Atlas of Heaven and Earth-Chapter 29: Flapping Wings

August 28th, only one day left before the re-examination.

Chen Chuan hadn't gone to The House of Fists these past two days, instead, he was at home preparing for the upcoming re-examination. As soon as he woke up in the morning, he was in the yard practicing Da San Shou[-] over and over again.

His movements were smooth and powerful, perfectly balanced, turning the originally aggressive Da San Shou[-] into something quite beautiful.

Yu Wan came out wearing an apron, smiling as she watched him practicing his punches. Even though she didn't understand, she felt comfortable with the strength and rhythm conveyed through Chen Chuan's moves.

In Chen Chuan, she seemed to see a figure, also practicing punches in the yard like now, and she couldn't help but murmur, "Second sister..."

After Chen Chuan practiced several times, he suddenly smelled a fragrance. He stopped his practice and said, "Auntie, are you stewing chicken soup?"

Yu Wan was a bit surprised, as she had just started stewing it not long ago. She smiled and said, "Your nose is quite sharp, just like your second sister. Isn't your re-examination tomorrow? Auntie is stewing some chicken soup for you to nourish you."

To be honest, a bowl of chicken soup wouldn't really supplement much for Chen Chuan's training, but it was Yu Wan's good intention and care for the younger generation. Moreover, after eating black meat pumpkin rice and nutritional paste every day these days, he almost forgot what normal food tasted like.

He was in a good mood and said, "Thank you, auntie. I've been eating out these days, and I haven't tasted your cooking for a long time. I really miss it."

Hearing this, Yu Wan was very happy, "It still needs to stew for a while. You've been practicing martial arts and must be consuming a lot. Do you want to eat a few biscuits first?"

Chen Chuan smiled and said, "I'll save my stomach for auntie's chicken soup."

Yu Wan smiled and went inside, "I'll watch the stove and call you when it's ready."

Chen Chuan practiced alone for a while longer, feeling completely refreshed, and then went back to the living room.

Since it was a rest day, the whole family was at home. Nian Fuli, who was rarely at home, was also there, with his belt loosened, reading a newspaper. The radio was on beside him, playing a Zhang Mountain folk song.

Chen Chuan came into the room, picked up the thermos to pour water, and seeing that Nian Fuli's tea on the table was half empty, he also filled it up for him.Nian Fuli looked up at Chen Chuan, as if remembering something, he put down the newspaper and said, "Xiao Chuan, that matter has been resolved. There are still some loose ends, but don't worry about the exam, don't ask too much. If there's anything, your uncle will take care of it first."

Chen Chuan realized he was talking about the incident where he was attacked. He said, "Thank you, uncle."

Nian Fuli then asked, "How is it, are you confident?"

Chen Chuan said, "Mr. Yu is a good teacher, I've learned everything I needed to learn, and it's also thanks to you, uncle."

Nian Fuli saw the confidence hidden in his eyes, he hummed in acknowledgment, picked up the newspaper to cover his face and continued reading, only the tip of his crossed leg started to shake.

Chen Chuan smiled, he took the water cup back to his room, placed it on the table, and then pushed the window open a bit. It had rained lightly last night, and the air was still very fresh, with the sound of birds coming in from outside.

After standing for a while, he turned around and took down the book "The Great Pioneering' from the bookshelf. This was his favorite book, which he had been reading for a long time.

The background of "The Great Pioneering' is set sixty years ago during the third national pioneering period. At that time, Yangzhi City was just a small county town, which gradually developed because it served as a logistics transfer hub for the pioneering army.

However, this book is not mainly about the military, but rather, it describes some bizarre stories encountered during the pioneering journey from the perspective of three civilian pioneering groups, more like a bizarre biography and adventure diary. The book describes the local customs and practices of each place in great detail, and he found it very interesting.

In fact, Yangzhi City itself has various strange urban legends, such as the Split-Skull Demon, where the victims' skulls are split open at the scene, and their brains are said to be missing.

Because of its bizarre style and the fact that the victims are not ordinary people, it is widely circulated.

Similarly, there are legends such as the disappearance of an entire village deep in Zhang Mountain, the Phantom of Jiao Mountain, and the human-faced kite. He privately asked Nian Fuli about it, who dismissed it with disdain, saying that the patrol bureau had investigated these incidents, and except for some things that are indeed hard to explain, most of them actually have traces of human involvement.

He also said that even if there are such evil things, they are nothing in front of guns and cannons.

In the living room, before it was time for a meal, the aroma of chicken soup wafted out, and the two cousins who were playing immediately smelled it and started clamoring.It smells so good.

I want to eat chicken, I want to eat chicken.

That's for cousin, not for you, you can't have it.

I want to eat too, I want to eat too...

You can't, just can't!

Nian Fuli was getting a headache from the two little ones' noise, put down the newspaper, and said towards the kitchen, "I say, Yu Wan, just stew another one then."

I want to eat this one, I want to eat this one...

This child, doesn't listen at all... Yu Wan ran out from the kitchen, grabbed Nian Mo's ear, and slapped his butt a couple of times, Nian Mo howled dryly.

Hearing the noise from his room, Chen Chuan couldn't help but smile.

For both lunch and dinner that day, the whole family ate together.

Before dinner, Nian Fuli said to Chen Chuan, "Don't be too nervous tomorrow, when your uncle first went to the battlefield, I didn't know what fear was."

Yu Wan said, "Your uncle really isn't boasting, he was quite brave back then, it's just that after coming back, he always said if a bullet had been a bit more off, it wouldn't have been a hole in the helmet, but he wouldn't be here anymore."

Nian Fuli rubbed the stubble on his head and sighed, "Before joining the army, I was alone with no worries, didn't have to think too much, but after starting a family, I became more cautious, always feeling that I was too reckless when I was young, but if you don't take risks when you're young, you'll inevitably regret it when you're old."

He looked at Chen Chuan and said, "Kid, take the exam seriously, to put it bluntly, whether you'll be drinking wine and eating meat, or eating chaff and vegetables, it all depends on tomorrow."

Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Uncle, aunt, I have confidence."

"Good, no more talking, let's eat, eat more, eat your fill, rest well, and you'll be more energetic tomorrow." With that, Nian Fuli picked up his chopsticks, and the family started eating.

After dinner, Chen Chuan took a walk outside, returned to his room, placed the alarm clock on the desk, and with a thought, Second Self instantly merged into his body, and he began to count silently.

When he opened his eyes and looked at the second hand, two minutes had already passed, which was the result of his efforts at this stage.

In a real life-and-death fight, it's actually just a few seconds or even a dozen seconds to determine the outcome, so if it's just a one-on-one fight, that's already enough.In any case, over the past three months, he had done his best, and now he was just waiting for the test tomorrow.

He checked the things he needed to bring tomorrow again, then relaxed and went back to flipping through his book. When the clock struck ten, he turned off the lights and went to sleep as usual, quickly falling into a deep sleep.

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A night passed, and by around five in the morning, he woke up feeling refreshed. However, Yu Wan had gotten up earlier than him, preparing breakfast early and telling him not to be nervous.

Chen Chuan really wasn't too nervous, which came from his confidence in his own abilities.

Since the re-examination had not specified a specific time, only requiring candidates to arrive before eight o'clock, he decided to arrive at the school a bit earlier to avoid being too rushed.

After leaving the house, he saw the sky was gray, the sun had just risen, and there were not many pedestrians on the road.

He rode all the way, passing through the city center square, smoothly turning onto the main road leading to Wuyi University[-], only to see security personnel maintaining order on both sides of the road, all with short sticks and daggers at their waists.

This should be Wuyi University[-]'s way of maintaining order, after all, with so many students gathered together, all young and vigorous, possessing martial abilities, without proper arrangements, problems could easily arise.

After riding a bit further, he could already see the school gate, but the open space in front of the gate had been set up with barriers, and a security guard standing at the street corner waved at him, signaling him to park his bicycle in the designated area.

He got off the bike, pushed it towards the open space where several rows of bicycles were already parked, parked his bike, and then walked through the passage left by the barriers.

There were already many candidates who had arrived early queuing up. Candidates needed to have their identities checked one by one, and those without a student ID would not be allowed into the academy. If it was damaged, forgotten, or lost, you would be stopped outside, and no explanations would be accepted.

The gate was guarded by two academy teachers and three assistant teachers, all with serious expressions, plus the patrolling security, creating a very tense atmosphere.

Chen Chuan entered through the side gate again, checked his number and photo at the entrance, confirmed it was him, checked his belongings, and except for drinking water, toilet paper, and towels for washing, no other items were allowed to be brought in. Finally, he had to sign before being allowed to enter Wuyi University[-].

While they were queuing to enter the school gate, a small car slowly drove over. The teacher took the initiative to ask a few questions, the student inside did not get out of the car, just showed his student card, and was immediately let through.The students entering the university through the side gates didn't find anything unusual; instead, most of them cast envious and longing glances.

At this moment, a few bird calls were heard overhead. Chen Chuan looked up and, under the now bright sunlight, could see several sparrows circling and soaring high in the clear sky.

"Student, your student ID," a voice called out.

Chen Chuan snapped back to reality, said thank you, took the ID, secured it, tightened the strap of his shoulder bag, and then stepped through the gates of Wuyi University[-].

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