The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1138

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Qing Joming knew how timid the guy next to him is. Although this guy would usually be brave, strong, and intelligent he has discovered that in front of a crowd he would suddenly become stupid and weak. As long as he did not receive anything that would incite his defensive nature, Xin Ja would be like a turtle and would want to hide in his shells.

Qing Joming did not hesitate to suddenly grab the hand of Xin Ja as the two of them move through the crowd.

Behind the two follows a bespectacled girl as they left the field.

Many eyes followed but no one stopped them as the students continue watching the screen.

"Whew… That was awesome… I never knew that you would be able to save one of our academy\'s beauties… Hehe… You did good little buddy!" Qing Joming said with his thumbs up.

"I… I just did that on impulse…" Xin Ja said while standing by the wall of a building.

The quiet young woman just stood on the side but did not say anything.

"Hey… Are you also a fan of his?" Qing Joming suddenly asked when he noticed the bespectacled girl.

The girl did not say anything and just shyly shifted her eyes from Qing Joming. She then handed a water gourd at Xin Ja and then left while blushing.

Qing Joming did not expect to see such a scene and his eyes landed on his dumbfounded friend.

"Haha… You already have an admirer… You\'re too lucky my friend…" Qing Joming said teasingly while patting Xin Ja\'s shoulder.

Xin Ja did not say anything and looks at the water gourd with a tinge of blush on his face.

He feels a bit awkward and at the same time feels warm for some unknown reason. He would not deny that he is kind of attracted to the bespectacled young woman whose name he still did not know yet.

"Hey… Do you have a crush on her?" suddenly Qing Joming teased upon seeing the reaction of his friend.

"Uh? What? What do you mean?" Xin Ja asked in a panic.

What does Qin Joming mean when he says crush? What does crush mean?

Xin Ja was a bit flustered as he could from the reaction of his friend that the word \'crush\' means something that this guy would use to tease him further.

Feeling a bit suffocated and awkward, Xin Ja did not hesitate to leave Qing Joming.

"Haha… I knew it… Hey! Where are you going? Wait for me!" Qing Joming called while chasing after Xin Ja.

The two went back to their classroom as they decided to wait for their classmates in there.

Meanwhile, in one corner, the bespectacled woman has a look of elation in her eyes as she patted her chest.

"Hihi… That was… exciting." She muttered as a slight blush appears on her cheeks.

She slowly turns around and walks back to the field as she still wanted to watch more of the war games.

It was already in the afternoon when the classes resumed and once again Xin Ja concentrated on making potions. At the same time, he would secretly further advance the potion brewing and then turn them into pills while no one is watching.

In the potion room, each of the students is left on their own to learn potion brewing and advance their own craft. So no one has free time to spy on another as they are focused on improving themselves.

Plus this afternoon… their teachers have already told them that the exams are coming. Each of them is required to advance by a level to pass, or else they would be removed from the academy.

The harsh reality is about to come, so everyone is in a state of panic as they did not want to be kicked out of the academy.

But there are those who seem to be relaxed as they have already advanced by a level earlier on. One of them is Qing Joming who is a bit leisurely while trying to experiment on creating a level 3 potion.

Since he did not need to perfect the experiment earlier on and advance further, he feels relaxed and is not pressured at all.

Xin Ja at this time was able to create a batch of medium-grade healing pills. He has already experienced the pressure in the infirmary in the War Games, so he knew that on the real battlefield if he is not ready, then he would only face many troublesome situations.

And having many healing pills is a must.

At the end of the class, he did not expect that he would be able to create six batches of pills. Plus, he also noticed that the materials in front of him were all used up.

But that is okay, it came from the school anyway. And yet the problem is how can he explain the loss of materials if he has no potion on hand? Xin Ja suddenly feels a hint of panic in his heart as he looks around him.

He could see the student test tube filled with different kinds of potions. He bit his lips and takes out a pill from his ring.

He then quickly dissolved it in a beaker and quickly pours the content on ten test tubes in front of him. After doing that, he heaves a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, he felt someone standing behind him.

"Hehe… You almost made a blunder." Qing Joming said with a teasing smile on his face.

Xin Ja could tell that this guy saw what he had just done.

"You\'re too focused. Next time when you do that you should tell me to watch your back…" Qing Joming whispered while nudging Xin Ja\'s arm and pointing at teacher Hou who is checking the works of her students.

Xin Ja knew that Qing Joming just wanted to warn him. With a nod of his head, he said.

"Thank you…"

"Haha… No problem… Just treat me to some food later… Hehe…"

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5 pm, inside a tea house

Xin Ja and Qing Joming are seated on the second floor while watching the bustling people below them.

"This is one of the best tea houses in town… Have a taste of their tea and their delicacies…" Qing Joming said as he takes a sip of the tea.

"Ahhh! The taste of the tea is truly amazing. It has a relaxing effect and it seems like it has invigorated my body…" Qing Joming said as he savors the taste of the tea.

"Umm… You\'re right… and this cake also tastes amazing." Xin Ja said as he takes a bit of a cake.

"It\'s good… right? Hehe…"

The two enjoys the delicacy while Xin Ja suddenly noticed a figure hiding in a corner on the opposite side of the street.

A slight smile appears on his face as he feels smiling upon seeing the young woman. He could not help but want to approach her and ask for her name.

Qing Joming suddenly stopped and looks at his friend with a blushing expression. He shifted his gaze and landed on the simple-looking girl standing near the wall on the opposite street. An evil smile suddenly appears on his face as he suddenly stands up.

"Wait here… I need to go to the pee…" he said as he left.

Xin Ja, on the other hand, continues savoring the meal on the table.

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Rou Chenchen is the name of the bespectacled young woman who is seated behind Xin Ja. She is a 2nd level Ki fighter and is already a 2nd level alchemist.

Ever since she first saw the small freshman entering the class, she was immediately attracted to him for some unknown reason.

The young man is shy and she finds him cute. She would steal glances at him every now and then. And even after knowing that he is the famous fool son of Xin Jong, her impression of him did not wane.

As the day went by, she discovered that there is more to the young boy than meets the eye. He is actually very talented, though he is a bit shy most of the time. Then she discovers a secret. She was stunned and did not know if she would tell her family or not. But she decided against it.

She knew that the Rou family is also looking for the secret alchemist who made the pills.

And right now… she already who he is. But deep in her heart, she knew that if this secret would be discovered, then unending trouble would come to Xin Ja.

So she decided to keep it to herself.

She is already contented in looking at him.

But today, something is different. She wanted to be closer, she wanted for him to notice her. And so she tried to take advantage of the crowd to be close to him.

From the distance the two of them are standing, she could already smell the citrus scent coming from him. It was a refreshing smell that made her want to get closer.

She secretly touches his robe and felt elated as she pushes further. But then she stopped herself, afraid to be discovered.

When he walks away, she felt sad and followed. She handed him a water gourd and he accepted which made her head elated.

And now, she is already contented in watching him eat.

But then her expression suddenly changes when she noticed a figure standing beside her.