You Say You Believe in Science, But You Fly on a Sword - Chapter 81
Chapter 81: Aren’t You Afraid Su Qin’an Will Beat You To Death?
After two hours of discussion, the entire blueprint finally passed Xie Yingqing’s inspection and was handed over to the Ministry of Construction for commencement.
A few days later, the sound of school construction boomed on the shores of Dongting Lake.
After leaving the Ministry of Construction, Xie Yingqing went directly to the Ministry of Education.
She had to see how the “foolproof selection” that the Minister of Education had guaranteed was progressing.
Only after taking over part of Su Qin’an’s responsibilities did Xie Yingqing realize how heavy a burden Su Qin’an carried.
When she was at the Daojian Sect, Yin Wanshan would always give Xie Yingqing minor matters to handle, teaching her how to be a good Sect Master.
Xie Yingqing was the Daojian Sect Saintess, the future Sect Master of the Daojian Sect, and Yin Wanshan had begun cultivating her relevant abilities when she was very young.
The responsibilities were not heavy because Yin Wanshan was shouldering them; Xie Yingqing was, at most, doing odd jobs and acting as an apprentice.
The current responsibilities… although a little heavier, were still not very heavy because Su Qin’an was shouldering a part of them.
“Miss Xie is here? Please sit! ”
Entering the Minister of Education’s office, Xie Yingqing sat down.
“Miss Xie wants to understand the current progress, right? ”
The Minister of Education smiled, “According to Academician Su’s requirements, we have selected one hundred and twenty-seven children under six years old from children’s welfare institutes nationwide. All of them meet the requirements. Would you like to inspect them? ”
Xie Yingqing nodded, “Alright, give me the locations, and I’ll go see them myself. ”
Sometimes, overt inspections are useless; covert visits often yield unexpected results.
For example, if an ancient emperor came down to inspect and announced it beforehand in a grand manner, he would likely see a prosperous and peaceful scene.
But if he made an incognito visit, secretly going down, he would likely see the common people struggling in the midst of hardship.
Although they were all children, Xie Yingqing still decided not to reveal her plans and act secretly.
The Minister of Education nodded and handed Xie Yingqing a file, “This contains the locations we’ve selected and information on the children. It should be helpful. ”
…
“How are the blueprints? ”
At the Mobei Laboratory, Su Qin’an was studying a small laser focusing device and asked Zhang Xian beside him, “It should be mostly alright, right? It’s almost been three weeks. If it’s not mostly done, we’ll run out of time. ”
“Overall, there are no major problems. We are still conducting reinforcement experiments on key parts and high-temperature tests. ”
Zhang Xian said, “There aren’t any major problems… Team Leader, how’s yours going? ”
“Don’t worry, it’s fine! ”
Su Qin’an looked up from the focusing device, “I just need to increase the laser focusing power a little. By the time you’re done, I should be done too. ”
…
At the Guizhou Province First Children’s Welfare Institute, taking advantage of everyone’s inattention, Xie Yingqing transformed into a streak of sword energy and flashed into the orphanage.
This included a child selected by the Minister of Education, a five-year-old named Sun Yang, who met all of Su Qin’an’s standards.
However, to prevent people with impure motives from entering the Cultivation World, Xie Yingqing still needed to observe him.
Well, to put it bluntly, Xie Yingqing felt that everyone was busy, and it didn’t seem right for her not to do anything, so she simply found something to do and came down to observe the situation.
Inside the orphanage, a five-year-old child was surrounded by three or four seven-year-old children in a secluded corner.
“Kid, we’re a little short on cash lately, and we want to borrow some money from you. ”
Although the seven-year-old children were not strong, compared to the five-year-old, the difference was obvious.
Xie Yingqing hid in the shadows, observing the group of children.
Sun Yang clenched his fists, and flames seemed to flicker in his eyes as he stared at the four seven-year-old boys, “Are you shameless? ”
“Hey, what’s wrong? ”
Someone said, “We take such good care of you. In winter, when you didn’t have clothes, we gave you clothes. Why does it matter if we borrow some money now? ”
“Damn it, why didn’t I have any clothes? Wasn’t it because of you guys! ”
Sun Yang roared, “Now you have the nerve to come and borrow money? Have you eaten your faces? ”
Xie Yingqing:…
Wow, that felt pretty cool! The Cultivation World needs someone like you!
“Not borrowing? Let’s do it! ”
Hearing this, Xie Yingqing didn’t rush to reveal herself.
She wanted to see what was so special about this child chosen by the Ministry of Education that caught her eye.
The four seven-year-old children immediately surrounded Sun Yang, ready to beat him up. At that moment, the child’s thin figure looked even more lonely and helpless.
“He seems to have some foundation… ”
Xie Yingqing frowned at Sun Yang’s poorly executed horse stance, “It’s a pity; modern China doesn’t have any usable martial arts… ”
Unexpectedly, although Sun Yang was thin and frail, his movements were surprisingly decisive and clean, not the “showy” ineptitude Xie Yingqing had imagined.
Dodging a punch with a bow stance, without much effort, he threw the boy behind him over his shoulder.
Seeing this, the other boys’ anger instantly increased, intensifying their beating of Sun Yang.
Unexpectedly, Sun Yang, who was being beaten up, didn’t lose at all. He repeatedly used two small grappling hand techniques, causing the older children around him to fall constantly.
“Hey, you’re getting feisty… ”
“Stop! ”
Xie Yingqing thought she had watched enough and it was time to intervene. She lightly shouted, instantly appearing beside Sun Yang, “So many of you bullying a younger child, are you shameless? ”
“I… ”
The leading seven-year-old child was about to retort, but he quickly lowered his head, intimidated by the cultivator aura Xie Yingqing intentionally released, and dared not speak.
“Scram, I don’t talk to shameless kids! ”
Xie Yingqing’s cold shout scared the four children around her and they scattered.
After dealing with them, Xie Yingqing turned and crouched down, looking at Sun Yang, “Where is your dean? Can you take older sister there? ”
Her voice was so gentle that if Sun Yang hadn’t witnessed Xie Yingqing’s stern expression just now, he wouldn’t have believed that it was the same person.
Sun Yang nodded and walked towards the dean’s house with Xie Yingqing, asking, “Older sister, who are you? ”
“I’m… here to save you! In at most four months, you won’t have to be bullied every day. ”
Xie Yingqing smiled slightly, “After four months, someone will come to pick you up. Just go with them. ”
Sun Yang raised his head and asked, “Older sister, am I the Dragon King in a novel? ”
“No, what’s wrong? ”
Xie Yingqing felt that she couldn’t keep up with this child’s train of thought, “Why are you asking that? ”
“If I’m not the Dragon King, why would someone come to pick me up? ”
“… ”
“Older sister, you’re so pretty! ”
That sounded like a normal sentence, so Xie Yingqing smiled, “Thank you, you’ll be very handsome too! ”
“Then when I become handsome, can older sister marry me? ”
Xie Yingqing:…
Kid, aren’t you afraid that Su Qin’an will come and kill you?
“Older sister has someone she likes! ”
Xie Yingqing smiled, “He’s a very good person, older sister likes him very much! ”
“Oh… then will older sister marry him? ”
Su Qin’an’s figure flashed through Xie Yingqing’s mind, and her heart was filled with happiness, but a girl’s shyness made her say, “We’ll see, it depends on my mood! ”
Sun Yang nodded, seemingly understanding, “Okay… older sister, we’re here. “