Li Ran looked up at Xia Sanghuan and noticed that she still wore a poker - faced expression, but the lines of her chin were tightly drawn.
"Is there something wrong?" Her voice was as calm as usual.
"Take a look at the content on this."
"Is it all reliable?"
The principal pushed the paper in front of her. The girl picked it up and began to read it carefully.
By the end of the reading, her fingernails were digging into her palm. It was so similar. This passage was incredibly similar to what her master had once taught her.
What was written on the paper was an analysis of the Black - Bone Spiritual Treasure.
"It's reliable."
"These contents are recorded in some ancient books."
Moreover, her master had collections of these ancient books. She thought silently to herself.
"Principal, where did you get this piece of paper?"
"It was sent by the expert who made an appointment to talk to you."
Expert...
Could that expert be her master?
But why didn't he come to find her in person?
Or was it that he couldn't show up for some reason and could only meet her in this way?
The girl bit her lower lip and couldn't say a word.
"Why did they send this passage after so many days?" The principal frowned.
"…It's like trying to hide something but giving it away instead."
"What?" The girl was stunned for a moment.
"I think it's better not to go this time." He gave her an unfathomable look.
Although she thought the principal was right, but...
What if the person on the other side was really her master?
Her master had been living in seclusion in the mountains for years. Apart from her, he had hardly met anyone in the first eighteen years of his life.
How could anyone imitate his handwriting so perfectly?
Where was her master now?
Was he in some kind of trouble?
The girl pursed her lips and didn't dare to think any further.
"Since we've already promised."
"It's better not to back out at the last minute."
All she could think about now was her master. She didn't have the energy to consider anything else.
Li Ran looked at her and knew that he couldn't persuade her. He sighed helplessly and waved at her.
"Go back first."
"I'll discuss this with Leng Chuanjin and think it over."
"…Okay." The girl nodded and walked out of the principal's office.
After she left, Li Ran took out his phone and called Leng Chuanjin.
"I think it's better not to take this risk."
"Why?" The man turned around and glanced at the employees waiting for him in the meeting room.
"Did you receive anything today?"
"Yes."
"Was it your order?"
"No." The principal let out a breath.
"Don't you think this whole thing is very strange? It's as if they can't wait for us to send Xia Sanghuan there."
"Isn't this normal?" Leng Chuanjin didn't quite understand what he meant.
"We've planned so much. Isn't this the effect we want?"
"Can you ensure that girl's safety 100%?"
Hearing this, the man was silent for a moment.
"Of course I can." His voice was low and firm.
"I've saved her so many times. I..."
Before he could finish, Li Ran interrupted him.
"Then you should handle it properly."
Then he hung up the phone.
Listening to the busy tone on the receiver, Leng Chuanjin's eyes darkened. Why did Li Ran suddenly say these things to him? But now he didn't have time to think about it.
He muted his phone and handed it to Yun Ye beside him. Then he walked into the meeting room and continued the meeting.
…
"Professor Wei, do you know a student named Xia Sanghuan?" Shen Ya stood aside, watching Wei Linjun's operations while asking.
After hearing her words, he stopped what he was doing. But it was only for two or three seconds. Then he quickly continued his experiment.
"I don't know. Why do you ask?" He asked in a flat tone.
"She's a student in the School of Medicine, but she's very eager to learn the knowledge of our pharmacy major.
"The last time I came to deliver materials to you, I met her.
"She borrowed your materials from me. After reading them, she told me that she was very interested in your experiment." Shen Ya said cheerfully, completely oblivious to Wei Linjun's gradually gloomy face.
When she finally finished speaking, he slowly put down the test tube in his hand.
"Are you done?" His voice was still very gentle, but Shen Ya beside him couldn't help shivering.
"Yes, I'm done..."
"Our teaching for today is over." Without giving her a chance to speak, he took off his rubber gloves.
"I'm a bit tired."
Shen Ya looked at him in a daze, not knowing why the professor who was so amiable just a second ago suddenly changed his expression.
"Okay, okay..." She stammered a reply, then picked up her bag and walked out the door.
"By the way." Just before she walked out, Wei Linjun suddenly called her.
"Don't show the materials I gave you to others in the future. Okay?"
"Okay, professor." Shen Ya suddenly felt a sense of suffocation. She couldn't stay any longer and rushed out of the door.
After she left, the smile on Wei Linjun's face completely disappeared. That woman had seen it. He was doomed.
…
"Student Xia Sanghuan." The girl was walking out of the school gate with her bag when she was suddenly stopped by a male voice. She was very familiar with this voice. It was Wei Linjun.
She adjusted her state and turned around to look at him. "What do you want, Professor Wei?"
"I read a sentence in a book today. I'd like to share it with you." A strange light flashed in his eyes.
"What sentence?" The girl was actually very impatient with him, but she still showed a smile.
"Too much talk will surely lead to mistakes." As soon as he said this, the smile on the girl's face disappeared.
The two just stared at each other silently, trying to guess how much the other side currently knew. Wei Linjun's words completely tore through the thin veil of pretense between them.
This psychological game ended with the arrival of Professor He. Professor He had to finish organizing the last experimental data, so he rarely came out later than Xia Sanghuan.
He walked out of the research building and immediately saw the two people staring at each other on the path.
"Sanghuan." He greeted the girl and walked to her side.
"Professor Wei, do you have something to talk to my student about?" He turned around and faced Wei Linjun.
Two against one. Wei Linjun was already at a disadvantage in terms of momentum. He suddenly relaxed and smiled at Professor He.
"It's nothing." He said and left without hesitation.
The girl pursed her lips tightly and stared at his back. This was truly trying to hide something but giving it away instead. He actually dared to show himself.
Normally, a cautious person like him would never do such a thing. It was as if he had stepped out of the shadows himself to warn her not to tell others about his affairs.