Super Soldier in Campus

"Old Master Xu wants to see me?" Lin Feng looked at Xu Jing with a strange expression, instinctively wanting to ask what was going on.

"I don’t know what he wants with you either. I just know that he seems quite anxious." Xu Jing dismissed Lin Feng’s query with a single sentence.

After hearing Xu Jing’s words, Lin Feng fell into deep thought. Clearly, Old Master Xu had helped Lin Feng a lot with matters related to the Longfeng Martial Hall. If he called, Lin Feng would feel bad to refuse.

"Then after the exam tomorrow, I’ll take Teacher Xu home, and see Old Master Xu as well!" Lin Feng promised Xu Jing.

"Alright! Then I’ll take the car for maintenance when I go to work tomorrow. Remember to pick me up!" Xu Jing’s eyes brightened upon hearing Lin Feng say he’d take her home, and she said with a smile.

Lin Feng nodded solemnly, then headed into the classroom for the exam.

On Friday afternoon, after Lin Feng finished his last exam for the week, he went straight to find Xu Jing and took her back to her home at the suburban villa.

When Lin Feng and Xu Jing met Xu Yishan, he was leisurely having hot pot alone, facing a table full of dishes, enjoying his beef. Upon seeing Lin Feng and Xu Jing, the elder smiled and said, "You two youngsters are finally back. I couldn’t wait and started eating."

"Grandpa, eat if you want. We can’t control you anyway!" Xu Jing cheerfully leaned next to Xu Yishan, put her arm around his neck, and playfully pouted, "Besides, you can’t eat much even if you want to!"

Lin Feng just smiled, took a seat across from Xu Yishan, and asked politely, "Old Master Xu, Teacher Xu said you’ve been looking for me recently?"

"Eat first, no talking about matters!" Xu Yishan pointed to the plate in front of Lin Feng and said with a smile, "I heard you like meat, so I specifically asked the cook to buy fresh beef, lamb, and fish. Help yourself and eat as much as you like, without worrying about leaving me any!"

Hearing this, Lin Feng could only smile wryly, picking up his chopsticks and starting to eat lamb.

Xu Jing, curious about what her grandfather wanted to say to Lin Feng, sat beside the elder and began eating slowly.

Xu Yishan didn’t like talking during meals, and although he occasionally praised the food, he hadn’t spoken a word to Lin Feng since the meal started.

Seeing this, Lin Feng had no choice but to remain silent and focus on filling his stomach first.

Xu Jing seemed somewhat apprehensive, not daring to make eye contact with Lin Feng.

After they finished eating, Xu Yishan led Lin Feng and Xu Jing to the living room, where they sat down. Xu Yishan gave Lin Feng a peculiar look and asked seriously, "Lin Feng, have you recently gotten involved with some people you shouldn’t have?"

"Old Xu, what do you mean by that?" Lin Feng’s face turned serious as he looked at Xu Yishan, asking back.

"A few days ago, a young man dressed in Taoist robes came and asked me about any experts in Jiangzhou City..." Xu Yishan said with a serious expression, "According to his description, he’s looking for a young man around twenty years old whose strength is close to the Innate Realm and who recently went to handle matters near the Sanshan tunnel..."

Lin Feng’s expression froze, incredulously looking at Xu Yishan. He knew who the person looking for Xu Yishan was—definitely someone from Kongshan Temple!

Thinking back to the night he investigated with Ye Lin and nearly got her killed by a Flying Sword, Lin Feng felt a bit scared... Ye Lin’s colleagues already checked the address and said no observatory-like structure existed. Lin Feng thought the matter had passed, but hearing such shocking news from Xu Yishan, Lin Feng couldn’t help but feel stunned.

"Old Xu, what kind of young person found you?" Lin Feng asked curiously.

"It really was related to you!" Xu Yishan sighed after a glance at Lin Feng, shaking his head and speaking gravely, "Oh Lin Feng, I don’t even know what to say to you! How could you get mixed up with those weirdos from Kongshan Temple!"

As expected, it was someone from Kongshan Temple; Lin Feng’s face turned solemn and somewhat grim as memories of the encounter that night replayed in his mind. He thought the other side had given up, but unexpectedly, they had sent someone to find him and Ye Lin again?!

Xu Jing curiously asked, "Grandpa, what kind of people are those weirdos at Kongshan Temple? Why are you so concerned?"

Xu Yishan gazed affectionately at Xu Jing and said softly, "Maid Jing, this isn’t something you should know. Just listen casually and don’t ask too much."

Xu Jing looked slightly surprised, glanced at Lin Feng worriedly, and felt tense.

Lin Feng simply smiled at Xu Jing, signaling her not to worry too much.

"What kind of people are those at Kongshan Temple? It’s not really appropriate to ask..." Xu Yishan still answered Xu Jing’s question, but he directed his explanation at Lin Feng, saying, "Because I don’t know their origin either, but I know they’ve always existed!"

Then, before Lin Feng and Xu Jing could ask, Xu Yishan continued, "You know, Taoism is quite flourishing in China. These temples mostly occupy famous mountains and rivers, caves, and blessed places across the country, yet you don’t know what they cultivate!"

At this point, Xu Yishan’s face suddenly showed a hint of fascination as he said, "They cultivate the way to longevity!"

"The way to longevity?" Lin Feng asked with a peculiar expression.

Xu Jing’s face showed the same odd expression, wondering if there truly were people in the world who were immortal.

"Yes!" Xu Yishan nodded, "I only started delving into these matters after entering the Innate Realm. Only figures above the Innate Realm qualify to gain their attention... In fact, there are over a hundred hidden cultivation sects in China, not even counting the ordinary martial arts sect families. Their pursuits differ greatly from ordinary people; ordinary lives are painful and short. People hope to achieve worldly accomplishments in their decades on earth and die gloriously... But they seek no worldly fame or fortune, only the eternal. So they disdain the mundane, distancing themselves from it, seeking only to live longer!"

"Old Xu, the oldest you’ve seen, how old can they live to?" Lin Feng asked curiously.

"I don’t know how long they can live, but I’ve seen an elder claiming to be 153 years old, and his complexion was even better than that of an ordinary twenty-year-old young person..."

"153 years..." Lin Feng frowned slightly, as living beyond a hundred was already considered remarkable, but living to 153 with a healthy complexion was unimaginable.

Somehow, Lin Feng recalled the mysterious old man who sold him the cultivation manual, and he suddenly wondered humorously how old that old man might be?