novelraw Chapter 126: Pre-class Preparation
Chapter 126: Pre-class Preparation
The small room completely isolated the sounds and movements from outside. When seven o'clock in the morning arrived, no one knew what exactly happened after that.
When Xiao Gui'an was in deep slumber, he completely emptied his mind, allowing himself to think about nothing.
He was awakened by Xu Zisheng's movements as he got up.
Because it formed its own isolated area and drifted within the Void Realm, the orphanage's sky was always dim, only distinguished between bright and gloomy.
Simply trying to tell what time it was by looking at the sky was impossible.
The massive clock tower located in the center of the orphanage didn't ring often, only sounding during relatively important moments, such as now at seven in the morning.
Xiao Gui'an listened to the sounds coming from the washroom, knowing that Xu Zisheng had already woken up.
Xu Zisheng had likely entered this game instance with his true body, using some unknown method to alter his appearance and physique.
A few slivers of light seeped through the gap under the door that wasn't completely sealed.
The night had completely passed.The third day in the game instance had begun.
Without greeting the other person, dark clouds churned slightly as Xiao Gui'an directly left the orphanage dormitory building.
He saw small groups of orphan figures appearing in the corridors.
Squinting his eyes slightly, Xiao Gui'an glanced over and felt that the orphans he saw yesterday seemed to have grown quite a bit in height, as if they had aged a year.
The snow that fell late last night had completely vanished by morning, everything returning to its original state, the old dormitory building standing firmly on the ground.
In the grassy area outside, there were no figures of ghosts or monsters, nor any splattered flesh and fluids.
Xiao Gui'an drifted silently all the way back to the dormitory arranged for him, the Writer's figure slowly materializing.
The clothing on his body also began to continuously change, the dark cloud-patterned long gown transforming into a black tang suit, with a taiji symbol on the chest of the tang suit.
Because it was soul power, Xiao Gui'an could transform however he wished with just a thought.
The Writer straightened his sleeves, his expression calm, finally landing gently on the ground, then pushing the door open to leave.
How many hidden beings witnessed the Writer entering Xiao Wu's room last night, Xiao Gui'an didn't care.
As long as the Writer could follow the rules, complete the acting as required, and not do anything excessively outrageous that could be used against him, that was enough.
As for when he left and when he returned here, probably no one could know, nor would they care.
Xiao Gui'an tilted his head slightly, looking at the surrounding facility placements that seemed to have changed somewhat, appearing more aged than yesterday.
With nothing else going on, maintaining daily health practices and practicing tai chi had become Xiao Gui'an's habit. Not practicing for even one day felt somewhat uncomfortable.
There was no tai chi sword here, and class time was approaching soon, so Xiao Gui'an only planned to do a simple set of tai chi.
Slowly assuming the starting posture, then circulating his energy, pushing and pulling back, Xiao Gui'an's mind was calm as he contemplated how to conduct teaching if he went to class later.
Before long, a figure quietly approached.
As if unaccustomed to seeing such a scene, the other person's footsteps paused slightly, revealing a trace of unstable energy.
Xiao Gui'an looked up and saw that the person standing not far away was precisely the first teacher he met yesterday, Teacher Xu.
Her complexion seemed even paler, the skin on her neck taut, her cheekbones prominently raised, still maintaining that unapproachable, harsh appearance.
Seeing the newcomer, the Writer revealed a gentle smile, nodding slightly to her as if greeting a normal person with a "good morning."
He also extended a group invitation for tai chi practice, "Tai chi cultivates the body and mind. Would Teacher Xu like to try it too?"
Teacher Xu narrowed her eyes, then placed the items in her hand on the corridor railing, her voice hoarse and unpleasant, "Teaching materials, class schedule."
As for the Writer's subsequent invitation, she ignored it completely as if she hadn't heard it, perhaps finding it somewhat absurd in this eerie orphanage.
She just added one more sentence before turning to leave, "Don't be late."
Teacher Xu was the first to leave.
In this teacher residential area, the second person to pass by was Teacher Tang.
Clearly, the other party didn't expect the Writer to be practicing tai chi on the grassy area outside at this time.
Last night's incident had caused the tall, thin man to suffer a major setback and understand he lacked the capability to confront the Writer head-on.
The moment he saw the Writer practicing tai chi, Teacher Tang's originally relaxed demeanor and the wooden beads he was fingering instantly froze in place.
The other's movements were gentle yet firm, peaceful as water when retracting his fists, but carrying a hidden force when striking out, slightly stirring the air.
If those fists landed on him, he wasn't sure if he would die on the spot.
The tall, thin man grew increasingly apprehensive, the more he watched the more wrong it felt, only wanting to leave quickly.
The Writer had his back to him at this moment. Teacher Tang swallowed hard, fear still evident in his eyes, carefully inching away, just hoping to get farther from the other person as soon as possible.
But just as he was about to move out of the other's line of sight, the Writer turned slightly, perfectly meeting his gaze.
The more the other greeted him like nothing was wrong, the more Teacher Tang felt the Writer was deeply cunning.
It felt like he was being toyed with like a helpless mouse in a cat-and-mouse game, looking down on his trembling appearance from above.
How could such a malicious guy exist?!
Teacher Tang could only force a smile on his face, declined the other's repeated group invitation, then scurried away in a flash.
Xiao Gui'an didn't encounter the old woman. She might not be in this dormitory area, or had left earlier.
After Xiao Gui'an calmly finished the entire set, he went over to pick up the materials.
Originally expecting a bunch of garbled code or blank papers, he was surprised to find they actually recorded relevant materials and information in detailed fashion.
Moreover, the materials looked quite ordinary, without any bloody or eerie requirements.
Then let him take a good look at the learning progress of the different orphans.
They were all elementary level knowledge studies, completely unable to stump Xiao Gui'an. Teaching step by step basically wouldn't cause any major problems.
However, the curriculum progress these children in the orphanage were studying was somewhat advanced for their current ages, belonging to accelerated learning.
Carefully reading the materials, for a moment Xiao Gui'an forgot he was in a game instance, and actually prepared to seriously take the stage and properly play the role of a teacher.