Bai Luan clicked on the photo and found that it was a picture of an Inspiration Mushroom, with Qianhe perched next to the UFO, both seemingly asleep.
Xiu: All is well.
A warm feeling flowed through her heart, and a smile appeared on Bai Luan's lips.
Bai Luan then ran to the playground, ready to finish the remaining parts of the Saitama Training Method.
Do 100 push-ups, 100 squats, and 100 sit-ups.
Bai Luan wasn't the only one on the playground; there were others as well.
Bai Luan walked straight to the center of the playground, ignoring the stares of others, and began doing push-ups.
Bai Luan completely blocked out the noise from the playground, leaving only the sound of counting to himself in his mind.
one two three...
Before Bai Luan had even finished a few, a voice suddenly rang out!
"Wrong posture! An eyesore!"
The corrective words fell with the precision of a scalpel, showing no mercy.
Bai Luan's movements froze instantly, but he was not angry.
Because he recognized the voice.
The owner of that voice is Veritas Ladio.
That is, the Father of Truth.
This is a chance encounter event! I just went out for a workout and ran into Truth's adoptive father.
Is this considered lucky?
Bai Luan didn't hesitate. Following the instructions of her adoptive father, she adjusted her posture and then entered the small dark room.
He practiced the corrected posture repeatedly until it became part of his muscle memory.
Consciousness returned to reality, and the movements became as precise as well-oiled gears, continuing seamlessly.
"Good, bonus points."
The first set was completed quickly, and a short rest period followed.
Bai Luan sat resting on the artificial turf, looked at Ladio, and asked:
"Why is the professor on the playground?"
"You recognize me?"
Who in the world does not know you?
Ladio glanced at Bai Luan, but instead of responding to his compliment, he answered Bai Luan's previous question.
"Just like you, I exercise."
"It's almost afternoon. I thought the professor would get up early to exercise."
"That's how it should be."
"You have class in the morning?"
Ladio didn't reply, he just nodded.
"It seems you are a responsible teacher."
"You've had enough rest between shifts."
Upon hearing this, Bai Luan didn't waste any more words and turned over to continue doing the next set.
Ladio stared at Bai Luan's movements. The mistakes of mediocre people are like stubborn diseases; correction is often accompanied by repeated defeats.
But the person in front of him... was an exception. Those few words of correction were etched into his body like a brand, and his movements were surprisingly steady.
Soon, this group also finished, and Bai Luan continued to sit on the grass to rest.
"Professor Yi... doesn't he exercise?"
"I was just warming up, but incorrect movements are distracting me."
"So the professor is going to keep an eye on me until I'm done?"
"I'll only watch one more group of you. If there are no problems, I'll leave."
"Then I'm afraid Professor Latio will come back. My training isn't limited to push-ups alone?"
"What else?"
"Squats and sit-ups."
"Next set: squats, then sit-ups. I'll leave after I've taught you."
Thank you.
When the time came, Bai Luan didn't need Ladio to remind her and started doing squats.
Sure enough, there were flaws in the movements, and Ladio immediately began to correct them. Bai Luan, following the previous procedure, familiarized himself with the corrected movements before emerging from the small dark room.
"You have a very strong sense of control over your body, which is quite rare."
"Professor Latio can actually compliment people?"
"I will, but not often."
Ladio's tone was flat.
"Some people always arbitrarily conclude that things they have never seen do not exist."
"He's not very smart."
After a few words of conversation, the break between groups ended, and Bai Luan turned over and started doing sit-ups.
Ladio glanced at it and then began to correct Bai Luan's posture.
Bai Luan quickly adjusted her posture as before and did not make any more mistakes.
"Deserves extra points."
"Thank you for your recognition, Professor Ladio."
After finishing in a few moments, Bai Luan lay down on the grass to rest.
"My name is Bai Luan."
Ladio frowned slightly upon hearing the name.
"Bai Luan?"
"It's not a coincidence, it's the one who signed up for all your courses."
"Did you come here on purpose?"
"No, no, meeting you here is unexpected. I thought we would greet each other formally in class."
"Are you Lady Black Tower's assistant?"
"That old man finally managed to deliver the message completely this time. It seems he really doesn't want me to mess with him."
Yes, I am Ms. Heta's assistant.
"A genius assistant, condescending to come to this quagmire of mediocrity?"
Ladio's voice was laced with cold mockery.
"Is it for the thrill of looking down from a high vantage point?"
"I came to university to study, of course, so that I could try to keep up with Ms. Black Tower's shadow."
Bai Luan sat up abruptly and said:
"Even geniuses who don't study hard will be left behind by the real 'geniuses'."
"Then why do you come here to exercise?"
"Exercise and learning are not in conflict; on the contrary, exercise is a sign of intelligence."
There aren't many things in this world where hard work always pays off, but fitness is one of them.
"I agree with that."
"It's just a pity that my exercise methods are full of mistakes, and no one has pointed them out to me."
"If you had changed as quickly in the past as you are now, it can only mean one thing."
"What's up?"
"If you don't have good enough teachers around you, turning a blind eye to the stupidity of others is not a matter of courtesy, but a matter of morality..."
"worldly-wise".
Bai Luan continued his words.
"Have you read what I've written?"
I guess so.
Bai Luan was calm.
"In the future... I expect to read more and in greater depth."
"Hopefully you have truly 'understood' it, rather than just 'read' it."
Ladio's voice carried an almost harsh scrutiny.
"If it's the latter, you're just trying to use me to brag. You'd be better off spending your time on something more valuable."
"Regarding this matter..."
Bai Luan smiled and said:
All I can say is that I will try my best.
Ladio stared at Bai Luan for a long time before speaking:
"You're not a genius. At least, you don't seem to be. In your eyes… there's none of that arrogance that geniuses have, that fearless confidence in their own talents."
"No one says that knowing a lot means you have to hold your head high."
Bai Luan's voice was calm, yet it possessed a strange penetrating power.
"At least, Lil, the twenty-second in the Genius Club, is not like that."
He met Latio's gaze, his eyes unusually bright beneath his sweat-drenched scalp:
"Genius has no fixed form."
He's a genius, regardless of his appearance.
He forcefully wiped the sweat from his face, each word spoken as a declaration:
"And I—"
"I will become a genius in the way I like."
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"I hope you can prove with your actions that you are not a giant in ideals but a dwarf in action."
"You'll find out if you grade my homework."
Ladio heard it, but he didn't turn around. He went onto the track without looking back and began to concentrate on training.
This meeting was unexpected; neither Bai Luan nor Ladio anticipated it.
Bai Luan watched Ladio run with perfect form and silently memorized his posture.
I've decided to go back and correct my running form based on Latio's.
That counts as giving prior notice.
Bai Luan stopped thinking about it and started working on the sets she hadn't been able to finish before.
The remaining sets were completed quickly.
After finishing, Bai Luan wiped his sweat, looked at Ladio who was training diligently, bowed from a distance, and then left.