The Charm of a Powerful Woman Spreads Across the World

Chapter 44

Yu Xuan pinched Ru Feng's ear, brought his face close to Ru Feng's ear, and whispered, "If I were gay, the person would definitely be you."

For some reason, Ru Feng's face suddenly felt hot. It was the first time she had so clearly felt the so-called masculine aura emanating from Yu Xuan. So, she subconsciously pushed him hard, and Yu Xuan, caught off guard, was knocked down.

"What are you doing? It was just a joke." Yu Xuan leaned to the side, clearly displeased, but then suddenly seemed thoughtful, gave a knowing smile, and leaned closer to Ru Feng again, "You wouldn't actually have some ulterior motive towards me, would you?"

Ru Feng shouted, "Get lost! If I were gay, I'd be looking for the headmaster! You? Forget about it!" His tone was very disdainful.

To be honest, Ru Feng had momentarily forgotten that the rooms here were not well soundproofed, and it was nighttime. He also forgot that the people in the next dormitory all knew martial arts. So when they suddenly heard voices coming from next door, both Yu Xuan and Ru Feng were stunned.

The person next door said, "Master, I support you in finding a homosexual partner with the headmaster, but just don't harm the rest of us."

Ru Feng recognized him; he was a very active classmate who was a great eater and had decent martial arts skills. He had a good relationship with Ru Feng, and their acquaintance began with Ru Feng's beggar's chicken. Now, Ru Feng introduced him to Zuiyue and Hanshan's "Shiweitian Medicinal Cuisine Restaurant" because they sell beggar's chicken there.

So Ru Feng loudly replied, "With your pathetic appearance, I wouldn't even bother to harm you for free!"

Yu Xuan chuckled wickedly, lowering his voice: "Hmph, let's see what you do this time? Just when the rumors about you being gay had been cleared up, you've created new ones."

Ru Feng patted his chest and said, "It's alright, the innocent are innocent, only fools believe rumors." He spoke loudly.

The person next door replied, "Alright, stop talking so loudly. Let's prepare for the competition tomorrow. These past few days of the sports meet have exhausted me!"

Ru Feng quickly agreed and then fell silent. Yu Xuan prepared to go to sleep, while Ru Feng got dressed and, as usual, slipped away to the stream behind the mountain to take a bath.

Ru Feng washed herself in the icy water by the moonlight. Sigh, the weather is getting colder and colder. How will she wash when it gets even colder? But because the winters here are particularly cold, she can go back to spend the winter every year. This is something Ru Feng is very happy about. Going to class in the dead of winter is so boring.

But speaking of which, it should be time for the holidays now, and then she can go home. Thinking of this, Ru Feng started to miss her parents. She thought of her current parents, and then she thought of her parents in modern times, and her sister. As she thought about it, she began to feel the urge to cry, so Ru Feng quickly ordered herself to stop and finished taking a bath in a hurry.

The next day, the atmosphere was very good. During class, people kept stealing glances at Ru Feng with smiles on their faces. As always, Ru Feng was dozing off, completely unaware of the sensitive environment around him.

Yu Jue frowned, turned to look at Yu Xuan, and saw that Yu Xuan was secretly laughing. He figured it was probably nothing serious, so he didn't remind Ru Feng.

The teacher, who was giving the lesson, also sensed the subtle atmosphere. Seeing that no one was listening, he prepared to walk up to Rufeng without making a sound.

Fortunately, Ru Feng was sitting at the back, so as soon as Yu Xuan saw her, he immediately took a book in one hand and secretly reached under the table with the other to poke Ru Feng's thigh.

Ru Feng thought that Yu Xuan was playing a trick on her again, and even if there was any noise, she did not want to wake up.

When Yu Xuan tried to make another move, he saw the teacher staring straight at him, so he had no choice but to withdraw his hand. Under the cover of his book, he kept muttering to himself, "The teacher is here, the teacher is here!"

Startled, Ru Feng quickly opened her eyes and blinked repeatedly, trying to wake herself up immediately.

Just then, the teacher walked up to her and asked in a deep voice, "Who can answer the question I just asked?"

Ru Feng sat upright, and the others also pretended to be serious. Some people had a smile on their lips, knowing that this was a test for Ru Feng.

Ru Feng tried desperately to recall what question the teacher had asked earlier, but she couldn't remember it at all. Thinking of this, she glanced sideways at Yu Xuan.

Yu Xuan dared not move, for the teacher was watching.

The Master looked at Ru Feng and said, "Yu Chi Ru Feng, you answer this."

"I knew they'd call on me. Bad luck today, got caught red-handed." Ru Feng muttered to himself, slowly standing up, tilting his head to look at the teacher, and said loudly, "Teacher, I'm afraid I misunderstood, so could you please repeat the question?"

"It's possible, but you have to answer when I count to ten." The teacher knew perfectly well that Ru Feng hadn't been paying attention in class, so he wanted to give him a little challenge.

"Alright, go ahead and say it." Ru Feng's voice was weak, but after seeing Bai Shaojun's gloating eyes, she was furious and immediately perked up.

“Alright, my question is why it is said that ‘the mind, Buddha, and sentient beings are without difference’? What is Buddha-nature?” The Master smiled at Ru Feng. He was quite old, and now his only pleasure was to let those young students temper their arrogance and pride and deflate their conceit.

Ru Feng's mind raced. It seemed this was a new lesson. Although he had already read the textbook once, he still didn't remember everything after so long. It seemed he could only rely on himself to summarize it now.

"Time's up, Ru Feng, answer now," the Master said smugly, his beard twitching.

Ru Feng coughed lightly a few times and said, “The so-called ‘mind, Buddha, and sentient beings are without difference’ means that our mind, the mind of sentient beings, and the mind of the Buddha are all exactly the same, without any difference. Although outwardly there are differences such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, heavenly beings, worldly beings, and various aquatic creatures, birds, and beasts in the animal realm, the Buddha-nature is exactly the same, and it will not change, diminish, or disappear. It can be said to be eternally unchanged. This is the Buddha-nature.” Ru Feng spoke at a moderate pace, clearly and forcefully.

Seeing that the Master's expression had not improved, he continued, "Buddha-nature can manifest compassion, wisdom, and supernatural powers to save sentient beings in all directions and bestow favors upon them; but in his heart, there is no thought of 'I am saving sentient beings, I am bestowing favors,' no such thought of self and others. This is also Buddha-nature..." By the end, Ru Feng had become quite eloquent, and it seemed that he was about to lose control.

The teacher of Confucian classics was most afraid of his students nagging when answering questions, so he quickly said, "Alright, alright, that's a very good answer. Rufeng, please sit down."

Ru Feng then sat down with satisfaction, giving Bai Shaojun a smug look that made Bai Shaojun grit his teeth in hatred.

As Ru Feng sat down, he began listening to the Master talk about how to become a Buddha. He thought, "Why is he staring at me like that? I can't sleep now," so he started daydreaming, thinking about Journey to the West. This sparked his interest, and he started doodling on paper, intending to memorize Journey to the West. However, calligraphy was really difficult to write; although the characters were small, it was very inconvenient. So he started racking his brains again.

The teacher was greatly surprised, never expecting that Ru Feng could be so attentive in class. As a result, he became more and more confident in his lecture, ignoring the strange atmosphere in the classroom.

After class, Ru Feng went looking for geese everywhere, hoping to make a pen that was easy to write with, but unfortunately he couldn't find any. Yu Jue and Yu Xuan then called him over.

"Ru Feng, stop wandering around. Didn't you sense anything special today?" Yu Xuan asked with a grin.

Ru Feng thought for a while and decided to ask his junior brother Han Shan for help during the holiday, since he couldn't go down the mountain now.

“Yes, indeed. Ru Feng, have you done something lately that has drawn so much attention to you?” Yu Jue continued to ask.

Just then, someone came over and said, "Zhaizhang, I admire your courage!" Then he left.

Ru Feng was completely bewildered. He blinked, puzzled, "I didn't do anything?"

Yu Xuan laughed and said, "It must be what you mentioned last night, hehe. According to reliable sources I've received, everyone is saying that you want to have a homosexual relationship with the headmaster."

Ru Feng curled his lip: "Forget it, I don't care anymore. Rumors will eventually pass."

Yu Jue stared intently at Ru Feng: "Is it really just a rumor?"

Ru Feng yawned, stood on tiptoe, patted Yu Jue's shoulder, and said, "Brother Jue, don't worry, I'm not afraid of what others will say."

Yu Jue muttered to himself: But I'm afraid of what people will say. Why not spread rumors about me and you?

Yu Xuan casually remarked from the side, "Who told Ru Feng to say she wanted to be in a homosexual relationship with the headmaster?"