[天命为凰]

Untitled Part 124

124 - Fast

The young man was in his twenties, and he was in the Harmonization Realm. At his age, being in the Harmonization Realm would guarantee a bright future in the martial arts industry, but he chose rune-carving over martial arts; it must've been his passion.

"I'm Jing Chu," he smiled widely at Lu Mingshu and bowed.

Lu Mingshu bowed to him too, "My surname is Lu."

"Ah, so it's Miss Lu," Jing Chu smiled, "So, what do we do for the first round?"

Lu Mingshu picked a random aunty from amongst the spectators, "Could you go to the bookshelves and pick out three runes?"

Unprepared, the aunty started to panic, "Me? I don't know how!"

"Better if you don't," Lu Mingshu then pointed to Uncle Hai, "Just pick any three and hand them to Uncle Hai."

"Okay then," the aunty rubbed her palms, "Let me treat it as choosing vegetables!"

Lu Mingshu gave her a warm smile, then turned toward Uncle Hai, "Could you please take down the page and the name of the book, then copy the rune chosen for us to reference?"

"Yeah, sure."

Lastly, she turned to the chief, "Could I trouble you to bring the bookshelf up? To let the spectators witness and have a totally fair game. It will also increase the intensity of the competition."

"Sure."

Three of them went down the stairs. When Lu Mingshu turned back, she saw that Jing Chu was staring at her.

"Yes?"

"Thanks for your trouble, Miss Lu. You had to help us think up a way to compete and even act as the announcer. I'm so sorry that we aren't doing our part."

"You're trying to say that it's an unfair game for you, huh?"

"No, of course not!" Jing Chu waved his hand in panic, "I just feel guilty and sorry that you even had to come up with the rules. It's just too..."

He looked down in guilt.

Lu Mingshu looked at him apathetically. That's what everyone here is like – idiots who only know how to carve runes, with no knowledge about business.

In no time, the three of them came back.

Uncle Hai had three pieces of paper in his hand, while the chief commanded some of his disciples to put the bookshelf in place.

As martial artists, a bookshelf was just a small issue to them.

"Miss Lu, this-"

Lu Mingshu put her hand up to stop him from walking over, "Wait a minute. Me and Gentleman Jing will stand here, and Uncle Hai will flash us the rune. Five moments for one rune."

She then tapped her finger on the table to show how long one "moment" would take, "Just like that."

"Isn't that too short?" the chief interrupted, "I doubt someone could even get a good look at it."

Lu Mingshu didn't study with others, so she didn't know how much time others needed, "Then how long do you think is needed?"

The chief pondered for a while before answering, "Ten moments – that's enough for one to take a clear look."

Lu Mingshu nodded, "Okay then; ten moments. Uncle Hai will flash the rune, while chief will time it. Then, me and Gentleman Jing will start looking for the rune and jot it down," she pointed to the two tables, "The winner will be determined by accuracy, then time."