The Invincible Strongest Student

Chapter 1199: Chapter 1199: Not as Fragrant as You

Zhao Qingtang sat on the sofa, holding a book that documented Gu Skills. Because the book was so old, it was already incomplete, and even its name was unknown.

Just now, Lin Tian said he wanted to read all these books, hoping to help Jiang Pan Die.

But in Zhao Qingtang’s view, this guy is crazy!

Two or three hundred books, when will you finish reading them, in the year of the monkey?

However, Zhao Qingtang didn’t discourage Lin Tian; she simply picked up a book, intending to read with him. At least it could speed up the progress by half, right?

Zhao Qingtang just sat down, opened the book, and frowned at the contents.

The things written inside were really hard to understand. She initially thought that, as an expert in ancient medicine, reading such books shouldn’t be difficult.

But now she realized that crossing into a different field is like facing a mountain!

Zhao Qingtang put down the book in her hand and secretly glanced at the desk behind Lin Tian, thinking he must be like her, finding it hard to comprehend, right?

Soon, Lin Tian scanned the pages quickly and flipped to the next one.

Zhao Qingtang’s lips curled into a slight smile, indeed.

Soon again, Lin Tian scanned and flipped a page, repeating this process, and in no time, half a book was flipped through by him.

Zhao Qingtang was baffled by his behavior; flipping so fast, what can he comprehend?

”Hey~”

Lin Tian looked up, ”What’s up?”

”Nothing, I just want to ask, can you understand it?”

Lin Tian shook his head, ”Not yet.”

”Coincidentally, I don’t understand either. So since that’s the case... why are you flipping so quickly? These books could be handed to Thirteen to research,” Zhao Qingtang said, ”You’re just wasting your time like this.”

Lin Tian laughed, ”Do you think I’m just being perfunctory?”

”Aren’t you? What’s the point of this?”

”Not at all.” Lin Tian shook his head and laughed, ”My reading speed is much faster than average, and my memory is good too. Although I don’t understand it yet, going through these books means I won’t memorize everything, but remembering half isn’t an issue. Things I don’t get will naturally be understood.”

Zhao Qingtang rolled her eyes silently, ”Bragging, huh? With your current speed, can you really remember half?”

”I’m not bragging, half is just a conservative estimate. I got the top score in the unified examination back in the day using this method. Also, without such efficiency, how could I achieve so much in medicine at such a young age?”

”...” Zhao Qingtang opened her mouth, wanting to retort, but after thinking about it for a long time, didn’t know how to respond to this guy.

She could consider his previous comments as boasting, but the last sentence left no room for rebuttal. Yes, this guy always seems to be fooling around and doesn’t appear to study much, yet received such high praise from Grandpa.

Could it be that this guy possesses the most powerful brain?

Zhao Qingtang wanted to say something else, but the words turned into ”Memorizing so much at once can put a strain on your brain, don’t tire yourself too much.”

Lin Tian smiled and nodded at her, saying, ”Don’t worry.”

Then, the two of them picked up their books again to continue reading. The sound of flipping pages occasionally echoed in the room.

After reading for a while, Zhao Qingtang finally managed to finish two pages and roughly memorized the content. When she looked at Lin Tian again, she was surprised to find several books already stacked to his left—were those the ones he had read?

Zhao Qingtang simply placed her book on the table, rubbed her eyes, leaned back on the sofa, and closed her eyes to rest. She had struggled to read for so long, probably not even as efficiently as Lin Tian was in tens of seconds. Why bother?

Closing her eyes, breathing slowly, she could feel the peace of time, as drowsiness gradually set in, Zhao Qingtang simply took a nap.

This nap was very refreshing. In her dream, someone was massaging her shoulders; those warm big hands seemed magical, delivering a comforting strength that dispelled all her fatigue.

When she woke up, she found a thin blanket over her, which Lin Tian had used for the past few days, carrying his scent.

Glancing outside, the moon had risen among the scattered stars in the sky. Checking the time, it was already nine-thirty.

She had slept for over seven hours?!

”Awake?” Lin Tian put down his book and asked with a smile.

”Hmm...”

”You haven’t rested well these past few days taking care of me, so I helped massage your shoulders, hoping you’d sleep better. Feeling more energetic now?”

”Yes, I feel more energetic... but I slept so long... I might not need sleep tonight.” Zhao Qingtang’s face flushed, realizing it wasn’t a dream.

Zhao Qingtang stood up, stretched her arms above her head, displaying her graceful curves vividly.

She glanced at the messy pile of books where Lin Tian was sitting; it seemed like half of those books had been casually tossed aside.

”You’ve read all these?” Zhao Qingtang exclaimed, mouth agape, knowing this guy had the easy ability to scan and memorize, but this was too exaggerated!

Not to mention the content was obscure and profound, the tedious process itself was hard to digest. How did he persist?

”Yeah, read through quite a bit and roughly understood what’s going on with Gu Skill. Some parts need more exploration, so the speed is slow.”

”...” Zhao Qingtang was speechless. Big guy, if this is slow, then what am I?!

”Did you not eat or rest?” Zhao Qingtang asked, slightly angry.

Lin Tian chuckled, ”I don’t feel hungry or tired.”

”You...” Zhao Qingtang stared at Lin Tian with feigned anger, wanting to scold him, but swallowed her words, saying only ”Wait!” before stepping out.

”Hey, it’s so late; where are you going?”

Long after, without any response, Lin Tian simply lowered his head again, scanning the pages. Zhao Qingtang, being an adult, didn’t need him trailing behind.

After flipping through two more thin books, Lin Tian was just picking up the third when Zhao Qingtang re-entered with a tray, carrying two bowls of fragrant beef noodles topped with scallions.

Placing them on the table, Zhao Qingtang glared at Lin Tian, saying, ”After eating, you can’t read anymore! You’re still a patient and need rest!”

Lin Tian chuckled broadly, dodging her topic to ask, ”Did you make these noodles?”

”Yeah, does it smell good?”

Lin Tian nodded with a smile, ”Smells good, just not as good as you.”

”You!” Zhao Qingtang pointed at Lin Tian, her face turning red with speechlessness.

This guy, how could he flirt with her?!