him, and he had no need to probe into soone else’s mysteries.
The matter of the highest priority was still to improve his own strength!
Lu Chuan said to Wu Daolong, “We didn’t talk about much afterwards.
The principal didn’t want us breaking through here, disturbing her peace and quiet.
Let’s go back.”
To Lu Chuan’s astonishnt, Wu Daolong didn’t ask further and followed him away from Azure Dragon Academy.
As they walked, Wu Daolong suddenly said, “Lu Chuan, I’m not joking, but I really think you should give it a try with the principal of Azure Dragon Academy.
Even though she’s over forty, I can assure you, won of that age are the most alluring.
And the principal maintains herself so well; countless n in Qingyang City would love to be under her beguiling charm and don’t even get the chance.
Yet she admires you so much.
It’s a great opportunity, and if you miss it, you’ll definitely regret it…”
Lu Chuan had a look of annoyed helplessness and then retorted, “How do you know that won over forty are the most alluring?”
Wu Daolong was instantly chocked up by the question, then said with an embarrassed expression, “I heard it from soone else.
Alright, let’s hurry back.
You still have to break through.”
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