Above the Galaxy
Chapter 287 - 190: Not Yet of Age!

Chapter 287: Chapter 190: Not Yet of Age!

After Tang Fei left, Si Yinchuan looked at Xuanyuan Mingjing and asked with a smile, "Headmaster, should we let him try?"

"Let him try." Xuanyuan Mingjing’s body lazily collapsed onto the bamboo chair, showing none of the spirit or dignity of a Great Grandmaster. "It’s nothing significant."

"What if the thing he creates is crooked, has a short-circuit, or the chip malfunctions and it can’t even move—just a useless pile of metal casings... Wouldn’t that truly be an embarrassment?" said Si Yinchuan, not without worry.

"Now he is your disciple, the center of attention. If such a thing really happened... wouldn’t that be a disgrace to you as his headmaster and mentor?"

At that time, not only the teachers and students of White Crane Academy would be present, but also those from other top academies and people from the Aus Empire...

If Tang Fei’s mechanical skills are really so poor, wouldn’t it be an international embarrassment?

At that time, Xuanyuan Mingjing’s complexion would not look good.

Xuanyuan Mingjing picked up his teacup and took a sip, saying indifferently, "He will not disgrace me."

The statement was simple to the extreme, and also supremely proud.

As long as he remained a Great Grandmaster, no one could disgrace him.

At most, they could say he had taken a useless disciple...

"Besides, you know him well... If he weren’t confident, would he mention it in front of us? Since he brought it up, that shows he has confidence," Xuanyuan Mingjing continued.

"He may seem indifferent to everything, but in reality, he cares more than anyone. If he says he wants to enter the mechanical competition, he must be aiming for the championship."

Xuanyuan Mingjing looked at Shen Xinglan and said, "He and you are the same type of person."

Tang Fei is outwardly expressive, Shen Xinglan is reserved.

But at their core, they are equally proud.

For some reason, hearing his mentor equating Tang Fei with himself, Shen Xinglan felt somewhat displeased.

A progeny of the heavens, a young scion.

He is the most dazzling new star of the Phoenix Empire, and even among the March Seven Stars, he stood in a class of his own.

Yet, the mentor had said that someone from the Wasteland was the same as him...

Why?

"I hope the mentor achieves good results in the mechanical competition," Shen Xinglan said with a radiant smile, his voice gentle and soft.

Anyone who saw him would think he was a very cultivated and graceful young man.

"You seem to have high expectations for him," Si Yinchuan did not expect Xuanyuan Mingjing to give such high praise to Tang Fei, and chimed in, "Then I too look forward to his performance."

"I believe he will not disappoint us," Xuanyuan Mingjing stated.

"Perhaps, he will bring even more surprises... or challenges."

Xuanyuan Mingjing did not voice this last thought.

He looked up at the sky; the weather was gloomy, heavy with moist fog—not good weather at all.

He waved his hand, and the vast swath of black fog was dispersed, revealing dazzling whiteness.

Tang Fei was unaware of the discussion involving him at the grape courtyard, and he didn’t care.

He had already expressed his intentions; what remained was to work toward his goal.

If you make a promise and fail to keep it, that’s boasting.

If you fulfill all the promises you make, that’s life planning.

He was always carefully planning and managing his own life.

Of course, he had to plan for Little Fatty too.

First, let him eat meat.

Second, let him succeed.

Third, find him a sister-in-law.

He was willing to bear all hardships alone.

After all, who asked him to be the older brother?

Tang Fei was practicing the third sword of the Netherworld Compendium, having comprehended its profound meaning after his mentor’s demonstration and enlightenment.

Understand the process, familiarize with the process, forget the process.

It was still a sword that expressed one’s innermost feelings.

All the complexity, strangeness, and counterintuitiveness to human biomechanics are just to create obstacles.

They are useful, but you have to discard them when using them.

This is the advantage of being under a Great Grandmaster; what you agonize over for months or even years and cannot understand, someone else sees through at a glance.

Unfortunately, most people don’t understand how important it is to be desperately persistent to take a Great Grandmaster as your mentor...

The Winter Solstice arrived, and White Crane Academy gave a two-day holiday.

Students could freely engage in activities within the academy, go on vacation, or return home to visit their families.

Tang Fei went home.

This was the first festival he and Little Fatty had celebrated since their arrival at New Star; if he didn’t return, Little Fatty would have to spend the festival alone.

Little Fatty also got a holiday and came back; they had three days off, one more day than Tang Fei.

White Crane Academy would soon hold the Heavenly Path Exchange, so students were required to return a day early to prepare for this event.

It was said that most students who registered or were selected by the academy did not leave, as they were striving to achieve good results in the Heavenly Path Exchange.

Tang Fei thought that to forge iron, one must be strong themselves; if one is strong enough, there’s no need to cram at the last minute.

For instance, Shen Xinglan—would he worry about not taking first place?

Always maintaining an elegant and composed demeanor, even if he were worried, he wouldn’t let anyone know.

"According to the customs of New Star, everyone eats dumplings during the Winter Solstice," Tang Fei said. "Shall we make dumplings ourselves?"

"Yes, yes, I love eating dumplings," Little Fatty said excitedly.

They had never eaten dumplings in Old Land, first because there was no wheat, and also they had no way to hull and grind it...