The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#234 - Tit for tat

Chapter 233: Tit for Tat

For the better part of the day, Lu Jing was in the library helping the mustached man organize books, mainly novels and poetry, along with some opera scripts and classical essays.

According to the mustached man, the library didn't originally have many of these kinds of leisure books.

But later, some professors complained that the lectures were too boring and suggested that the library add more relaxing articles. So, every once in a while, the academy would purchase a batch of the most popular novels and stories from outside bookstores and put them in the library for borrowing.

Gradually, the number of leisure books in the library increased, to the point where they now outnumbered the "serious books."

The mustached man complained to Lu Jing that the position of secretary in the library was originally the most leisurely job in the entire academy.

Because of the existence of that strange object, he didn't have to worry about borrowing or returning books. Every day, he would just make tea, bask in the sun, and read his favorite books, and the day would be over.

But with the increase in those leisure books, the secretary's work became heavier and heavier. By the time he took over, it had almost become manual labor, and the things that came out of the books were becoming more and more bizarre. The older folks couldn't handle it.

But if it weren't for that, this job wouldn't have fallen to him.

The mustached man was now hoping that more students would be punished to come to the library to share his burden.

Lu Jing worked until almost Shen Shi (3-5 pm) when, under the mustached man's reluctant gaze, he put down the books and got up to leave.

The mustached man then tallied up his accomplishments for this period.

Excluding the time for meals, Lu Jing had worked for almost three hours, checked two hundred and thirty-two books, and found no omissions.

This speed really surprised the mustached man because each book needed to be checked page by page, so it was quite time-consuming to actually flip through them.

Even for him, who had been doing this for a long time and had become skilled at it, the fastest he could organize in three hours was just over a hundred books, and ordinary people might not even be able to finish sixty.

In fact, the mustached man was by Lu Jing's side when he was checking. He saw Lu Jing pick up a book, flip through it casually, put it down, and pick up another one.

The mustached man had to remind him that if Lu Jing wasn't careful enough and made mistakes, not only would he not be able to complete Huang Jianyuan's punishment, but the punishment would also be increased.

Lu Jing nodded to show that he had heard, but he didn't slow down his speed of flipping through the books.

So, full of suspicion, the mustached man sat down in front of the pile of books that Lu Jing had organized after Lu Jing left, rolled up his sleeves, and began to check them one by one.

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On the other side, Lu Jing didn't know what happened in the library after he left.

Seeing that the time he had agreed with Yan Yun was approaching, he quickly walked towards the maple forest in the back mountain. As a result, he not only saw Yan Yun there but also saw another green-clad girl he didn't recognize.

The latter was staring at him with a pair of almond-shaped eyes, looking at him with great interest.

Yan Yun was a little surprised to see Lu Jing alone and frowned, "Where is your witness? Hasn't he arrived yet?"

"What witness?" Lu Jing was taken aback.

"Didn't you say you wanted to fight me seriously, and you even specifically set the time during the day and then asked me to choose the place? This is a standard challenge."

Lu Jing slapped his forehead and realized what was happening. He smiled wryly, "My bad, I didn't explain clearly at the time. I'm not challenging you. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else the result of this battle. It's just between you and me, uh, honestly, I don't really care about the result anyway."

"Young Master Lu seems very confident." Yan Yun's expression didn't change when she heard Lu Jing's explanation. She just said faintly, "In that case… Yan Yun would like to ask Young Master Lu for guidance."

Lu Jing knew that he had said the wrong thing again, but this kind of thing couldn't be explained anyway. Trying to defend himself would only make things worse, so he might as well stop here.

So, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll also learn about the number one martial art in the world, Nebula Divine Skill."

Xiao Chuan didn't expect that these two people in front of her would be so straightforward. They had only said a few words, and they were already eager to start fighting.

Pity her, the witness, who hadn't even had time to introduce herself or say a word from beginning to end. And looking at the two of them, it was clear that they had completely forgotten about her.

Xiao Chuan touched her nose and sighed, "Since the misunderstanding between the two experts has been resolved, then I'm of no use anymore. I won't disturb your elegant pastime."

After saying that, she curtsied and made a Wanfu salute to Lu Jing, just about to lift her foot to leave when she heard Yan Yun say, "Wait."

Xiao Chuan turned her head, but she saw that Yan Yun's gaze was still fixed on Lu Jing's face, but she also reached out a hand and pointed at her.

"Young Master Lu, this is the seventh young lady of the Wen family, Wen Xiaochuan, and also my best friend. Since Young Master Lu doesn't care about the outcome of this battle, then why not let her stay and watch?"

Lu Jing heard that this was Yan Yun's rebuttal to his previous statement that he wouldn't tell anyone else the result of this battle. But as he himself said, he really didn't care much about this kind of thing, so he didn't refute it.

On the contrary, Wen Xiaochuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Hey, you two are arguing tit for tat, can you not sandwich me in the middle and use me as a weapon? Forget it, I'll go back and eat my shortbread. I really can't manage your affairs."

Although she said that, Wen Xiaochuan didn't move her feet immediately because she was also very curious about this battle between the only two first-rate experts under the age of twenty on the Tianji Ranking.

Especially Lu Jing, because he rose too quickly, discussions about him in the Jianghu had never stopped. Some people thought that he was just a showoff and had used some secret method to forcibly raise his realm to first-rate, but his actual skills were very limited.

But there were also people who thought that Lu Jing was far more terrifying than the Tianji Ranking described. His origins were mysterious, and few people believed the nonsense that he had cultivated Little Vajra Strength to first-rate. Many people felt that Lu Jing should have other unique skills, and they were likely those lost martial arts of the Jianghu.

Now that Wen Xiaochuan had a rare opportunity to get a glimpse of Lu Jing's true strength, and the touchstone was Yan Yun, who was known as the number one person of the younger generation.

Wen Xiaochuan felt her heart was already excited.