Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 78: Growth

Su Ming's heart stirred, his five senses becoming exceptionally sharp.

He leaned over to look into the well.

The well was very deep, pitch black, with the bottom invisible. He could only see a small patch of sky reflected on the water's surface.

He reached his hand into the well opening. That cool, vibrant feeling of vitality became even more pronounced.

"Master, this well..."

"Hmm?" Lin Yu's voice also carried a trace of curiosity. "Interesting. It seems this well water contains an extremely faint trace of spiritual energy."

"Spiritual energy?" Su Ming's spirit lifted.

"Yes, spiritual energy. Although it's so thin it's almost negligible, it's much denser than anywhere else in this courtyard." Lin Yu pondered. "No wonder this Room A is the best dormitory. It's probably not because the house is good, but because of this well."

"Disciple, try putting your hand in the water."

Following his master's words, Su Ming untied the wooden bucket from the well rope and slowly dipped his hand into the cold well water.A cool sensation traveled from his fingertips, entering his meridians. It was indescribably comfortable.

Although that spiritual energy was so weak it was almost impossible to capture, the Aura Concealment Art was like a hungry beast smelling blood. It began spontaneously, greedily absorbing these faint, wispy strands of spiritual energy.

"Indeed!" Lin Yu also became excited. "This well probably connects to a tiny underground water vein, and that water vein just happens to pass through a place where spiritual energy gathers!"

"Although for a true cultivator, this amount of spiritual energy isn't even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth. But for a beginner like you, it's simply a heavenly blessing!"

"With this well, your cultivation speed for the Aura Concealment Art will increase by at least thirty percent! Moreover, drinking this well water long-term can subtly improve your physique!"

Su Ming's heart pounded wildly.

Truly, after searching far and wide with great difficulty, you find it effortlessly when you least expect it!

He had been worrying about lacking cultivation resources, yet he never expected such a treasure to be hidden right in his dormitory!

"Disciple, remember, this matter is known only to heaven, earth, you, and me! Absolutely must not let a third person know!" Lin Yu seriously warned. "From today onward, this well is our secret base! Outwardly, you must show a fanatical obsession with studying, putting all your energy on the surface. In secret, use this well water to cultivate fiercely for your master!"

"Yes, Master!"

Suppressing the wild joy in his heart, Su Ming calmly withdrew his hand.

He drew another bucket of water, carefully washed his face. The cool sensation seeped into his skin, sweeping away the fatigue accumulated over the past few days.

He thoroughly cleaned his new home, then went to the school's dining hall to collect his dinner.

The food was simple: one meat dish, one vegetable dish, one soup, with rice provided freely. Although the taste couldn't compare to the Zhou family's banquet, it was clean and hygienic.

After finishing the meal, the sky had completely darkened.

Night was as dark as ink, moonlight as pale as frost.

Su Ming declined invitations from several classmates who came to show goodwill for evening chats. He returned to his small courtyard and closed the gate.

He didn't light a lamp, instead going directly to the wellside, sitting cross-legged.

The Aura Concealment Art slowly circulated. He seemed to merge completely with the night.

Faint, wispy strands of cool spiritual energy rose from the well, inhaled into his body, flowing slowly along his meridians, nourishing his still-tender physique.

In the small courtyard of Room A, all was silent. Only the occasional ripples forming circles at the well opening shimmered with an ethereal glow under the moonlight.

Su Ming sat cross-legged by the well, eyes closed.

his limbs and bones. The faint strands of cool spiritual energy escaping from

few days, he attended lectures at the school during the day, discussing studies with classmates. At night, he closed his courtyard

could clearly feel the

from afar, could smell the fragrance of flowers from neighboring courtyards carried by the wind. His body also became much lighter. Running several laps around

was still the

he was often overlooked. Several times, familiar students walked straight towards him, only startling when they got close, as if

be considered mastered. The lower your presence, the longer you live.

eyes, exhaling

of fulfillment brought by cultivation gave him

the following days, Su Ming's life formed

policy discussion essays were often publicly praised by Professor Liu, earning him a mixture of respect and envy from

he was again the most inconspicuous shadow, silently absorbing the spiritual energy brought by that ancient well in his small

times, each time full of

D was hard to swallow, other times lamenting

this kind of life ever end!" Zhao Rui plopped down on a stone stool, his face full of worry. "I

him a cup

"Then don't take it."

I don't, my father will definitely break my legs! Besides, if I don't pass the provincial exam, how can I become an official, how

you want to take it, talk less nonsense and

Rui was left speechless. He picked up the cup and drank the cold

sweeter than ours." He smacked his lips, circling the topic back again. "By the way, I heard Professor Liu is going to submit your policy discussion essay to the County Magistrate? When

full of excitement, sharing in

Ming's heart also lifted

there should be a

what he waited for

classics in his study when Professor Liu's old servant came looking for him, his expression somewhat

the professor

servant through the

even entering the study, he sensed

his desk, his face so gloomy it seemed water

Professor Liu raised his eyes.

"Ah..."

long sigh echoed in the

didn't say much, merely pointing at the document on the desk

document stamped with the bright red

and picked up

meaning was simple and clear: "The request

below made him feel as if he had fallen into an icy

empty, unable to bear the

would

and relocating graves easily causes

problems Professor Liu had raised when testing him

solutions, but to directly

like a basin of cold water poured over his

sales, the Land Survey Council... all those intricately linked, clever calculations—appeared so pale and powerless before "temporarily postponed,

simply wouldn't give you a chance

even

voice carried suppressed anger. He slammed a fist on the table, making the brushes in the brush

amounted to a full thirty thousand taels! Yet the county government's accounts only recorded less than twenty thousand taels! That missing ten thousand taels, who knows where they went! And now they

people's peace? The people of Qingshi Town suffer floods or droughts every year. The people have long been

Afraid of taking responsibility! Better to have one less matter than one

professor trembled with anger. His usually gentle face was now

Ming held that document, his hands and feet

nationally beneficial, people-benefiting plan was so utterly powerless before a rigid

voice drifted up, carrying a trace of unsurprised