novelE2F #501 - A Cut of Mountains and Rivers
#501 - A Cut of Mountains and Rivers
Han Shan Ke didn't answer Lu Jing's question, but lowered his head.
Before long, his body was covered with bark, and his hair transformed into branches. However, they were no longer the thorny vines from before, but slender and soft twigs with green buds sprouting from them.
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Eventually, his head was also enveloped by bark, and his nose, eyes, and mouth all disappeared.
Lu Jing tried calling Han Shan Ke's name a couple of times, but the latter didn't respond at all.
Lu Jing smiled wryly, "Didn't you say you were going to give me something? Why did you turn into a tree directly?"
The small tree naturally wouldn't answer him.
But after a while, a leaf fell from the tree, landing in Lu Jing's palm.
Lu Jing picked up the leaf and examined it closely, discovering that there was a red liquid like blood circulating within the veins, making it look very strange, as if it were a living thing.
Lu Jing looked at the leaf, then turned to look at the small tree that Han Shan Ke had transformed into, and said helplessly, "At least tell me what the thing you're giving me is. I have to guess every time, it gives me a headache."
Unfortunately, Han Shan Ke couldn't hear these words anymore.
Lu Jing sighed and temporarily put the leaf away. Then, he turned to look at Ah Bao not far away. It had been hit by Han Shan Ke's thorny vines during the battle just now.
Several bloody holes had appeared on its body, but perhaps because of its thick skin, or perhaps because Han Shan Ke spared its vital points out of old affection.
Anyway, Lu Jing checked it and found that its life wasn't in danger. It was just lying there groaning.
So, Lu Jing took off his clothes, which were already almost rags, and bandaged Ah Bao simply.
Just as he finished bandaging, he saw Huang Jianyuan's square face.
"What happened?" Huang Jianyuan asked with a serious expression. He looked around, his gaze eventually settling on the strange tree in the vegetable garden.
However, Lu Jing pointed to an inconspicuous small tree not far away and said, "Han Shan Ke is gone."
Lu Jing didn't want others to know that he had asked Han Shan Ke to refine poison pills, but he didn't intend to hide the fact that Han Shan Ke had refined himself into a strange object, preparing to leave the academy, especially the relationship between Han Shan Ke and Mr. Ji.
Even Lu Jing, as a bystander, could now sense that Mr. Ji's intentions were not small, and that he seemed to be targeting the Department of Celestial Observation and the academy.
Lu Jing could be considered a stakeholder, so of course he had to remind the higher-ups.
Therefore, after Han Shan Ke turned into a tree, he had Gu Jing bring his waist牌 to Huang Jianyuan.
Huang Jianyuan arrived even faster than Lu Jing expected. Judging from his appearance, he was only wearing an undershirt, hastily draped a robe over himself, and only had one shoe on his foot.
He had obviously just woken up from a dream and rushed over, which made Lu Jing feel a little touched.
Then, he roughly told Huang Jianyuan what had happened tonight, of course omitting the part about the poison pills, only saying that he had discovered Han Shan Ke was leaving, and the two had a great battle. In the end, Han Shan Ke was defeated and turned into that small tree.
Finally, Lu Jing also took out the rather strange-looking leaf.
He didn't want to play any guessing games with Han Shan Ke, and he was also worried that Han Shan Ke had done something to this leaf. After all, this guy had grown out of the ground before, who knew if he would secretly use this leaf to reincarnate again.
Also, the small tree he had transformed into and the strange tree in the vegetable garden obviously needed to be carefully checked again, as well as that eunuch Lao Hu, who had been acting as a bridge between Han Shan Ke and the outside world, he should also know something.
Of course, now that Huang Jianyuan had arrived, Lu Jing didn't need to worry about the following matters.
Huang Jianyuan accepted the leaf, "I will take this thing to the Department of Celestial Observation and have the people inside help examine it. If there is no danger, I will return it to you then."
"Thank you, Supervisor." Lu Jing nodded and prepared to leave, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Huang Jianyuan just as he stepped out.
"You did well this time, preventing a crisis in time. Since you know his true identity, you should also know that if he relied on transforming into a strange object to escape, there would inevitably be another great chaos in the world, and the other paper figures in Mirror Lake Valley, if they knew about this, it would be difficult to guarantee that they wouldn't have any strange thoughts."
Seeing that Lu Jing seemed a little puzzled, Huang Jianyuan paused and explained, "The reason why there is Mirror Lake Valley in the academy is originally to give those who are desperate another choice.
"The outside world thinks they are dead, and past grievances will be written off, and they can also save their lives and live quietly in Mirror Lake Valley, and at the same time, they can use their skills for our academy and the Department of Celestial Observation when necessary, which can be considered…a win-win situation.
"However, not every paper figure is willing to live in the academy for the rest of their lives, especially since people's thoughts will change with the world. When the academy saved them, they may have been grateful, but after living in the valley for a period of time, they may have other ideas.
"The existence of 【Ji Zi Er Shi Er】 is to avoid this situation, but…" Huang Jianyuan sighed, "I am also very curious now, what kind of person is Mr. Ji after all."
Huang Jianyuan just sighed and didn't expect Lu Jing to be able to answer. Then, he said, "Fortunately, no one else saw what happened tonight. It's best if you don't tell anyone else about this in the future, especially the people in the valley. Since Han Shan Ke has already died once, then you should just assume that he died at that time."
"This disciple will keep his mouth shut."
"Very good," Huang Jianyuan looked at Lu Jing a few more times, becoming more and more satisfied. Then, he took out a talisman from his arms and directly stuck it on Lu Jing's body. Then, he pinched a hand seal and shouted 'Combine!' Then, the talisman miraculously merged into Lu Jing's body.
Lu Jing was surprised, "Supervisor, what is this…"
Huang Jianyuan didn't answer immediately, but asked Lu Jing, "Do you know what my best skill is?"
"Catching teachers and students who violate the rules of the academy?" Lu Jing asked tentatively.
"…"
"I'm talking about fighting skills, not the things you do on weekdays," Huang Jianyuan coughed twice.
Huang Jianyuan rarely had the chance to show off, but the other party didn't cooperate at all, so he could only announce the answer himself, "It's Mountain and River Severance."