Chapter 147: Researcher Ke
The loud sound of clanking pots and pans shocked Anji so badly that she immediately disconnected from her dreamscape and came back to the world of the living. Grandpa Jin, who was in the middle of an important lecture, grumbled about how quickly time passed in the living realm. However, he went back to slumbering quickly. It would be a while before Anji was available for another lesson.
Rushing to shower and get dressed, Anji felt more refreshed after last night’s medicinal bath. Even if she spent it spying on Song Geying, Anji’s body was much better than it was yesterday. Today, she will meet Researcher Ke, who specialises in point-to-point teleportation. A little excited, Anji wondered how the new researcher was. Although Anji did not have many talismans drawn to help her with chores, she stuffed the few she made into her sleeve pocket and carefully climbed down the slippery steps.
One of these days, she would clean these slippery, steep stairs. If it were difficult for Anji to climb down them, it would be worse for her blind shifu.
When Anji finally appeared in the mess hall, there were more people there for breakfast than Anji remembered yesterday. Apart from Pearl and Aunt Wine, whom Anji was expecting to see, Researcher Yang and Doctor Yun were also there. The two men sat awkwardly at the table without speaking until Anji arrived.
"Good morning?" she greeted in confusion at the crowd.
Aunt Wine laughed heartily when the girl entered. This was probably the most number of people they had seen in years and it was all thanks to her.
"Good morning, little cutie! Did you sleep well?"
Concerned about Anji’s injured elbow, Doctor Yun insisted on checking it while the cook brought out food. Today’s breakfast on the children’s menu was steamed rice noodle rolls with sweet sauce and sesame seeds. Everyone else had sticky yam cakes with a spicier and savoury sauce, making Anji curious.
Giving Anji a small bite from her breakfast, Pearl asked if Anji had written the letter for her family. Anji nodded but also asked if she could have more paper. She also asked if it was possible to get more talisman papers as she intended to create more talismans for various chores at different research compounds.