My Remarkable Cleverness~

Qi Zixiao's talent was peerless; otherwise, she would never have reached the peak of the Spirit Severance Stage at such a young age.

And her talent was reflected in more than just the speed of her cultivation advancement. The same held true when she cultivated techniques.

At this moment, as she watched Divine Sword Control Thunder True Technique on the television, Qi Zixiao had a sudden epiphany by a stroke of fate!

But...

Just then, accompanied by a momentary blur of consciousness, Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao's souls crossed over once again, each returning to his or her own body.

"I'm back..."

Lin Fan's eyes gleamed with intense anticipation.

"I've memorized the entire Sole Supremacy Art of the Eight Desolations and Six Directions. I'll try cultivating it later and see if I can succeed."

"But... for now, I should first see what that Tigress has been doing these past few days. Hopefully, she hasn't caused any more trouble."

In Lin Fan's heart, Qi Zixiao was anything but trouble-free.

The television was still playing before him, and the note on the coffee table was also very conspicuous.

"She's learned to binge-watch shows? That's not bad. At least she won't get into trouble watching television..."

He picked up the note and took a close look.

The first line contained ten characters. She had written it with such force that she had even pierced the paper.

"You forgot to tell me the phone password!!!"

It was not hard to tell that when Qi Zixiao had written this line, she had been extremely depressed and even somewhat frantic.

"Uh..."

Lin Fan rubbed his nose, feeling a little awkward. "So I actually forgot to tell her the password?"

"Looks like I really did..."

Thinking back carefully, he had indeed forgotten to leave the unlocking password. At the time, he had set one phone's screen to stay on constantly, so after crossing over, Qi Zixiao could operate it and watch videos. But after she locked the screen...

She could no longer use it!

To Qi Zixiao, a smartphone—a "high-tech product"—could be said to be one of the things she was most interested in after crossing over. Yet she could not use it because she did not have the password...

"Cough. No wonder she didn't leave me a video and left a note instead."

Lin Fan committed this matter to memory and continued reading downward.

"Instant noodles taste pretty good, but I'm getting a little tired of eating them!"

This was the second sentence Qi Zixiao had left behind.

Lin Fan: "..."

He roughly checked the cash he had and the money in his phone, discovering that not a single cent was missing. He could not help feeling a little embarrassed.

"She really ate instant noodles for three days?"

"I did tell her not to run around outside if she could help it, but I never said she couldn't even go out to eat."

"Should I buy her some rice, vegetables, and things like that next time and put them in the kitchen?"

After thinking it over, Lin Fan still rejected the idea.

"What kind of joke is that?"

The lofty Saintess would cook?

Wouldn't she fail to cook the meal and set the whole house ablaze instead?

Qi Zixiao's third line read:

I need information about the Cultivation World. How can I get to the Cultivation World from this world?

Lin Fan: "..."

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?!"

"I think this Tigress is deliberately making things difficult for us!"

Clearly, Lin Fan had misunderstood her.

What Qi Zixiao had been thinking was that she should find information about the Cultivation World and let this body cultivate as well, so that she could at least protect herself in this unfamiliar world.

But Lin Fan had mistakenly thought that Qi Zixiao wanted to find a way home or something...

Regardless of what she was thinking or what she meant, where was he supposed to find news about the Cultivation World?

How could one get to the Cultivation World?

Who would know?

The note Qi Zixiao had left contained only these three matters. She had not mentioned anything else.

After all, given Qi Zixiao's personality, she indeed would not say more than necessary. Was she supposed to write down how many buckets of instant noodles she had eaten, how many times she had walked around the house, and how many times she had gone to the bathroom?

That was impossible.

"Thankfully, nothing unexpected happened this time."

After roughly understanding the situation, Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

No money was missing, which proved she had not run around recklessly. She had not fled in all directions and still had the leisure to sit here and binge-watch shows, which proved she had not caused trouble.

"Then I have to make the plans for what comes next as soon as possible..."

At this moment, Lin Fan had three major matters before him.

First, returning to school!

The holiday had already ended, and tomorrow was the day he had to return to school. He had to go check in.

Of course, checking in was a minor matter. The problem was, what should he do when Qi Zixiao was in control of his body? Let her attend class? Wouldn't she be exposed far too easily?

So he had to find a way to resolve this matter.

Second, making money!

All the money he had on him added up to only three or four hundred yuan. Even if he ate instant noodles every day, it would not last long. Besides, how could he possibly eat instant noodles every day?

Third, practicing martial arts!

He had already memorized the Sole Supremacy Art of the Eight Desolations and Six Directions. As someone who had grown up watching Martial Arts movies, how could Lin Fan not try cultivating it?

What if... he actually succeeded?

After thinking it over for a long while, Lin Fan still could not come up with a solution for returning to school.

"If I don't want to expose this matter, I have only two choices. One, don't let her know about school and just skip class. Two... be more direct and drop out."

Of the two choices, Lin Fan was reluctant to accept either, but he truly had no other way.

"Forget it, forget it. I'll go check in. If I have the time, I'll attend class. As for when Qi Zixiao takes over... I'll just let her stay home. If she skips class, then she skips class. I'll worry about what comes afterward later."

When a boat reached the bridge, it would naturally find a way through. There was no point dwelling on a problem he could not solve for now. It would be better to move directly on to the next matter.

"I'm really short on money right now, so... doing day-to-day work is actually the better option." Lin Fan began to ponder.

Of course, he did not mean the kind of day labor done by the Sanhe gods.

"There's no other way. I can only go carry bricks again."

When he had first entered university, his family had been genuinely poor and could not afford to give him any money. Relying on the strength in his arms, Lin Fan had spent some time carrying bricks at construction sites.

Later, as he gradually became more and more slovenly, he went less often. But he still had the foreman's contact information and the like, so it would not be difficult to go carry bricks if he wanted to.

"But..."

"Other than today, I have to go back to school tomorrow to check in, so I'll only have the day after tomorrow left. Even if I carry bricks all day, I can only earn one or two hundred yuan. That's not enough."

"Should I let Qi Zixiao control our body and carry bricks too?"

Lin Fan's eyes shifted, and he suddenly had a rather good idea.

At school, too many people knew him, and he often had close contact with his instructors and the like, so it would be easy for him to be exposed.

But carrying bricks was different! At a construction site, everyone was busy rushing around. Who would have the time to pay attention to him? If no one paid him any mind and everyone was unfamiliar with him, wouldn't that mean he would not be exposed?

"I really am clever!"

That fellow felt rather pleased with himself.

But... for some reason, whenever he imagined the dignified Saintess carrying bricks at a construction site, he really wanted to laugh.

"For now, that's the plan. Next... I'll try cultivating the Sole Supremacy Art of the Eight Desolations and Six Directions!"

Thanks to "Yi Wu Huan Fei," "hirouyki," "Qi Xin Bu Zheng," and "Hehe, One Year After Another" for the rewards from these four friends. May all your wishes come true!