boyutpedia #226 - Beast Taming
#226 - Beast Taming
Lu Jing felt as if he had experienced a bizarre and fantastical dream.
He had witnessed one strange and peculiar life after another. The clothes of the people in his dream and the buildings in the city changed wave after wave, but time didn't seem to leave too many marks on him.
Of course, he wasn't always smooth sailing. Sometimes, if he bit someone and got caught, he would inevitably be beaten up, or even killed directly.
But very quickly... he would come back to life. And as he devoured more and more things, one of his eyes also underwent a change, becoming a hazy white.
It looked as if it had gone blind, but this blind eye allowed him to lock onto targets more easily. He could even know what kind of things were hidden in the target's body without having to bite them.
This greatly improved his hunting efficiency.
Lu Jing was so engrossed in this collecting game until someone nudged his shoulder.
Then, a somewhat familiar voice came to his ears, "Hey, it's time to come back. It's about to wake up."
So Lu Jing felt his mind gradually separating from his body, and it was at this moment that he finally remembered who he was and what he was doing.
After a while, Lu Jing opened his eyes.
He saw Ye Gongmei's face, and immediately after, he remembered the series of events that had occurred in his half-dreaming, half-awake state.
He seemed to have been so unrestrained at the time that he directly exposed Ye Gongmei's disguise.
Thinking of this, the expression on Lu Jing's face couldn't help but become awkward. "Miss Song..."
Ye Gongmei raised her eyebrows upon hearing this, "You still call me that? What, do you think I look like an idiot?"
"Senior Ye, I apologize for my previous offenses," Lu Jing said respectfully.
Unexpectedly, Ye Gongmei didn't get angry. She simply put her hands behind her back again and said indifferently, "Now that you know my true identity, there's no harm in telling you. My current state is caused by a strange object."
"Ordinary people become more and more mature and even age as they get older, but I am different. As I get older, I will only look younger and younger."
Lu Jing thought of a certain movie he had seen in his previous life and couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation.
Ye Gongmei continued, "So don't look at me like this now. If we're really talking about age, I'm afraid I'm almost the same age as your grandmother."
Despite her words, when Lu Jing looked at Ye Gongmei's delicate face and heard her childish voice, it was still difficult to associate her with an old woman in her sixties or seventies.
However, Lu Jing could understand why Ye Gongmei didn't want to see people or go out now. With her current appearance, no matter how high her seniority was in the Department of Celestial Observation, it would be difficult for her to show any authority in front of the students of the academy.
Just imagine, when eating, her head could only reach halfway above the table, and her two little legs would dangle in the air. Anyone who saw her would couldn't help but want to reach out and pinch her cheeks.
Ye Gongmei explained her current physical condition to Lu Jing in a few words, and then issued an order to leave.
"Alright, you should have gotten what you wanted now and know the function of this strange object. Now you can leave my residence."
As she said these words, the black cat also woke up from its sleep, and after that, its gaze towards Lu Jing changed somewhat.
However, Lu Jing was looking at Ye Gongmei at this moment and didn't notice the complex expression on the black cat's face. He still didn't move and asked, "I wonder if I can come to Senior Ye's place in the future?"
"Hasn't your matter been resolved? Why are you coming here?" Ye Gongmei frowned upon hearing this.
Then, she seemed to have thought of something, and her expression changed slightly. Her tone also cooled down, "Hehe, what, do you think I'm lonely living alone and pity me?"
Lu Jing did think so. If it weren't for Ye Gongmei's help, although he might not have been unable to figure out what kind of strange object the black cat was, it certainly wouldn't have been so easy.
Moreover, it would probably take a lot of effort. After all, the things he had seen in that great dream were really hard to describe in words.
Since he had received this favor from Ye Gongmei, Lu Jing naturally wanted to return the favor.
However, he didn't know what Senior Ye in front of him lacked, but the old people in the world probably wanted someone to accompany them the most.
Besides, Ye Gongmei was in this state now and didn't go out to see people on weekdays. Apart from Wu Han, there probably weren't any visitors.
Lu Jing was thinking that if he had time in the future, he could come to Ye Gongmei's place from time to time to sit and talk to her.
Of course, he was no longer in the half-dreaming, half-awake state he was in earlier, so he naturally wouldn't be unrestrained and admit it directly.
Because after a brief encounter, he also understood that Ye Gongmei was a proud person, especially after she had become the way she was now, she was very sensitive in her heart.
Therefore, Lu Jing replied, "Everyone says that Senior Ye's beast-controlling skills are unparalleled in the world. Coincidentally, I am also very interested in this, and I am wondering if I can learn some beast-controlling skills from you."
"You want to learn my beast-controlling skills?"
It must be said that Lu Jing's excuse was very good. He directly changed himself from a giver to someone who had a request from Ye Gongmei, which also made the latter's face look much better. She even became proud again, raising her small face and puffing out her chest.
"My mantle is not so easy to receive."
"That's natural. You don't have to teach me any real skills, just teach me some Jianghu tricks," Lu Jing said.
However, as soon as he said this, Ye Gongmei became unhappy again, "Do you think I am the kind of person who would hold back when teaching skills? Only teaching people some perfunctory things."
"No, no," Lu Jing smiled wryly, "It's mainly because my secret power cultivation aptitude is really too poor. Even if you teach me the magic part, I won't be able to learn it well, so it's better not to teach it."
"How bad can your secret power cultivation aptitude be?" Ye Gongmei was skeptical.
"Professor Zheng asked me to write for him. It's been more than three hours now, right? He hasn't sent a messenger to find me yet, which means my writing hasn't turned into gold yet," Lu Jing spread his hands.
Ye Gongmei didn't hide anything, "After all, the learning time in the academy is very precious, and few people will use it to practice Jianghu skills. With this effort, it is better to cultivate secret power well."
"It's okay, anyway, I can't practice secret power, so I have plenty of time," Lu Jing said.